In early September a ship returned with the first cargo of coal.
In fact, when coal was first discovered, there were gradually more coal in the city, but there was not such a large amount of transportation as this time.
Many people are speculating that this is reserved for the cold season.
After all, after using coal, everyone knows that it is more durable than firewood and charcoal and is more suitable for use in cold seasons.
However, after waiting and waiting, no large quantities of charcoal were sold. Instead, more than half of the charcoal was transported to the scientific research institute, and the rest was stored in the warehouse.
Everyone was talking a lot, speculating about what big thing the scientific research institute was going to do and that it needed so much coal.
No matter how many people speculated, no one came forward to explain. The Arbitration Court and various institutions seemed unaware of the public's discussions, and everyone remained silent.
Lin Yan and most of the people at the Research Institute plunged headlong into the improvement of steam engines and had no time to care about anything outside.
Months of hard work have paid off. The original automatic spinning machine no longer looks like it did before. Instead, there is a big guy that is exquisitely crafted and has a spectacular appearance. The efficiency has been improved by more than ten times.
When this new automatic spinning machine is in operation, it can replace twenty manual spinning machines.
Everything is ready, just waiting for the coal to come back and burn it to start the spinning machine.
On September 5th, many people from the Research Institute and four arbiters gathered to witness this moment.
I saw the coal burning with my own eyes, the huge but extremely fine spinning machine running automatically, and the balls of cotton quickly turned into balls of thread.
Everyone present was shocked. It turned out that such a miracle was real.
Bai Yun's eyes widened. At this moment, she finally understood what Alan said at the end, "Lin Yan and the others are people who can create miracles."
If not, how should we explain the scene before us. Bai Yun looked at each ball of thread devoutly and touched it gently with his trembling hands, fearing that if he was stronger, he would break this amazing picture.
The automatic spinning machine seemed to be tireless and kept running, completely ignoring the mood of the onlookers.
Except for Lin Yan, who was still calm, everyone else was very excited. Witnessing this scene with their own eyes had a huge impact.
Bai Chen and Shi Zhi, who were as calm as ever, lost their previous composure at this moment. Even though I had imagined it a long time ago, I was still shocked when it actually became a reality.
After a long time, Lin Yan broke the silence of the moment.
"This is an automatic spinning machine, carefully developed by the Research Institute. Everyone has seen that it is powerful and efficient. This is just the beginning. Our looms will be like this next year, and there will be more machines in the future. were born, such as automatic threshing machines and so on.”
"With such spinning machines and looms, as long as there is enough energy and raw materials, you can make as much thread and cloth as you want. Instead of wasting a lot of manpower on spinning and weaving, these people can do other things, Create greater value. Therefore, the scientific research institute’s research investment must be very large, and we ask the arbiter to give more consideration and support.”
The people in the Scientific Research Institute seemed to be bewitched and stared at the four arbiters.
Baiyun and the others instantly felt great pressure. Who could withstand such fiery eyes?
Minglan pretended to be calm and said: "We still need to negotiate on this matter. However, the automatic spinning machine has created a new field, and I personally support it."
Fenghua calmed down his inner excitement and asked: "Have you calculated the cost of developing automatic spinning machines? How much did it cost?"
This sentence is to the point. Automatic spinning machines are very good, but if the cost is too high, it is unaffordable.
Lin Yan was well prepared and took out his notebook. "Here are all the materials and calculated costs of the automatic spinning machine. Since this is the first time, there is inevitably some waste. The total cost is forty-three yuan and fifty cents."
"It's too expensive, we can't afford it." Bai Yun was shocked. More than forty yuan was a sky-high price. An ordinary person's annual income had just reached five yuan. This was without deducting daily expenses.
Lin Yan said unhurriedly: "It is normal to invest a lot in research and development for the first time. If we do it in the future, the cost will be almost half. If we produce it in large quantities, the cost can be reduced. Compared with the investment in cost, automatic spinning machines The efficiency of creation is higher. It can replace more than twenty people, saving labor costs. Calculated in this way, it is more cost-effective than the original spinning machine."
Fenghua nodded, "That's true. Automatic spinning machines must be more efficient than manual spinning machines if used for a long time, saving costs and creating more value. But with our current financial situation, there are too many places to spend money. The amount of money that can be given to scientific research institutes for research is limited.”
"I understand. The Research Institute's annual R&D investment is already very large, so we can take our time." Lin Yan smiled, "We just want everyone to see these research results, which will bring greater convenience. In the future, we can We have long-term support for the development of the Scientific Research Institute. I hope the Arbitration Court will give it more consideration and support."
Minglan nodded, "We all understand what you said. Detailed calculations are needed. All the alliance's taxes cannot be spent on the scientific research institute."
Kurotsuchi: "Most of the tax revenue is used to pay the salaries of civil servants and military personnel, and what can be used for scientific research institutes is indeed limited. If scientific research institutes want to develop rapidly, they need to bear part of the expenses themselves."
Lin Yan nodded, "This is natural. The Research Institute has always borne part of the expenses independently, and the transfer and sale of technological achievements is a large part. Except for what is handed over to the finance, the rest has been invested in new research and development."
Regarding the issue of research and development expenses, the Arbitration Court still needs to discuss the matter before giving a result. Lin Yan understands that this is a normal process and does not force it. He just gives a reminder to the four arbitrators first and asks them to give more consideration to the Research Institute.
After seeing off the four Baiyun people, Ye Cong hurriedly said: "Should we wait a while to study the loom?"
After the spinning machine was completed, they devoted their energy to the loom and planned to make a machine that could spin thread and weave cloth at the same time.
There are too many plans later, and if there is no money, they will all become fantasy.
Shi Zhi was very calm, "What are you waiting for? We have no financial support. We rely on ourselves. We sold the spinning machines and cooperated with the spinning and weaving factories and asked them to help us with research and development. Anyway, the results of the research and development, the spinning and weaving factories Fabric factories are the final beneficiaries."
"This is also a way." Lin Yan agreed, "More than that, we can also cooperate with woodworking factories, metal processing factories, etc. to let them process parts and jointly benefit. With so many factories, there are always a few that are willing to invest in us. Money. If it doesn’t work out, there are still banks that can lend you money. In short, you can’t stop researching, so don’t worry about money.”
With Lin Yan's guarantee, everyone else was full of confidence. When you have just achieved some results, you are full of confidence. When you are ready to show your talents, having no money is like a bucket of cold water pouring down your pocket.
The success of the automatic spinning machine quickly spread throughout Sun City. The rumors became more and more outrageous, and they were so miraculous that they aroused strong curiosity among the people.
Countless people came to the research institute to see the authenticity, but unfortunately they were all rejected.
