The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 111 Research and Development Division

The matter of the engineering team came to an end for the time being, and Zhu Gaochi began to focus on the inside of the factory.

Placed on Zhu Gaochi's desk is a factory-used decimal sliding caliper.

He flipped through the small and delicate caliper in his hand.

Industrial Revolution A technological revolution.

According to foreign research, during the Song Dynasty, many technologies in China still surpassed the technical level of Britain during the industrial revolution in the [-]th century.

For example, the caliper in front of you.

Craftsmen in the first century A.D. invented the caliper, and technology progressed every dynasty, reaching its peak in the Song Dynasty.

This caliper uses the technology of the Song Dynasty.

"Wan San, Wang Ben, Li Er, Xiao Jiu, please come here."

Hearing what the inner room said, a young clerk got up from the outer clerk's room, and hurriedly went to call a few people to come over.

Shortly after.

Four factory core technology masters came to Zhu Gaochi's office.

"Please sit down."

With these craftsmen, Zhu Gaochi never talked about the truth, they just need to continue to specialize in technology.

"The steam engine moved to the mine, and under Xiao Jiu's research, it was finally used in the coke refinery to solve the shortcomings of hydraulic power."

"As for the establishment of the iron smelting plant, we have asked the people in the outer cabinet to understand the market. After the regulations are made, we will start construction."

Wan San looked at the nobleman expectantly, while Xiao Jiu lowered his head in frustration.

Ever since the incident of 1 taels of silver, the master began to alienate himself.

The little prince said that this is the price of growing up, and that his master did this on purpose so that he would stop relying on him.

Wang Ben also lowered his head. The profit of the coke refinery is not high, unlike the steam engine factory that can bring huge benefits to the nobles, so when facing the nobles, he does not have enough confidence.

Li Er is a craftsman in the coke refinery who competed with Wang Ben for the right to speak. Although the competition failed, his skills are still excellent.

The city of real technicians is indeed not deep. Everyone's thoughts are displayed on their faces, and they can be seen through at a glance.

After Zhu Gaochi saw it, he couldn't help but smile.

These small thoughts are like children.

"As the factory needs technology, we plan to set up a research and development department. Any craftsman with an idea can get full support from the research and development department as long as he proposes it."

"However, more excellent people are needed to check the technology, so the R&D department will be reviewed by everyone."

"Any idea put forward by a craftsman, whether it requires manpower, material resources, financial resources, or other needs, as long as you approve it, the R&D Department will help."

"What do you guys think?"

"This idea is very good." Xiao Jiu said immediately.

If he didn't have the special permission of the little prince, it would not be so easy for him to improve the steam engine.

The materials, labor, etc. required for various attempts are expensive.

After Xiao Jiu agreed, the other three did not speak.

Wansan and Wang Ben worry that this responsibility is too great.

After trying many times and wasting a lot of resources, there is still no success. One idea, two ideas or even more ideas fail.

Who will bear this loss?

The little prince hopes to see a result.

Among the ten craftsmen, even if one or two succeed, the little prince will accept it, but if the resources are paid, none of them will succeed.

Then the ending will be different, the little prince will suspect whether their abilities are not good enough.

"Speak freely, you can say whatever you want."

Zhu Gaochi encouraged.

Wang Ben didn't have the confidence to speak up, Wan San saw that Wang Ben had made up his mind not to speak, so he had no choice but to bite the bullet and reply.

"The development of technology has not changed much since the Song Dynasty, because many technologies seem to have no room for growth."

"This steam engine is also the same. The current changes are just improvements and applied to the new factory, and there is no fundamental breakthrough."

Wan San's words resonated with Wang Ben, and he nodded accordingly.

Zhu Gaochi did not refute.

Because Wansan was right.

For the great achievements made in ancient China, not only scholars in the United States think so, even Britain, the first country born of the industrial revolution.

Their scholars also recognized the technological achievements of ancient China.

British scholar Needham.

Mainly engaged in research in biochemistry and history of science

Paris, France is the director of the Science Department of UNESCO; the dean of the Gonville-Keeds College of Cambridge University; the foreign academician of the National Academy of Sciences; the first director of the Needham Institute of Cambridge University.

He believes that the spread of civilization in the ancient world, the spread of Eastern civilization to the West, is far greater than the spread of Western civilization to the East.

During the Song Dynasty, the Chinese School led the world in solving equations.

It is not often said that there was no mathematics in ancient China.

The so-called "Kadan Ring" in the West, a set of interconnected rings that rotate on pivots, was commonly used in China 1000 years before Kaldan.

As for astronomy, before the Renaissance, the Chinese were the most persistent and accurate observers of astronomy.

Although a geometric planetary theory was not developed in China, an informed cosmology was conceived in China.

Using modern coordinates to map the sky and record eclipses, comets, novas and meteors, these ancient Chinese records are still useful to radio astronomers today.

