Ming Zuo

Chapter 518 Idea Advantage
Zhai Fengchong is the boss of Donglin.

Both Zhao Nanxing and Zou Yuanbiao were recommended by him.

Although the relationship with Hou Xun, Li Banghua and others is shallow, they still have friendship with the party.

After the new army regained Yidu, Hou Xun visited Zhai Fengchong in person.

In addition to reminiscing about the past, Yidu's recovery plan was also discussed.

The establishment of Jiaodong Industrial Base happened to affect Qingzhou Prefecture.

The local impoverished people were recruited, and Zhai Fengchong saw the power of industrial production.

When the Land Reclamation Group began to aggressively enclose land in Qingzhou Prefecture and implement a new type of farming, Zhai Fengchong even saw it on the spot and was greatly shocked.

He told his family that...

Those who take Ming and replace it must be Shandong.

Anyway, as a member of the Donglin Party, Zhai Fengchong had had enough anger in the court, and Zhai Fengchong's transformation was very happy.

He not only changed himself, but also thought of his in-laws.

"My nephew went to the Jiaodong Industrial Base to see it in person, and it was really earth-shattering and mighty. Uncle said that this is the trend of the times, so we must investigate."

Wang Mengzhen listened carefully, and his mind began to loosen.

Since the late period of Tianqi, there have been many scholar-officials who have been frustrated in officialdom.Although some of them recovered in the early years of Chongzhen, most of them could only stay at home.

In addition, even if they recovered and broke their wings again, in fact, a considerable number of scholar-bureaucrats have been completely disappointed with the current Ming Dynasty.

Especially since they are in the countryside, they have a better understanding of the situation at the grassroots level, and they are more able to feel the horror of the declining mountains and the crumbling rivers.

Of course, if these scholar-bureaucrats were to seek refuge with foreign enemies, they would never do it.

Therefore, when the Ming Dynasty fell and the Manchus went south, so many people chose to die.

But what these people sacrificed was the Dao and the world, not necessarily the Ming Dynasty.

If among the Han people there are those who are in power, their class is similar to them, and they can make a lot of money, it will not be difficult for them to change.

This is the advantage of the new army over the Northwest Bandits.

Compared with the absolute opposition between the northwestern rogues and the gentry class, the New Army is actually a mixture.

Among them are the real poor people and the transformation of the scholar-bureaucrats of the old era.

Moreover, the foundation of the new army is capital and production, which naturally overlaps with the feudal scholar-officials to a certain extent.

At the very least, once the frustrated scholar-bureaucrats start looking for value in other fields, they will definitely be attracted by the new army.

This is the current situation.

"The original pottery industry in Zichuan is no different from other places in the world. In this way, it will be difficult to win by surprise and seize the market."

Xu Yingyuan, Wang Yuyin, Wang Zheng and others came together and began to discuss with Wang Mengzhen about developing the ceramic industry.

With Zhang Lianxing and Zhai Yuanzuo as relief, Wang Mengzhen is no longer as stubborn as before.

After hearing Xu Yingyuan's overview of Zichuan's ceramic industry, he immediately stomped his feet.

"Hey, what Minister Xu said is deeply in my heart. In the past, the pottery and porcelain sold here were always inferior to those produced in Jiangxi. After hard work, the income is small, so there is nothing like it."

There is a lot of ceramics produced near Zichuan, but they cannot be sold at a high price.

After all, everyone in the world knows that the best porcelain is in Jingdezhen.

The porcelain here can only be used as a supplement, so naturally it will not be able to grab the market.

Without knowing this, Xu Yingyuan's purpose of coming here cannot be realized.

What really made Xu Yingyuan determined to win was something new.

Xu Yingyuan took out the drawings and showed them to everyone in Zichuan pottery industry.

"Everyone, please see that the commander-in-chief of my family has opened up new uses for porcelain. If it can be realized, the profits will be so great that I can't even imagine it."

For today's meeting, not only the principals of various families in Zichuan came, but also the top craftsmen.

At this time, it was these craftsmen who came forward to look at the drawings.

As for the principals of each family, just sit on the Diaoyutai and concentrate on waiting for the results.

The craftsmen came closer and looked at the drawings, their eyes full of confusion.

An old man cupped his hands and asked cautiously: "Dare to ask the officer, what is this toilet?"

Xu Yingyuan's tongue is easy.

"The toilet is also the incense barrel."

Everyone understood, and many people even had contempt flashing in their eyes, feeling that such dirty things are not dared to be mentioned here.

Xu Yingyuan has no taboos.

When he got these blueprints from Zuo Menggeng and learned the purpose, he was completely conquered.

How did the commander's brain grow, and how could he come up with such ingenious new things?

"Everyone, don't underestimate this toilet. Now everyone has incense barrels in their rooms. But the smell of incense barrels is really unbearable. Besides, it will be dumped and washed at dawn. I know that all the servants are like clouds. , This kind of hard work will not be done by yourself. However, this toilet does not need to be lifted or dumped, and it is also convenient to clean. The most important thing is that you don’t have to worry about the smell. "

When he said this, everyone was finally shocked.

Even Wang Mengzhen, Han Jun, Song Yunxiao and others who were originally reserved came together to examine the drawings carefully.

Knowing that they couldn't understand, Xu Yingyuan explained them one by one.

"You only need to fill the tank with water, and after the discharge is completed, press the button, and the water will wash away the dirt from the pipe and bring it into the septic tank. It is convenient and invaluable also."

Everyone scratched their ears and scratched their heads, and no longer felt that the toilet was a filthy thing.

"Minister Xu, why can the water here wash away the dirt?"

Xu Yingyuan didn't say anything, but Wang Zheng said proudly: "In this water tank, there is a small mechanism, through the siphon phenomenon, the water can be used to wash away the dirt."

Wang Zheng has long discovered and studied the siphon phenomenon, but the application of the siphon has always been in the fog and at a loss.

After joining the School of Physics, I was freed from official entanglements and devoted myself to research, which is considered a pleasure.

It wasn't until Zuo Menggeng told him the concept of the siphon toilet that he suddenly realized that his research was so remarkable.

Several experiments like this have proved that the siphon phenomenon can indeed be applied to the toilet, and the manufacture of new porcelain has been put on the agenda.

This time the new army took over Zichuan, intending to make the ceramic industry here bigger and stronger and become an important source of income. What is needed most is new products.

After all, traditional porcelain has been proven that Jingdezhen cannot win at all.

The concepts of toilets, bathtubs, basins, and bathroom tiles that Zuo Menggeng proposed for later generations are things that have not yet appeared in this era, but they are extremely practical and will definitely create a market.

In fact, the first toilet in the modern sense has now come out.

It was invented by the Englishman Harrington in 1596 and installed in the palace of Queen Elizabeth of England.

It is a simple wooden seat with a water tank, and it does not prevent odors, nor does it have a sewage system, so it has not been promoted.

The toilet didn't become mainstream until the eighteenth century, when an English plumber perfected a sewage system for it.

Zuo Menggeng planned to develop the ceramic industry in Zichuan, and immediately thought of bathroom products, so he proposed the design concept.

Such as the drainage system, pipes, shape, etc., have been perfected by Xu Yingyuan and Wang Zheng.The only way to make it is to ask a real ceramic craftsman.

"We have never made such a large piece of porcelain, I'm afraid it won't work."

Lin Dayou, the most authoritative craftsman, showed embarrassment, feeling a sense of loss at the loss of Jinshan Yinhai.

(End of this chapter)