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Chapter 1521 Western Sichuan Steel Base (update for Tianming Taoist Second Alliance)

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    Deep in the majestic mountains of Dajun Mountain, a small stream rushes down, with gentle upward gravel slopes on both sides. Because it is hidden deep in the mountains and there is no fertile farmland and pasture, it is inaccessible to people.  This is also the main field testing site for Junshan Technology.

    Junshan Technology¡¯s main products, the Wooden Ox, the Flowing Horse, and the Talisman Artillery, have finally gone through repeated trials ranging from one year to several months, and are ready to be finalized today.

    The first thing shown in front of Zhao Ran was the wooden cow and the flowing horse. The large one with wheels was named "wooden cow", and the small one with legs was named "flowing horse".

    A wooden ox drove along the stream. The basket was filled with stones, weighing about 10,000 kilograms.  Zhao Ran visually estimated that it takes about twenty miles in one hour, which is quite rare in such an uneven terrain.  Zhuge Jiaguang introduced: "I tried it on the official road at night before, and the speed was twice as fast as here. A soul-gathering talisman can last for twelve hours. The durability of the entire altar is continuous operation for forty-eight days. After forty-eight days, it needs to be replaced.  Some worn parts need to be repaired after ninety days of continuous operation. We think it can be put into practical use."

    Continuous operation means non-stop operation. In actual use, this situation is almost never encountered. Therefore, the durability of the entire altar is at least three months, which means that some parts need to be replaced after three months.  Accessories.  The core transmission part should be able to last for more than half a year before maintenance, and it can indeed be put into practical use.

    Zhao Ran asked: ¡°How much does it cost to build a wooden ox?¡±

    Zhuge Jiaguang replied: "So far, the total expenditure on test materials and personnel salaries is only more than 800 taels. This is mainly because the technology can be used directly. Therefore, this part of the research and development expenses can actually be ignored. The cost of a single unit  The material cost is about thirty taels, and if you include labor hours, it is about forty-five taels. The agricultural machinery company wants to set the price at one hundred taels."

    Zhao Ran nodded: "Absolutely."

    The next thing on display is the flowing horse. This small vehicle has four legs, is similar in shape to a horse, and can carry a load of 500 kilograms.  The flowing horse is also loaded with rocks, and can climb slopes, wade through water, and climb over obstacles with great dexterity.  Zhuge Jiaguang said that a spirit-gathering talisman can keep this kind of vehicle running for three days, but the wear and tear is relatively large, especially the four legs, which need to be repaired about once a month.  The cost of a stray horse is twenty-five taels, and Zhuge Jiaguang plans to set the price at fifty taels.

    Next on display is the Fulu cannon. The cannons are divided into different sizes. The large cannon barrel is one foot long and the muzzle is four inches thick. The small cannon barrel is three feet long and the muzzle is two inches thick. Each has an iron gun mount and its total weight is different.  It's eight hundred catties and two hundred catties.

    The two talisman cannons fired solid shells. The heavy cannon fired ten kilograms of shells with three fire talismans as primers, and had a range of up to two miles. The small cannon fired two kilograms of shells and one fire talisman, with a range of one mile.  Get ahead.  The power of the solid cannonball is considerable, much more powerful than the heavy crossbow, and its durability is also better, because the entire barrel is made of rune steel. According to Long Qingwei's experimental data, the lifespan of the barrel is 1,000 rounds.  above!

    Long Qinwei operated on the spot and fired ten shots each. Zhao Ran expressed that he was very satisfied. Looking at the stone brick house guarded by a mid-level defensive magic weapon in the distance, it was easily destroyed by heavy artillery shells. Even if the master-level monk tried his best  Defense, I'm afraid it won't be able to withstand a single shot.

    As for the explosive bullets, in this world, they seem to be less powerful than solid bullets.

    You get what you pay for, not counting Junshan Technology's research and development and labor, but only the materials. The cost is quite high. Even now, the material cost of rune steel has dropped to one tael of silver per three kilograms, and the material cost of heavy artillery is still  It reaches three hundred taels, and one cannonball is three hundred taels.  The material loss of the small cannon is eighty taels, one cannon shell is one tael, and the fire talisman is consumed when firing.

    After the heavy artillery and small artillery are actually put into production, their respective costs will be at least 600 taels and 200 taels or more. It really proves the saying "when the cannon goes off, there will be ten thousand taels of gold" from another angle.

    Whether it is wooden cows, flowing horses or talisman cannons, they all pose huge challenges to Ming Dynasty's steel production. The existing production can no longer meet the demand.

    With the influx of large amounts of minerals from the East China Sea, the cost of refining talismans and magic weapons has been further reduced. Now the spirit-gathering talisman has dropped from five taels of silver to three taels, which is very beneficial to the popularization of wooden cows and horses. The fire talisman has even dropped to three taels.  Silver laid a solid foundation for the large-scale use of Fulu artillery.

