After the barrel was changed back to wrought iron, many problems were solved.
After the river thaws, the hydraulic forging hammer can be used. After only trying it once, Xu Daqian and others immediately abandoned the original manual method.
There is no comparison, the gap is thousands of miles.
In the past, when gun barrels were hand-forged, the hammer head was so big that it was impossible to hit all parts of the barrel at once.
But the hydraulic forging hammer is different, the length is exactly the same as the length of the gun barrel. With one hammer blow, you can hit all one side of the barrel.
The gun barrel is hammered out with a hydraulic forging hammer quickly and well, and is as strong as fine steel.
The rifling machine designed by Zuo Mengeng was also built.
The craftsmen finally mastered the technology after drilling out eight gun barrels. With the improvement of proficiency, I can now basically complete three barrels in a day.
This speed was unimaginable before.
The craftsmen were overjoyed and immediately accelerated the production of hydraulic forging hammers, rifling machines and other tools.
In the manufacture of flash cap guns, the last problem, the reed, was also solved by the craftsmen.
Zuo Mengeng just mentioned it.
Inform the craftsmen that steel is elastic and how it needs to be shaped.
The craftsmen began to study day and night, and for more than a month before and after the year before and after, they finally produced a qualified reed.
With the breakthrough of the reed, the firing mechanism of the flash cap gun was officially launched.
As for the handguard, gun stock and other components, there is no technical content at all.
Gathering carpenters from farmers and refugees together, they can make more than a dozen of them every day.
Now all the unskilled refugees have been recruited by various factories, working as apprentices and doing the simplest jobs at the same time.
In the entire Zuozhuang and the military camp, there was no one idle.
It is foreseeable that there will even be a shortage of labor here in the near future.
Other departments are making rapid progress, and Zuo Menggeng doesn't dare to delay here.
He went into the laboratory again, added mercury to nitric acid, and successfully produced mercury fulminate.
However, this kind of mercury fulminate is not usable. It explodes when touched, which is really dangerous.
Potassium chlorate must be added to it to enhance the stability of mercury fulminate and reach the use level.
Potassium cochlorate is also something that is not available today, and it has to be trial-produced from scratch.
When Zuo Mengeng was dazedly trying to produce potassium chlorate, the last shareholder of the glass industry also arrived.
The visitor scared Zuo Mengeng to death.
"Xu Erjue has met Mr. Zuo."
A well-mannered young man, covered in silk and satin, with a touch of imperceptible nobility in his handsome appearance, and a hint of arrogance that would repel others thousands of miles away.
Xu Guangqi's grandson actually came in person.
Looking at Xu Ruolin's eldest brother, Zuo Mengeng couldn't help but look up and down.
"I've heard for a long time that Brother Xu has great literary talents. When I saw him today, it turned out that there is no real talent despite his great reputation."
When Zuo Mengeng was sizing up Xu Erjue, Xu Erjue was also sizing up Zuo Mengeng.
Zuo Menggen's gift was delivered to the capital. Xu Guangqi immediately realized its great value and understood the profound meaning of Zuo Menggen's gift, and immediately sent a letter to his home in Songjiang.
Xu Ji, who was far away in Songjiang, also knew that the glass was of great importance and did not dare to neglect it. He immediately sent Xu Erjue north to facilitate the matter.
The reason why Xu Ji sent his third-generation eldest grandson, in addition to attaching importance to this transaction, also had another purpose, which was to inspect Zuo Menggeng.
In Xu Guangqi's letter to his son, he did not conceal the matter of Xu Ruolin and Zuo Mengeng.
Although she is his daughter, Xu Ji knows very well that the person who can decide this matter must be Xu Guangqi.
But for a son of a military commander, Xu Ji was still not satisfied even if Zuo Menggeng made novel things like glass.
What kind of family is the Xu family?
How could a warrior be worthy of it?
He did not dare to disobey Xu Guangqi's wishes, so he sent Xu Erjue to see how Zuo Mengeng was doing.
Xu Erjue's first impression of Zuo Mengeng was not good.
Just because in his eyes, this young man's appearance was too rough.
Not ugly, but five big and three thick, especially majestic.
Jiangnan style advocates elegance, elegance, elegance and elegance.
To put it bluntly, I just like small fresh meat.
When Leng Buding saw such a tough guy, he couldn't stand it aesthetically.
Looking at Zuo Mengeng's clothes again, he was just wearing a coarse cloth shirt, with not even a single piece of silk to be found on his body. It doesn't matter if there's not enough pink on her angular face, her slightly copper-colored skin looks like that of a farmer.
Although his words were as polite as possible, they were not elegant at all.
However, where the Xu family's tutor was, Xu Erjue would not show it to his face.
"Brother Zuo, our ancestors have told everything. The Xu family is grateful for the high favor. This is the money. In addition, please leave the marketing of Jiangnan and Jiangxi to the Xu family."
