Zhou Tenghu decided to discuss this money with Dong Liang again.

People who spend money cannot understand the troubles of people who manage money.

No one knows that Zhou Tenghu likes to squat in the bank of Chinese Bank and think about problems.

Lin Ben's happiness is traveling to various factories every day.

Madou County is located in the northwest of Anping City. There used to be a fanshe here called Madoushe.

In later generations, this name was familiar to many LSPs, and an upright person like Dong Liang naturally did not know it.

This county is a newly established county, consisting of several original Han villages and some Banyan settlements.

After the Chinese land reform, the Han people here were mixed with the Ban people, and some Han people were moved in, and twenty production brigades were reorganized. In addition, two workshops were planned in the county seat, and some people living in the county seat except

Public officials, teachers, and some craftsmen.

In order to provide employment for county residents, the Madou Administrative Office applied to the Ministry of Industry to build a brick kiln factory in the county, relying on a small coal mine in the mountains to the east of the county.

And because kaolin was discovered locally, a porcelain workshop was built here to produce bone china, a staple product of the Chinese. These two factories alone provided employment for hundreds of people.

In addition, a linen spinning factory was built in the county, and the female workers recruited here mainly solved the employment problem of their families.

In the Chinese, all people are clearly arranged by the government. The Chinese do not support idle people, which in turn requires an efficient government.

Lin Ben got off a simple-looking official carriage. In front of him was a three-room brick house with a large chimney on the top, which was emitting black smoke.

No one has entered yet, and there are noisy sounds all over his ears.

The "bang bang" sound of the air hammer is like beating the rhythm, the "squeak" sound of the drill press is resounding, making people's hair stand on end, and there are also knocking sounds from time to time, which are the craftsmen holding hammers.

Calibrate the finished product.

Lin Ben has a mature black face and rough skin. He wears a round rattan hat on his head, which is a safety helmet commonly worn by Chinese workers.

The person in charge of the manufacturing branch is a young man with a round face, small eyes, and a stocky build. His name is Ma Xiaoming. At this time, he is standing alone at the door waiting.

"Director Lin, why are you here?" Ma Xiaoming was originally sent by Lin Ben from the General Administration. He was very familiar with Lin Ben and knew Lin Ben's temper. Therefore, he just came out to greet him by himself and did not affect the work of the workers.

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Most of these workers were recruited in the county, and some of them could be identified as local Ban people just by looking at the buns on their heads. Ban people have strong hands-on skills and are actually very suitable to be craftsmen.

Most of them didn't know Lin Ben, so when Lin Ben walked into the workshop, everyone didn't stop and were still immersed in their work.

The workshop is very simple, with a gun production line in the middle.

A drilling machine driven by a steam engine was placed at the front of the workshop, with an assembly line behind it.

Against the walls on both sides is a carpentry processing station, specialized in making gun butts and bases.

This branch does not have a foundry workshop for spare parts. All spare parts are transported here, thus eliminating a lot of processes.

At the other end of the three-room workshop is a steam hammer, and several shirtless young strong men are making farm tools. Judging from the appearance, they should be pickaxes.

Lin Ben walked to the end of the assembly line, where there were already some finished flintlock guns.

Although it is only the simplest flintlock gun, it cannot be sloppy.

Lin Ben picked up a gun and put it in his hand, rubbing it with his hand.

The skin on his hands is rough, but the peripheral nerves have not degenerated.

He touched the gun from the tip to the tail, and his thick brow suddenly frowned.

The person in charge followed Lin Ben's line of sight and saw a burr in an inconspicuous place on the butt of the gun.

This is a problem with the woodworking production line. The walnut stock needs to go through three polishing processes to ensure that it fully fits the casting and has a smooth and even appearance to give the best user experience.

The last process after the gun is assembled is to check and remove the burrs on the butt.

In fact, this problem is not a big problem. Guns are distributed into the hands of soldiers.

Soldiers usually also check their guns. If they find burrs, they can just polish them with sandpaper.

But Lin Ben did not allow any questions to be left to the soldiers. He felt that they would poke the backbone of their work department.

The Ministry of Industry spends money, and it spends the most money.

Especially now that the Chinese are just starting to build, a lot of infrastructure construction is going on, and there are a lot of places that need to spend money.

Many eyes are staring at the Ministry of Industry, a big spender.

The logistics department and the household department are waiting to find fault with the work department, so that next time Lin Ben asks for money, he will have something to say.

"Where did this piece come from?" Lin Ben raised his eyes and asked with his mouth close to Ma Xiaoming's ear.

Huazhong's factories have their own quality systems, and Dong Liang, who has worked in arsenals for many years, knows the importance of quality.

Ma Xiaoming knew who had the problem just by looking at it.

He shook his head helplessly.

Lin Ben followed Ma Xiaoming to a work station near the window on the north side of the house.

There was an old man sitting at the work station. He had gray hair and seemed to have poor eyesight. His eyes were fixed on the grinder in front of him. This was a foot-operated grinder, somewhat like an old-fashioned sewing machine. The worker stepped on the grinder under his feet.

The pedal and the driving connecting rod drive the gear to rotate and transmit.

When Lin Ben saw that the person with the problem turned out to be an old man, he quickly grabbed Ma Xiaoming and took him outside the workshop.

"Chief, this old man is an old carpenter. His craftsmanship is very good, but he is old and has bad eyesight. He definitely didn't mean it. Our targets have been a bit high recently. Everyone has taken the initiative to stay and work overtime. In the evening, I

I lit an oil lamp in the workshop, but the brightness was still not as good as during the day. It must have been a problem at that time. We are now working two shifts, and the machines are not stopped for twelve hours." Ma Xiaoming knew what Lin Ben was going to ask and quickly explained.

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"The target is high. You can recruit more people. Your workshop is too crowded. Let's expand an assembly workshop next to it. It will be quieter and workers will not make mistakes easily. How did you recruit that old craftsman?"

The salary in the manufacturing bureau is pretty good, at least it's guaranteed, which is much better than finding work outside, but there are certain standards for recruiting people.

What Lin Ben meant by this was whether Ma Xiaoming took advantage of others to recruit them.

Ma Xiaoming looked nervous and quickly explained: "Chief, this old man's craftsmanship is really good. He brought several apprentices after he came in. I saw that he was old and physically weak, so I transferred him to this position.

Moreover, the father-in-law’s son is gone, and he still has grandchildren and granddaughters to support, so it’s up to him to support the family by himself. I thought he was pitiful, so I accepted him.”

Ma Xiaoming is young and is a craftsman. He is relatively simple-minded and very soft-hearted.

"That's still your fault. You need people to make the best use of them. Since my father's skills are good, then he can be transferred to the training center of our Ministry of Industry to lead apprentices." Lin Ben was also soft-hearted, and after hearing this, he no longer blamed Ma Xiaoming.

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"Of course that's better, thank you, Mr. Lin."

Ma Xiaoming did not lie. Most Chinese officials were relatively simple at this time.

Under Dong Liang's leadership, a serious, pragmatic, modest and prudent work style was formed from top to bottom.

Most dynasties were like this in the early stages of their establishment, with a picture of political leadership and harmony.
Chapter completed!