At this time, the people along the way received the news one after another, long live the lord out of the palace!

The people gathered everywhere blocked the area of the armor factory, and the bullet police blocked the inside and outside into a human wall, but still could not stop the enthusiasm of the people.

Under the leadership of the head of the workshop and the civil and military officials such as the Ministry of War and the Privy Council, Zhu Cihong walked to the atrium behind the foyer. Inside, a huge plaque covered with red cloth is waiting for Zhu Cihong to unveil it.

Zhu Cihong smiled, strode over, and slowly removed the red cloth.

Soon, several large characters were revealed.

"Daming Jingshi Ordnance Workshop"

I don't know who took the lead, and there was a burst of applause. Zhu Cihong also clapped and nodded kissing, and the scene was eager.

In the corner, Lu Qingyan, the director of the Di Bao who was newly transferred to the General Administration Department, wrote hard: "February 23, 276 of the Ming Dynasty. His Majesty the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty, who was loved by the people, walked into the newly established Ming Ordnance Workshop and presided over the unveiling ceremony of the renaming and opening of the Ordnance Workshop. After the ceremony, His Majesty the Emperor cordially met with the R&D masters, chief managers and grassroots business backbones of the Ordnance Workshop. The spirit of courage to explore and hard work in the ordnance workshop was encouraged. His Majesty the Emperor said: I recognize the achievements of the Ordnance Workshop in running in the old and new teams in a short period of time and completing production quickly. I look forward to the future of the armory......"

"His Majesty the Emperor pointed out that the armory workshop is of great significance to the military system of the Ming Dynasty. He means that the firearms and regularization of the army will be carried out in an all-round way, and it means that the casting of the country's sharp weapons will more effectively support national defense construction and be more ......."

"His Majesty the Emperor finally ......"

At this time, Li Caishan, the new general secretary of the general political department, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Qingyan's comprehension of the holy lord's instructions to preach in the vernacular is getting better and better, very good. However, don't write the matter of the interview in the black house in the backyard in the newspaper. Although the saint expressed concern about the construction of the newspaper. But this thing ...... It's about Jinyiwei, I'm afraid there is confidential military intelligence, so don't mention it. ”

Li Caishan spoke official dialect with his Sichuan accent, and Lu Qingyan was stunned when he heard it, but in the end, he clarified the meaning, which immediately made him understand the importance. Nodding heavily, Lu Qingyan still had a political envoy to tear open the last page, and then tear it to shreds little by little.

In the shredded paper, a few lines were written intermittently.

"His Majesty the Emperor announced the formation of the Armory Workshop, the formation of the Security Section......"

"The armory workshop strictly establishes a sense of secrecy, and never allows the enemy to find the slightest opportunity......

"For those who break the law, Jin Yiwei has a hundred ways to bring him to justice......"

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The Jingshi Ordnance Workshop covers a vast area and has many houses. But over the centuries, many of the houses have actually deteriorated. The original bright eyes gradually faded, and the wooden houses looked dilapidated and discarded. Zhu Cihong passed through three courtyards in a row, but he just kept an unfathomable smile and didn't say a word. I saw that the directors of the Jingshi Ordnance Workshop were worried.

It was a polite, elegant and talkative man who talked and laughed with Zhu Cihong, which made the atmosphere quite lively.

This person is the chief engineer of the Jingshi Ordnance Workshop, which is Zhu Cihong's appointment. Although he has no official title, because he was appointed by Zhu Cihong, his status is transcendent. It is worth mentioning that even if Zhu Cihong's appointment is dismissed, the head of the ordnance workshop who has no official title will not dare to slack off. Because, he once served as a squire in the military department, and his position before retirement was the right squire of the household department in Nanjing. Not only that, Bi Maokang is the one who invented the flintlock pistol and wrote the "Illustrated Description of Weapons". "Illustrated Weapons of Weapons" lists all kinds of firearms and crossbows, with pictures and texts, describing the manufacture, use and power of weapons. In the book: "Those who are most afraid of China are also firearms."

In the eyes of later generations, at this time, the Ming Dynasty had gradually begun to lag behind the West, and in terms of flintlock pistol technology, it had actually quietly lagged behind.

But Bi Maokang's words are not big. Although the West is relatively technologically advanced, the reason why the unified country of the Ming Dynasty did not end up as an American Indian is because the military strength of the Ming Dynasty is at least in the category of civilized countries, and the battle between them is by no means more than making Westerners think that they can defeat this huge empire.

Bi Maokang and Zhu Cihong gossiped and talked about the ordnance reform, which made Zhu Cihong quite appreciative.

