"Who discovered this method?" Chen Xu looked at Ma Gan and two craftsmen.

"Marty, it's me!" The craftsman who was presenting just now raised his arms excitedly.

"Okay, it's not bad, you've made great contributions!" Chen Xu happily patted the craftsman's shoulder a few times, "What's your name?"

"Hurry Master, my subordinate is Qu Da'an!"

"Very good. In the future, this new bearing will be called Qu's Bearing. I will ask the Academy of Sciences to report to the Ministry of Industry to name it after you, and I will also reward you with 5,000 yuan!"

"ah!"

"Five thousand coins?"

Ma Gan and two craftsmen in the room exclaimed in an instant.

"I'm not grateful to Mr. Marquis!" Ma Gan reacted and kicked Qu Da'an.

"Let's...thank you, Marquis!" Qu Da'an's face was flushed with excitement, and he kept bowing to Chen Xu.

"Don't thank me, this is the reward you deserve. My husband said that for innovation and invention, I will not hesitate to reward you. This is effective for everyone in the Academy of Sciences, factories and the School of Technology. Ma Rod informed all the craftsmen and apprentices in the factory to help the factory, and all the bearings in the future are made using this new method!"

"Yes, Marquis, I'll do it now!" Ma Gan ran out of the room excitedly.

"Qu Da'an, how did you discover this method?" Chen Xu was very interested in understanding the ins and outs of this incredible innovative invention.

"This... hehe, my subordinates just couldn't find a way to put the steel marble in. When they were angry, they smashed it with the hammer. Unexpectedly, a few marbles were embedded in it by themselves. So I verified it a few more times and found that as long as the hammer's strength was appropriate, the steel marbles would not fly out, and they were all embedded between the rings..." Qu Da'an replied hesitantly with a red face.

"Haha, it's not bad, you are very smart and observe very carefully, otherwise you will miss this method!" Chen Xu happily patted Qu Da'an's shoulder and praised a few times, "In the future, this bearing factory will be under your management. I will promote you to be the supervisor of the bearing factory!"

"Ah?!" Qu Daan opened his mouth wide for a while and then waved his hands excitedly, "Thank you, thank you, Marquis, I will definitely manage the bearing factory!"

"Well, go, go out with me, I want to announce this!"

At this time, hundreds of craftsmen apprentices and helpers from the entire factory had gathered.

Chen Xu talked about Qu Da'an's invention and improvement of bearings, and then announced the appointment of Qu Da'an's supervisor.

Once this reward and appointment came out, there was a violent commotion and noise in the entire factory. Almost everyone looked at Qu Daan with all kinds of envy, jealous and hatred, and Qu Daan's face turned red and nervous.

Unexpectedly, a small act of venting his anger inadvertently would lead to such a huge change in his identity.

In the past, he was a copper smith and made some copper locks for sale. Because of his good skills, he was recruited by the Academy of Sciences. He was useless on weekdays and distributed seven or eight stones of money and grain every month. Although his salary was not high, it was not low. The main reason was that he could use money to support the family without working, but he was a little nervous.

After the bearing factory was completed, Qu Da'an volunteered to join the bearing factory to participate in the production of bearings. As a craftsman who studies precision locks, he naturally disliked the bearings that were shaking and swung. He always wanted to make bearings with tightly seamed steel balls and rings, which is also the primary research goal of the bearing factory.

After half a year of development, the bearing factory has had very strict procedures and relatively precise measurement methods for the manufacturing of steel bullets, casting and polishing of rings, but there is no great progress in the bearing manufacturing process, and the manufactured bearings still have a large gap, which does not meet Chen Xu's requirements.

Of course, Chen Xu had no choice, because he himself didn't know how the bearings in later generations embedded steel bulges.

At present, Qu Da'an's irritability was unhappy and unhappy, and he accidentally solved the eternal problem in Chen Xu's eyes.

Therefore, this reward is natural.

Chen Xu hated and deeply understood the things that lay people in many units in later generations and had a deep understanding of them, so he naturally would not make the same mistakes. The development of technology can only be better developed by technical personnel.

