"Your Highness, that Zhou Shu went to the Ministry of Works to hire craftsmen, and construction has already started. This is the drawing I got from the craftsmen."
In a palace in the Great Xia Palace, a pretty maid was reporting to Yin Wuyou.
"He is more anxious than me."
Yin Wuyou took the drawing and looked at it a few times, "Did someone from the Ministry of Industry design this drawing?"
"No, it is said that it was designed by Zhou Shu himself."
"He still knows how to build?" Yin Wuyou said in surprise, "Have I really discovered a talent?"
The palace maid had a black line, "Your Highness, you don't know if he can do it, so you dare to let him be the head of the workshop?"
"That's not what you're saying." Yin Wuyou shook his head and said, "I'm sure he has some talent in forging weapons. This Workshop Zero is just an experiment. It doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not."
"The Huben Sword and the Bailian Huanshou Sword alone are worth a job."
"By the way, how many weapon-making apprentices has he recruited now?"
"Not one."
The palace maid had a strange look on her face and said, "These days, he lives and eats with the craftsmen from the Ministry of Works. He is busy building the workshop all day long and has not even gone to recruit apprentices for casting weapons!"
"Are there none?" Yin Wuyou'e frowned slightly, "General Meng has urged me several times. If after a while, the Forging Division still cannot hand over the Hundred Refined Ring First Sword, we will be in trouble." "Then Your Highness, should we first get the secret recipe for the Bailian Huanshou Sword and let other workshops start casting it first?"
The palace maid asked.
"Wait a minute, let me think about it."
Yin Wuyou muttered, "You ask the Secretary to inform Zhou Shu that this month there is a lot of construction work at Workshop Zero, so there is no need to hand over the weapons, but starting from next month, Workshop Zero will hand in at least a thousand weapons every month."
The first sword of a hundred refinements!"
"Wouldn't a thousand be a little too little?"
The little palace maid is also a sinister person.
"Take your time first."
Yin Wuyou waved his hand, "Do as I say!"
……
Zhou Shu didn't know that the casting task was about to fall on him. He was looking at Workshop Zero that was gradually taking shape, and his heart was filled with joy.
I have to say that the price of the craftsmen from the Ministry of Industry is a bit expensive, but the craftsmanship is worth mentioning.
In just a few days, the foundation of Workshop Zero has been laid and the prototype has begun to take shape.
The technology in this world is limited, and high-rise buildings cannot be built. Zhou Shu never thought of researching cement like other time-travelers.
Therefore, the buildings in Workshop Zero are mainly two-story buildings and single-story buildings.
He did not follow the usual practice of building the smelting furnace in the residence of the forger apprentices, but directly built a large workshop in which all the smelting furnaces were arranged.
As for the residence of the weapon-casting apprentices, it is planned to be in another place.
Let's put it this way, he divided Workshop Zero into several areas, work area, accommodation area, living area, entertainment area...
Next to the casting and smelting furnace, winter is fine, but summer is extremely hot. Zhou Shu has experienced it personally.
His Workshop Zero is not a sweatshop, and he doesn’t want to be stabbed in the back by the forging apprentice.
In his opinion, providing the apprentices with a good rest environment will only be beneficial to them in improving their work efficiency.
Moreover, based on his previous experience in forging the Tiger Ben Sword, he could gather the apprentices of forging weapons together to forge weapons, and they could also provide unified command.
Otherwise, it would be difficult for ordinary weapon-casting apprentices to master the casting process of the Bailian Huanshou Sword.
For now, the First Sword of the Hundred Refining Ring is the signature of Workshop Zero, and it must be cast in batches.
However, at the level of ordinary weapon-casting apprentices, it is basically impossible for them to master the casting process of the Hundred Refined Ringshou Sword without taking a year and a half.
The only way is to use the method he used to complete the task of forging the Tiger Blade before, breaking down the actions and commanding them in a unified manner.
Building a large workshop is based on this consideration.
As for the residence of the weapon-casting apprentices, it is still a separate courtyard. Although the area is not large, the conditions are much better than those of other workshops.
Although the sparrow is small, it is well-equipped with all the essentials. The room is designed as two bedrooms and one living room. A soldier-casting apprentice with a family can live there as a family. The kitchen and toilet are standard, and even the floor is paved with blue bricks.
The consequence of this is that the cost of each dormitory is increased by a full twenty taels of silver!
The site of Workshop Zero is not large. Zhou Shu only planned a dormitory for fifty people. This amount alone cost an extra thousand taels!
Almost all the gifts he received were thrown in.
Those craftsmen couldn't figure out why Zhou Shu did this, but it was Zhou Shu who paid for it, so of course they did it.
Seeing the workshop getting up day by day, Zhou Shu was like watching his own child grow up, and the joy in his heart needs no explanation.
In fact, he has not been idle these days, and he continues to forge the Hundred Refined Ring-Shou Sword every day.
According to previous experience, after the first sword of the Hundred Refining Ring reaches 100, the next weapon will appear on the divine weapon map.
I don’t know if the next weapon can be purchased?
Of course, he has not forgotten the matter of recruiting weapon-making apprentices.
