Chapter 1742 Craftsman spirit comes from self-confidence
In the blink of an eye, the soldiers had filled the gunpowder and loaded the lead bullets.
Fang Jun stretched out his hand to take the musket, and it was quite heavy. The wooden stock was very heavy, and the barrel was short and slightly shiny. It had obviously been simply polished, and it looked like it had a technological atmosphere that transcended the times...
Seeing Fang Jun raising his musket and aiming it at the target, Liu Shi swallowed his saliva and stepped forward to stop him: "Well... why don't you let your subordinate come and try the gun first?"
Fang Jun looked at him and said, "What do you mean? Are you worried about the safety of the muskets you made? Are you just deceiving me?"
Liu Shi was afraid to the core of Fang Jun. Hearing Fang Jun's displeased tone, he was startled and said quickly: "How could it be? There is definitely no problem with safety, but...it's just that this thing is too lethal after all. If something goes wrong, I can't afford it..."
Isn’t it just that I can’t bear it?
If Fang Jun had an accident while testing the gun, not to mention that the emperor would exile him to Qiongzhou, I am afraid that Princess Gaoyang would cut him into pieces...
Fang Jun frowned. To be honest, he felt a little guilty.
The casting and smelting capabilities these days are really limited. Alloys can only be tested bit by bit. The content of various metals in them cannot be too fine. The smelted metal for casting gun barrels naturally has considerable hidden dangers.
But when his eyes swept across the faces of the group of craftsmen behind him, his heart sank slightly...
Each of these craftsmen looked worried and frightened. Liu Shi was afraid of an accident, and they were even more afraid! After all, Liu Shi still has the identity of a descendant of the Liu family in Hedong. What do these lowly craftsmen who have just left the family have? If something happens to Fang Jun and Liu Shi is exiled, they may have to rule over the three Yi tribes...
Fang Jun raised his head and looked at the blue sky.
People in later generations will always hear about the so-called "craftsman spirit" from time to time, rendering the "craftsman spirit" of Germany, Japan and other manufacturing powers as mysterious and noble.
What is "craftsman spirit"?
In Fang Jun's view, it is nothing more than rigor and confidence.
It is true that the craftsmanship skills of Germany, Japan and other countries in the new century have led the world, spreading the word "craftsman spirit" throughout the world and being sought after by thousands of people. However, before that, China's craftsmanship skills led the world for two thousand years, but no one had ever The meaning of "craftsman spirit" has been mentioned, and even this term has never existed...
Ancient China was famous for its four great inventions, and its skillful craftsmen were universally recognized. The cook can untie the cow, the wind can be lifted, and the steel can be made by a hundred smelting... These idioms record the superb skills of ancient craftsmen. However, these pure craftsmanship skills are often labeled as "advocating virtue first, cultivating both morality and art", "transmitting knowledge from heart to body, inheriting from master to disciple" and other modifications. It seems that pure craftsmanship can only be found in Confucianism. Only under the guidance can one achieve a very high level.
Pure nonsense!
Skills are skills, practice makes perfect, and hard study has nothing to do with morality?
Morality is the cultivation of craftsmen and has nothing to do with skills.
And it is precisely because of Confucianism's barbaric desire to interfere in everything in society, and even to label craftsman skills as "strange and obscene skills" and other despicable contempt, that has led to the fact that Chinese craftsmanship, which has led the world for thousands of years, has never been improved. It was valued by the orthodox class, which led to the emergence of epoch-making, and was surpassed by the West that focused on natural science.
Confucianism is great. It can point people in the direction of self-cultivation, but it is definitely not omnipotent.
Therefore, throughout the ages, in this land that once stood proudly at the top of the world's nations for two thousand years, the so-called "craftsman spirit" has never appeared. This has to be said to be a kind of sadness.
We have been ahead before, but we have never paid attention to it. Only when we were caught up by others did we suddenly wake up and work hard to catch up...
What do these craftsmen in front of them lack?
It is by no means a superb skill. They can use their own specious drawings to create artillery and guns, create the largest warship in the world, bake crystal clear glass, and match powerful gunpowder... What they lack It is recognition, and it is the confidence that comes from recognition.
Only with confidence can you be strong!
Fang Jun's eyes were clear, he looked around at the craftsmen on the left and right and asked: "You don't have confidence in the musket you made with your own hands?"
