The operation of the jacquard machine was smoother than expected, and there were no errors. But winning or losing depends on the details. When I tried to weave the small piece of brocade handkerchief before, it was completed successfully, but there were flaws in the details. This time it is officially operational, and we can only wait for the silk brocade to be completed before we can do a detailed inspection.
The Ruan brothers visited continuously and brought with them a group of business guild managers who were good at business. The original intention was to occupy a dominant position in the R&D and manufacturing center to be established in the future.
If an organization has been established and its internal relationships are intricate, if someone wants to step in and take the lead, they have to consider the attitudes of all parties. Either to establish authority or to divide and win over.
But now there is nothing, and we are building it from scratch. Even if the Jialong Chamber of Commerce sends more people, their respective positions will have to be rearranged. Car manufacturing is a new industry that has never been seen before. Not to mention these old guys who are accustomed to doing business have to explore, a non-professional time traveler also needs to do it.
But compared with the advanced management system, if a certain time-travelling being from the twenty-first century earth cannot crush this technological and cultural process, which is at best the enigma of medieval Europe, then he might as well commit suicide. Let’s see if Black and White Wuchang will cross regions to capture souls and realize his wish to return home.
Just an immature set of programmed process management has already dumbfounded the chamber of commerce managers who have climbed up from the grassroots level.
Anyone who calls Midi still thinks in a small workshop. The so-called large-scale manufacturing is just a large group of people gathering together and doing their own thing. But Lin's planning was so detailed that he controlled each component department and finally unified it. In other words, people involved in manufacturing do not need to learn all the techniques.
This will not only help maintain confidentiality, but also help the craftsmen involved in the production to quickly become familiar with the parts they are responsible for.
In fact, this system has its prototype in the technical guild led by Uzov Gantia. After being contacted, people from the Jialong Chamber of Commerce also tried to transform the manufacturing process within their own organization. However, there is not much room for development. After all, the internal operation of the chamber of commerce is called mature at best and rigid at worst. It is not easy to introduce new systems and changes. The people and interests involved are too complicated.
But what Lin proposed for manufacturing cars was more complete and direct process control. Unlike in the Technical Guild, Uzov alone is in charge of the overall situation.
Programmed control includes evaluation of manufacturing efficiency, control of materials and inventory, and some simple quality control and defect rate statistics to highlight areas where problems frequently occur. And a very unique project, optimally recommended arrangement.
The core algorithm of the last project is actually the optimal suggestion for the position and quantity of the spools of the jacquard machine. Lin just asked Kaya to modify it and apply it to this management program.
Of course, someone who is not from industrial management can just use his own vision and ideas to make a rough outline. This set of management procedures can still be improved. Everything has to wait until it is actually put into operation, and then make some corrections based on the situation. Even so, it made the old stewards of the Chamber of Commerce feel a sense of fear.
It is necessary to understand a craft or an industry thoroughly, smooth the up and down processes, and let one link follow the other. These old managers can also do this. But how much time does it take to break in, and how much extra wear and tear will be incurred in order to make the work smooth?
To clarify these things, in the past, it relied on the experience and memory of the person in charge, so the person in charge of everything was very important. But now all the data is presented in front of our eyes, becoming the basis for the controller's judgment. As long as your brain is not muddled, you will basically make judgments based on data and will not make overly exaggerated decisions.
Of course, people with experience and good memories still have an advantage, but such changes mainly lower the threshold for becoming a manager. This unprecedented method makes these veterans who have been dealing with shopping malls their whole lives feel tired.
Lin didn't care and didn't want to pay attention to what these old men thought. Who told this group of people to have a bossy attitude when they appeared, relying on their old skills to teach others. That's why someone will throw out things one after another that they can't understand, or that are difficult to understand for a while, and at the end they have to ask one more question, you can do it, just do it, don't use my method.
Maybe they were stimulated to the point of doubting their lives, or maybe the Duke of Kawei's men would appear at any time, which would put pressure on them invisibly. Under the leadership of Nguyen Van Viet, the stewards of the Gia Long Chamber of Commerce knew how to conduct negotiations with a humble attitude.
However, Grand Duke Kawei's troops arrived earlier than expected.
I thought that no matter how fast this group of nobles were, it would take a month before they could appear. This is because this period is not many days away from the New Year, and the New Year is a very important festival in the land. As a lord, even if he doesn't have fun with his subjects, he should still visit other nobles to connect with each other, and these activities take time.
Unexpectedly, just a few days after the New Year, the Grand Duke of Kawei personally came to the Holy City of Estali under the recommendation of the French Saint Babak Abunahan to meet with a certain magician who was rumored a lot.
The grand dukes of the empire can all be crowned kings if there is no emperor above them. The strength is not comparable to that of some small city-states.
