As the scale of the workshop expanded, Huang Zhong became increasingly busy as the director of the Arms Bureau. Fortunately, many stewards were trained within Tiger Character Banner to join the Arms Bureau, which gave him a chance to take a breather.
Huang Zhong was a blacksmith by trade, and had some armor-making skills, but his foundation was too weak. In order to be able to manage the weapons department well, he usually strengthened his studies. After stumbling over the past few years, he finally did not cause a big mess in the weapons department.
The office room is relatively large, and is usually heated by a large stove. The briquettes inside burn brightly, and the room is very warm.
More than a dozen workshop managers all came to the office.
Most of the stewards were men, and there were four women among them. However, the men and women sat separately, the women sat alone, and the remaining male stewards gathered together.
Huang Zhong sat behind his desk. When he saw all the managers gathered, he coughed and said, "Okay, everyone is here. Let's have a meeting now."
All the stewards in the office were sitting upright, and even the female stewards looked serious.
Huang Hong grabbed the outer wall of the big teapot on his desk with one hand and said, "The Chinese New Year is coming soon. Have all the announcements given to you been distributed?"
"The notification has been sent out and it was posted on the bulletin board that day." One of the workshop managers said.
Although the other people did not speak, they nodded in agreement.
Huang Hong asked: "How many people are willing to stay and work in the first month?"
"Replying to the director, most people are willing to take this opportunity to hide and earn a salary, especially the people who fled to Lingqiu this year. When they heard that they can get double wages during the New Year, they can't wait to celebrate the New Year right away." It's still the same workshop man. The steward responded to Huang Zhong's words.
Huang Zhong looked at the other stewards and asked, "What about you, are you the same?"
"The same is true for my workshop. Most of them are willing to stay in the workshop to work during the first month."
"It's the same with me over there, but some local people in Lingqiu don't want to do things in the first month."
"The situation in my workshop is similar. Most of the people who are willing not to stop working during the first month are people who have escaped from Shaanxi and Gansu."
The stewards in the workshop spoke one after another.
Huang Zhong pressed his hand down, and the office room suddenly became quiet.
At this time, Huang Zhong looked at the female stewards and asked, "Are the workshops managed by you guys in the same situation as other workshops?"
After all, women and men in this era are different, especially women who have been married. Kansuge
In the Tiger Flag Workshop, most women come out to work only after they have been married. Those who are still in the boudoir and waiting to be married would rather farm in the fields than work in the workshop.
Many times it is not that these women are unwilling, but that the elders in the family do not allow them to go.
"If I tell the director, our workshops are similar, and there are more women in our workshops who have escaped from Shaanxi and Gansu, so there are more people willing to stay in the workshop to work in the first month." A female manager said.
Most of the people who escaped from the disaster in Shaanxi and Gansu were married women. On the contrary, there were fewer women waiting to be married, and even more young children were men.
Huang Zhong withdrew his gaze and said solemnly: "You all know that in order to prepare for the war on the grassland in the coming year, our Tiger Character Banner has recently established several combat divisions, and the number of troops has increased from 20,000 to 40,000 to 50,000. With twice the number of troops, the number of soldiers and armor required will naturally be more than doubled. In addition to the losses during the training process, the number of soldiers and armor required by each combat division will be even greater, and to build soldiers Armor is the responsibility of our Ordnance Bureau, and also the responsibility of each of your workshops, so under the premise of ensuring quality, you can build as many armors as possible to meet the needs of several combat divisions."
With the expansion of so many combat troops and heavy equipment, apart from the Logistics Bureau, the one under the greatest pressure was the Ordnance Bureau he managed.
The last time the war camp was expanded, he, the director of the Ordnance Bureau, was under a lot of pressure. He finally got through it. Unexpectedly, it had only been stable for more than half a year, and he began to prepare armor and artillery for several war divisions.
Fortunately, each workshop recruited a lot of people this time, and the old led the new. The workshop quickly became regular, and the speed of building armor was greatly improved. Otherwise, he would not be able to guarantee several large camps of soldiers. demand for armor.
"Don't worry, Director, each of our workshops will speed up the production of armor to ensure the demand for armor for several combat divisions." said a workshop manager.
The pressure on the management of each workshop is also quite high, but for the war on the grassland next year, they have no choice but to rush to work.
Huang Dian nodded and said: "It's good that you understand. Also, it's the New Year's Eve soon. We can't treat the people working in the workshop badly. I specially ordered a batch of chickens and ducks from the Logistics Bureau, and there are many more. Pork and mutton, please remember to improve the food in the workshop so that the people who are still working in the workshop during the first month can eat well."
The Ordnance Bureau was similar to the Ministry of Industry of the imperial court, while the Logistics Bureau had similar functions to the Ministry of Household Affairs of the imperial court.
The Logistics Bureau manages the food and wages of the war division, and also raises many domestic animals such as chickens, ducks and geese to provide various eggs and meat for the Tiger Flag.
Tiger flag combat soldiers and baggage soldiers have to train every day. Without enough nutrition, it will only wear them out. Most of the meat from the Logistics Bureau is provided to several combat divisions, and only a small part is given to the workers of the Ordnance Bureau. Square.
Even a small number is enough for the Ordnance Bureau. After all, the Ordnance Bureau only provides two meals a day to the people working in the workshop, and the number of people in the Ordnance Bureau is no more than the number of personnel in several combat divisions.
"Director, the workshop can work overtime to build armor, but there is a huge demand for wrought iron and steel. If possible, can the director talk to Dongshan Iron Works and try to provide as much as possible? The more wrought iron, especially steel, the better,” said a workshop steward.
After several years of exploration at the Iron Works of Dongshan, Huzi Banner finally produced steel half a year ago.
Wrought iron still needs to be tempered repeatedly before it can be used, but steel does not require much tempering and can be directly used to make weapons, especially plate armor, saving a lot of time.
Huang Zhong pursed his lips and said, "I will go to the Dongshan Iron Yard and try to get them to provide as much wrought iron and steel as possible for the Ordnance Bureau. But you also need to know that in order to form a combat division, your Excellency will draw from the Dongshan Iron Yard. We have gone through many miners, and even though we have replenished some of them, there is still a difference between skilled miners and novices.”
Miners are the best source of troops for the Tiger Flag, because with a little training, these miners can form an army more easily and are more united than ordinary people.
