Gu Haotian's speech on the management system of the ordnance workshop gave Sha Tong a great shock, after the meeting, he thought all the way to the house, and then invited his two sons Sha Dajin and Sha Eryin to discuss together.

Sha Dajin's leg injury has been treated by Dr. Gao has been fine, and now he is working in the workshop with his father and second brother.

The father and son discussed for a while, and felt that they should know the meaning of the little officials to everyone as soon as possible, not to mention that there are so many benefits, so they should be grateful for the great kindness of the little officials to their family, even if they work for nothing.

At that moment, the two brothers went out separately to call people, and after a while, seven people came, who were the owners of the seven craftsmen who came from Jinling Town. These seven artisan households are all from the official camp, and their craftsmanship is good, and they are also the backbone of the current ordnance workshop. At this moment, they were sitting together, very puzzled as to why the Sha family had summoned them overnight.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the old man recruited everyone overnight, which is really a bit presumptuous, but there are some things related to everyone's future livelihood, so he has to do this. It's been some time since I arrived at Liangshan Manor, and everyone knows how the little officials treat us, thinking about the days when Jinling Town was frightened and bullied, sometimes I feel that the days are like dreams now. ”

Sha Tong is now the head of this group of craftsmen, but the sudden emotion made several of them uneasy, thinking that there must be something wrong with them, the petty officials are dissatisfied with them, and the good life they have just lived will not happen.

"Just when the little official convened everyone to discuss the affairs of the workshop, the old man was fortunate to participate, and the little official said some rules for the workshop to do things in the future, but it is closely related to your future livelihood and identity."

So Sha Tong told the five systems stipulated by Gu Haotian, as well as what Xiao Rang analyzed, and what his father and son thought of.

These craftsmen were also stunned for a moment when they heard this, these regulations were completely different from what they used to do when they were in the official camp. Nowadays, the status of craftsmen is low, and many places even use prisoners as craftsmen, and this new regulation not only rewards craftsmen, but even gives them status, how do they think about this. But if they want to take out their housekeeping skills to teach everyone, they are a little reluctant in their hearts, these are the skills they rely on to survive, once everyone knows it, then there will be no advantage in the future.

Sha Tong saw that everyone was silent, and he also knew what they were thinking, he sighed in his heart, how could he not think so at the beginning, compared with those capable people on the mountain, they are still short-sighted after all.

"It's still reasonable for Director Xiao to say! Although we all have some skills now, but there will not be only us people in the manor for a long time, and there may be more capable people in the future, so we will say that among the existing craftsmen, who is better than Tang Long in building weapons, I am afraid that after some time our skills will not be used, who still values us who are ignorant people, and those rewards and glory have nothing to do with us people. ”

"I've already made up my mind, I'll ask someone from the Civil Affairs Department to write down my family's experience in making weapons tomorrow and hand it over, so you can do it yourself."

"Brother said it clearly, if I don't understand it anymore, what kind of face do I have to live in this manor, my family is made of armor, if my brother invites someone from the Civil Affairs Department to come tomorrow, please also write my experience."

As soon as Shatong finished speaking, a craftsman in his fifties opened his mouth to speak.

"My family is a specialty in making bows and arrows,......"

"My ancestors have the skills to make Tang knives,......"

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Later, several other craftsmen also spoke up.

When Shatong discussed with several craftsmen in Jinling Town, Tao Zongwang also gathered some craftsmen and said something similar, a large part of the craftsmen in the ordnance workshop were selected by the infrastructure construction department, and now Gu Haotian asked him to select a group of clever craftsmen to enter the workshop, so he, the old leader, wants to explain some benefits and disadvantages to everyone, which can be regarded as a concern for them.

The next day, Du Qian, Tang Long, and Sha Tong convened the craftsmen of the whole workshop, announced the relevant regulations, and divided the existing craftsmen according to the process, and the craftsmen themselves elected the foremen for each process, but the inspectors were specially appointed.

Two days later, the technical team selected by the infrastructure construction department was stationed in the workshop, and also brought a sample of the piston bellows, which everyone installed and tried, and the effect was much better than the original.

The main task of the technical group at present is to study hydraulic drives. The method of hydraulically driven bellows has relatively mature experience in this era, and there is no problem in doing it. Now it is the hydraulic forging equipment to tackle the problem, in fact, the hydraulic bellows has used vertical shafts, drums, cranks, connecting rods, horizontal shafts and other technologies, forging is nothing more than through the hydraulic force to drive the forging hammer up and down, in principle and the hydraulic bellows have similarities.

Gu Haotian is not worried about the use of water power, he believes that under the heavy reward, with the wisdom of the Chinese, it will be successfully developed in some time. At this moment, he was looking through the various pioneering technical materials presented by Tang Long. The craftsmen concerned wrote down some of their unique skills into materials and reported them to the logistics office, which was divided into several grades according to their role and reported to Gu Haotian for final approval. In fact, Gu Haotian is also a layman in the role of these skills, and he is just a routine, but just when he was about to finish hastily, his eyes suddenly lit up, and he saw the word "Tang Dao" from the last few pieces of paper.

