Chapter 236 [Goodbye Li Xin, Iron Factory Inspection]
Mu Linfeng suddenly thought of Hong'er. He hadn't seen her for nearly half a month since the last time they said goodbye. I wonder if Hong'er came this time?
When Mu Linfeng thought of this, he immediately rode out on horseback and ran all the way to Mu Mansion. He quickly got off his horse and rushed into the mansion, passing by the lobby and arriving at the door of the study without stopping at all.
Mu Linfeng stood looking at the study door, trying to calm his breathing so that he would not be out of breath, while looking at the study door again.
Mu Linfeng was not sure whether Li Xin was the only one in the study, or whether Hong'er was also there. She seemed to regret now that she was so anxious that she forgot to ask her servants whether Hong'er was here.
After Mu Linfeng's breath calmed down, he slowly walked to the study door, reached out and pushed the study door open, and Mu Linfeng quickly explored everything in the room.
However, the result made Mu Linfeng a little disappointed. Li Xin was the only one sitting there peacefully in the study.
When Li Xin saw Mu Linfeng, he immediately stood up and cupped his hands and said, "Mu Shuai, we meet again!"
As Li Xin spoke, he observed Mu Linfeng's expression. Seeing the disappointment in Mu Linfeng's eyes, Li Xin felt that he was extremely happy.
Li Xin came to Yangzhou just now, but his heart could not calm down. He knew what happened between Mu Linfeng and Hong'er, and he was determined not to see Mu Linfeng again.
But this was Li Zicheng's order after all, and it was related to Chuangjun's future development. For such a heavy responsibility, Li Xin had to come in person.
But when Li Xin saw Mu Linfeng showing such an expression, he felt extremely happy. All the speculations and haze on the road before the future were gone.
Li Xin saw that Mu Linfeng's eyes were wandering and he was silent, and then he said again: "Mu Shuai!"
Mu Linfeng's expression changed slightly, and then he smiled slightly and said, "Oh, Mr. Li, it's been a long time!"
Li Xin laughed and said: "How dare you neglect what King Chuang ordered!"
Mu Linfeng slowly walked into the study and sat down at the desk. Immediately after Li Xin sat down, he said: "There are still two days before the delivery deadline. I didn't expect Mr. Li to have arrived in Yangzhou today!"
Li Xin smiled and said: "Well, Li is also worried that time is tight. If Mu Shuai makes any mistakes here, Li can also help Mu Shuai with some ideas..."
Mu Linfeng looked at Li Xin and cursed in his heart: "Of course your grandfather hopes that I am wrong!" But he laughed dryly and said nothing.
Li Xin saw that Mu Linfeng didn't speak, and immediately fell silent. The study was suddenly very quiet.
After a long time, I heard Mu Linfeng say: "Why didn't Miss Hong'er come this time?"
Seeing that Mu Linfeng finally couldn't bear it anymore and asked what he wanted to ask, Li Xin smiled slightly and said: "Oh, King Chuang has arranged for Hong'er to perform other tasks, and it's not a big deal this time. Li
Just transport the firearms back to northern Shaanxi..."
Mu Linfeng nodded slightly when he heard the words, and then said: "Well, since the time is still two days away, then Mr. Li should go to the inn to rest first. After two days, Mu will definitely deliver the goods on time, and he is determined to not miss a musket.
Mr. Li’s!”
Li Xin saw that Mu Linfeng had issued an order to expel guests, and then smiled slightly and said: "Li is not worried about the quantity issue at all. Li is just worried about the quality issue, so he would like to ask Mu Shuai to test some of the finished products so that Li can have a look.
If there are any fakes, Mu Shuai can repair them immediately, right... Oh, Li is definitely not saying that Mu Shuai's firearms are all fakes, but just in case, it is better to be cautious!"
Mu Linfeng smiled slightly and said: "Since Mr. Li is so worried, Mu Shuai will arrange for Mr. Li to test the gun! However, in recent days, Mr. Wu has been focusing on producing firearms, and now it has reached the most critical time. I'm afraid
I don’t have time to arrange for Mr. Li to test the gun. Besides, Mr. Wu has always been strict in the production of firearms, and I am determined that there will be no so-called fakes. Even if there are, I believe Mr. Wu will destroy them during the production process!"
Mu Linfeng looked offline as he spoke, then slowly stood up, walked towards Li Xin, and continued: "Taking a step back, even if a defective or fake product is found, Mr. Li can still pick it out at will on the day of delivery.
Test, even if Mr. Li you want to test 10,000 muskets one by one, as long as Mr. Li takes the trouble and has enough time, there will definitely be no problem."
Hearing this, Li Xin stood up with a smile and said, "In that case, Li will come to visit you the day after tomorrow!"
