Li Yizhi smiled mysteriously and said: "Actually, I believe that kid Kou Zhong has already told you what should be said, so I won't repeat it here. Well, you have a good rest tonight, and I will take you to a place tomorrow.
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Although Li Jing was confused, he didn't ask any more questions. He smiled heartily and said, "Okay, everything will be arranged by the manager."
Su Su hurriedly said: "Manager, can you bring Su Su with you tomorrow? I also want to see it."
Li Yizhi pondered, and then said: "Okay."
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The next day, early morning.
Li Yizhi took Li Jing and Su Su to the head of the Beggar Gang in the west of the city.
Compared with all the forces in the world, Li Yizhi knew that his own conditions were not very attractive to Li Jing.
Therefore, if he wants to recruit Li Jing, he must show him something different.
First, Li Yizhi brought Li Jing and Su Su to the weapons workshop.
In the tall and spacious weapons workshop, huge stamping machines were running loudly, rapidly stamping various weapons into shape.
Next, as long as you equip it and use it, you will have a sophisticated weapon.
In the current weapons workshop, the weapons are mainly knives, swords, and guns, and a small amount of armor is also made.
As soon as they entered the weapons workshop, Li Jing and Su Su's eyes widened and they stared blankly at the assembly line-style production, where a large number of weapons were being made and formed.
They are no strangers to weapons. In their minds, weapons should be made through the time-consuming and laborious forging of hammers by blacksmiths.
But it will be as easy and fast there as it is here.
"Don't think that the weapons here are fragile because they are not forged. In fact, the weapons we use are all high-quality steel and do not need to be hammered, so they can be directly stamped into shape."
Li Yizhi casually picked up a sword blank and handed it to Li Jing, saying: "As long as this sword blank is equipped and opened, it will be a first-class sophisticated weapon, no less inferior to the weapons of the Dongming Sect."
"While leading troops to fight requires the strategy of the generals and the courage of the soldiers, weapons are equally crucial. Imagine that on the battlefield, our weapons can easily cut off the opponent's weapons, and can be replenished at any time. We will continue to use them in the future.
Who is our opponent?"
Although the iron smelting technology during the Sui and Tang Dynasties was already very advanced, its efficiency was always low and required the blacksmith's hard work.
A fine steel sword may require dozens of people and dozens of days to complete, and the cost is extremely high.
Therefore, ordinary weapons are ordinary iron weapons.
But even so, in this period of great chaos, it is already extremely rare for soldiers to have a weapon in their hands.
As for the more rebels, only the elite troops were equipped with iron weapons. Others used weapons such as wooden sticks with one end sharpened to a point and used as spears.
Li Jing took the sword blank with excitement, caressed it gently, and then flicked it with his fingers, and a clear sword chant sounded melodiously.
"Good sword, good sword!"
Li Jing came from the Jianghuai Army and knew the weapons situation of the rebels best.
As Li Yizhi said, among the huge Jianghuai Army, only one-third of the army is equipped with iron weapons, and the styles are still various and the quality is not good.
After a big battle, the blade will basically be rolled up and then remade.
A stainless steel sword like the one in his hand can only be owned by people above the rank of corps commander.
If the entire army was really equipped with such fine steel weapons, he could say that the Jianghuai Army would be able to sweep the world, and its combat power would be at least doubled.
Li Yizhi turned to ask Tian Wen beside him, "Mr. Tian, how many weapons can our weapons workshop produce in a day?"
When Li Jing heard this, he quickly looked at Tian Wen.
Tian Wen stroked his beard and said proudly: "As long as there is enough fine steel, we can produce three hundred knives, three hundred sword handles, one thousand gun heads, and fifty pieces of armor a day."
Li Jing took a breath, such a huge output came from such a small weapons workshop.
If the scale is further expanded, I am afraid that this number will double, and it will only take a few months to arm hundreds of thousands of troops.
Susu was also shocked and couldn't even close her mouth.
