The county arsenal and the official temple were both located in the east of the city. The entire building was built of rammed earth, with walls on all four sides nearly five meters high. There were partitions inside the walls, dividing the warehouse into several rooms for storing iron and bronze wares respectively. There was also a warehouse specifically for storing chisels, axes and iron blocks that had not yet been made into weapons.
There are doors in both the enclosure and the partition wall. The east gate is directly connected to a narrow partition. On one side of the road, dismantled axles and broken wooden wheels are placed. More than ten cart boards are placed side by side against the wall. The boards are full of cracks and dents, and a few have traces of fire.
When the storekeeper learned of Evan Zhao's arrival, he immediately stopped what he was doing and rushed over from the duty room. In his haste, he didn't pay attention to his steps and almost tripped over the horizontal spear shaft.
"Greetings, County Magistrate Zhao." The warehouse clerk was about to turn forty, and had been guarding the armory for more than ten years. He was always conscientious and did not dare to slack off. Due to the frequent wars in the border counties, in addition to guarding the armory, he also had more than 20 craftsmen under him, who were dedicated to making and repairing weapons.
As the Han cavalry began to be equipped with saddles, the warehouse clerks received orders from the county to clear out the warehouse that used to store large carts and use it to store horse gear. The cart boards, axles and wooden wheels piled in the aisles were all cleared out of the warehouse. Those that could be used continued to be repaired, and those that could not be used could only be burned as firewood.
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