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"My lord, it took us eight days to make this bird. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info but at that time, in order to be in a hurry, also, it was also for reward, so I worked overtime, and several people took turns to do it. But even so, the bird gun is not delicate enough, and in order to shoot more than six rounds without exploding, the gun barrel needs to be polished at least three times. This time, the time will be delayed for a few days. According to this calculation, it may take half a month for a qualified bird gun. As for the cost, it is mainly iron, and the small estimate is about five taels to six taels of silver. Xu Liang explained to Li Yuanqing.

Li Yuanqing nodded.

In later generations, when Li Yuanqing's fiancée wrote a paper, she consulted a lot of information in this area, and Li Yuanqing also remembered some of it.

The cost price of a bird gun in the Ming army is about four taels to five taels of silver, of which the main cost is materials, and the labor cost is almost negligible.

But the imperial court can ignore the artificial money, and Li Yuanqing can't ignore it.

The Ming army's acceptance system for bird guns, although it is also very strict, but since the late Ming Dynasty, the layers of deductions have become more and more serious, up and down, whether it is a craftsman or a minister, the mind is not on this, how can it be possible to make a qualified bird gun?

In real battles, such as the Battle of Salhu, many Ming soldiers did not even aim when they released their guns, so they used the bird guns as burning sticks, lit the fire rope, and released the guns directly, anyway, as long as they were not released to the sky, Shangguan could not blame.

Even if a soldier really wants to kill the enemy, he follows the steps of the gun and aims and shoots, but once the bird gun is blown up, his face is gone.

The enemy didn't kill him, but he put himself in it......

People's hearts are mutual, so how can the soldiers work with peace of mind? How can you win the battle?

After all, Li Yuanqing is a reborn person, so he naturally deeply understands the importance of weapons, even if he tightens his belt to live, he must not cut corners in this regard.

According to the calculation that a bird gun needs 40 catties of wool iron, it takes about 3 or 4 taels of silver, but Liaodi has been lost, and the islands of Liaohai do not produce iron, and the iron material that Li Yuanqing needs can only be purchased from the inland of Daming, plus freight, the cost is higher.

If calculated according to 2 taels of silver, this time, the cost alone has reached 6 taels of silver.

Counting the cost of craftsmen and coal, it is less than 10 taels, and at least 9 taels of silver.

Counting the lead projectiles and gunpowder, it will cost more than 10 taels of silver.

This is not counting the maintenance and maintenance in the later period, you must know that those guns ~ weapons in later generations have been so sophisticated, they must be maintained from time to time, not to mention that it is now just the simplest arquebus.

But despite the high cost, the effect is obvious.

Equipped with semi-firearms, against the cold weapon of the old slave Eight Banners Iron Cavalry, this can almost lead an era, just like the 'foreign gun team' of the Eight-Nation Alliance Army in later generations, against the green battalion of the Manchu Qing Dynasty.

Of course, in this era, unlike their descendants who only know how to eat, drink, prostitute and gamble, fight dogs and walk birds, the current Jurchens can be said to be the best and most brave warriors in the entire East Asian region, and even in the whole world.

Even if Li Yuanqing also equips the army with this standard of bird guns, he may not be able to win the war against the Houjin army.

However, this is a leap of the times, even if the arquebus is not good, it is far from being comparable to the cavalry and archery that the children of the Eight Banners are proud of, as long as there is enough time, Li Yuanqing believes that he will be able to create the army model he wants.

"Brother Xu, how many of these bird guns have you built now?" Li Yuanqing looked at Xu Liang and asked.

Xu Liang hurriedly said: "My lord, over there in Guanglu Island, I am still hurrying up to make it, when I came to Changsheng Island, Old Man Yang had already brought out eight strokes, and now, I should make a few more strokes." Small estimates, there should be more than a dozen strokes by now. ”

Li Yuanqing nodded, more than a dozen strokes, not too little, you can select the best from the soldiers, and train and train first.

"Brother Xu, even if this is the case, you have to work hard for you to run again. Junko, you can accompany Brother Xu to Guanglu Island now and get all the made bird guns back. Old Man Yang's reward, you bring it over. Brother Xu, in terms of iron materials, I will find a way as soon as possible, and I can't relax for a moment when I make the bird. But remember, in this, don't have the slightest intention of cutting corners, after each bird gun is made, you must pass the acceptance and sign your name on the bird gun. If there is a blow in the chamber, I will ask you alone. ”

Li Yuanqing said that in the end, he was already a little violent.

Xu Liang hurriedly knelt on the ground and kowtowed, "The adults are relieved, and the small ones must do their best to repay the kindness of the adults." ”

Seeing Xu Liang's nervous appearance, Li Yuanqing relaxed his tone a little and patted Xu Liang's shoulder, "Brother Xu, you must know that every son under my command is my Li Yuanqing's brother, so I don't want to cause damage to them because of my man-made weapons." Do you understand? ”

Although Li Yuanqing's tone was unhappy, Xu Liang felt the strength in it more clearly, and hurriedly kowtowed, "The little one understands." The adults treat the little ones like this, and the little ones will swear to repay the kindness of the adults. ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, "It's good if you know." Well done. I, Li Yuanqing, will be rewarded for my merits, and I will be punished for my mistakes. Go ahead. ”

"Master Xie." Xu Liang kowtowed to Li Yuanqing a few more times, and then left with Shunzi.

Seeing them walking away, Shang Lao Liu said: "Yuanqing, this bird is really a military weapon." If our sons and daughters can have such a bird gun in the future, and if they encounter a tartar again, they are afraid of a ball. ”

Li Yuanqing slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, "So, Brother Shang, even if we tie our necks, we must ensure that the bird is controlled." I'm going to pick a good place in Changsheng Island and move the artisan house in Hiroshishima......"

