Xinshun 1730

Chapter 230 Science and Technology Research Team
Once this is figured out, the whole plan will have a direction.

Different national conditions should be taken into account, and existing experience should not be copied mechanically.

For example, Dashun has many talents who understand geometry. He wants to engage in practical education, so the level of basic education will not be too low in the future.

However, Dashun's clock and watch processing industry is not strong, so if the UK is making nautical clocks, he must devote all his efforts to astronomical almanac and mathematical navigation.

Just waiting for his cousin to come back from Europe to bring back the British star catalog and the southern hemisphere star catalog, as well as the discussion on the lunar orbit in his previous letter to Euler.

For example, the watchmaking industry in Dashun is not very strong, but there are many people in Guangdong and other places who have learned how to make Western watches.

It is definitely impossible to make such high-precision things as nautical clocks, but it should be no problem to make improved lathes and hydraulic boring machines for precision machining.

For example, it took Britain 60 years from the invention of the flying shuttle to the mule spinning machine.In the past 60 years, the United Kingdom has opened up trade protection and strictly inspected Indian and Chinese cotton cloth to prevent shocks. It has gone through 60 years.

Dashun is a big cotton textile country, and it can't do any domestic trade protection, so it is impossible to follow the evolutionary route of Britain, and the wages in Britain are about four times that of China at this time. This mechanical route is in the south of the Yangtze River. It is even more difficult.

For this reason, Liu Yu formulated a "Science and Technology Research Project Team", and selected some targeted development directions according to Dashun's advantages and disadvantages, needs and violations of needs but will be of great use in the future, and copying and non-copying. .

Inventions and experiments that are completely unsupported by profits cannot be done by the people.

And what he wants to do requires a lot of money to pile up for trial and error, so he has to consider priorities.

When Weihai's outstanding craftsmen were assembled, they didn't know what they were going to do.

Craftsmen in Weihai come from all over the world, some are hired from Europe, some are hired from Jiangnan, and some are recruited from the capital.

As long as you have money, you can gather enough talents.It's just that the money spent is a bit too much, and these craftsmen are all receiving excessive salaries.

More than 400 craftsmen from all walks of life gathered together, including blacksmiths, watchmakers, carpenters and so on.

In this era, the contribution of scientists to technology is not as good as that of carpenters and blacksmiths.

Liu Yu first took out the most important scientific and technological research project, and drew a sketch of a conceptual boring machine on the blackboard in the Liugongdao Auditorium.

More than 80 people were selected here alone, including carpenters, blacksmiths and watchmakers, both Central Plains people and Westerners. Liu Yu could only take the trouble to explain back and forth in Chinese and Latin.

After briefly talking about the simple principles he knew, he came to the link of interest temptation.

"You are all the best craftsmen we can find in Weihai. Money is not a problem. You can pay 5000 taels a year for whatever you want. You just need to keep an account. If 5000 taels is not enough, you can ask Mr. Kang to withdraw it at any time."

"As long as it can be made and meets the requirements I just said, there will be a reward of 5 taels of silver. Among them, you will share 3 taels equally, and I will distribute the remaining 2 taels according to your contribution."

"Maybe people will continue to join in the future. You are just craftsmen, and I will also assign a group of hired workers who do not pay dividends to assist you in doing things."

"I don't want to know how much money was spent in the process. It's still the same sentence, 5000 taels a year is not enough, so I'll get it again. I just want you to make this thing."

"I have also explained the general truth. You divide the work within yourself. Some are in charge of the cutter head, some are in charge of hydraulic transmission, and some are in charge of fixtures."

"You should know that I always keep my word and never withhold your salary. 5 taels of silver may seem a lot to you, but since I said it, I will do it naturally."

"Five years, are you sure?"

A group of craftsmen looked at the concept drawing on the blackboard and thought that this thing doesn't sound too difficult.

As a craftsman, many things can be seen at a glance, and I also know where the difficulties are.

Bits, fixtures, precision, precession, hydraulic stabilization...

It is indeed difficult.

But the reward of 5 taels of silver was too much for anyone to bear.

Although Dashun revoked the craftsman registration, the treatment of craftsmen was much better than that of the previous dynasty, but the reward of 5 taels of silver was an unimaginable huge sum of money for craftsmen.

Even if there are more people in the future, counting 100 people, and dividing the 5 taels of silver, each person will still have a few hundred taels.This is not a small sum.

You can buy hundreds of acres of land and be a leisurely landlord; you can also buy shares in some industries, and you can live well in the future with dividends.

Five years is not a short time. Thinking about some difficulties, several prestigious artisan leaders took the lead after discussing: "Don't worry, my lord, five years should be about the same. Even if it can't, seven It took eight years to figure it out.”

Liu Yu reckoned that these craftsmen should also be aware of the difficulties, and they could understand where the difficulties were. To achieve sufficient processing precision, Liu Yu would also organize watchmakers to publicize various precision gauges.

Since these people think that five years is about the same, seven or eight years at most, as long as enough money is invested, there should be no problem.

