The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 264 Ying Tianfu's Imitation Steam Engine
in the hall.

Zhu Yuanzhang listened silently to Li Daoxin's voice, and what touched him the most was the secret from Peking.

Before the industrialization of Beiping, the annual output of iron materials was more than five million catties.

This production output ranks in the middle and lower ranks among the provinces in the country.

It has been 28 years since Hongwu.

The annual output of pig iron in Peiping exceeded 3000 million jin, and at the beginning of this spring, the output of pig iron in Peiping had a big breakthrough.

Because of the support from southern businessmen last year, coupled with various guidance and promotion policies, and the foundation laid by several years of development.

In the early spring of this year, although it is just the beginning, the mines and factories in Beiping are operating at full capacity.

The output of pig iron has exceeded 1000 million jin.

According to this trend, the pig iron output in Peiping this year will exceed [-] million catties. What is this concept?

[-] tons.

More than the early Ming Dynasty, the country's iron production.

The importance of iron was known to the ancestors. Although there is no detailed theoretical support, it can be seen from the strict blockade of iron resources by enemy forces.

Beiping's achievements are not limited to this, but Zhu Yuanzhang has been greatly touched by this one.

Li Daoxin didn't dare to look up at the saint's appearance, let alone know what the saint was thinking, and he was unwilling to guess.

Anyway, Li Daoxin was shocked after reading this secret letter.

Zhu Yuanzhang was sitting on a couch with a thick mattress, and there were pillows behind him. He was old, too old, and needed these soft objects to support him.

After listening to Li Daoxin's reading, Zhu Yuanzhang didn't say a word.

The secrets about Peiping were placed right in front of his desk. The back of his hand was full of skin, with loose folds. This old bark-like hand rubbed the cover back and forth with his fingers.

Next to Beiping Mishu, there is a memorandum of court officials to develop mines and support businessmen to invest.

Zhu Yuanzhang supported allowing businessmen to open mines.

The policy of abolishing the official railway and letting go of the civilian railway was precisely due to his will, which made the steel output of Ming Dynasty more than twice that of the Song Dynasty.

but.

Zhu Yuanzhang didn't think about these things.

After many years of Jinyiwei's continuous density, the scene of Beiping has been displayed in Zhu Yuanzhang's mind.

What confused him was his train of thought.

The maintenance and operation of the army requires huge resources, and the common people suffer greatly from it. Every foreign war is a waste of money for the common people.

"In 24 years, the fourth child launched troops into the desert. Although countless cattle and sheep were captured, compared to the materials consumed, it was just a drop in the bucket."

"That's why I don't want to use troops hastily. Although the country is big, warlike will surely perish!"

Zhu Yuanzhang talked to himself.

Under the steps, Li Daoxin was expressionless.

"Looking at the history books, it's all like this. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty made great achievements, but it was precisely because of the successive years of mobilization that the people suffered greatly. It ended with Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty issuing an edict of guilt."

"What the people need is to live and work in peace and contentment. I also thought so when I was young, so I hope that the needs of governing the country can be met with the least effort of the people."

"The army is self-sufficient, and the governments of various places also pursue self-sufficiency in governance, so that the people will be least affected, and the lives of the people are also trying their best to make them self-sufficient."

"That's why I let the common people plant their own vegetable fields, mulberry trees, and rice fields, so that they can live comfortably."

"Am I wrong?"

A trace of confusion appeared on Zhu Yuanzhang's face, but he soon regained his firmness.

Peking has undergone great changes.

But in just a few years, Zhu Yuanzhang couldn't judge good or bad because he was too unfamiliar, but his tenacity of character prevented him from easily compromising.

He can wait.

But he couldn't afford to wait.

"Lian Zining is a talented person. I originally wanted to transfer him to the Ministry of Industry, but someone proposed to transfer him to the Ministry of Officials. I didn't care at first, but I never thought that this person would go to the Ministry of Industry."

"Let him go to the Ministry of Industry as a servant. He wants to try it, and I want to see it too."

Zhu Yuanzhang's words were not spoken to Li Daoxin. The people around him wrote down the words of the saint, and Zhu Yuanzhang asked others to copy them.

soon.

Lian Zining became the minister of the Ministry of Industry.

Many people were dissatisfied with Lian Zining's decision, because many members of the prince's family were also implicated in the Lanyu case.

The Minister of the Ministry of Officials and the Minister of the Ministry of War have been affected, so the current officials hope to restore the political situation of the past.

As the most important official department, it is natural to firmly control it in your hands, and it is best for all important positions to be your own.

What is your own person?
There is no uniform definition for this.

Including the lineage of the former prince and the lineage of the current emperor and grandson, there are internal struggles. For example, the new school will not think that the old school is its own.

Of course, this is an exaggeration.

After all, it was the early Ming Dynasty. Although the officials had different political opinions, they did not develop to the point of party struggle in the late Ming Dynasty.

Lian Zining actually had no idea how to proceed.

He recruited Li Xueyan, who had been to Peiping, to act as his staff, and then communicated with many businessmen who had business dealings in Peiping.

"mine."

A businessman suggested: "The mines in Beiping are the most important, and many important industries have sprung up around the mines."

