Promotion Letter for the Chief Executive

Xiping 19th year, summer, June.

From modern times to ancient times, Ping An's least favorite season is summer.

It was so hot that even if I sat there motionless, I was still covered in sweat, sticky and uncomfortable.And the weather is too hot, it always makes people groggy and unable to lift their spirits.

In this era without air conditioning, it is even more uncomfortable.When life was good before Ping'an, there was still ice to use.Now a small overseer of the military bureau, of course, there is no such good thing.

Although it is much better now than the environment where steamed buns were steamed in Huntang, Ping An didn't feel much better. ——Because casting weapons in the military battle bureau also requires firing and forging iron.Although it is not necessary for him to guard by the stove, the high temperature cannot be avoided no matter what.

So after the beginning of summer, Ping An changed from his previous vigorous and energetic appearance, looking listless and drooping, like a flower that has been wilted by the sun.

As a result, as soon as I entered my "office" in the factory that day, I found that the temperature inside was very suitable.Turning around, I found a huge ice mirror in the corner. Although it was covered with a lid, I knew it contained ice just by the whiff of white smoke coming out of it.

"Where did this ice come from?" Pingan asked Youtai who was staying in the room.Because the room is limited, the supervisor does not have a separate room, but two people.It is only natural that Pingan and Youtai live together.

You Tai said, "I don't know, I had it when I came."

Ping An was stunned for a moment, then realized that it should be sent by Zhao Can.Otherwise, let alone whether others can get the things silently, at least they will reveal a little information to him.In this world, there are not many people who do good deeds without leaving their names.Especially in this palace.

As for Zhao Can, he didn't say anything?That's because he knew Ping An could guess it.

Ping An nodded, walked to the ice mirror and stood for a while, until the coolness soaked through the whole body, and then felt that the whole person was alive.

Sure enough, people who have power can live a good life. The ancient society can also be said to be a planned economy, and the distinction between classes is clearly manifested in any aspect of life.If you are not at that level, you will not be able to enjoy that kind of enjoyment.Ping An vaguely remembered that in some dynasties in history, ordinary people would be punished for wearing silk.Although Da Chu does not have such strict regulations, even if ordinary people are not prohibited from using many things, they may never see them once in a lifetime.

The evil ruling class!

Pingan sighed in his heart, and put this thought behind him.

When he turned around, a flash of red flashed in the corner of his eyes, Ping An stopped, looked carefully for a while, and then noticed that there seemed to be something inside the ice mirror.

He called Youtai over, and the two of them lifted the lid of the ice mirror together, only to find that there was a huge porcelain plate on it, with elegant shape and exquisite workmanship.The plate is filled with sliced ​​fruits of various colors. The red and green flesh is arranged in the pattern of lotus leaves and lotus flowers, exuding a slight coolness, which looks very refreshing and delicious.

"Could it be that it was sent to the wrong place?" Youtai asked with some doubts.

This kind of thing is not something they can use, and his first reaction was to suspect that someone above his head sent something to the wrong place.But after thinking about it, the rooms of those great eunuchs would never be the same as theirs, and the wrong statement, but it doesn't work.

"I don't know." Ping An said, twisting a piece of peach meat and stuffing it into his mouth, "It's very sweet. You can eat it too."

"Isn't that good?" Of course Youtai also wanted to eat.In such a hot summer, it is a great enjoyment to have ice in the house and eat iced fruit in your mouth.But he didn't know that it was sent to Ping An, so he didn't dare to act rashly.

Ping An said casually, "Anyway, the things were already there when we came, even if they were delivered to the wrong place, it's none of our business. So what if we eat them?"

Youtai obviously disagreed with this, but seeing Ping An eating slice after slice, most of the "lotus flower" disappeared in the blink of an eye, Youtai thought that Ping An might know something, so he held out his hand hesitantly.

Ping An looked at him cautiously, wanting to eat but not daring to eat, the laughter in his stomach was almost unbearable.

At this moment, someone knocked on the door of the house.

Ping An put the plate back into the ice cream, closed the lid, and then went to open the door.

It was Xiao Quan standing outside the door.He held a carved incense burner the size of a washbasin in his hand, and when he saw Ping An, he smiled and said, "I got some ice there, and I'll share half of it with you."

