The ink is poured into these rollers. It is no longer necessary to immerse the mold in the ink and press it by hand. Instead, it can be done in a lighter way through a pull rod.
The samurai Yu stood in the cotton-spinning workshop, looking at the huge spinning wheels that were complex and somewhat incomprehensible.
When the spinning wheel turns the wheel through human power, the cotton is crushed and then pulled out through the spools. Thin cotton threads come out, and then through the second wheel, the cotton threads are wrapped around the pieces of wood.
Three people can operate such an assembly line.
The warrior Xun admired: "I have never seen such superb craftsmanship in many years."
"Master Ying Guo didn't expect such a huge spinning wheel to be made by some village craftsmen with low skills." Shangguan Yi said with a smile.
Warrior Xun nodded heavily.
The entire spinning wheel is more than ten meters long, connected by wooden wheels, and there are many iron bearings in it.
Just looking at this specification, I have never seen anyone able to make a spinning wheel to this extent.
As long as this place keeps spinning, a continuous stream of cotton threads will come out."
Zhang Yang came with Li Tai, Niu Chuang and Li Yue. When he saw the warrior Xun, he saluted and said, "Ying Guogong."
Realizing that the warrior Yu had not met the owner of this place, Li Tai introduced, "This is my royal sister, Princess Runan. This is my brother-in-law, Zhang Yang, the current young master of the crown prince."
The warrior Xun saluted the couple, "I have met Her Highness the Princess, I have met Master Zhang, the princess who is the best in math skills in Chang'an City, and Master Zhang who wrote the forbidden book in the Red Mansion."
The person who wrote the banned book...
Zhang Yang was a little helpless. Is he praising or criticizing others? The ancients always liked to give people reading comprehension questions, and he was used to it.
Warrior Xun asked: "Is this the tool you call changing the way of production to improve production?"
Zhang Yang explained: "I call this place a factory."
Li Tai smiled bitterly and said: "It seems simple, but Ying Guogong didn't know that Niu Chuang and the others spent more than three months to create these things. During this period, they suffered a lot of hardships and tested many times. Every test was not
If there is a problem in the front link, the later link will get stuck.”
"I still have to run back and forth, dismantle the installed wheels, change the size and then reinstall them. Now it looks lightweight, but in fact if one of the wheels is broken, it will take a lot of manpower and effort to repair."
Warrior Yun looked at Niu Chuang with admiration.
Niu Chuang laughed more and more awkwardly, "This is the drawing given by Mr. Zhang. Only with the drawing can we make these things. It's just that we are stupid and made a lot of mistakes along the way. Some links have been revised back and forth several times. This
That’s why we have now.”
Zhang Yang patted his shoulder and said, "Take your people and take a rest first."
Niu Chuang nodded as if he had been granted amnesty and left with more than a dozen of his own men.
Looking at Shangguan Yi, Zhang Yang said: "You organize your manpower tomorrow and start work the day after tomorrow."
"The day after tomorrow?" Li Tai said unhappily: "I think we can start work now."
At this moment, he wanted to slap Li Tai on the back of the head. Zhang Yang leaned over and whispered in his ear: "Everyone needs to rest. There are hundreds of people in the village working day and night for these three factories. You are the powerful people."
Are all of us so exploitative? Can we be more humane?"
Li Tai smiled sheepishly, "Then we'll start work the day after tomorrow, and we'll go visit the soap workshop."
The soap workshop is the most complex, covering four acres of land and a huge chimney, because it has a huge stove, in which you put something to cook, and then put it into a bucket, from high temperature to cooling, etc.
After cooling is completed in the first step, cook it again at high temperature, then let it dry until it solidifies.
Everyone watched as a huge piece of soap was molded out of a large wooden frame. The soap was so big that three adults could measure it with their arms stretched out.
Then use a flat basket made of iron and pull the rope to press it down from above.
As the iron basket was pressed down, the huge piece of soap was divided into small pieces.
Li Tai picked up one of the pieces and said, "Just trim the corners and you can take it out and buy it. If it operates for five hours a day, it can produce more than 500 pieces of soap a day. It just takes too long to wait for the slurry water to cool down."
Otherwise it can be faster."
Seeing Li Tai look at him after he finished speaking, Zhang Yang said with emotion: "When the weather gets cold, the cooling will naturally be faster. If His Highness the King of Wei is too slow, bring the ice cubes from the palace and use ice cubes to cool down."
Li Tai said sadly: "It's a pity that the ice cubes in the palace have been used up in August. Let the people in the palace prepare more ice this winter."
