Breaking through Guandong, I became Zhu Chuanwen

Chapter 329 Mechanized Spring Ploughing

In 1909, the spring plowing in Heilongjiang province began in early April. In the past, Zhu Chuanwen didn’t pay much attention to the spring plowing, because Cao Dezhong took care of it, so don’t bother, but this year, it’s a bit different...

Zhu Kaishan's Treading Wuzhao was successfully bred, and now Zhu Chuanwen is the son of Treading Wuzhao, although the coat color is not so pure and good-looking, but the 2-year-old black horse is already as tall as Treading Wuzhao. , not lost to other good horses.

With the accompanying guards, a team of Ren Cong Bingcheng set off and headed towards the Zhujialiangpu farmland closest to Binjiang City. Zhu Chuanwen also started his own investigation.

"Uncle Dezhong, how about the new arrivals this time?"

Cao Dezhong came after hearing the news, and behind him was the steward of the farmland of this grain store.

"Chuanwen, that's good, but it's really too expensive." Cao Dezhong said with some distress. Just now he called the head teacher, but was corrected by Zhu Chuanwen. It's not a formal occasion, it's better to be more intimate .

It’s too expensive, this is Cao Dezhong’s only feeling, because Zhu’s family is not short of cattle and horses, but since the beginning of the year, crude oil has been in place, Zhu Chuanwen extravagantly purchased 5 crawler tractors from the Holt crawler tractor manufacturing company in the United States , 4 units were put into work in the farmland of the grain shop.

For these five tractors, it cost tens of thousands of silver dollars in purchase and shipping. Although Hanyao paid for it, in Cao Dezhong’s view, it was unnecessary. , there is no need to divide you and me.The cows and horses at the Xiaoqingshan Stud Farm are already in constant circulation, so why waste this money?
Is it expensive?Zhu Chuanwen asked himself in the bottom of his heart, Cao Dezhong has not seen the benefits of this tractor. One aspect is towing the cultivated land, and there is also the later harvesting. On the whole, the application of the tractor is about 6 cents of the cost of the horse. of 1. "How is the effect?"

"Of course the effect is good, after all it costs so much money..." Cao Dezhong was still a little distracted. Seeing that Zhu Chuanwen didn't pick up his post, he began to talk. In the undeveloped black land, tractors work very efficiently.

The Holt Company in the United States did not expect that there would be purchasers from the Qing Dynasty. In line with the idea of ​​developing business, they specially sent the staff of the tractor company to teach the tractor to start. The 4 tractors pulled the cultivated land continuously from morning to night every day , It is indeed different from cows and horses. This is the power of technology.

The pass rate of crawler tractors is very high, and they are even more powerful on the Songnen Plain.

"That's good." At this time, Zhu Chuanwen also saw a black-smoky monster "chug-chug" marching in the distance. He wanted to learn how to drive a tractor for a while. That's it.Looking at the distressed manager of the grain store, Zhu Chuanwen also looked back at himself on the crooked ground, blushing and continued to let them play.

On the edge of the field, Zhu Chuanwen squeezed a handful of black soil, formed a ball, and said to Cao Dezhong: "Uncle Dezhong, these 4 tractors are optimistic, don't break them, and there will be craftsmen from the Second Iron Factory to maintain and maintain them later. .”

"Don't worry, send the message. I have arranged militiamen to protect this thing." Cao Dezhong patted his chest. He bought it all back, so let's continue to use it. At least for the grain shop, the area reclaimed this year can be expanded again.

"By the way, tell me about the current development of grain store tenants..."

The steward behind Cao Dezhong stepped forward and introduced that the circulation of the Zhujialiang shop is still the work-point ticket issued by Bingcheng. Because of Hanyao, the Zhujialiang shop in each area is actually a small grocery store, management center, and farm tools. The storage point can be regarded as the application of the compound civic center in the vast Songnen Plain in advance.

The tenants of the first batch of grain shops are now considered to be well-known around, because in this era, if you have a house to live in and enough food to eat, you don’t need a bicycle.

What's more, the family has a son who is on duty in the insurance team, and has gradually become the enviable existence of every village.

"Is there enough food?" Zhu Chuanwen was a little worried when he saw the hype that the steward said, so he went to the tenant's house in person and asked directly to the woman who stayed at home to cook for the family.

