At the beginning of April, all the 200 new hydraulic drilling machines were built and installed in the workshops of the Firearms Supervision Office and the Armor Supervision Department.

Tan Xiaoda and Xu Le stared at the workshops along the Nanhe River almost every day, urging the craftsmen to increase their production capacity to the maximum.

Outside the Tiepushan Mining Base, a convoy of more than 30 horse-drawn carriages is ready to go, and Gao Yunshan and his two apprentices are carefully registering and checking to confirm whether the number of goods carried by the convoy is wrong.

"Master, since last month, our mining base has begun to increase transportation efforts, and the amount of iron, coke, lime and other materials transported to Wangjiazhuang is thirty percent more than before, why has this increased so much during this time?"

Gao Yunshan looked at a carriage in front of him and said, "Lord Ethics has put into production a new machine in Wangjiazhuang, saying that it is called a hydraulic drilling machine, which can make the output of the Firearms Supervision Office and the Armor Supervision Office surge, so there is more raw materials needed over there. ”

"Oh, I see."

The apprentice saw that the form in Gao Yunshan's hand was full, and hurriedly handed over a blank form, took the full form, and continued: "But master, there is another thing I don't quite understand, didn't the imperial court say that it is strictly forbidden to mine privately in various places?" We're going to be fine with such fanfare, right? ”

Gao Yunshan finished counting the last cart of raw materials, then glanced at his apprentice and said, "What can happen?" Now that the imperial court has taken care of itself, the slaves outside and the rogues inside, which are all giving the court a headache, where will they notice us here, the court has no spare energy to pay attention to these things. ”

"Besides, even if the court knows, what can it do? The Lord of Ethics has a strong army, can the court still convict the Lord of Integrity? Joke! ”

After speaking, Gao Yunshan put away a few forms and handed them to the apprentice for archiving for future reference, and then said to the new army commander who was in charge of escorting: "Wangjiazhuang urgently needs this batch of materials, please transport them to Wangjiazhuang within four days, and there must be no delay." ”

The captain clenched his fists and said, "Don't worry, Master Gao, my brothers and I will not make a mistake." ”

After speaking, the commander of the new army beckoned more than a dozen soldiers of the new army under his command, set off with more than 20 people who accompanied him, escorted more than 30 carriages, and marched in the direction of Wangjiazhuang.

Watching the convoy go farther and farther, Gao Yunshan said to the two apprentices: "There are still two batches of iron ore to be smelted, you all go and keep an eye on the point, and put all the smelted iron materials into storage in the past two days, ready to make up the amount of the next batch of materials." ”

"Yes."

It is said that the convoy set off all the way unimpeded, and arrived at Wangjiazhuang at noon on the third day. Some of the raw materials were unloaded in Wangjiazhuang Fort City for use by the Firearms Supervision Office and the Bingjia Supervision Office, and then most of the raw materials were transported to two workshops along the Nanhe River.

At this time, Tan Xiaoda and Xu Le were both stationed in the two workshops in Nanhe, staring at the creation of bird pipes and armor parts.

"Director Tan and Director Xu, their subordinates are fortunate to live up to their mission and deliver this batch of raw materials on time."

After speaking, the new army commander handed a copy of the form to Tan Xiaoda and Xu Le, and said: "Please send someone to count and accept: this batch of materials includes 6,000 catties of iron, 500 catties of lime, 1,300 catties of copper, 400 catties of coke, and the rest of the materials totaling more than 390 catties." ”

Tan Xiaoda looked at the form, and then handed it to Xu Le, and the two of them whispered a few words, and both of them had a smile on their faces.

"Hehe, this batch of materials is really timely, now there are not many inventory materials here in Wangjiazhuang, if it is a few days late, I am afraid that this side will stop work."

After Tan Xiaoda finished speaking, Xu Le also clenched his fists and said: "The captain has worked hard all the way, take the brothers and the people to rest." Director Tan and I have already prepared food and drinks in the workshop, and everyone went to rest to relieve the fatigue of the journey. ”

The new army commander clasped his fists and said with a smile: "Haha, then I will take my brothers to thank the two principals." But forget about the wine, we'll finish eating and drinking, and we'll go back today. The Tiepushan Mining Base is still waiting for us to go back, and the next batch of supplies is being raised, so I don't dare to make a mistake. ”

Tan Xiaoda and Xu Le smiled and nodded in agreement.

After sending off the new army commander, Tan Xiaoda and Xu Le couldn't wait to gather the craftsmen and apprentices and start unloading and sorting.

Most of this batch of materials was transported to the workshop, and dozens of craftsmen and apprentices from the Firearms Supervision Office and the Armor Supervision Office worked for half an hour to unload all the materials of the convoy.

Then Tan Xiaoda and Xu Le discussed it and began to distribute.

Both of them divided the iron equally, and so did the lime. However, all the copper was given to the Firearms Inspectorate, after all, copper was needed to cast artillery, and copper was dispensable for the creation of armor and weapons.

As for coke, Tan Xiaoda and Xu Le are six or four points.

After all the supplies were distributed, Tan Xiaoda and Xu Le returned to the workshop with their own materials and manpower and began to replenish the supplies.

"Distribute all the iron, and the coke, and immediately begin casting the bird's pipes, and the casting of these two batches of bird's pipes cannot be interrupted."

"Yes!"

"Parts such as armor leaves and heart guards will start casting immediately, and this coke will be transported to the blast furnace, quickly, not to interrupt the casting."

