At three o'clock in the morning, Liu Ruyi got up and allowed Zhu Qingxu and Mo'er to serve and get dressed. Then they came to the main hall in the front yard of Liu's residence.
After two consecutive 'battles' in one night, even Liu Ruyi's strong body was a little overwhelmed!
Different from Xiao Zixin, Zhu Qingxu is tall and plump. Although she looks strong in temperament, she is actually weak and docile. If Xiao Zixin is an aloof and seemingly inviolable goddess, then Zhu Qingxu is a living, full of youthful allure.
The girl next door, this also makes Liu Ruyi more relaxed when it comes to Zhu Qingxu!
According to the custom of Qilu, the groom should accompany the bride back to the house on the second day of the wedding. However, Liu Ruyi is an extraordinary person now. There are too many things that require him to do it himself! And the two father-in-laws, Xiao Mowen and De Wang, also
After they all temporarily settled down in Caishi Town, Liu Ruyi put his own affairs behind and instead dealt with the affairs of He Renlong and other generals, as well as the dignitaries of Shandong!
The shares of Huaxia Shenzhou Ocean Trading Company have basically been sorted out. These are all handled by Uncle Fu himself. Liu Ruyi is just providing a general direction. This does not require Liu Ruyi to worry too much! But regarding this time, He Renlong and other generals
However, Liu Ruyi had to personally check the military procurement matters!
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In the hall of Liu Mansion.
He Renlong, Hu Dawei, Gao Jie, Cao Bianjiao, Wang Tingchen, Wang Pu and others have been waiting here for a long time. When they saw Liu Ruyi come in, all the generals stood up to greet him.
He Renlong took it upon himself to get close to Liu Ruyi and took the lead in making a joke, "Brother Liu, doesn't this groom look good? Haha! You have to work harder! That silly boy of mine is waiting to get married to Brother Liu.
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Liu Ruyi couldn't help but smile, this Lao He really cared about this matter in his heart!
"He Shuai, please spare my little brother! I was almost beaten to death by you yesterday. I woke up so early in the morning and I still haven't seen my bride clearly!" Liu Ruyi said innocently.
The generals couldn't help laughing.
Hu Dawei also glanced at He Renlong angrily, "Old He, just calm down for a while! Do you think Brother Liu is just like you, heartless and doesn't care about anything?"
He Renlong scratched his head nonchalantly, "Hey, then, this is E Lao He's fault! Wait for another day, E Lao He will personally go to apologize and explain to his siblings!"
How could Liu Ruyi be so serious with such an old man like He Renlong? She quickly changed the topic with a smile.
The generals exchanged pleasantries, and Hu Dawei took the lead in clarifying the topic: "Brother Liu, you must also know the purpose of our brothers' visit this time! Brother Liu, you need more help in this matter!"
Liu Ruyi nodded, pondered for a moment, and then said: "Hushuai, Heshuai, brothers, Ruyi will definitely try his best to meet your requests! However, the workmanship of this mountain mine is relatively simple, so I will bring out some more goods.
It’s nothing serious! But this gun! The craftsmanship is really complicated, and the lead bullets and gunpowder required need to be carefully customized, so I’m afraid it will take some time!”
"Brother Liu, we all know your difficulties! Don't worry, I can't trick you! Hey, our Shaanxi Army will be charged with a thousand rods, and Brother Gao will be charged with 800 rods. You can give the rest to the others
Brother!" He Renlong was the first to laugh.
"I said to you, Lao He, how dare you dare to open your mouth like a lion! We have tens of thousands of brothers in the Shanxi Army, but we only need a thousand rods. You, you want so many, can you afford it?" Hu Da
Wei gave He Renlong a dissatisfied look.
He Renlong, however, didn't take it seriously and said with a smile: "Whether you can afford it or not, this is all the business of our brothers in the Shaanxi Army! I say tiger, you Shanxi people are poorer and the land is even poorer, you should worry first
Can you come up with the cash yourself?"
After He Renlong finished speaking, he quickly turned to Liu Ruyi and said: "Brother Liu, I am a real person! Delivery in cash is not allowed on credit!"
Liu Ruyi couldn't help but smile and nodded.
According to the current productivity of Caishi Town, the monthly output of gunshots is about 500. However, among them, there is a 'defective rate' of up to 80%. In other words, every time one is produced,
Eighty of the hundred muskets failed to meet the requirements of Caishijun Liu Ruyi!
This is not to say that these blunderbuss are defective and completely unusable, but compared to the first-line blunderbuss equipped by the Colored Stone Army soldiers!
The range of a first-line bird gun will be about a hundred steps, and the effective killing range is about eighty steps! The so-called "defective" has a range of only about ninety steps, and the effective killing range is about seventy steps!
But even so, these inferior muskets are enough to look down upon the elite archers of the Qing Dynasty!
At present, as the scale of Caishi Town continues to expand, the scale of Liu Ruyi's craftsman's workshop is also expanding day by day. However, due to the limitations of productivity conditions, the production of bird guns in Caishi Town basically still relies on manual work.
Lord, the efficiency is inevitably a bit low!
But the suggestion by He Renlong and other generals opened a door for Liu Ruyi!
'Perhaps, arms trading would be a good idea too!'
You know, although Caishi Town is short of arable land, it has abundant water resources. Although Liu Ruyi is not from an engineering background, she still has some knowledge about underwater drilling machines!
