Chapter 408 Armament!
If you do it according to this official's words, then the first one of them is Changlin, which is equivalent to offending the gentry of Liangguang. Who doesn't have three relatives and six relatives in the gentry class, but many people are outside officials. In this way, it's equivalent to that you can't get along with your own people.
Besides, the officials who come out will inevitably become a thorn in the side of those gentrys, which will definitely arouse the disgust of these guys. At that time, it will be difficult for officials to do things. You know, after all, officials are outsiders, and those guys are all local snakes. The group of people who serve you in the government office are the same. Most of them come from the local area, and there must be an inextricable relationship with those people. Then, if you offend all those who are powerful in the local area, then, as an official, unless your backstage is hard enough, it can only be said that your career is over, at least you will never have any more here. The construction of.
So, for the idiot official's speech, everyone thought it was a fart. Maybe he also noticed something. He laughed a little resentfully and retreated to his position to sit down.
Then, he fell into an embarrassing silence, which made the governor of Liangguang Changlin quite unhappy, but the problem was that he could not take out a big stick to force these guys to come up with a useful idea.
At this time, Liang Pengfei cleared his throat and stood up, looking a little hesitant and said, "Governor, the last general has a way, but..."
This made the officials present couldn't help cheering up. Looking at Liang Pengfei, who was speaking, Changlin looked a little hesitant after seeing Liang Pengfei standing up. He was a little unhappy, but he still smiled on his face: "It's okay, but it's okay to say it."
"Since the governor has a life, the general has the courage to say it. Presumably, you also know it. The last general's family has been doing business and running ships for generations, but he has little money. However, as an official of the court, if the last general asks his family to recruit Zhuangding villagers again, I'm afraid it will cause criticism. Therefore, the last general was a little hesitant. However, the last general thought that those gentry were not unwilling to serve the court, but there was no leader in this matter to stand up first. I'm afraid they had concerns in their hearts. Liang Pengfei replied immediately.
As soon as he said this, Changlin was already happy: "Okay, very good..." At this moment, Master Liang is simply a loyal guardian of the country, regardless of remuneration, regardless of merit, only for the country, and the image of a hero who throws his head to dissipate blood. At least Liang is so self-hypnotized, or Italian silver.
But I have to say that after Liang Pengfei stood up like this, there were a lot of cheers and echoes around him. They all agree that Liang Pengfei's strategy is a manifestation of loyalty to the country. As for Liang Pengfei's concern, it is not a problem at all. In the court, father and son are officials in the same dynasty. What's more, Liang Yuanxia did not become an official in the court, but only recruited rural brave groups as a gentry to practice and protect the people.
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And Wang Shouli, who was beside him, suddenly had an idea. He stood up and asked Liang Pengfei, "Mr. Liang, I know that Pan Youdu, the head of the thirteenth line, is your father-in-law Taishan. Why don't you know that he will be an example? In this way, it will inevitably lead a group of gentry and businessmen to participate in this matter.
"Admiral Wang's words are very good, hahaha, Mr. Liang, I'm afraid I can only entrust this matter to you." Changlin, the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, stepped forward and said to Liang Pengfei and Yan Yuese. If this matter is successful, the people of Guangdong and Guangxi will be sheltered, and Mr. Liang will be the first to make contributions. I will definitely report to the emperor to express the loyalty of General Liang to the court.
"The order of the governor and the admiral, how dare the last general not obey?" Liang Pengfei replied respectfully, but he couldn't stop laughing sinisterly. I'm cheating you, but you still send me pillows. If you don't pick me up, I'm a fool.
The matter soon came to an end. He was worried that Liang Pengfei would disobey. The next day, in the name of the Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, Changlin rewarded Liang Yuanxia for recruiting bravery in the countryside and training the training group to protect the people. In this way, it was impossible for Liang Pengfei to repent, but in fact, how could Liang Pengfei repent?
Soon, in just ten days, the first Guangdong civilian military organization, the brave camp in Shunde Township, finally became an empty shell, but I believe that it won't be long before this empty shell camp will be filled with elite soldiers.
After that, Pan Youdu and others, who returned to Guangzhou from Annan, were naturally happy to accept the promise. Soon, Fujian Longxi Township Yongying, Haicheng Township Yongying, Guangdong Xinhui Township Yongying, Changning Township Yongying, etc. were established one after another.
On the surface, it is the township brave camp funded by the major rich merchants of the thirteen banks of Guangdong in their hometown, but in fact, under the secret control of Liang Pengfei, the officers at all levels in those battalions are all selected by the Liang family army.
