The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 123 The Principle of Industry

At the small railway station outside Beiping City, there are already passengers taking the railway, but they are very few, and there are no people at most of the time of the day.

Today seems a little special.

On the steps of this small station, there were more than a dozen people waiting, and one of them, whose left leg was a wooden frame, yawned.

"Steward Ma, didn't you have a good rest last night?"

"There is something at home."

Ma Wangxuan pulled himself together and said in a calm tone.

"Now you are a popular person around the little prince, and you can solve the family affairs at your fingertips." People complimented.

Ma Wangxuan smiled and ignored it.

Soon, the people became quiet again, waiting for the little prince.

"coming."

People went up to meet them.

According to the little prince's arrangement, they will go to Miyun, which is nearly two hundred miles away from Peiping, not a day or two.

Seeing that everyone was here, Zhu Gaochi ordered to set off directly.

Two-wheeled carriages have many disadvantages than four-wheeled carriages, but things have two sides, and two-wheeled carriages are more flexible.

The requirements on the road are lower than those of a four-wheeled carriage.

As for the shock absorption technology of carriages, the West has not yet made a substantial breakthrough, and since the fall of ancient Rome, Western four-wheeled carriages have long been out of fashion among the people, mainly as a symbol of the royal family.

Zhu Gaochi felt the bumps, and the riding experience was not pleasant.

There is a shock absorption technology factory, but the road from Beiping to Miyun is not well built, after all, it has been less than 30 years since the founding of the country.

However, after the industrial revolution in the West, there was a breakthrough in shock absorption technology.

Not only shock absorption technology, but also many new technologies that have made breakthroughs in the original traditional technology, all surpassing China.

Westerners in this period had fierce internal competition and did not block technology.

Various countries frequently made diplomatic missions to China, hoping to restore the maritime trade in the middle and late Ming Dynasty and become the number one country.

The Netherlands sent three times and Portugal once.

The largest is the British mission, which was sent to the Qing Dynasty in [-] in the Gregorian calendar.

Even hot air balloons, which were invented only ten years ago, were brought to China.

There were also many other gifts, including a four-wheel self-steering buggy with springs and glass, a model of the "HMS Royal Sovereign" sailing warship equipped with one hundred main guns, and a flintlock gun commonly used by the British army.

These are new inventions that the West is proud of.

These things were all rejected and banned by Qianlong in the "prosperous age".

The British mission recorded a large number of records of customs and customs in the Qing Dynasty, including painting a lot of pictures.

The head of the mission, Macartney, wrote in his diary: The Manchu Qing Dynasty has not developed and progressed for at least the past 150 years, and even retreated. When we advance in the fields of art and science every day, they are actually becoming half barbarian.

This diary was handed down to later generations and was selected into the textbook as a multiple-choice question.

Mission's conclusions.

As far as the current regime (the Qing court) is concerned, there is ample evidence that its high-handed tactics have completely tamed the nation and shaped its character in its own mold.

Their moral concepts and behaviors are completely influenced by the ideology of the imperial court, and they are almost completely under the control of the imperial court.

The mission brought back a large amount of information to the UK. The British Parliament believed that China was already an ignorant country and was no longer an ideal country.

Sitting on the two-wheeled carriage, Zhu Gaochi, who had no extra thoughts, closed his eyes, and his upper body swayed with the carriage.

"Little prince, do you want to add another mattress?" Ma Wangxuan asked concerned.

The little nobleman is young.

The road was hard, and Ma Wangxuan was very worried.

Zhu Gaochi shook his head slightly.

Those who work hard govern people, and those who work hard govern others.

China Heavy Industry is a group, and it is gradually changing the production method in Beiping, although it has established many departments to share the burden for itself.

But in many ways, he needs to lead.

For future technological breakthroughs, Zhu Gaochi has no doubts, but confidence.

Only on the issue of social distribution, it made him difficult.

If the distribution of society is done step by step, with the natural pace of industrial development, it needs to take a hundred years as a process.

And I want more.

Not only must the industrial revolution be completed within 30 years, but a more advanced social distribution must also be made.

"My lord, we've arrived at the station."

Zhu Gaochi was awakened by Ma Wangxuan and stopped thinking.

Those who got off the carriage were the core construction personnel of China Heavy Industry.

For example, helmsman Zhou Shifeng, technicians Sanwan, Xiao Jiu, Wang Ben, Li Er, management talents Xu Ning, Gao Changfang, Gao Zhen, his administrative secretary Ma Wangxuan, etc.

They are their right-hand men, responsible for China Heavy Industry to move forward according to their own wishes.

"Let's hold a meeting later and ask the station to provide a house."

Zhu Gaochi ordered.

Ma Wangxuan went to make arrangements immediately.

The eldest son of Prince Yan's Mansion was traveling, so the post station naturally did not dare to neglect, even if there was no house, it would be vacated.

The little prince said something casually.

The post station went to war, and these white bodies once again faced and felt the power brought by the rich and powerful. As participants, everyone was full of energy.

