Great Song Pirate

Chapter 365 Madam Workshop
After listening to Xu Yi's explanation, Qin Huzi and Lei Tong realized that they had completely misunderstood Xu Yi, and quickly bowed down to apologize to him.

"Forget it! What crime are you paying for! I've been messing around for so many days, even Li Bo and the others don't know what I'm messing around with. If I don't say anything, Li Bo still thinks I'm working on a noodle rolling machine! I Did you mean it?" Xu Yi smiled and waved his hand, then asked Li Bo again.

Li Bo replied calmly: "No! Absolutely not! I don't think the lord would be so boring. What kind of noodle rolling machine is there! Although I don't know what this is for, I also know that it will definitely not be simple. !"

Xu Yi despised this guy vigorously. After Li Bo had been with him for a long time, his thick skin definitely grew a lot. I have a prophetic vision.

After talking and laughing for a while, Lei Tong and the others gathered in front of the rolling mill model again, and carefully observed its structure. After Xu Yi's introduction, both of them were also experts, and they quickly saw the way. , Knowing that this machine uses these rollers to crush the steel bars into thin sheets, how much strength is needed to complete this!

"My lord, how big is this steel rolling machine going to be? If it's too big, how can it be moved? Or rely on hydraulic power?" Qin Huzi asked Xu Yi, pointing to the steel rolling machine.

"The model I made was scaled down to a ratio of [-] to [-]. I think the roll is too wide and it won't work at the moment. It's enough to roll a steel plate with a width of three feet at most. If it's too big, we can't do it now, and we have to make this roll For things to move, we have no other better way than using water power. Fortunately, there are many streams here, and there is no problem with the water source. This requires Tang Youcheng and the others to find a place with plenty of water immediately and build a large waterwheel , The water truck provides enough power for this rolling mill, I think there should be no problem!" Xu Yi explained to him.

"Then are all the components of this steel rolling machine cast from iron?" Lei Tong asked with a headache, rubbing his temples.

"Of course, these things need to be strong and durable. They don't need to be made of cast iron. Do we use wood to roll steel? But don't be too nervous. Are these things small things for you? The reason why I Making such a wooden model in advance is to let you know how to do it more intuitively, so as to save you from making mistakes and reworking it later. Not coming out! You should be able to imagine the benefits of this thing!"

"No problem! No problem! Since the lord can create this thing, we don't believe that we can't make it by relying on gourds and painting ladles. Please rest assured, lord! We still have a way to cast these devices!" Qin Huzi hurriedly patted his chest Said.

"I believe you can make it, but don't underestimate this thing. Many of the parts have different requirements for strength. They need to be made of different steels, and they must be quenched to ensure hardness; and the precision of the spindle is very high. A little Don’t be sloppy, otherwise the rolled steel plate will be uneven, I think you will understand after a closer look! Also, these transmission parts, such as the bearing bush, cannot be made of steel, but should be made of bronze. Also reserve an oil injection hole, inject grease into it, and carry out lubrication. These small details cannot be underestimated at all. The matching of the gears must be tightly occluded, and there must be no deviation. These are the problems you have to solve. I can only remind you In the front, don't waste the boss's effort, if you can't use it after you make it, then we will lose a lot!" Xu Yi then told them.

Qin Huzi and Lei Tong nodded repeatedly. This thing looks simple here. If it is all made of steel, it will not be easy. What troubles they will encounter can be seen from this model machine. So, the two of them immediately threw themselves on the machine and began to study it carefully.

Xu Yi saw that they had begun to realize the importance of the problem, so he said with a smile: "Go back and move this machine to the iron work, and find a special workshop to put it in. I let the carpenters make all the accessories on it so that they can be disassembled." Yes, you can take it apart and watch it at any time. In fact, it is not too complicated. I have simplified everything that can be simplified according to your ability. According to your current level, it should not be a problem to make it. In some places For transmission, I use a kind of chain, which is very flexible to use. There are also models here. You can take a look and change it to steel. You can call more craftsmen of yours to find a way together. I want to You must build this rolling mill after the Spring Festival, and it must be operational, do you think there is a problem?"

Qin Huzi frowned and counted: "It's October now, and it's not long before the Chinese New Year. Two months is indeed a bit tight. Can my lord allow some time?"

Lei Tong also nodded and said: "When so many parts require a lot of manual work, it takes a lot of time to open the mold and turn the sand, and the casting and polishing must be meticulous, and I think some parts need to be made by the lost wax method. For casting, two months is indeed too tight, and I think it will take at least three months to make this big guy move, otherwise we really can't do it!"

Xu Yi knew that he was a little impatient, so he nodded and said: "Three months is three months, how is your current cast iron fan doing? This matter can't be delayed. Compared with this rolled steel fan The machine is much simpler, just making one pair is not enough, we will make many kinds of copper cannons in the future, not only this kind of copper cannon! We will not only make bigger ones, but also some smaller ones. It can be used on ships and on land. The current pressure on the iron work can be said to be the greatest in our workshop here. You might as well recruit some more apprentices and fill it in the iron work. Simple things let them Do it, you skilled craftsmen can free up more time to do these things!"

