Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1262, strong productivity

Miyun Iron Works, accompanied by steel workers chanting in unison, forcefully opened the nozzle of the blast furnace, a stream of fiery molten steel surged out of it, and then was quickly diverted to each pre-cast module Among them, it was directly processed into various rough embryos.

Under the leadership of Liu Jin and Fu Han, Ali Pasha, Moses and others watched the whole steelmaking process this time. When they saw the surging molten steel, Ali Pasha, Moses and others' eyes widened. of.

"It's no wonder that the Ming Empire was able to build a large number of railways. Without strong smelting technology and a strong steel industry, it simply couldn't support it."

"The steel smelted this time is greater than the annual steel output of our Ottoman Empire."

Ali Pasha sighed while watching.

Now I finally understand why the people of Ming Dynasty seem to have inexhaustible steel. They use steel to build houses, and steel is used to build roads and railways. Everyone in the army wears armor and helmets, as well as guns and cannons. The best steel, the cavalry saber looks light, but it is very sharp and tough....
At the beginning, Ali Pasha thought that the Ming people were wasting good steel, but now he finally understood that the steel production of the Ming people was large enough to support the demand for steel in all aspects of the Ming Dynasty.

This is just a blast furnace. There are quite a few such blast furnaces in Miyun Iron Works, and there are many iron and steel plants like Miyun Iron Works in Ming Dynasty. How can there be not much steel in Ming Dynasty?

The total amount of steel in the world is probably not as much as the steel smelted by a single steel factory in Daming.

"If I can set up such a steel factory in Europe, I will definitely make a lot of money. This is not molten iron, it is a waste of money."

As for Moses, at this moment, his eyes are full of silver, and the molten steel flowing in front of his eyes is silver in his eyes.

Whether it is in Europe, the Ottoman Empire, or other parts of the world, the price of steel is very expensive. In the past, the price of steel was not cheap in Ming Dynasty.

Even though there are a large number of steel factories now, the price of steel is still not low. Smelting steel is a big business, a very profitable business, and Moses saw this right away.

"Your Excellency Prime Minister, this is the steel factory with the most advanced technology in our Daming. The steel smelted here is also the best steel in our Ming Dynasty. Our military of the Ming Dynasty has always used the weapons and equipment manufactured by Miyun Iron Factory, because the steel here The best, the best weapons that can be made."

Liu Jin on the side introduced Ali Pasha and Moses with a smile on his face. The other party was mainly here to buy arms and weapons this time, so naturally he wanted to find a way to get more money out.

"This is our steam die-casting machine, steam forging machine~"

He led them out of the smelting workshop to the processing workshop. In the processing workshop, accompanied by the whine of the steam engine, there was a burst of roar from the machines.

Ali Pasha and Moses have been watching very carefully. They saw the workers put the original parts under the die-casting machine one by one. With the die-casting machine looking lightly, a part with a special curvature and bending was die-casted.

Here at the forging machine, the workers clamped steel billets one by one under the forging machine, and saw the forging machine making dull forging sounds. Obviously, this forging machine is extremely powerful, and each beating is far more expensive than manual beating. It is more powerful and effective. The embryos forged in this way are definitely better than the embryos forged by manpower. The key is that it is more labor-saving and easier.

"This is our steam punching machine, drilling machine, lathe, boring machine, milling machine and other processing machines, all using steam power to process parts, with fast speed and good quality."

"Taking our Ming's firearms as an example, the firearms manufactured by our Ming Dynasty are all made of seamless steel pipes. No matter how many times they are used, they will never explode."

"And the barrel processed in this way has a longer range and higher accuracy."

Holding a gun barrel that had just been processed, Liu Jin proudly introduced it to Ali Pasha, Moses and others.

Ali Pasha held the barrel in his hand and looked carefully.

The steel pipe in the hand, the gun barrel is very thick, but the weight is not heavy, a light flick of the finger makes a crisp sound.

"Good steel~"

Ali Pasha knew that the steel used to make the barrel was good steel just by hearing the sound.

"It's no wonder that Ming's muskets have such a long range, such a fast rate of fire, and high accuracy. That's why."

"The muskets made by our Ottoman Empire are far behind those of Ming Dynasty, because our gun barrels are made of rolled iron sheets, which are poorly sealed and can easily explode."

"The same is true for this artillery. The artillery of the Ming Dynasty is extremely terrifying and powerful. It has a long range, great power, and high precision. It turns out that they used high-quality steel and integrated casting technology."

