I was engaged in infrastructure construction in the Han Dynasty [Transmigration Book]

Everyone tacitly agreed that the Mohist improvement of the plow in the northern border would not cause His Highness the king of the northern border to work.

In fact, letting Huo Guang know is a bit of a big deal. This kind of matter should be done by Si Nong Linxiu, but everyone knows that Lin Xiu is a person. He can call the shots for small things, but when it comes to big things, he lacks a little courage. , Maybe I will still have to bother the Prime Minister at that time.

It would be better to let the Prime Minister know from the beginning.

Huo Guang's focus at this time has actually shifted from people's livelihood to war.

Everyone knows that there is still a long time before the war, but Wushilu suddenly disappeared. Huo Guang felt that with Lu Xuan's cunning in using troops, he might send troops in the near future. Once they established an advantage, it would be the turn of the northern border country .

To be honest, if Huo Guang were to say it, he would rather start fighting now.

After all, the weather is not too cold, and there is no need to get warm armaments. At least a lot of money can be saved inside and out.

But this is not up to him, all he can do is to prepare everything as soon as possible.

So when Gongshu also came to ask for an interview and explained that Mo's disciples had improved the plow in the northern border, Huo Guang was stunned there.

He was a little surprised and asked: "What? Did they come here and lock themselves up in the posthouse for so many days just to do this kind of thing?"

Gongshu smiled wryly and said: "Of course they want to do this, but...they did a very good job. If they promote the new type of northern border plow, more people can use the northern border plow, so my father asked me to inquire. Let me know the opinion of the Prime Minister."

Huo Guang understood the twists and turns in almost an instant, there was no way, it was too easy to guess, the struggle between the Mo family and the public losers had a long history, it would be strange if the two families did not pinch each other.

Huo Guang asked: "Is it really easy to use?"

Gongshu also said: "I don't know the details. I haven't tried what they made, but it shouldn't be bad."

Huo Guang smiled and said: "If it's true, then it's good. Your Highness has already set up rewards for these... inventions and creations. According to the regulations, this is enough for them to have official status. If they want to, when the time comes Let Dong Guan take charge."

Gongshu also stared wide-eyed: "President of the country."

Huo Guang said: "When Your Highness promoted your father to be the Winter Official, it was natural for your father to be in charge of this aspect of affairs. Is there any problem with putting them under the Winter Official's jurisdiction?"

Gongshu quickly waved his hands and said, "No problem, no problem."

He hesitated for a moment and asked: "Then... Your Highness..."

Huo Guang smiled slightly: "Your Highness naturally knows it well, so you don't have to worry."

When Liu Tan is magnanimous, he is really magnanimous, but when he holds grudges, he is really magnanimous. Anyway, it does not affect the overall situation. Liu Tan's original intention is probably to let these Mohist children be rubbed first, and then talk about how to use it. The problem.

Of course, if these Mohist disciples couldn't bear it and ran away, it wouldn't be a loss.

It's just... Huo Guang felt that it was better to keep these people.

After thinking about it, Huo Guang went to the palace.

He mainly reported on the recent preparations and the official start of conscription.

When Liu Tan heard that the conscription started, he said, "Arrange for Li Ling and Wei Deng to go there later, and also select some reserve soldiers of the elite regiment. Don't wait until the elite regiment leaves to choose. Wouldn't it be difficult to accept them in the middle?"

Huo Guang did not object either. The selection criteria for the elite regiment are very strict. Even if Liu Tan intends to let the elite regiment gradually weed out other soldiers to relax the conditions, it is still stricter than the recruitment in other places. The soldiers selected in this way have not yet been trained. It is indeed a pity to send him to the battlefield to die.

As for the others... Everyone is human, and the northern border country will do its best to reduce casualties, but it is impossible to fight without casualties. can do this.

After finishing the report, Huo Guang asked, "Didn't you see the disciples of the Mo clan?"

Liu Tan was a little strange: "What are you doing seeing them? If the Patriarch of the Mohist family came in person, maybe it would be worth seeing me. Of course, it also depends on his attitude. These people... are not qualified."

With Liu Tan's status, even the Patriarch of the Mo family might not be able to meet Liu Tan, that is, Liu Tan values ​​organ skills, otherwise he would not meet people from the Mo family.

Huo Guang raised his eyebrows and said: "At the beginning, Your Highness even met Gongshu, and Gongshucan was interviewed when he arrived in the northern border country. Are you afraid that the Mo family thinks you favor one over another?"

Liu Tan said: "What they think is their business. Back then, now is now. I already have a public loser, and my desire for mechanism skills is not that high. Of course, it is not the same, and the most important thing is that the public loser The original attitude of the Mo family was low enough, while the Mo family has always maintained a high profile. You can see that even if they want to see me, if they want to seek an official position in the northern border country, the first thing they think of is to improve farm tools. Let's get down on everyone's horse."

Huo Guang said: "Isn't this good? It's not a good thing for a public loser to dominate the family."

Liu Tan nodded: "That's true, but if the Mohists want to take root in the northern border country, they must first learn to bow their heads. Don't worry, the Mohism has been able to pass on for so many years. In fact, it is much more flexible than the public losers. If they don't stay, it's fine. If you really stay here, what will happen in the future can’t be discussed.”

After saying this, he couldn't help asking: "Is the new northern plow useful?"

Huo Guang handed him the blueprint and said, "I don't know if it is useful or not. I only know that it saves money."

Liu Tan curiously took a look at the blueprint, and found that the Mo family had almost canceled all the mechanisms set up by the public loser, and the only thing left was probably the traction mechanism, which was actually very simple.

