If you want to do a good job, you must first sharpen your tools, which is the concept that Jiangyang has always adhered to.

Since the townsmen have been recruited, they must be given the sharpest sword and the strongest shield.

Along the way, Wang Tong also reported to Jiang Yang about the situation of the blacksmith shop he knew about these days.

In addition to some remote mountain villages, there are seven blacksmith shops in Xiami County, many of which are inherited from families.

And the largest of them is the Wang Ji blacksmith shop in Xiami County, the three brothers of the Wang family and their children and nephews run it together, and the things that are beaten are durable, very good, and the price is fair.

That is, the temper of the boss of the Wang family is a little bad.

Jiang Yang nodded, at present, many carpenters and craftsmen in Xiami County are building new villages on the river embankment, and the remaining craftsmen are this blacksmith shop.

If you can subdue them, and then integrate them, you can promote the ambition in your heart.

Completely transform the technology in your mind into reality, and no matter what the situation is, Xiami County will be able to have a foothold in the troubled times.

This Wang Ji blacksmith shop is located in the northeast of Xiami County, biased to the suburbs.

is also this dingdong iron day and night, and the neighbors will definitely not be able to stand it.

After walking for about an hour, the two of them arrived, and the little guy at the door saw Wang Tong with a smile on his face and said: "My lord, yesterday's tools have been sent to transport them, and today it is expected to be able to build more than 100 pieces." ”

Wang Tong nodded, took a step back and introduced, "This is the county magistrate of Xiami County." ”

"Forgive me for being clumsy, I didn't recognize the county commander, I don't know what the county commander is here for?" The little guy hurriedly pleaded guilty and asked Jiang Yang about his intentions.

Jiang Yang said with a smile: "Come and see, it is said that this Wang Ji blacksmith shop is the first in Xiami County, and this time it is too hard to build tools for craftsmen day and night." ”

"What did the adults say?" The little servant said respectfully: "It is a great merit that adults can repair river embankments, cultivate fertile fields, and build private houses for grass people like us. ”

"We're just a tool here, so why bother? Besides, every time Lord Wang pays, we can make some money. ”

Jiang Yang was overjoyed in his heart, it seemed that his decision was not wrong, and said with a smile: "Everything is for the people." ”

Saying that, the little girl took the two of them inside, and the two chatted while walking.

Jiang Yang also knew through the small maid that the entire Xiami County knew that he was reclaiming wasteland and repairing the river embankment, and the people admired it very much.

Even when the news spread to other counties, some relatives and friends asked if they could come over, even if they didn't need to pay for a meal.

Jiang Yang naturally waved his hand and let them come, not only did they have good food and good food, but also a lot of wages.

It's just that Wang Tong behind him has a sad face.

Now there are nearly 10,000 craftsmen working on this embankment, and the daily consumption is astronomical, according to Wang Tong's estimate, it is estimated that 20,000 people will go after the date.

This is a huge expense in addition to other counties.

Of course, Jiang Yang doesn't care how much it costs, the things that can be spent on are trivial, what he likes is the population!

When the population comes up, the productivity of labor can come up, even if the fields are not enough, when the time comes, they can not only let the people live with wages but also produce and make money.

So population is more important than everything, otherwise why would the sinful triangular trade drag the blacks to grow cotton?

However, Jiang Yang is not the evil slave owner, let them not have enough food and clothing, these are the people of my Celestial Empire.

Eat well! Drink well! Stay well! Solved the need to survive in consideration of the next step.

As soon as he walked into the blacksmith shop, the rolling heat wave came to his face, and Jiang Yang's skin instantly became a little ruddy.

"Whew~ This place is really nice." Jiang Yang looked up and saw that more than a dozen people were working hard.

Some people are burning iron, some are striking iron, and some are running errands to help.

However, the technology they use is still very backward, whether it is iron or steel.

Burning iron is basically hard burning in a furnace, and when it turns red, it is taken out and beaten, and then beaten repeatedly on mature iron or steel.

Although this kind of technology is understandable in this era, this kind of armor that has been refined into steel is still relatively inferior in defense, and the forged weapons are too inferior.

The worst thing is that the efficiency is too low, and it is faster for a dozen people to build tools and farm tools, but if you build armor weapons, I am afraid you won't be able to do a few pieces a day.

To improve iron-smelting technology, it is necessary not only to improve efficiency but also to improve quality.

And if the output of steel comes up, the next step can be to slowly promote industrial development and carry out education and enlightenment.

Only when technology has an advantage, can we be invincible by playing high and low.

Jiang Yang laughed a little when he thought about it, what did he want to do? It's just that he wants to govern Xiami County well, why is this idea more and more dangerous.

The emperor takes turns to do it, and come to my house next year?

No, no, it's low-key and low-key, it's been a little inflated recently, and the king hasn't solved it yet, and even the horse bandits outside the city haven't solved it, thinking too far.

Here, the little guy came back after a while, and there was a sturdy man with him.

With a big waist and a round beard, he looks like he is very fierce, and most people dare not provoke him.

Cloaked in the blacksmith's protection, shirtless, his angular muscles expound his strength.

"Lord Prefectural Order." Although the person who came was a little unhappy, he still nodded and said, "My name is Wang Pengyue." ”

This Wang Peng Yue is the eldest of the three brothers of the Wang family in the blacksmith shop, and he can be regarded as the shopkeeper, and his iron-striking skills are first-class in Xiami County.

Jiang Yang arched his hand and said: "The king's shopkeeper has worked hard. ”

"It's not hard, it's hard for the county to do things for the people." Although Wang Pengyue's face was still very fierce, he spoke very politely.

This made Jiang Yang wonder, didn't he say that this guy had a bad temper?

Sure enough, the next moment, I heard this guy say: "My lord, if you want to see it, you can take a look, I still have some work at hand, so I'll go and get busy first." ”

"...."Jiang Yang has a black line.

I was muttering in my heart, did this guy not take his county order seriously at all.

Hurriedly spoke: "The king's shopkeeper stays." ”

"What?"

Jiang Yang was speechless, and simply didn't say a bunch of polite words in his heart, and asked directly: "Dare to ask the shopkeeper Wang, how much iron can you hit this day?" ”

Shopkeeper Wang frowned and looked at Jiang Yang, thinking that he was going to place an order again, and after pondering for a while, he said: "If you get mature iron, you can make more than 100 catties a day, but the follow-up forging and shaping may be more troublesome." ”

That's what I want.

"You have too little to produce this day, I have a way to increase your yield tenfold, can you learn?"