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In the living room, Zhu Yongxing, who had just had a frivolous intimacy with Mengzhu, seemed to be in a good mood, or maybe he was still thinking about hanging out with the beauty Xiangyan when he went back.
"Your Highness, the scattering artillery shells have been manufactured and were tested in the afternoon. The results are impressive." Cai Ming, the director of the Ministry of Industry, reported to Zhu Yongxing that this scholar was one of the refugees who fled to the border areas of Yongchang and Dali. Not only did he
He is knowledgeable and likes to read miscellaneous subjects.
Zhu Yongxing has a special requirement for newly recruited personnel, especially those who are literate, which is to follow the practice of his previous life and ask them to write resumes, including what books they have read, hobbies, etc. Cai Ming is here
It was written in his resume that he had read "Tiangong Kaiwu" and other books, which aroused Zhu Yongxing's interest. He summoned him for a talk and immediately promoted him to the director of the Ministry of Industry.
In that era, there were not many people who were literate and hyphenated, and there were even fewer scholars who were interested in miscellaneous studies and did not reject them. Zhu Yongxing did not want to rely on those old bureaucrats who had high ambitions and low abilities, so he could only always pay attention and take the initiative to discover talents to enrich his talents.
Your own team.
"It's great that it was built so quickly when all the facilities and conditions were rudimentary during the march." Zhu Yongxing took the test report and looked at it casually. There should be no technical difficulties. The Hongtian Cannon is still the original Hongtian Cannon.
A cannon is nothing more than a large cannonball that turns into a combination of multiple smaller cannonballs during flight, specifically designed to kill infantry groups.
Cai Ming received the compliment, slightly pursed his lips, suppressed his smile, maintained a reserved expression, and continued to listen.
"Today a craftsman named Zhao Laogui came to see me with the glass he fired." Zhu Yongxing pushed a small box on the table in front of Cai Ming and said with a smile: "After I inspected it, I found it qualified.
So I agreed to his reward, and you will distribute it tomorrow."
Cai Ming frowned slightly. This Zhao Laogui has obviously overstepped his rank. Doesn't this make His Highness Min dissatisfied with himself and feel that he is harsh on the craftsmen and that the craftsmen do not trust him?
"It still needs to be encouraged." Zhu Yongxing estimated that Cai Ming would think so, so he continued: "The regulations have been set, but it will still take some time for the craftsmen to adapt and abide by them. It also requires you, the head of the Ministry of Works, to do more work."
"Your Highness, there are still some oversights in your humble work, and you will definitely work hard in the future." Cai Ming bowed and cupped his hands, and responded.
"It's not an oversight, it's just that it's not done right." Zhu Yongxing waved his hand and said earnestly: "Remember that you are the director of the Ministry of Industry, not a craftsman. You are now in charge of the entire workshop, which will be a big factory in the future.
There will be many factories. Although you have read that Tiangong created things, in terms of practical experience, you are not as good as those craftsmen. Therefore, you do not have to do everything and mix with the craftsmen, but you have to stand higher and coordinate the entire workshop.
Okay, let’s make the workshop run at high speed as a whole.”
Cai Ming seemed to understand, and looked at Zhu Yongxing in confusion, waiting for his continued explanation.
"Like this matter of shooting shotguns, you set the requirements and specifications and leave them to the craftsmen. You are responsible for following up, supervising and reporting. If you encounter problems, you understand them and can follow the instructions in the book.
"It doesn't matter if the advice is wrong." Zhu Yongxing took the teapot and poured a cup for Cai Ming, and Cai Ming quickly took it with both hands respectfully.
"The workshop will have to divide labor in the future, such as the iron-making workshop, the glass workshop, the pharmaceutical workshop, the artillery workshop...Each workshop selects a person in charge. If there are no problems, you will manage these people in charge, not the craftsmen directly.
.Capture the boss, do you understand? The one who is responsible is the overall team, not working with the craftsmen to load the explosives and wrap the shells." Zhu Yongxing laughed, pointed at Cai Ming and said: "Zhihua, look at what you did, now you have become the Ministry of Works
"How long will you be in charge? It's as if I sent you to the mines to work as coolies."
Cai Ming grinned sheepishly and said: "Your Highness, I understand the humble position. The humble position does not distinguish between the serious and the serious. It is too willful."
"It's right to be aware of the underlying situation, but it's wrong to do it every day." Zhu Yongxing said earnestly: "If you have your own preferences, then read more books in this field and pay more attention to things in a certain workshop, but the overall work
We still need to coordinate well. As for this bounty, although it is effective, I think about it carefully and think it has some disadvantages. Every craftsman wants to get the money alone, so he doesn't want to tell others about his own insights and progress, which sometimes makes things easy for him!
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"Your Highness is very worried. A hundred taels of silver, or even a few dozen taels, may be unimaginable wealth for a commoner. It is reasonable for me to treasure my own treasure and get a bounty." Cai Ming nodded in agreement.
"That's it, let's refine the bounty items." Zhu Yongxing already had an idea and said: "For example, this self-propelled musket, trigger linkage, spring power, anvil flint... Let's put these problems that need to be solved one by one.
Put them all out, and you will get a bounty for solving a problem. Come early to get it. Or organize a research team, gather craftsmen with outstanding skills, and jointly study and solve the problem. The bounty will be divided equally among this small group."
"This method is good." Cai Ming patted his thigh lightly and said, "Other projects can also operate in this way, which will definitely speed up the process greatly."
"You can think it over carefully when you go back and decide on the rules." Zhu Yongxing only gave some verbal guidance. He still had to leave things to his subordinates. This was also a kind of training. He patted the small box on the table and said, "Also
With this, I will tell you the general principles and specifications. After you go back and sort it out, send it to the workshop and speed up the development!"
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Regarding the research and development of new weapons, Zhu Yongxing cannot rush it now, because even if it is developed, it will not be possible to mass-produce it under the current conditions. However, this kind of research and development atmosphere and operational procedures must be established first to prepare for it.
Production will be expanded in the future.
As for those that can be equipped in the short term, such as grenades and sky-blasting cannons, Zhu Yongxing will naturally focus on it and step up production. As for the flintlock gun, there are samples, and although the mechanism of the flintlock bolt is an amazing innovation,
But it should have used existing tools and technologies at the time, and it was only a matter of time before it was successfully developed.
But now there is a shortage of materials, funds, and personnel, so it is very difficult to produce guns from beginning to end. Zhu Yongxing hopes to transform the existing matchlock guns in his hands, even if only part of them is usable, such as barrels and so on.
It saves a lot more than producing brand new guns.
It is better to have new weapons, but we have to continue fighting without new weapons. After all, new weapons cannot be the absolute factor that determines victory or defeat. One's own familiarity with history is the most powerful weapon. And people's hearts are what Zhu Yongxing values most.
.When people’s hearts are united, mountains will move; if people’s hearts are scattered, no matter how hard you try, you will be unable to recover.
The night was deep, and after Zhu Yongxing sent Cai Ming away, he still couldn't sleep. King Li Jin, we have a meeting tomorrow. Don't let me down!