Ali Pasha silently summarized while watching, and came up with several key points. Of course, the manufacturing technology of artillery and muskets is far more than that. To manufacture good muskets and cannons, the technical requirements are still relatively high.

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In the huge workshop of Beijing Caiyun Textile Factory, driven by the steam engine, new spinning machines and looms are constantly running. .

"This is our most advanced steam loom and steam spinning machine in Daming. Using these two machines, a worker can weave more than a dozen pieces of cloth in one day, and the efficiency is hundreds of times that of traditional textile technology."

"Just this one factory can produce millions of pieces of cloth a year."

After visiting the Miyun Iron Works, Liu Jin took Ali Pasha, Moses and others to visit the textile factory. This time, Ali Pasha and Moses also made a request to visit many factories, schools, ports, and railway stations in Daming and many more.

For the sake of money, coupled with the tradition of hospitality since ancient times, Emperor Hongzhi readily agreed, so he also dispatched Liu Jin and Fu Han to take full charge of this matter, and took them to visit many places in the Beijing-Tianjin area.

"Can a factory weave millions of pieces of cloth a year?"

Ali Pasha and Moses looked at the busy textile factory in front of them, the rotation of the shuttle, the roar of the machine, and the skilled operation of the female workers. The white cotton threads gathered quickly, and then quickly became long cloth.

Such a terrifying efficiency is simply an eye-opener.

For the first time, I saw that cloth can be spun by machines, and the efficiency is so amazing. A factory can produce millions of cloth a year, which is more cloth than the entire Ottoman Empire.

"It's no wonder that the price of Ming people's cloth can be so low. It turns out that they use machines to weave cloth. Even if the selling price is several times lower than our own, they still have very considerable profits."

Moses' eyes lit up, and he immediately saw the business opportunity.

These weaving lines are not weaving, they are simply printing silver tickets. When the machine starts, a steady stream of cloth is produced from the production line, and the white money flows back.

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Tianjin Shipyard, huge shipyards here, shipbuilders are busy on the big ships under construction.

Some ships have just laid their keels, and it can be seen that the ships are very large, and the huge keels look a little scary and hideous; some ships are almost completed, with huge bodies and mighty power. Giants are like ants.

"This is the largest shipyard in our Ming Dynasty. It can produce all kinds of warships and ships for military and civilian use. It can launch more than [-] ships of various types every month, and more than [-] ships of various types can be launched throughout the year. .”

Standing in front of a ship about to launch, Liu Jin proudly introduced the situation of Tianjin Shipyard to Ali Pasha, Moses and others.

Tianjin Shipyard, currently the largest shipyard in Ming Dynasty, employs tens of thousands of employees and can produce thousands of ships of various types every year. Of course, it is the shipyard with the strongest technology and strength.

The Tianjin Shipyard mainly builds large ships, such as the warships of the Ming Dynasty Navy and the ocean-going merchant ships of major commercial firms.

"It's just a factory that launches more than [-] ships a year!"

Upon hearing this, Ali Pasha and Moses widened their eyes slightly again, deeply impressed by the powerful shipbuilding capabilities of Daming Shipyard.

"The sum of all the shipyards and workshops in our Ottoman Empire is probably no match for a shipyard in Ming Dynasty. Even if we can manufacture such a huge ship, I'm afraid we can't make many in a year."

"It's no wonder that the Ming people are able to travel across the world and seize fertile land around the world. Without the support of a strong shipyard, it is impossible for them to reach all parts of the world."

As Liu Jin and Fu Han took him to visit factories, schools, ports, etc. in various parts of Daming, Ali Pasha sighed more and more.

The gap between the Ming Dynasty and the Ottoman Empire is really not a little bit or half a little bit, but a billion point difference.

Daming's steel mills, textile mills, and shipyards left him the deepest impression. In each of the huge workshops, the machines roared non-stop, and the operation of the assembly line saw a steady stream of goods being produced from the production line.

Advanced technology, terrible efficiency, and high-quality quality, no matter what aspect it is, have blown up the Ottoman Empire, making the industries related to the Ottoman Empire, which is still in the stage of manual workshops, seem so backward.

At this moment, the Grand Vizier of the Ottoman Empire could only sigh in his heart. He no longer had any intention of comparing with the Ming Empire. The gap was too great, and there was no way to compare. Deep worry!
(End of this chapter)