Chapter 263: Artillery
Zhang Han smiled: "Very good, it seems that you are thinking hard." ”
If last year or the year before last, Zhang Han's reward or reward came down, I am afraid everyone will have to realize, because at that time the people's hearts were not attached, the stimulation of money and material is the first taste, no one thinks that they will work in Li Zhuang or Yusheng for a lifetime, now the people's hearts are different, the foundation in front of them looks like the kind of foundation that has been decades or hundreds of years, many people have planned to retire here, and even bury them here after death, people's hearts are different, and the choices are of course different.
Zhang Han looked at Li Changnian and said with a smile: "Long pole, you are lonely this time." ”
The Carriage Miscellaneous Bureau has not made many breakthroughs in technology as before, Li Changnian often received awards, even if he introduced any kind of new innovation that has been verified by the carriage, there will be a reward, but recently the carriage technology has been relatively successful, especially after the parts are finalized and solidified, even repairs are not much effort, the damage rate of the carriage is getting lower and lower, and the ability to go long distances and face various terrains is getting stronger and stronger.
Li Changnian said: "The villain really has some ideas about this matter, and he has to dream about returning to the proprietor." ”
Zhang Han said quietly: "If there is anything you can tell Master Li first, he will tell me if it is appropriate." ”
Li Changnian was a little embarrassed, and hurriedly said: "That villain is here to say, okay?" ”
"Okay, that's fine, it's fair."
Zhang Han was a little angry and couldn't help but say this again.
These craftsmen have been trained to the present, each of them is more than 1,000 literates, and they have read a lot of books on craftsmanship, and they are half intellectuals in this era, but they still don't know much about the general situation, how could he agree to Li Changnian's request in front of Li Dongxue, so that Li Dongxue's prestige will be shaken immediately.
"The villain is thinking," Li Changnian said: "Our carriage is becoming more and more proficient, now the production has been excessive, for the time being, the adult has no plans to develop farther away, the carriage has been sealed more than 100 in the warehouse, the cost of each car is between twenty and thirty taels, compared to the cost of ordinary two-wheeled vehicles is only three to forty percent, how is the quality of our car, how is the volume of goods, the entire Shanxi and North Zhili, Shaanxi, Henan north of the state capital, many people are very clear. We can't get outsiders here, in Xinpingbao, people keep asking the villain to see if they can buy our big car, at that time our car has not been finalized, the number of their own use is not enough, now I feel that it has reached a new threshold, we don't use much, do more, the technology of the car is also mature, the villain is thinking, can we take out? According to the villain's idea, those two-wheeled cars that are very poor have to be dozens of taels larger, because there are a lot of fine iron parts, the carpenter's level is high, and the work is slow, and a two-wheeled car has to be completed for several months before it can be completed on the road...... Our car, an ordinary four-wheeled type, costs twenty taels, doubles and sells for forty, or even sixty or eighty...... Someone will always buy it! ”
Li Changnian's speaking style is very slow, and like his personality, he is a little soft and introverted, and sometimes he thinks too much. Usually some people feel impatient when he speaks, or even don't want to listen, but today when Li Changnian speaks, everyone listens very attentively, and many people have admiration in their eyes.
Some people also feel puzzled, they feel that Li Changnian may have thought simply. If the carriage could be sold like this, hadn't the proprietor thought about it before?
Horse-drawn carriages are a necessity in the north, not to mention merchants, even slightly more prosperous farmers will have cars at home, but the carts are not very valuable, with the worst wood, find ordinary carpenters to make it, the cost may be enough.
Only the poorest families use wheelbarrows, which don't pull too much cargo and work too hard.
With a horse-drawn cart or ox cart, you can load a lot of goods on the cart, you can use the cart to earn some change when the farm is not working, and the big family has a lot of use for itself, so you also need to keep the cart.
Merchants and large landlords pay much attention to their cars, some of them have to transport goods over long distances, and some of them have to sit people, and the price is much more expensive, generally dozens of taels of silver.
In the Wanli period of the Ming Dynasty when a cow was five taels of silver and a horse was six taels of silver, dozens of taels of silver were used to prepare a car, which was really not something that ordinary people could do.
"Alright." Zhang Han stood up happily and said with a smile: "Li Changnian's idea is very good, don't be confused...... I hadn't even thought of it before! ”
Zhang Han feels that he has really gained a lot today!
Even if he admits that he didn't think of it beforehand, it's not a big deal, he doesn't plan to ask people to offer him like a god, it's normal for him to think of something!
He has already thought about it, the standard weapons will definitely be manufactured in a blowout in the future, the iron is some, the craftsman is some, the cost of work is getting lower and lower, the machine is getting lower and lower, the output must be a large increase, and his army can not be increased in a big way, although under the pretext of the threat of bandits, you can increase some manpower appropriately, but a patrol department must not exceed two thousand people, the general inspection department is only a few hundred, he is not a toast, the current manpower has been seriously exceeded, although there are Zheng Bingbei and Governor Wen and Ma Zongbing covered, but the excess is too powerful, I can still make bird guns and armor, and if I really want to be accused of "ill intentions" or "conspiracy", even if it can't be implemented, it will be a big trouble after all.
Since your own digestion capacity is insufficient, it is a good choice to sell it outside.
