This place is the craftsman workshop on Jinniu Mountain, Zeng Yu asked to report the situation of the workshop every time Jinniu Mountain sent news, and he would also personally explain the requirements for the development of the workshop.

According to the last report, the workshop now has a master craftsman, that is, the workshop director Li Hu. Then there were a hundred intermediate craftsmen, four hundred elementary craftsmen, and more than a thousand apprentices. Zeng Yu asked the craftsmen of the workshop to implement the apprenticeship system, each intermediate craftsman with four primary craftsmen, and the primary craftsman with one to three apprentices, so that the entire workshop has more than 1,700 people.

According to Zeng Yu's requirements, the level of craftsmen is divided according to ability, and Li Hu is responsible for the specific rules, and each registered craftsman corresponds to the corresponding Yulu. And if the apprentice becomes a junior craftsman, then the master who brought him will be rewarded, and if the junior craftsman is promoted to a medium bow and arrow, the reward will be even richer. Considering the current demand for weapons and armor, these manpower is sufficient, so it does not continue to expand, but this also makes the workshop an important department on Jinniu Mountain.

Because the workshop was similar to an independent unit on Jinniu Mountain, Sun Hao and the others did not specifically notify them to come to receive them, but notified Li Li, who was in charge of managing the workshop and mining affairs, so Li Li also stood with them at this time.

Under the leadership of Li Li, Zeng Yu and several high-level officials of Jinniu Mountain came to the craftsman workshop behind the mountain.

Before Zeng Yu and his group entered the workshop, Li Li sent someone to notify Li Hu and others, so as soon as they entered the workshop, they saw Li Hu waiting in front of the door with a group of craftsmen. Seeing Zeng Yu himself, under the leadership of Li Hu, everyone knelt down and saluted together, shouting: "I've seen the lord!" ”

Zeng Yu stepped forward to help Li Hu up, and also instructed the others not to be polite, and then walked to the workshop under the leadership of Li Hu, and at the same time asked Li Hu about the specific situation of the current workshop.

The workshop has been researching and producing according to Zeng Yu's instructions, and considering the manpower and the territory they control, it is currently mainly only producing weapons and iron armor. After Li Hu's introduction, everyone really knows the production capacity of today's workshop. At present, the workshop can make twenty swords and five iron armors a day.

For these Zeng Yu heard before, he mainly wanted to know about the construction of the saddle, horseshoes and swords. Since the arrival of the war horse to form 3,000 cavalry, Zeng Yu saw that the current cavalry is using unilateral stirrups, and the horse is only a simple thing on the horse, and the cavalry is clamping the horse's belly with both legs so as not to fall off the horse. So he brought out the horseshoe and saddle in his memory, and asked Li Hu and a group of craftsmen to design and then make it.

When he went to Jizhou, the horseshoe and saddle had not yet been made, and when he came back, he heard that Li Hu had already created a sample, and after testing it on the war horse, all the soldiers said that it was very good. Zeng Yu was not there at that time, but they still started to build in batches according to Zeng Yu's requirements, but they had not been sent down the mountain yet, so Zeng Yu did not know the construction of these equipment.

Li Hu introduced: "Enlightened lord, as long as the quality of the horseshoe is good, it will be easy to create after it is set up. Now the horseshoe that is enough to equip three thousand war horses has been built, but as for the production of the saddle, because the fur is not enough, only two thousand pairs have been made. ”

"Don't worry about the fur thing, I'll take care of it. First, transport the horses to the bottom of the mountain, so that the horses are loaded, and the soldiers can quickly adapt. Zeng Yu had seen a war horse with a horseshoe and a saddle installed, and he also knew the role of these two things, so he wanted to quickly put the war horse on.

"No!" Li Hu took the order, and then instructed one of his subordinates to contact and arrange to transport the horseshoe down tomorrow.

"Is the saber made?" Zeng Yu asked.

"Because the lord provided the style of the saber, coupled with the active discussion of everyone, the saber has been created. With the approval of the king's commander, this saber is definitely a sharp weapon for cavalry. However, the quality of the saber is very high, and we also have to create other weapons and armor, so there are less than a thousand sabers so far. Li Hu replied.

"It's too slow, the workshop will go all out to build the sabers first, and we have to equip the cavalry first, and we don't have much time left." Zeng Yu commanded.

Zeng Yu knew that the workshop was also responsible for the equipment of the three major battalions of the Clothless Army, but at present, the weapons of the recruits who joined later mainly needed to be built, and the equipment of those veterans had already been built. Moreover, the three major battalions of the unclothed army are all foot soldiers, and the weapon training is simple, and it can be trained with the equipment of veterans. But cavalry is different, whether it is the use of weapons or horsemanship, it requires strict training to form combat effectiveness.

"If we go all out, with the current manpower and material resources of the workshop, my subordinates guarantee that the saber can be built within two months." Li Hu calculated, and then replied.

