"Lu Gong's Secret Records" is not a secret book that records all kinds of war weapons. It also involves the classification of ores, the creation of weapons and equipment, and even civilian equipment and water conservancy tools, etc. It is no exaggeration to say that , it covers a very wide range of fields.
It’s no wonder, after all, the "Secret Records of Lu Gong" is always being revised. The craftsmen of Lu State repair and improve on the basis of their ancestors from time to time, or directly add new technical projects, so that Zhao Hongrun saw the " The authentic "Secret Records of Lu Gong". Some of those bamboo volumes are old and decayed, while others are brand new.
But what surprises Zhao Hongrun the most is that "Secret Records of Lu Gong" is not only a secret record with pictures of useful utensils, but also rare. It is the annotations added to those pictures by countless craftsmen of the Lu State. , detailed explanation and instillation of concepts.
For example, a sword.
The bronze sword is the prototype, and the precise standards and original design intentions of this bronze sword are recorded in detail in one of the oldest chapters.
How many feet long, how many inches wide, how thick, and what is the optimal weight of the sword blade? Next to a simple single picture, those ancient Lu craftsmen have already made accurate statistics. After all, weapons are also The physical quality of the soldiers of Lu State should be considered.
Then there is the improvement of this type of copper sword, why to enhance the strength and toughness of this type of copper sword, how to add several other mineral powders to the copper ore, what proportion to mix, and what temperature to control the fire during making, and quenching, How to deal with tempering, etc.
So often there are only one or two design drawings in a whole volume of bamboo albums. The rest are records that are far more precious than gold, silver and jewelry. In the terminology of later generations, this is called design data, and it is the most important thing for research and development. something.
This is the "Forging Chapter", and in the "Mountain and Rock Chapter", "Lu Gong's Secret Record" records all the different types of ores discovered by the Lu State so far, as well as the tests and uses of these different ores. Although the names are The names are different, but Zhao Hongrun found some important raw materials for refining steel alloys in his memory.
Of course, these records may still be incomplete, but I believe that compared to other countries in the Central Plains, Lu is undoubtedly at the forefront of technology.
It is no exaggeration to say that this is also the foundation. It is the foundation of the craftsmanship developed by countless craftsmen in the Lu State. It is the foundation that the Wei State cannot catch up and surpass in a short period of time even with Zhao Hongrun.
As for the "Utensil Making Chapter", it is even more incredible. The craftsmen of the Lu State actually vaguely touched the threshold of certain truths and roughly understood the concepts of friction, gravity, etc. Although the craftsmen of the Lu State had little regard for such truths, The nouns did not match Zhao Hongrun's memory, and they could not understand the basis for the existence of these forces, so they attributed these forces to the rules of gods or the principles of heaven and earth, which is how they should be.
These precious documents made Zhao Hongrun feel that Wei Jun's hard work and sacrifices over the past six months were really worth it, because based on Wei's current technical foundation and self-study alone, he really doesn't know how long it will take to catch up with Lu's level.
You must know that technical level is not just about building a few catapults and improving a few serial catapults. Craftsmen who do not understand the principles and only know how to build according to the drawings will never become true craftsmen.
Therefore, the first order Zhao Hongrun issued after returning to the Smelting Bureau was to translate "Lu Gong's Secret Records" as soon as possible. After all, the recorded text in "Lu Gong's Secret Records" alone has several new and old versions of the Lu language. , occasionally mixed with some old and new characters of Qi State. If the craftsmen of Wei State want to learn this knowledge, they must first translate it into the small seal script used by Wei State today.
This is no small project.
But Zhao Hongrun had no intention of doing anything for him.
To be fair, with his photographic memory, it was not difficult to memorize the new and old characters of Qi and Lu and translate them into Wei Xiaozhuan, but he did not do that.
Because he felt that the hands-on approach of a certain Prime Minister of Shu in his memory would only make his subordinates lazy and unwilling to make progress.
And the facts in memory also prove that after the prime minister of the Shu Kingdom died of exhaustion, almost no one of his subordinates who could not get corresponding training could replace the old prime minister, so that the talents of the Shu Kingdom withered in the later period.
Zhao Hongrun would naturally not do such a thing.
Well, in the final analysis, a certain His Highness still wants to be lazy. After all, how long will he be able to translate the "Secret Records of Lu Gong" that contains more than 20 carriages by himself?
Do nothing but stay in the Smelting Bureau all day and night to translate "The Secret Records of Lu Gong"?
If he had to do everything for him, what else would he do with so many people in the Construction Bureau?
However, the officials and craftsmen of the Smelting Bureau were unaware of the insidious intentions of a certain Prince Su, and they were overjoyed to translate the "Secret Records of Lu Gong".
This is no wonder, after all, it is rumored that "Secret Records of Lu Gong" is the most precious treasure of the Lu State. If it were not for Zhao Hongrun's relationship, how would they, the craftsmen of the Wei State, have the opportunity to come into contact with such a rare book.
Those officials and craftsmen who were nominated to join the translation team were very happy, while those who were not nominated were full of dismay.
Even after hearing about this incident, even the officials and craftsmen who built the ports in Bolangsha and Xiangfu Ports were eager to have a trust relationship and deliberately tried to squeeze into the translation team just to have a quick look at the "Secret Records of Lu Gong"
Wait for the strange book.
