The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 229 7000 Jin of Pig Iron
The rivers in the Huanghuai area are dense and extend in all directions. On the rivers, there are boats passing by from time to time, including passenger ships, merchant ships, water boats, and flower boats.

The efficient mode of transportation facilitates the circulation of goods in the Jianghuai region, thus creating the advantage of the strongest business atmosphere in China.

A small boat crossed the gorge, the sky was lightly raining, sometimes at one o'clock or two o'clock, it seemed to fall in mid-air, and it seemed to be invisible in the distance.

At the bow of the boat, a scholar wearing a coir raincoat and a coir rain cap sat on his head, exploring the sky with great interest.

a long time.

"Unexpectedly, clouds grow in the northwest, and fog locks in the southeast." The scholar sighed.

The old man sailing at the stern couldn't understand what the scholar was saying, but he knew that the person who asked him to go out on the boat had a lot of background, so he prudently asked the old man to take good care of the scholar.

Along the way, scholars did not disembark from the boat, only when there were no passing boats on the river, they would come out of the boat shed to breathe.

Ying Tianfu, Ting Yuxuan.

In this unknown courtyard, several prominent people appeared at the same time, as if people were waiting for someone.

"I estimate the distance. It should be today. It's already afternoon. Will the trip be delayed on the way?"

Qi Tai paced back and forth and couldn't help talking to himself.

Huang Zicheng was about to speak when he glanced at Ru Zhen from the corner of his eye. Seeing this "enemy", Huang Zicheng turned his head and refused to speak.

Therefore, although there are five or six people in the courtyard pavilion, it seems very quiet.

"I think Xi Zhi shouldn't come. If Jin Yiwei finds out that he has quietly come to the capital, then his years of support in the local area will be ruined."

Seeing that no one spoke, a middle-aged man couldn't help but reply.

"However, with the current situation in the imperial court, people's hearts have been dispersed, and many officials who are waiting and watching have begun to hesitate, so Xizhi is needed to stabilize people's hearts."

King Yan led troops out of Liao, King Jin led troops out of Fortress, King Qin even returned and began to lead troops to quell the chaos. The power of the three kings developed, making some officials of Yingtianfu feel threatened.

"coming."

"Mr. Xizhi is here."

At the door, the butler came in to pass the message, and people rushed to greet him.

In front of the crowd, Fang Xiaoru was calm and smiling as usual, just seeing Fang Xiaoru's appearance, people suddenly felt at ease.

Even Huang Zicheng and Ru Yu, who were as powerful as water and fire, restrained a lot in front of Fang Xiaoru, and could say a few words with a smile.

On the second day, the reputation of the emperor's grandson Dexiao spread more and more widely, and even the market people knew that the emperor's grandson was a very virtuous person.

And there are accusations that the king of Qin is stupid, and it is not good to fight on the front line.

King Qin's reputation is already so bad in Yingtian Mansion that even a three-year-old child knows that King Qin is an unfilial son.

Overnight, public opinion in the capital seemed to be united.

At this time, the memorial from King Yan arrived at Yingtian Mansion.

In King Yan's Memorial, he first described the achievements of going out of Liao, then learned about the actual situation in the process, and then relied on the strategic thinking of the three lines of defense, and put forward suggestions for expanding borders and opening peace.

Of course, this matter was opposed by the minister, who believed that the current lack of people's strength should postpone the matter of border expansion.

There were also people who supported it, and there was a little more variable, which made the complicated situation in Ying Tianfu even more weird.

……

Shaanxi.

"Hiss."

"Hiss."

A shepherd was driving the sheep. On the yellow land, the sheep ran with short legs, lowering their heads and chewing grass roots from time to time.

Lying on a soil slope, the shepherd half-closed his eyes, while the flock of sheep obediently stayed and walked around in a small area.

In the distance, there is a briquette workshop, and I just saw a mule cart pulling a cart full of briquettes.

"It's such a big cart, can it be sold out?" Shepherd thought curiously.

So the shepherd stayed nearby all day, and only in the evening did he see the cart pulling coal return, which was already empty.

"It's really strange. In the past, only people from the south came to do business. I didn't expect people from the north to travel so far to do business."

The shepherd glanced at it and left thoughtfully.

"Hiss."

"BAA Baa baa."

Day two.

Several technical detection personnel, detection on the ground.

Shaanxi has a lot of coal. Although it is not as good as Shanxi, it is still considered a good place. If the water resources are more in the south and less in the north, then the coal resources are just reversed, and there are more in the north and less in the south.

According to the topographical estimates of the China Heavy Industry Technology News, if the coal resources of the grassland are the first, then Shanxi is the second, and Shaanxi is the third.

In the coal mining area.

