Chapter 52: Tools
It's been a few days since he came to this era, and Liu Ji already has enough concentration for a stranger's sudden enthusiasm, and he can't figure out at all, this is because of his father-in-law, or his father.
No matter which one it is, it is willing, the second generation, no matter in which era, means to win at the starting line, if the second generation still has ideals, hard work, willing to endure hardships, then what does the cow become?
Liu Ji feels that he is walking on such a glorious avenue, and the premise is that a dead fat man, don't be so desperate to raise troops and make trouble, then how perfect his career should be.
Historical inertia cannot be transferred by human will, but what if this person's will is strong enough?
Under the leadership of Yu Wensheng, he looked at the workshops one by one, and inside, the primitive tools, the sweaty environment, and the shirtless sweat towel craftsmen all reminded him of what era he was in.
"This is the gold office, iron, bronze, gold and silver utensils, you see what you need, you can talk to them, not the lower officials boast, if it is something that can't be done here, then only the general of Chang'an City will be the supervisor, the master craftsmen in it are the best of the best in all places, then naturally it is not comparable here."
In Liu Ji's opinion, this is also a big blacksmith shop, but fortunately, his requirements are not so high, and the thing itself is not complicated, but if it can be understood by the old craftsman, it has to draw three views.
He couldn't find a suitable tool, that is, a hard pen, and for the brush, he didn't have any ability to adapt, so he could only use a knife to solve it.
"I need something like this, a bit like a hammer, the hammer body is long, the front end is sharp, the lower part is toothed, the hammer handle can be hardwood, but the hammer body must be made of steel, tough and not easy to break, but also resistant to the cold, a pickaxe down, can support a person's weight, this is not a joke, maybe it will be related to a life."
He drew a pattern on the mud floor, in fact, it is more like a pickaxe, one is sharp, the other is heavy, it is not complicated to look at, but the requirements of the material are very high, in this era, the output of steel is not high, most of them are used to make weapons, such as the famous Uzi steel, which someone uses to make a hoe, that is not a tyrannical thing.
Seeing that the old craftsman was a little hesitant, Yu Wensheng couldn't help but urge: "Okay?" Whether you do it or not, you have to tell the truth. ”
"In this way, it may take some man-hours, but we don't have much of this steel, but I don't know how many Shangguan needs?"
"Fifty, it's better to play a few more so that you can replace them."
As soon as this remark came out, not only the old craftsman was a little difficult, but even Yu Wensheng secretly took a breath, that thing is not big, the amount of one is about half of the knife, plus the margin he requested, it was about thirty, thinking of Feng Changqing's special advice.
Yu Wensheng made a ruthless decision: "According to the amount Guo Yi said, I will first hit one out and send it to Guo Yi's camp, so that you can pass your eyes and create others, how about it?" ”
"That's very good, thank you."
Liu Ji will only put forward his own requirements, he doesn't care what to do, in fact, for metallurgy, he is not better than these old craftsmen, and even the specific work continuity is not at all, which is embarrassing to say nothing.
This gadget is a necessary ice axe for later generations of mountaineering, especially in glacial areas, and in many cases, it is used to save lives, so he had to go on a trip himself.
And that's just one of them, and he'll need some other tools, like a sled.
Fifty people's utensils, it is impossible to rely on people to carry them, in case someone is injured, there is no way to carry it, this requires the use of sleds, to build without waste, that is, a few wooden shelves, but the strength requirements are a little higher.
If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools.
In addition, there are ropes, climbing, rescue, and camping can be used, and when all this is settled, Yu Wensheng sent him out of the camp and gave him up to do something else, Liu Ji opened his mouth and asked.
"Do you have a relationship with the Yuwen Ministry of the former Sui?"
"Don't dare, it's the ancestor of Xiaguan."
So that's the case, Liu Ji is also on a whim, casually asked, Yu Wenkai is the secretary of the Ministry of Industry of the Sui Dynasty, presided over the construction of Daxing City, which is now Chang'an City, and he also has a very famous design, floating boat bridge.
"No wonder, it turned out to be a family history, and I have admired it for a long time."
By virtue of this, get acquainted with a person in charge of the craft to join the army, of course Liu Ji has his own purpose, he is not a craftsman, if you want to create some special equipment by yourself, you can only find someone to do it, of course, it is too complicated, and the materials cannot meet the standards, and you can generally use it.
Back at the camp, Zhang Wuxuan and Xu Guangjing have already returned with people, and every time they start training in the field, they will adopt the last elimination system to eliminate some of the people with the worst physical strength, and he can't afford to raise a hundred elite soldiers at present, so he can only use this method to streamline.
From these 100 people, select the best 50 people, form a team, and then carry out special training, before the action, do the best in the details, and now prepare a little more, the success rate in the future will be one point higher, Liu Ji does not dare to slack off, because this is a fight for life.
Three days later, the fifty people selected according to this standard stood in front of him in a separate line, and Liu Ji, who was already almost good, sent all the equipment he had prepared.
Each of them consisted of a leather robe, a fur hat, a mask to protect from the wind, a pair of long snow boots, a hard ice axe, and a bundle of ropes, which together weighed about thirty or forty pounds, and they also had to bring weapons, a horizontal knife, a pot of feathered arrows or crossbow arrows, a bow or crossbow, for which protection was sacrificed, no armor, no shield.
"Today, let's not run to the valley or go up the mountain, follow me."
There was no mobilization, and there were no extra words, Liu Ji, who was wrapped in a robe, waved his hand, as if he was leading them to run and fight, and he took the lead in the forefront.
No one raised any objections, after so many days together, they had become accustomed to following, and every time, this young warlord would rush to the front, what reason did they have to retreat?
As the remaining fifty people watched with envy, these strangely dressed sergeants, each of them pulled an even more peculiar hardwood shelf, lined up in a double column, and walked towards the snow-capped mountains in the distance.
It is about 100 miles away from the Quy Nhon Army, which is the ninth highest peak in the world, Nanga Parbat, which is later known as the city of Gilgit.
Its elevation is 8125 meters!