Prince Su Shu and his party came to the Sanlitun Hydropower Station on the outskirts of Rongcheng.
Gao Zhihua, the governor of Sichuan, led the way. He was very excited and introduced the situation of Sanlitun Hydropower Station to everyone.
“This is a hydropower station that was planned three years ago and has achieved a breakthrough in generator technology.
More powerful generators have been put into use, making this small hydropower station capable of generating electricity comparable to three large thermal power stations.
A large thermal power station needs thousands of taels of silver coins to burn coal every day.
The construction cost of hydropower stations is just a little higher, but the operating costs are very low compared to thermal power stations.
This results in the electricity price of hydropower stations being very cheap.
Since the cost of power transmission is very high, the closer to the hydropower station, the cheaper the electricity price is.
In the Shanlitun Industrial Zone around the Sanlitun Hydropower Station, the electricity price is only three cents per kilowatt hour.
Hua Xia Radio reported that the price of electricity per kilowatt hour in Kaifeng Prefecture is as high as fifty cents.
It is precisely because of Sichuan's extremely low electricity prices that our investment promotion work has achieved outstanding results.
This year Sichuan's tax revenue is expected to exceed eight million taels of silver coins."
Gao Zhihua, the governor of Sichuan, was extremely proud. Before he took over Sichuan, Sichuan was just an agricultural company.
With the rise of industry, the imperial court has been cutting agricultural taxes.
Agricultural taxes are collected in a stepped manner, with large farms mainly paying agricultural taxes.
Especially in Nanyang and South Asia, large farms with hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland are the main payers of agricultural taxes.
For small farmers with an area of less than 20 acres, the agricultural tax is only a token amount of a few hundred cents.
Sichuan has a large population. After several immigrations, small farmers are still the mainstream. This has resulted in the Sichuan governor's office being able to collect very limited taxes.
The governor's yamen does not have enough tax revenue, and if it wants to do something, it has basically no autonomy.
Only by applying to the imperial court and appropriating funds from the imperial court can we have the funds to start construction.
A governor who obeys orders in everything can only get through qualifications and has no chance of promotion.
Let’s not talk about Zhili and Songjiang, these two governors who are blessed by nature.
Even the governor of Luzon can compete in terms of merit alone.
This seems too mediocre and not competitive at all.
The only way to be competitive is to have local money and be able to promote large-scale projects.
Or lay a solid foundation to attract more businessmen to invest.
Gao Zhihua, the governor of Sichuan, certainly wanted to walk on two legs so that he could walk more steadily.
He knew that only by providing things that other places could not provide would Sichuan have the opportunity to develop.
Sichuan will never develop if it relies solely on agriculture.
Sichuan's agriculture cannot be compared with Cochin and Myanmar, let alone Siam and India.
Feng Kuang, the previous governor of Sichuan, chose to bet on the silk textile industry.
This choice was a no-brainer at the time.
But who would have thought that India's sericulture and textile industries would develop at an amazing speed.
Governor Fu Xiucheng of India successfully introduced silkworm and mulberry seeds.
Sichuan's sericulture industry is on the verge of collapse under the impact of cheap raw silk from India.
The most critical point is that Sichuan is the transportation hub in the southwest of the empire. They can easily reach India through railways.
In this way, the textile industry in Sichuan and its surrounding areas have chosen Indian raw silk.
The former governor originally wanted the sericulture and textile industries to promote each other's development and lay the foundation for Sichuan's industry.
As a result, a leg was directly broken, which made the development of the textile industry difficult and unable to compete with other provinces.
What Gao Zhihua inherited was a mess, and he wanted to make some achievements.
He consulted professors from Huaxia University many times before he found a clear way to adapt to local conditions, which was to attract major factories to the country with low energy prices.
There are currently only two mainstream power generation methods, hydropower and thermal power.
The cost of hydropower is extremely low, but the investment in building hydropower stations is huge.
However, projects such as the construction of hydropower stations are all funded by the imperial court.
A hydropower station not only has the function of generating electricity, it can also serve as a large reservoir to regulate hydraulic power.
Gao Zhihua, the governor of Sichuan, has been in office for three years and has made every effort to develop hydropower station projects. Major hydropower stations have been put into use one after another, and good results have been achieved.
Sichuan's large-scale investment in hydropower coincided with the imperial court's economic crisis and the need to develop new industries.
Sichuan's low electricity prices and strong preferential policies have attracted many companies to settle here.
As the governor of Sichuan, Gao Zhihua certainly has a hand in hydropower projects.