When making a blunderbuss, the most important thing is the blunderbuss tube!
As long as the improvement of gun tubes can be completed in a 'mechanical' way, mass production will no longer be a dream!
Thinking of this, Liu Ruyi smiled and clasped her fists at the generals and said: "Generals, Ruyi will do his best in this matter! Let's do it! Now, if you want to satisfy the wishes of all the generals at once, Ruyi will probably have a hard time!
All the eldest brothers know that right now, the younger brother also wants to expand his army, so some of these muskets and colored stone troops must be kept! However, the younger brother can pay half for the time being. If things go well, by the end of the year, the younger brother will definitely
How about making up the difference for all the big brothers?"
All the generals were overjoyed when they heard this!
After all, these blunderbuss are all powerful weapons! Liu Ruyi's willingness to sell them to them has already given them a huge amount of face, not to mention Liu Ruyi's sincerity!
"Brother Liu, hehe, E Laohe really did not misjudge the person! Don't worry! E Laohe only takes five hundred strokes now, but he will pay the full amount in money! Hehe! Follow Brother Liu, E Laohe
Don't worry!" He Renlong said with a lewd expression!
"Brother Liu, don't worry, our Datong Army is also willing to pay all the silver in advance!" Wang Pu was originally a wealthy businessman, so he naturally had no shortage of money, so he immediately patted his chest and promised!
"Brother Liu, we brothers from Liaodong are also willing to pay in full!" Wang Tingchen and Cao Bianjiao said. Although their family is far less wealthy than Wang Pu's, and they are not as rich as He Renlong and Hu Dawei, they have made a fortune.
For Liu Ruyi's sharp blunderbuss, the two of them had no choice but to grit their teeth and persevere!
Liu Ruyi did not expect the generals to be so generous, so she nodded and agreed immediately!
According to the scale and calculations of Caishi Town Craftsman's Workshop, the cost of a top-quality bird gun is about twenty taels of silver! The cost of a 'defective' bird gun is about twelve taels!
Liu Ruyi sold these "defective" gunshots to the outside world at a price of fifteen taels per shot!
Although the price was a full cup higher than the blunderbuss used by the army on weekdays, Liu Ruyi's name and reputation were so prominent that these generals paid the full amount in cash without any hesitation!
Soon, Liu Ruyi brought all the more than 5,000 'defective' bird guns that he had made in the past year and a half to the main school field of Caishi Town, and the elite bird gun soldiers under Huolang's command personally fired them.
Give it a try!
Huolang had been staying near Linqing City and was responsible for the construction of Xintunbao for the refugees. This time for Liu Ruyi's wedding, he hurried back!
However, he was still a little puzzled by Liu Ruyi selling muskets to these officers and soldiers, so he secretly asked Liu Ruyi: "Brother, isn't it a pity to sell these sharp weapons to these officers and soldiers?"
Liu Ruyi understood what he meant. This is actually a secret kept in the bones of the Chinese people. There are craftsmanship and good things, and they must not be spread to outsiders!
However, Liu Ruyi doesn't care about this!
After all, a qualified cannon soldier relies on the accumulation of lead bullets and gunpowder. This is an extremely expensive project!
Not to mention the late Ming Dynasty, but also the Republic of China in later generations, when most soldiers went to the battlefield, they only had three rounds of ammunition. This was already considered a big battle!
Moreover, with Liu Ruyi's current strength, it can be said that if he needs people and money, he can quickly produce 50,000 soldiers in a certain amount of time!
When it comes to the violent military model, Liu Ruyi is worthy of anyone!
The most important thing is that the Ming Dynasty's official army is generally weak at the moment, but the addition of bird gun soldiers can greatly improve their combat effectiveness. This is also a good thing for Liu Ruyi!
What's more, most of those who can buy guns from Liu Ruyi are on good terms with Liu Ruyi. Liu Ruyi believes that it will be difficult for them to meet in battle one day!
"Bang~bang~bang~!"
In the school grounds, the crisp sound of bird gunshots can be heard one after another!
The gun soldiers under Huolang's command are all veterans from the time when Liu Ruyi started his career. They are all experienced in actual combat. These brand-new bird guns are more familiar to them than their own mother-in-law's body, and they feel relaxed.
In the meantime, they demonstrated the maximum power of these blunderbuss!
Seventy steps away, it was like a wooden board as thick as the palm of your hand, shattered with one blow, without any sloppiness!
He Renlong even conducted an experiment himself. He took off the armor of one of his soldiers, put it on a wooden man seventy steps away, and ordered the soldiers to shoot!
After a gunshot, the lead bullet penetrated the armor and forcibly smashed the wooden figure wrapped inside, exploding a black hole as thick as a thumb, passing through the armor on one side!
"This, this, this is simply too sharp!" Even a veteran like He Renlong couldn't help but be stunned. He took the soldier's armor and looked through it carefully, and his big hands were shaking!
As for Gao Jie, Hu Dawei, Cao Bianjiao, and Wang Tingchen, their expressions also changed drastically!
But Wang Pu is full of joy!
He has known for a long time that Brother Liu himself is an extraordinary person! You must be right to follow him!
If the Datong men under his command also have such sharp firearms, then why should he be so embarrassed next time he encounters those dog Tatars?