After the new musket is installed, things will be easy, and the next thing is to produce according to this standard.

According to Yue Luming, in fact, it has been decades since the invention of the flintlock pistol by Bi Maokang. It's just strange that the army has not been equipped.

Sun Yuan was also strange in his heart, but when he thought about it, he was relieved: the key is that people in this era do not have the concept of standardization, or in other words, they feel that it is very troublesome and unnecessary to do so.

Cold weapons such as knives and guns adopt unified standards to facilitate maintenance, and there is no technical difficulty. But when it comes to something as delicate as a flintlock musket, if a uniform standard is used, the cost will go up all of a sudden.

There are so many military expenses allocated by the imperial court, and in this era, it is too late for officers to drink the blood of soldiers, where will they have the heart to spend their own pockets to tinker with this kind of money-eating thing. When you really want to fight, pull a group of Ding at will, and each person will be issued with a knife, and you can go into battle. As for the art of war, the advancement of technology, to hell with it!

Of course, when the battle became bigger and bigger, Sun Yuan was also confident that he would bring out an iron army. Inevitably, someone will follow suit and form a musket unit.

But because there is no uniform metric, the cost is inevitably prohibitively high.

Moreover, regarding the use of musket warfare and how to train soldiers, Sun Yuan did not think that anyone could compare to himself as a traverser.

So, the key now is how to train the soldiers.

After a month and a half of queue training, the Ningxiang Army was initially able to carry out the order and prohibition. Now, it's time for them to start practicing the fire paint tactics.

According to Blacksmith Cui's calculations, three hundred muskets can be made at the beginning of next month, and when the time comes, they can be equipped first, so that the soldiers can practice first. There is a saying in later generations, it is better to let people wait for equipment, not let equipment wait for people, talent is the key.

In the next half month, Sun Yuan figured out a tactical drill for musketeers. This time, it was not printed as a pamphlet, but was instilled directly into the minds of the officers of the first rank of the flag chief little by little at the night school every night.

Repeat until they memorize it.

These officers are all old men of the Taiyuan Town Army, people who have fought old battles. You can go to the battlefield just to be a foil for your allies, see the enemy, put a shot in response to the scene, and when the enemy rushes forward, you will turn the muzzle of the gun and run away.

Sun Yuan wanted to form a pure firearms unit, but everyone disagreed, thinking that General Sun was simply wasting money and time by doing so. However, since he said so, as a subordinate, it is his duty to obey orders, so it is enough to follow them.

Soon, half a month passed, and three hundred new flintlock pistols were made, and each hundred-man team got thirty each.

That is, from that day on, the gunfire on the other side of the field has not stopped, and from morning to night, the whole world has been banging and muffled. Looking at the government office, the barracks were always shrouded in a white mist.

"It's all money!" As the logistics chief officer of the Ningxiang Thousand Households, Guan Tao was so distressed that the fat on his face was trembling: "General, just finished the autumn grain, and each soldier has to be paid three dollars of silver every month, and your money bag will be emptied, general." Also, these more than 1,000 people have to eat and drink every day when their eyes are open, and they can't stop a meal. Moreover, you have to eat well. Others become officials in order to make a fortune, but the general is good, but he fills in his own net worth. General, you have to think of a way, otherwise, we won't be able to last long. ”

"No hurry, no hurry, everything will be fine after the Chinese New Year." Sun Yuan smiled faintly and muttered, "It's time to pull it out and fight." ”

Guan Tao's face changed greatly, and he kept calculating in his heart how much food it would cost to fight the war, and how much silver he would need to pay for the post-war pension.

Sun Yuan saw his thoughts and comforted: "Boss, what are you worried about, who said that you will definitely lose money in the war, in my opinion, if you don't do it, you will make a lot of money!" ”

The boss patted his head: "Yes, yes, yes, but I forgot." Bandits are like combs, and soldiers are like grates. In this case, this battle really has to find a chance to fight. "When the troops fight, the court will definitely set aside the money. And the troops go from place to place to eat from place to place, and by the way, it is difficult to grab a handful of places without making a fortune.

Sun Yuan didn't say anything, and smiled again: "I'll talk about it then." ”

Boss Guan was in a better mood and said: "Recently, the general has been training his troops, and he has used more ammunition, and the rest is okay, but the smell of sulfur and gunpowder smoke is really unpleasant." The place where the villain lives is downwind, and it is so smoked that it is not even fragrant to eat! ”

Sun Yuan laughed and patted him on the shoulder, about to make a joke about him. Suddenly, he remembered something and muttered: "I haven't seen Shao Wei for a few days, I wonder where he is fooling around now?" ”

For that kid, Sun Yuan was already disappointed, and was ready to dry him for a year and a half, and then make arrangements when he retired from the fire. If you really can't do it, you can do a bookstore in a thousand households, and give Guo Daodao a good life.

However, he can be regarded as his quasi-brother-in-law. Shaoyu is now serving his mother and taking care of the daily life of Sun Yuan's mother and son. Everyone eats together, and when it's time to eat, Shao Wei will also sit with everyone.

Since this kid took off his military uniform, he stayed in the courtyard all day long, reading and sleeping, looking like he had nothing to do.

Now that he heard Guan Tao talk about eating, Sun Yuan was suddenly stunned, remembering that he hadn't seen Shao Wei at the dinner table for several days.

Hearing Sun Yuan's muttering, Fei Hong, who was standing next to Sun Yuan, said: "Back to the general's words, Shao Wei went back to the army." ”

"Ah, why did this kid change his sex and go to the army again, when did it happen?" Sun Yuan was surprised.

Fei Hong: "It's been five days since I returned to the army, and it is said that it took a long time to beg Lu Zhongqiu to nod." ”

"It's wrong, it's not right, it's not his nature." Sun Yuan was very puzzled, but he was still quite surprised that Shao Wei was able to run back to the army by himself.

"My lord seems to be in a good mood today!" During the meal, Shaoyu smiled and whispered, "But I don't know what happy events I encountered?" ”

Sun Yuan glanced back at Shao Yuren, and said with a smile: "It's not because of Shao Wei's matter, why did he change his sex this time and think of going back to be a soldier, Yu Ren, aren't you in a good mood lately?" ”

Shao Yu said: "Brother Wei, he is tired of being in the courtyard, saying yes, it is more interesting to be a soldier." Although tired, there are many people. It's not like it's in the courtyard, and there's not even anyone to talk to. ”

"People are social creatures, understandable." The Ningxiang military has the organizational structure of the modern army, and once you enter the organization, you will not be able to get rid of it for the rest of your life, at least mentally.