The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 178 Xingle County Farm Tool Factory
The carriage from Baoding Mansion was not free to return to Peiping.

Waited for two days.

The railway carriages transporting grain from the south changed carriages in Baoding Prefecture, and the railway carriages in Beiping dragged grain to Miyun.

Li Bosheng carefully watched the operation process of both parties.

In order to support the development of the northern border, the imperial court implemented the method of opening China, and the grain from the south was transported to the north to provide military households in the north with development.

It is precisely by relying on the opening of the Chinese law that a large number of guards moved from the south to Beiping, which favorably supported this gap in the stage of growing from nothing.

Yanshan Six Guards, tens of thousands of military households, 20 million people, only need rations, one year is 60 shi rations, two years is more than 100 million shi, plus the soybean feed needed by livestock, a year is as high as one million stone.

For more than [-] years, the Northern Parallel Province, the Northern Parallel Capital Division, the Liaodong Capital Division, the Shaanxi Capital Division, and the Shaanxi Xingdu Division...

From zero to hundreds of health, millions or even tens of millions of people immigrated, and the food needed is even more incalculable.

Although it is also reclaiming wasteland and farming, the speed of development cannot keep up with the increase of guards every year.

For example, the six guards of Yanshan became more than twenty guards, and then Kaiping guards, Daning guards, and Liaodong guards.

It can be said that in the past twenty years, the expansion has never stopped, and it has always been inseparable from the demand for food, cloth, and various materials in the south, all of which are supplied by the imperial court.

The imperial court was unable to catch it, so there was a method of opening China.

With the profit of Yanyin, merchants were lured to transport grain to the northern border, and then the merchants exchanged for Yanyin.

These merchants who transported grain from the south to the north were quickly attracted by the more cost-effective transportation method and became one of the major customers of railway transportation.

Countless grains and cloth were transported to the border guards by railway, allowing the military to expand and penetrate into the desert.

If this strategy is not interrupted, the guards of Kaiping and Daning will be stabilized, and the kings will continue to be entrusted to the north, and the guards will continue to be moved.

Just like the Kaiping guards and Daning guards who transferred many guards in Beiping to the north, the cycle continues, which is somewhat similar to the expansion of Mongolia.

"Businessmen in the south used to exchange receipts directly with the government, so they didn't have a lot of money, and it was inconvenient to take it out. As a result, the settlement of the station and the merchants in the south was often delayed, and they couldn't just do it like this Stop, they are customers after all."

"The settlement of the briquette workshop and the station is also a variety of money, copper coins, silver taels, even cloth, and old treasure banknotes. Who wants to use these things? The station only accepts new banknotes."

"It's best to use silver, but I don't know where all the silver has gone, and it's not convenient to carry. Our transaction volume is large, and the settlement is not a decimal."

Li Bosheng ran to several major stations, and the problems he collected were mainly concentrated on the settlement method, which made the stationmasters of each station very distressed.

Not only the station, but also the rest of the merchants.

The traditional method of settlement of commodity transactions has made them feel painful, and a new method is needed.

Silver is not easy to carry, the value of copper coins is too small, and the value of precious banknotes continues to depreciate, so less new banknotes are used.

"The railway is a huge system project. I dare say it is the biggest part of the general plant, no matter in terms of scale or efficiency."

At a training center for railway drivers, Li Bosheng met Xu Ning, the boss of the railway engineering team, who personally picked up Li Bosheng and his party.

Xu Ning already knew what Li Bosheng was doing, he was also a smart person, he knew the future of the person in front of him.

As the big treasurer in charge of a military household with more than ten thousand people, he is no stranger to the commanders of the guards. The increase in real power makes him no longer hesitate to give up others even if he is white.

It doesn't matter if you give up people. There are many people in Beiping Province, but the people who can get into the eyes of the little prince and take charge of specific affairs are different.

"I'm afraid I can't finish talking about the railway problems in detail. The settlement method is one, and the lack of horses is also a problem."

"Is there no shortage of horses in Peking?" Li Bosheng asked in bewilderment.

Xu Ning smiled wryly.

"There is no shortage of horses in Peking, but railway carriages have high requirements for horses. Ordinary horses are inconvenient to use, and horses with greater endurance and strength are needed."

The horses that pull goods have the same requirements as war horses, but there are also differences.

Xu Ning explained in detail.

"Railway transportation is different from road transportation. Railroad tracks save horsepower, which makes it easier for horses to conserve energy and run longer."

"Didn't you go to Baoding Mansion last time?" Xu Ning asked.

Li Bosheng nodded.

From Baoding Mansion to Zhending Mansion, I heard that some strong men were recruited here and were being trained as coachmen, so I came to find out, but I didn't expect to meet Xu Ning.

Xu Ning gave an example: "The distance from Beiping Station to Baoding Station is [-] miles. If you use an ordinary horse, you can't run it in one go, you can only run [-] miles."

"Therefore, a better Maxima is needed, and the horses can take advantage of the rest time provided by pit stops along the way, five hours intermittently, just in time for loading and departure in the morning, arriving in the afternoon for unloading, and it will not hurt the horse."

"If it is replaced by ordinary horses, then Beiping and Linfu Baoding will need to change horses, and the cost will increase a lot."

"If the entire North Parallel is saved, the cost will double. This is not a small amount of money, and it will directly affect the income of the railway."

Li Bosheng hesitated, and asked curiously: "A horse can run more than three hundred miles a day, is it because of the goods?"

