Infrastructure Throne

As soon as the machine tool gift bag rewarded by the side mission was delivered to the workshop area, it immediately caused a sensation among the craftsmen.

Also using human power as power, the steel materials, design concepts, and engraving accuracy used by these three machine tools are unprecedented.

Pedal principle sewing machine, tapered roller bearing, easy to adjust the main shaft, can also use the cam longitudinal position on the hand lever to set the required degree of workpiece processing, and realize the longitudinal dimensioning of parts.

If it wasn't for Shen Qingze who only had these three machine tools, all the craftsmen would have jumped on them immediately and dismantled them to see what the internal structure is like.

Just studying the structure and principle of these machine tools is enough to benefit these craftsmen who specialize in machinery.

The parts processed by them can really meet the "standardized" production that Shen Qingze once asked for - in different combinations of machines, new parts can be replaced at will.

The processing of curved surface parts such as screws, bearings, and pulleys is no longer a problem.The most important thing is that there is no longer any need for craftsmen to drill the barrels of the fire system one by one, and the efficiency of fire system production will usher in a linear increase.

The embarrassing [-]-man fire command team finally saw the hope of expansion.

The bicycle that once appeared in the concept exhibition of Yuanliu City also has the possibility of being put into production.

With machine drilled barrels, the next thing to consider is rifling and loading.

Although the matchlock gun is a hot weapon, its shooting efficiency is extremely slow, far lower than that of a bow and arrow. Second, it is not aimed, and the lead shot will change its path due to the influence of gravity. The shooting range is not good, and the landing point is confusing.

Unless the fire command team uses "line infantry tactics" to closely connect in a row and shoot at the same time, the hit rate is extremely impressive.

In the offensive and defensive battle of Mingzhu City, the reason why a hundred Fire Commanders were able to make great achievements, apart from the advantage of firearms, was that the soldiers in Mingzhu City used dense arrays, and the Fire Commanders could kill everyone with a blind scan.

If the opponent knows the weakness of the matchlock gun and spreads out the formation in a targeted manner, the lethality may be enough.

"My lord, what is this you drew?"

The goblin orc Lance no longer wears a hood to cover his pointed ears every day. No matter whether he is a half-beast or has been a slave, no one in Abyss City will discriminate against him because of this.

All kinds of whimsical blueprints given by Shen Qingze, after thousands of trials and improvements, finally successfully turned into real objects that can be put into production, and most of them have Lance's credit behind them.

"Flintlock gun with rifling." Shen Qingze poked a pencil on the blueprint, on which was drawn a section of the barrel, with spiral lines engraved inside, shaped like a windmill.

Flint refers to the use of flint on the hammer to strike friction to make fire, which replaces the ignition method of the matchlock gun, which can greatly increase the shooting speed.

After the rifle barrel is drilled and rifled, the bullet will rotate on its longitudinal axis when it penetrates the bore, which can rotate stably like a top, increasing ballistic stability, effective range and terminal lethality.

The fixed bullet adopts "Mini bullet" - a conical lead bullet with a caliber slightly smaller than the barrel, with a groove and a threaded negative line at the tail. When shooting, the expanded tail step is forcibly embedded by using the principle of thermal expansion and cold contraction. Rifling, rotated out of the bore.

Rifled flintlock guns, paired with mini bombs, have been popular in Europe for 200 years, and their lethality is terrifying.

For this kind of musket, black powder is not enough. After ignition, black powder will remain in the barrel, shortening the life of the barrel. In more serious cases, there is a risk of explosion. Smokeless powder must be used in conjunction with it.

In the alchemy laboratory, Sierra has been working on the research of nitrocellulose, but it is a pity that the acid production has not yet been mass-produced.

There are too few machine tools, and the production efficiency of barrels and bullets is also a big problem.

With the current industrial capacity of Yuanliu City, at most one vanguard force can only be equipped. It is not enough to sweep the Northland, but it is still possible to bully the neighbors who are aggressive and inwardly.

Shen Qingze glanced at his main city system board, and currently has three main cities, only one step away from four main cities!

