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At the beginning of 1872, what appeared in front of Yin Teng Bowen and others was a typical country that had just launched the second industrial revolution!
Unlike other countries that are still immersed in or catching up with the afterglow of the steam age, the Ming Empire has entered the second industrial revolution without hesitation.
"You are truly worthy of being one of the great powers in the world!"
Putting down a "Life Weekly" pictorial in his hand, Yin Teng Bowen looked out the window again - now the train has entered the boundaries of Nanyuan, which is the largest central industrial zone in Ming Dynasty. This is a city full of
A city of chimneys and factories…
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Suddenly, there was a long whistle, followed by a roaring train loaded with coal, passing by the passenger car that Yin Teng Bowen was riding.
"With thirty-six knots, Ming Dynasty's trains are really capable of loading!"
Yin Teng Bowen, the Minister of Industry, deliberately counted the number of trains. Along the way, he discovered that the Ming Dynasty steam locomotive was definitely powerful.
"Yes, the trains we encountered in the United States can only haul 15 freight cars at most, but in Ming Dynasty it was twice as many!"
While Kido Takayun was amazed, he did not know that the Ming Dynasty's steam locomotive technology began with imitation. However, after completing the initial accumulation of technology, relying on Zhu Xianhai's dozens of steam locomotive books purchased from the mall, the Ming Dynasty's steam locomotive technology
Locomotive technology has developed rapidly.
Compared with European and American steam locomotives, Daming has more powerful locomotives and more freight vehicles, which triples the capacity of the train. Stronger rails allow heavier loads, coupled with further improved air brakes,
This made Daming's motorcycles far ahead of the world three years ago.
Even now, Ming Dynasty's locomotives have become Ming Dynasty's top export products. After all, no capitalist will refuse those trains with large cargo capacity.
While amazed, Kido Takayun turned to Yin Teng Hirofumi who was sitting opposite and asked:
"Yin Teng, this must be Nanyuan, right? What are these factories doing?"
Yin Teng Bowen immediately introduced:
"Yes, this is Nanyuan, and it is also the top priority for us to visit. After all, 50% of the industrial output value of the Ming Empire comes from here. The large factories here are basically American companies, which are the industries of the Ming Dynasty...
…Dahua Steel Company was also founded by Emperor Shengde. It has the most advanced steel technology in the world. I heard that the open-hearth steelmaking method currently used was first born here. Even the United Kingdom introduced open-hearth steelmaking from them.
Steel Technology!”
"Xinxi, the science of the Ming Empire is indeed unique in the world!"
For a time, the carriage was full of praises. If they knew the "inventor" of the "open hearth steelmaking method", Emperor Zhu Da himself, after learning that "Siemens and Martin" developed the "open hearth steelmaking method" in 1868,
"Frustration. You must know that before this, relying on its technological monopoly and confidentiality of cheap steel, Dahua Steel's steel profits could reach tens of millions of yuan.
Pig iron costs 12 yuan per ton, and steel costs 130 silver dollars per ton.
What is the concept of such a high price?
Ten times the profit!
But after 1868, everything changed. The price dropped by 30% the next year. Now, the price of steel is only about 35% of the past. Even though the profit is still very considerable, it is far from compared with the past!
What a loss!
Fortunately, in the past two years, relying on the more mature open-hearth steelmaking technology, Daming also made a small fortune by exporting steelmaking furnaces and corresponding technologies, and finally made another fortune.
However, it cannot be compared with the past. In the past, Nanhua relied on the huge profits gained from steel exports and introduced a large amount of equipment, which directly promoted the rapid development of Nanhua's industry. That was Nanhua's golden age!
Even if Ming Dynasty now has a large number of overseas students and local technical personnel, it cannot compare with the huge profits of tens of millions of yuan every year in that era.
It can even be said that the entire Nanyuan was built on the huge profits from steel exports. Of course, all this is unknown to the outside world.
What is presented to the world is a huge heavy industrial city. Of course, no one knows the story behind this heavy industrial city. They only see the side of the city as it is presented to the world.
"Dahua Steel Company, Nanyuan Locomotive Company, Maxima Motor Company and dozens of other companies are here. Up to now, it is still the largest steel industry center in the Western Hemisphere. It is said that this place alone pays an annual tax of
Over 30 million yuan!”
"Thirty million yuan!"
"This is really a source of wealth!"
“It’s several times more than Japan’s fiscal revenue!”
For a time, there were endless sounds of surprise, and Obo Kutsumichi and others even said.
"Japan will also have its own Nanyuan in the future!"
These ambitious Japanese people only see the factories making money, but they don’t see what’s behind the money. Companies that can see through the future will certainly be rich!
To put it bluntly, industrial development is the same as technological development. The direction must be greater than the effort! If the direction is wrong, no matter how hard you try, it will be in vain.
What did Nanyuan rely on for its development? Of course, it was Emperor Zhu Da who grasped the direction of future technological development. Not only did he grasp the direction, he even published several technical books that could be called "Books from Heaven" from time to time. Where technology is
Driven by books, Ming Dynasty's industrial technology development level far exceeded that of European countries. As a result, it was difficult not to make a fortune.
Amidst the roar of the train, the train coming from Linhai, with its crisp whistle and rumble in the rising white steam, slowly drove into Nanyuan Railway Station and sent the Japanese delegation and their delegation away.
Arriving in a city they envied and looked forward to.
When Yin Teng Bowen and other people came to this industrialized city, these people from a backward, primitive "ignorant" country, these big shots who thought they had seen the world, looked at how different they were from those who had just left the immigration camp.
, just like the people of the Ming Dynasty who came here to wander around, they all looked around at this prosperous city with their mouths open and their eyes staring.
The tram made a clanging sound on the road slowly approaching, and the streets were full of cars running back and forth. Both sides of the streets were lined with tall and elegant buildings.
The passers-by who come and go look rosy-cheeked and neatly dressed. It can be seen at a glance that their lives must be very prosperous.
Looking at the energetic passers-by and feeling the wealth surrounding them, everyone in the Japanese mission was in a state of extreme shock.
It's really hard for them to imagine, it's hard to imagine all this.
The Ming Dynasty, which had only been established in a foreign land for twelve years, could actually be so wealthy, prosperous and advanced!
Just 12 years.
How did they do it?
In fact, when they set foot on the land of Ming Dynasty, be it Iwakura, Okubo Toshimichi or Yin Teng Hirobumi, they all had this question in their hearts.
While sighing at the power and wealth of the Ming Dynasty, they kept asking a question in their hearts.
"How did Ming Dynasty do all this?"
Perhaps when they were in the United States, they had experienced the industrial prosperity of the United States, but after all, the United States was founded almost a century ago.
But what about Ming Dynasty?
"They only won for 12 years..."
Yin Teng Bowen murmured to himself.
"He, how did they do it?"
This chapter has been completed!