Chapter 1509: Steelmaking
Seeing Liu Shi's dark eyes and the resentment on his face, Fang Jun was extremely excited.
They were all beaten up like this. The poaching effect must have been obvious, which made the two people angry and disregarded their dignity...
"Tell me, how many people have been poached?"
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Liu Shi looked at Fang Jun's excited eyes and almost cursed...
Mother!
Are you so embarrassed?
But in the final analysis, the fear of Fang Jun in my heart was far greater than my anger, so at this moment, even though I was greeting the eighteenth generation ancestors of the Fang family, I could only say honestly: "The effect is pretty good, the armor was dug from the armory prison to make it." There are more than twenty old craftsmen and young supervisors. Less, there are more than a dozen craftsmen of various kinds, but these people are all old people from the two yamen. This time they are coveting the favorable conditions offered by you, the house servant, so they all came with their families and their household registrations have been transferred. Arrived at our military headquarters.”
Craftsmen in the past dynasties were almost at the bottom of society. Their registered residences were in their respective yamen, and their families were engaged in the same industry for generations, and they were not allowed to leave their registration for generations.
Of course, due to their low social status, most people will never become craftsmen unless they are desperate, which makes this class a very small minority. Even if dynasties change, it will not cause any trouble or harm to these craftsmen.
It's nothing more than changing the owner.
No one pays attention to them, but no one can live without them...
"Bang!" Fang Jun slammed the table excitedly and praised: "Great job!"
Those who are reborn naturally know that talent is the most important thing throughout the ages. No matter what you want to do, if you want to achieve results, the first priority is talent!
Don't underestimate the craftsmen of ancient times. Although they did not have profound theoretical knowledge, they had been immersed in the same craft for generations and had already understood the principles. They may not be able to explain it clearly, but their skills are definitely not bad. Many times, even the "experts" of later generations often scream unbelievable and express their disbelief...
"I didn't say anything, I will mark your merits!" Fang Jun stood up happily, walked to Liu Shi and patted his shoulder to show encouragement.
Liu Shi blinked and thought to himself, is there any point in just talking?
He rolled his eyes and said: "Xiaoguan is also a member of the Ministry of War, and it is his duty to contribute to the development and growth of the Ministry of War... But speaking of it, Xiaguan is really wronged, and He Ruoming just That's all. After all, I've been my best friend for many years. I'll accept it even if you hit me twice. But why did Yu Wenjian, that old man, not only beat the subordinate, but also slandered the minister... Those words were so ugly that the subordinate wanted to give him a lesson on the spot, too Too much! ”
Fang Jun looked at Liu Shi's angry face and said with a smile: "Why bother? After all, it's your fault for not poaching people in the first place. It's understandable if they hit you twice and scold you. I've always been very particular about ' Virtue convinces people ’, but this is your fault, so let’s endure this. If he scolds, he will scold, and if he beats, he will beat. Anyway, we only need people we can poach, so let’s keep poaching!”
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Liu Shi almost spit out a mouthful of old blood!
How is it my fault? It was me who got beaten, but the fault was clearly yours!
This is equivalent to taking a beating for you. If you don't go out and beat Yu Wenjian hard for me, it's enough. "If he scolds him, let him scold him. If he hits him, let him beat him. People have to do it." Keep digging”…
What a conscience do you have?
Got eaten by a dog? !
What depresses Liu Shi the most is the calmness shown by Fang Jun... Why don't they all call you a stick? When someone scolded Bang Chui, why didn't he yell and hit him back?
We just said something to you back then, and you threatened to beat us down...
Fang Jun didn't feel the sorrow and sorrow in Liu Shi's heart at all. He excitedly pulled Liu Shi's shoulders and walked out the door. As he walked, he said: "Let's go, let's take you to see the grand scene of our foundry. Let me tell you, as long as you see that magnificent scene, your morale will be boosted, and you will never forget it from now on. You can't stop even if I don't let you poach people everywhere! Just think that in the next few hundred years, the disciples and grandchildren of the Ministry of War will remember and admire the efforts made by us pioneers to strengthen the Ministry of War. You will feel that all the grievances you are experiencing now are worth it!”
It's worth a hammer!
Liu Shi was pulled and walked out involuntarily, his heart filled with tears.
What evil did we do in our last life, and you are sent to torture me with such a stick in this life...
When he reached the door, Fang Jun remembered Ji Shiju and waved to him: "You come too, I will take care of you later."
The Japanese are all fluent in Chinese, and although their speaking may be a little sluggish, there is no obstacle at all in writing.
Because the Japanese country only had the Japanese language and no writing, after Chinese characters were introduced to the Japanese country, they not only became public records of historical facts, but were also used by ordinary scholars to write books, and became the only official writing system in Japan at that time. But it sounds completely different due to accent and other issues...
