Chapter 295 Taizhou Ordnance Bureau
"Mr. Chen, the little woman is lonely and has long lost her parents." Jiao Yu said.
Have you long lost your parents? Such a woman will not master any knowledge on making firearms, Chen Feng thought in his heart.
Thinking of this, Chen Feng was a little disappointed.
As a person who traveled through time in later generations, Chen Feng had a great understanding of the killing weapon such as firearms.
So, first I mastered the Yangzhou artillery warehouse, and then the Taizhou Ordnance Bureau. Chen Feng has always been very concerned about it, hoping to build more firearms and equip his own troops.
In the wars in the future, firearms are the king.
However, what disappointed him was that whether it was the Yangzhou Cannon Library or the Taizhou Ordnance Bureau, the firearms made by the craftsmen in it were really unable to satisfy Chen Feng.
The gun barrels of the musket with a range of more than 100 steps still often explode. As for the cannons used for siege, the Taizhou Ordnance Bureau cannot manufacture them.
So, when Chen Feng learned that the woman was named Jiao Yu, he felt excited. However, at this moment, he heard the other party say that he was alone and a woman like this seemed useless.
But then, Chen Feng immediately realized that the woman in front of him must be lying.
If she had lost her parents since she was a child, then after nearly ten years, she would have long since no smell of nitrate. Although this smell was light, it would have to be influenced by several years. Even if her parents were not around, it would have been only in the past two years.
Since she doesn't admit it, then test her by herself.
"Yu'er, go and change your clothes and then go out with me." Chen Feng said.
Changing clothes? Jiao Yu looked at himself and was wearing a golden cloud and smoke shirt. Is this outfit not good? Besides, what clothes do you change into?
"Xiaoxue, take a soldier's clothes and let her put them on." Chen Feng said to a woman who had just come in.
Wearing the soldier's clothes? Jiao Yu's eyes suddenly became straight. Just now she thought that Chen Feng had some special hobbies and asked him to wear some special clothes to serve him. Now, what are you going to do if you want to wear the soldier's clothes?
Han Xue came to ask Chen Feng for lunch, and she was stunned when she saw Chen Feng's statement.
"Go quickly." Chen said: "Xiaoxue, you can also change your clothes, let's go to a place in the afternoon."
When he went out and worked as a bodyguard for Brother Feng, Han Xue thought of this in an instant.
"Okay, I'll go right away." Han Xue said, pulling Jiao Yu's hand: "Yu'er, come with me."
Although Jiao Yu was still confused at this time, she couldn't help it.
Soon, two women dressed as men appeared in front of Chen Feng.
Needless to say, Chen Feng is very familiar with her appearance in dressing up as a man, and Jiao Yu, whose slightly fat figure just fits the appearance of a cavalry in the Kiln Society, and even looks a little heroic.
It seems that Jiao Yu is also suitable for being a man.
"Mr. Chen, where are we going?" Jiao Yu finally couldn't help asking.
"You will know when you arrive." Chen Feng said.
In addition to Han Xue and Jiao Yu, Chen Feng also dispatched a small team of Kilnshe cavalry to leave Yangzhou City and headed towards Taizhou City in the east.
The two places were less than a hundred miles apart, and before dark, they entered Taizhou City.
On the bumpy horse's back, Jiao Yu was held in front of Han Xue's chest. She couldn't ride a horse, but the carriage was too slow. In order to arrive in Taizhou City before dark, she could only ride a horse.
Half of Chen Feng came here this time. During this period, he has been in Gaoyou for a long time and has not come to Taizhou. It is time for him to come here.
On the other hand, if Jiao Yu is really a master of firearms, or her father is a famous firearm, then Jiao Yu should be interested in firearms. When he went to the Ordnance Bureau, he would not believe that she would not respond if he saw the things and thought about her.
Chen Feng came this time without informing the garrison. He entered the city and went directly to the Ordnance Bureau.
Here, a team of kiln club cavalry came to guard.
When he saw Chen Feng, the captain Shi Ming was extremely excited and accompanied Chen Feng to inspect the Ordnance Bureau.
Han Xue and Jiao Yu, the two guards, followed Chen Feng, made Shi Ming a little surprised.
Although it was getting late, the craftsmen here were still busy.
The most center of the Ordnance Bureau is a furnace more than ten feet high. You can feel the temperature of the furnace from afar.
There were two large bellows, and more than a dozen people were constantly pushing them. As they pushed them, the temperature of the stove became higher and higher.
Although it was still very cold, these people were shirtless, their upper bodies were dark, and their muscles were also revealed.
Jiao Yu looked at all this and she was very familiar with it, but she seemed very distant.
These people were smelting iron. After smelting iron, they could pour the iron into a mold beside them and cast it into a musket.
If you want to get a good musket, the temperature of the iron smelting furnace is very important, and the higher the temperature, the better.
