Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 1091 Spring of Science ([-])

April 1656, 2, sunny.

After years of construction, Yong'an Port's infrastructure conditions have been greatly improved compared to before, but to be honest, compared with Qingdao Port, Zhenhai Port, Luocha Port, Dongfang Port and other places built with a lot of money, it is Much worse.Even the Jingjiang Port next door can't compare. After all, they have received a lot of investment from the Wujiang District Administrative Office. There is no investment in Yong'an Port, so naturally there is not much construction.They currently have such a scale, thanks to the [-] people in the county holding their breath and using their own strength to roughly build Yong'an Port, the most important window of the county to the outside world - look at their strength, It seems that in the next few years, we will continue to strengthen and build this port terminal area, which has to be admirable.

However, compared with the continuous construction of Yongan Port for several years, another extremely important thing happened today within the urban area of ​​the town, that is, the Yongan Rubber Products Factory and the Academy of Natural Sciences jointly released the The reward was finally issued today - a Laizhou mechanic from Yong'an factory finally came up with a detailed method of vulcanizing rubber through continuous experiments (of course, luck seems to be more important), and it was jointly tested by the two units Later, it was considered feasible (of course, follow-up optimization and improvement are needed), so the person was awarded a cash reward of 3000 yuan (half from each of the two units, and the patent is shared), and the patent rights were naturally transferred to the names of the two units.

The 3000 yuan in cash can be said to be the largest patent transfer fee issued by the East Coast Republic of China so far. There are roughly two reasons for the award of such a "shocking" award.First, the technology of vulcanized rubber is really important. With it, it can be said that the rubber industry that has already developed on a small scale in the East Coast has been given a booster, and it will soon be able to produce A series of qualified rubber products - you must know that before this technology, the raw rubber used by people on the east coast was limited and often damaged, and this is obviously the biggest obstacle restricting the further development of this industry.

Second, under the guidance of the East Bank Executive Committee, various ministries, commissions, and enterprises began to consciously offer rewards to the whole society and even the whole of Europe (the technician who made the first high-magnification lens for the East Bank came from the Netherlands, and this person has been working for many years. (formerly deported for making inappropriate religious remarks) have all the technology they need, no matter how much money they spend.Someone explained this well: "We just want to let people know that engaging in technology and scientific research can make you rich overnight, and you can improve your social status overnight and become a guest of the rich and powerful. This is to cultivate this kind of atmosphere. Of course, this is the first It is necessary to implement the "Patent Law" strictly and fairly"—after the introduction of the latest "Science Spring" plan, Chairman Qiang Quan Shengqiang also instructed to allocate another [-] yuan from the special fund to reward this person, which will make the The total number of bonuses won by this person reached a staggering [-] yuan.It is conceivable that after the establishment of this benchmark of buying horse bones with a thousand dollars, it will make the craftsmen and students in the East Coast jealous, and it will lead to a frenzy of technological inventions. In the next few years, it is estimated that the Patent Office of the Ministry of Science and Technology will We will receive a snowflake of various patent registration applications. It is expected that most of them are useless or even wrong. A small part is correct but has no commercial promotion value. Only a few patents may have actual promotion value, but that's enough.

After the technical barriers of vulcanized rubber were solved, the production of rubber products finally no longer had to stagnate as in the past. Yongan Rubber Products Factory can produce a variety of products that are popular in the East Coast, such as: qualified and durable, not affected by seasons ( This is very important) raincoats, rubber shoes, tarpaulins (cloth), etc.; toy balloons, pacifiers, seamless gloves, pillows, air cushions and other small gadgets, the application prospects are quite good, of course, this requires prior market cultivation.

In addition, after Yongan Rubber Products Factory acquired the invention patent of vulcanized rubber, it organized some educated workers (the Academy of Natural Sciences also sent more than a dozen high school students to help out) to conduct research on other similar vulcanization processes. Some progress has been made today, when the first batch of prize money was officially awarded.They believe that by using different rubber vulcanization processes, the application of rubber can be further expanded, especially in the machinery industry. Industrial parts such as rubber hoses are very important, which can greatly accelerate the development of the domestic industrial level on the east coast, and at the same time, export to create more profits.

