Xiakou Workshop:

Qin Qi walked into Ou Yeche's room carrying two bottles of Maotai and Wuliangye.

"Master Ouye, I'll give you two bottles of wine."

Qin Qi said.

"Thank you, lord!"

Ouye Lane.

"Master, how is the production of weapons going?"

Qin Qi said.

"Lord, we don't have enough manpower!"

Ouye Lane.

"Master, are everyone in the Luoyang Imperial Workshop here?"

Qin Qi said.

"My lord, the craftsmen who want to follow to Xiakou City have basically come with their families, but there are too many things that need to be built, and they are still too busy."

Ouye Lane.

"Master, this is not possible. Let Xi Zhicai immediately announce to the world that Xiakou City is recruiting a large number of craftsmen.

The salary is graded according to the level, and you get what kind of salary according to the level. In addition, master, you can bring some apprentices.

Don't be afraid that the apprentice will learn and the master has no work to do. You can ask the government to come up with a policy. Once the apprentice becomes a master,

Within a few years, 10% of the salary received by the apprentice will be used to honor the master, and the usage is stipulated."

Qin Qi said.

"My lord, this is a good method. It can increase the enthusiasm of craftsmen to recruit apprentices, thereby quickly improving the level of apprentices."

Ouye Lane.

"Master, I just looked around and found that the efficiency of craftsmen is really horrifyingly low. Why not adopt assembly line operations?

In that way, craftsmen only need to build one link, while ensuring product quality and quantity. It is not necessary for all craftsmen to do it from beginning to end.

Every process has to be repeated, which is too inefficient and cannot guarantee the output and quality."

Qin Qi said.

Assembly line work!

Ouye car is a bit hazy!

Qin Qi explained it in detail.

"My lord, this method is indeed good, and the efficiency can be greatly improved. However, the weights and measures in the hands of our craftsmen are all different, and the sizes cannot be unified."

Ouye Lane.

Damn it!

Weights and measures were unified during the Qin Shihuang period, but why were they not truly unified by the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty?

It’s unscientific!

"Master, what's the reason?"

Qin Qi said.

"Lord, we craftsmen come from all over the world, and the rulers and tools in our hands are different. They are only for craftsmen.

It is regarded as a treasure of craftsmen, but rulers, tools, etc. from various places have errors and cannot be unified at all."

Ouye Lane.

Very surprised!

Qin Qi was stunned and stunned for a moment.

"My lord, many of the tools in the hands of great craftsmen have been passed down from generation to generation. Craftsmen regard them as life and will not let anyone touch them."

Ouye Lane.

"Master Ouye, if I am responsible for the unification of various tools and each craftsman is issued a set, can this be implemented as an assembly line operation?

Don't worry, the tools I got are absolutely precise and much better than the treasures you have on hand."

Qin Qi said.

"Master, are you bragging? The tools in our hands are basically passed down from generation to generation?"

Ouye Lane.

Damn it!

Don't believe it.

"Master, do you think I am bragging to you?"

Qin Qi said.

"As long as the master can come up with good tools, the assembly line can be implemented. Once implemented, product quality will be improved and production efficiency will be improved."

Ouye Lane.

"Okay! I'll go get them after a while. Also, I'll bring back a lot of good steel ingots this time."

Qin Qi said.

"My lord, I have seen it. It is indeed a good thing."

Ouye Lane.

"Master, we still need to smelt some iron to make wood-chopping knives commonly used in people's lives.

Kitchen knives and the like. I took a look and found that there are no good kitchen knives or woodchopping knives in the homes of the people under my control."

Qin Qi said.

"My lord, the task is too heavy now. We can only arrange production after we recruit craftsmen. However, the quality of the iron we smelt is not very good."

Ouye Lane.

"Don't be afraid, people have enough for daily use."

Qin Qi said.

"Lord, I understand my humble position."

Ouye Lane.

"Master, when you arrange people to smelt steel, you must tell them to keep records. Every time you add items,

It must be recorded. We can continue to summarize and finally come up with an effective formula."

Qin Qi said.

"Lord, don't worry, I will take care of these things."

Ouye Lane.

brush!

A piece of information appeared in Qin Qi's hand.

"Master, this is the further processing method of coal. Didn't we find coal? We can let people produce it according to the materials.

Let’s see if coking coal can be produced. Once coking coal is produced, it will be of great use in smelting steel.

Coking coal can also be sold to the people for cooking, heating, etc., which is of great use."

Qin Qi said.

Damn it!

I only know that coking coal is needed to make steel, but I don’t know how to get it.

But what?

One thing Qin Qi knows is that the quality of steel is closely related to the carbon content, which is mainly a balance point.

The carbon content cannot be too high or too low.

Qin Qi imparted some smelting knowledge to Ouyeche. Although he couldn't explain it clearly, he could only give a rough outline. It would definitely be of great use to Ouyeche.

Ou Yeche seemed to have opened a door, his eyes shining brightly.

The workshop currently has more than 100 blacksmiths, and including apprentices, the entire workshop has nearly 300 people.

The scale is not small.

If it grows to tens of thousands of people, the situation will improve.

Take your time!
To be continued...