"Master Xie." Not only did the little girl notice Xie Hong, but the craftsmen also saw it, and they also came to say hello at this time.

"You're welcome." Xie Hong waved his hand and smiled at a few people: "Master Guo, why don't you see Lin and Yang?" Xie Hong is also familiar with these people, and he can call them by name and surname casually.

He was casual, but Master Guo still replied respectfully: "Master Hui, Master Lin and Brother Yang have both gone to Mr. Zeng, and you also know that the two of them are also making gunpowder, and they are all with Mr. Zeng." ”

"Oh? It's just at home, Brother Zeng won't still be experimenting in the carriage, right? Xie Hong was taken aback, Xie Hong himself was very busy, but he was not the busiest, because Zeng Zheng almost slept in his laboratory.

Xie Hong also persuaded a few times, after all, many things in Zeng Zheng's laboratory were poisonous, but he couldn't persuade him, Zeng Zheng said that he had taken precautions, and in the end Xie Hong could only give up, and secretly made up his mind in his heart that when he arrived in the capital, he must standardize the system of workshops and laboratories and resolutely stop this behavior.

"That's not true, it's just asking Mr. Zeng for benefits, Lord Xie, you also know that Mr. Zeng is rarely idle."

Xie Hong nodded, he was relieved, he was busy, but now he was on the road, even if there were good anti-earthquake measures, if he was still experimenting, it would be too dangerous.

"The villain is presumptuous, and he wants to ask the adults about something." From the moment he saw Xie Hong, Master Guo had a look of hesitation on his face, and after answering a few words, he finally mustered up the courage and opened his mouth.

Xie Hong smiled and said, "Master Guo, I said that I don't need to be so polite, Xie will have to rely on you in the future." ”

He doesn't like the other party's respectful attitude, he always thinks that if you want to improve your skills, you still need self-confidence, and it's not okay to always cringe. However, Xie Hong also knows that the other party's inferiority complex has been cultivated for a long time, and it is not a matter of a day or two to change it.

Seeing Xie Hong's kind attitude, Master Guo became more at ease and spoke much more fluently: "My lord, I said that the factory to be established has a chemical department for making gunpowder saltpeter, but are there any other doorways?" ”

"Uh, Master Guo is a blacksmith, right? Naturally, the workshop also has a metallurgical department, and when he arrives in the capital and settles down, Xie will introduce a master in this area to everyone. ”

This master is naturally Dong Ping, Xie Hong has already discussed with Dong Ping, and after he has gained a firm foothold in the capital, Dong Ping will come to the capital to meet. Now it is not possible, the situation in the capital is unknown, and Dongjiazhuang's logistical support is still needed, so instead of hastily relocating, it is better to keep the forging base of Dongjiazhuang first.

"Actually, the villain wants to ask the adults about the mystery of this carriage." Master Guo's face was slightly red, and he said abruptly: "Didn't you say that after entering the workshop, many skills can be taught to each other...... Therefore, the villain watched the carriage walking on the rugged path, but it was like walking on the ground, without the slightest bump, so he took the liberty to ask, if there is anything inconsistent, please forgive me. ”

"Master Guo, are you also interested in these Karakuri crafts?" Xie Hong was very curious, blacksmiths in this era didn't seem to like to make delicate things, Dong Ping's kind was purely an anomaly, as long as it was related to steel, he was interested.

"Actually, the villain ......" Master Guo hesitated a little at first, and finally made up his mind, and said: "The villain is not good at smelting, but is good at making exquisite things, when he heard that the piano is made by the son, the villain has the heart to learn from the son, but the son has been busy with nobles, and he has not seen it until today." ”

His answer surprised Xie Hong, and he said in his heart: Could it be that this person is also a person with a heart, thinking that he is good at making, so he wants to take the opportunity to climb? For Xie Hong, as long as he has the ability, it is nothing to have scheming, Jiang Bin is also a scheming person, and Xie Hong is very easy to use.