Of course, the imagination of the technicians in Yong'an factory does not stop there. They also invented a solid rubber tire and have officially applied for a patent.To put it bluntly, this kind of rubber tire is actually very simple, that is, a circle of vulcanized rubber is tightly stretched on an ordinary wheel, and it is fixed by the rims on both sides of the wheel. Walk with partial contact with the ground.This kind of carriage relying on rubber tires has been tested several times in the test field of Yongan Rubber Products Factory, and the results are relatively good. Passengers generally report that the vibration is much smaller than that of a carriage with hard wheels, which is very worthy of promotion.

The only thing to worry about now is that the production of rubber in Xinhua Island is still quite limited, which leads to the price of rubber is still very expensive. It may take a few years before the domestic carriages on the east coast want to popularize solid rubber tires—— Recently, there have been a lot of well-informed people in the capital area where rich people gather, planning to organize a group to invest in rubber plantations in the Xinhua Island enclosure, because more and more people are really optimistic about the greatness of this new material." Money" scene.

The high price of rubber has also made some other people with big brains come up with other ideas.For example, some people claim that hollow tires can be used, which will save more materials, that is, use a very good airtight inner tube (cloth containing rubber liquid), fill it with air, and then wrap a rubber belt around the outer layer. Or animal leather for protection.Such a hollow tire is equivalent to a circular air cushion, which can greatly reduce the discomfort caused by vehicle vibration to passengers, and it is cheaper and saves materials, which is completely worth studying.

At present, it is said that a considerable number of people with the mentality of getting rich overnight are studying this idea—even some farmers are thinking about this kind of thing in their spare time, hoping that they can also come up with a "big prize", You know, the patent transfer fee is not cheap - Yongan Rubber Products Factory has already set up this project and started intense research and development work.The patent office is also on the alert, watching with wide eyes who can first send a practical finished product (this is very important, if it is not practical, it will be judged that the patent registration has failed) to apply for a patent.At that time, "Kommersant", the only industry and economics newspaper in the East Coast, will also make a big publicity, in order to cultivate, exaggerate and encourage the whole society to engage in invention and creation.

While Yongan County was awarding bonuses and praises to the inventors of vulcanized rubber, the government of Guide County next door was also discreetly awarding bonuses and certificates of honor to the inventors of the flowmeter. The patent for the flowmeter was acquired by a non-Piedmontese national named Zigni.This gentleman has been in the east coast for more than four years. He was originally a non-national boiler worker of the Guide Water Supply Company (established by integrating the water supply companies of 2000 townships in the county). He became interested in the water supply system during his long-term work and took time off I conducted research in private, and finally won a bonus of 4 yuan for the flowmeter that the county water supply company had offered for four years.

After the county government and the county water supply company confirmed that the invention was valid, they immediately granted him official citizenship, and at the same time transferred 2000 yuan in cash to his newly opened Northwest Reclamation Bank account, making this gentleman from a poor non-citizen to a county-level citizen overnight. There are countless rich and famous people in the whole region.In addition, it is said that the regional administrative office will apply for an additional bonus of [-] yuan from the "Science Spring" program, and has already obtained preliminary approval, and the new flowmeter will also be named "Qi-type flowmeter".Zigney himself has also been re-awarded a high-paying employment contract by Guide Water Supply Company, and his job position has changed from a boiler worker to an engineer. After that, he will join a project team to continuously improve the flow meter, and also participate in some other water supply aspects Since then, he has become a decent person—respect for science and invention, as it should be.

After the flowmeter is invented, it will go through a period of improvement and optimization, and then it will be promoted throughout the county and region.From then on, users who are uniformly supplied with water by county and township (town) water supply companies may no longer be able to enjoy the good times of free water, and charging for water consumption will become the general trend (the drainage will also be charged). After all, water supply companies at all levels They can't always rely on government finances to maintain their operations. They also have a lot of operating costs, which must be recovered from users.

Of course, the government on the east bank does not force residents to use the so-called clean water provided by the government. Residents living in towns can dig wells in their yards to get water. The groundwater level in the Wujiang area is very high, and the cost of drilling wells is very low. ——It can save a lot of money in the long run, but it is strictly forbidden for residents to discharge domestic sewage indiscriminately, so as not to cause the deterioration of sanitation.The domestic sewage of all residents must be discharged into the urban sewer pipes, and drainage fees must be paid on time for the repair, maintenance, and transformation of the pipes. This point is not negotiable and must be implemented uniformly to maintain the city's sanitary conditions Good, reduce the breeding of diseases, which is especially important on the east coast.

(End of this chapter)