Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

Going to the military battle bureau was a decision Ping An had made long ago.

The Bingzhan Bureau is in charge of making military weapons. It is said to be one of the 24 yamen. In fact, it is somewhat similar to the Jingchang where Ping An was located before. In addition to the eunuchs in charge, there are thousands of craftsmen. They are actually in charge. A man who makes weapons.

Of course, it is impossible for these people to live in the palace, so it is still necessary to set aside a place outside the imperial city for special construction.Even for the sake of secrecy, the craftsmen have to eat and live in the factory, and their families naturally follow them here, forming an independent small community.

Ping'an and Youtai were ordinary little eunuchs who were in charge of the court. When it came to the military battle bureau, they were naturally just the lowest-level supervisors, the kind who needed to eat and live in the factory.

So Ping An once again managed to get out of the palace.

To him, going out of the palace is nothing at all after being born once and acquainted the second time.Even if he is in the gang, if he really wants to figure it out, it will be a matter of minutes.But I don't know if it's because of getting used to it, Ping An feels that there is nothing wrong with living in the palace, and he doesn't want to run outside as much as he did at the beginning.

But for Youtai, it's completely different.

After all, from the day he entered the palace, he never thought that he would still be able to come out.At this moment, he was very glad that he agreed to go with Ping An, even though he didn't even ask where he was going.

The structure of the Bingzhan Bureau is similar to that of the Jingchang Bureau. Except for the eunuch who is in charge of the seal and the two clerks at the top who are not involved in the management of specific affairs, the real managers are several managers, each of whom is in charge of supervision. different weapons.Even in addition to military equipment such as knives, guns, swords, halberds, whips, axes, helmets, armor, bows, and arrows, as well as iron locks, needle scissors, and bells and drums used in rituals, etc. managed.In addition, the subordinates also have a gunpowder bureau.

After these weapons are manufactured, they will be used to equip elite troops and become the standard for other institutions to forge weapons.So in fact, compared with the Military Weapons Bureau under the Ministry of War, Ping An feels that the Military Weapons Bureau is more like a research and development institution than a production institution.They are responsible for formulating standards and improving various weapons. After passing the test, they will be handed over to the Ordnance Bureau for mass production.

Simply put, they are the leaders in the military industry.

This is a point that Ping An finds very interesting. 24 The yamen is all-encompassing, from the collection of the emperor's seals to the collection of toilet paper in the palace, each of which has its own department.Therefore, on the surface, they are responsible for all matters of the emperor's daily life, serving the sanitation and cleaning, and their status should be very low.

But there is also an institution like the Military Battle Bureau that can almost influence the army of the whole country, and all of them are managed by eunuchs.This is also one of the reasons why eunuchs who have truly achieved the ultimate can exercise power and intervene in military affairs.

But... Ping An must admit that he likes this very much.

Otherwise, with his current status, how could he have the opportunity to touch these things?Let’s not mention whether it is good for the royal family to appoint private individuals and feel that eunuchs are their “own people”. For him now, it is a great good thing.

Ping An finally picked a place to cast bows and arrows.Although they are all weapons, bows and arrows are the most used in the army, followed by knives and guns, not to mention other whips, axes, and lifts.Therefore, if Ping An wants to do things, it is natural to choose this place.

As the saying goes, "If a worker wants to be good at his work, he must first sharpen his weapons." For soldiers, weapons are the most important.

Imagine a battle between two armies. If the opponent's bow and arrow range is only 120 steps, but your own has [-] steps, then you can shoot three or four more rounds of bow and arrow before the two sides come into contact, and quickly gain an advantage in the battle and take the initiative!

Of course, armor is also very important. After all, it is good to ensure that others can't hurt you first, and then hurt others.It's just that Ping'an's character still prefers adventure and charging.

Some people may think that the Gunpowder Bureau is more powerful. After all, hot weapons will eventually eliminate cold weapons.However, Ping An quickly gave up after understanding it.Because the gunpowder in this era is to listen to the sound, make some uniquely shaped fireworks and send them up to please the masters of the palace during the Chinese New Year, and the other uses are really not great.

This should be a problem with the gunpowder formula. The power is limited, and it is still within Ping An's ability. If you try a few times, you will always be able to find the correct formula.But the problem is the second aspect, the objective conditions are not enough.

