Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 591

Establishing his own weapon casting workshop was something that Mujing had wanted since he set foot in Hanzhong, but the time he settled down was too short, which left him no time to do these things independently.

Now that the army has been fully reorganized, disarmed, and trained, including logistics and supply, it will be overthrown. Taking this opportunity, it is time to rectify the casting workshop in Hanzhong.

After all, a strong army must have the most adequate logistical support.

This logistics support refers not only to the supply of food and grass, but also to the replacement of armor and weapons.

In fact, if it is possible, Mujing does not want to make a big effort, so it is not a bad idea to choose a few workshops from Hanzhong as the workshops for weapon supply.

But Hanzhong is not a place of casting. There are a few good iron casting workshops, but if you just look at it, the scale is actually not large, and the ability to smelt iron is not too strong. There are almost no steel knives that can be smelted. workshop.

This led Mujing to build a unique super-large foundry workshop under the command of the Marquis of Yiming that could supply all the soldiers of the Mu army.

When he was in Nanyang, Mujing established Jingping Trading Company, and his tentacles have actually extended to the foundry industry. As one of the three giants of the trading firm, the Xu family focuses on the foundry field. , such as steel frying techniques and steelmaking methods, these iron-smelting skills and concepts were passed on to the Xu family, which took the Xu family's craftsmanship to a higher level.

Today's Xu family is definitely the top iron smelting family in the world.

If the Xu family's workshop can always provide weapons for the Mu army, it will be enough to keep their weapons at the peak level in the late Han Dynasty.

But with the collapse of Luoyang, the once huge Jingping Trading Company also collapsed overnight.

The merchants who used to hang around Mujing also dispersed.

Of course, Mujing doesn't blame them. The husband and wife are originally birds in the same forest, and they fly separately when disaster strikes. Moreover, they are business partners. Businessmen only pursue interests. In the face of interests, everything seems too monotonous.

At that time, Mujing had little chance of surviving, and he would not drag these merchants to be buried with him, so he took the initiative to disband Jingping Trading Company.

Jingping Trading Company was disbanded, and the three leading merchants also ended their unanimous external strategy. They lost the protection of the Mu family in the court, and their life was not easy, so that they are now completely suppressed in Nanyang.

Without the protection of the Mu family, the Xu family's workshop will more or less attract some attention. Mu Jing believes that as long as Yuan Shu is not stupid, he will find that the weapons provided by the Xu family workshop are different.

Therefore, unless Mujing can confirm his loyalty to the Xu family, he doesn't really want to bring it in.

For several days in a row, Mujing met with the shopkeepers of several foundry workshops in Hanzhong. After talking with them, the purpose was obvious, but the progress was not very obvious. These workshops were far away from his goal in terms of scale and technology. .

"It seems that we can only start from scratch!"

In desperation, Mujing could only invest more manpower and material resources.

A few days later, on the outskirts of Nanzheng City, Mu Jing established an official office in the name of the Minghou Mansion, built houses, and occupied the place.

Si Zheng of the Armament Department was a foundry master recruited from Nanzheng by Mujing in the name of Marquis Ming.

Kou Yue, Kou Nanshan.

This is a man from Nanzheng, who is sixty years old this year. In Nanzheng's casting industry, no one can match the reputation of this old man. He picked up a hammer weighing tens of catties and forged weapons by himself.

Mu Jing doesn't know what his skills are, but he knows one thing, nine of the ten famous casting masters in Hanzhong are his apprentices, so he wants to take down the blacksmith in Hanzhong, and he will be the first to take down him .

In order to invite him to come out of the mountain and sit in the Armament Department, Mu Jing almost visited the thatched cottage three times, which was considered to have moved this humble blacksmith all his life. Kou Yue was finally willing to go out of the mountain and spend the rest of his life working for Mu Jing.

With the establishment of the Armaments Department, the personnel were soon filled. The upper chief was the chief, the left and right chiefs, and the staff below were 30 people in total. The adjustment of the personnel began, and the tasks of the Armaments Department were raised.

The first step is naturally to implement Mujing's intention and establish a workshop under the Armament Division.

In order to save time, Mu Jing issued an order to directly take down the top five casting workshops in Hanzhong. Two of these workshops are in Nanzheng, one is in Xicheng, one is in Chenggu, and the other is in Shangyong, all of which are in Hanzhong. A well-known foundry.

Mu Jing planned to merge them together to build a super-large foundry workshop under the name of the Armaments Department.

These days, the gap between the government and the people is too big, so there aren't too many mergers, and there are more plunders. To be honest, if Mujing uses the methods of the people to buy, I'm afraid it won't be able to make a lot of money.