The steam engines "Kat Tch" and "Kat Tch" pumped groundwater day and night, and the old coal mines recruited a large number of miners.

Compared with Beiping's industry, which is dominated by China Heavy Industry, the development of Shaanxi and Shanxi is quite unique.

Because of the partnership, there are many forces involved, which leads to the upper hand in business behavior.

Therefore, the miners' wages are low, the working environment is poor, and the mining time is long. Not only that, but also the employment of the briquette chamber of commerce.

The slightly better ones are the steam engine factory and the coke refinery. The two factories imitate the system of Peiping.

Many local businessmen in Shaanxi, some smart people saw business opportunities, but faced with a business group from Peiping with strong capital, advanced technology and technical personnel, and some skilled workers, the strength of the two sides was completely inconsistent.

Like ants being crushed, in terms of commercial competition, it is not a one-shot combination of the Peking business group.

in short.

The coal industry, briquette industry, and coke refining industry in Shaanxi and Shanxi are all controlled by the Peking business group.

Regardless of whether it is the Qin Palace or the Jin Palace, both have shares in the Peking Business Group, so officially, the Peking Business Group is not afraid of local businessmen.

Coal mines were taken over by the Peking business group, and new wells were continuously detected, like a torrent, which was unstoppable.

Compared with Beiping Prefecture, which lacks forests, Shaanxi can be said to be poor in terms of resources, so the demand for honeycomb coal is stronger.

Residents around the coal yard will take the initiative to go to the coal yard to pull coal.After the honeycomb coal was introduced into Shaanxi, the honeycomb coal will dominate the world.

People in Shaanxi start a fire by burning firewood first, and then add coal while the fire is hot.

Whoever makes a fire, the alley is filled with the choking smell of fireworks.

You can also use the hot charcoal on other people's stoves to "overfire", which will save a lot of trouble.

But to keep an eye on people when they are not in a hurry to use fire, this is also an act of caring among neighbors in the old days.

But you must remember to return a piece of new charcoal to others, otherwise they will remember it in their hearts.

Disharmony between neighbors is caused by ignoring these trivial things in life. The convenience of briquettes has changed some of the people's way of life.

"Ge Changshi died of illness?"

When the news spread, many people looked at each other in blank dismay.

"This person died well. He is the most difficult person to deal with in Shaanxi. Without him, we have more opportunities."

"It's really not the right time to die. The king of Qin was leading the army to calm the chaos. It was the time when this person was needed to maintain the rear. Why did he die?"

But to die is to die. Such an old age does not make it difficult for people to accept.

……

Beiping Prefecture.

Guo Song, the new president of the Honeycomb Coal Chamber of Commerce, Zhang Dehui, the president of the Coal Industry Association, and Gao Changfang, the head of China Heavy Industry in Shanxi and Shaanxi.

There are also the big shopkeeper Zhou Shifeng and others, climbing the mountain with the young prince, plus the accompanying guards, there are nearly a hundred people in a mighty manner.

On a flat land halfway up the mountain, there was a built gazebo. Zhu Gaochi sat down panting, and said with a smile: "It seems that you are stronger than me in traveling all over the world."

"Don't dare to compare with the little prince."

Everyone laughed again and again.

Zhu Gaochi didn't take it seriously, and had a laugh with everyone, then suppressed his smile, "Recently, the Wangfu is busy with the expansion of Kaiping, so the development of Shaanxi and Shanxi depends on the concerted efforts of all of you to achieve today's achievements."

Gao Changfang stepped out of the crowd and reported on his achievements in Beiping over the past year.

"Because Shanxi is closer to Beiping Prefecture, the investment in Shanxi is greater than that in Shaanxi."

"In addition, the quality of coal mines in Shaanxi is very good, and there is a lot of coal that can be directly used for coking, which has attracted more investment."

Zhu Gaochi nodded.

With the experience of developing industries in Beiping, the Peiping business group developed very quickly in the two places, and the momentum was not as slow as that in Beiping.

The only disadvantage is that they are eager for quick success and instant benefits. Without the humanistic environment of China Heavy Industry, the environment for workers is much worse.

Thanks to the influence of China Heavy Industry, it has a certain status in the business group. It is still a bit of scruples in the business group, and they have not really let go of their hands and feet and used people like livestock.

"Money can't be earned, one generation earns one generation's money." Zhu Gaochi said, and the people in front of him pricked up their ears.

"The shopkeepers made money, the workers got their wages, and both parties benefited. This is the strategy for long-term stability."

"If only the shopkeepers earn money, but the workers can't even eat enough to feed their families, and have to work hard day and night, this kind of behavior will not go long."

Zhu Gaochi pointed out.

People's hearts are always the most important, otherwise even an industrial country, the birthplace of the Renaissance, would not be able to defeat the feudal agricultural countries in Africa, and was defeated twice.

