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Chapter 6 Discussing the New Army

(The picture shows the bird gun)
"Where does your Majesty get the military resources for this new army?" Sun Chengzong thought for a while, then continued.

"I'm going out by myself, and I'm not going to go to the Ministry of Household Affairs." Yang Reform was straightforward.

"Your Majesty, it's good, but if it's 1000 or 1, it's okay. If it's [-] or [-], how can your Majesty afford it? I'm afraid it's not a long-term solution!" Sun Chengzong reminded.

Regarding Sun Chengzong's reminder, Yang Reform is from the Qing family. No, the first hand is to make a lot of money in the Wei case, and the second is to prepare to auction off the property. The few million taels given to myself should be able to support the first wave of new troops.When the new army is out of training, you will have a gun yourself, so you don't have to be afraid of doing anything.

"Thank you, Master Sun, for reminding me, but I already have a countermeasure, so Master Sun doesn't have to worry. At least now, there is absolutely no problem supporting [-] to [-] new troops." Yang Reformed.

"May I ask how many new troops your Majesty plans to train?" Sun Chengzong asked seriously.

"I plan to recruit some first, the number is no more than [-]. I plan to use them as the basis. In the future, recruits will be brought out by them, so that the tradition of veterans leading new recruits can be formed."

Sun Chengzong thought for a while, and said: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this is a bit inappropriate. The first batch of your Majesty's new army gathered almost from the same place. In this way, if you win the battle in the future, you will be promoted. It is almost in the same place, which is more dangerous..." Sun Chengzong didn't finish his words, but the meaning has been expressed, that is, the new army will surely make meritorious service in the future, and the high-level members of the new army will definitely be in the same place. Such an army If the emperor is relied on, it is easy to have problems, such as collusion.Then the emperor would be tragic.That's what precaution is about.

"This..., Master Sun, you are right. I know this. I have another move. I am going to recruit people from all over the world to Beijing to be my servants. I will also train them in a new way and let them mix Among the new army, what does Master Sun think?"

"Recruit people from all over the world to Beijing!" Sun Chengzong's voice suddenly rose several notches.It's a crazy idea, but it's also really good.

Sun Chengzong said: "Your Majesty, this is really a wonderful idea. In this way, His Majesty's new training method will soon spread throughout the country. If something unexpected happens in the future, with these servants by Your Majesty's side, everyone in the world will The generals will definitely be more loyal, and when these servants go back to become thousands of households and commanders in the future, they will definitely follow His Majesty's side closely, so that all the troops in the world will return to His Majesty, it is really a good idea to kill multiple birds with one stone."

(Sheren: This refers to the descendants of the Daijunwei, such as the commander of the Weisuo, thousands of households, most of them are hereditary, they will choose one of their sons to inherit themselves, usually the eldest son, they are called Sheren , when they die or retire, Sheren will be the new Commander and Qianhu.)
The wrinkles on Sun Chengzong's old face have all been stretched out. From this point of view, His Majesty the Emperor is still somewhat wise, not the foolishness as rumored.

Watching Sun Chengzong go out, Yang Reform heaved a sigh of relief, thinking that the military side had finally settled down, thinking that there was still more than a year left in the second year of Chongzhen, and the time for training the new army by himself was theoretically speaking. It's still enough, the training speed of half a year, at least three batches can be trained.The first batch is about 2000 people, the second batch can be expanded to seven or eight thousand people, and the third batch can be expanded to about [-] to [-] people.

Thinking of this, Yang Reform felt at ease again.

But when he thought of the weapons used in combat, and the muskets that would explode, Yang Reform felt that his forehead had been crushed.Headache.It seems that I still have to find an opportunity to visit the ordnance station and reform the ordnance station properly, otherwise my new army will not be defeated, but will be defeated by my musket first.In addition to muskets, there are also cannons, by the way, there are also grenades and landmines. Since I have traveled through time, how can I miss these things?Thinking of this, Yang Reform felt happy again.

"Big companion, which place is responsible for the manufacture of firearms? Today I want to go to see firearms." Yang Reform was very happy. As the saying goes, action is worse than action. When he thought of muskets, he planned to go to the place where muskets were made.

"Return to Your Majesty, there are two places for the manufacture of firearms, the Military Weapons Bureau and the Military Battle Bureau." Wang Chengen has been a eunuch for many years, so he is naturally familiar with this aspect.

"Two places? What's the difference?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the Weapons Bureau is under the management of the Ministry of Industry, and the Military Battle Bureau is one of the eight internal bureaus, which is under the control of the inner court. Both can make firearms, but the difference is that the Military Battle Bureau is stronger."

"Oh, there are still these divisions?" Only then did Yang Reform realize that the inner and outer courts are not called for nothing. What the outer court has, the inner court usually has, and it is even more powerful than the outer court. No wonder the Ming Dynasty The eunuchs and civil servants had a great fight.Civil servants regard eunuchs and eunuchs as sworn enemies.

"Then let's go to the Military Bureau to have a look today."

