Traveling to Ancient Times: My Space Contains Weapons

Chapter 194 The young master of the Ministry of Works is named Zheng Jing

"Young Master Chu, Daoist Master, this place is simple and unrefined, please bear with us."

In this freezing weather, it doesn't really matter to Chu Chen where he lives.

Upon seeing the chariot enter, many officials from the Ministry of Works gathered around it.

After all, this was the legendary artifact that had utterly routed the rebel army.

Immediately afterwards, Zheng Wenkai led the two on a tour of the entire Ministry of Works.

Neither Chu Chen nor Chen Qingxuan showed much interest in this.

But Zheng Wenkai's invitation was so warm, we couldn't refuse him.

"Alright, Lord Zheng, you'd better get the manpower organized quickly, we still need to go back to Qingyun City for the New Year."

Chu Chen didn't want to stay in the capital for long; the longer he stayed, the more trouble he would encounter.

"Alright, gentlemen, please rest for now. I'll go right away."

After saying that, Zheng Wenkai walked outside and arranged for two maids to serve the two of them.

"You idiot, I saw you took out a lot of these things. Just give them to them. Why go through all this trouble?"

"You drunkard, you don't understand. It's better to teach a man to fish than to give him a fish."

"What fish or whatever, I want to sleep."

When Chen Qingxuan said he wanted to rest, the maidservant next to him quickly took him away.

At this moment, only Chu Chen remained.

Bored, he turned around and went back to his car, where he bought a set of Allen wrenches and various screwdrivers and wrenches.

There's no way around it. Considering the level of the Great Xia Dynasty, they probably can't even dismantle that crossbow.

Before long, Zheng Wenkai led a person to Chu Chen's side.

"Lord Zheng, is it just one person?"

"No, Young Master Chu, you misunderstand. The others are all waiting in the back. This is my unfilial son, Zheng Jing!"

"Because he has been fond of the study of things since childhood, he was summoned to pay his respects to Young Master Chu."

"Zheng Wenkai, you've chosen a rather hasty name," Chu Chen said, looking up at Zheng Jing.

This man was handsome with clear features, unlike other spoiled young masters; his eyes were clear and bright.

"Zheng Jing greets Uncle!"

Damn, calling him "uncle" right off the bat is inappropriate. Zheng Jing looks about the same age as me.

But there was nothing he could do; Lan Pengyun and Murong Ximen were about the same age as him.

It seems that my nephew has learned a lot from this time travel.

But since they've already called me "uncle," I should at least give them a small gift.

"Get up. Do you like this method of investigating things?"

"Uncle, Zheng Jing has been fond of this since childhood, which is why he did not study well and has no official rank."

Not doing well in school? There's no such thing as physics in this great Xia.

This "bad study" probably just means being bad at nitpicking and wordplay, but in the eyes of a modern person, that's not bad study, but rather that the world is too ignorant.

However, this kid has a good father; otherwise, without official rank, how could he have gotten a job at the Ministry of Works?

"In that case, your uncle will give you a set of tools today."

After saying that, he handed him a set of various screwdrivers.

Zheng Jing respectfully accepted it and began to play with it in his hands.

"Young Master Chu, this tool?"

Zheng Wenkai looked at the tools in his son's hands with great curiosity.

But what Chu Chen sent out must not be ordinary.

But looking at those strangely shaped long and short things, he couldn't help but look at Chu Chen with a puzzled expression.

"Hehe, Lord Zheng, bring me that crossbow."

A moment later, Chu Chen handed the crossbow to Zheng Jing: "Can you see anything?"

Zheng Jing examined the crossbow for a while, then looked at the tools in his hand.

"Uncle, could this be a tool specifically designed for crossbows?"

"That's right, this crossbow can indeed be disassembled harmlessly with this tool, but this tool is not just for disassembling the crossbow."

Immediately afterwards, Chu Chen took the crossbow and used an Allen wrench to remove a screw from it.

"Would you like to observe more closely?"

Zheng Jing picked up the screw and looked at the screw hole on the crossbow.

After a long while, an excited light appeared on his face.

“Uncle, I understand. When this object is rotated inside, it can firmly fix the two iron objects together.”

After saying that, he knelt down before Chu Chen: "Thank you for your guidance, Uncle. Please accept Zheng Jing as your disciple."

What the heck? Why would you take him as your apprentice? This kid's eagerness to learn is just too strong.

Actually, the group of people Zheng Wenkai sent to install solar panels and electrical appliances had all seen screws before.

It's just that nobody cares.

As the Minister of Works, Zheng Wenkai was in charge of directing the work at the time, so naturally he was unaware of the secrets of the screw.

"Haha, you have a thirst for knowledge, but I never take on apprentices, nor am I qualified to do so. How about this, you'll stay with me while I'm here at the Ministry of Works."

Chu Chen helped him up as he spoke.

Zheng Wenkai and Zheng Jing were both very happy about this. In Zheng Wenkai's mind, Chu Chen was a god-like figure.

He wanted to be a disciple of a deity, but his foolish son was not qualified.

But being able to follow him around, you learn an extraordinary amount of things.

"Zheng Jing thanks his uncle."

"Alright, find me a place to disassemble this crossbow."

After Chu Chen finished speaking, he gestured for the two to lead the way.

"But to keep this divine crossbow a secret, only the three of us need to be present during the time I'm disassembling it."

Hearing Chu Chen's instructions, Zheng Wenkai also frowned.

Even if the three of them are present and they learn the technique, they will be exhausted if His Majesty wants to produce in large quantities in the future.

"Young Master Chu, all the people in my Ministry of Works are kept secret. However, if you only let us know, what if you need a large quantity later?"

"Don't worry, I have a way to solve this."

Chu Chen glanced at Zheng Wenkai and knew what he was thinking.

This immediately reminded Chu Chen of modern factories.

So he explained this operating procedure to Zheng Wenkai.

Disassemble this thing, distribute the parts, and assign one part to each location.

Then just select a group of people and assemble them using an assembly line method, wouldn't that solve the problem?

As a result, the parts manufacturers don't know what they're doing.

The assemblers are all on the assembly line, each person handling one step of the process. To maintain secrecy, they are separated from each other.

This greatly reduces the occurrence of leaks.

After hearing Chu Chen's explanation, Zheng Wenkai and Zheng Jing immediately understood.

"Haha, Young Master Chu is truly a genius! This assembly line not only greatly increases speed but also significantly reduces the occurrence of leaks. Brilliant!"

Chu Chen remained unfazed by Zheng Wenkai's flattery.

The only thing that worries him now is the material used for this crossbow. Given the iron smelting technology of the Great Xia Dynasty, he estimates that the finished product will not meet the requirements.

But I don't know how to smelt iron myself, so it seems I'll have to find some time to go into the space again tonight.

Go and see if you have any books on iron smelting.

If you have the knowledge, you might as well teach it to Zheng Jing. That kid has clear eyes and a strong thirst for knowledge; he shouldn't be the kind of person who does evil.

I'll feel much more at ease if I teach him this iron smelting technology later.