"In this way, if the ordnance is damaged on the battlefield, there is no need to send it to the weapons workshop for repair. You only need to replace the damaged parts."
"It can solve the problem of easy damage to the flintlock sleeve bayonet and spring steel plate to the greatest extent!"
Standardized production is not an original invention of foreigners. China had it as early as the Qin Dynasty.
It's just a pity that the unworthy descendants threw away the treasures left by their ancestors, and in the end they had to learn from the barbarians.
Immediately afterwards, Zhu Hongyu came up with the methods of assembly line production and performance pay.
"The production of flintlock bolts is indeed troublesome, but we can let each craftsman specialize in only one process."
"Everyone produces according to standardization!"
"Practice makes perfect, craftsmen will be extremely familiar with the processes they are responsible for, and the production speed will naturally speed up."
“At the end, just assemble the parts that comply with the standards and that’s it!”
"In this way, the production efficiency of the weapons workshop will definitely be greatly improved!"
"And if this production method is adopted, many apprentices can participate in the production process with just a little learning."
"Compared with learning all the processes, it will always be much easier to learn just one process!"
"In terms of wages, settlement will be based on the principle of more reward for more work!"
"The more qualified standard parts a craftsman makes, the more wages he or she will receive, but if the parts are unqualified, their wages will be deducted."
"In this way, in order to earn more wages, craftsmen will definitely try their best to produce more and more qualified standard parts."
Assembly line plus standardization is the most basic production method in modern factories.
Coupled with management methods such as performance pay, the final effect will definitely not be bad!
While Zhu Hongyu was talking to Old Liu Tou, he was wandering around the workshop under the leadership of Old Liu Tou.
Zhu Hongyu summoned all the craftsmen and talked about standardized production, assembly line production, and performance pay.
They didn't think there was anything about standardized production and assembly line production, but when Zhu Hongyu came up with performance pay and said that the more you work, the more money you will get.
Everyone cheered!
They used to be just craftsmen. When they worked for the court, not to mention wages, they couldn't even eat.
After arriving in Manila, the Spaniards squeezed the Chinese to death.
Although craftsmen have a higher status than miners, they still don't get paid, they just get more food.
Now they can finally earn the money they deserve based on their skills!
Having said this, in order to encourage the craftsmen to risk their lives to work for the Liberation Army, Zhu Hongyu made another promise.
"I hereby promise that if the Ming Dynasty can be restored in the future, I will not forget your contribution, abolish the system of craftsmanship, and lift the restrictions of craftsmanship on you and your descendants!"
"You are all heroes of the restoration of the Ming Dynasty, not lowly craftsmen."
"As long as you can make contributions to the Liberation Army, contribute to the progress and development of science and technology, and make innovations and developments."
"You will be promoted to nobles, and be rewarded with money and land. You will be noble officials of the Ming Dynasty. Your descendants will be able to join the army, take the imperial examinations, be officials, engage in business... and do whatever they want!
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"No one can limit your future anymore!"
As soon as Zhu Hongyu's promise to abolish the craftsman household system came out, all the Chinese craftsmen below became red-eyed.
Many people knelt down on the spot, kowtowed to Zhu Hongyu, and shouted long live the mountain!
"Long live the general! Long live the revival of the Ming Dynasty!"
"Long live the general! Long live the revival of the Ming Dynasty!"
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The Ming Dynasty inherited the craftsman household system from the Mongolian and Yuan Dynasties, which greatly restricted the independent initiative of craftsmen, and to some extent also restricted the development and progress of science and technology.
The craftsman household system stipulates that the children of craftsmen can only be craftsmen and cannot be engaged in business, cannot take imperial examinations, cannot join the army, and cannot be officials...
As a result, craftsmen have no future.
Since there is no future anyway, why should they bother to study technology.
Can you just live one day at a time and just lie down and muddle along?
But as soon as Zhu Hongyu's promise to abolish his craftsmanship status and increase his official rank came out, these craftsmen had no choice but to get involved, whether it was for themselves or their descendants!
As the saying goes, only by rolling up can you develop!
After finishing the mobilization of the craftsmen, I watched the craftsmen go about their business enthusiastically.
Zhu Hongyu asked the old Liu Toudao beside him.
"Are there any craftsmen who know how to make waterwheels?"
"This river in the valley has abundant water. If the water power can be utilized, manpower can be saved to a great extent."
Then Zhu Hongyu proposed the concept of hydraulic forging hammer.
The hydraulic forging hammer is driven by water power and can directly hammer and shape a large piece of steel plate into a piece of plate armor.
If there is plate armor that can be equipped, it will greatly make up for the problem that the soldiers of the Liberation Army have no armor!
A passing Spanish craftsman heard Zhu Hongyu's words, knelt down in front of Zhu Hongyu, and spoke in half-baked Chinese.
"The nest... the nest's ashes! The nest's ashes are used for water conservancy and cooking!"
"As long as you don't kill me, I can make a hydraulic forging hammer for this general!"
Zhu Hongyu looked surprised. It seemed that he had done the right thing by keeping these Spanish craftsmen without killing them.
He asked.
"What's your name? Are you telling the truth?"
The Spanish craftsman nodded desperately and said.
"Your Excellency General, my name is Simonson. I am just an ordinary craftsman, but I once participated in the manufacturing of water conservancy machinery in my hometown."
"What I said is true. How dare I deceive the great general?!"
Zhu Hongyu nodded and said.
"Simonson, tell me, what do you want?"
"Although you are a prisoner of war, you are now a valuable prisoner of war. I will not let you work in vain!"
Simonson said with a sly smile.
"Hey, General, it would be best if you could reward your most loyal servant Simonson with a little gold and silver."
"Of course, even if you don't give it, as long as you can protect the life of your most loyal servant Simonson, Simonson will still have the right to work for you!"
Zhu Hongyu nodded, understanding in his heart.
Since he is greedy for money, give him money!
If you want people to work for you, you must not be stingy, and you must give them the money they deserve!
The last guy who owed money to the people below has already hanged himself on the coal mountain...
If Li Zicheng had not been laid off by Emperor Chongzhen and lost his iron job at the post station, he would not have embarked on the path of rebellion.
If it were not for the lack of pay from the imperial court, there would not have been so many border soldiers who became deserters and joined the bandits in the late Ming Dynasty.
In the end, rogue bandits became the norm and overthrew the Ming Dynasty!
You must know that the elite old soldiers among the rogue bandits were basically from the frontier armies of the Ming army.
The court refused to give them food, so they had no choice but to pick up their knives and find food for themselves!
They searched and searched, but they couldn’t find the Ming Dynasty!