Zhong Jinwei waited for a while, and when he saw that the people below were still shouting, he frowned and said, "I'll give you a quarter of an hour to think about it. Whoever can come up with a good idea will be rewarded with a hundred taels of silver."
After finishing speaking, Zhong Jinwei called An Guiyi, left the meeting hall, and entered the back hall. He gave these craftsmen a space to be less restrained and more energetic to think about things.
After An Guiyi followed Zhong Jinwei to the back hall, he kept flattering Zhong Jinwei and said that what Zhongxing Hou said just now was so shocking that it seemed to open up another road for others.
Zhong Jinwei didn't know whether he was speaking sincerely or because of his high position, but no matter what, Zhong Jinwei thought that what he said was pretty good, and he explained the concepts of assembly lines and standardization to these craftsmen in a simple and easy-to-understand way.
, and also gave many examples, which were much better than the lectures given by some teachers in later generations.
After Zhong Jinwei was proud for a while, he said to An Guiyi: "Mr. An, you are directly responsible for these factories. You must remember what I just said. It is best to formulate some incentive measures, just like what I just said.
Direction guidance. Don’t be afraid of being reluctant to give up money. If there are major improvements, you can give heavy rewards, even some official titles. If it is not convenient for you to set rewards here, I will talk to the emperor. Well, I will also mention this.
matter."[
An Guiyi listened carefully and nodded repeatedly. After Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, he immediately said: "Don't worry, Marquis Zhongxing, our family will definitely let these craftsmen carve this standard parts and assembly line matter into their bones."
"Okay, I can't be here all the time, and I have to trouble you for everything. This is a big deal, and you must do your best." Zhong Jinwei warned again.
An Guiyi had no choice but to say that there was no problem again, and did not show any intention of being so wordy even though he is a big man.
After Zhong Jinwei drank a cup of tea and chatted with Gu Baichuan and the others for a while, the scheduled time came, and he returned to the meeting hall with An Guiyi.
As soon as they entered the meeting hall, there was a "buzzing" sound just now, and then disappeared.
After Zhong Jinwei sat down, he glanced at the craftsmen below, and then said: "I wonder if anyone is willing to take the one hundred taels of silver I just mentioned. If anyone has thought of ways to improve it, just raise your hand."
As soon as Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, two people raised their hands.
What surprised Zhong Jinwei was that he knew these two men, and they were not glassmakers, but plasterers.
Zhong Jinwei pointed at Wu Shengda who was in the front and said, "Uncle Wu, you speak first."
When he just finished speaking, he noticed that Lu Liang, who was behind Wu Shengda, had an anxious and worried look on his face. After thinking about it for a moment, he understood and immediately stopped Wu Shengda who had just stood up and was about to speak: "Uncle Wu, wait a minute.
If Lu Liang says the same thing as you, he won't get the reward of one hundred taels of silver. In this case, you come up first and explain your thoughts to me alone."
When Lu Liang heard Zhong Jinwei's words, he immediately showed gratitude. No one would care about a hundred taels of silver.
Wu Shengda turned around and looked at Lu Liang, a bachelor, and smiled. Then he walked over and softly explained his idea to Zhong Jinwei as Zhong Jinwei said.
Everyone in the meeting hall looked at Zhong Jinwei listening and nodding, and they all envied Wu Shengda. It seemed that he could get the one hundred taels of silver.
After Wu Shengda finished speaking, it was Lu Liang's turn to step forward and explain his thoughts softly, while Zhong Jinwei listened and nodded.
After Lu Liang finished speaking, he returned to his seat and sat down. Zhong Jinwei said with a smile: "Very good, I'm very happy. Two people have already expressed their thoughts. Does anyone else have any thoughts?"
The craftsmen were a little anxious when they heard it, but the more anxious they were, the less they could figure it out.
Zhong Jinwei waited for a while and saw that no one raised their hands, so he said: "Since no one raised their hands, I will announce the thoughts of the two of you just now."
Zhong Jinwei pointed at Wu Shengda, and then said: "Uncle Wu's idea is to pour molten glass on the iron table, wait for it to cool slightly, and then use an iron rod to flatten the top. As for the thickness, it depends on the iron table.
The protruding part on the edge. When pressed with the iron rod, it will be flush with the protruding part on the edge. In this case, the thickness of the flat glass will be uniform."