Shangguan Yi wondered: "This summer, Chang'an City used saltpeter to make ice. Why didn't it use saltpeter to cool down?"
Li Yue held her account book and said, "Cost, our labor cost is already very high, we can't increase the cost any more."
Warrior Xun nodded, "Her Royal Highness the Princess is right. Manpower has always been a huge cost. If this factory method can be promoted in the Central Plains..."
Halfway through the words, the warrior Xun realized something and quickly saluted Li Yuehe and Zhang Yang, "I made a mistake. I won't say a word of anything here."
"Young Master Ying, you don't have to blame yourself." Li Yue smiled.
The wife's skills in employing people have become a little better, so that the samurai Yu can use them more easily in the future.
Li Tai looked at the three factories full of expectations, "I regret it so much. I should have added more money."
Zhang Yang smiled and said, "Now King Wei can also buy more members."
"really?"
"It used to be one thousand per cent, but the price is a hundred times higher than before." Li Yue gave the figure.
Li Tai lowered his head in grievance, "The Prince of Wei is so poor that he has changed his meal from two meals a day to one meal a day. Brother-in-law, sister, please look at me."
Zhang Yang subconsciously took a step back and asked in confusion: "What are you doing?"
Li Tai stretched out his finger and pointed at himself, "Brother-in-law, take a closer look at me to see if I have changed in any way."
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Zhang Yang looked up and down and wondered: "What has changed?"
"Can't you see? I've lost weight!" As he spoke, Li Tai turned around and said, "I've lost weight."
"Ha." Zhang Yang's mouth twitched, "You're still so fat."
They left the factory affairs to Li Tai and Shangguan Yi, and the technical aspects to Niu Chuang, and the couple left.
After three large factories were built, everyone in the village seemed to have been relieved of a big burden.
In the distance, the village men following Niu Chuang ran towards the Weishui River one by one, jumping in like dumplings dropped from the pot.
Li Yue turned her head away from looking over there.
Zhang Yang said sadly: "This group of people is too unqualified and immoral. If there is a chance, Shangguan Yi will be able to strictly control the quality of the generals and stop being so wild."
Li Yue walked back to the village with the account book in her hand, and the little girl who followed her also came.
She handed the account book to the girl, "Yi'er, how have you learned the accounting method recently?"
Yu Yi lowered his head and replied: "Still learning."
Li Yue hugged Zhang Yang's arm and said, "I taught her my husband's accounting method. Although this girl's understanding is a bit poor, fortunately she has the patience to persevere."
Zhang Yang nodded, "Just make arrangements."
Li Yue smiled softly and looked at a five or six-year-old girl in the distance who was picking firewood by the field.
"That is Duke Ying's daughter." Yu Yi whispered.
Pulling her husband up to the girl, Li Yue whispered, "What's your name?"
The little girl's eyes were full of grievance. She carefully looked at the clothes of the person in front of her and then politely saluted, saying only two words, "Wu family."
"Is Mr. Ying Guo your father?"
Li Yue asked warmly.
She was a little timid when facing Li Yue, so she took two steps back and said, "The little girl's father is Ying Guogong's warrior Xun."
Zhang Yang also observed her, is this female doll a woman who can sit on the throne?
The legend of Wu Zhao has been circulating for a long time. No matter how you look at this sloppy-looking female doll, you can't see the aura of a generation of empress.
"Why are you picking up wood here?"
"Mother said that everything at home cannot be provided by the village. We deserve it. Moreover, Her Royal Highness the Princess and the Prince Consort have made good arrangements and gave us a new home. We will repay the favor in the future."
Li Yue took her dirty little hand and said, "Let's go see your new home together."
"It's right there." Wu pulled Li Yue towards her home.
Following Wu into the village, they came to a house. Warrior Yu's wife Yang looked at the visitor curiously and pulled her daughter over, "Are you..."
Yu Yi introduced: "This is Princess Runan, the owner of this place, and this is the consort."
Upon hearing this, Ms. Yang immediately bowed and saluted, and said in a panic: "Woman, I'm rude, I didn't know you were the princess."
The smile on Li Yue's face grew thicker, "It's okay, we saw your daughter collecting firewood alone in the village and were curious, so we brought her over to have a look. The child is still so young, so she shouldn't be left alone outside like this."
Little Wu held her mother's hand, lowered her head and said nothing.
Li Yue added: "Actually, you don't have to be polite in the village. Anyone who works in our village is paid, including Shangguan Yi and Ying Guogong, and of course Sun Shenyi. What should be given to you is what should be given to you.
