However, Feng Yunshan also muttered in his heart: Even if he is still a Krupp person, even if he provides him with the greatest financial resources to provide him with the development of artillery, will he really be able to make a Krupp cannon?

You must know that the historical Krupp cannon, although it mainly relied on Krupp's excellent tank steel, and the quality of the artillery produced, but more because he was rich in a complete set of management methods, established a complete set of welfare plans, and was able to absorb a lot of weapons design and manufacturing experts, so that the new Krupp artillery was developed, and it was constantly manufactured and improved. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

But now that he has brought him to China, far away from the soil of Prussia and Europe, he can't recruit these weapons experts if he wants to absorb them? Krupp alone will certainly not work. No, we have to ask the two of them for help, and recruit more weapons and mechanical experts.

Coupled with his general understanding of the later generations of Krupp cannons, Feng Yunshan believes that he can reproduce the glory of Krupp cannons. Thinking of this, Feng Yunshan asked Rang to recall Krupp back to Guangzhou and personally talk to him about making cannons.

A few days later, Alfred. Krupp rushed to Guangzhou. Although he was very excited about the commissioning of the steel plant, the most difficult thing for him was his method of canning steel, which he did not expect to be applied on a large scale in this distant place.

In his hometown of Prussia, he could only produce dozens of tons of this special tank steel per month, but in the No. 1 Iron and Steel Plant, with a large amount of manpower and material resources, plus all the additives he asked to configure, the monthly production of tank steel could reach three or four hundred tons. What is this concept?

If he used all the cans of steel produced to make the powerful artillery in his mind, even the Saint King's favorite 3,000-pound heavy cannon would be enough for 200 guns. Don't underestimate this quantity, this is a heavy artillery, and it can produce so much every month?

In fact, in Krupp's heart, there is still a dream hidden, that is, he likes to make weapons. He dreams of one day developing his company into a world-famous weapons company. And this tank of steel is the source and confidence of his dream.

At this moment, seeing Feng Yunshan again, the identities of the two were completely different, and Krupp no longer had the sense of pride and equality that he had when they first met, he respectfully stepped forward to salute: "Krupp see the Holy King!" ”

In a few months, Krupp had learned Chinese, and he spoke it well.

Feng Yunshan also greeted him enthusiastically, and after chatting a few words, he went straight to the point: "Mr. Krupp, now the steel output of the First Iron and Steel Plant has increased to a large scale, but the output of 'tank steel' you brought, this king is not clear, how much can it be?" ”

Krupp replied: "At present, it can produce 300 to 400 tons of 'tank steel' per month, and if it is according to the production capacity of 'cans', 500 tons per month is no problem, but now the molten iron produced by the steel mill is mainly used for open-hearth steelmaking, used to make steel rails for new railways, and for the production of machinery and equipment in the arsenal of guns in the arsenal." Moreover, the 'tank steel' currently being refined is also piled aside and has not yet been used. ”

"Really? How much is there to produce? Feng Yunshan was overjoyed, he knew very well that this kind of 'tank steel' was used to cast artillery, and the performance was the best, better than the famous Armstrong artillery cast by all wrought iron in Britain two or three years later.

"Mr. Krupp, don't worry about the uselessness of this 'canister' at the moment. In addition to the First Iron and Steel Company, this king is going to set up a special equipment company in the Holy Kingdom, specializing in the production of special equipment, such as artillery, such as trains, and ironclad warships, and wants you to be the general manager of this company. What do you think? Feng Yunshan tempted.

"Holy King, you mean, specializing in the production of weapons?" Krupp was surprised, this was not his dream. Although he inherited the steelmaking workshop, he only used steelmaking as a raw material base, but his dream has always been to establish a large weapons company to produce first-class weapons and equipment and sell them to the world.

"Yes! This king has made you an earl, with the title of Krupp, and this company can also be named after you: Holy Kingdom Krupp Steel. For the time being, artillery is produced exclusively for the Holy Country's captives. The required workers, this king can be drawn from the First Iron and Steel Company and the Capture Army, money, this king can also provide 2 million taels of silver as start-up capital, and you can exchange the shares of the First Iron and Steel Plant, this king will exchange five percent of the shares in the Krupp Iron and Steel Company. The tank steel section of the first steel plant was also merged into the new Krupp Steel Company. ”

"Thanks to the trust of the Holy King, Krupp will go all out to complete and put into operation the Holy Krupp Steel Company as soon as possible." Krupp was taken aback and hurriedly made a statement. In front of this man who was richer than the whole of Prussia, he realized that it was actually a lucky thing to be favored by the Holy King and tie him here from Prussia.

