Saying that, Chen Xin remembered an important thing again, and asked, "How is the distribution of rations lent to everyone?" Is there enough food in stock? ”

Minister of Civil Affairs Chen Yan stood up and reported: "The grain stockpiled in the General's Mansion is only enough for everyone to eat for two months, so we have set a rule that we will distribute food to them on a monthly basis and return it when we receive it. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info is thinking of finding a way to raise some more food in two months. ”

Chen Xin nodded, saying that he knew, the food was only enough for two months, and another meeting had to be held to discuss a solution together.

But that's all for another time.

"Now that the spring ploughing is over, there is still a period of time before the next farming work, I am ready to gather idle laborers to build a few fortresses, and the Ministry of Civil Affairs will calculate how many people can be sent out."

"My lord, how big the fortress is to be built, and where to build it, has it been decided?"

"In order to make up 200,000 acres of paddy fields, we even occupy Mingzhou in the south, and the farm established in the easternmost part is connected to the mountainous area of North Korea, which is an important node to hold the entry and exit of several nearby states and counties into and out of the mountains, and I am going to build that farm into a small fortress."

"I remember that farm, when the adults chose the site, they chose a hill with a mountain spring, and arranged for more healthy women to go to the tuntian."

"Yes, that's it, my request is also very simple, dig three trenches from low to high on all sides, and the excavated soil can be tamped into a triangular breastwall. As long as it is ensured that the 600 people inside can protect the shoulders and form side-fire when shooting with bird guns, it can form side-fire fire. ”

"This amount of earthwork is not too large, the personnel of that farm, plus the four nearby farms, will complete the construction of this fortress in half a month."

Chen Xin calculated that the population of the five farms could be completed in half a month, and the speed was quite fast, so it seemed that a few more could be repaired, so he continued, "The next thing is the west." ”

Chen Yan was puzzled: "West? Ming official army? Didn't the Lord decide to be friendly with Da Ming? ”

Chen Xin said with a depressed face, "Yes, I asked Liu Xingzuo to contact Yuan Keli, the governor of Denglai, before I thought that this person was a military person who understood military affairs and was very smart, and he should be able to promote a strategic alliance between me and Daming, but I didn't expect Yuan Keli to return to his hometown."

After that, I asked Liu Xingzuo to find a way to contact the new governor of Denglai, who would have thought that Daming would suddenly re-establish the governor of Liaodong, and the governor of Denglai would not be able to control Dongjiang Town.

After a few tosses, the relationship between Liaodong and Dongdong was not opened, and Dongjiang Town didn't know where to hear the news, thinking that we didn't go directly to Mao Wenlong, but went to find their superiors, and now they are constantly embarrassed with us at sea. Our fishing fleet has already fought with them several times and formed a grudge.

Therefore, I wanted to set up three identical forts on the main road to the west, and still garrison the farmers of the farm. ”

At this time, the big cat interjected, "My lord, I am afraid that the farmers alone will not be able to do it." Do you still need to send some men from the army? ”

Chen Xin nodded, "Now there is not enough manpower in the army, too many recruits have joined, too many bad things to change, and all the veterans have been transferred to train them, but they can't be left alone, each fortress has 600 birds, and it is necessary to prevent the slightest."

In this way, first send 4 squads of veterans to the four fortresses, and do not have 600 poles at one time, and each fortress first selects a group of reliable personnel to form a platoon or a company of garrisons. Zachdan, the four squads sent out are temporarily managed by your Military Training Division, and they must be rotated every once in a while, so that they cannot be turned into a state of sheep herding that no one cares about. ”

The big cat replied, "Yes." He sat back down and continued to listen.

Chen Xin continued, "The next most important thing is the Yalu River, and other places are blocked by high mountains and mountains, as long as I have a fast mobile force in my hands, I don't have to worry." The most important thing is here in Uiju, where the terrain is relatively flat and is an ideal place to cross the river, and after I discussed with the officers, we should build a few strong fortresses here, you first count the manpower and materials, so that everyone can have a reference. ”

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Recently, most people have been busy with spring ploughing, but no matter how busy they are, Chen Xin has not sent craftsmen to do those farm work. I just don't want to delay the manufacture of all kinds of ordnance.

On this day, Chen Xin came to the ordnance factory located outside the south gate of Uiju Fortress, which occupies a village as a work site, which is close to a tributary of the Yalu River, Qiaocheon, which is not only convenient for daily life, but also convenient for the development of hydraulic machinery.

Chen Xin first arrived at the firearms workshop and was welcomed into a spacious courtyard by Tian Yi, the director of the firearms workshop.

Tian Yi respectfully invited Chen Xin to sit down on the main seat, and then said, "My lord, I also happened to have something to report to the camp, I didn't expect you to come, is there anything wrong?" ”

Chen Xin pointed to the chair on the side and said, "Come, sit down and say." ”

"Master Xie." Tian Yi knew Chen Xin's character, and he didn't engage in those vain things, so he sat down directly after thanking him.

Chen Xin said curiously, "Let's talk about your affairs first, what do you want to report to me?" ”

"The subordinates were originally going to report the good news, please take a look." Tian Yi thanked him and put a package he had brought with him in front of Chen Xin.

Chen Xin looked at Tian Yi with a smile on his face, opened the package curiously, and what caught his eye was 6 barrels of almost the same length and thickness.

But if you look closely, you can see something different, rubbing it with your hand and dividing it into two piles, and asking, "This is a wrought iron barrel on the left, and a steel barrel on the right." Am I right? ”

Tian Yi's eyes swept over the mark on the barrel of the gun, and then nodded: "My lord, good eyesight, that's true." ”

Chen Xin smiled and continued to observe, the barrel that Tian Yi brought must have another mystery, it can't just be a different material.

"Huh," Chen Xin couldn't help but exclaim, "How did you do it?" It can be so that the naked eye can not observe the caliber error of several barrels. ”

Although the caliber of wrought iron barrels and steel barrels can be discerned, the error of the caliber of several barrels of the same material can no longer be observed with the naked eye.

Tian Yi proudly straightened his chest, and then seemed to feel a little too much, and smiled modestly, "My lord, do you remember the casting method you taught in the manufacturing plant at the beginning?" ”

Chen Xin was surprised again: "You guys came up with the casting method?" How is the mold solved? What about high-pressure jetting? What method is used? ”

Tian Yi first explained the manufacture of the mold: "We used molds made of different materials such as sand, bran, steel, ceramics, and gypsum. Then there was another wave of confusion: "My lord, what is a high-pressure jet?" ”

After communicating with each other for a long time, Chen Xin realized that what Tian Yi and they made was not a casting method with mature technology in later generations, but a hand-casting method made under primitive conditions.