The Gunpowder Bureau also manufactured such things as muskets and artillery, but the current iron-smelting process is not up to standard, and there is no good enough steel, so it is impossible to make a qualified gun barrel, which leads to either failing to fire or exploding in the battle, and several times After the gun, the barrel was too hot to hold.

If you put in a lot of money and get little benefit, it will gradually become less important.

Although Ping An has also found coal, it does not know how long it will take to smelt steel.But what he needs now is to intervene in the next war, and he can't wait for that time.

After settling down, Ping An took Youtai to the factory for a walk.At that time, the manufacturing industry was still purely manual, and there was no magic thing like CNC lathes.So Ping An could only see the craftsmen busy in their own positions.

In fact, in terms of craftsmanship, these skilled craftsmen can be said to have honed their skills to the extreme.In particular, this is the military battle bureau, representing the highest level of craftsmen in the whole of Chu, all of which are here.So what is made is naturally impeccable.

In addition, there are still regulations here. Whoever makes the bow and arrow must engrave his name. If the inspection fails at that time, the craftsman will be punished, so there is no such thing as cutting corners and shoddy.

——This kind of thing doesn't happen in the place where the royal family belongs.

Because here, they will not be rushed, and every product has been carefully polished and successfully manufactured little by little.Then check again and again to make sure there are no flaws.They have the time and leeway to do so, so they can improve their skills to the highest level.

No matter how many times Ping An watched it, he still couldn't help sighing.

But leaving this part aside, after shopping around, Ping An found that there is still a lot to do.

Ping An is a modern person, and he is used to the standard system and assembly line.Although because of this reason, it is rare to see a pure master craftsman, which is embarrassing.But we cannot deny the speed and convenience of the modern assembly line.

Therefore, Ping An has no hesitation in planning to use the standard system and assembly line here, even if the craftsmanship passed down from generation to generation by these craftsmen will be impacted, it will not hesitate.

Besides, it is a pity to have such a good technology to be used as a production line, so it should be independently developed for research and development.

According to Ping An's understanding, there is currently no R&D department in the Bingzhan Bureau.All new products appear by chance, so there is a good chance that no new product will appear for years or even decades.

Too much impact on innovation and development.

After visiting around, Ping An dragged Youtai to join these craftsmen.Although he intends to get rid of this craft, Pinner still has great respect for the masters.And now he likes this kind of hands-on thing very much, and he plans to make a bow and arrow by himself to play with.

Youtai has no doubts about Ping An's decision, and he does what Ping An does.In other words, like most people, he doesn't think about it at all, he just does what he asks, and never thinks there is anything wrong with it.

Very tame.Such people are indeed very useful at certain times, but when they need to use their brains, it is more worrying.

But even Youtai, after going to the workshop with Ping An for a month, couldn't help being a little puzzled, "I see that other supervisors never communicate with craftsmen, they only urge to make a sufficient number of bows and arrows. Why should we learn?" These?"

"I know how to ask why, I've made progress." Pingan bared his teeth at him, "Because I plan to play with a bow and arrow by myself."

"What do you want bows and arrows for?" Youtai was surprised, "There is no need for such things in the palace."

Ping An didn't bother to tell him that if you like something, you can just collect it, not necessarily use it.Of course, it is also possible that he is spurning himself.Because when thinking of this plan, Ping An's first thought was - if it is made, it can be given to Zhao Can for self-defense.

Then he felt that he was in a daze, thinking of Zhao Can so well.It's okay to think of him, but it's unforgivable to have such thoughts.

Ping An propped his chin, a little lost in thought.

It has been a long time, and now he can even recall the episode with Zhao Can in a relatively calm manner.

In fact, every time I think about it, Ping An regrets it.Because things happened too hastily and too fast.There is an element of Zhao Can's deliberate seduction in this, and there is also the reason why he was too frivolous and didn't hold his breath. It's not that there is no affection between the two of them, it's just that it hasn't deepened to that extent.

Even if nothing happened at that time, sooner or later they would still be separated.Ping An is sure.

Because of this certainty, he always told himself that it was right to separate, and he should alienate Zhao Can.But now Ping An realized something was wrong.

