Chapter 38: 38 new drawings
Chapter 38 38 New Drawings
Tang Mo took Matthews through the noisy factory building and led him to his small office.
He walked to the desk, pulled out a few drawings inside, spread them on the table, and motioned to the dwarf Matthews to come over and take a look.
Matthews walked over excitedly, looked down at the top drawing, and then he was frightened by the perspective drawing on this drawing.
Because, he saw a set of precise ammunition supply structures - just by pulling the extended trigger guard by hand, the bullets in the cartridge under the barrel can be continuously pushed into the ammunition supply chamber. Bomb structure!
Matthews’ eyes widened and he looked at these complex springs and action structures carefully, unable to say a word for a long time.
He knew that just looking at these complex structures, it took more than a day or two for Tang Mo to think about how to make the rifle fire continuously.
Such an exquisite design also requires improvement and support in ammunition - this shows that Tang Mo has not gone very far in improving ammunition.
Coupled with the parts of the new revolver that Tang Mo asked him to make before, he was even sure that Tang Mo was really capable of coming up with a mature gunpowder formula that could be used for mass production! Likewise, he definitely has a simple and cheap set of relevant bullet manufacturing techniques!
Thinking of this, he was suddenly startled, and then seemed to realize something.
Then, he raised his head and looked at Tang Mo: "Oh my god! You have a steam engine! Damn it! Oh my god! You made a steam engine! You have this thing! It's so easy to make cylindrical bullets ! I should have thought of that!"
At this time, he finally realized how terrifying Tang Mo's layout was. Improvements in bullets can directly lead to improvements in rifles, and improvements in rifles can change the pattern of war!
If everything develops according to Tang Mo's plan, then in the future, Tang's Weapons Workshop will become the next Cyric, a behemoth that will lead future wars!
"So, Matthews, the future belongs to us..." Tang Mo put his hand on the drawings of the lever rifles and said to Matthews.
Matthews nodded and agreed with deep approval: "Master, you are right, the future belongs to you!"
"Take it! Don't leave until you finish reading here. You can't take it out! Keep it secret! Don't let others know!" Tang Mo pointed to the design drawing of the lever rifle on the table and said to Matthews: "I'm temporarily There are no plans to mass-produce this thing, so it’s being kept secret for now!”
"Understood! Master!" Matthews excitedly took the drawings and looked down at them selflessly.
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Early the next morning, a convoy from Beiling crowded in front of Tang Mo's weapons workshop.
The Count did not break his promise. After he raised supplies and gold coins, he sent them to Tang Mo before Tang Mo could deliver the first batch of weapons.
This is determined on the one hand by the generosity of the people of Beiling and the character of the Earl, and on the other hand by the Earl's trust in Tiger.
Although Tiger did not send weapons back, he wrote several letters and ordered people to send them back. Beiling and Bunas have always been in frequent contact. This is the reason why the earl dared to send the second batch of supplies.
This time, the bulk of the things sent by the Earl were materials and gold coins, and the personnel were not so vast.
Except for the knights and infantrymen who transported supplies, there were only a pitiful few family members of the craftsmen who followed. The news about Tang Mo's establishment of a school has not yet been reported back to Beiling, so naturally no family member of the craftsman would have expected such a thing in advance.
So only a few women with children followed the convoy to Tangmo. They just came to seek refuge with their husbands, and they followed the convoy just for safety.
To be honest, the supplies came in time this time, which greatly relieved Tang Mo's pressure. The gold coins sent by the earl can allow Tang Mo to settle the cost of acquiring land, and also allow him to purchase more land for further development.
The remaining money can be used to pay wages to the craftsmen, recruit more people, hire teachers and purchase other supplies.
The high-quality steel and other metals sent from Beiling allowed Tang Mo to squander it for a while, build a third steam engine, and start truly large-scale production of guns to supply the Earl.
"Allocate good houses to the new arrivals and let them live with their men! It doesn't matter if the conditions are worse, but at least it will give them peace of mind." Tang Mo looked at the workers and their wives and children hugging each other at the door. He ordered to Roger beside him.
“We have built a lot of houses these days, and some of them have been given to old workers and their families. There are still some left, just for them.” Old Roger nodded and said to Tang Mo.
Tang Mo looked at the box containing gold coins that Tiger and his men carried out from the carriage, and the smile on his face could no longer be concealed: "It really came in time."
