Lord of the Desert

Chapter 307 Pipeline

Hong Fan was not only satisfied with the results of the two Golden Magnetic Gate students' preliminary test, but was even surprised.

Deng and Sun were also immersed in the happiness of the sudden increase in the performance of the gun barrel.

Among the dozen or so people present, only Qian Hong's expression was unclear.

He gave Hong Fan a look.

The two of them walked out of the house and went to a quiet place to talk.

"Second Young Master, how old are the two people you hired?"

Qian Hong said nothing nonsense and asked straight to the point.

"250 taels of silver a year."

Hong Fan replied.

Qian Hong nodded.

This was similar to what he had guessed - prices in Xijing were not as high as those in Jinhai, and Jincimen was considered high-priced. Penetrating Warriors charged this price because of Hong Fan's reputation.

But still too expensive.

"Second Young Master, with the help of the people from Jinci Sect, I estimate that the speed of making guns in the shop can be five times faster."

The big shopkeeper of Kaiming Bank began to settle accounts.

"Nowadays, a matchlock gun costs eight cents of silver, and the more sophisticated ones cost no more than one, two, or five cents. If all the metal parts are handed over to warriors, I estimate that with the 16 people in the industry, the annual production capacity may be close to four hundred Bundle."

Qian Hong calculated in his mind.

"But the annual salary of these two people alone is 500 taels."

"Including the salaries and materials of the other craftsmen, the cost of a flintlock gun is definitely more than two taels."

"A horn bow costs three and a half cents, while a large crossbow only costs one cent. Even if the cost of arrows is higher than the gunpowder and projectiles, it's not easy to calculate - it's important to note that if the price is [-]% more expensive, it will be difficult to promote it!"

He is full of worries.

"Second Young Master, that was the first one just now, and there is the second one."

"When I was in Jinhai, I was arrogant and arrogant, and I could tell that Zeng Rao and Zeng Rao despised workmanship."

"Martial artists are always like this. They regard anything other than martial arts as inferior. It's just because they don't have money now and it depends on your reputation, so they give in."

"If they can get the money, I'm afraid they won't be interested in it anymore!"

Qian Hong spoke sincerely.

As the general person in charge, he has far more to consider than the two masters.

After hearing this, Hong Fan's first reaction was to be at ease.

Although Qian Hong can't see as far as a time traveler like himself, he can already say that he knows three things by hearing them.

As he said, advancement never means everything.

Survival in the present always takes precedence over the future.

"I agree with everything you said, but don't worry."

Hong Fan replied.

"First of all, I will solve people's problems."

"I will make an appointment with Cao Hanhai in the next few days; the Golden Magnetic Sect has been passed down for many generations, and there must be many people who have reached the end of their martial arts and just want to find a job to make money."

"You try to pick those who are sick or disabled, followed by older warriors with families - after all, what we want is not combat capability."

Hong Fan showed great confidence in handling the golden magnetic door.

In fact, the martial art of Tie Shou is only at the bottom of the second level, and even the head of the Jinci Sect is only at the Yuanci level.

With Hong Fan's current reputation and energy, he is enough to be treated as an honored guest.

"As for the cost, you don't have to worry, I have my own plan."

Hong Fan spoke with certainty.

After a while, everyone gathered together again in the main hall.

They watched as the boss took out two copied documents.

It’s not about technology, it’s about institutions.

The first article is titled "Tolerance Systems and Interchangeable Parts."

"I just submitted this article to the equipment supervisor a few days ago. Originally, I had not thought about operating it in Kaiming Bank - because of the lack of processing capacity."

Hong Fan said loudly.

"But the performance of Brother Zeng and Brother Rao today has eliminated my worries..."

The article is very detailed and easy to understand, defining concepts such as tolerance zones, standard tolerances, elastic fits, etc.

Among them, the degree of fit is divided into three types according to tightness: clearance fit, interference fit, and transition fit.

Under the author's own explanation, several craftsmen easily understood Hong Fan's main idea, and then suddenly realized it.

"Our firearms unit in Zhanzhou has craftsmen accompanying the army, who are responsible for repairing and maintaining equipment at any time." Deng Pohai pressed the table and talked about the past.

"When the Sea Tribe landed ashore four years ago, my emergency repair position was located in the back of the position."

"One time, three muskets were sent from the front. The first one had a broken trigger, the second one had a broken fire clip, and the third one had a broken barrel. I could only repair them one by one."

"If we follow the employer's system, these three guns can be taken apart on the battlefield to make up for two. All we need to do is send back one..."

He sighed loudly.

"More than that!"

Sun Pingbo was even more excited.

"Zhanzhou muskets are made in one workshop with a set of projectile molds."

"Bullets cannot be interchanged on the battlefield. Soldiers also need to carry steel files and even use portable molds to melt lead blocks to make bullets."

"If there were such rules, we would never do it again..."

After the crowd cooled down a bit, Hong Fan continued to introduce the second article.

The name is simple, only three characters.

"assembly line".

The content of this article is even simpler, with only a few numbers. The general idea is that everyone is only responsible for a few or even one designated component.

The more the process is subdivided, the difficulty of training apprentices will be reduced and the efficiency will be doubled.

The two articles before and after are put together, they complement each other and the system is harmonious.

Qian Hong swallowed and couldn't shake his shock for a long time.

Yesterday, he heard from his colleagues that Mr. Zhuang had not slept for three days and three nights and was studying some new system. He said that it would allow the production capacity of the state department to be three times higher than that of Hezhou, which was similar in size.

At that time, he only thought it was an anecdote, but now that he thinks about it, it must be something like Hong Fan.

The old craftsmen were even more at a loss for words.

Only the two Zhanger monks at Jincimen were confused - they were from ordinary backgrounds and didn't even know many words.

“My two articles may not be completely correct, but they are in the right direction.”

Hong Fan said in harmony.

"Master Sun, you first set up the shelf as I told you. If there are any problems, we will solve them one by one."

A year ago he would have enjoyed shocking others with his knowledge.

But Hong Bum is used to it now.

Sun Pingbo responded repeatedly.

The two heroic articles suddenly written down, coupled with the various superiorities of the flintlock gun over the matchlock gun, have made this stubborn old craftsman respect Hong Fan like a god.

On the other side, Deng Pohai felt a little lonely.

"If we do this as our boss does, the business will be fine."

"But from now on, the workshop will probably be full of apprentices, and it will be difficult to have a master..."

His face was full of mixed flavors.

"Master Deng is worrying too much!"

Hong Fan laughed when he heard this.

"Once the assembly line is established and the business grows in scale, Kai Ming Xing will inevitably have an R&D department that is independent of production."

"Once firearms are installed and frontline experience is continuously transferred back, it becomes even more necessary to make improvements based on local conditions."

"This matter is the same as martial arts, there is no end."

"The current flintlock gun only has the power of the Penetrating Realm, but how do we know that the firearms a thousand years from now will not be able to catch up with the Martial Saint Heavenly Man?"

[Martial Saint Heavenly Man, how is this possible? 】

This was Deng Pohai's first reaction.

But he couldn't say it in the end.

Once upon a time, he thought that Zhanzhou's firearms had reached the limit of manpower.

However, the young and excessively talented person in front of him easily completely subverted everything that countless gunsmiths believed in.

Deng Pohai breathed heavily and stopped talking.

But the back molars in the old man's mouth, which had long been loose and unable to bear the strength, were clenched tightly without realizing it.

PS: The single update may last for a few weeks.

The outline is progressing every day, but the current progress may only be [-] to [-]%.

Once the outline is all finished, I should be able to double update for a while.

(End of this chapter)