But before that, it is a serious matter to digest the population and land resources brought by Beiji City and Nanji City.

When there was only one Abyss City at first, although it was sparsely populated and small, it was easy to manage. Now the population has suddenly expanded, and there are many demons and ghosts mixed in.

Speaking of which, Yan Zui has been to Beiji City for half a month... and no one has climbed the windows of his room for half a month.

At night, no one has to squeeze over to sleep, sweating in the middle of the night.

I even get up earlier in the morning than usual, and I can run back and forth in the garden before dawn to vent some excess energy.

Well, everything is fine, when you are in love, you should keep a distance and keep a distance. What's the good of two big men being bored all day long!

Lance was holding the blueprint of the rifled gun in both hands and looking at it carefully. He was about to ask the chief priest for advice, but he saw the other party's eyes staring straight out of the window in a daze.

"My lord, my lord officiant?"

Shen Qingze came back to his senses, lowered his head, glanced at the duck that was about to hug with its wings outstretched, and sighed faintly:

"It is better to donate wings to those in need than to use them."

Yaya: "Chirp???"

Shen Qingze stayed in the armament factory until evening, discussing the issue of innovative matchlock guns with all the craftsmen in Lance.

At that time, it was close to dinner time, and everyone was still full of ideas. Shen Qingze was about to stay in the canteen of the armament factory to have dinner with everyone, when Jin Da suddenly sent a message——The city lord is back!

Before Jin Da could finish his sentence, the chair Shen Qingze was sitting on was already empty, and a group of people looked at me blankly, and I looked at you.

"I seemed to see something flying out just now, how about you?"

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The City Lord's Mansion of Beiji City was built bigger and more luxurious than Yuanliu City, which was in stark contrast to the coldness and depression on both sides of the street.

Yan Zui packed up the leading nobles, beat the remaining batch, and bought the grain hoarded by the nobles at a low price. The residents of Beiji City finally regained a little vitality.

Regrettably, because the city was too chaotic before, some shrewd speculators misunderstood the opportunity, disguised themselves as obedient citizens, and hid themselves. It was difficult to catch them all at once.

Yan Zui stayed in Beiji City for less than half a month. After the order in the city was restored and the first batch of officials took over the administrative work of the Beiji City City Lord's Mansion, he returned to Yuanliu City non-stop.

Between the three cities, population movement is no longer restricted. After experiencing this turmoil, many civilians in Beiji City heard about Yuanliu City's favorable tax policy and good material life, and decided to see it with their own eyes. Is the beautiful life that is said to exist in reality, or is it a boast.

The Qin family in the medicine shop were the first to embark on the migration road.

They used Yuanliu coins with a denomination of one yuan to exchange a carriage in the city, and followed the migrating troops, and headed towards Yuanliu City together.

When I first left Beiji City, all I could see was the deserted yellow land, overgrown with weeds. When I passed by a village occasionally, I could only see poor people in scanty clothes, and sallow and emaciated farmers. I could hardly see the elderly and children.

Gradually, when everyone reached the middle of the road, they finally saw signs of land reclamation. The yellow land was mixed with the dark brown fields. Occasionally, farmers wearing straw hats were waving hoes in the fields.

Mrs. Qin sat in the carriage and looked out through the curtain of the carriage, showing a somewhat happy expression: "I see cooking smoke ahead."

Her husband was sitting in front of the car door and driving, feeling a little relieved. As long as there were fields and people planting them, it meant that at least the farmers in Yuanliu City could live on, and they could return to their old business of growing medicinal herbs.

The carriage drove all the way forward, and the couple saw more and more smoke from the kitchen, and it became denser and denser. The fields and farms were scattered one by one at the beginning, and gradually became clean and large-scale.

A large golden wheat field appeared in their field of vision, and the woman looked around curiously. She had never seen such a tall and well-grown wheat, as neat as if it had been measured with a ruler.

The woman looked at the wheat waves in the wind enviously: "As long as I can keep [-]% of this kind of harvest, I will be satisfied."

