42. Don't be a slave for a long time, then forget to be a man
"Master Zhou, why do we end up carving a zero on the handle of the knife?"
Zhang Yibei asked with some confusion.
For three days in a row, they almost didn't sleep. They started following Zhou Shu Zhu Bing from the moment they opened their eyes, and then they didn't stop until night.
Xiao Zongshui, Li Hongyuan and other principals undertook all the logistics, allowing Zhang Yibei and other apprentices to devote themselves wholeheartedly to forging soldiers.
The effect of this was very obvious. On the fifth day, Zhang Yibei and others were basically familiar with the casting process of Bailian Huanshou Dao and Zhanma Dao.
Now, this group of them can become leaders and lead other weapon-making apprentices to forge weapons.
Of course, the success rate is not necessarily high.
It’s probably impossible to imagine Zhou Shu leading the cast and casting successfully every time.
However, there are thirty-nine people like Zhang Yibei in total. If they are divided, each of them can lead forty or fifty people to forge soldiers at the same time.
As long as thirty-nine people succeed once, there will be dozens of coins. If thirty-nine people succeed once, it will be more than a thousand coins.
If all goes well, it shouldn't be a problem to complete Meng Bai's mission.
The only disadvantage of this method is that too many people need to be mobilized. If each of the thirty-nine people is assigned forty people, it will be more than a thousand people.
If it hadn't been for General Meng's military order, it would have been basically impossible for Zhou Shu to recruit so many weapon-casting apprentices.
Of all the workshops in the Forging Department, the largest number only has over a thousand people. They all also have daily casting tasks. How can they be so easily called upon?
Now it is Meng Bai's military order, and Xiao Zongshui, Li Hongyuan and others are afraid of Zhou Shugong's personal revenge, so they will contribute all their apprentices.
"This is called brand."
Zhou Shu explained, "When powerful weapon makers forge weapons, they will leave their own mark on the weapons to show that the weapons are from their hands."
"Although we are just apprentices of weapon making, we should also have this awareness. The word "zero" means that these weapons are produced by our workshop zero, and our workshop zero is responsible for their quality." p>
"We want everyone to remember that all the weapons produced by our Zero Workshop are high-quality products."
"So you must pay attention to me. Every weapon forged this time must not have flaws, otherwise it will ruin the reputation of our Zero Workshop!"
"Now we are just getting started. One day, we will have our own name like Workshop No. 36 in front of the Weaponry Division. By then, you will understand what this means."
Zhang Yibei nodded as if he understood.
Don't say that he doesn't understand. Xiao Zongshui and other principals were speechless after hearing this. Do you dare to compare with the No. 36 workshop in front of the Weapon Casting Division? Among those workshops, the worst ones are the Weapon Casting Divisions, right?
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"My lord, why do we divide everyone into three waves? We can work for eight hours a day!"
Wu Laoliu asked loudly.
"If I know who dares to do this, I will leave Workshop Zero!"
Zhou Shu's face darkened and he said coldly, "Three people work in groups. Each group leads forty people. They share the same batch of smelting furnaces. After one group casts a weapon, regardless of success or failure, take a break immediately and replace it with the next group.
Forging soldiers."
"In this case, each group can cast for up to four hours a day! Rest during the rest of the time!"
"This is a fatal order. If anyone can't do it, then find another job. We, Workshop Zero, can't keep talented people like this!"
Wu Laoliu turned pale with fright. He didn't know why Zhou Shu was angry. When they were in other workshops, it was normal for them to work eight or nine hours a day.
What he just said was just to show his loyalty.
With such a tight workload, how can I have so much time to rest?
Working for only four hours a day and using the remaining eight hours for rest is too extravagant. Even the donkeys in the workshop dare not do this.
He feels that working seven or eight hours a day is already a blessing. Once upon a time, he could work up to ten hours a day!
"Don't worry, sir, we will strictly abide by your rules."
Zhang Yibei spoke quickly and pulled Wu Laoliu's sleeve with one hand, signaling him to quickly admit his mistake.
Wu Laoliu also came to his senses and hurriedly knelt down and said, "My lord, I know I was wrong!"
Although he still doesn't understand, what the master said is right, and the master will never be wrong!
"Get up!" Zhou Shu said, "I said, you rely on your craftsmanship to make a living, not on anyone's gifts. Don't kneel down all the time!"
"Don't be a slave for so long that you forget what it's like to be a human being!"
All the weapon-casting apprentices were as silent as a cicada, not even daring to make a sound.
Xiao Zongshui, Li Hongyuan and others in the distance also looked at each other in shock.
Zhang Yibei and other forging apprentices couldn't figure it out, and their bosses couldn't figure it out either.
Let the weapon-casting apprentices only work for four hours a day and rest for eight hours?
Is this an invitation for them to enjoy?
