Chapter Ninety-Four: Letters from the Craftsmen

Li Chengqian and Li Ke didn't dare to speak, Li Er has always been very strict with the two of them, but he was very tolerant of Li Tai and Li Zhi.

"Dad, you have one too!" Li Tai muttered quietly, "You can't ask for us." ”

Li Er was displeased and said: "You are still young now, how can you dance with a knife and a gun, and hurt your body, then it will not be good." ”

Li Tai was unwilling, blushed, and said: "Grandfather said that my father also danced with knives and guns all day long when he was a child!" ”

Li Er was choked by Li Tai's words, it was his son who said him, of course he couldn't continue to face his sons. Besides, what weapons are there in the palace, and they actually let these little ghosts refute him?

"Is this knife really that good? Let you never forget, even contradict me! Li Er said in a deep voice.

Li Chengqian glanced at Li Er, called a guard outside with a saber, Li Chengqian took his own knife, and the guard's knife wound was cut off.

With a "click", the knife was cut in two, and the knife in the guard's hand was cut in two.

Li Er was even more surprised, you must know that the guards in the palace are all excellent weapons, even if it is a rare weapon made of black magnetic steel, at most there is a gap, and it is impossible to cut off the weapons in the hands of the guards with one sword.

Li Er didn't believe it, so he called the knife of the guards, snatched the Tang knife in Li Chengqian's hand, looked hard, and with one knife, the two knives of the guards were broken.

"Good knife, good knife! A good knife indeed! Li Er said again and again, his eyes were eager, if the soldiers who attacked the Turks this year had such weapons, they would definitely be invincible.

The Tang knife made by the eldest grandson Chong for Li Er, in order to shoot Li Er's horses, also burned a sapphire and engraved Qin on it. Qin, naturally represents the king of Qin, since ancient times, there are only a handful of people who can be regarded as the king of Qin, which is also Li Er's pride, and the horse of Changsun Chong is right this time.

Li Er took the treasure knife that Changsun Chong made for him, and he was reluctant to put it down, but now he understands a little. It was immediately decided to confiscate his son's three knives, and whoever refused to accept it would be beaten.

Li Chengqian and the others saw that their father was anxious, and they didn't dare to annoy their father.

Li Er summoned Duan Zhixuan and asked him to lead a guard of men and horses to surround the Zhuangzi of the eldest grandson's family, explaining that the people here were only allowed to enter, not to take out, and the materials could only be sent to the door of the Zhuangzi, and they were not allowed to come in.

Duan Zhixuan was puzzled, but after seeing the treasure knife in Li Second-hand and trying it himself, he understood the true meaning. Weapons are a soldier's second life, and with a good weapon, you can kill more enemies and save your life.

Duan Zhixuan didn't go home, and directly led people to surround the Zhuangzi of the eldest grandson's family.

When the eldest grandson Wuji got the news, he sighed in his heart, it couldn't be that those little bastards did something that couldn't be helped, right?

Li Jing and Li Ji looked at each other; Cheng bit Jin and Wei Chi Jingde, scratching their heads from time to time, but they didn't worry much. Fang Xuanling, who was dealing with official documents, Du Ruhui, glanced at each other, smiled, and continued to work, it seems that the kid of the eldest grandson's family has made some good things again.

Duan Zhixuan's arrival made a few people stumble, they were all beaten by the old general Duan who was strict in governing the army, as long as they were caught by the old general Duan, even Li Erlai couldn't intercede, and he couldn't make a mistake.

Cheng Chumo, Li Yexu and others worked harder, making them look like mud monkeys every day, their faces and bodies were jet black; Duan Qiang's son was even more in dire straits, he was more strict with him than others, and in just ten days, he actually lost five pounds.

Changsun Chong's small steam engine already has an eyebrow, in fact, Changsun Chong mostly provides some suggestions on the side, most of the things are done by these craftsmen, a nail, a rivet, all have to be done by hand, to Changsun Chong's great surprise is that the error is actually very small.

Later, I learned from the apocalyptic space that the handiwork of a good craftsman is higher than the machining accuracy on the assembly line. Hearing this, Changsun Chong gained confidence in the primary industrial system of the Tang Dynasty.

After the previous national integration in the Sui and Tang dynasties, the productive forces developed rapidly, and many highly capable craftsmen and craftsmen also appeared.

After the completion of the steam engine and the fact that the world could see the wonderful use of the steam engine, the eldest grandson Chong took the opportunity to ask for credit to these craftsmen, whether it was to reward them with silver taels or to add officials to the knighthood, their efforts were worthy of such a reward.

