When they arrived at the Yamen, several people had just sat down when Yang Shen hurried over from behind and stepped forward to salute.

Wang Xiaolie said to Wang Ruohai and Lu Qing: "This turned out to be a grain and grass officer in our army. His name is Yang Shen. He is now in charge here."

The two of them shook their heads slightly when they saw that Yang Shen was not wearing official uniform and looked like a businessman. Wang Xiaolie's place was so strange. In terms of the size of the army and daily management, the system was strict and the scale was grand. But many places seemed to be petty.

Even tattered. Just like the soldiers in the new barracks in front, many of them did not have military uniforms. This Yang Shen did not wear official uniforms. Being an official is also called Shi Brown. What does it look like without official uniforms?

After tea was served, Wang Xiaolie asked Yang Shen: "How are you these days? Everything is new and everything is not going well. You need to pay more attention to it."

Yang Shen said: "In the past few days, the ordnance production has been going smoothly, and we have been able to produce weapons and armor. But other things, most of them are just giving a name and recruiting some people to know how to read. We haven't started yet."

"There is a shortage of people!" Wang Xiaolie sighed. "Nowadays, everything is emerging, and there is a shortage of people everywhere. There is no good solution. At the beginning, we must hire more teachers, compile our own teaching materials, and teach people to read. As long as people can read.

, when you think about things, things will be different from before. Is this so-called enlightenment? Also, many scholars here now need to organize themselves and let them compile something for literate people."

Yang Shen was startled after hearing this and asked: "What are you making up? There are so many classics left since ancient times. If you want to read them, of course there are books to read."

Wang Xiaolie smiled and shook his head: "For many people, even if they are literate, they will not read those classics. In addition to books for making money, they like to read legends of legends, historical novels, and some anecdotes.

Interesting fact. I heard that a few storytellers from the capital also came here, and the storybooks they used to talk about were like this. You can organize some scholars to sort out these storytellers and print them into books."

Yang Shen raised his hand and said yes.

Wang Ruohai on the side said: "Zhizhi, the government publishes books, how can we publish these? How many names are there in the pre-Qin, Han, Sui and Tang Dynasties? Since there are scholars and the government is willing to pay, we can compile these and print them into books."

Wang Xiaolie said: "These books naturally exist. Why do we need to compile them again? The imperial court has compiled quite a few before. However, most of the literate people we teach now do not read classics, but only technical books.

They don't have much interest in reading these classics. But if you can read, you must have books to read. If you print some storybooks, you can sell them to them."

Wang Ruohai shook his head: "Paper is not easy to make, so how can it be used for this? After all, the government is not a profit-seeking businessman, so it shouldn't do these things. When printing books, the government still has to be careful to rectify people's hearts."

Wang Xiaolie smiled and said nothing more.

What's wrong with government printing of books? They also want to make money. And as long as the mind is healthy and upward, novels are also good reading. Most people in the world, even if they are literate, have no interest in reading those classics. Just like in later generations, most people

Everyone is literate, but how many are willing to read the so-called classics? How many people have studied Marxism-Leninism since primary school, and how many people have read the real Marxist-Leninist classics?

It’s not that classics are unimportant, but for Wang Xiaolie now, popular reading is more important.

After drinking a bowl of tea, we chatted a few words. Wang Xiaoxian said: "It's still early, let's go back and take a look at the weapons production. In these troubled times, in the final analysis, this is the most important thing. The rest is just the icing on the cake."

Going out from behind the Yamen is a large courtyard. As soon as you enter the courtyard, you can hear the sound of ping-ping-pong-pong. Under the pergola beside the courtyard wall, blacksmiths are busy. Some are making swords, and some are making various parts.

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Wang Xiaolie said: "Most of the blacksmiths from various states and counties are here. To be honest, there is something wrong. There is no one to repair the farm tools of the people in the countryside. I plan to let these people lead apprentices. In a few months, most of them will

People can go home."

Lu Qing said: "How to do it? You have recruited so many new soldiers, and it is just the time when you need ordnance. Let me tell you, the old blacksmiths are very experienced, and the swords they make are not comparable to those of novices."

Wang Xiaolie said: "It doesn't matter. There are only a few types of equipment used in the army. It's easy for one person to do one process. Many blacksmiths have been making iron for a lifetime. They can do things that others can't do, so there is no need to waste them.

day."

Lu Qing saw that Wang Xiaolie didn't listen and stopped trying to persuade him. He could only sigh in his heart. It seemed that Wang Xiaolie was still too young and didn't know how powerful he was. Maybe in his eyes, he was doing this to care for the people. But he didn't know that the weapons would be disadvantageous.

People die on the battlefield.

The largest factories in the Song Dynasty were all government-run. For example, the former Kaifeng Prefecture. One was the royal weaving courtyard, with nearly 10,000 female workers. The other was an ordnance-making place with thousands of craftsmen. Such a large-scale factory is not comparable to a small workshop.

, product manufacturing is divided into many processes, and each person is only responsible for one process. But in the small places below, there is no such division of labor.

Wang Xiaolie's idea is to rationally divide large-scale manufacturing into several processes. For each process, workers only need to know the knowledge of this process. This kind of training is much easier than teaching disciples.

After looking around, Lu Qing said: "Zhizhi, I see you are making swords and guns here, why are there no crossbows?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "The production of bows and crossbows is time-consuming and laborious. Only recently did I find a few bow makers from Kaifeng Prefecture among the refugees and explained the production process clearly. It was just that it was difficult to purchase all the materials for a while. So I asked others next to me.

Set up a courtyard and let them prepare there."

Lu Qing nodded: "Yes, making crossbows is not easy. Especially the bows used by the military are not comparable to the bows used by the people."

Wang Xiaolie originally planned to build a hydraulic forge, but the terrain here is not suitable and he is looking for another place. Although there are many rivers in Xinye, the terrain is peaceful and it is difficult to store water. If you want to use water power, Ruzhou in the north is suitable.

If you want to develop the military equipment manufacturing industry, the chain from iron and steelmaking to processing and manufacturing is very long. How can Wang Xiaolie prepare for it all at once? He can only make urgently needed weapons here first, and then slowly

Replenish.

Passing through the yard, there is a row of houses. There is a sign at the door that says "Audit Department".

Wang Ruohai asked: "Zhizhi, why is there an audit department here? If it is a matter in the yamen, it should be set up in the yamen."

Wang Xiaolie said: "In official matters, the most important thing is to conduct audits. To audit, you can't do without checking the accounts and understanding numbers. How can there be so many talents in a short time? We can only set up here and train people first.

.When there are too many things to do in the future, they will do the work."

Before the Song Dynasty, there was a Department of Activities, and when Zhao Gou ascended the throne, it was changed to the Department of Audit because of taboos. The name of audit in later generations comes from here. In officialdom, including in shopping malls, auditing is particularly important. Wang Xiaolie has memories of past lives, of course.

Know this.

Do not trust those who employ and those who doubt. When appointing an official to do things, he must be fully authorized to ensure efficiency. Full authorization does not mean that subordinates are allowed to do whatever they want. Strict auditing must be carried out. Whether the audit can be done well will directly affect the entire officialdom.

In auditing in this era, there are not many places where numbers are used. Wang Xiaolie is different, requiring those who join the audit department to learn mathematics first. During the audit, money and items should be checked carefully one by one.

In Wang Xiaolie's view, subordinates must have power and strict auditing, and the two complement each other.

Walking through the courtyard, Wang Ruohai looked into the house. He saw twenty or thirty students standing there, aged less than twenty to thirty years old, watching a teacher giving a lecture. One student turned his head and saw someone outside the door.
Chapter completed!