Ming Dynasty: At the beginning of the game, Lao Zhu resigned and retired.

Mr. Hu was not foolish enough to continue entertaining Zhu Yuanzhang and his wife.

Since they have been advised to rest and relax, then he, as the king, should naturally set an example, right?

So, after grinning at Zhu Yuanzhang as a greeting, Master Hu turned around and walked towards his own yard.

He has quite a lot of tasks now.

Walking into his own "workshop", Master Hu felt the heat coming from the room and nodded with satisfaction.

It makes a huge difference whether there is heating in this room or not.

Although his physical condition is no longer so afraid of cold, who would like to suffer from the cold if they can just live a more comfortable life?

The heating in this room and the kang in the house are actually a system.

It's just that the floor heating was re-laid and the combustion capacity of the combustion chamber was increased.

Leaving the cloak he was wearing outside and hanging it on the wall beside him, Mr. Hu put on an apron.

After putting on the sleeves, Mr. Hu slowly walked to one side of the workshop.

One can tell at a glance that the tools here are all made of iron, and are naturally prepared for the "mechanism".

That’s right, Master Hu is rubbing ‘industrial products’ with his hands!

He wanted to create the most rudimentary hand-made lathe.

This hand lathe may be very simple, but it is very useful.

Because if it was manufactured properly and used appropriately, Mr. Hu could have tried to create the first steam engine.

Of course, don’t even think about things like high efficiency and energy saving.

Mr. Hu himself didn't study this.

He was only sure of one thing, that is, with eucommia gum used as a substitute for rubber as a sealing material, the steam engine could definitely be built.

But once it is built, no one knows how much horsepower it will have.

But he doesn't care.

If it can be made and operated, it can be taken out for display and introduction.

By then, when the craftsmen he recruited are in place, he can start learning about steam engines.

As long as the craftsmen figure out how to improve the process, how to enhance the efficacy and so on, there will be no need for him, a novice, to spend time worrying about it.

As the saying goes, every profession has its specialties. This kind of thing is best done by specialized craftsmen.

Of course, the direction is still in the hands of Master Hu.

Only he knows where the real way out lies.

Only he knows what level of development must be reached in the future to make further progress.

Therefore, what he needs to do now is to make samples and explain the relevant principles.

The rest is left to the craftsmen to figure out.

Thinking of this, Master Hu sat down in front of the workbench, picked up a gear that was half the size of his palm, picked up a carving knife beside him and began to grind it.

It's speechless. The tools he has are actually carpentry tools and are not suitable for processing these iron products at all.

But there is no way, as even the most basic "human resources industry" has not yet developed.

Therefore, there was no concept of machinery at that time, let alone specialized tools.

Everything has to be handcrafted step by step by Mr. Hu himself.

Just like the carving knife in his hand, it actually does the work of a file.

But where was he going to get a file?

In later generations, all kinds of tools that are so cheap that they can be called men's toys can be seen everywhere. You can buy a complete set of basic ones with just a little money.

But in this era, it is a veritable "artifact".

We simply don't have the capability to produce such a product.

Therefore, for the time being, Mr. Hu could only use these carpentry tools to barely pretend to be machining tools, and he took great pains to process these metal parts.

Not only can't we guarantee sufficient accuracy, we can't guarantee sufficient standards either, as everything has to be done manually.

However, Master Hu did not expect to make it perfect all at once, as long as it was roughly interesting and people could understand it.

As for the rest, haha, isn't that why we recruited those craftsmen to do this?

This busy work lasted until noon.

As Xiao Xing'er ran over to call Master Hu to eat, he finally put down the gear he had been grinding for most of the day, brushed off the debris on his body, stretched and stood up.

After taking off his apron, sleeves and other items and hanging them aside, Mr. Hu put on his cloak again, then took Xiao Xing'er by the hand and walked to the side.

Now his meals are delivered directly to the workshop, and he doesn't have to go to the main dining room in the backyard to eat. The main purpose is convenience.

After having lunch with Xiao Xing'er, Mr. Hu put on his sleeves and apron again and started to work on the small parts again.

When it was almost dark in the evening, Hu Rong suddenly came to report that someone was visiting, which made Master Hu a little confused.

"Who is this person and what is his purpose?"

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

Mr. Hu is not a man with a good temper. Since he was suddenly disturbed, he naturally had to ask for clarification.

Hu Rong replied, "My lord, the visitor calls himself Xie Jin. I have heard of this name, but I don't know if it is the same person."

Upon hearing this, Mr. Hu suddenly realized.

"It turns out to be Mr. Jie!"

"Well, just bring the person here."

"Besides, people who come here at this time will definitely not be able to go back. Please arrange accommodation for them."

Hu Rong took the order and turned to leave.

Not long after, he brought over Xie Jin, whom he had just met a year ago.

"Xie Jin has met the Sea King!"

Xie Jin bowed politely as soon as he entered the door.

But this greeting made Mr. Hu so embarrassed that he almost dug out a three-bedroom, one-living-room apartment from his toes.

It’s nothing, the name Aquaman is really funny.

However, he would never let Aquaman release this explanation, so he could only force himself to turn a blind eye.

"Well, sir, we gave you one day at the beginning, but now it seems that you have taken longer than we thought to consider this."

"Let's not ask you what your final consideration is. Let me ask you a question first."

"I clearly only gave you one day, and I specifically told you to give me an explanation whether you succeeded or not, but you dragged it until today?"

"Can you give me an explanation for this matter?"

Mr. Hu's words were so slow and logical that it didn't sound like he was blaming me at all.

But when Xie Jin heard these words, he broke out in a cold sweat.

"Your Majesty, I have indeed been delayed in this matter."

"But Your Majesty, please allow me to speak. I also have something to hide."

"What the prince said at the beginning not only involves my future, but also the top priority of my Jie family's future."

"How can the elders in my family let a young person like me make my own decision?"

"All this has delayed me until today. I hope Your Majesty will forgive me!"