Take the mall to Datang

"Master Du, isn't the finished product of artillery already being produced now? Could something be wrong?" Yuan Shan asked.

"Currently, ten artillery pieces are planned to be produced, and they are currently under construction, but Yuan Zhengjian still needs to give some advice on the usage of the artillery." Du Ruhui said.

"Different cannons have different functions. Small-caliber cannons like this one are more beneficial to round up criminals. They can be moved at any time by being dragged by a carriage. It is the only choice to suppress bandits. If you have to use In war, it is best to manufacture larger caliber artillery to meet the demand." Yuan Shan said.

Chapter 222 Steam Engine and Vehicle

"Large caliber artillery." Du Ruhui muttered.

"That's right, if you want to use artillery in warfare, what you can pursue now is lethality and range. With the current technology, there is a foundation for successfully making small-caliber artillery. It is not difficult to make large-caliber artillery. This is what I am today. The thing I have to deal with when I come back is to ask someone to build a large-caliber artillery, so I ask Du Shangshu to wait and see." Yuan Shan said.

After chatting with Du Ruhui for a while, Yuan Shan went to inspect the workshop, which was also his job. When Yuan Shan saw a large number of hand grenades piled up in the workshop, he frowned and immediately shouted: "Who asked you to make these hand grenades into finished products?" Why are they piling up here, quickly move these things to the warehouse."

Then Xin Liangchou and others came over. They didn't expect that Yuan Shan's second anger would be with them. After hearing Yuan Shan's words, everyone realized their mistakes and began to make rectifications according to Yuan Shan's requirements.

The craftsmen also stopped processing and assembling the grenades in the offense and defense, and then reorganized them into a set of assembly lines. Each group of craftsmen was only responsible for one step, and the finished grenades would be stored separately.

Yuan Shan told Du Ruhui that these grenades had to be transported away, because the military inspector would use open flames during the building and testing period, and if so many grenades were detonated, the entire military inspector would be wiped out in an instant.

Yuan Shan came to the Military Weapons Supervision, and the General Weapons Supervision made a fuss. The rectification directly delayed the production for several days. In the end, Du Ruhui found someone to transport the finished grenades away. The organ supervisor was very tacit and no one bothered to ask.

A few days later, the steam well drilling machine was transported to the Military Weapons Supervision Department. Now Xin Liangchou’s eyes lit up, and Yuan Shan was not surprised when he saw it. After a brief inspection of the steam engine, he found that some parts had been dismantled, but It was not successfully dismantled, otherwise it might not be sent here directly at this moment.

Yuan Shan thought that since he had a steam engine, he might as well use it directly. Anyway, it would be nice to have a continuous blacksmithing tool to build an iron furnace, which would save time and effort.

So the military inspector built a small workshop for this behemoth. Under the command of Yuan Shan, the blacksmiths began to make workbenches and parts for the steam engine. In a few days, they made a simple one for the steam engine. Blacksmithing workbench.

"Xin Liangchou can close the ventilation valve now." Yuan Shan said.

Then the flywheel on the steam engine didn't turn, this is the first time to start the steam engine, Xin Liangchou felt very strange, just wanted to ask, Yuan Shan directly dialed the flywheel with his hand, and then saw the flywheel turn, and then the steam engine released the cylinder harsh voice.

"Look at the hammer moving." Zuoqiu shouted excitedly.

"Adjust the height, put the hot iron on it and start beating." Yuan Shan said calmly.

After the craftsmen put the burnt iron on the workbench with iron tongs, the automatic hammer began to swing and hammer, and the sound of ping-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong-pong was heard, and the rhythm of the sound was very fast. It is absolutely impossible to believe that this is a blacksmith swinging a hammer.

"It's really possible to forge iron, and the strength is far." The craftsmen watched from the side and exclaimed.

However, Yuan Shan didn't think much of it, because the problem of automatic beating was solved, but after all, craftsmen were still needed to control the angle of the iron. From his point of view, this was nothing, but in the eyes of those craftsmen and officials present, this thing was simply a An artifact, with this steam engine, the speed of striking iron will be several times faster than that of a human being, and the strength of the beating will be the same, so the quality of the products produced will be better.

Another most important reason is that using a steam engine can easily create hundreds of steelmaking, which is definitely a crazy thing.

"Yuan Zhengjian, you invented this steam engine. It turns out that it can be used not only for drilling wells but also for production. It's amazing." Xin Liangchou exclaimed excitedly.

Yuan Shan replied calmly: "All you have to do is make good use of this steam engine in the future. You also need to pay attention to the speed of the cylinder and control the temperature of the furnace."

It will be half a month after Yuanshan returns to Yuanjia Manor. Now Yuanshan can rest assured that no one will come to bother him in half a year. Because the task is heavy, they will do it well. Production is fine.

In the Yuanjia Workshop, there is now a circular boiler-shaped iron barrel. Not only are there four big wheels on it, but also a "long nose" on the front of this iron pass, and there is also a "long nose" on the back that can seat two people. as.

This is the latest steam locomotive produced by Blacksmith Lu and others. The most primitive model looks like an oversized tractor.

When Yuan Shan came over, it was when they finished the work, just in time for the test drive.

"Young master, the steam locomotive has been completed. The coal is burned in the furnace on one side. The wheels on the steam engine are all made of iron. The steering device is tied to the axles of the two front wheels with an iron chain, and then the winch is used to control the rotation of the locomotive. Direction." Li Dejian explained.

