Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 492 Factory
Behind the bearings, there are gears, chains, bolts, nuts, washers, screws, rivets, etc. Xu Fu can still name them.Others, such as couplings and clutches, have no idea what they are and what they are used for.

Although these things have the same name, their appearance is very different from that of later generations.Most of the parts have existed since ancient times, but they were not mass-produced and applied before industrialization.All these are necessary for the establishment of a mechanical industry.

Leaving the glass counter, most of the machines next to it are large.The only thing Xu Fu can recognize is the improved spinning wheel.Others, such as agricultural machinery, general machinery, vehicles, etc., can't see what they are used for at all.

It took more than half an hour to read everything, and Xu Fu was shocked.After reading this, I realized that Xiangyang is completely different from what I thought before.There are many things that I haven't thought about myself, but I did them here.

After sitting down at the table next to him, Qiao Ping'an served tea.After drinking tea, Xu Fu asked: "Seeing that you have all kinds of machines here, I think there are many factories under your control. How much business tax can you collect in a year?"

Qiao Pingan said: "Everything has just started here, and everything has just started. Now the business tax is not much, and it only costs about 30 feet a year."

"How much?" Xu Fu listened, and almost spit out the whole sip of tea he just drank.

Qiao Pingan didn't know what Xu Fu meant, and stammered, "Three—30 feet."

Xu Fu couldn't help but gasped.At its peak, the business tax of Kaifeng Prefecture was only more than 30 guan, and a small industrial area here in Xiangyang had [-] guan.How rich is it here?
Seeing Xu Fu not speak, Qiao Ping'an felt a little uneasy.Said: "Last year it was just 300 guan, and this year it has more than doubled. Looking at the current situation, it is estimated that it will double every year in the next two or three years. The officials estimate that in three to five years, there will be two to three million guan. number."

Looking at Qiao Ping'an, Xu Fu remained silent for a long time.Finally, he sighed and said, "Do you know that it is not easy for the imperial court to spend 30 guan? Seeing that your place is small and the population is small, who would believe you when you say that there is 30 in commercial tax?"

Qiao Pingan said: "You don't know, but the factories are the ones that get the most money. Their products are easy to make. As long as someone buys them, it's easier than in India. There are many factories in the mountainous area, and the business tax is naturally higher."

Xu Fu looked at Gao Shize and shook his head slightly.A commercial tax of 30 yuan a year is the standard for a top metropolis in the world. How can you trust Qiao Ping'an's words?If it is believed that the current Xiangyang Prefecture can have so many commercial taxes a year, how is it possible here?

After calming down, Xu Fu stood up and said, "Let's go inside and have a look. Just look at the workshop you mentioned and find out."

Several people left the exhibition hall and walked towards the mountain along the road.Not far away, I saw a small river flowing down from the mountain and was blocked by a dam at the foot of the mountain.Around the dam, many houses were built, which seemed to be quite large in scale.

Qiao Pingan said: "This is the bearing factory, the property of Zhenfu Division. They are now doing a big business and earn a lot of money a year."

Xu Fu said: "Jieshuai has been reassigned as the governor of Southwest Beijing Road, and there is no town governor. Come on, let's go in and have a look."

Qiao Ping'an hurriedly agreed, and led the way first, and entered the factory.

As soon as you enter the gate, there is a gatehouse with two people guarding it.Qiao Pingan stepped forward and asked them to write down the names of himself, Xu Fu and others, and brought out a few signs.Give one to Xu Fu, and said: "Your Majesty wears it on your chest. We are outsiders, so we have to wear a badge when we enter here."

Xu Fu saw that the sign was made of bamboo and had a serial number on it, but he didn't know what it meant.Without asking too much, he wore the child like Qiao Ping'an.

Not long after, two people came out in a hurry.When he came to him, he saluted Xu Fu.Introduce myself as the promotion and trick officer of this factory.Hearing Xu Fu and others coming, he hurried out.

Accompanied by several people, Xu Fu and Gao Shi entered the factory.

I saw that the houses on both sides were made of earth, with large glass installed on them, and there were clanging sounds from inside.

Tiju said: "This is the final finished product, do you want the officials to go in and have a look?"

Xu Fu nodded, and together with Gao Shize, walked in through the gate.

When I walked into the room, I saw a large square table next to the window, and workers sat on the north side of the square table.The one in the east takes out the parts and only does one process, then pushes the plate in front of him to the next station.After passing through several people, the end of the square table was processed into a bearing.Finally, a worker inspects and a worker packs.After packing, stamp a stamp on it, write down the processing time, and inspect the worker's name.

The position of the table is very particular, not only to avoid direct sunlight, but also to make full use of the light.

Tiju said: "A table here is a separate production line, each of which produces different varieties. After it is installed here, it must be put into the warehouse every day and sorted. If someone wants to buy it, just pick it up from the warehouse."

Xu Fu looked at it and couldn't help but nodded: "Everything is well organized, not a small workshop can compare. By the way, how much do you sell the bearings you produce? How many can you produce in a year?"

