The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 73 The Prelude to the Industrial Revolution

China Heavy Factory.

Zhu Gaochi was lying on the desk, using a fine brush to sort out his thoughts, in order not to be discovered by others, he used pinyin letters.

The industrial revolution carries the word revolution, which is easily mistaken for an ideological revolution, but the definition of an industrial revolution is very simple.

A revolution in technology.

What was the technological core of the first industrial revolution?
The Newcomen steam engine, the coke ironmaking furnace, and the flying shuttle laid the foundation for the first industrial revolution.

The Newcomen steam engine is very simple, has no technical content, and does not have too many requirements for materials, and has nothing to do with rubber.

When the Newcomen steam engine came out, rubber had not been discovered in the West, and it would take more than 100 years.

Its function is mainly used to pump water, and it is mostly used in mines.

As for the iron-smelting furnace, one of the three core technologies of the industrial revolution, China has been far behind the West in several technologies contained in this invention since ancient times.

In addition to a large number of records in modern Western books, the Nelson Art Museum in the United States also has a collection of pottery fan cart workshops in the Han Dynasty in China.

Due to changes in the political environment, modern American scholars have used computers to simulate the operation with ulterior motives, hoping to negate the achievements of ancient Chinese history.

However, the result of the calculation is that there is no problem with this thing being able to work. On the contrary, it confirms the evidence that China's bellows technology is 1000 years ahead of the West.

One of the greatest technological achievements of the [-]th century in the West is the refining of coal into coke. Many people believe that this technology came from the Ming Dynasty.
The early seventeenth century was the half century with the most frequent exchanges between the East and the West. Not only did a lot of knowledge from the West flow into China, but also a large number of Ming books were brought back to the West by missionaries.

The use of coke to smelt iron in China has already begun in the Song Dynasty, but it has not been adopted on a large scale due to market and technology constraints.

In the Ming Dynasty, with the prosperity of civil iron, coke smelting iron has become more and more widely used.

That is to say, the great book in the West, one of the cores of the greatest technological achievements in the [-]th century, has been fully promoted in China in the [-]th century.

It would be a complete lie to say that none of the numerous missionaries of the Ming Dynasty in the early seventeenth century discovered this important technology.

pity.

While the iron smelting industry was shining brightly in the West in the [-]th century, the iron smelting industry was quietly falling into a trough in the so-called prosperous age of China in the [-]th century.

"So it's the end of the [-]th century. Even if there is no large-scale application, there should be coking technology."

"The Newcomen steam engine promoted the output of coal mines and made the price of coal mines cheaper, but at this time it was only for civilian use."

"The coke ironmaking furnace turns the coal mine into coke and becomes a new industrial fuel, marking that coal has become the blood of the industry!"

"Since then, the curtain of the coal age has been opened!"

"The beginning of the first industrial revolution!"

"The industrial revolution has increased productivity, people's materials have prospered, and people's lives have become richer, which has promoted the birth of various ideas."

"People began to summarize history, began to measure the industrial revolution, and promoted the progress of science." Zhu Gaochi closed the notebook after making a heavy note.

"Please come Zhou Shifeng."

In the compartment outside the door, there were two disabled persons, one large and one small, who were recruited into the factory by this group of military households. Because they could write and speak in an orderly manner, they were called by Zhu Gaochi to use them.

The middle-aged one is missing half a leg, and a wooden support is installed at the knee, which does not hinder walking; the young one is blind in his left eye.

The young man heard the voice inside and quickly got up to call for someone.

soon.

Zhou Shifeng, the treasurer of the inner cabinet, followed anxiously, knocked on the door, and soon came the word "please come in".

"Little lord."

"Please sit down."

The little prince said that if you think you are one of your own, don't be too polite in front of him, the more polite you are, the less you will consider yourself as his.

Zhou Shifeng didn't dare to refuse, and sat on the chair with half his buttocks.

Zhu Gaochi tidied up the papers and organized his thoughts. After the two briefly greeted each other, they fell into a quiet atmosphere.

Zhou Shifeng lowered his head, his peripheral vision followed the movement of the nobleman's hand.

If you don't know the identity of the nobleman, what is the difference between the nobleman's behavior and those well-known clerks?

It's really admirable that the little nobleman can maintain this kind of style and strive for perfection.

Could it be the family tradition of Prince Yan's Mansion?
But the younger brothers of the little nobleman are not like the little nobleman.

"Treasurer Zhou."

"Yes." Zhou Shifeng, who was in a trance, was taken aback and smiled awkwardly.

Zhu Gaochi was unmoved, as if he hadn't noticed Zhou Shifeng's small thoughts, but his face was sincere.

"I heard that Zhang Dong's family won two more mines?"

"Yes."

Zhou Shifeng's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the little nobleman is dissatisfied with Mr. Zhang's family?I was recruited by Zhang Dong's family, will I be implicated?

I was worried about myself, and I couldn't help worrying about Mr. Zhang's family.

"It seems that his energy is not here." Zhu Gaochi sighed, and suddenly asked: "What do you think?"

"I, I don't know." Zhou Shifeng looked decadent.

This person is nice.

Zhu Gaochi was happy in his heart.

If he really said bad things about Zhang Dehui, he would not dare to use him.

"You are also involved in the new coke refinery. We hope you can take on more things."

Hearing the nobleman's words, Zhou Shifeng couldn't believe it, and forgot to answer.

Shrewd, he immediately understood the meaning of the nobleman's words.Not only was he fine, but he was promoted instead.

"I heard that there are coking kilns in Beiping, but there are different opinions on which one has the best craftsmanship. The refinery has a charter."

"As for the treatment, everything is easy to talk about." Zhu Gaochi said with a smile.

"Xiaomin will do it right away." Zhou Shifeng replied.

"Go ahead."

……

"Master, why do you laugh and frown all the time." After returning home, Zhou Shifeng's mother-in-law couldn't help asking.

Zhou Shifeng shook his head, and glanced at the two big boys who were buried in their meals.

He was also born as an apprentice, and he became a shopkeeper when he was an apprentice. When he was an apprentice, he was poor and couldn't afford a wife. When he became a shopkeeper, a matchmaker immediately came to his door.

When they got married late, the two boys in the family were still young.

"I'm afraid Mr. Zhang's family won't be able to stay in the factory any longer."

"Why is this? Are you going to be okay?" The woman was shocked. She knew that her man was recruited by Mr. Zhang's family to Zhonghua Heavy Industry. Mr. Zhang's family couldn't stay any longer. Will his man be implicated?

"Not only am I fine, but I've been promoted."

The woman breathed a sigh of relief, and smiled happily, "It's a good thing that you have been promoted, and how much has your wages increased? What a sigh."

"I have long hair but short knowledge. I have been promoted by Mr. Zhang's family. How can I not worry about Mr. Zhang's family? Aren't I a villain who is not as good as a beast?"

"I hope that the nobleman will not harm Mr. Zhang's family." Zhou Shifeng said worriedly.

"You are short-sighted. The little nobleman has always been kind to others. How could he harm others? You are worrying too much."

The woman gave birth to two fat boys for the Zhou family, so that Zhou Shifeng would not lose his incense when he had children in his later years, and she was very confident.

(End of this chapter)