The Spaniard, the strongest guns in this era, probably after one round of shooting, if the Zhenguo New Army had equipped this kind of rifle, it had already shot five rounds. What a great advantage this is, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a complete crushing.

Ye Chunqiu took a deep breath and admired the efforts of the researchers and craftsmen. Although he had a relatively mature design plan, he could turn the drawings into real objects. It can be seen that he had carefully cultivated them in the past, and this effort was not in vain.

Because rifles involve chemical, machinery, and smelting, the person who takes the lead in the development of rifles is the director of the research institute, and a detailed report from the research institute is in the hands of Ye Chunqiu.

The manufacturing of firearms is actually very easy, and the manufacturing of Mineral bullets is also quick. However, because guns are of great importance, there are few skilled craftsmen. Therefore, the research institute’s suggestion is to start a firearm workshop first, and to arrange a group of skilled craftsmen from each workshop to make the production in advance, and at the same time start training apprentices. Of course, the research institute must follow up at any time in this small-scale production. On the one hand, it must make the next step of improvement of the gun, and on the other hand, it is to try its best to optimize the production process.

Although there is no so-called concept of scientific development in this era, the institute has gradually explored a lot of experience in the process of production and research. It is already familiar with the conception, development, trial production, and production, and has already had a systematic solution.

But the expenses from the bottom scared Ye Chunqiu. Because it was just a small-scale production and because the research institute took the lead in starting again, the funds they now needed were 270,000 taels of silver.

This is definitely a game to spend money. Ye Chunqiu took a deep breath and still solemnly stamped his own seal in this report and approved the implementation.

Next, a batch of muskets will be made, and the Minnie bullets will be produced unlimitedly in the future, and gunpowder specially equipped with muskets will also be put into production. Even the wooden brackets of the rifle need to be specially customized.

Because the accuracy required by firearms is very high, there is no sloppyness, which is completely different from the manufacturing of vehicles. Therefore, the institute even plans to customize a batch of special vernier calipers and magnifying glasses in the new workshop. In short, everything is a new set of standards. To put it bluntly, it is silver.

The new musket and Minie bullets were effective so quickly. Why was Ye Chunqiu not excited? But to put it bluntly, these achievements were made by money. It can be said that his mood was painful and happy!

However, Ye Chunqiu also knew that the money was definitely worth it, so he let them implement it. After the production starts, he is afraid that another round of improvement will be required. Then Ye Chunqiu is afraid that he will spend some effort with these people.

With a complicated mood, he returned to Zhenguo Mansion. As soon as he sat on the comfortable sofa, Wang Shouren came on order.

Next, in order to adapt to the rifle, it was obvious that the two of them urgently needed to formulate a new teaching. Wang Shouren didn't understand what Ye Chunqiu meant, just setting fire guns, why did it take so much trouble?

Ye Chunqiu was too lazy to explain it in a nagging way. This was not disrespectful to Wang Shouren, but because he knew very well that instead of using reason to convince Wang Shouren, it would be better to use reality to tell him his ideas.

Before this, the Zhenguo Mansion was careful about everything. After all, after Ye Chunqiu took over the Zhenguo Mansion, there were always some taboos, so sometimes he could not help but bind his feet. However, now, after the imperial examination, there was obviously no much worry. Now he is fully powered and now he is starting to recruit people.

The demand for craftsmen and apprentices is the biggest, because they are eager to recruit people, and the workshops under the Zhenguo Mansion are almost monopolistic in industries and have extremely high premiums, so in order to attract human resources, they are willing to pay out money.

In this way, the countryside of Tianjin Wei and Northern Tongzhou nearby can be said to be empty in nine out of ten rooms. No one is an idiot, so naturally he knows that people go to a higher place.

Although it is hard to be an apprentice in Zhenguo Mansion, the things that can be exchanged are really rich and a large number of "fledged households" are inevitably seen. The government did not dare to care about the powerful Zhenguo Mansion, so it had to let it go.

At present, people are needed everywhere. By the end of the month, the Zhenguo Mansion was already busy. On the first day of the next month, on the morning of the late spring, countless carriages arrived at the Zhenguo Mansion in a row. This scene was spectacular.

However, having said that, the shares issued by the shareholders' bureau immediately attracted a rush to buy them. The price per share is actually not high, and the shares that are actually placed on the market are only 20% of them.

These people are "retail investors", and most of the real bigwigs are today's nobles. In fact, the officials from various companies are unwilling to come forward easily in this kind of "buying and trading". After all, they have to be afraid of their own identity.

But it happened that early in the morning, the emperor set out in a mighty carriage, so the British Duke and the Shouning Hou had to come.

Here in Zhenguo Mansion, a special building for the shareholders' bureau has been opened. The people from Zhenguo Mansion, etc., are waiting here under the leadership of Ye Chunqiu.

When Zhu Houzhao arrived at Zhenguo Mansion, he was really shocked. What he was shocked was no longer just the tall chimney, nor the smooth concrete road, and the buildings rising from the ground. He had already seen these things, not to mention shock, is there anything more shocking in the world than the Forbidden City?

What shocked Zhu Houzhao was the changes here. It hasn't been here for a few months, and it is completely different here again.

It can be said that wherever you look, there are people. There were only a few chimneys, but now there are chimneys. There were always some empty streets on both sides, but now there are many shops. Buildings like Zhenguo Mansion are either under construction, or have begun to paint the exterior walls, with huge signs hanging on them.

Zhenguofu Hotel, Yang Ji Chengyi, Ningchang Inn, Tongji Women's Medical Hall, Changyuan Truck Store, Xinji Night School all kinds of fresh things can be said to have risen.

If there were only tens of thousands of craftsmen and apprentices in Zhenguo Mansion before, now, the number of people who make a living here is rapidly expanding, as many as tens of thousands.

This palm-sized land is full of people coming and going, and countless signs and wine flags are even more bizarre.

Zhu Houzhao looked out in the glass of the dragon car. For a moment, she was stunned. Where did these shops come from? They were even more lively than the vegetable market in the capital?

Zhu Houzhao sat on the wide sofa and took her eyes back from the overwhelming things outside the window. She couldn't help but squint her eyes, looking like she was hard to imagine.

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Chapter completed!