The ancient life of a master craftsman

After returning from the other courtyard of Liu Mansion, the relationship between Li Enbai and Yunli seems to be closer.Yunli's attitude towards Li Enbai has also become more casual. For example, he will no longer be afraid of disturbing Li Enbai as before, he will no longer follow Li Enbai's taste for every meal, and he will say what he likes recently, etc.

Li Enbai also studied and practiced calligraphy step by step, and discussed with Liu Mingxi about the pencil factory.Liu Mingxi was lifted the second day after they came back from the other courtyard, and the first thing they did when the ban was lifted was to come to Li Enbai's house to vent their bitterness.

Liu Mingxi, who lifted the ban this time, was too lively, as if he had stepped back a few years, but he was still very reliable when talking about serious business. He told Li Enbai his thoughts on pencil manufacturing.

"Linfeng, I plan to buy a two-entry house in the town. One side will be used for making pencil shafts and the other side will be used for making pencil leads. Of course, the workers will definitely choose Huaimu Village first." Liu Mingxi even chose the place. It's almost done, and I just told Li Enbai when I came today.

But Li Enbai objected, "I don't think it's appropriate. First of all, let's not say whether it is convenient for the workers to come and go, but whether you can buy a large enough place in the town as a factory? Even if you can, the money spent is far from Far beyond expectations and uneconomical.”

"So, I suggest you build the factory in Huaimu Village, the benefits are obvious." Li Enbai explained.

Liu Mingxi is not someone who doesn't listen to advice, so he listened carefully to his opinion, "Tell me, what are the benefits?"

"First of all, the cost of fixed assets such as factory land and factory buildings has decreased. There are plenty of vacant places in the village, and the price is only half of that in the town." Li Enbai explained to him from the beginning.

"Well, that's a little bit." Although the Liu family has money, it's not like the wind blows the money, so it's good to be able to save it.

"Secondly, there is a lot of wood around Huaimu Village, and there is no need to consume manpower and material resources to transport it. Graphite and clay are also easy to transport. Getting materials locally is easier than transporting them to the town."

"Is there any more?" Liu Mingxi realized that what he said was all about how to save money, but if you can save, you should save, and if you can't, you can't be stingy.

Li Enbai knocked on the table, "There is one last and most important point, keep it secret."

Liu Mingxi adjusted his eyebrows and paid more attention, "Tell me in detail."

"I plan to use the assembly line method to make pencils. Each person is only responsible for one part. For example, the production of the pen barrel can be divided into three steps, which are material separation, carving and polishing. The pen core can also be divided into three steps. The raw materials are finely ground and proportioned. Blending, kneading into rows, and finally assembly.”

He talked about the benefits of assembly line operation, "The purpose of this is to speed up the production process on the one hand, and on the other hand, since each person is only responsible for one-seventh of the work, they cannot know the complete process, so that the production process can be maximized. Keep it a secret, if possible, I also hope that you will build a dormitory for workers, and you can only leave the factory on the rest day.”

"Moreover, the preparation of the lead core can be done by a trusted person, which also increases the confidentiality." Li Enbai took a sip of water, "What do you think?"

Liu Mingxi touched the fan bone, stroking and tossing it over and over again. This was an unconscious action when he was thinking seriously. Obviously he had listened to Li Enbai's words and was weighing it in his heart.

After a while, he said, "You are right, then let's build the pencil factory in Huaimu Village."

Li Enbai showed a satisfied smile, "Okay, then I have a suggestion about the specific location of the factory."

In the end, when Liu Mingxi left Li Enbai's house, he took a complete copy of the factory construction process and precautions. He also carefully read the process of the assembly line in the carriage.

Analyzing the pros and cons in his mind, the first thing he did when he arrived at the Liu Mansion was to find his uncle. He felt that this assembly line operation method would be of great use.

Li Enbai didn't know what the uncle and nephew talked about for the time being, but after Liu Mingxi left, Yunli popped up from behind him, "Brother Chang Le left?"

"Well, let's go." Li Enbai touched the back of his head.

Yunli took his hand off, "Hey, what a pity, Brother Qing said he would come for lunch yesterday, but Brother Chang Le left first."

Li Enbai didn't speak, he could see that Brother Qing and Liu Mingxi seemed to have some affection for each other, but their family backgrounds were too different, Liu Mingxi should marry a noble daughter to help the Liu family.If Brother Qing really did not marry Liu Mingxi in the end, he might only be a concubine.

Of course, Liu Mingxi also admires Brother Qing very much. He loves him so much that he is willing to give up the benefits brought by the marriage. Then they can be a couple. It's just that Liu Mingxi was born in the ancient times when he was well-matched, and his family cultivated him and gave him a lot of convenience. , his marriage was not entirely his own.

Therefore, Li Enbai will neither push the flames to make the two fall in love, nor secretly obstruct it. Let everything go with the flow, which may be the best development.

Yunli didn't think about it that much, he just thought that Liu Mingxi should really want to see Brother Qing, so he mentioned it in passing.

