The wind rises at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Generally speaking, it takes a craftsman nearly a month to make a bird gun.

Now there are only 30 or 360 military craftsmen in the entire Armament Bureau who can make bird guns. Even if there are more than [-] people, then it is only [-] strokes a month, and only [-] strokes a year.

Chen Wang expects to reform the military system, and the proportion of gunners in the army should be at least [-]%, that is to say, one flag will be set in each round.

There are 110 people in one game, 37 people in one flag, and at least 37 bird guns in one game.

Of course, the more than [-] Liao cavalry don't need to change into bird guns, only the infantry needs it.

After the previous reform and reorganization of the infantry military system, there are now two battalions under Chen Wang's command, which are divided into six divisions, with a total of 48 rounds.

The soldiers in the 48 rounds, each armed with a flag, need 770 six-shot bird guns.

According to the current speed of the Military Weapons Bureau, it will take five years to complete all of them.

Five years from now will be the 15th year of Chongzhen, let alone cucumber dishes, there will be nothing left.

At that time, Li Zicheng was about to change his title to King Xinshun.

The Battle of Songjin has also been fought for almost two years, and it has reached the critical time to determine the winner.

Naturally, it is impossible for Chen Wang to wait such a long time. The Bureau of Armaments must increase its production of bird guns, and this matter is imminent.

There is not much time left for Chen Wang now, only about a year and a half.

The second entrance battle was launched at the end of September in the 11th year of Chongzhen. The Qin Wangling was issued in October. Both Hong Chengchou and Sun Chuanting received the edict to go to Beijing Qin Wang.

That is to say, at the latest, Chen Wang needs to produce 770 six-shot guns within a year and a half at the latest, with a minimum of 98 shots per month, which is more than three times the current output to complete the goal.

Moreover, this output can only be completed without calculating the loss.

If you don't do it yourself, you have to apply for military weapons and wait for deployment.

It is not a problem to hand over some money, pull Cao Wenzhao's tiger-skin banner, and take more than 1000 bird guns back and forth.

But the bird guns allocated by the problem couldn't be used at all.

Leaving aside the issue of bombing, the power and range of those bird guns are not up to standard.

Now there are only two ways to increase production.

One is to work hard on people. If there are more people making guns, the output will naturally increase.

The second is to work hard on the utensils. The difficulty of making guns is reduced, the process is easier, and the output will naturally increase.

The first solution, of course, needs to be solved by Qi Zhengsong.

Chen Wang's eyes moved to Qi Zhengsong.

"I'll give you three months to teach all the military craftsmen in the weapon workshop to make blunderbusses. After teaching, you will be the real master of the weapon workshop in the future."

"The principal is paid two taels a month, and there is also a monthly subsidy for food, rice, and vegetables."

Chen Wang patted the armrest of the seat and said flatly.

"My request is that after three months, all military craftsmen have learned the method of making bird guns, and then go all out to make bird guns without being distracted to make other weapons."

Some craftsmen in this era cherish their brooms and are unwilling to pass on their skills to others.

One is that they cherish the skills passed down from family, and the other is that as the saying goes, the disciples of the church starve the master to death. This kind of thing is too common.

Chen Wang is naturally aware of the key points, but he is not willing to spend more time with Qi Zhengsong and others.

"There are many ways to make bird guns that people can do. If you have unique skills in making bird guns, you can keep it private, but as the master, you must ensure that the bird guns produced in the workshop are all qualified."

There are 130 craftsmen in the weapons workshop. If all of them were to make guns, even if many of them were unskilled, there would still be about a hundred guns a month.

Later, with the rise of proficiency, more and more birds will be made.

Although the process of making bird guns is cumbersome and complicated, it is not too difficult. As long as you are willing to learn, three months is enough to learn.

If you can't learn it, there are still many military craftsmen left behind in Hanzhongwei, and they may come running with their heads down.

It's been a long time since the imperial court's salary was paid. The first thing Chen Wang did after accepting the Armament Bureau was to pay the selected people two months' salary, and promised that the salary would be paid on time every month in the future.

In the past, even the regular soldiers in Weizhong could not receive any salary, let alone craftsmen like them.

"That's all I ask for."

With calm eyes, Chen Wang said indifferently.

"You can do it, and you will be the head of the Weapon Workshop of the Hanzhong Wei Military Bureau within three months."

"If you can't do it, then I'll replace you."

As soon as Chen Wang finished speaking, Qi Zhengsong knelt down.

"Little man, I can do it!"

Qi Zhengsong's voice was trembling with excitement, but he didn't hesitate at all when facing the price offered by Chen Wang.

Two taels of silver is 24 taels a year, and there is a monthly subsidy of grain, rice and vegetables, which is something he can't even imagine.

The status of their craftsmen is low. They used to be in Weizhong, and they didn't get a penny for doing many things.

