Crowned the New Han Dynasty

Chapter 783
"It's so hot. The further you go inside, the hotter it gets. I don't know what the condition of the new steel is." Following Chen Zhi, Chen Wu kept wiping his sweat and muttering to himself.

As Chen Zhi's student, he is now one of the closest people. Now he is exposed to more and more information. Of course he knows the importance of iron and steel making. The former represents the improvement of productivity and is the key to the current county development. One of the prerequisites, and the latter is related to weapons and combat power.

Although Chen Zhi had a clear division between military and political affairs, and would not let others come into contact with civil affairs or understand military affairs, Chen Wu waited beside him and listened to the conversations of generals and officials, and he slowly came to understand. Many of Daijun Wuding's weapons are still purchased, and not many can be produced locally.

This situation finally changed four months ago. At that time, the mining of the mine was on the right track, and the livelihood and business of several workshops were also on the right track. With the return of the first batch of money, Chen Zhi made his first One thing is to renovate and expand the iron shops in the city, and gradually merge these blacksmith shops, recruit and manage craftsmen, and hand them over to the unified management of brothers Li Li and Li Wei. At the same time, the first batch of self-made weapons are also Appeared at that time.

bang.

While I was thinking about it, there was a sudden sound at my feet. I followed the sound and saw that it was the guard following me. I don't know which one of them touched several spears placed in the corner. The spears and the spear heads rolled and collided, making a sound. sound.

Looking at the somewhat bent and damaged tip of the spear, Chen Wu immediately recognized it. This was the first batch of iron weapons made. Because of its poor quality, unsatisfactory toughness and hardness, it was only used in the military. It was used as a training tool and was not promoted in the military at all, so there are still sporadic weapons left in this iron workshop——

You know, two months ago, when the first batch of usable weapons made through carburization were produced, Chen Zhi specially designated a weapons workshop, and the address was taken directly to the center of the north of the city, where he worked with a small team The barracks are put together and protected at all levels, so the weapons after this cannot be found here and will be packed away as soon as possible.

However, even though they were relatively scattered weapons of poor quality, they could still injure people. Seeing this, the guards quickly stepped forward, packed up the scattered weapons, and placed them inside to prevent them from being used. After being assassinated in public by assassins from the Huns at the banquet that day, the military system of the entire county was very concerned about Chen Zhi's safety and did not dare to relax at all.

Not only did he clean up, the leader of the guard also cast an angry and reproachful look at Li Wei, making the latter shrink back and accuse him again and again.

Chen Zhi waved his hand and said with a smile: "This is nothing, and you don't need to worry too much about it. However, there should be a charter on how to organize and summarize the weapons after these tests, and you can even establish something similar to a file room. Put the creations from different periods in it, write down their characteristics and analysis clearly, and put them aside for future study."

Li Wei listened, chewing on the meaning, and couldn't help but nodded, but then he looked troubled and was about to speak.

Chen Zhi didn't wait for him to speak before he smiled and said: "I know your difficulties. Most of the workshops are craftsmen and few are literate. Ordinary scholars are even less willing to stay here. Mo The storyteller, even the little book boy like me, is probably full of complaints now." As he said that, he smiled and glanced at Chen Wu, who quickly stood up straight and shook his head repeatedly.

"Don't deny it in a hurry. I'm not blaming you. It's human nature not to like harsh environments." Chen Zhi didn't pursue it. Instead, he looked at Li Wei and praised, "It's really not easy for you to persevere in this environment." !”

Li Wei hurriedly said: "This is our duty. Besides, the treatment and wealth you give us, Lord, are much better than those in the outside world. We are also grateful to repay the kindness. Besides, we are all Because, it’s just adding bricks and tiles to Daijun, and it’s nothing compared to frontline soldiers fighting bloody battles.” “You all deserve it,” Chen Zhi shook his head, bluntly speaking, “If you don’t have weapons, how can you fight? From a certain angle As far as I am concerned, your importance is no less than that of the soldiers, and the importance to Daijun is even more unquestionable. Recently, I will be in charge of the real power of General Bei. You can give it a try, if anyone thinks it’s good, you can also recommend it.”

"What?" Li Wei was stunned for a moment, "How can I, a craftsman, be an official?"

"If you have the ability, you can do anything," Chen Zhi laughed, "but there is a prerequisite, that is, you must be able to read and digit. I know that you have been learning to write recently. You can pay attention to this aspect and you will be selected when the time comes. If you can stand out, don't hesitate to give me a job, if you can't, don't expect me to make an exception for you."

Li Wei didn't expect to be treated specially. He just felt that Chen Zhi's statement was a bit fanciful. He didn't believe that craftsmen could still be officials, but he was still moved by the respect and care revealed in Chen Zhi's words.

At this time, the white-skinned person has no local character, no family support, and a very low social status. Moreover, the current society does not have an atmosphere of equality for everyone. It can also be seen when the superiors treat the virtuous and the corporal. The difference between superior and inferior stems from the deep-rooted habits and concepts in the mind, but Chen Zhi's words do not have these restrictions and can touch the hearts of lowly people.

Li Wei was still moved here, but Chen Zhi suddenly changed the topic and said with a smile: "Look, I'm off topic again. Let's talk about literacy. If you can get the position, you will naturally have the opportunity to arrange these. , now I will send you a few people who can read. They are all subordinates of the Chen family recruited in the past six months. They are not from the government. I believe there will not be so much trouble, but when we get along, it is inevitable that habits and concepts will collide. If If you encounter one, you can contact me to coordinate."

Li Wei then expressed his position: "The Lord has made such arrangements. He has already paid special attention and taken care of me. How can you trouble yourself with everything."

Chen Zhi shook his head and said: "I brought this up temporarily, so how can I shirk responsibility? I make you all responsible for everything. Of course you have to set an example, otherwise how can you convince the public?"

Saying so, several people came to the innermost building of the factory building.

At first glance, it looked like a small two-story building, but it seemed extremely closed, most of the windows were closed, but Chen Zhi didn't stop, and walked straight in.

Chen Wu followed closely behind. As soon as he crossed the threshold, a wave of heat hit his face. He couldn't help but squint his eyes. When he opened them again, he saw several sword embryos placed on the table in front of him.

Chen Zhi walked over with bright eyes. His vision suddenly moved and he felt a shadow surrounding the sword!
(End of this chapter)