At the end of Song Dynasty: I want to be the master of ZTE

Chapter 199 Weapon Innovation
In Jiankang Prefecture, on the bank of the Qinhuai River, a row of twenty waterwheels rotate steadily with the water flow, forming a rather spectacular scene.

"There are so many waterwheels, but we want to build a mill?"

"It's not like this. I've seen mills. It's not like this, and it won't be guarded by soldiers."

"Definitely not. If it is, the government will issue a notice."

The people passing by commented a few words and then dispersed.

The government spends a lot of money to hire workers, which is a good opportunity to make money. There really is not much time to waste on watching the excitement.

As long as they did not get close to the waterwheel, the vigilant soldiers did not stop the investigation.

In the yard next to the waterwheel, Blacksmith Duan, oh, no, Duan Quelu, the boss of Xi'an County and the director of Jiangning No. [-] Ordnance Factory, was giving lectures.

“His Majesty has said so eloquently that the future will be dominated by muskets and artillery, so the arsenal ordered to be established is for the purpose of making guns.

Everyone, the general trend of the world depends on guns, and guns are in our hands, so don't neglect. "

"Don't worry, we won't miss anything important." The craftsmen responded one after another.

What needed to be said was said countless times on the way to the move. Blacksmith Duan did not hesitate and ordered each craftsman to collect tools, prepare raw materials, and start trial production.

This was just the first day, and it was normal for the finished product not to be produced. Blacksmith Duan was not in a hurry, and was just giving instructions to the craftsmen at each station as usual.

In order to improve efficiency, more than a thousand craftsmen were divided into ten work sections, each performing their own responsibilities. All parts were assembled into a musket.

Assembly line production needs to be applied at this time, but it is not systematic, and it is not difficult to implement.

When it was time to get off work amid the busy schedule, the copper bell rang, and the craftsmen went to the canteen in twos and threes.

Minced pork stewed with cabbage, radish and tofu, large chunks of salted fish, and enough rice. This kind of food is the same as that in the army, so those who want to enter the arsenal from the outside world are overwhelmed.

It's just that the recruitment conditions are very strict. Not only do they have to be skilled or literate, but they also have to be clean and able to find a guarantor, eat, and go back to the dormitory.

There is a wall around the dormitory, and there are soldiers guarding the outside. The craftsmen's food, clothing, housing and transportation are all covered, so not being able to go out is not a problem.

When the building next to it is completed, there will be an independent small courtyard for masters, and family members can also live in it.

Their wages are generous, and it is not difficult to support a family. The lowest apprentices receive a monthly salary of [-] coins, while the craftsmen are more advanced than those in the army, earning [-] coins a month. Those with families will also subsidize rice, flour, salt and cloth. Firewood will be generously rewarded at the end of the year. Calculated, about eighty sticks for the whole year, and a master craftsman will have one hundred and twenty sticks.

There are more than a thousand people in the gun factory, and their annual salary is 16 guan. Including daily expenses such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, the annual salary is [-] guan, which can support an army of [-] people.

What does it mean to value scientists and engineers?Just a high salary!

Of course, most craftsmen cannot be called engineers, and there are no engineers now. But if we raise the salary first, we will naturally have no worries about talents emerging in the future.

There was no entertainment in the evening, and everyone had been tired for another day, so naturally they went to bed early, but there were three urgent things that people had to do, and there was nothing they could do about it.

Li San trotted all the way, seemingly in a hurry. However, after entering the latrine, there was no movement for a long time. He was not in a hurry, just squatting patiently.

After a while, another person flashed in.

"Brother Zhang, let me wait." Li San complained.

"I can't help it, someone in the same room slept late." Brother Zhang replied.

"How about it? Is there any chance to get the barrel?" Li San asked impatiently.

"The construction has just started, how can it be so fast?" Brother Zhang replied, and then asked: "If I vote for the Tartar... Yuan Kingdom, can I really be granted the title of Marquis?"

