The Story of Ping An 157_The full text of The Story of Ping An is free to read_Chapter 157: Groping from
It is obviously much easier to carry out a social activity with a box of money regardless of the cost than to operate a business that considers profits and losses. Although it is in the mountains, it is not isolated from the world. Money can be exchanged for food and materials with the outside world through many channels.
It is still of great use. The large sum of money provided by Yao Ji is really a source of work for Zhang Ning.
While he formed a temporary organization and considered using contracting methods to find someone to plan and repair the houses and roads in the east of the village, he also began to design sketches of guns.
Among firearms and supporting equipment, artillery is obviously the easiest to make.
The large size of the gun consumes a lot of resources, but it also reduces the accuracy requirements. Zhang Ning quickly drew a rough structural diagram of the Flange machine gun. The main parts include the barrel, the breech groove, and the detachable ammunition chamber.
(gun), gun lugs, etc., the structure is not complicated. However, several problems were encountered in the process of refining the dimensions. First of all, how to express the dimensions on the drawings. People in the Ming Dynasty obviously could not understand the three-dimensional view;
Can the idea be realized through casting technology? Apparently Zhang Ning did not know enough about the level of casting technology in the Ming Dynasty; what is the best ratio between the caliber of the artillery and the length of the barrel?
Zhang Ning had no choice but to put aside these problems for the time being and directly use the anatomical three-view method to mark the structural diagrams of three different proportions of the artillery. This matter cannot be done in order like building the cannon first and then the gun, because the workshop must be planned in advance before starting work.
Otherwise, it will be even more troublesome to temporarily renovate the workshop in the future.
Next is the structural design of the matchlock gun. The same problem, the principle and general appearance are easy for Zhang Ning to figure out, but when he considers the craftsmanship and details, he is confused.
However, many problems can be solved by discussing and communicating with the craftsmen. He believes that there is always a way.
Half a month later, the complicated preparation work has been figured out. Zhang Ning hired nearly a hundred people from villages near and far, including blacksmiths and carpenters, and the most were young apprentices. Many young people were literate but not craftsmen, although they could not be dispatched immediately
They are useful but can be cultivated gradually. This will be a talent reserve.
Several rooms on one side of the temple have wooden signs hanging, and the door reads "Fengxia Mountain Arms Manufacturing Bureau". It is divided into the roster department (personnel department), cashier department, manufacturing department and other agencies. It can be regarded as a small but complete house.
The mine has also become a busy construction site, and construction of newly planned workshop buildings and roads has begun.
As the most powerful person here, Monk Yao tacitly approved of Zhang Ning's activities. The Ordnance Bureau also kept accounts every time it took money and goods from him.
At this time, Zhang Ning found that he not only acted as a manager, but also as an engineer and sometimes a missionary, although he was not very professional. This was a characteristic of Ming Dynasty officials.
You may go to the Ministry of Industry to do technical work, or you may be transferred to lead troops in war!
The renovated houses include workshops, warehouses, and some earthen kilns used for smelting and casting. The coal dug out of the coal mine will be transported to the mine from the newly built road, and coke will be produced through local coking methods as fuel... Not only that,
Zhang Ning also pre-designed a site for making primary cement using slag, limestone and clay as raw materials.
These villagers who migrated from the Central Plains are different from the local indigenous people. They are highly civilized and well-organized. Most of them are very disciplined and hard-working. As long as their superiors pay them on time and distribute the benefits reasonably, most of them will work well.
When it rains and the construction site stops working, Zhang Ning will gather craftsmen and apprentices to teach three-dimensional views in the main room of the Ordnance Bureau, or study casting techniques with blacksmiths. He originally thought that people in the Ming Dynasty would find it difficult to see three-dimensional views before.
After communicating, people unexpectedly used graphite to draw drawings and explain them, and people accepted it very quickly. Young people with a talent for spatial imagination could even understand the more complicated assembly diagrams in a short time.
