Chapter 78

Liu bu also reported his army building thought to his father Liu Yuanshan. Liu Yuanshan's vision was not as long as Liu Bu's, and he could not see that Daming would perish, but he could see that it was a plan to become bigger and stronger, so he recognized it.

However, the Liu family has not yet reached the critical moment of life and death, nor joined the ranks of striving for hegemony. He first pressed the plan, did not immediately set up a car camp, and still did a good job in their army. However, the Liu family has changed to the Taiping army.

Its slogan is: protect the environment and the people, and pray for peace in the world.

Although Liu Bu and his troops can't have such a large-scale army as the car battalion army at present, they are also trying to get some artillery back for early preparation. Their current troops have no problem if they fight with the ordinary Ming army and roving bandits, but if they are compared with a more powerful army, they must have artillery to match.

At that time, Kong Youde and his Jiangdong soldiers were only several thousand people, but all of them were good at using firearms. They just let the Ming army suffer a great loss. Finally, the imperial court sent hundreds of thousands of troops to suppress their arrogance, but they almost smashed the three East houses.

This also shows that the Liu family is right to develop firearms.

It was illegal for individuals to hold bows, crossbows and armor in the Ming Dynasty. It would be different if they had the identity of an official Army. Why did Liu Bu seek the general position of Jimo camp, because Jimo camp is a regular army, and only regular troops can be equipped with artillery.

If it's their Fushan Institute, they can't be equipped with artillery. If you have it yourself, you can do it, but it's impossible to apply for equipment from the above.

Therefore, after Liu Buhe became the garrison commander of Jimo camp, they immediately applied to the Ministry of military for pulling and releasing some Falang machine guns to them.

Of course, these applications are not available immediately. So many armies in the country apply to the military Bureau and military battle bureau everywhere. However, there are several approved applications. If you don't plug the money, it's impossible to grant them to you.

Liu Bu had no choice but to bite his teeth and send thousands of liang of silver to Zhang Fengyi. With a stroke of pen, the other party gave them five Fran machine guns.

Liu Bu and his colleagues excitedly went to the warehouse of the military bureau to pick up the cannons with the approval note of the Ministry of war. The warehouse keeper of the other party pushed left and right, but there was no accurate letter.

The principal pushed that the warehouse keeper in charge of the warehouse keeper was not in. When they found the warehouse keeper, the other party said that the principal was not in, and the principal had to sign before they could pick up the goods.

Anyway, they pushed each other and let them run back and forth. If they broke their legs, they couldn't get one. So, finally, under the guidance of Liu Yuanshan, they offered 4000 liang of silver and could pick up the goods immediately.

Another 4000 liang of silver was paid, a total of 8000 Liang. Later, it was equivalent to buying. Then they got five Fran machine guns.

After getting the Fran machine gun, what Liu Bu wants to consider is how to recruit gunners. Although Liu Zhongyong is very powerful, he is not a firearms expert and doesn't know how to use firearms reasonably.

The degree of firearms in the army of the Ming Dynasty has been quite high, but the Qi family army was the one who really knew how to use firearms.

However, the Qi family army, which dominated the world in those years, had already declined because Qi Jiguang was demoted to Guangdong. In the Hunhe war in the second year of the Apocalypse (1621, 12 years ago), the last Qi family army was destroyed, and then the army that once ran across East Asia officially disappeared.

Since then, the Ming army had no troops famous for their good use of firearms.

Now the Ming army is equipped with a large number of firearms, but few will rationalize and systematically use these weapons. They didn't give full play to the advantages of firearms. When they met JianNu, they all let the other party press them.

The Long March began at his feet. When Liu Bu saw his Fran machine gun, he thought that he could form his own gun group and Artillery Force in the future, and use the God of war to protect his family troops.

Liu Bu once thought that they would simply spend money to buy more Fran machine guns, but he also found the pit father of the imperial court. Now the imperial court is basically greedy without officials and yamen, and the Fran machine guns made in the imperial court are not very good.

It's made of ten kilograms of iron. If I give you five kilograms of iron, what good things can I make?

So Liu Bu had his own plan, that is, instead of buying from the imperial court, he might as well learn to fight by himself. As long as he learned how to make, he could do as much as he wanted.

Therefore, Liu Bu entrusted Liu Yuanshan to help him find someone who can make artillery. This is what Liu Bu needs.

