Daming: I help my wife be the empress

Chapter 182 Ironclad Ship, Steam Engine

Hao Guangming visited the arsenal with Aimee Zhu through the phone camera.

It can be said that although this arsenal cannot be compared with the arsenal of later generations, in today's Daming, it can be called top-notch in all aspects.

It mainly uses hydraulic forging hammers, boring machines, drilling machines and other Ming Dynasty machine tools that originally required human drive.

Among them, there are quite a few hydraulic forging hammers.

And because forging hammers of the same strength can continue to increase according to needs, it means that the number of forging hammers can be further increased in the future.

And each forging hammer is equivalent to an efficient blacksmith who doesn't need much rest.

In actual operation, although blacksmiths are still required to control the degree of forging, it undoubtedly saves a lot of effort.

For the remaining machine tools such as boring machines and drilling machines and other manufacturing tools, water power is used for those that are suitable for water power, and animal power is used no matter how bad it is.

Coupled with the full implementation of the assembly line last night, standardized production, and shift-based work systems, the manufacturing efficiency of this arsenal has reached dozens of times that of the previous arms bureau.

When it comes to the output of various armaments, it has exceeded a hundred times!
"With the current production efficiency of the arsenal, how much can the monthly output of several types of major equipment reach?" Aimee Zhu asked during the inspection.

Liu Linchang was clearly aware of these data, and said without much hesitation: "At present, if we go all out in production, we can produce [-] bright-style flintlock guns and [-] bright-style short pistols per month.

There are [-] sets of plate armor made in the Huben camp, and [-] sets of Yanling sabers made in the Ming Dynasty.

As for cannons, if we only talk about tiger crouching cannons, we can produce [-] of them per month. "

Auntie Zhu nodded slightly after hearing this.

I just think it's okay, not very satisfied.

Jiang'anhe Arsenal is not responsible for the production of various small pieces of armament such as arrowheads and gun heads. Basically, it mainly manufactures barrels and plate armor, and cannons and Yanling knives are in the secondary production sequence.

Among them, other small parts such as gun heads and arrowheads, which do not need to be produced in secret, will also choose to contract to private workshops when the productivity of the arsenal and the ordnance bureau in the city is insufficient.

In terms of the monthly output that Liu Linchang just mentioned, it would take two months for the Shenji Battalion of the Yulin Army to be equipped with the Qi Sui.

Speaking of which, more than half of the flintlock guns originally needed by the Shenji Battalion have been equipped in the past two months.

But considering that there is no chance for the Shenji camp to fight at present, Zhu Wei took out two thousand bright-style flintlock guns and distributed them to Zeng Ying and Li Dingguo's army before they set off.

Today, there are only a few hundred flintlock guns in Shenjiying.

As for the plate armor, it was successfully trial-manufactured according to the drawings provided by Hao Guangming during the establishment of the arsenal.

Therefore, as soon as the arsenal is completed, it can produce at full capacity.

As long as there is steel, the production of plate armor is much simpler than that of flintlock guns, so [-] pairs can be produced a month.

This is why flintlock guns squeezed the plate armor production space. If the arsenal only produced plate armor, the monthly output of [-] would not be a problem.

Of course, all of the above have a major premise, that is, sufficient supply of iron and steel.

Aimee Zhu knew the importance of iron materials and steel products, and the production of the iron factory was also in charge of the industry division of Liu Linchang's assistant, so she asked, "What is the current steel production in Qiongzhou and Chengdu? Is it enough to supply the needs of military production?"

Liu Linchang replied: "Current steel production is sufficient, but if the arsenal continues to expand its production scale, each iron factory must also increase steel production."

Aunt Zhu said: "I still say the same thing, our steel production will be in short supply for quite some time to come.

Therefore, as much as the iron and steel production of the iron factories under the control of the Jian Guofu can increase, let them increase as much.

The same is true for the arsenal, and we must continue to increase the production scale of flintlock guns and plate armor.

With the current output, the Imperial Guards and Border Guards would have to wait several years to install flintlock guns. "

"I understand."

After inspecting the arsenal and leaving, Aunt Zhu asked again, "Does Liu Xieli know where there is a shipyard in Chengdu?"

Liu Linchang was taken aback when he heard this, and then said: "Although there are many rivers in Chengdu, they are not very wide. Where are there any shipyards? There are several workshops that can build ordinary boats."

Generally, a place where things are made can only be called a factory if the scale is large enough, and a small one can only be called a workshop.

"Then there must be places in Sichuan where warships can be built?" Aimee Zhu asked again.

Liu Lin said: "Yes, but the three biggest ones are all in Chongqing, and the rest, such as Shunqing, Luzhou, Xuzhou, and Kuizhou, also have shipyards for building warships.

