"We in Xingjing still want to focus on agriculture, so naturally we have to provide you with convenience as much as possible, and I am also going to set up a machinery factory to produce machinery suitable for farming."

Zhang Qing became excited again when he heard Zhou Xian's words, and thanked him repeatedly.

Zhou Xian saw that there was nothing to do, so he asked Zhang Qing to go back and prepare the granary to store the grain.

After Zhang Qing left, Zhou Xian came directly to the arsenal and found Zhao Laoyan and asked him to find Zhou Changan.

More than a dozen steam engines have been produced so far, and basically one can be made in two days, and the steam engines manufactured have been arranged in the workshop of the arsenal, because they are now making new weapons, so they are given priority to the arsenal.

Zhou Xian sat in the conference room while drinking tea while listening to Zhao Laoyan's report, and when he heard Zhao Laoyan say that the new weapon had been made and was being tested, Zhou Xian was overjoyed that he finally had a weapon of mass destruction.

Zhou Xian was about to go with Zhao Laoyan to see the new weapon, when Zhou Changan walked in.

Since there is only one mechanical workshop for the steam engine in the arsenal now, Zhou Changan helped in the steam engine workshop.

Zhou Changan saw Zhou Xian and hurriedly saluted Zhou Xian.

Zhou Xian looked at this young man with some dirty clothes, and said with a smile: "Chang'an, are you still used to it here?" ”

"My lord, this place is so good, I eat three meals a day, there is meat at every meal, the craftsmen here are very good, they have always taken special care of me, and they can participate in the manufacture of this magical steam engine, and they have food and work, this is simply the life of the gods." Zhou Changan said excitedly.

"Now that your immortal days are over, I'm going to arrange for you to make agricultural machinery, are you ready?" Seeing that Zhou Changan was very satisfied, Zhou Xian said with a smile.

"Is it finally going to be a machine? I'm ready, please arrange it. ”

"Okay, Zhao Laoyan, you go and find me a hundred workers, and I'll let them set up a machinery factory to be responsible for the manufacture of agricultural machinery." Zhou Xian instructed Zhao Laoyan.

Now there are more than 3,000 people in the arsenal, and it is easy to find a hundred, and soon Zhao Laoyan came to the conference room with a hundred workers.

Zhou Xian was explaining some of Zhou Changan's matters as a factory director, and when he saw Zhao Laoyan bringing people in, he stood up and walked onto the podium.

After everyone sat down below, Zhou Xian said: "I came to you today to set up a new department, that is, the machinery factory, which is responsible for manufacturing all kinds of machinery. ”

When the people below heard that they were going to enter the machinery factory to make machinery, they immediately became excited.

"My lord, what kind of machinery do you make, what's the use?" someone asked.

"This one is a good question, what is the use of machinery? Imagine such a scene, a tenant farmer can only turn over one acre of land a day at most, but with the help of machinery to turn the ground, then a person can turn over 30 acres of land a day, do you understand the truth? ”

There were bursts of inhalation from the people below, saying that this is too scary, one person can do the work of thirty people with the help of machinery.

"This is only the most basic machinery, and after the invention of more advanced machinery, a person can turn over a hundred acres or hundreds of acres of land a day." Zhou Xian said an even more terrifying number.

The excited voices of the crowd were heard again below, and someone asked, "My lord, is this all true?" Then wouldn't one person be able to manage hundreds of acres of land? ”

"What is a few hundred acres, and a farm built in the future, one person will have to manage thousands of acres of land."

Nowadays, people have an instinctive attachment and love for the land, and when they heard that they could manage thousands of acres of land in the next month, they couldn't help but be overjoyed, and everyone began to have a heated discussion.

Zhou Xian looked at the people below who were in a heated discussion without interrupting them, and looked at them as if he saw his fathers when he was a child, that kind of love for the land.

After a while, the crowd quieted down again, Zhou Xian took out a book from his body, and said to everyone: "This mechanical manufacturing book was made by me during this time, and various mechanical manufacturing methods are written in it, and I will teach it to you machinery factory now, hoping that you can make it as soon as possible." ”

After speaking, he handed the book to Zhou Changan.

Zhou Changan took the book with some trembling tremors and carefully put it in his arms, for fear of breaking it.

Then Zhou Xian began to teach these people some experience in manufacturing machinery and some manufacturing methods of agricultural machinery through mysterious light balls.

After two hours of teaching, these people have a deep understanding of machinery manufacturing and can directly manufacture the agricultural machinery handed over to them by Zhou Xian.

After teaching for so long, Zhou Xian's head was a little groggy.

After taking a sip of tea, he asked Zhao Laoyan to arrange a mechanical workshop for them, and let them go to test and manufacture it themselves.

After everyone left, Zhou Xian rested here alone for a while, and after half an hour, Zhao Laoyan walked in again, "My lord, the workshop of the machinery factory has been arranged." ”

"Okay, now let's go see the new weapons you've made." Zhou Xian stood up and stretched his muscles.

Zhou Xian and the others came to the workshop where guns were made, and as soon as they entered the workshop, they saw a person holding a gun and testing.

Zhou Xian stood in place and looked at the test man, he first picked up the semi-automatic rifle and put it into the water, soaked for a while, then put the gun into the sand, and after a while, took out the gun from the sand, and began to shoot continuously at the target three hundred meters away.

"Bang bang bang" fired ten rounds in a row, and the tester looked at the gun and nodded with satisfaction.

At this time, Zhao Laoyan walked up and took the semi-automatic rifle from the tester.

came to Zhou Xian and said: "My lord, this semi-automatic rifle is really powerful, not afraid of water, not afraid of sand, and can shoot continuously, it is really a treasure." ”

Zhou Xian took the semi-automatic rifle and weighed it, it weighed about eight or nine catties, Zhou Xian played with it for a while and said: "Yes, your arsenal has made another great achievement, and all the staff will be rewarded with ten taels of silver, and their monthly salary will be increased by two taels of silver." ”

"Thank you, Lord reward, this is what we should do."

"How many of these semi-automatic rifles can be produced in a month."

"We now have 2,000 people divided into 20 jobs, one position can produce about 150 in a month, and all of them can produce 3,000." Zhao Laoyan introduced.

"The production speed is not bad, but it is still a bit slow, but it is enough for us now, and you will continue to improve the workshop in the future and strive to make more weapons." Zhou Xian encouraged Zhao Laoyan a few words.

After Zhou Xian handed over the gun to a worker, he and Zhao Laoyan came to the front of the fully automatic machine gun.

A tester standing in front of the fully automatic machine gun introduced to Zhou Xian: "This fully automatic machine gun has a caliber of 7.62 mm, a total length of 1.6 meters, and a total weight of 24 kilograms, of which the gun carriage weighs 13 kilograms, the firing mode is bursting, and the combat rate of fire is 300 rounds per minute. ”

Zhou Xian looked at this big killer weapon and fell into deep thought, not knowing whether it was right or wrong to make it.

The Qing army entered the customs again.

Huang Taiji sent Abatai as the commander, and the Qing army marched on both wings.

Destroyed the wall from the Great Wall at Jielingkou, conquered Jixian County, killed the general soldier Bai Tengjiao, Ma Lanyu general soldier Bai Guangen was defeated, and Jixian County fell.