CHAPTER XLIV
In feudal society, there has been a tradition of state monopoly of handicraft industry since ancient times, and like the previous generation, some important handicraft industries in Qianguo were mostly controlled and monopolized by the state, and the government handicraft industry occupied a dominant position in production. Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ The handicraft industry of the Qianguo government is large-scale, and its products are for the consumption of the royal family, the court rewards and the needs of the public, and they are very advanced in terms of technology. After all, it is not the world that is won by war, but by accepting Zen, which means that although the Qianguo has only existed for a few years, in fact it is already an old country that has been in operation for decades.
The government handicraft industry specializes in the utensils, clothing, utensils of the palace and the imperial court, as well as military supplies and construction. The central government has three systems for managing the handicraft industry, namely the Ministry of Works, the Shaofu Supervisor, and the General Supervisor. Each institution has a prefect of education, and a branch office is in charge of various handicraft workshops and artisan production.
Ministry of Industry. There is a "Ministry of Works, the post of a waiter, in charge of the world's hundreds of workers, Tuntian, Shanze decrees; There are four genera; One is the Ministry of Industry; Second, it is called Tuntian; 3. Yu Department; Fourth, it is called the Ministry of Water. Shangshu and Shilang are in charge of their duties, and they follow their orders." There is one person in Langzhong and one person in the staff outside Lang, "who is in charge of the public affairs of the construction, the repair of the city, the repair of civil engineering, the program of craftsmen, and the longitude of salt."
Shaofu Supervisor, also known as Shang Fang Supervisor. The general responsibility is to manage the government affairs of the hundred skills. lead his subordinates to engage in the manufacture and supply of utensils and costumes used in the daily life of the Son of Heaven and the concubines, jade for sacrifices, and ceremonial guards for court meetings; He is also responsible for the training of craftsmen in the production workshop. The Shaofu Supervisor has supervisors, young eunuchs, Cheng and other officials, and has jurisdiction over the five departments of Zhongshang, Zuoshang, Right Shang, Weaving and Dyeing, and Zhangye, and has official positions such as order, cheng, and supervisor under the department to manage the production affairs of each workshop.
Will be a supervisor, which is another institution of the imperial court to manage the handicraft industry. He will be in charge of the administrative affairs of the construction of civil craftsmen, and will be under the jurisdiction of the left school, the right school, the middle colonel, the four offices of Zhen Guan, and the supervision of hundreds of workers and weapons. Each department has officials such as commanders, supervisors, and supervisors to manage them.
Sometimes in addition to the four departments, there are also weapons supervisors, under which there are crossbow workshop office, a workshop office (not permanent, sometimes or subordinate to the Shaofu prison). The Crossbow Workshop is in charge of the manufacture of spears, bows, crossbows, blades and other weapons and miscellaneous work. The Department is in charge of the manufacture of armor, ropes, sinew horns, etc.
Under these handicraft management institutions, there are various handicraft workshops, such as silk brocade workshop, felt workshop, carpet workshop, dyeing workshop, wine workshop, gold and silver workshop courtyard, etc. In the court, there are internal works, or "internal eight works", and the court bureau (in charge of the palace prohibition of female workers), etc.; In the subordinate of this kind of organ, there are jade workers, aya craftsmen, etc. In various provinces outside the capital, the government has also set up many handicraft workshops, such as brocade workshops and money casting workshops. In addition, in the mining area, the establishment of metallurgical supervisors, coinage supervisors, etc.
The whole system is a huge organization, and there are at least thousands of people working in this organization.
Relatively speaking, the ordnance supervisor has the most contact with steel, and this time Chen Guang invited the big bull Ah Fu, who is the most familiar with steel in the ordnance superintendent, and there is no one.
Ah Fu's face was dark, his hands looked very rough, and his body was so strong that Chen Guang couldn't even tell his age.
On this day, Chen Guang received him in the East Palace. can be received by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as an ordnance supervisor technician, and it is estimated that he can blow for a year.
Chen Guang had already told Chen Ang in advance that he wanted to borrow a technician to assist in the research, anyway, this was not the first time, and he had also found someone to make a multi-spindle spinning machine last time, so Chen Ang agreed very happily.
He also felt that it was because the wild boar spoiled the crops that Chen Guang diverted his interest, so it was good to be able to divert his attention, such a good seedling could not be hit because he couldn't suffer.
But in reality? If Chen Guang knew Chen Ang's thoughts, he would definitely say to him, you are so naΓ―ve, brother is so busy to death, where can you have time to pay attention to the matter of sweet potatoes and potatoes?
Aha, I don't know who saw these things as treasures before?
Getting back to business, let's talk about Chen Guang, this morning, he invited Ah Fu to the East Palace, and the two of them sat in the pavilion in the courtyard, and the maid brought melons and fruit snacks and a pot of hot tea.
To put it mildly, this is the first time Ah Fu has entered the East Palace, and even the first time he has entered the palace, that kind of novelty is not weaker than when Grandma Liu entered the Grand View Garden, but he is not as out of shape as Grandma Liu.
For tea, he naturally has heard of it, after all, this is already the most famous high-end beverage product in the entire Qianguo, but Ah Fu has never drunk tea, because it is too expensive.
When making tea, Chen Guang didn't think about the problem of ordinary people drinking tea at all, because after all, the cost is there, and it is not so easy to lower the price. Besides, even in the 21st century, good tea is something that ordinary people can't afford to drink.
So it's normal for Ah Fu to have never drunk black tea - the cost of green tea is much lower than that of black tea, after all, there are many fewer processes, so it has slowly circulated among the people.
Looking at the tea leaves that flew up and down like elves, and gradually dyed a cup of colorless and tasteless water red, Ah Fu was deeply fascinated, it was simply so beautiful.
Chen Guang sat next to him, watching Ah Fu keep staring at the tea, where could he not understand, and suddenly smiled: "Ah Fu, please come over today, I have a question I want to ask." β
All Ah Fu's thoughts were attracted by this black tea, and Chen Guang came back to his senses when he spoke, quickly stood up, and said with some trepidation: "His Royal Highness the Prince, please speak." As he spoke, he couldn't help but glance at the black tea, as if he didn't want to miss any details of its changes.
Chen Guangdao: "I want to ask, can pig iron be made into an iron pot?" It's for stir-frying, but it's small. β
He had already made preparations, and as he spoke, he had already taken out a drawing, which was a three-dimensional diagram of the iron pot for ordinary stir-fry that he had asked Sun Shangzi to draw.
Three-dimensional drawings are not something that only exists outside, they appeared in China thousands of years ago.
Wok?
Ah Fu was stunned for a moment, why did you ask me to make an iron pot when I was a bow and arrow?
Well, iron pots are everywhere, okay, why should you ask me to do it?
Although he said that he didn't understand it very much, when he saw the drawings in Chen Guang's hand, he was familiar with the characteristics of various steels, and he immediately understood why Chen Guang came to him today.
He took the drawing, looked at it carefully, then squinted his eyes and sketched the picture in his mind, then opened his eyes.
Chen Guang asked, "How is it?" Can it be done? (To be continued.) )