Great Wei Nengchen

The place where the dynasty established its capital must be illuminated by a big river in the front and supported by high mountains in the back. The same is true for Xuchang. Thirty miles north of the city is the famous Shelu Mountain, which stretches for more than a hundred miles from east to west. A natural military barrier. In addition, among the mountains, there is also the largest industrial area in this era... Shangfang!

Shangfang, also known as 'Baigong Shangfang', gathers skilled craftsmen from all over the world to manufacture various equipment for the country. It is led by the Shaofu, one of the nine ministers, with an important role and is directly responsible to the emperor!

When the allied forces entered Luoyang, the feudal lords were busy snatching gold, silver, treasures and beauties. Xiao Yi had a unique vision and took the first step to occupy the Shangfang outside the city, taking thousands of craftsmen into his hands, and later brought them to Cao Jun's camp!

To fight for hegemony in the world, in addition to being brave and loyal, you also need strong bows and arrows, sharp knives and guns. Cao Cao attaches great importance to the construction of Shangfang. He never spares the supply of money and food. It is under the direct jurisdiction of the government, and placed in Shelu Mountain, and sent heavy troops to protect it. One is the dangerous terrain, which is more secure in terms of safety, and the other is lush vegetation, so there is no need to worry about fuel shortages!

In addition to thousands of craftsmen and their families, Shangfang also has [-] elite soldiers stationed to guard the safety, and built a strong castle with high walls to isolate the inside and outside. No one is allowed to enter or leave without the warrant of the prime minister. Those who disobey the order shall be beheaded!

"Tack! ~~Tack!"

The rapid sound of horseshoes sounded, and a group of riders appeared on the mountain road. There were about hundreds of them, most of them were elite soldiers in armor, holding sharp weapons in their hands, and there was a man in the middle protecting him. Like a mountain, sit down on a 'clawed yellow flying electric', galloping like flying, very handsome!

There are several people around, also wearing ordinary clothes, some are bohemian, some are fierce, some are kind... They check the terrain, point out the dangers, sometimes laugh heartily, sometimes argue with each other!

Those who came were Prime Minister Cao Cao and a group of important officials under his command. Talking about war on paper is the work of fools. If you want to govern the country, you have to do it yourself. Square, further implement the plan!

"Whoosh!~~Crack!...The important place of Shangfang, stop those who come!"

A loud arrow flew over, making a loud noise, and was nailing it to the mountain path as a warning. At the same time, dozens of soldiers on the castle bent their bows and set arrows, aiming steadily at the intruder. Immediately shoot random arrows!

"The prime minister is here to inspect Shangfang, open the door quickly!" The commander of the soldiers - Xu Chu took out a token from his arms, held it up high, and shook it again, then he rode forward and urged the other party to open the door!

"The prime minister has a strict order, and the place is very important, you are not allowed to gallop, come and dismount!" Knowing that the prime minister has arrived, the guards were very surprised, but they did not panic. First, they hung down a basket and checked the tokens carefully before putting away the bows and arrows. Get up, and at the same time send someone to report to the general, but the door is still not opened!

"The decrees made by this old man should lead by example and set an example for the world!" Cao Cao didn't get angry when the team was blocked, but jumped off his horse and looked at the guards with praise, thinking that they were very conscientious, and everyone got off their horses one after another. Stand on both sides in turn!

A moment later, the gate of the city opened wide, and a group of heavily armed soldiers walked out. The leader was eight feet tall, thin, with a sallow complexion, two eyes with white benevolence and few black pupils. He looked like a cold and rigid person. It is the commander of Shangfang Guards -- Wuxuan, styled Yugui!

"The last general pays homage to the Prime Minister!" When he approached, Wu Xuan clasped his fists and greeted him with military etiquette. He was born as a bodyguard in the Prime Minister's Mansion. The commander of the guards of the square!

"All year round, the sword is always with you, and the armor is always on you. General Yugui has worked hard!" Cao Cao patted Wu Xuan on the shoulder, praised him with kind words, and then, surrounded by everyone, stepped into Shangfang!

"Governor Xiao, Mr. Fengxiao, Mr. Zhongde, Mr. Wenruo..., and generals Yuan Rang and Miaocai, my God!" Seeing the crowd filing in, Wu Xuan uttered in surprise Little tongue, he used to work in the prime minister's mansion, he knew these important court officials, and it was hard to see any of them, but today they all came, could there be some big move?

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"Within Liuhe, the emperor's land extends to the sea in the east, wading through the quicksand in the west, reaching to Beihu in the south, and crossing Daxia in the north. Wherever people go, there is no one who will not surrender. ..."

