"What are the three disciplines?"
Xun Jingyun, the town governor, looked at Yu Qian, the inspector of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China, expressionlessly, waiting for the answer.
Yu Qian took his time and recited the specific contents of the three major disciplines.
"Ah, very good."
After Yu Qian passed the inspection, Xun Jingyun showed a smile on his face, and then said: "Keep up the good work, General Yu Qi is the inspector of the ACCCIM, and he is responsible for inspecting military discipline in the army on weekdays. He must lead by example and must never let The officers and soldiers of the Central Committee were dissatisfied."
Yu Qian also breathed a sigh of relief. During this period of time, he was memorizing and learning to read and write, which made him even more tired than daily training. This time he passed the test of the town governor and finally passed the first level.
"Don't worry, sir, my subordinates will lead by example!"
Xun Jingyun then led his subordinates to inspect various departments of the ACCCIM one after another. Under the strict supervision of Baihu Shen Tuo, all the officers and soldiers of the ACCCIM passed the inspection.
When Xun Jingyun and others were about to leave the Fengjialing Hundred Household Office, Shen Tuo took General Guo Rong, General Teng Jianghe, and the picket officer Yu Qianqiu to see them off, with heartfelt smiles on their faces. .
"Where are you going to check, sir?"
Xun Jingyun said: "The next stop is the Ancient Town Inspection Department. The previous one we went to is the Zoumaling Hundred Household Office. One of the flag commanders under Mr. Zhang failed to pass the inspection when he recited it. Mr. Zhang was fined three months' military pay. , and also received twenty military sticks. Speaking of which, Mr. Shen Bai’s side is going really smoothly.”
After listening to Xun Jingyun's words, the expressions of Shen Tuo and others suddenly changed, and their hearts were filled with sympathy for Zhang Yi. Zhang Yi was probably furious at that banner boss now.
Immediately afterwards, Xun Jingyun said: "By the way, in two months, I will come again to inspect your writing of new military rules and songs. President Shen Bai must be prepared."
Shen Tuo and others suddenly started crying again, but they still cheered up and accepted the order with fists in their hands.
It's early December.
At this time, there was still some time before the one-month deadline given by Liu Yan, but Xun Jingyun also successively inspected some hundreds of households and summarized the specific situation.
"Haha, this Zhang Yi is really unlucky to fall into the hands of Xun Jingyun, a tough man."
Liu Yan laughed loudly, and then planned to send someone to the Zuomaling Baihu Station to deliver some medicine for Zhang Yi's injuries and ten taels of silver. After all, he would have to forfeit three months of military pay, and Zhang Yi also had to eat. ah.
"grown ups."
Just as Liu Yan sent his people to set off, he saw Zhao Xin rushing over after a long journey.
"It's Director Zhao. You came here in such a cold weather, but are you here to deliver fixed ammunition?"
Zhao Hao is in charge of the gunpowder workshop of the Firearms Supervision Department, and regularly delivers fixed-load ammunition and some gunpowder to Qianhu Station and various Baihu Stations. Because these are very dangerous things, as long as the quantity transported is large, Zhao Hao will Escort it personally to prevent accidents.
Zhao Xun respectfully saluted with clasped fists and said: "Sir, this subordinate is here to transport fixed-load ammunition. It's just that this time I messed up the job, so I came here to apologize to you."
Looking at Zhao Yan who was full of guilt, Liu Yan was startled at first and asked hurriedly: "Did the gunpowder and ammunition that were transported leaked and exploded? Or were they robbed by thieves?"
"neither."
Zhao Xun said with shame: "Sir, because it has snowed heavily recently, the snow on the road has not yet melted, and there is mud everywhere. The convoy escorting fixed-load ammunition under my command was traveling on the official road that has been in disrepair for a long time, and the road is covered with dirt. Snow and stagnant water will inevitably splash on the cargo, and over time, the fixed ammunition packed in wooden boxes will become damp."