The sixteen Grand Dukes of the Gwana Empire are basically about the same strength, but the relationship between the current head of the family and the emperor will affect the status of the Grand Duke, making him close to or far away from the power center of the empire. Grand Duke Kawei can be said to be the lowest-ranking grand duke in the era of Emperor Armin. He is also one of the few nobles who does not live in the capital of the empire, but lives in his own territory.
Compared with the war-torn past, this relatively peaceful era does not require the Grand Duke to personally guard various places. Nobles with some status will choose to join the whirlpool of power in the capital. The management of the family territory is naturally done by close relatives. Unless ordered by the emperor, he was not allowed to leave his territory, which was like a criminal nobleman under house arrest.
The main reason why Duke Kawei stayed away from the center of power and stayed in his own one-third of an acre of land was because his hobbies were incompatible with other nobles, or to put it more clearly, with the current emperor. In order to avoid being annoyed by the meeting, he simply retreated to his own territory and lived in semi-seclusion. The family's agent in the capital was left to his legitimate son, the future Grand Duke, to worry about.
Apart from dealing with his fourteenth son, the current emperor of the Gewana Empire is also one of the best in skill among all previous emperors. Passionate about the balance of power, he likes to watch the struggles between his ministers, but not to the point of bloodshed or loss of control. Of course, the nobles in the capital knew the bad taste of their emperor, so they all acted in a tacit understanding to act against each other.
The theatergoers also know that the performers are performing a show, and the performers also know that the theatergoers know that they are all performing a show. Everyone is performing. Today they win a little more, and they are happy; tomorrow they lose a little bit, and they beat their chests. Anyway, life is like a play, so there’s nothing wrong with acting more.
It was precisely because he couldn't stand this kind of atmosphere that Kawei Gong returned to his own territory on the grounds of his old age and tried to stay out of sight. In fact, he is younger than the current emperor Armin Kazalnia, but he is also a grandfather.
Just like retired old people on Earth, they always have some interests and hobbies. The semi-retired Kawei Gong loves all kinds of weapons and novel things.
And because of the peace in this era, he has no reason to expand armaments. Therefore, it is impossible to go all out with force and expand the size of the Duke's Guard without limit. It's one thing not to want to make a fuss with the emperor, but it's another thing to commit suicide and give people an excuse to be suspected of rebellion. Therefore, when it comes to the army, Duke Kawei can only find ways to improve the armament of the guards and improve the quality of the soldiers.
But when it comes to weapons and equipment for personal use, the old man is not stingy in spending money. On the one hand, it is also because these 'expensive' things are just like drizzle compared to the financial resources of the Grand Duke.
On the other hand, it is also because the old man has a high status, has collected a lot of things, and has a vicious eye. It is even more difficult for ordinary goods or scammers to get a few gold coins from his hands.
Moreover, when it comes to personal force, the other fifteen grand dukes and the emperor are tied together, and they are no match for Duke Kawei alone, and no ordinary liar would dare to fool around in front of him. Therefore, anything that can catch his eye must have something special about it.
I will come here in person this time, also because I want to see what good things Babak Abu Nahan talks about. As early as the time when the Dharma Saint had not obtained the title of Dharma Saint and the Grand Duke had not succeeded the Grand Duke, they had gone on adventures together and traveled to lost lands. Because he knew each other well, he still trusted his good friend's vision.
But trust is trust, and there is still a distance between the two of them. Some things that the Dharma Saint praises are not flattering in the eyes of the Grand Duke. When it comes to investment industries and revitalizing the utilization of mines in the territory, Kawei Gong can't help but care about it. This is not something trivial like buying a sword or a pair of armor.
So after Duke Kawei and his party arrived in the holy city of Estali, they ran directly to the Tripwood magician's home regardless of etiquette and caught the men of Lin and Jialong Chamber of Commerce off guard. Fortunately, the latter two did not make some shady agreement, but the sudden appearance of a powerful third party inevitably disrupted their steps.
Of course the Grand Duke did not come alone. In addition to the captain of the First Legion's First Magic Brigade who was not doing his job properly, there were also half of the Duke's guards. The other half is guarding the castle at home.
Of course, it is impossible for an elite army of five hundred people to break into the holy city of Estali. Regardless of whether the managers of the Holy City allow it or not, there is no space in the Holy City to accommodate these five hundred troops, so most of these people are stationed on the periphery of Area VI of the Holy City.
Following the Grand Duke were only two fully armed knights, a magician, and a deacon in waiter's clothing.
The Grand Duke himself had a short beard, neat short pale hair, and wore an aristocratic dress, without concealing the magical aura exuding from his body. He is old yet energetic, and he seems to be a very cheerful person, the kind of person who can live for hundreds of years, not the kind of ugly old man with a hateful face.
