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Volume 1: Angelica meets Naturalization Chapter 333: The Western Expedition

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    The reason why Lu Jiuyuan could accept the price of 15 strings was certainly not because Lu Jiuyuan spent money lavishly. The later generations' behavior of generosity to the country and harming the public and private interests could never happen to Lu Jiuyuan.  of.  .access:

    The reason is that after receiving the sample bow, the weapons supervisor tried to imitate it. As you know, the copycat spirit of the Song Dynasty was also quite strong.  As a result, a copycat version of the beef tendon pulley bow was created, but the cost was surprisingly high. The cost of making a beef tendon pulley bow was as high as an astonishing fifty guan.  That's not all. The most terrible thing is that if you can't shoot a few arrows, the tendon will come out of the pulley groove. Obviously, no archer will be willing to use such an unreliable weapon.

    No way!  If the artist is not as good as the person, the copycat version is useless, so just buy it!

    I originally thought that copycats could solve the problem, but later I realized that it was simply a sign of the fearlessness of the ignorant. The phrase "the ignorant is fearless" that Mao Geng said is so right.  The steel wire rope cannot be made without even thinking about it, and the steel used for the bow body cannot be copied. As for the pulley, Mao Geng's side is stamped and then riveted into a pulley. The copycat masters of the Song Dynasty did not like this kind of precision.  'The process of dense stamping is still very unfamiliar, and this is the difference in technology generation.  The oval pulley alone is a torturous part to make by hand alone. In addition, it is difficult to ensure the processing accuracy by hand, let alone standardization and interchangeability. The results of copycats are so great.  People are desperate. If there is still a way to go to the dark side, it will really go against the style of doing things in the Song Dynasty. For many years, the Song Dynasty has been adhering to one center, that is, economics as the center. Both Gaozong and Xiaozong  He is a master who is good at settling accounts, and Zhao Dun also inherited Nai's father's style.

    Speaking of bow making in the Song Dynasty, it took a lot of effort and took one year to complete, which was a waste of labor and materials.  Let's put it this way, to make a bow, you need to prepare the wood for the bow body in winter, boil the horns in spring, heal the tendons in summer, combine the above three materials with glue, lacquer, and silk in autumn, fix the bow body in winter, and check the paint  Check whether the grain is peeling off. If it is qualified, then string it again the next spring, then the bow will be considered complete.  A decent bow can easily be used for more than ten times, and it is not surprising that a top-level bow can be used for more than a hundred times.

    Nowadays, Mao's steel wire pulley bows are just as powerful as the top old-fashioned bows. Therefore, for the price of fifteen bows, Lu Jiuyuan believes that this is already a great value for money.  Lu Jiuyuan also knew that this steel wire pulley bow had been trial-produced for a long time. The trial-production process took a long time, which showed that the manufacturing difficulty was extraordinary. In Lu Jiuyuan's heart, a steel wire pulley bow was actually worth 20 bows. The archer holding this bow, in the end,  At least it is equivalent to the combat power of two people. Recruiting one less soldier means spending one less penny on food. This investment is really worth it.

    Of course, Lu Jiuyuan came here not just to order weapons such as bows and arrows.

    The next focus is on muskets and artillery.

    The Ordnance Inspector has been assembling Type 90 shotguns and Type 90 rifles since last year. So far, the production rate of shotguns has reached 80%. Even the barrels of shotguns were started three months ago.  Self-produced, although the quality is not as good as it is, it is passable, but some key accessories still have to be purchased from Mao Group.  As for the Type 90 rifle, the Song Dynasty¡¯s production rate was less than 30%, and 70% had to be outsourced from the Mao Group.

    Today, the Military Industry Department of the Song Dynasty under the leadership of Lu Jiuyuan, as of last year, has assembled more than 6,700 Type 90 shotguns, and the output of assembled Type 90 rifles is much lower, with less than two  Thousands.  Including the Mao Group's original shotguns and rifles, there are more than 8,400 Type 90 shotguns and 2,800 Type 90 rifles.

    This is of course far from enough.

    "Yisheng, I'll order 1,000 original Type 90 rifles and deliver them in three months. It's not difficult. In addition, we will provide us with 1,000 sets of rifle barrels and accessories every month. If we can provide 1,500 sets, then  It's the best." Lu Jiuyuan knew that in addition to continuing to produce gun barrels in Kaohsiung, the Mao Group also built a new factory here on Sakhalin Island. This factory uses a lot of advanced equipment. It is said that the production capacity has doubled. Lu Jiuyuan  I think there should be no problem if the old factory adds a new factory to provide a thousand sets of barrels and accessories every month. As for gun stocks and some less demanding accessories, the Ordnance Supervisor can naturally make them. The rifles will be assembled this year.  If it reaches more than 12,000 pieces, there should be no problem.

