The Lone Star of the Tang Dynasty

"Indeed, industry, especially large-scale industrial production!" Li Changge's words were like a loud voice.

"Your Majesty should make up his mind and set about building a complete paper production line. Once we have mastered the paper industry, if we try to sell paper at a high price, we will sell it at a fair price and cut off their market sales directly—don't they need capital to do business, don't they need to pay craftsmen's wages to maintain production?"

"At that time, I will see how he can maintain his monopoly of huge profits! Not only will he not make a penny, but he will have to cut prices sharply or even sell at a loss because of the backlog of inventory and the rupture of the capital chain, so that the Qinghe Cui clan will suffer an unprecedented heavy blow, and it is inevitable that his vitality will be seriously damaged. "

Li Er and the others looked at each other, and their shock was beyond words.

If this mysterious "production line" and "big industry" can really be realized, it will not only be as simple as solving the current dilemma, but also shaking the foundation on which the major families have relied for thousands of years to survive.

However, the concepts of "production line" and "big industry" are undoubtedly new things that have never been heard of for everyone here.

Wei Zheng and other think tanks secretly figured out in their hearts, such advanced knowledge may only be touched by those top Confucian giants, and now it seems that His Royal Highness Li Changge has obviously stood at that height.

Wei Zheng asked tentatively: "Childe, how is this so-called big industry constructed?"

Li Changge smiled slightly, shook his head and said: "No, the core of big industry is not to build factories or mechanical devices, those are just external forms, and the real key lies in the concept of 'production line'. Let me give you an analogy, Lao Li, you used to cultivate the fields yourself, right?"

Li Er was slightly surprised, but quickly nodded in acknowledgement. At the beginning of the army, he also did it himself, and he knew the hardships of farming.

"So, please imagine how many acres of land can a person who has never set foot in farmland cultivate in a year?" Li Changge then asked.

Li Er thought for a moment and replied: "It's probably only one or two acres, and it may not be reached." "

"But what if it's an experienced old farmer?" asked Li Changge.

Li Er thought for a while and said, "It's about five or six acres, and I'm afraid that no matter how much it is, it will be too much for physical strength to bear." "

"Now suppose there are a hundred skilled old farmers, how many acres of land can they cultivate in a year?" Li Changge once again threw out the question.

Li Er responded: "Of course, that's five or six hundred acres." "

"What if it's a hundred inexperienced novices?" Li Changge changed his words.

Li Er was a little confused: "Maybe you can only cultivate one or two hundred acres, or even less, after all, farming requires various complex processes such as watering, fertilizing, and sowing." "

At this time, Li Changge interrupted him: "One hundred raw hands, through reasonable division of labor and scientific management, can cultivate two or three thousand acres of land. "

As soon as these words came out, Li Er was dumbfounded, and Wei Zheng and the others were even more shocked as if they were petrified. According to common sense, 100 skilled hands can only cultivate 5 or 600 acres of land, and how can 100 novices double to 2 or 3,000 acres?

Du Ruhui couldn't help but show a worried look, wondering if Li Changge was joking.

He thought to himself: Childe has always been extremely intelligent, how could he make such an outrageous mathematical mistake at this time?

At this moment of confusion and shock, Li Changge smiled again.

explained: "Lao Li, this is the big industrial concept I want to tell you. It is not a simple superposition of quantity, but through fine division of labor, assembly line operation and efficient collaboration, the geometric progression of individual efficiency is improved. Just like those 100 novice farmers, under the guidance of the right method, through reasonable organization and tool improvement, the work efficiency can be greatly improved, so as to achieve a subversive transcendence of traditional manual labor. "

"The core of big industry is the key to a 'big' word. Li Changge's tone was calm and forceful, "Assuming that there are five hundred farmers working independently, it is true that the land cultivated in a year may only be one or two hundred acres, or even less, after all, there are very few people who can quickly master all the farming skills." "

"But what if we thought differently and let each cultivator focus on mastering only one farming skill, for example, some are responsible for watering, some are specialized in fertilizing, and some are dedicated to sowing?" he said, throwing out a subversive idea.

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hall was in an uproar, and Wei Zheng took the lead in questioning: "Does Gongzi mean that all 100 people only learn how to water? Isn't this extremely ridiculous? If we just water blindly, won't the fields become waterlogged? If everyone only learns to sow seeds, they can't go against the agricultural season and keep sowing seeds, right? If we all learn to fertilize, how can we coordinate the needs of the entire planting cycle?"

Li Changge waved his hand and motioned for everyone to calm down: "You have misunderstood what I mean. I don't mean that all the manpower is concentrated in a single job, but that these 100 people are professionally divided into multiple groups. For example, 20 people are focused on researching and implementing the best way to water, while the other 20 are dedicated to fertilizing techniques ......".

"It's true that it's not realistic for a single person to fully master all the farming techniques in just one year. But if you break down these complex skills and refine them and each person learns and masters one of them, I believe that most people will be able to reach the point of proficiency in a relatively short period of time. "

Hearing this, Wei Zheng and the others nodded frequently, their eyes flashing with understanding and excitement, as if they had finally captured the key to what Li Changge said.

"Childe means ......".

"What I mean by this is that when everyone concentrates on a single part of the work that they are good at, not only can they ensure that everyone can reach or even surpass the proficiency of ordinary old farmers, but also because of the increased concentration, farmers who are engaged in a single labor do not need to take into account the overall situation in the operation process, but can easily complete the task, and the efficiency will naturally be greatly improved, so that under the same conditions, the area they can cultivate will increase exponentially. "

As soon as these words came out, the audience was shocked and speechless, and everyone was dumbfounded.

Everyone knows that there is a specialization in the art industry, but Li Changge has extended it to such a profound and practical height, and he can't help but be embarrassed by Fang Xuanling and other courtiers, as if his years of hard work seem much shallow in front of Li Changge.

They secretly sighed in their hearts: Childe is not only brilliant in intelligence, but also insightful, and has a profound insight into the integration of traditional agricultural production and industrial production concepts that far exceeds ordinary people