The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 177 Investigating China Heavy Industries
Zhu Gaochi entrusted Jin Zhong with the affairs of Jinzhou, and Jin Zhong himself had a lot of affairs, and he was very busy.

Entering October, the autumn harvest is over everywhere, there is no external war, no internal turmoil, and this year is a bumper year in the northern border.

After all, with the advancement of agricultural technology for thousands of years, until now, as long as there is a stable environment, food production is not a problem. The people are full, and there is nothing to do when it gets dark, and each house closes its doors.

China Heavy Industry's [-]-factory plan is also being carried out step by step.

Paper mills, printing factories, ink factories, iron pipe factories, etc., many of them were born based on the needs of China Heavy Industry.

For example, China Heavy Industry has a huge amount of paper, so there are foreign cabinets applying for the preparation of paper mills.

A large number of records and account books in various workshops, etc., the demand for ink, all ink factories, most of them are based on this principle.

Kerosene factories, lime factories, glass factories, and brick factories are other needs.

There may be only a dozen or even a few workers in the small ones, dozens of workers in the big ones, and only a few of them break through one hundred workers.

Facing the increase of factories, things got complicated.

Zhu Gaochi can't play alone.

"Jingle Bell."

There was a sound in the office, and the closest position in the outer clerk was a young clerk, about 27 or [-] years old.

After hearing the bell, he quickly got up and knocked on the wooden door. He didn't push the door lightly until the sound of "please come in" came from inside.

"My lord, what are your orders?"

Zhu Gaochi nodded the chair in front of the desk, "You sit first."

The young man was a little puzzled, hesitated for a while, and finally sat down, lowered his head and remained silent, looking very cautious.

"Li Bosheng, you have been in the study room for three months." Zhu Gaochi put down his pen, looked up to see the appearance of the young man, and said gently.

Li Bosheng is from Pengchengwei.

There is no Pengcheng in Beiping. The Pengcheng Guard was transferred from the south when Xu Da regained the northern territory. As the name suggests, you can tell where it came from from the name. It has been stationed in Beiping Mansion for many years.

Li Bosheng's father was the guard secretary of Pengcheng Guard. He was a sacrificial servant himself, and doing some chores in the guard was a learning experience.

The more promising Sheren will be transferred to Yingtian Mansion to work and study in the imperial court, and have the opportunity to meet saints.

The worst thing is to enter the provincial capitals to learn to do chores, and the worst thing is to stay in your own guard.

Due to historical reasons, most of the people in the Beiping capital are from the Yanshan family, and Xu Da brought Pengchengwei to Peiping.

Xu Da has a cautious temperament and will not appoint private persons. In other words, if he treats the public and not private, and does not engage in the hilltop routine, Peng Chengwei will not have a close personal relationship with Xu Da.

Especially after Xu Da's death, Peng Chengwei didn't love his father or mother in Beiping, so Li Bo couldn't get into the capital, and the number of places was limited, which had already been divided up.

As the control over the three guards of Yanshan and the second guard of Miyun strengthened, Zhu Gaochi began to shift his attention to the rest of the guards.

One of his methods is to recruit talented servants from the rest of the guards to enter his study room.

Although the routine is old, as long as it is easy to use, it has indeed played a great role.

Pengchengwei, Tongzhouwei, etc. are getting closer to the palace, as if they have found a backer, especially the situation in the past two years, they have this need.

"How do you feel about China Heavy Industries?" Zhu Gaochi said in a gentle tone.

Li Bosheng did not dare to despise the young prince with his age.

It is unbelievable that the little prince can argue with the prince and wrestle with the prince, and his talent in governance in Beiping is even more unbelievable. Coupled with the reputation of benevolence among the people, it has already gained a layer of brilliance.

"China Heavy Industry has a large body, and its influence among the people is no less than that of the government. Moreover, China Heavy Industry and military households are even more integrated. It can be said that it is an extraordinary political force in Beiping Province."

Li Bosheng has been trained in the factory for three months, plus he is talented and has been trained since he was a child, so he naturally has a high vision, and what he said is more appropriate.

Zhu Gaochi showed a satisfied smile, "Are you willing to join China Heavy Industries?"

Hearing this question, Li Bosheng couldn't help but breathe harder.

He is now working in China Heavy Industry, but the little prince still asks this question, and the meaning contained in it makes him feel excited.

The bigger the matter, the more important it is to be calm. Thinking of his father's warnings since he was a child, Li Bosheng tried his best to keep calm.

"Pengcheng Guards are all soldiers of the prince, and the young prince is also the master. Wherever the young prince sends his subordinates, the subordinates can go."

"Hahaha." Zhu Gaochi couldn't help laughing.

Wang Chen's theory is still very marketable.

The real power system of vassal kings in the early Ming Dynasty was only implemented for more than [-] years. Because the time was too short, not many words were preserved.

But in the early Ming Dynasty, many vassals and generals did regard the vassal king as their master.

It should be known that "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" was written during this period, and the war, humanities, and social atmosphere in it were largely borrowed from the early Ming Dynasty.

Zhu Gaochi restrained his smile, and said seriously: "You should do a research."

