In December of the ninth year of orthodoxy, Yushan set.

Early in the morning, Liu Juntao was picked up from his sleep by Zhang Baigui and dragged all the way to the military battle.

At this time, after several expansions and rectifications, the military war bureau has become quite large-scale. Moreover, three simple hydraulic lathes designed by Liu Juntao have been built, and several more are under construction, and they will be put into use soon.

"Master Zhang, what's so in a hurry? I haven't woken up yet! ”

Liu Juntao complained dissatisfied, only to see Guo Yongzhong, Liu Zi'an and Gao Ran also present, watching an arrow target dozens of steps away.

At this time, Zhang Baigui's words made Liu Juntao suddenly feel more energetic and sleepy.

"Jun Tao! A sample of the new bird gun has been built, so check it out! ”

As soon as the words fell, the blacksmith king came over with a hammer and a black and shiny bird's gun, and there was a bayonet that had been cut next to him!

Seeing this, Liu Juntao was in a surging mood, and almost rushed up to snatch the bird gun, and admired this bird gun that "came out after a long time".

I saw that the gun tube made of high-quality wrought iron flashed with the unique light of metal, black and shiny, extremely charming, and various parts made of steel were embellished, and the gun body looked shining, in Liu Juntao's eyes, the whole bird gun was simply a work of art!

At this time, Guo Yongzhong, Liu Zi'an, and Gao Ran also came over, especially Gao Ran was even more excited, and shouted: "Mr. Lian! Try it with a gun, it's a mule or a horse that comes out to slip around! ”

In order to test shoot this bird gun, Zhang Baigui had already entrusted Hu Dexing to get a little fire gun medicine and lead bullet from the hundred households in Huakou Town, and all of them had been placed on the table next to him at this time.

Liu Juntao smiled, his heart was also itching, he walked to the table in front of everyone, skillfully charged, loaded, compacted, every step was like a smooth flow, which surprised others.

Liu Zi'an looked at Liu Juntao with an incredulous expression, and said to Gao Ran in a low voice: "Will Mr. Lian still let go?" How did I not know? ”

Gao Ran also shook his head blankly and said, "Don't ask me!" I don't know! ”

In fact, Liu Juntao had not used the Ming Dynasty's bird gun before, but he had seen the steps of using the bird gun in books and on the Internet before, and today is also the first time to operate it on the ground.

If there were the musketeers of the Ming Army's Shenji Battalion present, they would definitely say that Liu Juntao's operation was extremely unfamiliar and useless, but in the eyes of Zhang Baigui and Guo Yongzhong, this was already a "divine operation"!

After a while, Liu Juntao finished filling it and stood about thirty paces away from the arrow target and picked up the bird's gun.

With the jet-black pipe, the precise Wangshan, and the distant arrow target, Liu Juntao held his breath and pulled the trigger.

"Bang!"

A crisp roar suddenly sounded, and a burst of fire burst out of the bird's gun pipe in an instant, and the lead bullet hit the arrow target with lightning speed, and immediately hit the sawdust sideways, leaving a hole in the arrow target, and the huge force even hit several cracks in the arrow target.

At this time, Zhang Baigui, Guo Yongzhong, Gao Ran, Liu Zi'an, and the surrounding craftsmen were already dumbfounded, and many of the people had seen the bowl mouth gun equipped by the official army firing, but it was far less powerful than this new bird gun!

Gao Ran muttered: "If this hits people, where is there any reason to survive!" ”

Liu Zi'an also said excitedly: "Mr. Lian is really a god!" I actually know how to create such a divine weapon! ”

At this time, Guo Yongzhong raised a little objection and said: "But according to Jun Tao's plan, if all the pikemen and sword and shield players in the escort team are withdrawn, once the enemy rushes closer, how will the young and strong guards respond?" Can these bayonets alone beat the enemy's knives and spears? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone saw that Liu Juntao had already loaded the bayonet on the bird's gun, and the whole bird's gun was very slender, no less than a spear.

I saw Liu Juntao take three steps and make two steps, and rushed directly to the arrow target, just like the assassination action practiced during military training in later generations, and roared: "Kill!" ”

The bird gun in Liu Juntao's hand pierced out like a spear, and immediately pierced the thick arrow target, and everyone was shocked again when they saw this.

