Chapter 46 Promoting Daqin Industry Forward for 1,500 Years
And at this time.
In the workshop where the wall was knocked down.
Ying Cheng smiled and said in the firelight: "Can one big carpenter and five small craftsmen make this thing?"
Ying Cheng took a piece of paper and handed it into the hands of a big carpenter.
Craftsmen are divided into large, medium and small. Master craftsmen are senior craftsmen with extremely mature skills.
And there is already a system of responsibility.
Faced with orders from people of Ying Cheng's level, the supervisor could still ask a few questions, but the others could only shut up obediently.
The big carpenter looked at the pattern on it strangely.
"Isn't this a relatively large water wheel?" the big carpenter asked doubtfully.
"I want to put the large waterwheel in Zaohe River. How long will it take to build it?" Ying Cheng nodded.
"Give me twelve little workers and five little carpenters, and with all the materials, I can build it in one day." The big carpenter nodded affirmatively.
Ying Cheng pointed to the registration position next to him and said: "Where can I go to get the order? The wood is all ready. The fire will be bright tonight. We will build it all night. If it is built before sunset, I will reward you with a hundred coins!"
"If you build it, you will be exempted from the building order and receive a salary of one stone. From now on, you will be responsible for building all such objects."
Bones.
The carpenter's eyes instantly turned red, and he knelt on the ground and exclaimed: "Your Highness, you really mean what you said!"
Ying Cheng smiled and said, "What Your Highness said is worth a thousand dollars."
The big carpenter immediately kowtowed repeatedly and ran towards the registration place like crazy.
Ying Cheng smiled and didn't think there was anything strange.
Craftsmen at this time did not have a high status, and even those who were officially registered received very little salary.
But if you don't do it well, it can lead to death.
In the Qin Dynasty, gold was named yi and was regarded as the top coin; copper coins were named half a tael and were as heavy as their inscriptions, and were regarded as the lower coin. Pearls, jade, turtles, shells, silver and tin were considered treasures of ornaments, not coins.
Among them, cloth, commonly known as the medium currency, can be traded for currency according to its size.
That is, a piece of cloth that is eight feet long and two feet five wide is equal to eleven qian.
One yi of gold costs 24 taels, one tael costs 576 coins, and three coins can buy a bushel of corn.
1 stone is equal to 4 jun, 1 jun is equal to 30 catties, 1 catty is equal to 16 taels, and 1 tael is equal to 24 baht.
In terms of capacity unit, one bell is equal to 6 dendrobium and 4 buckets, one dendrobium is equal to 10 buckets, and one dendrobium and one stone are equal to 10 buckets.
Of course, this cannot be done accurately. Bells, dendrobium, and buckets are all containers. One bucket is ten liters, and the density is different and it is impossible to be precise.
Similarly, coins cannot be measured in normal weight units. Because of the lack of industrial productivity, the weight and weight of Qin Banliang coins are actually quite different.
And his reward of one hundred dollars allowed the big carpenter to buy thirty-three bushels of corn, equivalent to 3,960 kilograms.
The salary given can enable this big carpenter to get thirty bushels of corn every month, equivalent to one hundred and twenty kilograms, and it is a long-term solution.
That's not a fight without red eyes!
"The next group is the blacksmith and the coppersmith, the clever ones!"
After finishing one, Ying Cheng took out another rough wooden gear from the big iron box.
Guo Huaiyi quickly accepted the order and walked out excitedly, searching with his eyes, and quickly, thirteen people, one large and five small, came over.
Ying Cheng didn't care if several people were respectful to him, of course it was impossible not to be respectful. Bala spread the small objects on the table, picked up the gear and said:
"Can this gear be made with a certain magnification?"
The big coppersmith who had already calmed down took the lead and said: "This requires a mold. As long as the mold is made first, it can be made."
Ying Cheng picked up the three serrated gears on the inside and outside again and asked, "What about this one?"
"It's possible, but it's just that this thing is quite delicate, with the serrations on it."
Both the big blacksmith and the big coppersmith were in a bit of a dilemma.
But this time.
The originally quiet and clever person suddenly had his eyes lit up and he walked very boldly in front of the table and stretched out his hand.
Guo Huaiyi's hand was already holding Jian Bing, and Ying Cheng waved his hand to signal Guo Huaiyi not to move.
Looking at the sudden movement of the old man in front of him, Ying Cheng felt that this Da Qin craftsman was really hiding something.
He carved these things out of wood randomly, even the gears were one thick and one thin. If one was destroyed, he could easily tinker with the second one.
but.
These are a bunch of gadgets.
If combined together, it would be awesome.
Just like a tractor cylinder gear set, plus a cutting machine.
If combined with the power provided by a large waterwheel under the rapid water flow.
That is a steamless fixed variable speed engine.
If a genius discovers the power of the teapot to emit steam, and solves the power problem, the engine will come out.
but.
Breaking it down into component parts in this way is extremely unfamiliar to these people.
But in front of the old man in front of me.
Completely unfamiliar things were being assembled quickly.
Even after failing once, Ying Cheng didn't say a word and asked the old man in front of him to reassemble.
And the second time.
It actually...succeeded.
"How do you call me an old worker!" Ying Cheng was filled with surprise and went crazy.
What a genius!
Who says genius must be a young man? This old man is a genius!
The old man said with a smile on his face: "The common people lose their revenge!"
"Okay!" Ying Cheng had a lot to do and was not polite at all, so he immediately said:
"Since you understand the true meaning of this, there is no need for my Highness to say more."
"This is a gear, and the spacing between the teeth on it must be uniform."
"This is the rotating shaft. The serrated area here is inserted into the internal gear. The external gear rotates to drive the internal gear, which drives the rotating shaft. The rotating shaft is inlaid with extremely sharp blades."
"The outside also needs a shell. When a hard object is put into it, the rotating shaft rotates and the blades crush the contents inside."
"There is no need to copy the samples made by His Highness. In short, the main purpose is to crush hard objects."
"His Royal Highness orders you to be the chief engineer of the Great Construction Order, with a salary of ten stones."
"If this thing is built, I will reward you with five hundred coins!"
"As well as you, Your Highness will all have rewards."
"Any doubts?"
Ying Cheng felt excited.
The first step in papermaking is to crush it!
If the turbulent waterwheel is used as the driving force, coupled with the gear acceleration, the rotating shaft is driven to cut and crush, the first step is completed.
It was also the beginning of his industrial mass production of paper.
"The common people thank His Highness for your kindness, and they will definitely live up to His Highness. It's just that the common people are greedy for wine. If there is wine, the common people can think more carefully when they are alone and drunk." Gongshu Qiu even talked about terms.
"It's too late tonight, prepare wine tomorrow. If you cause it, I will take care of all your wine from now on!" Ying Cheng said with a heroic laugh.
"In this case, the common people are willing to issue a military order. If they cannot make this thing, they will repay His Highness's favor with death." Gong Shuqiu said excitedly.
"Go and take your orders!" Ying Cheng nodded.
Heaving a sigh of relief, another thing has been solved.
"General Guo, next group, coppersmiths!"
Coppersmiths and blacksmiths are not craftsmen who forge iron, but they can also smelt copper and iron.
Guo Huaiyi was about to take the order.
But at this moment, a black-armored guard trotted in and reported: "Sir, General, Mr. Zhao, the commander of the CRRC Mansion, is outside and wants to come in, saying he is bringing His Majesty's order."
Ying Cheng waved his hand without thinking: "Anyone who dares to come close will be killed."
