Liu Pei handed the short gun back to the blacksmith and said, "Well done. This month the salary of everyone in the blacksmith shop will be doubled. In addition, the master craftsman who participated in the development of the short gun will be rewarded 100 taels of silver. Others will receive half of it."

The iron shop suddenly burst into cheers. Liu Pei asked again: "How many short guns can be produced in a month now?"

The blacksmith said: "The barrel of this short gun is relatively short and easy to drill. One person can produce two short guns a month."

Liu Pei thought for a while and said: "It's still a few! If we really want to fight, the short muskets will probably be damaged a lot. We need to make more and store them."

The blacksmith looked embarrassed and said: "But this is already the maximum output now. There are so many people here, there is no way to increase the output unless we recruit more people. But there are few blacksmiths, so we can't recruit them!"

Liu Pei waved his hand and said to the shopkeeper: "Then recruit people! Recruit from the refugees. Make full use of the new arrivals. Let them start with small jobs and train them bit by bit. They don't need to be proficient in all the crafts, as long as they

As long as they are proficient in the production of certain parts. After producing the parts, they can be assembled into a firecracker. But remember, the size must be standard and universal."

The shopkeeper of the workshop repeatedly agreed and said: "This matter will be done as soon as possible."

Liu Pei then said: "Not only that, have you seen my shooting posture?"

The shopkeeper said: "I saw it, my boss's posture looks like he is riding a horse! What do you mean, my boss is allocating short muskets to the cavalry?"

Liu Pei said: "That's right. You can make an extra saddle bag specifically for holding short muskets. The short muskets are usually kept in the saddle bag and can be used when fighting."

The shopkeeper is also a smart man. He closed his eyes and thought for a moment before praising: "My boss is really kind! When the two horses are hedging, they can give each other a shot! No matter whether they hit or not, it will scare him to death! If

It's better if you hit it. Got it, I'll go back and find the cobbler to make saddlebags."

Liu Pei said: "In that case, go ahead and go. I'll go to the beach."

Liu Pei rushed to the seaside shipyard and found that the construction of the shipyard was nearing completion. The docks for the shipbuilding had been dug. Now the workers were constructing houses such as work sheds. Liu Pei walked to the dock and used his feet to

Stomping hard, I found that the material of the dock was very solid. There was a thick layer of cement, and it hurt when I stepped on it. Liu Pei was also very thoughtful and dug six docks on the beach in one breath. He will continue to do so in the future.

Prepare for expansion.

When the master craftsmen heard that Liu Pei was coming, they all asked to see Liu Pei. When Liu Pei saw everyone, he was about to say that everyone should stop saluting, but found that no one had the intention to salute him at all. One of the master craftsmen said hurriedly: "Reserved

We don’t have enough wood, so we have to buy more.”

Another said: "The wood is not dry enough."

Some were urging the workers, some were asking for advice and pondering the drawings, and the scene was a mess. Liu Pei had to wave his hand to signal everyone to quiet down and said, "Speak one by one."

The master craftsmen smiled sheepishly and reported the problems one by one. Liu Pei naturally agreed to solve the problems if he could solve them. Finally, Liu Pei said: "As for the wood problem, there is nothing I can do! I have tried my best to solve it.

We’ve stocked up on wood. But a large amount of wood will be shipped from the north soon. There’s no need to worry.”

Master Wu said: "Is it a big tree that was just cut down from the mountain? It cannot be used immediately, it will take a long time to dry!"

Liu Pei was confused. He really didn’t understand the problem of wood drying. He said: "How long does it take to dry the wood for shipbuilding?"

Master Wu said: "Generally speaking, shipbuilding wood needs to be dried for more than 6 years before it can be used. In an emergency, it only takes 6 months for a ship to go from felling trees to launching! However, the lifespan of this kind of ship is quite short, and it cannot exceed

Half a year, because unseasoned wood will rot when exposed to water! If you want to make a boat that lasts a long time, you need to dry it for at least six years. In this case, the water in the wood silk can be completely dried. Wait until the boat is launched.