Just like those classmates who fell in love with each other in his previous life, if the teachers and parents agreed to them being together, that love without foundation would eventually be smashed to bits and pieces in life, and completely wiped out. Leave a lingering sound of regret.However, if the teacher and parents forcibly broke up at that time, and were forced to break up when the love was strongest, the relationship would become stronger because of this depression, and perhaps it would still be brooding after many years.

Although they are not the same, the current situation between him and Zhao Can is somewhat similar to the latter.

Feelings come to an abrupt end when they are strongest, but they will never be forgotten.Zhao Can came to Ping'an several times, although it was because he needed a helper, but there might be some reasons for this.As for Ping An, he had always thought that he was quite rational when facing Zhao Can, but today he discovered that those were all lies.

He hadn't forgotten, not at all.

This feeling didn't come at the right time, and even Ping An himself knew it shouldn't be.But maybe it was because of this that he still held it in his heart and couldn't let it go.

Ping An couldn't help but sighed.

Youtai asked, "What's wrong? Did I say the wrong thing?"

Why did Ping An start to be in a daze after he said a word, and then sighed?

When Ping An came back to his senses, he realized that he had been distracted in front of Youtai.He no longer regards the other party as an outsider.But maybe it's also because Youtai never explores his secrets -- of course, one of the reasons is that the other party doesn't have such an IQ.

"It's okay, you can hang it on the wall to enjoy after making it." Ping An said.

Youtai turned his head and looked at the wall of the room. It seemed that it would be pretty good to hang a pair of bows and arrows.

Men rarely dislike weapons.Although Tai himself prefers heavy weapons such as swords and axes, bows and arrows are also quite good!He vaguely remembered that before he entered the palace, he made a slingshot with his friends in the village, and then went to the mountain together, trying to shoot down a few birds from the sky.

Although it was not successful, it is very memorable when you think about it.

So Youtai really threw himself into it, planning to polish a pair of bows and arrows by himself.

Seeing that he was so easy to fool, Ping An didn't know what to say for a moment.Compared with Youtai's concentration, he often lost his mind while working, pulling the craftsmen to talk.

The craftsmen are skilled in their movements, and they can use two minds at the same time, talking to Ping An without delaying either side.Ping An chatted with them every day, and then carefully recorded the information he needed.

After all, it is for military use, which will not only affect human life, but also affect the national power of Dachu, so it is impossible for Ping An to clamor for reform as soon as he comes up, so he must first understand the basics thoroughly before he can determine his own way of doing things.

Perhaps because Ping'an and Youtai are more friendly, the craftsmen are more active when they are working.After all, the previous supervisors absolutely did not allow everyone to whisper to each other, for fear of wasting time and not being able to complete the work.Now that the supervisor himself took the lead in speaking, everyone became more courageous.

But Ping An and the others soon ran into trouble.

The craftsmen in the factory have served the royal family for generations, so everyone basically knows each other, and they even have marriages. The relationship is intricate, and it is really a big net.

Therefore, the artisans here in Ping An naturally have relatives under other supervisors.Knowing that Ping'an and the others can speak freely, they can't help being very envious.After being yelled at by my own supervisor a few times, it was inevitable to gather together to discuss, but unfortunately the supervisor heard it.

That man was not generous. On the one hand, he felt that Ping An had made him ashamed. On the other hand, he looked down on Ping An being mixed with lowly craftsmen, so he sued the director.

Their immediate boss, Cui Zhangsi, is in charge of the supervision of the bow and arrow department. He is a middle-aged man who always smiles whenever he sees it.So the man filed a complaint, Cui Zhangsi did not punish him immediately, but called Ping An and the others over to ask if it was true.

This is the fact, and Ping An did not deny it.

Director Cui then said slowly, "Ping An, I know you want to do a good job, but if you talk to the craftsmen, you will inevitably miss their work, in case you can't hand over enough things by the end of January , you, the supervisor, will also be punished!"

"I know. But the craftsmen didn't waste their time." Ping An said.

Before Director Cui could speak, the complainant had already screamed, "How do you know there was no delay? If you talk and work at the same time, you will naturally slow down! If you can't hand over things at the end of the month, how can you justify them?"

Ping An glanced at him, and said calmly, "What if I hand over a sufficient number of bows and arrows at the end of the month?"

The man was watched by Ping An, and his heart suddenly turned cold. After realizing it, he became angry and said immediately, "If you hand it over, I won't care about what my subordinates have to say in the future. What if you can't hand it over? "

"How are you doing?"

