Seeing Li Yuanjia's frowning face, Fang Fengzhu couldn't help but feel a little funny. He glanced at the "letter from home" on the table and said with a smile: "Your Majesty asked you if you are willing to build these turning workshops. As long as
You can write another letter and say that you are willing to take on this important task...isn't it just what you want?"
At the same time that the emperor wrote this "letter from home" to Li Yuanjia, Fang Xuanling also wrote a letter from home to Fang Fenzhu.
Of course, the letter from Lao Fang is a real letter from home.
In the letter, Fang Xianggong briefly talked about the matter with Fang Fengzhu, and also told her that if the difficulty was not great, he would persuade Li Yuanjia to agree to the matter.
Both husband and wife have read these two letters.
Because of this, the two of them understood that as long as Li Yuanjia nodded, the emperor would probably finalize the matter and let King Han take full responsibility for building a rollover workshop in each road.
And this result was exactly what Li Yuanjia expected.
only……
Rolling his eyes, Li Yuanjia said helplessly: "Yes, if I say yes, His Majesty may really issue a formal decree, but... what I am worried about now is where to find so many people.
Handle this matter?"
"Well……"
After being stunned for a moment, Fang Fengzhu suddenly became happy.
She now finally understood what her husband was worried about, because Li Yuanjia had told her before that it would not be difficult to gather enough carpenters for each trade. Even if they could not be found temporarily, let the old carpenters bring a few carpenters each.
As a disciple, if you teach him without reservation, two or three years at most will be enough to become a master!
This speed is indeed higher than the normal level, but after Li Yuanjia explained it, Fang Fengzhu naturally understood the meaning - most masters and apprentices these days have a lot of reservations, and everything they can learn in a year must be taught to others.
They have to study for several years, otherwise who will work for them in vain?
Anyway, according to Li Yuanjia's idea, there is no problem in speeding up the process by four or five times.
And if those little carpenters learn some simple mathematics and measurement techniques in advance, they will definitely learn faster. After all, in Li Yuanjia's impression, which of those carpenters in the future will need to learn several years before they can become a master? "Simple" things like turning over a car
If you really want to learn something, a few months is not enough?
The real key lies in the people who control the assembly line!
To put it bluntly, the people who do the work are easy to find, but the people who direct them to work are not so easy to find... Don't think that this rolling assembly line is so crude that Li Yuanjia can't bear to see it, and it doesn't have much technical content. You need to know how to deploy each of them.
The workload and the number of people assigned to each link need to be calculated and arranged. It would be okay if there are fewer people, but if each road builds a large workshop as the emperor wants, in the next ten years, enough people will be produced for each department.
The rollover used in the road...
This difficulty can be understood after a little thought!
“The key point is that it’s cheap!”
After thinking about it, Li Yuanjia could only sigh, but his heart was filled with excitement.
The price of rolled cars made on the assembly line is very low, much cheaper than those made by traditional carpenters. If the production quantity is large enough, it can even be reduced to one-fifth or one-sixth!
This ratio is really exaggerated!
This means that once these workshops are completed, demand for rollover cars will inevitably exceed supply!
Even if the emperor did not intend to make money from the common people, such cheap rollovers can obviously bring a lot of benefits to the country. Because as long as the quantity is sufficient, these rollovers can not only prevent droughts, but also increase grain production all year round and increase the country's
strength.
Why not?
Therefore, whether it is for the benefit of the Tang Dynasty or for Li Yuanjia's own benefit in promoting Arabic numerals and mathematics, these rolling workshops must be built, and the sooner the better!
But it’s still the same sentence, where to find talents?
Seeing the confusion on her husband's face, Fang Fengzhu bit her lips, raised her brows and smiled: "Your Majesty, you actually know where to find these talents at once, but... it just depends on whether you are willing to let them go or not!"
"Ok, I know?"
After being stunned for a moment, Li Yuanjia's eyes flashed and he immediately understood what she meant: "You mean... the students over at Ma Liang?"
"Yes, it's them!"
Following his habit and shrugging, Fang Fengzhu said with a smile: "No matter which one you pick, with a little guidance, I'm afraid they can support a car-turning workshop, right? But I also know that those people belong to you, the king.
Baby, I’m afraid I don’t want to give it away!”
"..."
After his eyelids twitched a few times, Li Yuanjia was suddenly speechless.
Isn’t this nonsense?!
For Li Yuanjia, using the word "treasure" to describe these people is a bit understated, because they should be called seeds! Compared with people like Li Zhong and Han Cheng, this person who is currently undergoing final shaping in the school
A group of young people may not be more literate than them, but their foundation in mathematics is much, much more solid!
And relatively speaking, Li Yuanjia had more contact with them.
Being able to read or write simple articles is enough in Li Yuanjia's opinion. The key lies in the foundation of mathematics and the scientific thinking he has created for these young people... Perhaps in the eyes of future scientists, Li Yuanjia's scientific thinking is too deep.
It's very ridiculous, but it is already an epoch-making breakthrough for this era.
To put it bluntly, this group of talents is what he considers to be the "scientific breeding" prepared for this era!
So if they were asked to build a dump workshop, how could Li Yuanjia be willing to do it?
Overkill and underutilized!
Although it is important to promote Arabic numerals and mathematics, especially if rolling mills are widely built, it is likely to form a demonstration effect... But to be honest, after Li Yuanjia had a clear understanding of the productivity level of this era,
, I vaguely feel that this so-called demonstration effect may be very limited!
After much deliberation, I am afraid that only things like the plow and the overturning car are of practical value.
Because the demand is huge enough!
so……
"If I do this, is it worth it?"
After struggling for a while, Li Yuanjia couldn't help getting up and pacing back and forth in the room - he was really reluctant to let those little guys out, especially after he had already made plans for most of them.
Li Yuanjia felt even more distressed.
But if they are not released, can these rolling mills really be built? Even if they are picked up, can they really be so efficient?
To be honest, Li Yuanjia was really confused.
If the expected goal is not achieved, it is a trivial matter for the emperor and the others to be unhappy. After all, the second child cannot do anything to his younger brother because of this, but...
"In that case, what's the point of what I've been doing these past few years?"
After much deliberation, Li Yuanjia finally gritted his teeth and stopped in his tracks: "I don't want to let my child trap the wolf, but if I can't, I will risk it..."