After the emperor finished speaking, he looked at Cheng Dahui's dusty face, which had lost a lot of weight, but was still excited.

Well, this puzzle is not easy to solve. If there was no wonderful granddaughter of the Ye family, and there were no leading craftsmen in Wang Qiao, even if they knew the reason why the output and quality of the smelting furnace were not high, they would not be able to solve it.

The problem is, they solved this problem after all. It's shocking, isn't it?

"Your Majesty is right, it's simple, the problem of wind fueling the fire has not been solved." Cheng Dahui replied.

Although he didn't know the composition of the air, combustibles, and combustibles, he also knew that using bellows to blow air on various stoves could make firewood and charcoal burn better.

"Our iron-smelting furnace has always used bellows in the past. That kind of air volume cannot be compared with the air volume given by the blower. The speed of the blower blade is extremely fast, not only the air volume is large, but also powerful. In Weichen's view, when building an iron smelting furnace in the future, the size of the furnace can be increased. The air volume of the blower is so strong, it will definitely ensure the normal smelting of the iron smelting furnace. ”

Cheng Dahui said that the rise of the emperor, without waiting for the emperor to ask more, he frothed at the mouth and described all the benefits and uses of steam engines and blowers.

"Wechen and the craftsmen who will be the supervisors have really benefited a lot from working in the Qijia Machinery Workshop during this time. Just like Grandma Jiang said, the craftsman business is to participate in research with colleagues, and relying only on the power of one person and one family is equivalent to building a car behind closed doors, and it is really impossible to get greater benefits. ”

Although Zhang Cunhai, who was standing beside the emperor, did not change his expression, he was curious about the effectiveness of the steam engine, and he kept listening attentively.

Hearing Cheng Dahui say this, he raised his eyes. How excited is Lord Cheng? Talking to the emperor, he couldn't hide his admiration for a folk workshop. Are you saying that you are not interested in the official offices of the imperial court and the general prison?

Sure enough, the emperor listened to Cheng Dahui's words and immediately raised his eyebrows. Cheng Dahui, this guy hasn't done enough work in the Qijia Machinery Workshop, and he doesn't want to come back, right?

The emperor teased: "Cheng Aiqing really has the ambition to stay outside." You are reluctant to come back, and you still want to continue to work for the Ye family, right? ”

There were few people in the room, the emperor and Cheng Dahui had always spoken easily, Cheng Dahui had no nervousness, and naturally noticed that Zhang Cunhai looked at him, and also heard the meaning of the emperor's tone.

He looked a little embarrassed, and explained: "This, Weichen just wants to learn more skills so that he can better serve the court." ”

Although as he will be the chief eunuch, he learns skills from several folk craftsmen, and he is a little faceless.

But the skills are not as good as people, what else is there to say? The people in the mechanical workshop are not afraid of him stealing learning, so why shouldn't he take this opportunity to master more skills?

The emperor has always admired Cheng Dahui's open-mindedness, and he will not embarrass him at this time, but only smiled: "To make Cheng Aiqing so respectful, it seems that the craftsmen of the mechanical workshop are indeed superb." Are you talking about Wang Qiao? ”

"It's not just Wang Qiao." Cheng Dahui paused, simply stood up, bowed and replied, "Your Majesty Shengming." The craftsmen in the mechanical workshop are not only highly skilled but also diligent. Wechen has been in the mechanical workshop for a few months, and the craftsmen he has seen have not slacked off in their work, which is very different from the usual situation of doing things for people.

Wang Qiao, who is in charge of affairs, is young, but he is very intelligent, very good at the deduction of mechanical structures, and has dabbled in various types of work, and knows a lot and is proficient. There is also an old craftsman Shi Yin, whose skills are extremely sophisticated, and the things that come out of his hands can be described as ingenious and whimsical, and can be called a genius in the craftsman world. “

Cheng Dahui sighed at the end: "Compared with them, Weichen is far behind. ”

"Oh?" The emperor was surprised by Cheng Dahui's evaluation. As far as he knows, Cheng Dahui's skills and knowledge reserves in handicrafts are definitely the top part of the craftsman industry.

can listen to Cheng Dahui's tone, in the mechanical workshop, the two craftsmen of Wang Qiao should have the absolute super-process Dahui's technology.

And the other craftsmen in the workshop were able to do their best and work day and night for several months, which is really not easy.

Craftsmen have always been difficult to control thoroughly, and there are skills that will be hidden and tucked away, for fear that others will learn it, let alone get together and do their best. This alone shows that the workshop established in the hands of the Ye family girl is really unusual.

The emperor nodded and said, "The girl of the Ye family is also a capable woman, and she should have some means to make these many craftsmen with good craftsmanship do their best." ”

Cheng Dahui nodded hurriedly, "Although Grandma Jiang is not good at craftsmen, she often has wonderful ideas, and she can always have amazing words at critical moments, which can make people suddenly brightened." If it weren't for Grandma Jiang's frequent mention, I'm afraid things wouldn't have progressed so quickly. ”

When the emperor was the earliest, he still learned about Ye Xinyan's extraordinary things from Jinrong's mouth, and how could he not know Ye Xinyan's role in improving the efficiency of iron smelting.

When he first saw the steam engine model, he was still the emperor, and he personally urged Ye Xinyan to let her put more effort into the mechanical workshop.

Although Cheng Dahui was excited, he was busy for more than half a month. As soon as he came back, he entered the palace to meet the emperor, and he was really covered in dust and tired.

The emperor thought for a moment and said, "You have been working hard these days, so go back and rest for the time being." As for the next affairs of the iron-smelting workshop, we will discuss it tomorrow. ”

Cheng Dahui was indeed tired, and he asked to see the emperor because he wanted to inform the emperor of the good news as soon as possible. At the same time, he also let the emperor know that this matter was not easy to complete, and the craftsmen in the mechanical workshop worked hard.

Now that the emperor has taken this matter to heart, he is also relieved. After thanking, Cheng Dahui is about to step back.

The emperor suddenly stopped him again: "There is another matter, since the steam engine and the machine that blows the air for the iron-smelting furnace are so important, the court should give praise to the craftsmen who participated in this project." How the craftsmen of the Qijia Machinery Workshop are, you should know a rough idea.

Go back and compare them with the craftsmen who will be the supervisors and the Ministry of Works, if there are craftsmen under the imperial court, there are those who have good craftsmanship and meritorious service to the imperial court, they can be praised by the imperial court together with the craftsmen of the Qijia Machinery Workshop. ”

Cheng Dahui was happy at first, and the imperial court praised the craftsmen, which was also a good thing for them, the officials who would be the prisoners. The people under his command can be valued by the court, and these officials are more glorious when they act outside.

But think about it again, how do you compare it with the craftsmen of the Qijia Machinery Workshop? Those craftsmen who will be the supervisors and the Ministry of Works, but what errands are arranged by the officials, then do the errands honestly. It's good not to be lazy and disobedient, where can it be compared with the craftsmen of the mechanical workshop?

Seeing that he had a bitter face, the emperor did not break it, and waved him to retreat.

When doing things for the imperial court, can you not use your heart and brains? This comparison can be regarded as a reminder to the craftsmen under the rule of the imperial court, they are not good, and compared with the craftsmen of the people, they are far behind. I want to talk about "Women's Beauty" with more like-minded people, pay attention to "excellent reading literature" on WeChat, talk about life, and find confidants~