Release that Witch Chapter 47: Market and circulation
Border Town has been calm this week.
According to Iron Axe and Brian, the strength and quantity of Evil Beast's will gradually increase as Months of Demons continues. Taking advantage of the current low defensive pressure, Roland once again sent a dhow full of ore to Willow Town.
Northern Slope Mine With the introduction of the first steam machine, the number of workers has dropped by half, while the output has been steadily increasing, and has now returned to the level before the collapse. Under the help of machines, manpower has been greatly saved.
At the same time, Roland has carried out a preliminary reform of the mining site production system, from the original fixed salary to a variable salary based on volume. He asked Barov to calculate the average daily output of the previous years and set it as a standard. Every time a certain share of production is increased, he will get an additional reward. He found that the gem mine pulse has a special reward. This measure effectively promoted the enthusiasm of workers for production, and the whole mining site was in full swing.
With a mine in my hand, Roland naturally wants to do something.
In addition to the steam number two in the production plan, he also plans to make a batch of handmade machine tool.
machine tool has a long history. In simple terms, it is essentially a tool table for processing utensils. So the anvil can be regarded as the original machine tool -- fixed by hand and built by hand.
It is okay to make it by hand, but it is too inconvenient to fix it by hand. So people add buckles or grooves on the table to fix the parts being processed. For example, the barrels of early flare guns and flintlocks were knocked out manually on grooved anvils.
Later, machine tool could not meet the needs of machining by just hitting planing and milling by humans. According to different uses, different fixing methods and processing tools were used, and manual and mechanical linkages were used, which effectively improved pure manual Disadvantages of different strength every time.
Roland considers manual milling machines.
Although the milling machine has a variety of functions, his main purpose is to process the involute gear, so its structure can be simplified accordingly. It only needs a pair of clamping grooves to fix the toothed disc, and a rotatable steel grinding disc. Just fine. The special shaped grinding disc specially used for cutting gear can be easily manufactured with the help of Anna. The top of the -- grinding tool is polished into a ladder shape and then heated to a red incandescent state. An iron bar is used to draw a mark on it and then immersed in water for quenching treatment. Customized grinding discs with higher stiffness are available.
After the key issues were resolved, Roland immediately recruited Carter and asked him to hire two carpenters to build the milling machine base for himself. Anna continued to manufacture other metal parts in the castle backyard.
I have to say that with Anna, metal processing becomes as easy as pinching mud, especially after she has mastered the release of flames. Now the initial processing of small pieces, she is using both hands to pinch the approximate shape. Roland couldn't help sighing when the other party melted the iron ingot into a thick molten iron and kneaded it.
Without witch, he may have delayed these plans by more than a decade.
Two days later, the first simple milling machine appeared in the backyard.
During this time, Roland was not idle. Drawing gear can be regarded as his old profession. He designed a set of gear groups for speed regulation and stable steam engine output. The corresponding sprocket has been ejected from the mold, and the milling process can be carried out only after the milling machine is assembled.
gear is not a new thing. Most of the mines in this world rely on livestock to pull wooden gear and winch mechanism to drain water. This time Chief Knight is finally satisfied that -- has run so many times for His Highness the Prince. Anyway, I can understand each other What are you going to do?
Roland also asked him to bring three blacksmiths and their apprentices together to learn how to use a milling machine in the yard. He impossible operates these machine tool personally every day, so he must train a group of professional workers.
After everyone respectfully saluted, Roland began to demonstrate how to use a milling machine to process gear.
He doesn't mind being a senior fitter in front of everyone. In fact, there are all types of princes in this era, and their hobbies are also diverse. In addition, before they had a reputation for not acting, they had no pressure to operate machine tool.
Chief Knight is responsible for helping him to dump the warm lard --. In the era when there is no oil lubrication, the use of lard instead is wasteful, but it is better than nothing. These lard dripped over the grinding disc and fell into a porcelain pot below, which can be used repeatedly.
Roland First cut the teeth on the toothed disc according to the designed angle, then stand the toothed disc upright and fix it on the workbench. Then pull the grinding disc over the toothed disc, align the score line, and press the pedal. The pedal drives the wooden wheel, and the power is transmitted to the grinding disc shaft through the belt.
He then stabilized the handle of the grinding disc with his hand and pulled it down gently, and the rotating grinding disc was slowly cut into the gear at a 90-degree angle.
Since the material of the tooth disc is pig iron, and the grinding disc is steel after quenching, it is not very laborious to cut the tooth marks. The scent of lard permeated the scene, so that blacksmiths and apprentices who had not tasted meat for a long time were swallowed by simultaneously .
After the presentation, it ’s time to sign a contract. Border Town's business is still in its infancy, and it is impossible for the industry to talk about it. Whether it is steam engine or machine tool, it will not be immediately rushed to buy by various stores as soon as it is manufactured. In this era, most people will not realize the immense significance of these things and the potential business value. So Roland can only actively promote the use of machinery.
He stipulated in the contract that the smithy using a milling machine needs to process at least one set of gear per week, the required materials are provided by the castle, and the processing fee is 10 silver dragons. At the same time, two Yinlong machinery use fees must be paid each week. Because this group of machine tool is not given to the blacksmith shop for free use, but more similar to lease.
After entering Months of Demons, the smithy's business has also dropped a lot. At this time, there can be a chance to make money. It is still the order that His Highness the Prince will personally explain. Everyone naturally has no objection. At the same time, Roland told them that this is only the first milling machine, and several will be produced one after another. Those who are interested can apply to City Hall.
"His Royal Highness, why not write the processing fee for the 8 silver dragons directly on the contract?" After the blacksmiths left, Carter asked puzzledly.
"Although the two numbers are the same, the meaning is not the same," Roland explained, "This is probably the first commercial lease contract of Border Town. I need to establish an industry norm."
Chief Knight wiped his forehead. Four His Highness the Prince seemed to start talking nonsense again, but he already had experience with this. As long as he pretended to listen carefully, His Royal Highness would continue to explain.
"With a good beginning, a virtuous circle can be formed. Currently only I need to buy gear, so I provide machine tool, and they pay manpower, and the remuneration they receive is also an employment remuneration. When other people have such needs in the future, They will realize that if they buy machine tool to produce by themselves, they will earn much more than the employment remuneration, "Roland paused," so that when facing new things, they can first avoid the risk by replacing production. , I can also get a return by renting, and the subsequent development of new things is determined by market demand. This is a virtuous circle. "