After the barrel was changed back to wrought iron, many problems were solved.
After the river thawed, the hydraulic forging hammer could be used. After only trying it once, Xu Daqian and others immediately abandoned the original manual method.
There is no comparison, the gap is thousands of miles.
In the past, when the barrel was hand-forged, the hammer head was so big that it was impossible to hit all parts of the barrel at one time.
But the hydraulic forging hammer is different, its length is exactly the same as the length of the gun barrel. With one hammer down, you can hammer down one side of the gun barrel.
The gun barrel is hammered out with a hydraulic forging hammer quickly and well, and is as strong as fine steel.
The rifling machine designed by Zuo Mengeng was also built.
After drilling out eight gun barrels, the craftsmen finally mastered the technology. With the improvement of their proficiency, they can now basically complete three gun barrels a day.
This speed was unimaginable before.
The craftsmen were overjoyed and immediately accelerated the production of hydraulic forging hammers, rifling machines and other tools.
In the manufacture of flash cap guns, the last problem, the reed, was also solved by the craftsmen.
Zuo Mengeng just mentioned it.
Inform the craftsmen that steel is elastic and how it needs to be shaped.
The craftsmen began to study day and night, and for more than a month before and after the year before and after, they finally produced a qualified reed.
With the breakthrough of the reed, the firing mechanism of the flash cap gun was officially launched.
As for the handguard, gun stock and other components, there is no technical content at all.
Gathering carpenters from farmers and refugees together, they can make more than a dozen of them every day.
Now all the unskilled refugees have been recruited by various factories, working as apprentices while doing the simplest jobs.
In the entire Zuozhuang and the military camp, there was not a single idle person.
It is foreseeable that there will even be a shortage of labor here in the near future.
Other departments are making rapid progress, and Zuo Menggeng does not dare to delay here.
He went into the laboratory again, added mercury to nitric acid, and successfully produced mercury fulminate.
However, this kind of mercury fulminate cannot be used. It will explode when touched, which is really dangerous.
Potassium chlorate must be added to it to enhance the stability of mercury fulminate and reach the use level.
Potassium cochlorate is also something that is not available today, and it has to be trial-produced from scratch.
When Zuo Mengeng was dazedly trying to produce potassium chlorate, the last shareholder of the glass industry also arrived.
The visitor frightened Zuo Mengeng to death.
"Xu Erjue has met Mr. Zuo."
A well-mannered young man, covered in silks and satins, with a touch of imperceptible nobility in his handsomeness, and a hint of arrogance that would repel others thousands of miles away.
Xu Guangqi's grandson actually came in person.
Looking at Xu Ruolin's eldest brother, Zuo Mengeng couldn't help but look up and down.
"I've heard for a long time that Brother Xu has great literary talents. When I saw him today, it turned out that there is no real talent despite his great reputation."
When Zuo Menggeng was sizing up Xu Erjue, Xu Erjue was also sizing up Zuo Menggeng.
Zuo Menggeng's gift was delivered to the capital. Xu Guangqi immediately realized its great value and the profound meaning of Zuo Menggeng's gift, and immediately sent a letter to his home in Songjiang.
Xu Ji, who was far away in Songjiang, also knew that the glass was of great importance and did not dare to neglect it. He immediately sent Xu Erjue north to facilitate the matter.
The reason why Xu Ji sent his third-generation eldest grandson, in addition to attaching importance to this transaction, also had another purpose, which was to inspect Zuo Menggeng.
In Xu Guangqi's letter to his son, he did not conceal the incident between Xu Ruolin and Zuo Mengeng.
Although she is his own daughter, Xu Ji knows very well that the person who can decide this matter must be Xu Guangqi.
But for a military commander's son, Xu Ji was still not satisfied even if Zuo Mengeng came up with such novel things as glass.
What kind of portal is the Xu family?
How can a warrior be worthy of it?
He did not dare to disobey Xu Guangqi's wishes, so he sent Xu Erjue to see how Zuo Mengeng was doing.
Xu Erjue's first impression of Zuo Mengeng was not a good one.
Just because in his eyes, this young man's appearance was too rough.
It's not ugly, but it's five big and three thick, and it's particularly majestic.
Jiangnan style advocates elegance, elegance, elegance and elegance.
To put it bluntly, I just like fresh meat.
When Leng Buding saw such a tough guy, he couldn't stand it aesthetically.
Looking at Zuo Menggeng's clothes again, he was just wearing a coarse cloth shirt, with not even a single piece of silk found on the whole body. His sharp-edged face didn't even have to be pink, and his slightly copper-colored skin looked like that of a farmer.
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Although my words were as polite as possible, there was no elegance in them.
However, where the Xu family's tutor was, Xu Erjue would not show it to his face.
"Brother Zuo, our ancestors have told everything. The Xu family is very grateful for your kindness. This is the money. In addition, please leave the marketing of Jiangnan and Jiangxi to the Xu family."