At present, selling bearings is not the main purpose. The main purpose is to continuously improve the bearing manufacturing process and then apply bearings to a wider range of industries. Only in this way can the development of the machinery industry be greatly promoted. Any rotating machinery is indispensable to bearings. Therefore, Chen Xu's current center of gravity is not only to require Gongshusheng to constantly test more varieties of steel alloys, but also to improve and develop bearings. The next center of gravity is gear chains and other transmission systems.

Once the research on steel, bearings, and transmission systems has reached a certain stage and with sufficient technical reserves, we can start to develop steam power.

After making a passionate speech at the bearing factory, Chen Xu was about to leave and go back to continue planting his baby pepper seedlings.

Food is the most important thing for the people. As the leading foodie and foodie in the Qin Dynasty, he is the best at studying food. Developing industry is by the way. It is possible to transform the Qin Dynasty to ensure the stability of the country. Then, follow the Qin Dynasty’s cavalry to eat all the food all over the world, sleep with the emperor’s daughter, chat with the emperor, guide the country, and then watch the Qin Dynasty slowly flourish and prosperous, which is the most comfortable journey of traveling through time.

"Harewell~"

Just as the group of people dispersed and Chen Xu was about to turn around and leave, an apprentice with a messy hair of sixteen or seventeen years old hesitated and called Chen Xu.

"What are you doing..." A fat craftsman next to the apprentice scolded nervously.

The apprentice shrank his neck nervously.

"It's okay, let him talk!" Chen Xu turned around and looked at the apprentice with a happy look.

"Marty, I...I have also improved a bearing..." The apprentice blushed and lowered his head and hesitated.

"Really?" Chen Xu couldn't help but look happy.

"Yes...but this bearing is not the same as the bearings at the moment, but...but I think..."

"Mr. Marquis, don't listen to his nonsense. The one he made is not a bearing at all!" The fat craftsman nervously interrupted the apprentice.

"Is it a bearing? I can tell at a glance that why do you need to say too much? Take me to see it." Chen Xu frowned in dissatisfaction.

What he hates the most is this guy who randomly rejects other people's inventions, especially a master. The innovation and progress of technology are often destroyed in the hands of these stubborn guys.

"Mr. Marquis, please follow me!" The apprentice was so scared that she didn't dare to look at the fat craftsman. She took Chen Xu to a workbench, and then she turned out a bearing two inches wide in a wooden box and handed it to Chen Xu carefully, "Mr. Marquis, this is a bearing I made in my spare time. Look!"

The fat craftsman wanted to speak, but Chen Xu glared back with a fierce look. He immediately shook his eyebrows and didn't dare to speak.

Chen Xu took the bearing and looked at it, and found that it was indeed different from ordinary bearings. The collar was more than twice as wide as it was. Moreover, there were no steel bulges inside, but steel columns one by one. When you gently tweak it, it felt a little slight shaking, but it obviously turned smoothly.

"Hey, it's not bad, this bearing is designed very well!" Chen Xu instantly felt that this kind of bearing with steel columns as rotational support would inevitably have a relatively wide application.

After receiving Chen Xu's approval, the young apprentice immediately looked at Chen Xu with excitement and blushing on his face: "Mr. Marquis, do you mean that this kind of bearing is used together?"

"How to use it together, how to use it not? This kind of bearing should be able to withstand greater pressure than steel ball bearings and is more resistant to wear. At present, it should be a better solution than steel ball bearings, very good, very good!" Chen Xu praised it without hesitation.

At this time, a large group of craftsmen apprentices and helpers surrounded him. Ma Gan and Qu Da'an, who had just been promoted to the head of the bearing factory, squeezed directly to Chen Xu.

Chen Xu handed the steel column bearing in his hand to Qu Da'an and said, "Master Qu, look, is this bearing more wear-resistant than steel ball bearings?"

Qu Da'an turned the bearing and observed it carefully, then looked at the structure inside and nodded repeatedly: "Not bad, replacing the steel ball with round steel columns will not only withstand greater strength, but also more resistant to wear..."

"Let me see!" Ma Gan reached out to take the bearing from Qu Da'an's hand and turned it over and nodded, "Although it is a strange bearing, it still rotates smoothly. It should not be much different from an ordinary bearing!"

