Chapter 442

"One foot equals ten feet, and one foot equals ten inches. Since the size is a fixed number, take the length of three feet as the sum, and set it as one meter, one meter equals ten meters, one decimeter equals ten centimeters, one centimeter equals ten millimeters, one millimeter equals ten silk meters, and one silk meter equals one hundred microns. Although silk meters and microns look very small now and may not be used in many places, let's fix them first, When it can be used in the future, there will be evidence to follow... "

On the morning of November 16, in a yard of Huanglong County manufacturing Bureau, a newly manufactured plaque was hung. On the plaque were three golden characters - "weighing instrument hall". In a room of weighing instrument hall, Yan Liqiang Zheng, Qian Su and a group of craftsmen from the manufacturing Bureau carefully put several standard weighing instruments newly created by the manufacturing Bureau into the showcase of the manufacturing hall, As the weighing instrument standard of the manufacturing Bureau in the future.

The new weighing apparatus is made of the most expensive meteorite iron alloy that can be found by the manufacturing Bureau. It is strong, wear-resistant and difficult to be hurt by the sword. As long as those things are not thrown back into the steelmaking furnace, they will not be damaged.

Looking at those rulers with different lengths, metal squares and metal measuring cylinders full of metal texture and heavy weight in his hand, Yan Liqiang's heart is full of a strange feeling. To some extent, he is now creating the history of the world.

On the issue of weights and measures, he talked with Zhang yourong when he was in the imperial capital. Zhang yourong's view is consistent with that of Yan Liqiang. That is, the current standards of weights and measures in the world have great defects, which is extremely detrimental to the development of the way of organs and objects. The simplest thing is to take length as an example. Generally, there are only five weights and measures in the world, Li, Zhang, Chi, inch, minute, a Li equals 150 Zhang, 10 feet, 10 inches, 10 minutes. The smallest unit of length is minute, and a minute is 3.333mm. The size of things made by craftsmen can be defined by minute. However, the minimum error of about 3mm is OK with meat eyes, making many articles in life, It's OK to build furniture, swords and armor and build houses. This error is nothing. Once it comes to the manufacture of more sophisticated appliances, the embarrassment and helplessness of dividing into the smallest length scales are reflected. The so-called accuracy is also lack of more objective standards.

In view of this, Yan Liqiang introduced the familiar set of length units in the manufacturing Bureau these two days, taking the standard three feet as the base number of one meter, and then extended downward. When extending to the concept of millimeter, Yan Liqiang really invented a new length unit - silk meter, which is the transition between millimeter and micron, making it easier for craftsmen to accept.

With this basic length unit, the units of area and volume are determined in sequence. The area with a length and width of one centimeter is one square centimeter, and the volume with a length, width and height of one centimeter is one cubic centimeter. At the same time, one cubic centimeter is equal to one milliliter of capacity, and one cubic meter is 1000 liters

With this volume and volume, the traditional four units of measurement used by the craftsmen of the former manufacturing Bureau - Shudou Shenghe is dwarfed by the new set of units of measurement.

With the measurement of volume and volume, Yan Liqiang redefined the unit of measurement of weight by taking a liter of water as the weight of 1kg at room temperature. 1kg is equal to 1000g and 1g is equal to 1000mg.

Yan Liqiang was in the weighing instrument hall, holding the carefully manufactured weighing instruments one by one, telling the craftsmen of the manufacturing bureau about the relationship and relationship between various weights and measures.

Putting down the one liter standard metal gauge in his hand, Yan Liqiang picked up a disc, pointed to the scale and text on the disc and said to everyone, "in addition to the weighing instruments in front, there is also a time measurement standard to be put forward, I know that everyone is used to using ZiChou Yinmao's time to determine the twelve hours of the day, and each hour is divided into eight quarters. But even if you can divide a quarter into two and a half quarters, this division is too crude. You know, for an expert, even if it is only half a quarter, it can determine the life and death of a duel, Or kill hundreds of people. This short half an hour can breed countless life and death victories and defeats. As craftsmen, how can we be so crude? If we want to keep improving, we must refine the time. As craftsmen, we must have a belief that everything can be measured between heaven and earth... "

"Cough, in fact, in addition to time and a quarter and a half, we have other statements about time on weekdays. The shortest is actually a breath, a moment, a cup of tea and a incense. These are all statements to measure the length of time..." an old craftsman coughed and added among the crowd.

"Well, you just said that a breath, a moment, a cup of tea and a incense stick are all units of time. Then I ask you, how much time is a breath, how much is a breath, and how much is a quarter of an hour?" Yan Liqiang asked with a smile.

"I haven't counted this, but about... About two or three hundred times?"

