Chapter 85 Mr. Lu who spends money like water
Yan Xing couldn't help but ask, "What happened?"
Lu Chenyang was silent for a moment, then said, "Today I compared the rainfall this year with previous years, and I also asked many farmers, and they all said that this winter might be even colder."
The winter in Yanquan County last year was already very cold, and many people froze to death. At that time, the government had limited funds, and Lu Chenyang tried many ways but still couldn't meet all the requirements.
Lu Chenyang thought of many ways to solve this problem. He didn't want what happened last year to happen again.
However, Lu Chenyang could only manage Yanquan County, but not other places. What if people in other places were also displaced by the cold winter?
There will be more refugees, and Lu Chenyang must ensure that Yanquan County has the ability to protect itself.
The world outside is not peaceful now, so Lu Chenyang doesn't dare to gamble.
Yan Xing nodded and said, "I understand. Don't worry about military matters. I will take care of it."
Lu Chenyang smiled at him, but his brows were still full of worry.
Yan Xing thought for a moment and said, "I was going to tell you in a few days, but my men have found another iron mine. Don't just focus on making farm tools, you should also pay attention to weapons."
Last time, Lu Chenyang asked the blacksmiths to refine better iron and also contributed a book. How can we describe the progress? It is no exaggeration to say that there has been no progress.
Lu Chenyang sighed and had to continue letting them cast iron. However, blacksmithing was very hard work, there were not enough blacksmiths, and blacksmiths also needed to rest, so there were always very few weapons.
Lu Chenyang said worriedly, "How could I not know that? But... never mind, I'll figure it out myself."
Lu Chenyang was very troubled, but he didn't worry alone. He let everyone worry with him.
So Lu Chenyang went to the county school, the county government office, the pharmaceutical factory, and even called Shen Shiqian, Zhao Tingyuan and others to ask them if there was any way to improve the efficiency of blacksmithing.
Everyone knows that Lu Chenyang has been worried about this recently, so everyone is helping to think of countermeasures, hoping to find a solution as soon as possible to impress Lu Chenyang.
The whole county knew about this. Everyone knew that Lu Chenyang was worried about the cast iron issue, so the news of his worry spread throughout the county.
The person who finally came up with a solution was a butcher.
Butchers always use guillotines to cut bones. He thought that since the guillotine can allow him to cut bones that are usually impossible to cut, then other people who are not strong enough can also use the guillotine method to forge iron, right?
The butcher quickly ran to the county government office to find Lu Chenyang. After listening to what Lu Chenyang said, he felt that it made a lot of sense.
But even if you use the principle of a guillotine to forge iron, it is very tiring. It would be better if it could be simpler.
Later, someone in the workshop suggested using water.
This craftsman was a foreigner. He had no choice but to leave his hometown because of a flood that submerged his village.
He said, "When the flood came, even the big trees were swept away, which shows how powerful the flood is. The humble man thought that if the flood has such great power, it can also be used to forge iron."
Lu Chenyang thought he was really smart.
He praised them highly and gave them some silver. They were both very happy.
Of course, what matters is not the money, but the fact that Lord Lu praised them.
This isn't an easy task, but now that the most difficult steps have been taken, the rest depends on everyone to solve the problems.
The craftsmen are still very capable. They are busy drawing and designing, and are very happy.
Finally they came to the conclusion that this had to be done by the river because the required water flow was too large.
Lu Chenyang immediately waved his hand and moved the entire workshop to the riverside.
There is a big river in Yanquan County, to the west of the city, with an open space next to it, which is a very suitable place to build a workshop.
Lu Chenyang moved the blacksmiths and farm tool makers over there and started construction immediately.
The weather is about to get cold, so it must be completed as soon as possible.
Lu Chenyang gave money and people when he asked for it.
The workshop is under construction.
This is the only advantage of Yanquan County, because Yanquan County is full of mountains and trees, which can save a lot of material costs.
Lu Chenyang was not idle either, and began to study armor.
He planned to put a kind of armor on the vital parts of all the soldiers, such as the chest, knees, abdomen and other easily injured parts.
It's just a thin piece, and it's made from wood.
We have to thank the Dongyi people for this. They have a kind of wood deep in the rainforest that is very tough. After being prepared with special potions, it becomes extremely tough and cannot be broken by swords.
Lu Chenyang made armor from this tree and had the entire army wear it to increase their survival rate on the battlefield.
There are also medicinal herbs. What Yanquan County has the most of now is medicinal herbs.
Especially the hemostatic herbs, Lu Chenyang asked the pharmaceutical factory to produce a lot of them and supply them to the army first.
The entire pharmaceutical factory was busy and everyone was very happy.
Then, Lu Chenyang ran out of money again.
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