Huo Jian, who was sitting next to Liu Cun, smiled bitterly, he knew that the new system of weights and measures formulated by Liu Cun was far more advanced and sophisticated than the old system, and if it was popularized in the major workshops in Zhushan and Xiahe City, the effect and significance would be very huge.

In the past few months, Huo Jian, as the head of all industries, has worked hard to promote it many times, but the craftsmen below are quite stubborn in their old-fashioned concepts, and after reluctantly implementing it, it involves many complex conversions in the old and new systems, which makes the work efficiency not rise but fall, everyone is very uncomfortable, Huo Jian has tried hard several times to achieve little effect, and he planned to find a time to report this matter to the lord Liu Cun in the past two days to see how to solve it, but he didn't expect the resolute lord to wait.

Liu Cun paused for a moment, and once again picked up the copper ruler with precise scales: "Look, the ten decimeter scales, 100 centimeter scales and 1,000 millimeter scales on this copper ruler are so accurate and standard, it is with this meter ruler, as well as the three curved rulers and vernier calipers made based on this meter ruler, we have a series of measurement standards and calculation formulas, and we have a standard mold for recasting, and the tolerance of the mold has been reduced from the original three millimeters to half a millimeter. So that the production of five specifications of bearings and twelve specifications of screw nuts really has a unified and strict standard, such a good measurement tool, why do you not want to use? Is it only the old copper ruler divided into 10 inches and 23 centimeters, which is more precise and better to use than the millimeter ruler in my hand? ”

Looking at the chief and deputy managers with ashamed faces, Liu Cun couldn't help but sigh: "I know what you think, and I also know that the promotion of the new weights and measures system takes a lot of effort and time, and it takes a lot of effort and time to persuade and patiently teach thousands of craftsmen and apprentices in major workshops, and you have to worry about violating the imperial court system, and so on, etc., etc., are all unavoidable difficulties, but have we always faced fewer difficulties?" If we hadn't worked together to overcome one difficulty after another, how could there be today's Zhushan? How can you manage more and more vigorous workshops? My view is that you are not facing insurmountable difficulties, but outdated ideas and slackness that cannot be changed! ”

Speaking of this, Liu Chu put down the meter ruler and picked up two small and delicate polished gold weights: "Do you remember how much effort it took us to make these two 5-gram and 2.5-gram weights?" Before these two weights and the other five weights on the plate appeared, what did you use to measure the five baht and the horseshoe gold? With corn! We know that with the difference in weather and the length of time, resulting in corn moisture or loss of moisture and become different, each measurement result has a large error, now we have such a good weight, such a good weight, why don't you use? Could it be that the hundreds of sets of gold weights and scales we have carefully made are only used for the purchase and sale of goods and the proportioning of ceramic glazes? Don't you know that these seemingly simple weights are enough to multiply the manufacturing process and output of our major workshops? ”

"Here, I would like to criticize the shipbuilding workshop in particular, as a large equipment manufacturing workshop, why can't you adapt to the weight customization of 1 kg = 1000 grams, 1000 kg = 1 ton? Han system 1 catty = 250 grams This is recognized, and we didn't say abandon it! 4 catties = 1 kg = 1000 grams, it's not difficult to convert, right? But when you build ships today, you still stubbornly use 1 stone = 120 catties to calculate the size and capacity of the ship, and then use more complex algorithms to calculate how many stones can be loaded per zhang of ships of different specifications, and often the same ship gets two or three different loading results, isn't this nonsense? Is the new system of 1 meter square of water = 1 ton = 1000 kg = 20 stone too complicated? Take the improved sea ship that we produce the most today, for example, 25 meters long, 8 meters wide, 3 meters high, 25 meters by 8 meters by 3 meters and then divided by 2, the result is 300 cubic meters, and immediately get the loading capacity of the sea ship equivalent to 300 tons of water, converted into stone and then multiplied by 20, such a simple and clear calculation formula, why can't it enter your eyes? Do you think that I, the lord, have nothing to do, and make some mess to fool you? Or do you think you're smarter than anyone else? ”

"The lord is happy and angry!"