Then, Krupp revealed to Feng Yunshan that although his small workshop in Essen was small, it had accumulated a lot of technical drawings, and this time, together with the equipment and machines of the small workshop, they were all shipped to Guangzhou.

His small workshop produced train axles and springs from cast steel a few years ago, and last year, they also made the first seamless steel train wheels, which is already one of the best in the world.

Moreover, Krupp mentioned that he also tried casting guns, but they were all small front-loading smoothbore guns, but they were never sold to the outside world, just as a hobby.

"So, you will cast artillery? So do you know anything about rifled guns? Feng Yunshan was inexplicably surprised.

"Yes, but I've never cast a rifled cannon. However, when he returned to the Holy Country, didn't Mr. Li dig 12 mechanical technicians from Prussia and come to Guangzhou with him? Some of them have studied this rifled cannon, can the Holy King transfer them all to the Holy Krupp Steel Company? ”

And this thing? How could Feng Yunshan know that Li Jianwei brought back 12 foreign technicians in addition to bringing back the Migne rifle, which is great. smiled and said, "As long as it helps to make artillery, you can." ”

Then, Feng Yunshan, a half-man, pretended to understand artillery, and proposed to Krupp a new type of artillery: Krupp artillery.

This is still some of the posts that Feng Yunshan saw on the Internet in his previous life, and the analysis is the horizontal wedge gun latch of the Krupp cannon, the packaging medicine, and the breath-holding principle of the sub-packed projectile Krupp gun, in fact, to put it bluntly, the main difference of the Krupp cannon is the gun latch, and its gun bolt is a square horizontal wedge with an inclination.

When moving laterally, there is a certain displacement in the longitudinal direction to seal the bottom of the barrel; When moving laterally, the latch of a larger caliber is heavier, so it is necessary to rely on a threaded column to drive the feed; The tail of the large-caliber gun latch has a place for loading the firing pipe, which is more ingeniously designed. Of course, this is the structure of the later Krupp cannon.

Now, Feng Yunshan told Krupp about the original Krupp company's original method of producing artillery: casting steel billets, then forging them into cannon blanks, then drilling gun barrels, and finally milling them into rifled guns.

Feng Yunshan couldn't say anything about the specific requirements and sizes of the artillery, he didn't know much about it in the first place, but he just had a little impression of how the artillery was made, and he just reminded Krupp at this moment, lest he and those weapons experts study it for a few more years. Feng Yunshan didn't have that much time to wait.

Now, the Crimean War must have begun, but there are no sources on its own side. As soon as this war is over, Britain and France will free up their hands, even if they have occupied Guangzhou and will not repeat themselves in history, but who knows if Britain will find other excuses to continue to invade China? Maybe it's still your own holy country, and the location of Guangzhou is the first to bear the brunt.

Therefore, Feng Yunshan hurriedly called Krupp to establish the Holy Kingdom Krupp Iron and Steel Company, the purpose of which was to manufacture Krupp cannons as soon as possible and have the capital for self-protection as soon as possible.

Krupp's eyes widened: the method of making cannons that the Holy King said was exactly what he had thought of some time ago. Moreover, he is still just a prototype, and he has not fully figured it out, but he just thinks that although this process of making cannons is more complicated than casting artillery, the pressure and impact strength that the entire cannon can withstand have been greatly improved.

The principle he pursued in the manufacture of artillery was to try to be as large as possible in a steel billet as a whole, not afraid of being bulky, but afraid of not being strong enough.

Unexpectedly, this holy king already wanted to be in front of him. He couldn't help but marvel.

Farewell to Feng Yunshan, he is full of confidence. I was going to find the twelve mechanical experts from Prussia first, and this was not enough, anyway, the Holy King approved two million taels, and this abundant fund made him full of confidence. He was to send some men back to Prussia and recruit all the weapons specialists and technicians who were familiar and unfamiliar to his new company.

Thinking of this, Krupp couldn't help but feel anxious, he couldn't wait to rush back to Wushi Town immediately, start to set up a new company, produce artillery as soon as possible, and give himself and the Holy King an explanation. (To be continued.) )