Qin Liangyu obtained three hundred kilograms of gun barrel steel material and took it out at this time. She was reluctant to use such good materials to make several super weapons.
Shizhu is a poor place, and she has always been thrifty and careful with money. In the end, she decided to use the good steel to make a batch of spear heads. Only use them on the spear tips to strengthen them. In this way, she can make 20,000 spear heads.
Spear head.
Her own iron spears and double iron swords were only willing to have steel clips and reinforcements on the blades. At the same time, the weapons of Zhang Fengyi, Ma Xianglin, and her four nephews were also upgraded in key points.
In Qinjiazhai, the clan's children were summoned. In addition to letting them work in the trading company, they also took out newly made spears. These five hundred young people were very excited. This was the first time for them to have such fine spears.
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The spear head is made of open-hearth steel purchased from Xinghe Iron Works, and the spear tip is reinforced with gun barrel steel.
This time, Qin Liangyu received an entire order of 500 tons of steel ingots. It was enough for her to make 20,000 sets of 25 kilograms of cotton armor. This is steel armor. Its hardness and toughness are much higher than iron armor.
The total number of her white-armed soldiers is about 30,000. These people are similar to the Eight Banners. They serve the people in peacetime. During war, one of the five soldiers will be drawn. In emergencies, one of the three soldiers will be drawn. If the battle is local, the entire army can be dispatched. Shizhu is about
With a population of three million, this recruitment ratio is not low.
She opened a cannon factory in Shizhu City and began to experiment with the technical information given to her by Yang Fan to manufacture Gustav leather cannons.
Now, although she can buy steel ingots, she does not have the technical ability to cast steel cannons. Moreover, it is difficult to move the heavy cannon. She still chooses Yang Fan's leather cannon.
In the mountain col northeast of Shizhu, the sound of cannons rumbled. The first batch of five manufactured leather cannons were being tested.
"Auntie, these artillery pieces are so easy to use. They have no problem attacking targets within 400 meters." Qin Yiming geared up excitedly and reported the shooting situation to Qin Liangyu.
Qin Liangyu had already seen it from a high platform temporarily built with trees. The five leather cannons fired like normal copper cannons. The solid spherical bullets accurately hit a group of sheep four hundred meters away. The sheep's flesh and blood flew everywhere.
Walk out of five flesh-and-blood alleys.
"How is the condition of the barrel? Is it badly worn?" Qin Liangyu asked.
Yang Fan told her that this kind of artillery is not wear-resistant, and the copper skin of the barrel will wear out quickly.
"I looked carefully and saw that after five rounds, it was only slightly worn. It seems that there will be no problem if it fires thirty rounds, and maybe it can shoot forty rounds."
Qin Liangyu was relieved for a while. Such a lifespan is enough to fight a large battle. He just needs to bring more reserve barrels with him. If the gun is worn out, he can directly replace it with a new one.
"Try shotgun shells too. Uncle Dingyuan said that the shotgun shells used in this kind of artillery will cause less damage to the barrel and can increase the lifespan."
"Mom, let's try shotgun now." Ma Xianglin said excitedly.
What boy doesn't like guns? He is very enthusiastic about testing guns.
The shooting range of the shotgun is within 150 meters. The bullets are made of iron slag from local ironmaking. The iron slag is wrapped with porcelain clay and then fired into a spherical shape to facilitate rectification during flight. It can not only reduce wind resistance, but also the iron inside
It will also increase penetration.
The result of the experiment was that it had a good killing effect on heavy armored infantry. However, it had a limited effect on carriages and could not penetrate the carriages. Subsequently, a three-pound solid bullet was used for testing. The effect was very good, and it could ensure that it could hit at a distance of 300 meters.
Wear Jiannu's heaviest carriage.
I saw ten vehicles that were used as targets and were built strictly according to the standards of the slaves. They were almost hit by solid bullets and would definitely penetrate. The wood chips flew everywhere. The scarecrows behind the vehicles had their clothes torn to pieces and straw.
It was splashing everywhere. Qin Liangyu shed tears when he saw it.
She has never forgotten the bloody battle at Hunhe River and the pain of her brother's death. Unfortunately, facing Jiannu's chariots, strong bows, and heavy artillery, there was no effective way to counterattack. She could only weep in her heart and could not take revenge.
But today, Uncle Dingyuan transferred technology to them and built such a field artillery that was light, low-cost, easy to maneuver, and not inferior to the copper-fired cannon of the same caliber. Shizhu and the Qin family disciples both burst into tears.
In the bloody battle of Hunhe River, more than 3,000 people were killed among the 4,000 white soldiers. Many families in Shizhu lost their relatives in this battle. Now eight years have passed, and a new group of young people have grown up and joined the army.
With deep-seated hatred, I want to avenge my past humiliation.
Now they finally have a field weapon with the same performance as the Jiannu artillery. For a moment, they cried with joy, and were happy and sad at the same time.
Zhang Fengyi was also a little emotional when she was infected. She said to Qin Liangyu: "Mother, the salt and iron cloth business is very profitable. As long as we run it well, in two years, we may be able to afford the equipment, like Uncle Dingyuan."
It’s a pound of field bronze cannon.”
Qin Liangyu felt warm in his heart. This salt and iron cloth was indeed a good business. Because she was the only agent in the southwest region, distributors could only get goods from her. In fact, a local monopoly had been formed.
Open-hearth steel is so good. It is many times stronger than the most expensive Suzhou Steel and Fujian Iron in the Ming Dynasty, and the price is even cheaper. Basically, demand exceeds supply everywhere.
After all, there were 20 million people in the Ming Dynasty, and the demand for steel products was extremely huge. Yang Fan's current output of more than two million tons a year is simply not enough. Therefore, in addition to the 500 tons of open-hearth steel for his own use, Qin Liangyu's arrival
, another thousand tons of open-hearth steel were snapped up by toasts from all over the country within a few days.
The reason is simple. These chieftains are local separatist forces. Their enemy bought good steel ingots to upgrade weapons and armor. If he does not follow up, it will cause an imbalance in the security situation. He may be eaten. Therefore, he
You have to follow up even if you try to sell iron, and achieve a strategic balance with your opponents.
Qin Liangyu had no choice but to go to Xinghe Shopping Mall in Chongqing and ask them to send a telegram to Yang Fan and order an additional 3,000 tons of steel ingots.
After Yang Fan received it in the Northeast, he approved 2,000 tons. After all, the supply of steel is now in short supply, and it is necessary to maintain a balance with agents in various places.
Refined salt has caused a sensation in the three provinces of southwest China. The southwest is seriously short of salt. The southwest mainly uses well salt. It means digging wells to extract brine from the ground, then heating and evaporating it in a large pot, and finally getting coarse salt particles. This kind of salt is better than sea salt and pool salt.
The quality of salt is good, but the price is more expensive. As a result, people cannot afford salt.
The refined salt represented by Shizhu is all sea salt. Yang Fan developed large salt fields in Jeju Island and Luzon. Hundreds of thousands of acres of salt fields are used to dry the salt. Then it is harvested by steam trucks and bulldozers, and transported to the factory. After various processes, it is made
Into snow-white refined salt.
One kilogram of these refined salts are packed in a fine oilcloth bag, and then sealed in a small tinplate bucket. A paper bag of lime desiccant is also placed inside to prevent moisture from forming into balls.
These refined salts are of high purity and taste great. They are as white as snow. This new type of salt, called snow salt by the locals, immediately became popular among the locals.