Huo Jian saw that Liu Cun was really angry, and immediately stood up and bent down to persuade him, and more than 20 chief and deputy managers hurriedly stood up and bent down and bowed, one by one, they were already scared and sweaty, panicked, and Liu Zhen, who was sitting on the other side of Liu Cun, was also trembling slightly with fright.

Liu Cun realized that he had lost his temper, shook his head and sat down, reluctant but still stabilized his emotions: "I'm sorry everyone, I'm a little excited, let's sit down!" All that should be said has been said, and if there are any difficulties raised face to face, as long as I can explain it, I will explain it to everyone, and if it can be solved, I will solve it immediately, but the new system of weights and measures must be implemented for me immediately, and it is urgent! Ladies and gentlemen, if there is chaos today, and the war is raging, maybe one day it will burn to Langya and our Zhushan, so every day and every hour is very precious to us, if you don't hurry up, you can't do it! ”

Everyone quietly wiped away the cold sweat, you look at me, I look at you, I don't know what to do, in everyone's memory, I have never seen a good-tempered lord angry, this is the first time in more than two years!

Under the eye prompting of the master Huo Jian, Qi Qing, the head of the shipbuilding workshop, slowly stood up, bent over and hung his head to admit his mistake to Liu Cun: "Lord, the subordinates are wrong, and the subordinates immediately gather all the craftsmen, revise all the drawings, re-mark and calculate them according to the new weights and measures, and correct the data marked on all large and small ship models, I would rather be slower, but also firmly remember the teachings of the Lord, and strictly implement the new weights and measures system!" ”

Liu Cun's face immediately looked much better: "Very good!" This is the positive attitude I want to see, I know that there are many things in the new system that people do not understand and are not used to, but as long as they stick to it, it will soon bring great benefits! Sit down, Lao Qi, sit down and talk, I still have to thank you. ”

Everyone raised their heads one after another, looked at Qi Qing with a flushed face curiously, and finally looked at Liu Cun, who showed a familiar smile again.

Liu Cun took a sip of tea and put down the teacup, raised his voice and told everyone: "You may not know, at the shipbuilding meeting half a year ago, Manager Qi pointed out several mistakes in my understanding of the shipbuilding technology of this dynasty, and after the meeting, I gave me five bamboo slips and more than a dozen cowhide rolls from the collection of the Mo family. Two of them departed from our Langya port. As early as more than 200 years ago, our Han navy has opened up the three Koreas, the Wa country and as far as Jiaozhi routes, not only perennial exchanges, but also sent envoys to sail the South China Sea on several large ships, arrived in the distant Cheng Bu country (now Sri Lanka) before returning, far west in the Western Regions of the Great Qin State, also sent a fleet to Jiaozhou more than ten years ago, and our Han people to start trade. ”

Speaking of this, the dry-mouthed Liu Cun glanced at the people who were either surprised or enlightened, and smiled quite self-deprecatingly: "I always thought that our Langya's navy and shipbuilding technology were very good, but after reading the design drawings on the Mojia parchment scroll, I knew that the 200,000 navy of the Han Dynasty two hundred years ago was powerful, and I found that the shipbuilding skills and ship classification at that time had reached a very high level, and many places exceeded my imagination. I would like to take this opportunity to apologize to Mr. Qi and the craftsmen of the shipbuilding workshop, and make a guarantee: from today onwards, I will give a heavy reward for every technical improvement and technological innovation of the shipbuilding workshop, and I hope that you can develop and grow in the shortest possible time, as long as it is beneficial to shipbuilding, you can give money to money, and people to give people, and it is better to develop to ten large shipyards and 5,000 craftsmen! Because in the next few years, the war in the Han world is likely to spread more and more chaotic, and we in Langya and Zhushan need to strengthen trade with Liaodong, Sanhan, Soochow, Jiaozhou and even further Nanyang regions, otherwise life will not be easy. ”

Qi Qing stood up excitedly and said: "Thank you for your trust, your subordinates and all my colleagues in the shipbuilding workshop will definitely go all out!" ”

Liu Cun nodded with satisfaction, motioned for Qi Qing and the two deputy directors behind him to sit down, and then announced the same reward conditions to the directors and deputy directors of the major workshops attending the meeting, and finally emphasized once again that the new weights and measures system must be implemented immediately, even if it is worth stopping work for half a month.

