Chapter Seventy-One: Two Thousand Units
Starting from scratch and expanding with a group of people is a completely different concept.
The reason is very simple, when everything starts from scratch, it all depends on Chen Mu and Wang Pu to ponder a little bit, adjust a little bit, and the efficiency is fatal. But with those 100 carpenters and 100 handymen, it doesn't matter if the number of people suddenly doubles, a master with an apprentice, three months is enough.
Even if the number of people is two or three times more, Li Yuanjia doesn't think it's a problem.
It's just that Li Shimin and they suddenly asked about this matter, Li Yuanjia was a little strange, and asked with a smile: "Fang Xianggong, in fact, as long as the imperial court wants to promote the method of overturning car manufacturing, just find more carpenters to learn from it, and you don't need to be particularly ......."
"No, it's too slow!"
"Huh?"
Looking at Fang Xuanling's serious face, Li Yuanjia was suddenly slightly stunned.
At this time, Li Shimin also spoke: "Do you know that it has not rained in many states so far this year? ”
"Well, but it's only April......"
"At the beginning of April, it had already rained more than once in previous years."
Shaking his head, Li Shimin said with a heavy face: "If it continues like this, I'm afraid there will be another big drought this year!" I've sent someone to ask for rain, but if it doesn't rain...... Eleven Lang, the overturned car you built can come in handy! ”
"Yes, Your Majesty, my brother understands."
Taking a deep breath, Li Yuanjia nodded seriously.
Droughts and floods were the great enemies of all feudal dynasties in ancient times, and the harm was even far greater than that of swords. Since Li Yuanjia crossed over, he has experienced it several times, and his impression is second only to the big locust plague that year. So after listening to the emperor's words, he could understand the second child's worries very well.
Asking for rain is such a thing, and few emperors and courtiers really take it seriously.
What things are done for others to see, and what ones need to be worked on by themselves, these historical celebrities have a clear heart.
So to put it simply, Li Yuanjia quickly understood what the emperor meant.
And after thinking about it carefully, he quickly understood the importance of the new type of overturned car - in the Ming and Qing dynasties a thousand years later, no matter how many overturned cars were produced, it would be difficult to save those crops, after all, some land was too far away from the water source. However, in the Tang Dynasty during the Zhenguan period, it was still in the stage of more people and less land, and the group with the best conditions for farming must come first, so most of the cultivated land is not far from rivers and lakes, if there is a sufficient number of overturns......
I dare not say that it will solve all problems, but it will definitely play a very important role.
After pondering for a moment, Li Yuanjia asked, "Your Majesty, dare to ask how many carpenters you can give me, and how many miscellaneous servants you can give?" ”
"At least three hundred carpenters!"
Under the emperor's gaze, Fang Xuanling said in a deep voice: "There is no limit to the number of miscellaneous servants, the king can have as many as he wants!" In this case, I wonder how many rollovers will be able to be made by the end of May? ”
"End of May......"
After listening to Fang Xuanling's words, Li Yuanjia's brows suddenly wrinkled.
Three hundred carpenters, that's a staggering number!
You must know that carpenters are also skilled workers in these years, not to mention that they are at the bottom of the agricultural society, and even their internal conservative system determines that it will be a long process from an apprentice to a qualified carpenter. Therefore, only the emperor has the ability and courage to take out hundreds of carpenters in one go, otherwise it is impossible to change a big man like the eldest grandson Wuji.
It's just two months, which is too short.
However, he also understood what Fang Xuanling meant, after all, if it was too late, this year's sowing would be completely delayed, and even if there were more overturns, there would be no point......
Even so, it was quite troublesome to transport it outside while manufacturing it.
So after thinking about it for a longer time this time, Li Yuanjia took a deep breath and said: "Fang Xianggong, if there are 300 carpenters and 1,000 handymen, you can only make 1,500 rollovers at most before the end of May, and if you have more...... Hehe, it can only depend on luck. ”
"Luck?"
"Yes, luck."
Facing the confused eyes of several bigwigs, Li Yuanjia subconsciously shrugged his shoulders, and then immediately realized that this action was not very elegant, so he quickly nodded and said: "When the time comes, look at the speed of those new carpenters and handymen, if it is slow, it will be at most 1,500 units, if it is faster...... Well, maybe it can get to 2,000 units? ”
This figure is already Li Yuanjia's most daring idea.
It turns out that those 100 carpenters can build seven or eight hundred overturned cars, which Li Yuanjia is very sure of, so the new 300 carpenters, no matter how stupid they are, can always reach the level of one-third of those people, right?
In this way, fifteen hundred units are proper.
If according to the best estimates, one person with three people to do it, and then take out the means of desperately squeezing assembly line workers in later generations, it seems that 2,000 units is not impossible......
Two thousand?
After hearing this number, Li Shimin and the three important ministers glanced at each other, and a look of satisfaction flashed in their eyes at the same time. Although the number is not too large, and there is still a long way to go to solve the drought problem, if these 2,000 dump trucks can be scattered early, maybe tens of thousands of people can be saved.
After hesitating for a moment, Li Shimin said: "Eleventh, you will personally go and watch it tomorrow, and you must build 2,000 overturned cars before the end of May!" In addition, the one built in the front will be handed over to the household department immediately, and the one in the back will be given to them after one is built. ”
“…… Yes, Your Majesty. ”
After a pause, Li Yuanjia nodded a little blankly.
Well, he knew that this matter was very important, maybe it had to do with the survival of many people this year, but let a prince go to the workshop and watch it for himself?
To be honest, he was a little confused about the emperor's thoughts.
Perhaps thinking that his brother might be a little dissatisfied, Li Shimin's eyes flashed, and he suddenly smiled: "Okay, this matter is like this first, King Han should not be neglected...... Ahem, there's another thing that I also need your help with. ”
"Huh? Your Majesty, please speak. ”
Blinking his eyes, Li Yuanjia hurriedly owed.
Mei Zizi took a sip of the goat's milk in front of him, and Li Shimin said with a smile: "I am very satisfied with the glass windows you installed for me in the Ganlu Hall before, so I want to replace the windows of the Daxing Palace!" I have to discuss with all my ministers in this temple every day, and everyone will be more comfortable if the hall is bright. Hehe, but this matter is not in a hurry, I will drive to Jiucheng Palace in a few days, and I will come back in October, so I can do it before then......"