A gray-haired old craftsman was stunned for a moment, and replied: "In reply to the Marquis, it's not that I don't have confidence, but that the Marquis has a noble status. If something goes wrong, how can we lowly people afford it? Besides, I Everyone is grateful for the kindness of the Marquis. If it weren't for the Marquis, how would we have come to the Ministry of War to sue, how would we have received a generous salary, and how would we have had a comfortable life? Let me test the gun on behalf of the Marquis."
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After all, I still don’t have confidence...
Liu Shi also said at the side: "Yes, the Marquis's body is rich, how can he take such a risk?"
Wei Ying and others even said from behind: "Erlang, this move is too dangerous, let me do it."
"I'm coming!"
"Let me do it!"
……
Fang Jun raised his hand to stop the constant persuasion, gritted his teeth, looked at these uneasy craftsmen, clenched the musket in his hand, and said loudly: "You are the best craftsmen in our Tang Dynasty. If you can’t even trust the muskets you made, then when will these artifacts of war be equipped with the army of the Tang Dynasty? If you don’t believe in yourself, I will!”
After saying this, he raised his musket with a determined expression, aimed at a target that was moved about five feet closer, and pulled the trigger.
At the same time, I prayed in my heart: the materials of gunpowder these days are not pure, and the ratio does not seem to be perfect. Even the black powder has not fully exerted its power. It should not explode the carefully crafted barrel. Don't explode the chamber. Don’t blow up your chest...
The trigger is connected to a spring made of the best stainless steel to drive the hammer. A piece of flint is clamped on the hammer, causing the flint to hit a spring next to the fire door. After the flint is hit, debris is produced, and in the process, The impact and friction caused the flint fragments to burn, generating sparks and igniting the gunpowder.
"Bang!"
With a muffled sound, the muzzle of the musket sprayed out a stream of thick smoke, and at the same time, the lead bullet was pushed out by the force of the expansion and explosion of the gunpowder in the chamber. The lead bullet twisted and deformed the moment it exited the muzzle, and instantly passed through the ground five feet away. distance, hitting the target hard.
A large hole was shot through a target made of wooden boards, and sawdust flew everywhere.
At the moment of shooting, Fang Jun's arm holding the gun felt a huge recoil. Fortunately, he was prepared and had amazing physical strength, so he was able to hold down the gun without accidentally floating into the sky...
Fang Jun also secretly breathed a sigh of relief, feeling grateful to the gods and Buddhas all over the sky.
In order to build confidence in the best craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty, he really worked hard...
The effect was also unexpectedly good.
All the craftsmen were blushing. When they saw Fang Jun successfully test the gun without any accident, they felt their hearts in their stomachs and felt Fang Jun's trust in them.
Who is Fang Jun?
The son of Prime Minister Fang Xuanling, the Emperor's consort, the Minister of Military Affairs, one of the nine young ministers, and the Prime Minister who will become the Prime Minister in the future... Such a noble person is willing to risk everything because of his trust in them. Dahian personally tested the gun, and this heavy trust instantly instilled unparalleled confidence in their hearts!
Such a noble person can have full trust in their craftsmanship, so what reason do they have to distrust themselves?
The things made by my hands are the best in the world!
Produced by the Foundry Bureau, it is the first-class artifact of time!
"I would like to thank you for your trust..."
The white-haired old craftsman was in tears and knelt tremblingly in front of Fang Jun.
Craftsmen have always been a lowly class. Even if a master craftsman becomes a supervisor, he is still a lowly craftsman. He is not as good as the children of aristocratic families, not as good as students from poor families, not as good as fishermen, farmers, and woodcutters. He is only a little higher than merchants... This With the prosperity of business in the Tang Dynasty in the past two years, major families have expanded their businesses, and even the status of merchants has gradually risen. Only craftsmen have always been subordinates...
Fang Jun's actions today gave the craftsman great recognition invisibly.
This recognition is much more important than the status and rewards given. It means that the skills of the craftsmen have been valued and trusted. Once these incredible weapons now made shine in the war and make meritorious service, the craftsmen will inevitably be praised. More attention.
As craftsmen, most of them are inherited from their ancestors, and they are forced to do so, but who wants their descendants and disciples to still be the lowest class of people in this society? Now they have seen the light. As long as their skills are superb enough and the utensils they produce are good enough, they can also gain the respect and trust of people like Fang Jun, and they will be recognized by people all over the world in the future!
(End of chapter)