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Secondly, fixed gunpowder definitely cannot use metal bullet casings, and the processing technology can't keep up with it. Don't even think about it, you can only use paper bullet casings.

Paper shells are easier to process. Make a mold, fill with paper pulp, and dry the shells.

As for the ignition method, Thunder Mercury is not difficult.Now Emperor Jiajing of the Ming Dynasty devoted himself to cultivating immortals, and mercury, also known as mercury, was very rich in resources for cultivating immortals.

The Taoist priests of the Ming Dynasty are all chemical wizards and are very proficient in the technique of refining mercury with cinnabar.

Based on these prerequisites, Lu Li designed a striker-type thunderbolt-ignited breech-loading rifle.

This is a rifle that is more than 300 years ahead of the world.

As long as the paper shell bullets are not soaked in water, the thunder mercury ignition method can ensure normal firing, and the gun will not be fired if it rains.

However, the structure of this rifle is much more complicated than the current arquebus, and the requirements for steel are also much higher.

So, why do I have to come up with a metallurgical process first, and then come up with a production line for rifles and paper shell bullets?

Should be able to do it?

Metallurgy... When I was learning sculpture, I still studied metal materials seriously.

As for the production line, I have also studied engineering seriously in the astronaut plot.Use water power as the power, and then drive the hydraulic forging machine, hydraulic lathe, hydraulic drilling machine...

Lying in a trough!I have to design the waterwheel first, design forging machines, lathes, and drilling machines.

Lu Li scratched his hair, only to feel... a pain in the head!

It's not that it can't be designed.Lu Li had learned a lot in the story of the astronaut back then.

During the special forces training, they repaired cars and tanks, and even repaired helicopters, fighter jets, and... In order to have the ability to repair spacecraft in an emergency, Lu Li also studied mechanical principles seriously.

During this process, Lu Li also operated machines such as lathes and drilling machines.

I have operated the machine with my own hands, and I also understand the principle of the machine. According to the actual situation, it is still possible to make some simple machines and adapt measures to local conditions... right?

That is to say, apart from building agricultural modernization in Daming, why do I also want to build an industrial modernization?

Lu Li shook his head helplessly, and could only walk step by step.

Plan ahead.

With the goal of creating a new type of rifle, Lu Li compiled a series of work plans from metallurgy to final processing and molding.

After a month passed, Lu Li's industrial plan was finally finalized.

In March of Yangchun, when spring returns to the land, Lujiazhuang begins to carry out vigorous agricultural modernization.

The spring plowing production is going well.

Under Lu Li's guidance, a group of planting and breeding experts led the tenants and long-term workers to do a good job.

The hundred white-legged oxen that Lu Li got out also played a huge role.

The huge and powerful white-legged ox pulls a plow across the field, turns over the thick soil, and walks like flying with ease.

Hybrid rice, potatoes, corn, sweet potatoes... All kinds of crops are planted one after another.

(It should be mentioned here that the reason why hybrid rice cannot be bred is completely artificially restricted. Now these rice species can be bred by themselves.)

In some mountainous areas that are not suitable for cultivation, in addition to sweet potatoes, large areas of alfalfa are also planted.This is excellent feed, suitable for raising poultry, livestock, and even war horses.

The men were farming in the fields, while the women and children, under the leadership of Xing'er, Lian'er and others, raised chickens, ducks, geese and pigs.

Flocks of chickens, ducks and geese rushed into the swamp early in the morning and returned to their cages in the evening.

The entire Lujiazhuang was full of laughter and joy.People put great enthusiasm and hope into spring plowing.

Lu Li did not interfere with the spring plowing.Those people after enlightenment are all experts, and there is no need to land and leave.

Lu Li's energy is mainly focused on "industrial modernization".

The servant who received military training under Lu Li has been used by Lu Li as a generalist, commanding him around.

The lack of craftsmen from the Ming Dynasty was solved by Lu Li from Jinshanwei.