"Thank you." Ping An stretched out his hand to take it, and said, "This year seems to be extremely hot, and it is already so hot at this time. I heard that even His Majesty is not eating well. But speaking of it, it has been more than a month since the beginning of summer. , It seems that there has never been a single drop of rain, and now people are panicking everywhere. Maybe there will be a drought this year? With these ice cubes, it will be much better."

Xiaoquan's eyes lit up when he heard the words, and he said immediately, "Why are you polite? I'll bring you some these days."

Probably because he was holding a stove of ice in his hand, he didn't notice that the temperature in Ping An's room was lower than the outside.Seeing that he had brought ice cubes over, Ping An immediately revealed some news, and naturally became more enthusiastic.

Among Zhao Xuan's people, Xiaoquan should be more loyal and know more.So now he already knew that what His Royal Highness the Second Prince valued most was the contacts at the Pingan Imperial City Division, and he didn't care much about the situation of the war.

Although Ping An just said a few words, he revealed the news that the emperor was not feeling well recently, that there might be a severe drought this year, and that public opinion had begun to boil.

These things may not be unexpected to Zhao Xuan, but he always has omissions, so he needs such a reminder.Besides, if it was just a guess, then with the words of peace, it is an ironclad fact.Ping An generously gave the news, and Xiao Quan naturally accepted it.

"Then thank you very much." Ping An was not polite, and responded with a smile.He asked again, "The process on my side is almost broken down, what about yours? Go back and find a time to gather people together."

Xiaoquan nodded indifferently, he was busy sending out the news, so naturally he didn't care about the affairs here, "Just set a time." Then he left.

Ping An returned to his place, took the stack of thick manuscript paper, and listed the data into tables from the beginning, so that the entire production process became clear and clear.Among these data, there is always one that is most suitable for both horizontal and vertical comparisons, and that is the standard that may eventually be formed, and Ping An will also mark it.

Although this form has not passed the final verification, the difference will never be too big. Taking it out is enough for craftsmen outside to make qualified bows and arrows.If it is announced, it may cause a sensation.

Ping An looked at the form in front of him with a smile, and even thought about humming a few little tunes.His Royal Highness the Second Prince doesn't care about such an important thing, and he doesn't care at all. How can Ping An be unhappy?

But it was only at the beginning. Later, just memorizing the data, Ping An remembered being dizzy and dizzy, so naturally he didn't care about whether he was happy or not.Finally, at the end of the day, the tables are all sorted out.

When Xiaoquan came over the next day, Ping An brought up this matter again.

But at the same time, he gave Xiaoquan another reminder: Not only Dachu was affected by the severe drought, but also the surrounding grassland peoples—or in other words, Dachu, which is based on farming and has relatively complete water conservancy facilities, is relatively complete. Chu, natural disasters have a greater impact on the grasslands.The heavy snow in winter will freeze cattle and sheep to death, but the drought in summer may also dry up the lush pastures and dry up the rich water sources.

When it comes to "depending on the sky for food", after all, the more primitive grassland peoples suffer more.

Without enough food, the grassland peoples would inevitably invade the Central Plains.In this way, there will be a war in autumn and winter this year - this war has been prepared for a long time, and as long as there is a reason, the flames of war will inevitably break out.

And for those who are prepared, this is a very rare opportunity.Pingan believes that Zhao Xuan will definitely catch him.

After all, for him now, the most important thing is to use various methods to improve his own strength.

So Xiaoquan naturally rushed to report the letter, and once again left the matter of formulating process standards, and in Ping An's few words, he promised to send all the data recorded by him to Ping An, and the rest of the matter was also handed over to Ping An. him.

The goal was achieved, and Ping An was in a good mood to work at his desk again for a whole day, and finished sorting out this part of the data.Then with a big wave of his hand, he gathered all the craftsmen involved, discussed and tested, slowly corrected and obtained accurate data.

During this process, Xiaoquan never came again, and naturally he never asked about this matter.Ping An asked Youtai to be his assistant to participate in the discussion, and even asked Youtai to go down to try it himself from time to time, so that he could become proficient in the whole process like an ordinary craftsman.

