After announcing the decision, Chen Kai turned around and walked towards the official room, leaving only the stunned eyes of the crowd.

Vacation, or rest and bath, according to the system of the Ming Dynasty, is one day every ten days, if you count the Zhengyuan Festival, Lantern Festival, and Winter Solstice, it is only 50 days a year. Moreover, this system is still aimed at officials, coupled with the current situation of the country and the current situation of Zheng Chenggong's department floating alone in the wind, since the establishment of the ordnance workshop, these craftsmen have not rested for even a day, relying on leather whips and prestige to maintain basic work efficiency.

Now that Chen Kai drove You Er out of the ordnance workshop, he chose to take a holiday at the first time, and there is nothing unusual in terms of the practice of new officials taking office to overthrow the previous government's policy, but now it is big in the whole country, in the middle of Zheng Jun, and as small as Chen Kai's personal problems, this seems to be too overkill, so that to the point of hurting himself, it is really a bit too much.

Chen Kai's guarantee to Zheng Chenggong is now only known to Ke Chenmei in the workshop, and it is also a gesture of goodwill at lunchtime. At this moment, Chen Kai suddenly came to such a hand, and others were still a little suspicious, but Ke Chenmei was directly caught off guard.

"Join the army." Hurriedly followed, Ke Chenmei glanced left and right, stopped Chen Kai in a low voice, and asked a little anxiously: "Didn't you say that the time is not enough, isn't it even more insufficient to have a holiday?" ”

In this incident, the Ke brothers were obviously arranged by Zheng Chenggong to stand on Chen Kai's side, but after Chen Kai quickly cut through the mess, he seemed a little unhurried, as if his previous efforts were to get this position, not to really complete the guarantee to Zheng Chenggong.

Chen Kai's weirdness, Ke Chenmei couldn't help but start to wonder. However, when Chen Kai heard this question, he just shook his head, and then smiled: "Since it is no longer enough, why should you care about this day's rest?" ”

After that, Chen Kai stepped into the office by himself, leaving only Ke Chenmei's puzzled face, but he could only follow Chen Kai.

The steward and the captain of the guards left one after another, but the craftsmen in the factory did not dare to leave at all. It wasn't until a moment later that the reacting overseer began to bombard, and Tang Quanyou asked Wang Fugui tremblingly: "Supervisor Wang, will I come over tomorrow?" ”

"You don't understand the words, do you, join the army, his old man is sympathetic, and tells you to rest for a day, what's the matter, is it uncomfortable if you don't work for a day, this cheap bone is uncomfortable or what?!"

At that moment just now, Wang Fugui clearly saw that Ke Chenmei's reaction when he heard the news was different from that of others. Originally, he was still thinking about the doorway here, but he was interrupted by such a craftsman, and he was naturally not angry anymore.

The craftsmen dispersed in a hurry, and even when watching those craftsmen go out of the gate, Wang Fugui vaguely heard some cheers. At the end of the lecture before getting off work, Chen Kai had already notified the meeting before, and seeing the craftsmen leaving, Wang Fugui also hurriedly followed the footsteps of the other two supervisors and walked into the office where the people were almost gathered.

The official room has not been used for a long time, there are not so many chairs and stools, and there is a clear distinction between the upper and lower classes, at this moment, Chen Kaigao is sitting on it, and Ke Chenmei is sitting on the side in front of the desk, and the others, even the deputy captain who is responsible for leading the team to guard the night, have to stand on both sides.

Seeing that everyone had gathered, Chen Kai said to everyone: "This official is appointed by the lord of the country to take full charge of this weapons workshop, in order to better ensure the supply of weapons. This point, the official pondered, and the monarchs should understand. ”

"The villains and others must obey the orders to join the army."

"Good." Everyone saluted, Chen Kai nodded, and said to the rat's beard: "Mr. Cai, You Er and his wife are greedy for ink, but have they been checked and calculated?" ”

"If you go back to join the army, it's still a little short, and the calculation will be completed soon."

The rat's whiskers hurriedly answered, and beads of sweat were already coming out. Chen Kai laughed when he heard it, and then said to him: "Then Mr. Lao Cai will work harder today, put an end to this matter, and then go home to rest." ”

"The villain doesn't dare to say the word hard work, and he must do his best to do things for joining the army."

"No, Mr. Cai, it's for the country's surname and for the court."

"Yes, yes, the villain must follow the teachings of joining the army."

