The men in the arsenal do the work, and the women take care of the cooking, laundry, and taking care of their families.

The only difference between this and ordinary villages is that there is no need to cultivate, there is no field for cultivation around, and vegetables, melons and fruits are bought from outside, and they will also be sent from the Zhuangzi of the town marquis, but they are not given for free, and they are purchased at the market price.

If the women are free, they can grow some vegetables and embroider something in their yard, but the village cannot come and go freely, and the people inside cannot go out, and the people outside cannot enter.

Every month, a batch of daily necessities will be delivered, some of which are welfare and distributed for free, and some of which need to be purchased with silver.

These things are checked layer by layer, and they will be sent to the village only after confirming that there is no problem, and what the people inside want to sell, such as those embroidery, the steward of the show shop will personally inspect the goods, and the goods will be paid in person.

And these stewards are Mrs. Lu's people.

Don't forget that Mrs. Lu's dowry is in Shuzhou, what you need, you can be completely self-sufficient.

This is also the reason why the old emperor has always been jealous of the Marquis of Zhenyuan.

Although the Marquis of Zhenyuan is just a marquis, Shuzhou has become his fiefdom.

If it is a barren land, forget it, Shuzhou has the reputation of "the land of abundance", just listen to the name to know how rich this is a place.

Before, because the transportation was inconvenient, the old emperor could only keep an eye on him and symbolically send a few magistrates over.

Now that the road has been repaired and all the preparations that need to be made have been made, why should the old emperor be patient?

He is the Son of Heaven, do you need to see the face of the courtier?

Therefore, as long as you are wary of a person, no matter what that person does, in the eyes of the old emperor, it is an ulterior motive.

Qiao Yixi and his party were not troubled, and the old emperor's people routinely checked and let them go.

"Miss," Angelica leaned over and whispered, "Actually, there was no such arsenal before, it was the old emperor who suppressed Hou Ye tightly, and the military department used chicken feathers as tokens, and deducted our materials every quarter, so Hou Ye simply built an arsenal." The old emperor was so angry that he grinded his teeth, but he was helpless. ”

And such a thing?

Qiao Lixi looked over with interest.

Angelica explained: "Emperor Gaozu gave Hou Ye this privilege, but except for the horse farm, Hou Ye had no plans to build an arsenal, especially after Emperor Gaozu died, Hou Ye assisted the emperor with his heart. At that time, the court was already in chaos, not to mention that Hou Ye was unintentional, even if he had a heart, he would not have made any arsenal at that time, didn't he send the handle to those people and find a chance to impeach? If it weren't for the old emperor's suspicion, he tested Hou Ye from all sides and suppressed Hou Ye, Hou Ye would not have deliberately blocked the old emperor. ”

Sighing, Angelica said resentfully: "The old emperor has long believed that Hou Ye has a heart of disobedience, so he will add weight little by little when he is tempted, until Hou Ye can't bear it, and the old emperor looks like this." Oh, what you have decided from the beginning, why do you test so much, and who will you do it? Do you want to be recognized by everyone? ”

"You can see it thoroughly." Qiao Yixi said with a smile.

Angelica pouted, "Miss, although the slave is a martial artist, she is also a very smart martial artist, don't underestimate the slave!" ”

While a few people were talking, they arrived at the living area.

"Young lady, we have arrived." The one who led the way was the person who was the Marquis of Zhenyuan, and he was also the old man here.

Similarly, Qiao Lixi and his party will also stay here for one night.

The living area is very large, each house is not far away, the yard is yard to yard, there are middle-aged aunts, there are also little daughters-in-law, everyone stays here for a different time, but they are all very good.

Qiao Lixi likes this simple atmosphere very much.

The arrival of Qiao Lixi and his entourage attracted onlookers and a warm welcome from everyone.

She just entered the yard with her front foot, and someone brought something from her back foot, all of which were small vegetables grown in her own small yard.

I arranged for an aunt to take care of Qiao Yixi before, who was responsible for cooking or something.

The men went to work, and lunch was eaten in the factory canteen, and in the morning and evening at their own homes.

In Qiao Lixi's words, it has the feeling of a modern state-owned enterprise.

The women were very shy and did not dare to get too close, for fear of abruptly attacking the nobles. But he couldn't hold back the excitement in his heart, and stood far away outside the courtyard, looking at Qiao Lixi with shining eyes.

A few representatives who had been elected a long time ago sat in the courtyard with Qiao Yixi, and several of them were very restrained, sitting sideways on the bench, hands and feet together, Rao was so cramped, and he couldn't suppress the excitement in his eyes.

Qiao Yixi asked everyone about their living conditions and family situation, and said a few words of chicken soup and encouragement, and then everyone reluctantly left under the leadership of the "village chief's wife".

The lunch is not sumptuous, this is what Qiao Yixi specially requested, no big fish and meat, just small dishes.

After the meal, the group went to the arsenal.

