"A hundred sets? So much? ”

The eyes of Guo Fuquan and the others suddenly lit up.

A hundred sets of equipment is enough for the craftsman's workshop to start work for a long time. In order to ensure the delivery of goods on time, quality and quantity, the craftsman workshop also needs to recruit more labor. In this way, there are more people who can make money. The good words of the craftsmen are really coming.

Xu Xingxia said with a serious expression: "You want to make a decent profit, I have no opinion." But the key is, you have to guarantee the quality! If the quality is not up to standard, you don't want to get a penny from me, I will punish you! If it's serious, I'll even cut off your heads! Therefore, you must not be sloppy with me! ”

Guo Fuquan hurriedly said: "Don't worry, the villain will ensure the quality." ”

Xu Xingxia said again: "I just looked at your craftsman's workshop and felt that there were too many problems in the current manufacturing process. To be honest, your production efficiency is not high enough, and the quality is not good enough. I am ready to simplify your manufacturing process to improve production efficiency and further improve product quality. ”

Guo Fuquan hurriedly said: "What good advice do you have for Lord Baihu?" ”

Xu Xingxia said slowly: "I want you to separate the manufacturing process of each piece of equipment and carry out the production of the assembly line." Each craftsman is only responsible for one process, and cannot exceed three processes at most. ”

Guo Fuquan said a little dazedly: "This ...... May I? ”

Xu Xingxia nodded and said affirmatively: "Of course you can!" You just do what I say! ”

Just now, he carefully observed the craftsman workshop in Weizhenbao and had a basic understanding of the production process of weapons and equipment. In general, the craftsman workshop still works hard and wants to be the best. However, limited by the limitations of the times, the shortcomings in some aspects are also obvious. Among them, the biggest defect is the problem of the production process.

The Weizhenbao craftsman workshop adopts the traditional production method from the beginning. Specifically, it is a piece of equipment, from beginning to end, which is done by the same craftsman. Whether it is the production of bows and arrows with only a few dozen processes, or the production of armor with hundreds of processes, or the forging of scimitars with only a dozen processes, it is all completed by a craftsman. There are many more processes to make the firecracker, close to 200 steps, and the same craftsman completes it.

Obviously, there are many drawbacks to this production method. First of all, it is a high demand for craftsmen. The craftsman must master the entire production process, master all the processes, and do each process well. As long as there is a weak link in one of the processes, the quality of the whole equipment may be problematic. If you miss a certain process, even the entire piece of equipment will be scrapped. With so many processes, can you always keep moving? It's impossible. As a result, the scrap rate is very high and raw materials are wasted.

Secondly, it is difficult for newcomers to enter the industry. A novice, to master so many processes, it is impossible without three to five or seven years. Xu Xingxia has three, five, seven, time, toss for novices? Of course not. He now longs for every novice, who is a skilled craftsman, who can provide more equipment in a shorter time. However, with the current production method, it is very difficult to expand the scale of production.

Thirdly, it is not conducive to the communication and integration of technology. Since each piece of equipment, from beginning to end, is done by the same craftsman, it is easy to cause them to cherish their own broom and be reluctant to pass on their craft to newcomers. Slowly, each craftsman developed his own unique craft and took pride in it. As a result, on the manufactured equipment, the generic surname is quite poor.

When he was in Niujiaodun, Xu Xingxia had already noticed it. The caliber deviation of the barrel of the same batch of birdbill guns can be seen with the naked eye. Obviously, this is caused by the lack of strict standards and the lack of a unified production process. This is quite disadvantageous for the large-scale equipment of troops. The equipment of the white army can't be like this.

Compared with traditional manual production, the advantages of assembly line operation are obvious. Each craftsman only needs to be responsible for one process, and the requirements for quality are naturally much lower. The average newcomer, after a simple training, is basically competent. At the same time, each craftsman is repeatedly working on the same process, with the increasing proficiency, the production efficiency will definitely be higher and higher, the quality will definitely be better and better, there is no weak link.

From the point of view of confidentiality, assembly line production also has advantages. Basically, every craftsman only knows about one of the processes, and even if it leaks out, the problem is not very big. The equipment currently produced by the craftsman's workshop is all large-scale goods, and there is no possibility of leakage. However, if the rifled gun is studied and mass-produced, Xu Xingxia must consider how to keep it secret. Otherwise, rifled guns are everywhere, and there will be no technical advantages.