If all the weapon-casting apprentices do this, what will happen to the casting tasks of the weapon-casting department? Who will do it?
It’s amazing that with this method, we can deliver 3,000 Huben knives, 1,000 Hundred Refined Huanshou knives, and 500 horse-cutting knives in one month!
The boss really dared to think this week. At this point, he actually asked the weapon-casting apprentice to work for only four hours a day.
Even they dare not say that they can rest for eight hours a day.
Is this still a weapon-making apprentice?
I'm afraid that such a relaxed life cannot be compared to that of a weapon maker or a master craftsman.
Zhou Shu no matter what these people think, in his view, forging weapons is a technical job, and it is also physical work. If you work for too long a day, it will be harmful to the body of the weapon-making apprentice.
Four hours of high-intensity physical labor means eight hours. This workload is already quite large.
If the time is longer, you may not be able to see anything in a short time, but as time goes by, the body of the weapon-casting apprentice will definitely collapse.
Isn’t that how my predecessor was exhausted to death?
So Zhou Shu came up with a method of working in three shifts. The smelting furnace was kept running, and three waves of soldier-casting apprentices took turns working.
If it were any other time, he might not have been able to make such a drastic attempt.
After all, if it was just Workshop Zero, even if he wanted to improve the situation of the weapon-casting apprentices, he would not risk failing to complete the casting task.
It's different now. Now carrying the banner of General Meng, he can mobilize all the resources from Workshop 37 to Workshop 108, including manpower.
This allows him to have enough weapon-making apprentices available. Even if he works in three shifts, he can ensure that there are enough people casting weapons at the same time.
Only in this way can he ensure that he completes the mission of General Meng.
Otherwise, the mission will not be completed, and military law is no joke.
Xiao Zongshui, Li Hongyuan and others were afraid of General Meng's military law. Zhou Shu was equally afraid. He did not want to try the military law himself.
It was after rigorous calculations that Zhou Shu determined that he could complete General Meng's request within one month, so he dared to make such an attempt at this time.
"Master Xiao, Master Li, have you heard what I said?" Zhou Shu looked at Xiao Zongshui and others.
"This casting, everything will be based on Workshop Zero. I will send Zhang Yibei and others to your respective workshops to assist in casting. You need to ensure manpower and other logistics work. As for how to do it, they have the final say. You must not
Interference, do you understand?"
"We know!"
Xiao Zongshui, Li Hongyuan and others muttered that they were now thinking that if Zhou Shu did this, they would have to deploy a large number of manpower to cooperate with the casting. As a result, the daily casting tasks of their workshop would be somewhat difficult.
It seems that we can only add some tasks to the remaining forging apprentices.
Zhou Shu's eyes fell on the principals and he could see what they were thinking at a glance.
He had already considered this issue after he decided to lay off a large number of manpower in their workshop.
"I have already reported to the general that all the people I have removed from their original casting tasks will be exempted from their original casting tasks within this month." Zhou Shu said in a deep voice, "So you don't have to think about forcing other forging apprentices to rush to work.
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"No."
Xiao Zongshui and others laughed and said, "We just think that your management method, Master Zhou, may be effective, but we can't say for sure."
In fact, they couldn't understand why Zhou Shu did this.
Even if Zhou Shu explains to them that this can protect the body of the weapon-casting apprentices and allow them to work for a few more years, Xiao Zongshui and others will not care.
The weapon-making apprentices are exhausted, so we just need to recruit more people.
Anyway, there is no need to worry about not being able to recruit people for the Weaponry Division Workshop!
At most, it’s just a matter of retraining.
Although Xiao Zongshui, Li Hongyuan and other principals have made some changes recently, it is impossible to expect them to completely get rid of their previous thoughts.
What Zhou Shu wants to do is just to make them think of the weapon-casting apprentices as individuals, and then he will find a way to convince Da Sikong through the upper-level route, and then promote his management method in the weapon-casting division workshop. p>
The premise is that he must first prove that this three-shift working method is indeed effective.
Otherwise, if the supply of weapons to the Weapons Division is affected, it will be a major matter related to the survival of the country.
"Since Chief Zhou has already reported it to the general, I will naturally obey your order, Chief Zhou."
Xiao Zongshui and others said that anyway, they did everything according to Zhou Shu's instructions. In the end, if they couldn't complete the task, it was not their responsibility.
"I hope so." Zhou Shu nodded, "Follow what I said before, let's take action!"
"I will always stay here. If there is any problem, please send someone to notify me at any time."
Zhou Shu said solemnly, "I will also say that, according to how many tasks are completed, everyone will be rewarded."
"Of course, you don't. Your bosses are very wealthy, so you will definitely look down on my reward."
"At most, I will give you a banner when the time comes."
"It says on it, hard work without complaint, hard work, great achievements, old age, ambition for a thousand miles..."