He was already sweating profusely, but the rat whiskers were really relieved. This matter is not only to win over, but also to vote for the name, he is not You Er's heel and other heeled figures, now Chen Kai has Zheng Chenggong's endorsement, and he came strongly, and directly overwhelmed You Er, he can only fall over, so as not to be used as a scapegoat by You Er when it affects the pond fish.

The conversation between Chen Kai and the rat beard, everyone listened silently, and did not dare to interject even half a sentence. At this time, Chen Kai mentioned the matter of the room to the three overseers, and at this moment, the mother-in-law of the three overseers was already busy in the room, preparing dinner and hot water for the guards on duty at night.

"The matter of the room, the principle of the official is still the same sentence, to let the people in our workshop be full. Only when you are full can you have the strength to work, and when you are full, you can have the strength and spirit to be on duty. ”

"The villain must be told when he goes back, and he will be strictly supervised on weekdays."

"Hmm." Chen Kai nodded, and began to arrange the following things......

It didn't take long for the meeting to end, the task was assigned, and everyone dispersed, some went home, some continued to be on duty, and Chen Kai was the only one left in the office. The person sent by Zheng Chenggong to invite him to the reception banquet had already returned, and he really didn't have the time to eat this meal now, especially after this afternoon's observation.

There is a way to be a spear for a lifetime, but when it is used in a large army, the training time of sword and shield soldiers is much higher than that of pikemen, and the cost is also higher. As pointed out in "Arm Record": "Since the legislation of Qi Gong, Jiangnan knife players, one of the top five soldiers, can be as Ji Gong said, can be used in the gun." Cover the spear and fork long soldier, although it loses its subtlety, and the scum is still usable. ”

In the middle and late Ming Dynasty army, the pro-soldier Ding rode his horse to kill and protect the generals, the veterans broke the formation with swords and shields, and the relative recruits were more likely to use spears to line up. Most of Zheng Chenggong's subordinates are recruits recruited in recent months, and the shortage of weapons is also on the recruits. So this time, the building tasks are all spears.

It's easier to build a single weapon, and the weapons are all rough, so it doesn't take too long. Of course, if it is a fine work to create a high-quality product, the kind of delicate work that is a dream for a few days, but it cannot be popularized in the army, let alone withstand the consumption of the army.

However, according to Chen Kai's calculations and Zheng Chenggong's requirements, as of yesterday, the whole army was still short of 710 spears. That's what he needs to do in the next month and a half, a task that would take two and a half months to complete based on the efficiency of the previous months.

"Three blacksmiths with five apprentices can produce only nine spears a day."

Thinking of today's one-day output, Chen Kai couldn't help but sigh. There was no air hammer, no grinder, no drilling machine, no cutting grinder, no machinery, everything was made by the craftsman with primitive tools and hammer forging and grinding hand by hand, and the production efficiency was so low that he really felt that it was difficult for him to breathe.

"Oh no, at least there's the bellows, at least not to blow the fire hot enough with your mouth."

At first glance, the work of a carpenter is much simpler than that of a blacksmith, and today there are some additional pointed wooden guns, but materials such as bamboo are also cut down in the mountains and forests by themselves, and their work is not easy.

"Carpenters don't matter, blacksmiths' lack of capacity is a big problem. Today is April 28th, tomorrow is the last day of the month, aside from this day, May and June are also 29 days (lunar calendar), that is, there are 44 days left, and at least 16 guns need to be made every day to complete the task, there is a long way to go. ”

………………

"Back to the head of the family, Chen Senjun said that state affairs are as urgent as sparks, and you should hurry up all the time, so I won't come to the banquet today."

"He also knows to hurry up with all the time?"

After the confession, the subordinate withdrew, but before Zheng Chenggong could say anything, Chen Bao jumped out first, expressing his dissatisfaction with Chen Kai giving the craftsman a holiday during such a busy time.

Chen Kai's move is indeed contrary to common sense, and Chen Bao is understandable for doing so. However, Zheng Chenggong did not take this stubble, but turned his head and asked Hong Xu: "Zhong Zhenbo has always been in charge of Nanao affairs, what do you think of this matter?" ”

Zheng Chenggong's voice fell, and Hong Xu hurriedly got up and replied: "You Eryi, the end will be negligent in disciplining......"