Although the palace maid did not see Zhou Shu recruiting people, it does not mean that Zhou Shu did nothing.
He was waiting for Workshop Zero to take shape before he could talk to people.
What you can see is always more convincing than empty words!
"Brother Zhang, Brother Wu, dear brothers, I know that you all have a heavy workload, so I am calling you over at this time. I have no other intention, just that we have had a great time cooperating with each other before. I have already left Workshop No. 97.
Say goodbye to everyone."
"I specially ordered this banquet from Zuixian Tower. Everyone is open to eating and drinking today. It's enough."
Zhang Yibei, Wu Laoliu and others looked at Zhou Shu with complicated expressions.
Not long ago, Zhou Shu was just like them, a miserable weapon-making apprentice.
At that time, although Zhang Yibei and Wu Laoliu both praised Zhou Shu's ability to become an armorer in the future, to be honest, they both had doubts about whether Zhou Shu could become an armorer.
After all, the Weapons Forging Division has been established for so many years, and there are only a handful of people who have truly grown from Weapon Forging Apprentices to Weapons Forging Masters.
Unexpectedly, just a few days later, although Zhou Shu did not become a weapon maker, he became the head of the workshop!
Whether it is the armorer or the head of the workshop, they are already high-ranking figures.
"Congratulations to Director Zhou for his promotion."
After all, Zhang Yibei and others are no longer hot-blooded young men. Even if they are a little envious in their hearts, they still know what to do on the surface.
"Brother Zhang, you're welcome——"
"Master Zhou, please don't call me that. Just call me by my name."
Zhang Yibei bowed his body and said.
"Brother Zhang, we are people who have gone through adversity together. What you said is out of context. Let's sit down first and let's chat while we eat."
Zhou Shu said.
Everyone took their seats with mixed emotions, and most people only dared to sit halfway down.
Zhou Shu secretly sighed in his heart, this world is very hierarchical, this is already the case with weapon-casting apprentices and workshop masters, but what about people at higher levels?
It seems that I can now talk to Princess Wuyou and Sun Pingping, but in fact, I don’t know how many levels are different between them.
It's not time for him to be proud and complacent yet.
Wary in his heart, Zhou Shu raised his glass.
"We all worked together to make the Tiger Ben knife before, and we had a great time cooperating. Let me toast you all first!"
Zhou Shu drank a glass of wine first.
Seeing this, Zhang Yibei and others also picked up their wine glasses and drank them dry.
After a glass of wine, everyone's anxiety finally calmed down a little.
"Mr. Zhou, you have been promoted to chief. We were not qualified to congratulate you before. Now I take this opportunity to toast you."
Zhang Yibei stood up, holding the wine glass and said.
A man in his forties was laughing and toasting. This scene reminded Zhou Shu of himself in his previous life, and he couldn't help but feel sad.
He and Zhang Yibei drank a glass of wine, and before anyone else came to toast, Zhou Shu had already spoken first.
"I invite you all to come over today, firstly to say goodbye, secondly, to catch up on old times, and thirdly, I have something to ask for."
Zhou Shu said in a deep voice.
Zhang Yibei and others were stunned.
"My lord, if you have anything to do, just ask me."
Zhang Yibei and others said at the same time.
"It's not really an order." Zhou Shu shook his head and said, "Everyone knows now. Thanks to the great love of Da Sikong, I have been promoted to the head of Workshop Zero. This Workshop Zero was re-established from scratch.
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"We all know that the weapon-making apprentice is the cornerstone of the workshop. Without the weapon-making apprentice, the workshop is not a workshop."
Zhang Yibei and others looked at each other, vaguely understanding what Zhou Shu wanted to say.
"Mr. Zhou, to be honest, we are willing to follow you." Zhang Yibei was the first to say, "You have been very kind to us. Not only changing workshops, but also letting us do more things.
We won’t refuse either.”
"It's just that we have a contract with the Weapons Division, so we can't help ourselves."
As a soldier-forging apprentice, there is no choice.
Zhang Yibei has never heard of any weapon-making apprentice who can choose a workshop at will.
"You don't need to worry about this." Zhou Shu said with a smile, "As long as you are willing, I will handle the contract matters."
"Let me make it clear first. If you are willing to transfer from Workshop No. 97 to my Workshop Zero, your salary will not change for the time being."
The salaries of the apprentices of the Weapon Casting Division are paid by the imperial court, and there are certain rules. Even Zhou Shu could not raise them casually.
Of course, when they arrive at Workshop Zero, Zhou Shu can still find ways to slowly improve their treatment.
"That's not a problem. Where should we do it?" Zhang Yibei said, "As long as Director Xiao doesn't stop me, I'm willing to follow you, Director Zhou."
"Me too!"
"Me too!"
The rest of the people also said in confusion.
Everyone's reaction made Zhou Shu feel warm in his heart. It seemed that he was quite popular.
"Everyone eat and drink!"
Zhou Shu laughed and said, "Tomorrow I will go to negotiate with Xiao Zongshui. From now on, when everyone comes to Workshop Zero, they are their own brothers. If I can eat with you, I will never treat you badly."
"I dare not say anything else. In my workshop zero, there will never be any weapon-casting apprentice who will die of fatigue!"