Su Shu, the prefect of Shuntian, led the main officials of Shuntian Prefecture to gather at the Tongzhou County Government Office.
They are preparing to go to Tongzhou Industrial Zone to tailor the work for the industrial zone that is about to be completed.
Li Changxi, the magistrate of Shunyi, saw the proud look on Du Huaiyun, the magistrate of Tongzhou.
He whispered to the side: "The industrial area covering an area of 1,000 acres was completed in just over a month.
Isn't this just lying to fools? People who don't understand it at all will not believe it.
Li Changxi will not build a bunch of thatched houses. I will see how he ends up. "
The other magistrates heard Li Changxi's mutterings, and they also agreed with this idea.
Time is really too short. It is simply impossible to build a complete industrial zone in such a short period of time.
As officials in the Gyeonggi region, they are often able to see all kinds of things, but they are not as ignorant as those old haters in Qiongshan Valley.
If you want to create an industrial zone, it's not just about moving the people away and building a few thatched houses.
There is a lot of knowledge involved in the construction of the boiler room and the layout of the machines.
Otherwise, the steam pipeline would explode, causing a large number of worker casualties.
The original political achievements have become a reminder.
Li Changxi and others looked like they were watching a joke as they pushed their bicycles onto the road outside.
They followed Du Huaiyun, the magistrate of Tongzhou, and rushed to the industrial zone by car.
Although you can see cars in the capital, they are the top luxury goods. The price of a car is as high as tens of thousands of taels of silver coins, which is the price of hundreds of acres of land.
Not to mention that they, seventh-grade officials, simply cannot afford such an expensive price.
Even if the governor can afford a car, it is a wealthy province.
Carriages were inconvenient to use and horses were very expensive.
The main means of transportation for most people now is very cheap bicycles.
The industrial zone is located on the outskirts of the county, not far from Tongzhou Railway Station and the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal Terminal.
Li Changxi was riding his bicycle and looked around. He saw a freight railway extending from the train station towards the industrial area.
He said in surprise: "In such a big battle, we have to build railways in the industrial area.
If I had known that the status of the industrial zone was so important, I would have tried my best to fight for it no matter what. "
Li Changxi, the magistrate of the county, was extremely regretful. He felt that he had missed the biggest opportunity.
The remaining counties in Shuntian Prefecture have no chance to compete due to their own conditions.
He is different. He can really compete for this opportunity at all costs and let the prefect feel his sincerity.
There is a high chance that this opportunity will fall into his hands.
Now that the matter has been settled, there is no chance to change it. All we can do is watch Du Huaiyun flourish.
Su Shu, the prefect of Sunchon, watched as a brand new asphalt road was laid from the direction of the county seat to the industrial area.
The heavy bike rides on the asphalt road without feeling any bumps at all.
He looked at Du Huaiyun, the magistrate of Tongzhou who was accompanying him, and praised: "Duzhi County has done a very good job. This road to the industrial zone will be an extremely busy road in the future.
I can already imagine the scene where a large number of workers commute to and from get off work every day, riding bicycles on the road. "
Su Shu prefers to ride a bicycle on the road. The noise inside the current car is too loud.
The sound of the steam engine running, even with multiple layers of sound insulation, is something most people cannot tolerate for a long time.
They were not slow at all on their bicycles, and while communicating with each other, they quickly arrived at the location of the industrial zone.
Everyone looked up and looked forward. In front of them was a large area of flat land, with many workers active on the construction site.
Their method of building houses is very strange and different from what most people imagine.
These workers used equipment to dig a large hole in the ground and filled it with large reinforced concrete pillars.
Workers used large pillars as fulcrums and erected beams with steel frames on them.
Su Shu saw a young worker standing on a platform made of wooden frames, holding a large iron pliers in his hand.
Next to it is a red-hot coal with a cylindrical iron nail inside.
The worker added the red-hot iron nails from the coal stove, and he immediately threw them in front of him.
The workers at the front skillfully used pliers to catch the flying nails.
He immediately inserted the iron nails into the holes where the two steel beams came out.
At the same time, two big men carrying hammers hit the nail with big hammers at the same time.
With a few loud bangs, the red end of the iron nail was smashed flat, and the iron nail firmly riveted the two steel beams together.
This is the empire's unique steel riveting technology.
The empire's ironclad ships can travel in the sea, which is inseparable from steel riveting technology.
