Li Hui made a meal and followed others to sit down at the table. He said to Zheng Gangzhong, "I didn't expect that the people who work here eat so well."

Zheng Gangzhong pointed to the other side and said: "How is it possible? We are guests today, and the food is particularly good. I saw what the workers over there eat, and there is only tofu and fish, no meat. If you eat like this every day, you can still make money.

what money!"

"That's it!" Li Hui nodded with sudden realization. "Many of us officials can't afford to eat meat every day, let alone these workers."

Fish is not easy to transport, and the price varies greatly depending on the place. For example, along the Yangtze River, especially in the Ezhou area, the price of fish is extremely low, as if it is free. In inland areas where water is scarce, the price is even higher. Here is the Luoshui River

, the surrounding population is small, and the price of fish is very cheap.

There are three kinds of rice, white rice, yellow rice and steamed buns. Li Hui is from the north. He took three big steamed buns and ate them with vegetables. There were too many people in his family, and he was living a tight life with his own official salary.

.There is meat and fish today, so of course we have to eat more.

After finishing the meal, Lin Zeng and He Wei led everyone to put the tableware in the designated place and walked out of the cafeteria.

Lin Zeng said: "After eating, rest for half an hour. The space in the workshop is limited. You can go to the class just now, or just sit outside. I will come to you in half an hour and we will visit the workshop together."

After saying that, he went straight away.

Everyone didn't know what to do and looked at He Zhen.

He Yan said: "If you want to go to the room, just follow me to the classroom. If you don't want to go, just rest under the shade of the trees. This is a factory, don't wander around!"

Everyone said yes.

He Zhen took some people to the classroom, while the rest sat under the willow shade and chatted.

Gongcheng Bowen said to Mu Ying: "Brother Mu, what are we doing here? What the Pang official said today was so confusing that I couldn't understand a word of it. I saw that you wrote down a lot in your notebook. Listen.

understand?"

Mu Ying said: "What do I understand? I just remember what the Pang officials write on the blackboard. I have been reading books about sages since I was a child, so how do I know what a bearing is! And I have built such a big factory.

I don’t know what kind of use it is.”

Everyone nodded in agreement, and everyone complained. It was more than 200 miles from Luoyang to here, and this is what you did?

Zheng Gangzhong said: "I think that under Xuanfu's rule, there will be many such factories in the future. Let's take a look at what the factories look like. What kind of work they do and what kind of life they live. No matter what

I can’t understand it either, we have already met before after all.”

Mu Ying nodded: "I guess that's the case. If not, what are we going to do?"

After finishing speaking, he flipped through his notebook and said: "The next thing I'm going to look at is how the bearing is made. Just now Pang Guan said that the bearing made here has a total of four parts. They are the inner ring, the outer ring, the roller and

Cage. This thing looks simple, but it is very difficult to make. Cars produced here generally have two bearings installed on the axle, so they run very briskly."

Gongcheng Bowen shook his head: "I don't understand! I don't understand a word of what that Pangguan man said!"

The others nodded together and said they didn't understand.

Zheng Gangzhong sighed. He didn't understand it either. He had never been exposed to these, so he didn't know what he was talking about.

About half an hour later, Lin Zeng came over and asked the team leaders to form their teams and prepare to enter the workshop.

The team was organized. Lin Zeng said to everyone: "Every worker in the workshop has his own things to do and cannot be distracted. After everyone enters the workshop, remember not to talk and just watch silently. Even if there is something you don't understand,

, I have to ask again after leaving the workshop."

After explaining some precautions, he led the people to the first workshop.

Lin Zeng did not take people to see the parts in the order of production, but based on the location of the workshop, from near to far.

The first workshop is for the production of rollers. The rough-processed rollers are sent to this workshop, where workers manually polish, measure, and then package them. Each production line is not long and is arranged neatly.

Everyone is divided into several groups, each group visits a production line, and the group leader maintains order.

Zheng Gangzhong walked to a production line. Next to the production line, he saw several wooden boxes containing many round iron blocks. A worker lifted a box and poured the iron blocks inside on the workbench in front of him. This

Part of the workbench is a slope, and the rollers roll up into the groove below. The front of the groove is wider and becomes narrower toward the back. Workers often use their hands to arrange the upper rollers so that they can line up in a neat line.

In front of him, there were several workers riding on a frame, constantly stepping on the pedals, like a waterwheel draining water. In the trough where the roller is located, iron filings were constantly leaking out from below.

The roller keeps moving forward.

Zheng Gangzhong opened his eyes wide and looked at the machine, but he couldn't see how it worked.

Walking to the back, the rollers in the groove have become very bright, and there is no trace of rust except at the two ends.

The two workers at the back picked up the rollers that came out of the trough and stuffed them into a cylinder in front of them. Some were put in the back and some in the box on the side. Zheng Gangzhong watched for a long time and didn't know who this person was.

How is it divided?

The separated rollers were installed by workers in front, and then placed on a machine to smooth both ends. After being smoothed, they were put into a small wooden box.

After watching inside for a long time, Lin Zeng led everyone out. He stood outside the workshop and said to everyone: "If you have anything unclear, you can ask me."

Zheng Gangzhong couldn't help but asked Lin Zeng: "This workshop makes rollers, but I don't know why the back becomes smooth?"

Lin Zeng said: "Have you seen the people pedaling? Their force drives the rollers and grinds them smooth in the grooves."

Zheng Gangzhong thought for a while, but still couldn't figure out how to polish it smooth. But he couldn't ask again, so he could only frown and think about it.

Li Huidao: "I saw two people stuffing the rollers that came out into the cylinder. Some put them at the back, and some put them to the side. What are they doing?"

Lin Zeng said: "They are inspecting. One of the inspection tools used is passed and the other is failed. Passed means small, but naturally it is large. Whether it is small or large, it must be rebuilt and selected to pass.

can be used.”

Li Hui nodded. He didn't know why one of the two tubes that looked the same could pass and the other could not. I didn't ask, I was thinking about it.

Someone started, and others followed. These people asked all kinds of questions, and Lin Zeng answered them one by one. However, most of the answers were answered as if they had not heard. At most, they knew what the workers were doing, but thought

Don't understand why they do this.

Before the large-scale application of steam engines, and some even before the large-scale application of motors, machine manufacturing relied heavily on manpower. This method was relatively inefficient and the production speed was slow, but most products could be made.

Bearings are basic parts of machines, and most machines are inseparable from them. With bearings, precision machines are possible. Without bearings, or just simple bearings, the machine industry is unimaginable.

Wang Xiaolie built the bearing farm to lay the foundation for the entire industry. Once this foundation is solid, many machine industries can start.
Chapter completed!