"My subordinates arrived at Qianhusuo City this morning. After inspection by my subordinates, they found that among the 30,000 rounds of fixed-load ammunition, 7,857 rounds of fixed-load ammunition were affected by moisture and can no longer be used. "
Zhao Hao kowtowed to the ground again and said: "Because of my improper transportation, I lost more than 7,800 fixed-loaded ammunition. For such a serious crime, I will definitely punish you!"
After saying that, Zhao Yu choked up and almost cried.
Liu Yan was also moved when he saw this. This Zhao Yan was very responsible and a good subordinate. So Liu Yan stepped forward to help Zhao Hao up and said: "It's snowing heavily and the road is difficult to travel. There's nothing we can do about it. It's not your fault that the custom-loaded ammunition got wet. Whoever escorted it would have done it." It is inevitable, and Director Zhao does not have to blame himself for this."
Zhao Yan really shed tears now, and excitedly clasped his fists and said, "Thank you for your understanding!"
Then Liu Yan pulled Zhao Yan to sit down and said, "But then again, we still need to pay attention to the issue of moisture in fixed ammunition. If such a thing happens on the battlefield, it will be troublesome."
Zhao Xun said hurriedly: "Don't worry, sir. After my subordinates go back, they will study it carefully and come up with a solution as soon as possible."
Liu Yan nodded, and then sighed, thinking to himself: "It would be great if there were metal bullet cases!"
"Eh? Metal bullet casing!"
An idea flashed in Liu Yan's mind, and he thought of a substitute.
Although it is still unrealistic to assemble metal shells for bird cannons with current technical means, the existing paper shells can be replaced with other materials.
So Liu Yan said: "Director Zhao, don't be in a hurry to go back. I have an idea and I need Director Zhao's help to verify it."
Zhao Yan said: "What do you mean, sir, have you thought of a way to solve the problem of fixed ammunition getting wet?"
"Well, that's right, but it still needs to be verified whether it's useful."
"Yes, I will obey your orders."
Then Liu Yan took Zhao Hao to the backyard. In a side room, Liu Yan ordered his servants to find many medium-sized papers. These papers all had one thing in common, that is, they were relatively hard in texture and not easily wetted by water.
"My subordinates also understand a little bit of what your lord means. Is it to use some special paper to replace the paper currently used for fixed-loading ammunition?"
Liu Yan nodded and said, "That's right! I just haven't decided which kind of paper to use yet, so I have to find more paper to test, which requires the assistance of Director Zhao."
Zhao Min was in charge of the gunpowder workshop, and he also knew the process of making paper shell bullets well and could get started directly, so he immediately agreed. 33
So Liu Yan and Zhao Hao got busy in this room, testing paper one by one. For a whole afternoon, the two made fixed-loading bombs using eight kinds of paper with different textures. Each kind of paper Three fixed-load bombs were produced for testing.
"Okay, now that all the paper we can find has been used, let's start experimenting."
"yes."
Then, Liu Yan ordered people to fetch a lot of snow from the yard and a basin of water.
Under Liu Yan's guidance, Zhao Yan took out each type of fixed-loading ammunition made of paper. He took one of each type and buried it directly in the snow. Then he took one of each type and moistened it with water.
Then there was only one fixed-load bomb made of each type of paper left, and Liu Yan came to test whether it was convenient to pierce the paper shell for filling.
After some experiments, it was found that the fixed-loading ammunition made of these eight kinds of paper was very unsatisfactory. In addition to being easier to pierce the paper shell, no matter it was tested in snow or clear water, the fixed-loading ammunition made of these eight kinds of paper was not ideal. They failed to pass the test. Without exception, they all got damp, or even directly damp.
"Oh! It won't work."
Liu Yan frowned slightly, and Zhao Min next to him also frowned. Could it be that the paper-cased bullets could not solve the current difficulty? Moisture would be a major drawback of the paper-cased bullets and could not be eradicated?