On that day, Zhao Hongrun stayed in the Smelting Bureau for a while because the Bureau Chief Wang Fu submitted a written proposal regarding the department under the Smelting Governor.
Based on the suggestions of Bureau Chief Wang Fu, Zhao Hongrun made a new plan for the current Smelting Bureau, no, to be precise, it should be the Smelting Governor.
First of all, there is a governor, who is served by Wang Fu, the former bureau chief of the Metallurgical and Manufacturing Bureau; there are two deputy directors, Chen Dan, the official in charge of the construction of Bolangsha River Port, and Cheng Lin, the official in charge of the expansion of Xiangfu Port.
The position is comparable to that of a minister and a minister.
These two officials are both old people who have worked in the Metallurgical and Construction Administration for more than ten years. They are qualified and capable enough to hold this position. Zhao Hongrun is very assured of them.
Secondly, there are four departments under the Governor's Gate of the Metallurgical Bureau. These four departments are: the Construction Department that is responsible for large-scale construction, including the construction of two river ports in Bolangsha and Xiangfu Port;
The Engineering Department is responsible for the procurement of various raw materials required by the Smelting Bureau, as well as the Ordnance Department, which is dedicated to the research and development of war weapons, including the construction of ships.
The above four departments are headed by Xun Xin, the former head, and Lu Yu, Gu He, and Zheng Zhao, the former officers, respectively, and their positions are equal to those of the Minister of the Department.
As for the directors, officers and other positions under the position of director, Zhao Hongrun was too lazy to bother and left them all to Wang Fu and others to appoint themselves.
On the same day, after making a detailed plan, Zhao Hongrun put the plan in writing and sent it to Chui Gong Hall to ask his father to make a final decision.
Only half an hour later, a reply came from Chui Gong Hall, a simple word: accurate.
After receiving the reply, Zhao Hongrun made some arrangements for various situations in the Smelting Bureau and left the General Administration around dusk.
At this time, Zhao Hongrun no longer needs to visit the Smelting Bureau every day. He only needs to make a few overall plans. Wang Fu and others will do the rest according to the plan. After all, today's Smelting Bureau is no longer a
It was the poor Smelting Bureau two years ago. It had already stood out among the twenty-four departments of the imperial court and became a unique undertaking and research and development base. It was developing towards the Wei State Crafts Center Base that Zhao Hongrun expected.
After leaving the Smelting Bureau, Zhao Hongrun went straight to Ningxiang Palace in the imperial palace. After all, he had promised his mother, Concubine Shen Shu, yesterday that he would also have dinner at Ningxiang Palace tonight.
Another day passed like this, and Zhao Hongrun could finally take a break today, because he had basically finished all the things he had to do after returning to Daliang, and the rest had to wait for the millions of civilians from Chu State to arrive in Wei State.
within the territory.
I believe I will be very busy by then.
Unfortunately, even though he had a little free time, Zhao Hongrun still did not have the opportunity to take the girls to play outside the city, because from that day on, he was caught up in endless entertainment.
When the two princes, Yong Wang Hongyu and Xiang Wang Hongjing, learned that he had returned to Daliang after winning the battle, they sent their disciples to send valuable gifts and invited Zhao Hongrun to a banquet at their residence to welcome him.
Zhao Hongrun failed to refuse in the end.
After all, he had a good relationship with his second brother Yong Wang Hongyu in the past. The other party held a special banquet for him to welcome him, so why shouldn't he go?
Now that they have gone to the reception banquet of Yong Wang Hongyu, it is natural that the three kings' brother Xiang Wang Hongjing will not be left behind, right? After all, although Zhao Hongrun and Xiang Wang Hongjing have not had much contact in the past, they still maintain a good relationship, not to mention that the other party also has good intentions and prefers one to the other.
, rejecting other people's kindness will offend people.
However, what Zhao Hongrun didn't expect was that after Yong Wang Hongyu and Xiang Wang Hongjing, the big nobles in Daliang City began to contact him one after another. Some sent invitations to invite him to a banquet, and some simply brought gifts to Prince Su's Mansion to visit him, and even
The little free time Zhao Hongrun had was all wasted on these entertainments.
Later he found out that it was because of his delay in getting married that the nobles in the city were highly enthusiastic about the position of Princess Su.
Originally, Zhao Hongrun did not want to deal with these people, but due to the advice of Anling's third uncle Zhao Laiyu, Zhao Hongrun finally decided to maintain an aloof relationship with those nobles. After all, if he really stood against the aristocratic forces of Wei, even if he was
I'm afraid that Zhao Hongrun's fate will not be much better than that of Mi Jiang's father, Runan Jun Xiong Hao.
After dealing with these people, Zhao Hongrun personally visited several elders and acquaintances, such as Mr. Cao Zhicao, the former minister of the Ministry of Industry, who resigned and retired at home, and the second uncle Zhao Yuanyan who is now in charge of power in the clan. Another example is that he was promoted to the Ministry of Industry.
Meng Wei, the former left minister of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce of Shangshu.
While Zhao Hongrun was dealing with these social activities and interpersonal interactions, June also passed quietly.
At this moment, Zhao Hongrun suddenly realized that he had thought he would have more than ten days to spare, but in the end, he didn't even have one day to spare.
But what surprised him was that at the end of June, when the Ministry of War issued the list of post-war rewards, his father also gave him a just right reward.
Shangshui County was promoted from county to county. (To be continued.)