Qin Huzi immediately nodded and agreed. Now that the road leading to the Carboniferous Valley has been built, the manpower has begun to ease, and most of them have been transferred to the Carboniferous Valley to excavate the coal. The remaining labor force is enough for Tie Zuo to expand its manpower. There is no problem.

Xu Yi studied the steel rolling machine carefully with them again, predicted possible problems in their future production as far as possible in advance, recorded them personally, and handed them over to them, so that they can think about it before opening the mold and casting. He came up with a solution, and then asked Li Bo to find someone to transport the wooden rolling mill model separately to Iron Works for their reference. It can be said that this steel rolling machine is his first large-scale work since he arrived here, and he finally brought out his major in school. To be honest, Xu Yi is really tired these days. That's enough. After many things taught in school are not used, it is very difficult to pick them up now. Fortunately, the foundation was good at the beginning, otherwise, there are really some problems that are difficult to solve!
Just finished working on the design of the homemade steel rolling mill, Xu Yi still didn't rest, and plunged into the study again, dug out the Mengxi pen talk he got from Zhao Xu, and started tinkering with new things, this time he was going to make something It is a hydraulic pestle hammer. This thing has been recorded in the Mengxi Bi Tan. This thing already exists in this era, but this hydraulic pestle hammer has not been built here yet. With it, the craftsmen can save a lot of money. Strength is similar to that of an air hammer. Craftsmen don't have to beat those tools desperately with a sledgehammer. They just need to hold the billet with pliers and let the hammer smash it by themselves. However, the records in the book are very general, and he didn't I've seen it before, so I can only guess and fumble around, but this pestle hammer is much simpler than a rolling mill, and the design was completed without taking up too much of his time.

This thing does not need Qin Huzi and Lei Tong. Tang Youcheng and a group of carpenters alone are enough to complete it. Anyway, most of them are made of wood. Carpenters are now one of the most indispensable talents for him, so Xu Yi sent Tang Youcheng Called, handed the drawing to him, and explained it to him in detail. This time, in order to save trouble, he did not draw in detail, but only drew a rough sketch, explaining the principle and the structure of some key places. Let Tang Youcheng perfect it himself. It is impossible for a foreman to stand out among the many carpenters in Jilongzhai without a few brushes. Xu Yi has seen the vehicles made by Tang Youcheng. The workmanship is very exquisite, which shows that this person He is very good at using his brain when doing things. The four-wheeled artillery cart he made last time was very appreciated by Xu Yi. After firing so many cannons, the wooden artillery cart was not shaken to pieces, which shows that his craftsmanship is absolutely extraordinary. , so Xu Yi felt relieved and entrusted him with the hammering.

After explaining this matter, Xu Yi told him about the steel rolling mill. After he was busy with the pestle and hammer, he immediately began to gather people to make the large waterwheel needed for the steel rolling mill. The blueprint of the specific design is at Qin Huzi's place. , but he didn't put much effort into the waterwheel, and Tang Youcheng needed to improve it himself, and Tang Youcheng bowed and agreed.

After finishing these things, Xu Yi finally decided to take a breather. Although he brought Yingchun and the others to Jilongzhai this time, he didn't spend even a day with them. Thinking about it, I feel a little guilty, Xiaojiaojiao He has already started to learn to walk by himself, and seeing him now is still a bit cynical, and his son Rulong doesn't even know him as an old man. It's bad enough to treat him as a stranger and a father for this sake!

So Xu Yi put down what he was doing, drove Li Bo back to his residence to accompany his children, and came to the backyard by himself.

Seeing Xu Yi stretching his waist and stepping into the backyard with a relaxed and leisurely look, the people here laughed, and finally they could see Xu Yi come out to breathe. Everyone was worried about his body. Although everyone didn't say anything, but watching Xu Yi light up the lights and fight at night every day, and kept busy day and night in the study of the middle courtyard, Yingchun and the others felt so distressed that they could only do something good for him in different ways. Eat something to replenish his body.

Seeing Xu Yi appearing, Jiaojiao, who was learning to walk staggeringly in the yard, hurriedly opened her small hands and ran towards Yiqing, seeking her mother's protection, making Xu Yi feel very embarrassed, and smiled embarrassingly. In the past, he took Jiaojiao from Yiqing's hand and begged her with a smile: "Why does little Jiaojiao run away when she sees Daddy? Hurry up and call Daddy!"

Xiao Jiaojiao put her arms around his neck timidly, and shouted in a childish and vague voice: "Qieqie!"