Xie Hong asked with a smile: "In that case, why didn't Master Guo engage in production in the first place?" When Xie had also seen several famous craftsmen from Beijing, from Xie Mou's point of view, it seemed that the status of several exquisite things was higher than that of blacksmiths. ”

Those who came from the capital, Xie Hong observed very carefully, except for the blacksmith surnamed Lu, the other people were far more magnificent than the other craftsmen he had seen, not to mention the few he bought from Zhang Zongbing. That's why I asked this question, and I also wanted to take the opportunity to see Blacksmith Guo's reaction, and then decide whether this person was available.

"Adults don't know ......"

Xie Hong raised his eyes and noticed that the few people who came to see him were all blacksmiths or carpenters, and the rest of them all ran to Zeng Zheng.

After recruiting these people, Xie Hong was busy returning to Beijing, and he didn't have time to explain to them clearly, in fact, there was a future workshop, Xie Hong only had an idea, and he hadn't thought about the details yet. However, there is one thing that Xie Hong said clearly, that is, the higher the skills, the higher the various treatments that can be enjoyed.

Therefore, those who originally made gunpowder immediately went to Zeng Zheng, after all, Zeng Zheng's craftsmanship has been seen by everyone, and he is the leader designated by Xie Hong.

After a simple contact, everyone was even more convinced, for them, Zeng Zheng was simply the reincarnation of Lu Ban, and the theories he taught everyone casually were even more wonderful. However, Zeng Zheng admired Xie Hong's ability even more, so he went to Zeng Zheng to learn from him and passed on the words, and Xie Hong's image became more and more unfathomable in the eyes of all craftsmen.

These people have been humble for a long time, although they are eager in their hearts, but for a while, no one really dares to talk to Xie Hong, on the one hand, Xie Hong is too busy; On the other hand, when the group left Xuanfu, the grand scene deeply shocked these craftsmen and made them feel the gap in identity even more, the other party was someone next to the emperor.

Fortunately, there is a blacksmith Guo among these people, when this person was in the army, he was a thoughtful person, but he was there at that time, even if he had more thoughts, it was useless, and in the end it was just to find out some news.

Today, he was bold, leading the head to answer Xie Hong, and everyone dared to follow, and when they saw Xie Hong smiling and mild, everyone was even more courageous, and when Xie Hong asked, someone dared to answer.

“…… What we need to do in the army is nothing more than some stupid things, such as hoes and iron plows, if you know how to carpenter, you will often make some fine furniture. ”

Xie Hong was very confused and asked, "Since you are in the army, how can you just make these farm tools and furniture?" What about weapons? Aren't there still delicate things like firecrackers in the army? ”

"The weapons and armor are allocated by the Ministry of War, and the border army does not need to build it by itself, as long as it is tinkered. The fire gun is very expensive, and it is not banned, many of them are blown up after a few times, and the power is not great, so the border army uses very little here, but I heard that it is used more in the Beijing camp. ”

"Farming tools and other household goods, military generals can not only use them for their own military households, but also take them out to sell, all of which are profitable, and building weapons and armor is a waste of labor and materials, of course they don't want to."

"In May last year, several generals also asked us to build exquisite things, saying that they were going to be presented to the capital, but our craftsmanship was not successful, and the materials were consumed a lot, and it was used for a lot of time, but the things were not successful, so I never moved this idea again."

Several craftsmen explained in a gossipy manner, and Xie Hong also understood, because these craftsmen were regarded as private property by the generals, so all their actions were based on profits, and they were short-term gains, so that the work done by military craftsmen and civilian craftsmen was similar, and those who made gunpowder were also changed to those who made fireworks, which is the commercialization of this era?

Since the word is not true, there will be no falsehood in thinking about it, Xie Hong also has no intention of tempting, so he explained to everyone: "In the future, our workshop is not like this, this workshop is specialized in making fine things...... "At first, it was mainly to make all kinds of toys, but this can't be said directly, Xie Hong changed his tactful statement."

“…… For example, the carriage is equipped with shock absorbers. "This thing doesn't need to be kept secret, the reason is similar to selling pianos in the first place, this is the core technology, there is no good enough steel, it is not so easy to make springs.

"Shock absorbers?" Hearing this unheard of term, the eyes of the group widened.

