Li Tangshan went back to Li's Mansion with his subordinates, and saw that Dao Xian was making tea alone, Li Tangshan thought to himself that the two brothers Dao Xian and Ma Jian didn't know what politeness was!

As soon as Li Tangshan entered the door: "Mr. Dao, it seems that your fortune is prosperous!" ”

After putting down the teacup and saluting Li Tangshan, he took out a cloth bag from his arms and handed it to Li Tangshan: "It's still Lord Li who takes care of me!" Here is the dividends of Lord Lee. ”

Li Tangshan unceremoniously took it and opened the cloth bag: "Yo! Isn't it good? Or gold coins. ”

Dao said with a smile: "This is only a part, and there will be dividends one after another." ”

Li Tangshan returned the cloth bag to Dao Xian: "Gold coins are of little use to me, Longchuan needs a lot of iron tools, you can get some iron tools from the Central Plains." ”

Dao Xian looked at Li Tangshan in surprise: "Lord Li, it is illegal to sell iron weapons. ”

Li Tangshan looked at Dao Xian and asked, "Is it?" Is iron illegal? It seems that there is no such law in Longchuan. ”

Dao Xian heard Li Tangshan's words, thought for a while and said, "Lord Li, I'll discuss it with my brother!" ”

Li Tangshan nodded and said: "The profit is very considerable, which is 3 times the profit of chestnuts. ”

Dao Xian nodded, said goodbye to Li Tangshan and left the Li Mansion.

Li Tangshan knew that Daojian and Daoxian must have a way to transport the iron tools to Longchuan. Marx pointed out: "If there is a 10% profit, capital is guaranteed to be used everywhere; With 20% of the profits, capital can be active; With 50% of the profits, capital will take risks; For the sake of 100% profit, capital dares to trample on all the laws of the world; With more than 300% of the profits, capital dares to commit any crime. ”

Li Tangshan greatly admired Marx as an economist with insightful ability.

A few days later, the brick factory site was leveled, and all kinds of brick-making tools were ready. Lu Yique has prepared the soil for making bricks a year in advance, and the soil is selected from the Dongjiang tidal flats, which is sticky but not scattered, powder but not sandy. Moreover, Lu Yique said that the soil for making bricks should be soaked in water one year in advance and used again the following year, so that the quality of the bricks is high.

Lu Yique sent someone to invite Li Tangshan to come over, and they had already prepared a lot of work and mud a day in advance, and they were waiting to be used today when the soil was turned over and soaked in water.

Li Tangshan took Lu Duan to the brick factory to have a look, and Lu Yique was leading the workers to mud, step on mud, and turn over mud. Li Tangshan and Lu Duan did not bother them, only to see them mix soil and water to prepare the mud for making bricks, and later Li Tangshan knew that the quality of the mud directly affected the quality of the bricks, and the last process before the billet was to constantly mix the mud, and the only way to make good mud was to keep stepping on the mud and turning the mud, which required a lot of physical strength.

Lu Yique was busy for most of the morning, and the mud was almost ready, and Lu Yique found someone to keep sprinkling water on the mud to prevent the mud from drying out.

At this time, Lu Yique found out that Li Tangshan had already come, and hurriedly hugged his fist to Li Tangshan to salute, and Li Tangshan signaled him to be exempt.

Li Tangshan wondered if it was feasible to drive the soil mixer with water power: "Sir, if this link is replaced by machinery, will it not have to be so hard!" ”

Lu Yique replied: "Lord Li, we have also considered mixing mud with water power before, but these bricks are lifeless and lose their charm, and the bricks made of mechanically stirred mud will crack, which are the experience summarized by the old brick makers. ”

Li Tangshan understands that his thoughts are a bit taken for granted, and none of these experiences can be experienced by people who have experienced them firsthand. Li Tangshan respects professionalism and is unwilling to interfere too much in the management of the brick factory.

Lu Yique took Li Tangshan to visit the entire brick and tile factory, and in just half a month, the scale of the entire factory was formal. couldn't help but give a thumbs up to Lu Yique.

Li Tangshan put forward some suggestions in terms of process management, adopting a modern factory production line model, where each person is only responsible for a small part, which is conducive to technical confidentiality and process management. Lu Yique was very interested in Li Tangshan's new management method, and decided to ask Li Tangshan privately for advice on enterprise management.

Li Tangshan also had no reservations about Lu Yique, and unconsciously came to the billet workshop.

Li Tangshan carefully observed that the workers were to drop the mud into the brick mother, and then pour out the bricks, Lu Yique saw that Li Tangshan was interested, and asked Li Tangshan if he wanted to try it, Li Tangshan nodded and thought that this simple physical work should not be difficult for himself, so Li Tangshan took Lu Duan to try it together.

Lu Yique asked the workers to bring two single bricks and put them on the workbench, let the workers do it first, and then explain it to Li Tangshan and his son.

The worker took a handful of fine sand and sprinkled it on the bottom frame and frame of the brick mother: "Lord Li, the first step is to add sand, the purpose is to make the bottom frame and frame of the brick mother stained with fine sand to ensure that the brick is separated from the brick mother, so fine sand is a necessary consumable for billet making, and the most effective way to ensure the separation of the brick and the brick mother." ”

Li Tangshan and Lu Duan also learned to do it.

The worker came to the preparation of the mud with a mud bow and said: "Master Li, let's take the mud below, and the amount of mud we take at a time must meet the amount of a brick, which can only be more, not less." If there is less, it will lead to secondary mud extraction, and it will form a sandwich brick, and more will consume physical strength. ”

Li Tangshan and Lu Duan nodded and took the mud according to the instructions of the workers.

The worker brought the mud to the workbench: "Master Li, the next step we have to carry out is to fall the mud, why do you use it?" The effect of the fall is to fill the four corners of the brick mother with mud. ”

The worker picked up the mud and threw it the brick mother: "This step is called scraping the mud, which is to scrape off the excess mud to ensure that the brick does not appear empty and bulging after the brick is removed." ”

The worker scraped off the excess mud with a mud scraping bow: "Lord Li, now we have to buckle the mother, and the strength of the buckle must be mastered. When taking the mother, the hand should be steady, and the mother brick should not touch the brick. ”

Li Tangshan and Lu Duan learned to take off their mothers in the factory, and Li Tangshan spent a long time before the bricks came off their mothers. Li Tangshan knocked hard, and the brick fell onto the workbench, and the shape was crooked. Lu Duan is very easy to get rid of the mother, the corners of the bricks appear hollow, this seems to be a simple brick, but it contains a lot of skills, not well mastered, the bricks produced may be waste.

Lu Yique: "Master Li, you still need to practice your brick-making skills." ”

Li Tangshan laughed when he heard this: "I have a specialization in art, and I used to really underestimate the brick-making bricks." You need to get the first batch of products out as soon as possible, time waits for no one. ”

Lu Yi nodded: "What Master Li said is that it is really not easy to make bricks, and we are also learning by doing!" After the brick is taken off the mother, it has to go through the follow-up work such as cleaning, shelfing, and drying to come to an end, and the real acceptance is to load the kiln. It may take another month before the first batch of products is available."