In order to reorganize the army this time, in order to make up for the retirement pay of the retired soldiers, he has already gone bankrupt, and even borrowed a lot of money from many merchants and aristocratic families in Hanzhong in the name of his wife.

So he couldn't afford to spend it at all, and he could only use a tyrannical method to directly attribute these workshops to the Minghou Mansion.

Doing so, though, will cause some people's resentment.

But this matter is not considered too outrageous. The status of blacksmiths is not high, and most of the owners of these workshops are merchants. They dare not anger Minghou who is in full swing at this time.

So even if this matter is settled down.

However, the integration did not go smoothly as expected. It is not a matter of merging and acquiring some small workshops to build a large workshop. Whether it is the supply of raw materials, the synchronization of skills, or the deployment of personnel, it is a problem. .

Although things are not going smoothly, they are still progressing.

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The work of rectifying the Mu army is also proceeding in an orderly manner, with Xi Zhicai leading it personally, with the cooperation of the generals of the army, and the financial support of Nanshufang, it is much smoother than expected.

By August, the Yellow Turban Army was the first to complete disarmament and rectification.

"Yellow Turban Army, under the command of the registered military register, [-] soldiers, Zhonglang General Huang Shao, Army Sima Yang Feng, set up a five-party camp!"

In the Beiwu hall, Mu Jing read through the drama records and provided the dossier. After a while, he asked, "How is the morale of the army now?"

"Some turmoil!"

Xi Zhicai said: "After all, many soldiers have been laid off, and the Yellow Turban Army has lost more than half. The soldiers still feel sad, but I believe Huang Shao, he can handle these things well. It is much more delicate than ours!"

"Ok!"

Mu Jing smiled: "At the beginning when my father recruited the Yellow Turban soldiers, it took a lot of effort to suppress him, but it cannot be denied that this is a brave general, available and useful, and there are very few commanders who can be alone!"

"Boss?" Xi Zhicai narrowed his eyes: "In your heart, I'm afraid there are not many people who deserve such a name!"

"The coach is not the leader of one side!"

Mu Jing sighed: "Now under my command, there are very few people who can take on the title of commander-in-chief, they are all generals!"

"Too!"

Xi Zhicai nodded in agreement: "The Yellow Turban Army, the Jingping First Army, the Jingping Second Army, the Violent Bear Army, the Sifang Army, and the four Zhonglang generals, they are indeed generals who have gone through great battles. , but the ability of the coach has not yet been tempered after all, and it is not as good as Huang Shao's stability and overall situation!"

"That's why the Yellow Turban Army is going to move north and enter Yangping Pass!"

Mu Jing said: "In the next few years, the task of the Yellow Turban Army is to train, train, and train again. There is no need to attack, as long as they are crucified to the north. With Huang Shao's ability, plus this elite team , so that I don't have the slightest worries!"

His offensive strategy was to the east and south.

But the Chang'an court in the north will always be watching him. If there is no steady coach to guard the northern barrier for him, he will always feel a little uneasy.

"Ok!"

Xi Zhicai nodded, he was silent for a while, and said: "The rectification work of Jingping's first army and Jingping's second army has also begun. There are not many elite soldiers in Jingping's two armies, especially after many battles, the casualties are even greater. Therefore, there are not many generals who can be laid off, and I believe it will be completed soon!"

"Jing Pingjun, I'm not worried!"

Mu Jing said: "I'm worried about the Violent Bear Army. Since last year, the Violent Bear Army has not been relieved after being severely injured in Guanzhong. In addition to rectifying it, I am afraid it will cause chaos. After all, it is the hand of the father. The soldiers and horses established have lost a bit of fighting spirit since my father left!"

"Zhou Cang should be able to stabilize himself!" Xi Zhicai thought for a while, and said: "Although this person was suppressed by the former Lord, he didn't show his ability very much, but the key is that he didn't make mistakes. There are many generals who can make great achievements. Not many people make mistakes!"

"Has Li Yan been transferred back?" Mu Jing asked after thinking about it.

"The Hanzhong Prefect's Mansion released people, and Li Yan was officially appointed as the commander of the Violent Bear Army!"

"Having Li Yan cooperate with Zhou Cang gives me a bit of confidence!" Mu Jing said, "But Li Yan can't be in the army for a long time, he is a talented person, and there are not many opportunities to make his debut in the army, so he can't show his strength." With all his talents, when the Violent Bear Army is on track, this person will still be given to Nan Study!"