As soon as we entered Shangfang, a low-pitched 'Qin ballad' came to everyone's ears. The singing was not loud, but full of vicissitudes, as if the long river of history stopped here, and it lasted for hundreds of years!

It's not surprising that Qin's rumors were sung in the Great Han Shangfang. At the end of the Qin Dynasty, there was chaos, and the princes rose together. After the coalition forces conquered Xianyang, the generals were busy competing for gold and silver treasures. Xiao He, Liu Bang's first counselor, accepted Qin Prime Minister, The statutes and books collected by Yushifu have mastered the important mountains and rivers and household registrations of prefectures and counties in the whole country. , It is inseparable from the continuous support of food, grass and equipment in the rear!

400 years have passed, the ups and downs of the two Han Dynasties, how many emperors have turned into dust, but Shangfang has always existed, and the craftsmen inside have been passed down from father to son. There are hundreds of Qin ballads that have been sung. It can be said that this is the singing voice of the laborers and their heartfelt voice!

The arrival of Cao Cao and others did not cause a sensation. First, they were all wearing ordinary clothes, and they looked no different from ordinary people. Second, the craftsmen in Shangfang were busy working, concentrating and going all out. If you don't take the time to look around, these court officials will be ignored!

Looking around, there are busy craftsmen everywhere, and many people are shirtless, singing Qin ballads and sweating profusely, some are melting ore, some are drawing molten iron, and some are forging iron embryos hard, and finally take shape , grinding, combining, testing...

The whole Shangfang is like a large precision instrument. Thousands of craftsmen are small parts. They have a clear division of labor and work closely together. They swallow ore, wood, and running water, and spit out pieces of extremely sharp weapons and equipment..., Faced with such a spectacular labor scene, one can't help but feel excited and emotional!

The generals succeed in all battles, and the strong men fight decisively on the battlefield. Who would have thought that behind the battle of the army, how many ordinary craftsmen are working day and night, but they are unknown, tired and sick, and finally eliminated like aging parts?

No one will remember that only the emperors and generals are left in the history books, with great achievements. In the past, there were Emperor Qin and Han Wu, Wei Qing, Huo Qubing... In the future, there will be Cao Cao, Xiao Yi, Guo Jia, Xun Yu... But these will never appear The name of the craftsman, but it is undeniable that it is these ordinary people who have supported the great emperor and continued the civilization of the Huaxia clan. No one knows their names, and their achievements will last forever!

"It is said in this book that all craftsmen in Shangfang will be rewarded with ten catties of meat, two jars of wine, and one bolt of fine linen. In addition, all old craftsmen who have reached the age of sixty will be given the title of 'elder' and given money and food every month. , will be supported by the state for life, and those whose children and grandchildren are young will also be raised by the state!"

Cao Cao knew very well that Shangfang formed its own system and was almost isolated from the outside world for the sake of confidentiality. It was useless to give them money. It would be more affordable to reward them with wine and meat. Moreover, the craftsmen had worked for the country all their lives and suffered from diseases. It is also up to the state to support them in their old age!

"My lord, the Prime Minister, is so kind to you. The last general will take the place of the thousands of craftsmen in Shangfang, bowing down and bowing!" The military etiquette stipulates that men in armor do not bow down. After hearing the order, Wu Xuan set off his battle armor and respectfully kowtowed and saluted!

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your kindness!"

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your kindness!"

Wuxuan's prostration caught the attention of the craftsmen, and then the news of the Junzhi came out, and the whole Shangfang suddenly boiled up. The busy craftsmen immediately stopped their work, knelt down on the ground, and let out a roar like a tsunami. Cheers!

Many old craftsmen were moved to tears. Heaven has eyes. For hundreds of years, emperors and generals have always been high above them. They have never paid attention to these ant-like craftsmen. Throwed into the deep mountains, fed to wild animals, not even the bones left behind, now being supported by the state, and able to live out his old age in peace, who wouldn't feel hot?

"The prime minister employs people on their merits, does not use false names, cares about suffering, and is kind to deployment. The hearts of the world belong to him, just like rivers and rivers return to the sea. He is really a natural born master and a hero!"

Looking at Cao Cao who was waving his palms and lashing out in all directions, the counselors behind him all secretly praised that with such a mind, talent, and courage, it is not difficult to calm the world!

"Merry Christmas, dear readers, well, can the baron be lazy for another day?"

645. Chapter 645 Six Body Knife

Shangfang is built according to the mountain situation, with a length and width of four miles, and its scale is comparable to a medium-sized city. It is divided into four areas: melting area, casting area, storage area, and living area. The structure is reasonable and the division of labor is clear. It can be said that it is a world of its own. !

