That's not a good idea... angrily begging for support... Xiaozhou kneels down and thanks!

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The rules and regulations of the Changshengying warehouse are very strict, and the inventory is quite abundant. Shen Shikui took the signed and sealed documents and went directly to the warehouse to pick up the goods. The subsequent process was already smooth.

However, after all, this is 200,000 stones of grain and grass. It is not war time at this time, and it is impossible for the men and coolies to accompany Shen Shikui day and night, working day and night. After moving this grain and grass, at least he has to

More than one day, two days, is enough for Shen Shikui to be busy.

After settling Shen Shikui's matter, Li Yuanqing also had more time and energy to focus on the Northland strategy.

In later generations, Duke Chiang once said a wise saying: "Before fighting against the outside world, you must first make peace at home."

Li Yuanqing was deeply concerned about this sentence.

To put it bluntly, only by doing things within your own ability well and taking care of your own 'one-third of an acre' can you consider other things and be qualified to consider other things.

Otherwise, the foundation will be unstable and everything will be just a fantasy, isn't it?

A thousand miles begins with a single step!

At this time, occupying such a high position, it is naturally impossible for Li Yuanqing to make the mistake of having too much ambition but too little.

At this time, after so many years of hard work and hard work by Li Yuanqing, the system of the Changsheng Camp has been basically stable, including the entire structure of Liaonan, which has also tended to be stable.

In terms of 'internal affairs', Li Yuanqing actually doesn't have to worry too much.

The most critical thing is the surrounding environment and the army's spears and shields.

After all, with the current system of the Changsheng Battalion, all officers, including generals such as Duan Xiliang and Kong Youde, only have the power to command troops, but not to deploy troops. Only Li Yuanqing can handle military affairs!

But even if Li Yuanqing wants to make a decision, he always has to convene an internal meeting of the military to involve the main officers, discuss it together, and then make a decision!

As for government affairs, Li Yuanqing chose to decentralize power on a large scale and then use rules to provide checks and balances.

As Taizu’s famous saying goes, ‘Political power comes from the barrel of a gun’.

Li Yuanqing, the main force of the army, is always with him. Are he afraid that those without guns will play tricks with him?

Not to mention, the entire structure of the Political Affairs Department is composed of Li Yuanqing’s direct henchmen. However, due to various entanglements and numerous small factions, who can risk the disapproval of the world and dare to ‘make trouble’ in this system?

Shortly after Shen Shikui left, Li Yuanqing came to the weapons workshop to inspect the work of the weapons workshop.

Although Xu Liang and Mr. Yang Peifu, the directors of the weapons workshop, were not prepared for Li Yuanqing's sudden arrival, they were already very familiar with Li Yuanqing's "private visit", so there was nothing fishy about it.

The weapons workshop is the top priority and the absolute core of the Changsheng Camp, including the entire southern Liaoning. Li Yuanqing not only gives them generous salaries, but their treatment in all aspects is also top-notch.

Who dares to tamper with something like this?

After all, Mr. Yang Peifu was old and had trouble walking. After a few brief greetings with Li Yuanqing, he went back to his public house to rest. Xu Liang and Joseph led Li Yuanqing to the 'production line' that Li Yuanqing valued most.

After Li Yuanqing finished reading it in person and returned to the public house, Mr. Yang Peifu gave a comprehensive report to Li Yuanqing.

The so-called 'production line' here is not a real ordnance production line, but a small production line for explosive bags, grenades, gunpowder and projectiles.

For this trip to the North, Li Yuanqing was quite far-reaching in planning.

Instead of carrying a large amount of war preparation materials, slowing down the pace of the soldiers, and causing a stressful marching burden for the soldiers, how can we use local materials, make use of the existing local conditions, and process and produce them on the spot?

Especially with the assistance of the Changsheng Battalion's powerful fleet and the many experienced craftsmen in the weapons shop, the Changsheng Battalion now has the ability to build a frontline production line.

How could Li Yuanqing not use it? Why not seek the distance instead of the near?

However, the production lines for explosive bags, hand grenades, and gunpowder are relatively simple, but the production lines for lead bullets are more complicated.

Mainly for metals like lead, no one can guarantee that they can be found anywhere and at any time.

In the small factory building of the production line, Xu Liang smiled and said: "Commander, regarding the issue of lead bullets, Beizhi has had several discussions with Mr. Yang, Mr. Joseph, Thomas, Peter Luo and other colleagues these days. General,

The humble rank believes that our army can carry five to ten of this lead bullet production line. If it can be used, then naturally it is best. If it cannot be used, we will carry more ready-made military supplies. After all, lead bullets,

It is not too heavy. Even if each soldier carries a thousand rounds, it will not cause too much burden on the march. It is mainly for the production line control of explosive bags and hand grenades."

"Commander, I have also carefully analyzed the recent large-scale battles of our army these days. To a large extent, in a large-scale battle, the frequency of guns fired by soldiers is around fifty rounds.

.This is calculated based on the highest level of intensity for one day. If this battle lasts for ten days, that would be five hundred rounds of lead bullets. Therefore, Commander, the initial ration of lead bullets for the subordinates is three thousand rounds.

About five thousand rounds..."

Xu Liang spoke in great detail, giving a careful summary of the recent large-scale battles in Changsheng Camp. Li Yuanqing also nodded slowly.

There is no doubt about Xu Liang's ability.

The weapons workshop consists of an old man and a young man, and they complement each other. It can be said that it was Li Yuanqing's unintentional masterstroke.

Xu Liang said at this time that in a large-scale war, a single gunman would consume fifty rounds of lead bullets every day, which was basically the war consumption at the highest intensity on the decisive day.

