Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 708 Roller
Li Hui ordered dinner, and followed others to sit down at the table.He said to Zheng Gangzhong: "I never thought that the people who work here eat so well."

Zheng Gangzhong pointed to the other side, and said, "How is it possible? Today we are guests, and the food is exceptionally good. I saw what the workers ate over there, only tofu and fish, no meat. If you eat like this every day, you can still earn money." what money!"

"I see!" Li Hui suddenly realized and nodded. "As officials, many families can't eat meat every meal, let alone these workers."

The fish is not easy to transport, and the price varies greatly depending on the place.Along the Yangtze River, especially in the Ezhou area, the price of fish is extremely cheap, as if they don’t need money.In inland areas where water is scarce, the price is more expensive.Here is close to Luoshui, the surrounding population is small, and the fish price is very cheap.

There are three kinds of rice, white rice, yellow rice and steamed buns.Li Hui was from the north. He took three big steamed buns and devoured them hungrily.There are too many people in his family, relying on his own official salary, life is a bit tight.Today there is meat and fish, so of course we have to eat more.

After finishing their meal in a while, Lin Zeng and He Yu led the people to put the tableware in the designated place and walked out of the cafeteria.

Lin Zengdao: "After eating, rest for half an hour. There is limited space in the workshop. You can go to the classroom just now, or sit outside. After half an hour, I will come to you and visit the workshop together."

After finishing speaking, I went straight.

Everyone didn't know what to do, they all looked at He Tian.

He Yu said: "If you want to go to the room, follow me to the classroom. If you don't want to go, you can rest under the shade of the tree. This is a workshop, so don't wander around!"

Everyone said yes.

He Yu led some people to the classroom, and the rest sat under the shade of the willows, gossiping.

The public bus Bowen said to Mu Ying: "Brother Mu, what are we doing here? Today, the official Pang said something so cloudy that I couldn't understand a word. I saw that you wrote a lot in your notebook. Listen understand?"

Mu Ying said: "What do I understand? It's just that I remember what Pang Guanren wrote on the blackboard. I read books of sages and sages since I was a child, so I don't know what a bearing is! I have built such a large factory, and I can't remember it. I don't know what it's useful for."

Everyone nodded in agreement, and everyone complained endlessly.It's more than 200 miles from Luoyang to here, so what?
Zheng Gangzhong said: "I think that under Xuanfu's rule, there will be many such workshops in the future. Let's take a look at what the workshops look like. What kind of work do they do and what kind of life do they live? No matter what I don’t understand, we’ve seen each other before.”

Mu Ying nodded: "I think so. If not, what are we here for?"

After finishing speaking, I turned to my notebook.Said: "I'll see how the bearings are made later. The official Pang just said that the bearings made here have four parts. They are the inner ring, the outer ring, the roller and the cage. This thing looks simple. , but it is not easy to do. The cars produced here generally have two bearings installed on the axle, so they walk very briskly."

Bus Bowen shook his head: "I don't understand! I don't understand a single word of what the official Pang said!"

The others nodded together and said they didn't understand.

Zheng Gangzhong sighed.I didn't understand myself either.I have never been exposed to these, so how do I know what they are talking about.

After about half an hour, Lin Zeng walked over.Let the team leaders form a team and prepare to enter the workshop.

The team is ready.Lin Zeng said to everyone: "The workers in the workshop, everyone has their own business, and they can't be distracted. After you enter the workshop, remember not to talk, just watch silently. Even if there is something you don't understand, you have to come out." Ask after the workshop."

After explaining some precautions, he led the people to the first workshop.

Lin Zeng did not lead people to look at the production sequence of the parts, but according to the location of the workshop, from near to far.

The first workshop is for the production of rollers.The rough-machined rollers are sent to this workshop, where workers manually polish, measure, and then package them.Each production line is not long and is neatly arranged.

The people were divided into several groups, each group visited a production line, and the group leader maintained order.

Zheng Gangzhong walked to a production line.I saw several wooden boxes next to the production line, and there were many round iron blocks in the boxes.A worker lifts up a box and dumps its contents onto the workbench in front of him.This part of the workbench is inclined, and the rollers fall up and roll into the groove below.The front of the groove is relatively wide, and it becomes thinner towards the rear.From time to time, the workers arrange the upper rollers by hand so that they are arranged in a neat line.

In front of him, there were a few workers riding on a frame, constantly stepping on the pedals under their feet, like a waterwheel draining water.I saw that in the groove where the roller was located, there were iron filings leaking from below.The rollers in the groove keep moving forward.

Zheng Gangzhong opened his eyes wide and looked at the machine, but couldn't see what it was supposed to do.

Walking to the back, the rollers in the groove have become very bright, except for the two ends, there is no trace of rust.

The two workers behind pick up the rollers coming out of the trough and stuff them into a cylinder in front of them.Some are put in the back, and some are put in a box on the side.Zheng Gangzhong looked at it for a long time, but he didn't know how this person was divided.

The divided rollers are installed by workers in front, and then put on a machine to smooth the ends.Once smooth, it was packed into a small wooden box.

After looking inside for a long time, Lin Zeng brought everyone out.Standing outside the workshop, he said to everyone, "If you have any questions, you can ask me."

Zheng Gangzhong couldn't bear it, and asked Lin Zeng: "This workshop makes rollers, but I don't know why the back becomes smooth?"

Lin Zeng said: "Have you seen the people pedaling the bicycles? Their power drives the rollers, and they smooth the rollers in the groove."

Zheng Gangzhong thought about it, but still couldn't figure out how to smooth it.But it's not good to ask again, so I can only frown and think.

Li Huidao: "I see two people who stuffed the rolled rollers into the cylinder. Some put them behind, and some put them aside. What are they doing?"

Lin Zengdao: "They are inspecting. One of the inspection tools used is passed, and the other is not. If it is too small, it is naturally too big. Whether it is small or big, it must be rebuilt, and it must be picked out and passed. can be used.”

Li Hui nodded.I don't know why one of the two tubes that look the same can pass and the other can't.It's not good to ask, just think about it.

Someone starts, and others follow.These people raised all kinds of questions, and Lin Zeng answered them one by one.But the answer is yes, most of them still listened as if they didn't listen.At most, they know what the workers are doing, but they can't figure out why they are doing it.

Machine manufacturing, before the large-scale application of steam engines, and some even before the large-scale application of electric motors, relied heavily on manpower.The efficiency of doing this is relatively low, and the production speed is slow, but most products can be made.

Bearings are the basic components of machines, and most machines are inseparable from them.With bearings, precise machines are possible.Without bearings, or only crude bearings, the machine industry is unthinkable.

Wang Xiaolie built the bearing yard to lay the foundation for the entire industry.With this foundation firmly established, many machine industries can be started.

(End of this chapter)