This is that she doesn't want to give herself so much, Feng Ziying knows it in her heart.

"Brother You, in fact, there are more than that, but the main thing is to provide logistics maintenance and support for the camps in Jizhen Town, right?" Feng Ziying asked with a smile.

"Ziying, the foolish brother in front of you is not hidden, there are indeed seven or eight hundred households, and it is true that there are two or three hundred households in Liaodong, but you also know the situation on the foolish brother's side, every time before and after the war and before and after the training, there are a lot of things in this regard, and the foolish brother does not dare to hand over all the people to you, Xingzhou Youtunwei is different from Kaiping Zhongtunwei, directly facing the battalions, in addition to the tunken, the more important thing is to bear the security and maintenance of vehicles, weapons and armor, all given to you, once something happens, the foolish brother will not be able to play it."

You Shigong is telling the truth, before and after every war, the replenishment of armor and weapons, the repair and maintenance of vehicles, these are not trivial matters, quite a huge project, and there is also consumption in daily training, and these craftsmen are also needed to make and maintain.

If you want to leave all the craftsmen, this Xingzhou right guard will really become a pure guard, no wonder You Shigong is difficult to agree.

But Feng Ziying does need this group of craftsmen, which involves the construction of coal-iron complexes that have entered the substantive preparatory stage.

According to the introduction of Gu Dengfeng and Zhuang Limin, at present, they have selected as many as three sites in the entire Yongping Mansion, all of which rely on the area where the iron mine is located that is relatively easy to mine as the center, and at the same time need to take into account the location of the coal mining area, mainly distributed in the northeast of Qian'an near Jianchangying, one in the suburbs of Lulong County, and one in the jurisdiction of Kaiping Zhongtunwei, not far from the Acropolis.

Of course, the first choice is the northeast of Qian'an, which is the easiest to mine, and the Lulong place is the most suitable in terms of transportation conditions.

The goal of Feng Ziying and her team is to build a full-process complex project from charcoal coking to iron from coke, then steel from iron, and finally iron and steel into steel products.

The final products are not only steel and iron, but should be military materials such as firearms, artillery, plate armor, swords, wires, etc., as well as iron pots, iron needles, kitchen knives and wood knives, plowshares, hoes, pickaxes, shovels, shoes, horse-drawn carriages and other civilian materials.

Feng Ziying is even considering putting on Tufa cement.

This production process is even simpler, and Yongping Province has more resources in this area, which is available in almost every county.

In the future, once the iron production reaches a certain level, it is not impossible to build a railway track from the iron production area to the port, and it can be built along the camps within the border wall, which can greatly improve the transportation capacity of the entire army and materials, of course, this is only a long-term plan.

Such a huge project plan, without enough manpower, or even enough skilled labor, is simply not able to be quickly promoted.

Even if he can recruit more displaced people in the future, from an ordinary farmer who has never been engaged in this business to a skilled craftsman, these are completely two concepts, which will greatly slow down the progress of the entire project, so Feng Ziying can't accept this situation.

He must get his hands on these craftsmen, and he must also find a way to get back all the craftsmen who have been exiled to Ningyuan and Guangning, which will become the most important cornerstone of his Yongping Mansion.

"Brother You, do you know the purpose of my desire for this batch of craftsmen?" If the dispute continues like this, it will hurt her feelings a little, and Feng Ziying plans to change her perspective.

You Shigong is also very curious, if you want to say that the army and the land are not harmonious, this artisan household problem is definitely not the main reason, the main reason is that he and Feng Ziying both know that it is still concentrated in the refugees who fled into the jurisdiction of Tunwei and gradually evolved into the people of Tunwei.

Not only got rid of hard labor, but also not a military household, and the grain that needs to be handed over by the garrison reclamation is lower than that of the peasant households in the counties, the only sequelae is that once the war starts, then they need to assume the responsibility of acting as a master in the army, which is actually a disguised military household, but as long as there is no war, it is much happier than ordinary households.

"Ziying, this is also what I'm curious about, what are you going to do with these craftsmen? There are still hundreds of craftsmen on Lu Long's side, right? ”

Feng Ziying did not hide her curiosity about You Shigong: "Brother You, I am planning to open a mine here in Yongping Mansion,......"

"Open a mine? You are a member of the government, you shouldn't care about these things, right? Besides, the mining tax is handed over to the Ministry of Industry, and your government can't afford to lose a penny, does Zhu Zhiren still plan to compete with the emperor for this silver? "There are many mines in Yongping Mansion, everyone knows it, but the enthusiasm for mining is not high, and You Shigong also knows this very well.

"Of course, mining alone is of little significance, and there is no need for so many craftsmen, I want to integrate mining and iron smelting, and then the smelted iron can be used to make all kinds of iron products, such as fire guns, plate armor and sword weapons, and iron pots, iron needles and plowshares, shoes, hoes and pickaxes."

Feng Ziying's words made You Shigong's face solemn, "If this is the case, there is a great demand for plate armor and artillery in the army, but the military department ...... it."

