The craftsman surnamed Chen came to the house and saw Li Kuo sitting at the head. He didn't know what to say for a moment. If it had been in the past, he would have immediately knelt down and saluted. This dignity was placed here, and he couldn't mess with the rules. But
He heard from people that the newly-appointed governor was extremely averse to vulgar etiquette and was always extremely polite to his elders. If he went against the governor's wishes, it would probably be unsightly.
In this dilemma, the craftsman surnamed Chen wrung his hands and looked quite embarrassed.
"Sit down." Li Kuo smiled and nodded at him, waving his hand and pointing to a lower spot.
"Hey!" The craftsman surnamed Chen was flattered and moved to sit in front of the short table.
"Are you Chen Shoucheng, the former head of the Ordnance Supervisor of Shule Dudu Mansion?" Li Kuo picked up a cup of tea and took a sip and asked lightly. Since returning to Shule City, he has started preparing for the Ordnance Supervisor.
Reconstruction matters. To be honest, when he received the notice from Gao Xianzhi that the Ordnance Supervision could be rebuilt, he was quite shocked. However, since His Majesty and the old man made a decree, he must abide by it. Shule has no shortage of generations.
For iron materials, there is an iron mine in a depression fifty miles outside the city. Now with the approval of the imperial court, Shule City can completely manufacture weapons and armor on its own.
It's just that although the materials are abundant, the craftsmen necessary for making ordnance are in short supply. He had asked Du Moyi before. Since Shule dismantled the ordnance prison, the original old people have moved away. Now,
There are very few craftsmen who can take on this hard work alone.
Since the Ordnance Supervision was to be rebuilt, of course the scale could not be too strict. Li Kuo obtained the addresses of old craftsmen who now lived in Shule City through various channels and sent people to sincerely invite them. Although these people had already put down their hammers and were close to
It has been ten years, but how can it be so easy to forget what they have learned? I believe that as long as they are familiar with it for a few more days, the craftsmen who meet Mars will definitely feel like they were sweating and hammering back then.
What's more, when he returned from the river, he brought back many Han craftsmen from the human trafficking market. Except for a few carpenters, most of the others were blacksmiths. Although he has not seen their craftsmanship, it must not be too bad. As long as it is a little
With more grinding, the new Ordnance Supervisor can be reorganized and established, and he will no longer have to waste time on this matter.
"Hey, I am, I'm Chen Shoucheng. You asked me here for the weapons supervisory matter." Seeing the governor calling out his fortune, Chen Shoucheng nodded quickly and said, "Don't worry, I know you."
Many of my old brothers are here in Shule City now. As long as you say a word and nothing else, old man, I will definitely invite these people to you!"
A peaceful life is the easiest way to destroy people's enterprising spirit. A long leisurely life makes Chen Shoucheng feel uncomfortable everywhere. Now that he has the opportunity to return to the army, he is naturally happy. As for those old guys, he is not worried at all. Big guys
My son relies on this craft to make a living. He would be a fool if he couldn’t afford the official rations!
"Well, I'll leave you with this matter. In addition, I brought back some craftsmen from the river, who should be able to help the weapons supervisor. I'll trouble you to assign them."
Li Kuo looked quite peaceful and simply appointed Chen Shoucheng as the supervisor of the Shule Arms Supervision.
Chen Shoucheng was overjoyed when he heard this. You must know that he was just an unknown craftsman back then, doing all the dirty work. But now, more than ten years later, he has become the weapons supervisor.
Steward. Who wouldn’t be happy to receive such a good thing?
"Don't worry, I, Chen Shoucheng, promise to give you the weapons to build a glorious building for you. Arrows, armor, and spears, as long as you give your orders, I will build them for you on time for you."
Chen Shoucheng was grateful for the favor he received from others. In his opinion, Li Kuo was his lucky star and great benefactor. As long as he was in charge of the military and political affairs of Shule for a day, he would not lose power!
"It's for the Tang Dynasty, for His Majesty!" Li Kuo smiled bitterly, shook his head, and reminded him with a hint of correction.
"Yes, look at my stupid brain, it's your majesty, for your majesty!" Chen Shoucheng patted his head and said with a bright smile.
"Well, there is one more favor that I would like to ask you to agree to." Li Kuo responded softly and changed the topic: "A little brother of mine wants to work in the weapons prison. I hope you can always accept him as your disciple."
Chen Shoucheng was still a general. What would he ask for? It turned out that he wanted to accept an apprentice. Logically speaking, the blacksmith's rice is not very good, so the master is very cautious in choosing apprentices. Most of them will accept the seedlings when they are seven or eight years old.
Apprentice. However, since the general said this, he has no reason to offend the general.
After thinking for a moment, Chen Shoucheng gritted his teeth and said, "General, I don't have a problem here. But I have to say something upfront. Blacksmithing is not easy to do, and I'm afraid your little brother is quite old.
If you want to achieve something in the future, I’m afraid you’ll have to put in more effort.”
Of course Li Kuo understood what he was worried about and said softly: "Don't worry about this. If he is lazy, I will not be the first to forgive him." After saying this, Li Kuo clapped his hands and motioned for the second child to come in.
"General, general, I..." Erwa has never entered the official establishment of the Shule Army since he came to Shule. Perhaps Li Kuo deliberately protected him, and he never even touched a weapon or armor.
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This is not what Erwa wants. He came to Shule to join the army, to be a great hero like a general. If he was sitting in the military camp eating idle food like this, he might as well die...
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"I've said so much to you today, and you still don't understand? The weapons supervisor is of great significance to our Shule Army. If you stay here and help me build a few more Mo Dao, it will be better than if you go into battle and chop down a few big cannibals.
It’s real!”
"General, I, I understand! Erwa will not let you down!" Erwa gritted his teeth and finally said: "Don't worry, I will study hard with my master and never hold back the Shule Army!"
In the spacious hall, the young man's determined voice lingered among the wooden pillars and beams for a long time, floating endlessly.
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Chen Shoucheng was overjoyed to have gained a clever disciple for nothing. You must know that in these days, children from wealthy families will join the army and become officials. Even children from ordinary people's families who have a brighter mind will also go to farm.
The hardships of being a businessman and a craftsman are not something ordinary people can endure.
"When it comes to blacksmithing, the most important thing is to have a calm mind. Only when the mind is calm can you be ready in both form and spirit to make a decent piece of equipment."
Chen Shoucheng raised a slight smile at the corner of his mouth and nodded to Erwa. In this Tang Dynasty, the status of craftsmen was quite low. In terms of dignity, they could not compare with scholars, and in terms of wealth, they could not compare with merchants. So what is the support?
How will they survive?
They have their own thoughts and stick to them!
"Er baby, let me teach you a poem." Chen Shoucheng picked up a half-red iron bar and looked at it carefully: "A pagoda is dark, thin at the top and thick at the bottom. One day it will be turned over.