It's already August, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is coming soon.

Under the instruction of Zhou Huchen, the scale of the workshop was expanded again, and the blacksmiths in the workshop also increased wildly. Under the temptation of high salaries, the blacksmiths near Datong Mansion were almost swept away, and under the temptation of publicity and money, the news of recruiting blacksmiths in this Datong Mansion is still spreading outward like the original recruitment.

As a large number of blacksmiths entered, the tension in the workshop began to decrease sharply, and Chen Xing, who was carrying a huge workload and pressure, finally relaxed.

Before the upcoming Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhou Huchen's little cousin Liu Wei returned to Xuanfu accompanied by two family members, in addition to bringing gifts and a greeting letter to his uncle and aunt, Zhou Huchen also specifically mentioned that his uncle's family should move to Datong.

After giving Cai Maode of Taiyuan Mansion a light and heavy gift, Zhou Huchen was left to receive the gift. In order to prevent Zhou Shaoshuai from asking them to "donate" again, the gifts sent by these people were very heavy, and Zhou Huchen felt a little embarrassed.

Zhou Huchen is very happy to receive gifts, he has to accept them, and he has to accept them if he doesn't accept them, and if he doesn't accept them, he won't give people face. Therefore, Zhou Huchen said: Receiving gifts is also a kind of thing to give you face.

At the same time, news came from Jingshi again. Zhang Guowei and his former first assistant Zhou Yanru returned to Beijing almost at the same time in July, the difference is that Zhang Guowei was thrown into the Jinyi Wei Imperial Prison, while Zhou Yanru, as the former first assistant of Harbin Province, was treated quite well, and he was placed under residential surveillance in a dilapidated temple on the outskirts of Beijing. Zhou Huchen knew that Zhou Yanru was about to end, and as for Zhang Guowei, his final way back was to go down to the south of the Yangtze River, and it seemed that he still went to train and raise salaries with the name of a military secretary.

The fiery workshop finally had a holiday, except for those craftsmen from Jiangnan, the rest of the craftsmen all went home to reunite with their families, and Zhou Huchen, who had never stopped working hard, was also relaxed.

was about to return to Datong Mansion for the Mid-Autumn Festival, Zhou Huchen stood in the courtyard, looking at the workshop that had fallen silent in front of him with a lot of emotion. That is, in just a few months, he actually pulled up a team of 50,000 people, and built such a military workshop that can equip tens of thousands of troops, he felt very proud and proud.

This is really a powerful liliang, and now, Zhou Huchen has absolute confidence to deal with Li Zicheng's attack. As for Jiannu outside the Guan, compared with Li Zicheng, who had no ruling power and no political acumen, this national ruler who was barbaric, ignorant, and good at using people was his real enemy.

"The young marshal is rarely idle, today is just right, do you want to see the results of your subordinates?"

Hearing someone greet him, Zhou Huchen came back to his senses, and Chen Xing stood not far behind him with a smile. Several family members who were responsible for Zhou Huchen's safety turned a blind eye to Chen Xing's arrival, obviously accustomed to the frequent approach of the celebrities around Zhou Huchen.

"Firebolt?" Zhou Huchen smiled and turned around and walked towards Chen Xing:

"Firebolts, of course! Another surprising discovery! I'm going crazy! I love this workshop and the work! Life is so good now! Chen Xing, who has always been a man of few words, rarely revealed his true thoughts:

"What's the big finding? Is there anything else you can do with rifling? If it is true, it is a miracle birth, of course, with the current conditions, it has no practical significance, but I will affirm your achievement! ”

"Rifling? What is rifling? Isn't it remarkable? Chen Xing didn't know what rifling was, this word was very fresh, and he asked curiously:

Zhou Huchen shook his head lightly, his eyes full of yearning: "The conditions are not there!" That's a kind of jishu that is invincible in the world, of course, with a fire hat, but unfortunately that's impossible, our foundation is too poor, maybe we can try it in a few decades, maybe my descendants can do it! ”

Chen Xing's eyes lit up: "Yes, there is nothing that can't be done, didn't you say that everything is possible, young marshal?" We have so many craftsmen, we have sufficient financial and material resources, what can't we do! What exactly is rifling? ”

"It's useless, the rifling is too advanced! That's not the product! What jishu and progress need is accumulation, is the precipitation of the foundation, can have the current achievements, we have done a good job! Zhou Huchen showed a relieved expression, and then continued to ask Chen Xing, "What did you find?" Hopefully a surprise! ”

"Pleasantly surprised, of course! Isn't it a surprise that this discovery can triple the speed of our firecracker production! Speaking of this major discovery, Chen Xing's eyes immediately widened.

"Are you sure?!!!" This time, Zhou Huchen's eyes were shining, three times the speed, which was simply against the sky!

At this time, Chen Xing resumed his silence, he stretched out his hand and pointed to his workshop, and then turned around and motioned for Zhou Huchen to go with him.

Chen Xing's office was in chaos, with various tools and drawings on the floor and desks, as well as some completed and unfinished mechanical parts, making the three already spacious rooms look messy.

"I don't have time to clean up, you can sit down!" Chen Xing was not embarrassed at all, he was indeed too busy, busy day and night, in the dark.

