Having been in such a sesame official position for a long time, Ouyang Mo's humility seems to have been engraved in his bones.
Looking at the hunched waist of this man in his forties, Li Xingchen sighed secretly in his heart, feeling sad. In this era, the status of craftsmen is so low, how can they demand real progress in science and technology?
What's more, in this era of frequent wars, feudal ideas and the derogation of strange and obscene skills are not yet so obvious, but the social status of Ouyang Mo and others has already become like this, let alone hundreds of years later?
Li Xingchen stretched out his hand to help Ouyang Mo, and said in a deep voice: "Whether it is a crossbow or a trebuchet, as long as Mr. Ouyang can produce something, just ask for the conditions, and I will definitely satisfy you with all my strength."
After hesitating for a moment, Li Xingchen finally said: "In addition, someone here has some ideas. When we settle down, we will discuss them with Mr. Ouyang."
Ouyang Mo is not very interested in Li Xinchen's ideas. Li Xinchen is good at fighting, but it does not mean that he is also good at mechanical manufacturing. Ouyang Mo still has some confidence in this, but Li Xinchen has already made other conditions with him.
Even if Ouyang Mo was asked to listen to what Li Xingchen said for a whole day, he would still be willing.
Ouyang Mo solemnly cupped his hands and said in a deep voice: "I will live up to my mission!"
The disciples and craftsmen around him also said in unison: "You will definitely live up to your orders!"
Li Xingchen nodded and made a gesture for them to continue. But Ouyang Mo remembered something, raised his head and asked: "General, are we going to build a workshop?"
Turning back and meeting Ouyang Mo's eyes, Li Xingchen nodded solemnly without hesitation.
It stands to reason that the establishment of a workshop or shipyard should require the permission of the imperial court. In fact, Li Xingchen's decision to send troops was just a decision made by the East Palace. Jiankang was not even notified. Of course, he would not get an imperial edict to establish a workshop, but this is Bashu.
When the sky is high and the emperor is far away, who can really control Li Xingchen?
As long as Xiao Mohe and others in Jiangling turn a blind eye, the news will never reach Jiankang Mansion.
Li Xingchen understood this truth, but why didn't Ouyang Mo and the others understand it, so as long as Li Xingchen nodded, they would go ahead and get started.
"Then where should our workshop be built?" Ouyang Mo's eyes burned with fighting spirit, and he wished he could jump off the boat right now and choose a place on the bank of the river.
You must know that workshops are no different than others. A workshop capable of producing bed crossbows and trebuchet-level equipment requires at least hundreds of strong laborers and a quarter of the area of a small city, and even this can only guarantee that it can be produced.
That’s all, there’s no way to ensure production.
After all, the productivity of this era can be imagined.
Therefore, after Ouyang Mo received Li Xingchen's promise, what he was most worried about was the location of the workshop.
Li Xingchen subconsciously turned his head slightly. There was already a loud noise in front of him. A large pier appeared in front of him. The ships coming and going were flying Nanchen's red flag, which was extremely lively.
Just behind the pier is a large open space that is rare among the mountains stretching along the bank. Except for a small city standing on the riverside, most of the other places are still empty.
Li Xingchen stretched out his hand and pointed at the open space: "Here."
Ouyang Mo was startled for a moment and subconsciously looked up.
There are mountains, water, and trees, and the mighty rivers will continuously bring the missing raw materials from other places.
It seems like a good place prepared by God for them.
Unconsciously, Ouyang Mo's hands were trembling slightly, and the other craftsmen also looked excited, looking at the land getting closer and closer.
This will be the place where their new dreams begin.
Li Xingchen put his hands behind his hands and looked at the Nanfang County Pier, which was very close at hand, and took a deep breath.
Isn't this the place where his new path begins?
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"See General!" Chen Zhishen, Cao Zhong and others stood together in the simple government meeting hall of Nannan County.
These generals who were still on the front line yesterday obviously did not have enough time to rest. Each of them had a more or less tired look on their face, and even the damaged parts of their armor had no time to be repaired. However, one of them stood upright here.
The murderous aura emanating from them is enough to make anyone who has never been on the battlefield shudder as soon as they walk into this meeting hall.
Li Xinchen's eyes swept over everyone. From Xiao Shilian to Cao Zhong, everyone subconsciously raised their chests. Except for Wang Chang who led more than a thousand people to station in Linjiang County, all the generals under Li Xinchen had already arrived.
Done.
Since getting off the ship, Ouyang Mo took the craftsmen and disciples straight out of the city. Chen Zhishen had already received the news in advance and arranged for someone to take them for on-site inspection. Obviously Ouyang Mo was more experienced in these matters, and Li Xingchen couldn't help if he wanted to.
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What's more, compared to building a workshop, there are things that Li Xingchen needs to worry about and be responsible for more. For example, how to capture Bajun.
"Our scouts have reached the outside of Bajun City. Bajun should have received the news. The city gates are closed tightly, the walls are clear, and a group of soldiers and horses are driving out of the city. Laoya Mountain and Tongluo Mountain are more than 20 miles outside the city.
We have set up camp on the mountain line, but we don’t know exactly how many people there are.” Chen Zhishen spoke first, with a look of shame on his face.
In the process of taking over the last Linjiang County, because there were too few of them, a group of enemies finally escaped. Apparently it was this group of people who notified the defenders of Ba County, otherwise Ba County would not count.
Even if he sensed something was wrong, he couldn't have reacted so quickly.
Li Xingchen didn't think anything was wrong. If Bajun was captured easily by him, it would be his turn to wonder if there was a fraud involved.
Reaching out and tapping on the map, Chen Zhishen continued: "Our biggest advantage over the enemy now is that we have naval forces. Obviously the enemy is fully aware of this. This Lao Yashan is guarding the river and wants to take a boat up the river.
To go up, we must capture Laoya Mountain, otherwise the calculated enemy will not have the courage to come out of camp and form an array, and they will be able to use their condescending advantage to prevent us from passing."
Xiao Shilian couldn't help but curled his lips: "Bajun's garrison only has that little force in total. Even if it can be divided, how many can be divided, so we will take Laoya Mountain!"
Chen Zhishen immediately gave a bitter smile and said nothing, while Cao Zhong said helplessly on one side: "General Fenwei may not know something. The mountains between Laoya Mountain and Tongluo Mountain are high and steep, with many cliffs, and the mountain roads are winding. If you want to go directly
It’s difficult to attack..."
His expression became solemn, Xiao Shilian frowned and said: "So the guard of Naba County should be quite measured."
Being able to make two generals, Chen Zhishen and Cao Zhong, look hesitant, Xiao Shilian could certainly realize how difficult it was to attack this camp, and immediately put away his contempt.
Although he likes to rush and kill, he doesn't like to die.