Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 1742 Craftsman spirit originates from self-confidence

In a blink of an eye, the soldiers had filled the gunpowder and loaded the lead bullets.

Fang Jun reached out to take the musket, with a heavy hand, the wooden butt was very heavy, the barrel was short and slightly shiny, obviously after simple polishing, it seemed to have a technological atmosphere that surpassed the times...

Seeing Fang Jun raising his musket to aim at the target, Liu Shi swallowed, and stepped forward to stop him, saying, "This...do you want the officer to come and try the shot first?"

Fang Jun looked at him and said, "What do you mean? Are you worried about the safety of the muskets you made? Did you just lie to me?"

Liu Shi was afraid of Fang Jun to the bottom of his heart. Hearing Fang Jun's displeasure, he was startled, and quickly said: "Why? It must be safe, but... it's just that this thing is too lethal after all. If there is a mistake, the lower officials can't bear it..."

Isn't it just unbearable?
If Fang Jun had an accident because of the gun test, not to mention that the emperor would exile him to Qiongzhou, I am afraid that Princess Gao Yang could chop him up...

Fang Jun frowned. To be honest, he was also a little guilty.

The casting and smelting capabilities of these days are really limited. Alloys can only be tested bit by bit. The various metal contents in it cannot be too fine, and the metal of the cast barrel that is smelted naturally has a considerable hidden danger.

But when his eyes swept over the faces of a group of craftsmen behind him, his heart sank slightly...

These craftsmen all showed worried and terrified expressions. Liu Xi was afraid of accidents, and they were even more afraid!At any rate, Liu Xi still has the status of a descendant of the Hedong Liu family. What do these low-class craftsmen who have just left have?If something happened to Fang Jun and Liu Xun was exiled, they would probably lose all the Yi tribes...

Fang Jun raised his head and looked at the blue sky.

People in later generations will always hear the so-called "artisan spirit" from time to time, rendering the "artisan spirit" of Germany, Japan and other manufacturing powers mysterious and lofty.

What is "artisan spirit"?
In Fang Jun's view, it is nothing more than rigor and self-confidence.

It is true that Germany, Japan and other countries lead the world in the craftsmanship of the new century, spreading the word "artisan spirit" all over the world, and it has been sought after by thousands, but before that, China's craftsmanship has been ahead of the world for 2000 years, but no one has ever The meaning of "artisan spirit" has been mentioned, and even this term has never existed...

Ancient China is famous for its four great inventions. Skilled craftsmen are universally recognized, such as cooking an ox, transporting a catty to make steel, and refining a hundred to make steel... These idioms record the superb skills of ancient craftsmen.However, these pure craftsman skills are often labeled as "advocating morality first, cultivating both morality and art", "passing on knowledge from heart to body, inheriting from master to apprentice", etc. It seems that pure craftsman skills can only be found in Confucianism. Only under the guidance of the leader can a very high level be manifested.

Pure nonsense!

Skills are skills, but practice makes perfect, assiduous study, has a relationship with morality?
Morality is the practice of craftsmen and has nothing to do with skills.

And it is precisely because of Confucianism's barbaric desire to interfere in everything in society, and even label craftsmen's skills as "unique skills and obscene skills" and other lowly contempt, it has just led to the fact that Chinese craftsmen's skills, which have been ahead of the world for thousands of years, have always been unsatisfactory. It was valued by the orthodox class, so there was a chronology, and it was surpassed by the West, which emphasized natural science.

Confucianism is great. It can point out the direction of self-cultivation, but it is definitely not omnipotent.

Therefore, throughout the ages, the so-called "artisan spirit" has never appeared in this land that once stood proudly at the peak of the world's national forest for 2000 years, which has to be said to be a kind of sadness.

We once took the lead, but never paid attention to it. Only when we knew that we were overtaken by others, did we suddenly wake up and put in thousands of times of effort to catch up...

What are these artisans lacking in front of them?
It is by no means a superb skill. They can manufacture artillery and guns, the largest warship in the world, burn crystal clear glass, and match powerful gunpowder with their plausible blueprints... What they lack It is recognition, the confidence that comes from recognition.

Only self-confidence can be strong!

Fang Jun's eyes were clear, he looked around at the craftsmen left and right and asked, "You don't have confidence in the muskets you made yourself?"

