The Red Mansions Across the Four Seas

Chapter 199 Firearms Expert
A cool wind blows, and the reeds in front of me are rustling.When the wind blows, the reeds seem to be waves, ups and downs.

Dai Zhi's mood, like that of Wei Lang, is difficult to calm down.

As a descendant of the Jiangnan family of firearms, his greatest wish is no longer to serve the imperial court with all his abilities in exchange for glory and wealth.Instead, he just wanted to pass on his skills, so as not to let the painstaking efforts of his ancestors be cut off in his own generation.

Since he was a child, he has been immersed in the world of firearms and has been fascinated by it.Not only inherited the unique skills of his ancestors, but also invented some new firearms.

The firearms he made played an important role when the imperial court used troops against the Northwest last time.

Originally thought that for such a great contribution, the imperial court would support its own firearms even if there was no special reward, at least it would not suppress it.

The results are ridiculous.Not only did he not receive any rewards, but his firearms workshop was also seized.I couldn't stay there, so I had to go to Liaodong, where I made a living by selling calligraphy and paintings.

Just when he thought that he would never have a chance to display his skills and that his ancestral skills would be lost in his own generation, Jia Min found him here.

Although both Hu Yidao and Fang Xiucai highly praised Jia Min, Dai Zhi is a person who has gone through many trials and hardships, and he will not easily draw conclusions based on what other people say.

In fact, for Dai Zhi now, making some firearms is not so important anymore.

What he cares about is whether these skills of the family can be passed on, and whether they can even be carried forward.If Jia Min just asked him to make some firearms, he was ready to reject Jia Min.

But now he decided to do it with Jia Min.

Maybe even Jia Min didn't know it, but what really moved Dai Zhi was his plan to support the army with the people.The core of this is to maintain a team of skilled workers, which is the seed and carrier of technology inheritance.

Thinking people don't need to look too much at a problem, they only need to see a few key points.It was precisely this key point that made Dai Zhi see it.

"Brother Min, what kind of firearms do you want?"

Dai Zhi's name is Brother Jia Minmin, which is a turning point in his thinking, which proves that he has already recognized Jia Min in his heart.

"My order is firecrackers, handguns, sub-cannons, landmines, hand-throwing mines, flamethrowers, and finally chainguns."

The firecracker is equivalent to a rifle, which is a conventional weapon and standard equipment for infantry.In addition to being used as a self-defense weapon, the handgun can also be used as a melee weapon for cavalry.

The mother and child guns are suitable for mobile operations and can be used for offense and defense.Land mines are fine against both infantry and cavalry.Hand-throwing mines are actually hand grenades.

The flamethrower, that is, the flamethrower, is most effective for attacking cities and fortresses.

A serial gun is a machine gun.Whether it is against infantry or cavalry, it is a big killer.

"In terms of gunpowder, the problem of purifying gunpowder must be solved. The current gunpowder has too many impurities, which is not powerful and has limited lethality."

"I have almost solved this problem."

Ok?solved?
"In Liaodong these years, I have actually been thinking about firearms. The biggest gain of these years is that I have the time to think about some things carefully."

"To tell you the truth, Brother Min, when I was there, I also opened a workshop at home. Although I didn't make any firearms, I did a lot of experiments, and I figured out many things that I couldn't figure out before. .Many things that could not be made before can be made.”

Hearing what Dai Zhi said, Jia Min suddenly became enlightened.

Dai Zhi opened a laboratory at home.

Yes, for Dai Zhi, a descendant of a firearms family, even when he is unhappy, he will not give up his professional ideals easily.

Although it is not possible to manufacture firearms with much fanfare.However, it was this period of time that gave him time to settle down and start thinking about some problems, even theoretical ones.

Not being able to manufacture weapons gave him a lot of time for experiments.It just so happens that experiments are the best way to test some ideas.

"Sir, you can also do a lot of experiments here. In addition, there is another important point. It is to prepare a plan for mobile workshops."

"Flow workshop?"

"Yes, it is the production equipment that can be quickly disassembled and assembled. It can be simpler, but the most basic production functions must be guaranteed. For example, if you leave tomorrow, you can disassemble the equipment and load it into the car today. Wait until it arrives in a month. Mobei, find a place to install the equipment, where you can produce gunpowder, bows and arrows."

"Brother Min wants to give birth on the spot?"

"Yes, in future wars, the battlefield will change at any time. If the supply line is too long, it may not be able to supply. If it is cut off by the enemy, it will be in trouble. Only local production can guarantee supply of ammunition."

"Not only the ammunition, but also the iron furnace. As for the craftsmen, when the future army goes out, they will go with the army. In this way, even if there is no provision, even if it is thousands of miles behind the enemy , a few years away alone, you can still support it.”

