Cutting over the end of the Ming Dynasty: a dog-leg knife at the beginning

Chapter 543 Industrial Empire 3
"How's the situation?" Yang Menglong looked at the machines that were running at full speed and asked.

Ye Xin said: "People stop the machine non-stop. About [-] rifles can be produced a month. If you want to increase production capacity, you can buy more machines. There is no other shortcut."

Yang Menglong nodded in satisfaction.To produce [-] front-loading rifles a month, with such a small number of people and such a few machines, it is already an amazing production capacity in this era.Many people think that the production line can be doubled if each person is only responsible for processing a few parts or even one part, and each person is only responsible for assembling a specific part. , the efficiency is not much higher.It is the machine and the mold that really double the production efficiency. A machine is only responsible for using a specific mold or tool to process a process. After going through that set of machines, the product you want is almost ready, and the rest The only thing is to let people assemble it, such efficiency is very scary.But the disadvantage is that the production line composed of a set of machines can only process that kind of product, and the size and weight are all fixed. If the product is upgraded and the size changes, all the knives and molds have to be scrapped and can only be updated. The cost is pretty scary.Ford's assembly line production is also based on the fact that it already has an extremely efficient production line. The speed of machine production parts has far exceeded the speed of workers assembling cars with traditional models. The speed of the machine to produce parts is still fast, let's build an assembly line!
The words "industrial empire" are not called for nothing, and not every country is capable of becoming an industrial empire.

Ye Xin also chose low-carbon steel as the material for the barrel.Milling the gun barrel made of low carbon steel is a bit difficult, but the gun barrel made of low carbon steel is very convenient to drill. Under the operation of skilled workers, the machine easily drilled through one after another. Solid steel pipe for high efficiency.However, after the barrel is rifled, it has to be heat treated, carburized, and quenched. After this series of complicated treatments, the strength of the barrel is doubled. Only in this way, the barrel made of low carbon steel can withstand The test of thousands of rounds of fixed bullets, otherwise the barrel will be useless within two hundred rounds.Now a group of workers are assembling the gun barrels that are sure to be intact after processing.The butts, flintlocks, etc. were all already made by other factories, and they were only responsible for assembling them.The assembled gun was tested, and the test results were always satisfactory. Within 200 meters, no armor could withstand the direct hit of the bullets it fired... However, the steel helmets equipped by the Heluo New Army can effectively resist Its direct hit is a life-saving magic weapon.

Yang Menglong also ran to the test field and asked for a rifle to shoot himself. He was very satisfied with the result. Within 150, he used ten bullets to score 72 points, which is simply unbelievable in this era.Even a few firearms testers said: "Master Hou is good at marksmanship!"

Yang Menglong smiled: "It's your rifle that is so good! If you give me a rubbish musket, I can't hit it even within 50 meters." After firing 1000 rounds in one breath, I was satisfied, and returned the rifle to the tester. Said to Ye Xin: "Make a budget for me later, and make sure to double the production capacity of the rifle factory next year! It only produces [-] or [-] rifles a month, what a mess!"

Ye Xin has long been numb to his high standards and strict requirements, saying: "If the production capacity is to be doubled, at least 7 taels of silver will be spent on purchasing machines and molds, and training workers."

Yang Menglong didn't care: "No problem, just give it to me if you make it, I have plenty of money!" He patted Ye Xin on the shoulder as a sign of encouragement, and then strode towards the next factory.

This is the grenade factory.

The grenade produced by this factory is no longer the kind of thing that uses cans and granular gunpowder to make up the number. It has a long wooden handle and a heavy iron head, which is filled with high explosives, steel balls, and white phosphorous. The mechanism was applied to it for the first time. As long as you hold the fire rope at the end of the grenade and pull it, the grenade will hiss and smoke, and then you have to swing it out quickly, otherwise you will die... In other words, even if you swing it out, It will also kill people.The assembly and transportation of this thing is quite dangerous, so the layout of the entire factory is scattered as much as possible. The walls of the reinforced concrete structure are generally more than half a meter thick, and each workshop is blocked by steel doors to avoid chain explosions.The production capacity of this factory is designed to produce [-] hand grenades per month, which is not a large production capacity, but it seems that there is not a great demand for hand grenades in wars now. Besides, the army is not fighting all day long. [-] pieces are produced, which is enough.Considering that the Tianxiong Army will go on an expedition to Mongolia next year, Yang Menglong asked them to speed up and produce [-] pieces for the Tianxiong Army.

In addition to the grenade factory, there is also a mine factory here, which specializes in the production of landmines.There are two kinds of landmines they produce. One is the jumping mine specially used to deal with cavalry. It is detonated with a tripwire. This kind is a butterfly mine specially designed to deal with infantry—it means that this thing is as beautiful and light as a butterfly. Being applied on a large scale, the warring countries must have a headache for the pensions of a large number of wounded soldiers who have completely lost their ability to move.Of course, they can also be more ruthless and ignore the lives of these wounded soldiers, but in this way, what morale is there in the army?Yang Menglong pondered whether to sell Catherine a little. After all, the little foreign girl was so cute when she pitifully pestered him to buy cannons, and his heart softened.

There is also a mine factory, which has not yet been officially put into production, and the machine is being debugged.This mine factory mainly produces anchor mines, which float on the water surface and connect two anchor mines with ropes. Each anchor mine has eight tentacles. Hitting the rope, two anchor mines pinched left and right, and hit both sides of the enemy warship in turn, and immediately exploded. The five kilograms of charge was enough to blow up any enemy ship to pieces.Do you want to sell some of this to the Venetians?Yang Menglong thinks this can be had, after all the Venetian gold coins are quite attractive.

