Chapter 626: Establishing prestige, isn't this a complete transformation?
When Chen Shi saw those flowers and trees and was wondering why they looked so familiar, he heard Jiang Qingzhi say that they were borrowed from Xiyuan.
We are as stupid as pigs!
Chen Shi couldn't help but want to slap himself again, wondering who in the world dares, can, and is able to do this?
Just Jiang Qingzhi!
Let someone go to the West Garden and dig up some flower trees. His Majesty can’t kill you!
Can we be jealous of such people?
"Old Chen!"
In his previous life, Jiang Qingzhi liked to call people this way because he thought it saved trouble.
Chen Shi smiled and said, "Hello, Master. You can just call me Chen Shi."
In later generations, it became impolite to address people by their names, but it developed to the point where people would just call someone "Boss" when they met, as if everyone was a big boss.
"Hu Ben Zuo Wei said that the batch of goods was good." The main problem with that batch of flintlock rifles was that the processing accuracy was not good enough, it was a bit rough and not fine enough. The speed of reworking was also fast.
Jiang Qingzhi asked: "What do those craftsmen say?"
"They all said..." Chen Shi hesitated for a moment, "They are full of complaints. They said that if things continue like this, they won't be able to do this job. I came here to ask you for advice. That matter..."
He glanced at Jiang Qingzhi and said, "We know this is the fault of the Armament Bureau. Please save us, sir." As he said this, Chen Shi was ready to kneel down.
"Stand still!" Jiang Qingzhi frowned, and Chen Shi was startled. "Yes."
"My Lord." The servant brought a cloth and Jiang Qingzhi took it to wipe his hands. "The Military Equipment Bureau has been plagued by problems for many years. It's not your fault."
"Who said he wasn't!" Chen Shi felt that Jiang Qingzhi was his confidant and couldn't help but burst into tears.
"This is a big lesson. What have you learned from it?" Jiang Qingzhi asked with interest.
Chen Shi wanted to answer casually, but he saw that there seemed to be deep meaning in Jiang Qingzhi's eyes, and he couldn't help but feel a little nervous.
Long Wilbur seemed to be giving me some advice, or testing me... Chen Shi said seriously, "Those people are afraid of knives and punishment!"
"Punishment can only be used temporarily. You remembered everything, but forgot the word 'reward' in 'reward and punishment clearly distinguished'."
Eunuchs are the kind of people who have to lick their fingers even when wiping their butts. In their eyes, craftsmen are just coolies, almost like slaves. Who would think about clear rewards and punishments?
Ten days of free service every month, without a penny.
Chen Shi looked embarrassed, "But the Ministry of Revenue won't allocate money and grain, and we can't cook without rice."
"Many times, we have to learn to turn around. If the Ministry of Revenue doesn't give us money and food, what about other places?" Jiang Qingzhi pointed at his head, "We have to survive here!"
"Somewhere else?" Chen Shi looked confused.
"Forget it." Jiang Qingzhi sighed, "I'll go to the Armory Bureau tomorrow."
Chen Shi originally just wanted to ask for some advice, but he didn't expect Jiang Qingzhi to be willing to come and give him instructions in person. He couldn't help but feel ecstatic, "Thank you, Mr. Wei!"
Watching Chen Shi leave, Xu Wei said, "As Lord Bo said, the corrupt bureau has been in existence for many years, and it is difficult to reform it. But Lu Song will not give Lord Bo too much time."
The expansion of the Huben Zuowei army is urgent. Otherwise, when Altan Khan's army moves south, how can the 3,000-man Huben Zuowei serve as the main force?
Jiang Qingzhi naturally knew this truth. He smiled and said, "It only takes one night."
"One night?"
That's right.
After dinner, Jiang Qingzhi locked himself in the study and asked Sun Chonglou to guard the door and not to disturb him unless it was important.
He first felt the state of Lord Ding. Since the last time he showed his power, Lord Ding seemed to have become more ancient, and the purple aura became more intense.
"Master Ding!"
Jiang Qingzhi tried it out.
The big cauldron was still turning slowly.
In the space, the long axis and other objects that Jiang Qingzhi processed later were still hanging on the wooden box. Jiang Qingzhi took out a piece of chocolate, took a bite, and then began to write furiously.
