Zhai Fengchong is the boss of Donglin.
Zhao Nanxing and Zou Yuanbiao were both recommended by him.
Although the relationship with Hou Xun, Li Banghua and others is not close, at least they have friendship with the same party.
After the New Army regained Yidu, Hou Xun visited Zhai Fengchong in person.
In addition to reminiscing about old times, the recovery plan for Yidu was also discussed.
The establishment of Jiaodong Industrial Base has just affected Qingzhou Prefecture.
All the poor local people were recruited, which made Zhai Fengchong realize the power of industrial production.
When the Agricultural Reclamation Group began to enclose land in Qingzhou Prefecture and promote new agricultural farming, Zhai Fengchong saw it on the spot and was greatly shocked.
He told his family at that time...
The one who takes Ming Dynasty and replaces it must be Shandong.
Anyway, as a member of the Donglin Party, he was fed up with the anger in the court, so Zhai Fengchong changed very happily.
Not only did he change himself, he also thought about his in-laws.
"My nephew personally went to the Jiaodong Industrial Base to see it. It was truly earth-shaking and as vast as a flood. My uncle said that this is a general trend and must be investigated."
Wang Mengzhen listened carefully and his mind began to relax.
Starting from the late Apocalypse, there were many scholar-bureaucrats who were frustrated in officialdom. Although some people recovered in the early years of Chongzhen, most people still had to stay at home.
In addition, even if they recovered and folded their wings again, a considerable number of scholar-bureaucrats were completely disappointed with the current Ming Dynasty.
Especially since they are in the countryside, they have a better understanding of the situation at the grassroots level, and they are even more able to feel the horror of the declining sun and the declining rivers.
Of course, if these scholar-officials were asked to seek refuge with foreign enemies, they would never do it.
Therefore, when the Ming Dynasty fell and the Manchu Qing Dynasty went south, so many people chose to die.
But these people died for the Tao and the world, not necessarily the Ming Dynasty.
If there are powerful people among the Han people, their class is similar to theirs, and they can still make huge profits, it will not be difficult at all for them to change.
This is the advantage of the new army compared to the northwest bandits.
Compared with the absolute opposition between the northwest bandits and the gentry class, the New Army is actually a mixture.
Among them are real poor people, as well as the transformation of scholar-bureaucrats from the old era.
Moreover, the New Army was based on capital and production, which naturally had a certain overlap with the feudal literati.
At the very least, once the frustrated scholar-officials start looking for value in other fields, they will definitely be attracted by the new army.
This is the current situation.
"The original pottery industry in Zichuan is no different from that of other places in the world. As a result, it will be difficult to win by surprise and seize the market."
Xu Yingyuan, Wang Yuyin, Wang Zheng and others came together and began to discuss with Wang Mengzhen to develop the ceramic industry.
With Zhang Lianxing and Zhai Yuanzuo as mitigators, Wang Mengzhen is no longer as stubborn as before.
After listening to Xu Yingyuan's overview of Zichuan's ceramic industry, he immediately stamped his feet.
"Hey, what Minister Xu said struck a chord with me. In the past, the pottery and porcelain sold here could not compete with those produced in Jiangxi. After hard work, the income was meager, so what can I do?"
There is a lot of ceramics produced near Zichuan, but they cannot be sold at high prices.
After all, everyone in the world knows that the best porcelain is in Jingdezhen.
The porcelain here can only be used as a supplement, so naturally it cannot capture the market.
Without knowing this, the purpose of Xu Yingyuan's coming would not be achieved.
But what really makes Xu Yingyuan determined to win is something new.
Xu Yingyuan took out the drawings and showed them to everyone in the Zichuan pottery industry.
"Everyone, please see, our commander-in-chief has developed a new use for porcelain. If it can be realized, the profits will be huge, I can't imagine it."
For today's meeting, not only the heads of various families in Zichuan came, but also the top craftsmen.
At this time, it was these craftsmen who came forward to look at the drawings.
As for the people in charge, just sit tight on the Diaoyutai and wait for the results.
The craftsmen came closer and looked at the drawings, their eyes full of confusion.
An old man cupped his hands and asked carefully: "May I ask, sir, what is this toilet?"
Xu Yingyuan is easy to talk with.
"The toilet is both a toilet and a toilet."
Everyone understood, and many people even had disdain flashing in their eyes, feeling that they did not dare to mention such a shameful thing here.
Xu Yingyuan has no taboos.
When he first got these drawings from Zuo Mengeng and learned about their uses, he was completely conquered.
How did that commander's brain grow, and how could he come up with such ingenious new things?
"Everyone, don't underestimate this toilet. Now, I think you all have incense buckets in your room. But the smell of the incense bucket is really unbearable. Moreover, at dawn, it has to be poured and washed. I know that there are many servants here. , I don’t know how to do such hard work myself. However, this toilet does not need to be lifted or dumped, and washing is also convenient. The most important thing is, you don’t have to worry about the smell spreading. "
When he said this, everyone was finally shocked.
Even Wang Mengzhen, Han Jun, Song Yunxiao and others who were originally reserved came over and looked at the drawings carefully.
Knowing that they couldn't understand, Xu Yingyuan explained everything one by one.
"You only need to fill the tank with water, and after the water is discharged, press the button, and the water will wash away the dirt from the pipe and bring it into the septic tank. The convenience is not to be underestimated. also."
Everyone scratched their heads and ears, no longer thinking that the toilet was a dirty thing.
"Minister Xu, why can the water here wash away dirt?"
Xu Yingyuan didn't say anything, but Wang Zheng said proudly: "In this water tank, there is a small mechanism that can use water energy to wash away dirt through the siphon phenomenon."
Wang Zheng has long discovered and studied the siphon phenomenon, but the application of siphon has always been unclear and unclear.
After joining the School of Physics, I was freed from official entanglements and could concentrate on research, which was considered a source of contentment.
It wasn't until Zuo Mengeng told him the concept of siphon toilets that he suddenly realized how remarkable his research was.
Several experiments like this proved that the siphon phenomenon could indeed be applied to toilets, and the manufacture of new porcelain was put on the agenda.
This time the New Army captured Zichuan and planned to make the ceramic industry here bigger and stronger and become an important source of revenue. What they needed most were new products.
After all, traditional porcelain has been proven to be incapable of winning Jingdezhen.
The concepts of later generations such as toilets, bathtubs, basins, and bathroom tiles that Zuo Menggen came up with are things that have not yet appeared in this era, but they are extremely practical and can definitely create a market.
In fact, the first toilet in the modern sense has now come out.
It was invented by Englishman Harrington in 1596 and installed in the palace of Queen Elizabeth of England.
It was a simple wooden seat with a water tank. It had no odor barrier and no sewage system, so it has not been popularized.
It wasn't until the eighteenth century, when a British plumber perfected the sewage system, that toilets began to become mainstream.
Zuo Mengeng planned to develop the ceramic industry in Zichuan and immediately thought of bathroom products, so he proposed the design concept.
Xu Yingyuan, Wang Zheng and others have perfected aspects such as drainage systems, pipes, and shapes. Only how to make it requires asking a real ceramic craftsman.
"We have never made such a large piece of porcelain, I'm afraid it won't be possible."
Lin Dayou, the most authoritative craftsman, looked embarrassed, feeling quite disappointed that he had lost his wealth and wealth.
