The Great Industrial Ming Dynasty Started from Beiping

Chapter 79

Zhou Shifeng had just stabilized for a day, when a manager came running out of breath, "The shopkeeper, hurry up and go to the coke plant."

"what happened?"

"Someone is arguing with Master Wang."

Zhou Shifeng's face turned ugly immediately, he invited the person back, isn't this a slap in the face?Not daring to delay, he quickly got up and walked over there.

"Why are you arguing?"

"Because of technical matters."

Zhou Shifeng's footsteps gradually stopped. Although the person was invited back by himself, what if it was a fake move that just talked about it?

"What do you think of Master Wang's skills?"

"The shopkeeper is just joking, how can I understand technical matters." The manager hurriedly tried to evade, but he was willing to bear the cause and effect.

Zhou Shifeng rolled his eyes, the stewards were not like this at first, they were as upright as the craftsmen, when did they become slick.

It seems that although the eldest son is young, what he said is correct, the environment can change people.

Before the two of them entered the workshop, they heard the quarrel coming from outside the workshop.

"Shandong's coal is not good."

"That's better than Peking coal, too."

"There is not much difference, and the cost of transporting coal from Shandong is too high, which is not cost-effective."

The craftsmen of the coke refinery were not convinced by the new craftsman, and a quarrel broke out on the second day.

Hearing that Wang Ben was talking about the cost, the artisan who took the lead in questioning showed contempt in his eyes.

Wang Ben just pretended not to see it.

The craftsman is good, the level of technology can be seen and felt, not convinced?Speak on your own terms.

"Whether it is Shandong coal or Beiping coal, less than [-]% of the coal can be used for high-quality coking alone. Even if it is [-]%, half of it is extremely volatile."

"If you purchase this kind of coal alone, the price is too high, and the output of this kind of coal in the coal mine is also low, which cannot meet the requirements of the owner."

The craftsman was noncommittal, and sneered: "You may not understand the character of our master. Although you trust our craftsmen, you value quality very much.".

"It requires both good quality and high output. If you plan to pass the test by pretending to be a fool, I'm afraid you won't be able to make it through."

Wang Ben was not annoyed by the craftsman's doubts, but hoped that someone could refute him, otherwise how would he prove his ability?

It is the art of the bold.

Zhou Shifeng did not go into the workshop, but listened carefully.

"You only see that the coking coal is good, but you only know one thing and don't know the other. Your technical level should not be rated as six, but I think it is only enough for five."

"Why don't I understand? If you don't say something today, don't blame me for being rude to you."

When the craftsman heard that his skills were being questioned, he immediately became impatient, and rolled up his sleeves, as if he was going to fight.

You can scold him, but you can scold him for not being good at technology.

"As the saying goes, a good horse deserves a good saddle, but you and I, as craftsmen, should understand that the most suitable is the best, and blindly pursuing good materials will run counter to it."

"Use the best coking coal, and use the best blast furnace, and you know what's going to happen?"

As Wang Ben questioned, the craftsman's momentum became weaker and weaker. He really didn't understand the question Wang Ben raised.

"Don't you know?" The craftsman lacked confidence.

"If you want a high output per furnace, you need to build a larger blast furnace and a better blower. If you use the best coking coal according to your requirements, it will not be able to meet the demand for incoming materials, and under the huge high temperature, the furnace will The coking coal piled up like a mountain will also damage the coke oven because of the internal expansion of good coking coal."

"There are still many shortcomings. For example, this kind of good coking coal is easy to coke too deeply in the blast furnace, and the coke obtained is not good coke."

"You're not just talking nonsense, are you?"

Wang Ben stared at the craftsman.

"What you said is better than me, I have nothing to say, but the result is what you said..."

"I'll take care of it if something goes wrong. Before that, all of you have to do as I say. Anyone who dares to cut corners with me, I will never forgive anyone, and immediately pack up with me and leave."

People are obsequious and have nothing to refute, so they can only let others scold them head-on and cover their faces.

"Let's go, I'm not needed anymore." Zhou Shifeng sighed outside the door.

"But the workers are justified in worrying. Can low-quality coal produce good coke?"

"This person can subdue the craftsmen, and he can take care of everything. If you are suspicious, you don't have to be suspicious. Let's wait and see."

"If a factory with such a large investment is ruined, it will be our jobs, so we'd better be more cautious."

"Then keep an eye on it."

"Ah?" The manager wanted to slap himself on the mouth, and he took the responsibility for nothing.

……

Eat in the cafeteria.

Wang Ben and Wan Sanyi table, and Xiao Jiu.

For several of the most powerful craftsmen, the topic of eating naturally also involved technology.

"The ratio of raw materials can solve the problem of insufficient coal quality. In fact, the coal in Shanxi is the best."

Wansan suddenly realized, "So you obviously came from Shandong, but you ran to Shanxi? But Shanxi coal is not famous."

Fujian's iron is the best, and Wansan has always thought so, but in the north, Wansan has always thought that Shandong's coal and iron are the best.

Shandong's coal industry and iron smelting industry are famous in the north.

"Shanxi has produced coal since ancient times, but due to the influence of the geographical location, the coal seam is deep and there is a lot of groundwater, and there are not many open-pit coal mines, which makes it difficult to mine, so the output is not high."

"Besides, people mostly use charcoal to smelt iron, and there is not much demand for coal among the people, but Shanxi coal has an advantage, that is, good coal of high quality."

"As I said in the morning, less than [-]% of good coking coal is produced in Shandong, but in several mines in Shanxi, the output can reach more than [-]%."

"Didn't you say it's irrelevant?" Hearing the exchange between Master and Master Wang, Xiao Jiu couldn't help asking.

"Good coking coal is naturally good, even if the ingredients are better than poor coal, but for the current coking plant, the adjustment of ingredients is more important than the pursuit of good coal."

"You don't understand. Since you were young, you have only focused on technology. Master Wang can combine business, which is farther than what you see."

Master's lesson made Xiao Jiu bow his head.

"Master Wan, I don't envy anything else but you."

"My little apprentice?"

"Yes."

"I heard from shopkeeper Zhou that your son's skills are also good."

"It can only be called a meeting, unlike your apprentice, who is good at technology and can change one into two, and two into three."

"Haha." Talking about his little apprentice, Wan San was proud and not humble at all.

On weekdays, he scolds himself, but when it's time to swear, he must also swear.

Who doesn't envy the long face?
Those who are jealous just have nothing to be ashamed of.

"What's the matter with the steam engine?" Wang Ben thought about the steam engine that Xiaojiu was playing with in the coking plant and the steam engine factory next door, but he couldn't figure it out all night.

"Hey, it's very simple." Wansan said proudly: "Teach one word for real, and thousands of books for false ones. I just say one sentence and you will understand."

"consult."

"Have you ever seen a kettle boiling water, and the lid keeps moving."

"Snapped."

Wang Ben patted the table, "Hey, Master Wan has such a brain, why did you think of such a simple thing?"

"No, it's only when the nobleman guides me."

"However, technology has been iterated for thousands of years. In addition to the ancestors' own research, they will also learn from other people's strengths. Isn't it the same with tables and chairs?"

"It's not surprising that we learn from others and others learn from us. We are afraid that others will learn from our strengths. If we don't learn from others' strengths, we will be called fools."

"How can there be such a fool in the world."

"The world is unpredictable, who knows."

(End of this chapter)