Tang knife is the most brilliant representative of China's cold weapon culture, it actually contains the instrument knife, barrier knife, horizontal knife, Mo knife, and the most fascinating thing for Gu Haotian is the Mo knife, later generations read some novels, the Mo knife of the infantry army is advancing like a wall in the face of the cavalry, and the long blade is like killing chickens and cutting vegetables, thinking about it makes people's blood boil. It's a pity that after the Tang Dynasty, the Mo knife gradually disappeared, and it was said that the Mo knife was expensive to make and the process requirements were high, and it was gradually replaced by other weapons. Another theory is that since the Song Dynasty, China's ironmaking used coal as fuel, resulting in a decline in the quality of iron, making it impossible to make Mo Dao. In the end, future generations will never see its face again, but the Japanese saber may still retain some of its blood.

Now that he suddenly saw the word "Tang Dao", how could Gu Haotian not be excited, he thought to himself that if the coke was successfully refined and the hydraulic forging was also developed, it would not be impossible for the Mo knife to reappear in his hands at that time. Thinking of this, he couldn't wait any longer, and immediately sent someone to tell Tang Long to bring this person named Chu Hong over.

Because there was no Tang knife technology in this era, Tang Long didn't pay much attention to this technology, and classified it into three categories. Now he suddenly saw that the petty official wanted to summon this person, so he and Sha Tong hurried to Gu Haotian's office with Chu Hong.

"The skill of the Tang knife, as far as I know, seems to have been lost for a long time, and I am really happy to see you know this craft today, and I don't know if I am willing to tell the truth to quench my hunger and thirst."

Chu Hong didn't have much hope for the Tang knife skills he presented, because after all, it had been lost for too long and the forging cost was too high, but he was unwilling to let the skills passed down by his ancestors be buried, so he tried to throw a piece of paper. Unexpectedly, the little official seemed to value it very much, and his heart couldn't help but warm up.

"In the next few generations are weapons craftsmen, the distant ancestor was the Tang Dynasty official craftsman, he wrote down the production process of the Tang knife, luckily passed to my hands, but the current army does not use this knife, the people can not use and can not afford to use, in the future I am afraid that this skill will be abandoned in my hands." Chu Hong said a little unsettled.

"Do you have a pattern?" Gu Haotian saw that he didn't seem to be lying, so he was eager to see the true face of Tang Dao.

"Yes."

Chu Hong said and took out a piece of paper from his arms, copying a long knife on it, judging from its shape, the real thing should be one meter four or five, the handle is about forty centimeters long, and the blade is more than one meter long.

Gu Haotian didn't know the appearance of the Mo knife, but this knife was somewhat similar to the horizontal knife and the Japanese command knife seen on the Internet in later generations.

"Is there any other name for this knife?" Gu Haotian wanted to ask exactly.

"No, it has been passed down from generation to generation, only Tang Dao." Chu Hong replied.

Gu Haotian was a little disappointed when he heard this, but after thinking about it, no matter the Mo knife or the horizontal knife, it looks extraordinary, as long as the craftsmanship is passed and the system is made, there will be another sharp weapon to deal with the cavalry of the northern alien race in the future. I inquired in detail about the relevant production process, although Chu Hong had never made it by hand, but he also explained it clearly, which shows that he usually has to study.

"Brother Tang Long, you will transfer a few capable people, led by this master craftsman Chu Hong, to develop the making of this Tang knife, remember, you must write down the various crafts carefully, and it will be of great use in the future."

Gu Haotian immediately instructed that he wanted this Chu Hong to practice the process in his memory first, and then further improve the process after success, and then mass production when the conditions are ripe.

Chu Hong was overjoyed when he heard this, he felt that he had made the right bet this time, this little official was really not an ordinary person, he actually knew the benefits of this Tang knife, thinking that the craftsmanship of his ancestors finally had a place in his hands, and he couldn't help but feel a strong sense of gratitude. He got up and made a big salute to Gu Haotian and said:

"I Chu Hong swears by the glory of my ancestors, and I will definitely live up to the hopes of petty officials and create a good Tang knife."

"Master Chu doesn't have to be like this, I'm sure you will be able to make a Tang knife, you just have to let go of your hands and feet, and you just have to find Tang Long to manage the necessary materials." Gu Haotian stretched out his hand to help him up, and gently encouraged him.

The rectification and reform of the ordnance workshop has had an immediate effect, and with the help of the new bellows, the production efficiency has been doubled.

Fifteen days later, Chu Hong and others made the first Tang knife, although it was still a little unsatisfactory, but after all, it had already started. A month later, the first kiln of coke was burned at Lijiadaokou, which had an excellent effect on ironmaking and successfully replaced charcoal. Three months later, the first hydraulic forging press was successfully trial-produced, and the efficiency and quality of the military workshop in Liangshan were greatly improved from manpower to the hydraulic stage. After all the conditions were perfect, the first real Tang knife was made three months later, but due to the use of hydraulic forging, the time was only seven days. Of course, all of the above is an afterthought.