Chapter 321

PS: Many people ask: Why don’t eunuchs be called father-in-law? In fact, not everyone can be called father-in-law in the Ming Dynasty. Only great eunuchs can be called father-in-law, and only the emperor’s concubine and other nobles can be called father-in-law. Ordinary eunuchs call old eunuchs father-in-law , is an insulting title and will be severely punished.

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In fact, Zhang Qingfeng also transformed many things. These things should not be called machine tools, but can only be called machines.

For example, a hand-operated drilling machine can easily drill holes in wood.

There are also hand-operated mills, pedal woodworking lathes, etc., which can only be regarded as machines.

However, the emergence of these machines can indeed improve work efficiency many times.

After Zhang Qingfeng made several milling machines, lathes, grinding machines and other machine tools, it became very simple to use these machine tools to manufacture these machines.

"Palmprint, look, this is the machine improved by our Gunpowder Bureau workers."

On this day, Zhang Qingfeng invited Feng Mo, the palm print eunuch, to the Gunpowder Bureau.

In front of the two were some processing machines modified by Zhang Qingfeng. Many workers were using these machines to process parts at a very fast speed.

"Very good, these machines are very good." Feng Mo couldn't help but admire the machines modified by Zhang Qingfeng.

Workers use these machines to process wooden parts at least several times faster than before.

If the Gunpowder Bureau could finish half a year's work in two months before, it may only take one month to finish it now with these machines.

The Gunpowder Bureau manufactures firearms. The most troublesome part is casting the barrel. Zhang Qingfeng can completely let a small number of people use machines to process wooden parts, such as the gun body. As for the copper and iron parts, more people can be dispatched to manufacture them.

"Palm prints, these machines can be used in other government offices, such as bows and crossbows. The speed of making crossbows can be increased by at least several times with these machines." Zhang Qingfeng introduced to Feng Mo.

"Very good, then you can build some more machines and give them to the bow and crossbow shop!" Feng Mo said.

Hearing Feng Mo's words, Zhang Qingfeng said. "Palmprint, the cost of this machine is a bit expensive. If other government offices need it, they have to buy it with money. I believe that many workshops in the 24 Yamen need this kind of machine. If they don't give money, the Gunpowder Bureau can't stand live."

Hearing Zhang Qingfeng's words, Feng Mo gave him a meaningful look. He thought Zhang Qingfeng wanted to make money for himself with these machines.

"How much does your machine cost?" Feng Mo asked Zhang Qingfeng.

"It depends on the specific machine. For example, this hand grinder costs two taels of silver. If other government offices want to buy it, they will have to pay three taels of silver."

"There is also this pedal-type woodworking lathe, which is more expensive to build. This one needs five taels of silver to sell."

Later, Zhang Qingfeng introduced a dozen other machines.

Finally, he said to Feng Mo: "Palmprint, if our military bureau needs machines, the lower officials will pay a tael more than the cost price."

"Of course this is the price of our Bingzhan Bureau. If it is needed by other yamen, you have to add money, at least a few taels of silver. If you can sell these machines to other yamen, the next official will still pay for it." For this quotation, no matter how much you sell the palm print, the money you earn will be yours." Zhang Qingfeng said to Feng Mo.

"This……"

Feng Mo didn't expect Zhang Qingfeng to say this, he thought about it and asked Zhang Qingfeng: "How many machines can you make in a month?"

"If you go back to the palm print, at present, the Gunpowder Bureau can complete the task of the imperial court for the whole year in less than three months, and the remaining nine hours can be used to make machines. Simple machines like hand grinders, if they are made with all their strength, one At least [-] units can be manufactured per month.

If it is a more complicated machine, such as a woodworking lathe, it may be slower, but it should be able to manufacture one or two hundred units. "

Finally, Zhang Qingfeng said: "The tools to manufacture these machines are still insufficient. If we wait for the first half of the year, the manufacturing speed may be several times higher."

"Okay, go back and write a price list, and then send a few machines to me. I'll ask other yamen if they need it." Feng Mo said to Zhang Qingfeng.

At this time, he had decided to do business with Zhang Qingfeng.

He saw these machines with his own eyes, and the work efficiency was several times faster than the previous manual machines, and some were more than ten times faster.

Such a good thing, I believe many people need it.

After a little calculation, Feng Mo discovered that the various government offices of the Military War Bureau alone needed hundreds of various machines.

In addition to the Bingzhan Bureau, there are many workshops in the 24 Yamen that definitely need these machines.

In addition to the 24 yamen, there are also the military bureaus of the Ministry of War, the military bureaus of various guards, and so on. If this market is fully developed, at least tens of thousands of various machines will be needed, and this will be a long-term business.

In addition to the imperial government's ordnance office, I believe that many people in the private sector also need these machines.

Folk artisans have these machines, and the money they can earn in a day will be several times that of before.

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After receiving Feng Mo's instructions, Zhang Qingfeng sent some machines to the Bingzhan Bureau's Yamen the next day.

Moreover, two craftsmen were sent to stay here the whole time to demonstrate the usage of these machines.

After seeing these machines, the government offices of the Bingzhan Bureau ordered hundreds of them directly.

Although this order is small, it is a good start. I believe that after the government office takes it back and uses it, it will definitely order more.

"Li Chunhua, how much do you think it will cost to make this machine?" Feng Mo asked Li Chunhua, the eunuch in charge of the sword casting workshop, in the yamen of the Bingzhan Bureau.

"Palmprints, these machines look simple, but they require a lot of effort to cast and polish."

Li Chunhua said: "For example, this hand-operated mill is made of copper and iron. The cost of materials alone costs one tael of silver. Adding the cost of labor, three taels of silver is not expensive."

"Then if I ask you to do it, can you do it?" Feng Mo continued to ask.

"Back to Palm Print, these machines have a simple structure and can be made, but the cost will be very high. For example, if I were to make this hand-operated grinder, the cost alone would probably cost three taels of silver. Instead of making it myself, I might as well directly Buy it," Li Chunhua said.

"That's it, our family understands, that's enough, you can go back." Feng Mo waved to Li Chunhua and said.

He originally wanted to see if her government office could make these machines. If the cost of making machines in other government offices was so high, it would be better to let Zhou Qingfeng's Gunpowder Bureau do it.

In fact, when Zhang Qingfeng quoted the price, he had already included everything in it. The price he quoted happened to be the cost of the craftsmen to manufacture these machines.

The reason why he quoted such a low price was mainly because he made these machines with machine tools, which was much faster and cheaper than ordinary people making them by hand. Don't be afraid of competitors.

Now Zhang Qingfeng's only shortcoming is that there are not enough machine tools for processing copper and iron. It may be necessary to use machine tools to continuously manufacture machine tools for the next half a year.

In the next two months, Zhang Qingfeng manufactured more than a dozen machine tools of various types.

Because of the geographical location, there is no way to use hydraulic power, so all of them use human and animal power. The power of a machine tool may require several strong men to constantly step on the power board.

Zhang Qingfeng has already considered that if there are too many businesses, maybe he can ask for instructions to move the Gunpowder Bureau out of the palace, and find a place with water flow for hydraulic transmission.

(End of this chapter)

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