The iron ore mine is at the foot of the mountain next to the village, and the iron smelting workshop is also on the mine. The houses built look a bit messy, the vegetation has been artificially destroyed, and the mud has not dried up yet. The walls with rammed earth and thatched roofs are large
There was an old man with a dark face sitting at the door, hunched over with his arms folded in his arms, as if it were a common action for people in winter, but at this time in spring and summer people were already wearing single clothes. There was also a yellow-haired dog lying lazily next to him, and the old man
Still staring in front of him in boredom.
The gazes of the old man and the yellow dog finally came to fruition, when two people walked up the road from afar.
Two middle-aged men, one tall and thin, with a long face, spoke in a Henan accent and spoke to the companion next to him in a cadence: "The news is unmistakable. The one Zhang Ning who came here called Yao Tan's uncle is the cousin of Yao Erlang.
, come to us to make firearms. Making firearms requires money. The general altar sent someone to deliver a box full of gold and silver. The people we picked up from Fengxia Mountain also saw it with their own eyes. This firearm is made of iron.
It’s not gold or silver, so the gold and silver have to be spent..."
Another person traveling with him was slightly chubby and shorter than the "Henan accent". His head was big and small, shaped like an upside-down pear. His expression was serious and a bit dull. He said without turning his head: "Even if you believe me,
You are telling the truth. There is a box full of gold and silver, but do we have the ability to earn that money? After all, I am just a blacksmith. Making weapons, arrows and firearms are two different things. I don’t know how to make firearms. You understand that every line is like a mountain.
don't know?"
"Do you understand? Aren't they all made of iron?! Think of a way to take over the work first. Is there anything else you can do? What did he say? You agree first and then talk about it. Aren't all the ways people think of it?" Henan accent glared.
road.
The Shandong man stopped, pointed at his face and frowned: "Fan Laosi, you just have to be virtuous. You have to agree whether it works or not. I don't know what to do in advance. If it doesn't work, who will be responsible for pursuing this matter? By the way,
I’m in this business, so if anything happens, I’ll be the one to bear it, right?”
Fan Laosi, who has a Henan accent, looked embarrassed after hearing this. After a while, he avoided the difficult question and said instead: "Brother Ma, please listen to me. If you are lucky, you will meet a noble person. But when you meet a noble person,
You have to pay attention to others, right? Zhang Ning, who comes from the general altar, is a noble man! Let's go and ask if he is successful, what's wrong with it? Just forget it if he is not successful... But we have to think so, that person comes to Fengxia Mountain
We don’t have many people with us, so we have to find things locally. Let’s count on our fingers and toes how many villagers there are near and far. How many people are more knowledgeable than you? Even if you don’t know how to make firearms, he will have to learn how to smelt iron.
The weapons are chosen among the people! Isn’t this the principle?”
Brother Ma did not refute immediately, and seemed to be tempted. In fact, he would not have followed the unreliable Fan Laosi if he had not been tempted early in the morning. After a while, Brother Ma said angrily: "We
Let’s not talk about this first, let’s talk about who will take the blame if everything goes wrong! We are all people who know the basics, and I don’t know you, Fan Laosi? If something goes wrong, you will slip faster than anyone else.”
"Let's not talk about whether such an unlucky thing is right. What should we do if you say it will be smashed before we receive it? If we had known it would be smashed, why would we mess around?" Fan Laosi was a little unhappy, and then said, "This
When the matter comes up, Brother Ma, Brother Big Bird, it’s reliable that the two of us can take care of the matter inside and outside. When the time comes, Brother Big Bird can worry about how to build that thing, and I will help you find manpower and organize the activities.
"
Brother Ma pointed his finger at Fan Laosi again and shook it, just to express a general meaning like "I don't know what you have in mind yet." Fan Laosi respectfully called "Brother Ma" for a while.
, he was called "Brother Big Bird" for a while, referring to this Shandong man. It turned out that his name was Ma Dapeng. The word "Peng" means a large bird, so acquaintances also called him Brother Big Bird. For this foreigner,
No., Ma Dapeng seems to be very useful to him. After all, having a big bird is not a bad thing.
At this moment, they saw person No. ** appearing on the other road. Fan and Ma stopped and looked at it for a while. When those people got closer, Fan Laosi suddenly said: "Who is that if it's not Yao Erlang? All the way.
The young man must be the noble person we are talking about! Brother Big Bird believes me this time? When has my information ever been unreliable?"
Ma Dapeng, who had a head as big as a pear, nodded and said, "Sure enough, he is from a wealthy family."
"Needless to say, look at the splendid scene. A dozen or so people walked out and cheered each other. And his walking posture, what do ordinary people look like? From the looks of it, our young master Yao Tan seems to be a lot different.
"Fan Laosi said, "Yao Erlang doesn't seem to be very happy. What are you cursing at?"
After waiting for a while, the pedestrian approached, and Fan Laosi hurriedly greeted: "Erlang, would you like to take this distinguished guest out for a walk?"
Yao Erlang calmed down the emotion on his face and replied. When Fan Laosi bent down and looked at Zhang Ning respectfully, Zhang Ning responded with a friendly smile and nodded lightly because Zhang Ning did not know these two people.
Didn't say anything either.
