"Hehe! I did have some doubts at the time, but I still believe in the young master. As long as it is something that the young master has researched, there is absolutely no problem!"
It was because of his trust in Xiao Zhengtai that he won the more than two thousand yuan.
Fortunately, the salaries of craftsmen are high now. Otherwise, if we lose the bet, everyone will still be so angry that they just stomp their feet?
"Since I won the money from the bet, I have to treat this young master to dinner later!"
"Don't worry, young master, even if you don't tell me, I still have to treat you to this meal. The hull of the warship can be built now, but there are still many things we don't understand and we need you to explain!"
"good!"
Xiao Zhengtai nodded and agreed.
In fact, he didn't know anything about warships. He only learned a little bit about them when drawing by hand.
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"This steam engine needs to be manufactured in large quantities. How long will it take to produce the first batch?"
"The craftsmen had no experience before, but now that they have built it once, they are more familiar with it. I will divide the craftsmen into groups of ten and make them separately. One month should be enough!"
Huang Yuan said confidently.
"The increased efficiency of this grouping is not obvious. The craftsmen can be divided into an assembly line, and each person always repeats the same work. In this way, everyone is very familiar with their own work, which can greatly increase efficiency!"
In later generations, those large factories did this, without wasting manpower at all.
"Huh? Young Master, this is a good idea. Why didn't I think of it before?"
Huang Yuan's eyes suddenly lit up and he nodded repeatedly.
A group of ten people can indeed improve efficiency, but only one person can do some subtle things, while the others can only be idle!
If the steam engine is disassembled, each person makes a part, and finally is assembled together, the efficiency will definitely increase!
The young master is the young master, and he thinks much more comprehensively than them!
"Forgive me for talking too much, but I wonder what the young master would do if he wanted to mass-produce steam engines?"
When the young master handed him the steam engine blueprint, he only said that it would be of great use, but did not say what it would do specifically.
"Let me tell you this, this steam engine is equivalent to a heart. No matter what kind of machinery is researched in the future, this heart will be needed, so the more we produce, the better!"
Xiao Zhengtai made a fist with one hand, compared it to a heart, and shook it in front of Huang Yuan.
"Ah...! So that's it!"
Huang Yuan nodded as if he understood, "Do warships also need steam engines?"
"It's natural!"
"Okay, don't worry, young master. I will order people to post notices later to recruit more workers!"
"Um!"
Little Shota nodded and walked out of the steel plant gate with his little hands behind his back.
However, he did not return to the palace, but went to Feng Quji's house.
When the reform list was originally drawn up, Left Prime Minister Li Si was assigned an empty job, but Feng Quji, the Right Prime Minister, was the Minister of the Ministry of Industry and had real power.
Because of this, Li Si felt that his position was threatened, so he went into danger and revised a letter and sent it to the Xiongnu, hoping to cause chaos!
But in the end, he failed to succeed and even ruined his family!
"Hey! Young Master? Why are you free to come here today?"
Feng Quji, who was drinking tea at home, heard a servant coming to report and thought he had heard wrongly.
It wasn't until Xiao Zhengtai walked in with Ming De that he realized what he was doing. He hurriedly put down the tea cup and ran to the yard to greet him!
The old man is quite old and has a gray beard. Under the sunlight, it is still shining a little crystal clear. At first glance, it seems that he was too panicked just now and the tea was spilled on it!
I have to research a razor later and shave all these old guys' beards.
It's so long that I have to lift it up when I go to the toilet!
If I forget one day...the scene...can't be imagined!
Xiao Zhengtai quickly shook his head and asked himself to wake up and stop thinking about it, otherwise he wouldn't even be able to eat lunch!
"Feng Shangshu is busy with work, and there is no one around except in the morning, so I have no choice but to come to the house to look for him!"
Before Feng Quji could invite him, the young lady had already skipped to the main hall.
Sure enough, a lot of tea was spilled on the table and the servants were wiping it away.
"I made the young master laugh. I really didn't expect the young master to come. What a neglect. Forgetting the young master, please forgive me!"
Feng Quji followed in and bowed his hands with an embarrassed look on his face.
"It's because I didn't say hello in advance, and I haven't apologized to the minister yet!"
Koshota said while looking around.
Not to mention, he and Li Si were divided into left and right, but their living standards were completely different!
The decoration in Li Si's house certainly did not dare to be extravagant, but every calligraphy and painting was not cheap.
But when people look at Feng Quji's main hall, they feel a bit shabby!
The calligraphy and painting are all made by his own hands. The tables, chairs and benches don't even have any carvings. They are just the most common ones in the market, which cost tens of pennies a piece!
As for the bronze vases, they are almost invisible!
"I don't dare, I don't dare!"
Feng Quji quickly handed over his hand.
His status in the court is not low, but after all, he is just a minister.
Even though the young lady has just been in the palace for a year, she is still a prince.
There is a distinction between superior and inferior, so Feng Quji did not dare to mess with the etiquette!
"Feng Shangshu doesn't need to be polite. I'm here to ask for something!"
Xiao Zhengtai jumped onto the chair unceremoniously, leaned on the armrest, and said with a smile.
"Young Master, you can just ask me if you have something to do. As long as I can help, I will do my best!"
Feng Quji waved his hands repeatedly.
"The Ministry of Industry is now in charge of engineering construction, and there are many craftsmen under it. It just so happens that I need to build a steam engine factory. I wonder if the Minister can help?"
The steam engine has been successfully developed, and the demand will become larger and larger in the future. One workshop of the steelmaking plant simply cannot satisfy it.
In the past, Huang Yuan led his people to build factories, but after the reform, Huang Yuan gave all the craftsmen involved in palace construction to the Ministry of Industry. All his employees were craftsmen, so no one could build factories!
What's more, Huang Yuan has too many things to lead people to research. When new people are recruited, he has to train new people and has no time to take care of building the factory!
The steam engine factory was his private property, and he could not bring this matter to court, so he had to come to Feng Quji privately!
"this……?"
Feng Quji lowered his head slightly and stroked his beard back and forth, seeming a little embarrassed.
"Young Master, the craftsmen of the Ministry of Industry can only do things for the royal family with the salary from the imperial court. If you want to use the private property of the Young Master, some ministers will probably impeach you for using official weapons for personal use if they find out!"
After a while, Feng Quji said seriously.
In fact, it wouldn't take long to build a factory. Besides, it was just a matter of words from him, and he didn't have to do it himself. He could still please the prince by agreeing!
But for the sake of the young master, he would rather be the bad guy!
