I rebelled in the Song Dynasty

Liu Sheng was very satisfied with the army trained by Liang Shouyi.

But he still emphasized over and over again, "The nutrition of the soldiers must not be left behind. If anyone dares to make decisions about military rations, he will be stripped and the whole family will be converted into slaves." Liu Sheng said fiercely.

Soldiers are the loveliest, but they are also slow. They don't know who gives them food, but if they deduct their food and pay too much, they will definitely bear a grudge against Liu Sheng...

Liang Shou patted his chest and assured: "General, don't worry, there are three big fat pigs waiting for you every day. I think some of them have become fat. This training is still not enough."

Liu Sheng nodded and said: "You watch and practice, as long as you don't die and don't become disabled."

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After leaving the military camp, Liu Sheng came to the ironmaking workshop. Three blast furnaces had been erected here. When Liu Sheng arrived, the workers were pouring molten iron out.

Liu Sheng didn't know the specifics, so he could only give a general direction. He had learned this knowledge, but had not practiced it.

Experienced masters are different and can get started quickly.

The craftsmen have very rich practice. They have Liu Sheng's drawings, but after a few rounds of practice, they can fully meet Liu Sheng's requirements.

A few craftsmen chatted while working: "What the hell, isn't it just adding carbon to the molten iron? The Song people still treat it like a treasure and won't let go. They tricked us into forging it piece by piece."

"Let me tell you, how could the people of Song Dynasty be able to produce such a large amount of forges? I thought it was because they had more people, but it turned out that they just added carbon directly to the molten iron."

Another person was not angry and said: "We have plenty of iron ore in Shuozhou. Recruit more people and build more furnaces. We will also sell the iron to the Song Dynasty."

Liu Sheng smiled and said nothing.

He didn't know how the Song people smelted iron, but the iron output in the Song Dynasty was so terrifying that it was unthinkable in the feudal dynasty. It was not that easy to sell iron to the Song Dynasty.

A steward stepped forward and said, "General, do you have any other advice?"

This is the Xiang army who retreated from Yunzhou with Liu Sheng. His name is Wang Tiezhu, an ancestral blacksmith. Because he did not want to sell his ancestral shop, he was imprisoned and joined the Xiang army.

Liu Sheng asked him to choose a career he liked, and Wang Tiezhu settled down in Shuozhou, and was later summoned by Liu Sheng to the smelting factory.

He was promoted to steward because he knew a few words. When he arrived at the ironmaking factory, everything here opened his eyes. There was no mess like the previous blacksmith shop. Everything seemed in order. Everyone had a clear division of labor and focused on one thing. This greatly increases everyone's efficiency.

The most important thing is that the general said that if their group of craftsmen discovers or invents anything, no matter what it is, as long as it is useful, the reward will be a minimum of one hundred guan, no upper limit, if it benefits the people and the country.

It can also be sold to the government, and you can receive a sum of money every year thereafter. Even if you die, your descendants will receive a share. If you bring out an apprentice and the apprentice makes a new discovery, the teacher will also receive a certain percentage of the dividend.

This made all the craftsmen feel a little unreal, until someone followed the illustrations given by Liu Sheng and carved something, and they were rewarded with fifty guan on the spot.

This is a blueprint given by the general, and they will be paid if they reproduce it. If it is truly original, I would not dare to think about it.

Although the status of craftsmen is ranked third among scholars, farmers, and merchants, their lives are not easy. They can survive without starvation if they have a good craft. However, most of the orders now are given by the government. They must not only be on time, but also ensure quality.

Of course, there is nothing to say about quality. This is the most basic credibility of craftsmen, but the government is unreasonable! I was given ten kilograms of iron, but insisted on a knife of fourteen or five kilograms. Sometimes I had to pay for the work, so I couldn't accept it.

The salary in Liu Sheng is not high, but there is a guarantee. Not only food and accommodation are included, but five hundred cash per month is also included. There is also a bonus. As long as you don't make big mistakes, you can earn seven to eight hundred cash per month. All those bullshit things in the past were ruined. Never again.

Everyone worked hard, no longer like the past, when they discovered any skills and regarded them as treasures, for fear that others would steal them.

He was usually unwilling to accept a disciple, but now he did so at the risk of his life. He no longer kept his skills secret, hoping that one of the disciples would be gifted so that he, the teacher, could also benefit from the glory.

Liu Sheng’s series of incentives made the workshop full of vitality.

Liu Sheng was also very satisfied.

"How much iron can be produced in a day now?" Liu Sheng asked: "

Wang Tiezhu was beaming with joy and said, "General, the three blast furnaces work day and night and can produce about 3 iron a day."

I thought Liu Sheng could praise me, but Liu Sheng sighed lightly and said, "It's missing."

Wang Tiezhu looked at Liu Sheng in disbelief and said: "General, 3 jins a day, that's 90 jins of iron a month. It's more than enough for making weapons, farm tools, or the iron furnace the general mentioned. I'm still worried about whether there's too much iron." , I am still considering whether to close these three large blast furnaces and build another small one to meet Shuozhou’s normal expenses.”

90 sounds like a lot. An artillery piece weighs four to five thousand kilograms, not to mention that Liu Sheng is planning to lay railway tracks throughout Shuozhou.

Liu Sheng had long wanted to build a road in Shuozhou for transportation, but heavy snow blocked the road. He could only wait until the spring of next year. The roads in the four counties must be repaired, and rails were necessary.

Whether it is pulling goods or transporting supplies, it is extremely convenient.

There are indeed many mines in Shuozhou, but most of them are in the north and west, and transportation is extremely inconvenient.

He wants to build a large workshop relying on the Sanggan River.

Many things are beyond human reach, such as the railroad tracks he mentioned.

Tracks were used by our ancestors in the Qin Dynasty, but at that time they were made of wood.

Materials can be quickly sent to the front line, saving a large amount of labor.

When Liu Tiezhu heard Liu Sheng's grand plan, he was so shocked that he felt bad. He was going to use iron to pave the road. How much iron was needed here?

"General, no one has ever heard of using iron to pave roads since ancient times! Isn't it such a waste?"

Liu Sheng rolled his eyes at him and said, "Have you ever seen such a big blast furnace in your life?"

Wang Tiezhu shook his head helplessly. "

Liu Sheng consoled him: "The world is changing rapidly, and anything can happen. Don't think that it didn't happen before, so don't think about it. Thousands of years ago, how could our ancestors have thought that we could use iron?"

Tens of thousands of years ago, how could our ancestors have imagined the life we ​​live today?

If we don’t dare to think and take care of everything, then we are no different from the savages now. It is precisely because our ancestors dared to think and do that we are what we are today. How are we worse than our ancestors? "

Wang Tiezhu lowered his head in shame, but told Liu Sheng a very practical problem.

That is because there are not enough manpower. All the blacksmiths are in this ironmaking workshop at this time.

If we add more blast furnaces, we will continue to recruit people.

This workshop is kept secret by Liu Sheng. No one is allowed to approach it. To recruit people, they need to say hello to Liu Sheng.

People from major families whose homes were confiscated,

For those Khitan prisoners, I don't know whether it was because of the strong resistance of people in this era or the effective disinfection effect of strong alcohol, but few of those injured by gunpowder died.

And the sergeants in the death row camps are all excellent tool men.

Liu Sheng said: "You skilled craftsmen should stop making iron here. This is meaningless. Hurry up and make the artillery I need.

If you go to Mi Xing and ask for a group of people, he will meet your requirements. "