Now, it is the moment when Xu Deshan begins to change history, and as the protagonist of the event, Xu Deshan has no way to foresee whether the impact of this change on the entire Song Dynasty will be good or bad, he can only start from the perspective of a small person and try his best to complete his task.

The first thing Xu Deshan did was to find all the craftsmen in the casting office and explain in detail the structure of the blast furnace he had designed.

These craftsmen originally saw Xu Deshan as a child, and they were convinced, but because of the prestige of Jia Changchao behind Xu Deshan, they had to come together next to Xu Deshan as a primary school student.

As the saying goes, money presses slaves, art presses pedestrians, in this line of technology, the rules are very simple, who has great ability, who is the uncle, even if those high-ranking officials and dignitaries come, the craftsman is respectful and respectful on the surface, but in fact, who cares who you are in your heart, don't look at your power as an official, but in technology, you still have to listen to yourself.

And now, there is a Xu Deshan, this child is only a few years old, and ordinary children of this age may not even know one, two, three, four, five, this Xu Deshan must rely on Jia Changchao to become an official at such a young age.

Xu Deshan came here before, looked around, didn't say anything, everyone didn't care, people are young and ambitious, envy not come, everyone has their own way, there is no contact, forget it, but this time, Xu Deshan not only wants to lead everyone, it is said that he also teaches everyone technology, he is here to be a teacher, a group of dozens of years old, listening to a child's class, everyone is aggrieved in their hearts, and their faces can be bitter.

In fact, these people also know that in this world, people are the ones who read and dominate the world, and those who are craftsmen can only listen to the leaders of others, who calls people to be reasonable, but the leaders are the leaders, and they have been led by others for so many years, and they are still being led, but the leaders are the leaders, and these craftsmen are afraid that there are people who are blindly leading.

Technical things are not sloppy at all, this court has different political opinions, those scholars on the court paper quarrel about government affairs, each has its own reason, it doesn't matter, because no one's opinion is perfect, there are merits, there are dross, it depends on who can convince whom in the end, who is the winner.

But this kind of truth, used in the manufacturing process is completely inapplicable, in technology, there is no good or bad, there is always only one correct, and to be able to test the correctness, only practice this road.

There is a specialization in the art industry, these craftsmen know that they are not reading materials, and they can't be leaders, but some scholars don't think so, especially some scholars who have done officials, sometimes their heads are suddenly hot, and they have a novel idea, thinking that there is no one before and no one after them, so they want their craftsmen to realize it for themselves, but these ideas are completely empty on unrealistic fantasies, the leader's mouth moves, and the people below can complete it with broken legs, and those that can't be completed at all, Whoever gets it will consider himself unlucky.

These craftsmen have seen the officials who show off their might, they are not afraid that Xu Deshan will show off blindly in front of them, they are afraid that Xu Deshan will give them blind commands, in case this Xu Deshan also wants to come up with some fairy things, how can they make them for him.

When Xu Deshan led everyone to the steel furnace, the hearts of these craftsmen couldn't help but be half cold, what do you mean, this little doll, won't it be a big guy, you said that other things are easy to get, just this steelmaking furnace, a careless, but going to kill the guy, how did this doll fall in love with this guy, the master who showed off his skills in front of Xu Deshan yesterday is already regretting his tricks yesterday.

Xu Deshan can naturally see that these craftsmen are reluctant, Xu Deshan smiled, and didn't take it to heart, this situation, when he opened his own school in Gaoyang County and gave the first class to those people, it was the same scene, and these people were about to become his second batch of students.

Xu Deshan casually found a pile of iron and climbed up, standing a little higher, seeing that those craftsmen were still noisy and noisy, they didn't take themselves to heart, Xu Deshan didn't care, he wanted to end this noisy situation and focus everyone's attention on himself, this kind of thing may be difficult in other places, but in this foundry, among a group of craftsmen, it is too simple, Xu Deshan only asked one question, "You say, what is the difference between steel and iron?" ”

Chat with the technical men, what is more attractive than talking about technology, these craftsmen are the best craftsmen in the entire Daimyofu, they are most proud of, is their own manufacturing technology is unmatched, of course, these craftsmen are also divided into several kinds, but they are all craftsmen, there are also many interoperable places, at least, what is steel, what is iron can still be distinguished.

In an instant, Xu Deshan's topic aroused a positive response from the craftsmen, but when everyone said the answer in their hearts, they found that everyone's understanding of steel was different, and even the opinions of those masters who cast iron and steelmade could not reach a consensus, and some even contradicted each other.

Now the steelmaking furnace in the casting place is lively, these craftsmen you say you are reasonable, I say I am reasonable, and a fierce argument began.

and in the court

The arguments in the court are different, everyone thinks they are right, and they want to trample each other under their feet, and the arguments here are different, these craftsmen also think they are right, but they respect the facts, as long as someone can come up with a convincing point of view, these people will immediately give up their point of view and be convinced.