Zhang Ning took into account the familiarity of the craftsmen with dimensions, so he did not want to make any additional innovations for the time being. They could estimate the approximate length of an inch without measuring. If they were to use unfamiliar centimeters, it would probably have the opposite effect and affect the work.
efficiency.
...Waiting for the construction of the mine to be completed, Fan Laosi suggested that he first sacrifice to the gods for good luck, and Zhang Ning agreed. So Monk Yao took charge and led the craftsmen to place cattle, sheep, pigs and other sacrifices on the mine, burn incense and pray to the main god to ward off the evil cult.
"Emperor of Heaven". There were many villagers who came to watch, and the scene was very lively. This incident inexplicably had a ghostly atmosphere.
But I don't know whether it was due to lack of piety or other reasons. Just a few days after the Ordnance Bureau was put into operation, the coal mine suddenly collapsed.
Zhang Ning received the news and hurriedly rushed from the Ordnance Bureau to the coal mine on the mountain with Yao Erlang and others. When they arrived, they saw many people gathered outside the mine, and several women nearby were anxiously calling the names of their family members.
.The scene seemed a bit chaotic. Zhang Ning judged that the list of the dead and injured had not yet been determined at this time.
The facilities for coal mining caves are very crude and there is nothing inside. Of course, if they are dug by hand, they may collapse. According to his knowledge, this kind of mines must at least have wooden beams to support the force, but he doesn't know how to build them specifically.
; Maybe there are no local talents who are proficient in mining, otherwise the matter would not be like this.
After a while, two mutilated corpses were lifted out of the dark cave. The corpses were covered with black charcoal ash, and the bloody red wounds were particularly dazzling. Someone started crying loudly. A man with black hair and face
He shouted: "The middle collapsed, two people were crushed, and I don't know how many more people are inside. If you dig it out quickly, you might still be able to survive!"
The man shouting was holding a lantern. Zhang Ning looked at the swaying flames inside and thought to himself: Will there be a gas explosion?
At this time, a middle-aged man with rough skin came over, it was Tao Da, the elder of the village. When Zhang Ning first arrived at Fengxia Mountain, Monk Yao said that Tao Da had the authority to help, but he didn't move away when something happened in Fengcun Village.
Tao Dalai must have been asked by Monk Yao to handle the accident today. Human life is of paramount importance, and the death of a person is a big deal.
When Tao Da saw Zhang Ning, he clasped his fists and saluted. Zhang Ning said: "I didn't expect such a tragedy to happen."
"Last year, Master Yao ordered the forging of weapons, and people died while mining. Don't worry, Mr. Zhang, I can handle this matter properly." Tao Da said solemnly, "It's just... because the purpose of mining is to make firearms and provide compensation for the dead and injured.
Money and food..."
Zhang Ning immediately said: "Each of the dead and disabled will be given an initial payment of one hundred taels of pension money, which will be paid from the accounts of the Ordnance Bureau. If the situation cannot be settled, we will discuss it later."
Tao Da didn't say much and nodded after listening.
Zhang Ning looked around and couldn't help but ask: "Do you want to find some reason to appease everyone? The purpose of making firearms is to attack bandits and avenge the deaths of the folks in Feng Village."
"Okay." Tao Dadao, "I'll go and appease the villagers."
Of course, the reason Zhang Ning came up with to appease him was not true. It was impossible for the leader of the anti-evil cult to send a large box of money to make firearms just to solve the banditry problem in a branch. However, Zhang Ning said in front of Monk Yao that if he made firearms
The firearms can be used, and they can first equip the soldiers of Fengxia Mountain to attack the bandit stronghold. Therefore, the words of comfort cannot be regarded as lies.
At this time, he also became more aware of a problem: people would not be willing to die for a cause that had nothing to do with them.
The reason why the Ordnance Bureau can be established so quickly and without resistance is because the people recruited can benefit from it. Once they realize that participating in such a thing will cost their lives and other high costs, sooner or later there will be problems.
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