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Chapter 1011 The difference is far-reaching
After the emperor finished speaking, he looked at Cheng Dahui's dusty face, who had lost a lot of weight, but was still excited.

Well, this puzzle is not easy to solve.If it weren't for the wonderful granddaughter of the Ye family, and the leading craftsmen like Wang Qiao, even if they knew the reason for the low output and quality of the smelting furnace, they wouldn't be able to solve it.

The problem is, this problem was solved by them after all.It's shocking, isn't it?

"Your Majesty is right. It is a simple problem that the wind helps the fire, but it has not been solved." Cheng Dahui leaned forward and replied.

Although he doesn't know the composition of air, combustibles, and combustion-supporting substances, he knows that using a bellows to blow air into various stoves can make firewood and charcoal burn better.

"Our iron smelting furnaces have always used bellows in the past. The air volume of that kind cannot be compared with the air volume given by the blower. The speed of the blades of the blower is extremely fast, not only the air volume is large, but also powerful. From the perspective of the humble minister Come on, when you build an iron smelting furnace in the future, you can completely increase the size of the furnace body. The air volume of the blower is so strong that it will definitely ensure the normal smelting of the iron smelting furnace."

Cheng Dahui started to talk about it, and before the emperor asked more questions, he told all the benefits and uses of steam engines and blowers.

"Weichen and the craftsmen who will be the supervisor have really benefited a lot from working in the Qijia Machinery Workshop during this period of time. Just like Grandma Jiang said, the craftsman's line needs to participate in research with colleagues, and only one person and one family It is equivalent to building a car behind closed doors, and it is really impossible to obtain greater benefits."

Zhang Cunhai, who was standing beside the emperor, did not change his expression, but he was curious about the effect of the steam engine and kept listening.

Hearing what Cheng Dahui said, he raised his eyes.How excited is Mr. Cheng?Talking to the emperor, he couldn't hide his admiration for a private workshop.Are you saying that you are not interested in the imperial court's official offices and generals as prisons?

Sure enough, the emperor immediately raised his eyebrows after hearing Cheng Dahui's words.Cheng Dahui, this guy didn't do enough work in the Qi's machinery workshop, so he doesn't want to come back?

The emperor teased: "Cheng Aiqing really has a wild heart to stay outside. You are reluctant to come back, and you still want to continue to work for the girl of the Ye family?"

There were not many people in the room, the emperor and Cheng Dahui always talked easily, Cheng Dahui didn't feel nervous, he naturally noticed Zhang Cunhai's look at him, and heard the meaning in the emperor's tone.

With a look of embarrassment, he faltered and explained: "Well, I just want to learn more skills so that I can serve the court better."

Although in his capacity as a general supervisor, learning skills from a few folk craftsmen is a bit embarrassing.

But the skills are not as good as people, what else can I say?The people in the machinery workshop are not afraid of him stealing. Why doesn't he take this opportunity to master more skills?
The emperor has always admired Cheng Dahui's open-mindedness, so he would not make things difficult for him at this time, he just smiled and said: "It seems that the craftsmen in the machinery workshop are really skilled if Cheng Aiqing is so respected. Are you talking about Wang Qiao?"

"It's not just Wang Qiao." Cheng Dahui paused, stood up simply, and replied with a bow: "Your Majesty is wise. The craftsmen in the machinery workshop are not only exquisite in craftsmanship, but also diligent in their work. I have been in the machinery workshop for several months, and the craftsmen I saw , doing things without any slack, which is very different from the usual situation of doing things for others.

Although Wang Qiao, who is in charge of the affairs, is young, he is extremely intelligent and very good at deducing mechanical structures. He has dabbled in various types of work and knows a lot and is proficient.There is also an old craftsman who is very skilled in printing, and the things produced by him can be described as ingenious and wonderful, and he can be called a wizard in the craftsman world. "

At the end, Cheng Dahui sighed: "Compared with them, the humble officials are far behind."

"Oh?" The emperor was surprised by Cheng Dahui's evaluation.As far as he knows, Cheng Dahui's skills and knowledge in handicrafts are definitely among the top among craftsmen.

According to Cheng Dahui's tone, in the mechanical workshop, the two craftsmen in Wang Qiao should have absolutely surpassed Dahui's technology.

There are also other craftsmen in the workshop. It is really not easy to work with all their strength and work day and night for several months.

Artisans have always been difficult to completely control. They will hide their skills, for fear that others will learn them, let alone gather together and do things with all their strength.This alone shows that the workshop established by the girl of the Ye family is really unusual.

The emperor nodded and said: "The girl of the Ye family is also capable, a woman, she should have some means to make these many skilled craftsmen do their best."

Cheng Dahui nodded quickly, "Although Grandma Jiang is not good at craftsman, she often has fantastic ideas, and she can always say amazing words at critical moments, which can make people suddenly see the light. If Grandma Jiang didn't often remind me, I'm afraid things would be fine." So much progress."

When the emperor first heard about Ye Xinyan's greatness from Jin Rong, how could he not know Ye Xinyan's role in improving the efficiency of iron smelting.

When he first saw the model of the steam engine, he was still the emperor, personally urging Ye Xinyan to put more effort into the mechanical workshop.

Although Cheng Dahui was excited, he was busy without sleep for more than half a month.As soon as he came back, he went to the palace to see the emperor. His whole body was covered with dust and tired, and his face looked tired.

The emperor thought for a while and said: "You have been working hard these days, so go back and rest for now. As for the next business of the iron smelting workshop, we will discuss it tomorrow."

Cheng Dahui was indeed tired, he begged to see the emperor, he just wanted to inform the emperor of the good news earlier.At the same time, it also let the emperor know that this matter was not easy to complete, and all the craftsmen in the mechanical workshop worked hard.

Now that the emperor has taken this matter to heart, he is relieved.After thanking him, Cheng Dahui was about to step down.

The emperor suddenly stopped him again: "There is another thing. Since the steam engine and the machine for blasting the iron smelting furnace are so important, the imperial court should reward the craftsmen who participated in this project. How skilled are the craftsmen in the Qijia Machinery Workshop? You should know roughly.

Go back and compare them with the general supervisor and the craftsmen under the Ministry of Industry. If there are craftsmen under the imperial court who have good craftsmanship and have made meritorious service to the court, they can receive imperial court awards together with the craftsmen from the Qijia Machinery Workshop. "

Cheng Dahui was overjoyed at first, the imperial court rewarding the craftsmen was also a good thing for officials like them who would be prisons.The people under him can be valued by the court, and these officials are more honorable when they act outside.
But think again, do you want to compare it with the craftsmen in Qijia Machinery Workshop?The general supervisor and those craftsmen in the Ministry of Industry are just some errands arranged by the superiors, so they should do the errands honestly.It's good if you don't be lazy and don't follow the law, how can you compare with the craftsmen in the mechanical workshop?
Seeing his bitter face, the emperor didn't point it out, and waved him back.

Do things for the court, can you not use your heart and brain?This comparison is a reminder to the craftsmen under the imperial court that they are not good, and compared with other folk craftsmen, they are far behind.

(End of this chapter)