As soon as Zhong Jinwei finished speaking, the craftsmen below couldn't help but let out a cry of exclamation, and a thought that turned out to be so simple appeared in their minds.[
Zhong Jinwei pressed down with his hand to make them calm down, and then said: "The method that Brother Lu said is to make a large flat-bottomed shallow plate dozens of feet tall, fill it with glass juice, and after it cools down, you can get a flat plate."
Glass."
Zhong Jinwei then commented: "Whether these two methods can be used will be tested by practice. Uncle Wu and Brother Lu will take charge of it, with the help of colleagues from the glass factory, and see what the final effect is."
Those craftsmen who did not raise their hands all regretted it. How could they not think of such a simple thing? In fact, some things are difficult and difficult until they are explained, but once they are explained, they find that they are just that.
One thing.
Zhong Jinwei looked at the faces of these craftsmen and knew what they were thinking. He thought for a moment and said: "Now let's ask Uncle Yu and Brother Lu to talk about how they came up with it, so as to give some inspiration to other craftsmen.
In the future work, we can be more innovative.”
Wu Shengda was a little embarrassed. He stood up hesitantly, and then said: "Brothers, I didn't think about anything. I just thought about the method of making tofu at home after the Marquis said about the noodle cake.
Out."
When the craftsmen heard this, it turned out to be that. When making tofu, four wooden boards are connected to each other to form a square and placed on a flat wooden board. Then the tofu curd is poured into the gauze in the square, and finally pressed into a whole piece
Tofu, the principle of making flat glass is really the same as making tofu.
Then it was Lu Liang's turn. Without Wu Shengda's hesitation, he simply stood up and said: "I was also inspired by the Marquis to think of it."
When Zhong Jinwei heard this, he laughed and wondered if the example he just gave was still very useful. It inspired the thinking of the two craftsmen.
After the sighs of the craftsmen below slowly died down after hearing the speech, Zhong Jinwei concluded: "Some things do not require advanced skills or rich experience. As long as you can think about it, a
If your thinking doesn’t work, change your thinking, and you might get unexpected gains. Jiang Fan.”
Jiang Fan is the head of the glassmaker, the person Zhong Jinwei mentioned before, but he didn't name him. Now when Zhong Jinwei called him, he quickly stood up and responded.
"The research and development of glass products still has a long way to go. The emperor attaches great importance to that microscope, which is related to two very important fields in the future. I won't say more. I hope what happened today can help
You are an inspiration." Zhong Jinwei did not blame him for his previous results, but hoped that he could improve in the future.
Jiang Fan was a little scared and agreed repeatedly, saying that he would do his best.
Today's meeting was almost over. After Zhong Jinwei announced the adjournment of the meeting, he discussed some details with An Guiyi and then asked about the progress of steelmaking.
Unfortunately, due to the limitations of refractory bricks and possibly because the temperature is not high enough, the steelmaking experiment has not yet been successful, and craftsmen are gradually solving the problem.
Zhong Jinwei didn't know much about the specific matter of steelmaking, so he could only tell An Guiyi to keep an eye on this matter, not to be careless, and to strive for early success of the experiment.
After finishing all this work, it was already sunset time before Zhong Jinwei headed back home.
Unexpectedly, when he returned to the mansion, he found that six of Zhong Jinwei's followers who had gone to Dongchang for training were waiting in the mansion. After seeing Zhong Jinwei, they all came forward to pay their respects.
Zhong Jinwei saw that each of these followers became more powerful, and he couldn't help but said to Gu Baichuan: "Your Dongchang is good, you can change their temperament in such a short period of time."
Gu Baichuan smiled. He was not surprised at all. The people in Dongchang were all elites selected from Jinyiwei. They were trained in high standards and strict requirements.
If they are able to come out now, they must have been released after meeting the requirements. But to be honest, to be able to come out in such a short period of time, these people have a good foundation.
Zhong Jinwei arranged for Li Laosi, whom he was familiar with, to be his own guard leader, and then asked Gu Baichuan: "My guards are back, are you going to withdraw?"
Gu Baichuan shook his head and said: "My subordinates don't know either, they didn't receive the notice."[
Zhong Jinwei felt that this Ming Dynasty was the most special for him, and he used Dongchang soldiers as bodyguards. In the past, he had no bodyguards, but now that he has them, he doesn't need Dongchang bodyguards. He thought about asking Emperor Chongzhen.