"How's it going, Al, are you satisfied with the environment here?"
"Satisfied, very satisfied. This allows me to have a pleasant working environment to the greatest extent." The French gunsmith Al Gude Rafal, who was brought back from Jinzhou by Ding Yunyi, replied with great satisfaction.
Ding Yunyi smiled: "I have already achieved what I promised you, a comfortable working environment and high income. Now it's up to you. As for your nephew Simond, you don't have to worry. Although he has no expertise in firearms manufacturing,
What a gift, but his linguistic talent surprised me so much that I have hired him as my personal interpreter to follow me around."
"Thank you, sir." Al said seriously.
Indeed, he and his nephew Simond came here from far away France, but unfortunately, no one appreciated their talents, and they even fell to the point where they couldn't even eat.
Well now, they have found opportunities again in Taiwan.
Ding Yunyi called the president of the Firearms Bureau, the first engineer, and the seventh-grade professor Kondruman, and asked him about the cooperation between him and Al, and the answer he got was satisfactory.
Although there are big differences between the two in their conception of manufacturing guns, this does not hinder the cooperation between the two.
Ding Yunyi asked briefly and blinked: "I am going to divide the firearms bureau into two parts. The first part will be managed by Mr. Kondruman, and the second part will be managed by Mr. Al. You can conduct firearms according to your own ideas.
Of course, everything needed for its manufacture will be provided by me... Kondruman and Al quickly understood what he had in mind. This was to create a healthy competition between them.
Of course, they are not afraid of such competition. They even have some expectations. They are fully confident in their own skills and standards.
Seeing the two people agreeing, Ding Yunyi felt very happy. He happened to see Li Dingguo busy with something and walked to Li Dingguo: "Dingguo, what are you doing?"
"Sir." When he saw it was Ding Yunyi, Li Dingguo hurriedly put down what he was doing: "I'm trying to make a matchlock gun. I made two of them a few times before, but the test firing was not ideal. Now I'm making a third one.
, I hope it can be successful this time.”
Ding Yunyi was very happy. He transferred Li Dingguo to the Firearms Bureau just to familiarize him with the manufacturing and use of firearms before giving him a more important job. But now, it is obvious that Li Dingguo has not lived up to his expectations.
He picked up the half-made matchlock gun and looked at it carefully: "Dingguo, who is more powerful between firearms and swords and guns?"
"Firearms!" Li Dingguo said without hesitation: "Although firearms are not as good as swords and guns now, and even rely heavily on the protection of swords and guns, with further development, sooner or later firearms will play a decisive factor on the battlefield. Once formed,
With such a large scale, a team using weapons such as swords and guns would be completely unmatched by a team armed with firearms. And... he seemed a little worried when he said this. Ding Yunyi smiled and said: "Say."
"Yes. Your Majesty is so powerful in the world with a Dragon's Teeth. Wherever the Dragon's Teeth go, he is invincible. But I believe that if firearms reach a new level, your Majesty will not be the enemy of a combination of firearms and dragon's teeth."
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"Bold!" Duan San'er beside him couldn't stand listening anymore: "Your Majesty is so majestic. The two swords of Dragon Tooth and Xiuchun are known all over the world. Thousands of armies are sweeping across all directions. How can such a small firearm be a match for you?"
"Duan San, you are wrong." Ding Yunyi carefully put down the matchlock gun: "Dingguo is right. In the future, swords and guns will be completely replaced by firearms sooner or later. You cannot understand the horror of firearms. This kind of matchlock gun... and Al
The flintlock gun being manufactured is actually nothing. There is a firearm that can fire hundreds of bullets in a row without the slightest interval. On the battlefield, if thousands of lightning bolts are running, it is me, ten Ding Yunyi, using a hundred dragons.
Even my teeth will be beaten to pieces with no bones left."
Duan Saner was dumbfounded when he heard this, and Li Dingguo was very excited when he heard it. He hurriedly asked: "Sir, have you seen this kind of weapon? Can you tell me how to make it?"
Ding Yunyi smiled and said: "Good morning, good morning, we don't have the ability to make this kind of weapon now. If you can't reach the sky in one step, Dingguo, first get the information you know. By the way, I will let you install bayonets on the muskets."
How did things go?"
"The preliminary work has been completed. The dagger connected by a hose is installed on the muzzle of the musket, and it becomes what your Excellency calls a bayonet. However, the sleeve-type bayonet idea proposed by your Excellency is still under further development. I believe it will be available soon.
