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Chapter 11: Airgun Orders Exploded and Going Home to Discuss

When Wang Jiankun woke up in the morning, he found his hands a little sore. It turned out that he had been carving and making sand cavity yesterday and did not pay enough attention to rest.

It seems that this money is not easy to earn, Wang Jiankun sighed.

Today, when Master Quan knew that Wang Jiankun was going to cast iron, he did not let his three formal apprentices make the farm tools. Instead, he asked them to sharpen the blades first, and when the molten iron was ready, he asked Uncle Bing and Yu Jianmin to help pour the molten iron.

When finally preparing to pour the spring, Wang Jiankun asked them to stop and add some powder into the crucible.

Several people asked him what he added.

Wang Jiankun said: "It's a little manganese powder that I refined at home."

Only Cha Xiaoming and Yu Jianmin here have heard of manganese, while Master Quan and Uncle Bing have never heard of it.

So I had to explain: "Adding some manganese can increase the elasticity of steel. These were extracted little by little using chemical reagents when I was in middle school."

From what he said, everyone thought that this kind of manganese was very expensive. In fact, it was indeed very expensive and most people couldn’t buy it.

But for Wang Jiankun, as long as he finds a place where manganese is relatively enriched, the extraction can be done quickly.

Wang Jiankun did not explain this point. After calcining for a period of time, he cast the spring.

Next it’s Wang Jiankun and Cha Xiaoming’s job.

This time, Wang Jiankun adjusted the size enlargement data, which greatly reduced the amount of polishing required.

By the evening, all the parts for the six sets of guns had been polished.

So Wang Jiankun asked Yu Jianmin to go to the carpenter and take as many sets as he could, and also take the drawings of the wooden parts of the clock, and ask how much it would cost to make a set including the labor and materials.

After dinner, Yu Jianmin brought three sets of wooden trays and handles, and told him that it would cost 3 yuan to make a set of wooden parts for a table clock. Because some shapes and hollow areas had to be carved, only about two sets could be carved every day.

After hearing this, Wang Jiankun agreed. Efficiency is the most important thing for him now. He can wait until the day after tomorrow to go home and ask the carpenters in the team how much they are willing to pay. By comparison, he will know whether it is reasonable.

In the evening, after Wang Jiankun assembled three air guns, he continued to teach Cha Xiaoming mechanical drawing. This time he asked him to draw the gear parts of a clock and explained to him the key points of drawing gears.

The next morning, Cheng Hongbing brought Hu Chunlai and the Cha brothers to the blacksmith shop. When they saw the three guns that had already been made, they immediately asked to take them away.

Wang Jiankun said, "You can take it away now, but the bullets will have to wait. I will make the bullets after breakfast."

Cheng Hongbing said, "You make the bullets first. I'll ask Cha Jianjun to buy some buns for you. We originally planned to go to the mountain today to test the power of your gun. If we add three more, the four of us will have one each."

"Okay, that's fine too. I'll go make some more right away and try to make 3 rounds of bullets."

"Hurry up and I'll ask Jianguo and Hu Chunlai to go back and get the money for you."

"No hurry, no hurry. We can do it later. There are three more to be done tomorrow. You can give them to me all at once then."

"It's okay. They are all ready. They just didn't expect to get the gun today so they didn't bring it with them. It will be quick to get it now. When the time comes, you can exchange the money with the three of them and the goods."

Wang Jiankun did not delay after hearing this. He thought it would be best to get it as soon as possible, so he quickly made a fire to melt the lead and poured it into the mold to cast the bullet.

Cheng Hongbing was watching from the side, chatting with Wang Jiankun about their plan to go hunting and playing wild music in the mountains today.

In addition to the three people who usually followed him, there were also a few friends from Tuochuan Commune who went up the mountain this time. Two of the guns were ordered by them.

After pouring every 60 bullets, Wang Jiankun would take an iron basin, fill it with sand, put the bullets in and shake it vigorously. In this way, 3 bullets were ready in a short while.

