Daming Town Haiwang

Chapter 1528, Build the Yangtze River Bridge?

"After all, this is the era when capital began. There are too many, too many things to be perfected."

"However, if such an order can be maintained, it would be a good situation."

Looking at the Huangpu River in front of him, Liu Jin sighed.

People in this period still pay more attention to their own reputation, and Daming's employers basically don't treat their workers and buddies too harshly.

Moreover, ordinary people, because they were all poor people in the past, also cherish their jobs, especially those jobs that can learn skills, and cherish them even more.

Diligence is the gene engraved in the bones of this nation!

The boss gave the money, and everyone had only one belief, and that was to do a good job for the boss.

And because loyalty, filial piety, honesty and shame have been emphasized and followed since ancient times, this ranks first in loyalty. The courtiers are loyal to the emperor, the servants in this family are loyal to the master, and the buddies and workers are naturally loyal to the boss. See more important than yourself.

This kind of concept and concept is also very popular in Daming, so many times, the owners of many commercial banks directly hand over a large amount of money to the accountant to manage and take care of it without worrying too much about what will happen. , guys, and the like rarely talk about spitting out the owner's money and property.

Because once such a thing is exposed, not only will you be punished by the government, but even if there is no evidence, just a little bit of wind, your reputation will be damaged, and no one will do business with you in the future.

Reputation is more important than anything else to people in this day and age.

It was such an era that made Liu Jin feel that it was a good era.

Daming people are diligent, intelligent, confident and loyal, and many excellent qualities are vividly reflected.

As long as you have a place to eat and live, you can work hard and diligently for a year for your boss, without worrying at all that your boss won't pay you at the end of the year.

Where in the world can we find such an excellent nation?
"Let's go and see the ever-changing Songhu."

But Liu Jin also knows that self-awareness alone is not enough, everything still needs to be protected by the law, especially capital, which needs to be firmly bound by the law, otherwise, capital can do everything come out.

Just like this time, these factory owners used slaves in large numbers.

These factory owners don't treat slaves as human beings at all. In the dark factory buildings, slaves have to work at least six or seven hours a day. Except for eating and sleeping, they are like numb machines, working endlessly. Until completely exhausted on the assembly line.

Wang Shouren's proposal is very correct, and it is also necessary to introduce such a law to protect the rights and interests of laborers, just like the Humu Code issued earlier.

At the same time, this is also a disguised form that urges capitalists to continuously think of ways to improve technology and production efficiency, and promote the core of technology and the development of technology.

Well, machines don't need to rest, and no one has any rights at all.

Accompanied by Wang Shouren, Liu Jin inspected the major factories in Songhu and inspected the industrial layout in Songhu in detail.

Although Songhu is an emerging city, it is developing extremely rapidly. A large number of factories have settled here in Songhu, which has brought a lot of jobs and attracted millions of people to work and settle in Songhu.

The shipbuilding industry, textile industry, steel industry, infrastructure industry, and commerce here are all very developed. The shipbuilding industry is a branch factory set up by Tianjin Shipyard in Songhu, which has driven the rapid development of Songhu Shipyard.

Coupled with the rapidly developing global trade, colonialism and marine fishing industry of Ming Dynasty itself, the business of large and small shipyards in Ming Dynasty is very hot, and the orders have basically been queued for a few years.

Not to mention the textile industry. The textile industry is one of the pillar industries of Daming. Not only are there a large number of textile factories in the north, but the textile industry is also developed in Songhu, and it is mainly silk spinning. It is a high-end product line.

Silk is not something ordinary people can afford, and it is expensive. Even in Daming, silk fabrics are also high-end luxury goods. Related products sell well all over the world, bringing huge benefits to Daming every year.

There is no way, Ming is now the most powerful country in the world, and the fashion of Ming is naturally popular all over the world, and the high-end products and luxury goods of Ming are also popular all over the world.

Rice paper, silk, porcelain, brocade and so on are all very expensive and popular all over the world.

In the iron and steel industry, Miyun Iron Works also set up a branch factory in Songhu. The iron ore used comes from Ma'anshan and Huguang areas, relying on the convenient water transportation of the Yangtze River.

Iron and steel is considered a basic pillar industry. Now the demand for iron and steel in Daming is very strong, and an extremely huge industrial chain has also been derived. A large number of factories and workshops revolve around the iron and steel industry to survive.

The steel produced by the Songhu Iron and Steel Plant supports the huge demand for steel in the south of the Ming Dynasty and the Yangtze River.

Not to mention the construction industry, since the appearance of cement, it has quickly swept the entire Ming Dynasty, and it is indispensable for building bridges, paving roads, building houses and laying tiles.