Xu Ning smiled and explained: "Similar to this reason, the main reason is that the increase in railway transportation requires a large number of horses."

"Nowadays, the price of horses has increased, and the cost of using an ordinary horse is twice as high as that of a good horse."

Li Bosheng understood Xu Ning's meaning and recorded it in his notebook.

Not only did the railways need more horses, but with the increasing number of honeycomb coal workshops in North Parallel Province, although many used mules, many also used horses.

In short, with the rise of the transportation industry, the demand for livestock has encountered a bottleneck, that is, they want to lower the price of horses, save costs, and want better horses.

Li Bosheng went to the honeycomb coal chamber of commerce, and under the introduction of Wang Ren, he learned about the current market of honeycomb coal workshops.

The original eight briquette chambers of commerce have now become twelve, monopolizing [-]% of the briquette market.

There are only small counties and a small number of state capitals, and the rest of the small workshops carve up these markets and become supplementary forces.

In Xingle County, Zhending Prefecture, a farm tool factory.

Although the place is small, there are a lot of workers, up to more than [-] people.

A batch of sickles was purchased from the farm tool factory in Daxing County, Beiping Prefecture, and then the farm tool factory in Xingle County ordered wood locally to make wooden handles.

Because the sickles of Daxing County Agricultural Tool Factory are all of the same model, the wooden handle can be easily installed. Even if you are a little surprised, it will not affect the installation, and the requirements for precision are not high.

To describe it accurately, the Farm Tool Factory in Xingle County is actually a factory that produces wooden handles, and at the same time assembles the sickles from the Daxing County Farm Tool Factory.

It is half the cost of the sickle on the market, and it has won the enthusiasm of many people, so many people buy the sickle in large quantities.

Two months ago, relying on the price-performance ratio, they seized a large number of agricultural tools markets in Xingle County.

The factory director of Xingle County was originally a deacon of the outer cabinet. Relying on the wind of the hundred factories, he left the outer cabinet and came here to set up a farm tool factory.

Knowing that Li Bosheng and his party came down from the main factory for research, they were very enthusiastic and took the initiative to buy them a meal out of their own pockets.

Li Bosheng did not intend to offend others, but he also made a request that there must be four dishes and one soup, otherwise he would not participate.

"Hahaha, Li Wenshu thinks highly of me. My family is going to raise a family. It's just four dishes and one soup, haha."

The director of Xingle County Agricultural Tools Factory smiled heartily.

Li Bosheng did not expose the opponent.

As the saying goes, if you are innocent, you should be killed in a car and boat shop. It means that these people have a lot of knowledge. In an agricultural society, people with little knowledge can easily be preyed upon by them.

It's the same as farmers entering cities in the 80s. Outside the station, a few words that are obviously full of loopholes can easily fool farmers who have just entered the city.

It's not that the peasants are stupid, but because of their knowledge.

Of course, the outer cabinet is not like this, the factory regulations are strict, but there are no honest people in the environment of the outer cabinet, and honest people can't stay in the outer cabinet.

The director of the Xingle County Agricultural Tool Factory did only serve four dishes and one soup, but there are a lot of wild animals, and the wine is not cheap, but it is still acceptable. The control is just right, which shows that it is not fuel-efficient lights.

In fact, Li Bosheng is not an honest person. After a few glasses of wine, both parties think that the other party is really nice.

The director of the Xingle County Agricultural Tools Factory felt that Li Bosheng had no airs and was moderate in his work, unlike young people who were arrogant.

Li Bosheng felt that although the other party was white, he had a lot of knowledge, and his words had something to say, which was impressive.

"The business of the agricultural tool factory has squeezed out many blacksmiths, but the little prince is very supportive of the agricultural tool factory. I have never understood the reason behind this."

Li Bosheng put down his wine glass and asked for advice seriously.

He is not Zhu Di, and he has never attended Zhu Gaochi's theory class. In his opinion, the little prince really loves the people, but this move seems to be competing with the people, which makes him feel very confused.

The director of the Xingle County Agricultural Tools Factory laughed a few times, obviously understanding the truth.

Seeing this, Li Bosheng became respectful and took the initiative to stand up and pour wine for the director of Xingle County Agricultural Tool Factory, with a sincere attitude.

Xingle County Agricultural Tool Factory no longer sells Guanzi, this person is worthy of friendship, so he explained the reason.

"Let me give you an example. In the past, the sickle was expensive, and people were reluctant to pay for it, but they needed it again. In the end, Xingle County bought three."

"The Farm Tool Factory allocated work and pooled its forces, which led to a sharp drop in the price of sickles, and the purchase of sickles in Xingle County increased to six."

Li Bosheng frowned and thought.

The director of the Xingle County Agricultural Tool Factory took the initiative to say: "People can save if they can, and use manpower if they can't. Anyway, strength doesn't cost money, but in the end not only suffer, but also time-consuming, inefficient, and require more labor."

"A large number of agricultural tools are now used, and the sickle is used for harvesting. Although the yield per mu has not increased, the efficiency has been improved, and the manpower freed can be invested in other things."

"You can go to the city to work, briquettes need to recruit workers, many garment shops are also recruiting workers, our factory is also recruiting workers, and you can also go to the city to do business. I went back to the headquarters to report on my work a while ago. The market in front of the door is so lively, many of them are not The common people have become street vendors."

"This is called promoting productivity and liberating labor."

(End of this chapter)