Great Song Pirate

Chapter 363 Woodworking Machinery
In the next few days, Xu Yi put aside the matter of the artillery for a while, but started to patrol around the Jilong Village. After all, there are still many things that need his attention here, and he can't focus all his energy on the manufacture of the artillery. Fortunately, after the test firing that day, both Qin Huzi and Ren Bin had a more intuitive impression of artillery. With their understanding, it was easier for the two of them to understand the problem of casting cannons. As for the issue of casting, Xu Yi can only say that he is ashamed of himself to the two of them. Professional matters should be left to professional people. He only needs to do his design work well.

As for the issue of the gun mount, Xu Yi called Tang Youcheng, the carpenter, and told him some of his thoughts. Xu Yi knew that what he had just completed was just the manufacture of the gun barrel. The trolley-style artillery cart is simply an over-product. It can only mount the artillery on it and fire it at a fixed angle. Such a artillery cart can only be used on ships or towers, and if you want to make artillery for infantry In other words, the design of the gun mount is a big problem. It's not that he doesn't want to make a gun recoil machine, but now they don't have the ability to build this thing at all. Even the simplest spring-loaded recoil machine, they can make it No, spring steel is not something that can be manufactured, let alone a pneumatic or hydraulic re-entry machine with higher technical requirements. At this time, with the current technological means, there is no door!

So now what he is thinking about is to get the artillery mount for the artillery that can be pulled by mules and horses. This kind of mount is preferably two-wheeled, divided into two parts, one is the gun carriage, and the other is the ammunition cart. When the time comes, remove the artillery from the ammunition cart and deploy it immediately. When leaving, just hang the gun cart on the ammunition cart, and the two mules and horses can drag it away smoothly. The arrangement is relatively simple, and the gun mount needs to be There is an up and down device for aiming. Xu Yi doesn't want the cannon he made to be a dead guy. What he wants is a cannon that can be aimed flexibly, so that he can maximize the power of the cannon.

After seeing the test firing of the cannon yesterday, Tang Youcheng was also deeply attracted by this kind of thing. When he heard that Xu Yi wanted him to build a better cannon carriage, he immediately agreed. As for what kind of cannon carriage he could build , Xu Yi only gave him a few hints and requirements, all that was saved was to see him perform well!Anyway, before the artillery is officially mass-produced, it will not use a large number of cannon carriages. It is better to let him explore first, so that people's subjective initiative can be better exerted!

After the road leading to the Carboniferous Valley was opened, the coal exposed on the surface of the Carboniferous Valley has begun to be continuously transported out of the Carboniferous Valley, and Wang Hong has also begun to arrange manpower to excavate the coal seam below. It will increase a lot. For this reason, they discussed with Qin Huzi, Jia Qian and others, and opened a large open space between the workshop and the dock as a reserve of coal. What kind of coal was pulled from the land for smelting.

Seeing that carloads of charcoal were continuously being transported here, Xu Yi asked Lei Tong to find a few blacksmiths who had come out of Guzhen before. I found a place farther away and specialized in coking, which can be regarded as upgrading the coal industry!

Then he went to the Jilong River in person, and the gold panning team led by Peng Shitou had set up camp in the valley, and began to dig sand and pan for gold on the river beach. The amount of gold sand is quite large. Even though they don’t have the tools at hand, they can still produce dozens of taels of good quality gold sand every day. For this reason, Peng Shitou has specially set up a set of management methods, assigning special personnel to collect gold sand, Specially assigned to register, keep, and record the amount of gold panned by each Japanese slave, it is very similar, and according to the amount of gold sand panned out by the Japanese slaves, a certain reward is given to the person with the highest output every day, and the lowest output The others had no food to eat, which greatly stimulated their enthusiasm. Even the Japanese slaves were unknowingly comparing each other. The atmosphere was very enthusiastic, and the practice was very effective. It seems that they have been with Xu Yi before. There are really few idiots!
After Xu Yi inspected the gold digging place, he was very surprised, praised Peng Shitou greatly, and made Peng Shitou very happy.

Xu Yi is not satisfied with the daily production of dozens of taels of gold sand. This place is very close to the largest gold production area on Taiwan Island. It is a bit shabby to maintain production only by panning for gold. This is like picking sesame seeds with watermelons !So Xu Yi, after discussing with Peng Shitou, asked him to hand over this place to a deputy to lead, and he brought some strong men, and from now on, he must find the main producing area of ​​the gold mine along the Jilong River. , This is the only way he can think of at present. Although the method is a bit stupid, it may be effective. Who told him that he has never been to Taiwan Island before, so he can't remember where the famous Jinguashi is!If it doesn't work, Xu Yi even wants to go along the coast to find it himself!In his memory, Jinguashi should be closer to the coast, there is no reason why he couldn't find that place!