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Changsheng Island is much larger than Guanglu Island, and this is Li Yuanqing's legal land, so naturally there is no need to hide some things like in Guanglu Island.

That night, after having dinner with the officers, Li Yuanqing and Shang Lao Liu inspected the hinterland of Nanxinkou for a long time overnight and finalized several plans.

As long as the conditions are ripe, let Xu Liang and them come over and reconstruct a large-scale 'arsenal'.

Tired for a few days, Li Yuanqing woke up the next day, it was already noon, he had a simple breakfast, and was just about to inspect the construction site, at this time, Shang Lao Liu walked over quickly and said in a low voice: "Yuanqing, there is news from Zhang Pan and Chen Zhong over there in Lushun." ”

Li Yuanqing couldn't help but be stunned when he saw Shang Lao Liu's expression, and hurriedly said, "How are their results?" ”

Shang Lao Liu shook his head slightly, "After Nanguan, their war in Jinzhou was not smooth, and in the past ten days, they did not defeat Jinzhou, but lost hundreds of lives. Zhang Pan's meaning is that I hope you can go to Lushun again and discuss together. ”

Li Yuanqing nodded silently.

Jinzhou is far from a small fortress like Nanguan, but a real fortified city, Zhang Pan and Chen Zhong do not have heavy siege weapons, only rely on flesh and blood, if they want to capture Jinzhou, it will naturally not be so easy.

But Guanglu Island, Lushun, and Changsheng Island, between these three points, there is a symbiotic and coexisting relationship, and Li Yuanqing naturally can't let them fail, especially Zhang Pan and Chen Zhong are both a little tendony.

The most important thing is that they don't know the current battle situation in Quang Ninh, and if it drags on any longer, once the main force of the red flag returns to the division, the consequences will be unimaginable.

Even if he wants to offend Zhang Pan, for the sake of the overall situation, Li Yuanqing can only be this villain.

"Brother Shang, you have to worry about the work here. I'll go to Lushun now. ”

Shang Lao Liu couldn't help but be stunned, "Yuanqing, so anxious?" There's a lot of work to be done here. ”

Li Yuanqing slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, "In terms of siege, you and a few craftsmen and household leaders have more discussions, Lushun here, I must do it as soon as possible." ”

Shang Lao Liu also understood what Li Yuanqing meant, and nodded emphatically.

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In the afternoon, Li Yuanqing rushed to Lushun by boat.

Changsheng Island is very close to Lushun, and it can be reached in two hours.

When Li Yuanqing arrived at Lushun, it was still early, and when he came to Zhang Pan and Chen Zhong's residence outside Jinzhou City, it happened to be evening, and it was time for dinner.

The two learned that Li Yuanqing was coming, and hurriedly came out to greet them.

But seeing that Li Yuanqing only brought a dozen personal guards and no main force, Zhang Pan's displeasure was already on his face.

Chen Zhong gave Li Yuanqing a big hug when he came up, "Yuanqing, let's eat first." ”

Li Yuanqing smiled, "Okay." Bothering the two brothers. ”

The three of them came directly to Chen Zhong's tent, even if Zhang Pan was displeased, he still had to give Li Yuanqing this face, and he also came in to accompany him.

After more than ten days of fierce battles, there was no result for a long time, and on Zhang Pan and Chen Zhong's side, the grain and grass situation was already a little poor.

After all, fighting a war is different from peacetime, on weekdays, soldiers may only need to be half-full, and a bowl of gruel can be used to pass it.

But in wartime, it is necessary to ensure that the soldiers are well fed first, so that they can have combat effectiveness, and the people, if they want them to contribute, naturally they can't make people hungry.

Moreover, in this era, meals are basically vegetarian, without much oil and water, and people, especially adult men, generally eat a lot.

Zhang Pan and Chen Zhong are now 'only in and out', and the pressure can naturally be imagined.

Although it was a banquet for Li Yuanqing, there were only a few vegetarian dishes on the table, a pot of stewed cabbage, a pot of clear water cabbage, a plate of wild vegetables that Li Yuanqing couldn't name, and a small plate of bacon, the small plate was as big as a small wine glass......

Chen Zhong was a little embarrassed and said with a smile: "Yuanqing, the grain and grass have been consumed a lot these days, and there are not too many good things. When we have conquered Jinzhou, my brother will invite you to eat well. Let's have a toast first. ”

Chen Zhong said and poured Li Yuanqing a glass of wine.

Li Yuanqing glanced at the wine jar, which was still the one left for Chen Zhong when Li Yuanqing left last time.

It can be seen that there is not much wine in it.

Li Yuanqing was not polite, picked up the wine glass, and gestured to the two, "Two elder brothers, the younger brother will do it first as a respect." ”

Zhang Pan drank a glass of wine, his face was a little flushed, he coughed a few times like a disguise, and finally said the right thing, "Yuanqing, Jinzhou is almost consumed by us now." If you bring your troops here, tomorrow afternoon, we will be able to take Golden State in one fell swoop. At that time, the materials of Jinzhou City will be divided equally between you and me. ”

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The dust has almost settled, and tomorrow, Xiaoxiao's 15-month-old son will go south with his mother.

This means that the boat will be separated from his son for at least half a year......

But since he was born, he has never been separated from me for more than half a day......

Hey, don't say anything, kneel down and beg for all support. Starting tomorrow, the boat will do its best to guarantee the update.