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Chapter 155 Bottleneck of Manufacturing, Arrangement of Generals

Now, the Weapons and Powder Bureau has temporarily set up four branch factories to manufacture muskets, artillery, mine bombs, and gunpowder respectively.

The musket is the key requirement of Zhu Youxiao. Now the monthly production has finally exceeded [-], but it still cannot meet the new army's requirements for changing equipment.

In fact, Zhu Youxiao was puzzled about this output.According to his thinking, more than 5000 craftsmen can make at least one musket per month, right?

For this reason, Xu Guangqi and others had no choice but to submit a memorandum to explain the manufacturing process of firecrackers to the impatient young emperor, and explain in detail the bottlenecks in production.

At that time, the process of making firecrackers was about four or five steps, the most time-consuming of which was trimming, that is, drilling out the blunderbuss bore and setting out the crosshairs.

Limited by the technology at that time, it was not efficient to use wood as the frame, the stone plate as the inertia wheel, and tie the leather strips to pull it manually.

Zhu Youxiao read the question book, went to the factory for field inspection, and came up with his own analysis and judgment.

The root cause of the low efficiency of soil drilling machines lies in the quality of the tools. At that time, good drill bits and files were made of a material called steel, but it was not hard enough!

Therefore, almost half of the time spent making firecrackers is drilling and scraping the barrels, sometimes as long as a month.

It is recorded in "Ji Xiao Xin Shu": "The original hole (of the bird gun) is very small, and it is drilled with a steel drill. It can be drilled for an inch in a day, until it reaches the bottom, and the light is drilled in one month."

Knowing the problem, Zhu Youxiao has a solution.He can't make open hearth furnaces and converters for the time being, but he still knows how to make steel in graphite clay crucibles.

Of course, this steelmaking method is unlikely to have a large output, but as a tool steel material, it can still meet the requirements, thereby increasing the output of firecrackers.

Although Zhu Youxiao didn't know exactly when the crucible steelmaking method appeared in history, he had inquired from the ghosts that there should be no way to produce liquid steel yet.

That—this has to be kept secret, and no foreigners should know about it.

Therefore, Zhu Youxiao used the Weapons Bureau of the Neifu to build a well-defended Royal No. [-] Factory, recruited craftsmen, and asked Xu Guangqi and others to start tinkering with crucibles to make steel.

When the crucible steelmaking experiment is successful, Zhu Youxiao needs not only drills and files, but also various molds and elastic reeds to solve the biggest problem in flintlock manufacturing.

"Kill, kill, kill!" The shout of killing that shocked the audience brought Zhu Youxiao back to his thoughts.

Zhu Youxiao put down the binoculars, smiled and expressed his appreciation.

It is very good that the Four Guards Battalion and the Warriors Battalion have been trained like this.At least, there is no problem in defending the palace.As for the Beijing camp, it can also be rectified heavily.

"Drilling is excellent, I will reward you." Zhu Youxiao said: "Soldiers will be rewarded with three taels of silver, and officers will be rewarded with five taels of silver."

Although it is very heartbreaking, the reward cannot be less.There will also be rewards for the officers and soldiers who put down Xu Hongru's rebellion.Zhu Youxiao calculated behind his back and almost lost sleep.

The oral order bestowed by the emperor was gradually amplified by the guards and reached the ears of the officers and soldiers on the school grounds.

"Long live, long live, long live!" The officers and soldiers knelt on one knee and thanked the emperor with a voice like a mountain roar and a tsunami.

Kong Youde knelt down on one knee, and still winked at Zhang Pan next to him, it would not be too much to say he was beaming.

After the rehearsal was over, the Emperor's Hall of Martial Arts summoned them with a banquet, which was regarded as a farewell party for them.Because, they will return to the original troops and start the battle journey again.

Hey, what a treat you can't even imagine in your dreams!If it weren't for the occasion where everyone was watching, he would be happy to roll on the ground.

In fact, there are many people who are as excited as him, even Zhang Pan.It's just because of my nature, I'm more reserved and able to hold back.

But seeing the yellow umbrella moving in the distance, the emperor had already set off and turned back to the palace.

………………

For a period of time, Zhu Youxiao struggled with the placement of these generals.Such as Zu Dashou, such as Kong Youde.

Wouldn't it be better to change these few guys with bad records in history, such as Zu Dashou and Kong Youde, and Liaodong to Dongjiang; or transfer them to other military towns as generals?
In the end, Zhu Youxiao decided not to do so.

The reason is very simple, even Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong and others can be ignored by him.I believe that I can change the environment and reverse the track of historical development, not to mention Zu Dashou and the others!
I am worthy of you, and I will make the country worthy of everyone who has paid for it.

If it is said that Dongjiang Town fell apart in the end and rebels appeared frequently, the root cause was Mao Wenlong and Mao Wenlong's killing.

But is it still the same as it was in history? No, it has changed!

Although Dongjiang Town is still located overseas, it is by no means an independent kingdom, and all the situation will be known to the court.

Can Mao Wenlong still be domineering?Can he still be criticized by civil officials for lying about military information, and be alienated from the court because of food and salary issues?
I am not a faint king!

I will not let Daming sink!
I will not let the soldiers who fight for the country shed blood and tears!
I will not let the people under my rule cry and struggle in the abyss of blood and fire!

When Zhu Youxiao went around the room to meditate, and finally burst out this solemn oath from his chest, he had already made his final decision.

After returning to Qianqing Palace, he washed and changed his clothes, and prepared to go to the Hall of Martial Arts to give a banquet to the generals.

Some words still need to be explained; some things still need to be reminded.

These generals and troops who rushed to the various military towns were the seeds of fire, which would form a prairie fire in the Ming army.

Of course, some preventive work has also been arranged.

It is not aimed at anyone, nor is it intended to keep any hostages, but the new regulations in the Ming army, family members are not allowed to accompany the army, and there are also regulations such as strictly prohibiting raising private soldiers.

The Xiangzu family has been relocated from Ningyuan City and resettled in Jinnan.In this case, Zhu Youxiao wouldn't worry much about Zu Dashou becoming a long-legged man again.

And with Xiong Tingbi, the general family smasher, coupled with his full support, Zhu Youxiao is not too worried about the appearance of scum like the Liaoxi warlords in history.

That's right, Xiong Tingbi was forced to resign for the first time. The big reason was that his promotion of advantages and elimination of disadvantages touched the original corrupt officer system in Liaodong, and the interests of Liaodong military leaders including Li Chengliang's family.

Xiong Tingbi's "Liao people are not usable" also refers to the Liaodong army leaders and gentry. When fighting, these guys put the preservation of strength as the first priority, and repeatedly entrapped the guest army who entered the Liao war.

In other words, for ordinary Liao people, Xiong Tingbi still trusts and relies heavily on them.

The sudden emergence of Nurhachi and the unification of Jurchen's ministries were precisely because of Li Chengliang's indulgence.

To be precise, it was Li Chengliang who was raising the thief's self-respect, and wanted the Li family to become the leader of the Liaodong army in Yongzhen.

However, Li Chengliang played off.After his death, the head of the Liaodong army formed by his son's relatives and generals could not control Nurhachi's rapid rise.

(End of this chapter)