It's not that Xu Yi loves money, but now he really needs a lot of money to maintain such a huge expenditure in front of him. At present, the Fubo Army has taken in tens of thousands of refugees. The daily expenses of these people are astronomical, and this immigrant The number is still increasing. Basically, Jilongzhai and Danshuizhai are still at a stage where they can’t get in and out. It may take a long time to make ends meet. Robbery at sea cannot fundamentally solve the problem. Fortunately, he has many industries that are continuously transfusing blood to the Fubo Army. up!
During this year, Xu Yi made an inventory. He spent more than 10 taels of silver just for purchasing food, tools, medicine, steel, mules and horses. The figures that ordinary wealthy businessmen can come up with, it's no wonder he doesn't worry about money!

As long as he finds the Jinguashi gold mine, his Fubo army will no longer worry about money. If there is a war in the future, it will be all about money!That's why he attaches so much importance to Peng Shitou's search for gold mines. Money is not a panacea at any time, but it is absolutely impossible without money!
In any case, the current development of Jilongzhai is gratifying. Here they not only accommodated 3 to [-] immigrants, but also reclaimed tens of thousands of hectares of farmland. In another year, their food self-sufficiency will be basically With the guarantee, there is no need to go on land to purchase in large quantities, and if the Danshui Village goes well, it will start producing grain soon after the year. The grain produced on these lands is enough to meet the consumption of their troops. God will take care of them. If they do, they will become richer, and then they will be able to support more immigrants, so that the immigration problem of Liuqiu Island will enter a circle of conscience, food is the most important thing for the people, and the problem of food will be solved, and other problems will be solved. Well solved.

The discovery of charcoal and sand in Jilongzhai gave him two unexpected surprises. These two things were urgently needed supplies. He did not expect to find them in one place at the same time. Even Xu Yi felt that I did my shit luck!

After Xu Yi returned to Jilongzhai, he was busy all the time, and never had a chance to check inside Yang Wenzhong's bow and crossbow workshop. Finally, Yang Wenzhong couldn't bear his temper, and took the initiative to find Xu Yi, and took a The brand new divine arm crossbow was handed over to Xu Yi, and Xu Yi's eyes lit up again. This divine arm crossbow was apparently remade by Yang Wenzhong according to his request, with shoulder crossbows installed on it. Toh, two small brackets were added to the front. The crossbow is also the kind of crossbow designed by him. The overall look is full of modernity. I touched the crossbow string, and it seemed to be strengthened, so I looked carefully at the crossbow arm, and found that the crossbow arm seemed to be a little thicker, and it was wrapped with shark skin, which looked full of murderous looks.

Without waiting for Yang Wenzhong's introduction, he immediately smiled and said, "Mr. Yang is really extraordinary. He has produced a finished product so quickly. This is exactly the kind of magic arm crossbow I want, but I don't know how it will work after such improvements. How is it?"

Yang Wenzhong also smiled and said: "Now I am not convinced, my lord, you can't do it anymore. After adding this shoulder rest and bracket, this god arm crossbow is much more comfortable to use. I have already found someone to try this crossbow. , the accuracy is definitely much better than the kind of magic arm crossbow I made before, especially this machine bracket, when it is launched, the force is very small. The most amazing thing is the above thing, is it called insurance? After having it, it will never be used Worrying that the crossbow will accidentally launch itself, wonderful! Really wonderful!"

Xu Yi held the crossbow without saying a word. After greeting Li Bo and others, he immediately pulled it out to the crossbow workshop and went straight to the test range. After hanging the crossbow strings and loading the crossbow arrows, he lay down on the ground and aimed at a target two hundred paces away. After estimating the distance and wind speed, he calmly stabilized his mind, then pulled the trigger and pressed it against his shoulder. With a slight shake of the shoulder rest, the crossbow arrows flew away through the wind. After flying for a long distance, they were heavily inserted into the target. A, there is no doubt that you can't shoot him to death.

What Xu Yi likes the most is this shoulder rest. Don’t underestimate this shoulder rest. It plays a very important role in stabilizing when aiming. Otherwise, it’s the first time he uses this at his archery level. Things, if you shoot directly at a target two hundred steps away, there is almost no possibility of hitting it with one blow, but with this shoulder rest, the accuracy has been greatly improved, which shows how much this shoulder rest has played for the accuracy of the crossbow. Of course, the crossbow machine he remade also played a big role, and he understands this better than anyone else.

Holding this brand new God Arm Crossbow, Xu Yi still feels that there is room for further improvement. It is too laborious to wind this God Arm Crossbow, and it is difficult for people with average arm strength to wind it. , It might be more convenient to wind it with a winch, but he immediately dismissed the idea. If he is allowed to continue, I am afraid that this god arm crossbow will really become a monster. Let's put this matter aside!
Xu Yi handed over the God Arm Crossbow to Li Bo, and immediately took it for himself. This is a treasure, and I don't know when it may be used!
After this period of time, the bow and crossbow workshop has been fully activated. The craftsmen in the large workshop are busy. Accompanied by Yang Wenzhong and his son, Xu Yi inspected around and found that Yang Wenzhong really did what he said. At the beginning, the assembly line method was adopted to produce bows and crossbows.

