Li Luo's current work style is a bit like that of "Chairman Chiang" in later generations, and he likes to directly use "warrants" to give orders, and he has a tendency to be "cadres and arbitrary."

The main purpose of this is to set the obedience mode of the subordinates, and after a long time, the warrant will stimulate the conditioned reflex, so that "doing things according to the warrant" will become the thinking inertia of the subordinates.

In this way, the "ministerial orders" of the competent departments will become vassals of the "warrants", and their authority will be greatly reduced. It was impossible for the head of any department to threaten Li Luo's authority.

After appointing Fang Huan, Song Ju, and Guan Er as captains, Li Luo once again wrote a warrant about the craftsman's office.

"The health department is transferred to the manager and supervisor of the company:

According to the statistics of all kinds of craftsmen in each village, seven categories of blacksmiths, armorers, carpenters, shipwrights, tailors, bricklayers, and stonemasons are recruited, and the best craftsmen are selected as craftsmen, and the salaries are paid according to the third class. Urgent. This order. ”

After Li Luo finished writing, he stamped the owner's seal.

After thinking about it, he simply added another one: "Everywhere recruits clerks according to their responsibilities according to the regulations, they must be literate, and women are also allowed." The salary is the same as that of a security guard for the time being. This is not an urgent matter, and each will be selected and hired in detail. This order. ”

Then hand it over to the guard on duty, Wan Yan Tong, and let him hand it over to the manager Lin Biju and the supervisor Gong Kan.

may be a bit addicted to writing warrants (the chairman is sick), Li Luo was not worried about the arrangements of the security group after all, and wrote another warrant to the security group:

"The 500 Jurchen soldiers recruited last time, and the more than 400 Han soldiers recruited this time, are actually new recruits of the company. With 100 brave veterans from the township, they are strictly trained according to the "Outline of Military Training" of the Society.

In addition, the vigilance should not be slackened for a day. Within half a month, he entered the mountains to conquer the previous two families who came to invade the Shengfan tribe and exterminate their tribe to make an example. Prepare your troops, this order. ”

After stamping, he handed it over to another guard on duty, Ah Shan, and asked him to send it to the temporary regimental headquarters of the security regiment.

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The construction of the Haidong Company's office compound has not yet begun, and the chief officials at all levels are temporarily working in a large private house.

They don't have to worry about food, supplies, and money, because these social owners have already spoken, and they will solve everything first, and the money and food are enough to dispose of.

The main problem today is that every department is empty and there is an urgent need to recruit available personnel. In fact, Lin Biju has already issued a document to recruit from various villages.

Especially the wasteland reclamation order, Lin Biju issued a wasteland reclamation order to the new Jurchen immigrants on the first day of his tenure. The Han immigrants have been here for more than a year, and the land has been cleared, the crops have been planted, and they will be harvested next month, which can be regarded as surviving the most difficult period.

But if the Jurchen migrants want to sow late rice in time for next month, they must complete the clearing of the land within a month. It's not that hard. This is the Jianan Plain of later generations, the land is fertile, and the difficulty of clearing the land is very small.

But after receiving Li Luo's warrant, Lin Biju knew that in addition to clearing the wasteland and planting late rice, the urgent task at the moment was to recruit craftsmen for the craftsmen, and the other places could be slowly selected.

Lin Biju and Gong Kan, the supervisor, immediately called Chen Su, who was appointed as the head of the craftsman department.

Chen Suben was also the head of a Zhejiang immigrant village, and he presided over the construction of bridges and temples before the death of the Song Dynasty, so he was familiar with the project, so he was appointed as the director of the craftsman department.

Lin Biju showed Chen Su the warrant, and Chen Su said: "The lord should be in a hurry to build a military warship, and the second thing is to build an office compound." In the near future, the lord will definitely use soldiers. ”

Gong Kan said: "I know what the lord thinks. Among these weapons, especially the stone cannon machine, iron armor, divine arm bow, and bed crossbow are the most important. ”

As Li Luo's student and house slave, Gong Kan certainly knew that his master wanted to attack Shengfan Cottage.

The owner once said that the Shengfan cottage is protected by a wooden wall built of big trees, although it is simple, but it is very strong, and it is condescending and guarding. Without a sharp weapon, there will be a lot of casualties when you hit it.

