Craftsman is so simple, the master comes first, and even in the blacksmith's workshop, there is still a lot of knowledge to learn.

Niu Dali was able to go from a poor background who did not know about one to the position of the top blacksmith in the Daimyo's Mansion, and there was talent and opportunity, just take a few catalysts and thermometers, this is not his discovery, but inheritance.

However, without the spirit of assiduous study and non-stop research, it would have been impossible to get to this point.

Zhao Xin let him see the boundless learning possibilities, and Zhao Xin also paid more and more attention to Niu Dali.

In the past, those masters had personal strength, but they were not a qualified researcher, yes, the entire blacksmith workshop can develop to the current level, which is inseparable from the contributions of these masters, but more, under his guidance.

Without his overall planning, even discovering things, in-depth research, and making reasonable use of these experiences in every corner of the workshop, it would not have been possible to have such results.

Zhao Xin is bound to leave, although the workshop is the foundation of the smelting industry for the future development, but it is not his foundation, at most it is a place to make money, now the development of the navy is in the ascendant, the Xiang Army, the refugees of Huainan East Road, and the craftsmen from the Beijing Department of Industry and the Foundry Division, which involve hundreds of thousands of people, or even millions of people, without Zhao Xin.

Itself, if Niu Dali is not discovered, Zhao Xin is afraid that he will have to leave and let the blacksmith workshop develop according to the original trajectory, which may not be able to bring forth the new, but it can continue, even if there is any problem, it will not be able to break out within a year or two.

This is no way, Zhao Xin is only one person, maybe in the Dinghai Navy, he can still take care of it and guide in a variety of industries, but the Daimyo Mansion is really a little out of reach.

Niu Dali's appearance made him see hope, from entering the research institute, Niu Dali showed a difference, at first, he thought that Niu Dali's performance was different because of his identity as a master craftsman.

But then, I saw a difference, other masters would only complete it step by step according to Zhao Xin's requirements, almost without giving an order, they would stop in place, but Niu Dali was different, he would study forward, and he would start forward-looking research at Zhao Xin's request.

These are two completely different concepts, and Zhao Xin attaches great importance to this characteristic, and has purposefully tested it several times.

Sure enough, I found out that Niu Dali has such a talent, which is different.

No matter how Zhao Xin is, he is a literature and history class, although he has dabbled in science and engineering, he is not in-depth, it is impossible to think of all aspects, plus all kinds of work, although the blacksmith workshop is a very important foundation, it is impossible to carry all his efforts.

Niu Dali has this talent, so let him give full play to this talent, Zhao Xin began to purposefully put some experimental methods, some later generations summarized the research methods, and sent Niu Dali.

Some cramming, some ducks on the shelves, but it is also just to find the right person, before Niu Dali in their own exploration, in fact, has done some common sense, now there is a basic theory, after everything is integrated, the result must be completely different, Niu Dali's experimental ability increased rapidly, at the beginning was only in charge of the group, and now the entire research institute, basically under his cooperation.

The thin-skinned kettle is the first product that Zhao Xin knows and Niu Dali developed, and it is also a product that surprises and goes deep into him, and then, a series of developments on this basis are presided over by Niu Dali.

A kettle of about 40 Wen, that is, the price of 4 buns, you say, in the entire Northern Song Dynasty, there are a few people who can't afford it, even ordinary people, gritting their teeth, can take out dozens of Wen to buy a few buns for tooth sacrifice, a kettle with such a powerful function, who wouldn't buy it.

The pot can boil water, but it is very inconvenient, it is not as convenient and fast as the kettle, and it also saves fuel, and the farmers do not want to buy it, it is because they can't afford it.

Soon, the thing was brought over, this was 20 days ago, during the experiment, the first kettle was put here by Zhao Xin, boiling water day and night, for the use of this research institute, on the one hand, it is also convenient, there are many people in the laboratory, the status is also high, long-term in front of the iron-making furnace, the consumption of water is huge, this iron kettle is also day and night to boil water, hard work.

This tin kettle, and the one made before, is almost the same, but the point is darker, obviously, this is a long time, Wang Song simply asked, you know, this kettle, is used here day and night, at least 50 pots of water will be boiled a day.

It has been more than 25 days since the production was completed, and according to the appearance of four or five pots a day in ordinary families, it means that this kettle has been used for more than a year in ordinary people's homes without any problems.

That's the key, a kettle that may only be 40 times, one-tenth of an ordinary kettle, but can be used for at least more than a year, or even more, this is not cutting corners, this is a real durable product.

