Datang: Salted fish at the beginning, Gao Yang was given marriage by Li Er

Chapter 143 Pipeline Operations

The Changjie tea shop has not yet opened, but it has ushered in spring.

The hunger marketing method has also achieved initial results. Many people detoured to see the rumored most luxurious tea shop in the imperial city.

Even some princes and aristocrats, in their spare time, drove their carriages and parked in front of the shop to look left and right, or asked a few questions under the envious eyes of everyone, swaggered into the carriages, and walked away, leaving the surrounding audience sighing. .

As the original founder of the tea shop, Li Xian lived happily in the Ministry of Industry.

When I first came to the Ministry of Industry, the high-walled courtyard, the high-quality vermilion lacquer pillars are even thicker than the Jin Palace, and even the bedding and couches are all made of pine wood. Li Xian sighed that it was the largest manufacturing workshop of the Tang Dynasty. .

After sleeping comfortably for two nights, Li Xian just got up from the bed when a dog barked in the early morning, mixed with the shrill voice of Eunuch Rong echoing in the courtyard.

The imperial decree is simple, with only a few short sentences, which is similar to issuing a military order.

The content is nothing more than to allow Li Xian to double the output of the entire Ministry of Industry within the supervision of Li Xian.

After reading the imperial decree, Eunuch Rong looked solemn, and quietly pulled Li Xian aside.

"Mr. Li, forgive me for talking too much, the battle is imminent, and His Majesty attaches great importance to the matter of the horseshoe."

"The Great Tang has cultivated his health for more than ten years, and it's time to try his hand at fighting."

Turning his head to look at the people in the Ministry of Industry who were crowding together to look at the imperial decree, Eunuch Rong's white and fat cheeks were close to Li Xian's ear.

"This time, Your Majesty is really serious. Mr. Li is the person who is favored by His Majesty. This old servant can be regarded as giving Mr. Li an early breath."

The eunuchs beside the emperor were all cautious in their words and deeds. Eunuch Rong's kindness also made Li Xian feel cautious.

It takes a thousand days to keep an army, and a moment to use it.

As Eunuch Rong said, the soldiers of the Tang Dynasty stationed in Guanzhong will not be raised in vain. I am afraid that the intention of conquest this time will be the beginning of the Tang Dynasty's war again.

The military order is no different than others, maybe it can drag the heads of several ministers of the Ministry of Industry to make wine vessels.

Li Xian didn't want to be able to stand among these ministers.

From his pocket, he fumbled for the Dongzhu that was tossed out in the dormitory yesterday, stuffed it in the hands of his old man, and said in a low voice.

"Thank you, Eunuch Rong."

Eunuch Rong rolled down his palms silently, retracted his sleeve pockets, his fair and plump face changed from the previous look, and crescent moons protruded from his slit eyes.

"Li Jianzheng is smart and smart, and he will definitely be able to complete the task satisfactorily. This old slave congratulates Li Jianzheng right now."

After finishing speaking, he nodded slightly, turned around and left the Ministry of Industry.

Several veterans of the Ministry of Industry held the imperial decree, their hands and feet were trembling faintly, and their faces were gloomy.

Wen Lao, who was in the court earlier, was a little vain, with red eyes and white lips.

"Mr. Li...Li Jianzheng, this...this is iron, this...how can this be doubled."

"Although the old man has made countless ironware all his life, but... he has always worked slowly and meticulously..."

The old man wiped away his tears as he spoke. The Tang Dynasty now has more than [-] cavalry and nearly [-] war horses. The cavalry war horses alone are not counted as the pack horses for the infantry, and the [-] horseshoes are too much to manufacture.

Li Xian smiled faintly as he patted Old Wen's shoulder, which was swaying faintly.

"Don't panic!"

"I'm not as old as a young man with a weak crown, but I'm afraid before you, but you have lived most of your life, but you are trembling. If you want to behead, you will have to earn decades."

With a relaxed and freehand laugh, Li Xian leaned forward and said softly.

