Chapter 263 Drill
Five days later.
Jinling.
Zhao Xu's memorial arrived in Zhao Heng's hands.
After reading the contents of the memorial, he called Mi Yan and Dou Wei to the study.
"Your Majesty, the war in Jinzhou is urgent. How can we let the King of Yan train his troops leisurely? We should take advantage of the fact that the Xiliang troops are not yet firmly established to recapture Jincheng." Dou Wei bowed and said, with a look of generosity for the country and the people.
Zhao Heng looked at Mi Yan at this time, "What do you think, my dear Mi?"
"I dare not agree with you. First, the rebellion in Yanzhou has been over for less than two months. The King of Yan's troops need to be repaired. Second, the King of Yan's troops are mostly recruited new soldiers. If we fight hastily, I am afraid that we will not only fail to win, but also suffer losses. At that time, there will be no one to save the chaos in the northwest." Mi Yan glanced at Dou Wei, slowly.
"Lord Mi, what you said is unreasonable. At that time, the Prince of Yan led 30,000 horses to fight against the Yuan family and defended the Yan Pass. Why did he have to be so timid when dealing with Xiliang? Your Majesty, I think the Prince of Yan is afraid of fighting." Dou Wei sneered.
Mi Yan laughed, "Why is Prime Minister Dou so harsh on the Prince of Yan? If the Prime Minister thinks that the Prince of Yan is afraid of fighting, why not immediately dispatch the troops of Jingzhou to Jinzhou?"
Dou Wei's face changed immediately, "You are making a fuss. Now it is clearly the Prince of Yan, why do you drag my Dou family into it?"
"Isn't the Dou family your Majesty's ministers? If Jinzhou falls, can the Dou family just sit on the sidelines and watch?" Mi Yan pressed on step by step.
Dou Wei was choked, his eyes turned three times, and suddenly replied: "I suddenly think that what the Prince of Yan said makes sense. He should be given time to train his troops calmly."
Zhao Heng heard this, pondered for a while, and said: "Since both of you think so, I will agree to the Prince of Yan."
"Your Majesty is wise." Mi Yan and Dou Wei bowed.
But Dou Wei's face was quite unwilling.
There was nothing else to do, Zhao Heng ordered Dou Wei to withdraw, leaving Mi Yan behind.
He had his own plan for calling Mi Yan and Dou Wei here today.
Dou Wei represented the officials of the powerful family, and as long as Dou Wei nodded, there would be no objection to allowing the King of Yan to train his troops.
There was no need to say it at the court meeting.
And Mi Yan represented the influence of the King of Yan in the court.
He was asked to come this time to refute Dou Wei.
Because he knew that Dou Wei would definitely oppose the King of Yan's request.
Now that Mi Yan had said all the unpleasant words, he, the emperor, could just sit back and reap the benefits, without having to argue directly with Dou Wei.
For him, this feeling was better than ever.
Of course, he also agreed with the King of Yan's idea of training his troops.
What he wanted was to recapture Jinzhou.
If the King of Yan was defeated because the new soldiers had not been trained, the chaos in the northwest would be out of control.
Instead of doing this, it would be better to delay it for three months.
"This time, my dear Mi, you have suffered." Zhao Heng smiled at this time and looked at Mi Yan.
This time he deliberately let Mi Yan arrive first. Before Dou Wei came, the two had discussed how to force Dou Wei to agree to this matter.
However, Dou Wei would hate Mi Yan even more.
"Your Majesty, you are too serious. This is my responsibility. The world of Dasong belongs to the royal family. How can we allow the scoundrels to do this?" Mi Yan said.
Zhao Heng nodded slightly, "Dou Wei is in control of the court, and will get the help of the Ma family. I am afraid that his arrogance will be even more arrogant in the future."
With a sigh, he showed a sad look, "At this time, I can only rely on you and the King of Yan."
Hearing what Zhao Heng said, Mi Yan looked excited, "Your Majesty, rest assured, we will not let Dou Wei do whatever he wants."
"Okay." Zhao Heng nodded with satisfaction.
Let Mi Yan go back, he drafted an order and sent it to Yanzhou.
This time, the changes in Jinzhou and the Ma family made him smell a little uneasy.
Some people are increasingly unable to suppress their ambitions.
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Military Department.
Wang Ying held a drill in front of Zhao Xu.
This is a long rod made of high-carbon steel, with a conical end and six rows of horizontal ears on the rod.
"Well, that's good. Fix it on the water wheel and try to drill a hole." Zhao Xu said.
The drill bit Wang Ying is holding now is the simplest drill bit style.
It is naturally incomparable with the twist drill bits used in modern times.
The reason for using this drill bit is that the twist drill bit is too complicated and it is quite troublesome for craftsmen to grind it. It takes ten days or half a month to grind it manually.
So he chose this most basic drill bit.
Simply put, this is a large needle.
But it is enough for drilling holes.
After all, the original industrial products were very rough and could not be as fine as modern ones.
Wang Ying nodded and called a craftsman to a workshop near the river.
While grinding the drill bit, Wang Ying asked the carpenter to make a water wheel.
Now, a wooden pole extends from outside the workshop.
It keeps rotating under the drive of the water wheel.
Wang Ying ordered people to raise the water wheel from the water, and the wooden pole stopped turning.
At this time, the craftsman fixed the horizontal ear into the groove according to the groove on the wooden pole.
After the water wheel was lowered, the drill bit started to rotate.
Seeing this, Wang Ying breathed a sigh of relief.
Zhao Xu smiled, and the hydraulic drilling machine was considered a success.
Next, he could finally drill the gun barrel.
"In addition to the hydraulic drilling machine, make some hand-cranked drilling machines." Zhao Xu said.
Originally, making flintlock rifles was a slow and steady thing.
But the sudden outbreak of war required him to increase production in a short period of time.
This hand-cranked drilling machine was simple, just changing the water wheel into something like a car steering wheel.
The craftsman can turn it by shaking the wheel.
However, human power is naturally not as strong as water power, so the efficiency of drilling holes will not be very high, but relying on more people can make up for it.
"Yes, Your Highness." Wang Ying said.
At this time, a craftsman came over with a solid iron rod.
The two men instructed the craftsman to fix the iron rod on a bench-like fixed frame.
After adjusting the position of the iron rod, the center was facing the drill bit, and the craftsman moved the iron rod forward.
When the drill bit touched the iron rod, a small hole appeared first, and then the drill bit continued to go deeper, and the hole continued to expand until it was as thick as the drill rod.
Then he moved forward with difficulty. At this rate, it is estimated that one can be drilled out in a day.
Although Zhao Xu thought that this efficiency was quite low.
But Wang Ying and the craftsmen were dancing with joy as if they had made a nuclear bomb.
After all, this was another brand new skill of the Arms and Arms Department.
Zhao Xu was also infected and had fun with the craftsmen for a while.
In any case, an important process of the flintlock rifle was opened up.
And more importantly, the success of the drilling machine laid the foundation for the manufacture of the boring machine.
In addition to boring cannons, boring machines can also be used to manufacture steam engines.
The contemporary steam engine cylinders in the 18th century were cut out by boring machines for boring cannons.
After coming out of the workshop, Zhao Xu told Wang Ying to add another water wheel.
Then he said, "How is Wang Chong's firing device?"
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Wang Chong running towards him happily, holding a shiny silver object in his hand.
When he came in front of Zhao Xu, he raised the object in his hand and said, "Your Highness, I am here on time, right?"