Xu Guangqi wants the marketing rights of glass in Jiangnan and Jiangxi.
In Zuo Menggeng's network, the only one who can capture the Jiangnan and Jiangxi markets is Xu Guangqi.
Dignitaries from both places gathered together, and it was complicated. If ordinary merchants dared to engage in this glass business, they would only be eaten up and left with nothing left.
The Xu family's investment money is also one hundred thousand taels.
Frankly, a bit stingy.
Even from a regional perspective, Jiangnan and Jiangxi are not as big as other dealers. But Jiangnan is the richest place in the world, and the business prospects of this place alone are comparable to those of other places combined.
But since it was Xu Ruolin's family, Zuo Mengeng didn't care.
"This is what it should be. After June, the factory production will be fully rolled out and the supply of goods will be sufficient. The Xu family will be able to sell to all parts of Jiangnan and Jiangxi."
Zuo Mengeng then took Xu Erjue to visit the glass factory that was still under construction.
The vast construction site moved Xu Erjue's face for the first time.
It is true that Jiangnan is rich, but every inch of land is valuable. If you want to do something, land is a problem.
But unlike here in Shandong, land is not valuable at all. With the cooperation of the government, factories can be built as big as they want.
"The output of such a large workshop is impressive."
Zuo Mengeng is also very proud of his achievements.
"Otherwise, how can we occupy the market?"
Xu Erjue squinted his eyes and had a slightly different view of Zuo Mengeng.
At the very least, a person who can create such a big industry shows his ability.
Zuo Mengeng prepared a banquet for Xu Erjue, and also called Huang Zongxi and Zhou You to accompany him.
After informing each other of their names and learning that the two were loyal martyrs, Xu Erjue was in awe and started chatting eagerly.
Secretly observing Zuo Mengeng, I found that he was just keeping company quietly and did not involve the three of them. Xu Erjue thought that Zuo Menggeng was not well-educated and could not answer the conversation.
This is actually true.
Zuo Mengeng was in complete disarray, and he didn't dare to show his embarrassment in front of these literati.
However, his self-restraint skills impressed Xu Erjue.
Most people would find themselves in this situation and would be unable to bear it. But Zuo Mengeng was calm and calm, not impatient or impatient.
Xu Erjue also discovered an interesting phenomenon.
"Brother Zuo, don't you drink?"
Zuo Mengeng shook his head.
"My little brother is still young and should not drink alcohol."
Too young to drink?
"I don't know, my dear brother Gui Geng?"
Zuo Mengeng answered truthfully.
"My little brother is fourteen years old."
"What, you're only fourteen?"
Xu Erjue was startled and raised his wine glass.
Even Huang Zongxi and Zhou You looked shocked, as if they were meeting Zuo Mengeng for the first time.
Zuo Mengeng was puzzled.
"My little brother is indeed fourteen years old. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Huang Zongxi's head was covered with black lines and he was furious.
"Look at what you look like, it's not an exaggeration to say you're twenty."
The other two echoed.
Xu Er felt a faint toothache, but he didn't expect Zuo Mengeng to be two years younger than Xu Ruolin.
This Gengchen horoscope...
Zhou You joked: "How would the soldiers feel if they knew that their Chief Qian was only fourteen years old?"
Zuo Mengeng's face was neither red nor white.
"They don't know."
These words actually attracted the approval of the three people.
Indeed, Zuo Mengeng looked so majestic and majestic. If he hadn't reported his age, who would have thought he was still a child.
Moreover, this child's force is extremely domineering, and many fierce people have fallen into his hands.
Xu Erjue didn't worry too much about age. He also couldn't make the decision regarding Xu Ruolin and Zuo Mengeng.
When he came to Shandong, he had one more thing to do.
"My little sister mentioned in her letter that my dear brother knows how to drive a waterwheel? The Xu family in Jiangnan has some experience in silk weaving. I wonder if my dear brother can give me some advice."
In Xu Ruolin's letter to her family, she talked about the waterwheel-driven textile industry, which aroused her family's attention.
Xu Ji immediately organized craftsmen to trial-produce it, but unfortunately it never succeeded.
Water-driven spinning is more than just setting up a waterwheel in the water.
The most difficult thing is the power conversion device.
In fact, if you see the real thing, it is not difficult at all for craftsmen of this era to make.
But the rare thing is that no one can imagine what it looks like before seeing the real thing.
Therefore, Xu Erjue went north to Shandong. In addition to the glass business, he also wanted to obtain waterwheel driving technology.
One hundred thousand taels of silver were all given away, and Xu Erjue thought that it was just a waterwheel drive. Zuo Menggeng would definitely tell him happily.
Unexpectedly, Zuo Mengeng came directly.
"What does Brother Xu want in exchange for this technology?"