The result." Kondruman, who had been listening on the side, kept thinking about Ding Yunyi's words in his mind, and finally couldn't help but ask: "Sir, why do I never use the weapon you mentioned that can fire hundreds of bullets?
Never heard of it?"
Ding Yunyi laughed and said: "I know a lot of things that you have never heard of. Don't worry, we can't make such a weapon now, and we won't be able to make it for a long time. It's better to settle down with the current matchlock gun."
Kondruman was still a little reluctant: "Does this weapon have a name?"
"Yes!" Ding Yunyi was silent for a moment: "Raygun, or more accurately, machine gun!"
At the Taiwan Firearms Bureau, Ding Yunyi proposed the name "Renju Gun" for the first time. And Ding Yunyi knew very well that with the technology of this era, it was simply a dream to create a "Renju Gun" or a more accurate name "machine gun".
But what if this kind of weapon comes out in advance? What kind of terrible scenes will appear on the battlefield? Sweeping thousands of troops and no one can defeat them!
Ding Yunyi quickly gave up this unrealistic fantasy, and now he should focus more on the research of muskets and artillery.
The improved muskets and artillery can also exert great power on the battlefield... The deputy town came just in time, please watch the launch of the new ship!"
After coming out of the firearms bureau, he went to the shipyard. Cai Jiuzhou, who was looking at a new ship there, said with great interest: "This is the first large-scale warship we made by imitating the 'Challenger'. And the 'Challenger'
The difference is that we have improved the firepower of the bow and stern and increased its propulsion speed. The Qianjin Folan cannon has been reduced from six to two, and the more powerful Hongyi cannon has been increased from one to two. At the same time, Thunder
The number of cannons has also been increased to twenty-two. Its frontal firepower and mobility have been greatly improved. The rockets and crossbows have been reduced according to the Fu Ship's equipment, and the ratio of sailors and soldiers has also been adjusted... Good!" Ding Yunyi was overjoyed when he heard this: "The ship
Do you have a name?"
"We'll call it Tiger Boat for the time being," Cai Jiuzhou replied.
"Tiger ship? No, no!" Ding Yunyi thought for a moment: "I only look at the 'Tiger' warship. The warships built based on this model in the future will all be Tiger series warships. This is the first
Well... let’s call it ‘Huwei’!”
I glanced at the new ship. It was majestic. Like a giant beast on the sea, it was arrogantly looking down on everything around it. The main firepower of the ship was two red cannons, which were even more arrogant. The auxiliary Folang machine guns and
The Thunder Cannon, which is sure to start a battle, can also give full play to its firepower under the power of the Red Yi Cannon.
The "Huwei" of the "Tiger" series of warships is the first huge warship that Taiwan's shipyard has successfully built based on the "Challenger" that can be completely stopped by itself.
Compared with the previous "Challenger", that is, the "Viking", its ship speed is faster; and compared with the Ming Dynasty's largest battleship Fu Chuan, although it has reduced the number of Folan cannons, it has more red
It has barbarian cannons and thunder cannons, so its firepower is superior to Fuchuan in terms of strong suppression and rapid strike.
Especially the reduction of rockets and other equipment on board. This means that the "Tiger" series warships will rely more on their own gunfire advantages to achieve battlefield victory.
Although the "Huwei" still has problems, for Ding Yunyi, Taiwan Shipbuilding has taken a big step with the advent of this warship.
"Thank you to the deputy town for giving me the name. This boat will be called the 'Huwei'." Cai Jiuzhou said happily: "Originally, I wanted to give it to myself. But Brother Dahai insisted on it. There was no other way. I was afraid of hurting my brother's friendship, so I just had to do it.
I can give it to him. I myself took a warship that was improved from the Haicang ship. It was also a new ship, and the firepower on the ship was increased. I was originally going to name it Hailan ship, but according to your thinking, it seems that this name cannot be called
The...Leopard series." Ding Yunyi thought about it and blurted out: "Your ship is named 'Cheetah'."
Then he asked: "According to my wishes, the scale of the shipyard has been expanded, but it is not enough. My requirement is that the annual ship production can reach a medium scale, with a rough manufacturing capacity of three to five as large as the Zhengjia Nan'an Ishii Shipyard."
