Take the mall to Datang

Then came out with a few people.

"I'm Wei Yuanzheng, the former chief supervisor of the Military Weapons Supervision. I will take over from you. I will be transferred to the Shaofu Supervisor soon to be the chief supervisor." Wei Yuanzheng said.

Yuan Shan calculated that this person had been promoted, and he was still at the fourth rank here. When he went to Shaofu Prison, he was at the third rank. He was always at the fourth rank.

"Let me introduce the situation in the prison. This is Zhengjian Xingliangchou, one person in charge of the prison, Zuoqiu and Lianjia, and Song Kangde, 30 craftsmen and 20 guards in the prison. There are a total of Six courtyards, two production workshops, one office and residential area, two warehouses and one residential area for prison guards, that's what's going on here." Wei Yuanzheng left after handing over to Yuan Shan.

"I've seen Yuan Zhengjian." Jian Cheng and the others said humanely.

"I will rely on you all in the future, don't be shy, Xin Jiancheng will take me to see the situation here." Yuan Shan said.

Then Xin Liangchou, two directors and a recorder took Yuan Shan to visit this place.

The courtyards of this place are all connected to each other. It took half an hour to visit the six large courtyards back and forth. It made Yuanshan understand why the rank of a supervisor is so low here. This is not Yuanshan. The kind of noble weapons research laboratory that I thought of before coming here depends on how much output these thirty craftsmen can produce.

After learning about it, I realized that there are quite a lot of functions here, such as production workshops, raw material purchases and warehouses, and more often than not, it is used to recycle damaged weapons, and the production work is not heavy.

When Yuan Shan saw such a place, it gave the impression of being very tall and noble, but in fact it was similar to a used recycling warehouse, and he was still a little disappointed.

Back in the office room, there were still kneeling seats and low tables, so he asked, "Xin Jiancheng, don't we have tables, chairs and benches here?"

"Go back to my lord, is there anything wrong?" Xin Liangchou said.

"Desks, chairs and benches are very popular in Chang'an City now, and they are very convenient to use. Although our prison is not busy with work, we must not be too behind." Yuan Shan said.

"But Yuanzheng Prison, there is no extra expenses in the prison, we can't afford the expenses." Xin Liangchou said frankly.

"Without money, won't the imperial court allocate funds for the prison?" Yuan Shan asked.

"Yuan Zhengjian, there is really no such thing." Xin Liangchou said.

"Where did the daily expenses come from?" Yuan Shan asked.

"Most of it comes from the income from warehouses, and the income from craftsmen doing some work." Xin Liangchou said.

Only then did Yuan Shan know that this is a Qingshui yamen, and the main business is to make weapons, but do you dare to take them out and sell them?

"Okay, let's do everything step by step. I'll leave this place to you. I still have things to arrange for the carriage and I'm leaving." Yuan Shan said.

When Yuan Shan was about to leave, Zuo Qiu whispered next to Xin Liangchou: "Xin Jiancheng, you may not know the situation of Yuan Zhengjian, he is in Chang'an Cheng is a very famous Yuan Sancai, if we let him help our supervisor, it will definitely develop better than Shaofu Supervisor."

"Yuan Sancai, Zuo Zhushu, what does that mean?" Xin Liangchou asked.

"This is what the merchants in Chang'an said. It is said that Yuan Zhengjian's family was poor when he inherited Lantian Kaiguo County, but he made thousands of dollars overnight, and became a rich man in Chang'an within a year, and was repeatedly rewarded by the court. He dedicated Qu Yuanli to the imperial court, and the gunpowder researched by the newly established Gunpowder Bureau also came from him, if Yuanzheng Supervisor can come up with some ideas, maybe our prison can develop better." Zuoqiu said .

Xin Liangchou thought about it for a while. The new emperor's accession to the throne was short of funds. Now they have been doing the work of warehouse keeper. The result is different.

The two whispered to each other, and after a while Xin Liangchou called out, "Go and stop Yuan Zhengjian."

At the same time, Yuan Shan was ready to get into the carriage and leave. It would be good to keep it as it is now. He decided to come here every three to five times. I haven't been back for almost a week, and I still miss my two wives and his secretary team very much.

"Yuan Zhengjian, let's go slowly." Xin Liangchou, Zuoqiu and others all ran out.

"What's wrong with you guys?" Yuan Shan asked immediately when he saw a few people running and panting.

"Yuan Zhengjian, we are sure you will stay." Xin Liangchou said.

In this way, Yuan Shan followed a few people back to the office, and after listening to the "heartfelt words" of a few people, he felt that these people were very motivated, who didn't want to have a good future.