Because it involves secrets, most of the people here are the old emperors, and their attitude is naturally not so good, although they are not difficult, they are not very respectful, and the appearance of the board and glance is quite perfunctory.

Qiao Lixi didn't care either, these people didn't deal with it, so naturally it wasn't her turn to do it, so she might have other intentions if she kept it.

This is an unfamiliar field for Qiao Lixi.

Because of this, the person in charge of affairs has contempt for Qiao Yixi.

It's a yellow-haired girl who doesn't know anything at all, and she runs here to make a mess and affect his work, it's so ignorant!

The steward gritted his teeth in his heart, and his face was not too obvious, but his dark face would not be relieved no matter what.

Angelica's hand hidden under the sleeve clicked, calculating the chances of not getting into trouble if he secretly poked and punched this person at night.

If it's okay outside, no one wants this kind of "accident" to happen. But in the arsenal it is troublesome, and if it is not done well, it will cause civil strife and panic.

Everyone entered the factory in different ways.

The factory area is so big that Qiao Lixi can't imagine.

Before she came, she thought that the so-called arsenal was similar to the blacksmith, the only difference was that this was the blacksmith shop of the government department, which allowed forging weapons, broadswords, spears, sharp arrows, as long as the weapons that could be designed, they could be forged here.

But when she arrived, she realized that she was very wrong.

There is not only the manufacture of weapons, but also the manufacture of armor, saddles, and other military assets.

According to the different types, different areas are divided, and each area is operated according to the process and assembly line, which not only saves time and effort, but also has high efficiency.

Each process has two groups of people, every ten days off in turn, each group has a separate team leader, responsible for arranging everyone's work and rest time, each area has a general person in charge, overall management.

It's modern, so to speak.

The steward pinched his nasal voice, and took Qiao Lixi around in a high-spirited manner, and finally led her into a place similar to an office.

"Grandma Gu, this is the manager of various departments, if you have anything to ask, everyone must know everything. These are the accounts and orders of the factory since this quarter, and the batch on hand is expected to be completed this month, and the final payment will arrive at the beginning of next month. "No matter how uncomfortable I feel in my heart, the steward has explained everything that should be explained.

Qiao Yixi nodded, "I really don't understand the affairs of the factory, so I bother everyone to use more snacks." ”

"Yes, Grandma Gu." Because he is the old emperor's person, he is very polite and alienated from Qiao Yixi.

"I'll take the account book back and take a look at it first, and I'll send it over tomorrow." Qiao Lixi didn't have anything to say to such a person, so she explained a few words and walked back with Angelica.

Angelica held his breath, returned to the courtyard, and said unevenly: "Miss, let's check the accounts well tonight, even if there is no problem, we must find something wrong!" ”

Qiao Lixi looked at Angelica, who was a little angry, funny, and said, "These are basically orders from the military department, do you think the old emperor will leave a handle on this?" ”

Angelica immediately wilted.

"Master Hou has his own designer, right?" Qiao Lixi suddenly said.

Angelica nodded busily, "Miss, Master Hou must have his own designer, and you also know that the birth of a new weapon is a long process. From design to R&D, it sometimes takes several years, and it is not easy to experiment and promote it in the later stage. Moreover, as you can see, the arsenal is all old emperors, and if we really want to develop any new weapons, the old emperor will know it at the first time. ”

Qiao Yixi nodded thoughtfully.

Before she came, she did her homework.

The weapons of the imperial dynasty have been studied, which is not very specialized, but it is a general understanding of the development of cold weapons in this period.

I have to say that compared with several surrounding countries, the national defense strength of the dynasty is really good.

Whether it is the forging technique or the design of the mechanism, many places completely subvert her imagination and cognition.

It also gave her a general direction.

As the daughter of the owner of the martial arts hall, she is no stranger to cold weapons, combined with some modern advanced technology, opportunistic in some details, and the lethality of the transformed cold weapon should not be underestimated.

Take ordinary crossbows as an example, she can't explain the principle, but after watching a lot of TV series, there are more novel ideas.

I don't know if it can be realized, but I can put it forward, a number of ideas, and more inspiration for those R&D personnel.

After visiting the arsenal, some of Qiao Lixi's ideas were more substantial, throwing the ledger to Angelica, and she completed some of her previous ideas.

Angelica didn't bother Qiao Yixi.

Before she came, she often saw the master writing and drawing on the paper, and when she saw the master take out the stack of paper again, Angelica took the account book to the side and checked the account with great interest.

Qiao Lixi doesn't have much ability, she can't make guns and cannons like what is written in the book, and other things that are beyond her ability, but cold weapons are her strength!

Speaking of crossbows alone, she has played a lot, antique, modern, and has nothing to do, so she is very confident in the transformation of crossbows.

It took a night to sort out the information, and Qiao Yixi handed it over to Angelica with confidence.

There, not only her improvement of the crossbow, but also the improvement of other cold weapons, may be able to help.