Youtai is very talented in this area. After a month passed and the standard was established, he could already be regarded as a very skilled craftsman.Ping An used him to test, and asked him to make a bow and arrow according to the standard.Although it is still not as perfect as that done by experienced craftsmen, it is indeed qualified.

In the end, Ping An tried it himself. ——You must know that he has never done this job since he polished that rough bow and arrow.And he is thin, no matter in terms of arm strength or other aspects, he is inferior to Taihe craftsmen.

As a result, it turns out that the existence of the standard process is justified.Because the final thing made by Ping An, although it looks terrible on the outside, after the test, all the data are up to the standard.Although all the craftsmen did not admit that the bow was qualified, Ping An liked it very much and decided to take it back for collection, replacing the previous bow that was only valuable for collection but not for use.

"So, as long as you have a little experience in making bows and arrows, and make them strictly according to the standards, almost all the things you make can be qualified." In the end, Ping An announced the result very happily.Almost, because Ping An counted himself in.If it was replaced by any craftsman in the Bingzhan Bureau, even if it was an apprentice who had just been here for a few years, the commander would probably do better than Youtai.

So this result is naturally very exciting.

Immediately someone asked, "Ping An, will we all make bows and arrows according to this standard from now on?"

"No rush." ​​Ping An smiled slightly, and suddenly changed the subject, "Let me ask you, where is the best bow and arrow?"

"Of course it's our military battle!"

"Why is Bing Zhan Ji the best?"

"Because the craftsmen here are experienced people who have been working for decades and are familiar with their hands, the things they make are naturally the best."

Ping An nodded, "That's right. And we all know that everyone here is the best of these craftsmen, otherwise I wouldn't ask you to help formulate the standard. But now you have seen that once this standard is announced, we will The advantage of the military battle will no longer exist."

When the experience and feel of craftsmen are no longer the biggest reliance, there will be no place where the military bureau is higher than other departments.In this way, can it still maintain its detached position?

When Ping An said this, everyone fell silent.It's not difficult to think of this truth, not to mention that Ping An is broken?

"Then what do you mean?" someone asked again.

Then everyone talked in a hurry.To sum up, there are two core points: "That's right, since Ping An knows this, of course it doesn't have plans."

"What should we do? You say, we all listen to you!"

Only then did Ping An show a little smile, and signaled everyone to be quiet, "Everyone follow me to do things, and of course I won't let everyone suffer. To tell you the truth, I do have some ideas, but I still need everyone's support."

"Ping An will never harm us, we are all at your command." Someone expressed his opinion immediately.

Ping An almost couldn't help laughing.Because the one who spoke was Yutae who was mixed in the crowd.This guy doesn't know when he learned these things. Ping An obviously didn't explain it in advance, but he actually understood the meaning of flattery without a teacher, and opened his mouth on his own initiative.

The mood of the craftsmen had been mobilized by Ping An, so no one noticed that it was Youtai who spoke, and they all spoke in agreement.

Only then did Ping An express his real goal, "I think so. We will separate the various processes and send them to outsiders to do them. After they are finished, they will be sent back for assembly. Because there are standards, it is not accidental to make it." Things will be inappropriate. In this way, the core things are naturally in our hands, and others can only work for us. What do you think?"

The assembly line is of course good, but it is cheaper to split the outsourcing.By handing over the most basic processes to other people, the manpower will naturally be freed up to do more important things.This can greatly increase production.With a large reserve of bows and arrows, Da Chu's combat power will naturally be stronger.

"So what do we do?" someone asked.

Ping An smiled and said, "Good question. Everyone has been making bows and arrows for decades. You should know that this kind of thing has undergone various improvements to become what it is today. Do you think that the current bow and arrow is Is it the best?"

"Of course not!" Someone said immediately, counting down the defects of bows and arrows today.

These words appeared so timely that Ping An couldn't help but take another look at the other party. Those who didn't know thought he was flattering too!

But in fact, this craftsman is one of the more flexible people.He never buried himself in finishing the work in his hand, but was very interested in optimizing and improving bows and arrows.It's a pity that he didn't get any support for these things he did, and he could only do them as hobbies.Even if the improved things are better than the current ones, if they cannot be put into production, they will naturally be useless and can only be left at home to collect ashes.

In fact, although there are not many people like him, there are definitely not many.Hearing Ping An's words, his mind immediately turned away, "Could it be that we want to improve bows and arrows and create something more useful?"