Tan Xiaoda and Xu Le are now full of energy, and with the blessing of the hydraulic drilling machine, the output of the Firearms Supervision Office and the Armor Supervision Office has increased greatly, and even the income of all the craftsmen and apprentices has also increased a lot.

According to the regulations formulated by Liu Yan, all craftsmen and apprentices below Tan Xiaoda and Xu Le are "billed by the piece", and everyone can only have more income if they produce qualified military equipment.

Now calculated by the output of the Firearms Supervision Office and the Armor Supervision Office, everyone can get an income equivalent to about three months in the past when they are busy for a month, and everyone does not need Tan Xiaoda and Xu Le to supervise, everyone takes the initiative to step forward, all of them are full of energy, which is completely different from the craftsmen in Daming, and it is completely two spiritual outlooks.

In the evening, the new army commander politely refused Tan Xiaoda and Xu Le's retention, and set off with a team of subordinates and a group of people to return to Tiepu Mountain.

Then Tan Xiao said to Xu Le: "Since this batch of raw materials has been delivered in time, we don't have to be in a hurry, everyone has worked hard during this time, why don't you be busy overnight tonight, let everyone take a breath, how about it?" ”

Xu Le said with a smile: "Well, it's okay, if you continue to be so busy, it is estimated that someone will be tired, so let the big guy rest and rest." ”

"Hehe, I'll send someone to spread the word, and Director Xu will also send someone. Let's add a meal to everyone tonight, and we'll drink the pot wine that the new army commander didn't drink. ”

"Haha, okay, I may not have drunk in a long time, tonight is the right time to quench my cravings. It's just ......"

Xu Le then said: "But let's also be cautious, first let everyone turn off the ignition, overhaul the drilling machine and other equipment, don't be happy and sad, something happened." ”

"Well, what Director Xu said is reasonable."

A few days later, the Lingshan Acropolis commanded the yamen.

A convoy arrived from the 100 households in Wangjiazhuang, and more than 30 carriages were covered with large black cloths, which looked bulging and full of things.

Soon, the convoy passed directly through the city and came to the military camp in the city, and the commander Tian Huixu was already waiting here, and when he saw the convoy arriving, he smiled and said to the two chief flag officers beside him: "Okay, hurry up and count the number." ”

"Yes!"

"Come, gather the wagons here, arrange them according to the serial number that was issued, and let us count the numbers."

"Carriage No. 1, unsealed, unloaded!"

"Carriage No. 1: Thirty-two pairs of armor, recorded. Carriage No. 2! ”

"Carriage No. 2: Thirty-four pairs of armor, already on record."

Tian Huixu looked at the armor carried on the carriages being inspected, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Hehe, this should be the last batch, right? After this batch of armor is issued, the amount of armor for the whole army should be complete. ”

In the past month, the people of the Firearms Supervision Office, the Armor Supervision Office, and the Tiefushan Mining Base have been very busy, and Tian Huixu has also been so busy that he has been so busy that he has been registering and storing batches of flint-haired birds, armor, and various armaments, and then distributing them to the battalions to equip the soldiers.

After a busy month, the battalions now need to be equipped with birds, spears, swords and shields and other armaments, only the armor is still a little short.

The armor arrived today, and looking at the amount in the form that arrived with it, it should be possible to make up all the shortfalls.

"Whew!"

Half an hour later, all the armor was counted, and the two chief flag officers came to report.

"Lord Qiqi, this batch of armor has a total of one thousand one hundred and fifty-five pairs, all of which have passed the inspection and have been registered."

Another chief flag officer asked, "My lord, are all this armor stored in the arsenal?" ”

Tian Huixu said: "Now in the whole army, the officers and men of the guard battalion and the cavalry battalion still lack armor, and the thousand generals of the two battalions have already reported the amount, about 1,0053 pairs. ”

Then Tian Huixu took out the form sent by the guard battalion and the cavalry battalion, handed it to the two chief flag officers, and said: "You count it, sort it out according to the form of the two battalions, and then send someone to notify the two thousand generals to come over and collect the armor as soon as possible." ”

"As for the rest of the armor, it is all stored in the arsenal."

"Yes!"

In the afternoon of the same day, Miao Shao, the commander of the Guards Battalion, and Xu Ming, the commander of the Cavalry Battalion, both received the news, and the two were overjoyed, and each sent a sentry to the school grounds.

At this time, the area of the school field and military camp in the Lingshan Acropolis was limited, so in addition to the Zhongqianhu Suodun army led by Jia Hongyu stationed in the Lingshan Acropolis, there were also soldiers of the personal guard battalion and cavalry battalion stationed in the city, and the rest of the soldiers of the left battalion, the right battalion, and the middle battalion were stationed outside the city.

The soldiers of the guard battalion and the cavalry battalion arrived nearby and quickly took their respective armor away.

That night, Tian Huixu came to the command envoy's yamen with a smile, passed through the front yard, met the officials on night duty here, and then came to the middle court to see Liu Yan after some reporting.

"Lord Qiqi, as of today, all the officers and men of our army have all put on armor, and all kinds of military equipment such as flintlocks and bird guns have also been distributed in place."

After Liu Yan listened, there was no smile on his face: "Lord Tian came just in time, please work hard and send someone to gather the thousands of generals of each battalion, as well as all the officials of more than 1,000 households in my Lingshan Guard." I order everyone to rush here immediately to discuss the matter! ”

Tian Huixu was taken aback, and said in a daze: "My lord, is something wrong?" ”

Liu Yan said with a solemn face: "The Qing army has broken through the pass and gone south again!" ”

Some people died, but not completely......