Wu Xing came to Jinling this time not only to select a site for the new factory, but also brought Mu Linfeng 2,000 newly researched short muskets. The new short muskets were lighter than the previous ones, and unknown to Wu Xing
What kind of structure is designed in it? Each short musket can fire two iron bullets in succession.
After Wu Xing showed Mu Linfeng the sample, he discovered that this new type of short-style musket was lightweight and could fire two rounds in a row. It also had another biggest feature, which was that there was a mechanism at the barrel of the gun. Just press it with your thumb.
, it can pop up immediately to facilitate timely refilling of ammunition during combat.
While Mu Linfeng praised Wu Xing for his good work, he asked Kong Wu to find this new type of short musket and issue it to all the soldiers accompanying the army, eliminating the previous muskets. He also asked about the progress of the search for Zhu Yousong's whereabouts.
Zhong Bindao already has clues and is continuing to search.
The next day, Wu Xing set out for Wuxi early in the morning to select a new site for the iron factory, and Mu Linfeng also decided to go to Huai'an today to see how Fang Jiahang's shipyard was progressing.
This time, Mu Linfeng did not bring any Nu Shu with him to Huai'an. He only brought fifty personal soldiers. At the same time, he also gave a task to the Jinling General Soldier and Zhong Bin, which was to ask the Jinling General Soldier to assist Zhong Bin and continue to select.
The purpose of selecting personal soldiers is to expand the personal army to about a thousand people.
After Mu Linfeng said a brief farewell to the ladies in the Mu family, he also called Tokugawa Ie aside and told her to be sure to control Zheng Lianxiang's mood. After all, she was still worried about her mother to prevent any surprises.
For other things, if anything happens, notify Mu Linfeng as soon as possible.
At this time, defense projects were also being carried out on the Yangtze River north of Jinling, and a large number of forts were being built in the area along the river. After Mu Linfeng inspected the area, he immediately boarded a ship and sailed down the river, heading straight to Huai'an.
At the riverside dock in Huai'an, a group of Huai'an officials had been waiting at the dock for a long time. Other officials were talking a lot. Mu Linfeng only informed Huai'an when he came this time, but did not explain his purpose. The officials were afraid that Huai'an would become the second
In Suzhou, people are now in panic and everyone is in danger.
Only Hong Chengchou stood by the river, his beard on his chin fluttering gently in the breeze. He turned a deaf ear to the discussions of the civil and military officials behind him. He just looked at the water rolling eastward on the river with a solemn expression and never spoke.
At this time, Mu Linfeng's warship appeared on the river. When the civil and military officials saw it, they stopped abruptly, straightened their clothes, stopped talking, and arranged themselves in order. Hong Chengchou cleared his throat, straightened his official hat, and stood at the end of the port.
The front end is waiting for the Mu Linfeng battleship to dock.
Mu Linfeng stood on the deck and looked at the port in the distance. Most of the officials from Huai'an had arrived, and there were a large number of troops behind him. He glanced at Hong Chengchou, who was at the front of the battle line, and his face was expressionless.
It wasn't until the warship docked and the crew put down the deck that Mu Linfeng walked to the front of the deck. Hong Chengchou immediately raised his hands and bowed his head and said: "Commander Hong Chengchou and all the ministries in Huai'an are waiting for you, Marshal Mu!" All the civil and military officials behind him bowed their heads and saluted, not daring to slack off.
Mu Linfeng said nothing, walked ashore from the deck, glanced at the officials, and then said: "Masters, there is no need to be polite!" Then he said to Hong Chengchou: "Master Hong, do you know the purpose of Mu Shuai coming to Huai'an this time?
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Hong Chengchou's eyes flickered slightly when he heard this, and then he immediately regained his composure, cupped his hands to Mu Linfeng and said, "I don't know, I don't know!"
Mu Linfeng glanced at Hong Chengchou and said: "You prepare your carriage and horses immediately, Mu is going to the shipyard to visit!"
Upon hearing this, Hong Chengchou immediately said: "Yes!" After saying that, he immediately ordered the soldiers to prepare the carriage. The other officials secretly sighed when they heard that Mu Linfeng was going to inspect the shipyard.
