But before going to the Ordnance Bureau, you have to bring Heizi with you. If you want to make a revolver, you can't do it without the special steel he made.
Taking Heizi to the Arms Bureau, the guard at the door saw Han Du wearing an earl uniform.
He hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "I'm here to pay my respects to my uncle. What's the purpose of my uncle's visit?"
"My officer, Han Du." Han Du clasped his hands behind his back and looked up at the large plaque with the words "Ordnance Bureau" written on the center of the door.
When the guard heard this, he was startled and said quickly: "I'd like to pay my respects to Mr. Han, Mr. Han, please come in."
Han Du followed the guard into the weapons bureau.
In the courtroom, more than a dozen officials were waiting neatly.
Seeing Han Du come in, they all bowed down.
"Your Majesty, Peng Ke, pays my respects..."
"Jian Yong, please pay homage to your lord..."
"I'll wait to see you, sir."
"Everyone, get up." Han Du said as he walked to the main seat and sat down.
"Thank you, sir."
Han Du sat on it and did not speak. Instead, he observed everyone carefully.
I couldn't help but feel a little strange when I saw that several officials had rough fingers and seemed to have some hideous scars on them. Han Du had been an official for a long time, and he had seen dozens of officials, but such officials
But it was the first time I saw it.
And their eyes are different from those of the previous officials. No matter whether they were higher or lower than Han Du, the eyes of the previous officials always had a kind of literati pride. But the literati temperament in their eyes was very weak, instead of
It's a solid flavor.
Han Du looked at them not as if he were looking at a group of civil servants, but more like he was looking at a group of technical craftsmen.
Technical craftsman?
Han Du had some clarity in his heart.
He smiled and asked: "I see that your palms are rough and some are even injured. Why don't you do it yourself?"
Peng Ke looked back at the people below and saw the people Han Du was talking about. Then he turned back to Han Du and said, "Sir, we do know how to do it ourselves. We can't be careless in making firearms and gunpowder, and we don't do it ourselves."
It is difficult to guarantee the quality of firearms by doing it yourself. Moreover, making firearms and gunpowder will inevitably lead to injuries, as is the case with those you have seen."
Making firearms and gunpowder is extremely dangerous, let alone gunpowder. Even making firearms is a very dangerous thing. Firearms of the Ming Dynasty include small artillery such as the Tiger Crouching Cannon made of iron, and firecrackers made of copper.
.During casting, it is common for sparks to fly everywhere and one person to be bad or unlucky enough to be burned by the sparks.
After hearing the explanation, Han Du nodded and asked casually: "Penke, right? I wonder which part you are responsible for?"
"Back to my lord, I will be in charge of firearms manufacturing."
Zhan Yong on the side quickly lowered his head, cupped his hands and said: "Sir, I am responsible for the manufacture of gunpowder."
Compared with officials like scholars, Han Du actually prefers to deal with these technical officials in front of him. Scholars have too many tricks, and if you don't deal with them well, you will fall into a trap, so Han Du always arrives ten minutes in advance.
If you are careful, you will naturally feel tired over time.
But it's different when dealing with technical officials. Technical officials are more reasonable and can tell you what the facts are. It's very simple and direct.
In this case, Han Du did not beat around the bush with them. He pointed at Heizi and said, "His name is Heizi. I brought him from the Baoqian Lifting Department. He will be under your command, Zhan Yong, and will be responsible for casting this part."
Zhan Yong saw that Heizi was young. Although this man also had a dark face with a reddish tint. At first glance, he knew that he was also a craftsman who had been making money around the furnace for a long time. However, he was too young, and Zhan Yong did not know much about technology.
Not very trusting.
"Sir, I'm not just trying to refute your reputation. Casting is really not a trivial matter. If you are inexperienced and your skills are not up to standard, it is very easy to cause problems." Even if Zhan Yong knew that the new official had taken office, he had to burn three fires first.
. If you oppose an adult's decision at this time, it is extremely easy to be resented for a lifetime.
But casting was no small matter, and he had to say it even at the risk of offending Han Du.
Instead of blaming Zhan Yong, Han Du smiled at him and comforted him.
This is the difference between technical officials and civilian officials. If they are civilian officials, even if they dislike Heizi in their hearts, they will not say it in front of Han Du. They will only nod and accept with a smile. As for Heizi
Whether it will be cast or whether it will cause unnecessary trouble is not within their scope of consideration. All they need is to flatter Han Du blindly, hoping to leave a good impression in Han Du's heart.
"You can rest assured that the fire blunderbuss made this time is different from the previous ones. Only Heizi can cast this kind of fire blunderbuss. So from the construction of the blast furnace to the raw materials and the manufacturing of molds, Heizi is responsible for everything. You just need to
Just provide him with enough manpower and that's it."
Han Du's move almost used Heizi to evade Zhan Yong. Although Heizi was nominally working under Zhan Yong, he couldn't control anything. Instead, he had to listen to Heizi's words. Isn't this an evasion? What is this?
But Zhan Yong felt relieved after hearing this. Since he was going to make new things, and only Heizi could make them, there was no problem of lack of experience. As for him, he had to help Heizi arrange manpower, and then help Heizi prepare various kinds of things.
What is needed is a matter of course in Zhan Yong's opinion.
In the Ordnance Bureau, although the official position distinguishes a kind of superiority and inferiority, it also implies another system, that is, whoever is more skilled will listen to whoever does things. After all, the Ordnance Bureau manufactures firearms.
And gunpowder, if someone who doesn't know the skills gives random instructions. If something goes wrong and the gunpowder explodes, it will be fatal.
In this case, such unwritten rules will naturally form.
"I obey." Zhan Yong no longer had any doubts, so he bowed and retreated.
"Sir, I wonder what I need to do?" Peng Ke saw Zhan Yong retreating and asked directly without waiting for Han Du to say anything.
If the gunpowder to be made is different from the previous ones, and if the Lord has other arrangements, he wouldn't mind helping.
Han Du nodded, "The gunpowder I want to make this time is indeed different. When the time comes, you can find the manpower and follow my arrangements."
"Follow your orders." Hearing that he was following the adults' arrangements, Penke became even more indifferent.
For the casting of the revolver, Han Du can safely leave it to Heizi. Because only Heizi knows the formula of this fine steel material. As long as he does not take the initiative to leak it, no one can figure out the formula from a pile of raw materials.