"Don't worry, for sure." Li San replied: "The Yuan Kingdom has a vast territory and countless people. As long as we get the physical objects, we can create thousands of them in an instant. By then, we will all be in charge of the princes. It will not be as hard as suffering here." Stronger?"

"Okay, wait patiently for my news." Brother Zhang replied.

Li Sanke not only made an appointment with one person, but more than ten people, covering all work sections.There is no chance of a finished gun, but there is a high possibility of getting parts and components, and you can also get a finished gun.

After a night of silence, everyone got up early to wash up, eat, and go to work. The emperor also got up early and dragged the reluctant Prince Ning to the school grounds.

Seeing that the little brother kept pouting and lowering his head, Zhao Shi smiled and said: "I won't practice martial arts today. I will teach you how to use a fire gun."

"Really?" Zhao Bing immediately raised his head, full of expectation.

Zhao Shi shook his head and laughed, saying: "You have no joke, how can I lie to you?"

"Great, when I learn how to do it, I will fight the Tartars too." Zhao Bing danced happily.

He had been coveting the emperor's elder brother's pistol for too long, but he couldn't even touch it. Today, his wish was fulfilled, and he didn't feel that it was hard to get up early.

"In the future, guns and cannons will dominate the world. Whether it is leading troops into battle or ruling a feudal country, it is essential. Learn it well." Zhao Shi said.

"Yeah." Zhao Bing was like a chicken pecking at rice, but he didn't know how much he had to learn.

Of course, the coolest thing about firecrackers is the bang after the trigger is pulled, but before that, you need to start with the end of the gun.

Today's fire gun is thick and rough, weighing more than eight pounds apiece. It has a stand when going into battle, but not during training.

Then from loading to firing, every step has detailed specifications and requirements, and you must never miss a step.

Of course, compared to archers, the training of fire gunners is still very fast. Generally speaking, ordinary people can go into battle after three months of training, which is most suitable for explosive soldiers. The shortest time for archers is one or two years, and the long time is three to five years. Very talented.

Moreover, firing a bow and firing arrows consumes physical energy. Generally, a dozen arrows will be exhausted. However, the fire gunner does not have this trouble. As long as there is output space, he can fire unlimitedly.

The most important thing is that even if it is very troublesome to make gun barrels nowadays, a mature craftsman can make one every 20 days, which works out to one gun a month, but the crossbow needs at least one year, unless it is a crude product like the one used by Xiang Yong.

The preparation of materials for crossbows can be done in parallel. It works out to one per month. In fact, time is not the key, but the materials and price are.

There are strict requirements for the materials of crossbows, and most of them are natural materials, which are unstable and expensive. What are they used for muskets?Iron!

It's just mining and refining. Not only is the quantity large but the price is low, quality control is easy.

The most important thing is that even the strongest individual bow like the God's Arm Bow is powerless against three layers of armor, and the musket will knock down the heavy armored soldier with one shot no matter how thick the armor is. The power of war.

For various reasons, muskets are destined to replace bows and crossbows.

The trend of the times caused by scientific and technological progress is irreversible.

"It's just too hard." Zhao Bing pouted to express his dissatisfaction.

"If you want to be a wise king, you must be able to use muskets and musketeers. If you don't know how to command, how can you command?" Zhao was giving him chicken soup.

"I can let someone who knows how to take charge."

Zhao Bing's answer actually left the emperor speechless.

Whether you are an emperor or a prince, there is only one trick to doing well, which is to put the right people in the right positions.

Just as the emperor was organizing his speech, Wen Daosheng came up and said: "Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager and her entourage have boarded the boat. Do you want to go to the riverside to greet them?"

That's for sure.

Zhao Shi dragged his younger brother up and said: "The imperial grandmother is back, as a grandson, you should welcome her, let's go."

Although he had no feelings for Xie Daoqing, Zhao Bing followed him anyway because he could be lazy.

(End of this chapter)