This military bureau is the royal arsenal, responsible for directing weapons, gunpowder, armor and so on.Of course, it must be located in the imperial city. As for the Forbidden City, it is impossible, unless the emperor wants to take a local plane.There were many unknown explosions in the Ming Dynasty.

In fact, this military battle bureau is not far from the Forbidden City, only about two or three kilometers away.With seven turns and eight turns, we soon arrived at the military battle bureau.The Bingzhan Bureau is one of the twelve supervisors, four divisions and eight bureaus of the inner court.There are one eunuch in charge of the military battle bureau and one eunuch in charge of the admiral's armory.They are the real eunuchs.

For the sudden arrival of the emperor at the Bingzhan Bureau, the eunuch Fu Mingde (a nonsense person) was not prepared at all.I feel anxious.The recent involvement in the Wei Ni case seems to be getting bigger and bigger. I don't know if it is aimed at me.

"Slave Fu Mingde kowtows to my emperor, long live, long live, long live." Fu Mingde was followed by a large group of people, who seemed to be all big and small leaders of the military bureau.

"Excuse me, let's all be flat."

"Thank you Your Majesty for your grace."

Yang Reform smiled and said nothing, he was still grace, it seems that this group of people are addicted to kowtowing.

The big and small leaders of the military battle bureau all stood up.

"Fu Mingde? Why don't you introduce the situation of the military battle bureau?" Yang Reform heard Wang Chengen mention the eunuch who was one of the eight bureaus. The name is a bit impressive.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this military battle bureau is in charge of making knives, spears, swords, halberds, whips, axes, helmets, armor, bows, arrows and other military equipment, as well as iron locks, needle scissors and bells and drums used in ceremonies, etc. In addition, there are firearms, under the jurisdiction of the Gunpowder Department." Fu Mingde is very clear about his duties, and the people who have reached this position are somewhat capable, not only by flattery, the tens of thousands of eunuchs in the capital are not decorations, competition It was too intense.

"Oh, is it? Then look at the firearms."

"Your Majesty understands." Fu Mingde talked about business matters, and gradually got rid of the tension just now.

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"Your Majesty, this is a blunderbuss, with a crosshair at the front and a rear sight for aiming, pouring gunpowder, compacting it, then reloading, reloading the door powder, then closing the fire door, and then reloading the matchlock. The preparations are complete, and when it’s time to shoot, open the fire door and pull the trigger to fire.” Fu Mingde gestured for the bird gun in his hand while explaining.Explain in detail the firing steps of the whole bird gun.

"This, it seems a bit too cumbersome." Yang Reform was really surprised by this cumbersome operation steps, so there is still a war? I'm afraid I can't hit two rounds in 1 minute.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this is much simpler and easier to use than the muskets of the past. The muskets of the past were more cumbersome and not as powerful as the current ones..." As for weapons, this Fu Mingde is very clear.The explanation is straightforward.

"Oh, is that so? Are there many such weapons and equipment? Is it the main battle equipment of my Ming Dynasty?" Yang Reform nodded, knowing that this might be the history of the evolution of muskets.I also know that musketeers in this period need courage. First of all, they must not be afraid of the muskets in their hands exploding. Qualified musketeers.

"Returning to Your Majesty, this kind of gun is the most equipped in my Ming Dynasty. In the 37th year of Jiajing Lord (1558), I made a batch, about [-] pieces. Now my Ming Dynasty basically equips it." Bian said Fu Mingde also bowed to the sky.

"Ten thousand? Are you right? How come there are so many?" Yang Reform expected that making a batch of one or two thousand would be considered a manifestation of the Ming Dynasty's national strength. He did not expect to make ten thousand. only.

"Returning to Your Majesty, how could the slaves remember wrongly, there are indeed [-], this is recorded. It will not be less." Fu Mingde said with certainty.

Yang Reform had a new understanding of the military manufacturing industry in the Ming Dynasty.Said: "Then tell me about its manufacturing cost and process." Yang Reform is a little eager to know the cost and process of this gun. If it is not expensive, he can first make some bird guns and use them as teaching weapons. Slowly improve the flintlock gun.

"Return to Your Majesty, yes. As for the bird gun, ten catties of rough iron is selected, and one catty of refined iron is smelted. With this refined iron, two tubes, one large and one small, are rolled out. Then the large tube is used to wrap the small tube, and the two The tube is tightly attached, and then the gun tube with a smooth inner wall is drilled out with a steel drill. After the gun tube is drilled, the front end is installed with a collimator, and the rear end is equipped with a rear sight. The inner wall of the tail of the gun tube is engraved with a female thread, which is screwed in and out with a screw. , when screwed in, it plays the role of holding air, and after screwing out, it is convenient to clean the inner wall of the gun. There is a medicine chamber at the rear, a fire door, and a fire door cover. The gun tube is basically completed, and then placed on the dense and hard bed The back of the gun bed is connected to the curved butt, and the gun bed is equipped with a dragon head-shaped trigger..." Fu Mingde's explanation was very complete and he worked very hard.It was as if a pile of pig iron had turned into a brand new blunderbuss in his hands.

