Fortunately, Ge Qingshu didn't really intend to steal Lu Wusi's lines. After he and Zhao Xuan made a small joke, he pushed Lu Wusi out and even boasted about this kid's night attack on thousands of Mongolians. Hu Daying, the feat of taking someone's head without anyone noticing.
It didn't take long for Lu Wusi to be recruited into the factory.
Back at Ding Haijun's territory, the fierceness in Lu Wusi's eyes suddenly disappeared. Perhaps it was because he killed Lakshen and the depression in his chest was released. As he followed the cart back, the feeling of shrinking in his body slowly disappeared. Now standing in front of Zhao Xuan and Ge Qingshu, although he was still He looks a bit dull, but not arrogant.
With this calm posture, the whip marks and scars all over his face are no longer so embarrassed. Combined with his single assassination of thousands of Mongolian households, it makes people look like a ruthless character.
Zhao Xuan glanced at him for a few times and beckoned him to come closer: "Come, let's see how the wool spinning factory I arranged is like? How are the skills of these craftsmen?"
The craftsmen brought by Zhao Xuan were recruited with high salaries from Zhongdu City. It is said that one of the leaders was once a famous craftsman in Jingzhou. He moved to Zhongdu with a certain Jurchen nobleman more than twenty years ago. He also assisted the weaving and dyeing department of the Shaofu Supervisor to make five-color and seven-color velvet tapestry.
Now that Guo Ning is working in Zhongdu, he has no interest in these extravagant things, and he is too lazy to maintain so many institutions in the Jin Dynasty that serve the palace, so he issued an order to supervise the Shaofu, Shangfang Department, who are responsible for gold and silver utensils, and The Cultural and Embroidery Department, which was responsible for embroidering royal clothes, and the Weaving and Dyeing Department, which was responsible for the royal brocade, coins, silk yarns, were all transferred to the left and right departments of the Marshal's Mansion, and they were asked to follow Li Yun and find ways to make money.
Only then did Zhao Xuan manage to dispatch these craftsmen to Jinshan.
Although he himself was not familiar with woolen weaving craftsmanship, he had a good eye for it and knew that this group of people had real materials. According to the system of the left and right divisions, if they have some achievements, they can be easily promoted to become officials of the left and right divisions. Especially Chen Jian, an old man who is also a writer, currently has a monthly salary of sixteen guan and four pieces of spring and autumn clothes and silk. His family will be richer than ordinary people.
This kid Lu Wusi seems to have some talent, but no matter what, he is just a Han slave on the grassland, and he is also young. If he doesn't know the importance and casually comments on the craftsmanship of these craftsmen, he is afraid that he will be defeated immediately.
Zhao Xuan gave the order, but Lu Wusi remained silent. He turned sideways and looked for a long time, then suddenly walked up to old man Chen who was giving instructions on how to use the spinning wheel, and opened his mouth and said a few words.
The accent he spoke in was very strange. Neither Zhao Xuan nor Ge Qingshu understood it. They only thought that some of the tones were somewhat similar to Wang Shixian. However, Old Man Chen obviously understood and laughed. The two of them exchanged words happily for a while.
After a while, Lu Wusi rolled up his sleeves and turned back to Zhao Xuan and Ge Qingshu.
"Mr. Chen is a good hand from Liangyuan Field in Jingzhou. Back then, my family had a small weaving field in Yinwengkou, Yunnei Prefecture. Before Yinwengkou was burned down by the imperial soldiers, I had seen Liangyuan Field. The bone felt and green felt may have the craftsmanship of Chen Lao. However, most of the wool used in Jingzhou Liangyuan was produced by Dangxiang people, which is different from the wool given by the Mongolians here in Jinshan. Made by Chen Lao When making felt, we do not use wooden plywood but use stone slabs to weigh it down, and add the process of beating with wooden sticks beforehand. This is because the wool here is thick and short, and the felt cloth made is not tight enough.”
Hearing what he said, Master Chen nodded repeatedly with a smile on his face. He has been urged by Zhao Xuan to schedule the process these days, but the soil and water in the two places are very different, and the wool materials are also obviously different. In order to produce a thick and easy-to-use felt, he put a lot of thought into it.