, Didn't Technician Hongyi once say that the Zheng family's shipbuilding workshop is just a private shipbuilding place? It will reach a large scale within three years, and the annual production capacity can be enough to arm a small fleet in the shortest time. Still that?
In a word, you don’t have to worry about the money, I’ll do it! If my requirements are met, I won’t interfere and let the people in the shipyard do it. Ah, who is mainly responsible now?”
"In terms of shipbuilding, Hongyi technician Van Buren and Fran machine technician Oliver are mainly responsible. Van Buren is mainly responsible for large warships, and Oliver is responsible for small and medium-sized warships. As for the debugging and installation of ship artillery, as well as the training of gunners
, the guidance group led by Capone Marvinusson, who originally surrendered to the deputy town, is in charge."
"Well..." Ding Yunyi nodded: "It's good to have a clear division of labor, but it still requires a complex overall schedule. Zhenxing, you are the main general of my Tiger Guard Navy, and Qin Yun has to take care of the Golden Eagle.
City and Daming Ocean Company, it is not a long-term solution to distract you all the time. Hey, let me discuss something with you... How can the deputy town talk about discussion?" Cai Jiuzhou said hurriedly; "But if you want to do something under your command, even if
Just give me orders."
Ding Yunyi said with a smile: "You can't make the decision if you agree to this matter. The Taiwan shipyard is what it is today, thanks to the help of your father Cai Qizhen. Now he has moved all the shipyards here and merged them with those in Taiwan.
He doesn't care too much about things on the sea route. He is in his prime, so he is just idle like this. Aren't he afraid of being bored?"
Cai Jiuzhou was startled, then realized: "Does the deputy town want my father to manage this place?"
"Yes, yes." Ding Yunyi smiled and said: "Cai Gong is very experienced in this area, has high qualifications and deep prestige. Besides, doesn't he still have shares in this shipyard? Let's discuss it with him and let him
After returning to work, firstly, I feel relieved that he is here, and secondly... This shipyard is mainly manufacturing warships. Not only can it not make any money, but it also has to pay a large amount of money every year. He is in charge of this place.
Wouldn't it be easier to talk a lot... Cai Jiuzhou couldn't laugh or cry. The deputy town's plan was very good. Not only did his father come to help him for free, but the shipyard lost so much money every year that his father couldn't say anything.
"No way, no way." Ding Yunyi always smiles when he asks for help: "Isn't it difficult for us now? The expedition fleet to Mexico will soon be..., and almost all of our wealth is on it.
Now. Someone has to be in charge of the shipyard now. Go tell Mr. Cai, don't worry, sooner or later I will make the shipyard profitable."
"According to your Excellency's conception, almost all the shipyards are building warships for the use of the Huben Guard Navy. It's unclear when we will be able to make money." Cai Jiuzhou muttered, and then said helplessly: "Now that your Excellency has said it, I will not be able to make money.
It’s hard to object now, I’ll go back and discuss it with my father, but I can’t say whether he will agree.”
"Yes, yes, I will definitely be willing." Ding Yunyi hurriedly struck while the iron was hot: "Go back and tell Mr. Cai that as long as he agrees, I will always find a way to find an official position in the court for him. Now you have a high-ranking official in the Cai family.
Isn’t everyone happy?”
Cai Jiuzhou doesn't believe it at all. That's how the deputy mayor is. When he begs you, everything is easy to say, but you can wait until the matter is over.
However, Cai Jiuzhou does not blame him. He knows that Ding Yunyi is very rare now. He has to develop Taiwan and Penghu, and there are so many disaster victims. Moreover, in Fujian, Zhang Kentang and Zheng Zhilong are still eyeing this place and cannot relax for a moment.
When I go back for the first time, I have to persuade my father to agree no matter what, so I can help the deputy.
According to Taiwan's development, it will soon reach a very large scale. At that time, all the efforts will be rewarded.
"The fleet going to Mexico is basically ready, and it will be there soon." Ding Yunyi sighed: "I am actually very worried. God knows what will happen on the road, God knows... I haven't finished speaking yet.
Xie Tian hurriedly walked in and whispered a few words in Ding Yunyi's ear. Ding Yunyi's expression changed drastically: "Really? The information is accurate?"
"It's absolutely true." Xie Tian whispered.
"Okay, okay." Ding Yunyi sneered a few times, walked back and forth a few steps and then said coldly: "Order, immediately rush all the Tiger Guard generals to the Golden Eagle City residence to hold an emergency meeting!" (To be continued)