Liu Mingxi is very efficient in doing one thing. He bought the land on the third day after discussing it with Li Enbai. It is just north of Huaimu Village, close to the foot of Beishan Mountain, but not near the road that villagers often go up the mountain. , but slightly off.

At the same time, his recruitment notice has been posted. In the past three or four months, many young brothers in Huaimu Village have learned to read and write with Yunli. Brother was the first to discover and spread the word.

Especially when the family members came to the notice but couldn't read the words, the younger brothers stood up and read out each word aloud. With a flushed face, he began to praise, and at this time, the little brother who can read well became the child who was often praised by all the people with little brothers.

The family members of the little brother who was praised were like winning the jackpot, asking everyone, "Oh, our village has posted a job recruitment notice, do you know? Oh, you don't know, let's go, I will take you Go and have a look, it happens that my little brother is here, let him read it to you!"

And those little brothers who don't know enough characters also secretly made up their minds that they must learn characters well, and they must know more characters than them, so that their parents can praise themselves.

It is still a trivial matter how much enthusiasm for learning has been aroused among the little buddies, but the content of the recruitment revelation has blown up the entire Huaimu Village.

"I heard that the rich old man in the town wants to build a factory in our village, and he needs to recruit a lot of workers. My second elementary school can also apply for the job!" Aunts and aunts rushed to tell each other.

Regardless of whether you have read the notice or not, you know that three days later, the master of the town will come to recruit workers, and those who want to apply can just queue up.

"Where are you going to line up?" Qing Ge's mother hurriedly asked, the four men in his family were all adults, and were waiting for money to marry their wives.

"Go to Li Xiaozi's house! Hey, Brother Qing, his mother, your house will be fine. The three men will definitely not have to worry about not being able to get jobs. Your brother Qing and Brother Li have such a good relationship. I would have let my little brother Brother Li also has a good time with Brother Li." The man spoke sourly, as if Brother Qing and Lizi played well because of ulterior motives.

Qing Geer's mother sneered, "What's the matter, are you afraid that your little tiger will be brushed off by someone? Not to mention, your little tiger's vigor may not be able to be hired!"

These words made Hu Ziniang very angry, but Qing Geerniang ignored her, turned around and went home, and discussed with her masters, this is a great thing to work in this village!If she made a mistake this time, she would regret it to death.

Li Enbai didn't expect that Liu Mingxi would actually set the recruitment site at his home. He didn't know until Yunhe came to ask him, and his head suddenly became dizzy. As a person who likes to be quiet, he really doesn't like many people coming to the house, making it messy It's not decent.

Moreover, there are still many things in his home that need to be kept secret. If there are too many people, they may be discovered. Li Enbai quickly put all the things that cannot be found into the system space, but on the surface, he put everything in it. In the small room in the west room, the door was specially locked.

Yunhe came to ask, but before he explained, Mu Yunshan, Mu Huaishan, and Mu Haishan also came, and after seeing it, he decided to call Yunhe and his older brothers to explain together.

Finally, including Li Enbai himself, a total of seven people sat around the table and looked at him with six pairs of eyes. Even Li Enbai felt a headache, so he had to tell the truth, "I discussed the recruitment with Mr. Liu, and I provided the pencil to make it. method, he wants to make and sell it, so I propose to recruit workers in our village..."

"However, I didn't expect Mr. Liu to put the recruitment site here, otherwise I would definitely not agree." He pressed his brows and said helplessly.

"Is your prescription sold at a low price?" Yunhe frowned. Otherwise, why would Mr. Liu agree to build a factory and recruit workers in their village? There are many workers in Zhenshan, and some of the workers recruited by Liu's family are crowded and want to go in. .

"You can't say that, Mr. Liu helped me a lot, and even found a way to write handwriting for me. My pencil recipe was originally intended to thank Mr. Liu." Li Enbai went down the donkey and asked if it was He sold Fangzi cheaply for the sake of the village, but those present don't think so.

Mu Yunshan patted him on the shoulder, "Thanks, brother."

Mu Yunshan is the boss of their generation, and also the leader of the Shanzi generation. His words of "brother" show his attitude, and Li Enbai will be their own family in the future.

Li Enbai smiled modestly, "Brother Yunshan, don't say that, I haven't done anything, and the most important thing now is the recruitment of workers. I might as well just say that the pencil factory needs a lot of workers, and I will definitely give priority to construction. For the workers in the factory, the recruitment conditions are not high this time, and everyone has a great chance, so those who are not selected may feel uncomfortable..."

He changed the subject. Originally, the purpose of his suggestion to Liu Mingxi to build a factory in Huaimu Village was to ensure that Liu Mingxi would recruit workers in Huaimu Village. He was still thinking about how to naturally let everyone know that he was involved in this recruitment.

Unexpectedly, Liu Mingxi helped him so much, and even put the recruitment site at his home, telling everyone in Huaimu Village that this matter had something to do with him.