"We are now grasshoppers tied to a thread. I don't know about the others, but I, Li Xian, have a hard life."

"If you want to live, listen to me."

How can Mr. Wen say it so easily to Li Xian? The more old people are, the more they cherish the hometown they have lived in for decades, especially the children and descendants. The family and friends have deep friendship.

After all, Li Xian is a person who traveled through later generations, and he doesn't have much sense of responsibility for history, or a sense of fear.

Pulling past the old man who had calmed down, Li Xian came to the Ministry of Industry Manufacturing Workshop for the first time.

The small cubicles of several feet square stretched out, several people formed a group, kiln burners, blacksmiths, model makers, and firewood adders crowded together in one place.

There was a tinkle of knocking, and the flames were burning into the sky. Even though the weather was getting colder, the heat wave could still be felt in this house with only a huge roof.

Taking off his coat, Li Xian stood on the high platform and watched carefully.

The craftsmen are extremely careful and meticulous, and the basic rights are purely handmade.

A small horseshoe was tossed back and forth in the hands of several people, seemingly in an orderly manner, but in fact it was extremely inefficient.

After squatting on the high platform and watching for half an hour, Li Xian gradually frowned.

"This won't work, it's too slow."

"At this speed, we can grow three heads and it's not enough to chop off."

Hearing what Li Xian said, Elder Wen was beside him, with a look of panic on his face.

"Master Li, then... what do you think about this?"

"At least the process needs to be changed."

"How to change?"

Old Wen Oxygen looked at the boy with his head propped up with an ugly and crying face.

To be honest, Li Xian is not omnipotent, not to mention now, but in later generations, where has he seen iron smelting?
But it is not necessarily that the things of later generations cannot be brought up by using the same principle!

Meeting those questioning eyes, Li Xian pointed to all the craftsmen in the workshop and asked.

"Why not assembly line forging?"

"This will at least improve the efficiency of Brother Ma's link."

Old Wen was dumbfounded, and stood still in place.

"Water... assembly line?"

Li Xian was also a little stunned, looking at those confused old eyes, he didn't know how to explain for a while.

It seems that later generations have followed the soul-hunting assembly line, and the 24-hour seamlessly connected assembly line had a precedent in the Qin Dynasty!

The Great Qin relied on its powerful crossbows to dominate the world. A Qin crossbow often had dozens of parts and hundreds of processes. Each craftsman only made one, and then assembled it. In this way, the efficiency was greatly improved.

Could it be possible that things made in the Qin Dynasty were lost in the Tang Dynasty?

Should not be!

Pointing to the nearest cubicle, Li Xian sorted out his thoughts.

"Look at the grinding, adding firewood and blowing the wind. They are easier to learn. It is not difficult for us to find some less skilled blacksmiths in the countryside."

"Grinding and hammering are pure physical work, so they should be separated. Although they are rotated, they will avoid trouble after all."

"In my opinion, put each process together, move these compartments away again, and each person repeats what they are doing."

Elder Wen was a little confused. It wasn't just that the reflex arc was too long, but he still didn't understand why Li Xian did this at all.

He let down his gray hair and thought for a moment, then shook his head.

This move surprised Li Xian.

Where is there someone who does not do what he does?

Could it be that these slow craftsmen are eating official food and don't want to bother?
Li Xian patted Old Wen on the shoulder with his big hand, and Li Xian smiled.

"Mr. Wen, the imperial decree is still in our hall. If we are doing it for the sake of the craftsmen, we should find more skilled craftsmen from the countryside instead of testing it on the tip of the knife."

"This method can be said to be ancient, and it existed in the Qin Dynasty. Could it be that our Tang Dynasty has not implemented it?"

"You have also been in the Ministry of Industry for most of your life. You have read hundreds of books on the smelting process from ancient times to the present, right? This is so imminent, is it possible that you still have to hide it?"

After Wen Lao heard this, a look of shame appeared on his face, and then a little panic and bitterness.

"The old minister has never heard of it, and I still hope that Li Jianzheng will give instructions."

(End of this chapter)