"In addition, I have another idea, which is to produce a kind of compressed biscuits and dehydrated vegetables for military rations. At that time, as long as there is water, even if you don't bury a pot and light a fire to cook, you can support it for several months."

"Crackers and dehydrated vegetables?"

This is the first time Dai Zhi has heard of it.

"These two things, when the time comes, I will experiment with my husband."

The two talked casually while walking by the pond.Although there is no fixed topic, every exchange of ideas and collision of opinions will spark a spark of wisdom.It feels like seeing each other late.

"Sir, I will write a book tonight, and tomorrow I will send someone to Jiangnan to bring the family of the husband here. The housing and accommodation here will also be arranged as soon as possible."

"So thank you Brother Min."

"Sir, you are being polite. This is what I should do. As for the remuneration, sir, it will be 300 taels of silver per month."

"What? 300 taels a month? No, it's too much."

300 taels per month is a sky-high price even for a top craftsman like Dai Zhi.

However, in Jia Min's eyes, Dai Zhi is not a craftsman.He is simply a master.

In this era, the ranks of social class are scholars, farmers, businessmen.Dai Zhi belongs to the "worker" class, even inferior to farmers.

In fact, this is the prejudice of the ruling class.What they value is only the knowledge of the so-called taxi class.The core of that knowledge is the classics of sages such as the Four Books and Five Classics.

For technicians like Dai Zhi, they actually look down on them, and even regard them as strange skills and obscenity, and often reject them.

In fact, it is precisely science and technology that is the driving force behind historical progress.

"Sir, these knowledge and technologies are the brainchild of several generations. It's only 300 taels of silver. Where can I buy them? Therefore, in this firearms workshop, there must be [-]% of Mr.'s shares. You don't need to pay, sir The best craft is equity.”

"Brother Min, this can't be done."

"That's it. Others don't know the value of your knowledge, but I know it. In addition, if you want to do any experiments, you can use whatever materials you want, and all expenses will be reimbursed."

"Brother Min, it will cost a lot of money."

"I know, sir, don't worry about money. Didn't Boss Hu and Fang Xiucai tell you that making money is the easiest thing for me."

Dai Zhi was silent.

When the people from Hu's Winery found him in Liaodong, even though they had already said that they would give him quite generous treatment after returning.He believed it too.

But he never expected that the final treatment would be so generous.

Not just the sky-high price of 300 taels of silver per month, not just bringing the family over.But because of this stake.

Although it's only [-]%, it's a lot of money.

The problem is not limited to this, but Jia Min's respect and opinion of his craftsmanship.

In this era, there is no such thing as intellectual property rights.Therefore, if a craftsman wants to obtain knowledge, there are basically two ways, one is through the ancestors, and the other is through apprenticeship.

It is better to talk about ancestral inheritance, because there is a blood relationship, the ancestors can still teach the younger generations.

When learning from a teacher, the master often has to keep a hand.The so-called disciples of the church and masters starved to death are the embodiment of this kind of thinking.The final result is that the craftsmanship is getting more and more regressive, and many unique skills are lost under such circumstances.

Jia Min asked Dai Zhi to invest in technology, not only to recognize the value of technology, but also to allow technology to be greatly rewarded.

This is what moved Dai Zhi the most.

"Brother Min has treated Dai so kindly, there is really no way to repay him. Only by devoting himself to the heart and soul can we repay him in case."

Well, in fact, this is what you deserve.

"Mr. Dai, you're welcome. Let's walk around and finalize the layout of the workshop."

At the Xiawazi site, Jia Min made arrangements for the firearms workshop.

Dai Zhi is responsible for the technology and research and development of the entire workshop.Not only military products, but also civilian products.It is a piece of cake for an expert who can manufacture firearms to be responsible for the technical research and development of civilian products.Moreover, many technologies of the two are actually interlinked.

Jiao Li is responsible for the production of military products, and Liu Cheng is responsible for the production and sales of civilian products.

Liu Tieshan moved his blacksmith workshop in Yedu to Xiawazi.Liu Tieshan also came together.The pressure well project, along with Liu Tieshan, returned to Xiawazi.

Wu Hongmei was transferred to Xiawazi to be in charge of logistics.All her work at Yeduju was handed over to Ping'er.

Starting tomorrow, Dai Zhi, Jiao Li, Liu Cheng, Liu Tieshan, and Wu Hongmei will be stationed in Xiawazi to start the preparations for the firearms workshop.

Ping'er was in charge of the logistics of the barracks. It turned out that Jia Min needed a person to fill in the vacancy for his personal affairs.After much deliberation, there was no suitable candidate, so Jia Min chose Qingwen to fill Ping'er's vacancy.

As for whether Qingwen, a cynical youth, can do a good job in this job, Jia Min actually has no idea.However, there is no suitable candidate at present, so it has to be like this.

As for Jia Min himself, he has to be busy with another job - making money.

(End of this chapter)