Plates and bowls are very ordinary, the Northern Song Dynasty has popularized wooden bowls and ceramics, just looked dark, because everyone had a different mentality, and did not notice, but when I really picked it up and looked at it, I saw a difference.

The dark color seems to be the original, but the iron color is not easy to rust?

Also, how did you get such a thin and light shape, it looks almost the same every time.

In the middle, there are special blacksmiths, who are brought in order to order items, and they look at these bowls with a more scrutinizing eye, and I have to say, a little breathtaking.

Each bowl is exactly the same, as if it were a perfect craft and nothing else.

Why does it take so much effort, although iron is not expensive, the difficulty of completing these bowls is not low.

Niu Dali was also on the scene, as the chief researcher and the highest-ranking blacksmith in the entire blacksmith workshop, he was qualified to participate in this demonstration, and introduced the process and some details.

This bowl is also one of the few new products among his finished products, and it is also the proudest new product.

The reason is very simple, this is a one-time molding with stamping technology.

Stamping machine, which is very normal in later generations, stamping is also an effective thing to increase efficiency and save production costs, in this era, because there is no power, such as steam engines, etc., it is impossible to stamping the armor at one time, but after the research from the iron sheet, the simple practice of one-time stamping has been on Zhao Xin's plan.

Although he didn't know what Niu Dali was, the stamping ability was very simple, fixing an iron sheet, and then smashing it into the mold with a hammer at one time, which was a simple stamping.

Of course, it's not that simple, but there are many aspects to consider, such as performance, stability, efficiency, etc.

This is where Niu Dali's benefits are revealed, and he only uses the simple methods of the blacksmiths to gather into a machine that can be used by hand and with water.

For the time being, with only the combination of hand, strength, size, and other things, this seemingly rudimentary machine has given wings to the blacksmith's workshop.

It turns out that no matter what, a piece of iron, it also takes a while, now, as long as the iron piece is cut into squares of different sizes, and then sent into the stamping machine through transmission, about 10 breaths, forming a piece, although it is a semi-finished product, it still needs to be modified, but it is also much faster than before.

It is conservatively estimated that one machine can replace at least 100 people.

This is the benefit of the machine, and the most important thing is that the machine is made, the standard is the same, when 100 machine-made bowls are placed in front of him, unless it is a master blacksmith of his level, there is basically no difference.

The speed of large-scale improvement has also brought about a reduction in costs, the blacksmith workshop has always adhered to the practice of high salaries, and the labor cost is very high.

As long as any clever person has a little training, knows all the procedures for the operation of this machine, and the prepared materials can be processed into various ironware, and the yield rate is quite high.

Now, Niu Dali's task has changed a lot from the bowl making, he began to enter other fields, some other daily handicrafts, can they use a stamping machine to reduce costs, and the original stamping machine, manpower is not the best choice.

Even if the stamping machine such as the bowl is not high, the power consumption of each person is reduced through the transformation of strength and other aspects, but the average person can only work for 3 hours in a row, and he must rest, and he can do two shifts a day, which is already a very rare existence.

If it is replaced by water power, it will be much better, Miaojiazhuang once had a waterwheel, in the blacksmith workshop, also made a similar attempt, but the canal, not a natural river, his flow speed is very slow, and even in most places, it does not flow much, which becomes a problem, unable to push the waterwheel.

Zhao Xin's original intention was to use a steam engine instead, but compared to water power, the steam engine is more terrifying, the principle is very simple, boiling water, can push the lid of the pot to rush up, is the simplest way to convert heat energy into kinetic energy, but from theory, to reality, it takes a lot of road.

The presence of a large amount of steam, that's not good, that's a nightmare, what is an explosion, it is that the explosive material undergoes a violent oxidation, releasing a large amount of gas, and the impact of the gas is enough to detonate everything.

If the steam engine can't grasp a degree, it will be a time-varying bomb, let alone using his ability, even if it can be used safely, it is good.

Not to mention, there is another very scary thing that cannot be solved, and that is the sealing problem.

The improvement and popularity of the steam engine in the world was related to the world at that time, without the discovery of rubber, without rubber to solve the sealing conditions of high temperature and high humidity, the steam engine was unlikely to be made.

Rubber, now it is still in the distant Americas, I don't know where it is, if Zhao Xin has the ability to go to the Americas, the first thing he wants to find is not intersection, but corn, sweet potatoes, the three major crops.

