The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 86 The Coke Refineries' Choices
"You say it."

Wan San pushed Wang Ben when he entered the door.

At this point, Wang Ben, who had no way out, bit the bullet and explained, "Many people suggested using an open flame pool to make coke. Although this method is mature and widely used, it is not suitable for coke refineries."

Wan San helped and said: "With this technique, Master Wang doesn't have to take risks, but if he rejects this method proposed by everyone, Master Wang will take a lot of risks, so he is very entangled."

Zhu Gaochi understood it, and asked with a smile: "Is there anything wrong with coking in the open fire pool?"

Speaking of this open flame pool coking technology, it also has a complicated history.The name was changed to the Yuandui coking method, which became the Qing Dynasty.

Coke was an invention that the West was proud of in the [-]th century, but it had already shined in China in the [-]th and [-]th centuries.

Zhu Gaochi knew the open flame pool technology, which was the coke technology in the early Ming Dynasty.

But he didn't know the specific details.

Too many books of the Ming Dynasty were destroyed, including a large number of technical books. Later generations can only speculate based on a few words and unearthed cultural relics.

So seeing Wang Ben's embarrassment, he couldn't give any advice.

"Coking in an open flame pool is cheap and the technology is mature. It can be directly launched, but it cannot meet the requirements of the nobleman."

"Do you have a better way?"

"Xiaomin's new method in Shanxi is more resistant to wind and rain, and has a high output. The wind and rain will not affect the production, and the coke is better."

Wang Ben continued to explain: "But Xiaomin's workshop is small. If a coke refinery is used, the construction cost will be high, and new problems may also be encountered."

Zhu Gaochi understood Wang Ben's concerns.

The construction of open flame pools requires little cost except labor. Each furnace only needs a few hundred pieces of green bricks and one hundred catties of lime, and eight workers are required for daily operation.

The cost is small and the labor is small.

However, the output is low and the weather requirements are high. Whether it is windy or rainy, the factory can be shut down.

Wang Ben's method is better than this technology, but the construction cost is high, and the public is not familiar with it.

The open flame pool coking technology has disadvantages.

But it has passed the actual test and is the mainstream coking technology today, and it will not face failure.

Moreover, the scale of the coke refinery is large, and he doubts whether Wang Ben's new method can be maturely applied to the coke refinery.

In other words, Wang Ben himself is not full of confidence in new technologies.

The risk is multiplied.

"If Master Wang doesn't bring it up, the coke refinery can only use an open flame pool to make coke, and Master Wang can take the initiative to take responsibility, and only because of this, Master Wang can rest assured to do it according to his own mind."

Zhu Gaochi did not guide the work in an area he was not familiar with, so he did not teach Wang Ben how to do it, but he can inspire people.

"Whether new technology is adopted or not." Zhu Gaochi said firmly, "We support it."

Wang Ben pondered for a while.

A group of people who can become the top in the industry actually have a lot in common, such as persistence in their own ideas.

He is still somewhat reluctant to give up new technology.

The idea of ​​muddling along cannot pass the level in his heart.

"I still want to try Xiaomin's new method."

"If you want money to give money, and people to give to others, if it doesn't work, Master Wang doesn't have to be discouraged. Let's keep trying, and we can always find a better way."

Zhu Gaochi does not give pressure, only motivation.

Everyone calls him differently.

Pressure from everyone.

Wan Sanyi first called himself a nobleman, later called the eldest son, and then the little prince. Different titles represented the distance of the relationship.

Now that the embarrassing thing has been said, Wang Ben no longer struggles, and tells his thoughts in one go.

"In order not to delay the start of the coke refinery, Xiaomin plans to use a two-pronged approach. The Minghuochi flat kiln will be started, and the new method will also be started. The Minghuochi flat kiln has no cost. When the new method is successful, the Minghuochi flat kiln will be abandoned."

After hearing Wang Ben's thoughts, Zhu Gaochi sincerely hoped that Wang Ben would succeed, because this person's temperament really satisfied him.

Not just this one thing, but many things.

The purchase of raw materials for the coke refinery was not a problem. Wang Ben said that they could purchase from Beiping, which won Zhu Gaochi's heart.

Wang Ben's idea is not the best, but it is the most suitable.

Otherwise, buying coal from Shandong or Shanxi would not be in line with Zhu Gaochi's plan, because he is not yet capable of building such a long railway.

There is no strength to set up a coke refinery in Shanxi or Shandong.

It doesn't matter that the vassal kings of Shandong and Shanxi will be greedy for their own property. The vassal kings of Shandong are weak, and they are still Zhu Di's younger brother. Zhu Di can crush them to death just by virtue of his elder brother status.

The King Jin of Shanxi is strong, but he won't live for a few years.

He is not afraid that some princes will learn from his factory.

Qin Wang and Jin Wang all died young, and they didn't live for a few years. The rest of the feudal lords had little power and power, and one or two factories were useless, what was useful was the industrial chain.

If anyone can learn his industrial chain planning, then he is willing to bow down, this person must have the same status as him.