"Well, when you breathe two hundred times in a quarter of an hour, you say a quarter of an hour is equal to two hundred breath, but do you think others will agree with what you say? You say that the time of ten breath is the same for different people? "

"This..." the old craftsman was speechless.

"Of course, the answer is different, because for different people, the time of breathing is also different. Children and weak people have a short time of breathing, they have a short breath, and strong people have a long time of breathing. Especially for many practitioners, their time of breathing is equivalent to more than ten times of ordinary people. Not to mention too far, it is in this room, My breath is also different from everyone's breath. Basically, many of you breathe more than six times, and I only breathe once. Therefore, the ten breath you say is different from the ten breath I say. You say a quarter of an hour is equal to two hundred, but for me, a quarter of an hour is only dozens of breath. Similarly, for a cup of tea, some people drink for a long time, while others drink for a short time, The time of a cup of tea is different for different people, as is the time of a stick of incense, and the time required to burn different incense is also different. Therefore, there must be a more objective and accurate standard in the measurement of time... "

"In the future, in the manufacturing Bureau, one day is still ZiChou Yinmao hour. Twelve hours of Youxu Hai have not been declared at noon, but each hour is divided into two hours. For example, Zishi can be divided into upper Zishi and lower Zishi. At the same time, one hour is equal to 60 minutes, which is equal to four quarters. Each moment is equal to 15 minutes, and each minute is equal to 60 seconds, How long is one second? That's about the length of time when we finish one, two, three, four with a little faster speed. You can try it with me. One, two, three, four is about one second. If it's more accurate, this second is the time it takes for a bird's egg to fall from a five meter high branch, At present, we do not have a tool that can accurately measure one second, but not now does not mean not in the future. If anyone can create a timing tool in seconds, I will reward him 10000 liang of silver............ "

Ten thousand taels of silver? Yan Liqiang's words caused a commotion among a group of craftsmen, and many craftsmen's eyes lit up at once

"In the future, in the manufacturing camp, we should form rules. When we use the measurement, we should take the units of these weighing instruments displayed in the weighing instrument hall as the standard. We should be able to accurately say how long, how heavy and how big the things to be built are with these new weights and measures, and the time required for each process should be accurate to minutes at least, For example, when making paint, the time interval between the second coat of paint and the first coat of paint should be accurate to minutes. It is best to determine how many minutes are the best, rather than relying solely on experience. The size of many exquisite tools and appliances should be accurate to millimeters, or even silk meters. The weight of metal processing appliances and tools should be accurate to grams, and the specific accuracy error, You'll discuss it and decide! "

"Some people may not know why I want to emphasize this in the manufacturing Bureau, so I'll tell you that in just a few days, our manufacturing Bureau has received more than 30 orders for four-wheel carriages, and 178000 liang of silver has been recorded. We all receive money first and then deliver it. Half of the recorded silver is yours, which is only an order from Pingxi county, There will be more orders in the future. The carriages we make will certainly make people jealous, and there will be imitations in the future. If you want to live a good life and get a large amount of dividends every year, you must have excellent skills. What others don't have, we must have, others have, and we must be better than them. If you want to do this, Then we must have the spirit of excellence. What is excellence, we must measure these things... "Yan Liqiang turned and pointed to the tools and standard weighing instruments displayed in the room.

"Don't worry, warden. We know what to do!" One by one, the craftsmen expressed their position.

Seeing the craftsmen nodding their heads and patting their chests, Yan Liqiang finally relieved himself. He turned to look at Qian Su, "Uncle Qian, I think the manufacturing bureau can first take 50000 liang of the silver we have recorded these days and give it to you as a reward for your hard work a few days ago, so as to cheer you up and let you feel what it is like to pay dividends according to shares, In the future, the manufacturing Bureau will earn more and everyone will share more. The rules I set in the manufacturing bureau are one and the same. Real gold and silver, rewards and punishments must be believed... "

"Well, we can divide it today to make everyone happy!" Qian Su, who understood Yan Liqiang's intention, nodded and said.

In the afternoon, when the silver distribution meeting began, all the people in the manufacturing Bureau, from craftsmen and craftsmen to sergeants and labourers, were boiling, because according to the shares, everyone in the whole manufacturing Bureau, even the lowest labourers, had a share. This share could be divided into 14206 silver, and those craftsmen and managers with 30 shares, Each person received almost more than 400 liang of silver at once. The most common craftsmen and sergeants with three shares also received more than 40 Liang. Many people were so excited that they shed tears with the silver they received in their hands.

Since Yan Liqiang came to the manufacturing Bureau, in a short period of time, the manufacturing Bureau has turned the world upside down. A minute of 50000 liang of real gold and silver is more effective than anything. The morale of the whole manufacturing bureau is boiling like a volcano. Yan Liqiang's lofty position in the eyes of all the members of the manufacturing Bureau has been established

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