There is something to do today, and the two chapters are one chapter.

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"Is that enough?"

"Enough material." Kang Dahe replied affirmatively.

Luo Xin thought for a moment and said, "Lord Kang, Xia Guan has come up with a way to improve the efficiency of making bows and arrows and crossbow carts, and if nothing else, he should be able to complete the tasks assigned by His Majesty on time." ”

Kang Dahe's eyes jumped with excitement and said: "Don't say it quickly, if you can do it, this official will definitely remember your kindness today." ”

Luo Xin said humbly: "Your Excellency doesn't have to be so polite, I think so, I just heard what my lord said, now a craftsman makes a bow, from making a bowstring to making a bow body, all the way to the horns, dipping, combination, etc., all by one person, in the eyes of the lower officials, it is both time-consuming and labor-intensive." The lower officials have a strategy, can we divide the craftsmen in the ordnance department into five groups, and each group is only responsible for one step. One group is responsible for making the bowstring, one group is responsible for making the bow body, etc., that is, the five steps are divided into five groups to do, so that not only saves time, but also everyone only does one kind of work, only more and more proficient, so the efficiency will be greatly improved. ”

Kang Dahe's eyes lit up, as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, although he didn't know much about making weapons, he often inspected the Department of Ordnance and saw the process of making weapons. Take the example of making a bow, such as making a binder, in which the craftsman can only crouch and watch the fire, and dare not leave at all, and if he is not careful, he will ruin a pot of binder. This process takes more than an hour, so an hour of time is wasted. This is just one of them, and the others are similar.

But the assembly line is different, each group has a special task, the whole step is flowing, there is no waste of time at all, this efficiency is not as simple as doubling or tripling.

Kang Dahe was silently calculating there, his eyes getting brighter and brighter. He was sure that even if it wasn't as fast as he thought, it was definitely much faster than it was now.

And Luo Xin is just an example of the bow and arrow, this method can also be used on the ballista, I don't know if the bow and arrow can be completed on time, but he feels that the task of the ballista can definitely be completed.

Thinking of this, Kang Dahe actually gave Luo Xin a thumbs up and said:

"It's not really a god!"

Luo Xin's face showed embarrassment, but he was also shocked in his heart, originally thought that people in this era would not understand the benefits of the assembly line, and if he wanted to accept his own methods, I am afraid that he would need to spend a lot of time. didn't expect that Kang Dahe only pondered for a moment and accepted his suggestion, which made Luo Xin deeply admire Kang Dahe's wisdom. I couldn't help but sigh in my heart:

"The ancients are not simple, they just didn't want it, once they mentioned it, they would understand it comprehensively. To be able to sit in the position of the Ministry of Works, he is indeed a wise person. ”

In this way, the two began to discuss in detail the assembly line plan for making bows and arrows and ballistas, and later Kang Dahe called more than a dozen master craftsmen to study together. These master craftsmen are all professionals, and when they heard Luo Xin's explanation, their eyes lit up and they actively participated.

After the constitution was formed, Kang Dahe and Luo Xin gathered all the craftsmen together, and then divided the people who made bows and arrows and ballistas into several parts, and began to assemble the assembly line.

At this time, it was already dusk, Kang Dahe looked at the sky and asked those craftsmen to familiarize themselves with the working methods of the assembly line first, while he and Luo Xin lived in the Ordnance Division.

Kang Dahe's anxious mood eased slightly, and he was also in a good mood, so he opened up the wine and food, and drank with Luo Xin, and the relationship between the two quickly warmed up.

Early the next morning, the two of them hurried to the workshop and began to supervise the craftsmen. For five days, both of them ate and lived in the ordnance prison, but the two of them did not feel the slightest sense of fatigue, but were in good spirits, because the efficiency of the production of bows and arrows and ballistas was reflected.

On the first day, the craftsmen were not very accustomed to the assembly line, but even so, at the end of the day, 2,000 bows and 90 ballistas were made, which definitely exceeded the previous work efficiency.

By the next day, the craftsmen were getting acquainted with the assembly line, and the results were quickly apparent.

On the second day, two thousand and one hundred bows and one hundred and five crossbow carts were made.

By the third day, the craftsmen had become more skilled and confident, and in the course of a day they had made two thousand three hundred bows and one hundred and twenty crossbow carts.