As he spoke, Li Xin bowed his hands to Mu Linfeng and said, "Then Li will take his leave first!"
Mu Linfeng cupped his hands and said, "Okay, Mu won't give it away!"
After Li Xin walked behind the study door, he stopped, turned his head and glanced at Mu Linfeng before leaving the study.
When Mu Linfeng saw Li Xin leaving, he cursed in his heart: "Even the musket I gave you is not as good as what I can use myself. You silly boy, can you try it?"
After Mu Linfeng waited for Li Xin to leave, he rushed to ask his servants to invite Wu Xing back to his house to inquire about the current status of firearms production. However, he then thought that Wu Xing might also be busy at the iron factory at the moment. If it delayed his affairs
, not good.
Immediately, Mu Linfeng left Mu Mansion, jumped on his horse, and immediately headed east of Yangzhou, heading directly to the iron factory.
The situation of the iron factory at this time is no longer the same as that of the past. From far away, you can see the smoke coming from the chimney on the top of the mountain, and there are heavy soldiers at the foot of the mountain.
After walking all the way up the mountain, I discovered that another factory building had been built on the open space next to the iron factory, which was a firearms production factory.
Busy workers could be seen everywhere in the iron factory. Mu Linfeng saw that everyone was working hard and no one was lazy.
After all, Wu Xing has set new rules here. Except for a few technical backbones and managers, all workers will get more for their hard work, and there is no guaranteed salary.
Moreover, Wu Xing has also set up a reward policy, and will prepare a bonus of 200 taels every month to reward the most diligent worker this month.
Wu Xing also divided all the workers into several working groups, with ten people in each group, and distributed a bonus of nearly one thousand taels to the group with the most outstanding monthly performance.
Under such a policy, if you don't work, you won't get paid. If you do well, you can still get bonuses and bonuses. And there are a few people who are willing to be lazy and not work. Doesn't it mean they don't want to get paid?
After Mu Linfeng entered the iron factory building, he saw that it was very busy here. The entire factory had been divided into more than a dozen workshops by Wu Xing, and each workshop was responsible for different tasks. Since then, the work has been orderly and methodical, and he is very concerned about the work.
The quality has been relatively improved several times.
At this time, Kong Wu was inspecting the iron factory buildings. When he saw Mu Linfeng coming, he immediately came up to him and said, "Brother Mu, how come you have time to come here!"
Mu Linfeng smiled and said: "I have nothing to do these days, so come over and take a look... This iron factory is really well-run!"
Kong Wu laughed at the side and said: "These are not all ideas that Mr. Wu came up with. Because more work means more reward, no worker wants to be lazy, and at the end of every month, about ten people with the worst performance will be eliminated.
Workers, workers not only want to get extra bonuses and bonuses, but also don’t want to be eliminated. The only jobs left are jobs with product titles..."
Mu Linfeng smiled slightly when he heard this, and thought to himself: "Wu Xing is really good at coming up with ideas, but this really prevents us from eating from the same big pot. It not only saves us a lot of expenses, but also increases production..."
Mu Linfeng thought of this and asked Kong Wudao: "Where is Mr. Wu?"
Kong Wudao: "Mr. Wu should be in the factory next door. Mr. Wu rarely comes to this factory and has been fully managed by Kong..."
Hearing this, Mu Linfeng patted Kong Wu on the shoulder and said: "Well, since Mr. Wu is so relieved to hand it over to Brother Kong, Brother Kong must be serious and responsible. In the future, our factory will continue to expand. When the time comes, Brother Kong, your
The burden is heavy..."
Kong Wudao: "I'm not afraid of being tired, but I can't help Mr. Wu..."
Mu Linfeng patted Kong Wu on the shoulder and said, "Brother Kong, don't belittle yourself in the future. Isn't what you're doing now pretty good..."
Kong Wu laughed and said, "I just wander around the factory every day. If I can't do this well, what else can Kong do?"
Mu Linfeng also laughed when he heard this, and then said seriously: "Brother Kong, please don't underestimate this daily inspection! This inspection is like a general in a military camp training soldiers. You said that if there is no general in the military camp to watch the soldiers, even if
No matter how much a soldier wants to perform meritorious service, how can he do it without the supervision and training of a general?"
When Kong Wu heard this, he couldn't help but feel that there was some truth in it, and quickly said: "Listen to what Brother Mu said, that's really what happened!"
Mu Linfeng laughed and said: "Okay, Brother Kong, go and do your work. Mu goes to find Mr. Wu to talk about something!"
Kong Wudao: "Okay, then Kong will go and watch those boys first!" After saying that, he bowed his hand to Mu Linfeng and continued to inspect another workshop.