"Lord, these three people are the directors of the manufacturing department, all of them are sān jí craftsmen, the most outstanding craftsmen in the manufacturing department, this is Ma Boyang, director of the [Military Instruments Research and Manufacturing Administration], who is very good at ordnance manufacturing, and the master's repeater crossbow was copied by Director Ma..."

Liu De also listened patiently to the side, after all, because of the repeated battles, he often went on expeditions, and he didn't know much about the officials at the bottom, and now that he has time to come over, of course he has to get to know it well.

Ma Boyang gave a salute to Liu De, Ma Boyang's face was dark, his big hands were quite rough, his body was a little stiff, and his expression was slightly nervous, after all, it was the first time he saw Liu De, and he didn't know what to say in his mouth.

Liu De likes such people, honest, hardworking, willing to endure hardships, and capable, Liu De grabbed Ma Boyang's hand and asked with great interest: "What is the power of the crossbow now?" ”

Ma Boyang stumbled and said, "Enlightenment... Lord Qi, now even the crossbow can only shoot three crossbow arrows, but the villain and his colleagues have reduced the cost and damage rate of the crossbow, and maybe it will not be long before a batch can be equipped for the army..."

"Great goodness!"

Liu De patted Ma Boyang's shoulder vigorously, and said with a smile: "Director Ma has made meritorious contributions to the research of ordnance, and the reward is one hundred, which will be rewarded as a reward!" The rest of the craftsmen will be rewarded! ”

Ma Boyang was very excited, and said excitedly: "Thank you, little man!" ”

One hundred taels of gold, this is a huge fortune, Ma Boyang may not be able to earn so much gold in his life, and Liu De thinks that the value given, although the cost of the crossbow is high, but if it plays its due effect, then I don't know how many soldiers can be saved from death.

And the soldiers, especially the elite ones, are the most precious.

So, it's worth it!

Liu De grabbed Ma Boyang's hand and said, "Since you are the head of the first agency, how can you call yourself a villain?" ”

"Little... No! Thank you, Lord! Ma Qianqiu's eyes were slightly red, and he bowed to Liu De.

Xu Hai's eyes also flashed with a hint of envy, and he was happy for him because Ma Boyang won the reward, and then continued to introduce Liu De: "This is Wei Qianqiu, director of the [Civil Artifacts Research and Manufacturing Administration], Director Wei once served as the chief bookkeeper of a county, and his literary talents are outstanding, and now the Civil Administration is stepping up the manufacture of all the tools for the autumn harvest, and now the improvement of the 'plow' used in Tuntian is from Wei Qianqiu's hand." ”

Wei Qianqiu bowed his hand to Liu De without humility or arrogance: "Minister Wei Changqiu sees the lord!" ”

Liu Dezhi was a little curious, he had heard of Wei Changqiu before, after all, it was improper to put the master book of a county, and he came to the manufacturing department as a craftsman, which made the surrounding people who knew about it stunned, although the director is an eight-grade official position, and the main book is only nine-grade, but the craftsman is a lowly person, and the main book is a serious official, and the two are like heaven and earth, there is a difference between cloud and mud.

Therefore, Liu De was also very curious and asked: "Why did you give up the position of the chief bookkeeper and enter the manufacturing department?" I'm afraid you're the only one in the manufacturing department! ”

Wei Qianqiu arched his hand and said: "The minister thinks that there is no distinction between high and low whether it is a craftsman or a scholar, but the responsibilities are different, and the position of the chief secretary may be able to help hundreds of families, but the minister can help the entire people of Yanzhou in this manufacturing department, so the minister enters the manufacturing department!" ”

"The world is puzzled by you, what can you do about it?"

"The minister is worthy of his heart!"

"Great goodness!"

Liu De was very satisfied, waved his hand, and rewarded: "Wei Qianqiu has contributed to Yanzhou, and the bounty is one hundred taels..."

Wei Qianqiu bowed his hand and thanked him, "Thank you, lord!" ”

Xu Hai introduced the last person to Liu De: "My lord, this is Liao Shou, the director of the [Metallurgical Construction Department], whose main job is to forge the swords, shields, and armor required by the army, so the Metallurgical Manufacturing Department has the most subordinate personnel, accounting for half of the number of people in the entire manufacturing department." ”

Liao Shou's expression is wooden, and he is also a person who is not good at words, and Liu De also gave a reward to encourage him.

Of course, for Xu Hai, the director, Liu De also gave a reward, if it weren't for Xu Hai's hard work, this manufacturing department would not have been able to form such a large scale, and Xu Hai has made great contributions.

Then Liu De thought about it and said to Liao Shou: "Can the Metallurgical Construction Department make a Mo knife now?" ”

"Mo Dao? I don't know what the lord said about the Mo knife? When Liao Shou heard about building a blade, a hint of agility flashed in Mu Ne's eyes, and the others also came over curiously.

Liu De stretched out his hand and gestured, and said, "The Mo knife is seven feet long, the blade is three feet, and the handle is four feet, a total of fifteen catties..."

Liu De felt that he couldn't say clearly, so he asked for pen and ink, and directly drew the style of the Mo knife, Xu Hai frowned, looking at the weapons drawn by Liu De on the wooden board.

Our soul painter, Liu van Gogh De, was quite satisfied with his painting, and raised the wooden board to explain it to everyone in detail.

Xu Hai and the others stretched their brows, and understood a lot, Liao Shou was a wooden person, but his vision was not good, and he said to Liu De: "Lord, if you use this thing to form a battle array, it will have a miraculous effect in the face of the Hu cavalry!" ”

"Exactly!"

Liao Shou discussed with Xu Hai, Ma Boyang, and Wei Qianqiu, and then said to Liu De: "Lord, if this thing is made by using the method of 100 steelmaking, it can be created, but with this method, it takes a long time and consumes a lot... It's okay to cast one or two, but if you want to form an army, I'm afraid you can't afford it with Yanzhou's financial resources..."

"Is there no other way?" Liu De was also a little distressed, and immediately asked.

Liao Shou hesitated a little, and only said after half a sound: "Please also ask the lord to give us some more time, and we will definitely be able to come up with a perfect solution!" ”

Liu De nodded and said, "Okay, I'll give you some more time, if I can build it, I will not hesitate to reward it." ”

After all, although these craftsmen have a lot of money, they are actually trapped in such a small place by themselves, in order to prevent the infiltration of the enemy, there is almost no human body, so Liu De can only compensate from other aspects.

After Liu De's inspection was completed, Xu Hai led everyone to send Liu De to the door, and Xu Hai hesitated and said: "Lord, the place where we are located is relatively simple, which is quite inconvenient, and we want to build a low city to be used as the general office of the manufacturing department!" I don't know..."

"Want to build a low city?"

Liu De looked at the camp surrounded by wooden fences, the protection of wooden fences was still too weak, if a small city was built, it would have a great effect on secrecy and defense.

"However, if you want to build a low city, I'm afraid you won't be able to pass through Lord Mi!" Liu De said with a smile.

Mi Zhu is in charge of Yanzhou's finances, and Yanzhou's finances are not very good.

"Therefore, the minister can only plead with the lord..."

"Okay, I'll think of a way, but maybe I don't have to build a small city in Liaocheng..."Liu De seemed to say to himself.

"Huh?"

Xu Hai was puzzled, if it wasn't built in Liaocheng, where would it be built?