The first thousand one hundred and sixty-seven chapters from the capital reward
This great craftsman named Li Mingqing was the chief craftsman who researched and produced punches. He was originally a great craftsman in the Ministry of Industry of the Sui Dynasty. He and a dozen other craftsmen failed to deliver something requested by His Majesty the Emperor on time.
After making it, Yang Guang ordered him to be beheaded directly. Because Wang Junlin had ordered in the early stage to find some way to poach some top craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry, so Xu Jingzong used some means to replace these people with other death row prisoners, rescued these people, and sent them to prison.
When they arrived in Fanyang County, Wang Junlin directly ordered them to divide their fields and settle down in the salt field.
Before the salt field and snake island that Wang Junlin and Nie Xiaoyu worked on appeared, the skills mastered by these people were the most exquisite in the world. Now with the guidance of the drawings drawn by Nie Xiaoyu, coupled with the gratitude to Wang Junlin for saving his life
, and with all their efforts, they were able to research and develop a punch hammer in just half a year.
From a humble craftsman in the Sui Dynasty to a high-ranking master craftsman in the salt field, his wealth and status have been greatly improved. Now he has been praised and rewarded by the legendary Duke An of Qin. Li Mingqing feels that he and his party
What a blessing.
Wang Junlin was very satisfied with the reaction of Li Mingqing and his team of master craftsmen. After asking them to stand up, he said: "With this big guy, it will be possible for us to equip our soldiers with plate armor made of steel on a large scale. This will not only make our soldiers
The burden is much lighter, which greatly improves their protection. Li Mingqing! You are well-deserved for these rewards. If you have greater achievements in the future, I will also grant you an official position."
In the past, because the production of plate armor was too time-consuming and labor-intensive, so far the equipment production base has been built day and night. The soldiers under Wang Junlin are only equipped with a small number of generals and soldiers of some special forces. And the soldiers
The old-fashioned armor is still used. Although this kind of old-fashioned armor is lighter and has stronger defense than the armor of the Sui Dynasty and Goguryeo. It is not difficult to make, but the cost is still high, and the soldiers wearing it can weigh dozens of kilograms.
, and also greatly limits the combat capabilities of soldiers.
If plate armor can be equipped on a large scale for troops, a set of armor will be reduced by almost half, thus saving a lot of physical strength under the same circumstances, and this saved physical strength will be reflected on the battlefield in the form of stronger combat effectiveness and endurance.
Lian Zhongtao said with a smile: "If your Excellency hadn't sent us drawings, pointed out the general research direction, and issued a reward order to all the craftsmen, we wouldn't have been able to make this thing so quickly. Your Excellency doesn't know something.
, this thing was completely a waste of money in the beginning!”
Wang Junlin couldn't help but laugh. Any technology development process consumes money. Some research directions can be earned thousands of times after success, while some research directions end up with nothing, or they become successful after being developed.
It’s not uncommon to find a bunch of expensive waste.
"Qian Zhengkuo, judging from your expressions, it's not just about this, right?" Wang Junlin smiled and said jokingly.
These words made everyone laugh, and even Zhongtao quickly said: "Your Excellency, you are aware of everything, and there are indeed some good things."
"Then take it out. It's already this time and you're still hiding it from me?" Wang Junlin said with a smile.
Next, Qian Zhengkuo and Lian Zhongtao took Wang Junlin to see the drawings drawn by another Nie Xiaoyu, and asked the people below to make a powerful weapon-a hundred-fire crossbow.
Lian Zhongtao reported with some emotion: "After your Excellency had people send the drawings of the hundred-fire crossbow from Snake Island, I have been thinking hard over the past year, leading several master craftsmen to study and ponder, but I have been unable to figure out some key issues. , it was not until the steel was refined at the beginning of the year, and then the steel wire was used to pull out the steel wire, that major breakthroughs were made on these key issues. Sir, please step back, I humbly ask someone to practice it for you."
After Wang Junlin stepped back, Lian Zhongtao reached out and opened an iron cabinet from the back. Everyone saw rows of neatly wound steel springs in the cabinet. The craftsman arranged by Lian Zhongtao had already held each one. Lian Zhongtao placed all the iron boxes that were as long as crossbows into the fixed slots in the iron cabinet, and then closed the cabinet door. Then two apprentices held a zigzag iron rod and started from one side. Reaching into the iron cabinet, the two of them worked together to turn the iron rod. Wang Junlin curiously watched the operations of Lian Zhongtao and others.
Seeing the two craftsmen pulling out the iron rods, Lian Zhongtao walked to the iron cabinet with a proud face and pulled it somewhere. In the horrified eyes of Zhang Tiangang and Shen Guoer who were accompanying Wang Junlin, they pulled the iron rod from the iron cabinet. Crossbow arrows were fired continuously in front of him, and one after another they were inserted into the wall in front of him, causing the dust on the roof to fall. Even Wang Junlin's pupils shrank, and he was amazed in his heart.
After a while, everyone woke up from the state of shock, "Good stuff!" Although Wang Junlin knew in advance that there was a hundred-fire crossbow, and the salt field already had the drawings drawn by Nie Xiaoyu, it would be possible to make it sooner or later, but At this time, I still couldn't help but say loudly.