Even if the kettle is made of cast iron, continuous boiling of water, or some accidents, there will be wear and tear, and if there is a problem, as long as it can be used continuously for a year, not three or five days, or one or two months will break, then there is no problem.

If the original price of 400 Wen is followed, then 10 kettles can be used for ten years, which is probably something that cast iron kettles cannot do.

Niu Dali was responsible for explaining to Wang Song, and he was also emotional, that is, Zhao Xin's explanation, which made him understand that things are not genuine, but really good, and the key is to cut corners purposefully, use fewer materials, and achieve more results.

After that, his research direction was mainly placed here, with a clear direction, and the products that often appeared in daily life were used, and this research speed was like a bamboo.

The tin kettle is nothing, just a simple idea, but based on this tin kettle, some other products have come into being, and they are very fast.

From the size of the kettle, the thinness of the iron sheet can be very large, can also be very small, from the ordinary kettle that can hold 3 catties of water as the basis, you can also make less than half a catty kettle and wine jug.

Special wine jugs, iron wine jugs, more suitable than kettles, drinking in this era, taste the warm wine, with porcelain and other warm wine, it seems that it is not so convenient and fast, in the winter, it is often quickly cooled down, must be heated.

However, when it is heated, the temperature is not easy to maintain, and after a while, the wine is gone, and it is like mixing with water, which is tasteless.

This small iron kettle, which can be soaked in hot water for a long time, maintains the temperature without evaporating in large quantities, immediately caused a sensation once it was made.

Compared with before, there are also people who use iron to make some small products, but there is not much climate, compared to porcelain and some high-end materials, the price of iron itself is too low to sell at a price, and it is not suitable for these to be used.

Blacksmiths, it is easier to make some large objects, or not too complicated objects, but to make small wine jugs, or handicrafts, it is a little too much, and the effort is much more than that of large ones, but the price is not high.

Iron sheet production, maybe too small, waste a little effort, but not as big as the previous forging, about half a catty of wine jugs, even than 3 catties, but also save a little man-hours, that is to say, the price of this thing, on average than 3 catties of a little higher.

Take half a catty of iron as an example, only a quarter of a catty is used, that is, the cost of 10 wen, a little more than 3 catties of labor costs, the cost may be 12 wen, even if it is sold for 15 and 18 wen, it is also very marketable.

Cheap and convenient, but also a little elegant, the blacksmiths are mostly laborers, and a few laborers don't like to drink, and suddenly spread in the blacksmith workshop, and the wealthy power of the institute does most of this.

The improvement of technology, combined with creativity, the birth of sparks, but more, these products, of course, not only wine bottles, kettles so simple, but daily necessities and limited some aspects, cutting corners, it also depends on the direction.

Farm tools and tools, can not cut corners, this kind of hard things, such as hoes, the result of cutting corners is of course the durability is very poor, Zhao Xin is only the method of combining steel mouth with good iron, the implementation of segments, it is impossible to reduce his weight, at most the shape is a little better, more in line with the principle of engineering.

The bigger reductions, in fact, are focused on kitchen items.

After all, the concept is different, before it was durable, the bigger the better, the same processing capacity is limited, it is impossible to make very light and thin materials, and now under the premise of light and thin iron sheet, some simple kitchen supplies have reduced a lot of weight.

Now, Wang Song, who was introduced by Zhao Xin to watch, saw a dazzling array of products, large and small kettles, wine jugs, there are more than 20 kinds, large and small ones can also be.

Then there are large and small steamers, these steamers Wang Song is very familiar with, before Miaojiazhuang, the first time to the Daimyo Mansion, the steamer is mostly based on the ground pot, on the grate for steaming, but when the first batch, the steamer specially used for steaming steamed buns appeared, and the first batch was supplied to the steamed bun workshop.

Not only is it very convenient, but under the premise of the same coal, there are many things to steam, and it is also fast, which also relatively reduces costs and improves efficiency, and it is soon popularized.

Only personally used things, will find out the quality of things, and the previous kettle is different, steamer he believes will be very marketable, in fact, in the civilian sales, he is most confident, is the steamer, but unfortunately the previous production is limited, did not enter the sales link.

At the end of a pile of things, there are large and small black iron pots, which are the most important products in the kitchen, a family, no matter how poor, a big pot is there, this is almost the most important and expensive thing in poor families, can this be reduced?

Wang Song's heart couldn't help but be a little suspicious, he knew that Zhao Xin would not cut corners too much, unless the performance was not reduced, but in his mind, he couldn't figure out how to reduce materials.