"For the development of Ming Dynasty".
After Zhu Jingyuan finished his declaration of unified thinking, he immediately looked at the busy production line not far away.
Although most people agree with Zhu Jingyuan's declaration of "for the Ming Dynasty", most people's understanding of this sentence is not exactly the same as Zhu Jingyuan's.
What some people say is for the Ming Dynasty, it has a specific group and scope.
What Zhu Jingyuan said about the development of Ming Dynasty includes the vision of allowing all Ming Dynasty people to live a better future.
Of course, this also includes the most ordinary assembly line workers.
The production of small aircraft is completely streamlined.
The workers stood still as the aircraft frames advanced on the conveyor one by one.
After staying at each position for a period of time, the workers at each station installed the accessories they were responsible for onto the aircraft.
The aircraft fuselage becomes more complete as it moves toward the front of the assembly line, until it finally rolls off the assembly line as a complete finished product.
In Zhu Jingyuan's opinion, all the workers' movements can be considered very skillful, and of course they are also very busy, with almost no time to stop.
People are like machines, fixed to do a relatively simple and repetitive work to increase the speed of labor. This is the biggest role of the assembly line.
Zhu Jingyuan recalled the logic of the assembly line and the birth of existence, and subconsciously said to Zhudi Kai next to him:
"The work pressure on the assembly line is too great. There is no way to relax in this job. It can only be done for the sake of efficiency.
“But workers’ livelihood needs to be well protected, and necessary recreational facilities must be provided in the factory.
“What’s more important is that wages must be sufficient and welfare benefits must be good.
“We should make workers feel that although it is hard work, it is worth it.”
Zhudi Kai smiled and said:
"Uncle, you are really kind. Our factory has always implemented your requirements.
“The treatment of workers in our factory is actually the best in the industry, even better than that of the government-owned industries of the Ministry of Industry and the factories of the royal consortium.
“The key is that in the entire industry, our workers’ work pressure is actually not high, and their income is completely sufficient.
“The main reason is that our products are all among the highest-end in the industry, and our profits are inherently high.
"The workers in private factories have the hardest time..."
Zhu Jingyuan nodded subconsciously after hearing this, and then felt that there was something wrong:
“Our factory is not the hardest working one, the wages are high and the benefits are good, but do private factories still have workers?”
Judy Kai continued to explain:
"Of course there is. Although our factories have good treatment, and the royal family consortium and the Ministry of Industry's military factories also have better treatment than private workers, we can't accommodate all workers.
“So there are still people working in private factories, and their important ideal and goal of working is to join the royal family, military industry, or our factory after accumulating enough qualifications.
“So the workers in our factory choose the best in the industry, and the products we make are of course the best reviewed, with the lowest failure rate, and of course the highest price...
"For our factory, we have now entered a positive cycle.
"The product performance and quality are good, and the social and market evaluation is high. The brand effect is constantly increasing. More and more people recognize and pursue our brand products. Both those who apply for jobs in our factory and those who are retained are good workers. The things we create are of course The quality is also good.”
Zhu Jingyuan said it was natural, but Zhu Jingyuan once again realized the problem.
This state is actually the most specific and direct manifestation of the problem that I have considered before.
With the advancement of the industrial revolution, industry and commerce developed explosively, and the scale of factories and enterprises also expanded explosively.
Real large-scale machine production actually began during the second industrial revolution.
Before the first industrial revolution, and even before the second industrial revolution, most social production was still in the state of workshops, and various factories could even be regarded as a small circle.
The royal consortium, which has expanded in advance, has an absolute advantage in scale compared to traditional local workshop-style factories.
That was actually the royal consortium entering the monopoly era after the second industrial revolution ahead of schedule.
Now that the second industrial revolution is unfolding, the era of global monopoly has arrived, and private factories have also expanded explosively.
Although the royal consortium is also expanding now, and the speed of just looking at the main body is also very fast, the proportion is very large.
But after all, they have already expanded, and the magnitude of this expansion cannot be compared with private capital.
The key is that after the number of workers in society expands simultaneously, it is no longer able to absorb a large enough proportion of workers.
The royal consortium that focuses on high-end core industries is destined to be unable to absorb enough ordinary workers.
Even if the conditions in private factories are not good, workers will still have to work in private factories.
Although, this standard of "poor conditions" is only compared to the current royal factories of the same period.
It's definitely much better than it was during the World War.
Because with the expansion of the second industrial revolution, Ming's social productivity is rising rapidly, and factory owners have been able to provide more "conditions" to current workers.
But what is certain is that the rate at which the "conditions" of ordinary workers are improving cannot keep up with the increase in productivity, the development of industry and commerce, and the expansion of private capital.
Operators will certainly put more profits into their own pockets to expand production.
When the gap between the two accumulates, overproduction and underconsumption will occur, which is a precursor to an economic crisis.
At the national level, the right thing to do in that situation is to give workers more money, thereby increasing consumption.
But from a personal point of view, isn’t it nonsense to still charge money for processing when things can’t be sold?
The natural choice in private factories is to reduce production and layoffs.
