I Build an Aircraft Carrier in the Ming Dynasty

In Suzhou, after hundreds of artisans were captured, Wu Changqing came to the Weapon Workshop to inspect.

Today, the Weapon Shop in Suzhou has undergone a large-scale expansion, covering an area of ​​thousands of acres, and is guarded by soldiers at all times to prevent anyone from stealing secrets.

The guards around the place where swords and ordinary firecrackers are made are not tight, but when it comes to the core area of ​​the workshop, the guards here are quite tight.

Inside is a place to make new styles of firecrackers and gunpowder. Those craftsmanship are super secret. No matter what kind of secret is leaked, it will greatly increase the enemy's strength.

The craftsmen must stay in the weapon shop and are not allowed to leave.

The person in charge of the Weapon Workshop is called Liu Baojun, an old man who followed the uprising in Jiading, and has a high degree of loyalty.

Liu Baojun walked ahead and introduced Wu Changqing to the current situation in the Weapon Shop.

"At present, there are 20 great craftsmen who make flintlocks in the Weapon Workshop, and 112 helpers can make 4 flintlocks a day on average. Several of them have already learned something. The output of flintlocks is expected. Next month will be able to reach an average of 10 strokes per day.

There are 22 master craftsmen who make gunpowder. At present, they are only short of saltpeter, and the output of grenades can be supplied to the army.

There are 8 master craftsmen who make artillery, and currently only two Thunder Cannons are made.

There are more than 150 other great craftsmen who make cold weapons, and 700 helpers. The output of swords and swords can supply the army, but the output of armor is seriously insufficient, mainly due to lack of iron..."

"How powerful are these cannons?"

Wu Changqing came to inspect the place where the cannon was made. The cannon is known as the **** of war. When it appears, it is destined to become a protagonist on the battlefield.

Without a cannon, it would be too difficult to attack the city. Wu Changqing felt it when he fought in Suzhou before.

Relying on a sneak attack with grenades, they just attacked the city. If it weren't for Wu Shengzhao's control, he would surely be able to dispatch reinforcements in time to drive down the few rebels in the city.

And if this sneak attack was missed, the next time the rebels wanted to get to the top of the city, it would be even more difficult. Only by constantly relying on their lives to consume their garrison materials, they would have a chance to attack if they ran out of garrison materials.

But with a cannon, it's different, aiming at a place without stopping, is enough to knock down a section of the city wall.

The previous Jiangyin city was broken by the Qing army in this way.

It can be said that when the artillery appeared, the defensive role of the city dropped by a notch. When there is no cannon, the defense of the city is terrible.

Even in the field outside the city, the role of the artillery is very crucial. The party with the cannon can give the opponent a great psychological shock.

Before the two armies meet each other, the enemy's morale can be greatly damaged by bombarding them with artillery. If there are enough cannons, even shelling alone can destroy the enemy's will to resist.

"General Kai, this is a Thunder Cannon, and its power is much worse than that of a red cannon."

"Then why don't you make red cannons, don't you?"

Wu Changqing asked, the Thunder Cannon is a small artillery with a range of only one kilometer, and its power is average.

"It's not a big problem to manufacture. The key is that it's too expensive. This red-clothed cannon must be made of copper. It is easy to blow up with iron. A red-clothed cannon weighs three thousand jins and consumes more than two thousand jins of copper."

The craftsman replied.

He understood Wu Changqing as soon as he said that, copper is now a currency in circulation, and more than two thousand catties of copper can be cast into two thousand copper coins, which is two thousand taels of silver.

Two thousand taels of silver is too expensive to build a cannon, and they can't afford it for the time being.

"Liu Baojun, you first think of a way to buy some copper, you can make as much as you can, and I will figure out how to make it."

Wu Changqing ordered to go down, and they would definitely go to attack some strong cities in the future, it would definitely not work without artillery. As a modern man in the 21st century, he values ​​the lives of soldiers more seriously, and he is reluctant to fill in the lives of soldiers in exchange for victory.

Even if it is not a siege, as an army of hot weapons, artillery is indispensable.

Now Wu Changqing's land is still too small and lacks resources to build a few guns, otherwise he wants to get the howitzer out now.

Artillery is a must, and now it is necessary to start training professional artillery.

"Yes."

Liu Baojun took it down.

After a round of inspections, Wu Changqing gathered the core craftsmen, rewarded a few fast and good craftsmen some silver taels, and sealed them a ninth-grade princess to show their importance.

These few craftsmen were full of excitement and tears. In this era, the craftsmen are still of a low level, and their social status is extremely low, and they don't have the qualifications to be officials at all.

What Wu Changqing gave was not an official position, but a chance to change their destiny.

You know, the household registration system formulated by Zhu Yuanzhang stipulates that household registration must be passed on. In other words, the son of a craftsman can only be a craftsman in the future, not to mention being an official, even if he changes his profession, he is not allowed.

The son of a soldier who is a soldier can only serve as a soldier in the future and is not allowed to change his career.

Wu Changqing didn't know what Zhu Yuanzhang thought about this kind of brain damage system.

The descendants of some soldiers are timid, but because of this system they can only serve as soldiers. Some craftsmen’s children were talented and intelligent, but they could not read the imperial examinations either.

Since ancient times, the Han people have believed in princes and generals in Xiangning. This kind of household registration system can be said to have caused countless dissatisfaction among the people. If it were not for this reason, Li Zicheng would not have followed tens of thousands of followers.

In the final analysis, Daming has accumulated hundreds of years of malpractice, and at this time it was only a complete detonation.

"As long as you work hard and work hard to make more weapons for our army, I will never be stingy in awarding. This award is just the beginning, and I will award more craftsmen in the future. In my territory, yours Children and grandchildren can also study the imperial examination."

Wu Changqing paid more attention to craftsmen than even those officials.

Because there is no shortage of officials in this era, but there is a great shortage of craftsmen. If he wants to build a better world in the future, he will not be able to beat him with a hammer, and he will mainly rely on these craftsmen.

He will not only improve the social status of these craftsmen, but also increase their income and improve their cultural knowledge.

"General Wu is really our elder Qingtian, our living Bodhisattva..."

Many craftsmen knelt down and thanked them one after another. The taste of being recognized is very touching.

Of course, Wu Changqing's formulation of such a policy can gain the support and love of artisans, but it will also be resisted by the scholar group. There are so many cakes, and if someone gains, someone must lose.

Wu Changqing can't take care of that much for the time being, and he needs to slowly figure out a solution to this kind of contradiction. Changing a society is not easy, Wu Changqing can only do it step by step.

The steps are too big, easy to pull the eggs.

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