Mingshi

Chapter 542 Family Comes to Beijing
I have something to do today, two chapters combined into one chapter.

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"Is that enough material?"

"There are enough materials." Kang Dahe replied affirmatively.

Luo Xin thought for a while and said: "Master Kang, I have come up with a method that should improve the efficiency of making bows and ballistas. If there is no accident, I should be able to complete the tasks assigned by Your Majesty on time."

Kang Dahe's eyes were full of excitement and he said: "You don't need to say it quickly, if it can be done, I will definitely remember your kindness today."

Luo Xin said humbly: "My lord, you don't have to be so polite. I think so. I just heard what your lord said. Nowadays, a craftsman needs to make a bow from making bow strings to making bow body, all the way to horns, sticking, combining and so on. It is done by one person, in Xiaguan’s opinion, it is time-consuming and labor-intensive. Xiaguan has a plan, can we divide the craftsmen in the Armament Department into five groups, each group is only responsible for one step. One group is dedicated to making bowstrings , one group is responsible for making the bow and so on, that is, divide the five steps into five groups to do it, which not only saves time, but also each person only does one kind of work, and will only become more and more proficient, so the efficiency will be greatly improved improvement."

Kang Dahe's eyes lit up. As the Minister of the Ministry of Industry, although he didn't know much about making military weapons, he often inspected the Military Weapons Department and saw the process of making military weapons.Take bow making as an example, such as making adhesives. In this process, craftsmen can only squat aside and watch the fire, and dare not leave at all. A little carelessness will destroy a pot of adhesives.This process takes more than an hour, so it is a waste of an hour.This is just one of them, and other items have similar situations.

But the assembly line is different. Each group has a dedicated task, and the entire process flows smoothly, so there is no waste of time at all. This efficiency is not as simple as doubling or doubling.

Kang Dahe calculated silently there, his eyes became brighter and brighter.He can be sure that even if the efficiency is not as fast as he imagined, it is definitely much faster than it is now.

And Luo Xin is just using the bow and arrow as an example, this method can also be used on the ballista, he doesn't know if the bow and arrow can be completed on time, but he feels that the mission of the ballista can definitely be completed.

Thinking of this, Kang Dahe gave Luo Xin a thumbs up and said:
"If you are not a weapon, you are a god!"

Luo Xin showed embarrassment on his face, but he was also shocked in his heart. He originally thought that people in this era would not understand the benefits of the assembly line. If he wanted Kang Dahe to accept his method, he might have to spend a lot of time. tongue.But he didn't expect Kang Dahe to accept his suggestion after pondering for a moment, which made Luo Xin deeply admire Kang Dahe's wisdom.Can't help sighing in my heart:

"The ancients were not simple. They just didn't want it. Once they raise their heads, they will fully understand. Being able to sit in the position of Minister of the Ministry of Industry is indeed a wise person."

In this way, the two began to discuss in detail the assembly line plan for making bows and ballistas. Later, Kang Dahe called more than a dozen great craftsmen to study together.These great craftsmen are all professionals. After hearing Luo Xin's explanation, their eyes lit up and they actively participated in it.

After the charter was formed, Kang Dahe and Luo Xin called all the craftsmen together, and then divided the people who made bows and ballistas into several parts, and started the assembly line production.

It was dusk at this time, Kang Dahe looked at the sky and asked the craftsmen to familiarize themselves with the working method of the assembly line, while he and Luo Xin lived in the Armament Department.

Kang Dahe's anxious mood eased slightly, and he was in a mood for a while, so he gathered food and wine, drank with Luo Xin, and the relationship between the two heated up rapidly.

Early the next morning, the two hurried to the workshop and began to supervise the craftsmen.For five days in a row, the two lived and boarded in the Military Weapons Supervision, but the two of them did not feel tired at all. Instead, they were full of energy. This was because the production efficiency of bows and ballistas was reflected.

On the first day, the craftsmen were not very used to the assembly line, but even so, two thousand bows and ninety ballistas were produced in one day, which definitely exceeded the previous work efficiency.

On the second day, the craftsmen began to get familiar with the assembly line, and the effect was quickly reflected.

On the second day, [-] bows and [-] ballistas were produced.

On the third day, the craftsmen became more proficient and more confident. In a whole day, they made 120 bows and [-] ballistas.

