After a meeting with his subordinates, Qin Chuan went to the gun factory.

After the completion of Fort Montenegro, the available space was much larger, and the gun factory was expanded to have as many as six furnaces.

One of the furnaces is dedicated to casting molds, and the rest are respectively casting Tiger Squat Cannons, Large and Small Furlong Machine Cannons, and Large and Small General Cannons.

Chen Zhan has trained a group of skilled cannon casting craftsmen, and even if he is not present to command, those craftsmen can still make qualified Tianwei General Cannons.

As a result, the production capacity of iron cannons has been greatly increased, and now it can produce three Tianwei general cannons, five red-clothed general cannons, eight large furlong guns, and more than 20 small furlong and tiger squat cannons each month.

This is also because there is no machinery, and the need for manual boring of the cannon barrel slows down the production speed, and the inner chamber of a Tianwei general gun needs at least seven days to be completely boring and smooth.

Today, Chen Zhan is still continuing to expand the production line, and when Qin Chuan goes north to attack the Hetao, the battle line will quickly expand, which means that the Guan Emperor army needs more artillery.

The battle line to defend the Ming army, the battle line to attack the Hetao, and the battle line to resist the Jiannu counterattack on the Hetao, all the military forts on these fronts need artillery, especially the long-range and powerful Tianwei General Cannon.

In addition to expanding the production line, Chen Zhan was also exploring one thing according to Qin Chuan's requirements: a fortress cannon that could withstand more propellants and had a range of more than five miles.

Qin Chuan knew that he was likely to face a siege from the imperial court, Jiannu, and the Mongol tribes, and would be attacked on three or even four sides.

With an absolute disadvantage in his forces, he needed stronger artillery to be placed in various important fortress passes to defend the city.

The enemy begins to be shelled five miles away, and when he is passively beaten all the time, his morale will drop very quickly.

But this thing is very difficult to get, in order to hold more propellants, it is necessary to increase the caliber, it is estimated that it will be increased to about five inches, the size of the shell and the length of the barrel must be increased accordingly, and the thickness of the barrel must be greatly increased.

Chen Zhan estimated that the fortress cannon weighed more than 4,000 catties with a single barrel, or even more than that.

It is difficult to pull out such a heavy cannon for field combat, but after being hoisted on the city wall, it is a big killing weapon.

Qin Chuan couldn't help Chen Zhan anymore, so he stayed in the gun factory for a long time and went to the gun factory.

Li Xuejing built a total of eight spiral shaft wire lathes, and after removing scrap products, he could produce 17 to 20 rifled barrels a month.

After a certain amount of experience, the yield of the spiral shaft is getting higher and higher, and the production capacity of rifled guns will gradually increase.

According to Li Xuejing's estimates, by the end of the year, more than 120 rifled guns should be built, so that the number of rifled guns of the Guan Emperor's army will increase to more than 200.

By the end of next year, the number of pieces of equipment should be increased to more than 500.

Five hundred rifled guns are enough for Qin Chuan to sweep the entire southern Mongolia.

Because it has not rained in the Luliang Mountains for more than half a year, the Xitougou Reservoir has almost dried up, and those hydraulic drilling machines have been suspended for more than two months, and can only be replaced by animal power, and dozens of the best quality barrels have to be used every month to draw rifling, so the production capacity of flintlock guns has not increased much, and only about 200 guns can be produced a month.

However, before the end of the year, the number of flintlock muskets of Emperor Guan's army could also reach 2,500, which basically met Qin Chuan's expectations.

Like Chen Zhan, Li Xuejing is also pondering a new weapon: the short gun.

This thing is very useful, before the battle is loaded with ammunition in advance, stuck in the insurance, in the case of the javelin thrown, if the enemy rushes to the front, you can take out the short gun to blast the enemy's head, suppress the enemy's offensive, and can also be used to put a cold gun, such as when the night does not collect and the enemy's sentry cavalry close-quarters combat, suddenly take out a black and thick thing, and shoot at the enemy, it is easy to catch the opponent off guard.

It's not a hard thing to get by, just cut off a large section of the barrel of the tunnel pistol, and then change the handle to a grip.

But Qin Chuan pursued a short gun with better performance and more stability, so Li Xuejing did not plan to cut the barrel of the long gun to replace it, but to rebuild it.

……

After staying in the gun factory for a long time, Qin Chuan went to the armor workshop and the weapon workshop again.

Prior to this, the armor workshop was mainly to make cotton armor, and now it has begun to make composite armor, that is, a fusion of cloth iron armor and cotton armor, iron armor pieces sandwiched with cotton wool, and riveted with copper nails.

This kind of armor can defend against both knives and guns, bows and arrows, and the protection is higher than that of simple cotton armor or cloth iron armor, and the cost will naturally be much higher.

In fact, money is not a problem, Qin Chuan is not short of money now, the problem is that the production capacity is low, and he can't make a hundred pairs of armor a month, because there are too few armor craftsmen, and he has to wait for a large number of apprentices to come out of the school, and the output can be greatly increased.

Most of the armor worn by the Guan Emperor's army now was captured from the Ming army, Liukou and Jiannu, and even the armor that was damaged by guns and cannons was brought back for repair, and one repair could arm a soldier.

The craftsmen of the weapons workshop are less than the armor workshop, because the most important thing for the Guan Di army is swords, guns and sticks, a large number of weapons can be captured in every battle, and all the poor quality is returned to the furnace to make iron, and the Guan Di army is only equipped with the best quality, especially the weapons of Jiannu, which are really much better than those of the Ming army.

