diskusbooks Chapter 345 Developing Liang Yu
Chapter 345 Developing Liang Yu
The agreement between Zhao Sheng and Zhao Hui was roughly finalized.
After Zhao Hui successfully ascended the throne, Wei Wu, Cao Yibao and Zhu Biao's special operations battalions evacuated the capital.
However, at Zhao Hui's request, Zhu Biao left behind a hundred people to train new personnel for the capital's Guard Division.
The new emperor granted special privileges and relaxed restrictions on ammunition production. The workshops in Luancheng were expanded to focus on the production of bullets, as well as shells for infantry guns.
The mortar body is produced in Guangchang County, part of the filling work is also carried out in Guangchang County, and the other part is placed in Luancheng.
The rifle bullets and infantry gun shells produced by Luancheng are very similar.
It uses a side-impact friction-sliding ignition method for gunpowder, so there is a protruding part next to each bullet.
Load the bullet along the breech, push it forward and compress it, so that the primer part can be stuck on the firing pin.
Later, to facilitate loading, each smooth-burning primer was placed inside the smoothbore using a molded material. Only when the firing pin penetrated could the primer inside be ignited. Later infantry guns were also manufactured in this way.
Such a design has an obvious flaw, which is that it is more convenient to use it in single shot.
Unlike later bullets, which all have round shells.
For a multi-barreled rotary-firing weapon like the Gatling gun, the bullets must be accurately positioned and the rotation speed cannot be too fast when feeding.
Later, under the joint design of Master Lu and Mr. Zhao, it was decided to shorten the distance of the smoothbore and increase the impact speed.
In this way, a small smoothbore medicine box can be installed in the middle of the tail of the bullet.
Although the barrels they designed are equipped with rifling, this is only to take into account the problem of material being heated and burned, and is designed to prevent the barrel from exploding, so the bullets are still steel balls.
Those old guns were exactly what Zhao Sheng was planning to get rid of. Since Zhao Hui needed them, he simply gave them all to them at once. They had nearly 50,000 guns in their possession.
When Zhao Hui learned about this, he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling, because he knew very well that this was almost the total number of guns owned by Zhao Sheng's entire army.
The new rifle has a magazine at the bottom for feeding ammunition. Due to current technical limitations, only six bullets can be loaded at a time, or at most seven.
Although there is no recoil device, you need to pull the bolt once to fire each shot.
Even so, the firing rate is more than three times faster than previous guns.
However, they also discovered a problem with this change, that is, the airtightness was poor and the range was slightly shortened. Fortunately, the shortened distance was not long and was almost negligible.
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On the expressway leading to Bingzhou, several major families secretly operated some illegal businesses, especially the iron business.
Although Luancheng has three mines in Jingxian and Weizhou, the supply is ultimately insufficient.
Now with the emperor's approval and the good relationship with these noble families, the transportation of iron materials to Luancheng seemed particularly smooth.
In order to avoid exposing Jing County to the public eye, the issue of producing iron ore nearby in Bingzhou was also put on the agenda.
Therefore, Fan Xitong was also invited to Luancheng to participate in this important meeting.
The new emperor ascended the throne, and the Fan family was highly valued. Fan Xitong, the princess's husband, now had an extremely high status and wealth.
Zhao Sheng still followed the principle of shareholding system, and several major families who had started the business with him participated in the Bingzhou mining plan.
"You guys should think carefully before trying to steal someone else's business."
At the meeting, Mr. Zhao pointed out the pros and cons of the matter without mercy.
"There's no need to worry about this kind of thing. We're paying for things, so you can't stop us from doing them. Besides, you have the emperor's special permission. Who would dare to make things difficult for us?"
Cui Wenxin of the Cui family is now in charge of Bingzhou affairs and is full of confidence in mining iron ore in Bingzhou.
"We won't interfere with Bingzhou's existing mining operations, but will instead develop new mines. I know of a location with quite rich iron ore, but it's controlled by Shi Li, so getting there would be extremely difficult."
As soon as Zhao Sheng finished speaking, everyone's faces were filled with surprise, without any sign of embarrassment.
Liangyu is close to Pingyang County. It not only has rich iron ore reserves, but also considerable coal reserves.
However, Shi Li’s ancestral home is here, so just in case, Zhao Sheng gave everyone a dose of prevention.
At the meeting, Zhao Sheng stated the location of the upcoming mining, which was 20 miles away from Liangyu. Not only was there a coal mine nearby, it was also adjacent to Pingyang County.
Just do it.
After everyone discussed it, Luancheng provided technology, Fan Xitong sold land on behalf of the court, and several major families provided manpower and money.
Liangyu is surrounded by mountains, the land is barren, and the permanent population is no more than 3,000. Although the people are tough, they have been in a closed place for a long time and find it difficult to accept new things.
When the united clans came here to explore the mountains and prospect for minerals, the strangers in the county town were initially curious, but when they saw the generosity and generosity of these people, everyone turned their gazes on them with admiration.
Within a month, the first thing discovered was a coal mine. By digging casually at the foot of the mountain, some coal seams were found.
When the news reached Luancheng, Zhao Sheng made a prompt decision and announced that the coal mine would start construction first.
Coal mining requires a large number of people. Transportation here is inconvenient, so naturally the more people the better.
Jing County and Luancheng County recruited workers on a large scale, and young and middle-aged people who had fled and sought survival signed up enthusiastically.
Taking into account the family situation of these people, they were allowed to bring their families and migrate to the vicinity of Liangyu.
At the same time, news of recruitment also came from Liangyu and Pingyang, and the remaining labor force rushed to join the recruitment upon hearing the news.
"What? Such a big coal mine is only hiring 200 workers?" At a recruitment site in Liangyu, a middle-aged man with a pointed face and monkey cheeks, with his eyes wide open, shouted loudly and indignantly.
"Yes, sir, we came here from the countryside, so please give us something to eat." Another old man in his forties, with a sad face, begged the recruitment manager.
"Fellow villagers, it's not that we don't need more people, but we really can't use so many people in the early stages of Coal Hill. Moreover, the conditions there are difficult. If too many people go there, I'm afraid food and accommodation will become a problem."
The recruitment manager clasped his hands together and patiently explained to the emotional crowd.
"What are you talking about? I've inquired about it. You've recruited 500 people in Pingyang County. I heard that 300 people from neighboring Jing County have come."
The middle-aged man with a pointed chin and monkey-like face almost jumped up, pointed at the recruitment manager's nose, and spoke angrily.
"Uh... I'm not aware of some of the details you mentioned, but these are all decisions made by the boss. If there are any subsequent changes, I will definitely notify the people of Liangyu County first."
The manager looked helpless and could only clasp his fists again and bow to the crowd.
"No, we can't just let it go like this. You're doing things in our Liangyu territory, but you're not using our Liangyu people. Where's the justice in this?"
Someone in the crowd shouted this.
"Yeah, where's the justice in this?"
Everyone echoed in unison.
They had all inquired about it, and found out that people who worked there could get 30 cents a day, and food and accommodation were provided. Such a good thing would be hard to find even with a lantern.
Therefore, many people are eagerly looking forward to working there.
The scene fell into chaos for a moment.