Zhilianshan Assembly Hall
Zhang Ruizheng was sitting on the main seat in the hall, and the chief officials of Zhilian Mountain were seated on both sides of the hall.
After such a period of time, the division of labor among all parties in Zhilian Mountain now has a clear direction.
Zhang Rui, who was looking down from the main seat, couldn't help but sigh. It was not as easy as imagined to form a team at this time.
If there is no time accumulation and no basic division of labor, then everything in this team will be in chaos.
The management of a small Zhilian Mountain can be so chaotic. If it were a city, I don't know what the chaos would be like.
There is a saying from ancient times: Although a sparrow is small, it has all five internal organs.
If a group has different policies and unclear division of labor, there will be confusion. Even if I build cities for you, I won't be able to manage them well.
This is why many peasant uprisings were able to capture one city after another, but could not continue to operate well.
Most of the peasant rebel armies that can clearly divide the labor and operate successfully can succeed in the uprising.
Accumulate grain widely, build walls high, and slowly become king
Zhang Rui didn't dare to forget this. I also always remind myself to learn from history.
The people sitting in the hall were divided into left and right sides. Sitting on the left are officers of the bandit suppression army, and on the right are the heads of government affairs in Zhilian Mountain.
"Brother Six, businessmen from outside have stopped coming to Zhilian Mountain these days. How do you think we should solve it?" Liu Muxiu, the administrative manager of Zhilian Mountain, stood up from his seat and said to Zhang Rui.
"According to what you said, the Tatar court is going to take action against us. How much did we buy?" After listening to Liu Muchiu's words, Zhang Rui tapped his fingers on the seat a few times. , then asked
"According to your previous instructions, there are sufficient food reserves. Moreover, the second season of rice that has been planted can be harvested, so there is no need to worry about food. However, iron and steel are consumed relatively quickly, and saltpeter and sulfur are also consumed very quickly." Liu Muxiu said one by one
"I've also paid attention to what you said. We still have enough gunpowder for the time being, so don't worry. But as for the weapons..." Zhang Rui said with some worry.
"Sit down first!" Zhang Rui said to Liu Muchiu
"Yes, Sixth Brother." Liu Muchiu answered and sat down.
I saw Zhang Rui asking a middle-aged man below: "Master Li Qi, what are the specific conditions of making this weapon?"
Li Qi, who was asked by Zhang Rui, stood up from his seat and replied: "Brother Six, although it is much easier now with the help of hydraulic workshops, there are too few workshops after all. The current production of this musket barrel is about sixty per day. There are a hundred knives and gun heads every day.”
Li Qi suggested to Zhang Rui: "Sixth brother, why don't you send more people to shoot knives and gun heads, then there will be a lot more knives and gun heads."
"The number of people who make gun barrels cannot be reduced." Zhang Rui stopped Li Qi's thoughts and said.
Zhang Rui was a little surprised by how slow the barrel was made. He has already released two hundred people to build it, and with the help of hydraulic hammers, he can only produce so much every day.
It is much easier to make the knife and the gun head. No wonder the Manchu Qing Dynasty did not equip the green camp soldiers with muskets.
In addition to preventing them from rebelling, guns also cause trouble, are troublesome to maintain, and are expensive. It's not as solid as a broadsword or a spear, and it's cheap. Just sharpen it a few times and rub some oil on it.
"Your work is quite heavy. Let me see if I can add more people to you in the future!" Zhang Rui said to Li Qi with some comfort.
"Thank you Brother Liu." Li Qi replied movedly.
"Don't be too busy thanking me. I have to control the quality of this barrel. You can't just put it down just because you're too quick." Zhang Rui warned.
"Don't worry, Brother Six. I'll always follow the self-inspections, mutual inspections and prenatal inspections you mentioned. Moreover, everyone's gun barrels must be embossed with their name." Li Qi almost patted his chest to assure him.
"Okay, remember to keep the caliber as consistent as possible." Zhang Rui continued to give instructions.
"Brother Six, don't worry, everyone was measured with the calipers you made." Li Qi replied
"Well, very good. Then I leave everything to you, Master Li Qi." Zhang Rui praised with a smile on his face.
"Sit down first!"
"Yes, Sixth Brother." After hearing this, Li Qi also sat down in his seat with a smile on his face. After all, no one doesn't like to be praised by the leader in public.
Although muskets have various troubles, how could Zhang Rui, who knew the importance of hot weapons, let the workshop make more knives and guns and abandon muskets?
"Uncle Li Si, how is the rifling transformation going over there?" Zhang Rui then asked Li Si.
"Brother Six, we can only carve forty pieces every day now. There are really too few workshops, otherwise we should be able to have more." Li Si said apologetically.
Zhang Rui noticed Li Si's work situation.
Li Si started working at dawn every day, and then worked with lights on at night.
Zhang Rui didn't expect that pulling the rifle would be so difficult. This is already a situation where Zhang Rui has reduced the depth of the rifling, but the output is still not optimistic.
I also studied the issue of gun barrels when I was reading various time-travel novels. Although there are various ways to rifle a gun barrel, Zhang Rui found that he had no other way except this least efficient method of rifling.
"I can't blame you, just take your time! You should also pay more attention to your health." Zhang Rui comforted Li Si with some emotion.
Rifling - This technique is easy for those who know it, but difficult for those who don't. Therefore, in order to keep the technology secret, Zhang Rui currently only leaves this work to Li Si, Zhou Tong, and Zhou Tie.
"Thank you, Brother Six, for your concern. I'll be fine." Li Si smiled with relief on his face.
Zhang Rui looked at Li Si and said softly: "Then sit down first!"
"Okay, Brother Six." Li Si answered and slowly sat down.
"Wu Lei, how is the situation with the artillery?" Zhang Rui asked Wu Lei, who was sitting next to Li Si.
"Go back to Sixth Brother. As long as the supply of iron molds is normal, one artillery can usually be drilled out in four to five days. Now eight artillery pieces have been drilled." Wu Lei answered truthfully.
What Zhang Rui made this time was no longer the cumbersome cannons he had made with the iron mold casting method before. Instead, he used a steel blade to drill the cannon directly on the poured gray iron pillar.
The unified scale currently designed by Zhang Rui is the four-pound cannon (similar to the six-pound cannon). In order to explore its approximate data, Zhang Ruike spent a lot of effort.
The four-pound cannon is more powerful than the previous cannon and is more convenient to transport.