Hanzhongwei was poor, and it took a long time for the court to distribute grain, rice and salary. If they hadn't gone around doing work after work, they would have been unable to survive.

Originally, he worked hard in Weizhong for a year, but he could not earn half of the money.

Chen Wang's gaze shifted from Qi Zhengsong to Jiang Wanshan who was standing aside.

With Qi Zhengsong's problem solved, now is the time for Jiang Wanshan to make a statement.

"The same is three months. I want all the military craftsmen in Jiafang to be able to make armor. If they do well, I will entrust you to do the main work of Jiafang."

"Making armor is different from making blunderbuss, I know very well."

"So you can distribute according to your needs. Who will make the helmet, who will make the arm cover, and which part will do the body armor. These are all under your control."

Armor is different from blunderbuss, it does not need one person to be able to make all the utensils, they can be completely separated.

Like Qi Zhengsong, Jiang Wanshan knelt down without hesitation.

"The villain used to work in the guard all his life, and he didn't let the mother-in-law and the baby live a good life. In the past two years, I haven't been able to eat a few meals."

"Since following Mr. Chen, our mother-in-law and baby can eat enough every day these days, and they are paid monthly."

Jiang Wanshan clenched his teeth, as if he had made up his mind, and then said softly.

"Our life will be sold to Mr. Chen in the future."

"You are doing things under my command. These are all what you should do. If you don't have enough to eat, why do you do work?"

Chen Wang looked at the single clothes on Jiang Wanshan and Qi Zhengsong. Their clothes were better than those of ordinary military households. After all, they still had a craft.

The military households in Dabufen in Hanzhongwei all wore tattered clothes like beggars.

That is to say, the main army is still a little out of shape. When fighting in the past, at least many people still wore a sergeant's green clothes or mandarin duck jackets, which were not too shabby.

"Get up, it's ugly to kneel."

Chen Wang raised his hand. To be honest, he doesn't like kneeling, whether it's kneeling to others or others kneeling to him.

"In addition to these, you also need to pay attention to some things."

"Before each hammering, you can write down the size and strength of the hammer, the time for burning iron, the amount of materials used, etc."

"Then take a look at the effect, and then next time you make it, you can slowly improve it according to the specific situation, so as to ensure that the quality of armor and weapons will be improved to a higher level."

"The better the quality of the blunderbuss and armor, the better the treatment and the higher the status of the two of you."

Qi Zhengsong and Jiang Wanshan looked at each other, and they understood what Chen Wang said.

They have been craftsmen for many years, and now they basically have their own experience in making weapons and armor.

But they... don't know many words...

Memorizing things and writing prescriptions are not what they have to do.

"I will arrange a few officials to take records in the workshop. You don't need to worry too much about these things, as long as you cooperate."

Chen Wang naturally knew the situation of Qi Zhengsong and Jiang Wanshan.

"There is no room for sloppy things to be used on the battlefield. I want the best, whether it's a blunderbuss or armor."

"What you do is good or bad, and it determines the life and death of others on the battlefield."

"If the blunderbuss is not well made, if the chamber blows up, it will cause disability at least, and even kill you on the spot. The same is true for poorly made armor, so it is best to do the best."

Chen Wang stood up and looked at all the craftsmen who stopped working and stood there honestly.

Historically, the Ming Dynasty had very strict requirements on the quality of armaments. Regardless of the Ministry of Industry or the guards of various places, the weapons produced must be marked with the words that they were made by a certain ministry, a certain guard, a certain institute, a certain year, and a certain season. Make a record so that you can check it at any time, and the responsibility is assigned to the person.

But no matter how good the rules are, someone needs to enforce them.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, greed for ink was prevalent, the officialdom was dark, and the quality of the guns and armor could be imagined.

Therefore, when facing the enemy, the Ming army often suffers extremely.

In the face of rogues, the Ming army's ordnance can still have an advantage, but when it encounters the Qing soldiers in solid armor and holding heavy bows, they will be completely exposed.

If the blunderbuss were powerful enough, at a distance of twenty or thirty steps, even a white-armored soldier wearing three layers of heavy armor would not be able to withstand the bombardment of the blunderbuss, let alone those ordinary armored men and vest soldiers.

If the armor is used together, each piece has 350 seven pieces of armor, how can they fall into the disadvantage so quickly during the battle.

"All the ordnance produced in the Military Weapons Bureau, whether it is a blunderbuss or armor, is recorded and registered in accordance with the previous standards, and engraved as evidence."

"In the future, no matter what kind of ordnance goes wrong, the craftsman who made it will be responsible."

Chen Wang's tone was severe, and he would not make any concessions on this point.

"For those who were injured due to the quality of ordnance, all the treatment expenses should be borne by the ordnance craftsman, and those who could not survive were also helped by the ordnance craftsman, and the responsibility was held according to the severity of the casualties."