"There is a saying that being an official for thousands of miles is only for money. Since you are craftsmen, it is possible to be an official. But being an official is for money. If you have money, you don't have to be an official."

"I dare not say what is going on elsewhere, but here, as long as you come up with new ideas and new equipment, money is not a problem. Not only do you have money now, but if it is really useful in the future, you can also get it more money."

"Whether this thing can be made, I dare say it can be made. But how long it will take, then I don't know. Don't save me money, buy good steel and use good iron, as long as money can buy, It's not a problem."

"As the saying goes, three cobblers are as good as Zhuge Liang. You should discuss and discuss more on weekdays. I will send some people who can read and write to help you. Write down what you have, and solve it bit by bit."

The previous reward of 5 taels of silver had already shocked these people.

Now that Liu Yu actually wants some literate people to help them, this is not just a simple shock.

There are more people who can read and write, but in their eyes, Liu Yu is a high-ranking official. The one who can read and write is not a scholar?

Let the scholar come to help the craftsman and make records?This is really rare in ancient times, I just feel that the world is going to be turned upside down.

"My lord...this...is this impossible?"

Liu Yu waved his hand and said, "What's wrong with this? I will send someone to be responsible for clearing up the registration and purchasing materials. You can just talk to him directly about what you need. He doesn't know what to do, and I won't let him Don’t ask. He’s just a handyman, so you can think about it that way.”

"I'll say it again, don't save me money, I just want something. If it can be produced within five years, let alone 5000 taels a year, even if it's tripled or five times, I think it's worth it."

The craftsmen don't quite understand, this thing seems to be used to drill the barrel of the cannon, the reward of 5 taels, plus the annual expenditure, just to make the cannon better, it will cost so much money?
Although they didn't understand, these people didn't ask any more questions. After expressing their opinions, Liu Yu sent a few people who could read and write to do accounting and counting. courtyard.

Subsequent craftsmen also met individually one by one, and set up different research groups.

A series of mechanical equipment groups such as cotton gins, horse-drawn harvesters, calipers, carding machines, milling machines, and lathes were established one after another, and a total of nearly 20 taels of rewards were issued.For some simple ones, which may take two or three years to cash, the rewards will be lower; while for some difficult ones, which may take five or even ten years, the rewards will be higher.

A whole set of plans to tackle key problems, except for the front-end technology of the steam engine, is basically going towards two lines.

One is to temporarily stop the cotton carding and ginning technologies under the premise of the domestic cotton textile industry. The goal is to seize India in the future and use it as a cotton production base. it is good.

The other is the animal-powered machinery for large farms, laying a solid foundation for the future development of Northeast China, Australia and other places.

As for industries such as smelting, primary acid and alkali, etc., Liu Yu's plan is to wait for the first batch of people who have learned the basics of chemistry to complete their studies before starting them.

The experience of craftsmen combined with the theory of students can at least find the direction of tackling key problems, which is called getting twice the result with half the effort.

After dealing with these matters and setting up research teams one by one, Liu Yu was busy building the shelf of the Ministry of the Navy, which had no real name.

Although the emperor trusted him very much, he couldn't rely on his trust to do things casually.

There are only a few candidates for the captain of the warship, and he can recommend it.

But people in these departments, such as those in charge of military pay, those who manage timber, and those who review and purchase...he still has to write out the requirements and submit them to the capital, go to the Tianyou Temple, or the Wenyu Academy. These officials do not need professionalism. It is enough for the officials below.

Anyway, the people in these positions are officials, and he is not qualified to appoint them.Even if the emperor said that he was heart-to-heart, he would not touch it or recommend it, and let the capital choose.

He also pushed back the Jinghai Palace official school exam.He is only in charge of teaching, and is no longer in charge of enrollment and examinations. This kind of selection of talents must still be handed over to the emperor.

But as long as the content of the exam follows the path he suggested and takes more practical exams, in fact, most of these people will be students he can control in the future.

As soon as the money was in place, the things to be done in various plans also started in an orderly manner.He had a plan before, but he was always short of money.

To build ships and guns, some people have wood, and now they also have money.

To recruit troops, there are enough money, instructors, and enough officers, as well as previous training experience.

Facts, the justifiable envoy of Jinghai Jiedu, Wendeng Prefecture is under his rule for the time being, and Bai Yunhang owes him a big favor, and he also knows that he will definitely not be promoted in Wendeng for too long, so he will not be promoted. Will take care of Liu Yu's plan to set up practical schools and study less holy words.And Liu Yu is his boss at this time, as long as he cooperates.

It has been busy until October, and the ships of the Japanese trade have also returned, and it is the time for the dividends of the maritime merchants who have invested in Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

The white money was loaded into the ship, and some of the new handicrafts such as cigarettes, matches, and glass that Kang Bushao had prepared before were also loaded.Taking advantage of the change in wind direction, Liu Yu is going to Songjiang to meet those shareholders who have cooperated with him for so long.

(End of this chapter)