As he spoke, he walked to the iron cabinet, looked at it, and frowned: "It's a good thing, but it's a pity that it's too bulky and can only be used at fixed times in some positions or city defenses!" Wang Junlin said regretfully, "And this is a expensive thing. Even Zhongtao, the arrows fired by this thing must be made of pure iron, right?"
Lian Zhongtao said: "Yes, sir, arrow shafts made of wood or bamboo are not good. They will break when the oar is shaken."
"One shot is hundreds of arrows. If there are ten hundred of these things, one shot is thousands of arrows. How much iron does it cost? How much does it cost?" Wang Junlin shook his head.
Hearing what Wang Junlin said, everyone couldn't help but calm down. The governor was right. How many arrowheads can be used to make these irons? It's too expensive to use this thing, and it can only be used for defense.
After saying what Wang Junlin said, Lian Zhongtao couldn't help but feel a little frustrated, but Wang Junlin looked at the hundred-shot fast crossbow and thought for a moment, and then said: "But if a matching chariot can be developed for this thing, it can be easily used with war horses." If it can be pulled into a march and can be operated and attacked at any time on the battlefield, its effect will be immeasurable. In addition, you must continue to study and find ways to make it more lightweight. Of course, how to reduce its production cost is also your task. Let’s get down to the main point of the study.”
When Lian Zhongtao and other craftsmen heard this, their spirits immediately revived. Qian Zhengkuo said: "Don't worry, sir. Beizhi and Lian Zhongtao will definitely organize skilled craftsmen to develop matching chariots for him as soon as possible according to what the sir said, so as to alleviate the problem." his weight and lowering his cost."
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Wang Junlin's originally planned two-hour salt field inspection trip lasted for most of a day. Wang Junlin was quite satisfied with the "new treasures" brought out by Qian Zhengkuo and Lian Zhongtao. Of course, Wang Junlin knew very well about the mature management methods and factory production models of each workshop. This was the assembly line operation of later generations, and all of this was established in such a short period of time. Of course, it was the foundation and determination laid by Nie Xiaoyu in the salt field in the early stage. the role of the regulations below.
Nowadays, craftsmen in various workshops no longer learn a complete set of crafts, but only need to learn one link of production, and then assemble it in the assembly workshop. In this way, with these parts of the same size, when the equipment is damaged on the battlefield in the future, it will be repaired. It is easier, such as a giant gun or crossbow. Even if the damaged instrument cannot be repaired, the usable parts can be disassembled and a new giant gun or crossbow can be assembled.
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After touring the shipbuilding workshop, steel workshop, and seeing the bustling construction scenes in the salt field, it was already sunset.
Accompanied by Qian Zhengkuo, Xu Xiaohu, Lian Zhongtao and other saltworks officials, Wang Junlin took Zhang Tiangang, Shen Guoer, Yang Kongchan to the dinner and met with all the saltworks officials and all the master craftsmen of the three major workshops. At dawn the next day, I rushed to the county town. Counting the time, I found that Yang Guang's order had arrived.
"My lord, I have just received urgent news from Babaili, Luoyang. The emperor failed to agree to the establishment of the Far East March General Administration Office in Fanyang County. He only decided to confer the title of county king on your lord. Moreover, the emperor rewarded everyone under his command who your lord reported, but The reward for you requires that you personally take the Goguryeo captives and Yuan Taizuo to Luoyang. After the prisoner presentation ceremony, the final reward will be given to you." Shen Guoer hurriedly took a secret letter and came in to report to Wang Junlin.
Wang Junlin was a little disappointed, but he smiled with a complicated expression: "In the past few days, I have been reading the Sui Dynasty and civilian intelligence you brought at sea. Now it doesn't make much difference whether the General Manager's Office of the Far-reaching March should be established or not. It's just that It’s just one less title. Do the imperial court and Your Majesty still think they can control Fanyang County now?”
Shen Guoer said hesitantly: "My lord, if I go to Luoyang this time, if the emperor has murderous intentions towards you..."
Wang Junlin smiled and said: "We still have to go to the capital, but we must make full preparations before going there. The emperor may be dissatisfied with me, but he won't kill me yet, but the same cannot be said for others."
After a moment of hesitation, Wang Junlin said again: "Go and call your master Zhongyao and ask him to take some of his people to Luoyang in advance. In addition, send a message to Xu Jingzong and your brother, asking them to send Yuwenshu and his son and the Hongnong Yang family Stare to death, um... and the queen and prince, these people may regard my trip to Luoyang as the last chance to kill me, so they may be desperate."
Shen Guo'er looked serious: "Guo'er understands, do you want to use yourself as a bait to lure Yang Su out and then get rid of him?"
Wang Junlin glanced at Shen Guoer with admiration and said with a smile: "Yes, Yang Su, an old fox, always feels a little uneasy until he dies, and Yu Wenshu and his son should also die."
However, Wang Junlin knew that in history, the Hongnong Yang family and the Yuwenshu father and son rebelled successively, which greatly accelerated the demise of the Sui Dynasty and caused the death of too many people in the Sui Dynasty. In addition, these two parties were destined to die. However, neither Yang Su nor Yu Wenshu are easy to deal with. The manpower, financial resources and force they control, as well as the control over the government and the opposition, are far beyond the imagination of ordinary people.