Lu Daqiang showed Li Ke their results, mainly the different papers they made. Li Ke took it in his hand and looked at it. There were obvious improvements in these papers. For example, the spread of ink was smaller, and the paper was relatively Whiter too.
Li Ke did not ask them to reduce costs immediately. Cost reduction must be done step by step. It is impossible to become a fat man in one bite. With the information provided by Li Ke, they are now ahead of everyone.
In fact, it is a pity that Lu Daqiang and the others still lack scholars to support them.
If you want to become a craftsman or scientist with qualified inventive ability, reading is a must.
Even if they do not become the kind of modern students who have completed basic compulsory education, they must learn the basic knowledge of mathematics and the study of objects, and then they can gradually establish their scientific values and pass on this spirit step by step.
"In addition to improvements in papermaking, we have made certain progress in spinning machines and looms, mainly to make the cloth weave more tightly and the patterns to be weaved more complex. For this reason, we and the blacksmith began to improve the bearings , mainly the ball bearings." Lu Daqiang said.
"Currently, we are mainly testing cylindrical balls, which is less difficult."
Li Ke nodded. There are various types of balls. The most common ones for ordinary people are undoubtedly spherical and cylindrical. As far as the current ancient industry is concerned, cylindrical balls are obviously less difficult to manufacture than spherical balls.
The presence of balls will actually greatly improve the industry. For example, some places that require bearings will be more efficient.
The most common one is undoubtedly the improvement of carriages and other vehicles.
"These tasks are not easy. You should take your time. If the current manpower is not enough, choose from the beggars. They have already begun to learn some knowledge. These children are not old, but because they have just come into contact with Knowledge, so they are more malleable." Li Ke nodded, knowing very well that these things cannot be rushed.
Li Ke wants to establish a complete training system, rather than rushing to make something advanced now. With the system, there can be countless ones. It makes no sense to just make a few of them individually.
"It's Your Highness, but our progress is a bit slow... We have disappointed His Highness." Lu Daqiang and others were very embarrassed. In their view, they had the honor given by His Highness and his almost unlimited financial support. , but many of the results they gave... were based on slight improvements of the results originally given by His Highness.
This is completely disrespectful to His Highness for cultivating them.
"No, what you have done is already very good. Any industrial improvement process is not an easy breakthrough. What you are doing now is good enough! Especially since many of you craftsmen are learning from scratch. There is no need to I belittle myself, if these things were so easy, I wouldn't build such a large area for you." Li Ke smiled, stretched out his hand and patted Lu Daqiang's shoulder.
"Yes!" Lu Daqiang took a deep breath. Some of their craftsmen are not here. For example, a considerable number of blacksmiths work in iron and steel mills, mainly to study and improve hydraulic devices and increase ironmaking. Efficiency of blast furnaces and open hearths for steelmaking, etc.
"I feel relieved after seeing you, but when you are doing research, you should rest when you should. I hope you can make better results next year." Li Ke said with a smile.
"Yes! Your Highness."
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After coming out of the industrial zone, Li Ke turned directly to a village not far away. This village did not exist before, but was formed by refugees. Of course, they are no longer called refugees because they Once you have your own house, your household registration and other aspects are also fixed in the local area.
Preliminary planning has been carried out for the houses and buildings in the village, and they are all built neatly.
Liu Laosan had a smile on his face and was congratulating people with a smile. Today is the day to turn on the stove in his house. Before the Chinese New Year, he finally moved into a new house. Although it is just a mud house, it is also his family's. Speaking of which, the new house is better than their previous house in the village. The inside and outside of this house are beautifully painted with plaster.
Thanks to His Highness, although this lime is white, it can prevent insects. The key point is that after applying the mixture of lime, even if it rains, as long as it doesn't rain for a long time, you won't be afraid.
Unlike a house that is smoothed with dirt, if it rains for too long or too hard, there is a risk that the house will be washed away. And after applying lime, no matter how heavy the rain is, there will be no risk of destroying the house.
Most of the people in the village came here today, and the people in the village helped build this house. So today, when we open the stove, we have to treat the whole village to a meal. Although it is said to be a meal for the whole village, it is still In fact, when everyone came, everyone brought their own food.
Every household is like this, and this village is built little by little!
Everyone helps each other with the house for free, isn’t that what neighbors are like?
Feeling that the people were almost here, Liu Laosan was just about to go back when suddenly the sound of horse hoofs came from the distance. Liu Laosan stopped in his tracks. The sound of horse hoofs was very loud. Maybe it was His Highness's bodyguards who came to inform them that there was news. things to do.
I don't dare to delay His Highness's affairs. Even if it means delaying my move into a new house, I can't delay His Highness's affairs. Without His Highness, there would be no them.
Liu Laosan stood there, and soon a dozen horses turned across the road at the end of the village and ran towards his home.
Before Liu Laosan could see clearly who it was, he saw the person stopped his horse and got off the horse.
"My biological mother! It's Your Highness!" When the visitor got off his horse, Liu Laosan suddenly recognized him and shouted out.
Liu Laosan doesn’t know His Highness, but he knows His Highness’s clothes! There is no prince in the world who only wears the same clothes, His Highness the King of Qin. I heard that His Highness spent too much money on them and has no money to make new clothes, so there is not much silk left in the house. His Highness the King of Qin’s Clothes can only be made of that kind of silk.
Liu Laosan once saw His Highness King Qin from a distance once when he was speaking outside the city before going to the Western Regions. His Highness was wearing the same clothes at that time. It is still the same now, so Liu Laosan recognized it directly.
Some time ago, many of them said that they wanted to buy a few pieces of better silk for His Highness to make clothes for him, but in the end they were stopped by their boss.
Li Zheng said, His Highness has confessed that he is not short of money. The reason why His Highness wears the same clothes is to save money and to make as much money as possible put to practical use. And His Highness himself is not short of clothes. If he is short of clothes, Yes, you can ask for it from His Majesty.