The splash of molten iron, the sound of hammers like thunder, such a spectacular casting scene, Xiao Yi also developed a strong interest, the decisive battle on the battlefield, like a forest of knives and guns, like rain of arrows, is a contest of blood and blood, a competition of iron and iron However, with the current level of productivity, how to cast weapons in large quantities to ensure the consumption of hundreds of thousands of troops is still a mystery?

The first thing to enter is the arrow-making workshop. The arrows on the battlefield are overwhelming, the lethality is huge, and the consumption is also huge. After a big battle, it is normal to shoot millions of arrows. The most tragic situation for the army is that the arrows are out of food. It can be seen that this kind of weapon The importance!

A clay mold was used for casting, and two rows of embryos in the shape of arrow clusters were engraved, and the middle was connected by a groove. The red molten iron was poured in, and when it was about to overflow, another clay mold was immediately covered. After cooling, what fell out was a Clusters of triangular arrows!

The next step is to polish the original circular grinding wheel with a wooden handle on it. One person turns it vigorously, while the other puts the arrow cluster on it to polish it. The three edges and one point are sharpened, and the sharpness is extremely sharp!

Xiao Yi took an arrow cluster and looked at it. The three sections were the same size, and the error could not be seen with the naked eye. The precision was so high that it was hard to believe that it was a purely handmade product, and there was a dark groove for bloodletting on it. After that, there was a blood hole, which was difficult to heal and caused great damage!

The next thing is to assemble. The arrow shaft made of bitter thorns is straight and tough, and it feels smooth. It is no worse than the arrow bamboo in the south. Insert the arrowhead, dig out the string groove, stain it with feathers, and then apply a light layer. Paint, a sharp long arrow is ready, a hundred of them are bundled, put into the warehouse, and supplied to the army!

"Smelting, casting, grinding, assembling, transporting..., one person works one process, closely cooperates, the speed is extremely fast, and there is no chaos at all. This is the original assembly line production method!"

After understanding the production process of the arrow clusters, Xiao Yi stuck out his little tongue and couldn't take it back for a long time. I heard from the teacher in school that Westerners only had standardization of parts and assembly line production at the beginning of the 2000th century, which greatly improved the production of arrow clusters. It has greatly improved the production efficiency. Unexpectedly, in the Qin and Han Dynasties [-] years ago, Chinese people came up with this production method. If such an intelligent nation cannot dominate the world, it will be a waste of the wisdom inherited from the ancestors. head!

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Leaving the arrow workshop, and then entering the sword workshop, the sound of hammers here is more intensive, and the flames are hotter. It is the place with the most craftsmen in Shangfang!

At the end of the Warring States period, with the elimination of chariots, the spears and daggers specially used for assassination gradually declined. Another weapon that is good for chopping came out and became one of the main equipment of the army, that is the knife. The hero of the soldier', slashing and killing, invincible, the forging of this sharp weapon must be watched!

The embryo is also poured with molten iron, and then forged with the folding method. Repeatedly, it needs to be folded as many as twelve times, which means that the blade, which is less than half a cent thick, is divided into 4000 layers. Quenched in cold water, it becomes tough on the outside and tough on the inside, extremely sharp, it is definitely a unparalleled weapon for killing people!

Under the order of the Prime Minister's Mansion, a batch of hundred-refined steel knives were forged in the workshop. They were of high quality. Just about to test the sharpness of the knives, all the generals were delighted to see them. Almost!

During the Spring and Autumn Period, in order to test the sharpness of a weapon, the nobles often used slaves to do experiments. If the weapon was cut in half, the forger would be rewarded heavily. It's going to be unlucky, if you're lucky, you lose an arm, and you almost lose your life!

During the Qin and Han dynasties, slavery was basically abolished, and it would be impossible to use human life to test knives, and it would be too cruel. However, when fighting on the battlefield, there is no better test tool than the human body for the quality of the blade. Fortunately, Chinese people are smart enough to think A substitute came out... Carapace!

Use the best moso bamboo to bind the shape of the human body, imitating the hard bones, and wrap the outside with straw mats soaked in water for several days, like tough flesh, and then put armor on the straw people, it is no different from real people on the battlefield !

With a single stroke, it is qualified to split one carcass, two is excellent, and three can be called precious swords. It is said that the sharpest steel knife can be used by the bravest warriors, and it can split five carcass at a time. Armor, known as the 'five-body sword', is worth thousands of gold!

"Swoosh! ~~ Kacha!"

"Swoosh! ~~ Kacha!"

With the treasured sword in hand, how could the generals miss it, and they went off to test the sharpness one after another. Even a few counselors became interested, put their robes under their waists, spit on their palms, raised their eyebrows and raised their eyes, and slashed hard with their big swords. There is a posture of killing the enemy and beating the general to make meritorious deeds, but the result of the test is not flattering!