After sending Leng Yifei away, Deng Zixuan led Shang Hu and other 100 team members back to Shanghai City, and then appointed Shang Hu as the captain of the Rose Villa guard, under the command of Chen Jintang. Deng Zixuan decided to set this year in Rose Villa and make weapons wholeheartedly, and all the conditions have been met. Before leaving, he received a message from his brother that his mother suddenly fell seriously ill. When he returned to Deng's house to visit his mother, he did not expect that his mother would die a few days later.

After the mother's funeral, it entered April, and since the mother passed away, there was no need for Xiaohong and her daughter to stay at home. At present, his eldest brother, De, with the secret help of Deng Zixuan, has become the largest tea merchant in Shanghai. Deng Zixuan took Xiaohong's mother and daughter to his mansion in the city, and because Wan'er wanted to take care of the business in the city, Deng Zixuan decided to go to the Rose Manor by himself.

In the living room, Wan'er and Xiaohong were seated. "I'm going to Rose Manor, and you two stay. Wan'er had to take care of her business, such as a match factory, a trading market, a glass factory, a soap factory, etc., so she had to stay in the city. Xiaohong, you manage the housework, and this part shares Wan'er's worries. I'm at Rose Manor, don't bother me without special circumstances. ”

The business is so big right now that it needs someone to understand the situation. Under Deng Zixuan's deliberateness, Wan'er already fully understood the details of all the transactions, and Deng Zixuan found that Wan'er was extremely talented in business, so he handed over all the accounts to her to manage. Wan'er doesn't have to go to the factory, just sit at home to learn about the business situation, and someone will regularly report the profit status. Deng Zixuan was admonishing, only to see the housekeeper walk in from outside.

"Is there anything wrong with you?" "Master, there are people outside asking to see you." The butler said carefully. After a while, Deng Zixuan received three strangers in the living room. One of them, a man in his thirties, stepped forward and said, "The lord is above, please accept the next bow!" Then the big man took out a waist card. You were sent by Wan Chuan? Deng Zixuan asked. Yes, this is a letter from the treasurer to you! ”

Deng Zixuan read the letter and said happily: "You two are fireworks masters?" "The shopkeeper, the two of us are engaged in the production of fireworks and firecrackers, my name is Huishan, his name is Zhao Ming, and the two of us are brothers from Yuzhou, Henan." Two other men in their thirties greeted him. "Two masters, please sit down, how many years have the two masters been doing this?" "To tell you the truth, I waited until I was 15 years old to start my apprenticeship, and I've been doing this for 25 years." One of the capable men replied.

"It seems that the two masters are experts in this industry, I want to know if the two of them can make crackers?" Zhao Ming replied first: "Shopkeeper, there is no problem in making crackers, it is much simpler than making fireworks." We will make whatever kind of crackers you want to make! Custody to the satisfaction of the shopkeeper. Deng Zixuan was overjoyed when he heard this: "The cannon I want is another kind of cracker, a cracker that you two have never seen before!" The two of them were bewildered.

The next day, Deng Zixuan and the two fireworks masters went to the Rose Manor. He personally sent the two masters to the machine factory and handed them over to Wang Tiehammer, and after making an explanation, he came to the education school. Seeing Deng Zixuan with filial piety on his arm, Chen Jintang was surprised: "Could it be that my mother has died?" "Yes! She's gone! "You don't tell me, how are you going to let my godson!" Chen Jintang was in a hurry.

"Brother Chen! I don't want to make a fuss, but these are extraordinary times when the great cause is the priority. I understand your feelings, Sanqi, let's go and worship my mother together. Chen Jintang gasped, a painful expression on his face. Okay, Brother Chen, no one can hide from birth, old age, sickness and death, don't be sad. ”

Deng Zixuan changed the topic and said: "Leng Yifei has arrived in Guangxi, and the journey has been very smooth. "Lord, the second phase of the students has been sent to Jinshan Island, and the third and fourth phases of the students are currently studying and being trained. I heard that Bai Sheng has run the Whampoa Academy well. "Yes, next year, the Huangpu Academy will recruit the second phase of students, and Bai Sheng will lead the first phase of students to Hainan Island to officially form a militia group!" "Great, it looks like that day is not far off!"

Seeing that Chen Jintang was overjoyed and in a much better mood, Deng Zixuan continued: "Don't worry, this year I want to build armaments, I want to build guns, cannons, and ammunition." Chen Jintang's eyes widened and said, "Lord, this is true?" "Of course it's true, now we have the conditions in place, and we have to build our own weapons factory." Chen Jintang was overjoyed and said: "Lord, to be honest, I can't hold back for a long time, and I have always wanted to ask you." ”

Deng Zixuan seemed to remember something and said: "I heard that the kid who is familiar with Sun Tzu's art of war is here, where is it, why haven't I seen it?" "When this kid came, his self-confidence was hit. In particular, I was shocked to see our training and military syllabus. At present, he and the second phase of the students are staying on Jinshan Island, and now they are polishing it well. Chen Jintang seems to be very fond of Seinfeld.

"You can see that Seinfeld has an appetite for you, and he will stay with you in the future. We need to not only attract a wide range of talent, but also make the best use of their talents and let them make a difference. Tomorrow I will live in the machine factory, and maybe I won't be leaving this year. "Lord, you have to pay attention to your body and don't work too hard." "Brother Chen! Rest assured! I'm doing this and that, and there's nothing wrong with that. ”

The steam engine and motor in the factory roared deafeningly, and Deng Zixuan led 10 disciples to visit the factory accompanied by Wang Tiezhu. "Owner, now we have 6 steam engines, the steam engine is really powerful, I am now in a dream, often afraid to wake up, everything is in vain." "Shopkeeper Wang, I'm afraid you won't wake up from your dream, and you'll never wake up!" "That's a good feeling! I would like to stay in my dreams forever. ”

The two talked and laughed and walked into the forging workshop, and the red forgings were taken out of the furnace and placed on the platform like a door. Several men operated the machine, and the steam engine began to work and drive the belt, and then an object resembling a large iron block fell and smashed against the red-hot forging. "My lord, this forging press is so good, if you use a sledgehammer, this forging will take four people to make it all morning. Now it only takes one hour for two people to manipulate. Seeing that Wang Tie Hammer was intoxicated, Deng Zixuan nodded frequently.

