Aspiration

Chapter 219 Modern Industry
Someone asked, how do you ensure that our products are liked by others?
Li Laiheng said: "We rely on technology. For example, the carts we make, the bearings we use have balls, and after adding butter, they will not wear out, and the resistance when pushing is very small. At that time, we no longer take sedan chairs, but take cars. Press the shock absorber on the car, and it will not bump or hurt when you sit up. Of course, someone bought this kind of car. In the future, we will build cars that don’t use people or horses. They burn oil and use electricity. I can run."

That being said, they don't understand.

Electricity?Is it thunder and lightning?Lightning can also be used?

Everyone was confused again.

I thought to myself, if Li Laiheng is not a god, he must be a nerve.

But, believe it or not, he talked about a lot of new technology, and he was fascinated.

Zhang Xianzhong quit.He said Li Laiheng, you fool others with nonsense, you are a liar, how can there be such a technology as you mentioned in the world?

Li Laiheng said unhurriedly, look at what weapons my troops use, basically they don't use swords now, they are all muskets.Where did this musket come from?I told the artisans that it wasn't the best yet.Soon, our first steam engine will be successfully manufactured. With the steam engine, the ship does not need sails or people to row it. It can walk by itself, believe it or not?If you don't believe me, some of you here have seen it, do you think it happened?

Several people immediately agreed that yes, there is such a thing, and the ship in the future can really go by itself.They have seen the steam engine that Li Laiheng mentioned.

This is a great invention.Li Laiheng pushed out the steam engine before Watt. If Watt knew that he was the inventor of the steam engine in the real history, Watt would be mad to death. (Note: James Watt, a British instrument repairman, invented a steam engine with a condenser separated from the cylinder wall in 1765, and obtained a British patent in 1769. The early Watt steam engine still used balance levers and pull rod mechanisms To drive the water pump, in order to extract condensed water and air from the condenser, Watt installed an air pump. He also installed an interlayer on the outer wall of the cylinder, and heated the cylinder wall with steam to reduce condensation loss. Around 1782, Watt The machine was further improved, and two important inventions were completed: in the middle of the active cold working stroke, the steam inlet valve was closed to make the steam expand and work to improve thermal efficiency; the steam worked on both sides of the piston to increase the output power. At this time, the piston should both pull down the lever and push up the lever. The fan-shaped balance lever and the zipper are no longer applicable. Watt invented the parallelogram mechanism. Watt also used the crank linkage mechanism on the steam engine at the end of the 18th century. Watt's creative work led to the rapid development of the steam engine. He made the machine that could only lift water into a steam engine that can be widely used, and doubled the thermal efficiency of the steam engine, and the coal consumption was greatly reduced. Therefore, Watt is the improver of the steam engine. Since Since the late 18th century, the steam engine has been widely used not only in the mining industry, but also in smelting, textile, machine manufacturing and other industries. It made the British textile production increase in more than 20 years, from 1766 to 1789 It provided a large number of consumer goods for the market, accelerated the accumulation of funds, and put forward urgent requirements for the transportation industry. The experiment of using steam engines as propulsion power on ships began in 5, and after continuous improvement, until 1776, Fulton of the United States made the first practical paddle wheel propulsion steam engine ship "Claremont". Since then, steam engines have been used as propulsion power on ships for more than a hundred years. In 1807, Terry of the United Kingdom Visick proposed the concept of a movable steam engine. In 1801, this movable steam engine using rails first appeared in the coal mine area. This is the prototype of the locomotive. Stephenson of the United Kingdom continued to improve the locomotive and created it in 1803. The "Rocket" steam locomotive, which towed a carriage carrying 1829 passengers at a speed of 30 km/h, attracted the attention of various countries and ushered in the era of railways. At the end of the 46th century, with the rise of electric power applications, steam engines once Once used as the main power machinery in the power station. In 19, there was a steam engine power station with a single unit power of 1900 megawatts in New York, USA. The development of the steam engine reached its peak in the early 20th century. It has constant torque, variable speed, reversible and reliable operation , convenient manufacturing and maintenance, etc., so it was widely used in various fields such as power stations, factories, locomotives and ships, and it became the only prime mover on warships at that time.)
It turned out that Li Laiheng recruited some skilled craftsmen during this period. Whenever he was free, Li Laiheng explained modern knowledge to them, especially in physics. They were very smart and quickly made many new gadgets based on this knowledge.

In the Senate, in order to show that the technology is real, Li Laiheng brought out several real samples for the craftsmen to demonstrate on the spot. A steam pump left everyone dumbfounded.

In the past, when farmers pumped water, manpower was water power. How could firepower be used as power?This is the first time I have seen it. Smarter people can easily think that this kind of thing can be used in many places.

Therefore, after a few hours, no one doubted Li Laiheng's words.

On the third day, the election was officially held.

Not surprisingly, Li Laiheng was elected with 100 votes.Undisputed, unanimous vote.Zhang Xianzhong and Zhu Yousong had to obey.

Li Laiheng was appointed to form a cabinet.

Minister of Internal Affairs: Li Yan, equivalent to a prime minister, presides over internal affairs.

Minister of National Defense: Hao waved the flag and commanded the armed forces.Other war zone leaders in the military circle include Dorgon, Zhang Kewang, Li Guo, Wu Sangui, etc. There are more than 40 theater commander-level generals in total, and they will all go out in the future.

Minister of Finance: Liu Youcai.He has a lot of money, and with Li Zicheng's treasure he can use it for ten years.

Minister of Industry: Gu Ying.Responsible for mining, industrial base construction and more.

Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources He Tengjiao.

Minister of Foreign Trade and Foreign Affairs: Zhang Wenxiu.Responsible for foreign expansion and foreign trade.

Minister of Education and Technology: Liu Fei.Set up schools and organize scientific research institutions.

Bank President: Zhou Jianwei.He was tasked with creating a financial system that was ahead of its time, issuing paper money and state-owned coins, gold and silver.Li Laiheng had plenty of money, and Li Zicheng's treasures were transported back to Beijing by his army, hundreds of millions of taels of silver, enough for development.

Minister of Health and Civil Affairs: He Liang.

Of course, all of this is just an initial creation. Li Laiheng also appointed many ministers, and they each performed their own responsibilities.

However, Li Laiheng knew that for most of the work, he had to personally intervene in order to achieve real results.

In addition to the cabinet, the judiciary has to be established, the laws have to be established, officials have to be trained and appointed, the Senate has to be enlarged, the House of Representatives has to be created, and in two years there will be a real general election.

These have to be done step by step.The key now is to train some capitalists, let them engage in the economy, and set an example.

Who is going to get rich?

(End of this chapter)