The small workers took shovels and sent coal to the base of the steam engine, which was burning with a raging fire, and a large amount of hot gas appeared in the boiler, which was driven to forge steel through mechanical and physical transmission, "bang bang", unhurried, one after another.

Originally, the red-hot hard steel was gradually deformed under the huge hammer, and it was beaten into a fixed appearance, and it was originally possible for one person to forge a knife embryo in two days, but now with a machine, ten can be made a day, which shows that the efficiency has increased more than ten times.

In addition, there is a master, whose brain is very flexible, and he thinks that the female steam engine needs a lot of coal to burn, and the temperature has reached the requirements, so he can put the iron embryo in it first and burn it red, killing two birds with one stone.

Through the use of the steam engine, Changsun Chong encouraged everyone to brainstorm, as long as there are ideas, everyone puts them forward to discuss, and there will always be something to gain from the rough.

The eldest grandson Chong paid out of his own pocket and gave bonuses to the craftsmen according to the size of the merit. Zhao Ergeng held twenty taels of silver in his hand, and was speechless for a long time with excitement, they are craftsmen, they don't have half an acre of land at home, they can only rely on craftsmanship to eat, low underground, no one can afford it. The money earned by blood and sweat in Pingyu is only enough for the family's expenses, and there is no savings, but now that I suddenly have money, I don't know what to say for a while!

"That's a lot of money!" Zhao Ergeng trembled and held twenty taels of silver, with this money, he could give the eldest son and the second son to marry a daughter-in-law.

Changsun Chong was a little sad, this money made a senior technician burst into tears, and this status was too low. You must know that some modern senior technicians have much higher incomes than ordinary people, and they are respected as masters or engineers everywhere.

"Uncle Zhao, you can take it with peace of mind, when the money is in the evening, give it to General Duan, and they will send someone to send the money to your house, as for everyone to continue to work here, when we finish the weapons to fight the Turks, we can let you go home, and ask Your Majesty for credit for you, so you can work here with peace of mind." Changsun Chong said with a smile, wooing these people, hoping that they can work harder.

Zhao Ergeng led everyone to quickly kneel down and said: "I am deeply honored to be able to contribute to the country, and I dare not reward him." ”

"Only when there are clear rewards and punishments can progress be promoted." The eldest grandson nodded and said, good people do it to the end, when sending money to these people home, write a letter to the family by the way, "By the way, if you have anything to say, you can write a letter and send it home together." ”

When Zhao Ergeng heard this, his face was stunned, and he whispered: "We can't read big characters, and we can't write letters at all." ”

Eldest Sun Chong saw that Zhao Ergeng had both shyness and eagerness in his eyes, who didn't want to give a few words to his family.

"Come on, I'll call my brothers and help you write a letter to your family." The eldest grandson Chong brought in a few brothers who did rough work, and these people could write and do the work for them first.

There are a total of 210 people here, and each person has more than 200 letters, and these seven or eight brothers have twenty or thirty letters each, which should not be a problem.

"Brother Cheng, Brother Duan, all brothers said don't go to work tomorrow, there are important things to arrange for you tomorrow." The eldest grandson Chong finished dinner and explained.

Cheng Chumo was curious and asked, "What's the matter?" ”

"Ming said to help those craftsmen write letters to their families, they are illiterate, those guards are to take care of us, they will not help them write letters, I am left with a few of our brothers to write, so in order to encourage the craftsmen to work more hard, we help them write letters." Changsun Chong explained that these brothers had never objected to his words.

As soon as Cheng Chumo heard that he wanted to take a pen, he felt that it was better to work, and said: "Brother Chongxian, eldest brother, I don't like shoes, I'd better go to work!" ”

Changsun Chong was choked, and some people who like to dance with knives and guns want to hold a pen. I knew that they would be happy to call Du He's few nerds over to help write letters without having to do heavy work.

Men and women match, work without getting tired; The combination of civil and military, each expressing its strengths.

Li Yexu's brain was flexible, his eyes rolled, and he said: "Brother Eldest Sun, these old men are illiterate, and you still expect their mother-in-law to be literate?" Even if they send it back, they don't know it! ”

The eldest grandson Chong was choked again, yes, their family must be illiterate and can't read letters!

Fang Yiai rarely had a flexible brain, and said: "The person who sent the letter is not literate, and when the time comes, the letter will be read by the way, killing two birds with one stone." ”

The eldest grandson slapped his thigh, his face was surprised, and said: "Beloved brother, you have a good method, just do it!" ”

The eldest grandson Chong said that the second convener helped the craftsmen write a letter, but he didn't expect to be kind and made a lot of jokes, and everyone laughed so much that they hugged their stomachs and laughed angrily.

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