With Wei Zheng's eyes, it can be seen that the craftsmen in the craftsmen are all old blacksmiths with rich forging experience.

In this case, the problem with craftsmen was ruled out.

There is no problem with craftsmen. If the craftsman cannot create qualified muskets, then there is only one problem left. The raw materials for building muskets are insufficient.

However, another problem arises. Datong Prefecture is an important military center that guards the capital. No matter how stupid and courageous the imperial court members are, they dare not do too much trouble in the military preparations of Datong Prefecture.

Since the court gave Datong Prefecture sufficient iron, but the craftsman camp still lacked the iron for building muskets. Then there was only one reason left: the rudimentary iron given to Datong Prefecture by the court was eaten by corrupt officials garrisoned in Datong Prefecture.

As the chief of the craftsman, such a big thing is absolutely impossible to escape his eyes.

What's more, the brightly dressed craftsmen in front of him are the culprits who resell the elite of the army.

So, at the warning of Wei Zheng, two tiger and leopard army guards were quickly arranged to the side of Qian Zong, the craftsman camp.

At the same time, several shirtless blacksmiths were also taken to Wei Zheng by the guards...

Under Wei Zheng's questioning and support, several blacksmiths dared not hide it. Under the clever eyes of the craftsman, they told me about the lack of raw materials for the craftsman camp and how the food and salary of all the craftsmen in the craftsman camp were short of.

Especially when he heard that the blacksmiths in front of him had to complete a large number of forging tasks stipulated by the court when they only had a few bowls of wild vegetable porridge every day, Wei Zheng was completely angry...

With a sneer on his face, he ordered Zhou Shuyuan: "You guys lead the way, let's go to Mr. Zhang's house to take a look..."

A little Qianzong from a craftsman's camp actually owns a house in Datong Mansion with an area of ​​no less than the prefect's office. Seeing the results he wanted but did not want to see, Wei Zheng's solemn expression became even stronger.

He asked to Mr. Qian, who was already pale in front of him, "Mr. Zhang Qian, what else do you have to say?"

"Pu..." At this time, even the fool knew what Wei Zhengyi was referring to.

A "thump" sounded, and the pale-faced general of the craftsman, Qian, fell to the ground and began to kowtow to Wei Zheng.

While kowtowing, he begged for mercy to Wei Zheng, "Please spare your life... These are all done by Wang Shouji. Wang Shouji is just an order. Moreover, most of the money received from reselling arms was given to Wang Shouji. Bei Yi only took a small part of it. Please ask the General to investigate and spare the Bei Yi... Bei Yi is willing to take out all the money embezzled over the years and handed it over to the General. Please ask the General to spare your life..."

Wei Zheng looked at Qianmao in front of him with a cold look on his face and said, "You can buy such a big house with a small amount of silver. It seems that reselling the army is very profitable... Now I finally know why there is not even a decent iron armor in the army's armed warehousing warehouse? It turns out that it was eaten by you borers..."

Speaking of this, a trace of murderous aura quickly appeared on Wei Zheng's face, and then he said to Mr. Zhang Qian who was still kneeling on the ground and kept kowtowing: "Mr. Zhang Qian, it's not that I don't want to let you go, but that is the craftsmen in the craftsman's camp that don't let me let you go. In order to make these craftsmen return to their hearts and serve me, the tiger and leopard army, I must use your head as a gift for them."

Then, he ordered Zhou Shuyuan directly: "General Zhou, immediately pulled him out and cut him off... As for the Zhang Mansion in front of him, he would search according to the rules. All the silver obtained was handed over to the Jiangzuo Camp as funds. In addition, I would go to Jiangzuo Camp to find someone who was talking to the Zhang Mansion. I still have a lot of things to know about."

"Sir, please spare me..."

As General Zhang Qian's begging for mercy came to an abrupt end outside the Zhang Mansion, teams of Tiger and Leopard Army soldiers also began to rush into the Zhang Mansion under the command of their respective sergeants and began to search...

At this time, an old blacksmith with a thin figure and malnourished figure walked to Wei Zheng tremblingly under the guidance of his personal guard.

"Sir, at this time, the old blacksmith Wang recommended by the blacksmith of the craftsman camp, he spent the longest time in the craftsman camp and knew the most about the craftsman camp..." The personal guard introduced to Wei Zheng with a respectful face.

Wei Zheng nodded and signaled his personal guard to go down, and said to the blacksmith Wang who was kneeling on the ground with his legs in front of him: "I'll call you Mr. Wang! Get up quickly, the ground is cold, don't break your legs. In the future, I will ask Mr. Wang to create more and more sophisticated weapons for our soldiers?"

After the old-fashioned old man Wang stood up from the ground with excitement, he was about to say something grateful to Wei Zheng, but Wei Zheng had already spoken again.

