"Brother Zhang, how's the progress of the new armor? How long will it take to make five thousand sets? "
After descending the Cloud Mountain, Li Zexuan went to the temporary blacksmith workshop near the Ba River Hydropower Station. He asked someone to call Zhang Hongsheng over and asked.
Currently, the workshop wasn't lacking in iron. This was because Li Zexuan had his own iron ore and the Zhangsun Clan had also given him their iron ore. (Of course, the condition was that Li Zexuan had to give half of the iron he refined from the Zhangsun Clan's iron ore to the Zhangsun Clan. However, this time, Zhangsun Wuji had generously agreed to give Li Zexuan 200,000 jin of iron ore for free.) Thus, he wasn't lacking in raw materials for producing weapons and armor. What he lacked was speed.
Zhang Hongsheng might have just come over from the forge as his forehead was covered in sweat. When he heard Li Zexuan's question, he wiped his sweat and replied,
"Marquis, vanadium steel horse lances, horse armor, and horseshoes are easy to make. However, plate armor isn't easy to make. When making it, we have to consider the coordination between the joints of the body and the plate armor. Although we have the hydraulic press now, we can only make ten sets of plate armor in a day. If we want to make all five thousand sets of plate armor, it will take about five hundred days!"
"Five hundred days?"
Li Zexuan couldn't help but frown. He couldn't even wait a hundred days, let alone five hundred days! After pondering for a moment, Li Zexuan asked, "If we add a few more hydraulic presses, can we increase the speed of making plate armor?"
Zhang Hongsheng scratched his head and thought for a moment before replying, "Marquis, this can be done. However, other than the hydraulic presses, I think our workshop needs to recruit a group of blacksmiths. Otherwise, the speed won't increase much!"
Li Zexuan nodded and said, "That's true. I'll ask Faubert to recruit a group of blacksmiths as soon as possible. If you know any blacksmiths, you can introduce them to us!"
Zhang Hongsheng chuckled and said, "Hey! Marquis, now that you mention it, I do think of some blacksmiths that I know. Their skills are definitely superb. If I'm free in the next few days, I'll ask them to come over and help! "
Li Zexuan heard this and immediately felt relieved. He smiled and said, "Whether it's recruiting blacksmiths or adding hydraulic presses, you can go ahead and do it. You don't need to worry about the materials and money. I just need you to get five thousand sets of plate armor made as soon as possible! Two months, two months at most. Brother Zhang, are you confident that you can complete the task? "
"Two months?"
Zhang Hongsheng couldn't help but be stunned. According to the current speed, it would take a total of five hundred days, but Li Zexuan had said sixty days, directly reducing the time to a tenth. Zhang Hongsheng subconsciously wanted to directly say that it couldn't be completed, but seeing the urgency in Li Zexuan's eyes, it was obvious that Li Zexuan wanted to create five thousand sets of plate armor as quickly as possible, regardless of the cost!
Was the Tang Empire about to go to war?
Zhang Hongsheng suddenly had such a conjecture in his mind. He was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.
"Marquis! I can't promise you this, but I will do my best. I hope that when the time comes, I won't disappoint Marquis! "
Zhang Hongsheng clenched his teeth and cupped his fists.
Li Zexuan didn't make things difficult for Zhang Hongsheng. Instead, he smiled and said,
"Okay! Then I'll look forward to your good news. If you need anything, don't hesitate to ask Faubert or me ~! "
After that, Li Zexuan turned around and prepared to leave.
Zhang Hongsheng suddenly said, "Marquis, there's something I need your help with!"
Li Zexuan stopped and turned around to ask, "What's the matter?"
Zhang Hongsheng said, "Marquis, I presume that you also know that in order for plate armor to maximize its effectiveness, it first has to match the stature of the soldiers. Otherwise, plate armor will greatly affect the soldiers' movements on the battlefield! Thus, this Zhang wishes to ask Marquis to send someone to measure the bodies of the soldiers wearing plate armor! "
Li Zexuan couldn't help but think that Zhang Hongsheng was rather thoughtful. But he still frowned and said, "This way, I presume that it will greatly affect the speed of the armor production, right?"
"Uh, it should!"
Zhang Hongsheng scratched his head, somewhat troubled.
"But your suggestion isn't unreasonable. How about this, I'll send someone to measure the bodies of the soldiers, and you'll need to use the data I provide you to divide their bodies into four sizes: small, medium, large, and large. Each size actually corresponds to a range of figures. As for how much this range is, you can decide for yourself. This way, we only need to produce four sizes of plate armor. Although there will be some discrepancies after the soldiers wear them, it won't affect their normal activities!