"The little prince is right. We will definitely reflect on it. Everything will be done according to the little prince's wishes."

Several Huizhou merchants took the initiative to please them.

They knew that the little prince was referring to them, the people from China Heavy Industries, who had done a good job in this regard, and had suggested it to them many times.

But who would like to spend the money in vain and give it to the poor instead of earning it.

In the eyes of some businessmen, it is obvious that they can earn more, but they earn less due to various restrictions, which is to give money to others, which makes many businessmen unable to bear it.

"Businessmen in the south have many good rules, such as marking these mutual aid organizations, emphasizing that they are friends when they go out, and that they are brothers everywhere."

"It is precisely because of the excellent traditions that merchants in some areas have traveled farther and more enduringly than those in other places."

Zhu Gaochi did not directly accuse these businessmen. Blind toughness is not convincing, especially when the help of these people is needed.

Although the industries in Shaanxi and Shanxi have not completely entered the system of China Heavy Industries, they will definitely be integrated in the future.

So now, Zhu Gaochi is trying his best to improve the moral level of these businessmen, which is also in line with the traditional atmosphere.

"What the little prince said is very true. The achievements of Beiping's industrial environment are obvious to all. We should follow the rules of Beiping to do things."

Ding Yingyong, the eldest brother of the Ding family brothers of Huizhou merchants, took the initiative to support the young prince's remarks, whether he was sincere or not, he showed his attitude.

Driven by him, more and more businessmen promised to improve the treatment of workers after returning.

Zhu Gaochi praised their behavior and was very happy. Then he proposed a plan to build the Beiping-Shanxi-Shaanxi Railway.

From Beiping City to Taiyuan City, and from Taiyuan City to Xi'an City, the nearly 7000-mile railway requires about [-] million catties of pig iron.

Before the development of industrialization in Beiping Prefecture, the annual iron output was 600 million catties, so the amount of iron used by this railway has more than doubled by more than ten times.

last year.

The output of iron in Beiping Prefecture has reached a record high, breaking through 2000 million catties, and all of them have been put into use, which still does not meet half of the demand, not to mention that Beiping itself still needs to use a lot.

As for the iron production in Shaanxi and Shanxi, there is still a lot of hope at the moment. Even if the production is increased, it will not be easy to be controlled, and it is impossible to make plans.

"The advantages of the railway itself, I believe you can see in your eyes, and a railway that is nearly [-] miles long runs through Beiping, Shaanxi, and Shanxi. What does it mean?"

A large number of people Zhu Gaochi smiled, and the businessmen after listening, showed heavy breathing, and many people looked excited.

Many projects in Beiping are controlled by China Heavy Industries, and the fact that businessmen can't intervene doesn't mean they are not tempted.

What does the pig iron demand of only 7000 million catties represent?Worth tens of millions of taels of silver.

Of course not.

China Heavy Industry has its own iron ore area, which belongs to the internal distribution model and cannot be measured by market price.

For example, under the service system of the Ming Dynasty, the cost of a ship was only more than a hundred taels, but if it was purely through commercial means, the cost would have to be at least several times higher.

The current predicament is not money, but workers.

Although Miyun Iron Mine has repeatedly recruited workers, the number of workers is still far from enough, so where are the redundant people?

south.

There are countless human resources in the south, and China Heavy Industry is beyond its reach, and it is also unable to recruit workers from the south.

But the merchants in the south are different. They can transport grain from the south to the north, and naturally they can also transport people from the south to the north to work as workers.

"I don't know what rules the little prince has. What can we do for the little prince?" Juniper, a big salt merchant, tried to keep calm and asked in a relaxed tone.

Zhu Gaochi did not play an official accent.

The industrial plans in Shaanxi and Shanxi have long been formulated internally, and the benefits that are given up now can be recovered later.

The key is to develop the industry as soon as possible.

"There is no need to explain the benefits of the Miyun Iron Mine. In order to double the iron output of the Miyun Iron Mine, China Heavy Industries decided to release the restrictions on the Miyun Mining Area."

Many people's eyes are bright, if they can open mines in Miyun, it will be a lot of silver.

Zhu Gaochi said with a smile: "Every family is allowed to mine in Miyun Iron Mine. As for workers, it is forbidden to recruit local workers in Beiping. Each family needs to recruit people from the south."

Without waiting for everyone to be happy, Zhu Gaochi emphasized: "But the management needs to be in charge of the Miyun district, and you need to follow the Miyun district system."

This is similar to the fact that Shaanxi opened up oil in later generations and allowed private drilling, but production and sales were all regulated by the government.

　I was busy with work during the day, and worked overtime for an hour at night. Today's update is only [-] words.

　　
　
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