The general contractor of the hydropower station is appointed by the cabinet, and he, the governor, cannot get involved.
But as the local chief official, he still had access to the supply of river sand and electric wires.
This is also the reason why Gao Zhihua is slightly nervous.
If this kind of thing is not put on the scale, it will only weigh a few taels. If it is put on the scale, it will weigh thousands of kilograms.
Prince Su Shu heard what Sichuan Governor Gao Zhihua said about electricity prices. He was slightly surprised to hear such a cheap electricity price.
The electricity price gap between thermal power stations and hydropower stations is really huge.
Electricity is an essential energy source to drive machines, and so many machines in factories run non-stop.
The annual electricity bills are astronomical.
For some high-energy-consuming companies, every penny difference in electricity bills can result in an annual price difference of tens of thousands of taels of silver coins.
Prince Su Shu knew that the electrolytic aluminum industry and its power consumption must be built in places where electricity prices are cheap.
They continued to visit the hydropower station.
A hydropower station is a large reservoir with multiple generators installed at the water outlet to generate electricity.
The electricity sent out will be delivered to the factory along the wires.
Prince Su Shu stood on the dam of the hydropower station, watching the water stored in the hydropower station pouring down from the gate.
He said happily: "Hydropower stations are the energy rewarded to us by nature.
If these water sources are not used, it would be a huge waste.
The Sichuan governor's office must build more hydropower stations and more large-scale hydropower stations.
The imperial court will give Sichuan its full support."
Gao Zhihua, the governor of Sichuan, was very happy when he heard Prince Su Shu's affirmation.
But he was really powerless to meet the demands of Prince Su Shu.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Sichuan Governor Gao Zhihua responded with a wry smile: "Your Highness, we in Sichuan are also willing to go all out to build hydropower stations, but hydropower stations cannot be built blindly.
If the electricity generated by a hydropower station cannot be consumed, it will put huge pressure on the hydropower station, and one can only shut down a certain generator to reduce the pressure on the system.
In such a situation, we can only build as many hydropower stations as the power required by industry.
Our Sichuan governor's office has been working hard to attract investment and strengthen Sichuan's industrial base.
At the same time, some livelihood projects also invest heavily in electricity.
The Sichuan Governor’s Yamen also asked local governments to publicize the benefits of electricity to the people and allow them to connect wires and install electrical appliances in their homes.”
Prince Su Shu didn't know much about this situation, but when he was in college, he studied electricity in depth.
Energy is conserved, and when electric energy flows in wires, it will also generate heat.
The electricity generated by the generator cannot be consumed and is accumulated in the wires, which may cause damage to the generator or cause the wires to heat up and catch fire.
He nodded and said: "The Sichuan Governor's Yamen has this insight, instead of blindly undertaking projects in pursuit of political achievements.
This is an extremely correct choice and deserves to be commended by the court.
Having finished visiting the hydropower station, we went to the Sanlitun Industrial Zone near the hydropower station to have a look.
See what effects cheap energy can bring to industry."
Sichuan Governor Gao Zhihua immediately led the way to the Sanlitun Industrial Zone, one thousand meters away from the hydropower station.
Prince Su Shu got off the bus at the entrance of the industrial zone. He saw the most distinctive feature of this industrial zone, which were several huge transformers in front of the door.
Lu Yuanpeng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, saw that Prince Su Shu was a little stunned, and he immediately introduced: "The electricity generated by the hydropower station is 380 volt industrial electricity.
However, voltage fluctuations may occur due to transmission by wires or fluctuations in generators.
This is likely to have a fatal impact on the machinery in the factory.
Using transformer rectification will have little impact on the factory.
Some electrical appliances in the factory also use 220 volt civilian electricity. The voltage must be reduced through a transformer, and the neutral line must be grounded at the transformer end.
This allows civilian electricity to be used in all scenarios by just drawing out two wires."
Prince Su Shu just nodded and walked into Sanlitun Industrial Zone.
The sound in the industrial area is very noisy, and there is constant noise from the operation of machines.
The smell in the industrial area is also not good, ranging from sour smell to stinky smell, and all kinds of complex smells.
Prince Su Shu wrinkled his nose and said calmly: "This is the real situation in the industrial zone.
Some people in the city are now living a good life and are tired of the existence of the industrial zone.
Factories in the capital city have been gradually dismantled and relocated to the suburbs or other areas."
Lu Yuanpeng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, said helplessly: "Your Highness, there is really nothing we can do about this situation.
Certain industries with insufficient technical levels are bound to be accompanied by a certain amount of pollution.
Now that we use electricity, there is less pollution.