Li Tian had been sleeping uncomfortably recently. Upon hearing the news, Chang went to the temple in person to pray for peace. She also asked for a peace talisman, which she placed in a wooden pillow, saying that it would help protect the fetus.
In a daze, Li Tian felt someone opening the door, very quietly. She reached out to her side, but Jiang Qingzhi was not there. Then she remembered that Jiang Qingzhi said he would sleep in the study tonight.
Who is this person?
Li Tian felt a chill all over his body.
At this moment, the black shadow came to the bedside, and Li Tian picked up the pillow and smashed it hard.
Bah!
"Ow!"
The screams alarmed Huang Yan'er and others, who rushed into the bedroom with various weapons.
In the bedroom, Jiang Qingzhi stood with his head covered, while Li Tian sat on the bed, looking at him in shock.
On the ground, the wooden pillow that Chang had given seemed to have a crack.
"Didn't my husband say that we would sleep in the study tonight?" Li Tian was dumbfounded and quickly prepared to get up.
"Quiet down." Jiang Qingzhi called her, "Don't scare the child, lie down quickly."
Seeing this, everyone suppressed their laughter and left.
Later in the evening, Jiang Qingzhi was lying in bed, "I finished my work early, and came back thinking about you and the children."
Li Tian leaned over and touched the bump on his head, "I should have changed to a cloth pillow earlier."
"It hurts!" Jiang Qingzhi gasped, "Why did your mother-in-law ask you to change the wooden pillow?"
"It is said that the amulet obtained from the temple will only be useful if placed on a wooden pillow."
Jiang Qingzhi was silent for a long time. Just when Li Tian thought he had fallen asleep, Jiang Qingzhi asked faintly, "Amulet, why do I remember it being from Taoism?"
Li Tian was stunned. "Eh! It seems so!"
"They say a woman becomes stupid for three years after she gets pregnant. That's easy for you to say, mother-in-law... Never mind, go to sleep."
The next day, Jiang Qingzhi woke up and saw Li Tian's eyes were bright. "You didn't sleep well? Where's your pillow?"
"Changed." Li Tian sat up, and Jiang Qingzhi quickly helped her up, "Ancestor, please wait a minute."
"I'm going back to my mother's house today." Li Tian said angrily, "My mother might get cheated. I won't feel at ease if I don't go."
After breakfast, Jiang Qingzhi prepared to go to the Armory Bureau, and Li Tian asked someone to prepare a car to go back to her parents' home. Boer enthusiastically volunteered to go with him, but Sun Bu Tong kicked him away, "Get away! This job is ours."
Jiang Qingzhi saw it all, but did not interfere.
How Paul lives in the front yard is up to him. Living a life inferior to others is his fate.
At this moment in the Armory Bureau, craftsmen entered the workshop in twos and threes. Looking at the cold beds and tools, disgust was written all over everyone's face.
"It's time." The stewards were full of food. The craftsmen began to work lazily, making a lot of noise. Several stewards looked at each other.
"It's the same as before."
"The spirit I had a few days ago is gone."
"They are all lazy bones unless they are watched with a knife."
"You're staring at them with a knife, do you really dare to chop them?"
“No one should be punished if he has done nothing wrong, otherwise people’s hearts will be scattered.”
"Let's try it."
An eunuch wanted to take credit for the work, so he stepped forward and shouted, "From now on, all firearms will be made based on the reworked batch of flintlocks. If there are more defects, you will have to pay for it yourself."
As soon as these words were spoken, several managers noticed that the atmosphere had changed.
"Manager Li." An old craftsman rubbed his eyes. "According to the rules of the Armory Bureau, 30% of the defects can be inspected and passed. This has been the rule for many years. May I ask why it has been changed?"
"It's already the 30th year of Jiajing. What? Do you still want to live a lazy life?" Manager Li said with a grim smile, "Don't forget, your life and death, honor and disgrace are in our hands."
The old craftsman said calmly: "It is possible to make it with fewer defects, but it takes a lot of time. Originally, I could make two firearms, but now I can only make one..."
Manager Li was dumbfounded.
The Military Equipment Bureau has tasks every month, and if they fail to complete them, they will be the primary responsible party.