, the wood will absorb some more water, swell slightly, and then hook up the seams, and the boat will be strong.

Liu Pei understood what he heard, but he was even more troubled! You can't just buy the wood and wait six years to build the ship, right? The day lilies were already cold by then. At this time, Master Wu said: "But it's not that there is no way to speed up, it's just that the cost is low

high!"

Liu Pei immediately had a smile on his face! How could he care about the cost at this time? Now is the time to race against time. The post-Jin Tatars are gradually growing stronger, and the Westerners are pressing harder and harder, so there is no such time to wait! So!

Liu Pei immediately asked: "What is the solution? Tell me quickly, we are not afraid of spending money!"

Master Wu said: "Then you have to use a drying room to dry the wood. However, this drying room is not very easy to use, mainly because the temperature is not well controlled. Only 30% to 40% of the wood sent in can be used! But it is really fast, half a year

As much wood as you can use.”

Liu Pei was happy when she heard this! She said, "I have a solution for this! I have a thermometer!"

Liu Pei quickly ordered someone to fetch an industrial thermometer and explained how to use it to Master Wu. Master Wu was so happy that he couldn't even see his eyes! He said: "This is a good baby! With this baby, a batch can be shipped out in less than five months."

Wood. And the loss of wood can be controlled below two layers!”

Speaking of this, Liu Pei remembered another method that he had heard about in modern times. It is to use steam to bend wood. Neat bending is very simple. Complete wooden components of a certain size can be made in a general workshop. As long as the soft

A tube kettle or homemade boiler is connected to a closed steam box, and the wooden components can be placed in the steam box for shaping.

Generally speaking, it needs to be curved

For one inch thick wood, the steaming time takes one hour (depending on the type of wood). Using this method, even solid wood boards can be bent into beautifully streamlined curves. Some thinner boards can be bent into beautiful streamlined curves.

So soft that it can be knotted without breaking.

The principle of steam bending wood is also very simple. When exposed to high-temperature water vapor in the steam box, the lignans that bind a piece of wood together begin to soften. At this time, the main structure of the wood-cellulose can be bent into

New shape. When wood is bent into a given shape and then returned to normal indoor temperatures and humidity, the lignans begin to cool and return to their original hardness, while the curved shape is preserved.

Come down.

Master Wu was even more happy after hearing this! He said: "This ship requires a lot of curved parts. In the past, we could only find naturally curved trees. If this method is used, at least a large chunk of the cost can be saved!"

"

After saying that, he quickly urged Liu Pei and Hu Wenkui to arrange the drying room and steam room. Liu Pei had to arrange everything non-stop. After all, Hu Wenkui had just arrived in Shandong and was not familiar with the head.

After arrangements were made at the shipyard, Liu Pei was pulled by Jack to watch the servants practice. After this period of simulation drills, Jack and the others did find some problems. And the servants also adapted to this training method.

Liu Pei was very satisfied with the progress of the training. He turned around and asked Jack: "Jack, if these servants get on the ship, what do you think their real level is? Can they adapt to life on the ship?"

Jack laughed and said: "My dear boss, it's a bit too early for you to talk about this. It's better to talk about when they can stop vomiting when they get to the ship. That's the most important thing!"

Liu Pei was choked by Jack's words and remained silent for a long time. But thinking about it, it is indeed true. There are no sailors who can walk as fast as they get on the ship. There are not many such people, but they are too few. If they don't peel off a few layers of skin in the sun,

They won't make good sailors.

But Liu Pei suddenly remembered a good thing, which was the swing wooden box spiral ladder he saw on TV! These things are the most basic training equipment in the navy base. So he immediately smiled proudly and said: "I have

The method allows the crew to overcome the bumps on the ship on land."

Jack rolled his eyes and said, "This is impossible! Boss, you can't do it!"

Liu Pei said with a wicked smile: "Want to bet?"

Jack said fearlessly: "Of course, what are you betting on? I think doubling my salary is a good choice!"

Liu Fei said: "What if you lose?"
Chapter completed!