Just when Zhang Xianzhong was about to attack Anyi, Pei Xiaoer was still staying in Wenxi County. The soldiers had been assigned and were undergoing various trainings under the leadership of the chief officers of each battalion. The political affairs of Wenxi County were handled by

Liu Xianchun and his people were working hard, so Pei Xiaoer was free for a while.

On this day, Pei Xiaoer was patrolling each camp as usual. Suddenly, someone from the Ordnance Supervision came to report that the gun he had ordered them to trial-produce had been found. After hearing this, Pei Xiaoer was overjoyed and did not care to continue patrolling the camp.

, and quickly ordered someone to take him there to have a look.

As a time traveler, Pei Xiaoer didn't know that firearms were the mainstream of the future and the hope to solve everything. However, in this era, due to various management factors and technical factors, the quality of firearms produced was often extremely poor and easy to explode.

, so soldiers don’t like to use firecrackers, because they are afraid that they will collapse themselves before they kill others.

In addition, the cavalry in this era is still very powerful. Facing the charge of the cavalry, the fire gun soldiers often beat them down in one round. Not only did they not kill a few enemies, but they were approached by the enemy. The fire gun soldiers in their hands

In an instant, it becomes worse than a fire stick. Who can use this thing?

Besides, as a time traveler, who doesn’t have the heart to climb the technological tree? Therefore, even though everyone else was puzzled or even opposed, Pei Xiaoer still insisted on ordering the production of fire guns.

However, in the seventeenth century, what was the most important thing in building a firecracker? Talent. And what Pei Xiaoer’s subordinates lacked was exactly talent. You asked him to find a few men who knew how to fight and dared to fight hard. Pei Xiaoer

He can drag you out a lot, but if you ask him to find someone who can make fire guns for you, sorry, there is really no such thing.

However, today, the weapons supervisor suddenly came to report that the gun he wanted had been made. You can imagine how happy Pei Xiaoer must be!

Taking three steps and then two steps at a time, Pei Xiaoer quickly arrived at the weapons monitor.

Li Huamin, the superintendent of the Ordnance Supervisor, was already waiting outside the Ordnance Supervisor. Li Huamin was a warrior in the army. Before he joined the rebel army, his father also wanted him to take the imperial examination, just in case.

If he can succeed, the whole family will follow him and make a comeback.

But it was obvious that Li Huamin was not the material. He failed to pass the exam after several years. Later, when his father Pei recruited soldiers in his village, he secretly joined the army without telling his family.

Later, when he was injured in a battle with the army and could no longer hold a sword, Pei Xiaoer knew that he had made great contributions and knew a few words, so he transferred him to be the supervisor of the weapons inspection.

No, not long after that, Li Huamin from the Ordnance Supervision gave Pei Xiaoer a big surprise.

Seeing Pei Xiaoer coming over, Li Huaming saluted and hurriedly handed a shiny fire gun rubbed with lard into Pei Xiaoer's hand.

Pei Xiaoer took the blunderbuss and saw that the blunderbuss tube had been polished to a shiny finish. Every part and connection had been carefully polished, making it smooth and smooth without any burrs. He also added additional details according to his instructions later.

The stock of the gun already has the prototype of a modern rifle. It can be seen that the weapons supervisor has really paid attention to it this time.

"Let's go to the shooting range and try it out."

It is said to be a shooting range, but it is actually just an open space. Fifty steps away, there is a sign made of wood, with several large and small circles drawn on it as aiming circles.

Pei Xiaoer took the gunpowder handed over by Hu Shi'an, the captain of the soldiers next to him, and imitated the appearance in his memory, clumsily filling the gun barrel with gunpowder, loading the bullet, compacting it, and finally putting it on his shoulder to prepare for firing.

Li Huamin hurriedly stepped forward to stop Pei Xiaoer, "General, you must not do it. Although this firecracker has been fired several times, there are exceptions to everything. If this firecracker explodes, then I will be a sinner forever.

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Pei Xiaoer thought the same thing. The craftsmanship of this era really needs to be improved. He still cherished his life, so he put down the firecracker with some reluctance and handed it to the soldiers around him.

Just when the soldiers were about to fire, Pei Xiaoer said: "It's better to secure the gun, tie the trigger with a rope, and fire from a distance!"

The soldier took a deep look at Pei Xiaoer. Although he did not speak, all the gratitude was already contained in his eyes. Although he was naturally extremely loyal to Pei Xiaoer and was willing to fight for Pei Xiaoer,

But no one is willing to throw away his life in such a meaningless way. It is good to have such a general who can love and protect him.

After fixing the blunderbuss, everyone hid in the distance and pulled the rope. Just hearing a bang, a projectile shot out from the blunderbuss tube at high speed and hit the wooden sign fifty steps away. Suddenly, sawdust scattered everywhere, leaving a big hole.

suddenly appeared

"Good, good." Pei Xiaoer praised repeatedly and looked at Li Huamin beside him with approval. "You did a good job in this matter, and you deserve a reward. By the way, who made this firecracker?"

Li Huamin looked very happy when he received the praise. He quickly pulled out a simple and honest middle-aged man behind him and said, "Go back to General. It was this person who made it."

When the craftsman saw Pei Xiaoer, he knelt down and said, "Song Xian, the villain, has met the general."

Pei Xiaoer quickly leaned over and helped him up. He still respected those who relied on skills, "Song Xian, you have done something good, get up quickly."

Song Xian stood up a little flattered. "Thank you, General."

"Song Xian, you have done a great service for our Pei family army. Tell me what you want?"

"These are the things that a villain should do. How can a villain dare to ask for anything else?" Song Xian lowered his head, confused and thought he had done something wrong and needed to be punished.

"That's not what you said." Pei Xiaoer interrupted him, "The rules of my Pei family's army are that if you perform meritorious service, you will be rewarded. In this case, you can be promoted to the rank of Young Craftsman."

Pei Xiaoer's current weapons supervisor is divided into management personnel and technical personnel. Management personnel are divided into supervisors, supervisors, supervisors, etc., who are mainly responsible for management, providing basic materials, functional departments, etc.

Technical personnel are divided into apprentices, craftsmen, and craftsmen, and each level is divided into three levels: junior, middle, and upper. Above this, there is another one called a senior craftsman. A junior apprentice is equivalent to a ninth-grade official. A senior craftsman

An official is equivalent to a high-ranking official of the imperial court, comparable to a prefect of a prefecture.

And this Song Xian was the first person in Pei Xiaoer's army to be promoted to the rank of craftsman. Although he could not interfere in some things, his technical skills and status were surprisingly high. Even Li Huamin, the supervisor, was not as good as him.

This is just a division in the production process. In the future, when the country is really founded, those who are engaged in research will definitely no longer be called craftsmen, and will definitely have to change their names. But this is a story for another day.

Song Xian was promoted to Young Craftsman Officer by Pei Xiaoer. He was so excited that he knelt down to thank him. Pei Xiaoer quickly took his arm and said, "How many guns can Song Xian produce in a month?"

Song Xian's excited heart calmed down a little and said: "General, we are currently short of manpower, iron tools, etc., this fire gun can be produced at most three guns a month."

"Why only three rods? No, no, too few." Pei Xiaoer said dissatisfied: "If this is an army of equipment, it will need at least a few thousand rods to start, and production will last until the year of the monkey. In this way, Li Huamin, you will take charge personally and set up a production team.

In Gun's team, you and Song Xian are on equal footing. You are responsible for daily management, and Song Xian is responsible for technical aspects. You must increase production for me."
Chapter completed!