Steel Dynasty - Chapter 288

[Chapter 288 Precision Production]

Rules, before ancient times, this word refers to two tools: rule and moment. Rule is naturally a compass, and moment is a tool used to draw straight lines.

These two tools became the ancestors of ancient measurement.

Because of this, Xiao Ming no longer needs to think about how to produce tools such as compasses and rulers, because the country of Chongqing already has them.

Unifying weights and measures now is just an improvement, not a subversion.

So Chen Wenlong was asked to bring a compass and a ruler, and he measured the size of millimeters. He used the compass to cross the ruler against the size of millimeters in the technology library. Each step the compass took was one millimeter. At this time, Xiao Ming clicked on the next point.

When a compass traveled one meter, he stopped, and then continued to draw vertical lines on it, specifying millimeters and centimeters, and marking them.

In order to pursue your accuracy, he worked for an hour before he could draw this ruler perfectly.

At this time, he looked at the ruler in the technology library and found that there was basically no error, and there was nothing he could do about micron-level errors.

And the ruler he drew is enough for Qingzhou Industry now. After all, the machinery produced at this stage cannot be error-free.

After making this ruler, Xiao Ming handed the ruler to Chen Wenlong and asked him to produce it according to the ruler’s standards and apply the ruler to all workshops in Qingzhou.

“Your Highness, is it really okay to change the weights and measures of Dayu?” Chen Wenlong was still used to the previous weights and measures, so he felt a little awkward when he saw the ruler.

Xiao Ming said: “This is not only a problem of weights and measures, it is an industrial problem. If Qingzhou’s industrial products are produced with such precision dimensions, it will not be so easy for outsiders to imitate Qingzhou’s products without using the same standards, and once the knives are produced When the lathe comes out and the lathe is put into use, Qingzhou may produce more precise industrial products in the future. Without such fine dimensions, how can we produce it? At that time, the lathe will also need to engrave the dimensions.”

Chen Wenlong seemed to understand, “So that’s the reason .

, This official is stupid.”

Then Chen Wenlong continued to ask: “His Highness values this knife now, is it possible that His Highness will have a new masterpiece?” When

Chen Wenlong mentioned this, Xiao Ming’s heart was filled with excitement. It was already the 18th century. In modern times, the West has eliminated matchlocks and replaced them with flintlock muskets, and now the country of Chongqing does not even have muskets and shotguns. This step is too great. It is basically the same as the West driving steamships at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and the country of Chongqing Qing Dynasty is still stuck in the era of sailing battleships. “

So, the reason why he is anxious about cutting tools is that once the lathe has qualified cutting tools, he will start producing precision seamless steel pipes.

Yes, he has mastered the technology of rolling iron forging steel pipes, which can also be used Produce muskets.

However, the production of artillery, steel workshops, glass workshops and other industries have already made slaves stretched.

So at that time, he had to make a choice between producing artillery and muskets. In the end, he chose artillery because artillery was technically more advanced. It is easy to produce, and the iron mold casting technology is enough to enable the rapid production of artillery.

At that time, craftsmen had to hammer and forge the muskets one by one. Even so, the ability at that time was only able to produce matchlocks. The Battle of Cangzhou held at most hundreds of matchlocks. The gun could withstand an army of 100,000 barbarians. This matchlock gun was probably not as effective as a bow and arrow on the city wall, because according to records, a well-trained matchlock shooter could fire 2 bullets every 3 minutes.

This deadly speed was also Xiao Ming’s. The reason for not intending to produce matchlocks is that it would be foolish to produce a backward firearm when the West may have completely phased out matchlocks.

Therefore, his goal is to directly produce flintlock guns and shorten the generation gap of weapons. Don’t waste time producing obsolete weapons.

However, this matchlock gun can also be used, because once the flintlock gun appears, it will inevitably attract the prying eyes of all parties in the Chongqing Kingdom. At that time, it is also possible to push the matchlock gun out as a shield.

Although Xiao Ming now has this idea, the structure of the flintlock gun is more complicated. The barrel is only one of them. There is also a spring, and the excitation structure needs to be made.

For

this reason, the barrel is not simple at all.

, Xiao Ming did not answer Chen Wenlong’s question, but just laughed and passed.

After all, Chen Wenlong is an official, not a technician like Chen Qi. It is useless to talk

about the production of tool molds. Xiao Ming went to the palace. Come and go, it was already noon.

When he was passing by Dongshi, he suddenly heard a familiar melody. Hearing the sound, Xiao Ming smiled knowingly, this Aster was very efficient in his work

. The Chinese version of The White-Haired Girl is being staged among the people.

“Zhao Long, Zhao Hu, come with me to see it?” Xiao Ming asked with a smile.

During the last Spring Festival, Zhao Long and Zhao Hu were not in the palace, but went home to celebrate the New Year. They learned that the drama in the palace was very exciting, and the two of them were looking forward to it.

Moreover, they also heard that When I heard the first words of the play, I immediately understood.

“Your Highness, is this the white-haired girl?” Zhao Long and Zhao Hu said happily

, “Yes, you will come back then. I didn’t have a chance to see it during the Chinese New Year, but now I can really enjoy it. Hearing

this

, the two nodded.

After that, the three of them walked towards a stage in the East City.

The reason why Xiao Ming went to join in the fun was not to relive the drama, but to see the reaction of the people. , he hopes that this white-haired girl will spread to other vassal countries through the people,

so that he can achieve his goal.

“My father has a lot of money to buy his daughter…”

When the three people arrived, on the stage. Xi’er was about to finish singing her own lyrics, and many people gathered around the stage to watch.

They all stared intently. In such an era of lack of entertainment, there were too few entertainment projects. Today, when such a unique drama appeared, the people suddenly couldn’t move.

“What kind of opera is this? Why have I never seen it before?”

“Yes, the singing is strange, but it is very nice.”

“It is said that this is Chen Laoshi’s opera troupe. They used to sing Liuzi opera. How can they sing it now? This is what happened.”

“…”

Standing on the stage, the people’s comments reached Xiao Ming’s ears.

On the stage, Xi’er finished singing the opening song and began to enter the plot. At this time, the people’s discussions stopped and they were immersed in the performance of the drama. This kind of down-to-earth drama allowed the people to quickly become involved. .

Xiao Ming never watched the play. At this time, Zhao Long and Zhao Hu were also staring at the performance on the stage. Coupled with the state of the people around him, he nodded slightly with satisfaction. It seemed that this new type of drama had great hope of spreading among the people. Come on.

(End of chapter)