False eunuch in late Ming Dynasty

Chapter 53

"Eunuch Cao, can you not tell my father about this?" Hongniang Xing drove her horse to Cao Qing.

"No way. Such a big incident means that your father is being targeted by these secret sects. If I don't tell him, let him be on guard in advance. What should we do if something happens?" Cao Qing said.

"Then let's tell my father. This time it was miserable, and it will be difficult to figure it out in the future." Hongniang Xing said.

"It's easy. If you want to go out for a stroll, send someone a message. I'll come and ask your father. I'm sure it will be fine." Cao Qing said.

"Then can we go to your steel factory to take a look?" Xing Yuanyuan asked.

"No problem." Cao Qing said.

Cao Qing asked someone to report to the Xing family, and the three sisters of the Xing family followed Cao Qing to the steel factory.

The iron and steel plant now has a bit of modern momentum, and the huge chimneys of the iron and steel plant can be seen from a distance, rising straight into the sky.After entering, a huge roar can be heard everywhere.The tall factory buildings are all reinforced concrete structures, which are definitely a symbol of high technology in this era.If the scourge is generally able to shock people's hearts.

Even the bravest woman of this era, like Xing Hongniang, couldn't help but tightly hold the corners of her clothes with her hands when she saw this scene.The distance with Cao Qing couldn't help but get closer.

"Eunuch Cao, did you build this place all by yourself?" Xing Hongniang said.

"That's right. If we come here in a few years, the houses here will be even taller. For now, let's just leave it at that." To be honest, Cao Qing is not particularly satisfied.But it is not easy to do this in this era.There is no machinery, everything is done by human hands.Many of the machine parts are handcrafted.

Although the place is very simple, the working environment is actually better than that before Cao Qing crossed over. At that time, if he wanted to order anything, he had to sneak around.You can't make too much noise, or you will be reported by others.Then he was chased so badly.Although the foundation here is very poor, there is no worry about doing anything.

"Eunuch Cao, you are here. It just so happens that I have made a new blade these days and am going to try it out. Do you want to go and have a look?" Yang Shiliang said happily when he saw Cao Qing.

Although the steelmaking capacity of the steelmaking plant is not particularly large, the supply exceeds the demand compared to the current poor capacity of the steelmaking plant.Although the epoch-making steel was smelted, although it could only be regarded as low-quality steel in Cao Qing's previous life, it is simply a magic weapon in this era.Especially for the steel used to make knives, Cao Qing added some special ores to it, and the steel that was refined finally cut iron like mud.

But steel is good, and it is not easy to process.The requirements for the tool are even higher.Although Cao Qing pointed out a clear path before, refining tungsten steel is not that simple in this era. Although it took a lot of effort to produce some tungsten steel, the effect is not very good.It's also a question of longevity.The service life of these tools is too short, and the tools need to be replaced continuously during the machining process.

Yang Danian has been researching new knives with some craftsmen recently.Before the Bingzhan Bureau, there were craftsmen who specialized in this.Small machines have also been in use for a long time.It's just not taken very seriously.These days, I can't even eat, so how can I have time to fix this?It's better to do some private work, the main thing is to support the family.

But since Cao Qing came here, the situation has completely changed.The old craftsmen have become treasures, not to mention double the wages, and they don't have to do the work by themselves. They only do the work that the apprentices can't do.With free time, they can naturally think about some things that they wanted to think about before but had no time to do.

Cao Qing was overjoyed when he heard this: "Of course! This is a good thing! It's done, and I will personally ask for rewards for you! It is necessary."

"I don't dare to take it. In fact, this knife was also inspired by Eunuch Cao. We have made some knives before in the Bingzhan Bureau, using meteorite iron that fell from the sky. But those meteorite irons were difficult to dissolve in the past, and some old craftsmen spent It took a long time to grind out a batch of knives. Those knives are really good. That batch of knives have been used for decades and have not been replaced. Unfortunately, those old masters have passed away. But I am looking for Those meteorites that came out of the military battle. The meteorites that could not be melted at that time, now we have a large melting furnace, should not be a problem. So I put this meteorite into the furnace, and it really melted. I divided it. A batch I made knives to compare with the knives made by Eunuch Cao. In addition, I used them to cooperate with Eunuch Cao’s formula to make a batch of knives. See if I can make a batch of good knives.” Yang Danian said.

"Ginger is old and spicy! Well done." Cao Qing said.

"Several batches of knives have been made today, and we are going to make a comparison to see which knives are the best." Yang Danian said.

"Okay, okay." Cao Qing even said three good words.

Today's knives are mainly used to drill the barrel of the gun barrel.Cao Qing is not only making guns, but also cannons. Firearms are really going to overwhelm cold weapons, both of which are indispensable.Although the attack power of shells in this era is extremely limited, the role of solid shells, whether in siege or field battle, is not decisive, but it is still very important.

