Yang Cong looked at the cavalry and fire dragon chariots that were "confronted" in the middle of the school field, frowned and pondered, there are too few long-range attack methods, what should I do?

It seems that this problem is not very difficult to solve, as long as you build more long-range attack equipment.

However, it is very likely that the Tartar cavalry will attack Xuanfu Town in more than two months, and he will not have time to make muskets and artillery.

Now, it seems that the only thing that can be used is the thunderbolt, and a group of five people only throws a thunderbolt in total, which is too little, why not each person vote one?

He simply asked: "The effect of this thunderbolt seems to be not bad, why is a group of five people only throwing one thunderbolt, can't it be okay to throw a few more?" ”

When everyone heard this, their eyes couldn't help but focus on Tang Shunzhi's body, it was obvious that this tactic was formulated by Tang Shunzhi, and the others were not very clear, they were just practicing according to the tactics.

Tang Shunzhi hurriedly explained: "My lord, the throwing of this thunderbolt requires a certain amount of skill, and the time for the fuse to burn needs to be estimated. The burning time of this lead is estimated by the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion to be the most experienced, and the soldiers of the border army are a little trembling when they hold the thunder, so the lower officials just let the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion throw the thunder, and did not let the soldiers of the border army throw the thunder. ”

This is also understandable, just like setting off firecrackers, people who have not let go, a firecracker in their hands is really a little scared, after all, it hurts to blow up the firecracker, and the thunder is even worse.

Yang Cong thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "This can't be done, everyone must be able to throw the thunder, if it is just a matter of estimating the burning time of the lead, you can make a red mark on the lead, and throw it when it burns to the mark, and it will be no problem if each soldier tries a few times." ”

Faint, it's no problem for each soldier to try a few more times, the problem is that you have to have so many thunderbolts.

Tang Shunzhi was a little embarrassed: "This, my lord, we can't create so many thunderstorms in a short period of time." ”

Isn't it a very simple thing, burn a clay pot, then stuff gunpowder and iron needles into it and press it tightly, seal it with a wooden stopper, and lead the fuse out, this thing is not as much as you want to build.

Yang Cong was puzzled: "Sir, how many thunderbolts can we make in a day now?" ”

Wang Xuan was a little embarrassed and said, "This, about a hundred." ”

One hundred a day, only three thousand a month, and more than eight thousand in more than two months, no wonder Tang Shunzhi didn't dare to let the border army soldiers try indiscriminately, you must know that there are tens of thousands of elite border troops in Xuanfu Town, and one person tries one is tens of thousands.

You must know that there are a lot of military craftsmen and craftsmen transferred this time, and the military craftsmen in Xuanfu Town alone have concentrated hundreds of people, and more than 200 craftsmen have been transferred to the capital, adding up to more than 300, and only a hundred thunderbolts can be made in a day, so doesn't it mean that a person can't make a thunderbolt a day?

Yang Cong couldn't help frowning and said, "These military craftsmen and craftsmen are too slow to do things, right?" ”

Wang Xuan hurriedly explained: "My lord, it's not that they are slow, although the structure of this thunder is simple, it is actually quite troublesome to do, just firing clay pots has six processes of soil mining, mud training, blank pulling, blank repair, drying blank, and kiln, each process has to arrange more than ten people, and it takes three days to make more than 300 clay pots, and there are people who burn cast iron needles, grind leads, fill gunpowder, etc., and more than 100 people can make a hundred thunderbolts a day on average. ”

Yang Cong didn't have a detailed understanding of the process of making thunderstorms, listening to Wang Xuan's meaning, it seems that it takes at least three days to make a batch of thunderbolts, and there are more than ten processes, so it is not too slow for more than 100 people to make a hundred thunderbolts a day.

This will definitely not work, the thunder is a one-time consumable, the production capacity is so low, how can it be supplied in the war.

Yang Cong thought for a while, and then asked, "Sir, it seems that the simple links of soil mining and mud training don't need any skilled craftsmen, right?" ”

Some links do not need any skilled craftsmen, such as soil mining, that is, digging with a hoe, and having the strength to do it, like drying the blank is to carry the finished blank to the sun to dry, and take it back when it is dried, and there is no technical content at all.

Wang Xuan nodded and said: "Yes, some links are hard work, and there is no need for skilled craftsmen. ”

This is easy to do, Yang Cong said without hesitation: "That's okay, you go to the city and post a notice, recruit the families of military households to work, one or two silver a month, as long as you have the strength, both men and women, first recruit one or two thousand people to help." “

This one!

It is not a problem to recruit one or two thousand people, there are almost ten thousand military households in the city, and there are at least three or four people in each household, except for the old, weak, sick and disabled, there are always one or two people who can work in each household, but this silver is a lot, one or two silver per person a month, and one or two thousand people is one or two thousand taels.

Wang Xuan subconsciously hesitated when he heard this, but when he thought of the Yang family's terrifying assets, he was relieved again.

At this time, Yang Cong may not need silver, but merit, as long as he can defeat the invading Tatar cavalry, one or two thousand taels is nothing, I am afraid that one or two thousand taels a month Yang Cong will not frown.

Thinking of this, Wang Xuan was slightly embarrassed and said: "This, my lord, there are also a little few people on the fire dragon chariot, now we can only build a few cars a day, and we can build a maximum of two hundred cars a month, if the Tartars come at that time, I am afraid that this fire dragon chariot will also be seriously insufficient." ”

This means that the fire dragon chariot also needs manpower, Yang Cong asked lightly: "Is there also a job that ordinary people do to build chariots?" ”

Wang Xuan nodded again and again: "Yes, some of them, like logging, material extraction, sawing or something, ordinary people can do it, there is no difficulty." ”

That's it, the problem that money can solve is not a problem, Yang Cong really doesn't care about money at this time.

He nodded without hesitation and said: "Well, you can do it, you can recruit as many people as you need, it doesn't matter if you need three thousand, four thousand, or five thousand, tens of thousands of people are not a problem, just one point, you can only recruit military households, and you must also pay attention to some important processes, do not let ordinary people participate." ”

Sure enough, Wang Xuan said: "This subordinate understands, don't worry." ”

Yang Cong thought about it, and then said solemnly: "I don't care how many people you recruit, in short, is there a problem if you want to produce more than 500 thunderbolts per day and more than 20 fire dragon chariots per day?" ”

Wang Xuan nodded without hesitation and said, "No problem." ”

The production problem of the Thunder and Fire Dragon Chariots has been solved, but it seems that the problem of insufficient long-range attack means has not been solved.

Yang Cong then asked, "Yi Xiu, if each group of five people throws a thunderbolt, do you feel that this long-range attack is enough?" ”

Tang Shunzhi shook his head without hesitation and said, "Not enough!" ”

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