Li Estate's front hall.
"Xuan 'er, it's fine if Drunken Immortal's business isn't good, but why do you care so much? Our family doesn't lack money. You're already a Baron, so how can you work in the kitchen? "
After Manager Liu left, Li Jingmo looked at his son who was slurping down his breakfast and couldn't help but ask.
He couldn't understand his son's actions. In his eyes, although Drunken Immortal's business was good, it wasn't as noble as his status as a Baron. His son was a Baron, yet he wanted to work in the kitchen. Old Man Li felt that it was beneath his status.
Li Zexuan swallowed his food and smiled. "Oh, Father, you're looking down on cooks?"
Li Jingmo shook his head. "That's not it. When I was young, I was a peddler. How could I look down on others? I'm just worried that you'll be impeached, saying that you don't care about the dignity of an official. "
Li Zexuan curled his lips in disdain.
"Let whoever wants to impeach me. I don't believe that His Majesty will punish me for such a small matter. Besides, those who impeach me, if they have the ability, don't eat anything from our Strange Taste Pavilion for the rest of their lives! "
Li Jingmo helplessly shook his head. He could only follow his son's wishes.
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After breakfast, Li Zexuan went to the Strange Taste Pavilion's workshop.
Inside the workshop, everyone was busy and in full swing. Moreover, there were clearly more craftsmen here compared to the last time Li Zexuan was here.
"Faubert, how many curved plows can we produce in a day?"
Li Zexuan had someone find Faubert and asked.
"Young Master, this old man has recruited fifty-two new craftsmen. Our workshop's production capacity has more than doubled. We can now make three hundred curved plows in a day."
Faubert's face was glowing. There was no trace of the lethargy of an old man on his body. Instead, one could feel his high fighting spirit.
Li Zexuan smiled and nodded. "En, not bad. Faubert, if you meet skilled craftsmen in the future, feel free to recruit as many as you can. Our family has a lot of money, so you don't have to worry."
Currently, Strange Taste Pavilion's products were in short supply. Li Zexuan really wanted to expand the workshop, but he didn't know any craftsmen. He could only ask Faubert to hurry up and recruit more craftsmen.
Even someone as indifferent as Uncle Fu's mouth twitched when he heard this. This was the first time he had met such a rich and willful boss.
"Oh, that's right. Uncle Fu, I handed the blueprint of the curved plow to the imperial court yesterday. The imperial court will produce it vigorously. This way, the pressure on our workshop will be reduced a lot. You can spare some people to continue producing the scooters."
Li Zexuan patted his head. He had almost forgotten about this.
Faubert was slightly surprised when he heard this, but he understood and nodded.
When he heard about the price of the curved plows, he knew that Li Zexuan didn't plan to make money from them. He was relieved. As for Li Zexuan handing over the design of the curved plows to the imperial court, Faubert thought that it was natural. This was because the curved plows could only be popularized with the power of a country.
"That's good. This old man will spare some people tomorrow to specialize in producing scooters."
"En, Faubert, you said that our workshop can already produce roller bearings. Then you should hurry up and use the roller bearings on the scooters and release the second generation of scooters as soon as possible.
Because our previous scooter would probably be imitated by others in a short period of time. By the way, you can also produce a batch of skateboards without handrails on the basis of the scooter. This is quite suitable for young people to play with.
Li Zexuan thought for a while and instructed.
Faubert was speechless. Although this boss in front of him was very talented in machinery, why did he always want to have fun? However, he couldn't say anything and could only nod in agreement.
"Faubert, the workshop has some time recently. Help me build a carriage. The carriage needs to use our workshop's newly developed roller bearings. I also brought the blueprint over today."
Li Zexuan excitedly took out the blueprint of a luxurious carriage that he drew last night.
This luxurious carriage was based on the Queen of England. Australia spent a lot of money to build a luxurious diamond carriage for the Queen when she attended the opening ceremony of Parliament.
In his previous life, this carriage was also known as the Golden Carriage. It was designed by Jim, and fifty of the best craftsmen spent ten years to build it.
Of course, Li Zexuan abandoned the appearance of a nouveau riche. He used a low-key dark red color for the exterior of the carriage.
For safety reasons, the carriage was sandwiched with iron plates. The original Golden Horse Carriage had six hydraulic shock absorbers. With the current industrial standards, it was still impossible to do so. Li Zexuan could only add some springs to the chassis for shock absorbers. Of course, roller bearings were used on the wheel axles.
The interior of the carriage had a sofa, a table, a small bathroom, and a water storage room. Although it was small, it had all the essentials.
Li Zexuan's idea was beautiful, but Faubert suffered. Faubert had lived for more than half of his life, but he had never seen so many novel things.
"Young master, what is this thing?"
Faubert pointed at the springs in the blueprint and asked.
Li Zexuan took a look and explained:
"This is called a spring. It is made by pulling an iron wire loop by loop. A large number of springs can be added to the chassis of the carriage to reduce the vibration of the carriage."
(Metal springs existed for a long time in the Bronze Age. Strictly speaking, the inventor of springs should be the British scientist Hook. There were no metal springs left in ancient China, so let's just assume that there were none.)
With Li Zexuan's explanation, Faubert understood. He smacked his lips and sighed: "Young master, your idea is really ingenious. Then what is this?"
"This is a sofa. In the future, we can also make it as a separate piece of furniture and sell it. The sofa is made of leather wrapped with springs and some soft padding. It is mainly used to reduce the vibration of the carriage. After all, there are many places in Tang that are not easy to travel on. Just relying on the chassis of the carriage to reduce the vibration is not enough. "
Li Zexuan explained the structure and function of the sofa to Faubert.
Faubert opened his eyes wide and looked at Li Zexuan with a strange expression. He was a bit disappointed that his boss did not live up to his expectations. His boss was talented, but he did not use it on the right path. He always thought of ways to enjoy himself. The number of ways he used was amazing.
Faubert thought that if the person in front of him was his son, he would definitely give him a good beating.
Li Zexuan felt a bit uncomfortable being stared at. He quickly coughed and said: "Ahem, Faubert, can the workshop make this carriage?"
Faubert calmed down and thought for a while before answering: "It should be possible. But it will take some time, about ten days."
Li Zexuan said happily: "Then I will have to trouble Faubert. It doesn't matter if it takes a long time. Let the craftsmen accumulate some experience in making this kind of carriage. When the speed is up, our Strange Taste Pavilion will also sell this carriage."
Faubert could only nod in agreement. What else could he say when he had such a master?
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