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"Xia Guan understands!" That Lord Jiang's face was tight.

"Are all the craftsmen you have prepared who know how to use firearms?" Kang Dahe still looked stern.

"Ready!" That Master Jiang immediately nodded and said, "Set aside a courtyard, and they are all waiting there at this time." ”

Kang Dahe's face eased, and he turned to Luo Xin and said, "No, you go to the firearms camp first, and I'll go and see the progress of the production of bows and arrows and ballistas." ”

"Good!" Luo Xin nodded and said, "I'll go look for the adult in a while." ”

Kang Dahe nodded, and then the two of them separated, Kang Dahe went to check the production of bows and arrows and crossbow carts, while Luo Xin walked towards a courtyard accompanied by Lord Jiang.

Luo Xin turned his head and glanced at the Jiang Dadao: "I haven't asked for the name of the adult yet." ”

The Lord Jiang immediately replied respectfully: "Lord Hui, the lower official's name is Jiang Song, the current head of the Ordnance Department, the lower official has been in the Ordnance Department for more than 20 years, and he knows a lot about the Ordnance Department. ”

Luo Xin glanced at Jiang Song, and when he saw that he was in his forties at this time, it seemed that he had really worked in the Ordnance Division for a lifetime, and couldn't help laughing:

"Lord Jiang can be described as an old man in the Weapons Division."

A wry smile appeared on Jiang Song's face, he had worked in the Ordnance Department all his life, but now he was only the head of the Ordnance Department, but he also knew his shortcomings, and said with a wry smile:

"The qualifications of the subordinate officials are dull, just a lifter."

Luo Xinzhong immediately understood that Jiang Song did not have the status of a jinshi, so it became difficult to be promoted. After thinking about it for a while, now he needed Jiang Song's best cooperation, so he said softly:

"Lord Jiang, I think you also know that my appointment as the Weapons Supervisor is only temporary, as long as we can work together to complete the task assigned by His Majesty this time, this official will definitely recommend you to Lord Kang."

Jiang Song's spirit was lifted, and a grateful light appeared in his eyes, and he saluted Luo Xin:

"Thank you, sir! The lower officials will definitely do their best to cooperate with the adults. ”

With these words, the relationship between the two people is obviously much closer. Under the leadership of Jiang Song, he came to a courtyard gate, and when he walked into the heavy gate, he saw hundreds of people standing inside, and these hundreds of people first looked at Jiang Song, and then at Luo Xin. Jiang Song took a step forward and said:

"This is the champion of today's department, the current ordnance supervisor Lord Luo Xinluo, don't you want to see him?"

Hundreds of people fell to their knees with a roar and shouted, "Meet your lordship!" ”

"Get up!" Luo Xin said lightly, then turned to Jiang Song and said, "Here are all people who understand firearms?" ”

"Yes, sir! At last there were 528 men, of whom 276 knew how to mix gunpowder and the rest knew how to make firearms. ”

"That's good!"

Luo Xin's heart is a song, with these skilled craftsmen, his task is easy to complete. He first inspected the storehouse, and when he saw that the various materials in the storehouse were very complete, he divided the two hundred and seventy-six men into a group, which was responsible for making gunpowder, and then selected a group of ten people with great physical strength, and this group was responsible for transporting gunpowder. Dividing the rest of the people into two groups, one of which was responsible for filling the crockpot with gunpowder and pieces of broken iron, and the other group was responsible for pressing the lead and sealing, this was already a standard assembly line, and Luo Xin would definitely make a large number of thunderbolts in a short time.

Luo Xin first gathered the two hundred and seventy-six people in an independent courtyard and began to teach them to make black powder, Ming had already invented gunpowder, but the power was far from the gunpowder made by Luo Xin, but the basic truth was understood by these craftsmen, so Luo Xin just told them the ratio, and then demonstrated it himself, and these craftsmen understood.

The first batch of gunpowder was quickly made, and then Luo Xin began to teach the craftsmen of the other groups how to make thunderbolts, not expecting that these craftsmen would be able to use it in an instant. Luo Xin thought about it for a while and understood that the Ming Ordnance Division had made thunderbolts in the past, but because of the difference in gunpowder, the power was different.

In this way, it only took less than a morning for Luo Xin to let go, and more than 500 craftsmen worked nervously and busily, and there was nothing Luo Xin to do at all. So, he handed over the matter here to Jiang Song and went to Kang Dahe himself.

found Kang Dahe, who was watching the craftsmen make bows and arrows in the workshop at this time, Luo Xin came to his side and called softly:

"Lord Kang."

Kang Dahe's eyes lit up and said, "The affairs of the firearms battalion have been arranged?" ”

"Hmm!" Luo Xin's face showed joy and said: "They are all skilled craftsmen, I just estimated, they sleep less, they should be able to make a thousand thunderbolts in a day, and ten thousand in ten days." When the time comes, it will be transported to Datong with bows and arrows, which should be able to play some role, and then it will be continuously made here and sent to Datong in a steady stream. ”

"Great!" Kang Dahe was also excited, but then he looked anxious and said: "No, the matter of firearms has been solved, here are you trying to figure out a solution?" ”

Luo Xin looked at the craftsmen who were working around him and said, "My lord, Xia Guan doesn't know much about making bows and arrows, can you tell Xia Guan about it?" ”

Hearing Luo Xin's words, a trace of disappointment flashed in Kang Dahe's eyes. Since Luo Xin didn't even understand how to make bows and arrows, how could he come up with a way? However, in the end, there was still a glimmer of hope in his heart, so he told Luo Xin in detail.

"No, the first thing you need to make a bow is bamboo, and you can use bamboo to make a bow. The second requires horns, and a bow requires two horns, which are mounted at both ends of the bow. The third needs beef tendon, which is used as a bow tendon. The fourth is to stick the bow body, and the fifth is to combine these parts to complete a bow, so it takes five steps. ”

Luo Xin nodded and said, "My lord, how much time does it take for a craftsman to make a bow?" ”

"It takes a day for a craftsman to make a bow."

Luo Xin couldn't help frowning slightly, it takes a person to make a bow in a day, and the efficiency is low enough. Then he asked:

"And how many people are in the Ordnance Division now?"

"There are more than 1,200 people."

"That means you can make 1,200 bows a day?"

"Yes." Kang Dahe's face showed a look of anxiety and said, "In this way, only 12,000 bows can be made in ten days. There were 12,000 in stock, 8,000 more recently produced, and now there are only 20,000 bows. In the next ten days, 12,000 bows can be made, and the total is only 32,000 bows, which is still 18,000 short. ”

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