You Shigong thought that Feng Ziying valued the needs of weapons and armor in the two towns of Jiliao, so he would make this idea.

"Fire guns and swords and armor are only one aspect, Foshan Zhuang Ji and Jin Shang cooperated, ready to set up a gun workshop here, make fire guns and cast cannons, but also invite and recruit a group of Xiyi craftsmen to make, even including the giant cannons needed on the fleet of sailors, the military department will find a way, and then compare with the War Bureau and the Ordnance Bureau, to see who has better quality, longer range and cheaper price, I believe that the Ministry of War will make a rational choice, but I am more optimistic about the people's demand for iron, just the iron pot, Nanyang, Japan, and North Korea are in great demand, and Foshan's output is in short supply, and these civil irons are also in great demand within our Great Zhou, so this piece is very ,......interesting."

Feng Ziying's words made You Shigong come back to his senses, "Ziying, you want to use these craftsmen to help you build such coal mines and iron mines, and even use them to set up various workshops, make guns, weapons and armor, and by the way, you can also make folk iron tools, Ziying, you are too dedicated, right?" ”

"Why don't you talk about the problem of local homeless people fleeing to the guards and battalions of your Ji Town to avoid enlistment? I have an exact handle for this, involving Xingzhou Right Tunwei and Kaiping Zhongtunwei, this number is quite a lot, should Jizhen return these people to the local government, Yongping Mansion has not paid enough taxes in recent years, is there some influence on these people?

This is also the main reason for the discord between the military and the land, a large number of displaced people flowed into Kaiping Zhongtunwei and Xingzhou Youtunwei, and gradually evolved into people outside the army to evade service, Yongping Mansion and Jizhen have also been torn many times, but there has been no result.

Hearing Feng Ziying mention this piece, You Shigong smiled, "Ziying, I admit that this part does exist in this case, but I'm afraid it's not because of us, but these homeless people fled on their own, and we don't have the obligation and responsibility to help you Yongping Mansion clean up the fugitives,......

"Brother You, that's not right, they fled on their own, but how could they survive here without the help of the two guards to cover up and provide them with land?" Feng Ziying retorted.

You Shigong also knew that the army was at a loss on this matter, and it was all under the rule of the Great Zhou Imperial Court, and it was true that the escape had nothing to do with the Tun Wei, but didn't the Tun Wei help these people find a way to stay? When the localities came up to search, didn't the guards deliberately make things difficult and obstruct them?

If this kind of thing continues to tear up, it will hurt feelings again, You Shigong decisively stopped: "Ziying, we are responsible for this matter, but cleaning up the fugitives is indeed a tricky matter, and now in this situation, we still have to deal with the invasion of the Chahars, so for the time being, I can't promise anything, so let's talk about this craftsman's matter, since you said so much, did you have any plans?" ”

Finally forced the other party to enter the army, Feng Ziying also knew that it was difficult to have much advantage in dealing with the army in the local area, and it was still because of his special identity that he could do so, but even so, if he couldn't give the other party enough benefits to make a deal, even if he could temporarily make a step for himself, it would be difficult to maintain it for a long time.

"Brother You, otherwise, you will hand over the two or three hundred craftsmen to me first, and the rest of the craftsmen will wait until the end of this Chahar invasion and response, and then hand them over to me,......" Seeing You Shigong frowning, Feng Ziying continued: "I won't embarrass Brother You, the ordnance repair and production of the camps are still handed over to these craftsmen, and you can compare the situation in previous years, these maintenance and production are still handed over to these craftsmen to complete, but the rest of the time will be handed over to us for arrangement, limited to three years, after three years, I will say that these craftsmen will be returned to you, What do you think? ”

This is a verbal promise that is not too binding, and it stands to reason that You Shigong can not accept it, but he can also see that Feng Ziying has made up his mind to use this batch of craftsmen for a few years first, and it is estimated that it is also related to what he is going to do now.

"Ziying, you know my difficulties, and I also know that it is not easy for you to come here now, and when it comes to this, what else can the foolish brother say? In this way, I will give you 400 households for you to use first, and there are one or two hundred folk craftsmen on the side of Kaiping Zhongtunwei, to be precise, they have fled to Kaiping for so many years and then brought out with the craftsmen on the side of Xingzhou Right Tunwei, which can be regarded as craftsmen, and I will hand it over to you, and the rest will be according to what you said, and then I will take care of it after this incident of the Chahar people, as long as I can deal with the invasion of the Chahar people, how can I say it, what do you think? “

You Shigong's frankness and uprightness still moved Feng Ziying, no matter what, the other party is very supportive of himself, although he did not agree to return it, but the angle is different, this is also the proper meaning, I really have to agree quickly, but he, the chief soldier of Jizhen, is not qualified.

"Okay, Brother You, then it's a word!" Feng Ziying was satisfied, with this group of skilled craftsmen, whether it was a new coal mine, or a furnace for coking, or an open furnace for iron making, it would be much easier.