Ming Dynasty fake eunuch

Chapter 274
There is a saying that if one person attains the Tao, the whole family ascends to heaven.

As Ye Xun's position in Liaodong became more and more stable, the civil servants and military generals who had worked hard with him in Tieling before were also reused, and Han Ping was just one of them.

Han Ping was in charge of all the logistics, and the arsenal was naturally under his jurisdiction. It was impossible to neglect Ye Xun, but when he was excited, he also reached out to help him get started, which is why he asked people to invite Ye Xun.

After more than half a year, the first cannon made of wrought iron was finally released.

Han Ping knew very well that Ye Xun attached great importance to this thing. After the artillery was released, there was still a lot of follow-up work to be done, so he could only send his men to inform Ye Xun, while he fought alongside Andis and Piero.

In fact, the two foreign devils were able to tinker with a new type of artillery. Of course they had their own skills, but they also relied on some of the knowledge of later generations mastered by Ye Xun.

Professional knowledge such as data parameters has to be explored slowly, but the functional shape and size were given to them by Ye Xun's drawings based on his imagination. Therefore, the shape of the first cannon released from the oven already has the prototype of later generations of cannons. .

When Ye Xun arrived, he saw a group of craftsmen headed by Han Ping polishing the cannon body with their own hands.

Seeing the black cannons standing upright, Ye Xun also became a little excited. It is this thing. It is said that when the cannons are fired, the gold is ten thousand taels. It's just around the corner.

The new cannon is much smaller than the original cannon, and the barrel is longer, so that its range will be longer.

Seeing Ye Xun arrived, everyone stepped forward to salute. Han Ping couldn't hide his joy, and sighed: "Elder-in-law, it's a good thing! With this thing, why worry about building slaves forever?"

Ye Xun nodded, and said to Andis and Piero: "Every person is 2 taels of silver. In addition, all craftsmen who participated in the development will be rewarded with 1000 taels per person. This is what I promised before."

When the two foreign devils and a group of craftsmen beside them heard Ye Xun's words, they immediately burst into cheers.

Before Ye Xun, these craftsmen can be said to be a group of people living at the bottom, not to mention the treatment, even compared with ordinary people, they are inferior.

But now it's different. Now the treatment of craftsmen has surpassed that of ordinary soldiers. Because of Ye Xun's attention, they can stand up and talk when they go there.

Reaching out his hand to signal everyone to be quiet, Ye Xun said to Andis and Piero: "When will mass production be possible?"

After hearing Ye Xun's question, Andis couldn't help showing embarrassment, and said: "I'm afraid this will disappoint my father-in-law. Although we have remodeled the boiler, the capacity is limited and there is not enough iron ore. According to me It is estimated that with the current capacity, it should be possible to produce about [-] doors a year."

Only thirty doors a year?too little.

Turning to Han Ping, he said, "The scale of the arsenal needs to be expanded. In addition, if you go to Guangning, the mining of iron ore there should also be stepped up. Don't be stingy with money. At the same time, I will send people to the Central Plains to purchase iron ore. In a word, by this time next year, I want a hundred artillery pieces."

After hearing Ye Xun's words, Andis and Piero were a little confused. According to their estimates, with the current production level, thirty doors a year is not a big problem, but it is a bit difficult to say one hundred doors. It's big!

The thinking of the foreign devils will never catch up with the thinking of the Han people. Many things that are impossible for them will often be accomplished by the Han people.

Han Ping pondered for a while, and said firmly: "Eunuch, please rest assured, this subordinate will definitely complete the task."

Ye Xun nodded. He still had confidence in the ability of his subordinates. He encouraged everyone, turned around and prepared to leave.

At this time, Piero finally couldn't help but said: "Dear Lord Ye, what if you can't complete the task you gave?"

Ye Xun was taken aback by the question, not to mention, he really didn't think about this possibility, so he half-jokingly said: "Then I can only deduct your wages, haha"

After hearing Ye Xun's words, the craftsmen beside them all laughed. These craftsmen who lived in a low society didn't know anything else, but they knew that Eunuch Ye would never treat them badly.

Andis and Piero also laughed unnaturally.

Han Ping kept sending Ye Xun to the gate of the arsenal, but before he could turn around and go back, he was stopped by Ye Xun.

"The matter of the artillery must be kept absolutely secret. I will order Han Liner to increase the security here later, and you should pay more attention to the movements of your subordinates. You will never be allowed to bring out blueprint data, no matter who it is, Understand?"

From Ye Xun's serious expression, Han Ping already felt that Ye Xun attached great importance to this matter, and it was not that Ye Xun had never mentioned the safety issue of the arsenal before.

He clasped his fists and bowed and said, "Eunuch, please rest assured, the subordinates will never disappoint Eunuch."

Although he got Han Ping's guarantee, Ye Xun still felt a little uneasy. The secret of the artillery is too important to be careless.

Leaving the arsenal, while walking towards his mansion, he ordered someone to call Sun Dong over.

But he didn't want to wait for Ye Xun to arrive at the gate of the mansion, and Sun Dong came to find him by himself.

It was too late to go back to the back house, so he took Sun Dong directly to his study, waved his hand and ordered the guards to retreat, and said directly: "Put some of your own people in the arsenal, and you must have them both openly and secretly."

Sun Dong bowed and said: "If you go back to your father-in-law, this is what the villain wants to report. A few days ago, a businessman surnamed Niu went to find two foreign devils, and his subordinates checked it. North Korea came, but actually came from Huang Taiji's side, because two foreign devils were involved, so the subordinates came here to ask the father-in-law, do you want to arrest them now?"

After hearing Sun Dong's words, Ye Xun frowned immediately. When he was in the arsenal, he always felt that something was wrong. Now it seems that this feeling should come from two foreign devils.

Ye Xun knew very well that in the land of Liaodong, only Huang Taiji could offer better conditions than himself.

I have to say that this surnamed Niu has a very keen sense of smell, and he actually found the Liangyang Devil.

There is a saying that people who are not of my race must have a different heart.

The way of thinking of the foreign devils is different from that of the Han people. In their hearts, loyalty has a price. If Huang Taiji offered a higher price than himself, then the betrayal of the two would not be unusual.

I don't know whether Chen Tienu and the others have mastered the technology of refining wrought iron. If possible, I don't mind letting these two foreign devils disappear.

After pondering for a moment, he said: "Catch the man surnamed Niu first, and let two foreign devils watch and emulate him when he is being tortured, but don't make things too difficult for them."

Considering that the Liangyang devils should still have surplus value that has not been squeezed out, you might as well teach them a lesson first, let them be honest, and if it is really impossible, it will not be too late to get rid of them.

After Sun Dong was sent away, Ye Xun ordered a banquet to be held. Sang He and his daughter came, so he had to do his best to be a landlord. At the same time, he also had something to discuss with Sang He.
(End of this chapter)