In addition, when forging the plate armor, Brother Zhang, you must remember to let the craftsmen work together and divide the plate armor into many parts for a specific group of craftsmen to specialize in producing! For example, a group of craftsmen will specialize in making wrist guards, another group will specialize in making shoulder armor, and another group will specialize in making helmets. This way, a production unit only needs to focus on one part of the work. This can greatly increase the efficiency and production! "
Li Zexuan briefly explained the modern clothing size grading system to Zhang Hongsheng. Compared to tailoring, making clothes according to the size of the clothes could greatly save labor and time. This was also why the clothes in modern shopping malls were labeled with "S", "M", "L", and so on.
Speaking of sizes, Li Zexuan remembered that plate armor was very suitable to be made using the assembly line method. So. He taught the assembly line method to Zhang Hongsheng.
In fact, in the new workshop of Strange Interest Pavilion, some workshops had already used the assembly line method for a long time, such as the bicycle workshop. However, Zhang Hongsheng joined the workshop relatively late, so he wasn't very familiar with the assembly line method.
Hearing this, Zhang Hongsheng's eyes lit up. He said excitedly, "Marquis' method of dividing the sizes and dividing the work is simply too good! This way, our workshop can really make five thousand sets of plate armor in two months! "
Hearing Zhang Hongsheng's words, Li Zexuan couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. He smiled and said, "That's great! Then we'll have to trouble brother Zhang! "
"Marquis, don't worry!"
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After leaving the plate armor forging workshop, Li Zexuan went directly to the workshop to look for Faubert. He told Faubert about the expansion of blacksmiths and the addition of hydraulic stamping machines. Faubert naturally agreed. After repeatedly reminding Faubert to do his best to ensure Zhang Hongsheng's production, Li Zexuan turned and went to the laboratory in the workshop.
In the morning, Li Tai said that Yan Shaoning and Mo Lingwei were about to get married. As a good friend and "boss", Li Zexuan had to personally go and see the newlyweds!
"Shaoning, connect it quickly. See if the motor can turn?"
(She used to be called Little Ningzi, but now she's called Shaoning. It seems that women who are about to get married are generally more polite than before.)
"Okay! Wei 'er, wait! "
"Okay!"
"Woo ~! Woo ~! "
"It turned! It turned! This small motor can rotate stably, which means that our rectifier circuit is finally successful! "
When Li Zexuan approached Mo Lingwei's laboratory, he heard such a conversation coming from inside. Finally, he heard Mo Lingwei's cheers. He couldn't help but feel happy. Could it be that the electronic diode was made?
So, he quickly quickened his pace and walked into the laboratory.
"Shaoning, Ink Girl, you guys made the electronic diode?"
After entering the laboratory, Li Zexuan saw Mo Lingwei and Yan Shaoning giggling at the small DC motor spinning crazily on the table.
"Ah! Yamachō, you're here! "
Hearing Li Zexuan's voice, Mo Lingwei quickly stood up to greet him. Then, she said excitedly, "Yamachō, Shaoning and I not only made the electronic diode, but also the rectifier circuit. We tried it with a small DC motor just now, and it's totally feasible! In the future, as long as we match it with the rectifier circuit, we can directly use AC to charge the battery! "
Li Zexuan went forward to take a look. Seeing that the motor's rotor was rotating stably, he nodded and said, "Okay! I didn't expect you to make the diode so quickly. I thought you would make the DC generator first, then study how to make the diode! "
Mo Lingwei glanced at Yan Shaoning and said embarrassedly, "I originally planned to do so, but a few days ago, Shaoning was … injured by me. Even if I made the DC generator, he couldn't accompany me to the dam to verify it. So, I took care of him in the workshop while trying to make the electronic diode that Yamachō mentioned. I didn't expect the two of us to really make it ~!"
Looking at the bright-eyed girl in front of him, Li Zexuan couldn't help but give her a thumbs up and said, "Ink Girl's talent in physics is really admirable! I'm afraid that many men can't even compare to one-tenth of you! "
Yan Shaoning was instantly displeased. "Hey hey hey! Xiao Xuan, why do I feel like you're implying something? Your 'many men' probably includes me, right? "
Li Zexuan smiled and said, "How is that possible? Shaoning, your talent isn't any worse than Ink Girl's! Isn't that right, Ink Girl? "
"Hmm?"