Equatorial mounts, rotoscope clocks, seismographs, optics, acoustics, magnetism... Mechanical engineering, geography, cartography, geology, meteorology, iron and steel technology, cast iron technology, wood engineering technology...

In all aspects, on the whole, China's technology shocked the West at the same time.

A modern scientist who admires ancient China so much has already given the best explanation.

It's not that the West is making rapid progress, but that they started late and their technology is too backward, so they seem to be making rapid progress.

And because China was conquered, civilization came to a standstill.

The former is making continuous progress, while China is lagging behind. In addition, the accumulation of technology for thousands of years has finally reached the period of explosion.

The backwardness in key nodes led to the overall backwardness in the Qing Dynasty and was distanced.

It is also because of the restoration of the Song Dynasty proposed by the Ming Dynasty.

It is the same reason as the great national rejuvenation proposed by later generations.

In terms of technology, the Song Dynasty has reached the peak in many aspects, while the Ming Dynasty has improved and made breakthroughs in the technology of restoring the Song Dynasty, but there has been no qualitative change.

In other words, because of the inheritance of the advanced farming technology of the Song Dynasty, coupled with the unified and peaceful social environment of the Ming Dynasty, the population of the Ming Dynasty grew too fast.

According to research by American and British scholars, the population of China during the Wanli period was between [-] million and [-] million.

Far exceeding the carrying capacity of the land, the vitality of society has declined, which also has a huge impact on civilization.

under such circumstances.

It is not unreasonable for Wansan to think that it is difficult to make a major breakthrough in technology.

but.

He didn't know the difference between the people in front of him.

Zhu Gaochi knows how to integrate the current direction of ancient technologies, and most importantly, he knows how to change the methods of ancient production models.

This kind of successful experience explored by later generations made him as if standing on the shoulders of giants, with unparalleled vision in the world.

"First of all, even if the technological breakthrough fails, we will not think that you are not capable enough."

"Secondly, Master Wan must trust us."

"Technological changes, sometimes just a flash of inspiration, maybe when we will have a flash of inspiration."

"Just like the principle of this steam engine."

"We see that Xiao Jiu is very confident, don't you believe in your apprentice?"

Xiao Jiu looked at the master with bright eyes, waiting for the master to recognize herself.

Under the child's gaze, Wan San found it difficult to refuse the child's enthusiasm, and finally nodded reluctantly.

Wan San and Xiao Jiu agreed, and before Wang Ben could speak, Li Er agreed first.

He failed the previous round and was ashamed for a long time, but he never gave up and thought a lot about it.

In his view, the establishment of the R&D Department is just the arrival of sleepy pillows.

But Wansan and Wang Ben didn't agree just now, so it's hard for him to stand out.

Several master craftsmen agreed unanimously, then there would be no problem with the establishment of the R&D department.

China Heavy Industry has smelting workshops, forging workshops, etc., and there are more than [-] skilled craftsmen of all kinds.

For this reason, more than a hundred craftsmen were called together and prepared to hold a meeting.

The meeting was held by Wang Ben.

Wan San is unwilling to show the limelight, Xiao Jiu is not good at speaking in front of everyone, Li Er is not as prestigious as Wang Ben.

The cafeteria was arranged as a meeting place.

The kitchen workers were busy behind, curiously listening to what was said from time to time.

More than a hundred craftsmen were also curious about what new things would happen when they were called together, and they all handed in joules.

Wang Ben is a master craftsman in the coke refinery, and he has long been used to speaking in public.

So under the eyes of more than a hundred people, there is no stage fright, and the words are sonorous and powerful, but the manuscript in hand shows that it has been prepared for a long time beforehand.

"What the R&D department does is actually very simple, that is, whoever has an idea can come to us and propose it to us. After getting approval, they can try it in the R&D department."

"It's a story about improving the steam engine some time ago."

Having said that, everyone suddenly realized.

"According to the R&D Department's repeated discussions, some relevant regulations have been set."

"For example, whoever gets the idea passed will not take responsibility even if the attempt fails. If the attempt succeeds, there will be a research and development department, a foreign cabinet, etc. to discuss the market for this new technology."

"Based on this, the prospect and profit scale of this new technology can be judged. Based on this conclusion, China Heavy Industries will pay to buy out this technology."

As soon as these words were said, all the craftsmen showed interest on their faces.

Who doesn't want to make money?
Before Fan Xiaojiu improved the steam engine, China Heavy Industry just paid 500 taels in one go?
He came out with nothing.

It is just to improve the materials used for the piston. Many previous attempts have also used factory workers, materials, and workshops.

Many people think so, Master Xiaojiu has taken advantage of it.

As for whether the nobleman will be greedy for someone's things.

Wansan's lessons learned from the past, no one thinks that the little nobleman will go back on his word.

500 taels of silver.

How many years do not eat or drink to earn.

(End of this chapter)