"The salt from the salt drying field should be used to pickle salted fish. Large grains of sea salt are still very useful." Zhao Hongyu said to Zhang Tie. "I'm going to invest in these few days and try to produce iodized salt and chicken essence."
Zhang Tie nodded: "We have too few products. Your Majesty, you have to produce more. Only in this way can we earn more profits, and those European fans will be spoiled for choice. It's not enough for me." I still hope to get some white noodles, I¡¯ve been a little greedy recently and want to eat pasta.¡± Zhang Tie felt a little embarrassed as he spoke.
"Okay, okay, help me send those slaves to Manhattan Island and give them to my mother-in-law." When seeing Zhang Tie being a little embarrassed, Zhao Hongyu felt a little bit dumbfounded. "I guess it's easy to get white flour. It shouldn't be very difficult. Besides, you are always a European bastard. Calling people European bastards seems to look down on them."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." After Zhao Hongyu agreed, Zhang Tie immediately licked his face and began to flatter Zhao Hongyu.
Most of the genetic people under him are very indifferent to Europeans of this era, and even look down on them from the bottom of their hearts.
But this is not surprising, after all, they are all ¡®new era¡¯ teenagers who have studied in the virtual world.
Although they have arrived in 1620, a dangerous and boring era with no entertainment activities, they can get a better life through hard work here.
The most important thing is that they can easily find a wife and no longer have to worry about women.
And they have confidence in Zhao Hongyu. They firmly believe that as long as the development continues slowly, in at most ten years they can live a life like the 'new era' of the 1950s and 1960s.
"Okay, Your Majesty, I will send those slaves over when the patrolling Galen ship comes back." Zhang Tie responded. Zhao Hongyu looked back at the three merchant ships on the dock, "Then I'll go back first. You can make up your own mind about what you want to do. After all, you are the executor of the umbrella company. I just need to pay the dividends on time."
Zhao Hongyu is happy to be a hands-off shopkeeper.
After chatting with Wang Shan, Zhao Hongyu saw that it was already getting late, and then took Emma back to Manhattan¡ª¡ª
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British mainland
Since receiving the letter from Virginia, the British began to study the five-stage shooting technology mentioned in the letter.
In fact, this technology is not very advanced, and it is not that difficult to master. As long as you think about it a little and train it, you can basically know how to do it.
It¡¯s just that Europeans didn¡¯t think about matchlock guns at that time, so they didn¡¯t introduce this kind of combat tactic.
After all, the technology of matchlock guns in this era is not very advanced, and there are many problems such as exploding chambers, misfiring, and so on. Therefore, the matchlock gun of this era was not yet a mainstream weapon.
In the European War, the mainstream weapons were basically cold weapons, and even cavalry was a good choice for assault.
Even in the era of Napoleon, the cavalry has not withdrawn from the stage of history.
In the final analysis, it is not unreasonable, because the hit rate of muskets is indeed a problem.
Whenever the hit rate of muskets is very high, the cavalry will fall immediately.
A regiment of about a thousand people was conducting exercises in an open plain.
Based on the information in the letter sent back from Virginia, the line tactics were suddenly favored by the British.
Of course, it wasn¡¯t called line tactics at this time, they called it the American five-stage shooting technique.
"General, this tactic can make up for the low hit rate of the matchlock. As long as the soldiers operate it stably, the matchlock can fire continuously until the ammunition is exhausted."
After a period of training and observation, the British have understood the power of this tactic.
On a hillside, in a temporary white square-roofed tent, General Spike, who was appointed by the royal family as an observer, was listening to the report of his subordinates.
"Take the regiment of a thousand men in front of you as an example. A row of 200 soldiers can fire a single volley and hit eight of the 100 targets thirty feet in front. After the second row fires, the target can be expanded. To a dozen. If this cycle continues, about half of a hundred enemies will be hit after five rounds of shooting."
The secretary reported various data in detail, "However, during the firing process, our soldiers always have some minor confusions and ammunition loading is too slow. But this is just because they are not yet skilled. As long as we give them some Time, these things can always be overcome.¡±
The clerk observed General Spike's reaction, and then continued.??: "Since we don't have enough matchlock guns, we only have about two hundred guns, so we only came up with this data based on some calculations"
Listening to the secretary¡¯s report, General Spike¡¯s eyes flashed with gleams.
As a general with rich combat experience, how could he not know the meaning of these data?
Unlike China, the European wars in this era were basically "small fights" between thousands of people. Therefore, after training, these one thousand arquebusiers can injure about forty or fifty enemies regardless of shooting.
This is already a large number.
If combined with swordsmen and spearmen, a regiment of about 5,000 men can almost deal with a regiment of 8,000 men on the right.