Ji Shiju was completely confused about what the two of them just said. His Chinese proficiency was not bad and he could understand books written in Chinese characters, but he had only a limited understanding of professional conversations. But now I finally understood the phrase "Catch the wind and wash away the dust", and immediately stood up happily and followed quickly.
The Tang Dynasty was prosperous, and the elegance emanating from the bones was the most admired and envied by Japanese people, and he, an Ezo native, was certainly no exception. In fact, any matter that has anything to do with "Datang" will be endlessly welcomed and praised in the Japanese country.
The porcelain of the Tang Dynasty, the tea of the Tang Dynasty, the wine of the Tang Dynasty, the poetry of the Tang Dynasty... and even the mats, swords, and clothes of the Tang Dynasty... In the Japanese country, anything from the Tang Dynasty could no longer be expressed by money. , but represents a class.
Only nobles can enjoy everything from the Tang Dynasty. If you are just a simple businessman, no matter how rich you are, you will never be able to...
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Kunming Pool was originally built by the Western Han Dynasty to train the navy to attack the Nanyue Kingdom and the Kunming Kingdom.
Due to the large gap between the Qinling Mountains and the Weihe River, a lot of rainwater flows out from the depths of the Qinling Mountains during the rainy season every year. However, it is too close to the Weihe River and the gap is too large. Basically, it flows away and is wasted. This was used during the Han Dynasty. Taking advantage of this natural water advantage, a lake was opened to store water on site, forming Kunming Pool. Later, Kunming Pool also played a role in supplying water to the capital, providing aquatic products to the palace and citizens, building gardens and palaces, irrigating farmland during drought, and even stabilizing the Guanzhong water transport system.
On the north bank of Kunming Pool, there is a canal for flood discharge. The foundry bureau chose to locate here. With abundant water power, it drives the waterwheel to provide the foundry bureau with the power needed for blasting and forging.
On the north bank of Kunming Pond is a high hillock. A row of simple barracks are being built beside the ditch under the hillock. Hundreds of farmers are busy in an orderly manner. At the door of a newly built barracks, Fang Jun sees My own servant Liu Tianyang...
As the son of Liu Laoshi, the top carpenter of the Fang family, Liu Tianyang can now be regarded as the most outstanding person among the servants of the Fang family!
Liu Tianyang, who is nearly 20 years old and has lost his youthfulness, has embarked on a fast track in life since he began to organize people to "kang" around Guanzhong. The "Fangjia Engineering Team" under his command has more and more people, and the inferior work of "pankang" has long been abandoned. Now all the Fangjia's iron plants are built by Liu Tianyang, who leads his own engineering team.
Just after completing the construction of the ironworks at Niuzhuji Nanshan Mine, Fang Jun was brought in to take charge of the construction of the Foundry Bureau...
Compared to the "Grass Team" who are building a temporary market on the other side of Kunming Pond, the "Fangjia Construction Team" is the first-class engineering team in this era, and Liu Tianyang is the best contractor!
What's the point of building a house?
Building a blast furnace is a technical job!
However, Liu Shi obviously sneered at this. He didn't mind using the narrowest of ideas to criticize Fang Jun's intentions. He simply said that "the rich water should not flow to outsiders." He said that the foundry bureau's projects were not undertaken by those who built houses. After all, it’s not just about putting this huge profit in your own pocket...
However, when he followed Fang Jun into the large barracks, Liu Shi was truly dumbfounded...
I saw a huge construction drawing on the wall facing the door. The drawing clearly marked the countless constructions that were about to begin within a three-mile radius of the water outlet. The densely packed name markings simply made Liu Shi look at it. Dazzled!
The descendant of the Liu family in Hedong swallowed and said in shock: "Master Fang... this is the foundry? If it is built, how much will it cost and how many years will it take?"
Just looking at this drawing, it feels like it is no smaller than half of Chang'an City...
Mother!
How much money did Fang Jun get from this? !
Fang Junzheng looked at this picture with his hands behind his back, representing the most magnificent and high-tech iron smelting center on earth in this era. He felt confident and heroic, and ignored Liu Shi for a moment.
Liu Tianyang, who was standing aside with his hands tied, glanced at Liu Shi, then at Ji Shiju, and replied calmly: "The initial estimate is that it will cost 40 million copper coins, and it will take two years to complete it."
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Liu Shi had only one thought in his mind at the moment——
Mom, Fang Er’s ability to make money is very high...
Some friends said that the Japanese envoys to Tang Dynasty were the most graceful and polite among all foreign envoys. The author somewhat distorted the facts... However, you have to understand that the reason why the Japanese envoys were the most graceful and polite was after the Battle of Baijiangkou. Before, they were completely That's not the case. For the Japanese nation, you have to knock them to their knees, and then they will learn to be respectful and fearful... To sum it up in just ten words: If you are strong, they will kneel; if you are weak, they will bully you.
(End of chapter)