"Well, it looks pretty good, I'll give it a try." Yuan Shan said and got into a stance position.

Pressure gauges, a large winch, and a brake device under the feet, but this brake device is not only used to control the wheels, but also connected to the vent valve. The parts on this steam locomotive are much more complicated than the previous steam engine.

Yuan Shan held my winch to control the direction, feeling the power of the steam locomotive bouncing and bouncing. It felt like driving a tractor. Lu blacksmith next to him filled the stove with each piece he had prepared. It didn’t take long for the pressure gauge to show up. went up.

"Let's go." Yuan Shan called out with great interest.

Li Dejian quickly rushed to the co-pilot, and Yuan Shan suddenly found that there was no rear view mirror and no reverse gear.

"Um, it wasn't intentional." Yuan Shan explained casually.

Li Dejian, who was sitting in the co-pilot, felt depressed. If he had known that his driving skills were so poor, he would not have sat in it.

The steam locomotive was moving, followed by a crowd of curious people, Yuan Shan shouted while driving: "Everyone, be careful not to get too close, I don't have a driver's license."

The sound of the steam engine was loud, and it was half the size of the first steam engine, but the weight did not decrease but became heavier.

The speed is up to ten miles. At the beginning, Yuanshan felt pretty good, but found that the chimney was in the front. This experience was very bad. Even if the chimney was raised, he could not avoid eating cigarettes behind.

Yuan Shan felt bad, but Li Dejian and the others would be crazy. For several days in a row, the steam locomotive was running back and forth in Wulizhuang, and soon there was an iron beast that could ride in Yuanjia Manor. The news was spread to Chang'an City, which once again aroused the curiosity of some people.

Chapter 223 Truck Order

Rumors stop at wise men, the Iron Beast in Yuanjia Manor was later confirmed to be nonsense.

Because the steam locomotive could not meet Yuanshan's requirements for locomotives in many aspects, it was converted into a blacksmith's pressing machine power. The productivity of the blacksmith's workshop was improved again, and the production of sliding rollers also had a certain efficiency.

This pressing equipment is much more advanced than the hammering equipment used by the Military Supervision. In the next few days, the workshop began to speed up the production of sliding bearings. The steam engine sold last time was exchanged for refined iron, which did not solve the problem of the manor's expenses.

There are many ways to make money. For example, sending a horse-drawn carriage to Chengdu to transport cotton is one way. Now there is no shortage of refined iron in the blacksmith workshop, which can basically meet the consumption of [-] axles.

Zhou Zhou, a busy man, returned to the manor today. Yuan Shan called him over. Now that the products produced by the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce have been launched, it can be said that Zhou Zhou has implemented this matter very well.

"Butler Zhou, after you went to the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce, the output of the kilns in the back hills of the manor continued to decline. The kiln factory can no longer meet the demand, so I asked you to come back to find a way." Yuan Shan said.

As the chairman of the building materials chamber of commerce, it is a one-sentence matter to solve this matter, but Yuan Shan does not want to take advantage of this status. If he does this, maybe other people will do the same. If you are good at yourself, then this matter will be easy to handle. This is the fundamental difference between independent management and joint stock, and everyone's interests must be guaranteed.

Now that Zhou Jianjian is the general manager of the kiln factory of the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce, half of the nature of solving this matter is official business, which Zhou Xiang is very clear in his heart.

"Young master, why don't you do this first, you can sign an order form first, and make the final payment." Zhou Dan said.

Yuan Shan thought that being thoughtful would really take advantage of loopholes. As long as the last batch of goods is not delivered, it is impossible to receive the final payment, so that the settlement time can be delayed. This is really a good way, but it will not be too obvious.

"Then do it according to your wishes, sign a contract, and then use the Yuan family's horses as collateral. It's better to write a deadline, so that if you follow the procedures and rules, no one else will say anything." Yuan Shan added road.

Zhou Zhou immediately said: "The young master is thoughtful, so let's do this."

Then Zhou Zhou returned to the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce with the contract. As the person in charge of the kiln factory, he took the order and handed it over to the relevant personnel. The commission earned by this part was paid by the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce.

This has formed the industry rules of the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce, which is to stimulate sales. No matter who can facilitate the transaction, they can get the due reward. Nan's modification made it possible for anyone to pick up the business.

After Zhou Zhou found Wei Da who was in charge of the sales, he handed over the order directly to him. When he saw that the order was from Yuanjia Manor, he immediately paid attention to it. Even if Yuan Shan negotiated with himself as a customer, after all he He is the chairman of the building materials chamber of commerce. Wei Da understood what was going on when he saw the order, but everything written in the contract was clear and in line with the procedures and rules.

Besides, even if you don’t pay money, you can pay horses. Bartering is very common in Datang. Having horses is like owning gold, but the peace signed by Yuan Shan means to pay with silver money.

"Boss Zhou, this order should be taken seriously. This batch of goods is quite large, so we can give priority to supply, so let's do this." Wei Da, as the main salesman of the chamber of commerce, immediately agreed to this matter.

The next day, for the construction of the CBD in Lantian County, the raw materials for the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce were delivered. In order to pay attention to this order, Zheng Yili, Wei Da, and Gongshu Nan all came. When they arrived here, they were shocked by the huge building complex. Tens of thousands of people are working, and the entire building complex has basically formed an outline. From the ground level of Gaoping, only less than two floors have been built.

"The last time I looked at it, I still supported a prototype. I didn't expect to see that it has been added to two layers now." Wei Da said in surprise.