It is precisely because of the assembly line production that it has so many advantages, as a traverser, it is simply unforgivable not to implement assembly line production. This is also the main reason why Xu Xingxia did not discuss with Guo Fuquan at all, and forcibly asked them to implement assembly line production. He couldn't wait to expand the production scale of the craftsman's workshop and provide more weapons and equipment for the white-clothed army.

Under Xu Xingxia's strong order, Guo Fuquan and others carried out the basic process splitting of the craftsman's workshop. The first to be separated was the production of armor. Due to the problem of manpower, it is not possible for each craftsman to be responsible for only one process for the time being, but it will definitely not exceed five processes at most. Sure enough, after the process is split, what each craftsman has to do is relatively professional, and the production efficiency and quality have been significantly improved.

The most welcome to assembly line production is naturally those novices. The original production was destined to take a long time for them to integrate into the collective. However, this is no longer the case. Now they only need to be responsible for a few simple processes. With their abilities, they are still doing a good job. In their opinion, this is also officially a member of the craftsman's workshop.

Xu Xingxia called all the leaders of the craftsman's workshop over and further emphasized the production matters of the assembly line. He understood the psychology of these artisan leaders, who were worried that after their craft was learned by others, they would be robbed of their business, which led to the teaching of apprentices and starvation of the master. In order to eliminate their resistance, Xu Xingxia had to give them a little carrot to eat in addition to the stick.

"Every month, I pay you an extra five taels of silver. This is as a reward for you to train new people. In addition, for every new person in your church, I will give you a reward of one or two pieces of silver. "Xu Xingxia's shot is very generous. He wanted to make these craftsmen in front of him unstoppable, and it was impossible to refuse his proposal.

Sure enough, as soon as this statement came out, all the craftsmen did not have any resistance. Indeed, their original concern was that they were worried that they would be robbed of their jobs by teaching too many people. The craftsmen rely on their crafts to eat, and if the crafts are not popular, they will be starved to death. However, with Xu Xingxia's guarantee and such a generous treatment, they don't care.

Without the resistance of these artisan leaders, assembly line production was quickly popularized in the craftsman's workshop. Novices continue to enter the craftsman's workshop and join the army of assembly line production. Through a period of operation, both production efficiency and product quality have been significantly improved. Moreover, with the further promotion of assembly line production, production efficiency and product quality are likely to continue to improve.

"Come on!"

After completing the assembly line production, Xu Xingxia called Liu Guangliang and Zhao Mengji to his side. What he needs to understand, of course, is the issue of rifled guns. He hoped to get some more optimistic answers from Zhao Mengji's mouth. If the rifled gun could have been developed earlier, his military superiority would have been even more obvious.

It's a pity, Zhao Mengji shook his head and said with a little regret: "I'm ashamed, my lord, my subordinates haven't thought of any good clues for the time being." If you want to carve out the yin and yang lines on the inside of the barrel, it is indeed too difficult. The subordinates had never heard of this technology. None of the craftsmen around him had ever heard of such a technique. ”

Xu Xingxia thought to himself, this is the technology I brought from the afterlife, of course you can't have heard of it. If you had heard of it, wouldn't you have studied rifled guns a long time ago? Of course, he won't say it. He just nodded silently, handed Liu Guangliang three hundred taels of silver, and said expectantly: "It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of it, even if you try boldly, you will try until you succeed." All the expenses are paid from me. ”

Zhao Mengji nodded, staggered the topic and said, "My lord, my subordinates thought of another question. If there is a yin and yang line in the barrel, the current gunpowder, after each fire, will have a large amount of residue. I'm afraid that after three or four shots, the barrel will be damaged. ”

Xu Xingxia said quietly: "Oh? Do you have any good suggestions? ”

Zhao Mengji said cautiously: "The gunpowder currently used is not pure enough, and it is best to be able to purify it again." The subordinates had seen it in Jingshi before, and some people purified gunpowder into granules. The granular gunpowder has very little embers left after firing, and the damage to the barrel can be greatly reduced, which can ensure more than forty or fifty consecutive firings. ”

Xu Xingxia nodded and said decisively: "Okay!" I'll leave the matter of gunpowder purification to you! Wait until you have purified the granular gunpowder, and then report back to me! Zhao Mengji, the rifled gun matter, please leave it to you! As long as you can solve the rifling problem, I will reward you with an additional three hundred taels of silver! I do what I say! ”

(To be continued)