The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 196
The eighth issue of technical report.

"Liuli, Liulin, glass and other words, and even Liuli became the most frequently used names. Before the Tang Dynasty, they were often written as Liuli, or Zuobiliai."

"I think the concept of Liuli has an unclear origin and should be redefined accurately and clearly."

"Round beads with a small amount of glass phase, tube beads, dragonfly eyes with or without pottery embryos, transparent or translucent walls, sword ornaments, ear stops, etc. During the Han Dynasty, glass introduced from the Western Regions, also It is called glazed tiles, including glazed tiles from the Song Dynasty."

"The definition of glass is too broad. Glass belongs to glass, but glass does not belong to glass, so glass cannot be called glass."

"I think the careful division of glass and glaze can be generalized to other things."

newspaper room.

More than a dozen craftsmen quietly flipped through the newspapers. After reading this article, many people were inspired and planned to try to define some things after going back.

Several members of the factory protection team patrolled outside the R&D department, and Zhu Gaochi was in the R&D department, listening to people's research on gunpowder.

After the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, gunpowder technology ushered in a new development. In the middle of the Ming Dynasty, civilian gunpowder was not mentioned, only military gunpowder varieties and actual formulas amounted to more than [-] kinds.

Compared with the Song and Yuan Dynasties, the allocation of gunpowder in the Ming Dynasty was more reasonable, the quality of gunpowder was further improved, and the flammability and explosive power also reached a higher level.

"Gunpowder is a great advancement of civilization." Zhu Gaochi encouraged.

The development of gunpowder just started in the early Ming Dynasty. He wanted to encourage the research and development department to invest in and research on gunpowder technology. Even if it developed to the level of the middle and late Ming Dynasty ahead of schedule, it would still be a great progress.

The craftsmen showed simple and honest smiles. In front of Zhu Gaochi, no one relied on the old to sell the old. After all, although the little prince didn't do anything, he had a powerful mouth.

It can often provide some ideas to refresh the craftsmen. The principle of the steam engine was proposed by the little prince.

"Before the invention of gunpowder, the military of human beings was almost always changing. They all revolved around groping to make the strongest metal, not only as a percussion weapon, but also as an individual defense against the percussion weapon."

"In the process from bronze to fine iron, from bamboo and wood to iron armor, and even the maturity of gunpowder in the Song Dynasty, the impact produced is not what you see on the surface, but changes the military mileage."

"A method of chemical explosion has led to a new direction of military technology and represents a milestone in civilization."

How significant is the use of gunpowder?

It is equivalent to the later physical subatomic explosion, and its nature is to be renewed, because at that time human beings never understood any form of explosion.

"So gunpowder technology, we think there is a vast space, and it can't be finished in a lifetime, and it is also one of the easiest technologies to produce results."

The artisans mused, and some were tempted to go back and study gunpowder.

In the past year, artisans rushed to register traditional technologies as patents, and received rewards and level upgrades.

At the beginning of this year, the craftsmen changed their direction and tried to use iron materials to make traditional technology. In short, it is no longer like last year, just take it at hand, and it needs to be studied carefully.

However, these behaviors are not highly recognized by the R&D Department. Only new breakthroughs will be rewarded with extremely high rewards.

For example, the invention of the steam engine at the beginning, the improvement of the application of the steam engine to other industries, the advancement of coke refining technology, the forging machine of the iron factory, the new breeding technology of domestic pigs, etc.

If ordinary people proposed the future of gunpowder, it might not have such a big impact, but the meaning proposed by Zhu Gaochi is different.

First of all, the little prince has a keen mind, and his talent for technology is like being fed by God. Secondly, the little prince has a high status.

While everyone was contemplating, Xiao Jiu suddenly said: "Every item of research on gunpowder needs to be submitted to the R&D Department, and only after approval can we try it."

After Xiao Jiu finished speaking, he looked at Zhu Gaochi again, with a serious face, and said seriously: "Gunpowder is very dangerous. The project of researching gunpowder cannot be placed in the R&D Department. I suggest finding a special place for researching gunpowder."

Zhu Gaochi agreed, Xiao Jiu's statement is very safe.

"Your R&D department will make arrangements, not only to ensure secrecy, but also to ensure safety, and to formulate detailed safety regulations just like the coke refinery."

After visiting the R&D department, Zhu Gaochi was on the way back to the office, Xiao Jiu smiled smirk, looking like a fool.

Zhu Gaochi felt amused, and said with a smile, "Let's talk."

Xiao Jiu followed, stuck out her head with a flattering expression, and said out loudly: "The R&D Department has received more and more applications, and has approved a lot of research, and the required funds have exceeded the standard."

In the research of the R&D Department, in the past, each factory provided the raw materials needed. After the birth of food stamps, each factory had to be responsible for its own profits and losses.

Loss-making factories need to be held accountable unless the problem is caused by the production chain.

Naturally, they are unwilling to provide raw materials for the R&D department for free. Instead, the finance department will allocate food stamps to the R&D department every quarter based on the factory's profitability and include them in the accounts of the headquarters.

The R&D department then purchases raw materials from various factories through food stamps.Such a mode of operation is equivalent to supporting the R&D department at the headquarters.

From the perspective of the financial system, it should be healthier and more reasonable.