"Well, but one thing to keep in mind is that it's not just about quantity, it's about quality." Zeng Yu added.

"Don't worry, the subordinates use the top head as a guarantee, and the weapons produced in the workshop feel that they are the best." Li Hu patted his chest and reassured.

Regarding the weapons of the workshop, Zeng Yu also knew that when Wang Qing led the Ruishi Battalion and the Shooter Battalion to exterminate the surrounding bandits, he praised the weapons made by the workshop with Zeng Yu. When they fought with the bandits, they often cut off each other's weapons, although there were also reasons for the bandits' poor weapons, but they could still see the ability of Li Hu and the entire workshop.

Zeng Yu later learned about the current facilities of the workshop, and at the same time asked about the accommodation and food of the craftsmen. Because for the food of the soldiers, Zeng Yu has always emphasized that the soldiers must be full and eat well, but he doesn't know if the food in the workshop is enough. No way, people in this era are accustomed to being contemptuous of craftsmen, even if Zeng Yu advocates equal treatment of people in all industries whether it is in Jinniu Mountain or Anping County, but he is still worried.

However, the result of the inquiry made him very pleased, perhaps because Li Hu was the first group of people to follow Zhou Cang, and Zhou Cang's food in the workshop was also arranged according to the standard of the unclothed army, so both craftsmen and apprentices were very satisfied with the food, which was why it was easy to recruit more than a thousand apprentices from those captured bandits.

"Big brother, the dinner party is ready, this is held by everyone to welcome the lord, let's go over now." After visiting the completion workshop, it was already dark, and Sun Hao said to Zeng Yu at the right time.

"It's okay, everyone should be hungry after a day with me." Zeng Yu nodded in agreement.

"Big brother, we can have a good drink today." Wang Qing also cheered beside him.

"Ziwu, as the commander of the Rui Shi Battalion, you can't be greedy, the military discipline is formulated by us, and we should also take the lead in abiding by it." The prohibition of alcohol is the first rule in the barracks, and the three battalions of the unclothed army must be on call as the first battle sequence, so the prohibition is especially strict. Although Wang Qing is not an alcoholic, as a military general, he still retains his love for wine, and he has not drunk a drop of wine for several months, and now he has long wanted to drink two glasses to relieve his cravings.

"Haha, Brother Ziwu is going to be disappointed now." Wu Qin said with a smile beside him.

"Big brother, look..." Wang Qing hurriedly pleaded with Zeng Yu, but he knew the importance of military discipline, but he was still embarrassed to say it.

"It's okay, this time it's an exception, everyone can drink a little, one person at most, and definitely can't get drunk. I have something to discuss with you tomorrow. Zeng Yu said with a smile.

"Long live the lord!" The crowd cheered in unison.

"Chengyong, you can also go and drink with everyone later, this is a large camp of the unclothed army, don't worry about safety." Zeng Yu said to Zhu Wen, who had been following him.

Ever since the incident that put Zeng Yu in danger after getting drunk, Zhu Wen has always forced himself to quit drinking. Zeng Yu also comforted him a few times about this, telling him not to mind, as long as he restrained himself, but Zhu Wen has always used that incident as an excuse, and Zeng Yu is not easy to say anything, so he can only slowly enlighten him later.

"No, I've quit!" Zhu Wen responded lightly.

"Chengyong, I can't blame you for that incident, we are all from Qianlong Village, and if we finally meet once, you can drink a little with everyone." Wang Qing also said at this time.

"Yes, Chengyong, we also know how much you drink, and I believe that as long as you restrain yourself, you will definitely not delay things." Sun Hao added.

"Today, we are back in Jinniu Mountain, and don't waste everyone's kindness. Moreover, I call you a word, everything will be fine with just the right amount. You're the closest person to me, and I don't want you to force yourself because of me. Zeng Yu saw that Zhu Wen was still hesitating, and said again.

"Thank you, Lord, I will definitely remember in the future, just in time!" Zhu Wen choked up.

"Okay, it's okay. Let's go, don't keep everyone waiting. Zeng Yu patted Zhu Wen's shoulder and said.

Everyone saw that Zhu Wen agreed, and knew that Zhu Wen had put down the original matter, and they were happy for him. Especially Wang Qing and Sun Hao, they are Zeng Yu's sworn brothers, but they are on the task and cannot follow them at all times, and Zeng Yu's safety can only be handed over to Zhu Wen. So for Zhu Wen, in addition to the friendship that came out of Qianlong Village together, there is also gratitude to Zhu Wen.

They know Zhu Wen's knot, but they also know that although Zhu Wen is a little shrewd, his brain is sometimes easier to drill into the horns, so he has always been worried. This time, Zeng Yu and Zhu Wen went up the mountain alone, and in their opinion, it may be an opportunity to relieve him, so there is Wang Qing's request for drinking just now. Simply everything is developing in a good direction, and Zhu Wen finally saw it.