In fact, there are craftsmen who can make artillery in several weapon bureaus and major military towns in Daming, but these craftsmen are generally top beams and top beams of major production bureaus.

For example, Mao Qiao, Master Zhang and master Li all know the big artillery craftsmen in their military Bureau, but the other party doesn't know them.

The status of the two sides is also very different. They are the red men in front of the major military utensils and bosses. They are complacent and full of intestines, but they are some craftsmen who can't even eat enough. The gap between the two is very large, and the difference is also very large.

So they don't have any way to talk. Liu Bu will find a way to see if Liu Yuanshan has any way in this field and find craftsmen who can make and build Fran machine guns for them.

If they can find a master like Master Li and master Zhang who knows all the production processes and every link to guide them, they will develop.

They can build their own Fran machine guns, which is the main purpose of Liu Bu's coming to the capital.

But Liu Yuanshan has no contacts in this field. After all, he is not in an industry.

What's more, the other side is a little expensive. Basically, these masters who can build Fran machine guns are not short of money. They are all red people. It's impossible to go to their small place in Fushan for money.

Liu Bu and his family had been here for several days, but there was nothing they could do. Even Liu Yuanshan couldn't provide him with any way. Finally, Liu Yuanshan had to say, "why don't we go to Zhang Fengyi and let him directly order and send some craftsmen to us for guidance."

Liu Bu said: "this is a way, but my nephew hopes that this matter will be kept as low-key as possible. If you can't let outsiders know, you won't let outsiders know."

Although they have stepped into the ranks of the regular army and can legally own artillery, there are regulations on how many artillery they have. They don't want to disclose their strength to the imperial court, nor do they want the imperial court to know their strength in advance.

Seriously, it's very taboo for them to do so at present. If these news leaks out, they will be very passive.

Liu Buhe said, "let's try our luck again." they have also entrusted middlemen to look for them these days. They have contacted the masters of several workshops of the military warfare Bureau and the ordnance Bureau, and the other party is dismissive.

That's why Liu Bu thinks it's hard to find talents. Although Daming craftsmen are not worth money, those craftsmen in short supply are still valued by the directors and principals of their major departments. They do well, eat well, live well and have money. They don't care about your little money.

Even if the Liu family spent a lot of money to recruit, the other party still has doubts, that is, they are afraid of being trapped. Therefore, in this case, it is very difficult for them to find technical people who can make artillery.

Liu Bu knew that no matter how difficult it was, he had to bite his head. This had to come up with the fact that when new China was just founded, the people all over the country smashed pots and sold iron, tied their trousers and belts, and also wanted to make the atomic bomb. When the atomic bomb was made, the comprehensive national strength of the whole country rose to a higher level.

The same is true for them to manufacture Fran machine guns. If they can have and digest this technology, the strength of the whole Liu family will be improved as a whole.

Liu Bu, why does he attach so much importance to the Fran machine gun? Even Liu Zeqing, the general soldier of Shandong Province, only has 100 Flanders. He doesn't pay much attention to firearms. They still have to rely on their soldiers to rush up with cold weapons to stab and chop each other to death.

It is because Liu Bu and Liu Zeqing have different positioning. Liu Zeqing just wants to dominate Shandong. Liu Bu is ready to take JianNu as their competitor. If they fight JianNu, it is the highest force in the cold weapon era. If they fight with them, they are not sure if they are not supported by firearms.

However, Liu Buxiang's extensive casting of nets is not without harvest. They finally came into contact with a master of the military Bureau. The other party is specially responsible for manufacturing Fran machine guns in the military Bureau and is proficient in all links. He should be a person who is proficient in all processes as Liu Buxiang wants.

In fact, Master Li and master Zhang know each other, but the status and gap between the two sides is too big. They just know each other, but they know each other, and the other party doesn't know them. Moreover, the two sides can't deliver words. Since both sides can't talk together, naturally, they can't communicate and win over.

They got to know a middleman through spending money. There was a middleman talking between the two sides. Finally, they could sit together, have a cup of tea and talk about it.

However, after Liu Bu knew about this matter, he knew that it was a very rare opportunity. He didn't go out in person, but let his housekeeper Liu GUI go out.

Liu GUI is equivalent to their person in charge in the capital, that is, the chief executive of the region. It is most appropriate for him to deal with these things. Liu Bu operates behind the scenes. As long as something happens, he can correct and remedy it in time.