In the first year of the Apocalypse, the Spring Festival was very lively.

The eunuchs and palace ladies in the palace have started various celebrations, wine banquets and everything, and all the palace personnel can be seated, which is very lively for a while.

This is an annual event.

And this year is particularly lively, and the eunuchs and palace maids have real smiles on their faces. Zhu Youxiao was in the palace, and he didn't bother to entertain the ministers.

Those Donglin Party have something to feast on, and they are upset when they see it.

"Your Majesty, the craftsmen you summoned from the provinces have arrived." Li Jinzhong said to Zhu Youxiao, and Zhu Youxiao asked, "How many people came?" ”

"Five hundred." Li Jinzhong replied.

"It's a big New Year." Zhu Youxiao immediately instructed: "Arrange them to go to the dormitory of the military factory, and then give each of them a red envelope, just give 3 taels of silver!" ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Li Jinzhong hurriedly went to do it.

During this time, Li Jinzhong has been in charge of supervising the construction of military factories, enclosing a large piece of land outside Beijing, and building factories and dormitories on it.

At this time, the craftsman also arrived, and Zhu Youxiao left the palace on the sixth day of the first month, and went to inspect the military factory outside the city.

As a result, when he arrived at the city gate, he was stopped by a group of Donglin Party ministers.

"Your Majesty, where are you going?" Yang Lian came out of the queue and asked, and Zhu Youxiao said: "I went out of the city to inspect the military factory, you stopped here, are you still not allowed to go out of the city?" ”

"How dare the ministers, it's just that before you go out of the city, the emperor must have a will with us, otherwise the ministers will not be at ease, after all, the country cannot be without a king for a day." Yang Lian didn't have any panicked look on his face, and said calmly.

"I'll go back as soon as I go, don't worry about it." Zhu Youxiao waved his hand, "Don't get out of the way yet." ”

"Obey." Yang Lian and the others stepped aside, and the Son of Heaven was able to drive out of the city. However, a group of ministers followed behind, like bugs.

Zhu Youxiao glanced back and simply ignored them.

When you come to the outskirts, you will see a walled area, and a sign has been hung at the entrance that reads 'Royal Arsenal'.

There were still several brocade guards standing at the door, and the emperor went in directly, and the ministers behind didn't know what the emperor was doing, and they also wanted to go in and take a look, but they were stopped by the brocade guards.

"Idlers stop, this is a military place, and you are not allowed to enter." A brocade guard pulled out half of the embroidered spring knife, and the noses of a group of ministers were crooked.

Yang Lian stepped forward directly and said angrily: "We are the ministers of the DPRK and the Central People's Republic of China, and you will cut me down if you have the ability." ”

Jin Yiwei was a little overwhelmed for a while.

"Get out of the way, get out of the way." Yang Lian stretched out his hand and pushed Jinyiwei aside, the name of the Donglin Party Saint Seiya was not called in vain. Jin Yiwei was directly helpless in the face of the Donglin Party's sprinkling. While trying his best to block it, he hurriedly went in to report to the emperor.

"Let them in! The dignified minister of the court, what kind of system is it to sprinkle like this! Zhu Youxiao said in a joking tone, the military factory has just been prepared, and there is nothing to see.

Soon a group of ministers came in, looking left and right for a while. I saw that in the military factory, many sheds have been built, and many craftsmen in the sheds are tinkling and beating, making all kinds of weapons.

At the same time, many factories are still under construction, and the entire military factory can be said to be in full swing.

Zhu Youxiao was inspecting the production of craftsmen, and soon Zhu Youxiao found some things that could be improved, these craftsmen often made a piece of armor or weapons alone, and the technical requirements required were relatively comprehensive.

"Your Majesty, if the military factory wants to produce 6,000 sets of armor and 6,000 sets of vests, Sugang still needs to purchase a batch." Yang Qianshan, who is in charge of the management of the military factory, is the palm seal eunuch of the War Bureau, and he is only in his early twenties this year.

"Then buy it again!" Zhu Youxiao was helpless, the government-run iron and steel factory had long since closed down, and now the steel used in the manufacture of weapons in the Ming Dynasty was completely bought, and there was no steel produced by the imperial court itself.

Such a situation is really helpless, and Zhu Youxiao also realized that he still had to build a steel factory. Otherwise there is not even a basis for the military-industrial system.

