Tang Dynasty: Starting from Kou Zhong, the heavens rise!

"Go back to the young marshal."

Chen Laomou quickly reported: "In the past month."

"In addition to integrating the three gangs, we recruited a large number of blacksmiths, weavers, carpenters, stonemasons, bricklayers and other craftsmen from Jiangdu."

"So far, there are more than 600 craftsmen in the craftsman camp, including [-] blacksmiths."

"In addition, we also invited the master craftsman Li Chun."

Jiangdu is the largest county in the world, gathering the best in all walks of life in the Jiangnan region, and there are even more craftsmen.

The Shuangyong Gang spared no effort to recruit craftsmen, attracting many people to join.

"Oh? Is that Li Chun who designed and built the Zhaozhou Bridge?"

Hearing this name, Kou Zhong had a flash of inspiration and asked aloud.

"Yes."

"Master Li is good at building bridges, palaces and cities."

Chen Laomou's words once again aroused Kou Zhong's attention, and he said with some confusion: "Since he is such a great craftsman, how could he..."

It stands to reason that a craftsman of Li Chun's level must be registered with the Ministry of Industry and receive a salary from the court.

The Double Dragon Gang is just a gang force now. Even if it wants to join another gang, it will have to join a powerful family.

"Young commander."

"You don't know something."

At this time, Chen Laomou explained: "Since the ninth year of Daye, war has been everywhere in the world, and the people have been in dire straits."

"Today, the Sui Dynasty has become fragmented and has no time to take care of itself. Where is the space to take care of these craftsmen?"

"Aristocratic families have their own trained craftsmen, and even small local tycoons know how to use their own people."

"So, these imperial craftsmen have become useless. Either they can't be given the treatment they want, or others won't accept them at all."

"I have a suggestion. Can Jin Yiwei go to Daxing to recruit craftsmen from the Ministry of Works and the Shaofu?"

"The Shaofu is in charge of the skills of hundreds of workers, and the Ministry of Industry is in charge of smelting, construction, and water conservancy."

"Even if we only recruit a part of them, it will be enough to increase the foundation of our craftsman camp and catch up with all the great families."

Swish! ! !

The voice just fell.

Kou Zhong's eyes sparkled.

The achievements made by the Sui Dynasty in science and technology were extremely brilliant, unparalleled in China and the West.

The Zhaozhou Bridge designed and built by Li Chun has been passed down to later generations. The "Huangji Calendar" formulated by Liu Zhuo is currently the most advanced calendar. Daxing City is the "First City in the World". In addition, the Sui Dynasty also invented the world The earliest monoblock printing.

Almost all the best craftsmen in the world were concentrated in the Ministry of Industry and the Shaofu.

Under normal circumstances, it would certainly be impossible to poach people from these two places.

But now the Sui Dynasty is no longer able to protect itself, and even the officials are worried, let alone the craftsmen at the bottom of society.

At this time, the Shuangyong Gang is willing to extend a hand to them and promises good treatment, which will surely recruit a large number of high-quality craftsmen.

"Mr. Chen's words are very kind."

"I'll ask Jin Yiwei to get started immediately."

"The craftsman camp will be changed to the craftsman supervisor from now on. You will appoint the craftsman as the chief supervisor and take charge of all the craftsmen."

"The recruitment of craftsmen will continue. We will spare no effort to recruit craftsmen from the Jiangnan region to our ranks. These craftsmen are the foundation on which the Young Marshal's army will strive for supremacy in the world. We must not neglect it."

"You should take a look at these things first."

With that said, Kou Zhong took out the hydraulic forging method, the blueprint of the lucky ship and the "Complete Book of Agricultural Affairs".

Chen Laomou, who was at the bottom, quickly took the things and looked at them carefully, with a look of shock on his old face.

"Young commander."

"This is...."

These three things brought Chen Laomou an unprecedented surprise.

"I think you are familiar with water-powered forging hammers. Water hammers were used to grind rice during the Han Dynasty."

"The hydraulic forging hammer is driven by water power and beats steel with the hammer head to obtain high-quality weapons and armor."

"With this method, combined with the steel filling method, we can produce high-quality armor in large quantities."

Kou Zhong said slowly.

Before the advent of the steel-filling method, people forged the steel refined by the steel-frying method to make weapons, and the Huanshou Sword was one of the products.

But manpower is exhausted, and the hundred-forged steel that has been forged a hundred times is already the pinnacle of craftsmanship. The standard Huanshou swords of the Han Dynasty are almost all thirty-smelted steel knives.

After the steel-filling method was invented during the Northern and Southern Dynasties, people again developed the soil-covered burning edge method and the steel-wrapped and steel-clamping method, which could improve the hardness and sharpness of the steel produced by the steel-filling method without the need for a large amount of forging. Weapons are manufactured in batches, and Hengdao is one of the products.

In fact, the Sui army's standard horizontal swords are usually only equivalent to fifty steel-making swords, and a few privately customized horizontal swords can reach eighty or ninety-refining levels.

Heavy forging will bend the metal and make it stronger, and a curved knife will be more powerful in slashing.

The horizontal sword is not a curved sword, but a straight sword. This is also a manifestation of the unsatisfactory skills.

Using a water-powered forging hammer, you can repeatedly forge in large quantities to obtain hundreds of steel or even thousands of steel, allowing the young commander's army to use better weapons and armor.

Bu Tianzhi didn't quite understand it yet, but Chen Laomou, who was a craftsman, knew it clearly, which was why he looked so excited.

"Fu Chuan is more suitable for sailing on the sea. Of course, it can also sail on rivers."