"Old Wang, the purpose of my visit to you is the guard who should have told you on the way. The Qiangma of your craftsman camp has been cut off by me because of reselling the arms and deducting military pay. Now, I want to learn from you about the true strength and level of our craftsman camp... We must not let everyone's excellent technology be wasted on creating cold weapons without any technical content."

After hearing the news that President Qian was beheaded from his mouth, Mr. Wang knelt down in front of Wei Zheng again because of excitement.

I don’t know where the courage came from, so I shouted grateful to Wei Zheng: “Master General, the craftsman of the craftsman representing the craftsmen in the craftsman camp, thank you, Master General. I will help us get rid of this corrupt official who specializes in drinking blood from soldiers…”

Wei Zheng waved his hand and said, "Don't say much about these words. If you really want to thank me, you will create more excellent weapons for me from now on. However, what I need to know now is the true level of the craftsmen in the craftsman camp, can you build muskets..."

"Mustgun...Sir General, you underestimate these craftsmen in our craftsmen. Not to mention muskets, we can build them even with cannons."

"We can build all kinds of artillery equipment in the army, except for the Red Cannon, other artillery cannons."

"But the fine iron allocated to us by the court was taken out by the original Lord Qian for silver. However, our craftsman camp could only use pig iron to create some cold weapons for the soldiers to use."

"Architecture..." Hearing these two words, Wei Zheng's eyes lit up suddenly and he asked excitedly.

Mr. Wang replied confidently: "Master General, just two years ago, under the order of the court, our craftsman camp specially built a hundred various cannons and handed them over to the court. Therefore, for us, there is absolutely no problem in building artillery. As long as you give us craftsman camp sufficient raw materials."

After receiving repeated confirmation from Wang Lao Blacksmith, Wei Zheng couldn't help but shout.

"I can finally build artillery by myself, and I don't have to rely on the battlefield to seize it."

Then, looking at Wang Lao Blacksmith, it seemed as if he saw a pile of gold ingots, his eyes full of scorching heat.

After a brief contemplation, he said with a firm look on his face: "Old Wang, since you have recommended it to everyone, it means that you have a good reputation in the craftsman camp. Now, I have officially decided to appoint you as the deputy general manager of the craftsman camp, and to manage the craftsman camp for the time being."

"Now the soldiers are raiding your former Qianmao. I have just issued an order to send all the silver and grains obtained from the raid camp to serve as funds."

"As for the food and salary and treatment of all the craftsmen in the craftsmen in the craftsmen in the original weapon workshop of the Tiger and Leopard Army, they will definitely not treat everyone unfairly. Ensure that all the craftsmen have sufficient food and salary to support their families, and then steadily build weapons for the soldiers."

"Maybe Deputy General Wang doesn't know that I came to Datong Mansion to take office this time and brought hundreds of craftsmen. By then, all these craftsmen will join the craftsman camp. Everyone will unite to create more and more advanced and more sophisticated firearms for the soldiers."

In a blink of an eye, he went from a craftsman with the lowest status to a sixth-rank general in the court. Facing Wei Zheng who was using human means in a nonsensical manner, Mr. Wang was shocked and did not react for a moment.

Because since the founding of the Ming Dynasty, the management of household registration has been very strict. If your master is a craftsman, it means that your sons and sons cannot live without the craftsmanship for generations. Not only can they not become officials, but they can only be regarded as craftsmen who are looked down upon, looked down upon, and have the lowest status.

However, the general in front of him not only made him an official, but also directly gave him a senior official from the sixth rank. This sudden surprise made Mr. Wang feel like he was dreaming, full of unreality.

Until Wei Zheng left the palace, Mr. Wang still stood there, with a stunned face and motionless...

"Mr. Wang...Mr. Wang...General General has left..." Zhou Shuyuan, who was left to finish the game, reminded Mr. Wang, who had just been appointed as deputy general manager with a smile on his face.

"Let's go... I, I haven't thanked the General for kowtowing to the General..." Mr. Wang, who suddenly reacted, said with a complex expression of surprise and panic.

And he planned to chase Wei Zheng...

Zhou Shuyuan decisively pulled him back and said with a smile: "Mr. Wang, the General has gone far away. If you go after him now, it is absolutely impossible to catch up. Besides, our General does not like those subordinates who are good at flattering. As long as you do your job well, lead the craftsman and build more firearms for the General, it is the best thanks to the General."

Mr. Wang, who slowly calmed down, promised loudly: "Please tell the General, Mr. Zhou, that even if I, Blacksmith, fought for this life, I, will also create a better firearm for the General..."

To improve craftsmen’s food and salary, to promote craftsmen to become officials, and to specialize in managing craftsmen. In addition, the original weapons workshop of the Tiger and Leopard Army brought various advanced production technologies to the craftsmen’s camp.
Chapter completed!