Luoshui originates from Shangzhou on the Yongxing Military Road, flows eastward, passes through Luoyang, and flows northward into the Yellow River. Above Lushi County is the upper reaches of Luoshui River. After passing Lushi County and entering Changshui County, it is the middle reaches, and after passing Luoyang, it is the lower reaches.
The downstream is an important waterway in Luoyang, connecting the world through the Yellow River and Bianhe River. The current in the upper reaches is very fast, making it difficult for boats to move. There is less water in the middle reaches and the river beach is vast, making it impossible for large boats to pass. However, the Luoshui River Valley has high mountains on both sides, many tributaries, and a relatively closed terrain. It was chosen by Wang Xiaolie as a base for heavy industry and military industry.
Zheng Gangzhong and his party set out from Luoyang and headed west along the Luoshui River. After passing Shouan, I saw many people gathering on the Luo River beach to repair the river channel.
Seeing the large number of civilians and their continuous flow, Zheng Gangzhong asked He Yan, the official of the Xuanfu Division who led the team: "Officer, it is the flood season now. Why are there so many people repairing the river? Once there is a flood, wouldn't it be impossible to rescue them in time? ?”
He Yan said: "There were people checking the water level from Lushi County upstream to here. The water level rose and everyone was evacuated immediately. There was no other way. Xuanfu decided to build a workshop in the Luoshui Valley. He could only clean up the river channel and use a larger boat."
Zheng Gangzhong nodded. In fact, I still don’t know why the factory needs a big ship.
After passing Shouan, passing through Liuquan Town and Fuchang County, we arrived at Sanxiang Town. It was already late in the evening, and everyone was staying in an inn in the town.
The inn is newly built and very big. There are rooms where multiple guests can live together, as well as single rooms, and there are even many separate courtyards in the backyard.
Wang Xiaolie treated these officials very well and arranged for them all to live in single rooms. Only He Zhen lives in a small courtyard.
After everyone got to the room and tidied up a little, Zheng Wei came over to ask everyone to eat.
Arriving in the courtyard, Zheng Wei said: "With so many of us, it is inconvenient to eat in the front hall together. I discussed with the inn. They cooked the food and brought it to the courtyard. We can set up a few rows of tables and count it as a canteen. From now on, When we enter Sanchuan Township, there is a factory area in front of us. Along the valleys of Changshui and Duyang Rivers, there are many important factories. Look more and ask more, it will be rare to see them in the future."
Everyone said yes.
Not long after, the store served the food. Each person had a plate of steamed pork belly, a plate of stir-fried mung bean sprouts with leeks, and two steamed buns. If you are not used to steamed buns, you can try rice instead.
It took so much time to prepare meals for so many people. Everyone couldn't help but be impressed by the inn's hospitality capabilities. It may not be prosperous here, but the efficiency is really nothing to say. Not only does it serve quickly, but the taste is unlikely to offend anyone.
After dinner, He Wei divided everyone into groups. Every ten people choose a team leader to manage the people below. He Wei directly explained the situation on the road to the team leader, who then conveyed it to everyone. After the groups are divided, the group leaders are called for a meeting.
The leader of Zheng Gangzhong's group was Mu Ying, who arrived at Heyiyuan. The remaining people sat under a swallow tree in the yard and passed the time chatting.
Gongcheng blog said: "Sanxiang Town was originally the intersection from Shaanzhou to Luoyang, and it was extremely prosperous. After the Song Dynasty, fewer people took this road, and the town became desolate. However, when I came in, I saw many empty houses. , but it is neatly packed, which is really strange."
Li Huidao: "I asked people and they said that factories are being built in the mountains. This place will definitely be very prosperous in the future. The government has taken over all the vacant houses and hired people to clean them up. Just like the inn where we stayed, it was also specially built Built for workshops.”…
Xu Suidao: "It's not just that. Look, the wharf built on Luoshui River is also specifically for the expansion of the factory. What does the factory here produce?"
Xu Chen said: "I actually asked people, and they said that bearing yards, gear yards, bullet yards, and other casting yards and forging yards were built here. I heard that the artillery in the army will be manufactured here in the future. Is that still the case? The biggest cannon. But I only know these names, but I don’t know what it does.”
Zheng Gangzhong said: "Under Xuanfu's rule, there were so many strange things, so it's not surprising."
Everyone heads. Indeed, there are always weird and weird things here that Wang Xiaolie cannot see anywhere else.
Not long after, Mu Ying came back. He took a sip of water and gathered everyone together.
After looking through the notes, Mu Ying said: "Tomorrow we will go into the mountains along the Changshui River and visit several factories. The first one is the bearing factory, which specializes in manufacturing bearings for machines. He Qianban said that there are no bearings , the machine requires more effort and is easy to break. With bearings, it is completely different. What is a bearing? The shaft holds the wheel; it bears and receives. So it is also called the shaft. It is inside the wheel and supports on one side. A wheel is something connected to a shaft on one side. - Forget it, I don't quite understand what I said. Let's see for ourselves tomorrow. In short, what is made here is an important part of the machine."
Gongcheng blog said: "We who want to be officials, why are we looking at this?"
Mu Ying said: "Because these things are extremely important. In the future, when you become a local official, you will have the responsibility to promote machines. Today, let everyone take a look at how these machines are made. In the next few days, we will go down the Luoshui River , look at the machines that can be made now. To put it simply, from here to the upper reaches of Luo River, the parts used in machines are made. Downward, all kinds of machines are made. "
Everyone was confused after hearing this, not knowing why they came to see this.
Mu Ying said: "To be honest, although we know about machines, we don't care how they are made. But it is different here in Xuanfu. Machine manufacturing is considered to be more important than cattle for farming."
Zheng Gangzhong frowned after hearing this: "Brother Mu, you have been talking for a long time, but you still don't know why you organized us to come see this."
Mu Ying sighed: "You don't know, how can I know? He Ganban said that this matter was specially ordered by Xuanfu. All future officials must know these things. When they get to the place, they must promote these things to the people. . Well, if Xuanfu lets you see it, let’s just go and see it, no need to ask any more questions.”
Everyone looked at me, and I looked at you, and in the end they couldn't help but sigh together.
Being a local official means nothing more than money, food and people. When do you need to know how the machine is built?
After sending everyone away, He Wei sat alone in the room in a daze. He was a Jinshi in the sixth year of Xuanhe and was from Jinan Prefecture. When the Jin army went south, they did not flee south with their families, but ended up in the Huaihe and Lianghuai areas. The year before last, he went to Xinyang Army from Lianghuai River and became the magistrate of Luoshan County. This year Wang Xiaolie went north to occupy Luoyang and was appointed as the Secretary General of Xuanfu.
These days, He Wei has been organizing the relocation of the Xiangyang factory and selecting a location for the new factory. And organize manpower to build new factories.
If he hadn't seen the manufactured vehicles and machines, He Qi wouldn't have known what these workshops were for. When you understand the entire manufacturing chain, you can appreciate the exquisiteness of its central idea. Without these parts, the machine is often impractical. With these parts, the machine is different.