Tiju said: "We generally don't care about the individual, but about the pair. The bearings are used in pairs, and rarely used individually. The most produced ones are used at both ends of the axle, one-to-one. The other quantities are not as many, and the price is much more expensive.”

Gao Shi said: "I see that the bearing over there is very small. Could it be more expensive than this big one?"

Tiju said: "My lord, although that thing looks small, it takes a lot of work, and of course the price is much more expensive. The cheapest one here is the one that is used most on vehicles, not too big or too small."

"I see." Xu Fu nodded. "This kind of bearing, you only sell a pair here?"

He said: "That's right. Of course, we are a factory here. When we come here, we don't buy one-by-one like this. Now we have ordered at least one hundred pairs to sell. If there are less than one hundred pairs, we can only sell them." Go to the shops in Xiangyang City to buy them. Their prices are more expensive."

"How much is it expensive?"

Tiju said: "In our own shop, a pair costs five hundred renminbi. In other shops, the price may be more expensive."

Xu Fu turned to Gao Shize and said, "Now in Chuzhou City, many cars also use their bearings. By chance, I happened to ask the price a few days ago. A pair costs three times, and it must be Acquaintances are not allowed."

Ti Ju said: "When transported to other places, the price will naturally increase, which is also human nature."

Xu Fu didn't speak, but felt emotional in his heart.The factory sells it for only one pair of pennies, but hundreds of miles away, it costs three pennies.The money for this thing was still earned by the businessman.The factory worked hard in every way, but after all, no businessman made more money.

After looking around, Xu Fu said, "How much is your commercial tax here? How much can this factory produce in a year?"

Tiju said: "The commercial tax varies from factory to factory, some are 30%, and some are as high as [-]%. However, most of the factories have a commercial tax of [-]%. In our factory, the township department paid a lot of money. It can produce about [-] pairs of bearings per year."

"30——" Hearing this number, Xu Fu couldn't help but click his tongue.Looking at the layout of the workshop, the production line for the most common bearings only accounts for one-third. The output value of this workshop is probably more than 50 units a year.

The first factory has such a scale, and the rest will not be too far apart even if they are small.No wonder it is a bit embarrassing to mention the current annual business tax of 30.There are several large factories, and it is really not difficult to pay a million business taxes a year.

After going around a few factories, it was evening before I knew it.As soon as the sun goes down, the factories will go off to work casually, and the workers will come out one after another.Like a group of ants, they flocked to several residences.There are canteens in the big factories, and the workers in the small factories gather in other canteens.

Before Kaifeng Mansion was breached by the Jin soldiers, there were also several large factories.As big as the textile industry, there can be tens of thousands of people in it.Xu Fu had seen the world in Kaifeng Mansion, so he was not surprised by the industrial zone here.It's just that Wang Xiaolie can open so many factories and make a lot of money, and he sincerely admires it.Such a small place collects hundreds of thousands of business taxes a year, which is really convenient for the government.

After leaving the industrial area, Xu Fu turned back to the mountains in the south of the city.Said: "Such a small place, with so few people, can collect 30 yuan in business taxes a year. Wang Xiaolie is really very human. Now that the army is in turmoil, why is it not a tax increase? Only here in Xiangyang, no matter whether it is a scholar, a farmer, a businessman, or a businessman Said that the tax is not heavy. Now I know how Wang Xiaolie did it."

In fact, the more important reason for the low tax collection is that no matter how much the government spends now, it cannot be compared with future generations.Because of the low cost, even in wartime, Wang Xiaolie expanded his financial resources and could reduce taxes substantially.

Later generations have a word called capital accumulation.Especially for emerging industrialized countries, because they cannot expand abroad, they have to extract a large amount of surplus from agriculture.In many countries, there is a special term for this, called the difference between industrial and agricultural scissors.This is done because there are too many missed classes in industrialization, and it is necessary to make up as much as possible in order to be able to catch up.Many times, there is still a ready market.

As for the old capitalist countries, when they industrialized, they generally had colonies and a vast international market.Not only the products produced have a market, but also a large amount of wealth can be obtained from the outside.When these countries industrialized, they generally did not have any long-term plans and did not know the meaning of the work they were doing.Many policies are relatively blind.

At this time, the Song Dynasty had no colonies outside the country, and there were no large-scale precious metal deposits in the country, so those experiences had no reference value.What Wang Xiaolie has to do is to cultivate the market first.The broadest market, of course, is in the countryside.First of all, farmers must be rich, and they must have money in their hands before they can buy industrial products.The market developed, and the subsequent industrialization was a matter of course.

Don't say at this time that you want sheep to eat people, you need to drive farmers into factories, and you need to support capitalists to accelerate their accumulation of capital.That was a special historical period for the British, and based on their national characteristics, they took the road of industrialization.This is not the case in other European countries, such as France and Germany.The same is not true of the United States in America and Japan in Asia.

It is suitable for China's industrialization road, somewhat like China's eight 90s.Without joining the WTO and without a broad international market, we can only vigorously develop township enterprises and rural cooperatives to cultivate a broad market first.

(End of this chapter)