Mo Lingwei heard and looked at Yan Shaoning with a slightly threatening gaze.
Yan Shaoning quivered and quickly said, "No, no, no! Xiao Xuan, what are you talking about? My talent is still a little worse than Wei Er's ~! Hehe ~! "
Li Zexuan was instantly speechless. He thought to himself that his brother would definitely be a henpecked husband in the future!
"Hmph ~! That's more like it ~! "
Mo Lingwei snorted and nodded with satisfaction.
Li Zexuan looked at Yan Shaoning and asked, "Shaoning, how's your recovery? Will it delay the wedding at the end of the month? "
Hearing this, Mo Lingwei's face instantly turned red, but Yan Shaoning's expression froze and he said embarrassedly, "Uh! You even know about Yamachō? Don't worry, I'm fine now, it shouldn't delay the wedding! "
The reason why the wedding date was so tight was all his own fault. If he hadn't pretended to be fine in front of Yan Lide and said that he only had a small injury, Yan Lide definitely wouldn't have chosen the wedding date between him and Mo Lingwei so close!
But now that things had come to this, it was too late to say anything. He had to complete the arranged marriage even if he had to kneel down!
Li Zexuan looked at Yan Shaoning's expression and instantly understood. However, this was Yan Shaoning's family matter, so he couldn't interfere. After all, even an upright official would find it difficult to settle a family matter! After thinking for a moment, he said, "I will ask Priest Sun to do more acupuncture and massage for you these few days. With the help of medicinal wine, it should be able to speed up the recovery of your waist and back. However, you have to be careful not to do any strenuous exercise to avoid adding more injuries to your injury ~!"
Today was the fourth of June, and there were only slightly more than 20 days until the end of June. However, generally speaking, it would take a hundred days for bones and tendons to recover. In this special period, they could only use special methods!
Yan Shaoning didn't refuse. He nodded and said, "Thank you very much ~!"
Li Zexuan couldn't help but laugh and scold, "Go away! You don't have to be so polite with me ~! Seeing that the two of you are finally together, as your brother, I am very happy for you. Don't worry, when the two of you get married, I will definitely give you a big gift ~! "
When she heard Li Zexuan say big gift, Mo Lingwei, who was at the side, couldn't care less about being shy. She cast her gaze on Li Zexuan. Yan Shaoning's eyes also lit up and said directly, "Big gift? Xiao Xuan, what big gift? Take it out and let us see it first? If it doesn't suit us, you still have time to change it, right? "
Li Zexuan glared at this shameless guy and said, "Scram! Do you want it or not! "
This person who received the gift was still being picky. If he wasn't shameless, what else could he be?
"No, Xiao Xuan, why are you being so unreasonable? You should at least make the recipient satisfied when you give a gift, right? Otherwise, why would you give a gift? "
Yan Shaoning started to act shamelessly.
It had to be said that this guy had become even more naughty after spending so much time with Mo Lingwei!
Li Zexuan rolled his eyes and said, "Okay! Then I won't give it to you ~! "
"Hey hey! Don't! Don't! Let's talk nicely! "
Yan Shaoning hurriedly said.
The person in front of him was a real rich person. If he wanted to give a big gift, it would definitely not be small. Yan Shaoning would rather not miss it.
Li Zexuan couldn't be bothered to banter with this guy. He turned to look at Mo Lingwei and said,
"Since the diodes have been made, it means that Mr. Wang's electrolysis workshop can operate normally. I'll have to trouble Ink Girl to help Mr. Wang renovate the electrolysis workshop these two days. Also, now that we can connect to the alternating current to charge the batteries, it means that the conditions for the batteries to be used on a large scale are ripe. Ink Girl, you need to arrange for the craftsmen to make a batch of batteries as soon as possible as a backup! "
Mo Lingwei said seriously, "Yes! Yamachō! "
After a pause, she asked, "Yamachō, are we still making the DC generator?"
Li Zexuan pondered for a moment and said, "Yes! Of course we're going to make it, but you don't have to. It's relatively simple. Qingque from the Academy will come to the workshop to help out. You can let her do this work! "
"Ah ~? His Highness King Wei is coming to the workshop? "
Mo Lingwei immediately exclaimed when she heard this.
Although the Mo family had lived in a remote place for a long time and did not care about worldly affairs, and would not care about the royal power, but after entering the secular world last year, the Mo family slowly began to fear the royal power. Hearing Li Zexuan's intention to let Li Tai come over to be her student, how could Mo Lingwei accept it in such a short time?
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