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 this. What's important is that he stated the fundamentals of the rise and fall of countries 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 cannot be separated from steel. Without steel, steam engines cannot be made, and machine tools cannot 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, the Dahua Iron and Steel Company in Nanhua had a 57-foot-tall iron-making blast furnace with a furnace diameter of 10 feet and an annual output of only about 3,600 tons. In 1870, the annual output of Dahua Iron and Steel's No. 1 blast furnace reached 36,000 tons.
Iron, from steam blowers to hot blast furnaces, to the beginning of using winches to move materials to the top of the blast furnace, belt conveyors, trains and hand rail cars were used to move the furnace and main rolling span. These technological advances greatly increased the output of the blast furnace
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Four years later, the fifth year of the Empire, Dahua Company's No. 7 blast furnace produced 100,000 tons of pig iron per year.
If every piece of steel hides the secret of a country's rise and fall, then one thing is certain, the Ming Empire, as the world's largest steel power, has undoubtedly found this secret - technology.
While European and American countries were still relying on small blast furnaces to accumulate output, Ming Dynasty already had the most advanced large blast furnaces in the world, and there was even a blast furnace whose annual output was equivalent to a country's giant blast furnace.
"Is this Long Bo?"
"Indeed, given the size of China, it needs more than one million tons of steel, but..."
In the past few years, thanks to the technology and knowledge brought back by tens of thousands of overseas students who studied in the Ming Dynasty, China's Westernization industry has developed far beyond history. A large number of factories and mines have been built from the Northeast to the hinterland of the Central Plains, and large tracts of land have been built.
The railways, especially without the constraints of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, have reached a rapid development level.
In fact, even when Emperor Li was still Lord Li, the development of Westernization in the Westernization Circle in Northern Anhui, centered on Xuzhou and Haizhou and radiating to southeastern Henan via railways, was far better than in history. In addition to the threat of the Kingdom of Heaven, the imperial court had to "
In addition to "conniving" local powerful factions and suppressing conservatives to maintain the rule of the Qing Dynasty, the more important thing is that the successful experience of Nanhua can be used for reference. In addition, Zhao Tianfeng, who rebelled from Nanhua, under the guidance of learning from Nanhua's experience, Xuzhou's
The Westernization Movement did not blossom in all directions and lose everything as it did in history. Instead, it advanced in an important and selective order. Of course, the most fundamental reason is that there is not as much money as in history, so naturally it cannot be so squandered.
Already.
"China will need to build more than 100,000 miles of railways in the future. Given the size of China, all walks of life will need more than 100,000 tons of steel. If we are just based on the present, why bother to build a new factory, a Liguoyi Iron Works?
, adding a small blast furnace will be enough.”
Because it did not follow the wrong path of Hanyang, coupled with the expansion from small to large and the demand for railway construction, the iron factory developed quite rapidly. It is currently known as the "No. 1 factory in the Far East". Of course, Emperor Li was the most proud and most proud of it.
A proud industry.
Just like Pan Zhijun, the son of the governor of Guizhou, he studied in the Ming Dynasty at the age of 16 and studied metallurgy at Nanyuan University. After returning to China five years later, he worked in the Liguoyi Iron Works. After he was transferred to the Ministry of Industry last year, he wrote to the court suggesting the establishment of Liaodong
Iron Works - Last year, geological survey personnel discovered a large iron ore in Liaodong.
Pan Zhijun pursed his lips and said hesitantly,
"However, such a large-scale iron-making blast furnace requires far more ancillary equipment than a small factory, which also means a greater investment. In addition, investment in iron ore mines and ancillary facilities requires an investment of at least tens of millions of yuan. This
The money...the Chinese side is full of waste and it’s really hard to get it out!”
While Cheng Donghai asked in reply, he looked at this giant blast furnace in amazement.
It doesn't matter whether second-generation officials like him, or even the founding heroes of the Chinese Empire, are young talents. What's important is that after receiving new education, they are fully promoting the transformation of that ancient land.
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It is precisely because this area is the largest and has the most advanced technology that Pan Daotai chose to cooperate with Imperial Steel Company.
"China is huge!"
Pan Zhijun nodded and said, speaking in Southwest Mandarin, he said again in surprise.
Since the empire occupied Minas Gerais, it has begun large-scale development of the iron mines here. The first large-scale iron mine in the empire was discovered here - with a reserve of nearly 10 billion tons. As a result, many companies in the empire have
The companies jointly established the "Empire United Steel Company". This company not only has the world's first-class equipment, but is also the largest steel company in the Empire - with an annual output of more than four million tons, accounting for 30% of the Empire's steel output.
"I know, I know, it means giant, it means giant... It is worthy of the name, worthy of the name!"
"Long Bo, it is said that in ancient times there was a kingdom of giants called Long Bo Kingdom. The people in Long Bo Kingdom were all tall and towering, and they could circle the world in just a few steps."
On the contrary, this is the reason why China's industrial development is now achieved. It must be said that it is due to a combination of circumstances. What's more important is that in the past ten years, a steady stream of foreign students have poured into the Ming Dynasty. Those are either government officials or
Self-financed overseas students, no matter what major they studied in Ming Dynasty, injected fresh blood into the ancient empire after they returned home.
Liguoyi Iron Factory was the first iron factory built by Li Xuzhou when he founded Westernization. The initial investment was only a few hundred thousand taels, and the annual output was only a few thousand tons. After more than ten years of development, the annual steel output has exceeded 140,000 tons.
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In terms of pride, it is not even inferior to the Qingdao shipyard - last year the Qingdao shipyard built a 2,800-ton protected cruiser, which is known as the "No. 1 ship in the Far East."
In the Imperial Steel Company in Xuzhou, Pan Zhijun looked up at the huge blast furnace and the smoke spewing from the furnace mouth. His eyes were filled with shock and shock!
Can you not be surprised?
"Yes, it is Long Bo. This giant blast furnace is not only the empire, but also the largest iron-making blast furnace in the world - with a daily iron production capacity of 450 tons and a coke ratio of about 900 kg/ton of pig iron. Do you know why it is called"
"Long Bo"?
"Brother Denian, you mean, we will introduce this this time?"
Why did Pan Zhijun come to Daming this time?
In order to introduce the equipment needed for the steel plant, as a second-generation official, he had studied in the Ming Dynasty. Although he was twenty-five years old, he was already an alternate and had won the trust of Xuzhou. Of course, this Xuzhou was not that Xuzhou.
The current Xuzhou is the state of Minas Gerais. After the Ming Empire occupied it, it was called Xuzhou. Xuzhou on the other side of China was the capital of the Chinese Empire.
Cheng Donghai said.
When he said he couldn't get it, Pan Zhijun turned his attention to "Long Bo". Although he couldn't get the money, 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 just one stovetop and one country?
"Oh, my old classmate, money is not a problem."
Cheng Donghai laughed and said.
"Can we cooperate with Imperial Steel? For example, we jointly fund the construction of Liaodong Steel Company. We provide equipment and technology, and you provide land, mines and construction funds..."
(End of chapter)
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