The craftsmen of Ming Dynasty are craftsmen.Jinshanwei is equipped with many craftsmen such as blacksmiths and carpenters.

Lu Li, Commander of Jinshanwei, and Qianhu Tong Zhilin are all friends who "shared the dirt together", so they are naturally easy to talk to.

Moreover, Lu Li came from a famous family, and he was also the chief of the county examination. Commander Liu and Tong Zhilin did not hesitate to support Lu Li's request for a craftsman.

The starving craftsmen's families in Jinshanwei were overjoyed when they learned that Lu Li was going to ask them to do something and give them money and food. Hundreds of them rushed over.

With these professionals, Lu Li's "industrial modernization" process has been greatly accelerated.

The first is to build a water tanker.Along the banks of the Jing River, Lu Li erected ten huge waterwheels in a row.

The workshops on the shore are also built one by one with the efforts of the craftsmen.

In the process of working, Lu Li was surprised to find that the craftsman skills of the Ming Dynasty... are actually not bad!

Although they don't know too much theory, and they don't even have much literacy, their foundations in geometry and mathematics are not bad.

Lu Li took the opportunity to take out the weights and measures of the later generations, and in industrial construction, the weights and measures of the later generations were fully popularized and the measurement standards were unified.

After all... the unit conversion of the Ming Dynasty often confused Lu Li.

Another month passed, and at the beginning of April, Lu Li's "Jinghe Industrial Zone" finally took shape.

The first water-powered forging bed was born.

The first water-powered blower was born.

The first blast furnace for smelting iron was built.

And then... it's gone!

Next, coking and ore dressing are needed, and then the furnace can be opened for ironmaking.

April is the period of the government examination, Lu Li arranges people to prepare coking and mineral processing, but he has to rush to Songjiang Mansion to take the government examination.

During this period of time, although Lu Li was extremely busy, he still found time to read every day.

The status of a scholar is indispensable, at least one must have a reputation as a scholar, otherwise, in the social environment of Ming Dynasty, if you are not a scholar, you will not be able to straighten your waist.

The government test went well.

Although he was not lucky enough to come across the stereotyped essays he had read, with Lu Li's knowledge, he was able to write a decent essay.

This time, Lu Li only got a No.10 in the government examination, and he missed the chance to be the leader of the case.

Lu Li didn't care about this, as long as he could pass the test, he didn't care about the ranking at all.

The county magistrate Yuan of Huating County has some regrets about this.

When Lu Li returned to Huating from Songjiang Mansion, Yuan Zhi County sent someone to invite Lu Li to meet him at the Yamen.

"Ziming, your essays in the hospital examination are indeed much worse than those in the county examination."

Yuan Zhixian talked with Lu Li in the back office, and felt very sorry for Lu Li's "abnormal performance".

"Six yuan chiefs have never seen such a thing in history!"

Lu Li smiled, and replied, "Actually, I don't really care whether it's a small three-yuan or a big three-yuan."

"With your knowledge, it's a pity if you don't win three yuan in a row."

Yuan Zhixian shook his head with a sigh, and said to Lu Li, "By the way, a few days ago, the capital issued a document, giving a reward for the extermination of Japanese pirates last time."

"Oh?"

Lu Li smiled and bowed his hands to Yuan Zhixian, "Then congratulations to Mr. Yuan for his promotion."

"Moving to the post of Tongzhi of Suzhou Prefecture, it can be regarded as a promotion!"

Yuan Zhixian shook his head, then took out another document and handed it to Lu Li, "This is your reward. But... it's a bit humiliating to Ziming."

humiliate?

Lu Li frowned, reached out to take the document, and flipped through it.

Putting aside those messy compliments, the actual benefits are a reward of a hundred taels of silver, a piece of brocade, and the title of Jinshanwei Baihu.

