Daming: Start with an Altar of Luck

Chapter 18 Great Ming Craftsman Super Cowhide (for collection)

"Your Highness, this thing is simple. As long as you build the suction kiln you designed, you can start firing this lime at any time, not cement."

After reading the information about cement, Ban Zhu gave Zhu Biao a clear affirmation that cement firing is simple, as long as the temperature in the kiln is high enough, after firing, it can be completed by grinding it into powder again with a stone mill.

"Well, it's written very clearly on the paper. Find a few smart people, and I'll send people to send them to Jurong. There's a lime mine there. After the finished product is fired, we'll start mass production. Send it to Yingtianlai by waterway." Zhu Biao also knew that such a simple thing as cement could not be difficult for the ancient craftsmen.

"Take a closer look at the next drawing, and then tell me about it." Cement is not the biggest task Zhu Biao gave Ban Zhu this time, and what is drawn on the next drawing is the real focus.

"According to the order, let Caomin take a look." Ban Zhu tidied up the paper on the cement, put it on the table aside, and then looked at the second drawing in his hand.

The three big characters of flintlock came into Ban Zhu's eyes. Looking at these three big characters, Ban Zhu had a feeling in his heart that these three characters were about to cause shocking waves.

Ban Zhu couldn't wait to turn over the second sheet, and a weapon completely different from the current firecracker appeared on the paper. Fortunately, Zhu Biao had learned sketching in his previous life, otherwise he couldn't draw the flintlock so vividly.

What Zhu Biao drew was a flintlock rifle produced in England in 1791, a flintlock rifle with grooved rifling, hammer iron, and push rod.

As for the simpler matchlock gun, Zhu Biao decided to draw the blueprint of the flintlock gun after much deliberation. When the army from the Northern Expedition returned, the Ming Dynasty would surely enter a stage of rapid development. If it produced matchlock guns, it would be eliminated in the near future.

Since it is destined to be eliminated, let the top craftsmen of Daming at this stage directly study and study flintlock guns in one step.

There is no need to produce too much in the past few months. As long as hundreds of flintlock guns can be produced and sent to the army of the Northern Expedition, the doomed Mongolian Yuan will once again speed up the time of demise.

According to historical records, Xu Da led the army to recover Shandong in April, and captured Yuan Dadu in August. That is to say, Zhu Biao only had six or seven months to prepare. .

Time was running out, and Zhu Biao couldn't allow Zhu Biao to slowly develop firearms step by step, so he could only temporarily reach the point where he could reach it step by step. As for the drawings of more advanced weapons and equipment, Zhu Biao didn't have any, but the current Daming Industry couldn't produce them at all. It can even be said that the current Ming Dynasty has no industry.

As for whether the production of flintlock guns is feasible now, the final craftsman in the imperial court can only make a conclusion after reading it.

Time passed by every minute, and Zhu Biao was not in a hurry. After all, you asked him to give birth, but he couldn't give birth. In the case of insufficient luck, he, the owner of the altar of luck, didn't have the slightest magical power.

As for the future of Daming on the road of the luck dynasty, it does not mean that technology is useless, and it cannot be said that there will be no ordinary people in the future Daming when it becomes the luck dynasty.

An hour passed in a blink of an eye, and Zhu Biao also quietly drank two pots of tea at the side. Even Zhu Biao felt a little flustered, and Ban Zhu sighed slowly.

"Your Highness, you are truly a god!" Ban Zhu praised Zhu Biao's words in the first sentence after reading all the drawings.

"Okay, old man Ban, tell me what kind of support you need and how long it will take to produce the first flintlock gun." Zhu Biao waved his hand to interrupt old man Ban who would continue to sigh.

"Your Highness, in the past, I'm afraid that only one or two of the ten can be successfully built. Now that there is new steel, everything else is not a problem, and the groove line is a little more troublesome, but this hammer directly solves the need for ignition. In the future, even if the weather is bad, this flintlock will still be able to fight.”

Ban Zhu couldn't help sighing, just for this small improvement of striking iron, if all the troops of Ming Dynasty are equipped with flintlock guns in the future, it will really be the end of its cavalry.

"Your Highness, give Caomin five days, and Caomin will definitely build a flintlock gun for Your Highness." Ban Zhu secretly calculated the time in his heart, and added two more days to himself in case of accidents.

"Okay, Ban Zhu, when your Science and Technology Bureau is producing flintlock guns, you should also think about how to increase the speed of mass production. Otherwise, if you build it purely by hand, I am afraid that your Science and Technology Bureau will not be able to build many guns in a month without sleep. A flintlock." Zhu Biao also wanted to see the wisdom of these ancient craftsmen.

"If you can solve the problem of mass production, I will personally ask my father to give you a reward from everyone in the Science and Technology Bureau. In the future, you may have a place among the officials of the Fengtian Palace. Well, I am tired, so I will stop here for today." Bar."

After Zhu Biao finished speaking, he got up and prepared to return to the East Palace. As soon as he stood up, Zhu Biao seemed to think of something again, "Ban Zhu, you should also pay attention to the matter of cement. I will tell Wang Yong to cooperate with you. As for the sentence Let the local county magistrate, I will ask my father for an order, you arrange a good person, just set off directly."

"Cao Min sent His Highness the Crown Prince respectfully." Ban Zhu nodded in response.

Seeing this, Zhu Biao didn't say much anymore. Anyway, Zhu Biao would definitely send someone to watch over the craftsmen who went to Jurong. Although cement is a small matter, it should not be sloppy. Road, cement is involved in Daming's road problem.

In this era without large trucks, a cement road may be enough for a long time.

After arranging the affairs of the Science and Technology Bureau, Zhu Biao began to think about the northern tour that Lao Zhu said. If he remembered correctly, it seemed that Lao Zhu had just ended the northern tour when he arrived at the first stop of the northern tour, Yangzhou City.

It seems that the prosperous Yangzhou City in the past has long been dilapidated. There are still 18 households in the entire Yangzhou City, and there are not even a few trees that are still alive. This is why Zhu Biao was not particularly willing to come to Daming when he just awakened his memory. It is true that Daming at this time is devastated except for Yingtian!

If it didn't take too long to restore the cultivated land and restore the population, Zhu Biao would not have raised the military equipment of Ming Dynasty as if betting on the fate of the country.

Zhu Biao believes that Lao Zhu also understood this problem and decided to open the door to the new world immediately after the Northern Expeditionary Army returned. Since the people of the Ming Dynasty would not be able to recover the cultivated land for a while, they would plunder the population.

When the plundered population is enough to plow the land, people will cultivate it. When the land is planted, there will be more and more food, and if there is more food, the population of Daming will also increase.

The return of the Northern Expeditionary Army is the decision to open the door to a new world. Basically, Lao Zhu gambled on the fate of the country. If he fails, the Ming Dynasty may fall apart, and the newly rising Han Dynasty will be in jeopardy again.

After finally recovering a little bit, the people will fall into war again. You must know that this is the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, and there are still some rebels in all places except the Ming soldiers.

"Hey, when the time comes for the northern tour, we need to bring more food. Tomorrow, I will find my father, the second younger brother, the third younger brother, and Zhu Di. I have been in Daming for several days, and I haven't had any contact with my younger brothers. What about it?" Zhu Biao shook his head, he didn't want to think too much, he went to the north tour with old Zhu first, and then talked about other things when he came back from the north tour.

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