At this time, Cha Jianguo also bought buns and came to the blacksmith shop. Wang Jiankun washed his face and hands and went to have breakfast.

Not long after, Hu Chunlai and Zha Jianjun took the money and gave it to Wang Jiankun, a total of 240 yuan. None of the three of them planned to make bullets themselves, and planned to buy them from Wang Jiankun later, at 100 yuan for 2 rounds.

Cheng Hongbing and four others asked Wang Jiankun to prepare 6 rounds of bullets for each gun. In addition to the 1 rounds that were given as a gift, the remaining 5 rounds would be paid for later.

Wang Jiankun promised to prepare the other three together tomorrow.

Cheng Hongbing and four others went back with their guns, while Wang Jiankun returned to the room and put the money away.

Soon everyone from the blacksmith shop came, and Master Quan asked Wang Jiankun why he didn't go to have breakfast this morning.

Wang Jiankun told the blacksmith that Cheng Hongbing had come to buy three guns in the morning and had already paid the money. He asked Master Quan to calculate how much he should pay to the blacksmith shop for the seven guns made together.

Master Quan looked through the account book and said, the iron material and carbon used for the seven guns cost a total of 7 yuan. The labor is mainly borne by you, and the three of them just helped for a while, so they are not counted.

Wang Jiankun said, "We still have to give them some hard work fees. Without their help, I can't do it alone. So, how about I go buy a few pounds of pork and share it with everyone?"

Master Quan nodded and said nothing.

Wang Jiankun took out 70 yuan and gave it to Master Quan, then went out to buy meat. In summer, he had to buy it early.

I bought 10 kilograms of pork at the meat stall, trying to buy the fattest ones, and then asked the stall owner to divide it into two -kilogram pieces, which were intended for Yu Jianmin and Cha Xiaoming.

Back at the blacksmith shop, Wang Jiankun gave the 6-jin bag to Master Quan. Master Quan refused twice but finally accepted it and asked Uncle Bing to take it home first.

The other two were given to Yu Jianmin and Cha Xiaoming. They were both very happy to get the meat. Master Quan allowed them to take the meat home first and come back later.

Wang Jiankun tried his best to distribute the benefits and not let people feel disadvantaged. Maybe there will be more air guns needed in the future, and then grandpa will be needed to help manage them.

In the morning, Wang Jiankun made several sets of bullet molds and polished the parts of the clock.

Because all parts are made using the lost wax method, the amount of polishing required is very small and the process is relatively fast.

At noon, Yu Jianmin went home and took back the remaining three sets of stocks and grips after lunch.

Wang Jiankun was also in a hurry to assemble them all and made 3 rounds of bullets.

Because I have to go home tomorrow, I have to finish the gun and hand it over to Cheng Hongbing and others today.

When it was almost time to finish work in the evening, Cheng Hongbing came. He was smiling and said to Wang Jiankun as soon as he saw him: "Brother Jiankun, you don't know what good things we caught while hunting today. Let me tell you~~~~" He talked a lot.

After listening to his long-winded words, I finally understood that they shot three rabbits and a 3-pound muntjac with the air gun they bought from Wang Jiankun.

Wang Jiankun was also quite surprised. Deer ants and rabbits are very difficult to shoot, even with a musket.

But because they were air guns, and Wang Jiankun's air guns were very powerful, they could shoot from 40 meters away and the rabbits and deer could not hear the noise, which was equivalent to shooting at fixed targets, so they got such a big harvest.

Cheng Hongbing also said that he had never shot any large animals with his original air gun, because rabbits would run away when he got within 20 meters of them. Even larger animals, such as muntjacs, could only be killed if he got at least 10 meters close to them, but it was impossible to get that close.

So the best he could do with his original shot was a bird.

After finishing this conversation, he then asked if the other three were ready.

Wang Jiankun said, "Okay, wait a moment, I'll get it out."

