Zhao Huan took Li Gang to Guangbei siege behind Tianshui Lane.

Looking at the countless craftsmen entering and leaving the continuous workshops, constantly carrying boxes of materials and shuttled between the warehouse and workshop.

Occasionally, some businessmen talked to some officials with flattery attitude.

"What's going on?" Zhao Huan asked. The obvious collusion between officials and businessmen! It's so obvious that he can't see it anymore. Wouldn't it be Shi Lezhi?

Li Gang looked at the direction Zhao Huan pointed, squinted for a while and said, "This is the Military Art Master, who is specialized in the military artifact supervisor, who is responsible for the various things that the military artifact supervisor does in siege. He is discussing business with merchants and doing some merchant orders, otherwise the Military Artifact supervisor will not be able to continue."

"The arsenal was abandoned for thirteen years, and the major workshops were dispersed due to the dispersion of weapons construction, which made many yamen, which was inefficient. The various workshops in this military weapon supervision were abandoned. No one paid attention to the military equipment and did not allocate funds. They could only receive some civil orders and collect some money in order to build equipment and general weapons, renovate crossbows, abandoned wood, and iron tools were all used for civil use."

After he was appointed as the Minister of War, he also served as the Military Armor Supervisor. After working hard in the arsenal and military Armor Supervisor for more than ten years, he finally turned this military Armor Supervisor into his original role.

"Each type of workshop has one military weapon supervisor, and the major workshops have military weapon chief clerks and military weapon supervision. In every small workshop in the workshop, there is a military weapon supervisor as the management. There are thirteen military weapon supervisors, 430 military weapon supervisors and supervisors in the country, with more than 4,000 military weapon supervisors and supervisors, and there are about 30,000 craftsmen working in major military weapon workshops. Officials, this military weapon supervisor is already available." Li Gang continued to introduce the establishment of military weapon supervisors.

Is the stipulation so large? Zhao Huan thought of the redundant officials and said, "Are these all the salaries of the court?"

Li Gang shook his head and said, "Minist and the Military Arts Chief Secretary are the national salary, including the military arts chief clerk, military arts supervisor and the junior supervisor, as well as the craftsmen's salary all come from the workshop itself. Before Yuanfeng's restructuring, the salaries of these people were all from the court. After Yuanfeng's restructuring, these people were gone. I summoned them for a long time before I summoned them back."

Yuanfeng's restructuring has a good idea, with the intention of solving the problem of redundant officials and to a large extent the problem of redundant officials.

At that time, when singing and dancing were in peace, there was no problem in cutting off these craftsmen, but now thinking about it, the reform has cut off many officials who should not have been cut off.

"You continue to lead the military weapon surveillance, and when the Jin soldiers retreat, we will study the reform of this military weapon surveillance carefully." Zhao Huan said, preparing to enter the workshop.

Li Gang frowned and nodded, saying that he was now the commander of the Four Walls, and was responsible for defending the military affairs of Bianjing. He is still the Minister of War. He has to be busy with documents and military weapons surveillance every day. He originally wanted to push forward the military weapons surveillance, but now the military weapons surveillance has been on the right track and is completely unhindered.

But to whom is handed over the military weapon surveillance? It has become a problem.

"Official family, please come to the workshop and bring something to cover your nose. The workshop is full of anger." Li Gang said to Zhao Huan who was straight and ready to enter.

Of course, this is not the first time that Zhong Shidao has come to this workshop. He took out a cover from his sleeve and pressed it on his nose, leaving only his eyes, and walked into the workshop with a car.

Zhao Huan was surprised. Do these Northern Song Dynasty workshops have safety production management regulations?

He adapted to bring a square scarf to cover his nose, walked into the workshop, and saw the working craftsmen. This place was a place for forging short weapons and was sparsely populated.

Zhao Huan glanced and found that most of the ones they created were kitchen utensils and farm tools. As for short weapons such as swords, only three or four craftsmen were beating on the iron felt.

The large quenching pool is also live water, taken from the rivers in the city and flows slowly in and out. Regarding this situation, his eyes looked at Li Gang.

"The official army is not suitable for short-term warriors now. Whether it is the Liao Kingdom, the Xixia Kingdom, or the Jin Kingdom now, short-term warriors such as armor, swords, and swords are no longer suitable for use in battle formations. Now the battlefield is full of long-handled guns or hammers, so that they can effectively kill the enemy." Li Gang immediately heard the strings and knew the elegant meaning.

"Oh." Zhao Huan walked forward, and the entire shortbing workshop was soon finished visiting and entered the next workshop.