"You can find two smarter apprentices to help you, and it will be a legacy in the future." Looking at the messy house, Zhou Huchen leisurely suggested:

Zhou Huchen means that you can accept apprentices, this will be a talent in the future, my talent. Chen Xing understood, but unfortunately he didn't appreciate it: "Let's talk about it later, young marshal, how can I have time now, let's take a look at this!" ”

What Chen Xing handed over was a Lu Mi Gong, a Lu Mi Gong with a round pipe.

This can be regarded as a task, because he has been too busy recently, it took a long time to make this Lu Mi Gong Chen Xing, so that Zhou Huchen almost forgot that explanation.

It is much lighter, and as expected, the workmanship is exquisite, and the straight streamline is pleasing to the eye. Although it does not have the sense of majesty of a prismatic tube, it is much lighter, and as long as it passes the test shot, there is no doubt about its practicality.

This kind of steel gun pipe actually doesn't need to be tried, and Zhou Huchen knows that there is no problem. The question is how this new type of flint is made to triple the man-hours. If true, there is no problem in forming an army of 10,000 people before this year. With a range of more than 100 steps and great power, as long as you are well-trained, 10,000 firearms will crush all the enemies in front of you. As long as you stand firm, there will be no suspense in the face of several times more powerful cavalry in the field. What's more, Zhou Huchen has mines, grenades, artillery, and nearly 10,000 cavalry, as long as there are no problems with logistics support, these 50,000 troops will be an invincible existence.

"Young marshal, take a look, is there a difference between this pipe and the old-style pipe?" Chen Xing smiled smugly:

"It's a lot lighter, it's a little thinner, and you don't have to test it to know that there's no problem." Zhou Huchen replied while carefully examining the fire gun in his hand;

"Inside the Barrel." Chen Xing prompted:

"Oh." Zhou Huchen pointed at the brightly lit door with a pipe, and he carefully observed it again, observing it for a long time, as if there was no difference: "It's the same!" It's no different! ”

"So hard, plus the discovery of my genius, I ask for a raise!" Chen Xing is right, of course, it is also a joke.

Zhou Huchen was very dissatisfied with Chen Xing's request: "You already have a wife and children, your father and son earn enough for two or three lifetimes, why do you want so much money?" What a waste! ”

After thinking about it, Zhou Huchen continued to add: "Otherwise! When your son grows up, let him worship me as a teacher, this is not an opportunity that anyone can have! I think that I Zhou Huchen is handsome and chic, talented, extraordinary, unparalleled, far-sighted, and strategic, how can I also belong to the unique and unprecedented all-round talent, in this world, there is no opponent who will never wronged your son! ”

"That's it! Young marshal, it's good that you remember today's words! ”

Chen Xing's response was unusually quick and crisp, the one who disagreed was a fool, who is Zhou Huchen, he is the eldest son of Zhou Yuji and Zhou Dashuai, and his promising future can make people cry. Of course, this is also a cage, but if this kind of cage is refused, Chen Xing is afraid that he will be killed by lightning when he goes out.

"Alright! That's it! Say, how? ”

"Young marshal, what is the most time-consuming thing to make a firecracker?" Chen Xing asked with a smile:

Of course, Zhou Huchen knew: "Drill and boring! It's time-consuming, it seems like it takes up to a month! ”

"Is the bore of the gun also drilled?"

"No, it's grinding I see! This gun tube is ground out! A few words reminded the dream man that Zhou Huchen was convinced of this Chen Xing, and the gun tube of the fire gun can be completely sharpened, as long as you pass the cold bone of the fire gun and the workmanship is fine, this should not be a problem.

Three times as long, I'm afraid it's more than that, this is a great discovery!

Due to the material problem and the cold bone used by the craftsman is not good enough, the beaten gun pipe will inevitably have defects, so in order to maintain the smoothness in the gun pipe, it must be drilled and bored. However, the material used in Zhou Huchen's workshop is steel, and it is more difficult to drill and bor. Although it is very difficult to drill and bore, as long as you choose to use qualified cold bones and fine workmanship, the inner wall of the gun tube of the fire gun must not be a problem, and there is no problem with grinding the bore.

Zhou Huchen gave a thumbs up: "It's really smart!" Chen Xing, you have made a great contribution, I will educate your son well in the future, and if you don't obey, I will beat him hard! ”

He was used to ridiculing Zhou Huchen, and Chen Xing didn't care: "The young marshal should hurry up and try this firecracker, if you can, we will make this firearm when we start work, saving time and effort!" ”

Zhou Huchen nodded fiercely: "Yes, you should try it immediately, by the way, this fire gun still needs one thing." ”

Chen Xing didn't speak, waiting for Zhou Huchen's next words.

Zhou Huchen thought for a moment and continued: "This kind of firecracker also needs a kind of spear thorn, and both the firecracker and the loader can use this kind of spear to fight in close combat, so that we can reduce the ratio of spearmen. This kind of spur can be installed at the mouth of the gun, which can be easily disassembled, but it can not affect the firing of the firebolt; The length should be one foot, the width should be two fingers, and there should be grooves on both sides of the spur. Soldiers can carry it on their waists when they are not in use on weekdays, this weapon is very convenient and practical, Chen Xing, you can try to make it. ”

What is the difficulty of this, Chen Xing immediately agreed: "Haode, young marshal, you just have to go, as long as this fire gun is put into the system, there is no problem with the spur." ”

"Gone!" Zhou Huchen was very excited, he went out with a fire gun and came back and said: "Remember to send me a ring ruler quickly, it must be made of steel, it must be carefully worked, and you must remember that the amount must be sufficient!" ”

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