The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 141

China Heavy Industries.

at the management meeting.

Steam engine factory, coke refinery, Miyun Iron Mine, Miyun Iron Works, engineering team, railway engineering team, research and development department, briquette chamber of commerce.

Nearly a hundred managers, as well as managers above the middle level of the outer cabinet, and more than [-] military officers, sat down in the conference hall in an orderly manner.

People wore uniforms, whether workers or soldiers, all wore the work uniforms of China Heavy Industries, but the left chest of the military households was embroidered with the swallow icon and also bordered with gold thread.

On the long row of desktops, there are mugs filled with tea prepared by the office for people to drink to quench their thirst.

No one whispered to each other, they looked at the front seriously and listened carefully to the speech.

The high platform ahead.

The bottom of the high platform is hollowed out to form a ground well, and the sound can be continuously amplified through the resonance echo of this well.

A large water tank is placed on each side of the high platform to play the effect of echo.

In a semi-enclosed place, the sound from the stage spreads and everyone can hear it clearly.

Zhu Gaochi stood behind the podium, and the manuscript was prepared by himself.

"If you want to get rich, build roads first."

"Only superior transportation capacity can ensure the circulation of goods and promote the prosperity of the market."

"Jianghuai is richer than other regions, and its commerce is more developed, and all kinds of commodities have been born. It is its waterways extending in all directions that provide convenience for the transportation of commodities."

"The whole territory of Beiping must be opened to traffic this year, and the transportation cost will be lower than that of the Jianghuai area."

"In order to promote economic development and market prosperity, we need to increase commodities and improve people's consumption levels."

"All kinds of ironware, machines, coke, coal, honeycomb coal, new coal stoves, water pipes built through water towers, drinking water into each house, etc."

"As well as the chemical fertilizers that can increase food production, the kerosene that can be burned, the tar that can be used for anti-corrosion, and asphalt that the coke refinery is exploring."

"These new commodities have created an industrial chain, which not only improves social productivity, but also promotes the economy and facilitates people's livelihood."

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"Increase people's income level, increase the number of well-off homes, increase the consumption power of the market, and form a virtuous circle."

"The current commodities are not enough to fully stimulate the consumption power of the market."

"China Heavy Industry takes from the people and uses them for the people. The profits created must be used to repay the society. The silver will not be accumulated, but all will be spent to promote the circulation of capital."

Some people were drowsy when they heard it, some people frowned and meditated carefully, and some people were smiling when they heard it.

On Zhou Shifeng's desktop, there is an inkstone, holding a fine brush, and recording the key points of the little prince's words in the notebook.

As the helmsman of China Heavy Industries, he could understand the content of the little prince's speech, and he could see the great significance contained in it.

The annual profit of China Heavy Industry Co., Ltd., at the current stage, is only in and out, with a net profit of nearly 20 taels of silver a year.

What does it mean to spend all of it?
For an ordinary family, the annual income ranges from nine to 15 taels of silver, and 20 taels of silver represents the total annual income of [-] households.

This contains huge business opportunities. Whoever can keep up with the situation will be able to follow suit.

However, Zhou Shifeng no longer puts interests first, what he pursues is status and rights.

"Cooperate with the R&D department between factories and departments to promote the development of technology and improve the variety and efficiency of commodities."

"Soap instead of soap locusts, large pieces of glass instead of small pieces of glass, full-length mirrors instead of copper mirrors, coal black instead of black dye, kerosene lamps instead of candles..."

"The whole year is a year of laying the foundation and making great strides. This year is a year of intensive cultivation to tap the potential of the industry and increase the consumption power of the market."

"Use industry to redistribute social resources to absorb more population."

The craftsmen headed by Xiao Jiu carefully grasped the various technical directions described by the little prince.

Soap, glass, etc. Zhu Gaochi explained the principles to the R&D department.

In fact, there is not much difference in the production process, such as glass, mainly on the issue of formula.

As long as there is a formula, it is easy to find out.

Zhu Neng listened very carefully.

But he still didn't quite understand what the little prince was talking about, he looked around from the corner of his eye, and Qiu Fu had already half-closed his eyes.

Qiu Fu pinched his thigh fiercely with his left hand, resisting the oncoming drowsiness, and repelled the opponent again.

But before he could cheer up, the next wave of drowsiness hit him again.

Zhu Neng almost laughed out loud, and quickly stopped looking at him.

He found that most of the military officers couldn't understand it like him, but it was the managers of the factory, and many of them took notes tirelessly.

There is a specialization in art, and I have to admire these people.

I don't know if the civil servants can understand.

Zhu Neng thought of it suddenly.

Those technical officials, such as those who built aqueducts, should be able to understand, Zhu Neng thought so.

"In order to win this tough battle, all factories must refine their internal workshops and improve their production processes."

"The R&D Department has received a total of 32 R&D applications, and only [-] have been approved, which is far from enough."

"Craftsmen should open their minds, try boldly, and don't be afraid of failure, and the R&D department should also reduce the review intensity."