"Let's go back to the finance department to find out." Zhu Gaochi didn't agree.

Although research is important, finance is also important. Regardless of the nature of a factory group, finance has always been the core department.

Xiao Jiu came to him, indicating that he had already hit a snag in the finance department.

Did not get the desired result, Xiao Jiu opened his mouth, finally held back, and left disappointed.

He thought that the little prince would definitely support him, and he was embarrassed to say that he had a quarrel with the finance department for the funding of the R&D department.

Zhu Gaochi returned to the office. There were already many guests in the waiting room. The mine owners Zhang Dehui, Zhou Yourong, Chen Yu, Zhou Wen, etc. had been waiting for half an hour.

Every time they come to the headquarters, they will be shocked.

With the increase in production in the mining area, there are thousands of miners in their hands. Although the scale of employment is not small, the model is more than one level worse than that of China Heavy Industry.

"Little prince." The crowd was ushered in by the document, and they all clapped their hands in salute and shouted enthusiastically.

"Please sit down."

Zhu Gaochi smiled.

Relying on the prestige of railway transportation, coke refinery, briquette chamber of commerce, ironworks, and Wangfu, the sales of the coal yard are completely controlled by China Heavy Industry.

It can be said that although the coal yard in Beiping is not directly under China Heavy Industry, it relies on China Heavy Industry.

China Heavy Industries pointed out that whoever can make money, the owner of the coal mine can make money, otherwise his family's coal mine will not be sold.

This method has both advantages and disadvantages for coal mine owners. The disadvantage is that they lose control and must completely follow the management system of China Heavy Industry.

The advantage is that the production is stable, and no one wants to overwhelm the peers, and they all count on the share allocated by China Heavy Industry to survive.

Therefore, the discerning people among the coal mine owners have long been obediently included in it and become a link in the industrial chain of China Heavy Industry.

As for those who are not smart, or even unwilling to give up their dominance, they will be eliminated by the market.

There is no need for the royal family to take action. The blacklisted coal mine owners have left the railway transportation, and the orders of other factories, whether it is transportation costs or production costs, are much higher than their peers. There is no price advantage, and they are delivered to the market. Can't get the order either.

Therefore, the current coal mine owners are far from the arrogance of the middle and late Ming Dynasty. Even the eunuchs sent by the emperor dared to kill the rebels and force the emperor to change his mind.

"Everyone has received the notice on the establishment of the Coal Mine Industry Association. What do you think about this matter?"

This group of people is the largest among the coal mine owners and the businessmen who are most supportive of the palace. It is necessary for Zhu Gaochi to listen to their opinions.

"Joining the Coal Mine Industry Association is something I have been looking forward to." Zhang Dehui smiled and did not make any comments.

The rest of the people also echoed.

Zhu Gaochi didn't think that everyone would be so docile, so he pointed it out directly: "Are you afraid or are you really not?"

Everyone looked at each other, not knowing how to answer, and hesitated.If they say no, they don’t dare; if they really don’t, they refuse to accept it.

"You have cooperated with China Heavy Industry for several years. Over the past few years, the two sides have achieved each other, and it is only now where we are today."

"The establishment of the Coal Mine Industry Association is not for China Heavy Industry to suppress coal mines, but to promote the development of the coal mining industry."

"The prosperity of the coal mining industry is the nourishment of China Heavy Industry, and China Heavy Industry is also inseparable from the coal mining industry. Let's throw bricks to attract jade first."

Zhu Gaochi did not hide his thoughts, and said heartily: "The working environment of the coal mining industry is difficult to guarantee with the current technical level, so China Heavy Industries has no idea of ​​​​directly managing coal mines from the beginning."

"Therefore, China Heavy Industry uses a cooperative model to allow you to join the production chain of China Heavy Industry, and you will manage the mining industry."

No one is a fool. What China Heavy Industries did was to let the coal mine owners take the blame. If bad things happen, the responsibility lies with the coal mine owners.

Of course, there are advantages and disadvantages, and coal mine owners have indeed gained advantages.

However, the extent of this profit is controlled by China Heavy Industry. Without China Heavy Industry, coal mine owners can obtain more profits.

But on the other hand, China Heavy Industries has guaranteed the sales of the coal mine owners, and it is not necessarily clear whether there is a right or wrong.

"Shopkeeper Zhang, a few days ago, I heard that something difficult happened in your mining area, and several miners were killed or injured."

Hearing that he was called by name, Zhang Dehui showed an ugly smile, and he didn't dare to shirk, and nodded honestly.

"Each family sent a few taels of silver. According to the requirements of the Coal Mine Industry Association, the pension money is not enough. The pension standard is 30 taels of silver per person."

The compensation standards for military households in the Ming Dynasty are very complicated. One of them stipulates that if a soldier dies in battle, his wife will be given full military pay for three years.

About 36 shi of rice, and then for life, three to six buckets of grain per month.

A bucket in the Ming Dynasty weighed over [-] catties, which was enough for women, children and young children to struggle with food and clothing, but it was only enough to eat.

According to the current prices, that is, 18 taels of compensation silver will be given at one time, and the guard will give another [-] to [-] taels of silver every year.

The faces of several coal mine owners turned black. According to this standard, Zhang Dehui would have to give out hundreds of taels of silver in one go.

(End of this chapter)