For this reason, Zhu Cihong couldn't help mentioning the northward relocation of the Ming Army School: "In the Army School, I also plan to set up a few more laboratories to verify the world's whimsical weapons, and select the weapons that my Ming warriors can really use, so that the research and development of weapons can be magnified." Just like military theory, there are also teachers in the army school to teach and learn, passing on the treasures of China's thousands of years of military thought from generation to generation, carrying forward and passing on the practice, and improving the combat ability of our officers and men! ”

Listening to Zhu Cihong's book, Bi Maokang suddenly revealed his true feelings: "Your Majesty, our ordnance workshop is really better than before, to the heavens. Whether it is in terms of funds, personnel, attention or housing conditions, it is really much better than before. Seeing that this armory workshop is now fully staffed, the craftsmen are valued, and the house is completely new, it really makes the old man think about it and can't help but cry. In particular, His Royal Highness's Army School inherited my Chinese military strategy, which made the old minister cry. If you know how to stop living in Huangquan, I really don't know how happy and excited I can be. I'm Ming, there's hope! ”

Zhu Cihong listened to the first half, and just smiled humbly, but when he heard the second half, he couldn't help but ask curiously: "Which hero is Zhisheng?" ”

Bi Maokang saw that Zhu Cihong was interested, and said excitedly.

The life he said was Mao Yuanyi. Mao Yuanyi is a scholarly family, his grandfather Mao Kun is a famous literary scholar, and his father is a national official to Langzhong of the Ministry of Industry. It is said that such a family background should be elegant.

But Mao Yuanyi likes to read the way of soldiers and farmers since childhood, and is familiar with the strategy of using soldiers and the nine-border pass as an adult. In the second year of Chongzhen, the cavalry of the Qing army went straight to Beijing, and Sun Chengzong was once again ordered to supervise the division. Mao Yuanyi and other dozens of horsemen, escorting Sun Chengzong, broke through from Dongbianmen to Tongzhou, repelled the attack of the Houjin army, solved the danger of Beijing, and was promoted to deputy commander-in-chief, and the boat division guarded Juehua Island.

It's a pity that Mao Yuanyi was later feared by the powerful minister Liang Tingdong, and was affected by the Liaodong Mutiny, so that he was sent to Fujian to fill the army. In the twelfth year of Chongzhen, Liaodong was in danger, and Mao Yuanyi's letter to the king of war was still rejected, so he died of grief and anger.

Mao Yuanyi's short and heroic life witnessed the state of military equipment, and he repeatedly said that he was rich and powerful, bringing together more than 2,000 kinds of books of soldiers and techniques, which lasted 15 years to compile the "Martial Arts Chronicles". can be described as a master of the Ming Dynasty's military theory, but unfortunately, he died in the end in the place where Fujian was replenished.

After telling Mao Yuanyi's story, Bi Maokang read a poem softly.

"Temporarily take off the southern crown and sit in the water, and the remnants are exhausted and you know."

"The times of danger are only afraid of heroes getting old, and the chaos of the world is not worrying about wealth and wealth."

"I have seen that I was born with Li Guang, and I only need to leave after death."

"Ten years of conquest and bondage, I am used to seeing Hugh and not being used to sorrow."

Listening to Mao Yuanyi's gentle recitation of the poem written by Mao Yuanyi in prison, Zhu Cihong was silent for a long time, and then said: "Our China is a big civilized country with a long history. She has given birth to countless great people, and she has been great because of these people. Someone came, go and send a letter to the Ministry of Rites, asking them to give me an investigation result on the matter of Mao Yuanyi. ”

Saying this, Zhu Cihong clapped his hands, smiled at Bi Maokang, and said, "Chief Engineer Bi, let's talk about the development of flintlock pistols." What part did you do? Let's talk about some achievements, difficulties, and feelings. ”

"Your Majesty, a great breakthrough has been made in the development of flintlock pistols. From mass production, there is only the problem of material technology. If you want to talk about the results, it is another problem that His Majesty has explained is perfectly completed. It's difficult, it's really not worth mentioning compared to the difficulties of the past. If you want to talk about it, there are also talents, but talents are rare, and there are too few people available. Those who have experience are illiterate, and those who can read and write lack exercise. If you want to talk about emotion, it is that the support from all sides is comfortable, and it is much stronger than in the past. For example, the support of the workshop. Bi Maokang's face was ruddy and his voice was loud, he knew that the glory behind Mao Yuanyi could finally be affirmed by the imperial court.

Sure enough, the Ministry of Ceremonies only read the Chinese book of the DPRK and wrote to Zhu Cixun, posthumously gifted Bi Maokang as a soldier of the Ministry of Soldiers, and re-recognized Mao Yuanyi's honor. Zhu Cihong, on the other hand, quietly bought the copyright of Wu Beizhi from Mao Yuanyi's descendants at a price of 10,000 taels of silver in his private name, printed 5,000 copies and distributed them to officers of more than 100 households in the army, and put the surplus in the library of the army school.

