However, the result was beyond Li Sheng's expectation. The steel mill here in Hangzhou produced products surprisingly quickly.
Within a few days, Li Sheng actually received all the parts of the first desk clock...
This surprised Li Shengda.
After communicating with the steel mill, Li Sheng found out...
That's how it turned out.
At the beginning, it turned out that the chief officer of the steel plant was also a big head, and the errand of the Holy Marquis... was an honor to be accepted, but on the other hand, it also meant that this task was definitely not easy to do.
The previous decoration of the famous sword was not that difficult except for the old craftsmanship and artificial antiques that made the whole steel factory scream "unbelievable". Other patterns and the like were not that difficult.
In the steel mills here, many master craftsmen were recruited by senior blacksmiths from the Jiangdong generation. The Jiangdong generation was already wealthy, and there were many wealthy gentry who liked to collect famous swords. In addition, there were also various forged
In the jewelry business, I have naturally accumulated a lot of experience.
With these experiences in the steel factory, making swords is naturally easy.
Table clock parts are different. There are a lot of geometric shapes in them. If they are not made in a standardized way, they will easily fall apart, and in the end it will not be possible to produce a qualified product.
Regarding qualified products, Li Sheng was not ambiguous, nor could things like clocks be ambiguous. He directly handed over a batch of wooden yin and yang molds to the steel factory, and they had to be exactly the same.
Otherwise, wouldn’t it be in vain if the departure time is not correct?
Even though all the craftsmen in this steel factory are old masters, Li Sheng is really not very optimistic.
That's why I guess it will take quite a while.
But surprisingly...
After this exchange, I learned that the steel factory had recently transferred several master craftsmen from Chang'an.
The craftsmen in the steel mills in Chang'an may not be much better than the blacksmiths in Jiangdong.
But because I have a lot of experience in precision machining, and the most important thing...
Have basic geometric foundation, such as trigonometric functions, circular area formula, cone volume formula... and a series of seemingly superficial but very important mathematical foundations.
In fact, this was the reason why Li Sheng told Chang Sun Chong about the importance of basic education.
With Datang's children having a solid foundation in all subjects, no matter which career they take in the future, they will have the confidence to change careers!
Of course, this is the biggest reason, but it is also one of the reasons.
Another reason is that in addition to the masters from Chang'an, there are also several former jewelry craftsmen in this steel factory.
Craftsmanship is called skill.
Perfect involute gears can be made by hand without any precision CNC machine tools!
That day, Li Sheng brought his apprentice Ma Zhou and his assistant Wu Meiniang over to inspect and accept the goods. When they saw the goods, they were stunned. The workmanship was simply amazing.
Li Sheng couldn't help but look at the old craftsman, "Old sir, may I ask what your name is?"
Li Sheng's eyes widened in astonishment, and he suddenly asked a question. Facing this upstart from Chang'an, who was famous all over the country, the old man was obviously nervous, but his mental quality was obviously good, so he immediately regained his composure and bowed his hand.
"Back to the Holy Marquis, my surname is Qi."
"This... Holy Marquis, is the stuff bad?"
The old man had obviously heard about Li Sheng's deeds of making grenades and divine arm bows.
Although I don't know how skilled this holy prince is, being able to design such a magical object is obviously a superb level among craftsmen.
To put it bluntly, he came to see Li Sheng this time because of his reputation.
So when Li Sheng was in a daze and asked this question, he suddenly became a little nervous.
But... obviously, his nervousness was actually unnecessary.
Li Sheng greeted the other party as a salute, then lowered his head and looked at the goods on hand again.
Each gear is made to an extremely standard level.
Cure obsessive-compulsive disorder series!
Unbelievable.
A look of surprise quickly appeared on Li Sheng's face, "No...Old sir, your skills are too strong. Damn..."
"If this technology is used in military industries such as missiles, it won't be justified regardless of the number of apartments..."
Li Sheng still remembered watching a program in his previous life.
Just how good are the manual workers in military enterprises? They can polish two metal planes, and then...
Two metal surfaces stick together and stick together.
——Because it is extremely flat, there are even signs of fusion between the metal atoms, which is so awesome.
And now... these gears, one by one, made Li Sheng vaguely feel like this.
finally……
Li Sheng smiled broadly, raised his head, and turned to look at the chief officer on the side.
"Well...things are perfect."
"And this craft will be absolutely indispensable to us in the Tang Dynasty in the future. Send a memorandum to the court and apply for an official status and salary for the old gentleman."
"If I could teach a disciple of the same level, or even more powerful..."
Li Sheng turned to look at the old man and said with a smile, "When the time comes, I will personally submit the memorial and ask for credit for the old man!"
The old man was frightened by what Li Sheng said.
"This...Holy Marquis, how can this happen? I am a craftsman and a lowly servant, how can I..."
"Haha, the old gentleman is right. In the past, craftsmen's servants were all cheap servants."
"But in the future... if the old gentleman wants the craftsman servant to be restored to a humble servant, he can go to His Majesty to file a petition. But this memorial will be decided by me!"
Li Sheng was also filled with emotions.
It is said that in ancient China, the handicraft civilization was extremely developed.
In the Song Dynasty, there were even large cargo ships sailing overseas, laden with iron pots and other handicrafts for trade, which was almost the same as in modern times.
However, due to various reasons, these skills have been lost in large numbers.
Now……
Since I was touched by myself.
And this is the kind of craftsman who is not only a traditional craftsman, but also plays a significant role in new industries.
Li Sheng naturally had to do his best to protect him.
this day……
After returning home with a full load, Li Sheng was in an extremely good mood. He hadn't done anything so smoothly for a long time.
The carriage is traveling on the road back.
Li Sheng thought about how it took several months to assemble large parts for the steam engine.
This time, it was completed in just a few days. He could only lament that the working people were really like crouching tigers, hidden dragons...
Li Sheng's face was full of excitement, and Ma Zhou and Wu Meiniang were also very excited.
However, the two people have different concerns. Wu Meiniang is happy to make money in the next step, while Ma Zhou knows that the progress of shipbuilding will be much faster.
Riding the wind and waves, this is the romance of a man...
"Sir, this clock... when can we see the finished product?"
Wu Meiniang can look at the fineness and quality of various luxury goods, and is very proficient in them. However, she does not know much about these steel and other crafts.
When she said this, Ma Zhou immediately looked over and was very concerned about this issue.
Because...the two of them were very happy that day, but they were not completely happy.