They were all acquaintances from the same village. Fan and Ma also walked towards the mine and chatted together. Ma Dapeng seemed to be not good at words, but Fan Laosi kept talking to himself: "The farming is busy now, and the mine has not been working for a long time."
There is no one to take care of it, so my brother, Marco, insists on coming to see if there are any leaks in the house and whether things are soaked in water. It is very serious that all the furniture inside is soaked in water. The wood will rot and the iron will rust."
Zhang Ning, who had been silent until now, suddenly spoke up: "You two are also involved in smelting iron and forging ironware during the off-season?"
Fan Laosi hurriedly said respectfully: "I was ordered to take charge of people, remembering the days when young people went to work. Ma Dapeng next to me is an expert. He can smelt ore into molten iron and pour molten iron into molds. He can do everything. If you want to make a
He was someone who often showed his face in front of Master Yao when he was making farm tools and weapons."
Ma Dapeng looked dull, but when he was introduced to himself, he clasped his fists and saluted Zhang Ning politely.
Sure enough, Zhang Ning became interested in Ma Dapeng. He slowed down and deliberately came closer to talk: "What materials do you use for the process of casting molten iron?"
Ma Dapeng said: "Usually wet sand is used. The material is easy to work with and breathable. However, the quality of sand casting depends on the skill of the craftsman. In addition, when removing parts, the sand mold must be removed first. A mold can only be used once. It is still useful.
Casting molds made of wax and ceramics are more delicate, but the process is complicated and they need to be fired in the kiln repeatedly."
A few words made Zhang Ning nod frequently, and it was clear that this man must be an expert. He immediately turned back and asked Yao Erlang: "If a certain family is too busy during the busy farming season, how much does the villagers pay for a day's wages when hiring part-time workers?"
Fan Laosi heard the smell and looked at Yao Erlang's face with concern. Yao Erlang looked at it as if nothing happened and replied calmly: "We usually help each other to plant rice and harvest. When we do hire people, we do heavy work such as threshing in the fields."
Taking care of the food for thirty or forty cents a day, and light work ranging from ten to twenty cents."
Zhang Ning pondered for a moment and then said immediately: "I'll set some conditions and rules. Do you want to help me work? I want to hire a few bosses first. The monthly salary will be two taels, and there will be rewards for meritorious service.
When you go out to work, take care of food, money and food. Another rule, ugly words come first, if the losses caused by dereliction of duty and failure to do good things must be compensated, or handed over to the owner of Yao Village for punishment. Ma Dapeng... This Fan Si, you two must be willing to follow me
, just to show my attitude."
Ma Dapeng was looking down and thinking about something when Fan Laosi pulled him and worshiped together: "Meet my boss."
Zhang Ning changed his gentle and friendly expression and said seriously: "There is no rule without rules. I treat the people around me like family, and there are still rules for rewards and punishments. You can ask me about it. I always do what I say, and I will never talk in vain.
Bai Hua will give you less reward than you deserve."
"As the old saying goes, eating the king's salary and being loyal to him will definitely make us do our best to complete the errands assigned by our boss." Fan Laosi opened his mouth and Ma Dapeng also nodded in agreement.
Zhang Ning nodded and said: "To build a house, you need to build a foundation and a frame first. Let's just start by setting up a team, which is called the 'Arms Bureau'. We will first set up three departments, the Manufacturing Department, the Finance Department, and the Human Resources Department. Now.
Ma Dapeng is appointed as the general manager of the Manufacturing Department, and Fan Si is appointed as the deputy general manager. Later I will ask someone to record the name in a register for filing and payment of salary."
After saying a few words, Zhang Ning asked Ma Dapeng to take him to see the houses and facilities in the mine workshop to understand the situation. Qiuye from behind looked at him with a smile, showing admiration in his smile. The so-called layman watching the excitement, the expert watching
Mendao, Qiuye is also the person in charge of the affairs of the believers in the main altar. Seeing Zhang Ning's behavior, he thought that he was not just a pretty flower display.
The workshops, kilns, tools, etc. in the mine are all available, but they are a bit rough and crude. Especially the houses are built in a haphazard manner, much like temporary shacks, which are far inferior to the planning in the village. Moreover, the roads are also extremely
It was rough, and the muddy ground became muddy once it rained. Zhang Ning wandered around for a while, and his shoes were full of mud, and the hem of his robe was also splashed with mud.
Compared with the life of tinkering in the mountains and the life of an official in a government office, the most intuitive difference is the road. The narrow roads in the southern countryside are not a problem, but it is difficult to walk on the muddy roads if it rains.
When they walked around and returned to the main village, it was already lunch time, so they dispersed and went back to eat. They woke up late in the morning and couldn't do much in the middle of the morning.
Master Yao was not at home, so Zhang Ning and others had lunch with Yao Erlang, and then drank some tea. Zhang Ning said, "I won't go out in the afternoon. Erlang asked someone to tell Ma Dapeng and others to meet them at the temple tomorrow morning."
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Zhang Ning returned to the room and said to Lao Xu and Qiu Ye: "We are new here and don't know who is in charge, so we have to take the personnel and financial rights in our hands first. I will let Wenjun help me take care of the cashier's finances later. Lao Xu and Qiu Ye will protect me."
The teacher will temporarily supervise the recruits and make a record of them. From now on, the rules will also be written down in writing, clearly written in black and white, and you can read them to those who are illiterate."
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