"That's right." Ping An looked at them with a smile, "How about it? Let others do the things that have been made for who knows how many years, and we will find ways to make better and more powerful bows and arrows. Do you feel good?!"

To improve combat effectiveness, increasing production is good, but improving quality is the most fundamental.

Separate these craftsmen and form a place like a research institute, dedicated to improving old bows and arrows, researching new products, and then putting them into use, thus forming a virtuous circle, while Bingzhan Bureau always maintains the most core and most advanced technology , so it can always be in a leading position at the military level.

It can be said to serve multiple purposes, and everyone is happy.

So after hearing what Ping An said, everyone was very excited, as if they had already seen the day when they developed something new.For them, after so many years of handicraft work, they always have some ideas of their own. They had no chance before, but now Ping An let them think and experiment freely. Naturally, they can't wait.

But some people have doubts, "There are more than 3000 people in our military battle bureau, don't they do anything?"

"Of course not." Ping An immediately said, "Although we leave the things used by the ordinary army to other people to do, the things used by the Imperial Forest Army guarding the palace cannot be the same as other people. These things still need to be made by our military bureau .”

The Imperial Forest Army has a small number of people, so the weapons and equipment they need are naturally small, so it is more than enough for a military battle.This also ensures their transcendent status.Because the Royal Forest Army itself listens to the detached.

The extra parts made can also be used as rewards for frontier soldiers who have made meritorious service and performed well in the war to mobilize their enthusiasm.

Hearing that Ping An has been planned and arranged, everyone can't help admiring.

At this moment, Ping An glanced at everyone, pressed his hands down, and suppressed the overly enthusiastic and excited atmosphere, "I know, everyone agrees with this proposal. But I am just a small supervisor, and I only use bows and arrows." The people in the company. Whether this matter can be completed depends on the approval of the people above."

People who thought they had no problems realized this.

For such an important matter, can such a few people in their little archery department count?Even if this is true for bows and arrows, it cannot persuade people in other divisions to carry out reforms like them.Thinking about it this way, everyone was a little discouraged.

Seeing this, Youtai immediately said loudly, "Is there nothing you can do about it?"

"Of course there is a way." Ping An said, "I will fight for this matter with the people above. But until we succeed, we will still work as before, and don't disclose the news, so as not to cause any more twists and turns. Everyone Can you promise me?"

Such a "small" request, naturally no one would not agree.

In addition, Ping An has previously revealed that when the time comes to reorganize the Bingzhan Bureau, outstanding craftsmen will be selected and a research institute will be established.And everyone here must be able to enter the research institute.At that time, as long as you research or improve bows and arrows, you will be able to get rewards.The ancients were well versed in the principle of making a fortune in a low-key manner. This kind of thing that is good for oneself will naturally be well hidden, so as not to spoil the safe thing.

As for whether Ping An can do this?

Everyone now has a kind of blind confidence in Ping An, thinking that he is so powerful that he will definitely succeed.

Besides, there are also well-informed people who know that Ping An belongs to the kind of "people above".Since he said he would fight for it, he would definitely succeed.

So in a kind of subtle excitement, Ping An dismissed everyone and returned to their original jobs.

In the next period of time, these craftsmen who knew the inside story often whispered, looked at each other, scratched their ears and waited for Ping An to give a result, but no one revealed the news, even the one who loved drinking the most, also held back his greed desire.

Ping An has been paying attention to them all the time, and he is relieved when he sees this.

It's not that this matter really has to be kept secret and cannot be disclosed, but the work of the research institute will definitely be kept secret in the future.Once this kind of thing is leaked, it will be a big deal. Ping An must first ensure that these things have such qualities, otherwise it will leave a disaster.Furthermore, a common secret will bring everyone closer and facilitate future cooperation.

Fortunately, these people are royal craftsmen, and their sense of confidentiality is not bad.After all, there were many things that could not be disclosed in the original military battle bureau.

And when Ping An led these people to immerse themselves in the experiment, above the court, under the strong suggestion of the second prince Zhao Xuan, the court sent people to the grassland to investigate the news there, and now the people sent there also They all came back one after another, and brought the news that everyone wanted: this summer, the grassland also suffered a very serious drought.