At this point, more than 20 directors and deputy directors stood up in unison, whether they wanted to or not, to express their commitment to the trust and high hopes of the Lord, and to implement it immediately after they returned.

After sending off more than 20 directors and deputy managers, Liu Cun apologized to Huo Jian who was unaware in advance, and then took Huo Jian's hand and walked to the dock side by side: "Sir, you say, am I in a hurry?" ”

Huo Jian smiled, and then sighed: "I can understand the Lord's eagerness, and I can also see the benefits of implementing the new weights and measures system, but I still feel that some aspects are in a hurry!" ”

"Please sir, go on." Liu Cun humbly made a request.

Huo Jian looked at the clear sea under the sun: "The Lord is right, this person, there is indeed a kind of inertia that does not want to forge ahead, and it is indeed difficult to abandon the habit of inheriting thousands of years from the bottom of his heart, such as the weight change in the new system, most people are difficult to accept, knowing that the decimal weight calculation method on the Lord is simple and clear, or reluctant to use the old system of one pound and sixteen taels, even I have repeatedly used the new customization of the Lord, and after I have a thorough understanding, I understand the huge benefits, and this is the turning corner, but ah, If you want to carry out reform in terms of coins, you must wait for the lord to completely occupy Qingzhou and become a hegemon, and you must see how the general trend of the world at that time can be decided, otherwise I am afraid that you will really end up with a traitor who denounces Wanfu from the government and the opposition. ”

Liu Cun nodded helplessly: "Yes!" At the beginning of the discussion, even Mr. Zhao, Mr. Han, and Mr. Tian were strongly opposed, if it weren't for Mr. Gongsun and Mr. Gongsun to support me, I'm afraid I wouldn't dare to implement it in our major workshops, so I had to temporarily give up the idea of large-scale reform of the currency, and temporarily give up promoting the new system of weights and measures to the outside world, in exchange for everyone's compromise and support, to avoid causing criticism from the outside world and internal panic, alas...... Every time I think about it, I feel unwilling! No wonder Li Si and Wang Mang, some of the most famous reformers in history, are not allowed to die well. ”

Huo Jianle said: "The reform advocated by the Lord is completely different from that of Li Si and Wang Mang, even if the goal is the same, the Lord has always maintained a cautious attitude of judging the situation and steadily slowing down, haven't they done a good job in the past two years?" In the past, I and several gentlemen could not understand the Lord's many improvement strategies, but now the results have not all proved that the Lord is right? Therefore, the Lord must not be discouraged, but only in time, step by step, you will be able to reform the old and make a great achievement. ”

Liu Cun was still not as optimistic as Huo Jian said, but wondered if he was too anxious: "Sir, is my temper a little too much today?" I am very worried that the managers will feel uncomfortable after they go back, and they will not be able to eliminate everyone's resistance, and it will even backfire. ”

"The Lord doesn't need to worry about this, the Lord is a person, who doesn't know the whole Zhushan? The Lord is not for himself, but for all of us, as long as this is clear, no one will resist again, otherwise I will not be the first to spare him, Lord rest assured! ”

Huo Jian laughed after speaking, and turned the topic to the city under construction: "Thanks to the pulley block and mobile crane tower designed by the lord, the construction progress of the city is very fast, and we directly obtain enough stone from the collapsed Great Wall of Qi, which saves the huge labor and consumption of quarrying, and the only difficulty is the firing of cement powder and green bricks." Now it seems that this city is probably the easiest large-scale project I have done in my life. ”

"Is it difficult to build an aqueduct?" Liu Cun asked.

"It took a month and a half to invest 20,000 people, and it was almost finished, and the city wall was built along two almost parallel rivers, so there was no need to worry about the moat, and the area where the irrigation canal was built was well geased, and there was no need to build a dam in many places, which saved a lot of trouble." Huo Jian replied easily.

Liu Cun thought for a moment: "Why don't you accompany me to have a look tomorrow?" ”

Huo Jian thought about it slightly: "Okay! Let that guy Tian Mu also accompany the lord to go up, if the lord is fine, I will go to the major workshops first, supervise the implementation of the new system of weights and measures, and let the major managers come up with a specific plan and a date for full implementation, otherwise I don't worry! ”

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