"As for the complete book of agricultural administration, it is not only a treasure book for craftsmen, but also a treasure book for governance."

"I hope Mr. Chen can send someone to copy out the part about craftsmanship in the Complete Book of Agriculture."

"The original will be returned to Manager Bu for use as a policy strategy."

"no problem!"

Hearing this, Chen Laomou held three things as if he had found a treasure and quickly replied.

Bu Tianzhi on the side looked at him like this and knew the importance of these three things, so his expression couldn't help but become serious.

Chapter 22: Forge weapons and develop basic industries!

"Young Master!"

"Are we going to build a hydraulic forge and shipyard directly in Yuhang now?"

Chen Laomou asked, somewhat impatiently.

He has mastered the hydraulic forging method, has a complete set of blueprints of fortune ships, and also has the "Complete Book of Agricultural Affairs", and now he urgently wants a test field.

Yuhang County, where the Shuanglong Gang has taken root, is currently the best choice.

However, Kou Zhong interrupted his thoughts: "The shipyard can be opened in Yuhang County, and the Shuanglong Gang can be summoned immediately to build the Fu Ship."

“Lingnan and Fujian and Yue have large trees, and the raw materials are nearby.”

"I hope that in the future, all the Ssangyong gang's shipping ships will be replaced by Fu ships."

"Of course, all the eliminated ships will be used on the rivers to form a huge navy."

"What about the water forge?"

Chen Laomou then asked.

"The water-powered forge will not be constructed for the time being. We will wait until our army seizes the counties in Yuzhang before starting construction."

"By the way, you have to order people to create these drawings first."

"I have put 20000 kilograms of wootz steel in the warehouse. The weapons made from this steel are only for army generals."

With eyes as bright as a torch, Kou Zhong said in a deep voice.

The five counties in Jiangdong were roughly the entire territory of Zhejiang Province in later generations. The local coal and iron ore were scarce and of poor quality.

If you rashly place the water-powered forge in the Jiangdong area, it will not be easy to produce, and it will be easier for others to peep into the secrets and thereby endanger the enemy.

On the other hand, looking at the seven counties of Jiangyou and Yuzhang, Gan Province is one of the regions with the most balanced distribution of mineral resources in later generations. There are Dexing Copper Mine, Pingxiang Coal Mine, and Xinyu Iron Mine. The reserves of Xinyu Iron Mine alone have reached about 8000 million tons.

The above-mentioned minerals are all of high quality, and there has been no large-scale development in this era. Very few people know about them. Even if water-powered forges are popularized, the news will not be leaked in a short time.

Whether considering the development of the Young Marshal Army or the Shuanglong Gang, it is not appropriate to put the water-powered forge into operation at this time.

"Yes."

Although Chen Laomou was a little frustrated and could not build the water power forge immediately, he still respectfully agreed.

However, after looking at some of the weapon drawings that Kou Zhong took out, he had a new idea and couldn't help but say: "Young Marshal."

"This should be a weapon made for military generals, right?"

"With all due respect, although you and Master Ling have magic weapons at your disposal, to conquer the battlefield, you still need to equip yourself with long soldiers."

"Yes, Marshal."

These words immediately aroused the approval of Bu Tianzhi next to him, who echoed: "There happen to be two pieces of extraterrestrial meteorite collected by the Haisha Gang in the warehouse."

"One piece comes from the desert and contains gold essence; the other piece comes from the offshore sea and is rich in water vapor."

The voice fell.

Kou Zhong's expression was also moved.

Although the Dragon Tooth Sword and the Lingshuang Sword are good, they are not suitable as weapons for battlefield conquests. It is better to have a long weapon for horse fighting.

"Since both of you have this suggestion, we will use meteorite iron as the main component and wootz steel as the supplement to create two weapons."

Immediately, Kou Zhong ordered Yun Yuzhen to take out a pen and paper and start drawing.

In an instant.

Two large halberds appear on the paper.

One handle has a single-eared crescent blade, and the other handle has a double-eared crescent blade. The former has a coiled dragon painted on the pole, decorated with vermilion lacquer, and a colorful ax hanging on it.

"Elder Chen."

"Both ears call the Black Dragon Breaking Heaven Halberd, and one ear calls the Silver Dragon Zhenyue Halberd."

"The former casts 1000 for two hundred catties, the latter casts for one thousand catties."

"Young Marshal, there is no problem in making these two weapons, but they are so heavy, and the war horses..."

Chen Laomou hesitated to speak.

How can any war horse in the world be able to carry a weapon weighing 1000 to [-] kilograms plus the weight of a human body?

"It doesn't matter, you can just order someone to build it."

Kou Zhong waved his hand, looking unconcerned.

There are no strange beasts in this world that can be carried, and he can't cultivate them himself.

Not to mention whether the can-opening system can prescribe a strange beast elixir, even an ordinary elixir can transform a war horse when fed to it.

"Yes."

Chen Laomou responded immediately, then turned and left.

After he left, Kou Zhong turned his attention to Bu Tianzhi: "Mr. Bu."

"What are the current supplies of our army?"

"Young Commander!"

Logistics manager Bu Tianzhi replied without hesitation: "According to your instructions."

"I have ordered people to sell off all the antiques, calligraphy, paintings, jewelry and jades stored in the warehouse."

"The proceeds returned to the treasury, there are currently 80 taels of gold and 4207 million taels of silver."

"In addition, [-] pieces of cloth have been purchased and have been made into military uniforms. At present, our army has achieved two sets of black military uniforms per person, and the Ssangyong Gang has also made two sets per person. There are still [-] sets of finished products in the warehouse."

"Ah."