To everyone, Anmin Factory located in the southwest corner of Beijing is not a mysterious place.
In everyone's memory, this place was originally just a workshop with chaotic management and extremely poor output capacity. It was not originally called Anmin Factory, but Wang Gong Factory. However, it was only because of the big explosion in Tianqi years.
, and then relocated to Anmin Factory.
Of course, all this is just a change of the soup without changing the medicine. The chaotic management system has not made much progress in Anmin Factory. Although it originally had hundreds of craftsmen and more than 60 craftsmen, the lack of material supplies, coupled with the
There is already a shortage of funds, leaving Anmin Factory in a state of semi-paralysis.
However, in the eyes of Wu Xiang, Wu Weiye and others, the Anmin Factory seems to have undergone great changes, and everything is thriving.
"Your Highness, after the barrel is successfully rolled, the next step of processing will be carried out here, which is to file and grind the barrel..."
"Your Highness, here are the additional sights and sights..."
As Bo Jue walked, he introduced the various processes on the assembly line to Lin Jing. Everyone saw that all the components manufactured in the previous workshop would be further improved in the next workshop. The gun barrel, which originally looked a little ferocious, was flowing with water.
Slowly becoming more refined through the same process.
When it came to the last step of the gun barrel process, Bo Jue sighed: "Your Highness, if we follow the previous speed, we can only produce two hundred gun barrels per month at most. If we forcibly increase the production, it will only make the barrels worse."
The quality has seriously declined - but using a new steel-making process, coupled with the help of hydraulic hardening, and the assembly line working system, our monthly production quantity of gun barrels can be increased to about 1,400. If we can continue
With the addition of manpower, it can be further improved.”
"One thousand four hundred gun barrels, seven times the original number, and this is without increasing manpower... Your Highness, is this the power of assembly line production?"
Tang Ruowang couldn't help but exclaimed, a scene like this did not exist in Europe.
Lin Jing smiled slightly and said: "Because the previous Anmin Factory had a very serious overstaffing situation. On the surface, everyone seemed to be working hard, but in fact, most of them were doing things they were not good at, and the output efficiency was low.
It’s very low.”
"According to the abilities of different craftsmen, we can let them do what they are good at, which will naturally speed up the process. Moreover, once on the assembly line, any problem in any link will affect the production of the next link, which will
It will help us troubleshoot the problem.”
Of course, the assembly line system is not without its advantages and disadvantages. The biggest problem is that it reduces the time for craftsmen to fish in troubled waters, and because the workload has actually increased, they may also be a little dissatisfied.
However, this problem is not without solutions. Lin Jing looked at Bo Jue and said: "During production, we must ensure the treatment of the craftsmen. Their wages can be increased a little more, and we must also take protective measures in daily life. If there is a work-related injury, we must
Timely treatment and compensation.”
"Yes, Your Highness."
Lin Jing pondered for a while and continued: "In this way, a reward and incentive system can be set up in Anmin Factory. The ten people with the most outstanding production performance every month can each be given fifty taels of silver as a reward."
"Is fifty taels... too much?"
Bo Jue hesitated immediately. In this era, the status of craftsmen was not high. Such generous treatment was unheard of and unseen.
Lin Jing smiled and said: "Compared to the results they have made, this money is not much, and it is not given to them in vain. With this reward hanging in front of them, the craftsmen will work harder."
At this point, Lin Jing restrained his smile and said: "But there is one thing. When pursuing production, the quality must not have the slightest flaw. Each batch of products needs to be numbered and stored in the warehouse. I will secretly send people to do it.
Randomly inspect the products, and if more than a certain proportion of the products are found to be substandard, then not only will the bonuses be cancelled, but all craftsmen will also have their salaries deducted, and you will also be punished accordingly."
With clear rewards and punishments, equal emphasis on kindness and power, Lin Jing's methods became more and more sophisticated.
Bo Jue looked stern and said quickly: "Okay, I will definitely keep a close eye on quality and never let any defective products leak out."
Wu Xiang on the side was a little confused when he heard this. He said cautiously: "Your Highness, in the Guan Ning Army, even if the quality of the firearms is slightly worse, it is still better than nothing..."
Lin Jing shook his head slightly and said: "General Wu, if you relax the quality requirements, it will only lead to a further decline in quality in the future. Opening a hole is equivalent to opening a window... At that time
, I’m afraid all the soldiers will no longer trust the imperial court’s firearms.”
Everyone immediately nodded. This is true. Once the soldiers lose their trust in the imperial court's production of firearms, they will also lose their determination to fight on the battlefield. This is critical and fatal.
After inspecting the most important gun barrel production workshop, everyone inspected the remaining workshops one by one, such as the gun stock production workshop, the gun assembly workshop, and the final finished product inspection workshop.
Compared with the beating sound in front, the sound coming from here seemed clearer - there were constant gunshots coming from inside, but this scene couldn't help but make everyone nervous. The Jinyi guards were guarding in front of Lin Jing.
Don't dare to be careless in the slightest.
"Your Highness, the new muskets that have just been produced are being tested inside -"
Bo Jue pointed inside with some hesitation, and then continued: "In order to ensure that what His Highness saw was the most realistic scene, I did not tell anyone else about His Highness's arrival..."
Lin Jing smiled slightly, walked quickly inside, and said in a deep voice: "That makes sense, let's go in and take a look before talking."
"Your Highness, this kind of place is not conducive to your Highness' safety..."
Wu Weiye couldn't help but stand up and give advice.
"This is the gun shop of my Ming Dynasty. They are all subjects of my Ming Dynasty. Why are you worried?"
Lin Jing's footsteps did not stop at all, and he walked in first. Seeing this, the others could only follow closely to protect Lin Jing's safety.
What everyone saw in front of them was an extremely spacious shooting range. There were many large and small targets erected in front of it. The distances between the targets were marked with lime powder below. Several guards and craftsmen were holding muskets and firing.
After seeing Lin Jing and others arriving, these people were also shocked. They quickly let go of the muskets in their hands, turned their heads and knelt in front of Lin Jing, and the muskets were quickly given away by the accompanying personnel.
Collected.
Lin Jing walked forward and picked up a newly produced musket. His eyes suddenly lit up. The appearance design of these trial-produced muskets was very simple and full of lines. They were also very textured when held in the hand.
More importantly, the match rope on the ordinary fire gun has disappeared, replaced by a relatively ingenious flintlock device. This chapter has been completed!