Wu Song nodded and said, "I heard that there were more elite soldiers in Sichuan, and it seems that they are well-known. I just don't know if our ordinary guards can afford food and accommodation for more than one or two silver dollars a month."

Guo Sheng said: "Many people in the mountains cannot eat enough and wear warm clothes. Because there are many tigers and wolves in Bashu, the people are suffering. Not to mention more than one tael of silver a month, even three hundred coins are worth a lot of people willing to do it. Moreover, the mountain people can endure hardships, not to mention that they can pay money on time, and they will be pensions for death in battle, not to mention that they are used as guards, and even killing enemies on the battlefield is fine."

Wu Song nodded, agreed and said, "Brother Guo's proposal is very good. I have adopted this proposal. A fleet will recruit some in small quantities when they go there to deliver goods. Because our strength is still weak, we will not recruit on a large scale for the time being. After all, there is not such a large business volume, and if there are too many personnel, you will not be able to pay wages."

Guo Sheng also arranged for training at the headquarters. Li Kui and Bian Xiang assessed him. As for Fang Tian Huaji Kung Fu, he could be considered a second-rate expert at least, but he is still young and has a lot of room for growth. Fang Tian Huaji is a horse fighting weapon, and it is certain that his combat effectiveness will improve after his horse is proficient. The training ground of the headquarters suddenly became much lively. In addition to these masters, there are more than 200 newly recruited ordinary guards, all of whom are hard-working and hard-working, but not afraid of death.

Wu Song is responsible for overall training, strategic and tactical education, and ideological education. Pang Wanchun is responsible for archery and horse training, Bian Xiang is responsible for fist and foot training, Li Kui is responsible for basic skills training, and Jie Zhen is responsible for wild survival training. Wild survival training is not just a simple training to catch pheasants and hares, but finding water sources, setting traps, identifying plants, etc. It is a very systematic knowledge. Whether it is an umbrella leader or a guard team member, they must be treated equally, regardless of martial arts skills, they must be trained steadily.

Wu Song arranged many new wardens, and then took his cousin Liu Dachui to the machinery factory.

When they were about to arrive at the machinery factory, Liu Dachui said: "Brother, don't say I am your cousin. I don't want these craftsmen to be under pressure, and I don't want to make my brother embarrassed. After all, if such a big business is concerned about relationships everywhere, it will be impossible to operate."

Wu Song said: "I am very happy that my brother can think so. I believe my brother will definitely pass the assessment based on his own ability."

More than 200 craftsmen in Tongda Machinery Workshop are busy in the workshop, some specialize in producing water wheels, some specialize in producing wheel axles, and some specialize in producing bamboo buckets.

"First follow me to see. Currently, the main production of mechanical workshops is hand-pressed wells, giant wheeled waterwheels, small pedal waterwheels, and trench trucks, medium-cultural plows, etc. for farmers to farm. Carpenters are enough, and they just need to create craftsmen of various types of iron and steel products." Wu Song introduced that Ma Jun had come. This explained Liu Dahui's situation and more than ten years of experience in blacksmithing.

Ma Jun was very happy and said, "The waterwheel needs to use steel shafts. We have the best blank steel. Let's try it out."

Liu Dahui said: "Okay General Manager Ma."

An old master immediately told Liu Dachui about the construction requirements and provided materials and equipment.

Liu Dachui began to build it according to the requirements, and after half an hour, he built one.

Ma Jun looked at it and said, "You have indeed beat iron before and are also a good blacksmith. You have been admitted, but you still have to learn from a new level. Because the speed you create cannot keep up with the speed of our machinery shop."

Liu Dahui said: "Everything is followed."

Wu Song said: "Slayhammer, congratulations on passing the assessment. Although the salary is low now, it will gradually increase in the future. Do it well."

Liu Dachui was very happy and became familiar with the working environment under the guidance of the master.

The Machinery Store has been paid a lot of orders recently, and it has been arranged until one month later.

Wu Song said: "How are the newly recruited small workers training?"

"It is relatively easy to produce only one or two accessories alone, but it will take some time. In another two months, we will be able to develop into 300 skilled workers." Ma Jun promised.

Wu Song nodded: "It is better to be short than to be extravagant. Quality must be supervised. Every product must be carefully inspected when it is released, otherwise it cannot be released. The quality of the water truck is related to the plan of eating and wearing a lot of food and clothing for thousands of households, and it is not negligent."

Ma Jun agreed and said: "Four special inspectors have been arranged. When leaving the shop, two inspectors must inspect at the same time, and then stamp the inspection official seal. Strictly control the release of products with quality problems."

Seeing that the conventional products produced by the Machinery Floor were on the right track, Wu Song called Ma Jun aside alone, took out the toothpick crossbow that Ma Jun had made, and said, "Remember this gadget you made."

"Remember, of course I remember. It's not that I brag. Just a little change can be turned into a ten-single crossbow." Ma Jun said proudly.

"Put an arrow box, get a handle of Xuan, and shoot an arrow and pull the handle of Xuan, which is not a continuous shot. Moreover, if it is made in large size, it is something strictly prohibited by the imperial court. If it is made in small size, it has no range. It is better to make a single-shot crossbow, use mulberry wood and steel sheet to make a composite bow body, and use the rice, centimeters and millimeters I provide you with to make a new calculation scale. The bow body is required to not exceed 60 centimeters, the range is not less than 120 meters, and it has lethality within 60 meters and can break leather armor. It is used to equip the Dongping Police Force, at least 700 pieces must be produced. See when can a sample crossbow be produced?"

Ma Jun said: "It is easy to produce sample crossbows. I took time to build it in the evening. However, if you want to produce large quantities, you not only need to add more personnel, but also need to invest a lot of money to develop some new machinery and equipment. You also need to set up two separate workshops, and the craftsmen also need to review and keep it confidential."

"Don't worry, the machinery workshop is so large that it has only built several workshops and two more. The crossbow is named Big Black Hawk, and the Big Black Hawk Crossbow R&D Center is established. After the molding is established, it will be produced secretly. All craftsmen who dare to leak secrets will be handed over to the police yamen for punishment." Wu Song said.

Wu Song and Ma Jun studied it in the middle of the night. The crossbow support of the Big Black Eagle Crossbow was relatively long, similar to the buttstock. The bow arm was only 60 cm long, and the small crossbow arrow was only 40 cm long, so it was impossible to compare with the Divine Machine Crossbow of the Song Dynasty court in both lethality and combat effectiveness. However, the Big Black Eagle Crossbow also has many advantages. First, the lethality is small and small. The court does not prohibit it. There is no problem with the production of secretly. Second, steel sheets and mulberry wood are used as materials, with low production costs and not that complicated process. Third, Shangxuan does not require much effort. Generally, patrol and guards can be used. In addition, the bow support is long, and the shooting accuracy is good on the shoulder.

Of course, this is just theoretical, and there are still many difficulties to overcome to produce. The specific production and research and development matters were left to Ma Jun. Wu Song left the machinery workshop and took Luo Ping and Mao Hai secretly drove to the secret factory near the Hei Songlin Iron Mine, where the production was the real killer.
Chapter completed!