Of course, this is only a preliminary judgment. No one can guarantee what will happen on the battlefield.
Because there are too many things to consider on the battlefield, it doesn¡¯t mean that everything will be fine after you issue an order.
When facing an enemy charge, the psychological pressure of our own soldiers must be considered.
Especially the matchlock soldiers, when facing the enemy's charge, they must keep their concentration and reload their ammunition. There can be no confusion in all the steps. One careless move will cause a big mess.
But this matchlock tactic from the Americas is really easy to use.
Spike is no fool, he immediately saw the advantages of this tactic.
If this tactic is used, it will not be difficult to defeat an enemy several times larger than oneself.
Of course, weather, terrain, material supplies, etc. must all be considered.
The matchlock gun will be subject to the weather and will often fail to fire on rainy days, and this tactic cannot be used in some special terrains.
Therefore, if this tactic is to be promoted, some new tactical concepts will have to be introduced.
¡°I have to say that Spike is really a talent. He actually thought of so many things at once. He really deserves to be called an experienced general.
It¡¯s just limited by the craftsmanship of the matchlock gun and the fixed thinking of this era. Spike still did not regard the matchlock as a main battle weapon, but as a weapon used to deal with enemy charges.
And in conjunction with the matchlock soldiers, soldiers with cold weapons must also exist.
It¡¯s understandable that Spike would have such thoughts.
First of all, the craftsmanship of the matchlock gun is not good.
A matchlock gun reloads very slowly, which results in a slow firing rate.
Although the five-stage shooting increases the rate of fire, it is still difficult for the matchlock gun to become a mainstream combat force.
In jungles, rainy days, depressions, valleys, and other places with harsh terrain and weather, the matchlock gun will be ineffective.
But cold weapons are different.
No matter where it is, cold weapons can be used.
Spike closed his eyes and thought for a moment, thinking about the monthly production quantity of domestic matchlocks.
At this time, in Britain, because matchlocks were not the main battle weapon, the production volume was not very high. At most, they can only produce thirty matchlock guns a month, and most of them produce armors and cold weapons.
And recently, in order to save money and equip the navy, many workshops have stopped manufacturing. Now they can't even make more than thirty matchlock guns.
There are just some workshops manufacturing handguns for use by some nobles.
Therefore, Spike does not know the current production of matchlock guns.
After considering this factor for a moment, Spike opened his eyes.
"Continue training, I want to discuss it with Marquis Mendel."
Marquis Mendel controls a lot of military power, so it is necessary to communicate with the other party about things involving military matters.
Spike wanted to equip every legion with matchlocks, but considering that not many matchlocks were produced, he needed the help of nobles like Mendel.
"Good general."
The secretary and the surrounding officials bowed slightly and respectfully sent Spike off.
After arriving at the training ground, Spike and his five bodyguards rode to a small castle on the outskirts of London.
At this time, many British nobles lived in the suburbs of London, not in London.
Because the city of London is really unbearable, not to mention the stench and sewage flowing across the sky.
"General Spike, please wait a moment, I will inform the Marquis right away."
When Spike arrived at the Marquis's castle, the Marquis's guards took him to a room and then went to notify the Marquis.
After a while, the Marquis appeared in a black clown suit, bloomers, brown shoes with pointed toes and bows, and a pair of white stockings.
The Marquis is about forty years old, with a curly beard and dark golden blond hair.
"Spike, what do you want from me?"
After Marquis Mendel came in, he raised his face slightly, walked proudly to a desk on the left side of the room and sat down.
"Your Majesty, Marquis, through this period of training, we have proven that the five-stage shooting tactic described in the letter from the Governor of Virginia is indeed a very useful tactic."
Spike sat there and leaned forward slightly, put his right hand on his chest and abdomen and saluted before answering.
As Spike told the story, the look of interest on Mendel's face became more and more intense.
As a military minister, Mendel was very interested in new military technologies and tactics.
Because these can make Britain strong.
When Spike finished his story, Marquis Mendel pondered for a moment and then said: "So what you are saying is that we need to expand the matchlock workshop and produce a large number of matchlock guns?"
Spike nodded: "Yes, sir, I asked the Ordnance Officer, and I learned from him that the monthly output of matchlocks is eight. I think this quantity is too small. If you want soldiers with matchlocks To form objective combat effectiveness, it must reach a certain number."
"Then what quantity do you think is enough?" Marquis Mendel raised his hand and rubbed the tip of his right beard.
"It is necessary to have at least an arquebusier regiment of 2,000 people, and form a separate army to cooperate with other regiments."
Spike¡¯s words made the corners of Marquis Mendel¡¯s eyes twitch. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to subscribe and reward (this site). Your support is my biggest motivation.)