I, the patron saint of the frontier of the Tang Dynasty, was forced to rebel

Chapter 132 The middleman earns the difference
After sorting out all the questions, Qin Mu changed the topic to the most concerned place at present.

Research on materials and emerging equipment!
The person in charge of these is Zhang Donglai, a middle-aged man with little reputation.

At first, apart from the orders of the palace, all scientific research departments didn't have to obey at all.

This situation continued until four months ago, when Zhuge Liang discovered a fatal problem. Each department was independently researching its own lengthening technology.

However, the research and development of armaments is not independent, but involves the whole body.

This also caused confusion, urging and quarreling from all parties, all thinking that other departments have slowed down their steps, and some were even more exaggerated, because the money matter almost didn't fight.

Simply, more than a dozen departments were fully integrated directly, funds were allocated independently by the institutions, and all scientific research institutions were controlled by key personnel, which also reduced the management of the palace.

The orders of the palace only need to be issued to the main departments, and the rest are their own research, without too much interference.

After all, in terms of scientific research, the most taboo thing is political interference.

"Director Zhang, how is the current research progress?"

"King Xian, according to your order, speed up the research and development of generators. Considerable achievements have been made. Now water resources can be used to generate electricity, but the efficiency is very low and some research is needed."

Water and electricity!
Qin Mu was quite surprised. His order was to focus on research and development of oil exploration, drilling, refining, etc., and he didn't say anything about hydropower.

Thinking about it, I figured that the information I gave had gone wrong, and the things in this regard have not been deleted.

But it doesn't matter.

"How long will hydropower last?"

"This depends on the characteristics of the material. At present, our material technology cannot supply power for a long time, and it can only be used for experiments."

Hearing this, Qin Mu also understood.

The task given by the system is to establish the basis for electrification. According to the current progress, it will take at least more than a year.

Simply do not dwell on this issue.

"By the way, what happened to the hot air balloon from before?"

"hot air balloon"

Zhang Donglai was stunned for a moment, "It's not stable enough at the moment, especially if the wind is strong here, if the hot air balloon is put into military use, the risk is relatively high."

"Speed ​​up, increase the height, and improve safety."

"Yes!"

In response, the meeting is almost over.

The problem is, Qin Mu found that everyone else had left, only Zhang Donglai remained here.

"What else?"

"Your Majesty, the output of fine steel is insufficient, and the amount of each armament manufacturing is about ten or twenty tons, which is not enough at all!"

"Not enough steel?"

Qin Mu took a deep breath, very annoyed.

Why don't these guys know how to plan by themselves, and they all have to wait for the order of the palace.

After the order is issued, they ask for money and people.

Endless!

"what happened?"

"King Xian, according to our current capacity, the production capacity of stainless steel is at most three to five hundred kilograms a day, and the manufacturers are also expanding. The daily supply of ordinary steel is no problem, it is the material used for testing and manufacturing special armaments. Extremely scarce."

Speaking of this, Zhang Donglai sighed: "This is not over yet. The materials required for the inner shell of the steam engine are comparable to military industry standards, and because of the demand for production, the supply volume is also large, and there is simply not enough distribution for a while. According to Chen's knowledge, the order for the steam engine has been scheduled for three years!

There is also about firearms, which belong to war consumables. We have tried our best to simplify the consumables. The main parts are made of stainless steel, and the rest are made of ordinary materials. However, this cannot be continuously supplied. All major manufacturers stock up in advance to prepare for occasional needs.

King Xian, we still have to expand. If this continues, the production capacity of the twenty states will not be able to supply it at all due to the consumption of the war! "

Having said all of this, it seems that he is really nervous.

Qin Mu casually picked up the report on the desktop, almost all of which were marked with "missing" in red letters. Steel is the backbone of the industry. If it gets into trouble, the entire foundation that has just been built will collapse.

He was dazzled by what was written in the report.

Multiple departments support each other, and the production capacity report is even clearer, with one word "missing"!
The multiple scientific research projects accumulated over a long period of time, as well as the newly established practical projects of various colleges, will cause even greater troubles due to production capacity problems.

"It's still developing too fast!" Qin Mu rubbed his temples. The problem is that the importance of materials is self-evident. If it can be solved thoroughly, the knife that is pressing on the industrial foundation of the Twenty States will be broken.

"Go, ask them to come to a meeting and sort out the development."

There was no other way, just a few steps away from the palace, a group of people came and pulled them back.

The meeting resumed, but not about the war, but about the inner workings.

"Commerce and trade continue to develop, and there is no need to intervene too much. The biggest problem at present is the production of materials, especially steel. Director Zhang has told me just now that the biggest trouble at present is due to the emergence of war and various machinery. not enough."

"King Xian, we currently have sixteen production plants, and it is estimated that we can produce about ten tons a month."

Before Zhuge Liang finished speaking, Qin Mu frowned and interrupted directly: "It is a common material. The process required for fine steel is more complicated, and the output is simply not enough. If one day we face a big war, the production of armaments cannot keep up. What should I do?"

"This problem is not just a manufacturer's problem."

"Oh? The Prime Minister went to investigate?"

Every time you say something, Zhuge Liang and Qin Mu seem to have a disagreement.

The people around were fidgeting, for fear that they would quarrel.

Zhuge Liang took out a letter, and what was written on it was about the downstream industrial chain.

"First, manufacturers lower prices, suppliers find it difficult to cover huge mining costs, middle-level logistics and transshipment prices are becoming more and more expensive, which is also one of the main reasons for the low production capacity of production plants.

Second, there are no clear regulations on the use of steel, which can be understood as a planned implementation plan, leading to civilian, commercial, and military abuses, and the use of precious steel resources to make various things that are not very useful. In the past, iron products , has completely disappeared now, and has become their first choice just now.

Third, such a wasteful situation also makes it difficult for many companies to maintain low supply prices. A series of intermediate links such as labor, mining, exploration, research, production, transshipment, trade, etc., can turn a pound of steel into The price of ten catties! "

hiss!
Everyone took a deep breath.

This situation is too common, and it is not just a problem of steel.

The first reaction in Qin Mu's mind was "the middleman earns the difference"!
(End of this chapter)