The south of the Yangtze River is rich and has a great demand for cement. Cement factories of all sizes have also been set up in Songhu to support the infrastructure of the entire south of the Yangtze River.

"Songhu is a microcosm of Jiangnan. If this Jiangnan develops rapidly like the Beijing-Tianjin area, it will soon surpass the north."

On the road back to Tianjin, Liu Jin sat in the carriage and talked with Wang Shouren about the development of Songhu.

In fact, in the later generations, in the early days of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the north was much stronger than the south, especially the three northeastern provinces, because of the existence of a large number of state-owned enterprises, the south was completely overwhelmed.

But with continuous development, the south has gradually surpassed the north in an all-round way. There are many factors and reasons for this, but the most important reason is that the climate and natural conditions in the south are better than those in the north.

"Yes, this Jiangnan has always been a land of prosperity. Throughout the dynasties, Jiangnan has been a land of heavy taxes and a land of fish and rice, but the current development is much slower than that of the north."

Wang Shouren also nodded solemnly. He himself is from Zhejiang, and he is too familiar with the situation in Jiangnan. It has a large population, rich products, and outstanding people. No matter which dynasty it is, it is the most important place.

"It's a bit slower now, but it will catch up soon. The south attaches great importance to education. Whether it's private schools, academies, or emerging new schools, the south is very popular, and there are many people studying, which is destined to be in the future. , they have infinite possibilities and futures.”

Liu Jin nodded, and the carriage drove to the edge of the Yangtze River.

Asking people to stop the carriage, Liu Jin came to the Yangtze River and looked at the Yangtze River in front of him. The water in the Yangtze River is still very clear and the water volume is also very abundant. Boats of all sizes are going east and west on the Yangtze River. Go to a small fishing boat and cast a net to catch fish in the Yangtze River.

Even though it is the twelfth lunar month of winter, the sky is freezing and the wind is blowing on the river, it is still such a busy scene.

"Liu Jin, I plan to build a bridge across the river in Nanjing to connect the north and south of the Yangtze River."

"If it's just by boat, it's really inconvenient to travel between the north and south sides of the Yangtze River. There were plans and ideas for a bridge a long time ago, but to build a bridge on such a wide Yangtze River requires a huge amount of money, and it also requires a lot of money. High bridge-building technology."

Wang Shouren looked at the broad river in front of him, and told Liu Jin a thought in his heart.

As the chief envoy of Nanzhili, Wang Shouren still wants to leave something for Nanzhili here. A bridge across the Yangtze River is definitely very good.

"Building a bridge over the Yangtze River?"

When Liu Jin heard this, he immediately thought quickly.

More than a hundred bridges were built on the Yangtze River from the middle reaches to the lower reaches in later generations. Starting from the earliest Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, more and more bridges were built.

These bridges have greatly facilitated the communication and transportation between the north and south of the Yangtze River, and promoted the development of various regions.

However, there are also many critical voices in later generations.

It is believed that when these Yangtze River bridges were built, due to lack of foresight, the height of the bridges was not high enough, which greatly hindered the Yangtze River from playing its role as a river transport, and large ships of [-] tons could not pass through.

In later generations, the water volume of the Yangtze River is six times that of the Rhine River, but the shipping value is not even one-tenth of his. The important reason for this is that there are many Yangtze River Bridges built on it.

These bridges are not high enough, like iron chains, blocking ships on the Yangtze River. Only small and medium-sized ships can sail on the Yangtze River, and large cargo ships cannot sail on the Yangtze River.

The consequence is that Huguang, Jiangxi, and Anhui in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River have directly become inland areas, unable to enjoy the advantages along the Yangtze River, and their development has been greatly restricted, without the advantages of coastal areas.

Otherwise, if the Yangtze River can pass [-]-ton ships, the difference along the entire Yangtze River and the coast will not be too much, and the cost of shipping is much, much lower than that of land transportation.

"Building the Yangtze River Bridge is a good thing, but when building the Yangtze River Bridge, it must be built high, and the bridge cannot be made into a shackle, blocking the development of the middle and upper reaches of Huguang, Jiangxi and other regions."

After thinking about this clearly, Liu Jin also said.

"Come on high?"

"How high is the repair?"

Wang Shouren asked suspiciously.

"Old Wang, look at the river in front of you. The current ships are not too big. It seems that they don't need to be built too high, but after a hundred years, maybe the ships will be bigger and bigger. At that time, if we don't have enough In terms of foresight, if the bridge is built too short, I am afraid that someone will poke the spine."

"You can't cut off the development luck of Renhuguang and Jiangxi."

(End of this chapter)