This Jinshanwei hundred households does not really want Lu Li to go to Jinshanwei to become a hundred households officer, but a false title that allows Lu Li to receive the salary and money of the hundred households officer.

In the era of the Ming Dynasty, when the gentlemen were noble and the martial arts were cheap, this kind of false title of a hundred households was a kind of humiliation to scholars.

However, Lu Li was very happy about this, and someone gave him a pillow when he fell asleep.

Some of the next actions, such as making guns, will be difficult to operate without this false title.

"The official decree will be issued in a few days."

Yuan Zhixian sighed, "This false title will not affect Ziming's imperial examination, don't worry!"

Having said that, Yuan Zhixian looked at Lu Li again, "By the way, Ziming, it is said that...you are doing a lot of construction in Lujiazhuang? Besides, your spring plowing and sowing are all done?"

"Agriculture is the foundation of all industries. The Lu family pays more attention to spring plowing after studying family heirlooms."

Lu Li didn't know why Yuan Zhixian mentioned this, so he just answered casually.

"Yes! Agriculture is the foundation of every industry!"

Yuan Zhixian sighed, "It's a pity... Mr. Yan Ge doesn't understand this truth. The decree of changing fields to mulberries in Jiangsu and Zhejiang is still being forced. Your land may not be able to grow anymore!"

"Isn't there still a dispute between the court and the Chinese government regarding the decree of changing fields to mulberries?"

Although the government decree to change the land to mulberry was to collect funds for Jiajing to cultivate immortals, Jiajing did not issue an imperial decree, which also meant to let Yan Ge take the blame.

It has been several months since Mr. Yan Ge's decree was issued, but there are still many places in Jiangsu and Zhejiang resisting it, and the implementation progress is very small.

"This official will soon be relocated to Suzhou Prefecture, and Zhang Zhiliang, who will take over as magistrate of Huating County, is a strict party."

Yuan Zhixian let out a long sigh, "So... you understand now!"

Understood!

After Zhang Zhiliang, the new magistrate of Huating County, takes office, he will definitely push for the decree of changing land to mulberry by any means.

What the hell, I can't keep farming.

If things go on like this, Daming will be finished sooner or later... Well, after more than 80 years, Daming will be finished.

Lu Xin didn't know what it was like, so he sighed, left and returned to Lujiazhuang.

It's April now.

The green seedlings in the rice fields sway in the wind, and the strong corn on the dry land has grown more than a foot high.There are also potato seedlings, sweet potato vines, and alfalfa grass all over the mountains...

Such a prosperous pastoral scene, and the newly sprouted agricultural modernization, is it about to die prematurely?

I will never allow it!

Lu Li squeezed his fist, his eyes turned cold.

I have already killed the Wang family, so why can't I kill a seventh-rank Zhima official?If you dare to make trouble, I will kill you!

……

In the next few days, the person delivering the decree came to Lujiazhuang as expected.

Because of the principle of "gratitude comes from above", the reward for Lu Li is nominally the emperor's will.However, Jiajing probably doesn't even know who Lu Li is.

He led the family to set up the incense table, received the imperial decree, and received a reward.

In addition to the reward of 100 taels of silver, the false title of Hundred Household Official has complete procedures, including the official post, waist badge, armor and official uniform, which are very neatly arranged.

For the people of Lujiazhuang, it was a great joy for Lu Li to be made an official by the emperor.

However, the Lu family's scholarly family naturally looked down on officials from hundreds of households.

Even the old lady only asked if it would affect the imperial examination.After learning that it would not affect the imperial examination, I didn't take it seriously.

Jinshanwei hundreds of household officials?Life is not as good as that of the landlords with a little wealthier family in the township!

Lu Li was very satisfied with this Baihuguan.

With the status of military attaché, Lu Li's affairs are much more convenient.

At least iron smelting and military training will have a legitimate name and will not be easily accused of rebellion.

This is a good thing.

Chapter 383 The Black Hand Stretches to Jinshanwei