This is the main body of the factory being built, and the factory that is nearly completed, and they are riveting steel plates on the roof beams.
A house made of steel was quickly formed on the construction site.
In the right front of the construction site, near the railway, a blue house has been built.
When Li Changxi saw the conditions at the construction site, he immediately understood why the construction site was being constructed so quickly.
The houses on the construction site are not built brick by brick at all, but are spliced together from pieces of steel beams and steel plates.
Li Changxi blurted out: "Waste, this is a huge waste.
Good steel, no matter what, is used to build houses. "
Magistrate Du Huaiyun immediately retorted: "The vision is too short-sighted, we must pursue efficiency.
This kind of steel structure house can be built quickly.
It takes at least half a year to build a reinforced concrete house, but it only takes a little more than a month to build a factory like this.
Most of the time, it is still used to drive piles and level the concrete floor.
The factory only needs to build one floor, and with the current strength of steel, there is no problem at all. "
Li Changxi said angrily: "This is a waste of human life, even if you use methods such as painting, what kind of steel does not rust?
If the main beams were corroded, the house would collapse immediately. "
Du Huaiyun's eyes widened and he retorted angrily: "You are said to be short-sighted, but you still don't admit it.
The factory has done a lot of work to prevent rust.
We use stainless steel, which is not as easy to rust as ordinary steel.
The paint on it is also the best period and can effectively prevent steel from rusting.
The most critical point is that we have scholars from the Institute of Chemistry of the Royal Academy of Sciences.
They prevent steel from rusting using a method called galvanic cells.
How much effort we have made to build the factory.
Some people don't know it, but they deny our achievements out of jealousy.
I dare to use the black gauze hat on my head as a guarantee. If anything happens to the factory in the industrial zone within ten years, I will bear all the responsibilities. "
Magistrate Du Huaiyun counterattacked in this way. In addition to wanting to vent his anger, his main idea was to show his loyalty in front of the eldest prince Su Shu.
Su Shu, the prefect of Shuntian, coughed twice and ordered: "Today is the day to cut the ribbon for the industrial zone. Everyone should pay attention to the impact.
In about half an hour, the reporter friends invited by me will arrive here. "
Su Shu didn't get angry, but everyone knew the importance of today and didn't dare to cause trouble.
County Magistrate Du Huaiyun led everyone to the only completed factory.
He introduced: “The factory ahead is a factory that produces various machines.
Most of the equipment in the industrial zone is the latest electrical equipment, which cannot be purchased from the market and can only be produced by ourselves.
I don’t know much about the specific situation of the industrial zone. "
Du Huaiyun knew that this industrial zone was of a very high level.
The rank of the general manager of the industrial zone, assigned by the imperial court to the seventh rank, was only half a rank lower than that of the county magistrate.
Chen Yaozu walked out of the factory wearing a dark green steel helmet.
He saw the eldest prince Su Shu at a glance, this noble man in life.
Chen Yaozu was good at settling accounts and took refuge with the eldest prince Su Shu when he was in the Ministry of Finance.
After the establishment of the industrial zone, he was immediately recommended as the general manager of the industrial zone and was responsible for preparing the industrial zone.
From an official, he broke through the invisible ceiling and became the official he yearned for.
Chen Yaozu has finally made a leap like a carp leaping over a dragon's gate.
He walked up to the eldest prince Su Shu, saluted and reported: "Sir, the first phase of the industrial zone project has been completed, and the power plant is about to be put into use. The industrial zone welcomes you to come and cut the ribbon."
Su Shu asked in a serious tone: "How was the trial run of the factory?"
He invited many reporters to promote the new factory.
As long as the electric power plant goes as he expected, it will enter explosive growth and complete the replacement of steam engines.
Because of this incident, Su Shu gained great prestige and support from the business community.
No one in the empire will look down upon the business community.
Commercial tax accounts for more than 90% of the empire's current tax revenue, and less than 10% is agricultural tax.
Although farmers have a large population, the stability of this group must be ensured.
But the main contributor of tax revenue is the businessman group.
The most important point is that if he does this well, his father will also be impressed by him.
This is the benefit that Su Shu can achieve if things are completed as expected and the new factory performs perfectly.
Once the new factory is on display, a major accident occurs.
Su Shu will inevitably bear joint liability, and all his efforts during this period will be in vain.
This is why Su Shu must arrange his confidants in the industrial zone.
Chen Yaozu said confidently: "Sir, please rest assured that we have been running for seven consecutive days without any major failures.
