Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2106 Technical Reserve ([-])

On September 1690, 9, at the gate of the Dayuhe Naval Shipyard on the outskirts of Dongfang Port, Uncle Qin, the concierge, was carefully cleaning the weeds and dust in the yard.

The weather is good today, the sun is shining, and the temperature is [-] or [-] degrees, which is very comfortable.The yard hadn't been cleaned for a long time, there was dust all over the floor, and many weeds or wild flowers grew in the corners, revealing a dilapidated scene.There is no way, if you can't live for a long time, it will be like this.

The plaster on the wall has peeled off a lot, exposing the red strips of bricks inside.I think that when the factory was just built, it used up a quarter of the county's brick production. It is a symbolic key project. Dry docks, wet docks, warehouses, factories, dormitories, office buildings, etc. are all immersed The hard work of the older generation of East Coast people.

But now more than 50 years have passed. The once tall and sturdy factory buildings have become old dilapidated dilapidated buildings, and the once brand-new and advanced machines have become rusty iron bumps piled aside. The point, this is the power of time, unrivaled.

Uncle Qin joined the Dayuhe Naval Shipyard 40 years ago. At that time, the country had already implemented strict primogeniture and immigration policies. Uncle Qin, who could not inherit the family property, once had to take a boat with his fellow villagers to the Brazilian plateau to reclaim wasteland.However, the prosperity of the capital made him nostalgic, and he was still unable to make a decision.In the end, his luck was really good. At that time, the Dayuhe Naval Shipyard was recruiting apprentices. Uncle Qin, who graduated from primary school, was lucky enough to enter it as a machining apprentice.

It's just that Uncle Qin's ability is a bit poor. After studying with his master for several years, he still couldn't master the essence of his technology. When he independently produced and processed, the defective rate was very high. In the end, he was eliminated by the machining workshop that implemented the last elimination system. The concierge acts as security.Undoubtedly, Uncle Qin has a deep affection for the shipyard. He is familiar with every plant and tree here, and most of the people here. He even planted a paulownia tree in the yard with his own hands. Now it is tall and straight. It has become an excellent place for everyone in the factory to drink tea and chat.

Uncle Qin carefully cleaned under the tree, wiped clean some stone benches and chairs, then sat down panting, looking at the empty factory department in front of him, and listening to the waves beating against the shore not far away. Di's voice, sighed silently.Now most of the files and materials in the factory department have been moved to the Qingdao port area, and a small part has been moved to the wharf and dock, where the last batch of workers are still working. The goal is to complete the two ships from Peru. Shipping order.

The Dayu River Naval Shipyard is basically saying goodbye to Dongfang Port!Due to poor port conditions, Dayu River often silted up, and high cleaning costs, the Dayu River Naval Shipyard held a shareholder meeting at the beginning of last year, and finally made the decision to move out of the capital Dongfang County to the economically important Qingdao County.

The existing equipment of Dayuhe Factory will be dismantled and transported away if it is worth using, and reinstalled in the new factory area of ​​Qingdao Port.The old and low-value equipment should be disposed of on the spot. Anyway, some private individuals have entered the shipbuilding industry in recent years. They should like these second-hand equipment very much. You must know that Dayuhe Factory maintains them very well.

The large number of workers at the Dayuhe factory will continue to be employed in principle, but they need to go to work in the new factory in Qingdao Port, that is, they need to move.This undoubtedly caused a certain degree of confusion among the workers. The factory gave the management, engineers, and designers enough housing allowances, and also gave some skilled workers compensation, so that the backbone of these factories could adapt to the situation as soon as possible. New life, put into work.But for the large number of ordinary workers, there is no compensation fee, and the shipyard does not seem to attach great importance to them. Anyway, there are also a large number of industrial workers in Qingdao, and there is no need to worry about not being able to recruit enough people to start production.

Uncle Qin was one of those ordinary workers who couldn't get compensation.But he is already at this age, and he doesn't worry about his future at all. Anyway, he has already saved enough money, and his two children are still working locally, so he doesn't need to worry much about his later life.He is mainly worried about the loss of nearly 1500 local jobs for no reason after the relocation of the Dayuhe factory, which is really terrible.Not to mention, after the Dayuhe factory moves out, there is a high probability that some supporting manufacturers will also move out, and the local jobs will continue to decrease. Then when the children grow up, how should they stay in the local area?Are they all going to the frontier to open up wasteland?Children in the capital can't do this job!

"Dayuhe Textile Factory is halfway gone, the shipyard can't keep it, and the government agencies have also moved part of Qingdao. This Dongfang County seems to be dying. It's a pity that a large county with a population of about [-] is about to die. Defeated." After resting, Uncle Qin went to every room to look around, and then left the courtyard and locked the door.Behind him, a banner hangs high, but it is more or less discolored under the sun and rain, and the writing on it is vaguely recognizable: "Warmly celebrate the delivery of the first full-scale ship to the First Fleet by the Dayu River Naval Shipyard." All performance parameters of the steam-powered troop carrier meet the design requirements."