The husband didn't speak. Although he had heard about Yuanliu City's taxes, he had always been skeptical about it as he lived in Beiji City, where taxes were heavy all year round.

The family spent the night in the carriage, and the next day the carriage finally drove into the outskirts of Yuanliu City, and the scene before the couple's eyes changed again.

Poplar trees are planted on both sides of the road, extending straight like guards on guard.

Straight and vertical ditches have been dug out in the farmland area in the suburbs, like square chessboards embedded in the ground, and water trucks of different sizes are built between the ditches, diverting water in all directions day and night.

The couple had never seen such a spectacular scene. Compared with the outskirts of Beiji City, it was like stepping into another world.

Soon, they discovered that the shock brought by Yuanliu City had just begun.

Near the city gate, there are more and more people coming from other places. There are vendors selling vegetables and fruits on the side of the road, and there are even tea stalls for snacks. It looks like a lively market.

Compared with the vigor and vitality here, Beiji City is like a dying old man, lingering on the dying day in the western mountains.

At the gate of the city, there was a long queue of people. The Qin family waited anxiously. Her husband held a note in his palm and was even ready to call in the guards. Who knows, he just filled out a simple identity registration form, and then let go.

After passing the first checkpoint, the couple was taken aback by the fiery recruitment scene. Rows of simple wooden sheds made of wood were written down by category, job requirements, ability requirements, and remuneration.

There are all kinds of workshops, farms, and shops, and there are recruiters holding tin horns to promote themselves, forming a large open-air talent recruitment market.

The couple's eyes were dazzled, especially when they saw that as long as they were willing to work hard, even a job of moving bricks on a construction site could support themselves, the shock in the eyes of the two of them couldn't be more shocking.

What kind of magical existence is Yuanliu City? !

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Yuanliu City, the City Lord's Mansion.

Shen Qingze came out of the armament factory, and when he returned to the City Lord's Mansion, the sun had already set.

Shen Qingze, who had been busy all day, took a shower and went back to the restaurant on the second floor for dinner. Today, he declined the day-to-day fancy stewed potatoes and fried steak in the kitchen, and decided to make a living by himself.

Hmm... By the way, let's clean up the dust for the hard-working city owner.

In front of him was a pot filled with fresh soup, under which was a grooved iron frame, and a piece of wax was burning in the groove.The dining table is filled with all kinds of fresh meat slices, peeled shrimp, and vegetables and mushrooms.

When Yan Zui rushed back from Beiji City, Shen Qingze was leisurely pouring chili juice into the pot.

This is the first chilli to be harvested in the Spice District, along with peppercorns, peppers, cumin and more.At present, it is still an experimental field, and the output is not much.

As soon as it was collected, Shen Qingze couldn't wait to use the privilege of being the officiant, and ordered people to boil thick juice and grind fine powder to try something new.

After coming to the Dawn Continent for so long, he almost forgot the taste of spicy hot pot.

Without the countless gourmet dishes from the previous life, no matter how many fields have been planted, what enjoyment is there to speak of!

The bright red chili juice mixed with cooking oil blends with the fresh soup in the pot, bubbling and bubbling, and the rich aroma hits the face, making the gluttons eager to move.

Shen Qingze swept half of a plate of fat and tender sliced ​​mutton into the hot pot, simmered for a while, and then ate the delicious spicy soup into his mouth in one bite, and immediately squinted his eyes, chewing and savoring it.

the taste of happiness!

"What is this?" Yan Zui's nostrils fluttered slightly. The smell was so delicious that he, who had no desire for food, couldn't help but twitch his index finger.

"You made it for me yourself?" He happily sat down at the table.

Shen Qingze's brows twitched, his eyes were subtle: "Do you eat spicy food?"

Although I don't know what the red thing in the pot is, it doesn't matter.

Yan Zui propped his cheeks and looked at him with a smile: "The wish of the chief priest, even if it is poison, this city lord is reluctant to take it."

After speaking, he grabbed a chopstick with his hands——

Yan Zui: "..."

Shen Qingze narrowed her eyes: "Hey~"