However, Zhang Xianzhong had already brought a batch of warships with him when he besieged Chengdu.

When Zhang Kewang fled to Chongqing, he only took part of it with him, and the rest was transferred to Zeng Ying some time ago. Why did Jian Guo think of building warships at this time? "

Aunt Zhu smiled and said, "It's not an ordinary warship, but an iron-clad steamship."

Ironclad steamship?

Liu Linchang was puzzled when he heard this.

He asked himself that he was erudite, and he had heard the name of the ship, but it was actually a car and boat that is no longer seen today.

But he had never heard of an iron-clad steamship, and it was difficult for him to imagine its style from its name.

'Could it be the warship of later generations?But can we build the warships of future generations now? '

Auntie Zhu had already left, so Liu Linchang could only keep this doubt in his heart.

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After leaving the arsenal, Auntie Zhu stopped by the nearby branch of the Fifth Township of the Frontier Defense Army to have a look.

The fifth town of the border guards has not yet appointed a chief general, and a general from Ma Ke's command is temporarily acting as the military town's affairs.

The reason why a battalion of soldiers and horses were separated from them is to be responsible for the safety of the arsenal.

After all, the bright-style flintlock guns and short-haired pistols produced by the arsenal are considered military secrets, and they must be prevented from being leaked.

In the afternoon, when she returned to Chengdu, Aunt Zhu summoned Fang Zhenghua and asked, "Before this palace asked to recruit some skilled craftsmen, how many people have they recruited now?"

Fang Zhenghua replied: "Reporting to Your Highness, 30 people have been recruited."

Auntie Zhu nodded slightly after hearing this, "There are already more than [-] good craftsmen in the Shu Palace, right? It should be enough. By the way, are there any literate people recruited?"

"Basically all of them can read some characters, and one of them is a scholar."

"Really?" Aunt Zhu was slightly surprised when she heard this, "How is this talented craftsman? How did he think of applying to be a craftsman?"

Fang Zhenghua smiled and said: "This talented man is named Hua Mude, he is over 40 years old, and his craftsmanship ranks among the top three among this group of craftsmen.

The servants sent people from Dongchang to investigate him. This man liked to do some strange things when he was young, and even delayed the imperial examination because of this. Otherwise, it shouldn't be a problem to pass the exam.

He was originally from Meizhou, and he heard some rumors about His Highness from somewhere, so he wanted to come to Chengdu to experience it.

Just in time, I learned that the Shu Palace recruited craftsmen with high salaries to make ingenious things for His Highness, so I came to apply for the job. "

Auntie Zhu's eyes lighted up when she heard this, and she immediately asked Fei Zhen'e to ask the maids to bring the things she had prepared before going to meet the craftsmen that Fang Zhenghua had recruited.

Because Aunt Zhu had already ordered these craftsmen to be arranged in a large courtyard inside the Xiao Wall of the Shu Palace and outside the palace wall.

Therefore, after leaving Chengyun Palace, Zhu Yuxi and others walked for a long time before arriving outside this courtyard.

The accompanying eunuch yelled "Jianguo is here", and the accompanying female soldiers from the Suzaku Battalion separated into a group to check whether it was safe.

After the confirmation was completed and the necessary defensive measures were taken, Aimi Zhu was invited in.

For a while, another official inside was already waiting with a group of craftsmen.

Seeing Aimee Zhu coming in, everyone knelt down and saluted together, shouting in unison: "See Jian Guo!"

"Flat body."

After all the craftsmen got up, Aunt Zhu looked over.

I don't know when, the eunuchs and maids of the Shu Palace have figured out Zhu Wei's preferences, and whenever there are many people, they must queue up.

Just like this, these fifty or so craftsmen were arranged by the little eunuch into five or six rows. Although they were not very neat, they still looked good.

It should have been a few days since these craftsmen were recruited, and Fang Zhenghua and others who should be accounted for must have already explained it, so Auntie Zhu is not going to talk nonsense.

She first asked, "Is it a confidentiality agreement signed voluntarily?"

All the craftsmen replied: "Yes."

Aunt Zhu nodded slightly, and said, "Since you can apply for the job, you must all have good skills.

However, who is more capable and who can become the master can only be known after being verified on the spot. "

At this point, Auntie Zhu paused, and waved her hands sideways, "Fei Sibo, the wall chart."

"Yes."

Fei Zhen'e responded, and immediately led two maids to hang a large rolled-up drawing on a vertical wooden board.

Many simple or complex production drawings were drawn on the paper, with text descriptions.

And at the top of the entire drawing, there are three words "steam engine" written horizontally!
(End of this chapter)