On the fourth and fifth days, more bows and ballistas were produced. Kang Dahe and Luo Xin calculated that not only could they complete the tasks entrusted by Emperor Jiajing within ten days, but they could also overfulfill the tasks. It made Kang Dahe smile every day, and there was no trace of anxiety anymore.

On the fifth night, Kang Dahe, who was completely relieved, set up a table of sumptuous food and wine to drink with Luo Xin.Kang Dahe raised his wine glass and said seriously:

"No, you have really helped the old man a lot. If you have anything to do in the future, just tell the old man, and the old man will definitely not refuse."

Luo was overjoyed in his heart. This was the first person he formed an alliance with after entering the court, and he immediately raised his wine glass and said with a smile:

"My lord, you are welcome. You and I are both working in the Ministry of Industry. If you help me, you are helping me."

"Miao Ye!" Kang Dahe waved his hand and said, "You came to the Ministry of Industry just to make firearms, so you really helped the old man a lot. You are modest, but the old man keeps it in mind. Come on, don't say anything, please."

"Please!"

The two raised their glasses and clinked, drank it down, and then looked at each other and smiled.

"No, you and I have been here for five days, there is no need to stay any longer, we will return to the capital tomorrow."

"It's all up to the adults to arrange."

sixth day.

Luo Xin and Kang Dahe were about to leave the Arms Department, and Jiang Songgong sent them outside the gate.Luo Xin glanced at Jiang Song, then turned to Kang Dahe and said:
"Master Kang, Mr. Jiang has helped me a lot these days. When this matter is over, please honor Mr. Jiang."

Jiang Song's body vibrated, and he looked at Luo Xin full of gratitude.Kang Dahe glanced at Jiang Song and nodded, saying:
"Master Jiang, Master Luo and I will return to the capital, and I will leave this place to you. As long as there are no mistakes and this matter is settled, your position will definitely be promoted."

"Lord Xie Kang, Lord Xie Luo." Jiang Song said excitedly: "Your Majesty must do my best."

After returning to the capital, Luo Xin went home and took a shower, then hurried to the Imperial Academy, and went directly to the database.As soon as he entered the database, he saw that Zhou Yu, Xu Shixing and Zhang Xun were not rebuilding the "Yuan History" there, but were sitting there with worries on their faces. Luo couldn't help being surprised and said in confidence:

"What's wrong? But something went wrong with the revision of "Yuan History"?"

When the three of them saw Luo Xin, their faces were filled with joy, and they all stood up and said, "No, you're back."

Luo Xin waved his hands and said, "What's the matter with you? Why didn't you rewrite "Yuan Shi"?"

The three looked at each other, then sighed in unison, and finally Zhou Yu said:

"Not interested."

"what's going on?"

After the four of them were seated, Zhou Yu poured Luo Xin a cup of tea and said worriedly:

"The situation in the north is very bad now!"

Luo Xin looked surprised and said, "Master Ma should have arrived in Datong, right?"

"It should be here!" Xu Shixing nodded and said, "Only the second day after Mr. Ma left the capital, there was a battle report sent back. The grassland people attacked the city day and night, the frontier army suffered heavy losses, and their weapons were not enough. They attacked several times Although the city was beaten back in the end, judging from the battle report, it was full of despair. I don’t know if Master Ma will revive the army after he arrives. Now the court is waiting for the battle report from Master Ma. "

"This is just one aspect!" Zhang Xun said, "After the war in the north, the Japanese pirates in the southeast also began to attack aggressively. Withdrawing the Mongolian army of northern herbal medicine, I am afraid that Ming Dynasty will be in chaos."

Luo Xin's brows were tightly frowned, and he let out a long sigh: "These things are not for us to decide. The cabinet handles them. You should focus on rebuilding "Yuan Shi"."

Hearing Luo Xin talk about "Yuan Shi", Zhang Xun bowed his hands to Luo Xin and said: "Thank you for recommending to Your Majesty, giving Ziyu this opportunity."

Luo Xin waved his hand with a dignified expression.Everyone also knew that Luo Xin's mind was not here, so they couldn't help but fell silent.After a while, Zhou Yu suddenly raised his eyebrows and said:

"No, why didn't His Majesty send you to the north?"

Zhang Xun and Xu Shixing's eyes also lit up, and they suddenly looked at Luo Xin.The big victories that the North has ever won were all won by Luo Xin.So they were a little puzzled why Emperor Jiajing didn't send Luo Xin to Datong.Luo Xin shook his head and said:

"Your Majesty should have his plan."

"No, I heard that you went to the Ministry of Industry to serve as the military inspector?"