But Cao Qing's next step is to develop explosive bombs and increase the range. In this way, the artillery will become a sharp weapon to restrain the people on horseback.Although it can't be realized in a short time, even if it uses solid bullets.Using this steel barrel, not to mention the strong material, the most important thing is that the weight has been reduced by more than half.Mobility is greatly enhanced.

The reason why the famous clans on horseback are difficult to deal with lies in their mobility.And they are tough and warlike in nature, and their individual combat effectiveness is super strong.The Ming army is all infantry, and some of them lack training, so it is difficult to resist the impact of cavalry.Although Ming Dynasty has advanced artillery technology, it is difficult to use the advantages of artillery in field battles.The main reason is that the artillery is so heavy that it is impossible to carry out shelling in the field.

Now the gun barrel is thinner and lighter. Although it is impossible to make it as light as a mortar in a short time, it can be lifted and carried by two or three people together, or dragged by a horse. raised dramatically.

Yang Danian was very excited. When he walked, his steps were very brisk, and he felt a little fluttering.

"Master Yang, you are here. Everything is ready here, just waiting for someone to speak." Liu Qingyu smiled.

"Who do you see coming?" Yang Danian turned around and invited Cao Qing and his party.

"Eunuch Cao!" All the people shouted very kindly when they saw Cao Qing as if they were seeing their relatives.Before Cao Qing appeared, many people's families were already in trouble.But now, they are the envy of their neighbors.Wherever I go, I feel three points higher than others.Especially for those young men, the threshold of the family has been smoothed out by the matchmaker a lot.

All the people knelt down and saluted Cao Qing.

"Everyone gets up. Didn't I tell everyone? In the future, the workshop will not be happy with this. It will affect production too much." Cao Qing laughed.

Then everyone stood up with a smile.

"Eunuch Cao, everything is ready. Here are our original knives. These are the meteorite knives. The latter ones are the new knives we made. There are only a few hydraulic machine tools, and there are still a batch of knives to wait for. The next batch will be able to test." Yang Danian said.

"It seems that there are still too few hydraulic machine tools. Now that our conditions are good, we should build a batch of better machine tools immediately." Cao Qing said.

"I was about to tell my father-in-law about this. I didn't expect my father-in-law to make arrangements." Yang Danian said.

"Let's start here too. I also want to see how your achievements have been." Cao Qing said with a smile.

"Eunuch Cao has spoken, let's move!" Yang Danian said.

As soon as the machine started, the workshop was filled with the roar of machines.Even if two people are close together, they can't hear at all without shouting.

Xing Hongniang whispered to Cao Qing's ear and asked, "Eunuch Cao, what are you making here?"

"Make muskets!" Cao Qing whispered in Xing Hongniang's ear.By the way, I kissed Hongniang Xing on the ear.

Xing Hongniang was so ashamed that she was as popular as drunk, but she was too embarrassed to scold Cao Qing, she didn't reject Cao Qing too much.In private, he even thought about such deep-seated problems as if Cao Qing wasn't a eunuch.Sometimes, she couldn't tell whether she regarded Cao Qing as an eunuch or as an ordinary man.In fact, in Cao Qing, she always felt that there was something attracting her.

Cao Qingdiao - After teasing Hongniang Xing, he was very pleased to see Hongniang Xing's embarrassing adopted son, but his attention quickly focused on a few hydraulic machine tools.

Driven by hydraulic power, the drill bit slowly approaches the steel cylindrical bar fixed on the machine tool.When the drill touches the steel cylinder, it immediately makes a creaking sound, and the cut steel wire grows outward round by round.However, the situation of each machine tool is somewhat different.

The drilling speed of the first and second drilling machines was relatively slow, and one of the following drilling machines was very fast, as if it was drilling into the soil.

Cao Qing was very excited, walked over and asked, "Isn't the knife used in this one newly configured? Bring the recipe and show me."

Yang Danian had no secrets about Cao Qing, and immediately took out the formula: "This is mainly the formula of Eunuch Cao, and I added meteorites and many other items in it. I didn't expect the effect to be so good."

"This is good. It will be of great use in the future. Why haven't you seen Master Zhou?" Cao Qing said.

"Old Zhou is busy at the Liulichang. Neither of us dare to neglect the matter ordered by Eunuch Cao. Lao Zhou will go to the Liulichang in person. Although we don't understand the things about Liuli, there are some utensils over there. Now that Lao Zhou is gone, things will be simple." Yang Danian said.

PS: Ladies and gentlemen, after seeing this, has anyone noticed that the three sisters of the Xing family are the three historical ladies in the late Ming Dynasty?
(End of this chapter)