Daqin: Assist Zulong at the beginning and become a public enemy

Chapter 194 Great Qin Sword Forging Workshop

Chapter 194 Great Qin Sword Forging Workshop

Foundry was a common but special existence in the pre-Qin period.

It is said that he is common because since the Warring States period, almost no matter whether it is a big or small country, there will be a place called this name; it is special because almost everything is done in the foundry.

From the gold and silver jewelry of the princes and nobles, to the production of military equipment, to the farm tools and ladles of ordinary people, it can be said that they are omnipotent and omnipotent.

And the biggest backer behind the foundry is none other than the Mo family.

Mohism emphasizes practicality, and what students learn must be put into practice.

Therefore, Mohist disciples often join the foundry to practice and explore after leaving the teacher, to guard against arrogance and impetuosity, and then go out to travel the world.

After Zhao Gang reached an agreement with the Mohists, the giant of the Mohist Six Fingers Heixia led the Mohist disciples to Xianyang to re-establish the Foundry and Taixue.

The current foundry not only follows the previous model, but also absorbs some of Zhao Gang's ideas and creates an assembly line, which greatly improves the speed and popularity of manufacturing.

As more and more people flood into Xianyang, the first thing Xianyang has to solve is the problem of food for the people.

After discussing with Zheng Guo, Six Fingers Heixia recruited people with quick minds and hands and feet from the common people to join the foundry, and then transferred some simple processes to the common people for production.

People have stable jobs, and their food and housing are no longer a problem. They can manufacture a steady stream of utensils for the empire, and it can also solve the contradictions caused by the population explosion.

After returning to Xianyang, Yingzheng learned that the six royal families had escaped and the whereabouts of Hu Hai's murder were unknown. In a rage, Yingzheng relieved the elder son Fusu of his power to supervise the country, and sent him to Longxi to inspect the defense.

The palace where the six kings' families were originally imprisoned was used by Yingzheng to organize the Taixue.

Xianyang has moved its capital several times since Li Guo, from Jingyang, Yongcheng Road at the beginning, then to Liyang, and finally moved to Xianyang under the hands of Qin Xiaogong.

Such frequent relocation of the capital is unique in the entire Warring States Period.

But every time the capital is moved, Qin's national strength will be completely different from before.

Xianyang is a city built on the north bank of the Weishui River, which is a core dangerous place in the Guanzhong Plain.Even if there is a strong enemy who can conquer Hangu Pass in the east and Wuguan Pass in the south into Guanzhong, it can still rely on the deep and wide valley bottom to hold on.

Today, the palace of the Six Kingdoms serves as the address of the Taixue of the Qin State in the future, and after Yingzheng returned from Shangjun, he announced to build a new site for the foundry on the west side of the Palace of the Six Kingdoms.

As an old friend of Qin State and a new friend of Ying Zheng, Six Fingers Heixia couldn't help feeling a lot of emotion when he looked at the busy construction site in front of him.

For more than a hundred years after Qin Xiaogong, although Qin State and the Mo family were both located in Longxi, they had always been inseparable from each other.

I didn't expect that there would be a day when there would be a change.

The Mohists can come out of the mountains and fight for Qin and the spread of Mohism.

He believed that it wouldn't be long before the Mohist school could regain its former glory and surpass Confucianism to become the leader of the schools.

Just as he was thinking about it, Master Xu reminded him, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty is here."

Six Fingers Heixia turned his head and saw Ying Zheng getting off the carriage, with a large group of followers behind him.

"His Majesty!"

Ying Zheng nodded slightly and said, "Juzi, Master, I'm here to see you."

Six Fingers Heixia sighed: "Your Majesty, I really don't know how to express your kindness to the Mo family."

Among the hundreds of scholars, only the legalists and military strategists admired Qin.

The reason why they admire Qin State is not because of how loyal they are, but because the two factions can truly display their value in Qin State.

It's not that the Mohists don't want to go out, but that in the chaotic times of the Warring States Period, wars were hard to stop, and countries were at the mercy of each other. Naturally, no country was willing to use the Mohist theories to govern the country.

Because there was no place to use them, these schools became hostile to Qin.

But now, Qin State took the initiative to invite them to govern the country together, to promote their own ideas, and to train their own disciples with the help of the empire.

If the Mo family is still acting hypocritical, then they really don't know how to live or die.

Ying Zheng waved his hand: "All of this is just as Ke Qing said, Qin State needs you, and the world also needs you. I hope that the Mohists will go all out in the matter of the foundry, so that Da Qin can restore peace to the world as soon as possible."

Six Fingers Heixia asked Master Xu to take Ying Zheng to visit the construction site of the foundry.

"Your Majesty, we divide the production area according to the principle of assembly line production you mentioned. We have divided the entire foundry into three parts: imperial use, military work and civilian work. We have inserted most of the people we recruited before. In the folk workshop, a lot of information leaks have been avoided in this way.”

"Yes, Master is very thoughtful."

Yingzheng is not a young fool like Fusu. Although the Mohists want something from the empire, the empire also needs to use them.

Precisely because he wanted to take this first step and attract hundreds of other schools of thought to Qin, Ying Zheng paid special attention to it, and treated Liuzhi Heixia, Master Xu and others with extra courtesy.

"Your Majesty, every instrument produced by our Mo family will be marked with the name of the craftsman on it. I think it is best for our foundry to implement this in the future."

"Oh, why?"

"Because of the assembly line production, there are too many shipments every day, and problems are prone to occur. If we don't do this, it will be difficult to find the specific responsible person if there is a problem. At the very least, we must mark the time and the number of the assembly line."

Ying Zheng nodded and granted his request.

Zhao Gang also said before that if the division of labor is clear, the system must be strict, and the quality must not be sloppy, otherwise everyone's efforts will be in vain.

With that said, the two entered the gate of the foundry.

Inside the gate is a wide and straight bluestone avenue that leads directly to all parts of the foundry, and this avenue diverges into countless trails leading to various processing sites.

Now most craftsmen are stepping up to build the wall there.

The reason for building the fence is also from a security point of view.

The foundry will inevitably produce many imperial confidential things in the future.If these things are accidentally stolen by others, it will be a very big loss for the empire.

In order to ensure everything is safe, Ying Zheng not only plans to build a wall around it, but also plans to dispatch a full-time army to station at the entrances of various passages.

Because the construction has not yet been completed, there is dust everywhere, and Ying Zheng didn't bother to go inside. He stopped and turned around and asked, "Master Xu is a famous master of sword casting. I don't know where the blacksmith workshop in this foundry is located." ?”

When the blacksmith was mentioned, Master Xu's face showed a hint of joy.

Although I used to have a huge sword furnace in the Mohist Government City to make weapons, the sword furnace was not used many times throughout the year due to excessive daily consumption.

Now that I have come to Xianyang, with the support of the powerful national power behind the Qin State, I no longer have to worry about the cost of firewood for casting in the future.

Just as they were thinking, a bag of things on the side of the road attracted their attention.

Meng Yi stepped forward and opened it, revealing black spherical objects inside.

"What is this?"

(End of this chapter)