"Yan'er, the Ordnance Supervision has been integrated, there is one supervisor and one Cheng, and the entire Ordnance Supervision is divided into the Bow and Crossbow Department, the Armor Department, and the Ordnance Department, and the gunpowder weapons are also set up separately according to your wishes, and the Cao family's kid serves as the gunpowder order, but this Gunpowder Department can only produce grenades, which is a bit shabby, Yan'er, you have to support them more in the future." Zhao Shu finally talked about the business that asked Zhao Yan to come today, that is, to tell Zhao Yan about the establishment of the Ordnance Superintendent, and he could also be appointed as an advisor to the Ordnance Superintendent.

"Haha, it just so happens that Erchen is already designing a new weapon, and some special craftsmen need to be used, I wonder when Erchen will be able to meet the officials of the Ordnance Prison?" Zhao Yan also laughed and said, he is no longer as exclusive as before for the weapons supervisor, anyway, he is just a consultant, although he can use the manpower and materials in the weapons prison, but the real power is still in the hands of the weapons supervisor and the weapons supervisor, so no matter how good he is, it will not arouse Zhao Ji's suspicions, and he is still more optimistic about his eldest brother.

"This is easy to do, the newly appointed ordnance supervisor is a very outstanding talent, although he is only in his thirties, but he has been a foreign official for many years, and has quite a political achievement, once presided over the construction of polders in Wuhu in the south, and last year he also passed the guò lock hall examination in the Jinshi, for his father to see that he is young and promising, is a talent that can be cultivated, so he has been kept in the capital, just this reorganization of the ordnance superintendent, the selection is still the most suitable for this person!" When Zhao Shu mentioned the weapons supervisor he appointed, he was also full of praise, and it seemed that he was also very satisfied with this person.

"Daddy, what you're talking about is Shen Kuo. Shen Cunzhong? When Zhao Ji heard this, he also said with a smile, he didn't know who the new ordnance supervisor was, but when he heard about the construction of the polder, he immediately thought of the other party's name.

Shen ...... Shen Kuo? Zhao Yan was also shocked when he heard this name. I didn't expect this world to be so small, I had only seen Su Shi and others before, but at this time, I had to meet Shen Kuo, an ancient all-round scientist, it is said that the other party is proficient in astronomy, mathematics, physics, chemistry, geology, gas phase, geography, medicine, agriculture and other disciplines, and is also an excellent engineer and diplomat, who can be compared with Shen Kuo in the entire history of mankind. I am afraid that there is only the same versatile Leonardo da Vinci in Western history.

"It is this person, he just took office some time ago, and this person is indeed a talent, in just a few days, he has handled the chaotic affairs of the ordnance superintendent in an orderly manner, and it is thanks to him that he is in charge of the ordnance superintendent. In order to complete the integration so quickly! Zhao Shu also replied to Zhao Yan's words with a smile at this time, but he didn't see the strange expression on Zhao Yan's face.

"Daddy, this Shen Kuo can make you and your eldest brother so praised, and Erchen is also a little curious about him, and he wants to see each other now!" Zhao Yan also reacted at this time and immediately spoke.

Thanks to the blessing of education in later generations, what kind of all-round talents are advocated, so Zhao Yan is also full of mathematics, physics and chemistry knowledge. It's a pity that in the era of the Great Song Dynasty, very few people would understand the importance of that knowledge, and even Zhao Yan couldn't even find someone to discuss it. Of course, except for this Shen Kuo, it is even no exaggeration to say that Shen Kuo is Zhao Yan's real confidant, of course, this sentence is also applicable in reverse, and only Zhao Yan knows Shen Kuo's greatness.

"This is easy to do, and now Shen Kuo must still be in the ordnance prison. For the Father, send for him. Zhao Shu was also very happy to see Zhao Yan so positive. Before, he was worried that his lazy son would be lazy, but now he finally put his mind at ease.

"Daddy doesn't have to. Since Erchen is also the adviser of the Ordnance Superintendent, but he has not been to the Ordnance Superintendent yet, it is really a little unreasonable, so it is better for you to send someone to take Erchen to the Ordnance Superintendent, first, to recognize the door, and secondly, to meet with that Shen Kuo to discuss some things about the improvement of the Ordnance! Zhao Yan took the initiative to say again, he is indeed researching a new weapon now, but unfortunately because the craftsman is not qualified, it has not been able to meet his requirements, so that the weapon can only be stored in his imagination, just take advantage of this opportunity to meet Shen Kuo, ask him for a few craftsmen in this area.

"Good, good! In that case, then let Wude take you there, the Ordnance Supervisor is an important place in the country, and their Imperial City Division has also sent many people there, so it is just right for him to take you there. Zhao Shu was also very pleased to see that Zhao Yan was so attentive to the Ordnance Supervisor.

Huang Wude also immediately received the order when he heard this, and immediately went out of the dormitory with Zhao Yan, and then sat in the carriage and chatted while walking, and learned from the other party's mouth that after the Ordnance Supervisor integrated the bow and crossbow courtyard and the north and south workshops, the entire organization was also larger, and there were more than 12,000 craftsmen alone, plus some officials, miscellaneous servants, etc., the number was even more.