The result was a burst of laughter from everyone, Xu Yi was already very satisfied with this, hugged Jiaojiao and played for a while, and gradually Jiaojiao was no longer afraid of him, Xu Yi was so happy that he grinned his teeth and grinned at him all the time. Yiqing, who was watching him laughing, shouted: "Look! Jiaojiao already knows me as a father now! Haha!"

Yiqing smiled and said with a trace of resentment: "What's there to be happy about? You are her father, but it's not easy for Jiaojiao to want to see you as her father!"

At this time, Yingchun also came out of the house with Rulong in his arms. Xu Yi quickly put down Jiaojiao, reached out and took the little Rulong in Yingchun's arms, and carefully pricked the little guy's noodles with his beard. The little guy Pushing him hard to prevent him from approaching, Yingchun also laughed: "It seems that you are really not qualified to be a father. It's like you don't know the two children. Why do you have time today to think about our mothers?" ?”

Xu Yi knew their grievances, so he didn't shirk anything, and apologized to them with a smile: "I know I've been too busy recently and neglected you, and today I finally arranged a few important things at hand. It’s enough to rely on them to do it, so I hurried over to make amends to everyone, otherwise I really won’t be able to come back to this backyard in the future!”

After hearing his words, everyone no longer cares about him. In fact, everyone knows why he is so busy. Women always hope that their husbands are capable people. Now Xu Yi's performance It has made them very content.

Cuiyu hurriedly prepared dinner for everyone, and the whole family sat around together. Such a scene was enjoyable, which made Xu Yi feel very comfortable.

"We know you are very busy, so we won't bother you, but today you come back for dinner, we also want to make a request to you, you can be as busy as you want, but pay attention to your body, this time is here, you Even the habit of waking up to practice martial arts in the morning is about to fall, we don't want to see you exhausted!" Yingchun said with a slight complaint while serving him vegetables.

Xu Yi nodded again and again: "That's right, that's right! I accept criticism! From today onwards, I just need to pay attention!"

After hearing his promise, everyone was happy again, and then they talked about the things here. In fact, Yingchun and the others have not been idle during this time, and they have basically walked here once, watching the prosperity here They were also sincerely happy with the scene, and they were unwilling to stay like this forever, so Yingchun took the lead to put forward her idea.

"Looking at how busy you are every day, our sisters don't want to be idle and have nothing to do. I want to discuss something with you. There are many female relatives around the village who are idle. I also want to get a sewing machine here. Gongfang, do you think this matter is okay?" Yingchun asked.

After thinking for a while, Xu Yi nodded and agreed: "No problem, as long as you are willing, just do it well! Not only can you do a sewing workshop, but I think I can do some other things later. The infantry uniformly makes armors, and the sewing workshop can also do this, so why not set up a workshop to sew clothes for the brothers in the army, and when the conditions are ripe, take over and start trial-making armors, it will be better!"

After hearing that Xu Yi agreed to Yingchun's request, Yue Hong hurriedly said, "Then can I go too?"

"Yes! Not only can you go, but Qian'er and Cuiyu can also go. Cuiyu and Qian'er are good at counting. You two can be in charge of the sewing workshop's accounting and warehouse. Yingchun will still be in charge of the sewing workshop. Yue Hong is the best at handwork, and she can be a supervisor! We are now a whole family, and we have contracted the sewing workshop here alone. Yes! But let me say it first, Jiaojiao and Rulong can't be wronged because you are busy, or I won't do it!" Xu Yi said to the four of them with a smile.

Several people laughed. After being with Xu Yi for such a long time, they had already gotten used to the days when they had something to do. After a sudden rest, they were not used to it. There are things to do, of course, I am happy.

But Xu Yi immediately regretted his decision, because as soon as he said that, he immediately became a loner again, Yingchun also has a hot temper, after Xu Yi's words, he found Jia Qian the next day, Let him delineate a place in the workshop area, set up the Jilongzhai sewing workshop, and let him issue a notice that any female relatives who are willing to work in the sewing workshop can sign up here, of course Jia Qian dare not Contrary to the meaning of welcoming the spring, they immediately followed suit and issued notices in and around the stockade to recruit people for the spring.

When the women in these villages heard that the eldest lady was going to gather people to set up a sewing workshop, they felt that this thing was really new. In this era, there are really not many places for women to work, but many women have heard that the Fubo army was in Dulong. The women discussed with their husbands about the affairs on the island, and felt that this could earn some income for their family. Many people came to sign up one after another, wanting to work in the workshop.

So Yiqing and Cuiyu were in charge of registering and recruiting, and Yuehong was in charge of testing the craftsmanship of the female workers. Everyone was very busy. In just a few days, hundreds of people were recruited, and Jia Qian gave them their workshops. After preparing sufficient supplies, the madam's sewing workshop started in full swing.

(Two chapters with [-] words are still presented, and I will continue to massage in the afternoon, my neck! I can’t stand it! I feel dizzy and dizzy, so that I can’t concentrate on typing! If I want to explode, I can’t do it!)

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