Yingtianfu Arsenal is located in the southern corner of the city, a very large courtyard. Because Yingtianfu is the place where Taizu Zhao Kuangyin started, there is a Song generation, and it is highly valued by the royal family. The scale of the Yingtianfu Armory Workshop is not as large as that of the Kaifeng Mansion Weapons Supervisor, but it is also much larger than the armory workshops in other prefectures. Most of the armory workshops in other prefectures can only make very simple knives, guns and sticks, and some are even non-existent, and there is not even a single craftsman.

Yingtianfu Arsenal has a total of 1,500 craftsmen. These craftsmen can not only make knives, guns, bows and arrows, but also make foot armor. It can be said that as long as enough raw materials are provided to Ying Tianfu, Ying Tianfu Armory Workshop can manufacture all the weapons of the Cold Weapon Era.

Except, of course, the Divine Arm Crossbow. The craftsmen who made the divine arm crossbow were all in the military supervision of Kaifeng Prefecture, and now they may all have been taken captive to the Jin Kingdom.

Yue Fei didn't attach much importance to the Divine Arm Crossbow. Although that kind of weapon is extremely powerful, it is too cumbersome and cannot meet the needs of mobile warfare at all. Can only be used when defending a city.

According to common sense, there will be no craftsmen in the Yingtianfu Arsenal who make thunder. After all, such craftsmen were regarded as the secret of the country by the Emperor and Song Dynasty, and their ancestors were all encircled to the weapons supervisor of Kaifeng Mansion for generations. Of course, this is also the reason why the imperial court has accumulated tens of thousands of catties of gunpowder in the Yingtianfu Arsenal.

This was also the reason why Yue Fei immediately decided to go to the Armory Workshop as soon as he saw this new type of Sky Thunder. If such a thunderbolt could be made in batches, the Golden Man's Iron Rider would only become a joke.

The armory was still lit up at this time. There were more than a dozen people guards standing straight at the entrance of the armory, and when they saw Yue Fei, Zhang Xian and others arriving, they immediately clasped their fists and saluted, "Report to Yue's regiment to train the envoys, everything is safe in the armory." ”

Yue Fei also returned the salute with his fists, and then led everyone into the armory workshop. There are also Protectors patrolling back and forth in the armory. None of the Protectors dozed off, and all of them were doing their duty.

Zhang Xian explained, "Since I saw that kind of thunder, Master Li Laohuang and I both thought it was a sharp weapon, so I sent two hundred people guards to guard the armory. ”

Zhihun admired, "Just looking at the appearance of these patrolling soldiers, even if we can't hit the thunder, we are not afraid of the golden dog army." ”

Walking to the front of the shack where the craftsmen lived, Yue Fei asked the soldiers to call out all the craftsmen. Originally, there were 1,500 craftsmen in the ordnance superintendent, but a few days ago, more than 100 households took advantage of the chaos. Today, more than 800 craftsmen made a rebellion, and all of them were arrested by Zhang Xian and thrown into the government prison. At this time, there were only four or five hundred households left in the armory. But the families of the rebel craftsmen are still in the armory. The Protector Army does not have the habit of connecting the nine clans.

So, under the shouting of the Protector soldiers, the lights in the dark shack were soon lit up. First, the four or five hundred artisan households who guarded the armory led their families out of the shacks.

The look on their faces was relaxed. Because they have done a good job in quelling the chaos. When Zhang Xian and Huang Zong left the armory, they both said that they would reward them heavily. The only thing they didn't expect was that Yue Fei actually came to the armory workshop overnight.

The last ones to come out were the families of the troublemakers. They walked out of the hut trembling, for fear that when they came out of the house, they would see bright knives and guns. With the torches in the hands of the Protectors, seeing only Yue Fei and his party standing in the courtyard, they finally felt less afraid. But the look on his face was still sad.

In ancient China, all artisan families were miserable, even the Northern Song Dynasty, which was relatively the most civilized and commercial. Those who were listed as artisans by the imperial court could only be craftsmen for generations, enclosed in the ordnance workshop like cattle and sheep, and made weapons for the Great Song army.

