Shan Xiongxin, Qian Zhengkuo, Xu Xiaohu, Lian Zhongtao and other more than a hundred officials were waiting at the seaport early. Lian Zhongtao, a salt slave more than a year ago, is now the production manager of the salt field weapons and equipment production base, with a spring breeze on his face and an expression on his face.
Most exciting.
Shan Xiongxin, who had the best eyesight, suddenly shouted: "Sir, they are coming!"
Everyone hurriedly arranged their official uniforms, adjusted their expressions, and were ready to welcome the prefect.
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Wang Junlin is very satisfied with the current situation of the saltworks production base. Everything is so organized, busy and orderly. Over the past year or so, the production efficiency of the saltworks production base has been greatly improved. The daily production of ordnance, ships, and steel has exceeded Wang Junlin's expectations.
Junlin's expectations, and the quality has also been greatly improved. The only big problem now is that because the iron ore and coal mines are a little far away from the steel workshops, the round-trip transportation affects the production efficiency of some weapons and equipment and increases the cost.
There is not much to say about the welcome process. Wang Junlin is very pressed for time. He will stay at the salt field for a day at most and will go to Fanyang County tomorrow, so he did not delay after getting off the ship. They greeted each other and the people below gave them congratulations and compliments.
, Wang Junlin expressed condolences and encouragement, and then directly began to inspect.
Wang Junlin's first stop was the Ordnance Factory. Shan Xiongxin, Qian Zhengkuo, Xu Xiaohu and Lian Zhongtao accompanied Wang Junlin. They watched with Wang Junlin and gave explanations for Wang Junlin.
"Sir, this is the production factory for giant guns, crossbows and repeating fast crossbows. Giant guns and crossbows are huge in size and cannot be carried and transported. We have been studying whether we can make them without compromising the power, effective shooting range and accuracy.
, reducing the size and operating steps of the gun and crossbow. After a period of repeated trials, the giant gun and crossbow we now make has been greatly improved compared to before. Now we have used the gears last time.
The number of operators has been reduced to two-thirds of the previous number, and the size has also been reduced by about one-third." Lian Zhongtao pointed to a new giant gun and crossbow that had been installed beside him, and said proudly.
"Very good!" Looking at the giant gun and crossbow that had shrunk in size, Wang Junlin was very satisfied. He knew that in the later period, Nie Xiaoyu concentrated on the training camp and the research, design and development of more powerful gunpowder weapons and equipment on Snake Island.
The salt farm no longer controls production, so all the new developments and inventions in the later period were researched by the major craftsmen led by Lian Zhongtao.
Giant guns and crossbows are powerful weapons for city defense, siege and field battles. In the early days, the number of operators was reduced a lot due to the use of gears, but the huge size was still very inconvenient to carry. Now that the size is reduced, the performance of giant guns and crossbows has been greatly improved.
Convenience of use on the battlefield.
"Sir, there has always been a problem with the repeating fast crossbow, which is that it is slow to wind, and it does great damage to the soldiers' fingers when it is wound, so the subordinate leaders have also made certain improvements to this problem." Lian Zhongtao continued.
Passing the fast crossbow handed over by his entourage, Wang Junlin was curious to see that the appearance of this fast crossbow had undergone some changes.
Lian Zhongtao smiled and stretched out his hand to summon a soldier who had arranged a drill in advance. The soldier took the improved version of the quick crossbow, hung the string on a device on his waist, stretched his feet, and the quick crossbow was opened.
, reached out and took the four crossbow arrows, put them all into the hook groove, buckled the buckle, and then handed it to Wang Junlin respectfully. Wang Junlin picked up the crossbow, aimed at the opposite wall, lightly hooked the trigger, and there was a soft sound.
, the crossbow arrow shot out and was inserted into the wall. The remaining power was not lost, and the arrow tail kept buzzing.
"Good!" Wang Junlin praised out loud. Seeing that the soldier's cocking time was very short, Wang Junlin naturally knew that if he wanted to reach the soldier's cocking time, if it were the previous fast crossbow, I'm afraid there would only be a very few people in the army.
Only soldiers with extremely outstanding arm strength can do this, and this soldier obviously does not belong to this category. This improvement can obviously greatly increase the shooting speed of the fast crossbow.
The shooting distance of the fast crossbow is not as long as that of the strong bow, and it is mainly used for close-range coverage shooting. Such a fast winding speed, coupled with the nine-shot burst, is equivalent to allowing soldiers to shoot two or three more rounds of crossbow arrows in the same time.
, the significance of this on the battlefield is huge, and in some cases it is even enough to change the outcome of a war.
Seeing the huge innovations of the two sharp weapons one after another, Wang Junlin couldn't help but become more interested and praised everyone highly. However, in the end he smiled at Qian Zhengkuo, Xu Xiaohu and Lian Zhongtao and said with a smile: "What other good things are there?
Stop hiding it, take it out together!"
Qian Zhengkuo smiled slightly, and Lian Zhongtao scratched his head in embarrassment and said: "Sir, there are still a few good things that have just been developed. They are only samples. I am going to ask you to taste them to see if they can be used in large quantities."
Mass production?”
"Let's go and have a look!" Wang Junlin strode forward and said to Qian Zhengkuo as he walked: "Qian Zhengkuo, it seems that you have really come up with a lot of good things recently!"
Qian Zhengkuo smiled and said: "Your Majesty, in accordance with your original instructions, Mr. Lian established a weapons and equipment research group, leading a group of the most skilled craftsmen to research day and night. To be able to achieve such an achievement, I am just waiting for my humble position.
After the master comes back, I will ask for credit from the master and the master Lian."
Wang Junlin smiled and said: "It is indeed worth asking for credit, but let me wait until I see your really good things!"
The first thing Qian Zhengkuo, Xu Xiaohu, and Lian Zhongtao showed Wang Junlin was the hydraulically driven ram. Nie Xiaoyu only drew a drawing of this thing in the early stage and never took care of it again.
Wang Junlin naturally knew the importance of the ram for large-scale forging of armor, so he looked forward to it even more.
In front of Wang Junlin was a guy the size of an adult bed. He watched the hammer fall heavily against the wind. After several blows, it had beaten a steel plate to only two inches thick. Wang Junlin couldn't help but nodded slightly, expressing satisfaction.
.Although there are still some gaps than what he expected, it is already very good to be able to do this. And with the passage of time and the accumulation of experience and knowledge, these skilled craftsmen will naturally find ways to improve it little by little. Wang Junlin has no doubts.
He was stingy with his own praise and affirmation, nodded and said: "You did a good job."
After receiving Wang Junlin's praise, Qian Zhengkuo, Lian Zhongtao and a group of master craftsmen behind them were all extremely happy. Especially the craftsmen who participated in the creation of this armor were trembling with excitement.
"The master craftsmen responsible for the research on this ram are each rewarded with one thousand taels of silver and five hundred acres of fertile land." Wang Junlin said with a satisfied smile.
"Li Mingqing, you still don't thank me." Lian Zhongtao quickly winked at a master craftsman behind him. Several master craftsmen who almost fainted with joy were excited and excited under the leadership of a master craftsman in his forties.
He knelt down and said loudly: "Thank you sir, thank you sir."