But in fact, in an ordinary stalemate, the lead bullet consumption of Bird Gun Soldiers is far from reaching this number, and the average number is only about ten rounds.

At this time, one tael of silver can make about fifty rounds of qualified lead bullets.

Each person carried five thousand rounds of lead bullets, which meant that just for an ordinary gunman, Li Yuanqing had to pay one hundred taels of silver.

Even if Li Yuanqing was wealthy, he would still feel some pain.

This is not a fucking war...it's obviously just burning money!

However, ‘when the cannon goes off, there is a thousand taels of gold’.

As long as the main force of the Japanese army can be guaranteed and the momentum of the frontal war is maintained, are you worried about not being able to earn back the money?

If there were so many ammunition reserves, Li Yuanqing estimated that if the Ming army could reach Moscow or even St. Petersburg, it would not be a big problem.

"Xu Liang, you have done a good job in this matter. You are prepared and you are safe. When you are prepared, you are safe! The army goes out for a long time, and it is far from the achievement of one moment and one place. I am very pleased that you can think so far!"

Xu Liang was overjoyed immediately, but he glanced at Li Yuanqing carefully, hesitated for a moment, and then said cautiously: "Commander, I'm humble, I have an unkind invitation..."

"Um?"

Li Yuanqing rolled his eyelids slightly, and after a moment, he smiled and said: "Does this still need to be the case between you and me? Just say what you have to say."

"yes."

Xu Liang couldn't help but be overjoyed, and hurriedly said carefully: "Commander, I humble my position. This time, I want to follow the Marshal on the expedition..."

"Um?"

Li Yuanqing's brows couldn't help but frown slightly. After a moment, he understood what Xu Liang meant.

At this time, the general environment on the island is competition, competition, and competition again.

Although his contribution to the Xu Liang Armory is not small, after all, it is just a logistical job, especially since this guy has a baby son this year.

I'm afraid... this guy wants to risk his life to earn a big future for his precious son...

After a moment, Li Yuanqing laughed loudly: "Xu Liang, it's a good thing that you want to go on an expedition. If you are here, I can rest easy in terms of ordnance supplies. But, how should I deal with the affairs of the weapons workshop?"

Xu Liang hurriedly smiled and said: "Commander, when it comes to improving military flags, Mr. Yang's methods and experience are even better than his humble position. Our new bird gun at this time can guarantee at least fifteen shots even in extremely cold climates."

It is more than 100%, and there will be no explosion in the chamber. Especially Mr. Yang and the others are very proficient in the research on the composition of iron. Commander, at this time, the new technology of our Changsheng Camp is already the best in the entire Ming Dynasty. With Yang

The old man is personally in charge, and given time, there will definitely be further improvement. As for the humble position... hehe... I also want to stay with the commander and continue to expand my horizons."

Li Yuanqing couldn't help laughing.

But for a moment, he suddenly remembered that at this time, in Europe, the army had probably begun to equip them with guns.

Don't underestimate it, this is just a small improvement in ignition and shooting devices. For war, especially large-scale war, this is a huge step forward!

It can be said that the emergence of the gun device directly pushed human warfare from the semi-firearm era to the firearm age!

But~~~, even if Lao Maozi was equipped with a gun at this time, Li Yuanqing was not in vain at all.

Because the new bird gun of the Changsheng Camp has a stable range of just over a hundred steps, which is between 100 meters and 120 or 30 meters. In this area, it can reliably penetrate armor directly.

Especially if there is a tailwind, or if you hit high and low ground, the distance will only be further.

This is the basic data tested under the worst conditions.

According to Lao Maozi's urine, how could a group of slaves and poor devils, who are not tolerated by mainstream European society, obtain France's most advanced rifles?

Even if they did have advanced equipment, the range would definitely be far from comparable to the new blunderbuss of the Changsheng Campers.

At most, the two sides were just hand-to-hand combat, and Li Yuanqing wanted to see how far his elite men were from the so-called fighting nation!

"Well, don't worry about this. Xu Liang, please settle all the things here for me first, and then come and make terms with me!"

"yes."

Xu Liang hurriedly bowed his hands respectfully, feeling overjoyed.

What the commander-in-chief means is that as long as he can get the weapons workshop properly settled, then, isn't it a sure thing that he will go on an expedition with the main force of the army?

He Xu Liang is not stupid, how could he waste such a good opportunity?

After inspecting the production line with Xu Liang and Joseph, and testing the power of dozens of new gunshots, Li Yuanqing and his party came to a small public room with warm sunlight to drink tea and rest temporarily.

Because the weapons shop is located high on the hillside, the angle of sunlight is greater, so it is quite pleasant and comfortable to come here to bask in the sun.

After drinking some hot tea, Joseph, who had not had time to speak today, became a little impatient. He finally seized the opportunity and hurriedly asked Li Yuanqing for instructions: "Your distinguished commander, are you not ready for this expedition?"

Carry artillery? You must know that artillery, especially pounders and 6-pounders, are the real kings of field battles at this time. Those cavalry dogs, as long as our artillery men are there, their humble job can guarantee that they will

How many people there are, how many humble jobs can make them go back to bed."

Of course Li Yuanqing understood what Joseph meant.

As the deputy director of the arms shop, in charge of artillery affairs, how could he allow such a large-scale war? What would happen without their artillery?

After a moment, Li Yuanqing smiled and said: "Joseph, the problem with artillery is that it is difficult to transport and move when traveling long distances. On this trip, we have to travel thousands of miles! Do you have any new ideas and insights in this regard?"

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Chapter completed!