Live as the emperor

Chapter 271

In feudal society, there has been a tradition of the state monopolizing the handicraft industry since ancient times. Like the previous generation, some important handicraft industries in Qianguo were mostly controlled and monopolized by the state, and the official handicraft industry dominated production.The official handicraft industries in Qianguo are relatively large-scale, and their products are for royal consumption, court rewards and public needs, and they are very advanced in technology.After all, the world is not won by war, but by accepting abdication, which means that although Qianguo has only existed for a few years, it is actually an old-fashioned country that has been in operation for decades.

The official handicraft industry is specialized in palace and imperial utensils, clothing, utensils, as well as military supplies, construction and other businesses. All affairs that belong to Baigong have special agencies and officials in charge to manage them.The central government has three institutions for managing the handicraft industry, namely the Ministry of Industry, the Shaofu Supervisor, and the Jiangzuo Supervisor.Each institution has a chief education officer, and has branches under it to govern various handicraft workshops and artisan production.

Ministry of Industry.There is a post of "Shangshu and Shilang of the Ministry of Industry, and he is in charge of the decrees of all the workers in the world, Tuntian, and Shanze; there are four of them; one is the Ministry of Industry; the other is Tuntian; the third is Yubu; the fourth is Water. Shangshu, Shilang In charge of his duties, and follow his orders."There are one Langzhong and one Yuanwailang under it, "in charge of all the affairs of construction and construction, the repair and dredging of every city, the repair and restoration of civil engineering, the procedures of craftsmen, and the longitude of salty."

Shaofu Supervisor, also known as Shangfang Supervisor.The overall responsibility is to manage the government affairs of all skills.He led his subordinates in the manufacture and supply of utensils and costumes used by the emperor and concubines, jade wares for sacrifices, and ceremonial guards for court meetings; he was also responsible for the training of craftsmen in the production workshops.The Shaofu Supervisor has officials such as Supervisor, Shaojian, and Cheng. affairs.

Jiangzuojian is another institution for the imperial court to manage the handicraft industry.He will serve as supervisor, supervisor and junior supervisor, and be in charge of the government affairs of construction and construction craftsmen.Each department has officials such as Ling, Cheng, and Supervisor to manage.

Sometimes a Military Weapons Supervision is set up in addition to the Four Departments, under which there are the Nufang Department and the Jiafang Department (not always located, sometimes under the Shaofu Supervisor).The Nufang Department is in charge of the manufacture of weapons such as spears, bows, crossbows, and arrowheads, as well as various miscellaneous operations.The Jiafang Department is in charge of the manufacture of armor, ropes, tendons and horns.

Under these handicraft management organizations, there are various handicraft workshops, including brocade workshops, felt workshops, blanket workshops, dye workshops, wine workshops, gold and silver workshops, etc.In the palace, there were Nei Zuo, or "Nei Ba Zuo", Ye Ting Bureau (in charge of banning female workers in the palace), etc.; under the control of such agencies, there were jade workers, satin craftsmen, etc.In various provinces outside the capital, the government also set up many handicraft workshops, including brocade weaving workshops and coin casting workshops.In addition, various metallurgical supervisors and coin casting supervisors were set up in mining areas.

The whole system is an incredibly huge organization, and there are at least several thousand people working in this organization.

Relatively speaking, the Ordnance Supervisor has the most exposure to steel. The talented person Chen Guang hired this time, Ah Fu, is the most familiar person with steel in the Ordnance Supervisor.

Ah Fu's face was dark, his hands were very rough, and his body was strong, Chen Guang couldn't even tell his age.

On this day, Chen Guang received him in the East Palace.Being able to be received by His Highness the Crown Prince as an ordnance supervisory technician would probably last for a year.

Chen Guang had already mentioned to Chen Ang in advance that he wanted to borrow a technician to assist in the research. Anyway, this was not the first time. He had also found someone for the multi-spindle spinning machine last time, so Chen Ang readily agreed. up.

He also felt that it was because the wild boars ruined the crops that Chen Guang diverted his interest. This is good, and it is good to divert his attention. Such a good seedling can't be because it can't bear the blow.

But actually?If Chen Guang knew what Chen Ang was thinking, he would definitely tell him, you are so naive, my brother is so busy, how can I have time to pay attention to the crap about sweet potatoes and potatoes?
Aha, I don't know who regarded these things as treasures before?

Closer to home, let's talk about Chen Guang. This morning, he invited Ah Fu to the East Palace, and the two sat in the gazebo in the yard. The maid brought melon and fruit snacks and a pot of hot tea.

To put it bluntly, this is the first time that Ah Fu has entered the East Palace, or even the first time to enter the Imperial Palace. This kind of novelty is stronger than Grandma Liu's when she entered the Grand View Garden, but he is not as weak as Liu. Grandma just lost her composure like that.

Of course, he has heard about tea, after all, it is already the most famous high-end beverage product in the whole country, but Ah Fu has never drunk tea because it is too expensive.

When making tea, Chen Guang never considered the problem of ordinary people drinking tea, because after all, the cost is there, and it is not so easy to lower the price.Besides, even in the 21st century, good tea is something ordinary people can't afford.

So it's normal for Ah Fu to have never drunk black tea - the cost of green tea is much lower than that of black tea. After all, there are many fewer processes, so it has slowly been circulated among the people.

Seeing the tea leaves flying up and down like elves in the tea, gradually dyeing a cup of colorless and odorless water red, Ah Fu was deeply fascinated by it, it was simply too beautiful.

Chen Guang sat next to him, watching Ah Fu keep staring at the tea, and he didn't understand anything. He immediately smiled and said: "Ah Fu, I invite you to come over today. I have a question to ask."

All of Ah Fu's thoughts were attracted by the black tea. He came back to his senses after Chen Guang said this. He quickly stood up and said with some panic, "Please tell me, Your Highness." While speaking, he couldn't help but peek He glanced at the black tea, as if he didn't want to miss any details of its changes.

Chen Guangdao: "I would like to ask, can pig iron be made into an iron pan? It is for cooking, but it must be very small."

He had already made preparations, and he took out a blueprint while speaking, which was a three-dimensional drawing of an ordinary iron pot for cooking that he asked Sun Shangzi to draw.

The three-dimensional stereogram is actually not unique to outsiders. It appeared in China thousands of years ago.

Iron pan?

Ah Fu was stunned for a moment, I am a bow and arrow, why are you looking for me to make iron pots?

Well, there are iron pots everywhere, why should I do it?

Although he expressed his incomprehension in his heart, when he saw the drawings in Chen Guang's hand, he, who was familiar with various steel properties, immediately understood why Chen Guang came to him today.

He took the drawing, looked at it carefully, then squinted his eyes and sketched the picture in his mind, then opened his eyes.

Chen Guang asked: "How? Can it be done?"

(End of this chapter)