Chapter 140 Qinglian Firearms Manufacturing Bureau
A few days passed by in a blink of an eye, and supplies and personnel to assist Beiyuan were gradually loaded onto ships.
As for the goods to be brought back to the Lanhe Empire, Rubink decided to wait until he returned from Beiyuan before loading them.
Ye Feiyu and Wang Sheng were carefully instructed to keep a low profile in Beiyuan.
Don't say what you shouldn't say to prevent spies from the Beiyuan Royal Court.
At the same time, he told them to keep an eye on Li Yu, but not to be too nervous.
You can deliberately discuss it with him, or even let him do it, just to test his ability and loyalty.
As for the antidote, Nan Yanxi mysteriously handed Ye Feiyu a small jade bottle.
There are more than a dozen pills inside, which are naturally the jelly beans Nan Yanxi kneaded in her spare time.
Instruct Ye Feiyu to give Li Yu one pill every other month.
The two of them agreed with each other, and Nan Yanxi felt relieved about them.
Among all the deacons of Qinglian Sword Sect, the two of them are the safest.
Nan Yanxi allocated five hundred elite Qinglian disciples for the two of them to command.
After giving instructions to the two of them, he said goodbye to Lubink and Li Yu.
The mighty fleet slowly set off, heading towards the rising sun until it disappeared on the sea.
Nan Yanxi sighed and turned to look at Qimuge.
"Girl, this fleet will probably arrive in less than twenty days. Are your people reliable?"
Qimuge patted his chest: "Don't worry, husband, this man has been with my father for many years."
"Besides, I have already written to dad and asked him to prepare for the response."
"Okay!" Nan Yanxi nodded with satisfaction.
Speaking of which, since those mascots were given to Yang Yuxuan and the others, they have made a lot of progress in the past few days.
It looks like that's what happened.
Turning around and looking behind me, several little girls imitated their elder sisters, also dressed in military uniforms and straddling swords.
He looks really dashing and heroic.
After that, everyone slowly returned to Qinglian Mountain.
The plan Li Yu handed over a few days ago was very good.
Li Jingmo is making changes these days, and will start preparing to establish a navy in a while.
A shipyard at the dock is also under construction.
However, before that, there is one big thing that needs to be determined first.
That is the problem of firearms. The warships of this era are similar to those in the East and the West.
They are all wooden warships, and their weapons are trebuchets, bows and arrows, ramming horns, and broadside fighting.
The efficiency is low, the power is poor, there is no accuracy, and it cannot hit far.
If Nan Yanxi is the first to get the artillery on the ship, wait for the navy of both sides to fight.
That scene...tsk tsk tsk...it feels so good just thinking about it!
Nan Yanxi immediately ordered the remaining foreigners who were interested in firearms research to come to his account immediately.
Before that, he also found several old masters in Yuzhou who were professional in making artillery and several veterans who made signal bombs in the army.
As well as several masters and carpenters specializing in casting.
Let them all come to their own tents to discuss matters.
The guard received the order and turned around to pay the bill, while Nan Yanxi held a brush and lowered his head to write something on the paper.
I spent half a year in the firearms bureau back then, and it was not in vain.
I have studied the detailed drawings, various principles, and sizes of various firearms by myself!
Especially the artifact books and other firearms books, Nan Yanxi also studied them all carefully.
Whether it's navy buying, infantry, or defending a city.
The most suitable ones are four kinds of guns.
The heavy Red Coat Cannon, the medium-sized Furlan rapid-fire cannon, the light Tiger Cannon, and the ultra-light Eagle Cannon.
These four types of cannons, ranging from heavy to light and ranging from far to near, are perfect.
As for fire guns, Nan Yanxi prefers electric guns, thunder guns, dense guns and self-generated fire guns.
Especially the electric cannon, its structure is similar to that of a French cannon.
It is a rear-mounted custom-made fire blunderbuss, made by Mr. Zhao Shizhen based on the Lumi blunderbuss and the French cannon.
The advantage is that it can continuously provide firepower.
The ammunition is loaded in advance, eliminating the trouble of pouring gunpowder from the barrel again.
Moreover, the fixed loading of gunpowder can also prevent soldiers from accidentally loading the gunpowder indiscriminately, causing the chamber to explode or the projectile to fail to fire.
Moreover, it also inherited the characteristics of the Rumi Gun, which is both long-range and poisonous.
The Thunder Gun was also created by Mr. Zhao Shizhen. This gun was developed based on the Bird Gun and the Three-Eyed Gun.
The firepower is dense and effective against infantry and cavalry charging in groups.
The Rumi gun is an imported product. It has a long range, is powerful and poisonous, and has the most beautiful shape.
The self-generating fire gun is also an imported product. It is a new type of fire gun. The best part is that it no longer requires a match rope.
Nan Yanxi feels that this innovation is interesting enough to study.
Mr. Zhao Shizhen is a great talent, but he has never been reused throughout his life.
But he left behind many things, especially firearms manufacturing and gunpowder granulation.
Nan Yanxi admired him from the bottom of his heart.
And what he is writing is exactly the artifact spectrum.
After a while, the tent was filled with all the great masters invited by Nan Yanxi.
Seeing Nan Yanxi lost in thought while writing a painting, everyone stood quietly in the hall without daring to disturb her.
This painting took nearly an hour.
There were several older people in the hall who couldn't stand it any longer, and Nan Yanxi was barely able to finish the painting.
When I looked up and saw everyone in this state, I couldn't help but look apologetic.
He quickly apologized and said, "Everyone, I'm really sorry. I was really lost in thought just now."
"However, I guarantee that you will not be tired after reading what I have written and drawn."
After saying that, he took over some of the pictures he had drawn.
First of all, there were those kinds of firecrackers. After seeing them, several people were so shocked that they called God.
The people from the Central Plains behind him also understood after listening to Nan Yanxi's explanation.
They all exclaimed in exclamation.
Nan Yanxi took out the relatively simple Lumi gun and Hu Zun cannon, as well as the particles of gunpowder.
Ask everyone if it is possible to make it.
Looking at the detailed drawings in front of them, everyone gathered around and started discussing.
Nan Yanxi just smiled and stood aside, listening to their words quietly.
From time to time, he added a few words, which attracted everyone's admiration.
After a long discussion, everyone decided to make granular gunpowder and dense blunderbuss first.
Nan Yanxi nodded in agreement and immediately decided to establish the Qinglian Firearms Manufacturing Bureau.
I put myself in charge and told everyone that in two days, the Qinglian Seventh Battalion would recruit people at will!
But there is only one thing: it must be kept secret and not a word can be revealed to the outside world!
The soldiers who have been transferred are not allowed to ask what they are doing, otherwise they will be killed without mercy!
Everyone nodded in agreement, and Nan Yanxi immediately ordered Xiao Li and Ling Yihan.
Lead their various camps to find suitable manpower.
A large courtyard in the corner of Zhongshan was vacated as the office space of Qinglian Firearms Manufacturing Bureau.
At the same time, he ordered the guard camp to draw out 500 elite soldiers and conduct tight defense around the courtyard.
All persons entering and exiting must have waist badges, otherwise, no one is allowed to enter.
Subsequently, the service battalion and support battalion were ordered to collect a large amount of gunpowder.
Various materials such as wood, copper, iron, and cotton are available.
There are also various woodworking tools and casting tools.
It took five days and five nights to prepare all of this.
Five days later, Qinglian Firearms Manufacturing Bureau officially started work!