Aside from these words, at this moment, in the Jingshi Ordnance Workshop, the conversation continued.

For this former second-class master, Xu Jiawen, the workshop director who didn't even have an official body, said with a smile: "The chief engineer is humble. These supports are what the public workshop should do. As for the issue of talents, the workshop has also been striving for blacksmiths and other smelting craftsmen everywhere, and the eight-level craftsman system implemented by Banzai Ye in Nandu is also fully promoted in the workshop. The craftsmen's enthusiasm for research and development is very high, and 26 technical innovations have been registered and submitted to the craftsman's compound, striving for promotion for the master craftsmen in the workshop! ”

Zhu Cihong slowly bowed his head: "Well, the service consciousness of the workshop management is right. Management is not only to maintain rules, but also to serve the promotion of business. If you understand that the core of the workshop lies in the craftsmen of manufacturing and R&D, you will be able to put yourself in the right position and make the business of the workshop. Eventually, you'll be able to get more out of your winnings. I gave it, and I have the confidence. ”

The bonus given by Zhu Cihong is not low, when the first-class master only has a thousand taels of silver a year, Zhu Cihong dares to give a one-time bonus of tens of thousands of taels.

When Xu Jiawen heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he said: "I will definitely do a good job and convey the spirit of the saint!" ”

Zhu Cihong waved his hand, and several people retreated in a witty manner, leaving only Bi Maokang, who was in charge of research and development, and a group of craftsmen.

They took out a new flintlock pistol.

The flintlock pistol has a slender shape, and the handle is made of mahogany, and it is polished with silver and shiny, which is particularly beautiful. Of course, the most important thing is the new structure on the butt, which is a very different innovation from the arquebus.

"Holy Lord, we currently hope to name him the ZTE Type 1 Rifle!" "As long as the process of mass production of springs is completely solved, we are confident that we can complete the delivery of 5,000 pieces within a month!" ”

Historically, the flintlock pistol was not put into practical use after the invention of the flintlock pistol. The spring-driven rotating arm uses a steel plate made of flint and a powder disc to shoot sparks and ignite the gunpowder, which has a low firing success rate and is no more powerful than a mature arquebus. Coupled with the emptiness of the national treasury, Bi Maokang is powerless to change even if he has some surplus money, and naturally there is no follow-up fund to continue to improve.

Now, with Zhu Cihong's sufficient funds, Bi Maokang's improvements have continued, and finally the integration of the fire sickle and the powder disc has been improved, making the structure simpler. Even, Bi Maokang also designed a waiting mechanism, and this time he took out a sample with great interest.

But when it comes to everything, the current springs are still limited to the hand-made by craftsmen, which is too much of a drag. In the final analysis, it is because there are too few qualified materials at present, so that they can only be finely processed.

"Although the spring looks simple, it needs to be rolled, stressed annealed, made with hooks and loops, cut the tail, standing treatment, and anti-corrosion...... It's not as simple as you think. However, this is a big deal, and I will keep an eye on the craftsman's compound. According to the group with the fastest progress in R&D, there should be a breakthrough within two months. Of course, this time, ......" Zhu Cihong looked at Bi Maokang and Xu Jiawen and said: "In the current situation of manual low-yield springs, how many self-generated fires can the workshop produce in a month?" Not...... The name of your ZTE rifle is not bad to me. ”

Xu Jiawen thought for a while, looked at Bi Maokang, and said, "Go back to my emperor, if you rush to work, you can reach five hundred." ”

Zhu Cihong sighed lightly: "With the Jinling side, it is still possible to maintain the strength of one battalion before the arrival of summer." It's not enough. ”

Shengjing marched in the rain in the first battle, because Zhu Cihong collected all the flintlock pistols of the whole army, and finally pieced together the flintlock pistols needed by the Flying Bear Battalion, which was a success. But at that moment, I had already saved up all the production capacity of nearly half a year everywhere.

"Let's go ahead and do the things that are looking for craftsmen everywhere. However, it is necessary to prepare to draw a group of knowledgeable and energetic craftsmen to come out. As for me, I plan to allocate another amount of money to build an ordnance school to solve the manpower gap for you as soon as possible. Zhu Cihong said, and saw Xu Jiawen and Bi Maokang overjoyed.

Zhu Cihong looked at Bi Maokang and said, "Li Jun has not yet made progress in the research and development of electric switches and thunderbolts...... Chief Engineer Bi, I'm going to put more burden on you again! ”

"The burden of my emperor's burden, the old minister has to bear it no matter what! No longer entrusted by my emperor! Bi Maokang said loudly.

Zhu Cihong laughed and quietly walked to a secluded courtyard.

Inside, a scream came out. (To be continued.) )