None of these craftsmen have one or two unique skills. If they are allowed to be free, they can at least live a prosperous life with the skills in their hands. But the craftsmen who appeared in front of Yue Fei's eyes were almost as miserable as homeless people. The coarse cloth clothes on his body were worn out, and the patches were patched one after another. The little boys under the age of ten were all naked. Yue Fei doesn't think it's because it's hot in summer. Yue Fei suspected that these children had no clothes to wear at all.

Yue Fei also saw dozens of young adults wearing armor, exposing their skin in the gaps in the armor. They wore their armor as clothing. Yue Fei understood where these people's clothes had gone. Because some of the little girls were wearing obviously men's clothes.

Yue Fei knew that the life of the Great Song Dynasty craftsmen was not easy, but he never expected it to come to this point. Yue Fei was in charge of Tianfu for the first time, and there were many things, so that he came to the armory workshop for the first time today. But Zhang Xian has been there twice.

Yue Fei turned his face to look at Zhang Xian, and said a little unhappily, "Brother Xian, you have been to the armory workshop twice, why haven't you told me that these craftsmen are having a hard time." ”

Zhang Xian was stunned for a moment, not knowing how to tell Yue Fei. It was Huang Zong who took over the words. "Pengju, don't blame Zhang Xian. He's not surprised. After all, craftsmen all over the Great Song Dynasty lived like this. Even the Kaifeng Prefecture Ordnance Supervisor is the same. ”

Zhang Xian nodded. That's exactly what he thought. He didn't understand why Yue Fei was so angry. Yue Fei had seen such craftsmen before, and although he sighed a few times for these craftsmen, he didn't seem too angry.

Yue Fei also understood that he was wrong to blame Zhang Xian. Zhang Xian has not yet adapted to his identity. He also thinks that he is an insignificant and unspeakable general. So Yue Fei looked at Zhang Xian and said earnestly, "Brother Xian, we didn't have the ability to change some things before, we can only watch. Now that we have the power to change something, we can't just watch. With such a life, can you expect them to build good weapons? ”

Yue Fei's words not only made Zhang Xian ponder, but Huang Zongzhihun and Li Bashao also nodded again and again. Yes, it's a bit too shameless to let the craftsmen live like beggars, and to want the craftsmen to create good weapons and armor.

Yue Fei looked at the craftsman in front of him, walked up a few steps, and said loudly, "I am Yue Fei, the training envoy of the Protector Legion, and I came to the armory workshop tonight, originally to find a craftsman." But seeing that you are living so miserably, I think the most important thing is not to find the craftsman, but to make new rules for you. From today onwards, you are the Protector's Armory. You are treated the same as the Protectors. ”

Yue Fei's words fell, and the craftsmen became chaotic with a bang. Most of the ancestors of these artisan households were included in the artisan households when the Zhao and Song dynasties opened the country. Generations have been miserable like this, and they have never dared to hope to leave the career of a craftsman. Now this Yue Tuan training envoy told them that they could also get money in the future. And he still got the money that the Protector Legion had practiced. These artisans had long heard that the salaries of the people were extremely high, and ordinary soldiers were paid five taels a month, and they were all paid twenty taels a month.

They don't expect the monthly salary of the capital, and the monthly salary of ordinary soldiers is enough for them to live the life of ordinary people. Just as these craftsmen were discussing excitedly, Yue Fei threw out a bigger cake.

"You enjoy the treatment of the Protector Army, and naturally you must also fulfill the responsibilities of the Protector Army. The responsibility of the Protector Army is to protect Ying Tianfu. Your duty is to provide the Protectors with the best weapons and armor. You are all masters of making armor, so I don't need to tell you what to do. I'll just tell you one thing. The Protector Army does not eat big pots of rice and does not engage in equal pay for equal work. If the technology is good, the treatment is on par with that of the people's army. The technology is better, and the treatment is on par with me. ”

Now the craftsmen almost thought they had misheard. They never dreamed that their treatment could be on par with that of the regimental trainers. An old craftsman in his fifties seemed to have a high prestige in the ordnance workshop, and under the signal of everyone, the old craftsman mustered up the courage to ask, "Dare to ask Yue Tuan Lian, is there any standard for good or better technology?" ”

Yue Fei looked at the old craftsman and said with a smile, "Of course there are standards. ”

In the past, Yue Fei was very satisfied with the weapons of the Great Song Dynasty, and thought that they were more advanced than those of the Jin State and the Liao Kingdom. The reason why there have been repeated defeats is only because the imperial court does not trust the generals, and every time there is a war, a civilian official will be sent to drag it back. But since he gained Yue Xiaofei's memory, he knew that the current weapons and equipment were all scum. Needless to say, firearms are not comparable to later generations. Even cold weapons, most of them are made of pig iron. During Yue Xiaofei's time, even the machetes used by ordinary hunters were steel knives.