Yuan Shan was in a bit of a dilemma. These people obviously wanted to be tied to him. It was quite interesting to develop military weapons supervision so that it could get rid of its role as a warehouse. He didn't have much ambition, but he wanted to let a department " It doesn't seem difficult to live better, and besides, it can help his plan to make money come true.

Yuan Shan thought for a while and said, "Craftsmen have to forge weapons to exchange money. You may not realize that, in fact, this prison is completely responsible for its own profits and losses, as long as it changes the way of thinking and doing things."

"I also ask Yuan Zhengjian to say clearly that we will fully cooperate." Xin Liangchou said.

"It's very simple. Where we want to give full play to our advantages, the military supervisory blacksmith workshop and craftsmen are all ready-made. Now we can find a product to produce and sell it, so we can exchange for money. As for the sales issue You don't need to worry, I will help you deal with it." Yuan Shan said.

"Everything is arranged by Yuan Zhengjian," Xin Jiancheng said.

In fact, this kind of government-run handicraft industry has always existed, but the nature of their prison is a bit special, so they have never found a good way to build and repair weapons and make flags. Like Shaofujian, the reason they are rich is because they mainly produce the most luxurious and exquisite handicrafts, and any one can be sold for a high price.

Chapter 211

"Yuan Zhengjian, what are we going to do?" Xin Liangchou asked.

"Let's build a horseshoe." Yuan Shan said.

Xin Liangchou didn't know about this kind of thing, but he guessed that the name might have something to do with horses. Yuan Shan then explained the function of horseshoes to him. The current horseshoes are not widely used. Afterwards, some businessmen began to pay attention to this thing. In addition, Yuchi Baolin and his team had horseshoes on their horses. So far, the imperial court has not popularized it, which may have something to do with the fight against the Turks.

But unless horseshoes are not used at all, the birth and use of this product will not be blocked, so Yuan Shan doesn't take these things seriously at all. There are many ways to improve the combat effectiveness of Datang officers and soldiers. Compared with the impact of the application of horseshoes on the lives of the people of Tang Dynasty, there is no need to worry too much.

"Yuan Zhengjian, this horseshoe is very useful, but now there is no extra money in the prison to support production, so what should I do." Xin Liangchou said helplessly.

What Xin Liangchou said was very straightforward, and it was also the most important point. This prison was not comparable to the Shaofu Supervisor and Guozijian. One made valuable things, and the other had the support of the court. Then Xin Jiancheng asked the two chief bookkeepers to explain the accounts to Yuan Shan.

The data recorded in the bill is very intuitive, it is indeed not rich, except that the salary of the staff will be paid on time, the income is minimal.

"Horseshoes cannot be made without iron. What is the source of the iron in our prison?" Yuan Shan asked.

Xin Liangchou immediately said: "We have iron ore stored in the prison, but these are temporarily stored here and cannot be used at all. It is more convenient to buy iron, but it requires money."

"It's easy to handle, as long as the money problem is solved, isn't it a problem?" Yuan Shan said calmly.

"Yuan Zhengjian, where are we going to raise money?" Xin Liangchou asked.

"I have it. I will start producing horseshoes from now on. Isn't the warehouse a reserve of iron ore? Let the iron smelting furnace be started now, and let the craftsmen operate first. Don't worry about other problems, I will take care of them." Yuan Shan said .

"Okay, we all listen to Yuan Zhengjian." Xin Liangchou said.

After Yuanshan returned to Hepingfang, he asked Zhang San to go to the Cotton Chamber of Commerce, and then the matter of ordering horseshoes was settled, and he paid half of the processing fee first with the help of the president.

It didn't take much effort to make this procurement work. The next day, Yuan Shan brought a large cart of money to the Military Weapons Supervision. Xin Liangchou and others were also surprised for a while. They didn't expect to be able to collect half of the money in just one day. Money, so that they can purchase new iron ore in time.

It only took five days to build [-] sets of horseshoes. For this reason, Yuan Shan directly gave some bonuses to each of the craftsmen, and even the guards got some.

With all the money back, the prison has made a small profit, so that it can continue to produce horseshoes.

When these craftsmen were making horseshoes, Yuan Shan also got to know them. Although there are only [-] craftsmen here, it can be said that these people are very experienced craftsmen, and their iron-making skills are not inferior to Tiejiang Lu at all. What they are best at is crafting exquisite weapons.

This gave Yuanshan some small surprises. If they want to develop, they can make money steadily only by selling horseshoes, but that is not what this supervisor should do after all.

In the office, Yuan Shan was playing chess with Xin Liangchou at his new desk.

"General!" Yuan Shan shouted.

"Yuanzhengjian is really good at chess, so let's not play today." Xin Liangchou said with a worried face.

Yuan Shan looked at the sun as it was about to set, and it was almost time to get off work, so how could he let him go.