Section 6: Imagination
"The best linen cloth is still three-layered, and a piece of clothing is three bodies when it is taken apart, and two bodies are issued in the workshop in a year, so that the clothes of the whole family are settled, and my rough hands and feet are not burned, so I will leave a mark."
The strong man's words made Yun Ye stunned for a long time, perhaps because he was already familiar with the rich and noble life after coming to the Tang Dynasty, and the days of these low-level people had long become unfamiliar, and he had long since betrayed his original class, and became an evil landlord, a blood-sucking capitalist, plus a shameful bureaucratic identity, he could almost be buried in the ground and manure without treatment.
Once upon a time, Dad also changed his work clothes to a smaller size, for his young son to wear, as long as it was a new clothes, he didn't care what he was, as for Daddy, wearing a broken clothes that could no longer be torn in the factory busy shadow, I can't remember clearly, the only thing I can think of is the beautiful small lapel suit changed with work clothes.
The qiē in front of him made Yun Ye seem to have returned to that distant era, the sky was gray, the factory was gray, the people were also gray, or in that era, the heart was probably also gray.
"Overalls, shoes, one more set a year. Masks are issued twice a month, and they must be checked when they go to work in the future, and those who are not dressed properly are not allowed to enter. Yun Ye turned back to the steward of the steel mill and instructed.
A set of clothes is not worth a few dollars, the most valuable people in the whole factory are actually these craftsmen, they are all masters recruited from the artisan camp, they can be regarded as the elite of the craftsmen in the Tang Dynasty, the furnace can be rebuilt if it collapses, something happens to people, it is too difficult to find such a group of people, many people are old acquaintances from the time when Yun Ye transformed the steelmaking furnace, seven years have passed, Yun Ye has become a successor, and they are still working in the dark workshop day after day.
There has been little improvement in steelmaking. The rest needs to be accumulated, only when the quantitative change induces the qualitative change, can another leap be made, Yun Ye's words to fool the eldest grandson Wuji at the beginning are not right, anything in the world wants to progress without accumulation, steelmaking is because of Yun Ye's existence. It is a special case that cannot be replicated, and now, this special case has gradually come to an end, only when Datang's physical chemistry and various natural disciplines become vigorous, can it in turn promote the development of all industries, which is a chicken-egg relationship.
Under the leadership of the grassroots, the condolences of the canteen are naturally indispensable, and I originally thought that the officials of the Tang Dynasty would disdain to dine with these lowly craftsmen. As a result, Yun Ye once again found out that he was wrong, and listened to the steward say that as long as the officials who came to the steel mill, whether it was the prince or the prince, it was already a tradition to eat with the craftsmen in the canteen, and even when His Majesty came to inspect the steel mill, he also ate in the canteen, but the meal that day was more abundant.
The bureaucracy's small means of being close to the people are more humane in Datang. The dignified marquis lined up in line with a plate of rice. Talking and laughing with the old acquaintances around him, from time to time he talked about some interesting things in the past, including that Hou Ye was also smoked like Zhang Fei by soot, this kind of thing can be said.
The plate is stuffed in, and the plate is full of big fat and covered the plate, how can this work. The craftsman's plate is full of lean meat, and only his own plate is full of fatty meat, which is too bullying, no, it needs to be replaced. Hou Ye is pampered, he can't eat fatty meat, stuff the fat meat to the old craftsman, and take over the old craftsman's green vegetables and lean meat plate by himself, no one can persuade him.
A large plate of food is eaten cleanly, when it is over, take the vegetable soup and drink it in one gulp, the plate is clean like it has been licked by a dog, no need to wash it, you can take it back and continue to use.
Obviously I'm going to vomit, and I have to bare my teeth to praise his stupid pig cook, the dog's day is worth it, Yunhou, a famous gourmand in Chang'an City, praised the chef's delicious food, and this guy's value immediately rose.
A fierce plate of food has long been not something that the Hou Ye with a beautiful heart can digest, and he hummed straight, in order not to fall into gastrointestinal problems, he forcibly let the steward take him to continue walking in the steel mill.
Only after entering the warehouse did I know that Datang is now prosperous, no wonder Li Er is willing to take the best 100 steel to feed the pandas, in the tall factory, the steel ingots have been stacked on the roof, Yun Ye took a small hammer, and constantly knocked on the steel ingots he passed by, the four Wuli Sima didn't understand what it was for, but when he saw Yun Ye's solemn face, he pricked up his ears to listen to the crisp sound of the steel ingot, and the steward was also listening, and Mr. Zhou also closed his eyes and listened, knowing that there was a big name here.
"Master Hou, what do you think of this batch of steel ingots?" The steward didn't hear a muffled sound, and the crisp voice was very consistent, all with a lingering aftersound, proudly showing off to Yun Ye.