Seeing that the steward was accompanying her, the woman must be a big person, so she hurriedly took out some firewood to extend the cooking time, and then hurriedly replied: "My lord, there is enough food, and the grain store still owes work points on credit. As a newcomer, I owe you the same as before..."

"That's good." Zhu Chuanwen nodded, looked at the surrounding furnishings, which were similar to his old house in Sanjiangkou, touched the quilt, which was filled with wool harvested from the grassland, and walked outside with confidence go.

"Let's go, Uncle Dezhong, go and see our granary." Zhu Chuanwen waved to Cao Dezhong.

The tall granary is built in the shade, which may be a mountain or a mound.

Zhu Chuanwen glanced around, asked the steward to open it again, and asked, "Is it the same as the account?"

"The opposite owner, that is, you and shopkeeper Cao are here, otherwise this granary will not be allowed to be opened easily." The steward locked several locks one by one again, and returned the last one to Cao Dezhong.

"Well, that's fine. If you have food in your hand, don't panic. This is the principle given to us by our ancestors." Zhu Chuanwen seemed to think of something again, "How is the production of vermicelli now?"

"Boss, most of the vermicelli circulating in the entire Kanto is made by each branch of our grain shop. The tenants will actually keep a little bit, but a large amount is still sold. During the slack season, every branch of the grain shop It's lively!" The steward recalled the excitement at that time, and told Zhu Chuanwen with gestures.

"According to your estimation, can the farmers who gathered in the previous year be able to pay off the accounts of the grain store?"

This is the money for building the house in advance. Now the land is not my own, and the farm tools and so on are provided by the grain shop, which has nothing to do with the tenants.

"Boss, there should be a large number of farmers owning their own houses by the harvest this year. In addition to the good farmers, there are also children who join the insurance team, but they will be rewarded with work points." The steward said.

"That's good. After breaking through the Kanto, you finally lived a stable life. You must do a good job in exchanging work points. You can't be careless about this." Zhu Chuanwen emphasized to the manager again, just like working in a factory. The work in the field is actually more meticulous and messy, plus the militia, helping with the new water conservancy, etc., all of which are rewarded with work points.

In addition to good farmers, masons, carpenters and other crafts also shine in the scope of grain shops. The division of these hands, Cao Dezhong also did a lot of work in the early stage of the gathering.

"Uncle Dezhong, you do this first, then I'm leaving, and I have to go to the crude oil refinery to have a look. If there are no four iron bumps in the refinery, you will have to lie down." Zhu Chuanwen came in a hurry, and left in a hurry.

Cao Dezhong also led his men towards the newly reclaimed land. Compared with the mature land, the new farmers recruited last year faced more problems. He still had to go and see...

Hanyao Crude Oil Refinery

Mao Guangting has already started crude oil refining work around the ice city. The construction of the refinery started last year with the help of the Russians. Since the signing of the cooperation agreement with Andre's family, crude oil from Russia has been continuously Unloading at Bingcheng Station, supplemented by a small amount of real money purchases.

Generally speaking, all the firearms produced by Hanyao have been replaced with crude oil. The Russians are so happy, and Zhu Chuanwen is even more so.

But a small refinery can't consume all the crude oil. The remaining crude oil is stored by Zhu Chuanwen in the pit where the coal mine has been mined in Xiaoqingshan, and is strictly guarded by the factory guards of the coal mine factory.

"Guang Ting, how is the oil refinery going?" Zhu Chuanwen asked Mao Guangting, who was accompanying him, as he walked around the refinery wearing a hard hat made of bamboo.

"Boss, the Russians have already left. Generally speaking, there is no problem with the extraction of diesel and gasoline. Crude oil is really a good thing. It can extract many products we use. In the future, we can also produce lubricating oil ourselves. .” Mao Guangting looked at his boss with some admiration.

Zhu Chuanwen is always making up for the gaps in the industry of the Qing court, so that Mao Guangting, a researcher in chemistry, can make the best use of him.

Today, if you want to say which country is the world's largest oil exporter, unexpectedly, it is the United States.Since the first oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania in 1859, the United States has actually been exporting a large amount of crude oil products. It was not until the end of World War II that it stopped exporting and switched to importing crude oil.

