Only a few days after the Khitan envoys arrived in Beijing, the Goryeo people relented on the matter of Tamna Island. Guo Shao finally breathed a sigh of relief, as if he saw the gate to Jinshan Yinshan!

This time, the Liao State hopes to negotiate peace.

After years of war and countless deaths, peace is long overdue. Guo Shao once again confirmed his concept: the so-called peace is nothing but the balance of war; When the adversary understands that the price of war is equally severe, they will cherish peace.

Guo Shao issued an edict, saying that the Khitan had a very good relationship with the Central Plains, and that it was a border town of the Central Plains court in the Tang Dynasty, and it should have lived in harmony, which also showed goodwill. But on the other hand, they asked Liao to be a minister in order to conclude the righteousness of the monarch and ministers.

As for whether the Liao State agrees to be a vassal or not, it doesn't matter, most of them won't agree, after all, the Liao State is also a big country that dominates the northern grasslands. Anyway, the Liao State did not dare to attack the Central Plains at this time, and it had no substantive effect if it was discussed or not; If they really dare to fight, it is useless to negotiate peace!

The Goryeo envoys quickly played and asked Daxu about the court's attitude towards the Liao State.

Guo Shao asked the Ministry of Rites to reply to Goryeo, and fought for many years, and the people were suffering and waited for a little recuperation. The purpose of borrowing Tamna Island was to facilitate maritime trade with Goryeo and Paik ("Japan") and to accumulate military expenses for the national treasury.

The Goryeo Kingdom would never have thought that the Heo Dynasty had borrowed Tamna Island to attack them...... Even if the Central Plains wanted to conquer Goryeo, it would be by land, which was much more convenient. Going from the sea to the distant island of Tamna, the sea is unpredictable, and it is a thankless task.

…… In early summer, the crops on both sides of the river are lush and everything comes to life. The artificial river dug out of the Bianshui River is also full of water, Guo Shao came here surrounded by the official guards, and heard the "whooshing" sound of the water rushing from a long distance, as well as the heavy sound of the hammer clanging.

Guo Shao looked up and saw that the sky in the armor workshop was filled with black smoke and was noisy. If you don't look at the classical walls and buildings, this battle is like entering the factory area.

The place enclosed by the city wall is called the armor workshop, and in fact, it also forges weapons, firearms and other ordnance; It was originally built to forge armor that it has been named ever since.

If you want to ask why the great Xu Dynasty is so short of money, in addition to the hundreds of thousands of forbidden troops who eat imperial grain, the craftsmen and strong men in the whole city in front of them are all supported by the state treasury, and in addition to the craftsmen and officials in the city, they are their families; Not to mention the cost of raw materials transported here every day.

Han Tong wanted to see the bronze cannons specially cast for the battleship, the naval cannons were different, and the main parts were different, such as in order to use iron chains to cushion the recoil of the guns on the ship, recast the gun lugs, etc.

And Guo Shao went to inspect the armament. The emperor came from time to time, which could play some role, not only to understand the production of equipment for the army, but also to put pressure on the armor workshop, so that they did not dare to be shoddy and corrupt.

Guo Shao knew very well in his heart that there was greed for ink from top to bottom, and the last time Li Chuyun mentioned that the county officials were just taking a peek at the leopard. Guo Shao doesn't have any good way, people die for money, birds die for food, and it is difficult for the government-run yamen not to be greedy. Besides, if the water is clear, there will be no fish, he just hopes that these people will not be too ugly, not too excessive, and just do good things if they are greedy for money.

"Your Majesty has no borders!" A crowd of people bowed down outside the gates. Guo Shao was silent in the carriage, and after a while, the eunuch Yang Shiliang said, "Your Majesty will let you be even." ”

When a group of people entered the city gate, Guo Shao lifted the curtain and saw dust and smoke all over the sky, which was completely different from the scene in Tokyo. Then they entered a city gate, which contained an important area of the workshop and the yamen.

When he arrived at the gate of the yamen of the city, Guo Shao stepped down from the carriage, and a pattern on the wall immediately aroused his interest, because it was a scale.