Establish a mature industrial chain to create a closed-loop industrial city group, including all the states and counties around Beiping, and then expand the surrounding provinces according to the opportunity.

I still have six years, enough to lay a solid foundation.

In this foundation, he needs many talents.

Talent from all walks of life.

"Master Wang is thoughtful and thoughtful. Not only Master Wan has praised him, but Xiao Jiu has also praised us several times."

"In fact, we also respect it very much. Master Wang's technical matters can be reported to me in a general direction. You don't need to ask for our opinions in detail. We can't give you any suggestions. Just let it go."

Wang Ben felt warm in his heart.

Although the nobleman is young, but his status is noble, Wang Ben was really moved to be treated so courteously.

Being able to become a foreman of a coke refinery, with a generous salary every year, the nobleman is worthy of himself and should not disappoint the nobleman.

After solving the entanglement in his heart, Wang Ben saw Wan San's hesitation and the nobleman's expression, so he left alone.

As soon as Wang Ben left, Wan San couldn't bear it anymore.

"My lord, Xiaomin really doesn't want the patent fee anymore. It's too much trouble. Xiaomin is old and frail, so he can't bear all these things."

Okay.

From a young prince to a big son.

If the barrier in Wansan's heart cannot be eliminated, I'm afraid he will become a nobleman again before he knows it.

"The 1 taels of silver have not changed."

Zhu Gaochi waved his hand.

"But the 1 taels of silver, it's really not easy for you to put it at home. If you trust us, put it in the factory's accounting room, leave a written receipt, and take the money based on the written receipt. You can take any amount."

Wan San breathed a sigh of relief, as long as it wasn't given to him on the spot, he really didn't dare to accept 1 taels of silver.

Finally settled the matter, Zhu Gaochi shook his head.

Xiaojiu, Xiaojiu, you have caused a lot of trouble with us for no reason.

Outside Zhu Gaochi's office, there is a small single room. Two literate and disabled military households were valued by Zhu Gaochi and became his clerks.

The records of each workshop in the factory, as well as the reports of the stewards, and the affairs assigned by Zhu Gaochi, etc., will be sorted out here.

It looks like an easy job, but it is tedious and boring to do.

"Brother Ma, you don't have a lunch break."

After eating in the cafeteria, the young secretary wandered outside the factory for half an hour. When he saw the middle-aged secretary writing behind the desk, he looked surprised and felt a little dissatisfied.

"I'm getting older, I'm not as sharp-minded as you, and I do things slower than you, so I take advantage of my lunch break to finish the things I didn't finish in the morning."

The young man smiled again.

"It's better to be young."

"Brother Ma is not old."

The clerical room quickly returned to quietness, and it was another peaceful day.

Ma Wangxuan lowered his head again, the little prince hasn't come yet, but he said yesterday that there will be a discussion this afternoon.

Although he did not explain the content of the meeting, he has already informed the stewards that everyone must attend on time today.

No one asked him to do this, if the stewards were late, it was their own responsibility, and the little prince hadn't come yet, maybe the meeting was cancelled.

But Ma Wangxuan didn't want any surprises.

His accident ruined his life.

"Rot like wood in the field."

This sentence came to mind again. After being with him for more than ten years, Ma Wangxuan's eyes narrowed. This is what his father-in-law said.

Yes.

When he was young, he was also ambitious and wanted to get ahead through military exploits. He was the eldest son of his family, and his family had dozens of acres of land.

His father sent him to study in a private school since he was a child, and he also practiced with his father. Later, there were more younger brothers and sisters, and the family became more and more lively.

At that time, I was happy. Just after getting married, my father-in-law and his family would praise their son-in-law whenever they met, and I was smiling on my face.

Nothing is bad, just a career.

But during the two years when the imperial court set up the five-army governor's mansion, when he was marching with the general to the north, he was hit by a stray arrow as soon as he went to the battlefield.

When pulling out the arrow, the barb on the arrow got stuck in the crack of the bone, which made him excruciatingly painful. He didn't care at that time.

It wasn't until he was in a coma for several days that he realized that his calf was gone. The military doctor comforted him and said that he was really lucky.

He survived the catastrophe, but he was disabled. Compared with his comrades who lost their lives, he was indeed lucky.

In the best years of those years, how many familiar people became hundreds of households by virtue of their military exploits, but what about me.

As the younger brothers got married and established families, the family became poor instead, and his rewards from that year had already been used up.

Father-in-law's attitude towards him became more and more indifferent, and he began to speak ill at each other, calling himself a waste and dragging his daughter down.

Without the labor force, he is indeed a waste.

"bass."

"Brother Ma?" The young man was startled.

Ma Wangxuan couldn't help standing up, showing apologetic eyes, "I was confused just now."

"Brother Ma, remember to take a lunch break. The little prince said that lunch breaks don't waste your time. Instead, you can do things quickly when you are energetic, and you are less likely to make mistakes."

"En." Ma Wangxuan responded, and left the clerical room. The wooden support on his calf was stomping on the ground, and he went to the workshop to find the stewards who wanted to attend the meeting one by one.

(End of this chapter)