However, Yang Reform still interrupted him: "What, you mean a hard and dense gun bed? What is this?" Yang Reform was suddenly "shocked" in his heart. Could it be that the gun bed is still an early lathe?In that case, the technology of the Ming Dynasty is really against the sky.

"Return to Your Majesty, it's the gun bed!" Fu Mingde was puzzled, why His Majesty would be so surprised when he heard this thing.

"Let's go, take me to have a look." Yang Reform couldn't wait, he wanted to see the "lathe" of the Ming Dynasty.

The slightly curved piece of wood in front of him is the gun bed that Fu Mingde said.

"Is this the gun bed you mentioned?" Yang Reform raised the piece of wood in Yang's hand.
"Return to Your Majesty, this is indeed a gun bed." Fu Mingde explained cautiously, for fear of accidentally offending His Majesty.

Yang Reform finally understood that the gun bed is actually the wooden holder on which the barrel of the gun is placed. As the saying goes, it is the handle of the gun.The flame that had been burning just now was extinguished again.

After being speechless for a while, Yang Reform broke the silence and continued to ask: "Then how long will it take to make this gun? Especially this barrel?" Yang Reform, as a puppet army fan, naturally knows that the most difficult part of this gun is the barrel. up.

"Returning to Your Majesty, the main difficulty of this musket is the barrel. Each person can only grind one inch per day, and the entire barrel will take about a month to complete." Fu Mingde is very clear about these data.

"It only takes one month to grind one out?" Yang Reform was taken aback by this statistic.In my impression, guns are made with off-the-shelf pipes.Then add some accessories and it becomes a gun.Unexpectedly, it would take a month to grind out one here.

"How high is the yield rate?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, about two out of every ten gun barrels will be scrapped. About [-]% to [-]% of the finished product." Fu Mingde hesitated for a moment before saying the answer in his mind.

"[-]% to [-]% yield? Well, it's neither high nor low." In fact, the real yield will be even lower, regardless of the quality of the management and the producer, [-]% is the highest record.Naturally, Fu Mingde wouldn't say it so plainly, of course, if you say [-]% of it, then the musket will explode if you take it to the battlefield.

"How much does it cost to make a gun?" Yang Reform was concerned about the cost.Only with low cost can mass production be possible.

"Return to Your Majesty, about four taels to five taels. If there are skilled workers, the price can be reduced to four taels. If there are more beginners, it will be five taels." Fu Mingde answered the emperor's question carefully, for fear of If there are too many answers, the emperor wants to check his own account. If there are too few, the emperor wants to make guns at this price, but he can't make them even if he sells them, so he said a vague price.

"Four or five taels a shot? It doesn't seem too expensive." Yang Reform thought about this in his heart. Four or five guns are not too expensive, and 5 guns are only four to fifty thousand taels of silver.The salary of ordinary soldiers is only four or five months.Thinking about it again, the price of this gun is basically expensive labor costs. A skilled worker only grinds one barrel a month, and the wages alone are estimated to be a lot of money.As for iron, carbon, steel drill bits, and other miscellaneous items, it is estimated that this is also the price.

Thinking of this, Yang Reform knew it well.Asked: "Fu Mingde, how long do you think it will take to make two thousand bird guns?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, I guess it will take at least four or five months." Fu Mingde replied cautiously.

"Four or five months? How long? Didn't you say that you can make [-] rods a year? How can it take four or five months to make [-] rods? You're not lying to me, are you?" Yang Reform said angrily.

"Slaves deserve death, slaves deserve death, slaves are not lying to His Majesty, and it has been 37 years since Lord Jiajing made 500 rods a year. In these years, there have been fewer and fewer craftsmen who can make bird guns, and only four [-] people, so this speed is not as fast as that of Lord Jiajing."

"That is to say, you can make four or five hundred muskets at most in a month?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, yes, even if it is not a waste product, at most four to five hundred gun barrels will be produced in a month. As for more, there is no way."

"any solution?"

"Returning to Your Majesty, the Weapons Bureau of the Ministry of Industry still has some craftsmen who make guns, but there are not as many craftsmen as the Military Bureau. If they are called over, the speed can be much faster." Fu Mingde explained this carefully.I also know a lot about my colleagues.

"The Ministry of Industry? Forget it. I want to make weapons in the Military Bureau, not in the Ministry of Industry. Fu Mingde, there are fewer and fewer craftsmen. Is it because you abused them? The soldiers in this country There are fewer and fewer craftsmen producing weapons in a place that is heavy on labor. You are incompetent as a boss."

Fu Mingde was already sweating all over his forehead.Terrified.

"Fu Mingde, I am going to manufacture a batch of weapons. You abused the craftsmen like this, causing the craftsmen to flee, and the level of the craftsmen is getting lower and lower. You have missed my business. Don't you want your brain?" Yang Reform feigned anger.

(End of this chapter)