In particular, corn, not only its own high yield, but also a healthy crop, the whole plant, as a feed conversion capacity is also very high, to enhance the ability of the entire Northern Song Dynasty, money and materials are one aspect, individual ability, but also another aspect, healthy diet and non-staple food intake, will make people's quality has a huge improvement, in the early stage of cold weapons and hot weapons, the individual quality of the army, is also a very important aspect.

A very distinctive, but not ordinary buffet, these big businessmen have never eaten anything, but they have been specially instructed by Zhao Xin to stir-fry, or let them taste very much, this is a few high-end restaurants, just studied the secret recipe, now, put it in an ordinary workshop, it is taken out, and even the kind of stir-fried food in a big pot.

After the meal, more than 400 people, accompanied by Niu Dali and other masters, went to the exhibition hall, after the birth of the blacksmith workshop, the iron has undergone several improvements, especially the emergence of stamping and iron sheets, a large number of daily necessities, can be made of iron, so there are many types.

For example, the kettle used to boil ordinary water is divided into six categories and dozens of small categories.

There are large kettles for tea, small kettles for warm wine or tea, and kettles that can be easily carried and heated in the wild, which have become part of the kettle family.

In addition to kettles, pots and pans and other kitchen supplies, all kinds of daily necessities, such as washing plates, daily tools, etc., as long as the Northern Song Dynasty had them, they could be replaced by ironware, and they all tried, and there were many more.

For example, the lunch box, which was originally made of wood or rattan, is generally divided into three or four layers, and some dishes will be placed on one floor.

However, after a special combination, using square boxes of different sizes, and finally through clever combination, it forms a larger square or rectangular lunch box with a basket on it.

That is to say, you can put the dishes completely, there is no waste, and if you save the place, any person can bring up more than a dozen dishes.

This can be said to be an eye-opener, bursts of praise, coming continuously, they feel more of the whimsy of the blacksmith's workshop, these places they can't think of, can do so many things.

Dexterous, lightweight, ingenuity, this is the only idea of the big businessmen present, these novel, eye-catching products, as long as you order back, will greatly attract attention, it is no problem to sell, now a key is out, the price problem.

That's right, it's the price problem, they think that the sale is good, it's not higher than the ordinary product, it's not higher to a certain extent, the price is probably a problem that no one can avoid, no matter how good the product is, if the price is high, it can only be the cost of a few people, although these businessmen themselves are one of the few, but they understand the problem of business.

Finally, when this visit came to an end, Jia Deyong first stood up and asked the question that everyone wanted to ask, but did not ask, how much is the price!

In fact, the blacksmith workshop is not prepared to hide the price, the factory price, they have all communicated, but this question is better answered by Wang Song, who has been accompanying him.

Wang Song memorized the price very much, but there are thousands of varieties, different sizes, there may be as many as 10,000 products, to remember all the prices, it is really difficult for Wang Song, even if Wang Song never forgets it.

He just picked up an iron plate casually and said: "We are only responsible for the ex-factory price, the price at which you go to sell, we will not force it, as long as there is a certain amount of sales!" ”

The businessmen here nodded, the selling price does not interfere, this is the focus of this era, some things, the price around the canal, and the price in remote areas, are completely different, they are all unified, and what profit is there.

"The exit price, temporarily positioned at 75 Wen a catty, is suitable for almost all products!"

75 Wen a catty, this price is good, you know, iron products, most of them are 120 Wen a catty, a few rushed to 150 Wen, 75 Wen has made a lot of profits, but think about it carefully, the price of iron to the government is 35 Wen, is it difficult to become so high.

This made these businessmen hesitate whether there was room for bargaining at this price.

Only Jia Deyong, he has been thinking about a question, that is, the weight of these products, and now that he has heard about the price of 75 Wen, he sensitively thinks, how much does that delicate iron plate weigh?

Like, less than one or two, then, a startled thought rose in his heart, grabbed a medium-sized plate, and asked loudly: "What is the factory price of this plate!" ”

Wang Song simply identified the plate, which happened to be his demerit, and said: "This, it should be about one or two, and the ex-factory price should be about 5 Wen!" ”

Wow, there was an uproar at the scene, all the rich businessmen showed surprised expressions, they were just stuck to the overall price before, but they ignored a key point, these things, all of them are very light, under the premise of the same effect, it is a fraction of the previous product.