"I hope your gun can reach Beiling in time." Tiger's tone was still a bit harsh, but it was much better than before. Because he had been playing with the revolver Tang Mo gave him in recent days. The power of this thing convinced Tiger that Tang Mo was a real weapons design genius, not a deceitful liar.
He is still dreaming that one day Tang Mo can mass-produce this new type of revolver and distribute it to the Earl's troops, so that the Earl can be invincible on the battlefield.
Of course, Tang Mo was not idle these days. He used the small amount of metal left to make two identical revolvers for Tiger, one of which was intended to be given to the Earl.
Now, he has more metals, including high-quality steel smelted in Beiling, which allows him to produce some weapons and equipment faster.
Tiger looked at Tang Mo, passed a few soldiers carrying iron ingots, and continued: "These people will stay and **** the first batch of weapons back to Beiling. They have orders, so you'd better Being able to prepare what they want as quickly as possible.”
"It's not difficult, right? Matthews?" Tang Mo looked at the old dwarf.
Matthews nodded: "Actually, the weapons are already being produced. It only takes one day for them to get what they want!"
“Hope everything goes well.” Tiger watched as a few soldiers moved another metal box from the carriage. There was a lock on it, and he knew it was another box of gold.
"Help me deliver the gold I owe to the mayor. I don't want him to cause trouble for me then." Tang Mo smiled and patted Tiger on the shoulder, and said, "Is it okay?"
"No problem!" Tiger nodded slightly. He also knew that Tang Mo's land purchase contract had been signed. If he could not repay the balance in arrears on time, all the previous money would be in vain.
So, after getting the money, the first thing Tang Mo had to do was to repay the debt so that he could truly control this land.
“In addition, help me give another 50 gold coins to the mayor, and 30 gold coins to each of the sheriff and tax collector.” Tang Mo generously took out a huge sum of money, preparing to surprise these parents and officials.
"Why? You know, more than 100 gold coins are not a small amount of money." Tiger was a little surprised, because he had never seen a madman spend such money.
If you have a fortune of tens of millions, it is obviously very reasonable to give a bribe of 100,000 yuan. It's not like Tiger has never seen such bribes before. Cyric is actually very generous.
But when he only had a few hundred gold coins, he dared to give out a fifth or even a quarter as a bribe. Tiger had never seen such crazy behavior.
"We have opened a school and are preparing to support a private army. We may have to do many things in the future. At this time, it is very beneficial for us to deal with the officials in Bunas." Tang Mo explained: "They are willing to turn a blind eye. By closing one eye, we can save a lot of time and energy.”
“I hope… I hope… you’re right.” Tiger hesitated, nodded and said, “Why don’t you go by yourself?”
"Why? I am the spokesperson of the Earl, do you understand how I can bully others? If I handle everything by myself, I will embarrass the Earl." Tang Mo pointed at himself with a face full of ridicule.
“We all know that you are not at all...” Tiger looked at Tang Mo and felt that this young man’s thoughts always gave off a sense of being in need of punishment.
"No, I am." Tang Mo waved his hand: "At least, now I still hope they think I am." Tang Mo shrugged: "Besides, I will personally supervise the assembly of the first batch of K1 guns soon. It's really exciting. No time."
"Okay! I will settle this matter for you." When Tang Mo said this, even though he knew that the other party was probably looking for an excuse, Tiger immediately agreed.
"Remember, be proud when you go! Don't be afraid that they will want it, just be afraid that they won't want it. Tomorrow morning, I guarantee that you will have a batch of fast guns that you can take back to the Earl."
“…” Tiger nodded, counted out a huge sum of money, and walked towards the town of Bunas with four guards.
Tang Mo, on the other hand, looked at Roger: "Count all the supplies! Don't get the numbers wrong! Matthews! Come with me, we are going to make a batch of K1 guns and send them to the Earl. ”
“Haven’t you already prepared the parts?” Matthews asked as he followed Tang Mo. He looked at those drawings late into the night last night, and it was really a wonderful feeling.
He has been struggling to find a way to continuously fire weapons for so many years, but he finally saw the light last night. This means that what he has insisted on all his life is right, so Matthews's whole body looks radiant now.
"Yes! I'm ready!" Tang Mo nodded, his smile full of pride: "But we have to rush out at least 50 fast guns to give the earl a surprise!"
(End of this chapter)