On the fourth and fifth days, more bows and arrows and crossbows were made, and Kang Dahe and Luo Xin calculated that they could not only complete the task assigned by Emperor Jiajing within ten days, but also be able to exceed the task, which made Kang Dahe smile every day, and there was no longer a trace of anxiety.

On the evening of the fifth day, Kang Da and Zhang Luo, who were completely relieved, had a table of sumptuous wine and food to drink with Luo Xin. Kang Dahe picked up his wine glass and said seriously:

"No, you really did the old man a great favor, if you have anything in the future, just tell the old man, the old man will not refuse."

Luo Xin was happy, this was the first person he formed an alliance with after entering the court, and immediately raised his wine glass and said with a smile:

"Your Excellency is polite, you and I are both on errands in the Ministry of Works, helping you is helping me."

"Miao!" Kang Dahe waved his hand and said: "You only came to the Ministry of Industry to make firearms, so you really did the old man a great favor." You are modest, but the old man remembers it. Come, don't say anything, please. ”

"Please!"

The two men picked up their glasses and touched them, drank them all, and then looked at each other and smiled.

"No, you and I've been here for five days, there's no need to stay any longer, we'll go back to the capital tomorrow."

"It's all up to adults."

Day 6.

Luo Xin and Kang Dahe were about to leave the Ordnance Division, and Jiang Songgong sent the two outside the gate. Luo Xin glanced at Jiang Song, then turned to Kang Dahe and said:

"Lord Kang, Lord Jiang has helped me a lot these days, and when this matter is over, please take a credit for Lord Jiang."

Jiang Song's body was shaken, and his eyes looking at Luo Xin were full of gratitude. Kang Dahe glanced at Jiang Song and nodded:

"Lord Jiang, Lord Luo and I will return to the capital, and this place will be handed over to you, as long as nothing goes wrong, when this matter is over, your position will definitely be promoted to the next level."

"Lord Xie Kang, Lord Xie Luo." Jiang Song said excitedly: "Xia Guan must do his best. ”

After returning to the capital, Luo Xin went home directly and took a bath, then hurried to the Hanlin Courtyard and came directly to the database. As soon as he entered the database, he saw Zhou Yu, Xu Shixing and Zhang Xun not rebuilding the "History of the Yuan" in those places, but sitting there, full of worries, Luo Xin couldn't help but be surprised:

"What's wrong? But something went wrong with rebuilding the "Yuan History"? ”

When the three of them saw Luo Xin, their faces were full of joy, and they all stood up and said, "No, you're back." ”

Luo Xin waved his hand and said, "What's wrong with you?" Why didn't the "Yuan History" be rewritten? ”

The three of them glanced at each other, then sighed neatly, and finally Zhou Yu spoke:

"I don't have the heart."

"What happened?"

After the four of them sat down, Zhou Yu poured Luo Xin a cup of tea and said worriedly:

"The situation in the north is very bad now!"

Luo Xin's expression was shocked: "Master Ma should have arrived in Datong, right?" ”

"It's supposed to be there!" Xu Shixing nodded and said: "It's just that on the second day after Master Ma left the capital, there was a war report back, the grassland people attacked the city day and night, the border army suffered serious losses, and the military weapons were not enough. I don't know if Master Ma will revive the morale of the army after he arrives. Now the court is waiting for the battle report sent back by Master Ma. ”

"And that's just one aspect!" Zhang Xun said: "After the war in the north, the Japanese in the southeast also began to attack in a big way, the southeast region is erosive, and there are countless rogue bandits who also have the tendency to become bigger, if the imperial court can not quickly repel the Mongolian army of northern herbs, I am afraid that the Ming Dynasty will be chaotic." ”

Luo Xin's brows furrowed tightly, and he sighed half-loudly and said: "These things are not something we can decide, we have our own cabinet to deal with, you should still focus on rebuilding the "Yuan History". ”

Listening to Luo Xin talk about "Yuan History", Zhang Xun bowed his hand to Luo Xin and said, "Thank you for recommending to Your Majesty, so that Ziyu has this opportunity." ”

Luo Xin waved his hand, his expression solemn. Everyone also knew that Luo Xin's mind was not here, so they couldn't help but fall silent. After a while, Zhou Yu suddenly raised his eyebrows and said:

"No, why didn't Your Majesty send you to the north?"

Zhang Xun and Xu Shixing's eyes also lit up, and Huo Ran looked at Luo Xin. The great victories that the north has won have all been won by Luo Xin. So they were all a little puzzled why Emperor Jiajing didn't send Luo Xin to Datong. Luo Xin shook his head and said:

"Your Majesty should have his plans."