The only thing that Yue Fei regrets is that Yue Xiaofei is just a big soldier with a bit of culture, who doesn't know any steelmaking methods, and can't make firearms. However, Yue Fei believes that under the heavy reward, there will be brave men.

There are three new standards set by Yue Fei for Ying Tianfu Arsenal.

First, the armor made is fully qualified, which is considered a general standard, and the craftsmen can only get five or two months. Second, the armor made is extremely good, which is considered an excellent standard, and the craftsmen can get ten taels of money. Thirdly, the armor made far exceeds the previous standard, the knives and guns are all refined steel, and the armor is stronger than the monkey armor of the Western Regions, which is considered a special standard, and all craftsmen can look up to the head and take twenty-two months.

This is a standard for all craftsmen. There are also technical awards. If a craftsman invents a new weapon, a new armor, or a new method of steelmaking, or simply a better innovation in the production process of weapons, depending on the size of his contribution to the armory, he will be rewarded with a reward ranging from 100 taels to 5,000 taels of silver. And to give the particularly good inventor the title of "master of weapons".

Those who are crowned as weapon masters enjoy the treatment of group training envoys, with a monthly salary of 500 taels.

As soon as Yue Fei finished talking about the standards he had set, not only the craftsmen were going crazy, but even the guards patrolling the courtyard were going crazy. Huang Zong, Li Bashao, and Zhang Xianzhihun are also going crazy.

The craftsmen are going crazy because they are excited. Although these craftsmen are not clothed, many of them have already foreseen the days when they will wear silk. The reason why the patrolling Protectors are crazy is because they feel that they are working so the front line, and they are not as good as these artisans hiding in the rear, which is too unfair.

Huang Zong thought that Yue Fei's treatment of artisans was too high, which was a bit against the rules of the Great Song Dynasty.

Li Bashao was frantically calculating how much money he would increase in a month, and Yue Fei copied the wealth of the three major families to support it for a few months.

Zhang Xian and Zhihun looked at each other, and both of them thought that Yue Fei must be overflowing with compassion.

Yue Fei looked at the faces of the people behind him, and guessed that everyone was dissatisfied with the standards he had set. Therefore, without waiting for Huang Zong and Li Bashao to raise objections, he continued to say loudly, "What determines the combat effectiveness of an army, some people may say that it is the general, and some people say that it is the soldiers, but I want to tell you that it is you craftsmen who decide whether an army is strong or not. The ancients said well, if you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools. If you can make good weapons, then the army will be strong. If you make a bad weapon, it will be useless for the soldiers to fight hard. ”

Yue Fei paused when he said this, he saw that Zhihun Zhang Xian's face had softened significantly, and it seemed that they agreed with his statement, so he continued, "I don't know which emperor is the person who founded the craftsman system, but I want to say that he is a pig. Look at the weapons we use now, they are no different from the weapons used in the pre-Qin period. Why did there be so many casting masters in the pre-Qin period, and so many weapons that we have inherited to this day, because there was no shameful system of craftsmen at that time. I understand your lack of progress. Because no matter how hard you work and how advanced the weapons you make, you can't get rid of the identity of craftsmen. Now I, Yue Fei, am here to tell you that I can't control other places. In the Yingtianfu Armory, not only can you get the rewards you deserve for your achievements, but your descendants can also get rid of the status of craftsmen and can freely engage in any profession. ”

Huang Zong had already been persuaded by Yue Fei's next words. In fact, as long as you are a discerning person, you know that under the system of craftsmen, don't expect craftsmen to work hard. But as soon as he heard that Yue Fei had allowed the craftsman to leave his nationality, he immediately said loudly, "Pengju, this can't be done. ”