Wei Ting picked up the hat and looked at it again and again, then said with a smile, "My cousin made this thing. I just thought of it when I saw her wearing it."
"No need to be modest, cousin."
Wei Xiyin waved her hand. "My original idea was to drill holes in the helmet to increase breathability, but the weight would still be there. Apparently, a bamboo helmet would be enough to deal with zombies, and it would also reduce the burden."
However, the hat style may need to be redesigned.
Her sun hat is mainly for sun protection, and the left and right edges are very shallow.
As for the knee pads and wrist guards, there is no need to make special adjustments, the main thing is the gloves.
Wei Xiyin said, "Leather gloves are not breathable. In order not to hinder the flexibility of the fingers, hard materials cannot be added. I thought about improving the non-stressed areas of the fingers into a mesh shape."
At this point she remembered that gloves were usually sewn by women and were not the responsibility of the blacksmith shop.
She hurriedly asked, "My cousins are all in training, right? Who's doing the sewing now?"
"Not all the female family members went. In addition to those who volunteered to participate in the training, many stayed in the other courtyard. It is now under the management of Aunt Seven." Wei Ting replied.
The women of the Wei family suffered the most casualties when the disaster struck. There were not many of them originally, and Wu Bo was in charge of sewing at the beginning. Later, as many women from outside joined in, the sewing business grew to a large scale.
Uncle Wu ran back and forth every day, and since the yard was full of women, the clan leader ordered Aunt Seven to take care of it.
My fifth cousin was out clearing out monsters and didn't know about it.
Wei Xiyin nodded and said, "Then I'll go over there when I have time and check on my cousins' training."
The two continued to discuss some details of the reform, and Wei Ting drew up the plan and found craftsmen to make it.
As for the gloves, just give them to Aunt Qi after the drawings are ready.
Afterwards, Wei Xiyin followed Wei Ting to the armory.
Crossbow carts and fire chariots have been newly added to the armory, and the newly made long tassel spears and armor have all been distributed. In addition, due to the increase in the number of troops, weapons are currently in urgent need and are seriously insufficient in quantity.
The rest of the weapons were left untouched. Someone had suggested melting them down and using them as raw materials, but Wei Ting disagreed.
Because the enemies are not just zombies, maybe these weapons can be used someday.
Furthermore, once the mining is started, they will not be short of raw materials in the future.
Wei Ting used the key to open the warehouse door, and the warehouse where the ore was stored was empty.
There's actually not much to see.
But Wei Ting will move to Ling County one day, and someone else will have to be appointed to manage the key to the armory in the fort.
Wei Xiyin planned to choose someone from among the female relatives.
The uncles and aunts manage Mingjing Hall. Now that the population is growing, they are extremely busy with logistics. The whereabouts of the cousins are unknown, and they will have to follow them when they come back in the future.
And she was always out, what if there was an emergency in the fort and she needed to open the armory, but she couldn't find anyone...
Wei Ting understood what she meant.
"When does Fifth Cousin plan to leave?" He was naturally referring to the mining trip.
Wei Xiyin replied: "Let's arrange everything today and set off tomorrow." The journey is long, and it is unknown how long it will take to open the road. There is no time to delay.
Upon hearing this, Wei Ting sighed, "Thank you for your hard work, Fifth Cousin. I will be waiting for your return."
If possible, he would like to go out and take a look, but the next step is to start planning Ling County, and he must personally oversee the construction of the armory in Ling County.
…
The two separated at the armory door.
Wei Xiyin first went to Mingjingtang to find Wei Mingkuan and handed him the blueprint of Ling County.
"I'm afraid I'll have to trouble Uncle Jiu. The county town needs to be divided into different plots of land, large and small. Except for the county government office, all the houses must be demolished..."
She pointed to one side of the map and said, "As for how to divide it, apart from choosing a location for the blacksmith shop, I'll have to trouble Uncle Jiu to make the plans for the rest."
When Wei Mingkuan started his official career, he was a county magistrate. The layout of many county towns in the Yuan Dynasty was similar, the difference lay in the degree of prosperity. In some places, the land was barren and the people were poor, while in other places, there were many streets and alleys.
During his tenure as county magistrate, he visited local workshops in order to achieve results.
Wei Mingkuan stared at the blueprint for a long moment, then instantly understood what she meant. "Wu Niang wants to transform the entire county into a workshop?"
Wei Xiyin nodded. "Now that the caravan is gone, we need to be self-sufficient. We have to produce everything ourselves. We have to build our own paper mills, weaving mills, and other livelihood industries. After they are completed, the shops in the fort can be reopened, allowing the people to buy as needed."
This involves getting money into circulation again. People need to have enough food and drink so that they have enough purchasing power.
There is still a long way to go.
Wei Mingkuan did not refuse. Wu Niang's decision was correct. As the saying goes, everything is difficult at the beginning, so one must always take this first step.
The hall of Mingjing Hall was bustling with people, and books were piled up like mountains in front of the uncles' desks. It was very noisy all around, making it really inconvenient to talk about things.
Wei Mingkuan took her to the second floor of Mingjing Hall.
This was Wei Xiyin's first time up here, not counting the time she'd climbed the ladder from the ancestral hall before. Back then, her mind was preoccupied with the whereabouts of her grandfather and her clansmen, so she ascended to the rooftop and left without even taking a look inside.
The layout of the second floor is completely different from that of the lower floors.
There is a small tea area at the top, with a quiet and elegant environment. There are several side rooms on each side, and the doors are closed, but I don’t know what they are used for.
Wei Mingkuan sat down in front of the couch beside him and spread out the map on the table.
"Wu Niang, please explain your ideas in detail first. Uncle is worried that the plan will be different from what you have in mind and delay your work."
Wei Xiyin shook her head and said, "Uncle Jiu, what are you talking about? How can there be any delay? The workshops are all different sizes and have different uses. As long as they are planned out, we can determine their uses based on the layout when the time comes."
Wei Mingkuan pondered for a moment, "How many workshops does Wu Niang want to divide?"
Wei Xiyin walked over and sat down opposite him, pointing at the map and saying, "Ling County is larger than the fortress. My niece hasn't figured out the use of some of the workshops yet. After we get them ready for now, we can reserve some land and build corresponding workshops based on the needs in the future."
The so-called workshop is actually a processing plant.
It is just the beginning and she has not thought of many industries yet. She will leave enough space so that she can build more industries in the future.
"However, each workshop needs to be larger than before." As she spoke, she gestured to the blacksmith shop's area on the map.
Wei Mingkuan saw this and gasped, "Does a blacksmith shop need so much land?"
Wei Xiyin couldn't explain the arsenal, mainly because it was too complicated to explain. Everyone would know after the product was completed. She simply nodded and said, "Because of the previous experience, the weather is hot now, and the furnaces are too close to each other to accommodate people. Later on, we will need several large warehouses to store the ore and raw materials."
"Large-sized weapons like ballistae and fire chariots take up a lot of space. Start planning the site well so you don't have to rebuild due to lack of space in the future. Of course, other workshops don't need to be this large."
Wei Mingze stared at the map for a long time and sighed, "I roughly understand now. I'll gather people to start the work after I hand over the work in my hands. You can leave it to me without worry, Wu Niang."
Wei Xiyin quickly thanked him, "Thank you for your help, Uncle Jiu. I'll take my leave now."
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