"Why did you guys finish the reworked batch of flintlock rifles so quickly?" Manager Li asked.
"We stayed up all night... Manager Li, we slept for less than two hours a day during those few days, and it was just repairs, not as complicated as rebuilding from scratch..."
The old craftsman's words resonated with the other craftsmen, and there was a sudden noise. Some people even said that if that was the case, then whoever could do it should do it, and we should do something else.
"You can go to the Ministry of Industry."
When the Ministry of Works heard this, Jiang Huaneng laughed out loud and accepted these craftsmen without any hesitation.
Manager Li stood there, feeling like a joke.
Several managers looked at him sneerfully, thinking that he deserved it because he was so eager to make a contribution.
"Hello, uncle!"
"Meet Eunuch Chen!"
Jiang Qingzhi is here.
For the first time, the craftsmen looked at him with hostility, and then lowered their heads.
"What's going on?" Jiang Qingzhi asked.
"Master." Manager Li was as kind as if he had seen his parents. "These bastards wanted to live their lives the same as before, so I warned them..."
"Who is the bastard?" Jiang Qingzhi looked at him with unfriendly eyes.
"This..." Manager Li felt something was wrong. Jiang Qingzhi said coldly, "There are many lowly people in this world, but they are not artisans!"
Jiang Qingzhi walked over and said, "To be honest, if it were me, I would have to work ten days a month for the government for nothing, and I wouldn't be happy about it. Not only would I be wasting my time, but I might even trip someone up and break the bed, and then take the opportunity to take a day off."
Chen Shi saw the craftsmen looking up in surprise.
What the hell!
Chen Shi and the managers understood immediately. No wonder the beds in the Armory Bureau broke so quickly. They even cursed and said that the craftsmen who made them were not dedicated enough.
It turned out that these craftsmen were the ones behind this.
Jiang Qingzhi said calmly: "I don't care about the past military affairs. What I care about is that from today on, everything should be done according to the rules."
"Excuse me, sir, what are the rules?" asked an old craftsman.
This guy used to be the most fucking slippery... Chen Shi was about to remind Jiang Qingzhi, but saw Jiang Qingzhi took out a booklet.
“The rules are all here.”
Jiang Qingzhi said: "First, performance appraisal is linked to rewards and punishments. Second, quality is linked to rewards and punishments. Third, on-site management methods. Fourth..."
Performance?
Onsite management?
Everyone was confused.
"For example, this month the Armory Bureau needs to forge a thousand flintlock rifles, and the requirement is that the defects should be less than half-complete. If you complete them, you will get a reward."
"As for on-site management, including material accumulation and transportation, each process has someone in charge. If there is a problem, go directly to him!"
The crowd was in an uproar.
"Quiet!" Chen Shi shouted.
But the craftsmen could no longer hold back. The old craftsman shouted, "Master, we are all experienced in making firearms. How can you force us like this..."
"Don't threaten me." Jiang Qingzhi said calmly, "As for the old craftsman, I have a solution this time."
Everyone fell silent.
But there was a flash of coldness and sarcasm in his eyes.
——Without veterans like us, what would you use to make firearms?
It would take at least five years to train such veterans again.
"The manufacture of a flintlock rifle can be broken down into multiple parts, with each person responsible for one part. For example, someone is responsible for hammering, someone is responsible for the chamber, someone is responsible for drilling, and someone is responsible for rifling... Break these down. Assisted by on-site management, quality control, and performance evaluation..."
Chen Shi saw the old craftsman's expression change drastically, and then the expressions of those craftsmen changed drastically...
This is……
"In this way, it doesn't take a craftsman with many skills to easily make a musket by simply teaching them."
Jiang Qingzhi looked at the craftsmen. He was here to establish his authority today.
So he asked:
"Who is dissatisfied?"
Decomposed, each person is responsible for a process... Chen Shi's body trembled slightly, "This is... This is the mechanical forging technique of the Mohist school. It is rumored that the Mohist school helped the Pre-Qin Dynasty to forge weapons. Could this be the method?"
In addition, the early Song Dynasty seemed to have used this method, but by the time of the Ming Dynasty, this method was incomplete and could not be put into practice.
my God!
This is……
Isn’t this a complete transformation?
(End of this chapter)