With the stone cannon machine, it is much easier to break through the wooden walls of the cottage.

Lin Biju said: "The matter is urgent, I will do it immediately......"

Just one day later, more than seventy craftsmen gathered at the Interim Manager's Office.

Eventually, fifty-eight people were hired as craftsmen.

Thirteen blacksmiths, eleven carpenters, five military craftsmen, seven shipwrights, nine tailors, twelve bricklayers, and two stonemasons were hired.

There are very few of them, but there are only so many that can be used.

Fortunately, among the ordnance craftsmen, there happened to be a valuable armor-making master, who was also a master craftsman of the "South Workshop" of the Ministry of Industry's Ordnance Supervision that year!

In the Song Dynasty, the "North and South Workshops" were the two most powerful and highest weapons factories. This armor-making master has been making armor in the "South Workshop" of the Ministry of Industry and Ordnance Supervision for decades, and he is completely an expert-level armor-making talent.

Armor has been glorious for 400 years in history, and armor experts can't pay too much attention to it.

The nails made by the master craftsmen are not only more sophisticated, but also lighter and more material-saving. The production efficiency is also higher. In ancient times, when combat power was measured by the level of human armor, armor-making experts were strategic talents.

Therefore, Li Luo and Cui Xiuning personally summoned this armor-making expert.

This person's name is Gu Kai, he is nearly fifty years old, and his spirit looks good.

"Villain Gu Kai, meet the general, madam." Gu Kai came in nervously and immediately bowed.

Although Gu Kai is a master of armor making, he is only a master craftsman in the south workshop, and he only works with a group of armor craftsmen. Not to mention officials, not even officials.

Even if you are as enlightened as the Song Dynasty, the status of craftsmen is still very low, that is, no matter how skilled you are, it is difficult to become an official by craftsmanship.

Gu Kai was born in a family of armor craftsmen, and for many generations he has been a master craftsman who has been registered in the imperial court. Even in the north and south workshops where there are many masters, he is also a master craftsman.

But even so, a superintendent of ordnance from the ninth rank can easily point at his nose and scold.

"Master Gu, please get up!" Li Luo actually helped him up himself, which immediately flattered Gu Kai.

"How can the villain be virtuous, dare to annoy the general, panic!" Gu Kai gave up his hand again and again.

Li Luo asked Gu Kai to sit down and asked a few professional questions, and Gu Kai relaxed.

"Master Gu's ancestors made armor for generations?" Li Luo asked.

Gu Kai replied: "Back to the general's words, the ancestors of the villain have been armor craftsmen for the last nineteen generations. ”

Nineteen generations!

"Oh? That's hundreds of years, and it's not easy! "Li Luo is interested, nineteen generations, can be traced back to before the Song Dynasty.

Gu Kai said: "According to the villain's genealogy, the first generation of the Gu family was the official craftsman of the Jiafang Department during the reign of Yizong of the Tang Dynasty, which has been more than 400 years ago. ”

Li Luo and Cui Xiuning are both in awe, and the craft family of more than 400 years is worthy of respect no matter what.

"I didn't expect Master Gu to even make the imperial armor for my official ancestor, and he was even an old man!" Li Luo suddenly showed a look of surprise, and said to Cui Xiuning: "Isn't it a coincidence! ”

Cui Xiuning could only cooperate with him: "It's a coincidence." ”

How did Gu Kai know that the man and woman in front of him were acting? He was surprised at first, but then thought of Li Luo's surname, and subconsciously believed it.

"I never thought that the general was still the grandson of the Tang Dynasty, the villain is really disrespectful......" Gu Kai immediately stood up and saluted again.

Li Luo stopped his movements, and said with a nonchalant smile: "Although this official is indeed the queen of Yizong, but after hundreds of years, where are there any Tang Dynasty kings and grandchildren, at most they are descendants of Li Tang, Master Gu doesn't need to care so much." ”

Gu Kai said very respectfully: "Although the general's words are reasonable, after all, they are the bloodline of the Tang Emperor, and they are different after all. Not to mention the fortune of heaven in the dark, Yin virtue Yu Qing, just talking about this heroic talent, open-mindedness, how can ordinary people compare? ”

Li Luo couldn't help but be secretly happy, this Gu Kai was a bit interesting.