And Xu Deshan stood up at this time and gave these craftsmen a simple chemistry lesson.

Xu Deshan used the most simple and easy-to-understand language, vivid examples, to explain in detail the difference between steel and iron to the craftsmen, and also commented on the opinions of several people who quarreled the most.

Xu Deshan's voice is not loud, but such an unheard of theory has attracted everyone's attention at once, everyone is an insider, what is right and what is wrong, naturally know in their hearts, even if Xu Deshan said unheard of, unseen, and difficult to judge, but according to Xu Deshan's theory, Xu Deshan's examples, combined with his usual experience, none of these craftsmen can stand up to refute Xu Deshan.

The people who engage in technology are so cute, you are right, you are really an uncle, after knowing that Xu Deshan is not the son of a gentleman in his imagination, and came here to find a happy blind command, a group of craftsmen began to obey Xu Deshan's words, at this time, Xu Deshan really began to explain his ideas to the craftsmen about the transformation of the steelmaking furnace.

With the previous foreshadowing, coupled with Xu Deshan's explanation of a structure, it will also explain the basis for such a transformation, these technologies that transcend the times were taken out by Xu Deshan, and the craftsmen were basically primary school students, and there was nothing to talk about, and they all listened with wide eyes, for fear of missing a word.

Among the craftsmen, there is also respect and humility, craftsmen with good craftsmanship have a high status, and craftsmen with poor craftsmanship have to listen to people's calls, and these craftsmen are the best group of craftsmen in the Daimyo Mansion, such good, not only in the craft, but also in the spirit of advancing with the times and being diligent and studious.

These craftsmen are very good, most of the craftsmen, are keenly aware of the fact that Xu Deshan brought to himself, it is absolutely extraordinary, extraordinary technology, regardless of his status in the foundry before, if he can learn all the techniques that Xu Deshan is talking about now, he will be the first person after the foundry, I don't know if I am an official or not, at least wherever I go, someone must serve tea and pour water, and be comfortable for a lifetime.

Therefore, this group of craftsmen who were still arrogant just now and had mastered the highest technology of the Daimyo's Mansion really became like apprentices who had just started the industry, and they gathered around Xu Deshan and listened carefully.

To tell the truth, Xu Deshan is not a very good teacher, when he explains the structure of the blast furnace, he can only start from his own understanding, and roughly tell the principles and structure to the craftsmen, but the theory is Li Theory after all, Xu Deshan may soon be able to turn them into reality when he applies them, but these craftsmen are not, for them, what Xu Deshan said is too profound, and such an esoteric thing is not something they can understand for a while, so when Xu Deshan explained, Craftsmen continue to raise their own questions about Xu Deshan's new concept.

Xu Deshan was very happy in the face of this situation, because some people raised questions, indicating that these people listened carefully to themselves, and thought seriously in their hearts, so there were problems, Xu Deshan took the trouble to answer the questions raised by the craftsmen one by one, resulting in this explanation, which has been talked about from morning to evening, and then the entire blast furnace to be transformed has been roughly completed.

Of course, Xu Deshan's theory is a theory, if you want to turn him into reality, you have to rely on these craftsmen in front of you, after confirming that among these craftsmen, there are more than a dozen people who have completely understood their own meaning, Xu Deshan left a huge sum of five thousand taels of silver and gave it to the foundry office.

After hearing this tree, the responsible person of the foundry office almost didn't fall down, obediently, when has the edge yamen of the foundry office seen such a large amount of money, the largest amount of money, that is, a hundred or ten taels of silver when the road was closed, five thousand taels, not to mention just renovating a steelmaking furnace, even if it is a new one, ten can be made, and the person in charge suddenly laughed so much that he couldn't close his mouth.

Of course, this money can't just be given to the foundry, the foundry is also a court department, even if the silver is placed here, no one can take a cent out casually, but this money is like a carrot hanging in front of the donkey, so these people in the foundry are very greedy, but no matter how they go, they can't eat the food in front of them, and if they want to quit craving, they can only work honestly, and wait for the master to be happy, so that they can eat the carrot in their mouth.

After the things here in the foundry are done, Xu Deshan left, he is now a leader, the leader naturally has the responsibility of a leader, the general direction has been given, Xu Deshan does not have to do it himself, as for how those craftsmen are doing, there are naturally other means to supervise, and now Xu Deshan has another very important thing to do, that is, recruitment.

If you want to make ordnance without relying on the existing registered craftsmen, you can only recruit other people to do it, and this number will be almost thousands of people.

This number is in the middle of nowhere

The place can already form a small county seat, but in the metropolis of hundreds of thousands of people in the Daimyofu, it is just a wave in the sea.