Although this old craftsman was clumsy and tongue-tied and would not express his merits to Zhao Xuan, others could see it at a glance and then inform the local superiors who should take charge, which always made people feel a bit proud.
"In addition, Mr. Chen's browning skills are also very good."
Lu Wusi thought for a while and continued: "I once heard that a horse from Jingzhou weighed only fourteen taels. That was because camel hair was used as warp and weft, and its thick, long and tough characteristics were used. Now. We don’t have camel hair. If we use wool alone to weave brown, the firmness of the felt robe will always be a problem. Therefore, Master Chen did not use double twist weaving here, but used old hemp that was steamed and then boiled as the warp and weft. This The process of blending wool and linen is called 'twisting', and the felt fabric produced by this method is particularly resistant to stretching and is most suitable for use in military uniforms in autumn and winter."
Master Chen continued to nod and couldn't help but said: "Lu Xiaolangjun, you know your stuff!"
Zhao Xuan and Ge Qingshu were both a little stunned.
After a while, Zhao Xuan said in a deep voice: "The Marshal's Mansion attaches great importance to the financial resources from wool spinning. By the beginning of next year at the latest, the Weaving and Dyeing Department of the Left and Right Division will set up a branch office in Jinshan and set up a direct chief. This big stall Things have to be pushed forward in a hurry, and I am worried that I will not be able to find enough labor for a while..."
He patted Lu Wusi on the shoulder: "You should have some acquaintances among these Han slaves, and you know those who are willing to cooperate and easy to talk to. In this way, you can select two hundred people for me and draw one every day. Come here for half a day to learn woolen spinning skills. After completing the course, you will get a generous salary every day! As for you..."
Zhao Xuan took half a step back and looked up and down at Lu Wusi.
Lu Wusi now knew that Zhao Xuan was the guard general of Jinshan and the most important person in the Dinghai Navy after the Jiedushi in the military states of Monan. Compared with the powerful soldiers and generals who defeated Genghis Khan, the thousands of Mongolian households have no weight at all. Being stared at by such a big shot, he felt suddenly nervous and involuntarily tugged at his new felt robe.
"You know wool spinning, so you should have been put in the Weaving and Dyeing Department; but you dare to kill people, it would be a pity to be put in the Weaving and Dyeing Department. Well, I am new to Jinshan, in charge of the troops of the headquarters, and I still have one less guard. Officer. You come to be the custody officer, and first arrange the manpower in the wool spinning factory for me. If you do well, I will promote you to the position of military judge!"
Lu Wusi lowered his head and thought for a moment.
He had previously known that Ding Haijun planned to release the Han slaves as slaves and let them farm in Jinshan. Judging from the newly opened fields and ditches around Jinshan Mountain, they are well planned and clearly managed by good hands. If we really keep up with this, in three to five years we might be able to finish all the land and settle down completely.
However, not all Haner slaves on the grassland were farmers before they became slaves.
Some people are secretly unhappy at the thought of having to do farm work with their heads facing the loess and their backs to the sun. Some of these people were craftsmen on the grasslands and had made swords or various instruments for the Mongols. Because I was afraid that Ding Haijun would pursue him, I couldn't bear to say anything.
If they were transferred out and worked in factories instead, they might all be happy if they could get what they needed.
Thinking of this, Lu Wusi nodded.
He thought again and asked in a low voice with some hesitation: "So, what about the military judge? Mr. General, you said you want me to be the military judge. What does the military judge do?"
This weird title of "Master General" made Zhao Xuan laugh.
He said: "The military judge is an auxiliary officer in the army. The military judge I asked you to be is posted in various departments on the grassland, cooperating with our army's sentry cavalry and detective horses to detect the inside story of the Mongols, and capture and kill those who are in charge of our navy. People who are enemies, even people who are disobedient to rule, and guilty people. Anyway, this is also a fortune, can you take it? Can you do it? "
Lu Wusi lowered his head, as if calculating, but there was a faint flash of murderous intent in his eyes.
He raised his head and said cautiously: "I can, I can do this."
