Some things seem easy and simple, but they are not. For example, the standard of one stone is different between the south and the north, the east is different from the west, and even the south of Gan and the north of Gan are also different.

There is such a controversy in the smelting plant now, and the master from Fujian feels that the stone and bucket measuring containers in Jiangxi are larger than those they used before! Neither side could convince anyone.

Although this kind of thing is often suppressed by Sun She and others with authority, it is not a long-term solution, so Li Dan thought of establishing a standard measurement system.

This means that in the future, wherever the power of the Tsing Shirt Team and the Chashan Society expands, this standard will be promoted and applied. To be convincing, it must be precise and well-founded.

Chen Sanwen's "Precision and Standard Parts Production Factory" is actually the source of research, establishment and promotion of this standard!

All measurements start from the length first, and only with the length can there be volume and capacity. In the process of the Tsing Yi team's campaign, Li Dan sent people to collect rulers, shengdou, and scales from the people and officials in various places, and brought them back to Chen Sanwen for reference.

It turned out that the difference was very large, there were seven different lengths of rulers alone, and the difference between the shortest and longest was a finger and a half! "Don't say that such a ruler is fair to buy and sell, even if the purchase between merchants is only a confused account!

If you use such a ruler to make a stone container, and then make a blast furnace and crucible for ironmaking, you don't know where it will go. No wonder the masters quarrel all day long and waste a lot of time for this!

As a result, the quality of each furnace is different depending on the master!" Chen Sanwen understood Li Dan's intentions and immediately realized the cause and effect.

"After we unify it, everyone will no longer have different opinions, the quality of each furnace of molten iron is the same, and it will be much easier to process later!"

"Yes, this is just the case of smelting, there are also cement, glass, car manufacturing and other industries have this problem. We can't let people look at the wheels of the carriages made by the first factory and the second factory are not the same size, so what is our reputation?"

Li Dan said: "With standards, it is possible to achieve that the carriages made in Jiangxi and those made in Liaodong are completely consistent. Users don't need to pick and choose, just look at the brand of our car and horse shop and buy it directly!"

The name of the carriage was finally chosen as "Feng Yuan Ji", and Li Dan asked that the carriage version, chassis beams, steering gear, handbrake and wheels be marked with the font number so that anyone could easily identify it and prevent counterfeiting.

Just like a horse-drawn carriage, the glass products are "Po Fung Hong", the pencils, quill pens and portable ink are "Man Quan Ge", the liquor is "Jin Feng Tai", and the farm tools are "Tai Hing Hong......".

"It's important that people can see at a glance if it's our product or not! We must let the world know that our products are the best!" Li Dan said.

Xu Tong very much agrees with Li Dan's point of view, since he introduced Sun Shu to Li Dan, he knows that Jingli and even maybe the palace are paying attention to his future niece and son-in-law, so he is even more helpful.

"Gao Yu had to go to Chongren to take command under the pressure of Shi Shuai, Lu Jiyong went to Xinyu to coordinate the officers and troops of Jiangxi and Jinghu, and Governor Zhao remained in Fuzhou. In this way, an iron wall will be formed on all sides of Luo Mountain, and Yang He will not be able to escape no matter what!"

When he was walking with Li Dan in the garden, he said, "So Lord Zhao ordered the Tsing Yi team to move south to Yingtan, it must be planning in advance for next spring, but the adults don't seem to be happy, so what's the matter?" He expressed optimism about the fighting next spring:

"As long as the army moves eastward, Zhejiang and Fujian have opened their pockets, and he can still jump for a few days?

I have sent someone to Ningbo with a sample, and the news came back that the Japanese people really like glass products, and some people even gave the intention of buying directly with the same weight of gold, and the situation is very good!

If the South Road is opened up in Shangrao, and the things are transported to Quanzhou and sold to the countries of Nanyang, I think the income will be good!"

"Something must be good." "The next step is to build a mechanical design school and an affiliated mechanical design and manufacturing factory, so that the mine can use machinery to drain water, blow air, lift ore and transport materials," Li said.

