Many of the weapons and equipment of the Han Dynasty were basically completed by the Shaofu.
There are a large number of craftsmen in the Shaofu, and all of them are very good at their craftsmanship.
Find Dong Cheng, the uncle of the country who is now the young master.
"Cheng, I have met General You." Dong Cheng was very polite.
Although Wang Ding's current position is completely incomparable to that of Dong Zhuo before him.
But now, when it comes to who has the final say in Chang'an, anyone with any brains knows that it is Wang Ding.
But Wang Dingyuan was not as arrogant and unscrupulous as Dong Zhuo.
But Dong Cheng understood that this was the case so far, and both sides had exercised restraint, so conflicts did not break out.
When conflicts broke out, the ministers in the court were unable to do anything about Wang Ding.
Dong Cheng has heard Wang Ding's name countless times, and occasionally sees Wang Ding in court, but in private, this is the first time he has gotten along with Wang Ding.
Wang Dingdao: "Ji An has met Uncle Guo."
Dong Cheng was polite, but Wang Ding would not look down at him arrogantly.
There is really no need to deliberately step on others in order to show your power and status.
Only when you are calm can you have a good chat.
Instead of forcing others to do things for them like Dong Zhuo did.
Dong Cheng asked Wang Ding to sit down and ordered his servants to serve good tea, and then said: "This tea was sent by merchants from Yangzhou. Please taste it, general."
Whether it was before or now, Wang Ding didn't know much about tea. He just drank a pot occasionally to refresh himself.
Wang Ding took a sip and said: "Good tea."
Putting down the tea cup, Wang Ding continued: "I came to visit my uncle today because I have something I want to ask my uncle for help."
Dong Cheng also put down his tea cup, stretched out his hand and said, "General, please speak."
Wang Dingdao: "I would like to ask my uncle's young master to help me improve the crossbow machine."
Dong Cheng thought that Wang Ding's special visit was a big deal.
He immediately smiled and said: "It's a small matter. Tomorrow I will order Zhu Yejian to improve the crossbow machine for the general."
Wang Dingdao: "I want to go to Zhuye Prison with my uncle tomorrow."
Zhuyejian is a department under the Shaofu that specializes in forging weapons.
But nowadays, there are actually not many weapons being forged.
One is that there are not so many materials, and the other is that now that the Han Dynasty's political orders cannot leave Chang'an, it is impossible for them to forge weapons and equipment and give them to princes everywhere.
Now the soldiers and horses in Wang Ding's hands will ask for weapons and equipment from the Shaofu.
But he doesn’t need much, and Wang Ding also has a blacksmith in the army.
Wang Ding is still not used to the names of these departments in Dahan. He doesn't know many of them. Even if he hears the names, he doesn't know what their responsibilities are.
Dong Cheng agreed, and he also wanted to have a good relationship with Wang Ding.
Regardless of Wang Ding's current status, the status of Wang Ding's family, and Wang Ding's current affairs, the ministers in the court will not be too hostile to Wang Ding.
At the beginning, Dong Zhuo and these ministers were in the same situation.
Even if you use a knife to force these ministers to kneel down, but these people still have to handle the matter, they can always create obstacles for Dong Zhuo.
Many of Dong Zhuo's ideas were unable to be implemented.
Most of Dong Zhuo's energy was spent on confronting these ministers.
Wang Ding doesn't want to waste his time on these people.
Anyway, these ministers in the DPRK are all from the older generation, so they can have a good time in just the past few years.
From the time Wang Ding entered the uncle's house to the time he came out, it only took a cup of tea.
The next day, Wang Ding did not leave the city, but followed Dong Zhuo to Zhuye Prison.
The Inspector Ye suddenly saw Dong Cheng and came out to greet him tremblingly.
Dong Cheng is in charge of the Young Mansion, but he rarely pays attention to the departments below.
The supervision order is to report to Dong Cheng once a month.
Dong Cheng was originally a general of the Wei, but after Dong Zhuo took over power, he was promoted from a general of the Wei to a Shaofu. He lost his military power, but was classified as one of the Nine Qings.
Dong Cheng just nodded to the supervisor and said: "This is the right general. I have something to entrust to you today."
"Ye Jian ordered Chen Hu to meet the general." Chen Hu quickly saluted.
Chen Hu stayed in these prisons every day, but he could hear the name Wang Ding every day.
Even the craftsmen under his command will talk about Wang Ding in their spare time, and he himself is no exception.
No one is jealous of Wang Ding, but his words are full of admiration and respect.
Chen Hu also didn't expect that he would be able to see Wang Ding today. He raised his eyes and looked at Wang Ding quietly and thought to himself: "Sure enough, he is as young as the rumors."
Wang Dingdao: "No need to be polite. I came here today to see the weapons and equipment you forged."
When Wang Ding came here for the first time, he really wanted to take a closer look at how the royal craftsmen forged weapons and equipment, and whether they were any different from blacksmiths outside.
I also want to take a look at their level so that I can judge whether these craftsmen have the ability to improve the crossbow machine.
Chen Hu said: "Uncle, general, who can I ask to come down?"
He led the way, and Wang Ding soon heard the sound of hammering and forging, and the further he walked inside, the more he felt a wave of heat rushing towards him.
The daily work of these craftsmen is not easy.
Passing through another courtyard, Chen Hu said: "Uncle, General, this is where craftsmen forge weapons every day."
Several more sheds were erected in the open-air yard. At this moment, dozens of craftsmen were sweating profusely, pounding the calcined iron blocks to remove impurities inside.
They were all serious and did not notice the arrival of Dong Cheng and Wang Ding.
As the uncle of the country, Dong Cheng has never been here since he became the young master.
At this moment, Wang Ding came with him. Wang Ding didn't say anything, and Dong Cheng just stood aside.
Wang Ding watched for a while, and Chen Hu took the two of them to another courtyard.
There was a place for making spears, as well as shields, armor, etc. Wang Ding looked over one by one.
Wang Ding took a look around at the various industry supervisors under Chen Hu's management, and he still felt good. At least the craftsmen did not cut corners when making weapons and equipment.
Then the three of them came to the sitting hall where Chen Hu worked. Wang Ding gave up the seat to Dong Cheng and sat on Dong Cheng's left hand side.
Chen Hu didn't dare to sit down and stood nervously in front of the two of them. After watching it all morning, he didn't know whether Wang Ding was satisfied with his work.
Chen Hu personally poured a cup of tea for Dong Cheng and Wang Ding. It was indeed a little different from what he drank at Dong Cheng's place yesterday.
A single inspection order cannot produce any good tea.
Wang Ding took out a small crossbow machine and said, "Chen Jianling, is there anything that can be improved on this crossbow machine?"
Chen Hu took the crossbow machine, looked at it, and found that it was just an ordinary crossbow machine, nothing special, and said: "I don't know, general, how do you want to improve it?"
Wang Dingdao: "The speed of loading feather arrows in the crossbow machine must be faster. Can we also get a crossbow machine that can fire continuously?"
Chen Hu looked at Wang Ding with a troubled expression. As a supervisor, he had some skills. He might not be as good as the craftsmen behind him, but he was also good at various crafts.
The crossbow machine in my hand is already a high-quality product. It is difficult to improve it, let alone the two points mentioned by Wang Ding.
"I'm willing to give it a try." Just looking at Wang Ding, Chen Hu didn't dare to shake his head.