Xu Guangqi wants the marketing rights of glass in Jiangnan and Jiangxi.
In Zuo Menggeng's network, the only one who can dominate the Jiangnan and Jiangxi markets is Xu Guangqi.
The two places are crowded with dignitaries and complicated. If ordinary businessmen dare to engage in this glass business, they will only be eaten up and left with nothing left.
The Xu family's investment money is also one hundred thousand taels.
Frankly speaking, it's a bit stingy.
Even from a regional perspective, Jiangnan and Jiangxi are not as big as other dealers. However, Jiangnan is richest in the world, and the business prospects of this place alone are comparable to those of other places combined.
But since it was Xu Ruolin's family, Zuo Mengeng didn't care.
"This is what it should be. After June, the factory production will be fully rolled out and the supply of goods will be sufficient. The Xu family will be able to sell to all parts of Jiangnan and Jiangxi."
Zuo Mengeng then took Xu Erjue to visit the glass factory that was still under construction.
The vast construction site moved Xu Erjue's face for the first time.
It is true that Jiangnan is rich, but every inch of land is valuable. If you want to make some money, land is a problem.
But unlike here in Shandong, land is not valuable at all. With the cooperation of the government, factories can be built as big as they want.
"The output of such a large workshop is extremely impressive."
Zuo Mengeng is also very proud of his achievements.
"Otherwise, how can we occupy the market?"
Xu Erjue squinted his eyes and had a slightly different view of Zuo Mengeng.
At the very least, a person who can create such a big industry has obvious abilities.
Zuo Menggen prepared a banquet for Xu Erjue, and also called Huang Zongxi to accompany him around.
After informing each other of their names and learning that the two were loyal martyrs, Xu Erjue was in awe and started chatting eagerly.
Secretly observing Zuo Mengeng, he found that he was just keeping company quietly and did not involve the three of them. Xu Erjue thought that Zuo Menggen was not well-educated and could not answer the conversation.
This is actually the case.
Zuo Menggeng was in complete disarray, and he didn't dare to show his embarrassment in front of these literati.
However, his self-restraint skills impressed Xu Erjue.
Most people would find it difficult to sit still in this situation. But Zuo Menggeng was calm and calm, neither anxious nor impatient.
Xu Erjue also discovered an interesting phenomenon.
"Brother Zuo, don't you drink?"
Zuo Mengeng shook his head.
"My little brother is still young and should not drink alcohol."
Too young to drink?
"I wonder if my wise brother Gui Geng?"
Zuo Mengeng answered truthfully.
"My little brother is fourteen years old."
"What, you are only fourteen years old?"
Xu Erjue was startled and raised his wine glass.
Even Huang Zongxi looked shocked when he was around, as if he was meeting Zuo Mengeng for the first time.
Zuo Mengeng was puzzled.
"My little brother is indeed fourteen years old. Is there anything wrong with that?"
Huang Zongxi's head was covered with black lines and he was furious.
"Look at what you look like, it's not an exaggeration to say you're twenty."
The other two echoed.
Xu Er felt a faint toothache, but he didn't expect Zuo Menggeng to be two years younger than Xu Ruolin.
This Gengchen horoscope...
Zhou You then joked: "How would the soldiers feel if they knew that their Qian Zong was only fourteen years old?"
Zuo Mengeng's face was neither red nor white.
"They don't know."
These words actually attracted the approval of three people.
Indeed, Zuo Mengeng looks so majestic and majestic. If he hadn't reported his age, who would have thought that he was still a child.
Moreover, this child's force is extremely domineering, and many fierce people have fallen into his hands.
Xu Erjue didn't worry too much about age. He also couldn't make the decision regarding Xu Ruolin and Zuo Mengeng.
When he came to Shandong, he had one more thing to do.
"My little sister mentioned in her letter that my dear brother knows how to drive a waterwheel? The Xu family has some experience in silk weaving in the south of the Yangtze River. I wonder if my dear brother can give me some advice."
In Xu Ruolin's letter to her family, she talked about the waterwheel-driven textile industry, which aroused the family's attention.
Xu Ji immediately organized craftsmen to trial-produce it, but unfortunately it never succeeded.
Water-driven spinning is more than just setting up a waterwheel in the water.
The most difficult thing is the power conversion device.
In fact, if you see the real thing, it is not difficult at all for craftsmen of this era to make.
But the rare thing is that no one can imagine what it looks like before seeing the real thing.
Therefore, Xu Erjue went north to Shandong. In addition to the glass business, he also wanted to acquire the technology to drive waterwheels.
One hundred thousand taels of silver have been given away. In Xu Erjue's opinion, it was just a water tanker. Zuo Menggeng would definitely tell him happily.
Unexpectedly, Zuo Mengeng came directly.
"What does Brother Xu want in exchange for this technology?"