In this way, the speed and efficiency of mining will be greatly improved, and the safety of mine production will also be greatly improved. Our mining speed will be

Two to three times as many as others!

At the same time, the wooden equipment and vehicles in the current smelter will be replaced with steel in large quantities, and the blast furnace can be higher and larger, and the amount of molten iron produced at one time can be about ten days now."

"Wow, isn't that great!" Xu Tong's eyes lit up with joy. Not only did the smelter and ironworker have his shares, but he knew what Li Dan meant when he said he wanted more steel for other products and machinery.

After the ship between Yugan and Anren and Nanchang was modified with metal propellers, rudders, bearings, gears, brackets and brake devices, not only the failure rate was greatly reduced, but also the maintenance was convenient, and the speed was faster when the movement and statics were reduced.

He began to believe what Li Dan said: steel is the most important product in the next few hundred years, and it will surpass wood and stone to become one of the important materials for people's production and life.

"Second uncle, what I'm worried about is not our product, but another thing." Li Dan said softly.

"Oh? Can Saburo tell me about it?"

"This time I went to see Lord Zhao, and he asked me if I could keep one in Fuzhou and one in Jianchang. He said that he intends to build a regimental training team in the two provinces on the basis of these people."

Xu Tong stood still and looked at Li Dan thoughtfully: "So how did San Lang reply?"

"I told Lord Zhao at the time that if the army was marched in the spring, the division of troops at this time would weaken the Tsing Yi team, and Lord Zhao said that it was okay, there was no need to move the main force, and only two or three hundred people were needed to be left in each province.

So the little nephew said at that time that he would come back and discuss with the staff which department to divide and when to divide the troops."

"What does Saburo think about this?"

"Little nephew is worried, is the court beginning to suspect that I am supporting the army and respecting myself?"

"Hmm." Xu Tong took two steps: "San Lang, the imperial court naturally wants to think about the safety of the overall situation, not because of a certain person. Individuals are insignificant to this world, but a team that can fight in and out of tens of thousands of troops is different.

Maybe Lord Zhao is not targeting you personally, but don't forget that he is an official and a disciple of the Zhao family, do you think he is at ease with you, or is he more at ease with a guest army from Nanzhili?"

Li Dan was stunned for a moment, and then understood. He arched his hand and said, "The second uncle is right, the little nephew will start to arrange it immediately when he goes back."

Xu Tong laughed, took his hand and patted it lightly and whispered, "The person who is assigned will probably be given such a position as the group training envoy, but you don't have to worry about anything. As long as he is willing to help us broaden our trade routes, so what?

His Majesty hadn't taken such good care of them, so Saburo didn't have to be suspicious. Besides, the more people from the Tsing Shirt team become officials and are promoted, in fact, it is not necessarily a bad thing for us!"

"Oh, yes!" Li Dan's eyes lit up: "The second uncle said it thoroughly, and the little nephew understands!"

"Hehe, San Lang is a person who does big things, don't be too petty, let alone be complacent, and learn to follow the trend. Lord Zhao said this, do you know that he didn't instruct Shi Shuai or even His Majesty?"

Xu Tong mistakenly thought that Li Dan didn't want to let go of the team, or was worried that their position would not be worse than his own after they were separated. In fact, Li Dan's main thought was not this, he was worried that the suspicion of the imperial court would cause internal fluctuations in the Tsing Yi team, after all, people occupy the name of righteousness.

But Li Dan quickly figured out that the strength of the Chashan Society had penetrated deep into the Tsing Yi team, relying on these people and his own prestige, he could indirectly control the team, and there was no need to worry about the court's attempt to break up.

As the saying goes, striking iron also needs its own hardness. As long as the influence of the Chashan Society is enough, won't even the officers and soldiers of the official army join in? The division of troops was only a formal fission, but it facilitated the spread and development of the Chashan Society in other surrounding prefectures and counties.

Thinking about it like this, Li Dan was immediately relieved. "In this case, it is better to let some of the veterans retire, or return to their hometowns, or enter factories and caravans, and some of them can form escorts to escort goods, and place them in various trades as much as possible!" Li Dan said.