Every craftsman here is full-time responsible for the production of a very small part, instead of one person responsible for the production of the whole bow and crossbow as before. In this way, their production speed has been greatly improved, and because They only make one part every day. They know the performance of this part very well, and they can make it skillfully with their eyes closed. There is no flaw at all. These parts have reduced a lot of troubles in the subsequent assembly process, basically achieved a complete uniform shape and quality, and the bows and crossbows made are all excellent works.

Xu Yi took an assembled crossbow and glanced at his shoulder. Seeing that this ordinary crossbow was also equipped with a shoulder rest, he knew that Yang Wenzhong and the others had recognized the function of the shoulder rest, so they gave Yang Wenzhong Wen Zhong asked with a smile: "It seems that Mr. Yang has really understood the function of this shoulder rest. After adding this shoulder rest to the body of the crossbow, the stability during firing can be greatly improved, and it is easier for beginners to master. With this kind of crossbow, you can quickly become a sharpshooter!"

Yang Wenzhong nodded again and again: "That's right! Since the lord left, I immediately made an ordinary crossbow. With this kind of shoulder rest, I really felt a lot more comfortable when shooting, and it was easier to aim. The most valuable That is, the stability you mentioned has been greatly improved, and I really underestimated this shoulder rest before!"

Xu Yi weighed the weight of this ordinary wooden crossbow. After adding this shoulder rest, it really added a lot of weight, so he gave Yang Wenzhong another bad idea: "This shoulder rest is actually not so strong, you might as well make it The hollow one may weigh less, so you might as well try it! Anyway, you don’t have to hit people with it!”

Yang Wenzhong took his idea seriously this time, and promised to try it tomorrow.

Regarding the production situation here, Xu Yi asked Yang Wenzhong: "After using this method of assembly line operation, how is the production situation here?"

Yang Wenzhong hurriedly replied: "My lord's method of assembly line operation is really powerful. In the past, like this kind of wooden crossbow, each craftsman could not necessarily make two sets of wooden crossbows in a day. Now the output has almost turned over several times, and it is fast. I couldn’t believe it at first, I have more than 100 craftsmen here, if all of them started to make this kind of wooden crossbow, now we can produce more than [-] pieces a day, enough for us to use!”

Xu Yi nodded repeatedly after hearing this. After having this crossbow shop, they no longer need to secretly go to land to spend money to buy those crossbows, and the crossbows they produce now are of high quality and power. Compared with the miscellaneous bows and crossbows they used to equip, I don't know how stronger they are!
In addition to making bows and crossbows, the bow and crossbow workshop also has an important job, which is to make arrows. Therefore, although there are more than 100 craftsmen here, less than one-third of the craftsmen actually make bows and crossbows. People are basically making arrows. If there is no bow and no arrows, it is still useless!

Xu Yi watched as the craftsmen first broke the wood into prescribed square strips, and then cut them into round shapes by hand, and put arrow clusters sent by ironworkers on them, and arrow feathers on the tails, and made them into round bars. Arrows, so he picked up a few arrows with great interest and weighed them. The weight of a few arrows was not as average as he thought. Therefore, he shook his head and said with a smile: "It takes a lot of effort to make arrows just by cutting the arrow shaft. Although it is not a delicate job, it can't be sloppy! The weight of the arrow shaft made by everyone They are not quite the same, and the thickness of the front and back is not the same, which will inevitably cause inaccuracy. It seems that I have something to do in the past two days! I want to get you some woodworking machines. You just need to take the broken wood Put it in, and you can quickly make arrow shafts of uniform specifications, saving you from using so many people to cut arrow shafts!"

Yang Wenzhong was overjoyed when he heard that, the work of making arrow shafts was boring and tedious. When mass-producing arrows, deviations would inevitably occur. It seems that Xu Yi has a good idea.

After inspecting the bow and crossbow workshop, Xu Yi returned home, immediately plunged into the study, waved his carbon stick, and began to draw on the white paper. He even forgot to eat dinner. Anyway, in this situation Everyone has long been used to it, and it is not surprising, so Yingchun and the others simply sent the food to his study and asked him to do it after eating.

This time Xu Yi did not disappoint everyone. He drew a few blueprints in one day and one night. He found Tang Youcheng and handed the blueprints to him. So Xu Yi had to explain it to him in detail, and Tang Youcheng realized that these guys turned out to be several kinds of woodworking machines specially designed for their carpenters, such as wheel saws driven by water, multi-blade saws, pedal saws, etc. There are many kinds of log machines, hand-operated drilling machines, etc. Tang Youcheng can't make these things alone. At least the saw blades, the blades, and the drill bits should be given to him by Qin Huzi. But after having this blueprint, Tang Youcheng also knew what to do. There are plenty of water resources here, so it is no problem for him to lead the carpenters to build a few water-powered machines!

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