Therefore, the correct approach is to do it before the economic crisis and at the stage of great development of production capacity, so as to postpone or even avoid the economic crisis.
Instead of waiting until the economic crisis hits before implementing it as a solution, it may have the opposite effect.
If the court demands money for processing, the manufacturer will declare bankruptcy and run away.
When the economic crisis really broke out, factory owners could no longer raise wages.
Zhu Jingyuan requested to strengthen the power of the imperial court, open government-run industries on a large scale, and absorb more workers from the private sector into manufacturers directly under the government.
The direct purpose is of course to check and balance private capital, but the actual operation direction is to contain the economic crisis.
The harm of the economic crisis will come after great development. Zhu Jingyuan and his son are planning to deal with it in advance from now on.
If prevention can solve the problem, if the problem does not appear in the end, then no one may understand everything that has been done before.
Prevent problems in advance instead of solving them after they arise. People who prevent problems may not gain prestige.
Just like every rainy season in later generations, flooded cities will be in the news, while no one knows about the cities that were not flooded.
Those who are good at fighting do not have great achievements, and those who are good at medicine do not have a brilliant name.
Roosevelt did not actually solve the economic crisis in the United States, but he successfully delayed and controlled it, and used the Second World War to divert the impact of the economic crisis. Therefore, he became one of the most respected presidents in the United States.
Today's Ming people, and even people all over the world, have not really seen the economic crisis after the second industrial revolution, and they don't know how terrifying that situation is.
Of course, there is no way to realize how much credit is actually achieved in solving this crisis and avoiding this crisis.
If I can, like Roosevelt, "turn the tide" for the Ming Dynasty that has fallen into crisis, I will definitely be able to shine through the ages and be popular with others.
However, the losses suffered by Ming Dynasty from the crisis are actually immeasurable.
Moreover, to say that his "contribution" has been through technological innovation and presiding over negotiations, he has been able to make himself soft.
I can already make my name go down in history.
Now, it should be my highest goal to eliminate the economic crisis as much as possible for Ming Dynasty and allow Ming Dynasty to continue to develop smoothly for decades in the future.
With these thoughts in mind, Zhu Jingyuan did not mention any related topics. Except for Zhu Zhongliang, no one else could discuss such topics with him, let alone talk about it publicly.
On the contrary, Zhu Jingyuan wanted to show his importance to civilian flying activities. At the end of the factory visit, he told Zhudi Kai that he wanted to see the in-situ take-off and landing method.
Let Zhudi Kai, in the name of the factory and himself, invite the well-known "big players" in this folk activity in the shortest possible time to come to the factory to participate in a simple invitational competition.
Anyone who is invited to participate will be given a participation subsidy of one hundred silver notes.
The top ten finalists will receive a prize of one thousand silver coins.
The prizes for the top three are directly a new small general aircraft from Daming Airlines.
The champion will be given the highest model and the best configuration, while the runner-up and third runner-up will be downgraded to the simple configuration.
All expenses were paid for by Zhu Jingyuan personally.
Including prizes, bonuses, subsidies, and transportation expenses for participants, as well as the cost of organizing activities in the factory.
All participating workers receive an additional wage.
The biggest expense for this simple event was three planes, with a market price of more than 100,000 silver notes. Based on purchasing power, Zhu Jingyuan's previous life worth of RMB was at least 10 million.
The final cost may total more than 20 million.
From a personal point of view, this is just a casual thing, throwing away tens of millions of dollars in vain.
But 20 million can organize a flight competition of a certain scale, which is really not high at all.
If this kind of activity is started in later generations, it will definitely be possible to make money in various ways.
It's a pity that the current environment is not good. This event that Zhu Jingyuan paid for is basically unprofitable.
Even making a profit is something in the future.
This event is equivalent to advertising for Daming Airlines itself and the light aircraft that will soon be developed.
Of course, more importantly, to show that you value this industry.
Zhu Jingyuan gave the order and paid enough money. Of course, the people below did not dare to neglect or neglect the work, so they immediately went to contact the person.
First, the local flights in Shanghai County are okay, and then the flights in Songjiang, Suzhou, and Nantong are relatively close.
List the people, briefly screen them according to their reputation in the industry, and then pick them up directly by plane. These people's own planes are brought over by trucks and boats.
To organize this kind of activity in the name of Zhu Jingyuan and Daming Airlines, it is impossible for these private enthusiasts to refuse.
Even if the time crunch is extreme, there is no preparation time at all and the game is about to begin.
But the prizes are so generous.
The latest top-notch small general aircraft produced by Daming Airlines is what they dream of.
Ordinary workers may have to work for most of their lives without being able to afford it, and shopkeepers in large factories and trading houses also have to save for several years.
Even if you have money and already own a similar model of aircraft, you will not refuse to get one more.
This kind of activity has just begun to form a circle, and the rules and procedures are still very irregular.
Daming Aviation is an aircraft manufacturing factory with a ready-made site. You can start by just drawing a few marking lines.
It took a total of three days to prepare for the event.