"Well, it's only temporary, mainly to make some firearms for the Datong frontier army."

Hearing the firearm, all three of Zhou Yu's eyes shone.

"No weapons, with firearms, you should be able to keep Datong, right?"

"I don't know!" Luo Xin shook his head and said, "But it will definitely have a certain effect. But now it's not a matter of maintaining Datong. As you said, if Huang Taiji can't be defeated quickly, the entire Ming Dynasty may be in chaos. gone."

"Okay, let's not talk about this!" Luo Xin sighed and asked, "To what extent has the "Yuan Shi" been reworked?"

All three of Zhou Yu had wry smiles on their faces and said, "I haven't moved at all these days, it's not a weapon, I really don't have any thoughts!"

The four fell silent again. For about half an hour, footsteps sounded outside the door, followed by a knock on the door. Luo Xin, who was sitting near the door, stood up and came to the door to open it. , he saw a scribe standing outside, saw Luo Xin and said:

"Master Luo, you are indeed here. There are your followers outside asking to see you."

Luo Xin was taken aback when he heard that, now there are only two attendants by his side, one is Lu Zhonglian and the other is Liang Dazhu.Liang Dazhu went to Yanglin County, while Lu Zhonglian stayed in the mansion.Is this something happening in the mansion, or is Liang Dazhu back?

If Liang Dazhu came back, wouldn't that mean that his parents and teachers had gone to Beijing?Immediately after thanking the scribe, he hurried towards the gate of the Hanlin Academy.

When they came to the gate, they saw Liang Dazhu standing outside the gate.Luo Shicai's face was full of joy, and he walked in front of Liang Dazhu in a few steps.Liang Dazhu hastily bowed to Luo Xin and said:
"Master Hou, the master and the old lady have all gone to Beijing, and Master Hou's teacher has also brought his family to Beijing. The master and the old lady have all lived in the Luo Mansion, and Master Hou's teacher has lived in the Lu Mansion."

Luo Xin nodded and said, "Go, let's go back."

"My Lord, please!"

Now that Luo Xin has entered the Hanlin Academy, as a literati in the capital, he usually does not ride a horse. Liang Dazhu had prepared a sedan chair, and Luo Xin sat in the sedan chair. Liang Dazhu got on his horse and hurried towards Luo Mansion.

As soon as he entered the mansion, he saw that the servants of the mansion were busy with all kinds of luggage piled up everywhere.All the servants of the Luo family saw Luo Xin, and looked at him respectfully and pleasantly.

Everyone knows that at this time, Luo Xin is no longer an idle Marquis, but a real official in the court. Although he is only a sixth-rank official, don't forget that this is Luo Xin's first entry into the court, and he started with a sixth-rank official. Officer, this is already a very high start.The number one scholar in this subject, walking in the Imperial Academy, the future is limitless.

What kind of background is the Luo family?
He is just a farmer, but because Luo Xin came to the center of Daming from the barren Yanglin County, he became a dignitary.Not to mention Luo Xin's family, even these servants have increased their wealth a lot because of Luo Xin.

"See you Lord Hou!"

"Hula la!" A group of servants knelt down, but Luo Xin just nodded hurriedly and walked towards the main room.

The door of the main room was open, and there were servant girls coming in and out from time to time, before entering the door, Luo Xin saw Luo Ping and his wife and sister-in-law sitting in the main room.

Seeing Luo Xin walk in, everyone froze there for a moment.At this time, Luo Xin was wearing a sixth-grade green official suit, and there was already a hint of majesty on his young face.

Looking at Luo Xin standing in front of them, the faces of Luo Ping and his wife slowly climbed up with pride.

This is my son!

"Xin'er!"

Finally, Luo Shi stood up excitedly and walked towards Luo Xin.

"mother!"

Luo Xin also took two steps and stood in front of Luo Shi.Luo Shi stretched out his hands to hold Luo Xin's arms, tears streaming down his face.He kept saying:

"Good! Good! Good!"

Luo Xin also came to Luo Xin at this time, his face was full of pride, he wanted to say something, but he was too excited to say anything.The sister-in-law also held her protruding belly in both hands, and stood beside Luo Xin happily.

Looking at the excited parents, Luo Xin was too excited to speak.Since leaving home on the [-]th day of the first lunar month, it is now the beginning of August, and he has not seen his family for more than half a year. It took a long time for Luo Xin to say a very unprofessional sentence.

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