I am not a deposed emperor of Han Dynasty

Chapter 33 The Three Cubs of the Meng Family

"Does East Master Meng have something to hide, but it's okay, I will tell Xiang An Le the truth, and see if I can help you." Liu He asked.

"The villain thanked the envoy for his kindness in advance, but it has nothing to do with outsiders. Our carpentry business is not the same as working in the fields. There are many things to learn."

"Take the matter of looking at the pattern as an example. If you don't have more than ten years of hard work, you can't get the door at all."

"The two unsatisfactory Lizi in the villain's family have been in the industry for five years, and they haven't passed all the checks in the matter of looking at the drawings. I have to be the last to check."

"As for the kung fu in our carpentry craftsmen's hands, it can't be learned overnight."

"The servants we bought can only serve as helpers for us, and if we buy a few servants, the cost is too high. If we don't keep them for seven or eight years, they won't be of much help at all."

When Meng Ban said this, he waved his hands again and again, and said a few times that it was not worthwhile.

Liu He couldn't help being a little embarrassed, it seemed that he was thinking of things simply.

Skilled craftsmen like Meng Ban are unwilling to expand the scale of production, not because they are afraid of technology leaks, nor because they are unambitious, but because the carpentry work does have a technical threshold, so it is costly and expensive to train qualified employees. Something very risky.

It seems that we have to think of a way.

"If it's convenient, can you take me to see where you work." Liu He said and looked at the backyard.

"This..." Meng Ban seemed to hesitate.

But he didn't know whether he was afraid because he thought of Liu He's identity, or because he looked at the other party more kindly, Meng Ban stomped his feet at the end, and agreed.

"My lord, wait a moment, I'll let the female relatives in the courtyard avoid it first."

"It's natural, lest I run into them."

"promise."

Meng Ban went through the shop and ran to the back yard.

Then, Liu He heard Meng Ban yelling loudly, and there seemed to be noises of chickens and dogs jumping in the yard.

The boy squatting on the ground looked in the direction of the yard, then at Liu He, and grimaced.

It seems that this Mengban is also an uncompromising patriarch at home.

Not long after, Meng Ban ran out again with beads of sweat on his forehead, and said respectfully to Liu He, "Master, please follow me."

Liu He and Meng Ban came to the yard behind the shop one after the other.

Perhaps because of the large population and the need to do business, Mengban's courtyard has a pattern of two entrances and two exits, which is much larger than ordinary homes.

The shop outside is actually the gate of the gate, the front yard is the place for carpentry, and the surrounding sheds are stacked with wood and some semi-finished parts.

Further back, the backyard should be where Mengban's family lived.

Zhiwei saw that other wood workshops probably had the same pattern.

In the middle of the yard, there were two young men standing neatly, the smaller 24 and the larger 28 Jiu.

If you put it in a farm, you can be the head of the house at this age.

But it is different in the handicraft workshop, because it is handicraft work, so experience and skills are more important, but strength is secondary, so Meng Ban, who is over fifty years old, still controls the power of the family.

It seems that the young people in this handicraft workshop are not easy to get ahead.

"What are you two Lizi still doing in a daze, why don't you hurry up and greet the envoy, are you still waiting for me to invite you to go, be careful I will slap you!"

Meng Ban said that he was about to take off his shoes, and the two young men hurriedly bowed down to say hello in fright, so Meng Ban gave up.

"Get up, there's no need to be polite." Liu He frowned, he didn't agree with Meng Ban's rough discipline.

"They are already grown-ups. Boss Meng shouldn't be able to beat and scold them casually like this anymore. Otherwise, he will be useless for the rest of his life, and you may regret it later."

Liu He originally only kindly reminded him, but Meng Ban not only didn't appreciate it, but also said straightforwardly: "Your envoy thinks highly of them, these two are not yet [-] years old, and they don't even have hair on their mouths. Long hard, they are far from being the masters of the house, they..."

Just when Meng Ban wanted to continue to belittle his two "disappointed" sons, he suddenly found that Liu He, who was farther away from his thirties, was looking at him coldly, realized that he had said something wrong, and raised his hand fiercely He slapped himself hard.

"Look at my broken mouth, what kind of stupid words are I talking, so please don't be offended, you are a young talent, how can these two idiots compare with you?"

Liu He didn't want to pursue this matter too much, so he naturally brought the topic to the Meng brothers.

"What's your name?"

"The young one is called Meng Ri, and this is the villain's second brother named Meng Yue."

"What about the one outside?"

"He is the third brother, named Meng Xing."

The sun, the moon and the stars are also those who have the three lights.

This Mengban had quite high expectations for his son.

In front of the Meng family brothers stood a columbine cart improved by Liu He, which was half completed, but it could be roughly seen that it was a farm tool.

"How did you make this car?"

"First select the wood that is the same size as each part, then prepare the rivets to be used, and then assemble the parts while making them."

"Shouldn't all the parts be built first, and then assembled?"

"It doesn't take two people to assemble it. If it's not easy to drive, it will be slower."

"I heard from your father that you still can't fully understand the pattern?"

Meng Ri raised his eyes to look at Meng Ban who was standing not far away, but did not dare to speak.

"Meng Dongzhu, you go out to watch the business first, and I will have a chat with your two young masters alone."

"This..." Meng Ban seemed to hesitate.

"Why, are you still afraid that I will steal your craftsmanship?" Liu He emphasized his tone, and looked at Meng Ban jokingly.

Although Liu He was only 19 years old at this time, he was much taller than ordinary people because of the abundant food in the palace.

Coupled with the experience of two lives, it is easy for him to overwhelm others in terms of momentum when he is serious.

And this Meng Ban was already afraid of Liu He's status as a "discussing Cao", after being reprimanded, his whole face turned pale.

He glared at his son with those small eyes, and then slipped out dejectedly.

Seeing Meng Ban leave, Meng Ri and Meng Yue became less nervous and relaxed.

"Tell me, can you understand the pattern now?"

"I can understand about [-]% or [-]%, but Dad is still not satisfied with the things we made." Meng Ri smiled wryly.

"I can also understand five to six percent." Meng Yue, who was younger and more energetic, rushed to answer.

"Then what do you think is the most difficult part of this car?"

"The most difficult thing is of course the assembly process. Unlike other tools, the more complex the machine, the more careful you have to be when assembling it. If one piece is assembled incorrectly, the whole machine will not work well."

Liu He noticed that they also used the word machine, and couldn't help but smile knowingly.

"Then I want to ask you a question now, and you can answer me after you think it through."

"promise."

(End of this chapter)