This time, Guo Yongzhong's worries were completely dispelled.

Liu Juntao walked in front of everyone with the bird gun on his shoulder, and said: "After the bird gun is mass-produced, thousands of young and strong people of my Yushan Guard will shoot a salvo in array, and any enemy will be vulnerable!" ”

"What about the horses?"

At this time, Liu Zi'an said: "What if it is the horse team of the Mongols? ”

Everyone was shocked, not understanding how the convoy could possibly fight against the Mongols?

Liu Juntao hesitated for a moment and asked Zhang Baigui, "Master Zhang, how far can this bird gun hit?" ”

"It's about thirty steps just now, looking at the power of the lead bullet, it should be about fifty steps, this new bird gun can shoot the enemy, and about sixty steps should be able to hurt people!"

Liu Juntao nodded and said, "This distance is about the same as the range of a bow and arrow!" ”

Liu Zi'an said: "In other words, the firecrackers and archers of our escort team do not have an advantage in shooting?" ”

Liu Juntao smiled and said, "How come? You may not die if you are shot with a bow and arrow, but if you are shot by a firebolt, you will die nine times! Moreover, How long does it take to train an archer? How long does it take to make a bow? And how long does it take to build a birdshot? ”

Hearing this, Liu Zi'an suddenly realized and said: "The time required to build a firearm and train a firecracker is far less than that of an archer!" In a certain period of time, the enemy's archers are one less than one, and our Yushan set can continuously train qualified firecrackers! ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Liu Juntao in surprise, and said secretly in their hearts; "It seems that Jun Tao (Mr. Lian) has thought of this a long time ago!"

After that, everyone came to the reception room of the War Bureau, and Liu Juntao said to Zhang Baigui: "Master Zhang, now the War Bureau wants to divide the entire manufacturing process of the new bird gun into four major links: gun tube manufacturing, gun body manufacturing, bayonet manufacturing, and whole gun assembly, instead of a blacksmith responsible for the production of the whole fire gun as before, which can greatly improve production efficiency." At the same time, each craftsman must have his own exclusive number, and print his own number on the fire gun parts he creates, and once a part has a quality problem, it is necessary to find the relevant craftsman according to the number to punish! ”

Liu Juntao didn't want his subordinates to be equipped with "iron cannon battles" like the end of the Ming Dynasty, so he had to ensure the quality of the bird's gun!

Zhang Baigui also wrote down Liu Juntao's requirements one by one, for fear of missing any point.

Liu Juntao continued: "Master Zhang, if the War Bureau tries its best to build a new type of bird gun, how many strokes can be built per month? ”

Zhang Baigui pondered for a moment, and then said: "Now the War Bureau needs to mobilize some manpower to start making sub-medicine and lead bullets, and there should be more than a hundred people who can be used to build a new type of bird gun, and it will be able to use about fifteen to twenty bird guns per month. ”

Liu Juntao shook his head and said, "No! The production is too small! ”

"It's already the fastest speed."

Liu Juntao said: "In this way, all the craftsmen of the War Bureau are used to create a new type of bird gun, and the sub-medicine and lead bullet needed for the bird gun will be produced by Gao Ran, and I will come up with a production process." ”

Hearing this, Gao Ran hurriedly clenched his fists and took his life.

"In addition, the simple hydraulic lathe for polishing the gun pipe must continue to be built, and the War Bureau should increase the output of the new bird gun to 500 rods per month in the shortest possible time!"

"Five hundred!"

At this moment, Zhang Baigui's eyes widened, and the whole person jumped up from the chair and said, "Jun Tao! Even if you continue to build lathes, you won't be able to build 500 new bird guns in a month! That's impossible! ”

Liu Juntao said with a smile: "There is nothing difficult in the world, only afraid of people with hearts!" Master Zhang, if there is a shortage of people in the War Bureau, all craftsmen can find apprentices in the village, and if there is a shortage of silver and materials, Tang Yu can fully support it. However, I only want the yield to guarantee the quality of the yield! ”

"But what can I do?"

Zhang Baigui said helplessly.

"I have!"