"I said, Third Brother, why did you bring me here? Isn't this the place where the War Bureau makes armor and gun tubes? What does this have to do with minting new coins?"

On the Liangshui River not far from the Royal Military Academy, looking at the tall waterwheels and neat workshops, the little fat man couldn't help but look puzzled.

It turned out that after talking about the new coinage method before, Wang Bing didn't say much, but took the little fat man directly to the place where the Bingzhan Bureau used water power to make armor and gun tubes.

Speaking of which, although it is a land in the north, there are many rivers around Nanhaizi with abundant water power. For example, the Liangshui River flows through the entire Nanhaizi.

Therefore, how could Wang Bing not take advantage of such good geographical conditions? Under his suggestion, the current military battle bureau has been moved to the Liangshui River in Nanhaizi by the little fat man, in order to take advantage of the water power of the Liangshui River.

In addition, after more than ten years of development, although Zhao Shizhen, a firearms expert, still has not solved the problem of quickly producing large quantities of fire blunderbuss and blunderbuss tubes, he has developed what Wang Bing calls a "small blast furnace", thus

Solved the problem of the gun tube material.

Therefore, although the gun tube still needs to be hammered and rolled, with the help of the hydraulic punch, it is much more labor-saving and faster than before.

Moreover, with sufficient high-quality steel and this hydraulic punching machine, the armor plates currently produced by the Bingzhan Bureau are all stamped.

The armor made of stamped steel sheets not only improves the defensive properties, but also reduces the weight to the extreme. Therefore, although the cotton armor currently equipped by the Habayashi Guards only weighs more than ten kilograms, its defensive power is

Much stronger than before.

"Haha, does it matter? Brother Zhu will find out if he goes in and takes a look!"

Without much explanation, Wang Bing took the little fat man and walked towards the workshop.

…

"Your Majesty, this is the place where fire blunderbuss tubes are made. In the past, blunderbuss tubes were hammered and bent manually, which was time-consuming and laborious. Moreover, the quality was difficult to guarantee, and many of them were scrapped and reforged. Now they are forged by this water hammer.

The force is uniform and controllable, which really improves the efficiency and yield rate..."

Pointing to the rough blank of the blunderbuss that was being forged by the hammer driven by the waterwheel, sparks flying in front of him, Zhao Shizhen, the person in charge of the war bureau, introduced it to the little fat man with a proud look on his face.

Speaking of which, although this military battle bureau has always been controlled by the eunuchs, Zhao Shizhen was actually awarded the title of Minister of the Ministry of Industry by the little fat man. Therefore, although this military battle bureau is still in the name of Zhang Hong's palm, the actual operation is carried out by Zhao Shizhen, a firearms expert.

Being responsible.

"The imperial court is able to have enough guns, and Zhao Qing is indispensable!"

Although Wang Bing was brought to this workshop for the purpose of minting new coins, the little fat man couldn't help but nodded with satisfaction when he saw the rough blunderbuss tube gradually formed by the forging of those water hammers.

"Your Majesty is so ridiculous. This is the duty that a minister should perform!"

Although Zhao Shizhen is a 'technical nerd', he is not a person who is ignorant of the world. Therefore, after introducing the production of this blunderbuss tube to the little fat man, he immediately took the little fat man and Wang Bing to the armor plate making factory.

place.

"Um?"

When the little fat man saw the hydraulic punches that were stamping out nail plates, the little fat man couldn't help but feel something in his heart before Zhao Shizhen could introduce them.

"Look, Your Majesty, if the steel sheets used to make armor plates are replaced with silver sheets, and the hammer is replaced with a mold engraved with patterns and words, and the hammer is hammered down..."

Seeing the little fat man's thoughtful look, Wang Bing also chuckled, and then opened his mouth to truly introduce his thoughts to the little fat man.

"Lao San, this...is this really possible?"

After receiving Wang Bing's confirmation, the little fat man's eyes suddenly lit up as he looked at the armor pieces that were quickly punched out by the hydraulic punch.

"Haha, steel sheets will work, but softer gold and silver sheets won't work? And isn't our Ming Dynasty short of copper? From now on... we might as well not use copper at all, just use steel instead, and then plate it with a layer of copper or

It’s Japanese lead..."

Inspired by those stamped steel armor pieces, Wang Bing suddenly thought of the 'steel coins' of later generations, so he also solved the issue of this auxiliary coin.

"Gold and silver pieces? Your Majesty, Lord Marquis, what are you talking about?"

Hearing Wang Bing talk about gold and silver flakes, Zhao Shizhen, the "tech geek" on the side, couldn't help but be confused.

"The secret must not be revealed, haha!"

…

"Lao San, can using this punching... stamping method to cast coins really completely solve the problem of private minting?"

After coming out of the noisy workshop, the little fat man immediately couldn't wait to ask Wang Bing carefully.

"No, there is no technology in this world that cannot be cracked!"

Faced with the little fat man's question, Wang Bing simply shook his head.

"But don't worry, Your Majesty, as long as you manage it properly and design this coin to be sophisticated and complex enough, it can take anywhere from decades to hundreds of years to ensure that the technology is not leaked, haha!"

Seeing the little fat man's disappointed expression, Wang Bing changed the subject and once again gave the little fat man confidence.

You know, this is not the era in later generations when all kinds of technical information is everywhere, and even the method of making mushroom bombs can be found on the Internet.

Therefore, even if it is just a simple stamping method, as long as the management is in place, Wang Bing believes that it will not be so easy to be imitated.

"Well, Third Brother, you are right, nothing is perfect in this world. I leave the matter of minting new coins to you. Anyway, you are idle during this period, haha!"

Hearing what Wang Bing said, the little fat man was relieved.

"What do you mean I have nothing to do and I have nothing to do? My slave Gandusi hasn't taken it back yet. I can't..."

Wang Bing, who was regarded as an idler by the little fat man, immediately stopped working. He was very busy!

"Are you embarrassed to say that you are busy? You are busy at home with women? Isn't this the first time you come to the Habayashi Guards and Military Academy today since you came back from Japan? Besides, those savages still need a champion like you to take action.

?That’s too respectable for them!”

Glancing at Wang Bing, the little fat man unceremoniously revealed that he was busy 'hanging out' at home every day.

"Well, Brother Zhu, this is my first set of new coins from the Ming Dynasty. Don't you want to leave some of your own 'imprints' on them?"

Wang Bing, who was exposed by the little fat man, could only quickly change the topic with a sneer on his face.

"Imprint??"

When Wang Bing mentioned this, the little fat man couldn't help but look confused.

"Brother Zhu, how about we each design a set of patterns for these gold and silver coins? Whoever designs better will use which set."

In order to divert the little fat man's attention, Wang Bing even gave away this opportunity to "leave his name in history".
Chapter completed!