Chapter 74 The Queen's Hands Are Swollen From Sewing Armor
Production and war must be taken care of. Farming in Huangzhuang is the focus this year, but military affairs do not dare to be delayed. After the new army has been expanded to two brigades, now all the men and horses are fully equipped. The only thing left is to pay close attention to training and equipment, so that
They go to war as soon as possible.
In less than two months, it will be difficult to fully train them, but time waits for no one, so we can only catch up and deal with the crisis at hand by practicing while fighting.
The training can only be like this, but it is better not to be sloppy if the equipment is sloppy. The bow gun and bullets have been finalized, and the craftsmen at the Military War Bureau are working overtime to produce them. However, due to the complex production process, it is difficult for the new soldiers who are about to go into battle.
It is difficult for the army to equip them on a large scale. To fight with them, you can make about two hundred guns at most. This kind of firearms will definitely not become a standard weapon, and it will be difficult to even achieve one gun for four people. It seems that now we can only issue it to
Let them use the company platoon commanders. In addition to issuing them to the company platoon commanders, fifty poles are also allocated to the security platoons of the two brigade headquarters to facilitate centralized fire support in emergencies.
The new Tiger Crouching Cannon can basically be configured in standard configuration this time, and the production quantity is sufficient. However, the artillery selected by the front-line regiment and company levels are not familiar with the performance and usage specifications, and it is difficult to exert its maximum effectiveness.
The artillery equipment of the brigade will be equipped with Franco machine guns at first. Due to the successful trial production of the bending gun, there is now an improvement direction for breech-mounted artillery. In the future, artillery with better performance should be equipped on the front line!
Before going to war, the most useful equipment is armor. The women in the palace are working overtime to sew armor under the leadership of the queen.
Zhu Youjian was very worried about whether all these armors could be sewn and equipped before the army set off. For this reason, he went to the harem specifically to see the production progress of these people in the harem.
After looking around, I discovered a big problem. In order to sew the armor out as quickly as possible, many of the maids in the palace even had their hands swollen from the sewing. Even the hands of several concubines such as Queen Zhou and Yuan Guifei were swollen.
Bleeding.
"Zitong, why did you get your hands like this? You can't do this!" Zhu You saw that the weak Zhou had made his hands calloused and swollen in order to produce armor.
The inspector was very distressed.
"Your Majesty, I can't help you much with state affairs. I can sew some armor for the soldiers who are about to go to war. What's wrong with this small thing? My hand is swollen and it will go away in a few days."
"We must find a way to solve this matter! Otherwise, how can I bear it? In this way, I will go to the research institute of Long live Mountain today and let them find a way to make an instrument that can reduce your burden." Because there is.
It is very laborious to punch out leather armor and felt with a needle. Affected by this, Zhu Youjian suddenly thought of the hand-operated shoe sewing machines of later generations. Although it is difficult to make a shoe sewing machine with the current technology, it is difficult to make a rocker arm belt.
The arm drilling machine should be able to do it.
Let's start with the eye-drilling machine, and then let the master craftsmen in Meishan slowly develop the hand-operated sewing machine according to their own ideas. If this thing is made, it will save a lot of effort in sewing armor and making military uniforms in the future.
After the craftsmen on Meishan got used to the emperor's ideas over the past few days, the generation gap and barriers to communication are now much reduced. As long as the emperor outlines the general idea of what he wants to do, they can basically understand what he wants in detail.
After Zhu Youjian finished explaining the function and appearance of the eye drilling machine, the craftsmen here quickly nodded and agreed that it could be made.
"It is estimated that based on the current conditions, it will be difficult to use all iron materials. You can use copper materials for all other parts except the bumper. After you are familiar with the process, you can make an all-iron drilling machine." Although the craftsmen
He agreed happily, but Zhu Youjian was still a little worried, so he just said a few more words, thinking of explaining the matter to them more clearly.
"Your Majesty, the common people know how to do it. It will take two or three days to make the eye drilling machine."
"Okay, I like your enthusiasm! If it works well, I will make a few more and send them to the palace together, so that the empress and others can feel more relaxed when sewing the armor!"
"Common people, hurry up and do it now. It will definitely satisfy the ladies in the palace."
"Well, in addition to this eye-piercing machine, I have asked you to try out the linked nail sewing machine. First, I will allocate a thousand taels of silver from the treasury to you to develop this thing. If it is made, I will give you a generous reward.
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The expressions on the faces of the craftsmen became even happier when they heard about the silver reward. Coming to work in Meishan was the luckiest thing in their lives. Not only was the monthly fortification silver given very generous, but also they could produce new styles from time to time.
They were rewarded generously for their goods. During the few months they worked here, the craftsmen felt as if they had earned all the money they had to earn in their lifetime.
"By the way, I forgot to tell you something. In the future, you can also develop some novel objects by yourself, pay for them, and then put them in the lobby of the craftsman's shop. I will come over and take a look when I have time. Anything that I think is important to the military country.
For items that are of great benefit, you will spend money to buy out the production method. In addition to yourselves, if you among the people or see your friends making novel and useful items, you can recommend them here for me to see. If I see
If you like it, you will still pay for it. If you recommend this item, I will give them an additional 20% of the reward."
One person is short-term, and everyone is long-term! We must find a way to mobilize the initiative of these craftsmen to spontaneously research new objects. Otherwise, if you just rely on your own thinking, even if you put all your energy on it, you won't be able to produce much.
Come out. What's more, there are more big things to worry about.
Three days later, the craftsmen from the Craftsman Research Institute were true to their word and made a very exquisite copper structure eye-drilling machine and sent it to the palace.
After getting the eye-piercing machine, I briefly tried it and found it quite easy to use. So I immediately sent a message to the craftsmen, asking them to make more and send them to the harem. At the same time, I asked the little eunuch to hold this thing.
Go to Kunning Palace and ask Zhou to try it out to see if it works.
Mrs. Zhou was very moved when she saw this thing that her husband brought into the palace! She quickly took it and started trying it out according to Zhu Youjian's demonstration.
"Your Majesty, this thing is suitable for use. I am using it alone. I am afraid it will be unfair to other people in the palace. I feel embarrassed to use it."
"You use it first, and everyone else is also taking the time to make it! In a few days, most of them will have it. You can use this thing first. If things go well, there will be better ones in the future. Once it is done, just
With just a shake of your hand, you can sew the armor properly."
"Is there such a thing? Your Majesty, are you just trying to make me happy?"
"Why not! When you use it, you will know that I am not lying to you!" Faced with Zhou's suspicious eyes, Zhu Youjian wanted to make this thing on the spot and show it to her. He did not believe in science.