Because the ordnance supervision is a merger of the bow and crossbow courtyard and the north and south workshops, plus the separated gunpowder weapons, so now it is mainly divided into four major areas, of which the bow and crossbow courtyard is changed to the bow and crossbow department, the south workshop is changed to the armor department, and the north workshop is changed to the ordnance department, as for the gunpowder department, it used to be the gunpowder of the bow and crossbow courtyard, the number of people is only a few hundred, and it is not qualified to be a separate agency, but under Zhao Yan's strong request, it is still divided separately, the location is still outside the city, and the scale has also expanded some, and now it mainly produces grenades, And give priority to the supply of the Western army that confronted the Tanguts.

In addition, Huang Wude also helped Zhao Yan introduce the internal structure of the four major departments of the Ordnance Supervisor, and when Zhao Yan heard that there were hundreds of works in the bow and crossbow department alone, and each of them was extremely finely divided, and they cooperated closely with each other, he was also greatly surprised, in his opinion, the entire Ordnance Supervision Department is actually a large factory with a fine division of labor, and the army of the Great Song Dynasty provides all kinds of weapons and equipment. Anyway, Zhao Yan felt that he definitely didn't have this talent, otherwise all the big and small affairs in the palace would not be handed over to Cao Ying.

The bow and crossbow has always been the sharpest weapon of the Great Song Dynasty army, and it is also the most effective weapon for the infantry to restrain the cavalry of the Western Xia and Liao States, so the bow and crossbow department is most valued in the ordnance superintendent, and the headquarters of the ordnance superintendent is also located together with the bow and crossbow office, which is located between the Zhulu Street and the South Gate Street, the east is the Taiping Xingguo Temple, and the west is the Wuqi Temple.

Zhao Yan's carriage came to the Ordnance Prison, and it turned out that this is now a large building complex, the tall wall outside is towering, it looks very solid, although you can't see the situation inside, but you can vaguely hear the iron hammering inside and the loud shouts of the craftsmen, you don't need to go in to see it, you can imagine the lively scene inside. However, Huang Wude told him that it was only a bow and crossbow office, and the real ordnance supervisor was not here.

The carriage turned around the bow and crossbow office and came to the westernmost side, that is, the side opposite Wu Qi Temple, Zhao Yan saw that there was a small courtyard connected with the bow and crossbow department at this time, and then Huang Wude pointed to the courtyard in front of him and said: "The king of the county, please see, this courtyard is the ordnance supervisor, the supervisor in charge of the ordnance superintendent, the two officials are working here, and there are also some attachés, because the number is not large, so it only occupies such a small courtyard." ”

Zhao Yan also nodded when he heard this, he didn't expect Shen Kuo to be quite pragmatic, the huge ordnance supervisor only occupied such a small courtyard, but this is not surprising, as a scientist, pragmatism is the most basic scientific attitude, otherwise it would not be possible to have such a high achievement.

At that moment, Zhao Yan and Huang Wude got out of the carriage, and as soon as they walked to the door of the armory prison, a team of forbidden troops immediately stepped forward to interrogate, after all, the armory prison is the important place of the country, and the defense is also very tight, and it is not an exaggeration to say that the entire capital except for the palace, the defense here is the tightest, which can be seen from the tall wall outside the bow and crossbow courtyard just now.

Huang Wude showed his token to the guards, and then he was let go by this team of guards, and when he entered the door, he was checked again by the guards guarding the door, and Zhao Yan also appeared in several secret posts, which shows how strict the defense here is.

Don't think that the ancients are so mentally retarded, the old master and the apprentice still know how to keep a hand, let alone the military department of a country? For example, some people say that the compilation of this book made the military secrets of the Song Dynasty no longer confidential, but in fact, in the Northern Song Dynasty, this book has always been a military secret, and only a few senior generals can see it in the entire Great Song Dynasty, and each person can only see a part of it according to their different functions.

After the investigation, the two finally entered the headquarters of the ordnance superintendent, and then Zhao Yan suddenly remembered something, and immediately asked: "Lao Huang, just now my father only said that the official who served as the ordnance superintendent was Shen Kuo, and there was another ordnance officer, I don't know who holds this position?" ”

The Ordnance Supervisor is the name of the institution and the name of the official position, which is the number one leader of the entire Ordnance Superintendent, but in addition to the Ordnance Superintendent, there is also an Ordnance Supervisor, although this position is lower than the Superintendent, but it is in charge of the power of ordnance maintenance and ordnance out of the warehouse, and even some ordnance production is unqualified, and Ordnance Cheng also has the right to refuse to enter the treasury, which even the number one of the Ordnance Superintendent has no right to intervene, which can be said to be a very powerful position.

"Hehe, Qiyu County King, this military weapon is also an acquaintance of the County King, you will know when you see each other." Huang Wude deliberately sold a pass, but as soon as his words fell, Zhao Yan heard a violent quarrel coming from the main hall in front of him, and the voice of one of the parties was very familiar. (To be continued)

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