A white-haired old craftsman was stunned for a moment, and replied: "If you reply to Lord Hou, it's not that you don't have confidence, but Lord Hou has a noble status. If there is a mistake, how can we lowly people bear it? Everyone is grateful for the kindness of Lord Hou. If it wasn't for Lord Hou, how could we have come to the Ministry of War to report our death, how could we have a generous salary, and how could we have a good life? Let the old man test the gun instead of Lord Hou."

After all, I'm still not confident...

Liu Xun also said at the side: "Yes, how can you take such a risk with the body of Lord Hou?"

Wei Ying and the others even spoke out from behind: "Erlang, this move is too dangerous, let me do it."

"I come!"

"let me!"

……

Fang Jun raised his hand, stopped the rush of persuasion, gritted his teeth, looked at these anxious craftsmen, clenched the muskets in his hands, and said loudly: "You are the best craftsmen in my Tang Dynasty, If you don’t even dare to trust the muskets you made yourself, then when will these artifacts of war be equipped with the army of the Tang Dynasty? You don’t believe in yourself, but I do!”

After saying that, he raised his musket with a resolute expression, aimed at a target that was moved to about five feet, and pulled the trigger.

At the same time, I prayed in my heart: the materials of gunpowder these days are not pure, and the ratio seems to be not perfect. Even the black powder has not fully exerted its power, and it should not burst the carefully crafted barrel. Don't explode...

The trigger is connected to a spring made of the best stainless steel to drive the hammer, and a piece of flint is clamped on the hammer, so that the flint hits a buckle spring next to the fire door. After the flint is hit, debris is produced. The force of impact and friction caused flint chips to burn, creating a spark that ignited the gunpowder.

"boom!"

There was a muffled sound, and a puff of smoke was ejected from the muzzle of the musket. At the same time, the lead bullet was pushed out by the force of the gunpowder expansion and explosion in the gun chamber. distance, hit the target hard.

A target made of a wooden plank was shot through a large hole by a lead bullet, and sawdust flew across.

At the moment of shooting, Fang Jun felt a huge recoil in the arm holding the gun. Fortunately, he was prepared and had amazing physical strength, so he could hold down the gun and not accidentally float into the sky...

Fang Jun also let out a sigh of relief, thanking Mantian God and Buddha in his heart.

In order to build confidence for the best craftsmen of the Tang Dynasty, he really worked hard...

The effect is also unexpectedly good.

All the craftsmen were blushing. Seeing that Fang Jun successfully tested the gun without any accidents, they put their hearts in their stomachs and felt Fang Jun's trust in them.

Who is Fang Jun?

The son of the prime minister Fang Xuanling, the son-in-law of His Majesty the emperor, the minister of the military department, one of the young nine ministers, and the prime minister who will ascend to the court to pay homage to the prime minister in the future... Such a noble person is willing to risk his life because of his trust in them. Daxian tried the gun himself, this heavy trust instantly injected unparalleled confidence into their hearts!
Such a precious person can trust their craftsmanship, why do they not trust themselves?

The things created by my hands are the best in the world!

Produced by the Foundry Bureau, it is the first-class artifact in time!

"I thank Lord Hou for your trust..."

The gray-haired old craftsman kneeled tremblingly in front of Fang Jun with tears streaming down his face.

Craftsmen have always been of humble origin, even if they sit down to be a master craftsman, they are still lowly craftsmen, not comparable to the children of aristocratic families, inferior to students from poor families, inferior to fishermen, farmers and woodcutters, and only a little higher than merchants... This In the past two years, with the prosperity of Datang's commerce, the major families have expanded their commerce one after another, and even the status of merchants has been gradually rising. Only craftsmen are always servants...

Fang Jun's actions today have invisibly given great affirmation to the craftsmen.

This affirmation is much more important than giving status and rewards. It represents that the craftsmanship of craftsmen has been valued and trusted. more attention.

As craftsmen, most of them are inherited from their ancestors, which is a last resort, but who wants their descendants to remain the lowest class of people in this society?

Now they see the dawn, as long as their skills are exquisite enough and the utensils they produce are good enough, then they can also gain the respect and trust of people like Fang Jun, and they will be recognized by the world in the future!
(End of this chapter)