Mu Jing remembered that Li Yan had done a lot of great things in the history of the Shu Han. Although he seemed to have done a lot of wrong things in his later years, he seemed to be arguing for more profits, but he was only wrong from the standpoint of Zhuge Liang's Northern Expedition. In terms of the strategy of recuperating and recuperating, what he did was actually worthy of Liu Bei's support.

If this person wants to use it, it should be placed on the South Study Room.

"You are so impolite. In front of me, you poach a general in the army and give it to Nan Shufang!" Xi Zhicai gave him a blank look, and was very dissatisfied with his partiality. Nan Shufang and Beiwutang can be regarded as They are the left and right arms of the Minghou Mansion, how can one treat one more favorably than another.

"What kind of talent should be, how to use it!"

Mu Jing said lightly.

As a lord, employing people is the first thing. He must consider all factors. The biggest consideration is whether it is suitable or not. To put a person in a position, the first thing is to be suitable.

"Hmph!" Xi Zhicai snorted coldly and ignored him.

Two days later, Mu Jing held a meeting in the South Study Room and the North Martial Hall. In the lobby, he directly submitted a plan for the east tour.

To tour the east is to leave Nanyang in the east.

Hanzhong has stabilized for the time being, and as his authority has become more and more stable, Hanzhong, from the aristocratic family to the common people, will not have any objection to him, the Minghou, for the time being.

But Nanyang, he needs to comfort him personally.

Now Nanyang's city in his hands is not much less than Hanzhong, and in terms of population, even the most desolate western part of Nanyang is not comparable to Hanzhong. There are seven or eight remote counties with a much larger population than Hanzhong up.

"Are you going to Nanyang?"

Hu Zhao worried: "Is it too sensitive to go to Nanyang at this time?"

"Are you worried about attracting Yuan Shu's attention?"

"I'm not worried about Yuan Shu. His attack on Jiujiang is not going well now, and Jiujiang's resistance is very strong. The news sent back by Jing Wusi last month means that he has no choice but to mobilize the Jiangdong Army to enter the west of Jiujiang!"

Hu Zhao said softly: "In this way, it is impossible for him to have enough troops to suppress us in Nanyang. At this time, he is lucky to be able to keep most of Nanyang's territory, and it is impossible to provoke us!"

"What Hu Changshi is worried about is probably Jingzhou!"

Xi Zhicai's eyes were vivid, with a hint of coldness flickering in them.

"Jingzhou?" Mu Jing took a deep breath and said calmly, "Liu Biao is just a housekeeper. I don't really believe that he dares to leave Jingzhou, and I just want to meet him for a while. Whether to fight or not, I should see him , Whether he wants Nanyang, or I want Jingzhou, we also need to talk about it!"

"Now the aristocratic family in Jingzhou has great support for Liu Biao!"

Hu Zhao said a key point.

"He only has the ability to stand on his feet!"

Mujing sneered.

The East Tour was still set up, and the time was set on August [-]th, starting from Nanzheng, accompanied by the Shuofang Battalion of the Jingping First Army.

But before leaving Nanzheng, Mujing had a long talk with the old man Cai Yong.

Cai Yong became an official, but he always had a grudge.

Therefore, Mujing thought of a way to make a difference, which can bring out Cai Yong's ability, and not cause Cai Yong to be recruited in a gloomy way. He rebuilt the old school of Hongdu School in Nanzheng, with Cai Yong as the leader. Liquor.

Cai Yong used to be the Taixue's sacrificial wine, and he was very handy in this aspect.

And Mu Jing once promised some people that he would rebuild the Hongdu School, and now Nanzheng also needs a prestigious academy that can attract scholars from all over the world.

Whether it is fighting the world or sitting in the world, there is no shortage of scholars.

This is also because the end of Han Dynasty will be an era of aristocratic families, because in this era, aristocratic families controlled [-] to [-]% of the scholars in the world, that is, they secretly controlled the entire world.

If Mu Jing wanted to get rid of this kind of trap, he had to find another way. He rebuilt the Hongdu school to cultivate his own scholars. Only by letting the humble scholars stand out can the so-called aristocratic families be truly suppressed.

Otherwise, even if he kills another ten or a hundred families, he will not be able to make these families completely obey.

And this is the best place for Cai Yong.

He can go out for an official career and serve Mujing, but he has always had conflicts with his principles and beliefs. Now that he teaches and educates people, regardless of region, he has the heart of a Hanchen.

Of course, as the former Taixue sacrificial wine, Hongdumenxue, the first opponent of rebuilding Taixue back then, is still a bit awkward.

(End of this chapter)