Zhang Qi shouted twice.
But I didn't see any action from the armored soldiers.
After thinking for a while, he roughly understood something.
Stepping forward, Zhang Qi shouted loudly again, and then the armored soldiers responded.
Zhang Qi nodded slightly, and it was exactly as he guessed. The weapons handling soldiers were probably a little deafened by the loud noise just now.
After thinking about it, Zhang Qi stopped them, whistled, and the cross-country horse trotted over.
He remembered that he had cotton padding on the back of his saddle, which contained cotton, and he cut it open with a dagger, and sure enough it was so.
Let the weapon handlers come over and pull some to plug the ears. Although it's not very useful, it's better than nothing.
The military commanders were back in position, and Zhang Qi took down the flags from his horses and began to command.
Following a series of roars.
The operators completed the test firing of the remaining nine cannons one by one.
result.
The qualified number of ten cannons is ten.
No defective items.
Zhang Qi became even more happy.
This means that hollow casting technology can achieve a 100% success rate in casting cannons. Of course, the reason why there are no defective products may also be that the quantity is too small, only ten. Defective products will still appear.
However, this was enough to satisfy Zhang Qi.
After all, this is all manual casting, not automated machinery.
For several days in a row, these ten guns were tested here in turn.
One is to test the durability of the cannon, and the other is to increase the proficiency of the operators.
There are still 30,000 new troops still in Shanhai City, among which there are thousands of operatives. These days, almost all of these more than 1,000 operatives have used cannons once.
Have a basic understanding of the equipment that will be used in the future.
Ballistics, artillery drill manuals, and artillery maintenance requirements have become daily required courses for the operators.
The Shanhai Ironworks is also working overtime to produce cannons and hollow casting molds.
At the current scale and speed, Shanhai City can complete the production of a batch of 300 100mm cannons within three months.
It's the limit.
The scale of Shanhai Iron Smelting Plant is not large. Even if Zhang Qi wants to add more people, the space inside will not be able to use it.
The original purpose of building the Shanhai Iron Smelting Plant was to repair weapons and ensure the continued combat capability of the front line.
It is indeed a bit difficult for Shanhai Iron Works to let him take on the cannon casting work alone now.
But don't worry, Zhang Qi has already dispatched several craftsmen who have mastered the technology to return to Liaoning, where the real production base is.
In addition to the gun body itself, the rest of the cannon's accessories are also being produced.
Zhang Qi brought hundreds of kilograms of granular gunpowder from the world of riding and slashing every day, and just accumulated a little bit.
Moreover, the manpower of the Gunpowder Research Project in the World of Riding and Cutting has now increased to 500 people, and gunpowder production craftsmen have also recruited more than 1,000 people.
Without the help of the outside world for a week, it would not be a problem for Zhang Qi to bring out tens of thousands of kilograms of gunpowder at a time.
The production of ammunition is better solved.
Shanhai City itself has no shortage of masons. Don't forget that Shanhaiguan was built based on quarrying from the mountains, and the residents in the city can also help with production.
Zhang Qi gave away calipers for free. Anyone who is willing to make some spare money can go to the community to get it. As long as the stone bullets produced meet the standards, three standard stone bullets can be exchanged for three coins.
For those who are quick and agile, it is not a problem to earn more than ten dollars a day.
Don’t underestimate how much it costs. Sometimes a family only spends about five or six dollars a day. If there is a person in the family who has limited legs or feet or is physically unwell and works hard, making stone bombs can supplement a lot of household income. .
However, this kind of work will not last long. At this moment, Zhang Qi is facing the crisis of 300,000 Han troops heading north, so he thought that he could get more ammunition.
After the immediate problem is solved, subsequent production must be standardized.
Cannon casting work is being carried out here in Shanhai City.
Changchun, Liaoning, is not idle either.
Liaoning.
The situation in North Korea is basically under complete control.
The entire Korean Peninsula, yes, is now called Lezhou.
The entire Lezhou has been completely included in the territory of Liao Dynasty.
The forces of Wei Man North Korea, Three Koreas and other forces all fell under the iron hoof of 60,000 new troops.
Zhang Qi also received the battle report long ago.
Satisfied, he also fulfilled his promise and officially awarded the banner to Lezhou's 60,000 new troops.
Yongle Army!
This is their eternal contribution to the capture of Lezhou.
And with the assistance of Yongle Army.
The entire Lezhou bureaucracy has been replaced by talents trained in Liaodi.
Following the officials dispatched from Liaoning, the students quickly took control of the overall situation and began agricultural and industrial production.
In Lezhou today, the original aborigines have no men except women.
Almost all men under the age of forty and above the age of fourteen were sent to build the first railway from Liaoning to Juyanze.
The number is over 100,000.
Lezhou's men were emptied out, so men had to be added from other places.
Qingzhou's population was naturally targeted by Zhang Qi.
Now that the Taiping Army has over one million people occupying Qingzhou, new people have arrived, and there will naturally be conflicts with the old people.
However, Qingzhou is an important base of the Taiping Army. Whether it moves south or west, it can directly affect the rule of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, the Taiping Army will not be generous and harm Zhang Qi's affairs.
The Taiping Army cannot retreat, and those who retreat will be the original people of Qingzhou.
In this way, the original clan forces were dispersed and divided into the three continents of Liao, Lezhou and Yinzhou, which not only solved the population problem of Leyin and Yinzhou.
It also accelerated the people in Qingzhou to recognize the new rule, getting the best of both worlds.
The enthusiastic immigration work here is in full swing.
Direction of Mount Tai.
Ying County.
It was also completely captured by Liao Hua and others yesterday.
Zou Cang lived up to his trust and brought a school of soldiers sent by Ban Yang to support Mount Tai to the valley.
Liao Hua and others spent more than ten days just waiting for them.
There are enough manpower.
In addition, Li Cheng, the county captain, assisted.
Liao Hua and the others successfully changed into the clothes of the county soldiers, and a total of 300 people plus more than a thousand prisoners entered Ying County.
Take advantage of the night.
Three hundred Taiping soldiers, who had changed into the uniforms of county soldiers, attacked the Yingxian arsenal at night.
The more than a thousand prisoners were naturally not prisoners, and they had the support of the arsenal of weapons.
Everything was as planned by Liao Hua.
It can even be said to be easy.
The military affairs of Ying County were originally controlled by Li Cheng. When someone else's life was in his hands, Li Cheng knew everything.
city defense.
patrol.
All important buildings in the county were thoroughly explored by the Taiping Army.
Calculation without thinking.
In just one night, Liao Hua and the others took control of the entire county's defenses and sent the county magistrate to prison.
The reason why it is said that Ying County was completely controlled yesterday is because Wolong Mountain Qushuai He Jin only arrived here yesterday.
He Jin was so shocked that he was speechless for a long time when he just arranged for people to pick up the refugees but got a huge surprise.
(End of chapter)