And when Uncle Qin was worried about the loss of jobs in Dongfang County, in the new factory area of ​​Qingdao Port in the south, Qiu Haiyang, a member of the Central Executive Committee, was carefully inspecting some equipment accompanied by the management of the shipyard.These are new high-speed steam machine tools newly developed by Heishui Industrial Company. The speed of the cutter head is much higher than before, and the stability is also greatly enhanced.Once the speed of the cutter head is increased, the machining accuracy can naturally be greatly enhanced, which are all complementary things.

"These machines are all new products from Heishan Industrial Company. The relocation of your factory is not all a bad thing. At least you can replace the old ones and use new ones." Qiu Haiyang walked around these new equipment for a while Circle, and said with a smile: "All steam-powered ships have different requirements for machining accuracy. Without new equipment, the reliability of your equipment may not improve."

What Qiu Haiyang said was actually true.Now the country is gradually pushing all steam-powered ships, and major shipyards have received orders.The all-steam-powered ship is quite different from the original motor sailing ship. The reliability of the steam propulsion system of the motor sailing ship is not too high, and problems can occur, and basically it will not affect the navigation.Gein sailboats sail with sails 90% of the time, and the steam system is closed. It is mostly used when entering and leaving the port. The power requirement is not very high. Two knots are basically enough. After all, when entering and leaving the port The speed requirement cannot be high.

It can be seen from this that the requirements for the steam power system of the motor sailing ship are not high. Whether it is output power or reliability, as long as the manufacturer maintains the general level, it will not affect the overall situation.But all steam-powered ships are different. The power requirements of the steam power system of this type of ship may not be high, but the reliability must be very high, very high, especially high!That is to say, there will be no problems during the long-term voyage, so as to prevent the ship from losing power and getting into danger. This is the most concerned point of everyone.

For high reliability, in addition to the design efforts (simple structure, few parts), the machining accuracy of mechanical parts is the top priority.There is no other way to solve this, but to rely on the use of more advanced labor tools and workers with better machine operation skills.The high-speed machine tools newly ordered by Dayuhe Naval Shipyard from Heishan Industrial Company are all the latest products of the company. The cutter heads also use new alloy cutters, which are basically the latest cutting-edge scientific achievements in the east coast.

These new machine tools are installed and adjusted by the engineers of the Blackwater Industrial Company, and then received by the machining workshop of the shipyard to process various things on various ships, especially those mechanical components that are matched with the steam power system. Generally speaking, the mechanical processing level of Dayuhe Factory can jump to a new level in a short period of time, provided that they quickly become familiar with these new equipment.

Of course, compared with captains with few processing tasks, manufacturers that provide the steam propulsion system itself, such as Tieling Heavy Industry Consortium, Heishui Industry Company, and Modern Special Shipyard (this factory is not only a shipyard, but also produces part of the steam propulsion system by itself) ), it is said that its machining accuracy requirements are higher, and a newer generation of high-speed steam machine tools has been developed.The improvement and utilization of the steam engine by the people on the east coast has indeed reached an astonishing level.

Oh, by the way, as Ma Xiaopeng, the boss of the East Coast Electric Power Company, is selling things like electricity all over the world, I heard that some people are already researching machine tools based on electric motors.It's just that the basic motor provided by TEPCO is not only expensive, but also the quality is very problematic. At present, this idea is only in the conception stage.However, there will always be people who will continue to study electric motors (Tepco is the largest one), and at the same time the power generation voltage will become increasingly stable. Once breakthroughs are made in these areas in the future, the birth of electric lathes is only a matter of time.

There is no doubt that once the electric lathes are mature, stable and introduced to the market, all the steam lathes in use on the east coast can be eliminated in an instant, and the central steam power workshops that are still everywhere in many places will slowly close down, unless those progress Products with low requirements - the advantages of electric motors are too great. In terms of stability alone, it has already exploded all kinds of steam lathes, and the importance of stability to machining accuracy is self-evident.

"Your factory has just moved here. If you have any requirements, just ask. I can't give you money, but I am in charge of technology, and new technologies can always give you pointers. The group of engineering institutes approached me a while ago, saying that a lot of research has been done. The technology cannot be industrialized, let me think of a way. Haha, so our technical reserves are still very strong, you have to have confidence." Qiu Haiyang reached out to touch the polished new machine, and said with a smile.

During the Mid-Autumn Festival, there are a lot of things to do. I just got home for more than an hour, and I almost missed the codeword.

(End of this chapter)