The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 569 The Birth of Steam Engine Wagon
"Research on ridge cultivation methods and formulation of optimal standards."

Technical newspaper.

Zhu Gaochi marveled at a paper on farming and planting methods, "Our ancestors have reached the pinnacle of empiricism."

"What do you say?"

Guo Cailian asked curiously.

Looking at his pregnant daughter-in-law, Zhu Gaochi pulled her to sit down. The two couples were very affectionate and had never quarreled. They looked more like husband and wife than common couples, which amazed the people in the palace.

Zhu Gaochi never cared about this.

What he cares about is the future of the nation and the country.

Everyone's thoughts will change differently at different times.

When he was living a troubled life, Zhu Gaochi was thinking about when he would be able to stabilize. He felt a lot of unhappiness in his heart and was full of anxiety.

When his life became stable and his family became harmonious, Zhu Gaochi began to think spiritually.

When the forest grows, there are all kinds of birds.

As a history lover, Zhu Gaochi initially liked to seek the pleasure of regaining power in the world and lying on the knees of beautiful women from history. Later, he developed into a higher spiritual pursuit, which is his love for the nation.

This is not unique to Han Chinese.

For example, in later generations, a person who originally grew up in China and became famous, because he read the historical materials of his own race, or fabricated the historical materials of his own nation from Han historical materials, the result is thought-provoking.

As the ancients said.

If you forget the battle, you will be in danger.

Zhu Gaochi touched his belly. He was only 25 years old, and it was already slightly bulging. His body's genes were too strong.

A person with a sense of family responsibility must have a hidden sense of national responsibility. This is an inevitable fact, but it may not be discovered yet.

Just like the great technologies passed down from generation to generation by our ancestors, they all ensure the survival and continuation of the nation.

"There is no record of who invented the ridge tillage method. We cannot know the name of this sage. However, the greatness of the ridge tillage method cannot be exaggerated."

The ridge tillage planting method is the culmination of the Chinese ancestors’ experience in agricultural technology.

Guo Cailian is not interested in national affairs. What she cares about is her own small family. Her husband treats her well and her children are healthy and safe. These are her happiest wishes. She can't help but smile when she opens her eyes every day.

Women's physical structure is different from men's, and their psychology is also completely different.

Anger only brings the pressure of struggle to men, but it can easily cause illness to women. Looking at the happy Guo Cailian, Zhu Gaochi couldn't help but smile.

A person who cannot even bring happiness to his own family must be unable to take responsibility.

Later generations often joke that the status of Chinese men is not as good as that of a dog.

But these people don't understand.

It is precisely because of the beautiful family around them that they are the source of strength that supports the struggle of Chinese men. The romance engraved in the bones of Chinese men is completely different from the so-called Western romance.

same.

The ridge cultivation method is a great achievement that is more brilliant than the four great inventions.

In later generations of the United States, wheat, soybeans and corn were planted in neat rows on the vast plains of the west. The farming technology used was still the ridge cultivation method invented by Chinese ancestors.

without any exaggeration.

Ridge cultivation is the most advanced method besides modern irrigation technology and the only way to ensure high agricultural yields.

This technology was only learned in Europe in the seventeenth century.

farming.

It's really not that simple.

European agriculture once lagged behind China by 2000 years or even more.

In Europe before the [-]th century, farmers spread seeds directly and evenly onto the cultivated land. When the crops grew, they appeared chaotic, with uneven density and interference between different plants.

As a result, the ventilation is not good, the lighting is uneven, and the maturity time of crops in the same field will differ by a few days. During harvest, some immature crops have to be harvested together.

What's even worse is that with this farming method, watering and weeding are almost impossible.

Just like pouring a glass of water on a flat cement floor, there must be more water in some places and less water in other places. No one can evenly spread a layer of water on every corner of the cement floor.

But if you carve ditches on the cement floor, it will be different. Water will flow evenly along the ditch to every corner. This is the principle of ridge cultivation.

But this requires the help of agricultural tools.

Advanced agricultural tools require a high degree of civilization to invent and create.

Just mention it casually. For example, a horse in ancient China could pull three times the weight of a horse in Europe at the same time. This is not because the Chinese horses are strong, but because the Chinese harness is good.

China's advanced harness is placed on the horse's shoulders, while European harness is fixed on the horse's neck. This small difference leads to a huge difference in the efficiency of livestock use.

In the agricultural era, livestock was the only production tool that could liberate manpower, and its utilization efficiency directly determined productivity.

Advanced technology and so on are the reasons why China’s population in ancient times exceeded that of the world.

"We women don't understand your men's affairs, but it's good that your husband is happy." Looking at the happy Zhu Gaochi, Guo Cailian said softly.

"Yes."

Zhu Gaochi touched Guo Cailian's hands.

"There always has to be someone who takes up the country's righteousness and works hard for the development of the nation."

Zhu Gaochi said with a smile.The Ming Dynasty was prosperous and glorious, and the people lived and worked in peace and contentment. It was his responsibility to prevent the Chinese civilization from falling into a dark age and entering a great recession again.

