I will never be Renzong

Chapter 194
"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"Boom~"

A round of shells bombarded the ruined wall not far away. After the smoke cleared, the ten cannons were all intact. The most important thing is that the iron wheels have been made, which can carry the weight of the red cannons, which is more convenient in siege operations.

"Officials! After three rounds of test firing of the ten red cannons, none of them were damaged!"

Zeng Gongliang, the head of the Artillery Department, inspected the ten test-fired cannons in red, and then trotted all the way to Zhao Zhen's side.

"Okay! Very good! Very good! Pass on my will, and all members of the Artillery Division will be rewarded!"

After three years, Da Song finally mastered the manufacturing method of artillery. Zhao Zhen admired these people very much, because they only relied on a pair of incomplete blueprints given by Zhao Zhen, and then groped, one after another. Experiments, lessons learned from failures, a little bit of progress, and finally the artillery was developed.

"Ming Zhong! Such red-clothed cannons, how many can the Artillery Division produce every month? How much will it cost?"

Zhao Zhen asked after thinking about it.

Zeng Gongliang hurriedly replied: "Go back to the official's house! According to the current memory of the Ministry of Industry, about ten artillery pieces can be manufactured every month. According to the situation of these several test artillery pieces, the pass rate is about 350%. The cost is about [-] guan!"

After Zeng Gongliang finished speaking, Zhao Zhen walked up to the cannon in red and made a circle around it. The cannon barrel was made of copper and the back seat was made of iron. The cannon barrel weighed about a thousand kilograms without the back seat. The usual money is one thousand coins, about 4 grams per penny, and usually about 4 kilograms. That is to say, a cannon costs about 250 guan, and with the craftsmanship, it is about 350 guan.

Zhao Zhen thought about it, and then said: "The cost is not too high, but only ten doors are built every month, which is not efficient!"

Zeng Gongliang said: "Officials! The Artillery Division is short of manpower, and it has to be responsible for R&D and production. Ten guns per month is the limit. If the officials want to speed up the production of artillery, they must expand the Artillery Division!"

"Officials! Lu Xianggong is here!"

Zhang Mao, the servant, went to Zhao Zhen's side to pay homage.

"Lu Yijian is here! Let him in! I will discuss with him in the Artillery Division today about the reorganization of the Ministry of Industry!"

Before Zhao Zhen came to the Artillery Division, he had been considering the reorganization of the Ministry of Industry.

In the Artillery Division, Zhao Zhen was drinking tea.

"Your Majesty, Lu Yijian, pays homage to the officials! I wonder what the officials are calling me for?"

Led by the servant, Lu Yijian came down to the meeting hall of the Artillery Division.

Zhao Zhen glanced at Lu Yi's bamboo slips, and then said: "I ordered Lu Xianggong to come here today to discuss the reorganization of the Ministry of Industry."

In the Song Dynasty, the Ministry of Industry generally played the role of soy sauce. Although Lu Yijian also served as the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Industry did not actually have many things to deal with. Although the Artillery Department was affiliated to the Ministry of Industry, it was actually under the direct control of Zhao Zhen. .Although Zeng Gongliang is a fifth-rank official, he doesn't have to obey any orders from Lu Yijian, the head of the Ministry of Industry.

Seeing this, Lu Yijian said: "Officials! The Ministry of Industry has the Construction Project of the Ministry of Industry, the Material Case of the Ministry of Industry, the Weaponry Case of the Ministry of Industry, the Division of the Ministry of Industry, the Division of Tuntian, the Division of Yubu, the Armament Institute, and the Artillery Division. How the family plans to rectify, I will definitely listen to it!"

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen said: "I plan to change the Ministry of Industry into a specialized production department. It will not be responsible for the invention of weapons, artillery, or even waterwheels, but will only be responsible for production, so as to improve production efficiency!"