This place is a printing workshop. Through the thick masks, Zhao Huan smelled the ink. The craftsmen put the carved plates on the printing table, and each print was a piece.

Then a large piece of paper was printed and the other party was there, waiting for the cutting.

Movable type printing must have been invented.

The blind student discovered the bright spot!

Using movable type printing technology, wouldn’t the efficiency take off? He pointed to the craftsman and said, “Don’t you know that Li Shaoqing has heard of movable type printing technology?”

Mr. Zhong was also watching from side to side, but when he heard Zhao Huan's words, he started to cough with a smile.

"Why is Zhong Shaobao laughing?" Zhao Huan and the second monk were confused. What's wrong?

Li Gang explained with a smile: "Mobile type printing technology is only used in the imperial workshop, and it is difficult to use in this military weapon supervisor. Most of the officials and craftsmen are illiterate. How could they pick out appropriate characters to print?"

"One-sheet woodblock printing can be used for more than ten years, or even twenty years without breaking, but for movable type, the copper plate is better. The iron plate is easy to rust and maintain is too expensive and cannot be used!"

Illiterate use movable type printing... Zhao Huan thinks it is better to find a crack in the ground to drill down! Online writing is harmful!

It is said that we can make paper, movable type, and soap through time...

Ignorant craftsman prints, prints in movable type...

"If it is a clay plate movable type mold, it is too easy to deform and is very inappropriate, so it is better to be engraved. In fact, the printing of movable type in the imperial workshop is mainly for printing the imperial edicts that are passed down from all over the world. Other official documents and other texts are engraved into engravings and printed in the workshop." Li Gang continued.

Zhao Huan covered his face and left. Since movable type printing has been invented and has not been used on a large scale in pragmatic China, there must be problems.

The workshop he entered again was Changbing Workshop, and Zhao Huan kept patrolling, and this time he really discovered Huadian!

"If there is no accident, this is lost wax casting." Zhao Huan asked.

The craftsmen made the wax into models, then put the wax mold on it, touched the mud, and put it in the sunny place to dry. In the drying place, he saw the mud mold that had been dried long ago.

The wax film in the mud film is melted again, and the remaining mud film is put into the kiln, baked into a ceramic mold, and then poured.

Zhao Huan was very sure that he had discovered Huadian. This time it was no longer a joke about movable type printing before!

"The official family is indeed casting with lost wax. The officials admire the vast amount of their knowledge. However, is there any problem with the official family?" Li Gang was a little puzzled. The lost wax method has been recorded since the Spring and Autumn Period and has been used to this day.

Objects such as Buddha statues are made using the lost wax method, and I don’t know what the official wants to express.

"I have seen this standing and subduing beast cast by the lost wax method earlier. The openwork decoration is complex and changeable, with a gorgeous and solemn appearance. At that time, I was wondering whether this lost wax method casting will have a greater purpose when used in military weapons?" Zhao Huan said.

Li Gang shook his head. This official is really interesting. The lost wax method is widely used to cast Buddhist seals. The process is mature. However, it is used to cast weapons. Wouldn't the cast iron tools collapse at once?

When casting weapons, does Your Majesty even know that military weapons are forged? I'm afraid this is not a joke.

"The weapons mentioned by the officials were tried as early as the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. The weapons cast were pig iron and collapsed at once. How could it be used?" Li Gang explained, but His Majesty was concerned about military affairs and his military equipment had exceeded his expectations.

The gentleman is far away from the chef and doesn’t even get down in the kitchen. It’s already very good to enter the workshop.

"I'm talking about military weapons, not weapons. Li Shaoqing." Zhao Huan was very confident. When he saw the national bed crossbow, if the rotating shafts and other things on the bed crossbow were cast using the lost wax method, it would definitely be easier to use.

Li Gang shook his head and said, "Weapons are not good, military weapons are even more..."

He stopped after a while. He realized what the loss of wax can do!

He has been the Minister of War and the Military Equipment Supervisor for so long. He is dedicated to his duties and understanding of military equipment.

It is naturally a joke to cast weapons, but military weapons are not just weapons that are head-on, such as hammers, but also crossbows and bows.

For example, a bed crossbow!

There are also many improvements, which are very regrettable because the required parts are too so sophisticated that they cannot be made.

The lost wax method that the official mentioned has great potential for casting military weapons!

"Thank you for your teachings. Sure enough, it's not all right."

Li Gang was overjoyed! The bed crossbow and the supporting car crossbow both had such problems and could not be improved. The reason was that the remodeling was that the parts needed were too fine.
Chapter completed!