The industrial revolution has developed to the present, and the development of internal combustion engines has become a trend. According to the popular saying, it is the outlet. Germany, a country at the forefront of the industrial revolution, insisted on building the 3B railway in order to deploy its own crude oil reserves. This has caused tension in Europe. Said that crude oil is one of the culprits.

Of course, there is nothing wrong with the competition for resources. Until later generations, with great beauty, the competition for oil is still the theme of the world.

Crude oil products can be divided into 6 categories, which are petroleum fuels, petroleum solvents and chemical raw materials, lubricants, paraffin, petroleum asphalt, and petroleum coke.Generally speaking, it is a helpful product for Hanyao.

Zhu Chuanwen was very happy to hear that his refinery could also produce these, "Well, in the future, the oil refinery can provide the lubricant for the machines in the ironworks factory, which can be regarded as saving a lot of money for purchasing. Also, you can buy asphalt. Also study it carefully, I think it is most suitable to have a shop on the road of the family courtyard." Zhu Chuanwen suggested to Mao Guangting again.

In the future, there are many standards for the construction of roads, but in the 20th century, as long as they can be used and walked, there are so many rules.

"Now that I know my master, I'm also worried that there's no place for these things to go! I also checked some documents, and the British archaeologists said that they found the remains of asphalt roads in Iraq. I don't know if it's true or not?" Mao Guangting and Zhu Chuanwen chatted while walking .

"Really, there is so much oil in that place..." Zhu Chuanwen's tone revealed envy.

"Boss, why don't we also organize oil exploration?" Mao Guangting suggested.

"The gain outweighs the loss, let's buy it. The price the Russians gave us is half of the price of the Americans. Although they are exchanging guns, it is really a good deal." Zhu Chuanwen also said that there are oil fields in Daqing, but mining is too difficult. The risk in the future is too great. If it is not done well, it will really affect the country's fortune. It is better to buy it from Russia. In the future, the Russians will not care about selling it, and then buy it from the Americans. As long as they have money, it is not a big problem. .

"Understood, my boss." Mao Guangting didn't say anything, his boss always had far-reaching ideas, and the price of crude oil is not too high now, and it is indeed a good deal to buy it at the Russian price.

"By the way, do you think the plan I mentioned to you before is feasible?"

Gu Ansheng, Mao Guangting, Qu Zhengqian, Chu Keqiu, and Nie Shize, these five people, sometimes acted as Zhu Chuanwen's think tank to a certain extent. Many of the materials collected by Hanyao's various offices from abroad were from them. I am starting to organize translations, so this horizon has gradually broadened, and sometimes the suggestions I put forward are very feasible.

The plan Zhu Chuanwen mentioned is actually like this. The establishment of the Institute of Basic Sciences has indeed been approved by several directors of the institute.In their view, the training of Hanyao researchers should start from these young people, and it is best to form a feasible system like the training of craftsmen.This is much more difficult than cultivating workers, but at least it is a step forward.

These days, Xian'er is very busy. Various matters of the Institute of Basic Sciences have already started. The young faculty members are gearing up one by one, planning to integrate with the world in a serious way. This was something unimaginable before, because the Qing Dynasty never Scientific research has never been so important.

The teachers of the science class got busy and rolled up, and the teachers of Chinese culture couldn't sit still, because they found that they seemed to be neglected, so they looked for Zhai Jingren, and then found Xian'er with the cheek.

Zhu Chuanwen really struggled with the question of how to arrange the teachers of Chinese studies. What can the teachers of Chinese studies do now?Popularize Simplified Chinese?
It’s not that Zhu Chuanwen didn’t think about this matter, since Hanyao’s first flour mill was opened, the first batch of workers were literacy, in fact, he wanted to get this out, but after thinking about it, he felt that it was not feasible!

why?
The popularization of Simplified Chinese at that time had certain conditions.

In ancient China, books with the same text and cars with the same track have always been regarded as a symbol of national unity.Just like the emergence of Simplified Chinese, this is a division of an era, a division of old and new, and the result of a great victory of a class!

Looking back at the current Zhu family, even though the armed forces have covered the entire Black Province and have the right to speak, in the Qing court, it is only one of the 23 provinces. Although the one hanging overseas is now occupied by the Japanese, in the final analysis it is still China's.

