Yu Wenlin came and left quickly, but when he left, he still took away some of the books and materials that Li Kexin had brought out. These books were all about ship construction and navigation knowledge, and they could only be handed over. To Yu Wenlin.
The two ships that have been built, together with some of Datang's original ships, will begin sea trial training on the sea. The main purpose is to practice positioning by compass, sextant, etc. at night and during the day. Of course, charts and other things are also given. These are all It's a copy.
Some of these crew members were trained by Yuelai Trading Company, while the other part were supplemented by Datang's current navy.
The transfer order was naturally issued by Li Shimin. The Tang Dynasty had a navy. Although it was not called a navy during this period, the Tang Dynasty had been training its navy. When the Tang Dynasty fought against Goguryeo, there were many navy in the Tang Dynasty. We launched a series of attacks and achieved very good results.
So this time Li Shimin also transferred a navy general to Li Ke's caravan.
However, Yu Wenlin came over and brought good news to Li Ke. As for the progress of Yu Wenlin, Li Ke was not clear about it. The main reason was that the shipyard for construction and research and development was a bit far away from Chang'an, and it was impossible for Li Ke to pay attention to the progress at any time. After giving Yu Wenlin relevant information, he was asked to study it.
Now we have received good news. At present, Yu Wenlin has not only researched and built two sea-going ships, but also trained many shipbuilding craftsmen. This is very important.
However, this time Li Ke mobilized most of the resources of Yuelai Trading Company. If he first built ships and built a dock near the Bohai Sea, most of Yuelai Trading Company's ships would be used to transport wood from all over the Tang Dynasty.
And it’s not just wood, because an iron smelting plant is to be built near Youzhou. In fact, the best one is Tangshan in later generations. However, that place is still the territory of Goguryeo and cannot be taken back for the time being. However, it is also available in Luzhong and Handan. But for the time being, it's a bit far, so Handan is okay because it's close to the Grand Canal and is convenient for transportation.
It's okay to build it directly in Handan, but some of the large components developed also need to be transported there. It's impossible to produce another set locally. The main reason is that the craftsmen here already have experience, and local production is not easy.
Fortunately, there is a canal near Chang'an. Although these components are heavy, they are not in a state that cannot be transported.
After arranging the construction work of the sea-going ship, Li Ke still had to arrange the production work. Li Ke thought about the armor for a long time. It was definitely impossible to use the improved steel armor used by the soldiers now, but it was definitely necessary to wear iron armor.
If it is to produce Mingguang Armor, it does not mean that it cannot be produced, mainly because it is too straightforward.
After thinking about it, Li Ke called Duan Lun and Yan Lide over.
At present, Yan Lide is a great general in the Tang Dynasty. He was responsible for the construction of Li Yuan's mausoleum in the ninth year of Zhenguan.
"I have met His Highness King Qin." When Duan Lun came over, there were still some dark circles in his eyes. It was obvious that he had been very tired recently. The things Li Ke had explained were too many, and it was not easy for the Ministry of Industry.
However, Li Ke had no idea of correcting it, because many of Datang's efficiencies were actually very low. However, this low efficiency was not due to objective reasons, but because they often had overlapping functions and did not know how to adapt, so they changed. Got very tired.
In fact, at least 30% to 40% of their work is repeated.
But he won't correct it. For each department, these tasks require them to be busy before they can discover problems in their work. If they don't know how to adapt themselves, how can the efficiency of Datang's various departments be improved?
Laziness is the driving force for human progress.
If they want to be lazy, they will be motivated to find ways to improve and increase efficiency.
"Excuse me, it's like this. How many kinds of armor production drawings does your Ministry of Industry have? Leave aside the Mingguang Armor." Li Ke asked.
"Is it the armor your Highness wants to ask about?" Duan Lun was a little confused.
"Yes, iron armor, the protective area is similar to that of Mingguang Armor." Li Ke asked.
"There are two other types, but after our research, we found that they are not as useful as the Mingguang Armor, and the other types are much worse." Duan Lun immediately introduced.
"Well, I understand, so you can ask someone to send over the patterns of these two armors, and I can take a look." Li Ke thought for a while and said.
"Yes!" Duan Lun agreed immediately.
"How many craftsmen are there currently in the Ministry of Industry for forging armor and agricultural tools?" Li Ke asked again.
"If there are only craftsmen, there are only about 300 people. The auxiliary personnel are recruited from the surrounding people, or people who serve in corvee." Duan Lun introduced it to Li Ke.
Li Ke was slightly stunned. The small number of craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry surprised Li Ke. But after thinking about it carefully, it was not that surprising. These are the main craftsmen after all. Secondly, Datang's iron mines are privately owned. For example, private iron mines like the Changsun Family are responsible for iron ore forging and other aspects.
Naturally, the number of craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry does not need to be that large. When making armor, they are responsible for polishing the armor plates and other aspects of the work. There is no problem in using common people serving as corvees.
Li Ke frowned. To be honest, the role of the Ministry of Works is far lower than Li Ke thought. Especially under the premise that Li Ke's current work is mainly based on recruitment, the role of the Ministry of Works has been greatly reduced. .
Only in areas such as flood control dredging, canal digging, and road construction do we have certain organizational capabilities.
Apart from this, the advantages of other engineering departments are not so great.
There were actually not many large-scale projects in Datang. They were mainly large-scale projects such as building buildings, dredging rivers, and building flood control dams.
Of course, the Ministry of Industry is not only responsible for these projects. For example, the most important farming work is also responsible for it. Therefore, at present, the craftsmen and other aspects of the Ministry of Industry are really not the main task.
But in this case, Li Ke wondered whether the Ministry of Industry should be split into the Ministry of Construction and the Ministry of Agriculture? Because there will inevitably be more and more construction work in the future of Datang, with the current understanding of the Ministry of Works, or the current efficiency of the Ministry of Works, it is simply impossible to accept a task of this scale.
"Duan Lun." Li Ke thought for a while and said.
"I'm here."
"The efficiency of your Ministry of Works is too slow, and I am very dissatisfied. But Wei Guogong said before that he could not force you, and I didn't say much. But if the efficiency of your Ministry of Works is still so slow, I will change the efficiency of your Ministry of Works. The functions have been split." Li Ke said.
Duan Lun: "..."
Your Highness, have you seen my current state? Look at my eyes, look at my tired look... Aren't I still working hard?