At this moment, Wang Yunhe came over accompanied by his two concubines, Shang Shan and Ruoshui. The three of them pushed the door open and came in. They couldn't help but be stunned when they saw the waste paper and paper shell samples all over the room.
"My husband is busy with business."
Zhao Hao hurriedly bowed to see his mistress, while Liu Yan smiled and said, "Is there something wrong, madam?"
"No big deal."
Wang Yunhe took an oil paper bag handed over by Ruoshui and said, "This is the oil cake I asked my servant to buy from outside just now. I thought that my husband must be hungry after working all day, so I brought it over. My husband and Director Zhao Take a bite first while it’s hot.”
Liu Yan took it and said with a smile: "Mrs. Youlao specializes in..."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Yan stared at the oil paper bag in his hand and was stunned. The texture of the oil paper was so good. Not only was it the right hardness, but it also had an oily feel. It was shiny and shiny. Could it be? water proof?
So Liu Yan didn't care about Wang Yunhe, Shang Shan, and Ruoshui. Liu Yan unwrapped the oil paper bag, bit the oil cake inside in his mouth, handed one to Zhao Hao, and then directly put the oil paper into the water to soak. After getting up, Zhao Min also came over and stared into the water.
I saw the piece of oil paper soaked in the water, floating up and down. It was not soaked immediately, but floated inside.
"Yes!"
Liu Yan immediately cheered, and Wang Yunhe on the side was angry and amused when he saw this, and said: "I think the three of us should go, my husband can't take care of us now."
After saying that, Wang Yunhe, Shang Shan and Ruoshui left with smiles.
Liu Yan picked up the piece of oil paper from the water, and observed it carefully with Zhao Xin. They found that the paper had indeed become a little wet after being soaked for such a long time, but only a very small amount, and it was little by little, and it was not wet. It is not connected and can be used as a material for making paper shell bullets.
"Take this piece of paper and quickly take people to the city to buy it!"
Zhao Yan was also excited. He took the oil paper and said, "I will go now."
Zhao Min took a few servants and went there for a full hour. He came back in the evening, and they brought back a large pile of the same oil paper.
"Sir, please see, this kind of paper is called kraft paper. It is sold in several shops in the city. My subordinates bought all the kraft paper in the city."
"Kraft paper?"
Liu Yan picked up a piece and looked at it repeatedly. This so-called kraft paper was not the same thing as the kraft paper used to make portfolios in later generations. It was a paper with a harder texture, an oily texture, and a certain waterproof effect. At this time it was specially used to wrap food and the price was very low.
"My lord, I don't know, but my subordinate bought so much kraft paper, a total of 300 knives, for only 18 knives. The price of 50 knives of kraft paper is only 3 pennies. It's very cheap!"
Liu Yan said with a smile: "That's good. Manager Zhao will stay in Qianhu Hall tonight and return to Wangjiazhuang early tomorrow morning with these kraft papers."
"Besides, before going back tomorrow, Director Zhao will go to those stores again and place orders with them."
Zhao Yan said with a smile: "My subordinates understand that in the future, the fixed ammunition produced by the gunpowder workshop of the Firearms Supervision Department will be made of this kind of kraft paper, and the finished fixed ammunition in the arsenal will also be gradually replaced with this kind of kraft paper." maded."
Liu Yan nodded and said: "The replacement matter is not urgent. Let's make a batch of new ammunition first and distribute it to each headquarters as soon as possible. This matter is of great importance. We must install the equipment of each headquarters as soon as possible within fifteen days. All the bombs were replaced with new ones made of kraft paper.”
"Fifteen days?"
Liu Yan nodded, then thought of another thing and said, "In this way, I will follow you to Wangjiazhuang early tomorrow morning."
"Sir, do you have anything else to say?"
Liu Yan said: "Taking this opportunity to replace the paper for fixed-loading ammunition, I will teach you a new technology in the gunpowder workshop."
As soon as he mentioned new technology, Zhao Min became more energetic and said, "What is the new technology that adults are talking about?"
"Granulated black powder!"
Some people died, but not completely...
