Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 162 Ordnance and Audit

When they arrived at the yamen, just as they were seated, Yang Shen hurried over from behind and stepped forward to salute.

Wang Xiaolie said to Wang Ruohai and Lu Qing, "This is the grain and grass officer in our army. His name is Yang Shen. He is in charge of this place now."

Seeing that Yang Shen was not wearing an official uniform and looked like a businessman, the two shook their heads slightly.Wang Xiaolie is so strange here. From the perspective of the size of the army and daily management, the system is strict and the scale is grand.But many places seem petty, even dilapidated.Just like the soldiers in the new barracks, many of them did not have military uniforms.This Yang Shen did not wear an official uniform.An official, also known as Shi Brown, what does he look like without official uniform?
After tea was served, Wang Xiaolie asked Yang Shen: "How are these days? Everything is newly built and everything is not going well. You need to work harder."

Yang Shen said: "In the past few days, the ordnance manufacturing has been going smoothly, and we can already produce weapons and armor. It's just other things, most of them are just giving a name there, recruiting some people to read, and it hasn't started yet."

"Lack of people!" Wang Xiaolie sighed. "Nowadays everything is new and there is a shortage of people everywhere. There is no good way. At the beginning, we must hire more teachers, compile teaching materials by ourselves, and teach people to read. As long as people can read, they will think of things differently from before. The so-called enlightenment Also, there are quite a few scholars here, and they should be organized to let them compile something for literate people to read.”

Yang Shen was taken aback when he heard this, and asked, "What are you making up? There are so many ancient books left over from ancient times, there are books to read if you want to read them."

Wang Xiaolie smiled and shook his head: "For many people, even if they can read, they don't read those classics. Except for books for making money, what they like to read are legends of ghosts, historical novels, and some rumors. Interesting thing. I heard that there are also some storytellers from the capital here, and the scripts they used to say are like this. You can organize some scholars, sort out these scripts, and print them into a book."

Yang Shen bowed his hands and said yes.

Wang Ruohai on one side said: "Zhi Zhi, the government publishes books, how can they be published? Pre-Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties, how many names and characters? Since there are scholars and the government is willing to pay, they can be edited and printed into books."

Wang Xiaolie said: "Of course there are these books. Why should we edit them again? There were quite a few compiled by the imperial court in the past. It's just that most of the people we teach literacy now don't read classics, but only read books on tricks. Let them read these classics, and they don’t have much interest. But if they can read, they must have books to read. Print some scripts and sell them.”

Wang Ruohai shook his head: "Paper is not easy to make, how can it be used for this? After all, the government is not a profit-seeking businessman, so it shouldn't be doing these things. The government should print books carefully to correct people's hearts."

Wang Xiaolie smiled and said nothing more.

What happened to the official printing of books?The same is to make money.And as long as the mind is healthy and uplifting, storybook novels are also good reading materials.Most people in the world, even if they can read and write, are not interested in reading those classics.Just like later generations, most people can read and write, but how many are willing to read the so-called classic books?Learning Marxism-Leninism since primary school, how many people read the real Marxism-Leninism classics?
It's not that classics are not important, but that for Wang Xiaolie now, popular books are more important.

Drank a bowl of tea and said a few gossips.Wang Xiaolie said: "It's still early, let's go to the back to look at the weaponry production. In this chaotic world, after all, this is the most important thing. The rest is just icing on the cake."

Going out from behind the yamen is a big courtyard.As soon as I entered the yard, I heard the sound of ping-pong-pong.Under the pergola by the courtyard wall, blacksmiths are busy.Some are making swords, and some are making various parts.

Wang Xiaolie said: "Most of the blacksmiths in various states and counties are here. To be honest, there is something wrong. No one repairs the agricultural tools of the rural people. I am going to let these people take apprentices. After a few months, most of them people can go home.”

Lu Qing said: "How to make it? You have recruited so many new soldiers, just when you need ordnance. Let me tell you, the experienced blacksmiths are very rich, and the swords they make are not comparable to novices."

Wang Xiaolie said: "It's okay. There are only a few types of equipment used in the military. It's easy for one person to do one process. Many blacksmiths have spent their entire lives blacksmithing. They can do things that others can't, so there is no need to waste it. day."

Seeing that Wang Xiaolie didn't listen and didn't persuade him any more, Lu Qing could only sigh inwardly.It seems that Wang Xiaolie is still too young to know how powerful he is.Perhaps in his eyes, doing so is to cherish the common people.But they don't know that armaments are not good, and people will die on the battlefield.

The largest factories in the Song Dynasty were all government-run.Such as the former Kaifeng mansion.One is the Royal Weaving Institute, which has nearly [-] female workers.There is also a place where ordnance is made, and there are also thousands of craftsmen.Such a large-scale workshop is not comparable to a small workshop. Product manufacturing is divided into many processes, and each person is only responsible for one process.But in the small places below, there is no such division of labor.

Wang Xiaolie's idea is to divide the mass-produced things into several processes reasonably.For each process, workers only need to know the knowledge of this process.Training in this way is much easier than teaching apprentices.

After looking around, Lu Qing said: "Zhizhi, I see that you are making knives and guns here, why don't you see bows and crossbows?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "The production of bows and crossbows is time-consuming and laborious. Only recently, I found a few bowsmiths from Kaifeng Prefecture among the refugees, and explained the production process clearly. It's just a short time, and it is difficult to finish the materials. Set up a courtyard and let them prepare there."

Lu Qing nodded: "That's right, bows and crossbows are not easy to make. Especially those used in the military, they are not comparable to civilian bows."

Wang Xiaolie originally planned to build a hydraulic forging workshop, but the terrain here is not suitable, so he is looking for another place.Although there are many rivers in Xinye, the terrain is so flat that it is not easy to store water.If you want to use water power, Ruzhou in the north is more suitable.

In order to develop the military equipment manufacturing industry, the chain from iron and steel making to processing and manufacturing is very long.How could Wang Xiaolie get ready all of a sudden?We can only make urgently needed weapons here first, and then slowly replenish them later.

Across the yard, there is a row of houses inside.There is a sign on the door saying "Audit Division".

Wang Ruohai asked: "Zhizhi, why is there a special audit department here? If it's something in the yamen, it should be in the yamen."

Wang Xiaolie said: "The most important thing in the officialdom is to conduct audits. Auditing is inseparable from checking accounts and knowing numbers. How can there be so many talents in a short time? It can only be set up here, and first cultivate people. .In the future, there will be more things to do, so they will do the work."

Before the Song Dynasty, there was an activity department, and when Zhao Gou ascended the throne, it was changed to an audit department because of taboos.The audit of later generations, the name comes from here.Above officialdom, including shopping malls, auditing is particularly important.Wang Xiaolie has past life memories, of course he knows this.

There is no doubt about employing people, and there is no need for suspicious people. When an official is appointed to do something, he must be fully authorized to ensure efficiency.Full authorization does not mean that subordinates are allowed to do whatever they want, and strict auditing must be carried out.Whether the audit can be done well will directly affect the entire officialdom.

In this era of auditing, there are not many places where numbers are actually used.Wang Xiaolie is different. Those who are required to join the audit department must first learn mathematics.During the audit, carefully check the money and property one by one.

In Wang Xiaolie's view, there must be power for subordinates, as well as strict auditing, and the two complement each other.

Walking through the yard, Wang Ruohai looked into the house.I saw 20 or 30 students working there, aged less than [-] to [-], watching a teacher above lecture.A student turned his head and saw the person outside the door with a shy expression.What the teacher said inside cannot be seen clearly from the outside.But seeing the students study hard, the attitude is good.

(End of this chapter)