Chapter 160: Making Firearms
On February 25, the tenth year of Erzhen, Zhidou watched the Di newspaper, and Yang Sichang was officially appointed as the secretary of the Ministry of War.
Wang Dou looked at the newly built military homes on the northwest side of Shunxiang Fort, which was the same as the original Shunxiang New Fort, which was also a neat row of military barracks, with streets and alleys paved with mountain stones and drainage ditches, which were quite tidy. On the outside of the home, only a small two-meter-high wall was built, which was connected to the new and old fort walls in Shunxiang, saving the biggest cost of building the fort.
At present, Shunxiang Fort has been nearly three times larger than when Wang Dou first arrived at Shunxiang Fort, with a population of more than 12,000, looking at the castle in front of him, Zhang Gui and Tian Changguo are surprised
However, Zhang Gui and the others expressed concern about the high and thick fort walls on the northwest two sides of Shunxiang Fort. Wang Dou sighed: "No matter how thick the fort wall is. The sergeants did not dare to fight in the field, and it was useless in the end
Zhang Gui and the two were submissive, Wang Dou also asked Lin Daofu about the internal affairs of Shunxiang Fort, in addition to the old army of Shunxiang New and Old Forts, living in the northwest of these more than 5,000 new military households, because most of the households were born, there were not many original hundred households, general banners and other management officers, Lin Daofu in accordance with Wang Dou's instructions, the implementation of the armor protection system for these people.
The group is based on households, with household chiefs and ten households as A. There is no way to set up a chief, a top ten to be a guarantee, and a chief to set up a security chief, all of whom are famous people from the original households. After the establishment of the first guarantee, the joint protection sits, one family is a thief, and nine families are lifted, if they do not lift. Ten families are jointly and severally guilty. This can effectively eliminate all kinds of spies hidden in the crowd.
At the same time, Wang Dou also planned to implement the door number system. We should do a better job of administering the military and civilians within the country. Of course, in the future, the implementation of the armor protection system will be slightly more flexible due to the different population conditions in various places. The compilation is based on the principle of ten households. There shall be no less than six households in the first class. More than 15 households. One guarantee is also based on the principle of ten first, not less than sixth, more than fifteenth.
The Ming Dynasty now generally set up a armor protection system in various places. However, the organization is not as strict as Wang Dou. The Ming Li armor system has been destroyed and cannot be used, and Wang Dou hopes that this armor protection system can effectively govern the grassroots.
To put it bluntly, the armor protection system is similar to the military household system, the security chief is basically the position of a hundred households, although these civilian households have joined the military households, but Wang Dou has not sued himself, and he cannot be awarded these security chiefs, and the corresponding military positions of the first chiefs. In the future, only ox carts need to be used to transport iron ore, and an ox cart can transport hundreds of catties of iron ore, and more than a dozen oxen and mule carts should be able to meet the monthly smelting needs of Shunxiangbao Iron Works.
Originally, these 300 miners could meet the needs of the iron factory, and in the construction of the road, these miners were also used as the main force, but Xiangguang and other places opened silver mines, Wu Shihuan took away 200 miners, and more than half of the technicians of the iron factory, so that the muscle factory was not enough, and the road being repaired was also delayed.
There is also the division of labor among the various craftsmen, some people think of the sharps factory, some people think of the carpentry factory, both of these departments, there is a great need for craftsmen. These times, Li Maosen and Wu Liangheng are vigorously attracting craftsmen to their factories, especially those skilled craftsmen.
There are only more than 180 craftsmen in Shunxiangbao, most of them are apprentices who have not been in the art for a few years, even if more than 100 military craftsmen are transferred from Baoan Prefecture, there are only more than 160 men, and less than 100 skilled people, and after this group of people came, the iron factory, the unified machinery factory, the silver mine, and the carpentry factory are all vigorously grabbing the craftsman.
The woodworking factory wants to build a waterwheel, and then there are only more than 140 craftsmen, and they want to complete a huge task before the autumn sowing.
After listening to Lin Daofu's story, Wang Dou also had a headache, now the military and civilians in the security area divide the land, with the Chinese people's desire for acres of land, there are fields to cultivate at home, they are unwilling to be craftsmen, and they need skilled craftsmen, you can make waterwheels to make fire mirrors when you enter the factory. Where can I find skilled craftsmen?
Fortunately, the lumber yard and the Shizhou factory, as well as the coal factory and the iron factory, all need miners with low technical content and the general youth, and at the beginning of the year, there were also displaced people entering the security territory, and they have set up a porridge factory to relieve them, and it is time for these people to work for relief. Wait for these people to work for a few years and stabilize, and then consider dividing the land for them.
There are also the soldiers and civilians of the forts in Baoan Prefecture, they enjoy the benefits of dividing the fields and cattle and waterwheels, it is time to organize them to work, contribute wood, make irrigation wells, cut wood and quarry, and now the farming is an opportunity, of course, Wang Dou will give them enough to eat.
As for the quilt factory. Making the army's camp tent uniforms, assembling sergeant weapons and armor, etc., because a lot of cloth and cotton and other raw materials have not been purchased, this quilt factory is still in the planning, this manpower is easy to solve, there are many women in Shunxiangbao, and they are recruited to work.
Li Maosen said: "When he was in the Ordnance Bureau, he had a good relationship with Ambassador Lai, but if he went to lobby for his humble position, he just didn't let go of the Acropolis, and he had to go out of the army." Wang Dou smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about this, the important thing is that Lai Yuanlong is tempted and willing to come to Baoanzhou."
After the matter was decided, Wang Dou inspected the inside and outside of the new machinery factory, everything in the factory was still very messy, but Wang Dou planned that in the future, the sharp machinery factory would be divided into a department to specialize in making artillery, but this artillery talent, and I don't know where to look.
At present, there are more than 150 people in the mirror machinery factory, including craftsmen and apprentices, Wang Dou saw that they were making fire systems and armor knives and guns, and thought that Shunxiang Fort would have to divide another armor factory in the future, specializing in armor and knives and guns, and the more detailed the division of labor, the better.
At present, the unified machinery factory, if a craftsman puts down this new type of bird system, it can be made and managed for about half a month. Although it is better than before to drill a lock in a month, the pipe is stronger, but Wang Dou is still not satisfied, the degree is too slow, especially the drilling degree of the mirror tube, which is really slow.
He said: "Craftsman Li, can't the drilling under this command be faster?" If manpower is slow, why not try water power and animal power? ”
Li Maosen said in surprise: "Water power and animal power?."
He muttered, and his eyes lit up: "You can try it."
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