After the meeting in the Military Ministry Office Building, Qu Mao took Xuande back to the living room on the first floor of the lord's hut and asked the maid in the lord's hut to bring Xuande a cup of tea.

Xuande immediately said: "Sir, after my subordinates returned from the Twin Islands on July 26, they made urgent arrangements for the construction of a new military industrial chain.

First, we discussed clearly with Minister Meng De of the Ministry of Industry: The eight existing musket factories and artillery factories in the four southern industrial islands will all be adjusted into gun barrel and gun barrel factories, and all existing workers in non-gun barrel and gun barrel processing processes will be transferred.

The subordinate logistics department arranges them uniformly.

Then his subordinates urged the construction of the factory building and factory area of ​​Liandao Boring Machine Factory next to Liandao Lathe Factory, while conducting research on the new military industry.

In fact, the gunpowder factory is not only the Liandao Gunpowder Factory, there are also some gunpowder workshops on Green Island. The subordinates and Meng De purchased these gunpowder workshops and made it clear that the gunpowder factory can only be established by the Logistics Department.

After uniting the 19 gunpowder workshops acquired in Green Island, the subsidiary established a Green Island Gunpowder Factory in Green Island. It has now been put into production and its production capacity is not much smaller than that of Liandao Gunpowder Factory.

The Liandao Boring Machine Factory was built very quickly because it had the foundation of the previous temporary firearms experimental site. Now it has been put into production and three sets of boring machines have rolled off the production line. The subordinates will further increase the production capacity of the boring machine factory to meet the eight guns of the Ministry of Industry as soon as possible.

Boring machine needs in parts factories.

In addition to Liandao Gunpowder Factory and Green Island Gunpowder Factory, the subordinates also built another gunpowder factory on Bo Island, Qian Island and Liandao Island. There are already 5 gunpowder factories in the Holy Land alone. Considering that in the future, various troops will need to replace

To install firearms, their subordinates also built a gunpowder factory each in Nancun Naval Military Base, Yihai Naval Military Base, Wucheng Port, Wucheng, Garrison City, and Second Garrison City.

The total number of gunpowder factories in Yigong territory has reached 11, and their production capacity has been increased."

Qu Mao nodded and said: "With 11 gunpowder factories, we should be able to have some spare capacity to meet the demand for civilian gunpowder. However, the production capacity of these gunpowder factories must at least remain at the level of the early Liandao gunpowder factory."

Xuande smiled and said: "Sir, this is natural.

The subordinates designated a 25-square-kilometer area 10 kilometers northeast of Jicheng, Jidao, as the industrial park for the new military factory. At the same time, they designated a 100-square-kilometer area southwest of Liandao as an industrial park.

The industrial park of Liandao New Military Industrial Park. Currently, three new musket factories, artillery factories, grenade factories, landmine factories, bullet factories and artillery shell factories are being built in Jidao New Military Industrial Park, for a total of 18 military factories.

The Liandao New Military Industrial Park will build five new musket factories, artillery factories, grenade factories, landmine factories, bullet factories and artillery shell factories, totaling 30 military factories.

However, these 48 new arms factories have not yet been put into production. Even if they are trial-produced in small batches, their production efficiency is not as good as the trial-production workshop of the Firearms Research Institute on the Twin Islands in Midway.

His subordinates have sent 240 skilled workers from the eight factories built by Mengde to the firearms university under construction, and entrusted Mr. Kong Ming to conduct a two-month training for these 240 people. After the training, they will be sent to 48

Worked as a technical staff in a new military factory.

Of course, there are currently a total of 48 factories in the two new military industrial parks, which are also recruiting a large number of talents, and nearly a thousand production-related workers have been recruited."

Qu Mao curled his lips and said dissatisfied: "There are nearly 50 factories, with a total of nearly a thousand people. On average, each factory only recruits about 20 people, which is far from enough."

Xuande said helplessly: "Sir, everything is difficult at the beginning.

Sir, I will complete the layout and planning of the new military industry as soon as possible, and strive to have a complete new military industry chain formed before the end of the six years of Tianxuan.

As for the skilled workers in the new military industry, this is not something that can be achieved overnight. Mengde built eight artillery factories and musket factories ahead of schedule. Although there was no output, it left us with 240 skilled workers with a certain foundation.

It’s already quite remarkable.”

Qu Mao nodded and said: "That's true. The number of gunpowder factories should be enough. However, I still suggest that you build 1-2 gunpowder factories in each of the two new military industrial parks. In theory, we will not have the skilled workers in the gunpowder factories.

Too lacking.

After all, grenade factories, landmine factories, bullet factories and artillery shell factories all need gunpowder as raw materials, and gunpowder is also the basis of the firearms military industry.

Of course, the construction of factories in the new military industrial park is not about what I tell you. Yes, yes, I mentioned these six new military factories to you on Midway Twin Islands, but I think a new military industry must be formed

I'm afraid the chain is not that simple.

For example, can bullets, cannon shell shells, and warheads be produced separately to increase production efficiency? Can grenades and mine shells be separately cast, pottery fired, etc..."

Xuande took out a pen and paper, started recording frantically, and finally said: "Sir, my subordinate is indeed somewhat lacking in this aspect compared to Lord Kong Ming, but I believe that the factory for the overall product production should be built first, and then follow-up.

With the proficiency of production skills and the formation of clusters of industrial workers, a refined division of labor is gradually carried out.

Based on the content of the meeting just now, my subordinates are now very anxious and eager to produce a large number of new weapons as soon as possible.

If the current soldiers had the new weapons that my subordinates observed at the Twin Islands on July 26, even if they were just grenades, I believe that the war would not be so difficult, even if each of the current soldiers had only one grenade."

Qu Mao nodded and said: "What you said makes sense. I am also very pleased that you have your current understanding of new weapons.

But as you said, the new military industry is very urgent and critical to our Yigong territory, and it is also true to you.

Because you not only have to lay out and plan the new military factory industry, but you also have to meet the supply of consumable strategic materials on the two battlefields in the Eastern Continent. These are all products that traditional military factories need to produce.

So Xuande, please work hard.

I plan to meet with Zhen Fu from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs tomorrow to see how our diplomatic results are in the inverted U-shaped area.

I heard that several aboriginal kingdoms have surrendered, but the specific ones are not clear. Only by understanding all this information can we make a better layout.

There are only a few months left in the sixth year of Tianxuan, we must work harder."

Xuande nodded and said: "Sir, don't wait for tomorrow. My subordinate will help you inform Zhen Fu today. I'm afraid it will take several days for Zhen Fu to return to the lord's cabin. During this time, you can stay in the Holy Land.

Go shopping, or go to Midway Twin Islands.”

Qu Mao said: "Okay, please inform Zhen Fu for me, and then you can do whatever you need to do."
Chapter completed!