"Don't rush it, this needs to be done slowly. You can't lose the veterans, you can't let the recruits have a different mind, and you can't make the court mistakenly think that you are resentful. Do you understand?"

Xu Tong whispered to teach him how to do it li dan listened carefully and asked some questions from time to time they spoke in a smaller and smaller voice even if

There was no one else in the courtyard.

After leaving the Xu Mansion, Li Dan came to find Zhang Cheng. It turned out that last time Zhang Cheng was sent out to find Liang Mingshan, a martial artist, and after returning to pay the order, Li Dan called him a guest, and the internal name was the director of the Statistics Department of the Internal Affairs Bureau.

Under Han An, the director of the Internal Affairs Bureau, he took six or seven men to work, and was in charge of the statistics and verification of the accounts, weapons, and numbers of the Tsing Yi team and the Chashan Club. His own shop was handed over to the shopkeeper to take care of, and now Zhang Cheng is fully focused on this.

"I want to know the actual number of our entire army now, including people, livestock, and vehicles. How soon will you be able to tell me?" After Li Dan met, he asked him bluntly.

"Well, an hour. But I only have the number I had four days ago." Zhang replied. His statistical office required that every seven days the company clerks need to compile new numbers and report them to the battalion, brigade and general staff, and four days ago was the most recent time of the summary.

"Okay, I'll wait for you in Master Han's room." After Li Dan finished speaking, he turned his head and came out to find Han An first.

The small school yard behind the Chenghuang Temple has now become the "Yugan Joint Defense Comprehensive Headquarters", where the two major organs of the General Staff Department, the Logistics and Internal Affairs Departments, the Xuanfu Embassy Experience Office, the Camp Headquarters of the Yugan Battalion of the Huanzhou Regiment, and the Yucun Police Garrison Station are all located here.

Only the southern division of the Raozhou Metropolitan Inspection Department is still in the cross-courtyard next to the Chenghuang Temple, and now Liu Hongsheng is holding this position.

The fences and wooden fences at the entrance had long since been replaced by new gates, several of the ruined halls had been renovated with the support of the squires and used as offices, and only a few dozen inspectors were training in the schoolyard.

Han An came out with a few attachés, he hadn't seen Li Dan for several months, and he hadn't seen Li Dan last time he came to his house, so he was particularly affectionate. Ying entered the office and said a few words, and the others withdrew one after another.

Han An smiled and said, "It's so busy here, I almost don't have time to sleep, and I didn't know until I went back at night the last time you came home!"

"The last time I went was to see how Aunt Song and them were, and I guessed that Mr. might be busy, so I didn't let my wife call." Li Dan said apologetically, and asked again, "Mr. is still these few people, why don't you apply to the General Staff for more additions?"

Han An is now in charge of internal affairs, not only to raise and allocate military funds, but also to manage the internal treasury of the Chashan Society. He smiled wryly and shook his head: "The affairs I am in charge of now should not be transferred at will, lest someone who should not enter come in, and it is not a trick to spread the word."

Saying this, Li Dan nodded slowly, suddenly remembered someone, and said, "I'll transfer someone to be your assistant, do you remember Liao Er, the guy in the rice shop? He now uses the big name Liao Cunguang and works as a pacification officer in the team.

I did well on an errand this time, and I was about to promote him, so I asked him to be your assistant, how about it?" Han An knew about this Liao Er and immediately agreed.

Li Dan saw that Zhang Cheng had not yet arrived, so he first told him about the planned division of troops. Han An's face was a little unpleasant: "It's only been a few battles, is the court going to unload the mill and kill the donkey?"

"Master Han, we are developing too fast, so I agree to divide the army, and I also plan to gradually transfer some veterans to trading companies, factories, and standard stores, and absorb them into it, so that everyone can have a career, income, family, and industry, so that the brothers' hearts can be more stable and more steady, what do you say?"

Han An chuckled and whispered, "Do you want to hide the wealth from the people, or hide the soldiers from the people?"