Qin Chuan transferred most of the blacksmiths to other jobs, such as the gun factory, the gun factory, and the farm tool factory, Qin Chuan moved the previous blacksmith shop to the town, built a factory for them, and transferred a large number of blacksmiths to let them focus on making farm tools to ensure the efficiency of farming.

Only a blacksmith remained in the armory workshop, and only two things were made, one was a javelin, and the other was an iron thistle, the former was the biggest reliance of the Guan Emperor's army in close combat, and the latter could be used for various defensive battles.

Both of these things can be recycled and reused, so it's okay to have a lower production capacity.

……

At dusk, Qin Chuan left the workshop and walked in the direction of the inner courtyard.

He wanted to go back to Wen Suxin to wear a wedding dress.

My wife is pregnant, and the water curtain cave is temporarily closed for maintenance, so I can only walk through the tunnel.

I don't know how she talked to Li Yueru, it's okay if she is willing to marry herself as a concubine, you don't have to worry about it these days.

If not...... Do you want to learn from Luo Da Niu and have a dead skin and a hard face?

Well...... That seems like a good idea.

Qin Chuan was smiling, and as soon as he looked up, he found that there were two people on the road, just in front of him.

When I looked closely, it turned out to be Song Zhiting and a bull-nosed Taoist priest wearing a navy blue robe.

"Big Boss...... Checkmate. ”

Song Zhiting bowed slightly and saluted towards Qin Chuan.

The bull-nosed Taoist priest next to him also clasped his fists and bowed respectfully to Qin Chuan.

"Strategist, you and I are my own brothers, there is no need to be so restrained."

Qin Chuan stepped forward with a smile, grabbed Song Zhiting's shoulder, and asked, "May I ask who this Daoist is?" ”

The bull's nose saluted again: "Poor Dao picks chrysanthemums, has seen the general, poor Dao travels all over the world, passing through Fenyang, and Lord Wen Chengwen hit it off at first sight, and heard that the general is like a paradise, Poor Dao was fascinated for a while, and then followed, and when he arrived at Lou Fufang, he knew that there was really a blissful world in the world, which made Poor Dao linger and forget to return, unable to extricate himself. ”

Hearing this, Qin Chuan Chrysanthemum tightened, and the corners of his mouth twitched violently.

He remembered that when he asked Wencheng to recruit enlightened people, there was a bull-nosed Taoist priest who was obsessed with alchemy, and he was too busy at that time, so he went to meet those people in a scene, and he was not interested in alchemy, so he didn't remember this Taoist priest.

I didn't expect this guy's road number to be so fierce.

Chrysanthemum picking......

"It turned out to be the chief of the chrysanthemum picking road, disrespectful, disrespectful." After coming back to his senses, Qin Chuan hurriedly smiled and saluted the other party.

At this time, Song Zhiting looked around mysteriously a few times, and then whispered to Qin Chuan: "The big master, after the Taoist chief arrived at Lou Fu, he has been concentrating on alchemy, and not long ago he refined an elixir, which is specially dedicated to the big master. ”

"If the big boss takes this pill, not only will the dragon spirit and the tiger be fierce, but also prolong life, which is no different from the gods."

Hearing this, Qin Chuan paused for a moment.

Elixir?

What's that?

When Qin Chuan was stunned, the chrysanthemum picker on the side looked proud, took out a delicate wooden box from his arms, opened it, and handed it to Qin Chuan with both hands.

Inside, it was the size of a finger, black and not slippery, exuding a strange smell, and there was a faint fragrance in it.

In addition to expanding the production line, Chen Zhan was also exploring one thing according to Qin Chuan's requirements: a fortress cannon that could withstand more propellants and had a range of more than five miles.

Qin Chuan knew that he was likely to face a siege from the imperial court, Jiannu, and the Mongol tribes, and would be attacked on three or even four sides.

With an absolute disadvantage in his forces, he needed stronger artillery to be placed in various important fortress passes to defend the city.

The enemy begins to be shelled five miles away, and when he is passively beaten all the time, his morale will drop very quickly.

But this thing is very difficult to get, in order to hold more propellants, it is necessary to increase the caliber, it is estimated that it will be increased to about five inches, the size of the shell and the length of the barrel must be increased accordingly, and the thickness of the barrel must be greatly increased.

Chen Zhan estimated that the fortress cannon weighed more than 4,000 catties with a single barrel, or even more than that.

It is difficult to pull out such a heavy cannon for field combat, but after being hoisted on the city wall, it is a big killing weapon.

Qin Chuan couldn't help Chen Zhan anymore, so he stayed in the gun factory for a long time and went to the gun factory.

Li Xuejing built a total of eight spiral shaft wire lathes, and after removing scrap products, he could produce 17 to 20 rifled barrels a month.

After a certain amount of experience, the yield of the spiral shaft is getting higher and higher, and the production capacity of rifled guns will gradually increase.

According to Li Xuejing's estimates, by the end of the year, more than 120 rifled guns should be built, so that the number of rifled guns of the Guan Emperor's army will increase to more than 200.

By the end of next year, the number of pieces of equipment should be increased to more than 500.

Five hundred rifled guns are enough for Qin Chuan to sweep the entire southern Mongolia.

Because it has not rained in the Luliang Mountains for more than half a year, the Xitougou Reservoir has almost dried up, and those hydraulic drilling machines have been suspended for more than two months, and can only be replaced by animal power, and dozens of the best quality barrels have to be used every month to draw rifling, so the production capacity of flintlock guns has not increased much, and only about 200 guns can be produced a month.

However, before the end of the year, the number of flintlock muskets of Emperor Guan's army could also reach 2,500, which basically met Qin Chuan's expectations.