Daming 1805

Chapter 74 Why did it become like this

"You can't see who's swimming naked until the tide goes out."

The old emperor repeated Zhu Jingyuan's last sentence, which was also what Emperor Shizu said, and nodded slightly in satisfaction:

"Yes, this war is a large-scale ebb tide, and we can clearly see how much each country in the West has a few pounds and a few taels.

"I also saw clearly what reefs are hidden under our Daming's water.

"So the next policy direction of the imperial court is to carefully clean up these reefs.

"Instead of waiting for the tide to come again to cover it up!"

The old emperor's last words made all the ministers feel guilty, and Zhu Jianfeng was the first to bear the brunt.

Zhu Jianfeng's previous views were originally summarizing objective facts and discovering some of the laws, so there is no possibility of mistakes.

In fact, Zhu Jianfeng felt vaguely that what the old emperor was concerned about was not the abolition of the coal station itself.

It is impossible for him not to know that this matter has little impact.

Calling people from all walks of life with great fanfare is actually more like a specially designed stressful environment to observe and judge certain things.

Just like when I first returned to the capital a few years ago.

Proposing a solution at the time was not a win, but discovering the essence of the matter was already a win.

I did the same at the beginning, and now my judgment should have been correct, so there shouldn't be any surprises.

However, Zhu Jingyuan, the emperor's grandson, suddenly jumped out and said something about a plan to actively promote the development of electric power.

The key is the so-called theory of obtaining rocks and tides, combined with the recorded words of Emperor Shizu, to contrast, he seems to be stealing the bell.

This made Zhu Jianfeng a little irritable, and instinctively wanted to take the initiative to explain, but he didn't think so.

But the other party didn't directly say about himself at that time, and now he has taken the initiative to stand up and explain himself, and it has become a self-advocacy.

I didn't do anything wrong at first, but now it's wrong no matter what I choose?

Why is this happening?
This guy doesn't distinguish specific points of view from himself at all, and always stands on a certain commanding height to point fingers.

Also, why do you memorize so many ancestral scriptures? Isn't it bad to read more when you have time?

Standing on a certain commanding heights and pointing the country was originally Zhu Jingyuan's typical thinking.

I just graduated this year, and I haven't directly participated in specific government affairs. I must lose if I talk about details with you who are experienced.

I can only rely on my two lifetimes of experience to suppress you in a farther direction and a wider field of vision.

Anyway, now I am just looking for the direction of decision-making, not to implement specific policies. As long as I find the right direction, the specific operations will be completed by court officials.

Electricity is the core of the second industrial revolution. Demand and supply will continue to skyrocket in the next few decades. There is definitely nothing wrong with leaning in this direction.

历史上美国1902年全国发电量48亿度，到1907年增加到了106亿度，到了1912年的时候就增长到了248亿度。

It has grown fivefold in ten years.

In the following years, except for the years of the economic crisis, it basically continued to increase by at least 50% every five years, and it remained until after World War II.

The coal fuel used by ships will eventually be phased out. The most important use of modern coal is power generation, which accounts for one-third of the total coal consumption.

The second is industrial boilers including heating, including coal for daily life for cooking, and coking coal for steelmaking after coking.

In the current era, there is also coal for industrial steam engines, and coal for steam locomotives.

The current domestic coal market can be regarded as basically stable, and the marine coal market will not decline significantly in the short term.

However, the ban on the previous six major industries will be lifted, industrial boilers, coking, and steam locomotives will definitely develop rapidly, and the amount of coal will definitely increase rapidly.

Therefore, Zhu Jianfeng said not to worry about it, and it is true that he can ignore it.

Although the retrenched coal station workers will be the first to lose their jobs, they will soon be able to find jobs in these industries.

It is just to let the workers change places to work.

However, this simple change of place may be an unbearable price for many ordinary people.

Because the vast majority of workers at this time have no savings!

Fortunately, coal stations in local and large colonies can find jobs nearby.

But many coal stations are located in the open sea, and on many islands with no living foundation, many coal stations themselves are driven by shipping.

After workers lose their jobs, if no one cares, they can only carry a "debt" and go to the mainland and large colonies to find work.

Maybe these people will have to repay the debt for the rest of their lives, but after all, they are not a big group, and they will eventually be wiped out by time and become the price of the change in naval fuel.

Zhu Jingyuan's suggestion, for these people, is to let the royal consortium directly pick up these people and help them pay for the shipping.

This matter may be a big deal for these workers, but it is nothing more than a trivial matter for the royal consortium and the court.

Disperse the coal filling stations of the Daming Navy around the world, gradually concentrate them in densely populated areas, and transfer the corresponding supply chain to power generation.

The imperial court and the consortium take the initiative to promote the power industry, which can accelerate the development of power-related industries again, and can also become an important direction for the industrial adjustment of the royal consortium.

Zhu Jingyuan believes that other ministers may not see how broad the future of the power industry is, but the old emperor should understand it.

So Zhu Jingyuan specifically mentioned power generation, and just mentioned heating by the way.

It's almost like an open-book exam.

As for the so-called Sacred Words of Emperor Shizu, most of the content on it doesn't need to be memorized at all, it's already in my mind.

What I have to do is to confirm a little bit before quoting whether Emperor Shizu said this sentence.

But it’s okay to say something wrong. Nowadays, many easy-to-understand, inexplicable, and seemingly reasonable words will be subconsciously put on Emperor Shizu.

The folk Holy Words have long stopped distinguishing between true and false. Even the version published by the Royal Publishing House may not all be true, and it can only be said to be the most reliable.

Because the initial records were very confusing, Emperor Shizu had said so many words in his life, which were considered holy words and which were not, and there was no clear standard.

The old emperor sitting in the hall has also been observing the changes on the scene, mainly Zhu Jianfeng and Zhu Jingyuan's uncle and nephew.

The old emperor did not blame Zhu Jianfeng, and felt that his performance was actually not bad.

It is also possible to see through the superficial phenomenon and find that I have raised this issue with great fanfare, but it is not as serious as it seems.

If it was before, I was already able to satisfy myself.

But now, compared to Emperor Shizu's talent, this child is still a bit inferior after all.

After the scene continued to be quiet for a while, the old emperor issued his own order:
"The Royal Power Company is preparing to take over the dismantled industrial chain of military coal stations and expand the power supply to major cities.

"The Ministry of Industry and the Royal Electric Company should increase investment in research and development of electrical equipment, both for civil and industrial use.

"The Ministry of Rites coordinates the news media and cooperates with the publicity and guidance of related affairs."

"The ministers and others obey the order—"

Relevant officials and shopkeepers immediately came out to give orders, and the matter of abolishing the coal station and changing production was settled.

(End of this chapter)