He pretended to be the Li family of Inju in Goryeo, and here he pretended to be a descendant of Li Tang, of course, all of them were purposeful.

"Okay, Master Gu, let's not talk about this. However, isn't it providential that you made armor for my ancestors in Gu's family, and today you make armor for me? ”

Gu Kai suddenly burst into tears, and said a little excitedly: "The Gu family has been making armor for more than 400 years, and I didn't think of the villain's generation, but I had to flee the Central Plains. I thought that there would be no place for it from now on, who would have thought of it...... Who would have thought that the general would cross the sea...... The ancestral art of the Gu family will not end up with me! ”

Li Luo sighed: "This is the ancestral art of the Gu family, and Master Gu makes armor, but he would rather cross the sea to the east than make armor for Mengyuan, he is really a righteous man of the Han family!" ”

Gu Kai was very moved when he heard this, and said, "Gu Kai is willing to work for the Li family again to make armor to continue the ancestral business." ”

The word "again" shows that he has identified Li Luo as a descendant of Li Tang.

"Good!" Li Luo clapped his hand, "This official will immediately appoint you as the supervisor of the craftsman, the chief master craftsman, and the salary and position are the same as the director." All craftsmen, iron, you can call. If you don't have enough manpower, you can recruit apprentices on your own! ”

Gu Kai was happy, but it was not that he was an official fan, but that he could finally have a place to play.

When he was in the South Workshop of the Ordnance Supervisor, he was constrained and constrained everywhere, and it was difficult for the supervisor to do things according to his own ideas.

Now that he is in this prison, he can naturally show his skills and make the new armor that he has been waiting for for a long time.

"Gu Kai thanked the general for his promotion! Dare not be conscientious and sincere! Gu Kai bowed down again.

Li Luo asked again: "Master Gu has been in the South Workshop of the Ordnance Supervision for many years, so I know how many craftsmen there are. You can talk to the official and listen to it. ”

Gu Kai said: "There are more than 4,700 officials and craftsmen in the north and south workshops of Lin'an. Make armor, knives and guns, stone cannons, ladders, slap rods, etc., with armor as the weight. ”

Li Luo couldn't help but be speechless, in ancient times, there were nearly 5,000 craftsmen in just one central arsenal, which shows the huge military industry of the Song Dynasty.

"Don't the North and South workshops make bows and crossbows?" Li Luo asked.

Gu Kai said: "The Great Song Dynasty officials made bows and crossbows, which were mainly made by the Bow and Crossbow Academy. There are 2,000 craftsmen in the Bow and Crossbow Courtyard, making infantry bows, divine arm bows, various bed crossbows, and all kinds of arrows. ”

Li Luo understood, it turned out that there was a large-scale "Bow and Crossbow Courtyard" specializing in the manufacture of bows and crossbow arrows.

"Master Gu, now there are only a dozen blacksmiths in the craftsman's office, let them cooperate with you, how many sets of iron armor can be produced in a month?" Li Luo asked the question he was most concerned about.

Gu Kai said: "There is also an armor craftsman in the craftsman's department, who is my junior and my apprentice. With his assistance, plus more than a dozen blacksmiths to work together, if you start work every day, you can produce 20 sets of mountain iron armor a month. ”

Twenty sets a month? Actually, it's not slow. A set of iron armor requires thousands of pieces of iron, and it must take effort.

The only way to increase production is to increase the size of craftsmen.

"How much wrought iron does it cost? How much does all the material cost? "Of course, Li Luo has to understand the cost.

"Returning to the general's words, to make a set of Shanwen iron armor, it takes about 30 catties of wrought iron, and it costs more than 2,000 catties of charcoal. At today's market price, plus other consumables, it costs a lot...... About thirty-two times! ”

Li Luo calculated in his heart that the materials alone would cost more than 30 yuan, and if the labor cost and loss were added, the factory cost of a set of iron armor would be nearly 40 yuan.

It's not cheap! Let's just say wrought iron, which is not much different from the price of copper. Charcoal is not cheap, two thousand catties of charcoal cost seven or eight yuan.

Iron armor, expensive!