"Don't care what you're hiding, just don't make the emperor uncomfortable." Li Dan also smiled: "So, I plan to use the name of streamlining the army to separate the regimental training from the trading company. For those who are in charge of group training like you now, I plan to divide them.

We set up a trade group, and this trade group will manage the various trading companies, shops and factories in which we invest, and in the future, you will be in charge of the affairs of the trade group. When I came, I went to Xu's house and told Second Uncle Xu that he would assist you. How?"

"Hey, you're doing this for me?" Han An couldn't cry or laugh: "How can there be an apprentice who treats a teacher like this?"

"More work, more reward! The internal affairs will be handed over to Zhu Qing, and the group training will be maintained at 2,000 people, so he won't have so many affairs to deal with."

As he spoke, Zhang Cheng walked in, he sat down and reported the numbers to the two, and both of them were startled.

"No wonder Lord Zhao has such words, if it were me, I would be worried." Han An said.

The temporary formation of the Second Brigade under the command of Tan Zhong Xuan is currently sucking

After accepting part of the surrendered Jiangshan Army, the number of troops was already 4,000. The number of the 1st Provisional Brigade, consisting of the former Chinese military battalion, the 3rd Battalion, and the 4th Battalion that was missing, was 2,000 men.

After Zhou Qin and Wei Xiaohe returned to Fuzhou, their troops also expanded to more than 1,600, plus the remaining troops of Yu Gan and Anren and the two naval detachments on the Xinjiang River, the total number of people was close to 9,000! And that's not counting the eight hundred people brought by Xiao Wanhe.

"Too many." Li Dan began to realize the seriousness of the problem: "Such a large team is not only easy to deviate, but also difficult to control, and the supply pressure on the merchant group is too great!

It's not what I want, it doesn't seem that Lord Zhao wants us to do anything, but we have to make appropriate cuts!"

In less than a year, a team of nearly 10,000 people has been developed, how much mud and sand is mixed here, and how can there be so many experienced officers?

If all of them are integrated, it means that they will have to pay for everyone's military salaries, food, equipment, pensions, and so on. This is something that Raozhou Government cannot afford!

Li Dan knows that the reason why there is no problem with the supply at present is that the huge number of seizures after defeating Yang He's father and son is supporting, and second, there is a supplement from local donations.

But if you don't continue to pour in large sums of money, this savings will soon be depleted.

Take grain as an example, two catties of grain (including supplementary food) per person per day, 10,000 people per day is 20,000 catties, or 200 stones, and a month is more than 6,000 stones. And that's not even counting the huge expenditure on livestock grass and horse concentrate!

In the end, he came to the conclusion that no matter what the imperial court thought, he himself could not be carried away by this huge "group training", and he would divide what should be divided and cut what should be cut, which could just meet the needs of employment in various industries.

The beginning of industry must be closely related to the liberation of a large number of laborers from the countryside and the receipt of knowledge or training to become industrial workers!

The carriage had already boarded the boat first, and Liu Xi gave Li Dan a deep salute: "The days by the side of the lord are really unforgettable, if it weren't for the emperor's order, I really don't want to leave!"

Li Dan smiled: "Your Majesty trusts, so you will personally escort the prince to Beijing. It seems that after arriving in the capital, I will have to recruit servants to understand the situation here, and I hope to have a lot of good words."

"That's, that's, don't worry, sir! Let's just tell the truth, the emperor is happy enough." After Liu Xi finished speaking, he turned around and looked at Fan Xianzun, who was accompanying the prince on the boat: "Fan Ling will leave, the new one is said to be a snob, the lord should be cautious!"

Li Dan's eyelids jumped, he knew that this Liu Xi was not very old, but he seemed to have some connections in the palace, and his news must be accurate. Then he leaned in and whispered, "Do you know the background of that person?"

"It is said that he was born as a shadow official, and his ability is good, but he is a little arrogant. He is Xue Yuma's cousin, and he always claims that he has no white dealings. Hey, it's even more like us who don't even have an eyelid."

Li Dan almost laughed out loud, it seems that this Liu Xi has suffered that person's loss before. "Which department came down?" He was a little curious.