"Yes, yes, the quality of the steel is good, listening to the same sound, it means that their materials are almost the same, it should be good steel, how about it? Do you have the confidence to win a million catties this year? You know, Datang's steel will never be enough, no matter how much you refine, it will not be enough. “
The steward smiled very proudly, patted his chest and said: "Hou Ye rest assured, our steel mill is the largest in Datang, Zhao Gongfu and our steel mill can not be compared, his family this year I estimate that there are 500,000 catties of the sky, we have refined 280,000 catties in the first two months, you see, what is piled up here is the output of last year and this year, Your Majesty, ordered our steel mill not to have a catty of steel outflow, so it is all here." “
Knowing that Li Er is stockpiling steel, these things are strategic materials, and the more reserves the better, I don't know who this is guarding against, Yun Ye thought that it was the most likely to prevent Changsun Wuji, after all, Changsun's family was the largest private iron and steel merchant in Datang, and those who could break through the monopoly of salt and iron really needed to be well guarded.
Lao Zhou picked up from the side and said: "This is the reason why the eldest grandson family is unwilling to spend money, obviously there is a good process, and what labor-intensive and costly craftsmanship do you have to buy, and this year it is already the eldest grandson's family to have 500,000 catties." “
The people who are engaged in technology are not good at this, they have a stinky mouth, Yun Ye said angrily: "Speak, just talk well, don't be affectionate, people have already spent six thousand silver coins to buy the achievements of the academy, and you still laugh at what others do, if you are angry, you will raise the price of new technology next time." “
"Hou Ye Gao Zhi, Lao Zhou admires, next time the old man raises the price by three percent, what do you think?" Seeing that Lao Zhou climbed along the pole, Yun Ye shrugged noncommittally, how to set the price was their own business.
Transporting ore is a big trouble, when will the ox cart be pulled one by one, looking at the ox cart team like a swarm of ants, Yun Ye suddenly remembered the simple rails, took a wooden stick in his hand, drew the appearance of the light rail on the ground, and asked the steward: "Since we are not short of steel, we will report less to the imperial court this year, and we will use the excess for our own use, you see, as long as such long tracks are cast, we nail them to the wood, two in parallel, all the way to the mine at the foot of the mountain, and wait for the mine to dig out the ore, Just pour it directly into such an iron car, and the four wheels of the iron car can just get stuck on two rails, and I believe that this way can definitely transport ore more than ten times faster. “
The steward and Lao Zhou squatted on the ground and studied for a long time, and Lao Zhou patted his thigh and said: "Hou Ye is wise, it is indeed a good way, we can let the gantry crane run on the track, why can't we let the iron car run on the track, it is some scrap steel, this road is paved, and we don't have to do anything else with our two-year output." “
Yun Ye threw away the branches, sighed, and wanted to see the iron car on the mine running around on the track, so that he had one more thing that he was very familiar with, but the steel output of this pit father has already limited the development of the track, it sounds good, the output of one million catties a year, this is the annual output of the former Sui country, converted, in fact, it is five hundred tons, and the local steelmaking of the black workshop in later generations is much more than this, but unfortunately, this steel mill is already the most bullish factory on the planet.
A full 3,000 craftsmen maintain this steel production line with an annual output of less than 1,000 tons, from beneficiation to crushing, and finally to smelting, 3,000 people have worked hard day and night to have such an achievement.
Yun Ye felt bitter, but the Tang Dynasty, from the emperor to the craftsmen, admired this factory, and the emperor even regarded this place as one of the lifeblood of the empire, and there were a thousand government soldiers stationed next to it all year round, as long as the steel mill changed, the first priority of these government soldiers was to keep the factory.
One of the five Li Sima is a red Sima said: "Yunhou why be sad, I waited to see this workshop today, I have been surprised that I can't be myself, my Tang Dynasty's hundred battles of heroes, the blades in their hands probably rely on here to provide steel, the old man is fifty this year, I have never seen so much steel, not to mention that it is all good steel, even if it is a little regret, it is not a big deal, Hou Ye is still young, the coming day is long, and after my Tang Dynasty soldiers destroy all the threats in the world, Yunhou wants to use steel to make something else, It must be possible, and the old man also wants to see what the car running on the railway will look like. “
Yun Ye squinted his eyes and glanced at the old guy, this guy has no respect for himself as a marquis, and it is likely that he is Li Er's henchman, these people are very mysterious, if you talk about merit alone, it is estimated that it is not strange to get a marquis, Lao Niu said that the characters in the emperor's pocket are endless, but most of them belong to the military.
"Now the country is not peaceful, it is natural to implement the policy of the first army, the people's livelihood projects will inevitably lag behind, we sometimes have no way to complete our dreams even if we have money, the first is the disapproval of the world, however, it is not a big problem, Ben Hou does things, as long as His Majesty agrees, how can other characters be enough!"
The old guy slapped his cuirass and said loudly: "Yunhou is mighty! “
They are all old and sophisticated guys, Yun Ye's just now probably didn't go to his heart, saying a word of praise is not costly, why not, seeing this Sima is so knowledgeable, Yun Ye's originally depressed mood suddenly improved a lot. (To be continued......)
PS: Section 3