"No, I heard that you went to the Ministry of Industry to serve as an ordnance supervisor?"

"Well, it's just temporary, mainly to make some firearms for the Datong border army."

Hearing the firearm, Zhou Yu's eyes lit up.

"No, with firearms, you should be able to hold Datong, right?"

"I don't know!" Luo Xin shook his head and said, "But it will definitely have a certain effect." But now it is not a question of holding Datong, as you said, if you can't defeat Huang Taiji quickly, the entire Ming Dynasty may be in chaos. ”

"Alright, let's not talk about that!" Luo Xin sighed and asked, "To what extent has the "Yuan History" been rebuilt? ”

Zhou Yu and the three of them all showed a wry smile on their faces: "I haven't moved much in the past few days, no, I really don't have any thoughts!" ”

The four of them fell silent again, and for about half an hour, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door, followed by a knock on the door, and Luo Xin, who was sitting near the door, stood up, came to the door and opened the door, and saw a scribe standing outside, and when he saw Luo Xin, he said:

"Lord Luo, you are really here. There is your retinue outside asking to see you. ”

Luo Xin was stunned when he heard this, and now there are only two entourages beside him, one is Lu Zhonglian and the other is Liang Dazhu. Liang Dazhu went to Yanglin County, and Lu Zhonglian stayed in Fuzhong. Is this something going on in the house, or is Liang Dazhu back?

If Liang Dazhu came back, wouldn't it mean that his parents and teachers had entered Beijing? After immediately thanking the scribe, he hurried towards the gate of the Hanlin Temple.

When I came to the gate, I saw Liang Dazhu standing outside the door. Luo Shicai's face was happy, and he walked in front of Liang Dazhu in a few steps. Liang Dazhu hurriedly bowed to Luo Xin and said:

"Master Hou, the old man and the old lady have already entered Beijing, and Master Hou's teacher has also brought his family to Beijing. The old man and the old lady all lived in Luofu, and Houye's teacher lived in Lufu. ”

Luo Xin nodded and said, "Let's go, let's go back." ”

"Master Hou, please!"

Now Luo Xin has entered the Hanlin Academy, as a literati in the capital usually do not ride horses, Liang Dazhu has prepared a sedan chair, Luo Xin sat in the sedan chair, Liang Dazhu turned over the horse, and hurried towards Luofu.

As soon as I entered the mansion, I saw that the people in the mansion were busy, piling up all kinds of luggage everywhere. When all the servants of the Luo family saw Luo Xin, they all looked at him with respect and surprise.

Everyone knows that Luo Xin at this time is no longer an idle marquis, but a real official in the court, although he is only a six-rank official, but don't forget, this is just Luo Xin's first entry into the court, and he started as a six-rank official, which is already a very high start. Today's top student, walking the Hanlin Academy, the future is limitless.

What kind of family is the Luo family?

is just a farmer, but because Luo Xin came to the center of Daming from the barren Yanglin County, he became a nobleman. Not to mention Luo Xin's family, even these servants have also increased their net worth a lot because of Luo Xin.

"Meet Master Hou!"

"Hulala" A servant knelt down, but Luo Xin just nodded hurriedly and walked towards the hall.

The door of the hall was open, and from time to time there were maids coming in and out, and before he entered the door, Luo Xin saw Luo Ping and his wife sitting in the hall, as well as his sister-in-law.

Seeing Luo Xin walk in, everyone stayed there for a while. At this time, Luo Xin was wearing a six-grade green official mansion, and there was already a trace of majesty on his young face.

Looking at Luo Xin standing in front of him, the faces of Luo Ping and his wife slowly climbed with pride.

This is his own son!

"Xin'er!"

Finally, Roche stood up excitedly and walked towards Luo Xin.

"Mother!"

Luo Xin also took two steps and stood in front of Luo Shi. Roche stretched out his hand and grabbed Luo Xin's arms, and tears flowed down his face. Said vigorously:

"Good! Good! Good! ”

Luo Xin also came to Luo Xin at this time, his face was full of pride, and he wanted to say something, but he was so excited that he couldn't say anything. The sister-in-law also held her bulging belly in both hands and stood beside Luo Xin happily.

Luo Xin looked at his excited parents, and he was also speechless with excitement. Since leaving home on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, it is now the beginning of August, and he has not seen his family for more than half a year.

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