In the open space of the hut were many whole pieces of nitrated leather, and five women in coarse cloth shirts were using hinges to roughly divide the whole pieces of nitrated leather. On the other side of the shack, there are more than a dozen craftsmen, using various tools in their hands, tending to the wood on the side and making it into a saddle bridge.

The craftsmen who were working in the shack, seeing that Hu Gongcao, who was in charge of them, had brought the Taishou into the shack, and they all got up, and the women who had just chatted hotly were silent when they saw this scene. Seeing this, Hu Gongcao was about to call out to the craftsmen to salute, but Xin Taishou waved his hand at him, and then said: "Everyone continue to be busy, no need to be formal." ”

When the craftsmen heard this, there were still many people who bowed to Taishou, and then sat down and continued the work in hand.

Li Yanzhao stood behind Taishou and quietly observed the process of making horse harness among the craftsmen in this shed. I saw that the five women who were cutting the leather with hinges and scissors moved very quickly. They divide the leathers into large and wide blocks or narrow and long blocks, and then stack them neatly on top of each other. It was sent to more than a dozen male and female craftsmen for use.

The more than a dozen craftsmen each took the leather they needed, and they also picked up the reaming scissors to repair the shape. When the trimming is complete, some craftsmen pick up a needle and thread to sew the leather.

In another place, the craftsmen who do the carpentry work are also working on the wood in their hands. They can be cut into qualified parts with knives and axes or saws.

The semi-finished saddle that had been made before was set aside, and when the stirrups were finished, they were added to it, so that a new set of harness was preliminarily completed. After a process of beautification, these harnesses are made.

Li Yanzhao walked to the side of the more than ten craftsmen, stacked the semi-finished saddles, picked up a pair of saddles and looked at them. The saddle, though unadorned, looked a little rudimentary. However, the stitching is tight, and it can be seen that the craftsmen have also put a lot of effort into it.

On the saddle mat, the name of the craftsman is also written in charcoal. This is also a rule that has been handed down since the pre-Qin period. In the production of utensils in the workshop, the craftsman must leave his name on it, so that if something goes wrong in the future, it is easy to find the craftsman to hold him accountable.

Looking at this scene in the workshop, Li Yanzhao thought for a while, and then had his own thoughts. He quietly walked to the side of Taishou and Hu Gongcao, who were still carefully watching the work of the craftsmen in the workshop. Li Yanzhao stepped forward and called two words in a low voice, signaling the two to follow him out of the shed.

Taishou and Hu Gongcao were puzzled, and they also walked out of the shack with Li Yanzhao and came to the open space in the courtyard.

Li Yanzhao looked at Hu Gongcao, lowered his voice and asked, "Dare to ask Hu Gongcao, what is the output in the workshop now?" ”

Hu Gongcao pondered for a moment, and then replied: "Now in the workshop, there are more than 100 pairs of finished horse harnesses produced in ten days. ”

"Enough materials? Leather, wood, pig iron, etc., is the supply timely? ”

Hu Gongcao looked hesitant: "The manufacture of horse harness is everything, but it has never been lacking." It's just that manpower is limited, so only more than 20 pairs are produced a day. ”

Li Yanzhao nodded, and then said, "Hu Gongcao, it's not like this." You will make the saddle of these twenty or thirty craftsmen gathered, re-divide the labor, special people, I don't know what to do? ”

Hu Gongcao nodded again and again: "Please speak about the hundred people, Hu is willing to hear the details." ”

"These twenty or thirty craftsmen, several people are responsible for rough cutting leather, and then send the rough cut leather to the next place, and several people in the next place, specializing in repairing the rough cut leather, repairing it to meet the requirements, can be used directly in shape, and then sent to the next place, the next place several people, and then specializing in padding, stitching. Send it to the next place, and then sew the belly strap and other things. ”

"The same is true for the carpentry office, which can make several people divide the material, repair the shape of several people, splice several people, polish several people, and paint several people. The required working hours can be divided into several more people; If the working hours are short, there will be fewer people. Finally, a special person is appointed to assemble the finished product. ”

Hu Gongcao listened to Li Yanzhao's narration, but his face was puzzled: "This kind of workmanship, as the hundred people said, can it increase the output?" ”

Li Yanzhao actually didn't know the bottom in his heart, he just put forward his own idea for the improvement of this kind of workshop operation according to the idea of industrialized assembly line operation in later generations. However, if and by how much production can be increased? He felt that it was also an unknown.

However, after weighing the pros and cons of assembly operations and traditional production, Li Yanzhao still said: "Gongcao, you might as well give it a try." Even if this method is not good, it will not be lower than the current yield. ”

When Tai Shou heard this, he thought about it carefully, and his eyes lit up, and then he said to Hu Gongcao: "Hu Gongcao, as Li Bairen said, you might as well give it a try." If this method does not increase the yield, or is lower than the current yield, you may as well switch back. ”

Hu Gongcao thought about it carefully, and he should also accept it.

Li Yanzhao knows that every progress in productivity is accompanied by endless exploration and attempts. Perhaps the assembly line operation in later generations is not suitable for implementation in this era. But without these attempts, which may fail, productivity will always stand still. Human civilization can only maintain the status quo.

It is precisely in the vast history that there will always be some pioneers who are diligent in using their brains, brave in exploration and attempt, and not afraid of failure, and the wheel of human civilization has always remained on the road of progress.

Taishou, Li Yanzhao and Hu Gongcao, who had reached an agreement because of the assembly line operation, tacitly glanced at each other.

Then, just when Hu Gongcao wanted to gather everyone in the workshop in order to redistribute the work of everyone according to Li Yanzhao's idea and carry out this envisioned assembly line operation, there was a sudden burst of manic dog barking outside the workshop door.

The three of them looked at the door with different expressions. After a few breaths, a golden-haired dog, like a stone bullet thrown by a catapult, smashed open the half-hidden courtyard gate and rushed to the courtyard.

The change was abrupt, and a blacksmith in the courtyard also raised his head to stare at the dog. Even the male and female craftsmen in the shack stopped what they were doing and looked at the movement in the courtyard.

In the past, a dog or a chicken in this yard was not uncommon in the eyes of everyone. People may ignore it. However, today, when the prince of the palace came here, a dog jumped out of the courtyard and barked wildly. Everyone couldn't help but sweat secretly.

"Two eggs! Have you forgotten to feed your dog again? A blacksmith suddenly raised his head and shouted at the side of the stove, and an apprentice who was pulling the bellows with all his might, "Why don't you hurry up and take your dog back!" collided with the king, Lao Tzu see what you do! ”

The apprentice was scolded at a loss, and his face was full of nervousness, although he should have been. However, it was as if his feet were frozen in place, and he didn't move a single step.

The other apprentice beside him, on the other hand, looked at the dog with a panicked expression. I couldn't help but tremble.

The dog stood still, looked up, and then saw the shivering apprentice by the bellows, but immediately barked and rushed towards him.

When the apprentice saw the dog rushing towards him, his heart was shattered, and he dropped his bellows and ran to the other corner of the courtyard in a panic.