In the past, the Ministry of Industry was responsible for both production and R&D, resulting in low production efficiency, and R&D often yielded little results, so Zhao Zhen’s idea is very simple, that is, to separate the R&D department from the production department to improve production efficiency .

Seeing this, Lu Yijian said: "Guan! Separating R&D personnel and production personnel can indeed improve production efficiency. It's just that a weapon is completed by one person from drawing to smelting and building. If it is implemented in this way, I am afraid that the weapons and equipment will be damaged." The quality will be difficult to guarantee!”

Although the skills of ancient craftsmen belong to the small way, whether it is a blacksmith or a carpenter, the craftsmanship is generally inherited from the ancestors and will not be easily passed on to others. This is why the production efficiency has not been high.Seeing this, Zhao Zhen smiled and said, "I plan to implement assembly line operations!"

Lu Yijian couldn't help frowning and asked: "I dare to ask the officials, do you know what an assembly line is?"

Seeing this, Zhao Zhen said: "It's like a knife with a blade, a target, and a scabbard. I plan to have people responsible for these three stages of craftsmanship, that is, each stage of craftsmanship has a dedicated person to be responsible for making it. , each person is only responsible for a section of crafting, and it will naturally be refined, and even if the blade is sharpened, a dedicated person can be set up to make it, do you understand?"

Lu Yijian thought about it in his heart, and immediately understood what Zhao Zhen meant, and hurriedly said: "If you follow the official method, then you don't need a skilled craftsman, even an ordinary strong man, as long as he is familiar with the operation It can be done!"

"Qing is a sensible person! That's what I mean!"

Da Song still has a lot of smart people!
The next day, at the court meeting of the Xuanzheng Palace, Zhao Zhen brought up the matter of reorganizing the Ministry of Industry, and after repeated discussions with the important officials of the court, the Ministry of Industry after reorganization was roughly as follows.

The Ministry of Industry has a Shangshu, a second-rank official, a left and right assistant, and a third-rank official in charge of the affairs of the Ministry of Industry.

In addition to other establishments, there are six departments in total, including the Farmland and Water Conservancy Department, the Road and Bridge Department, the Weapons and Equipment Department, the Civil Engineering Department, the Miscellaneous Affairs Department, and the Statistics Department.

The Farmland Water Conservancy Department is mainly responsible for the construction of waterwheels and farm tools.

The Department of Roads and Bridges is mainly responsible for building roads and bridges.

The Department of Civil Engineering is mainly responsible for the construction of cities, fortresses and palaces.

The Weapons and Equipment Division is mainly responsible for the production of weapons and equipment, including artillery.

The scope of the Sundries Department is relatively wide, such as the production of carriages, the production of palace furniture, and even the production of textile carts, etc.

The Statistics Department is responsible for counting the production and expenditure of each department, which is equivalent to the logistics department. However, this department is not under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Industry and belongs to Zhao Zhen, so it is equivalent to the supervision department to a certain extent.

For example, if Zhao Zhen wants to build [-] cannons, he will notify the Statistics Department. The Statistics Department will calculate the cost and manufacturing time, etc., and then start to allocate funds to the Weapons and Equipment Department to start production. After the production is completed, the Statistics Department will also be responsible for acceptance. Then it was delivered to Zhao Zhen.

In the past, most of the artisans recruited by the Ministry of Industry were ordinary people who served in corvée. Once selected, they served for two or three years. During this period, the family's farm work was almost impossible. Of course, the government sometimes paid for the recruitment of artisans. , but after all, the wool comes from the sheep, and then it will be added to the people by increasing the poll tax or land tax.

After Zhao Zhen reorganized the Ministry of Industry, he needed not only skilled craftsmen, but also young and strong men. Therefore, Zhao Zhen set wages for the craftsmen and men who came to serve in corvee. Take it, and the enthusiasm for signing up will naturally increase.

The various departments of the Ministry of Industry also quickly called up the lack of personnel.

(End of this chapter)