What made Jiao Yu curious was that these people looked red and had enough food every day, and there was no sign of being beaten.
The army here only maintains public order outside, and there is no criticism of their work.
What about the person in charge?
Jiao Yu was thinking when he heard a voice: "Try more hard, and in another half an hour, our furnace of iron will be released."
Hearing this voice, Jiao Yu was stunned. This voice looked very much like a father's apprentice.
She looked over the sound. Although she hadn't seen her for several years, the outline was vaguely what An Jie looked like.
At this time, like a supervisor, he climbed up the ladder beside him, looked into the stove for a few glances, and urged people to work. He was in his thirties, and was just the same year.
Why is he here? Didn’t he escape? At the beginning, after his father escaped, he also ran away with him.
Hearing An Jie's words, more than a dozen craftsmen stepped up the wooden handle in their hands.
There was another voice coming: "Boss, I haven't eaten dinner yet, I'm so tired."
"You're just doing it a lot. It's half an hour after supper, and it's big chunks of braised pork." An Jie said.
When did the life of these craftsmen become so good with big chunks of braised pork? Jiao Yu thought in his heart.
"Okay, boss, I want to eat three bowls." The craftsman shouted loudly, working harder.
"Do work quickly. If anyone calls him again, throw him in and bury him for burial. The furnace temperature will be enough soon." An Jie said.
After saying that, An Jie glanced down, and was stunned in surprise, and immediately ran over from his position.
"Mr. Chen, you are here." An Jie was very excited in his words.
After saying that, he looked at the two guards following Chen Feng, one of them seemed to be very familiar with him.
"Well, there is nothing wrong today. Come and see, how are we doing?" Chen Feng asked.
"Now, we can build about fifty three-eyed guns a day on average." Anjie said: "Now, this iron smelting furnace is burning every day, and our craftsmen almost don't rest."
"Thank you all for your hard work," Chen Feng said: "Well done, you can still get rewards this month."
Hearing this, An Jie immediately said, "Mr. Chen, the wages you gave us are enough. No one ever thought that it would be fine to make so much money and support the whole family. Everyone is content. This life is all yours. If you give me a reward, why are we so embarrassed to get it?"
An Jie said what he said in his heart. In the past, when working under the Tartars, craftsmen were even inferior people, insulted and beaten them at every turn. As for wages, they were almost always bearish. At that time, they had to flee because they couldn't survive. As long as they became craftsmen, they would be craftsmen for generations.
Now, the wages are still very sufficient every month, and the daily meals are also very good. There is meat to eat every day, which is something I dare not think about in the past. Compared with the past, in heaven and earth, each of them is very grateful to Chen Feng.
An Jie was not a craftsman here at first, but when he recruited the craftsmen who had left here, he came here. Moreover, because of his superb skills, he had become the leader here.
Jiao Yu suddenly felt in his heart that if his father was in such a place, he would definitely use all his talents, rather than being forced to lead his family to live a life of escape.
If only if I could meet Lord Chen as soon as possible, that would be great, Jiao Yu thought.
Looking at this little scene, Jiao Yu grew up among these people since childhood.
I remembered all my father's efforts, and I remembered them silently. Do I need to devote all my efforts to those around me?
However, this seems too reckless.
Just as she was thinking, a scene suddenly swept across the corner of her eyes.
"Be careful!" Jiao Yu suddenly made a sound.
Unfortunately, it's still too late.
Just now, I saw a ladder not far from the stove. I climbed up alone, but stepped on the air.
She reminded that it was useless, and this person made a mistake in his busy schedule and had fallen from it.
Jiao Yu's voice suddenly made An Jie stunned, and the voice became more familiar. Could it be that it was the master's daughter?
Without thinking too much, he saw the reckless Li Zhuer who had fallen down.
"The rest of them continue to work!" An Jie said and ran over.
At this time, if the fire was stopped, the iron in the furnace would be wasted. So he ordered the rest of the people to work while taking care of Li Zhuer.
Chen Feng ran over, and Han Xue and Jiao Yu, behind him, also ran to the other side.
Li Zhu'er didn't shout, but gritted her teeth tightly, showing that she was suffering from huge pain.
Below, one of the legs was still there, but the foot was twisted to the side.
The leg bone was broken.
"Don't touch him." Chen Feng said: "Let me find a few wooden sticks."
The leg bone was broken. If it moved randomly, maybe this unlucky guy would become a cripple in the future.
Jiao Yu looked at Chen Feng in surprise. Such a big man had no airs at all, and he was just taking care of a servant like this?
"Brother, hold on." Chen Feng said, using a rope to tie the wooden stick to both sides of his legs, keeping the broken part without causing secondary damage.
Several guard soldiers also rushed over and carried Li Zhu'er up with a wooden board.
"Don't touch his legs, find a doctor and pick him up." Chen Feng said.
Chapter completed!