Chapter 847 Expansion of Liandao Lathe Factory

   Qu Mao returned to Jidao from Wucheng Port on the main mainland because he was concerned about the production status of Jidao Military Factory.

After returning to Jidao, accompanied by Kong Ming and Xuande, they found that the production capacity of the Jidao military factory basically met the needs of the battle, and Xuande also allocated production capacity to maintain the royal guards, guards and garrison troops of the mainland. The demand is considered to be working very well.

  However, for the production of war preparation materials for launching the main mainland operation at the end of the year, it still has to rely on the production capacity of the Liandao Lathe Factory, so Qu Mao had to ask about the current production and operation of the Liandao Lathe Factory.

The three of them were talking about the situation of the military factory, but suddenly Qu Mao asked Kong Ming about the situation of the Liandao lathe factory, which made Kong Ming stunned for a long time before he came back to his senses and said, "My lord, if you think that the Jidao military factory There is no need to continue the inspection, so this subordinate invites you and Master Xuande to go to the Liandao Lathe Factory with your subordinates for an on-the-spot inspection.

   It just so happened that Master Xuande was going to the Liandao Lathe Factory to pick up the spot stock of 10 lathes, so it happened that there would be no delay in the past. "

This time it was Qu Mao's turn to be surprised, and he said suspiciously: "Kong Ming, you didn't make a mistake with the data, did you? It's only been a month, and Xuande can pick up the finished products of 10 lathes at one time? Your Liandao lathe What kind of production capacity does the factory have?"

  Kong Ming smiled and said, "My lord, don't you know when you go?"

   Qu Mao said: "Then go and have a look."

  The three of them returned to the south port of Jidao together. Xuande took Qu Mao and Kong Ming aboard a merchant ship. After all, they wanted to transport the finished lathes back to Jidao, so taking a merchant ship was far more effective than taking a warship.

  After boarding Liandao, the three of them rode a stage horse to Liandao lathe factory. After entering the factory area, Qu Mao couldn't help being shocked by the scene before him.

When he came to Liandao to preside over the groundbreaking ceremony of Liandao Machine Tool Factory on September 1, although Kong Ming was not as shabby as the new military factory in Jidao, the land area of ​​Liandao Lathe Factory was only 200 meters by 50 meters. It's just a small area, and several five-story buildings were built on this area as a production workshop for lathe parts.

But when we come back now, although it is less than a month, the Liandao lathe factory has expanded to at least 200 meters by 200 meters. The expansion of the area alone is nothing special, but the problem is that the expanded site, A five-story factory building has been built.

  These factory buildings are all of the same standard. With the construction capacity of Yicheng territory, Qu Mao really can't understand how Kong Ming built so many factories in less than a month.

Kong Ming seemed to see Qu Mao's doubts, and took the initiative to explain: "My lord, Li Xiang, the chief engineer of the road construction team of the Holy Land, was brought out by Mr. Sunan, but Mr. Sunan has been away from the Holy Land for at least a year. So now Mr. Li Xiang is a direct subordinate of his subordinates.

  After the Main Continent took down the Liusu Principality and the Six Great Marquises, the Lord originally intended to build a stone road there, but his subordinates slightly delayed the time for the road construction team to go to the Main Continent.

   Now Li Xiang has a road construction team of 3,000 people to help his subordinates build the factory building of Liandao Lathe Factory. The speed must be fast. "

   Qu Mao nodded, and walked into the workshop of Liandao Lathe Factory. The sound of clanging and knocking could be heard incessantly. It is obvious that the various workshops are still producing lathes at full capacity.

  While walking past a workshop, Qu Mao unexpectedly found a lathe in operation, and immediately cast doubtful eyes on Kong Ming.

Kong Ming waved his goose feather fan and said with a smile: "My lord, in order to improve the efficiency of lathe production at Liandao Lathe Factory, my subordinates have found through research that many wooden structures of the lathe itself can be produced with a lathe, such as the main structure, connecting two parts, etc. Adjustable connecting shaft, crankshaft, etc. for the turning tool.

  So the subordinates specially designed lathes suitable for the lathe factory's own use, and asked the workers to manufacture them in advance.

   Now that the Liandao Lathe Factory has used its own lathes, the production efficiency has become higher. At least the production speed of these parts is amazing.

   It is very worthwhile to sacrifice the production capacity of the Liandao Lathe Factory to produce several lathes for itself.

The subordinates are now even considering whether it is possible to use lathes to solve most of the parts of the lathe, that is, to use lathes to solve more complex specifications and structures, or to split complex structures into simple structures and use lathes Production. "

   Qu Mao immediately became interested and said: "Kong Ming, your idea is very good, and other factories can also use this idea to raise the demand for lathes.

  By the way, can't your R&D department help you solve this problem? "

  Kong Ming waved his goose feather fan, and said awkwardly: "My lord, the R&D department has only been established for less than a month, and the production process has not been smoothed yet.

  In the future, when lathes are used in various factories, it is estimated that these parts will consume a lot of parts, and Liandao Lathe Factory will be able to sell these parts in the future.