Since there is no need to worry about food and drink.

Always do something meaningful.

As a book says, when you die, don't regret it and feel that your life has not been in vain.

Shaanxi and Henan.

Since ancient times, the Central Plains region has been the foundation of the development of the Han people and the most populous area. By the time of the establishment of the Ming Dynasty, the two regions each had a population of less than 200 million.

This is the so-called price for some people in later generations to accept Liao and Jin as orthodox.

Ignorance must be terrible.

With the establishment of the Ming Dynasty 35 years ago, the population began to recover greatly, and the survival of the population required large-scale production.

On rural land.

A large number of technicians began to teach places.

"On the ridges, a certain distance should be maintained between ridges. The land on the ridges is slightly higher than the furrows between the ridges, and the height difference varies according to different crops." Technicians carefully set standards.

In the north, not only the population declined, but also various civilizations, including farming technology.

Although a large number of people migrated back from the south, each region and even each family had its own practices.

Technicians brought uniform standards and told farmers why they needed to do this.

Although it cannot improve technology, it can raise the lower limit, allowing many farmers who have made mistakes to master the most effective planting methods and avoid unnecessary waste.

"First of all, this can ensure that each crop grows independently without interfering with each other, and when you weed the crops and thin the seedlings while walking in the ditch, you will not step on the crops; secondly, it will facilitate ventilation between the crops and prevent them from rotting."

"More importantly, it makes irrigation easier."

"When we went to the fields in the south for experiments, there were a lot of paddy fields there. The paddy fields were surrounded by one-foot-high ridges and there were ditches outside the ridges."

“When the weather is dry, local farmers dig a small opening in the field ridge, and the water in the ditch outside the field ridge will flow into the field, quickly flowing through the ditches between the ridges, and then seeping into the roots of the crops. There is no need to feed each Watering one crop saves a lot of labor.”

"When it rains heavily, the water in the fields is kept in the relatively low-lying ditches on both sides of the crops, so that the roots of the crops will not be soaked. In this way, unless there is a severe drought or flood, your agricultural harvest is guaranteed. "

"What's even more amazing is that the ridges and furrows are interchanged between the two planting seasons. After the crops are harvested each season, the fields have to be plowed again. At this time, the ridges become furrows, and the furrows become ridges. In this way, although the fields are planted with crops every season, each ridge of land is actually plowed in turn, which ensures soil fertility."

Hearing the introduction of the young technicians, the old farmer couldn't help but laugh.

Farming needs to be taught by these young people.

Isn't that what they are talking about?

No matter what every farmer thinks, in the process of sending a large number of technical personnel to the countryside, Ming's farming gradually moved towards a unified standard direction. Even if the output increased by only [-]%, it was an incredible figure.

After Shanxi's coal restriction order was lifted, major coal mining firms poured in.

Even the number of eunuchs in Jinzhou has reached 50. They have laid many railways in Liaodong, built dense irrigation projects, and opened up countless fertile fields.

The towering trees they dug out during land reclamation were continuously transported to Jinzhou. After preliminary craftsmanship, they were sent to the dock to become the keels of large ships, and large sailing ships and steamships were built and launched one after another.

There is an endless stream of ships on the Yellow Sea and Bohai Sea.

Follow the offshore sea route to Shandong Pier and reach the final destination of Shanghai.

"Get out of the way."

Jinzhou Steam Engine Factory.

The newly manufactured iron car has a huge round pot hanging on the front. The lower half is burned with coal, and the upper half is burned with water. A steam pipe at the head of the round pot is connected to a small piston cylinder at the rear.

The piston cylinder is placed above the front wheel. Through the transmitted power and the traditional components that move up and down, the front wheel is driven to move. Three iron wheels as tall as one person rotate, with wooden iron plates on top of the wheels.

A technician worked hard to pull the iron rod, and through the lever principle, the brake pads were tightly attached to the iron wheel, and the car stopped by friction.

The huge inertia caused the iron car to still hit the wall.

The technician gave up braking at the last moment and jumped off the train, escaping the accident.

The wall collapsed, crushing the pot and leaving a mess on the ground.

The surrounding staff rushed over one after another.

"It's alright."

"fine."

The technician said distressedly: "The steering parts are not working, and the braking parts are not working either."

"It doesn't matter, let's keep trying."

The Jinzhou Steam Engine Factory was extremely wealthy.

Under Zhu Gaochi's instructions, the local government had somewhat of a political mission. Regardless of profit or loss, the factory made countless explorations and attempts. Although it still failed this time, people had already seen the light.

soon.

The second steam engine truck was invented by the Jinzhou Steam Engine Factory.

The steam engine wagon is 21 feet long and seven feet wide. It has three wheels, which are made of a combination of iron and wooden frames. It can travel at a speed of up to 38 miles per hour and can carry a load of nine thousand kilograms.

Zhu Gaochi personally named him and asked to be sent to the capital for a visit.

(End of this chapter)