It's also a morale boost.

soon.

When everyone arrived, Zhu Gaochi sat on the kang, and the rest sat on chairs or round stools. After all, the conditions were insufficient and they looked simple.

Zhu Gaochi doesn't care much about the environment.

So what if the house is shabby.

The people in this room are the most important.

He wants to speed up the progress of the industrial revolution.

The industrial revolution is not a sudden surge in economic growth, but a gradual acceleration of growth, which cannot be fully described as a "revolution".

It has its own law of progress in the development of things.

I broke this rule by myself and launched many factories in a short period of time, resulting in a decline in profitability.

A lot of people are worrying and apprehensive.

For example, Ma Wangxuan told himself in the carriage that Gao Zhen wanted to see him, but he didn't have much time.

See him again on the way to Miyun.

From an agricultural country to an industrial country, although there is experience in later generations, the productivity of Ming Dynasty is different after all.

"Today's pursuit of men farming and women weaving, self-sufficiency, do you think there is any contradiction with our factory?"

Everyone didn't expect that the nobleman would talk about this matter. They thought that the nobleman had a meeting to discuss the opening of the iron mine and the iron factory in Miyun.

Aristocrats do not dabble in coal, but mine iron ore, and many do not understand the difference.

"Agriculture and industry, the former keeps people on the land, while factories also need people." Zhou Shifeng broadened his horizons.

The longer I have been in contact with noble people, the more things I have seen, and the first to say the key.

"good."

"That is to say, the population must be concentrated on the land."

Zhu Gaochi laughed.

People showed admiration in their eyes and flattered Zhou Shifeng in disguise. Zhou Shifeng was very low-key and calm.

"Food is the most important thing for people, and agriculture is the most important thing for nature. There is nothing wrong with this principle."

"But I don't know if you have discovered it."

"Whether it is technology or customs and customs, there were changes in the Ming Dynasty and the previous dynasties, Tang and Song Dynasties."

"It shows that the needs of the times are different."

"Not to mention the rest, only the iron output of our dynasty has surpassed the historical peak of the Song Dynasty, which proves the progress of productivity."

"Productivity has been talked about countless times with everyone, and everyone understands it. Can anyone tell me their own views."

Everyone started to get serious.

Gao Zhen raised her hand.

Zhu Gaochi nodded.

Gao Zhen is the shopkeeper outside the cabinet, backed by China Heavy Industry, has a deep heel, and has seen a lot of world outside.

The fierce competition in the outer cabinet made him dare not relax.

For some things, I have my own views, and I dare to show myself in front of noble people.

It won't work if you change it to Wansan.

"Only when agriculture is satisfied can there be technological breakthroughs. Our dynasty has a large land area, but its population is not as good as that of the Song Dynasty."

"The agriculture is richer than that of the Song Dynasty, so the per capita iron consumption exceeds that of the Song Dynasty."

Everyone was stunned, and many people agreed with Gao Zhen's statement.

Zhu Gaochi applauded.

"You're right."

"But there is a question, why is the development of technology slow? For example, bellows technology and iron smelting technology have been developing for thousands of years, but there has been no qualitative breakthrough."

"Because the need is not urgent."

Gao Zhen is wearing work clothes, which belong to the Ming Dynasty, and her appearance is no different from that of the ancients.

Zhu Gaochi showed approval in his eyes.

Gao Zhen was encouraged to speak more carefully.

"People are self-sufficient, and naturally have no demand for the outside world. Without demand, there will naturally be no major technological breakthroughs."

"And what about creating demand?"

Zhu Gaochi continued to ask.

Gao Zhen was stopped by the question and couldn't answer.

The others also bowed their heads.

Zhu Gaochi was not disappointed. It is normal that he cannot answer. The following questions involve the core of industrial transformation.

It is the essential change from an agricultural country to an industrial country.

"Let's make an analogy."

"I have ten people in Ming Dynasty, and nine of them work on the land. Is it true that productivity is also bound to the land?"

In the society of the firewood age, it meets the needs.

People nodded.

"In other words, the output of the land can meet the needs of ten people. On the same land, ten people can produce so much, and three people can produce so much."

"Then can only three people farm the land?"

"Someone may ask, if three people farm the land, what will the other seven people rely on for food and food?"

"Into industry."

Zhu Gaochi said.

Zhou Shifeng's eyes lit up, and Wan San could not hear what the nobleman was talking about, as if he was talking.

Xiao Jiu frowned and thought hard.

Technically, he can understand a little bit, but he can't keep up with the principles that the nobleman said, so he needs to analyze carefully.

"Industry is to create more productive forces and liberate the population from the land."

"Of the ten people, five or even three will farm the land, and most of the remaining seven will join in industrial production."

"Industry turns the rest of the natural resources, such as coal, iron, lime, gunpowder, etc., into cheap commodities."

"Use abundant commodities to obtain money from the society, and then exchange the money for the grain in the hands of farmers."

The circle of truth is back.

Even Wansan understood what the nobleman meant.

(End of this chapter)