"It's a bit cumbersome to make weapons in military factories like this, and they can be split into various processes, and each craftsman is only responsible for one process, and then assemble them at the end. In this way, the requirements for craftsmen will not be so high. Zhu Youxiao then said to Yang Qianshan, and Yang Qianshan replied: "The minions are already trying, and there are more than a dozen craftsmen who are trying to divide the labor to make weapons. ”

Zhu Youxiao looked at Yang Qianshan in surprise, and then came to a workshop under the guidance of Yang Qianshan, and more than a dozen craftsmen in it were really dividing the labor to make the armor.

Armor is a more popular armor in the Ming Dynasty, which is made of small pieces of iron repeatedly forged and compiled, and has a very good defense ability against cold weapons.

Zhu Youxiao inquired carefully, only to know that this production method was already relatively common in the workshops of the Ming Dynasty.

This production method is not an assembly line production, but is called 'division of labor and parallelism', and assembly line production requires steam engines and electric shock transmission.

The division of labor and parallel also has a certain effect on improving efficiency, after all, practice makes perfect, and the speed will be faster if a process is repeated. However, this efficiency improvement is not too large, and the real benefit is to reduce the training time of craftsmen. Some simple processes can be mastered by ordinary workers in a few days of training.

"Not bad, not bad." Zhu Youxiao was extremely satisfied after reading it, and said to Yang Qianshan: "Do your best to popularize the production method of division of labor and parallelism. In addition, it is necessary to standardize the measuring tape, and do not make it of different lengths and specifications. ”

"Yes, Your Majesty." Yang Qianshan saw the emperor's satisfied look, and his heart suddenly became excited, this can be regarded as showing his face.

Zhu Youxiao inspected the management of the military factory again, and the results made him very satisfied, and Yang Qianshan basically implemented the management system he worked out.

The military factory has changed the rough management mode of the official workshop in the past, where craftsmen receive official orders, to a model in which the official supplies raw materials, and at the same time the official formulates the production plan, and the craftsman is only responsible for manufacturing. The treatment of craftsmen is 1 tael of silver per month, plus 1 stone of grain.

In the Ming Dynasty, a stone of grain is about 92~94 kilograms, basically enough for a craftsman to support his family, if it is a family of six, a stone of grain is basically enough to eat, after all, the main food consumption is young and strong, and the military factory is to provide food when working. Plus 1 tael of silver, it is enough to buy daily necessities.

In the future, the military factory will also arrange housing for the craftsmen or something, and when they enter the military factory and work hard, they can have food and clothing without worry. In this era, ordinary people hope most for a job like this.

Craftsmen who are lazy will be deducted from their wages. In the event of a work-related injury, the royal family will be held responsible. You can also ask for leave when you are sick, and the medical expenses are all paid by the royal family.

In order to prevent the management from exploiting the craftsmen, excessive deduction of wages. When Zhu Youxiao formulated the management system, he also set up a complaint box.

If the craftsmen are not satisfied with the management, or if they find that the management is corrupt and affects their production of military equipment, they can write a complaint letter, which will be checked regularly by the school.

In this way, a system of mutual supervision between craftsmen and management is formed.

A group of ministers looked around, this is also an ordinary arsenal, Zhou Jiamo asked Zhu Youxiao: "Your Majesty, since there is already a military bureau in the palace, why do you need to continue to set up this military factory outside the city?" ”

"The weapons made by the War Bureau are not up to standard, and they are too noisy to be placed in the imperial city, so it is better to move them out of the city." Zhu Youxiao said casually, he naturally wouldn't tell these Donglin parties because there was not enough land in the imperial city.

Zhu Youxiao wants to train the army, and not only Tengxiang Siwei, but also 300,000 troops to be rectified in Beijing, and a huge military factory will inevitably be needed to meet them in the future.

The land inside the city is not large enough, so it is enclosed outside the city.

"Such trivial matters can be handled by the ministers, why do you need the emperor to inspect in person, the emperor should still spend his energy on government affairs." Yang Lian advised at this time.

"Haha! I believe that with the integrity of Zhong Aiqing, we will be able to handle government affairs very well. I'm idle, I'm idle, I can go out and walk more. Zhu Youxiao laughed, looking very happy.

"What the emperor said is exactly that now the traitors in the court and the evil are retreating, which is a sign of great prosperity in the world. The ministers will do their best to serve the court. Yang Lian and the others suddenly began to boast about themselves, looking like I was a loyal minister.

"Okay, okay, then it's hard work." Zhu Youxiao said with a smile, this scene can be called a model of harmony between monarchs and ministers, and there is no gap in sight. PS: Some readers are afraid of the author's eunuch, this is the author's fifth historical text, the first four are on the shelves, this time the vest is opened, mainly to change a favorite pen name, everyone rest assured to collect!