Chapter 90 Li Shimin's Wooing

Assembly line operation does not simply mean working on the assembly line. Instead, dozens or hundreds of processes from beginning to end are divided into dozens of processes, each of which is professionally manufactured, so that no matter how advanced the technology is, it no longer exists. As early as the Qin Dynasty, China already had a way of assembly line operations.

The Qin Dynasty introduced the crossbow machine manufacturing process from Korea (Warring States Korea, not the Stick Country), and under the improvement of Qin craftsmen, the Qin crossbow was formed. When the Qin State made the crossbow machine, the whole crossbow machine was decomposed into more than 30 processes, which were manufactured by specialized people, so that the crossbow machine did not need to be made by the crossbow master craftsman, but were made by the carpenter (select the appropriate topwood wood), the drama carpenter (sawed the length of the crossbow arm out of the topwood), the carpenter (the shape of the topwood out of the lookout mountain, the hanging knife (trigger) and other shapes), the copper casting worker, the polishing worker, the string worker, the lacquer worker, the hanging knife maker, the mechanic, the assembler and other more than 30 fine processes, because the Qin Dynasty began to adopt standardized manufacturingIn this way, the Qin Dynasty's crossbow is not only efficient, but also of very high quality, so there is Meng Tian in the Hetao area, and the Huns were terrified in the first war.

Chen Ying had a flash of inspiration in his head in this era, and suddenly realized. The way of assembly line operation can not only be used in casting gold ingots and silver ingots, but also in various fields, such as carriage workshops, although Chen Ying deliberately suppressed the production capacity of the four-wheeled carriage outside Chang'an City, but in fact, even if all the production capacity is opened, this workshop can only produce about 12 to 15 cars.

This effect is actually very low, and Chen Ying is not satisfied.

Chen Ying can "turtle" the production of four-wheeled luxury carriages, but with the increase of gallops, especially the four-wheeled cargo carriages with a wheel spacing of one zhang and two or two widths, this kind of carriage or ox cart will be of high quality and low price, and win by quantity. The Tang Dynasty launched the Battle of Luoyang, which will use 100,000 to 150,000 troops, plus the people, at least 200,000 horses, with three liters of grain per person per day not counting transportation consumption, which requires the consumption of thousands of stones of grain per day, if you count the consumption of war horses and horses, only the grain will cost about 1,500 stones, and if you reserve half a year's worth of food, this is a small 300,000 stones.

Even if it could carry a carriage of thirty stones, it would take tens of thousands. Even if a carriage only earns ten percent of profits, this can also earn one hundred thousand. Thinking of this, Chen Ying immediately asked Ma Zhou for pen, ink, paper, and inkstone, and began to draw an exploded view of the four-wheeled carriage, preparing to produce the carriage in an assembly line way.

At the same time, in order to adapt to the matching axle distance of the carriage, Chen Ying began to formulate the axle width standard for the carriage.

Chen Ying took the distance between the two wheels as a standard, and began to disassemble the carriage into hundreds of steps, especially the wheels, whether they were clad in iron or cast in copper, which were all consumable parts, and needed to expand the scale of production as soon as possible and increase the inventory in case of future needs.

Fortunately, Chen Ying is very familiar with the design and construction of the four-wheeled carriage, even if he closes his eyes, Chen Ying also knows that the four-wheeled carriage has more than 320 parts, and draws them one by one, Chen Ying will form an assembly line operation according to the seven parts of the shock absorption system, steering operating system, wheels, axles, carriages, interior decoration, assembly, and painting.

At the same time, Ma Zhou also followed Chen Ying's ideas and got the assembly line of the treasury fire consumption right.

Ma Zhou's knowledge is very complicated, and seeing that Chen Ying sorted out the assembly line operation process of the four-wheeled carriage in just two hours, he said very strangely: "The master is also proficient in the examination record?" ”

Chen Ying shook his head and said; "It's not easy to talk about being proficient in nature, but I have seen a little bit and understood a fur. In fact, we don't need to do everything ourselves, we need to train our subordinates, know how to make good use of people, and take fair and just incentives and rewards and punishments. ”

Ma Zhou bowed slightly and said, "The Lord is wise!" ”

Chen Yingdao: "Learning from the past and knowing the future, learning from the past is not the goal, knowing the future is the key." Why was Master Getong able to develop a better spring steel in just a few months? Not only because he is smart, but more importantly, he combed through the data accumulated in the previous decades or even hundreds of years and found patterns from it. We are now founding Qianzhuang, is an unprecedented achievement, there is no old precedent to follow, so we can only look forward, take one step, look at three steps, explore ten steps, maybe we can usher in a major breakthrough. King Mabin, you have to do a good job, you will be the financial minister of Datang in the future? ”

"Minister?" Ma turned his eyes, a little moved, but his confidence was still insufficient. Ma Zhou is very intelligent, erudite, very quick to analyze things, loyal and upright. It's just that he is now seriously not confident in himself. In particular, although Qian Zhuang has the name of Qian Zhuang, Chen Ying will let this Qian Zhuang eventually assume the responsibility of the central bank, what role Qian Zhuang will play in Datang, Ma Zhou really doesn't know, he is also confused.

