"Your Majesty, after the success of the assembly line, we transferred back the skilled craftsmen from various border towns, and the efficiency has been greatly improved.
At present, the daily output of granulated gunpowder of the Firearms Research Institute has reached about 500, and the monthly output is 15,000 kilograms. From March to now, the Firearms Research Institute has produced a total of 95,000 kilograms of granulated gunpowder.
According to His Majesty's request, 10% will be reserved and 10% will be made into fixed charge tubes, which is about 150,000 pills. However, all armies need training, and there is probably not much left.
Twenty percent are palm thunders, 38,000, but 5,000 were transferred away by the Royal Thunder Camp a few days ago, and currently there are 33,000.
20% were made into sky-shattering thunder and 20% flying thunder cannonballs, the number of which was 1,800.
There are 20% flint mines, the number is 9,500, but because the mines are unstable, no flint stones are added. If they are to be used, it will take three or four days to add flints.
Because of the emergence of flintlock muskets, the production of matchlocks has now been discontinued, and all production lines have been changed to flintlock muskets.
However, the biggest limitation in musket manufacturing is the barrel, so the efficiency has not been improved. About 120 flintlock muskets can be produced every day.
All the flintlock guns that have been produced so far have been allocated to the Tengxiang Four Guards, the Forbidden Army, and the Beijing Camp.
The Folan cannon and Tiger squat cannon can also produce three to five guns every day, and currently there are four to five hundred guns each.
As for ordinary gunpowder in the past, as long as there are enough raw materials, it is not a problem to produce 500,000 kilograms a month, and it will be better than before. "
One piece of data came out from Xu Guangqi's mouth, and everyone's minds were swaying, and they were even more shocked.
They did not expect that the Firearms Research Institute would produce so many firearms, all of which were improved. The production in the past six months was more than the previous three or four years combined.
"It's a pity that the time is wrong. If it were July now, I would definitely ask for a battle and lead the army directly towards Shenyang!"
"Yes, it is mid-September now. It is more than a thousand miles from Beijing to Ningyuan. The army will march for more than half a month. By the time Ningyuan has reached the beginning of October,
In recent years, Beijing has been freezing in October, not to mention that more than a thousand miles north, Ningyuan is pretty good during the day, but it is freezing at night.
If there are another two heavy snows, the combat strength of the hundreds of thousands of troops will be reduced to the lowest point. And the slaves who have lived in the Northeast since childhood have been accustomed to severe cold, which will be very detrimental to the Ming army. "
"Why all the Mongolian tribes go south in autumn and winter? One is because there is a lot of food in the autumn harvest, the other is the autumn fat of the war horses, which is in the best condition, and the third is the weather, which affects the Ming army but cannot affect the Mongolian tribes."
"There is a saying that troops are not deployed in the six months of La. The cold weather has a great impact on the soldiers, and it is a great test for transportation. If the heavy snow causes supplies to be delayed for a few days, it will collapse without fighting!"
"There is no rush. According to the manufacturing progress of the Firearms Research Institute, after the beginning of spring, as long as the Jiannu, Fusang, and Mongolian tribes dare to attack Ningyuan, they will be able to kill as many as they want."
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Chongzhen nodded while listening. This timing was really embarrassing.
A month or two earlier, the military supplies reserves were not enough, and a few months later, the weather was restricting it, so they could only wait. Fortunately, delaying it for a few more months would be beneficial to the Ming army.
Seeing the shocked expressions of everyone, Chongzhen had an inexplicable smile on his lips.
If they knew that the real data increased by another 20% from the currently reported data, they would be even more shocked.
The Firearms Research Institute is the top secret of Ming Dynasty. As the saying goes, everything you see is what I want you to see, and everything you understand is what I want you to understand.
Even the cabinet ministers cannot know all the details, not because they are distrustful, but just in case, the reserved part can also catch the enemy off guard.
"This is where my confidence lies. The reason why I did not assign it to Ning Yuan, Mao Wenlong and other four departments is to show the enemy's weakness and not give them a chance to defend themselves!
Even if the iron mold cannon technology cannot be perfected in three months, according to the current manufacturing speed, this figure will double after next spring.
If a counterattack is necessary, the battle losses of our sergeants will be higher, but no one will die in a war. At that time, I can only consider the overall situation and sacrifice my small family to protect everyone. "
After saying this, Chongzhen looked at Yuan Keli and others: "Yuan Aiqing, based on the Fusang intelligence previously reported by Zheng Zhiqi, our speculation, and the firearms storage capacity of the Firearms Research Institute, your cabinet will prepare a detailed attack plan.
Secondly, the weather is already getting cold. We must ensure the military supplies of Sun Chuanting in Jinzhou and Ma Xianglin in Liaodong Peninsula, and strictly prevent the Jiannu from taking advantage of the wind and snow to attack the two troops.
Okay, everyone except Xu Aiqing, please step aside first! "
After everyone saluted, they slowly exited Dongnuan Pavilion, with excitement in their eyes.
Xu Guangqi was the only one left in Dongnuan Pavilion, and Chongzhen said softly: "Xu Aiqing, you have worked hard during this period, and I will remember your contributions. But for the sake of confidentiality, I will not discuss your merits and reward them until after the Jian slaves are eliminated!" "
"I understand!"
"I have two things to tell you when I leave you. First, the flint mines will be adjusted from the original 20% to 1.5%, and the extra half will be made into fixed charge tubes.
In the future, you can do the math for yourself. In addition to what is needed for training by each army, a flintlock gun must be equipped with a reserve of thirty rounds of powder barrels.
Second, in the research and development of firearms, you have to remember three generations, namely, the development generation, the preparation generation, and the production generation.
The production generation refers to those already used in the military, the preparation generation refers to those that have been researched but not yet equipped, but can be equipped at any time, and the development generation refers to those that are being studied.
The power and performance are getting higher and higher with each generation, and the three generations must be written into the bones of researchers at the Daming Firearms Research Institute. In this way, we will not fall behind. "
“Your Majesty is far-sighted and has far-reaching intentions, and nothing can be done as easily as possible!”
Xu Guangqi's words were full of admiration.
In response to Xu Guangqi's compliment, Chongzhen just smiled: "Xu Aiqing, you have to surprise me with the thunder cannon in half a month!"
"After it is completed, I will definitely invite His Majesty to come and observe it as soon as possible!"
After giving some instructions, Xu Guangqi left Dongnuan Pavilion.
In the Dongnuan Pavilion, Chongzhen looked at the big cup on the table and asked Wang Chengen to move away. He then took a cup of tea and ate the pastries slowly to relieve fatigue.
Although the news about Fusang brought back by Zheng Zhiqi made him a little anxious, he didn't pay much attention to it. As the same saying goes, all the fear stemmed from the lack of firepower.
But now firearms have made him fearless.
After eating a plate of pastries, Chongzhen came back to life full of blood. He got up and returned to the Dragon Table. After pondering for a moment, he picked up a pen and started drawing on rice paper.
In just a moment, two strange-shaped objects appeared on the paper.
Looking at the still-dry ink, Chongzhen's eyes were full of smiles: "It's time to get these two things out."