Li Yizhi's expression was dull. This output was really low for people who had experienced the impact of modern productivity.
Next, Li Yizhi led Li Jing to visit various workshops, including the mint.
He wanted to give Li Jing the strongest impact and tell him that although he had little background, with his strong industrial capabilities, he could completely destroy all hostile forces, including those millennium-old families.
Finally, they came to the school.
This is actually what Li Yizhi values the most. It is now divided into two schools, civil and military, and has attracted a large number of students.
However, education cannot be achieved overnight. It takes more than ten years to gradually show results.
However, this does not hinder Li Jing's imagination.
With powerful weapons productivity, huge sources of money, and specialized schools for training civil servants and generals, Li Jing has no doubt that the one who will conquer the world in the future will definitely be Li Yizhi.
Even if the four gates have deep foundations, they will only end up being destroyed in the end.
Li Jing was completely conquered, let alone Su Su.
At this moment, she suddenly realized that although her husband had a huge foundation, compared with Li Yizhi, he was really unable to do anything.
"I feel ashamed to say that this time I was invited by brothers Kou and Xu to come to Yangzhou. In fact, I just couldn't refuse. I planned to send Susu to Xingyang after meeting the manager."
Li Jing bowed and said frankly: "Now Li Jing wants to get a job under the general manager, and I hope the general manager will agree."
Li Yizhi laughed and said: "It is an honor for me to be able to work for General Li. It just so happens that I have a position here that is very suitable for you."
Li Jing's expression became serious and he said: "Please give me the instructions from the manager."
"You must also know that there are 50,000 Yangzhou troops stationed in Quanjiao County. Yuchi Sheng neglected his duties and went out to hunt in the military camp during the confrontation between the two armies, and was assassinated."
Li Yizhi paused and said with a smile: "Now the emperor has made me the general manager of Yangzhou, commanding the 50,000 Yangzhou army. However, I have to be in charge of Yangzhou now, and I lack a general to lead the Yangzhou army for me."
Li Jing trembled all over and said excitedly: "What does the general manager mean by asking me to command the Yangzhou Army?"
"That's right. I know that General Li comes from a famous family and is known to be a great talent. He should be able to command fifty thousand Yangzhou troops, which should be more than enough."
Li Yizhi nodded and said, he had a headache originally, how to control the Yangzhou Army.
Now that Li Jing is here, he naturally wants to make use of it.
With Li Jing's ability, I'm afraid it won't take long to pacify the Jianghuai army.
Du Fuwei, who had a rough background, could not possibly be Li Jing's opponent.
Li Jing was moved in his heart and suddenly felt the urge to die for his confidant.
He took a deep breath, bowed solemnly, and said in a deep voice: "Thank you, manager, for trusting me. Li will not let you down."
Su Su said happily: "Congratulations, Brother Li."
Although Tian Wen didn't know why Li Yizhi valued Li Jing so much, he entrusted him with such an important task after just meeting him for the first time.
However, he knew that Li Yizhi would not act without aim and must have his own reasons.
Li Yizhi helped Li Jing up and was about to explain something to him when he saw Shi Long walking quickly.
Shi Long glanced at Li Jing and Su Su, hesitating a little. Seeing this, Li Yizhi explained: "Taoist Master Shi, tell me what you have to say. General Li is one of our own."
Shi Long nodded towards Li Jing and then said to Li Yizhi: "Yizhi, I just received a report from the people below, saying that Du Fuwei appeared in Yangzhou City."
"What, Du Fuwei actually arrived in Yangzhou?"
Not only Li Yizhi, but also Li Jing was shocked.
You know, there are 50,000 Yangzhou troops stationed in Quanjiao County, and Du Fuwei has just captured Li Yang.
This Du Fuwei didn't think about stabilizing the place and defending the Yangzhou army, but he actually came to Yangzhou. This is how serious he must be.
Even with Fu Gongyou in charge, it still feels a bit childish.