"There is no need for this, the matter of deducting food and buying food silver, Ben Shuai is not aware of it in South Australia, not to mention that Zhong Zhenbo still needs to travel around for a long time. This matter will wait for the documents from Chen Senjun's side to be delivered, and now Ben Shuai is asking about the punishment of Chen Senjun's holiday for the craftsmen, what do you think? ”

You Er is greedy for ink, Chen Kai is furious, and the whole armory workshop is a witness, and even the Zheng family's little guy who delivered food was arrested by Chen Kai to testify, and conveyed it to Zheng Chenggong, which is irrefutable.

Hong Xu had already apologized to Zheng Chenggong before, and when he came again, he was immediately interrupted by Zheng Chenggong and appeased him a little. However, Zheng Chenggong still needs his answer, and this matter is not so easy to answer.

"The last general has just thought about this matter, but he hasn't come up with a reason. Chen Senjun's move was unreasonable, but since Chen Senjun knew that this was the case, he still did it, presumably it must have his intentions. ”

Hong Xu's answer is equivalent to not answering, how can Zheng Chenggong not hear it, but with Hong Xu's embarrassing situation in the arsenal workshop, it is indeed inconvenient to make any biased answers. Seeing this, Zheng Chenggong also nodded, and then said to Chen Bao: "As Zhong Zhenbo said, since this commander has full power, he has no doubt about employing people. ”

Chen Kai continued to plan in the official room, and Zheng Chenggong also determined his attitude. The night is getting deeper and deeper, and the city of South Australia is getting quieter and quieter, which seems to be no different from normal days. However, in a small courtyard not too far from the arsenal, the men's scolding, the women and children's howling and crying, one after another, disturbed the domestic dogs and wild dogs in the city.

"I know that poor sour is here to find trouble, you stupid girl still dare to cook like you do on weekdays, you don't want to live, do you?!"

There was a crisp sound of "pop", and the woman's face immediately swollen with a slap-like red. This slap was accompanied not only by the woman's crying, but also by the man's blurt out.

"The matter of miscellaneous servants has already relied on Lao Tzu's prestige to get through the danger, and people are worried about the place where they can't start, it's good for you, and you also pointed out the way to the poor sour, you are planning to murder your husband!"

"Dad, stop beating my mother, my mother has been crying all afternoon."

The eleven or twelve-year-old son knelt on the ground, his face full of tears. However, Yu Er was already furious, let go of the hand that was pulling You Hong's hair, turned around and kicked it out.

"Dog mongrel, Lao Tzu is your father, it's your turn to take care of Lao Tzu!"

You Er was even more likely to rush up and beat this "unsuccessful" son, but when he saw his son being beaten, You Hong's strength, which had already been beaten by You Er, got his nose and face swollen from nowhere, and suddenly pounced on his son's body, and shouted angrily at You Er: "What is your prestige, it's not because Uncle Hong is a distant relative of my mother's family that they will listen to you, even if you can be a personal soldier, it's ...... too."

"Why don't you dare to mention this!"

You Er kicked over, interrupting his mother-in-law's angry words. Immediately afterwards, a close approach, You Er grabbed You Hong's hair, and the spit Xingzi splashed the latter's face.

"Hong Xu's old dog's surname is Hong, and your mother-in-law is also surnamed Hong, but don't forget that you are out of the house with others, otherwise how can Lao Tzu just be a personal soldier?"

At noon, Chen Kai was blasted out of the arsenal workshop, and You Er rushed to Hong Xu's mansion. One is to complain to Hong Xu, and the other is to ask Hong Xu to come out to protect him, but when he arrived, the housekeeper of Hong Mansion said that Hong Xu went to the General Town Mansion to discuss military affairs with Zheng Chenggong, and waited until not long ago, and he had been curfew for a long time and did not come back, making it clear that he was unwilling to get involved in his business.

In this way, the benefactor on weekdays has become an old dog, and he wants to sprinkle all his anger on his wife and children. You Er knew very well that nine times out of ten the crimes he committed were to be beheaded, and when he was hopeless to ask Hong Xu for help, he rushed back to take the money he had accumulated over the past few days to try to escape, but it was inconvenient to take his wife and children, and he planned to abandon his wife, but he was stopped by You Hong's family, so there was this scene just now.

In the midst of blurting out and scolding, You Er slapped it again. But at this moment, the gate of the small courtyard was smashed open by brute force, and a team of Ming troops rushed in by taking advantage of the situation, and the officer led by him shouted loudly: "You Er, the former supervisor of the ordnance workshop, is suspected of embezzling military supplies, and he was ordered by the general to search for the stolen goods and arrest them." If you resist, shoot and kill! ”