Once again, he came to Boss Wang's iron workshop. This time, Lin Ziran did not leave midway. Instead, accompanied by Boss Wang, he carefully visited the production situation of the iron workshop.
In Lin Ziran's opinion, this ironworks workshop was still not very crude. There were only a few crude equipment that could barely be regarded as machine tools.
It's crude, but it's still mechanical equipment.
Using these mechanical equipment, this ironworks workshop can actually do a lot of things. At least making a musket, pulling rifling, etc. is not a problem.
The only problem is that there are few people and less equipment, so the output is naturally unsightly.
Boss Wang saw that Lin Ziran seemed to be very interested in these machines, and he couldn't help but talk more: "Although these pieces of equipment are old, they are all good things that I personally bought in Zhoucheng a few years ago. There is one problem.
None!"
"We are using water power now, but I have already considered buying a steam engine from the county. I heard that the new steam engine is much better than any hydraulic machine."
Boss Wang was chattering beside him, and Lin Ziran didn't reply, just watching and listening.
After a long while, Lin Ziran answered: "Boss Wang has been to Zhoucheng. I wonder if he has been to Fuyuan Factory?"
Lin Ziran is a bandit leader, and now he is still a semi-real patrol battalion officer. Naturally, his focus is on ordnance related to military expansion.
From his original memory, he knew that the Fuyuan Ordnance Factory in the city of Nanhai Prefecture was the largest arsenal in Nanhai Prefecture. The Fuyuan muskets it produced were widely used in various counties, vassals and towns in Nanhai Prefecture, as well as Lin Ziran and others.
Bandit gang.
This also made Lin Ziran pay close attention to this Fuyuan Factory.
Because he had already thought about waiting until he became stronger after a while to see if he could purchase ordnance directly from Fuyuan Factory.
As for Boss Wang's ironworks workshop, they can't even bother to change the rifling, so we can't rely on them to make ordnance.
When he heard about Fuyuan Factory, Boss Wang became interested: "Go, why haven't you been there? When I was young, I worked in Fuyuan Factory. However, although these big factories also make money, they are also very tiring and I can't stand it.
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"Fuyuan Factory is one of the largest factories in our Nanhai Prefecture, with thousands of employees."
"But this is not the largest factory in the city. Nanzhou Machinery Bureau is just as big as a city. People who don't know the way will get lost if they go in!"
Boss Wang talked about those big factories and Zhoucheng, and his saliva was flying.
These words can also make people feel the prosperity and power of Zhoucheng!
The city of Nanhai Prefecture is also the county seat of Luohai County, and is generally called Luohai City.
Luohai City is located at the mouth of the Luo River, and is surrounded by plains formed by the Luo River's alluvial accumulation over countless years. At the same time, it has rainy springs and summers, cool autumn and winter, and a pleasant climate. With such unique geographical conditions, it has been a prosperous place since ancient times.
The Luo River is only the fourth largest river in Dahengli in terms of length, about two thousand kilometers from northwest to south, but its navigation conditions are excellent. Even a thousand-ton sea-going ship with an extremely deep draft can sail along the Luo River.
Go up the river and go deep into the interior.
After the steamship appeared twenty or thirty years ago, Luohai City was soared to the sky and became more prosperous.
When Boss Wang said this, all the other country bumpkins present showed expressions of amazement. Luo Mazi even said: "Then there are really millions of people in Luohai City? How is it possible? Although I, Luo Mazi, have little education, you also
Don’t lie to me!”
Boss Wang glanced at Luo Mazi, too lazy to care about what Luo Mazi said!
He had been to Luohai City when he was young, and the bustling city was enough to stun anyone who went there for the first time!
Of course, he couldn't help but brag when he spoke. He didn't know if there were millions of people in Luohai City, but he estimated that there were hundreds of thousands.
Lin Ziran on the side listened to Boss Wang talking about Luo Haicheng, and he was a little curious in his heart and wanted to ask a few questions.
But Lin Ziran prided himself on being a decent person and well-informed, so naturally he couldn't ask random questions, as that would appear to be too ignorant, so he held back.
But he had already decided to go back and collect all the books in the town, especially books on astronomy and geography.
Although he inherited all the memories of the original person, the original person was just a bandit leader. To put it nicely, he traveled all over the country, but in fact he only wandered around in the mountains in the northern part of Luoan County. Although the original person also went to several places in his youth.
I have been studying for a year, but I am only limited to ordinary reading and writing skills, and my knowledge is very limited.
If I have a chance in the future, I have to go to Luohai City to see how prosperous the big cities in this world are.
As for now, just listen to it!
Luohai County is also in chaos now. Such a good place will naturally attract many forces to fight for it. In the past ten years, there has been a small fight every year and a big fight every three years.
Where there is war every year, it will be a disaster if there is no chaos!
Lin Ziran was worried that if he ran over so directly, he would be captured and used as cannon fodder before he reached Luohai City!
Besides, after all, I am a bandit leader who also serves as a patrol battalion officer. Recruiting soldiers and horses to seize territory is my daily business. I can forget about going to big cities to expand my horizons.
Even if you want to go, you have to lead the army to kill him later!
Luo Haicheng has changed owners three times in the past ten years. Who dares to say that he, Lin Ziran, is not the next owner of the city?
Of course, you can’t say this because it will make people laugh!
If Luo Mazi heard Lin Ziran say this, he would definitely say with a compliment: The boss is so humorous. I, Luo Mazi, will never be able to learn this kind of humor in my life!
So, there are some things that we can only think about but not talk about!
Lin Ziran also knew that he was thinking too much, but in order to live in this world, one must have some dreams.
Even though this is a bandit leader, bandits still have dreams, right?
Some people want to make 100 million.
Lin Ziran, on the other hand, was thinking of leading his army into Luo Hai City one day!
Regarding the topic of Luo Haicheng, Boss Wang talked for a long time, and everyone listened with interest, but forget it, real life still has to be lived.
Soon everyone changed the topic to ordnance.
Lin Ziran asked Boss Wang and the others to work overtime and modify the remaining guns as soon as possible.
Boss Wang naturally patted his chest and said there was no problem.
After seeing this iron workshop, Lin Ziran returned to the Chengmen Military Camp to continue training for his patrol camp.
The new recruits can't see any results after training for a while. No matter how hard they train, it will take several months to see the initial results. In order to get the new recruits into an army as soon as possible, Lin Ziran basically watches them in person every day.
Two days later, another group of people arrived outside Qingshan Town.
Unlike the previous panic caused by the arrival of men and horses, Lin Ziran and others were quite calm this time!
Because what came was the baggage troops of the Seventh Regiment under Jian Liangzhi.
When Lin Ziran saw dozens of carriages loaded with various military supplies in the baggage troop, he was already thinking about how to bite off a piece of meat.