Before steam engines were used, factories all over the city burned coal.
The black chimneys kept blowing all day long, and when I walked around the streets, I was covered with a layer of soot.
At that time, the people were poor and could accept this situation.
People are now rich and cannot accept this situation."
Prince Su Shu said firmly: "No one can stop the people's right to pursue happiness.
Certain industries are really not suitable for densely populated areas.
Areas like Sichuan that are not very industrially developed.
If they want to develop, they also need to undertake the transferred industrial industries.
The transfer of industrial industries is also one of the tasks of the New Deal."
Prince Su Shu observed the situation in the industrial areas, which are all high-energy-consuming industrial areas.
The electrolytic aluminum industry he was just thinking about also has companies located in this industrial zone.
Prince Su Shu was very interested in the electrolytic aluminum factory, which was one of the key industries promoted by the New Deal.
Steel is an alloy of iron, and the application of various steel materials has greatly promoted industrial development.
The emergence of the electrolytic aluminum industry has brought aluminum alloys into the eyes of engineers.
The scale of electrolytic aluminum has not yet risen, but the application of various aluminum alloys has been developed in great detail.
Compared with steel, aluminum alloy is not only stronger but also very lightweight.
The automotive industry, in particular, has begun to apply aluminum alloys on a large scale.
The weight reduction of a car is very important to the performance of the car.
The market has strong demand for aluminum.
Most of the strange smells in the industrial area come from a fertilizer factory that produces urea.
Fertilizer production also requires huge amounts of energy. Prince Su Shu was not surprised that they settled in this industrial zone.
Prince Su Shu wants to inspect these two companies.
He was directly dissuaded by Lu Yuanpeng, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, from going to the fertilizer plant to inspect.
Lu Yuanpeng's reason is very good. During the production process of chemical fertilizers, poisonous gas may be produced.
Doctors now have no good treatment methods for all kinds of poisoning.
Prince Su Shu was a person who listened to the advice. He thought of the risks of the fertilizer factory and immediately chose not to go to the fertilizer factory. Instead, he came to the relatively safe electrolytic aluminum factory.
They came to the factory and saw the huge electrolyzer through the protective glass.
Bauxite is directly heated to a molten state, and metallic aluminum is produced through electrolysis.
Just looking at the production process, you can understand that it is an extremely energy-consuming production process.
Prince Su Shu briefly visited the factory and immediately called Xu Wen, the manager of the electrolytic aluminum factory.
"Manager Xu, after your electrolytic aluminum factory was put into operation, have there been any problems that cannot be solved?"
Manager Xu Wen listened to Prince Su Shu's questions, and then looked at the serious-faced Sichuan Governor Gao Zhihua.
They are only private companies, not companies owned by Shaofu, and they dare to go head-to-head with local governments.
Local governments have too many means to deal with private companies.
The major shareholder of their company came to Sichuan to invest, and of course everything was taken care of.
But he didn't dare to say these things directly.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Manager Xu Wen replied nervously: "During the establishment of the factory, some problems did arise, but the Sichuan Governor's Yamen came forward in time to solve them for us.
question.
We came here to build a factory. In addition to the low electricity prices here, the relevant policies of the Sichuan Governor's Yamen were also our top considerations."
Gao Zhihua, the governor of Sichuan, couldn't help laughing when he heard this answer.
After hearing this answer, Prince Su Shu was not surprised at all.
As long as the Sichuan governor's office can still do some things diligently instead of making money unscrupulously.
These businessmen will never complain on this occasion.
Prince Su Shu made an inspection. He left the industrial zone and praised: "Your Sichuan Governor's Yamen has done a great job.
Sichuan has many rivers and abundant water, making it suitable for the construction of hydropower stations.
The Sichuan governor's office must seize this period of opportunity and focus on developing industry.
This is a nationwide industrial adjustment and an opportunity for you, the late-developing areas.
Once you miss this opportunity, it will be difficult to develop again.”
Sichuan Governor Gao Zhihua nodded solemnly and said, "I thank His Highness the Crown Prince for your advice. The Sichuan Governor's Yamen has always cherished this opportunity.
We will definitely take advantage of the good opportunity of the Empire’s implementation of the New Deal to bring Sichuan’s industry to a higher level.”
Prince Su Shu was very satisfied with his visit to Sichuan.
After a brief contact with Gao Zhihua, the governor of Sichuan, his initial impression changed. He was a rare official with subjective initiative.
With him as governor of Sichuan, Sichuan will definitely develop very well.
Prince Su Shu felt deeply that the governor of a place played a decisive role in the development of that place.