    Zhao Ran is very satisfied with the Fu Lu Cannon, but is a little dissatisfied with the Wooden Ox and the Horse - the wear cycle still does not meet Zhao Ran's expectations.  Despite this, he still decided to put it into production. Only through continuous and extensive use can product updates and iterations form a virtuous cycle.  He asked Junshan Technology to set up Junshan Military Industry, prepare to trial-produce one hundred Fulu artillery pieces of each size, and then sell them to Qifu Pavilion.

    At the same time, he placed the first batch of orders with Junshan Agricultural Machinery Company on the spot: 100 large wooden oxen and 500 small flowing horses.

    These wooden oxen and straying horses are from ZhaoAlthough it is intended for mining, of course it can also be used as a vehicle for the Talisman Artillery.

    In recent years, the amount of iron used in the Ming Dynasty has continued to rise rapidly. Zhao Ran does not have data on the entire Ming Dynasty, but the Taixuan Pavilion alone refines 900,000 kilograms of four kinds of special-effect rune steel and 500 kilograms of ordinary steel every year.  Six hundred thousand kilograms, far exceeding the expected output that Zhao Ran discussed with Yang Cunxin when he went to Taixuan Pavilion five years ago. It is the main steel material supplier for Daomen Construction Corporation and Zongguan Qifu Pavilion.

    In addition to Taixuan Pavilion, several sects have also turned their attention to steel in recent years - Taixuan Pavilion's annual income is 600,000 silver. Such a huge income is really "uneasy".

    For example, Laojun Hall in Lulong Prefecture, North Zhili Province. Originally, there were many iron mines near Qian'an County of Lulong, and there was also an iron-making workshop directly under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry of the Imperial Court.  Laojun Hall has increased its exploration efforts in recent years and discovered a huge amount of iron ore buried underground near Luanzhou. It has joined the steel refining industry since the year before last.

    "But Laojun Hall does not have as sophisticated fire control skills as Taixuan Hall. It still mainly refines ordinary steel. Last year, its output reached one million catties, with a profit of more than 30,000 taels.  I heard that the Elder Hall of Laojun Hall is working hard to improve its fire control skills. On the one hand, it is entering the rune special steel industry. On the other hand, it is purchasing a large alchemy furnace from Qifu Pavilion and preparing to continue to expand the production of ordinary steel.

    Another example is Huayang Pavilion in Nanyang Prefecture, Henan. They also discovered a large amount of iron ore in the Funiu Mountains. They started refining it last year and mainly supplied it to Henan.  Zhao Ran had read in other journals, as well as in Fujian, Huguang and other places, there were reports of Guange exploring iron ore and refining furnaces, but he was not very clear about the specific output and capacity.

    Zhao Ran also wants to join the booming steel refining industry because he has mines in his hands: the Duanmu family's dowry for Rong Niang - Daping Tieshan and Liangzi Mountain in Lizhou, and Jiaoding Mountain in Jiading Prefecture!  Although there are no proven reserves, Zhao Ran took a look at it when he went to Lizhou to teach the Dharma last year. He roughly understood what the place was and made up his mind to exploit it at that time.

    Nowadays, Lizhou Daomen and the government have begun to build houses and official roads at the foot of Daping Iron Mountain. This official road will connect Shangqiongzhou to the north, and enter the official road from Qiongzhou to the capital to Longan Prefecture.

    Thanks to Zhao Ran's efforts when he was in Long'an, the official road from Qiongzhou to the capital and then to Long'an has been in shape for ten years. All Lizhou needs to do is to open up the road connecting Qiongzhou, which is 180 meters long.  Ten miles.  The project is expected to be completed in the middle of the seventh year of Longqing. After completion, it will only take a whole day for Muniu to pull a cart of ore from Daping Mountain to Huayun Pavilion.

    Zhao Ran also made an agreement with the Huayun Pavilion, and the Huoxindong monks from the Huayun Pavilion who are good at controlling fire will complete the refining of the steel.  The Fire Heart Cave has eight fire eyes. Zhao Ran plans to have Junshan Technology design and refine a pill furnace that is taller than Taixuan Pavilion. It is expected to produce two million kilograms of special rune steel and eight million kilograms of ordinary steel annually - prerequisites  It was Huoxin Cave that stepped up its efforts to recruit disciples.  All these steels are recycled by Junshan Mining, which is equivalent to processing for Junshan Mining. The processing fees are one tael of silver for every ten kilograms and one tael of silver for every one hundred kilograms.

    In addition, Zhao Ran also plans to refine ordinary steel locally in Lizhou. The monks at Yuansheng Hall in Lizhou are not good at controlling fire and do not have fire eyes, but they have coal mountains and there is no problem in refining ordinary steel.  , and they are very active. Zhao Ran is planning to ask Junshan Technology to provide them with twelve large blast furnaces. The annual output of ordinary steel is set to be 10 million kilograms, and the annual processing income is one hundred thousand taels.

    I heard that the monks of Yuansheng Pavilion were gearing up, and everyone was very excited. They had sent two groups of monks to visit Huoxin Cave and Taixuan Pavilion respectively.

    After the Lizhou-Longan Mansion 20 million jin steel base begins to take shape, Zhao Ran will continue to discuss with interested surrounding gyms and sign processing agreements one by one to build a 100 million jin steel base in western Sichuan.

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