The torpedo factory... Uh, thinking too far, this thing is still a legendary magic weapon, and I don't know how many years it will take to get it out.Thinking of torpedoes, Yang Menglong thought of the gang of Japanese pirates who were sent to the bottom of the sea by the Transformers fleet to feed fish. Such thin bodies must be very suitable for operating human torpedoes. Well, if there is a chance, we must catch a group of Japanese pirates and get them. They are sent out to play torpedoes and let them play kamikaze attack. Don't they like this tune very much, just do what they like.

After inspecting his treasure, Yang Menglong was satisfied and took the Second General Heng Ha back to the riverside and boarded the boat again.

Both Cheng Qi and Liu Ziyan were almost mentally broken by the roar of the machines from the factory. When they saw him come back, they complained in unison: "Why have you been here for so long!"

Yang Menglong said: "Well, you also know that I seldom go to the factory to visit. They always call me the shopkeeper. It's rare to come here. Of course, I have to stay longer, otherwise the infamy will really be confirmed."

Cheng Qi scolded with a smile: "You still have to sit tight? You are the shopkeeper! Where are you going next?"

Yang Menglong said: "How about going to Wuchang? I heard that the fish there is delicious. I want to try it."

Liu Ziyan didn't know whether to laugh or cry: "You are such a foodie. No matter where you go, you never forget to eat!"

Yang Menglong hummed: "What's wrong with the foodie? I'm a foodie and I'm honored!"

Under the command of this glorious foodie, the ship changed course and sailed towards Wuchang.

Catherine was obviously not interested in the fish in Wuchang. Her eyes never left the rows of giant water wheels that were driven by the river water to rotate at high speed, and the factory building where the roar of machinery was constantly coming from.She comes from a famous family. The Dandolo family is undoubtedly the largest family in Venice and the richest family in Europe. As an important figure among the younger generation of the Dandolo family, her knowledge and experience are far beyond those of her peers. It can be compared, and it can be seen at a glance that it is a very important industrial area.What is being produced there that is worth spending astronomical amounts of money to build so many huge water wheels?Industrial zones of this size are not seen in Europe. She tactfully expressed the hope that she could go ashore for a visit, but Yang Menglong rudely refused on the spot.Are you kidding me, can you visit that place?Catherine tried her best to talk and almost resorted to a honey trap, but this bastard just refused to let go.Catherine was furious and said rudely: "Yang, you don't look like a gentleman at all!"

Yang Menglong asked curiously: "I don't look like a gentleman, so what do I look like?"

Catherine said: "You look like a cheapskate!" She really wanted to find a well-known image to satirize Yang Menglong's petty behavior, but it's a pity that Molière is still a kid wearing crotch pants, and he is about to become a great writer. It's still early for the immortal masterpiece "The Miser Man", and Catherine couldn't find an image that matched Yang Menglong even if she wanted to scold her, so her attack seemed weak.

Yang Menglong said: "It's better to be cheap than to be taken advantage of!"

Catherine made him puff up his cheeks.This image is seriously inconsistent with the appearance and demeanor of a noble lady. If it was at home, the housekeeper would definitely say her. Fortunately, this is in China and no one cares.

Hankou is defined as a heavy industrial area, responsible for manufacturing guns, ships, and various large metal parts, while Wuchang is defined as a light industrial area.No, when the boat sailed to the other side, there was loud gongs and drums on the other side, firecrackers blared, and amidst the cheers of the crowd, two lions were fighting back and forth on the elevated platform, making all kinds of thrilling moves, which was really lively.Through the smoke generated by the firecrackers, it can be seen that a row of water wheels stopped motionless, but as soon as the switch was turned, they would immediately start to rotate, driving various machines, and continuously producing various products.This is a textile factory, from cotton seed removal to spinning and weaving, all are done by machines.The efficiency of removing cotton seeds is more than [-] times that of manual labor, and the efficiency of spinning and weaving is even higher. One machine can handle more than [-] skilled weavers.Catherine looked puzzled, and asked Yang Menglong with a frown: "Yang, there are so many landless people in your country who need to work, why do you use a lot of machines to deprive them of employment opportunities? Don't you know that every time you erect Does one water wheel mean that dozens of workers can no longer find work?"

Yang Menglong exclaimed: "How could they not be able to find a job? They can't weave anymore, but they can go to the garment factory to help process garments. The work there is easier and the pay is better! Look, the garment factory has also cut the ribbon!" "

Catherine looked in the direction he pointed, and sure enough, a factory covering several acres also began to cut ribbons.What made her look a little more pleasant was that there were no rows of water wheels erected outside the garment factory!
However, this foreign girl did not know that although there were no water-driven machines in the garment factory, there was a magic weapon, which was the newly invented pedal sewing machine... As early as two months before the factory cut the ribbon, more than 400 female workers Then I went to the factory to learn how to use the sewing machine.This was probably the most efficient garment factory in the Ming Dynasty. Summer single shirts and winter cotton-padded clothes could all be processed in batches.Now that winter is coming, this garment factory will go all out to produce cotton-padded clothes and prepare to do a big job.

Supporting the garment factory are button factories, needlework factories, dyeing workshops, and dye factories... This is the power of industry. A large factory can drive a large number of related industries and create infinite wealth.

An industrial empire is rising majestically from the east like a mountain.

(End of this chapter)