On the morning of the fourth day, well-known figures in the circle of aviation enthusiasts from Suzhou, Hangzhou and Nantong brought their beloved Xiaofei to the factory of Daming Airlines.
Zhu Jingyuan changed into casual clothes and went to the scene to chat with the big guys in the aviation industry and look at their planes.
A total of fifty-six people were invited to this competition, slightly more from Songjiang and Suzhou, and slightly less from Nantong.
Most of them are young people in their twenties to thirties. It seems that most of these people are children of wealthy families. The data also shows that more than a dozen are from noble families, and most of the others are from wealthy businessmen families.
A small number of them are middle-aged people in their thirties and forties. These people have a clear "elite" aura. They are all shopkeepers and managers of various firms and factories, as well as a small number of small businessmen.
In the end there were even eight officials from the imperial court, and a total of six women of different origins.
Most of the aircraft they brought were not the smallest, nor were they the ultra-light aircraft that only weighed tens to a hundred kilograms.
The most common ones are the specifications of the small general aircraft planned by Zhu Jingyuan.
It has a wingspan of eight to nine meters, a length of seven to eight meters, and a single-engine propeller.
Most of them have been modified to varying degrees, and the main direction is to reduce weight.
Privately modified aircraft are not allowed to fly on air routes, but are allowed within certain limits.
For example, modified aircraft may be allowed to participate in various air shows and competitions.
Especially in this kind of short takeoff and landing competition, it is basically impossible for a prototype aircraft to win.
Most of them also have tricycle landing gear, that is, a design with two wheels in the front and one wheel in the back. Today's military single-engine small fighter jets basically have this model.
Only a few have reverse tricycle landing gear, and that is a design only used by large transport aircraft and bombers.
After the game started, Zhu Jingyuan watched airplanes of different styles in the stands at a very close distance, one after another, arriving in front of the designated red line to prepare for takeoff.
Differences quickly became apparent between models.
Those smallest ultralight aircraft that are good at short takeoffs and landings don't seem to have an advantage.
They were too light and too small, and the lift provided by their engines and wings was not enough to get them airborne quickly.
The tricycle landing gear doesn't seem to have an advantage either.
Because of the rear tricycle landing gear, you can brake the front wheel, start the engine and blow it backward, blowing up the tail first.
Before the official start, the rear wheels had already left the ground.
After the referee waved the start flag, he released the brakes and rushed forward.
This is very similar to the ejection start on an aircraft carrier where the aircraft tires are first jammed and the engine is allowed to reach full speed before being released.
It's just that this kind of competition certainly doesn't provide stopper clips to jam the tires.
The pilot can only step on the brakes himself and control the engine's throttle via messages.
Because after the rear wheels leave the ground, there are only two parallel tires for support. The center of gravity of this aircraft is above the two tires, and the entire fuselage is like a seesaw at this time.
The pilot has to control the balance of this seesaw.
Once the engine's throttle is increased, the fuselage may roll forward, which is called "holding the top".
This kind of accident actually occurs frequently in folk competitions.
Therefore, a common rule has been formed among the people. Everyone has only three chances, and the best results are used for comparison. If they all get the top score, there will be no results and they will be eliminated directly.
Although the current competition is mainly based on take-off and landing distance, take-off time is usually used as a reference.
If the take-off distance between the two is very close, whoever starts faster and glides in the shortest time will win the final victory.
Maintaining balance is not only important when starting, but also when landing.
If you want to glide a short distance when landing, you should also use the brakes to slow down.
If the braking force is strong, the aircraft with tricycle landing gear can easily roll over.
In fact, such accidents often occur on aircraft carriers.
Although there are such problems, the most aircraft participating in the competition are aircraft of this design.
This design, which is unstable in both takeoff and landing, happens to be the most suitable for this kind of competition, and it is also the most suitable for current single-engine fighters.
During the competition, most of these aircraft braked, raised their tails, and ejected. Some would glide for more than ten meters and float directly into the air. Some would start off with the front wheels, then hit the ground with the rear wheels and rebound.
Zhu Jingyuan couldn't see the advantages of that method, but it was very lively to watch.
The various actions performed by those playing with airplanes constantly aroused bursts of exclamations from the audience.
Different aircraft also have different strategies when landing.
But many of them floated in with their fuselage tilted.
When Zhu Jingyuan looked at it, he considered that entering the market at an angle could decompose the forward force, increase the resistance of turning forward, and reduce the probability of getting a big top.
Then you can brake harder and stop in a shorter distance.
But it is obvious that this kind of operation requires high coordination of the brain and limbs.
How much force can be used to brake when approaching the site on its own, how much force should be used to brake at what angle of inclination, and what is the best place and distance to apply force.
I don’t know how much time it will take to figure out the rules, and I don’t know how many times of failure it will take to master the strength.
Zhu Jingyuan felt that if the top few in this kind of competition wanted to become pilots on an aircraft carrier, the training would be as difficult as that of ordinary people. There would definitely be a huge gap between them.
What they are best at is taking off and landing, and this is the difficulty of aircraft carrier pilot training.
(End of chapter)