"Let's go and talk."

Xie Hong raised his eyes to see that as soon as they were delayed, they had already distanced themselves from the team in front, so he picked an empty carriage and led everyone up, and then began to elaborate. Anyway, he recruited these people to impart knowledge and then let them apply what they had learned, and as long as there was nothing suspicious, none of this needed to be kept secret.

The other carriages are also equipped with shock absorbers, but they are not as fine as the two carriages that the Xie family's daughters are sitting in. Xie Hong removed a spring from the carriage and handed it to everyone, "It is this spring that can absorb shocks by relying on ......."

"This spring is somewhat similar to a machine spring......

"Yes, it's all in one shrink, the strength is first accumulated and then released, no wonder this carriage walks on the rugged mountain road, but it only shakes slightly, and it doesn't make people uncomfortable at all."

"But this thing is better than the machine spring, it is simply ingenious, I really don't know how such a delicate object can be made."

These people are also skilled craftsmen, usually rarely make delicate things, but the eyesight is not bad, not to mention the principle of the spring and the bow and crossbow and other things in the spring is also similar, soon figured out the principle, everyone is two eyes shining, love to look at this spring.

Seeing such a situation, Xie Hong was very satisfied, these people have a very good foundation, as long as they take some time to allocate them, then soon, they will have a group of helpers.

"Lord Xie, how did you make this spring?" A few people originally wanted to show their skills in front of the new owner, but after discussing for a long time, the principle was clear, but when it came to how to make it, everyone had no clue, and finally had to turn to Xie Hong for advice.

"It's not difficult to say, the spring is made of stainless steel casting wire, and then winding, the winding method is divided into two kinds of cold rolling method and hot rolling method, the process is like this......" Xie Hong took the pen and paper casually, and drew a simple process diagram to explain.

The craftsmen listened with their eyes wide open.

Originally, they still had some doubts in their hearts, doubting Xie Hong's ability, after all, he was too young, and he was at least in his thirties here, who didn't know how difficult it was to learn a craft? That is to rely on the accumulation of years of training, even if Xie Hong is talented, the craft can't be achieved overnight, right?

As soon as the connoisseur stretched out his hand, he knew if there was one, and then Xie Hongyi explained, the last doubt in their hearts was gone, and they just thought: There are really people in the world who know it, otherwise how could there be a character like Gongzi Xie? Moreover, Mr. Xie is worthy of having read books, and when he explains his skills, he is so organized that people can understand it as soon as they hear it, which is really amazing.

In addition to being shocked, their hearts were also warm and very moved. Something like a spring doesn't look very remarkable, but everyone is an expert, where can't you see the power of this thing? Whether it is applied to civilian or military use, it is promising, but Xie Gongzi didn't care about teaching it to everyone, this is our new appointment, treat us as henchmen.

Moreover, listening to what Gongzi Xie said, making this spring also involves the secret method of steelmaking, which is even more amazing. It is not an exaggeration to say that such a secret method is a miracle skill, and the value is immeasurable, even the scholars who do not pay attention to craftsmen dare not regard it as leisure, how can anyone easily take it out and show it? Not to mention imparting.

By the time Xie Hong finished explaining the various processes involved in the spring, the eyes of all the craftsmen changed, and their fiery eyes were full of reverence and expectation, and they were secretly happy in their hearts. It is the right choice that is the right choice, so now there is not only a strong backer, but also a generous reward, and I can learn all kinds of magic skills, and I will definitely get better and better in the future.

After talking a lot, Xie Hong also felt tired at this time, and he was also anxious to have someone to help him soon, so he explained so hard, and then he raised his eyes to see, but saw that the sky was already a little dark, and he unconsciously spoke for more than an hour.

"It's here, it's time to Juyong." There was a sudden cheer from the front, Xie Hong hurriedly walked out of the carriage, followed the prestige, and sure enough, a majestic pass appeared in front of the team, towering, and the momentum was not weaker than the surrounding mountains.

Juyong Pass is the gate of the capital, Xie Hong was excited in his heart, and he was about to arrive in the capital.

(To be continued)