Chen Ying patted Ma Zhou's shoulder and said: "Datang establishes the country with force and governs the country with pragmatism, don't be in a hurry, take your time, even if you can't do it in the end, it always doesn't hurt to think about it." ”

"Okay" Ma Zhoumian agreed.

Chen Ying left the treasury and was about to return to Chen's mansion to rest, when he suddenly heard three huge drums from the direction of the Taiji Palace in the imperial city, as if the entire palace was shaken. Immediately afterward, a burst of high-pitched and heavy golden horns sounded into the sky, shaking the sky and making a noise.

There is a bell and drum tower in front of the Chengtian Gate of Taiji Palace, one is used to report the time in the palace, and the other is used to announce the hundred officials to the court or when there is a major event, temporarily announce the re-dynasty of the provinces and ministries in the imperial city to face the king in the Taiji Palace. Now it is approaching three o'clock (equivalent to 9:45 p.m. in the future), but the drum tower unexpectedly sounded, and Chen Ying couldn't help but be a little curious.

Here the palace summoned the drums of the ministers, like the drums of the generals in the army. The three drums responded that officials above the fifth rank in Chang'an must arrive at the palace within half an hour, otherwise it would be a great crime of disrespect.

Outside the Chengtian Gate, a group of civil and military ministers dressed in scarlet robes walked to the palace in groups. Seeing that they were talking happily with each other, they didn't look nervous, as if they weren't worried about something suddenly happening in the court.

Chen Ying didn't have much contact with the courtiers, so he didn't know most of the courtiers at all, and suddenly found a familiar face in the crowd. General of the Right Tun Guard, Dou Cong, Duke of Fufeng County. Chen Ying arched his hand and said, "Duke Dou, what happened in this palace?" ”

Dou Cong looked at Chen Ying, and immediately said with his eyebrows fluttering: "Chen Jungong, your news is too slow, right?" ”

Chen Ying was stunned.

Dou Cong said: "The bell and drum tower beats the drum and the horn to celebrate the 100th birthday of His Royal Highness King Lu, the seventh son of His Majesty. ”

"Oh!" When Chen Ying heard this, he felt a little bitter. Li Yuan can really do it, his seventh son King Lu is not a good thing, after he became an adult, he bullied men and women in Chang'an, did all kinds of evil, and finally played himself in, and actually dared to bewitch Li Chengqian to launch a mutiny, and after a 100-day banquet Li Yuanchang celebrated his birthday with great fanfare, but he also rang the bell and drum and sounded the horn, which made the people of Chang'an City panic.

Chen Ying couldn't help but think of a sentence in his head, in ancient times, there were the princes of Zhou Youwang's Beacon Fire Opera, and today Li Tang Gaozu played a hundred officials.

"I see, but I'm lonely and unheard, ashamed, ashamed!" Chen Ying said with a smile.

Dou Cong waved his hand and said, "Chen Jungong is a busy man, and it is understandable. ”

Chen Ying shook his head and said modestly: "It's just busy." ”

Dou Cong opened his mouth, sighed and said, "Chen Jungong, Cong has a reluctant feeling.........

Chen Ying said: "Gong Dou has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it!" ”

Dou Cong said: "The four-wheeled carriage ......"

Chen Ying said with a smile: "If it were someone else, a certain person would definitely say no, what Brother Dou wanted, just no, thinking that Fa'er would have to get one for Dou Gong." ”

Dou Cong smiled: "It's still Chen Gong's friend!" ”

The two talked as they walked, and unconsciously came to the square of Chengtianmen, which was full of green-robed officials. In the bureaucratic system of the Tang Dynasty, Wupin is a huge watershed. Officials above the fifth rank can wear red official uniforms, and below the fifth rank are green and cyan official robes.

Although Chen Ying is young, he has already been crowned a prince and belongs to the elite.

These green-robed officials were not qualified to participate in the banquet set up by Li Yuan in the Taiji Palace, so they could only stand on Chengtianmen Square and congratulate King Lu on his 100th birthday.

As soon as Dou Cong and Chen Ying entered the Taiji Hall together, they saw Li Shimin, who was originally talking and laughing with the ministers, confessed to the surrounding ministers and walked towards Chen Ying.

Li Shimin came up and gave Chen Ying a bear hug, hugged him tightly, and patted Chen Ying's back with both hands.

Chen Yingdi laughed, he knew that this was the only way for Li Shimin to get along with the lieutenant general.

Li Shimin looked at Chen Ying with a smile and said, "Okay, okay, General Chen's body seems to have healed, and King Gu is still worried that things will be delayed after the beginning of spring." ”

Chen Ying looked at Li Shimin in amazement, and secretly wondered in his heart: "Isn't the spring of the coming year the most beautiful battle for Li Shimin?" He first overthrew Wang Shichong, and then captured Dou Jiande alive, and was finally named the general of Tiance by Li Yuan. ”

It stands to reason that Li Shimin shouldn't let him, the general of the East Palace, interfere in this battle?