"Your Excellency, there are a total of 15 battalions. According to the army of the Qing Dynasty, one battalion ranges from five hundred to one more. Of course, we are counting higher. Therefore, there are always one thousand people for one battalion, which is 15,000 soldiers. In addition, we also started in some key areas of Guangdong through those merchants. If all the camps are completed, we should have 23 battalions, that is, 23,000 people. Sun Shijie seemed to be very ** about the numbers. Looking at Liang Pengfei, he didn't look at the paper in his hand at all, just like a treasure.
"Two thousand people..." Liang Pengfei nodded after thinking about it for a while: "Although it seems a little less, it is completely enough to deal with those green camps in Guangdong. The only thing to worry about now is guns and artillery."
The first developed coal mine and iron mine in the north of Annan have been expanded twice. In addition, the mines left by the Spaniards on Luzon Island are mining, which can basically meet the steel needs of Liang Pengfei for the time being.
Due to the introduction of a series of industrial tools such as steam engines and simple lathes, Liang Pengfei's military industry has taken off from a dream to a reality.
With a steam engine, large stamping machines and other heavy machinery can not be limited to the river. After a long time of hard work and a lot of investment, the resump gun with pneumatic re-forwarding machine has begun to be put into experimental production. After all, there is Liang Pengfei, a professional arms dealer. It is difficult to give advice and guidance if you don't succeed.
The barrel has begun to use those Western metallurgy guys to obtain the best alloy barrel after many tests. However, due to the lack of perfect and more sophisticated manufacturing tools and lathes, the yield of the manufactured backgun really makes Liang Pengfei feel a little miserable, but after all, this is a There is no road that has been walked by predecessors. I believe that in the near future, the yield will be higher and higher.
Similarly, the development of the backfill gun should be completed earlier than the artillery. At this time, it has begun to be put into mass production. Although it is a pity for Liang Pengfei to pull the bolt after firing a shot, it is a pity, but due to the use of a magazine loaded with ten bullets, it is smoke-free. The gunpowder-fired rifles have left hand-held weapons from all over the world far behind in terms of range and shooting accuracy and rate of fire.
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And this so-called mass production is only relatively speaking. The output of 15 to 20 pieces per day is the current limit. After all, there are too few workers who can skillfully work in those machines at this stage.
However, the production of nearly 600 rifles a month can produce 7,000 rifles a year. Moreover, skilled workers and production machinery are gradually increasing. It is believed that after a year, 50 or even 100 rifles a day are no longer a dream and Italian silver.
The increasing strength of armaments has also made Liang Pengfei's confidence expand. Now, because Liang Pengfei's greedy hand has covered the whole Nanyang. With his previous life, he has gained rich knowledge around the world. Although he dares not say that he can indicate the minerals of Nanyang in the XX region, on a certain island, there are those He was still impressed by the resources of the strategic name, which gave his men a general direction of prospecting.
And the workers who were constantly summoned from the Japanese country were scattered all over the Nanyang, contributing their blood, sweat and youth to the infrastructure of the islands in the Nanyang.
Now Liang Pengfei is more like a beast, lurking in the dense forest next to a lazy wild boar in his eyes. He is waiting patiently, waiting for this stupid wild boar to give up the last trace of vigilance and put his head into the stream to drink. At that time, he will jump lightly. He rushed out and showed his sharp claws, giving the creature a terrible and deadly blow.
With excitement and fatigue, Liang Pengfei returned to the backyard. As soon as he stepped into the study, he saw Pan Bingjie and Maria chatting there.
"What's the matter? Come on, this is the sweet soup I stewed for you. Drink it quickly..." Pan Bingjie quickly stepped forward and put the outer cloak on Liang Pengfei's body in her hand, so that the maid brought a bowl of steaming sweet soup and brought it to Liang Pengfei's hand.
"Thank you, did you drink?" Liang Pengfei was not polite. After pouring everything into his mouth, he smiled at the two of them.
"I drank it. Maria said she had no appetite, so she only drank half a bowl." Pan Bingjie turned around and smiled at Liang Pengfei. When Maria, who was about to get up as if she had a watermelon in her stomach, Liang Pengfei quickly took two steps forward and held her angrily and said, "Oops, sit down quickly. Now that you are heavy, you can't move around."
"Oh, my God, you might as well kill me. I'm so bored that I'm going crazy." Maria glanced at Liang Pengfei with some anxiety, but she still sat down obediently. Now Maria's slender face looks much rounder. In the girl's youthful breath, there is a trace of the maturity of a young woman, and the natural precipitation of her mother's surname is shining.
(to be continued)