When a craftsman named Chen came to the house and saw Li Kuo sitting upright on the head, he didn't know what to say. If it were in the past, he would kneel down and salute immediately. This kind of magnanimity is placed here, and he should not mess with the rules. But he heard that this new governor is most afraid of common etiquette and is often very polite to his elders. If he violates the governor's wishes, he is afraid it will be unbeautiful.
When he was in a dilemma, the craftsman surnamed Chen tucked his hands back and looked quite embarrassed.
"Sit down." Li Kuo nodded at him with a smile, waved his hand and pointed at a low point in the lower head.
"Oh!" The craftsman surnamed Chen was flattered and moved to the shortest table to sit down.
"You are Chen Shoucheng, the former military weapon supervisor of the Shule Governor's Office?" Li Kuo picked up a cup of tea and took a sip of it and asked quietly. Since he returned to Shule City, he has started to prepare for the reconstruction of the military weapon supervisor. To be honest, when he received a notice from Gao Xianzhi that he could rebuild the military weapon supervisor, he was still quite shocked. However, since His Majesty and his elders issued an order, he had to follow the order. Shule's generation has not lacked iron materials, and there is an iron mine in a depression fifty miles outside the city. Now with the approval of the court, Shule City can completely manufacture weapons and armor for its own purposes.
However, although the materials are abundant, the craftsmen necessary to make military ordnances are short of. He asked Du Moyi before that since Shule withdrew the military weapons prison, the old men have left, old men. Now, there are very few craftsmen who can stand on their own and take on this chore.
Since we need to rebuild the military weapon surveillance, we should certainly not be too restrictive in terms of scale. Li Kuo obtained the address of the old craftsman who is now living in Shule City through various channels and sent someone to invite him sincerely. Although these people have put down their hammers for nearly ten years, how can they be forgotten about what they have learned? I believe that as long as they are familiar with them for a few more days, the craftsmen who see Mars will definitely find the feeling of sweating hammers that year.
What's more, when he returned from the river, he brought back many Chinese craftsmen from the human trafficker market. Except for a small number of carpenters, most of the others were blacksmiths. Although they had never seen their skills, they would not be too bad. With a little bit of running-in, the new military weapon surveillance can be reorganized and established, so he would not have to spend any more time on this matter.
"Hey, I am, I am Chen Shoucheng. You called me here for the military weapon supervision." Seeing that the governor called out his fate, Chen Shoucheng nodded quickly and said, "Don't worry, many old brothers I know are now in Shule City. As long as you say a word and don't say anything else, I will definitely invite these people to you!"
A peaceful life is the most likely to erode people's enterprising aspirations. The long-term 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. Everyone makes a living by relying on this skill, and he is a fool if he can't get the official grain!
"Okay, I'll trouble you about this. In addition, I brought back some craftsmen from the river, and I should be able to help the military weapon supervisor. I'll ask you to assign it at that time."
Li Kuo's expression was quite peaceful, so he simply appointed Chen Shoucheng as the supervisor of Shule Army Weapons.
Chen Shoucheng was very happy when he heard this. You know, he was just an unknown craftsman back then, doing all kinds of dirty and tiring work. But now, more than ten years have passed, he has become the manager of the military weapon supervisor. Who can I not be happy about this good thing?
"Don't worry, I, Chen Shoucheng, promised that the general's weapon would build you with a glorious and elegant arrows, armor, and spears. As long as you give me a command, I will make it for you on schedule for you."
Chen Shoucheng was benevolent, so he naturally made a promise with his chest. In his opinion, Li Kuo was his lucky star and his great benefactor. As long as he was in charge of Shule's military and political affairs for one day, he would not lose his power!
"It's for the Tang Dynasty, for Your Majesty!" Li Kuo shook his head with a wry smile, and reminded him with a correction as if it was not.
"Yes, look at my stupid brain. It's Your Majesty, for your Majesty!" Chen Shoucheng patted his head and said with a smile.
"Well, I'm still a favor, I want to ask you to agree." Li Kuo responded softly and changed his slogan: "One of my little brothers wants to do things in the military weapon prison, and I hope you can always accept him as your disciple."
Chen Shoucheng was also a general and would ask for something, but he actually accepted an apprentice. Logically speaking, the blacksmith's rice was not delicious, so the master was very cautious in choosing apprentices. Most of them were watching Miaozi take apprentices at the age of seven or eight. However, since this was proposed by the general, he had no reason to disgrace the general.
After thinking for a while, Chen Shoucheng gritted his teeth and said, "General, I have no problem here. But there is a saying that I have to say that blacksmiths are not easy to do, and you little brother are probably not young. If you want to achieve something in the future, you may have to work harder."
Of course, Li Kuo understood what he was worried about and said softly: "Don't worry about this. If he is lazy, I will be the first one to spare him." After that, Li Kuo asked to clap his hands and signal Erwa to come in.
"General, General, I..." Erwa has not entered the official establishment of Shule Army since he came to Shule. Perhaps Li Kuo deliberately protected him, so he had never even touched his weapons and armor.
This is not what Erwa wants. He came to Shule to join the army, to be a hero who stands tall like a general. If he stays in the military camp like this, he might as well die...
"I have said so much to you today, but I still don't understand? The military weapon surveillance has important significance to me. The Shule Army. You can help me build more wands here, which is more realistic than if you go into battle and cut a few big cannibals!"
"General, I, I understand! Erwa will not let you down!" Erwa gritted his teeth and finally said, "Don't worry, I will follow the master to learn skills well and never drag the Shule army down!"
In the smooth hall, the young man's firm voice lingers among the wooden pillars and beams for a long time, floating around.
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Chen Shoucheng was very happy to have a clever disciple. You should know that in this day, the children of wealthy families would join the army and enter the government. Even the children of ordinary people who are more sensible will grow grain and go to business. The suffering of craftsmen is not something that ordinary people can bear.
"The most important thing about this ironwork is to calm your mind. Only when your mind is calm can you be prepared with both body and spirit and operate a decent device."
Chen Shoucheng raised a smile on his lips and nodded to Erwa. In this Tang Dynasty, the status of craftsmen was quite low. In terms of honor, they could not compare with scholars, merchants, or money. So what exactly supported them to live?
They have their thoughts and stick to them!
"Erwa, I'll teach you to read a poem." Chen Shoucheng picked up a half-red iron bar and looked carefully: "A pagoda is black, with a thin top and a thick bottom. One day he turned over, and a thin bottom and a thick top!"