In the middle part involving the lifting and steering of the plow body, all mechanisms are directly canceled and changed to a simpler method-two operating levers are installed on the upper part of the plow body, and one operating lever is directly lifted up. It can be stuck at a hook, and the operating lever controls the lifting and falling of the plow body.

The other operating lever is not controlled by it, but by an iron cable inside. The iron cable is directly connected to the plow body. When the upper part of the plow body was inked, they made a hole, and the iron cable It is stuck in the perforation, and each plow body forms a zigzag.

When you want to turn the plow body, you run to one side to pull the iron chain, and when you turn the next time, you run to the other side to pull.

One operating rod and one iron cable can solve this problem, and the public loser did set up a very complicated mechanism to achieve this goal.

Liu Tan looked at the drawing and sighed deeply, "The Mo family is really experienced in this area."

He didn't know the cost of a northern plow, but even so, it could be seen that the difficulty of making it was greatly reduced.

After the reduction, the materials used will be reduced, and the labor used will also be reduced, and the corresponding cost will definitely drop a lot.

Huo Guang also nodded and said: "Indeed, the public loser seems to be doing too complicated."

"Mechanism, that's how little progress has been made, and the Mohist school has done more than the public losers, so it will naturally form a more convenient way."

Liu Tan thought for a while and said, "They have made great achievements. How about this? In addition to the rewards stipulated before, I will reward them with three gold cakes as a commendation."

Huo Guang smiled slightly. The gold cake is actually something engraved with the mark of the king of the north, and it is used to reward those who can't reach the gold horseshoe and gold toe.

The reward of this kind of gold cake means that the King of the Northern Realm agrees, which means that the King of the Northern Realm already knows about the Mohism.

This will invisibly give Mo's disciples a hope that if they work harder, they will have a place in the northern border country.

Thinking of this, he said, "I arranged for them to work under Gong Shucan's subordinates."

Liu Tan nodded: "Sure, if they behave well, they will always be separated later."

Huo Guang was a little surprised: "Separate? Why do you have to separate? Isn't it good to let them fight?"

Liu Tan said: "This kind of situation where one side is oppressive is fine for a short period of time. After a long time, I worry that they will just fight each other like they did back then. It is a good thing for them to compete with each other at the same level."

Huo Guang frowned: "But there is only one Winter Official, Your Highness can no longer make a special case for them."

Liu Tan nodded: "I know it well, and I will arrange them properly when the time comes."

Huo Guang expressed doubts about this, but he still didn't say much. Anyway, all of this has to wait for the disciples of the Mo family to stay. If they don't want to stay, it will be useless.

In fact, Liu Tan was not sure about the disciples of the Mo family. Since he was so proud, it seemed normal that he would not want to do things under the hands of a public loser.

In the end, what he didn't expect was that these Mohists would actually stay. Gong Shucan was a little caught off guard, and went to look for Liu Tan in a daze—what kind of official position should be given to these people?

Because the position of Dongguan is a separate position, if it is really necessary to go back, the function of Dongguan should be in conflict with Sikong. After all, they are just different names. The names corresponding to the different dynasties are just different.

But how does this count now?

Liu Tan directly gave Gong Shucan a document and said, "Look."

After Gongshucan got it, he found that it was an official position arrangement. The top one was Qiu Guan, and the bottom ones were Si Ping, Si Yu, and Si Chuan.

Gong Shucan asked cautiously: "Your Highness, please clarify."

Liu Tan said: "Si Ping is in charge of engineering, Si Yu is in charge of bridges, boats, vehicles, and weaving, and Si Chuan is in charge of water conservancy."

In fact, there should be four, and there is one Si Tian, ​​who is in charge of the entire agricultural affairs. However, Liu Tan's establishment of a winter official department is equivalent to dividing the power of the Secretary of Agriculture. These should have been in the hands of the Secretary of Agriculture. Now, Si Nong's subordinates probably only have economic and agricultural affairs left, and if the agricultural affairs are given away, the official position of Si Nong is a joke.

Liu Tan wants to refine the distinction of functions, not to make anyone empty. Of course, Lin Xiu may not think so.

Gong Shucan looked at it for a while and asked, "Then... Mo Shi?"

Liu Tan nodded and said, "Let him act as Si Yu temporarily."

He didn't dare to directly give Mo Shi the position of Si Yu because he was worried about how the elders of the Mo family would arrange it if they came to Mo Shi in the future?But now Mo Shi represents the Mo family, and he can't be bullied too much, or else he is bullying the Mo family, and the speed in the middle must be grasped.

As for why it's not Si Ping, just kidding, Liu Tan doesn't trust them that much yet, Si Ping is in charge of the siege, the repairs of the city, the palace, and even the longevity palace are all in Si Ping's hands, so there's no way Liu Tan can come up and just do it. into the hands of strangers.

As for Si Yu and Si Chuan...Si Chuan is easy to deal with. It is Xu Lin. Originally, Xu Lin was the envoy of mountains and rivers, but that was an official of the king of the Northern Realm, not a court official. It was because of Xu Lin's recent meritorious service. Even Liu Tan felt wronged for giving Si Chuan a position.

Regarding Si Ping's words, Liu Tan thought for a while and said, "Si Ping asked Gong Shu to take over for now."

And he wrote down that the interim representative is half a grade lower than the principal, so that they can be distinguished.

With Si Nong Linxiu's power divided, what Liu Tan needs to think about is how to appease him.

In the end, before he could think of anything, Wei Buyi hurried over and said, "Your Highness, someone has seen traces of Wushilu."