   It's just that after the production efficiency is improved, the subordinates consider that the production that can be solved by the lathe is solved by the lathe.

   Therefore, the current production products of Liandao Lathe Factory are mainly divided into two parts. One is the order of Master Xuande. The lathes ordered by each military factory are all standard version lathes. The current production capacity of Liandao Lathe Factory is not bad.

  The other piece is the lathes customized by different factories, which mainly rely on manual drawing and hand-made parts, and the production capacity is relatively low.

At present, the Liandao Lathe Factory has not built a dormitory for employees in the factory area. All workers live in other places in Liandao. Therefore, the entire factory area can accommodate 30,000 employees to produce at the same time. Now most of the wooden parts of the standardized lathe are produced using lathes. All parts of the customized lathe are handmade.

  In terms of production capacity, three days is a production cycle for standardized lathes, and 15 lathes can be produced in one production cycle; the production cycle for customized lathes is one week, and about two customized lathes can be produced in one production cycle. "

   Qu Mao stared wide-eyed and said: "Damn, Kong Ming! With 30,000 workers, you only produce 15 lathes in three days? If you count a week, you only produce 32 lathes..."

  Kong Ming rolled his eyes and said, "My lord, I just said that the current workshop of Liandao Lathe Factory can accommodate 30,000 workers working at the same time, but the total number of workers in Liandao Lathe Factory is less than 1,000 now.

  In this team of 1,000 people, at least 600 people are completely newbies.

Now the research and development team has 200 subordinates. Except for 12 technicians hired from outlying islands, most of them are graduates recruited from Yidao Yizhi School. At least 200 graduates from the island's 36 universities have been recruited to join the lathe research and development team.

  The rest of the 800 workers are basically in the mode of 1 experienced hand and 3 novices, so the current production capacity is already very valuable. "

   Xuande also smiled and said, "Kong Ming, my lord is really looking forward to building a factory yesterday, but today the production capacity has soared to an astronomical figure."

   Qu Mao was a little embarrassed, and said: "With so many people now equipped, is it possible to improve and optimize the lathe?"

Kong Ming waved his goose feather fan and said, "My lord, the current business of the lathe factory is not single. Compared with the first generation of lathes, the adjustable connecting shaft is the biggest improvement. The specifications of some parts have been optimized, and the subordinates are not counted. Significant improvements have been made, but as production relies more and more on lathes, coupled with the increase in the number of orders for customized lathes, the subordinates believe that there will be qualitative improvements soon, please rest assured.

  Now the lathes produced by the lathe factory have higher production efficiency, more stable production process, and more stable product quality.

  In the early days of the lathe, the raw materials were broken at every turn, but now it basically does not happen.

  The R&D team is currently working on a lathe for simultaneously turning three arrow shafts, and has made a breakthrough. "

Xuande smiled and said: "My lord, when Master Kong Ming told his subordinates for the first time that the research and development team of Liandao Lathe Factory was researching a lathe that can simultaneously machine three arrow shafts, although the horoscope has not yet been written, the subordinates ordered it in advance. Ordered 30 units."

   Qu Mao nodded, and said: "Three lathes can be turned at the same time, which is considered a relatively great innovation. If this can be broken through, I am afraid that a lathe that can turn ten lathes at the same time can be developed in the future.

   It’s just that as the number of cars increases, the lathes will definitely become larger. It’s very inconvenient for you to ship. You can’t just hire a special merchant ship from the Nandi Chamber of Commerce to be responsible for the delivery like Xuande. "

  Kong Ming waved his goose feather fan and said with a smile: "My lord, my subordinates basically deliver parts now, and only send the accompanying craftsmen to assemble them when they arrive at the customer's site.

  When the customer had a problem with the lathe, Liandao Lathe Factory also dispatched craftsmen to bring the parts to the customer's site to solve the problem. "

   Qu Mao said with a smile: "This is very good. It not only meets the needs of customers, but also improves the understanding of the application scenarios of lathes by the craftsmen we send out. There will inevitably be a clearer direction for improving lathes in the future.

  In addition to the military factory, is there any other factory customized lathe delivery? "

  Kong Ming said: "My lord, because the navy and army are both fighting, the consumption of strategic materials is astonishing. Therefore, although other factories have orders for a total of 50 customized lathes, the Liandao Lathe Factory has only delivered 10 so far."

   With a long sigh, Qu Mao said: "It is not bad to be able to deliver 10 units, at least give other factories a chance to try new production tools.

   At present, it seems that the production capacity of strategic materials has been met, and the next step is to speed up the delivery of orders from non-military factories.

  Since the factory buildings of Liandao Lathe Factory have been pruned, Kong Ming, you should consider expanding the production capacity of Liandao Lathe Factory as soon as possible.

  I think the lathe is very important for the industrialization process of the entire Yicheng territory. Kong Ming should not be careless. "

  Kong Ming said: "Yes, my lord. The subordinates have specially formulated a worker training plan. As long as the worker training is in place, the production capacity will soon expand."

  (end of this chapter)