He went up to look and saw a fine straight line carved into the marble, with a scale on it. Immediately, an official came up and bowed and said: "All workshops in the city use this scale to avoid the different sizes of each workshop and the difficulty of division of labor." ”

Guo Shao turned back to Zan Jurun and said: "This city has been built for several years, and it is still effective. ”

Zan Jurun was praised, his face was happy, and he bowed: "It's all Your Majesty's wisdom!" ”

Guo Shao stood in front of the wall and stayed for a while, and did not go in, only some eunuchs and officials entered...... The people of the Ministry of the Interior and the Ministry of Households, who went in to check the accounts.

The minister and military general followed Guo Shao straight to the workshop to inspect the field.

As soon as I entered the workshop, it was extremely hot and stuffy, and the sound was simply deafening. Guo Shao followed the sound of "whoosh" and saw a rough and complex structure. On a shelf was a bronze cannon, the body of which was clamped to by a cast-iron object and held in place by a wedge. The rapid rotation of the muzzle of the cannon made Guo Shao very interested.

It was spinning like a big drill. Guo Shao took a closer look and found that the transmission was a hydraulic transmission wheel like a forging hammer, which was telescopic and transmitted on the large wheel with an iron chain, and then used the twisting force to make the drill bit rotate back and forth. A shirtless craftsman wipes sweat from his head and dips oil on a chain.

Zan Jurun said: "Your Majesty, this is grinding the cannon breech. After the bronze cannon was cast, the barrel was rough and uneven, and it had to be polished smooth and flat, and a drill bit made of whetstone was on it. At first, the workshop used manual drilling, but the drill was too heavy and was really slow. Later, they had the craftsmen make it from the water wheel of the hammer. ”

There was a miasma of smoke here, but Guo Shao was a little excited. The thing in front of me is far from being called a machine tool, mainly because the vice that holds the object (barrel) is too crude, and the drill bit is not very useful. But the workshop has gradually learned to make tools to process weapons, which is a great improvement.

Guo Shao pondered for a moment, pointed to the chain drive wheel and said: "This thing is inefficient, you can replace it with gears, find a way to try." ”

Zan Jurun was a little dazed.

Guo Shao said: "I'll go back to Yamen and I'll show you the painting." ”

He pointed to the rack of the gun barrel again: "This one can also be improved, and there is a drill bit, no matter how hard the whetstone is, it is limited, how much can it be used?" No wonder you're so slow to forge cannons. Make some rules to reward those craftsmen who have worked out the results, the positions of the ordnance supervisor and the officials of the Ministry of Works, and also reward the craftsmen who have made great achievements. ”

Zan Jurun clenched his fists and said loudly: "The minister obeys the order." ”

The group went to another workshop, where the craftsmen were making arquebuses, and many were sharpening the barrels with rudimentary but ingenious tools. That kind of tool Guo Shao has seen, it was not invented by him, it was invented by Lu Ban's apprentice, mainly for carpenters, probably using hemp rope twisting. I saw the craftsmen pushing and pulling the wooden tools up and down, and the awl drill bit in the middle rotated back and forth.

The musket used by Xu Jun has limited range and lethality, but it also takes a lot of work to make it. There are many people who divide the work into each process.

Guo Shao also called the craftsman of the workshop to take the list to see the method of management and division of labor, and proposed some improvement methods on the spot...... Guo Shao has never studied management, but he knows the most basic concepts: assembly lines and standard operations. In fact, this set of things would have been in the Qin Dynasty, but later dynasties forgot the methods of their ancestors.

This armor workshop has been in operation for several years, and Guo Shao has made a tour and seen its progress. As long as the basic things are built and there is the soil for development, Guo Shao believes that everything will evolve!

By noon, Guo Shao came out of the workshop and stood in front of the waterfall-like "water engine" (mules and horses are used in the dry season), and his mood was very different.

The loud noise in the workshop seemed to turn into a beautiful symphony in Guo Shao's ears, and it was like the beating sound of the heart of a huge machine. From here, a lot of dreams will become possible.

The sun is shining quietly on the earth in mid-air, and everything will be a new beginning in the sun. Guo Shao is waiting for a huge amount of currency to inject new impetus into his dreams!