When the carriage was ready, Mu Linfeng strode towards the carriage. The white closed doors in front of him bowed their heads to make way for Mu Linfeng. Mu Linfeng glanced at the group of Huai'an officials and saw that some of them had sweat on their foreheads.
They also knew in their hearts that these officials were afraid that they would once again treat Huai'an as Suzhou to crack down on corruption and promote integrity.
Mu Linfeng ignored the officials and walked straight to the carriage. The soldiers who followed him followed Mu Linfeng and quickly followed Mu Linfeng's footsteps. After Mu Linfeng boarded the carriage, the carriage immediately started heading towards the shipyard.
, while the personal soldiers followed behind the carriage on foot.
The officials at the port couldn't help but wonder for a while. Mu Linfeng didn't let them disperse or wait. They stood there blankly for a moment and didn't know what to do. One of the officials slightly raised his head and glanced at Mu Linfeng as he walked away.
The carriage then turned around and walked to Hong Chengchou, whispering: "Master Hong, what do you mean by Mu Shuai? Does Mu Shuai want us to follow him, or should he just wait here, or go back to Huai'an City first?"
Hong Chengchou stroked his beard and stared at Mu Linfeng's carriage as he drove away. After listening to the words of the officials beside him, he shouted: "Huh, if you are upright, you are not afraid of crooked shadows and books. If you are not corrupt and perverting the law, why should you be afraid of becoming like this? You all are.
Is Mu Shuai a fool? Can he not see what you are thinking and what you are afraid of?..."
After Hong Chengchou finished speaking, he snorted again and then walked away. The official looked at Hong Chengchou with embarrassment, but still mustered up the courage to say: "Then Mr. Hong, what do you think we should do now?"
Hong Chengchou immediately got on his sedan chair. Before getting on the sedan, he said: "You can decide what to do. Those who are willing to stay here can stay here. Those who are not willing to stay here can go back to Huai'an City.
Go about your own business, and those who are not afraid of death can follow Hong to the shipyard..."
Hong Chengchou got on the sedan chair and told the bearers to get up. The bearers immediately carried Hong Chengchou out of the port.
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Mu Linfeng and his party quickly arrived at the shipyard on the east coast of Huai'an. The original site of this shipyard was the former naval port of Huai'an. After the last war, it had long been turned into ruins. Now after being renovated and expanded, it has become a shipyard.
, firstly, it can save a lot of money, and secondly, without battleships, there will be no navy, so there is no use keeping them.
The outside of the shipyard is surrounded by iron fences, and soldiers stand guard. On the beach in the open space inside the shipyard, there is a towering wooden hull frame, and workers are working around this frame.
Mu Linfeng's carriage arrived directly at the gate of the shipyard. When the soldier guarding the gate saw Mu Linfeng get out of the car, he immediately knelt down and said: "Mu Shuai!"
Mu Linfeng nodded and said: "Open the door!"
The soldiers immediately opened the door, and Mu Linfeng walked into the shipyard and asked his soldiers to wait at the door of the shipyard.
The shipyard was full of busy workers. Mu Linfeng walked around the factory building in front of him. Only then did he see two warships entering the water on the sea level to the east of the shipyard. He felt excited and walked towards him.
Several people were walking and discussing something, and Mu Linfeng saw that one of them was Fang Jiahang.
After Fang Jiahang finished speaking, he immediately patted the shoulder of the person next to him and said with a smile: "Okay, let's experiment as you wish!"
After the man left, Fang Fang Jiahang saw Mu Linfeng. He quickly patted the dust on his body, immediately stepped forward and knelt down in front of Mu Linfeng and said, "I've seen Mu Shuai before!"
Mu Linfeng smiled slightly and quickly helped Fang Jiahang up: "Mr. Fang, you're welcome. Mu's first stop in Huai'an is your shipyard. Your progress here has always been on Mu's heart!"
Fang Jiahang said quickly: "Mu Shuai, don't worry..." He pointed to the two warships on the sea and said to Mu Linfeng: "Mu Shuai, please look, those two ships are models. Although they are not completely perfect, they are ready for trial sailing.
Boat speed, displacement, etc. are all very ideal..."
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