"Ma Gan will show us!" Seven or eight hands stretched out from the side, all of whom were craftsmen and managers of the bearing factory.

After watching the scene in a circle, everyone praised this strange bearing and unanimously expressed their approval of this new steel column bearing.

"What do you say? Do you think this is not a bearing?" Chen Xu looked at the fat craftsman with cold eyes.

"Hou...Hou is forgiven, I...I just...I just feel that there is no need for steel balls in the middle that are not in compliance with the regulations..." The fat craftsman stuttered as the sweat on his forehead and did not dare to look up at Chen Xu.

"Hmph!" Chen Xu snorted coldly, his eyes swept across the craftsman apprentice around him, "What is the regulation? Has my husband ever said that bearings can only be made of steel beads? Who stipulates that bearings can only be made of steel beads? We are an experimental factory, with the purpose of innovating and improving all items similar to bearings, and then expanding these things into life. This bearing that replaces steel beads with steel columns is a great innovation and invention. The value of innovation is no less than the bearing embedding method improved by the bend manager, so I will reward you heavily..."

"What's your name?" Chen Xu looked at the young apprentice.

"Return... to the Marquis, I'll call... I'll call... I'll call..."

"Marty, his name is Maodan!" A young man next to him couldn't help but shout.

"Haha~" Many people burst into laughter at the same time.

"Marty, he has no name, we all call him Maodan!" Ma Gan also said with a smile.

"What's your surname?" Chen Xu looked kind and said.

"Marty, I don't have a surname. I've been an orphan since I was a child. I was picked up by my master..." Maodan looked at the fat man who was still sweating in fear.

"Since it's called Maodan, the surname is Mao in the future. The bearing you invented will be called Mao's bearings. I will let the Academy of Sciences register for you!"

The young apprentice started to tremble all over excitedly.

"In addition to naming, I will still reward you with five thousand dollars as a commendation of innovation!"

"Ah?!" The apprentice was stunned for a moment. The fat man came to his senses and hurriedly pressed the apprentice to kneel down on the ground and said, "Is it okay to thank Master Hou!"

"Thank you, Marquis... Thank you, Marquis... Thank you, Marquis!" The apprentice kowtowed to Chen Xu on the ground, and was still dizzy when he was helped up by Chen Xu. He didn't know the southeast, west and north.

"From today, I will promote you to be the production manager of Mao's Bearings, and be responsible for the manufacture of this steel column bearing. At the same time, we will continue to improve it, striving to make more practical models. Tell me, how did you come up with this kind of bearing? How long has it been made?"

The apprentice reached out to dig up his messy hair like a chicken coop, and a wave of dandruff fluttered down like snowflakes, making Chen Xu's face thrust.

"Mr. Marquis, I... I just saw that I was transporting large stone strips on the construction site and had to plaster rolling wood on the ground. So I suddenly had a whim to change the steel balls into cylinders. I used my leisure to try again and again, and finally made one. I found that it was also very smooth, and it was time... it was more than a month!"

"It's been more than a month. I've been to the factory several times. Why didn't you take it out?" Chen Xu asked in confusion.

"Marty, is it... I didn't let him take it out. I was confused and thought that only steel beads were made of bearings..." The fat man answered for his apprentice, and the sweat beads on his forehead fell down.

"Damn it!" Chen Xu couldn't help but scold.

"Yes, my subordinates are confused and almost missed the marquis's big affairs. I would like to ask the marquis to punish him!" The fat craftsman's nervous face turned pale.

"Of course I have to punish you. Can you accept your salary for one month?"

"Accept it!" The fat man nodded repeatedly.

"Your salary is deducted to make you remember that any innovation and improvement cannot be concealed or suppressed. If I find that there are still people who deliberately conceal and suppress innovative inventions in the future, not only will the salary be deducted, but it will be severely expelled from the Academy of Sciences. However, Maodan is an orphan you picked up and raised. If you don't have you, there would be no inventions and innovations today. This is also the contribution of you to recommend talents. Therefore, I will also reward you with one thousand yuan. In the future, work well in the factory and guide your apprentices well and do not slacken! "

"Yes, thank you for your forgiveness!" The fat craftsman bowed excitedly.
Chapter completed!