So Wang Jiankun took out the gun and bullets. Cheng Hongbing took a look and gave Wang Jiankun 300 yuan.

They didn't want bullet molds and planned to buy them directly from Wang Jiankun.

Wang Jiankun didn't think that the mold he made was a waste, and buying bullets from him could allow him to earn more money.

After getting the gun, Cheng Hongbing did not leave immediately, but instead explained another situation, that is, about ten of his friends wanted to buy air guns, and there might be more in a few days.

Wang Jiankun was a little surprised and happy after hearing this. He was delighted that if there were so many demands, he could make a lot of money. He was also surprised that Cheng Hongbing had such a wide network of contacts that so many people came to him.

Wang Jiankun did not dare to agree rashly in this situation, and said: "With so many people asking for it, I dare not agree now. We are not so open yet. I need to go back and discuss with my family what to do."

Cheng Hongbing said, "You can go back and ask your family. After all, with so many orders, the total amount is not a small number. And in a few days, when more people know the news, they will want more. I will also help you find out and collect information."

This time, Cheng Hongbing finally kept the air gun that Wang Jiankun lent him.

After get off work, Wang Jiankun still went to Master Quan's house for dinner. He told him that he would go home the next morning and asked him to buy more beeswax as soon as possible. If the sales of the clock were good, a large amount of beeswax would be needed to make the mold.

Master Quan was still a little hesitant after hearing this, so Wang Jiankun had to say, "Master, please buy it first. I will still need it when I make the air gun. If it is not used in the production of the clock, it can be counted as the cost of the air gun."

Master Quan listened to his proposal and agreed.

The next morning, Wang Jiankun took the air gun and the more than 4 yuan he earned from selling it and prepared to go home.

But thinking that the bacon at home is almost finished, I should buy a few pounds of pork to take home. I should reward myself with the money I earned.

So I bought 5 pounds of meat and 10 buns at the butcher shop.

On the way, Wang Jiankun extracted some metal elements that he had discovered last time, including about 5 kilograms of iron and 2 kilograms of copper. There were several other types of metal elements but they were very trace in quantity so I won't go into details.

Because we set out on the journey early in the morning, it wasn't particularly hot and we got home before 8 o'clock.

Don’t ask how Wang Jiankun knew the time. He borrowed Cheng Hongbing’s Shanghai watch in Fengshan and knew all the details of the watch by just looking at it. When no one was paying attention, he used his superpowers to directly create a watch.

In fact, there are plenty of raw materials, and the super power can make dozens of them every day, but they cannot be sold if it is difficult to explain their origin. Even the one that Wang Jiankun has now is well hidden by him, and he only takes it out occasionally to check the time.

When the family saw Wang Jiankun coming back with a gun and several pounds of meat on his back, they were all surprised, and his sister kept circling around him.

Wang Jiankun gave the meat and buns to his grandmother and asked her to put them away first.

The younger sister pestered him to eat the buns, so Wang Jiankun asked, "Have you done your homework carefully? Hurry up and show it to me. If you have done it carefully, I will give it to you."

The mother said, "She did the exercises seriously, but she should save the buns for lunch. She has already had breakfast."

Wang Jiankun made some money, but he didn't feel bad about it. He said, "If she wants to eat, let her have one first. Mother and grandma should also have one first. I'll bring some more buns next time I come back."

In the end, my sister ate one first, while my mother and grandmother did not.

After putting the gun in the room, Wang Jiankun took out 300 yuan from the proceeds from selling the gun and gave it to his mother, telling her that it was the money from the sale of the air gun he made in the blacksmith shop in the past few days, and asked her to keep it safe.

His mother asked him about the details, but Wang Jiankun didn't want to repeat himself, so he said, "I'll tell you all at once during lunch. Now I'm going to the kiln factory to take a look."

After saying that, Wang Jiankun walked towards the kiln factory.

(End of this chapter)