Steel Dynasty - Chapter 627

[Chapter 626 Precision Production]

The whistle of the steam engine sounded from time to time in the military workshop. Chen Qi came from a distance, but the sound was suppressed by the long whistle.

Seeing this, Xiao Ming stopped and looked at Chen Qi. When he got closer and asked, he understood what he was talking about.

“Really?” Xiao Ming asked again.

Since the adoption of converter steelmaking technology, he is very confident in the quality of Qingzhou steel. The current advanced production technology is enough to make Qingzhou’s steel reach the level of the 19th century.

And this level was enough for him to promote the industrial revolution of the feudal country, because the quality of steel already met the manufacturing needs of most machinery.

The criterion for identifying the quality of this steel is to use current steel to make artillery. If it can withstand the strength requirements of the artillery, it is not a problem to transport it to other places.

“Your Highness, the military workshop used the steel produced by the steel workshop to cast an artillery half a year ago. We have been using this artillery for shooting in the past six months. This artillery is not a bronze cannon in all aspects.” Chen Qi stated.

Xiao Ming nodded. This shows that the quality of the new steel has passed the standard, and the strength standard can be used as gun steel. In this way, he can save copper to make other things. After all, Da Yu is now a copper-poor country.

“In this case, the production of this field gun should be increased.” Xiao Ming asked.

Generally speaking, the number of artillery in the army is still a bit small. The total number of field artillery is only about 200. These field artillery are enough for one war, but they are not enough for two wars. And now Xiao Ming There are colonies like the Three Mountain Kingdom overseas, and the colonies must be equipped with standard weapons.

Chen Qi smiled and said: “Your Highness, this is what I want to say. Now it is no longer a problem to use steel to cast field guns. In this way, the workshop does not need to worry about copper, but now I don’t know how many more are needed in the army.” “Producing three hundred more

field guns

will be enough to bring the number of field guns in the army to five hundred,” Xiao Ming said after a moment.

For him, this field artillery is mainly aimed at the barbarians. After all, compared with the previous cumbersome artillery, these artillery are easy to transport on the grassland. He never forgets this barbarian people who have caused suffering to the Great Chongqing Kingdom. In order to realize the Great Chongqing For the rejuvenation of the country, this hidden danger in the north must be resolved.

“Yes, Your Highness, I will arrange for the craftsmen to continue production.” Chen Qi said.

After the three people talked about this, they talked about firearms production. According to Song Changping, he and Lin Wentao were trying to build a production line with steam engines as the core.

This assembly line will integrate gun barrel manufacturing, standardized production of spare parts and final assembly. The first two items are realized by steam engines driving lathes. Now some lathes in the lathe workshop have been transferred to the military workshop, drilling machines, Milling machines and grinders are available.

“This is easy to say, but difficult to do. For this reason, you need to set up craftsmen who specialize in inspecting the dimensions of spare parts.” Xiao Ming hesitated and said.

During the industrialization of the West, standardization and refined production were implemented in various factories, and the inspectors who held toolboxes to check the product qualification rate were born.

Now Lin Wentao and Song Changping are preparing to realize assembly line production of steam power, which is inevitable.

“Lin Wentao also said this. He has sent a batch of measuring tools to the military workshop.” Song Changping said.

Xiao Ming looked at Chen Qi, who also nodded, and then he sent someone to the workshop to take out the tool box.

After a while, a craftsman arrived in front of the three of them. He opened the tool box and spread it on the ground. The long and short measuring tools inside appeared in front of Xiao Ming.

“Your Highness, this is what Lin Wentao sent.” Song Changping took out a caliper. The values on it were exactly the units such as millimeters and centimeters that Xiao Ming originally drew.

After he unified the measurement standards, the states and counties in the country adopted this set of measurement units, as did Bowen College, where Lin Wentao learned these.

Glancing at the wooden square box, there were rulers, compasses, protractors and other measuring instruments placed on the upper and lower floors of the box. Xiao Ming felt relieved when he saw this.

As more and more students from Bowen College participated in the construction of the Fengguo, they began to take the initiative to apply the knowledge they learned in various places.

“Not bad.”

Xiao Ming smiled. For him, the industrialization of the feudal country will always be the basis for his foothold. If the current feudal country can reach the level of British industrialization, he will not care about the other vassal kings of Dayu Kingdom. of.

It’s just that the four years are limited, and the industry has stayed in the small circle of Qingzhou and has not extended to other states and counties in the feudal country.

It’s not that Xiao Ming doesn’t care about the industrialization of the feudal country, but it’s because of the four years of continuous wars that he invested most of his financial income in the war. It’s lucky that his feudal country has not experienced economic collapse in these years.

Therefore, workshops related to military industry are very prosperous now, but it cannot be extended to other daily industrial products.

The most important point is that businessmen profit from the war, and they are more interested in investing their money in the war to make quick money. Although Xiao Ming is aware of this, he has no choice. After all, the war requires money.

It was precisely because of this that he realized that it was extremely difficult to industrialize without a stable domestic environment, and because of this he was eager to obtain a stable surrounding environment.

Wang Xuan’s information is very straightforward. The King of Chu has been in contact with the French. If the King of Chu finally cooperates with the French, it will be a threat to him, because the French will not only bring advanced technology to the King of Chu, Weapons also bring some different ideas into play.

But thinking is the most dangerous thing.

Taking various measuring tools and talking to the two about the production of the assembly line, Xiao Ming returned to the palace. It is a good thing that such advanced industrial production methods appear in the military workshop. According to Xiao Ming’s experience, any technology is first used in Only when it is convenient for the military will it be slowly transferred to civilian use.

If the production system of military workshops matures, it will also lead to changes in private industry.

Returning to the palace, Xiao Ming began to prepare for his ascension to the throne. Although he knew that this ascension was only to rectify his name and could not change the decision of King Yan, King Zhao, and King Liang to conquer Qi, this could be seen from Pang Yukun’s performance. It will have a great shock to the feudal country.

Because the soldiers of the feudal country will no longer fight for a vassal, but for an emperor, this encouragement of faith will make his army stronger will and power than before.

(End of chapter)