Yao Guangxiao swallowed the words to his mouth. Zhu Di saw them and didn't say anything. He guessed that his old friend had something that could not be known to outsiders to explain to him.

I'll wait for a day or two to visit him at Jianchu Temple, and it's okay to say it's okay.

After Hong Jilai came in to pay tribute to Song Li, the Minister of Works, and two ministers, Zhu Di dismissed the ceremony and asked: "How is the development of firearms now in the Military Arts Academy?"

Hong Jilai immediately said: "Because I purchased the production process and process of the Taishan and the machine gun production process and process from Times Trading Company, the improvement and optimization of firearms in the Military Arts Institute have temporarily stagnated. The main reason is to sort out the production lines of the Taishan and the machine gun, and it will be put into production in another three or five days."

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "It's great."

He touched his chin and pondered for a moment, and looked at the Minister of Works, "Can the production of copper and iron support the mass production of Taishan and machine guns in the Military Arts Institute?"

Song Li immediately said: "Report to Your Majesty, the Wei Minister has discussed this matter with Hong Ling. After learning about the amount of steel and iron used by the Taishan and machine guns, the Ministry of Works has calculated that the current supply of steel and copper can basically ensure the demand for the Military Equipment Academy to build three Taishan vehicles under the conditions of meeting the large demand from the Zhengda Shipyard."

Zhu Di was a little disappointed, "Are there only three cars..."

Song Li smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, the amount of steel and copper required by a Taishan is extremely large, and we are now using these materials in all aspects. Not to mention, the 'Daming Locomotive Company' jointly established by the Ministry of Industry and Times Group is to produce trains, and the demand for steel by this train is not less than that of the Taishan Group, which accounts for a big end. Zhengdajian's shipyard is another big end. The Times Group is located near the Jiudihe Power Station and what internal combustion engine is to develop, which is also a big end. Because the Times Group wants to produce a large number of bicycles and tricycles, this is your opinion, and it is also a big end. In addition, the Military Arts Institute is still producing muskets continuously, and there are also a large number of machine guns, all of which need to be used for steel. To be honest, if Your Majesty had not prepared for the future, he would have been crazily mining and smelting from the Indochina Peninsula from the beginning, we would not be enough now."

After a pause, "Even Times Construction is a big business that uses steel and iron. To be honest, the amount of steel used by various departments such as Times Chemical Group combined is no less than that of various departments in our country."

It's not that this is wrong.

In fact, the Times Group uses steel for development, not to use it to build arms, so Zhu Di and Song Li were not worried, and they also agreed to give the Times Group a note.

Zhu Di nodded slightly, "I know this."

We must continue to increase the mining efforts.

Hong Jilai said: "Your Majesty, in fact, the three Taishans are enough. Our colleagues from the Military Weapon Academy discussed together. Although this Taishans are good, they also have its shortcomings. Before these defects are conquered, three Taishans are enough. If there are more, if the defects cannot be improved in the future, it will be wasted."

Didn’t Zhu Di know the flaws of the Taishan? He also knew that this flaw could be solved by marching and formation on the battlefield, but he was really worried about waste.

Hong Jilai's next sentence completely eliminated the idea of ​​producing more Taishan: "Now Yili has already shot down the inside. If the Jurchens are over, the Taishan will have to settle down. North Korea... It seems that the government and the people are talking about it. In other words, the Taishan is still useless. Then the Taishan will be in the Western Regions. But the roads in the Western Regions are a problem. In addition, the Taishan is so huge that the Taishan is not convenient for transportation. Even if you want to fight Japan in the future, it will be a troublesome thing to transport the Taishan by using warships. Therefore, I think that the main function of the three Taishan is to guard the Indochina Peninsula, so there is no need to produce more."

Zhu Di nodded, "That's all about the Taishan."

He asked again: "Where is the machine gun?"

Hong Jilai said: "This can be more and better, but machine guns are also very complicated, and due to the volume and weight of ammunition consumption, it is not suitable to produce too much. According to Weichen's estimate, a warship on Zheng Dajian's steel warship needs to be equipped with ten to twenty machine guns, while the Taishan needs to be equipped with about ten machine guns. As for the Shenji Camp, Weichen thought that one machine gun for every 100 people was enough, but a young man from the Military Arts Academy proposed a concept: de-heavy machine guns. That is, while maintaining the speed of continuous shooting, reducing the lethality of its single bullet, and ensuring that each bullet can reach the lethality of the musket, the weight of the machine gun should be reduced as much as possible to achieve the effect of being able to carry a single soldier and operate alone."

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "If this can be achieved, can we equip the Shenji Camp in large quantities?"

Hong Jilai nodded, "If it is achieved, it will definitely be the best equipped. In this case, our Shenji Camp can directly resist 10,000 people from the Sword Army!"

Zhu Di laughed, "Good, your Military Arts Academy is stepping up its research and development."

Hong Jilai immediately received the order.

Song Li was also having a headache when he saw this. He didn't care about the money, but he was using steel. This thing was all steel. The Ministry of Works is now running wildly. But to be honest, the amount of steel used in the current crazy development of the Ming Dynasty is really not enough.

Zhu Di did not forget the purpose of Xuanzhao Hong Jilai. He coughed and asked, "Can you take out thousands of muskets from the Military Weapons Court? Well, it would be better if there were some machine guns."

Hong Jilai said: "It was sent to the various departments of Shenji Camp through the Ministry of War and the Governor's Office of the Five Army."

Zhu Di shook his head, "I mean I took it out alone and would not give it to Shenji Camp."

Hong Jilai thought about it, "There are some inventory, mainly because he thought that if there is an urgent need, he could quickly send it to the attacking or garrison station for use."

Zhu Di's eyes lit up, "How many are there?"

Hong Jilai said: "If there are three thousand muskets and machine guns... they have not been produced yet. If His Majesty needs it, the Military Weapons Academy can produce more than ten machine guns in one month."

The machine gun is now fully hand-made, which is really time-consuming and labor-intensive.

Zhu Di secretly calculated the time and felt that he should be able to catch up, so he said to Hong Jilai: "In this way, you can prepare three thousand muskets and deliver them in one month. In addition, more than ten machine guns must be produced quickly, and they will be delivered in one month. As for whom to be delivered to, I will give you the decree in one month."

Hong Jilai immediately received the order again.

Zhu Di finally said: "In addition to this, the biggest task of the Military Arts Academy now is to produce more ammunition for these machine guns and muskets. The more, the better. Then you will be ready to transport it to Mobei."

Those who offend our Ming Dynasty will be punished even if they are far away.
Chapter completed!