"Sounds like a novelty. ”

"To carry out a unified, assembly line work, each person is responsible for their own special process, and finally the inspector will test it, and if there is a mistake in any part of the manufactured weapon, find the craftsman in charge of the process, and rework or punish it. Rand said that formulating rules and regulations with clear rewards and punishments is an indispensable part of production work, otherwise it will be a mess to manage.

"What are we, what are the main products?" said Tourang, who said that it was necessary to reform the factory, but so far the plan for the main products of the factory had not been determined.

"Flintlock pistols and *, plus a machine, a machine capable of moving forward on fuel power, without the need for external guidance. Rand rubbed his head, "If my idea goes well, you'll be able to see this machine come alive in two months." ”

A steel machine capable of moving on its own?

Two months ago, Touron would have laughed and laughed loudly at the guy who said it.

Is your brain broken?

What kind of crazy thing are you talking about?

But after following Rand, he saw so many things that made him feel incredible, vaguely in his mind, no matter how crazy things came out of Rand's mouth, he was able to fully accept and believe.

It's a trust that borders on blindness.

Touron didn't know why he was like this, as if there was a magical power in Rand's body, a kind of magic that made miracles.

When Rand walked in, the craftsmen stopped their work and saluted respectfully.

Rand stopped, raised his right hand and patted the shoulder of one of the young craftsmen closest to him.

"Young man has a future! Do a good job, I'll keep an eye on you. ”

"Big ...... My ...... I won't...... Live up to your ...... High hopes!" The young man who had been chosen by Rand had obviously not expected Rand to put down his body and speak to one of his lowly craftsmen, and still speak so kindly.

For a while, the young craftsman felt that the world was spinning, and he began to stumble because of nervousness when he spoke, and happiness came too suddenly!

With such a noble status, the lord actually said that he would always pay attention to himself?

Feeling the envious gaze of his companion next to him, the young man raised his head proudly, see it!

Thinking of this, the young man felt that the exhaustion in his body was swept away, and he picked up the tools in his hand and immediately put them into work, and the speed was a little faster than just now.

The other craftsmen glanced at each other, gritted their teeth, put away their unwilling gazes, and accelerated the speed of their hands.

Don't be too complacent, you kid!

Next time, next time, I'm going to show the lord that I'm the one who works hardest!

After walking a few dozen steps, Touron finally couldn't hold back anymore and asked, "My lord, do you know him?"

"Who?"

"The craftsman just now. ”

"Oh, I don't know, see you for the first time. Rand said casually.

"That'...... Then why do you say that you've been keeping an eye on him?", Touron asked, puzzled.

"Draw a big pie and raise his enthusiasm for work! Leaders like to use this trick. Rand shrugged his shoulders and said, "Look back, are they working faster than just now?"

Well, Touron saw that the craftsmen were indeed moving much faster than before.

My lord, I'm really good at using small methods to motivate my subordinates.

Perhaps, this is the wisdom of the rulers?

Returning to the palace, Rand asked Touron to bring the financial statements before he could sit down, and the silver coins were consumed very quickly throughout the winter, and now that a large number of works were being built, Rand felt that he had to make a detailed statement of the financial expenditures to ensure that every silver coin was spent where it was useful.

"As of today, there are less than half a million silver coins left in our coffers, and this number is rapidly declining, including soldiers' salaries and the repair of collective housing are the main sources of expenditure, but fortunately, after a whole winter's efforts, the ore mined from the major mines has been piled up a mountain, and when the Serra River begins to pass through merchant ships again, we can sell all these ores, or process them into finished weapons, and then sell them, and the profit, roughly about 300,000 silver coins。 ”

"There are also jewelry looted from the nobles, as well as some antiques and manors, if they are converted and sold, the value is about 150,000 yuan, and it will be higher when they are auctioned, but it will be very troublesome, and the auction house needs to charge a high handling fee, so I suggest that it is more convenient for us to sell directly. ”

These bits and pieces add up, and Rand calculated, there are probably nearly a million silver coins.

Although it seems like a lot, Rand himself knows that there are countless places where money is needed for the construction of the air ferry territory, and this money is likely to not even be a third of his plan.

It seems that it is better to make up your mind with the passing merchant ships.

Toll booths are certainly a business for money, but as Lanilus once said to Rand, money comes too slowly, and in a short period of time, it cannot relieve the economic pressure of the air ferry collar.

Expand the town in the direction of the shoals, build a dock, and use the docked merchant ships to build it into a trading center?

It seems that it works.

It's just that a little bit of a small change has to be made to the course of the shallow water.

......

While Rand was busy with improvements to the shallow waters, the servant knocked on the door of the room, and Rand walked in with Rand's answer, placing a letter on Rand's desk.

Rand noticed that the letters were stamped with golden lions and swords.

This is an epistle from the Imperial City.

Or rather, from the father he never met.

Duke Lionheart – Winton Capet.

Rand felt a little nervous, not the kind of unsuccessful son who saw the nervousness of a stern father.

It's that he is an imposter who occupies the magpie's nest and has to face the weakness of the father who is the true owner of this body.

The other party is a strong man known as the Iron and Blood Duke, and if he finds out, he is not his biological son.

So, what attitude will he use to deal with all this?

If you change yourself to the position of Duke of Winton, what will you do?

I don't dare to think about it, after all, the Duke of Winton is famous for his fierce reputation in the Tieliu Kingdom, and it is impossible to guess his thoughts with ordinary people's minds.

Worried, Rand opened the letter.