"Whoever dies as a result of the quality of ordnance, the craftsman shall be sentenced to death."

"You two, as the head craftsman and the master, also need to bear the responsibility of management."

The atmosphere in the workshop was almost frozen because of Chen Wang's words. The fire in the workshop was vigorous, but everyone felt the slightest chill.

"Don't blame Chen for being ruthless. They followed Chen and risked their lives to kill the enemy. What Chen can do is to let as many people as possible survive..."

Chen Wang paused for a moment, and turned his gaze to Tang Shiping who could only stand aside.

"You are a person who has been on the battlefield, and you know the importance of ordnance."

"Now you are in charge of the Weapons Bureau. If there is a quality problem with the weapons and armor, you also need to take responsibility for the management."

Tang Shiping's heart trembled, and he lowered his eyebrows and said.

"Thanks to the general's attention, I must do my best in this humble position and never neglect it."

The atmosphere in the workshop was a little dull, and Chen Wang was naturally aware of the situation.

But there are still some things that should be said, after Xu Yan comforted Qi Zhengsong and Jiang Wanshan.

Chen Wang took Tang Shiping out of the workshop. He stood inside the workshop. These people in the workshop would have a huge psychological burden, and they couldn't work with peace of mind.

"You should pay more attention to the affairs of the Military Weapons Bureau these days."

Chen Wang stepped out of the gate of the Weapons Bureau, his eyes opened up a lot, and he gave Tang Shiping a warning.

Afterwards, Tang Shiping did not let Tang Shiping follow, but led a group of cavalry, and ran straight along the river toward the barracks outside Shiquan City.

During this visit to the Military Weapons Bureau, there are many problems that need to be resolved.

The production of armaments is too slow. The Weapons Bureau can expand its recruitment, but the number of people must not be too large.

The number of people cannot be expanded too much, so we can only start with the production process.

Taking the bird gun as an example, the difficulty in making the bird gun lies in the production of the barrel.

When making the gun barrel, it is necessary to prepare a cylindrical steel core as the cold bone.

Then the wrought iron needed to make the gun tube is burned until it is red hot, and the blank that has been burned to a certain temperature needs to be taken out at the same time.

Then the craftsman hammered the hot wrought iron out of the steel core, struck it on the steel core, and rolled it into an iron pipe.

When hitting the gun barrel, it is necessary to take out a section of the cold steel core inside to cool it with water to prevent the gun tube and the cold steel core from being connected together.

The thickness of the rolled iron pipe should also be about one centimeter, and it must be as thin and uniform as possible.

Long blunderbusses over three feet or more are welded joint by joint, so after making several sections of gun barrels, they still need to be welded joint by joint.

Here is the key again. If the craftsman's skills are a little weaker, the quality of welding is the key to the success of making guns. Badly welded guns are very easy to explode.

After completing the above series of tasks, it is just the beginning. In the end, the steel cone is needed to drill out the blunderbuss, and the production of blunderbusses is the longest process of making bird blunderbusses.

Drills and files are generally made of submerged steel, but the rigidity of the submerged steel is not very hard, making drilling difficult.

Therefore, half of the time for making bird guns is spent drilling and scraping the gun.

At present, the best way to reform is to use water power. During the inspection before, Chen Wang checked whether the Han River can be used.

If water power is used to make a gun bed, a gun tube may be made in less than ten days if it is fast.

Now it seems that the water flow of the Han River in the Shiquan section is still stable and can be used.

It's just that if you want to be more stable, you may need to build a reservoir.

Chen Wang is very familiar with history, but he doesn't know much about many mechanical things.

He doesn't know much about water forging hammers and blast furnace steelmaking.

However, he remembered a book, a book that was very helpful to his current situation - "Illustration of the Far West's Strange Weapons".

"Illustration of the Far West Qiqi" is a book published in the seventh year of the apocalypse, and it should be available in coastal areas at this time.

It is divided into three volumes in total, the first two volumes being more theoretical.

His book talks about concepts such as gravity, center of gravity, and specific gravity, and explains the principles of levers, pulleys, axles, and inclined planes.

Use diagrams to illustrate the application principle and the usage of equipment such as lifting and hoisting.

The third volume introduces western machinery. The tools for fetching water include siphons, crane drinking, dragon tail carts and so on.

There are all kinds of hydraulic, wind, and animal-powered machinery, and gear transmission is widely used. The whole book is full of pictures and texts, and the explanations are clear.

A total of eleven drawings were drawn for lifting, four for lifting, two for turning, nine for drawing water, and fifteen for turning the mill.

Four pictures of unpacking wood, one picture of unpacking stone, one picture of Zhuandu, bookshelf, water sundial, one for farming, and four pictures of water milling.

The introduction to the content of the book at the end of this article is not included in the number of charged words, so you can read it with confidence