The Qing court had 23 provinces, but it was far more than these lands. There were also two general jurisdictions (Ili and Ussuritai), two ministerial jurisdictions (Qing and Tibet), and Mongolian alliances.

Counting only Hei Province, one of the 23 provinces, with the intervention of Zhu Chuanwen and Han Yao, there are more than 150 million people in rough calculations, which is really small compared to the Qing court with a population of [-] million.

Such a province wants to carry out text reform under the nose of the Qing court. Isn't this a lice on the bald man's head, looking for a shot?
So in general, although traditional Chinese still has some requirements for memory, Zhu Chuanwen still has not moved the idea of ​​simplified Chinese.It’s not that he doesn’t know this convenience, but he knows that this is not the focus now, there is no need to put himself on fire for this matter, and now is the verge of the Qing court’s collapse, jump out at this time, don’t just Like the turmoil in the south, let the Qing court divert internal conflicts?

In case of being targeted, the Qing court collapsed a few years later and there is no place to cry.

Due to the core of Confucian culture, the rulers of all dynasties were very strict about writing.

Furthermore, it is easy to find talents in traditional characters, but Zhu Chuanwen is the only one who can understand simplified Chinese. This is a time-consuming and laborious job. If there is a chance, Hanyao's investment in education will fall into a stagnant state again.

And what Zhu Chuanwen asked Mao Guangting was the second thing that Chinese teachers could participate in, pinyin.

"Boss, I've also considered this matter, but how to solve this accent problem?"

"accent?"

"That's right, just like me, Lao Chu, Lao Qu and shopkeeper Gu, we are all southerners. The plan you proposed, my boss, is completely based on today's Mandarin..." Mao Guangting said with some embarrassment, Zhu Chuanwen's The pinyin plan has been discussed by several people, but several shopkeepers feel that it is still a bit lacking, and it almost makes sense from outside the customs.

"So, do you mean to wait?" Zhu Chuanwen stopped and considered that the popularization of pinyin in later generations is indeed for the popularization of Mandarin. Without a unified pronunciation method, it is really troublesome.

Although there are accents in various places now, the borders of Kanto are based on the northern dialect, and they can communicate smoothly. If he was proposing a concept of Mandarin, Zhu Chuanwen began to think again...

"Wait, boss, I think "Shuowen Jiezi" can still replace part of the pinyin function." Mao Guangting said, they were literate in the same way since childhood, "Shuowen Jiezi" is a standard for teaching characters, and now it is used Hanyao's primary school is using it.There is no need to come up with pinyin at this time, to push yourself into a storm of public opinion, and the country is weak, but the literati in Beijing, Tianjin, and Shanghai have not stopped at all. Being targeted by these people, in addition to verbal criticism, it is verbal criticism, Why bother to make such a fuss?

Going forward is better than anything else, at least the improvement of industrial strength is not in the eyes of these boastful literati.

"Yeah, I also think the time is not ripe, so let's seal it up temporarily, it will be useful one day." Zhu Chuanwen sighed, and we'll talk about it later. "Then what do you think these Chinese teachers should do?"

"I think it's better to let them hook up with the "Worker Weekly" and write about their own ideas. As long as they can be published, there will always be a part of the manuscript fee. I feel that the owner doesn’t pay much attention to Chinese studies, and asking them to publish some of their thoughts in the weekly magazine can solve this problem.” Mao Guangting said his opinion.

"I'll ask Qiao Hongguo to contact them when I go back. Anyway, the review is good. For Chinese studies, I must attach importance to them. Only with these classics can we have our own culture and thoughts. I will never do something that completely eliminates them. Maybe it was you who said that these teachers also want to make some achievements." Zhu Chuanwen also found something for these people to do, and "Workers Weekly" opened up a page to discuss teaching experience, which is also worth learning for workers' families things.

Zhu Chuanwen started to walk outside again, with a sad expression on his face...

"By the way, my boss, Lao Chu said that he will be back today. I think the time is coming soon. Let's go to Hanyao's building and wait for him? Tonight I will be the host, and I will go to Madier to open two bottles of good wine to welcome Lao Chu." !" Seeing that his boss was still troubled, Mao Guangting was trying to solve the problem.

"Let's go! It's hard to appease these Chinese teachers by setting up a factory!" Zhu Chuanwen said as if complaining, and took Mao Guangting out of Hanyao's refinery.

(End of this chapter)