    However, in terms of quality, the original ones from the Mao Group are of course better. Considering that Sakhalin also needs guns, 1,000 original rifles should be able to provide them.

    "Lord Lu, you know even if I don't tell you, Sakhalin Island is now the site of the Four War. The Kingdom of Jin, Goryeo, and Japan are all openly and covertly enemies of me. The siege of Ulleung Island this time is just to ask for directions. Next  The first step must be to attack Sakhalin Island. Faced with such a severe situation, we cannot just sit back and wait for death! We are also short of rifles. In the production of gun barrels, the scrap rate is still high. Excluding the scraps, the monthly output is only 1,000  A little more. It¡¯s not that I, Mao Yisheng, am complaining, the fact isSo true.  Well, in order to support the Song Dynasty, we will distribute the original Type 90 rifles and provide 800 of them to the court within three months. However, the price will be slightly higher, 55 guns. The increase of five guns is also worth it.  Yes, several improvements have been made, and the reliability has been improved. This will not be a loss for you.  As for the gun barrel kits, they can provide up to 600 sets per month, and the price will not increase, which is still 35 barrels per set.  This is our greatest sincerity.  After all, maybe tomorrow, the golden soldiers will attack Sakhalin Island. You can't let us deal with the powerful golden soldiers with our bare hands!  "

    Lu Jiuyuan frowned, but after a moment's thought, he responded:

    "It's up to you. Well, it's not easy for you either!"

    I didn¡¯t expect Lu Jiuyuan to be so easy to talk to!  But it¡¯s not much money in total.  Only 290,000 Luqian Guan was made in one year, not even 300,000 Guan. Even if the profit was 200,000 Guan, it would be of little use at all!  A soldier's monthly stipend must be five guan. Adding in other costs of raising a soldier, that's 150 guan per year. If you add in the individual soldiers with all their weapons, 200 guan or 1,000 guan would be enough to support a soldier for a year.  , if raised for three years (the three-year anti-gold war should have come to an end), 500 guns per soldier is enough to support 400 soldiers. If the cost of other artillery and other equipment necessary to support the infantry is amortized, it can support a company.  The soldiers are pretty good.

    well!  Raising troops is really expensive!  Mao Geng said in his heart, now I deeply understand why the Song Dynasty was so rich, but it was still difficult to fill the bottomless 'hole' of military expenditure.

    To be honest, guns don't cost a lot of money, but in terms of bullets, they cost a lot. Consumables were a good business in later generations, and the Song Dynasty was no exception. A rifle bullet always cost five.  A shotgun bullet is the same. The weapon inspector has been able to make his own shotgun bullets. Of course, he still has to purchase flash caps from himself. After all, 1 million rounds of bullets and the order of flash caps are a profit of 400,000 yuan. Well,  , can support two companies again.

    The highlight of arms purchases is naturally artillery.

    There are 450 artillery pieces of various sizes, including 48 75mm artillery pieces, and the others are 60mm small-caliber artillery pieces, plus 50 rounds of artillery shells for each gun. The orders for artillery pieces and artillery shells alone are  1.32 million yuan, hehe!  The profit of 1 million yuan cannot be escaped.

    But so what if it¡¯s 1 million guan, it can only support five companies.

    Today, this series of military purchase orders were placed. This is already a huge order, but it can only support less than 2,000 soldiers.

    After the arms purchase negotiation was over, Mao Geng couldn't help but ask why he had to rush to 'deliver' the goods within three months or half a year. Why was he so anxious?

    "To be honest with Yi Sheng, according to the court's arrangements, maybe next month, there will be a war against Dali."

    Mao Geng and Ma Fen looked at each other and nodded to each other. In fact, information about this had already reached Sakhalin Island, and the signs were clear enough.  Speaking of which, Lu Yi saw that this boy was the main planner of the war against Dali. With some people adding fuel to the flames, Zhao Dun was eager to open up territory and expand territory, and because the Song Dynasty had lived under the "monophobia" for many years,  "Under the shadow of ", many people have doubts about directly operating on Jin Guo. On the contrary, there is no need to worry too much when dealing with Dali.

    Therefore, it became the consensus of the monarchs and ministers of the Song Dynasty to choose Dali, a soft persimmon.

    Originally, I was worried that non-combat attrition, such as acclimatization, would affect the war situation, but with the various prescriptions provided by Peng Qinfang to prevent miasma, at this point, it seems that it is enough to deal with it.

    Then there is nothing to worry about!  The heavenly soldiers only send troops to Dali.  For this Western Expedition, the Minister of Arms of the Song Dynasty had no choice but to spend more money and purchase as much advanced armament as possible as quickly as possible.  ¡ª¡ª32133+dsuaahhh+27073257¡ª¡ª>
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