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Chapter 1117 The Road to Change (Third Update, Please Subscribe)
Every piece of steel hides the secret of the rise and fall of a country!

It doesn't matter who said it.The important thing is that he expressed the fundamentals of the rise and fall of the country in the 19th century.

What industry was the most important in the 19th century?

It must be the steel industry!
Steel is the country, because industrial production is inseparable from steel.Without steel, no steam engine can be made, no machine tool can be made.It is also impossible to produce machines with machines.Naturally, there would be no industrial revolution.

Because of this, the Ming Empire has always attached great importance to the steel industry.

From 1862, Nanhua’s Dahua Iron and Steel Company’s 57-foot-high furnace with a diameter of 10 feet and an annual output of only about 3600 tons of iron-making blast furnace, and then in 1870, the annual output of Dahua Iron and Steel’s No. 1 blast furnace reached 3.6 tons Iron, from steam blowers to hot blast stoves, and then began to use hoists to send materials to the top of the blast furnace, belt conveyors, trains and hand rail cars, etc. were used to move the furnace and the main rolling span.These technological advances have greatly increased the output of blast furnaces.

Four years later, that is, the fifth year of the empire, Dahua Company's No. 7 blast furnace produced 10 tons of pig iron per year.

If every piece of steel hides the secret of the rise and fall of a country, then one thing is certain is that the Ming Empire, the world's largest steel power, has undoubtedly found this secret - technology.

When European and American countries were still relying on small blast furnaces to pile up their output, Daming already had the most advanced large blast furnace in the world, and there was even a blast furnace whose annual output was equivalent to a giant blast furnace in a country.

"Is this Lumber?"

In Xuzhou's Imperial Iron and Steel Company, Pan Zhijun looked up at the huge blast furnace and saw the smoke spewing out of the furnace mouth, his eyes were not only shocked but also shocked!
Can you not be surprised?
"That's right, it is Long Bo. This huge blast furnace is not only the empire, but also the largest ironmaking blast furnace in the world - with a daily iron production of 450 tons and a coke ratio of about 900 kg/ton of pig iron. I know why it is called" Lumber?"

After Cheng Donghai asked back, he looked at this giant blast furnace with amazed eyes.

"Uncle Long, according to legend, there was a kingdom of giants in ancient times, named Uncle Long. The people in Uncle Long are tall and tall, and they can circle the world with a few steps."

"I know, I know, it means giant, it means giant... worthy of the name, worthy of the name!"

Pan Zhijun nodded again and again, speaking in Southwest Mandarin, he said again when he was amazed.

"Brother De Nian, what do you mean, let's introduce this this time?"

Why did Pan Zhijun come to Daming this time?
It is to introduce the equipment needed by the steel factory. As the second-generation official, he once studied in Daming. Although he is 25 years old, he is already an alternate Taoist and has won the trust of Xuzhou. Of course, this Xuzhou is not that Xuzhou. Xuzhou is located in the state of Minas Gerais. After the Ming Empire occupied it, it was called Xuzhou, and Xuzhou on the Chinese side was the capital of the Chinese Empire.

Since the empire occupied Minas Gerais, the iron mines here have been developed on a large scale, and the first large-scale iron mine in the empire was discovered here - with a storage capacity of nearly 400 billion tons. The companies jointly established the "Imperial United Iron and Steel Company", which not only has the world's first-class equipment, but also is the largest steel company in the empire - with an annual output of more than 30 million tons, accounting for [-]% of the empire's steel output.

It is precisely because of the largest scale and the most advanced technology here that Pan Daotai chose to cooperate with Imperial Steel Company.

"Huaxia is huge!"

Cheng Donghai said.

"Huaxia needs to build more than [-] miles of railways in the future. Given the size of Huaxia, the steel needed by various industries will be more than [-] tons? If it is only based on the present, why build another new factory, a Liguoyi Iron Factory , and a small blast furnace is enough.”

Liguoyi Iron Factory was the first iron factory run by Li Xuzhou when he founded Westernization. The initial investment was only a few 10 taels, and the annual output was only a few thousand tons. After more than ten years of development, the annual steel output has exceeded 14 tons. .

Because it did not take the wrong path of Hanyang, coupled with the expansion from small to large and the demand for railway construction, the development of the iron factory is quite rapid. It is currently known as "the largest factory in the Far East". Proud industry.

In terms of the degree of pride, it is not even inferior to Qingdao's shipyard. Last year, Qingdao Shipyard built a 2800-ton protected cruiser, known as "the first ship in the Far East."

In the past few years, thanks to the technology and knowledge brought back by tens of thousands of foreign students studying in Ming Dynasty, China's Westernization has far surpassed history. China's railways, especially without the constraints of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, have reached a level of rapid development.

In fact, even when Emperor Li was still Lord Li, the Westernization Development of the Westernization Circle centered on Xuzhou and Haizhou and radiated to southeast Henan and northern Anhui by railways was far better than history. In addition to the threat of the kingdom of heaven, the imperial court had to "" In addition to conniving with the "local power faction" and suppressing the conservative faction to maintain the rule of the Qing Dynasty, the more important thing is to have the successful experience of Nanhua for reference. In addition, under the guidance of Zhao Tianfeng who defected from Nanhua The Westernization Movement did not flourish in all directions as in history, and all things were lost. Instead, it was important and selective and orderly. Of course, the most fundamental reason is that there is not as much money as in history, so naturally it cannot be so squandered up.

On the contrary, this is the achievement of China's industrial development now, so it must be said that it was a mistake.The more important point is that in the past ten years, a steady stream of foreign students have poured into Daming. Those foreign students who are government-affiliated or self-funded, no matter what major they are studying in Daming, after they return to China, they will give to the old school. The empire has been injected with fresh blood.

Just like Pan Zhijun, the son of the governor of Guizhou, he studied in Daming at the age of 16 and studied metallurgy at Nanyuan University. After returning to China five years later, he advanced the Liguoyi Iron Works. Iron Works - Last year, geological survey personnel discovered a large iron ore deposit in Liaodong.

Whether the second generation of officials like him, or even the founding heroes of the Chinese Empire, are young talents or not, it doesn't matter at all. The important thing is that after receiving the new education, they are fully promoting the transformation of that ancient land .

"Indeed, given the size of China, the steel needed is more than one million tons, but..."

Pan Zhijun pursed his lips and said hesitantly,
"However, such a large-scale ironmaking blast furnace requires more auxiliary equipment than a small factory, which also means a larger investment. In addition to the investment in iron ore mines and auxiliary facilities, at least tens of millions of yuan are needed. A sum of money...there is a lot of waste in Huaxia, it is really impossible to get it out!"

When he said he couldn't get it out, Pan Zhijun turned his attention to "Uncle Long". Although he couldn't get the money out, he knew that as long as such a blast furnace was built, its output would exceed China's current annual steel output!
Isn't this one country on the stove top?

"Oh, my old classmate, money is not a problem."

Cheng Donghai laughed loudly.

"Can we cooperate with Imperial Iron and Steel? For example, we jointly fund the construction of Liaodong Iron and Steel Company. We provide equipment and technology, and you provide land, mines and construction funds..."

(End of this chapter)