"Then admit that you did something wrong and get out of the war!"

"That's not the case..." Director Cui was about to stop him, but Ping An had already answered firmly, "Okay!"

So half of what he said was swallowed back.Director Cui murmured in his heart, could this kid really be sure?

It's not that he takes extra care of safety, it's that someone above told him to pay more attention.Director Cui didn't even know who wanted to know about Ping'an, he only knew that Ping'an was directly arranged by the supervisor of rituals.

Cui Zhangsi doesn't care who his backer is. When he gets old, he intends to work in the military bureau until he retires, and he doesn't intend to offend Ping An.When we first met, Ping An looked very well-behaved and sensible, and he didn't think there was a big problem.In less than half a month, this kind of thing happened!

When Director Cui smiled wryly in his heart, Ping An had turned to look at him, "Then ask Director Cui to be a witness."

Speaking of this, Cui Zhangsi could only agree with a bitter face.As soon as Ping An left, he reprimanded the complainant, "Xiaoquan, you have gone too far this time."

"The rules of our military bureau have always been like this. He can't be allowed to do bad things alone." Xiaoquan left a sentence, and then walked away, leaving Cui Zhangsi alone to sigh.There are also people on this Xiaoquan, and he has the most people to hand in every month, so even though it is very strict, Cui Zhangsi did not speak.

How did you know that these two people just ran into each other?

Coming out of Chief Cui, Youtai couldn't help but said worriedly, "Ping An, you just assured me, can we really hand over enough bows and arrows?"

You must know that according to what Youtai heard during this period, the standard set every month is actually a decoration, and most people can't meet it.It's easy for Ping An to pat your chest now, but what if you can't hand it over by then?And it seems like half a month has passed.

Pingan said, "There is no way, you don't lose if you lose. I heard that Xiaoquan's people can complete the standard every month. If others can do it, we can do it too."

"You're right." Youtai immediately believed it.

In less than a day, under Youtai's publicity, everyone in the workshop knew that Ping An had made a bet with others, and they also said this sentence to each other: If others can do it, of course we can too.This sentence made the craftsmen spontaneously feel the same hatred.

The same workshop, the same people, and the same thing, are we bound to lose to you?

At this time, these people have selectively forgotten that they have always failed to meet the standards before, and only feel that they are full of enthusiasm and endless energy, and they must teach the other party a lesson.Seeing this, Ping An just looked at everyone with a smile, neither encouraging nor suppressing.

Enthusiasm is a good thing!

This is what Ping An wants to see.In the past, the craftsmen were doing their own work. Although they were subordinate to a supervisor, they did their own work, not like a collective.At most, because of staying together for a long time, they are more familiar with each other.

But loose sand is just loose sand, no matter how hard you try, you can't pinch it together.

That's why Ping An heard the other party's provocation just now, and with an idea, he found this opportunity to bond everyone together. — a common enemy.

It is a very miraculous emotion to share the same hatred with the enemy. It can completely ignite people's enthusiasm and work hard in the same direction.And as long as they get used to this atmosphere, these people will gradually become a whole, instead of fighting each other.

Even Ping An didn't need to say anything, everyone spontaneously put more energy into their work, and their efficiency improved a lot.

However, Ping An is very clear that this state of enthusiasm will not last long, and the enthusiasm will naturally subside when the boring days are longer, and then everyone will start to reflect and feel that it is unnecessary to work so hard.Anyway, they are just paid to work.

That's why he will control the time within half a month, and with a little bit of means at that time, he will naturally be able to maintain this enthusiasm.

And after success, the joy of victory will be more effective than any means and methods, making them proud and identify with the collective.

Treating Bingzhan Bureau as an enterprise and the workshop under its jurisdiction as a project team, many principles are common.Even the obedience of the employees here is much stronger than that of later generations. No matter how Ping An thinks about it, it is sure to be successful.

Make a bet, it's just a coincidence, and Ping An basically doesn't pay attention to it. What he sees is a more long-term development.

So he was just watching from the sidelines for the time being, just to see everyone's status clearly.Which people's enthusiasm has been mobilized, which people are still the same as before, and how to integrate them into the group.There are countless things to do every day, and the days are fuller than ever before.