The folk of the Ming Dynasty are not forbidden weapons, ordinary swords, guns, swords and halberds can be built and bought and sold by themselves, the imperial court prohibits the private manufacture of firearms and armor, which is strictly prohibited, because ordinary swords can not be made too much of a threat, Zhang Han has recently read more previous history books, it seems that the Han nation-based court has never really banned weapons, including the Song Dynasty, which was very powerful.
There was a well-known debate in the Song Dynasty, when someone in the court proposed to ban the people from owning bows and arrows, and this proposal was later rejected, and the Song Dynasty not only allowed the people to have bows and arrows, but also established a large number of folk bow and arrow societies, where the people could carry long knives and bows and arrows, and merchants could also bring weapons out to protect themselves.
The Ming Dynasty is similar to the Song Dynasty, there are only slight differences, Zhang Han's armor will not be sold to the outside world, it is too eye-catching, and of course the flintlock pistol is not sold, but the arquebus-based bird gun, the best Qi knife, and the carriage that Li Changnian said, why don't these things be sold?
Just selling fine iron, grabbing tens of millions of catties and hundreds of millions of catties of market, the annual profit is only a few hundred thousand, but what if it is selling tens of thousands of weapons and carriages?
This is like the comparison of the two national models in later generations, one has mastered the core technology and increased the added value of technology and industry to the product, and the other has no scientific and technological and industrial base and can only sell raw materials.
Which one earns, it is needless to say.
Zhang Han has everything in front of Li Zhuang, although it is a relatively primitive industrial base, but it is still going to a serious industrial base, this kind of industrial production is a small workshop production mode can not be compared. Whether it is the quality, quantity, and quality control of the product, it is the advantage of crushing!
"I'm here today." Zhang Han looked at everyone, his eyes were blazing, and his expression was a little excited: "Everyone is a team of people, what I thought of, everyone is doing it, what I didn't expect, everyone is rushing to do it, with such spirit, we and Yusheng will definitely be good, and everyone will be better in the future." ”
Everyone nodded, and no one felt that Zhang Han was bragging, let alone that the proprietor was fooling them.
Things are done bit by bit, Zhang Han's attitude towards craftsmen and the overall welfare, and the practice of always respecting rules and keeping promises, these are the basis for winning people's trust, without these foundations, it is useless to just talk.
After Zhang Han finished speaking, he glanced at Li Dongxue, he told everyone not to send it, and rode north with Li Dongxue, where there was a big road from east to west, and the barracks area could be walked along the road.
"I rarely praise people." Zhang Han motioned to Li Dongxue not to lag behind him by half a horse, but asked him to ride side by side, and then he said to Li Dongxue: "But today I think I have to praise two people." ”
Li Dongxue smiled silently and looked at Zhang Han.
Zhang Han looked at him with appreciation, and then said: "Praise myself first, set up a military and political department, and ask you to take care of this stall, my vision is good, and I know people very accurately, haha." ”
Of course, this is a joke, and Li Dongxue also laughed.
Zhang Han said again: "Then of course it is to praise you...... You're doing a great job. ”
Li Dongxue only owed this time, and then said: "Adults have won awards." ”
"They get rewards, of course you, the judge, have them at the end of the year, but I won't say how many there are for the time being."
"That subordinate can only look forward to."
When it comes to this, Li Dongxue will not be exempt from vulgarity, and he is still very eager in his heart.
I wrote from home, saying that I had found a daughter-in-law in Xinpingbao, the eldest daughter of a solid merchant in the fort, who was the same age, and Li Dongxue was originally very poor, and he would not be asked to go to the business as a buddy, and now people heard that he was an official here in Lizhuang, and his identity was the shopkeeper of the big branch, so he immediately agreed to the marriage, and if he could receive the reward again, Li Dongxue would bring the silver back to the account bureau and buy a three-entry house in Xinpingbao.
Even if he gets married, his home will definitely be settled here in Li Zhuang, but the family in Xinpingbao also needs a good place to live.
A very good position, a lot of power, a very fulfilling job, and a good income, Li Dongxue is very satisfied with everything in front of him.
Only then did Zhang Han say with a straight face: "Next, you have to focus on two points. ”
Li Dongxue also became serious and said, "My lord, please speak." ”
"First, what Li Changnian said today is very reasonable, the next step of the Military and Political Department's work is to prepare for this matter, carriages, weapons, and bird guns can all be sold, but how to sell the law must be prepared in advance. My opinion is to let out the wind first, only those proprietors who have entered our chamber of commerce are qualified to buy, first sell manned, more ornate decorations, more comfortable, and then give away to officials who have a relationship with us in various places, and slowly build up the momentum, giving them the impression that we and Yusheng's carriage can only be done by virtue of their relationship. Weapons, whoever buys them, birds, must find out the origin, and control the sale, and only sell the arquebus. ”
Li Dongxue listened and thought about it, and finally only said: "What the adults said is very clear, and there is no objection from the subordinates." ”
"Hmm......" Zhang Han nodded, and said, "The second thing, we have to build artillery." ”
"Cannons?"
"Yes," Zhang Han said in a resolute tone: "You must make a cannon." What kind of cannon to build and what is its role in the army, I will ask the military command department to issue a formal order to you, and then according to the requirements and standards of the army, you will start to develop it slowly! ”――
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