In this era of relying on agriculture and simple handicrafts, why can Kaifeng, Daimyofu, Luoyang, Hangzhou and other metropolises gather hundreds of thousands or even millions of people to live, it is because these places are the economic, political and cultural centers of a region, there are many officials, businessmen, and rich people, whether it is officials or businessmen, people have money and power, worry about the country and the people during the day, and don't relax and enjoy themselves at night, what delicacies, all kinds of women, everything in this metropolis.

It can be said that in order to supply the prosperity of these cities, the materials from all over the country in the Great Song Dynasty were continuously sent to the big cities through various channels all the time, and countless related industries were born as a result.

What all kinds of vendors, bodyguards escort, buying and selling, human news, feed a lot of idlers, and the most indispensable thing in this is labor.

This laborer, or the family has no land, or the home is in the city, or the hometown is a visitor, anyway, every day at the dock, on the street, there will be a large number of people waiting for work, these people have no other crafts, and the family has no money, every day out, if you can find a job, you can eat for a day, if you don't work for a day, you have to starve for a day, Xu Deshan wants to find these people.

These people are scattered in all corners of the Daimyo's Mansion, how can they be gathered and work for themselves, Xu Deshan alone does not have this ability, in this era, if you want to let the whole city know the news as soon as possible, then there is only one way, go to the Daimyo's Mansion, post notices all over the city, and ask people to come.

In this way, it is simple, Xu Deshan does not have to go elsewhere, because Jia Changchao is the prefect of the Daimyo Mansion, if it weren't for some of Jia Changchao's face, Xu Deshan would have touched Jia Changchao's study by himself, and he would have been able to take out Jia Changchao's print and cover it.

When Jia Changchao came back, Xu Deshan and Jia Changchao said their own methods, Jia Changchao listened, and couldn't understand Xu Deshan's thoughts, but before Jia Changchao could speak, Xu Deshan had already put the reason for Jia Changchao "With these laborers, first, their wages are not high, and they can even be said to be very low, each person per day, a dozen copper plates can make them very satisfied, second, these people usually do manual work, energy and physical strength are very good, can adapt to large-scale and high-intensity labor, third, These people are the lowest level of the society of the Daimyofu, if they usually can't eat, they will find a way to make trouble, affecting the security of the Daimyofu, so that the court spends money to maintain law and order, not to mention that if these people join the labor of manufacturing ordnance, they can learn a lot of manual skills, that is, in the future, they can also find a more stable job, if there is a war in the future, they can be called together, and they can quickly make ordnance for our army and support the front line. ”

Xu Deshan's reason is too strong, so Jia Changchao can't refute Xu Deshan no matter what, not to mention that now that the money has been given to Xu Deshan, what else can Jia Changchao do.

Although he thought so in his heart, but Jia Changchao still refused to give up in his mouth, a leader, when his subordinates reported the plan, if he didn't find fault with it, how could he be called a leader, Jia Changchao asked very hard, "Your skills are treasures, if there are spies from other countries among these people, what should I do, if they don't learn it secretly, your bow and arrow craftsman will become our great enemy." ”

Xu Deshan said, "Don't worry, as long as the adults follow my method and give me more people, they won't be able to turn over my palm." ”

At this point, Jia Changchao was not at ease with Xu Deshan, so he immediately wrote a recruitment notice, asked his subordinates to take it, copied a few copies, and posted it on the streets and alleys of the Daimyo's Mansion the next day.

No matter where you are, regardless of Hebei, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Guangxi, all the people like to watch the excitement, and the notices posted by the government are the most important place for the people to receive information from the outside world.

This notice is generally written about the imperial court decree, or the arrest of key criminals, and Xu Deshan's notice was posted, so that people who came and went to see the excitement were disappointed, people came to see the freshness, when the notice of the government, and the function of responsible for recruitment, most people went up to take a look, shook their heads and left.

You know, those who can read the notice, most of them can understand the words, people with a certain status, they do not watch in front of the notice, reducing the lively atmosphere, and as a result, the number of other people who see it is also greatly reduced, even if there are people who really want to see it, they may not be able to know the content of the notice due to illiterate, resulting in so many advertisements sent by Xu Deshan, so strong, and there are very few people who really go to the Ordnance Department to sign up.

Seeing this situation, there are not a few people who secretly want to see Xu Deshan's liveliness, and Xu Deshan also feels a little embarrassed, but steelmaking furnaces can be built, how can this small scene stump Xu Deshan, Xu Deshan directly posted another notice next to the notice Anyone who helps the Ordnance Department recruit workers, every ten people who gather to register with the Ordnance Department and ensure that ten people abide by discipline and work well, will be rewarded with one hundred copper coins, the more people, the more money, and there is no cap!