Wanli 1592

Chapter 980 Firearms Manufacturing General Administration
On February [-]th of the first year of Longwu, the third day after the overall relocation of the Myanmar Firearms Manufacturing Bureau under the auspices of Xu Guangqi, Xiao Ruxun led people to Shijingshan, where the new Daqin Firearms Manufacturing Bureau was located.

From the third day after the founding of the country, Xiao Ruxun began to choose the most suitable location for the Firearms Manufacturing Bureau in the whole of Gyeonggi. Daming originally had a Royal Gunpowder Bureau, which was the famous Wang Gongchang Gunpowder Bureau, located in the inner city of the capital. , about three kilometers away from the imperial city.

Maybe the royal family felt that this distance was safer, but in fact, it was useless. A big explosion at the Wang Gong factory forced the emperor to issue an edict of guilt.

Xiao Ruxun couldn't figure out how the royal family would allow gunpowder to be produced so close to the imperial city, where the population was concentrated.

In this era, there is no such strong safety awareness and operating standards as in modern times. There are also records showing that the explosion accident of the gunpowder factory also occurred in the 30th year of Wanli. The ax cleaves damp lumps of gunpowder!
As a result, an unknown number of people were killed.

With reference to these materials, the cause of the so-called mysterious explosion at the Wanggong factory is also very clear, because the explosion accident was caused by operational errors and lack of safety awareness.

At that time, the explosion power of gunpowder was definitely not so great. It is estimated that the powder was scattered in the air due to the dryness of the sky, and a dust explosion occurred when it encountered an open fire, which caused such serious consequences.

Taking these things into consideration, Xiao Ruxun moved all the factories related to gunpowder and open flames in the capital to the Shijingshan area, where he built a new Daqin Firearms Manufacturing Bureau, and appointed Xu Guangqi to take full charge of management.

The overall relocation of the Burmese Firearms Manufacturing Bureau took a lot of effort. It was transferred from Burma to Shijingshan, the capital, to facilitate Xiao Ruxun's overall control and management of the factory, and to prevent disasters caused by certain improper operations.

Of course, this is the place where firearms are manufactured after all, and in a sense it even belongs to state secrets. In order to protect state secrets, Xiao Ruxun deployed 5000 elite troops around the General Bureau of Firearms Manufacturing, including 1000 veterans from Burma. The General Directorate of Firearms Manufacturing conducts all-round management and protection.

At the same time, Heizhen's spies were also arranged to enter it, responsible for personnel management and monitoring and identification. Anyone who does not belong to the agency is not allowed to approach here unless there is Xiao Ruxun's personal warrant and token.

Of course, Xiao Ruxun can enter by swiping his face.

The emperor came in person, and all the people in charge of the General Manufacturing Bureau came to greet him, except that Xu Guangqi was not seen. It seemed that Xu Guangqi still had some grudges against Xiao Ruxun's act of proclaiming himself emperor. Yes, same as Yuan Huang.

Yuan Huang has already started to build the Dachi Road. He organized the refugees and refugees around the capital in an orderly manner. He also followed a large number of young officials to learn from their experience. Afterwards, they will all devote themselves to the construction of the Dachi Road. among.

Xu Guangqi was also quietly immersed in the research of firearms, and in a short period of time he also produced two achievements, the miniature bullet and the short-handled handgun, and the results were indeed great.

Although these developments cannot be invested in equipment on a large scale at the moment, at least they have been produced, and there are enough achievements and records. Xiao Ruxun's hundreds of thousands of dollars in it are not fruitless.

The results are still more obvious.

Therefore, Xiao Ruxun approved a research fund of 100 million silver to the General Administration of Firearms Manufacturing at that time, and handed it over to Xu Guangqi to handle it. At the same time, the newly established Central Audit Department under the Ministry of Finance supervised the use.

Xiao Ruxun formed the Audit Department with a group of new officials from the former army who managed the appropriation of grain and grass. In name, they were subordinate to the Ministry of Household Affairs, but in fact they were directly responsible to Xiao Ruxun himself. Easy-to-understand Arabic numerals and statistical tables for audit work.

The conclusions they draw will be directly reported to Xiao Ruxun, and Xiao Ruxun will be compared with the statistical results given by the statisticians of these institutions themselves.

It's not that Xiao Ruxun can't trust Xu Guangqi, but that he can't trust other people. There will always be deviations in the central government's intentions. The deviation in execution is the reason why Xiao Ruxun set up the audit department, but this does not hinder his trust in Xu Guangqi.

Even if Xu Guangqi doesn't want to talk to him, it doesn't matter, he can go to Xu Guangqi himself, who made Xu Guangqi really capable?
During this period of time, he has mastered the achievements of Xiao Ruxun's three years in Myanmar, and he has become the most powerful expert in the General Administration of Firearms Manufacturing. He has presided over various research projects, and the progress is very gratifying.

With his work attitude and work results, Xiao Ruxun can tolerate him in some aspects.

So he personally arrived at Xu Guangqi's office to find Xu Guangqi.

When Xiao Ruxun entered, Xu Guangqi was holding a document to read carefully. As soon as Xiao Ruxun came in, Xu Guangqi looked up and saw Xiao Ruxun, hesitated for a while, then stood up and walked in front of Xiao Ruxun, intending to kneel down to greet him.

Xiao Ruxun single-handedly mentioned Xu Guangqi.

"This is not a formal occasion, why kneel, don't kneel, just sit down!"

Xiao Ruxun found a chair and sat opposite Xu Guangqi's desk. Xu Guangqi was a little surprised, but without hesitation, went to his seat and sat down, facing Xiao Ruxun who had become the emperor.

He didn't even know how it felt in his heart.

"How is the research going? How much production can the Guangqi lead bullets and Guangqi flintlocks achieve now?"

A few days ago, Xiao Ruxun personally decreed that the new flintlock and the new Mini bomb be named Guangqi flintlock and Guangqi lead bullet in recognition of Xu Guangqi's great contribution to this matter, and then gave him land and a house , took all his family members to the capital for proper placement, which was considered a peace of mind for him.

At the same time, give him a faint warning.

Do something well!
Xu Guangqi obviously understood Xiao Ruxun's intentions, so he kept silent and continued to do what he was supposed to do, appearing a little flattered.

It doesn't matter, as long as he does things honestly, Xiao Ruxun doesn't care too much about others.

"The key is that there are not many craftsmen who can meet the requirements, so although there are many other craftsmen who can manufacture bird guns in an assembly line according to His Majesty's requirements, only some skilled old craftsmen can do the parts involving rifling and light-opening lead bullets. Therefore, the output has not been able to increase, according to the current production capacity, at most [-] pieces per month."

Xiao Ruxun made some calculations.

In order for this army to form combat effectiveness, at least [-] such flintlocks are needed to equip the army, fifty in a month, which means that it takes twenty months, one year and eight months to equip one. army.

More importantly, there is no guarantee that all are good products, and there are quite a few defective and unqualified products, which are tantamount to being discarded. The required funds are a huge number, and now everything is in need of money. At that time, although Xiao Ruxun had a lot of money in his hands, it was impossible to provide it to the General Administration of Firearms Manufacturing without limit.

"It is enough to make ten pieces of Guangqi-style flintlock guns every month. To ensure that they are good products, the rest is to improve the production method as much as possible. After all, human production is slow and unstable, and it must be made towards equipment. way to study, like a loom, understand?"

Xu Guangqi nodded.

"I understand."

(End of this chapter)