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"Our family has already been disturbed so much that we don't dare to..."
"No need to dare." Li Yue interrupted her, "I have something here for Xiao Wu."
Zhang Yang has been listening to her talk. His wife's handling of this kind of interpersonal relationship is no worse than those of smart people. This kind of tolerance and open-mindedness, with some dignity that she deserves, makes it easy for people to believe in her.
Taking out a second-order small Rubik's Cube, Li Yue put it into Xiao Wu's hand, "This toy has six colors on its six sides. You turn it so that the six sides have the same color. Even if it is completed, I will come back to you in an hour."
After saying this, Li Yue wanted to stroke Xiao Wu's head.
Standing up again, Li Yue looked at Yang, "Live here with peace of mind."
Yang replied: "Woman, I understand."
As soon as they walked not far away, they heard Xiao Wu's cry and Yang's harsh voice.
Zhang Yang looked back and said, "Aren't you going to stop it?"
Li Yue said with a stern face, "This is their family matter. We can't say more. What do you think, husband?"
Zhang Yang smiled and said, "You did the right thing."
Walking into the accounting room, Li Yue checked the accounts, pointed to an account and said: "Yi'er, there is a mistake here, please do the calculation again."
"clear."
Faced with his mother's harsh reprimands and slaps, Xiao Wu held the second-order Rubik's Cube in both hands without letting go, and gradually stopped crying.
After being slapped and scolded for a long time, and wiping away his tears under his mother's scolding, Xiao Wu looked outside the door and saw the princess no longer there. She sat by the door, blinked her eyes red from crying, and quietly turned the Rubik's Cube.
Until his father came back, Xiao Wu raised his head.
The warrior Yu frowned when he saw his daughter's appearance: "Did your mother beat and scold you again?"
Xiao Wu was quiet for a while, then shook his head vigorously in silence.
After sitting quietly for a while, a pair of white plain shoes appeared in front of her eyes. Xiao Wu slowly looked up and saw a blue dress. When she saw it was a princess, she handed over the restored Rubik's Cube with a smile on her face.
, had happily forgotten the beating and scolding just now.
Li Yue was surprised when she took the Rubik's Cube and turned back to look at her husband.
Zhang Yang nodded and said: "If she is not lucky, then she is very talented."
Holding Xiao Wu's hand again, Li Yue whispered: "How about you follow my sister from now on?"
Xiao Wu was silent again, and then looked at his own door.
The warrior Xun took his wife out of the house, "But the woman at home disturbed the princess?"
Li Yue shook his head, "Not really. I have something I want to discuss with Duke Ying."
"Your Highness, please speak."
"I think she is very talented, and I want to keep Xiao Wu by my side and teach her well."
"this……"
Seeing the warrior Xun's hesitation, Li Yue explained: "In fact, he has already established his own sect. He already has a disciple, Princess Changle, and he wants to accept Xiao Wu as his disciple."
"I would be very scared if my little girl could become the disciple of Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"I said she is very talented and I want to keep her with me for a while. I wonder what Duke Ying thinks?"
The warrior Xun knelt down and looked at his daughter. Her two little hands grasped the princess's palm and said, "You must be obedient when following the princess from now on."
Xiao Wu nodded and whispered: "My daughter will remember it."
It seems that she is still a little awkward when speaking, and she is too young.
Li Yue picked up Xiao Wu and was very happy.
The warrior Xun saluted again, "From now on, I'll be with you, Princess."
Li Yue smiled and said: "I will bring her to the village often in the future, but I want to take her with me for a while. The younger she is, the easier it is to train her, but don't miss this talent."
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The warrior Xun bowed and bowed his head.
Until she left the village, Li Yue held Xiao Wu in her arms. "She is the only one in the village who can solve the second-order Rubik's Cube, not even the children in the palace."
Zhang Yang looked at Shujuan sitting on the carriage shaft and driving the horse, "Do you want to use this method to confirm a child's talent?"
"Well, at least she's the first."
"There are two aunts at home, so it's no big deal to take care of one child."
"Let's start teaching her how to read."
Zhang Yang held the scroll and looked at it, "Well, actually this is not bad. You can first accumulate experience in teaching children to prepare for the future."
Li Yue smiled gently and watched Xiao Wu restore the messed up second-level Rubik's Cube again.
If life didn't have so many ups and downs, everyone's future would be different. At least it's not so bad now, Zhang Yang thought to himself over and over again, and that damn feeling came to his mind again.