"Research?"

Li Bosheng didn't understand.

Zhu Gaochi explained: "As you said, China Heavy Industry has a large scale, and it has expanded rapidly this year."

"There are many factories, and they are also scattered."

"In order to promote the operation of the group and unify the strength, we need to have a comprehensive understanding of each factory, not just from the report, but a person who can go deep into it."

"In the end, through the understanding of each factory, a complete report can be obtained, in order to deeply optimize each factory, and finally form a joint force to achieve large-scale group production operations."

Li Bosheng understood a little bit, but he didn't seem to understand, his eyes were not sure, and he didn't dare to make a promise.

Zhu Gaochi comforted: "It's a new thing. There are no old rules to follow. Everything has to be explored. We have confidence in you."

Hearing this, Li Bosheng didn't hesitate anymore, and didn't want to miss this opportunity, so he cheered up and said, "My lord, which factory should I start with?"

"Start with the mining area."

Zhu Gaochi said: "The current production model in the mining area, the transportation and operation of the railway, and the situation of the honeycomb coal industry in each state capital."

"Then in Miyun Iron Mine, Iron Factory, Steam Engine Factory, and gradually to the small factories below. The task is not small, you can find a few suitable people from the factory area to help you."

Li Bosheng understood a little bit, and didn't continue to ask.

Where there are so many detailed methods for things, you always have to do it yourself, and you can see the military style at a glance.

Li Bosheng decisively found a few people from the guard in the factory area.

As a Sheren, she has access to culture, family studies, military affairs, and educational environment that can be said to be second to none. In a better environment, as long as people who work hard, it is bound to be easier for them to become useful than ordinary people.

Even in the late Ming Dynasty, many famous officials were from military households, such as Zhang Juzheng.

Several people were very interested, joined Li Bosheng's group, and started all-round research on China Heavy Industry.

Five miles outside Baoding Prefecture, there is a simple railway.

"Crack clap."

Two rows of extra-long carriages, with four horses running in front, drive the carriages full of coal. The carriages are rectangular, several times longer than ordinary two-wheeled carriage carriages.

The carriage has a wide front, and there are two coachmen sitting on it. There are also two assistants behind the carriage, assisting the master in driving the six horses and braking the railway carriage.

It will be very difficult for a person to lift a one-hundred-jin object, but he can push a car with the handbrake released, and the three-kiloton weight can be easily pushed.

In traditional two-wheeled carriages, horses need to share the weight, so the carrying capacity is about several hundred catties.

As for the four-wheeled carriage, after many times of exploration, on the roads of Beiping, the carrying capacity of the dirt roads ranges from [-] catties.

On the compacted gravel road, the carrying capacity is four thousand catties, or two tons.

On the railway, the weakening of friction greatly saves the pulling force of the horse, so a horse can pull goods weighing up to eight tons.

This two-car carriage carried 35 tons of coal, which was made into briquettes by the lucky briquette workshop, which is enough for about [-] households in the city for a year.

"Dangdangdang."

The gong on the carriage was beating rapidly.

Unlike ordinary railway carriages, railway carriages carrying coal are not easy to brake because of their huge load, so it is difficult to stop in a short time, and they cannot face unexpected situations on the railway.

In order to remind passers-by who broke into the railway, it was replaced with a louder gong to remind people from a long distance.

The journey went smoothly. After the rails were changed to a figure-7 shape, they would no longer get caught in obstacles inside the stones, which greatly enhanced the transportation safety of the railway carriages.

At Baodingfu Grand Station, Kong Wu's powerful coachman began to gradually reduce the speed of the horse after two miles, and when the distance was one mile, he asked the apprentices to press down the handbrake of the carriage with both hands.

During this process, the driver needs to control the horse to match the brakes. If the operation is not good, it is easy to hurt the horse.

From the coal yard in Xishan, Beiping, to Baoding Station, the total length is over three hundred miles, and it is also the end point of this carriage.

Passing the sub-railway, the horse-drawn carriage stops at the vacant place.

The staff at the station accepted the form submitted by the driver and sent someone to check the weight.

Workers use drills to poke into the coal. In fact, the inspection is not careful, and there are many loopholes, but the station is not afraid of mining loopholes.

Even if it is stamped, as long as it is found to be wrong later, a word can make the people in the mining area rush to solve the problem.

It is not because the station is stronger than the mining area, but the advantage brought by Party A.

Whether or not to take the railway line in the future, as long as the railway transportation is inseparable, no mining area will dare to dig a hole in the station.

Another coal-carrying railway carriage has been parked here, and more than a dozen two-wheeled carts are queuing up to fetch coal.

The two-wheeled trailer is much lower than the railway carriages. People stand on the carriages and use shovels to lift coal into the two-wheeled trailers from a height.

As the shovels of coal fell into the two-wheeled trailer, thick coals also piled up on the ground.

After the two-wheeled trailer has been loaded, the driver can leave the station after receiving the receipt from the station and signing it.

The station will settle according to the list and the briquette workshop, and then settle the coal money, and then settle through the list and the mining area.

"The biggest problem is money." The station master complained to Li Bosheng.

(End of this chapter)