"This kind of hypocrisy naturally comes from the Ministry of Officials, and it is a Langzhong of the Examination Division, and it is said that he still took the path of Zheng Shangshu."

"Oh!" Li Dan heard that he was just a seven-rank langzhong, he was a little disapproving, looked at Jiang Shui and sighed, and said to Liu Xi: "There will be a farewell for sending you a thousand miles, Dan wishes you a safe journey." There are some drinks in the car, you can relieve boredom when you are bored, but ...... Don't be greedy!"

Liu Xi laughed and returned the salute: "Accept love, accept love! If there is a chance to come to Li Jun again to deliver the decree, a certain party will take the initiative to ask His Majesty to fight!"

"I hope it's all good news!" The two looked at each other and laughed. Li Dan accompanied him down to the trestle bridge, and said as he walked, "Send Liu Jun away, and I will go back to Anren to reorganize the troops."

"Oh? But isn't winter over yet?"

"Take advantage of this time to put the team in order." Li Danzuo said casually, "Some of the old, weak, and disabled need to be eliminated, and they should be placed to return to their hometowns to farm, work, or do business.

Then divide two or three departments and hand them over to Lord Zhao, and arrange them to guard in various prefectures. What is left behind is also selective. It's good to keep the elite in team training, not too much.

I have to rush to Dongxiang to discuss a strategy with Lord Zhao, and then implement it as soon as possible."

After speaking, he helped Liu Xi onto the deck of the ship. Fan Xianzun said goodbye to Liu Xi and Shizi again, and then disembarked with the help of Li Dan. They stood side by side, watching the paddles gradually kick in and out of the dock.

Fan Xian Ling invited Li Dan to take a carriage back to the city with him, and said to him on the way, "Virtuous nephew, when are you going to return to Anren?" Now that Li Dan's level is already sixth, he is higher than him, and he no longer holds the shelf of the county master.

"Boss, Dan's manor in the countryside has been built, and he is going to ask his aunt to move to Baima, and he will return to Anren after finishing this matter."

"Oh? What about your marriage with the eldest sister of the Xu family?"

"Originally, I planned to leave after the marriage, but Lord Zhao wanted to discuss with me about stationing group training in Fuzhou, Jianchang and other places, so I had to rush back to Anren to discuss a plan with everyone first, and then rush to Dongxiang to ask Lord Zhao for instructions.

If it does, then this winter is going to be busy."

Fan Xian Ling listened to Mo Ran, and then said, "Virtuous nephew, in fact, you marry the daughter of the Xu family, why don't you wait and see?"

Li Dan immediately understood what he meant, and said with his hands crossed: "The boss's loving heart, Dan Ming feels from the bottom of his heart. However, I can't save the daughter of the Chen family, let alone the girl of the Xu family, otherwise the world will regard me as a villain, and it will not be Li Dan's wish!"

"That's right!" Fan County Ling pondered: "It's just that I heard that the king of the county gave his two daughters to you as concubines?"

Li Dan's face turned red: "The juniors are terrified."

"What's so scary about this?" Fan Xianling laughed: "What the elder has given him, he has no words to accept it. It's just that I'm worried, where are the identities of the two of them, how can you deal with yourself after you call the daughter of the Xu family to pass through the door?"

"This ......, the juniors didn't think about it."

"Haha, your Li Sanlang is famous in the southeast of Jiangxi, and there are times when you are not thoughtful?" Fan Xianling teased and said: "The best way is to find someone with status, background, and prestige, and recognize him as a father-in-law."

"Makes sense." Li Dan hurriedly surrendered his hand: "Boss, but someone recommends you?"

"Far away, close at hand."

Li Dan was stunned: "You mean ......?"

"Yes, of course." Fan Xianling nodded: "My ancestor is Fan Wenzhenggong, my eldest father (grandfather) is the young master of the Renzong Dynasty, my father is a scholar of Zuochunfang University before the current pro-government, and my uncle is currently the left waiter of the Criminal Department."

After he finished speaking, he looked at the stunned Li Dan, and asked with a smile, "San Lang now thinks that it is appropriate for the Xu family to be my righteous daughter?"