I am Da Song

Chapter 596
Zhao Huan looked at Lin Shunhua and asked, "So what is Qing's experience?"

Lin Shunhua summed it up directly: "The minister believes that the improvement of skills is the greatest source of wealth."

Sure enough, this guy discovered a great truth, science and technology are primary productive forces!

Lin Shunhua said: "This has a significant effect in both agriculture and industry."

"I found that the current level of farming does not require so many farmers. I have calculated that there are cattle, plows, and even tools for sowing. Even if the population of Hejian Prefecture is reduced by half, the remaining population can guarantee all All the arable land has a bumper harvest. In addition to intensive cultivation, there is still room to continue to cultivate new fields."

Zhao Huan nodded. When he rode his horse in the land of Hebei, he saw the people farming with his own eyes.

It already has the style of mechanized production.

Manpower to pull the plow, small farmers farming?

nonexistent.

The fields of the big landlord’s family are endless, and they are all plows pulled by cattle in front, and the people behind them are sowing with professional wooden sowing tools.

This kind of sowing tool was invented as early as the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty.

It has been more than 300 years since Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, and this kind of farming tool for sowing has been improved countless times.

The sowing in the north is called columbine car, which can plant seeds for four ridge fields at one time.

In the south, it is called Yangma, which did not exist before the Han and Tang Dynasties. It was invented after the founding of the Song Dynasty. It floats in paddy fields and is used to improve the efficiency of rice transplanting.

These things have always been available in the Central Plains. Ordinary people may not be able to use them, but powerful landlords are definitely willing to use them.

Therefore, the level of agricultural development can be improved, and the people of the Song Dynasty have a lot of food.

Zhao Huan really doubted whether he would see a plow pulled by a steam engine in the field if he had the chance to go out of the palace next time.

The big landlords completed land annexation and improved agricultural productivity, causing a large number of farmers to lose their cultivated land and flow into the cities.

Regarding these people, Lin Shunhua said: "I think that since these people have no land, why can't they invest in industrial production. The wealth they produce every day will be countless times that of the field. Although they have no land, they may become the richest Just like before, workshop owners used their wealth to buy farmers’ land, and they can use the wealth they produce to buy other people’s assets.”

It's a very simple idea.

When the Ming Dynasty was first founded, the state set up 40 artisan households.

These 40 craftsmen do not carry out agricultural production, but have been engaged in industrial production for generations.

This is the number after the Ming Dynasty just experienced a long uprising and a war of ten rooms and nine empty spaces. According to the current agricultural situation of the Song Dynasty, it is not a problem to increase this number by ten times.

Therefore, if Lin Shunhua wants to promote industrialization in Hejian Prefecture, at least in terms of production base, there is no problem.Da Song Agriculture can support everything he imagined.

Zhao Huan asked, "How effective is it?"

Lin Shunhua smiled wryly, and said: "The minister hit his head again. Under the persuasion of the minister, the Hejian Mansion set up a large number of workshops, and the output is booming, but they are not competitive. Porcelain is not comparable to Ru kiln, and silk is not as good as No Song brocade, no jade compared to Lantian, almost no advantages in every aspect. A large amount of goods are backlogged in the warehouse."

"I have learned a lot and consulted many businessmen. I found that if I only carry out these basic industrial productions, I can't compare with other places. So I brought a large number of wealthy merchants to work together to sell things that others can't produce."

"Chen Juzhong coordinated for them, and used their favor to invite professional professors from Tokyo to design and integrate them. After bumps and bumps, the first machine tool was finally produced. It was cut and polished with water and sand."

Speaking of this, Lin Shunhua spoke excitedly, and said: "When the machine tool came out, I was pleasantly surprised to find that there were very few manufacturers of this kind of machine tool in the whole world. In one night, all the workshops and businessmen who invested in the production of this kind of machine tool were Earn a lot of money."

"In just two years, the merchants sold the machine tools to Lantian, the Western Regions, Dali, and even Nanyang."

"With this successful precedent, our Hejian Prefecture specializes in the production of various high-end machine tools. The effect is simply amazing. We may not have the unique geographical advantages of Suzhou and Quanzhou, or the unparalleled wealth of Tokyo, but we have still become a well-known industry in the entire North." important town."

"Businessmen from all over the world have traveled thousands of miles to our Hejian Mansion to buy machine tools."

Zhao Huan praised, indeed, science and technology are the primary productive forces.

Hejian Mansion doesn't have any special advantages, but relying on its leading technological advantages, it abruptly pushed itself into an industrial pearl.

Zhao Huan said with a smile: "Qing is indeed benefiting one side. The people of Hejian Mansion can have their current standard of living, thanks to Qing's contribution."

As he spoke, Zhao Huan asked, "How do you think this experience can be extended to the world?"

Lin Shunhua raised his head, looked at Zhao Huan, and asked earnestly: "The officials think that the Hejian Mansion is already successful and can enjoy peace?"

Isn't that a success?
Relying on this machine tool technology, Hejian Mansion can at least take the lead in the process of industrialization.

Not to mention anything else, at least the people of Hejian Mansion have a lot of workshop jobs to make a living.

The people in this area can finally get rid of the countryside where they have lived for generations.

The next generation can walk out of the fields and have a better way out.

The people now have hope. Parents can tell their children that they let you go to school so that you can have a better life.Do you want to grow up and continue farming?
The channel for the common people to rise has become clear. Under this situation, the National Games of the Great Song Dynasty will flourish day by day.

So Zhao Huan said: "The current situation is even better than I expected, everything is going well."

The meaning of all things success is that all the results are a little bit better than what you imagined at the beginning.

The Song Dynasty at this moment is simply showing the beauty of the world.

At the beginning, Zhao Huan worked hard and tried his best to develop industrialization, but he didn't expect such a result.

The Song Dynasty at this moment is more promising than any feudal dynasty, and it is full of bright prospects.

But Lin Shunhua shook his head resolutely, and said: "The officials and ministers think that if it's just this step, everything is just a castle in the water."

"Although Hejian Mansion already has certain advantages in machine tools, the advantages are minimal. At least if Suzhou wants to surpass Hejian Mansion, as long as the local magistrate is willing to spend money, he will definitely be able to hire a large number of professional craftsmen and knowledgeable workers from Hejian Mansion. Professors can make progress very quickly. They will be able to overtake in ten or 20 years at the most.”

"Even I have seen big cannibals, Thais, and Indians who have come to Hejian to learn technology and experience."

(End of this chapter)