As long as the electricity is delivered to the factory normally, subordinates ensure that the factory can run smoothly. "
Su Shu happily patted Chen Yaozu on the shoulder and comforted him: "You look very tired. You have worked hard during this time."
While waiting for the arrival of his journalist friends, he took time to randomly select a few workers and talk to them.
Su Shu is also using this method to understand the real situation of the factory.
Only front-line workers can perceive the real situation in the factory. What is it really like?
After Su Shu learned about it, he was truly relieved about the situation of the new factory.
Several car-specific air horn sounds came from the gate outside the venue.
Su Shu quickly received reports from heavyweight media such as Yanhuang Daily, Hualian News Agency, and Commercial Daily.
They were invited to send people here to report on the situation of the new factory.
Su Shu, Chen Yaozu, Du Huaiyun and other officials went to the gate of the factory to greet the reporters.
Publicizing our achievements would not be possible without the help of these journalists.
Su Shu saw the equipment carried by these reporters, which were very expensive cameras. Some reporters also carried only a few cameras.
He stepped forward to greet these reporters.
"We welcome all reporters to interview the most technologically advanced factory in the empire. The technology in this factory represents the future development direction of the empire's industry."
When the reporters heard Su Shu say this, their originally leisurely mood immediately became tense, and they acted like they did when encountering big news.
Most people say they don't care.
But the person speaking now is unusual. He is the eldest prince Su Shu, who may become the emperor in the future.
No one can care about what he said.
Su Shu, the prefect of Sunchon, was under the camera of reporters. He cut the ribbon for the power plant in accordance with the established arrangements.
Chen Yaozu led everyone to the control cabinet. He pointed at the two buttons above, one red and one green.
"Sir, this is the main switch of the power plant.
Press the green button and the factory is connected to the power supply and officially begins operation. "
Su Shu nodded and said: "Inform the workers to prepare. I am about to press the switch."
Chen Yaozu picked up the microphone and shouted loudly: "Every workshop is ready, the factory is about to start work.
Keep everyone away from the equipment to prevent accidents. "
He shouted three times in a row before saying: "Sir, the factory is ready. You can officially start the factory."
Su Shu, the prefect of Shuntian, immediately pressed the red button.
He heard constant clicking sounds coming from the control cabinet.
The sound was very much like a light switch, but the sound was too dense.
The roar of machines soon sounded in the factory, but this roar was much lower than the roar of steam engines.
Chen Yaozu led the way and led everyone to various workshops.
They saw that there were no complex steam pipes or huge sky shafts in the factory.
Without these bulky components, the production workshop looks very empty.
The factory is divided into production workshops, and each production workshop is doing one thing.
Production workshops are all connected by belts with fast or slow speeds.
A certain part is placed on the belt and can be directly transferred to the next production workshop.
Chen Yaozu took everyone to visit each production workshop.
They saw that instead of bulky steam engines, all machine tools became smaller.
Machine tools no longer use a celestial shaft to transmit power, and each machine tool can be equipped with an independent electric motor.
The status of the machine tool can be adjusted at any time, allowing workers to process machine parts faster.
Chen Yaozu introduced: "Sir, we use electric machine tools, and the processing accuracy of parts is higher.
The machines we produce are smoother to use and the production efficiency can be much higher. "
They visited the processing workshops one by one, and the master workers all praised the new machine tools.
Su Shu saw the clean and tidy factory, which was producing normally according to plan.
He smiled, and the new factory went from paper to reality according to his plan.
There were some difficulties in this process, but none that were unsolvable.
The group of them finally came to the assembly workshop and saw motors of different sizes and various common machine parts.
Chen Yaozu said excitedly: "Sir, the electric motor has replaced the steam engine, and the structure of the machine also needs to be redesigned.
But overall, the changes in other machines are not very big.
This factory mainly produces electric motors. When the second phase of the industrial zone is completed, the production of other machines will be placed in other factories. "
The reporters were also stunned by the various conditions of the power plant. They followed the tour and kept taking pictures of the conditions of the power plant with their cameras and other equipment.
When many reporters were taking pictures of the motor, a scream suddenly came.
Chen Yaozu shouted: "Turn off the power, a reporter has been electrocuted."
Su Shu also knew a bit about electricity, and he immediately told everyone to stay away from the electrocuted reporter.
He thought that today would end perfectly, but who knew that when the interview was about to end, an accident happened. (End of chapter)