"This year's R&D department will complete [-] approved R&D applications."

"In the work of the R&D department, all factories and workshops must cooperate, and there must be no excuses. Anyone who does not cooperate with the R&D department will be held accountable."

"For each project that is successfully developed, the factory will buy it out with money according to the market prospect, and will upgrade the craftsman's level."

Wan San, Xiao Jiu, Wang Ben, and Li Er were all worried.

Wansan has already made up his mind that he will resign from the R&D department and no longer be in charge of the R&D department.

Wang Ben is concerned about cost.

Although the little prince wants to support the R&D department, as the master craftsman of the coke refinery, he is no longer a pure technician.

Have a higher vision and have a clear understanding of the pros and cons.

The real requirement is not only to produce results, but also to ensure profits. It is impossible to really disregard the market and profits, causing the R&D department to be heavily in debt.

The operation of the factory itself is inseparable from profits.

Xiao Jiu thought about the applications received recently, which ones were more reliable, and Li Er thought about some of his own technical ideas.

"Dong dong dong."

Outside the venue, the bell rang, and it would ring once every half hour.

"Adjourn for a quarter of an hour."

Zhu Gaochi did not delay and directly announced the adjournment.

In the center of the factory, a bell tower was built, and the sound of the ringing could be heard throughout the factory, and the timer used was the water transport instrument platform of the Song Dynasty.

Dr. Joseph Needham, a well-known expert in the history of science and technology, after studying European clocks and watches and Chinese water transport instruments in the Song Dynasty.

He once asserted in his article "Chinese Astronomical Clock".

"Chinese astronomical clocks are direct ancestors of European medieval astronomical clocks".The first mechanical clock to appear in Europe was the XIV century.

The astronomical observatory is a large-scale automatic astronomical instrument that is driven by water power and integrates astronomical observation, astronomical demonstration and time reporting system.

The entire instrument is about 12 meters high and seven meters wide. It is a square wooden structure with a narrow top and a wide bottom.

Among them, the armillary sphere is made of copper.

The whole station is divided into three compartments.

The upper floor is an open-air platform with an armillary sphere supported by dragon pillars and a water tank below to determine the level.

The armillary sphere is covered with a wooden roof that shelters from the sun and rain. In order to facilitate observation, the roof can be opened and closed at will, which is a clever idea.

The platform from the terrace to the observatory is more than seven meters high.

The middle layer is a "secret room" without windows, in which the ghosts are placed.

Half of the celestial sphere is hidden under the "horizon", and the other half is exposed above the "horizon". The gears are driven by the wheels to rotate, and they rotate once a day and night.

The lower layer includes the timekeeping device and the power mechanism of the whole station.

There is a gate that opens to the south, and there is a five-story wooden pavilion inside the gate. Behind the wooden pavilion is a mechanical transmission system.

Every time the pointer reaches a moment, they have a jumping movement, and there is a sound of beating cymbals inside.

The pointer is divided into one hundred equal divisions in the form of a ring on the lower layer, and each equal division is a quarter of an hour in ancient times.

The water astronomical observatory is an outstanding astronomical instrument in my country at the end of the eleventh century, and it is also the oldest astronomical clock in the world.

Not only in China, but also in the world, the design of the water transport observatory has been highly appraised and recognized.

It contains a large number of mechanical principles, gear transmission principles, lever principles, etc., and is a master of machinery.

Zhu Gaochi went to drain the water, and Xiao Jiu had been waiting for him a long time ago, holding a notebook and asking him questions that he hadn't figured out yet.

Only Xiao Jiu can do this.

In the past, his masters beat and scolded him, forcing him to understand the world and know what to do and what not to do.

After arriving at China Heavy Industries, under the indulgence of Zhu Gaochi.

Sophisticated, what is that?
Xiao Jiu lost his mind, only technology was in his mind, and he enjoyed it.

For this kind of person, Zhu Gaochi can only retreat.

In ancient times, craftsmen were not underestimated. The common people called them masters, and craftsmen with outstanding abilities, even the nobles, would regard them as treasures.

The progress of various technologies is invented by craftsmen.

Without a certain social status and economic foundation, it is impossible to have rich inventions.

"The clock tower needs to be improved. In the past, water was lifted manually, which was inefficient and inconvenient. Now, with a steam engine as power, smaller gears can be used."

Zhu Gaochi pointed to the tall bell tower.

"Replace the clock with a rotatable iron needle and hang it on all sides, so that everyone can clearly see the time."

Xiao Jiu nodded.

There is no problem with this technology, and the nobleman needs it, so the craftsman will naturally study it, but it is only slightly modified.

But if you want to change it to a watch, that is a qualitative change.

Table clocks are no problem.

Daming was one person tall, and he made his own self-ringing clock using the principle of dripping water.

soon.

The meeting resumes.

Zhu Gaochi picked up the manuscript and coughed slightly.

The tea room had already been refilled in advance, and the people at the scene quieted down one after another. No one was continuing to talk, and all eyes were on the stage.

(End of this chapter)