Walking into the processing workshop, two steam engines drove more than a dozen machine tools to run rapidly, and dozens of young students were manipulating machine tool processing parts. These technicians were all trained in the machine factory, Deng Qiang skillfully introduced, and stepped forward to demonstrate in person. The other 5 disciples were not far behind and operated the machine tool demonstration one after another. Seeing the disciples skillfully operating the machine tool, Deng Zixuan was very happy.

It took a morning to visit the factory and had lunch. Deng Zixuan summoned his disciples into a classroom and said, "From today onwards, I will work with you in the factory, and we will make our own weapons. The conditions are now in place. , several of you have the ability to develop weapons after theory and practice, so I'll assign the task below! Seeing the excited expressions on the faces of the disciples, Deng Zixuan felt that his efforts had finally paid off.

"Deng Qiang, Deng Shan!" "Here!" "You two are mainly engaged in firearms, and in the past two years, the two of you have worked firearms and accumulated a certain amount of experience!" "Yes, sir! The disciple will go all out to live up to the high expectations of Mr.! "Deng Bing, Deng Wu!" "Here!" You two have a strong interest in bullets and shells. You assisted Deng Ba and Deng Hua in developing new types of ammunition! "Yes! Disciple understands! "Deng Jun, Deng Min!" "Here!" "In the past two years, you two have been very attentive to the study of artillery, and you can put forward your own opinions, so I have decided to give the task of making artillery to the two of you." "Sir! We must build artillery that surpasses that of foreigners. ”

Deng Zixuan turned around and drew a rifle on the blackboard and said, "Deng Qiang, Deng Shan!" "Here!" The two stood up. "You two look at it, what's the difference between this rifle?" "Sir! The rifle has an extra triangle in the lower part of the chamber, and the barrel appears to be proportionally shorter. Deng Qiang replied.

"You've been very careful, which means you're familiar with the construction of firearms. The next step is to create a new rifle based on the foreigner's firearms. The barrel is 600 mm, the rifle length is 1100 mm, the bullet caliber is 7.92 mm, and it is an all-metal cartridge case. The triangle in the lower part of the chamber is the magazine, and it is necessary to use a double row of magazines with built-in springs, and it is necessary to load 5 rounds at a time. The bolt is still in the right-side horizontal rear-pull type. My requirement was to have a magazine and connect it to the safety lock. Bullets can be loaded in the chamber, unloaded or replaced in their entirety. ”

"Sir, once this rifle comes out, the soldier's individual combat ability will be greatly enhanced!" Deng Qiang thought of war. "Yes, that's what makes a new rifle. It was very difficult to make a new rifle, so we had to shiyan repeatedly. At present, Deng Ba and Deng Hua have made certain research and progress on smokeless gunpowder, and after the new rifle comes out, we will use smokeless gunpowder bullets, and the following smokeless gunpowder ・・・・・・. ”

Zuihou Deng Zixuan also gave a lecture on the manufacture of new artillery and artillery shells, put forward the minimum requirements, and developed new artillery shells. The rifle must be manufactured and mass-produced this year. Artillery and shells must be manufactured and mass-produced by the end of next year, and they must be finalized in two years, Zuihou Deng Zixuan said: "It is relatively easy to imitate a revolver, Deng Qiang and Deng Shan made the revolver first, so as to accumulate experience." During this time, you should start working first, and if there is something you don't understand, we will discuss it together. Although Deng Zixuan understands the principle, when it comes to manufacturing, he is also a layman.

The next day, Deng Zixuan entered a room. "The shopkeeper is here, we have made the cracker you asked to make!" Huishan greeted first. "I'll try to pull a few of the shopkeepers, and you'll see!" After Zhao Ming finished speaking, he picked up a cracker and pulled it with both hands, only to hear the snap, the sound was not loud, but a piece of shredded paper appeared in front of him. "Shopkeeper, the movement is not big is less charge, if you need a powerful one, you can charge more."

Deng Zixuan picked up the cracker and dragged it three times in a row, feeling very satisfied: "Not bad; The crackers are very well made and I am very satisfied. Frankly, I didn't ask you to make a pull, the next step is to ask the cannon not to go off but to generate a spark to light the fuse, can you do it? ”

"Shopkeeper, we've never done it before, let's try it!" Zhao Ming was a little confused. "Shopkeeper, it's not difficult, but to master the dosage of the medicine repeatedly shiyan?" "Don't worry, if you two do it, I'll reward you with 5 taels of silver!" When the two of them heard this, their faces showed a look of joy.

"Master Wang, it will be of great use for you to cast a batch for me according to this drawing!" Deng Zixuan handed the drawings to Wang Tiehammer. "Owner, just use pig iron to make turned sand, what do you want this thing for?" The king is bewildered. "Don't ask about this, hurry up and produce." Deng Zixuan smiled and looked very mysterious.

It is not difficult to see that Deng Zixuan is going to make grenades, and this infantry weapon can play a pivotal role in defensive and offensive operations. To build weapons, Deng Zixuan will not forget grenades. Two months later, the revolver was imitated, and Deng Zixuan personally practiced and tested the gun.

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