"The steam engine is the most important thing. Without the steam engine, many things would not be able to develop to the point of Peiping."

Some businessmen hold different opinions.

"No, people are the most important thing. Beiping's business environment has surpassed Jianghuai."

"Where does it exceed? From my point of view, the business environment in Beiping is several times harsher than that in the Jianghuai region."

The ancients said that the blind feel the elephant.

These people can say a thing or two, but no one can tell.

"Railway, the railway in Beiping is very powerful." Another businessman put forward his own idea.

"It's not easy to build a railway, and the cost is high. I'm afraid the government can't afford it."

"Then how can Peiping afford it?"

"do not know."

In another manor, Lian Zining frowned as he listened to the arguments of several businessmen. He didn't expect things to be so difficult.

Although I was prepared for everything to be difficult at the beginning, but I didn't even have a direction, which was really powerless.

"You all have a picture."

Li Xueyan stood up, full of confidence in front of everyone.

"Our Jianghuai has the advantages of Jianghuai. There is no need to learn from Beiping. Beiping does not have the dense rivers of our Jianghuai. The rivers are similar to the railways in Beiping and can play the same role."

The transportation cost problem was solved by Li Xueyan.

It is the geographical advantage of JAC, a natural advantage.

Although the overall advantage of the railway is stronger than that of the current Jianghuai River, the construction cost of the railway is high, isn't it?

But they don't understand the benefits of large-scale infrastructure construction through the allocation of resources.

In short.

There were more mines in Xuzhou. Similarly, briquette workshops also appeared in the Jianghuai area. One day, someone quietly found Li Daoxin.

"You want to imitate a steam engine?"

Lian Zining asked curiously.

The man nodded.

"Can it be imitated?" Lian Zining had seen Beiping's steam engine, Yizhen's gate project, and even purchased two to try it out.

"Students have seen the steam engine for pumping water in Peiping. They bought one in Shandong and showed it to craftsmen. They said it is not difficult and imitation is not a problem."

Lian Zining became interested.

Those machines were very novel. He thought it would be difficult, but he didn't expect someone to tell him that it was not difficult. As for whether the other party would lie to him, Lian Zining didn't have this worry.

"I see that there are many types of steam engines in Beiping. Can craftsmen imitate them all?" Lian Zining put forward more requirements.

The man replied cautiously: "It shouldn't be a problem. The students have already asked the master craftsman about the steam engine for pumping water, and they can imitate it now."

Then he continued: "The rest of the steam engine models, even if there are difficulties, it's just a matter of spending more time."

"So you want to open a steam engine factory?"

Only then did the man show hesitation on his face, and he smiled bitterly: "Students can start a steam engine factory, and they are afraid of the censure of King Yan."

Who dares to reach out for the things of the King of Yan.

He also saw the recent changes in Jianghuai, so he revived the hope that had been born in the past.

He needs backing.

Although King Yan is powerful, he is only in Beiping after all. If the court can support him, he would dare to risk offending King Yan and create a steam engine factory in Jianghuai.

"Just drive, no one dares to stop you." Lian Zining offered support.

Lian Zining knew what the businessman in front of him wanted.

He can afford what the merchant wants. King Yan's hand cannot reach Jianghuai, but if he dares to reach it, he will cut it off.

With the opening of the mine, the demand for steam engines is imminent. Many merchants have this channel to purchase steam engines from Peiping.

Many businessmen have already paid deposits to the Beiping steam engine factory. It won't be long before the steam engines in Peiping will be sent to the south continuously, but Lian Zining doesn't want this to happen.

The appearance of the merchant in front of him just met Lian Zining's needs.

in later generations.

China has stayed in the agricultural society for too long, and entered the industrial society too fast, as if it has entered the oil and gas age at once, and has not stayed in the coal age.

In Beiping, in addition to briquettes, there are also a large number of direct use of coal.

In the south, the demand for briquettes is higher than in the north.

Of course, China is too big, this phenomenon is not uniform, each region has its own differences.

It’s just that it is an inevitable trend that firewood fuels will enter coal fuels, and the faster the urbanized population grows, the more obvious this trend will be.

The records of the use of coal blocks in the Jianghuai area have been recorded for a long time, and the urban population in the Jianghuai area exceeds that of other areas.

Therefore, the opening speed of honeycomb coal workshops spread rapidly in the Jianghuai area. In just three months, more than a dozen were opened.

On the streets of Yingtianfu, there are more merchants selling briquettes.

The steam engine purchase order from the Jianghuai region has attracted the attention of China Heavy Industry, and this change has attracted attention.

There are many southern businessmen doing business in Beiping. Through these businessmen, China Heavy Industry has a preliminary grasp of the affairs of Jianghuai.

These messages were collected into official documents and circulated to Zhu Gaochi's desktop.

Lian Zining became the minister of the Ministry of Industry. He contacted many businessmen in Yingtianfu, supported the development of Xuzhou coal mines, and said that he supported the businessmen's imitation of steam engines.

In the document, some people suggested that the sale of steam engines to the Jianghuai region should be prohibited. Of course, Zhu Gaochi rejected this idea.

The steam engine for pumping water is not an epoch-making product, and there is no technical fortress to stop it.

(End of this chapter)