Tianjin, with the strength and development of the Ming Empire, Tianjin has also become more prosperous, larger and larger, more populous, more and more factories, even Tianjin Port has become extremely busy.
Liu Jin and Zhu Houzhao were sitting in a four-wheeled carriage, looking at the prosperous Tianjin while driving towards the Tianjin Shipyard.
After waiting for several years, the steamship was finally built.
The emergence of steamships means that the steam age has developed to a certain stage.
This speed is much faster than the steam era in history. This is of course due to Liu Jin's deliberate guidance. If there was no one to guide him, it would not even be known that the steam engine was created just in the year of the monkey.
Technology sometimes requires a foundation, but more often it requires inspiration, especially in the early stages of technological development.
The use of steam as power was researched by Liu Jin after he spent money on it. After the research was completed, he was deliberately guided to develop various machines with the steam engine as the core.
Steam cultivators, harvesters, rice mills, grinders, trains, spinning machines and looms, etc. In fact, in the final analysis, the steam engine is the core, and various mechanical equipment are being studied around the steam engine.
increase productivity.
Steamship is an extremely complex and huge project. Without sufficient accumulation of science and technology, it will definitely be difficult to develop.
This is also the reason why steam engines are already so powerful, but it took several years, with the strong support of Liu Jin, to research the steamship.
This is because the research on steam trains has greatly improved the mechanical level of the Ming Dynasty. Otherwise, this steamship would not have been built until the end of the year.
"Old Liu, let me tell you, if I become the emperor in the future, I will definitely make my brother a champion. He will also be a general who is brave enough to champion the three armies and make the wolf the king."
Classmate Zhu Houzhao is still immersed in the joy of becoming a brother, and is thinking about giving himself a reward in the future.
"...Your Highness, maybe she is a younger sister~"
Liu Jin was speechless. Even before he was born, you kept saying he was a younger brother, maybe he is a younger sister.
What's more, the son of the Emperor of the Ming Dynasty is not an emperor, but he is also a prince. If you become the emperor, you will make your brother a marquis?
The place where the wolf is now confined to Xu belongs to the Ming Dynasty. You can go wherever you want. As for the countries in the world that can compete with the Ming Dynasty, there seem to be only a few countries in the world now.
Besides, your father, Emperor Hongzhi, was in the prime of his life, and his body was as strong as an ox. Didn’t this create humans again, and you just shouted that when you become emperor, isn’t that not good?
Not a son of man!
"Brother, he must be a younger brother."
"I don't want a younger sister. My younger sister is no fun at all. She can't march and fight, and she definitely won't be able to learn mechanics or anything like that. I don't like it even if I think about it."
Zhu Houzhao curled his lips and said.
Why does this old Liu have to say she is her sister? If she is really her sister, what will happen?
The four-wheeled carriage the two rode soon arrived at the Tianjin Shipyard. Chen Shou, the director of the shipyard, and Professor Ren Siheng, the dean of the Beijing Machinery Research Institute, were already waiting.
Because Ren Siheng led the team to develop the train, he was personally received by Emperor Hongzhi and granted a count. At the same time, he also received the title and salary of a fifth-grade official. He is now a role model and benchmark for Ming science and technology workers.
After the train was developed, he led the team to the shipyard and worked together with the shipyard to research and manufacture steamships.
"See His Royal Highness the Crown Prince~"
"I've met Mr. Liu~"
When they saw Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin, they and many people behind them who had been waiting for them quickly saluted.
"No need, no need, take me to see my steamship quickly."
Zhu Houzhao waved his hand. He had never liked the strict etiquette here. He was very careless, so naturally he disliked this aspect the most.
"Yes~"
Chen Shou and Ren Siheng also hurriedly led the way to the shipbuilding dock where the neat ship was located.
Liu Jin watched as he walked. The Tianjin Shipyard is currently the largest shipyard in the Ming Dynasty. It can produce thousands of large ships every year. Its annual output value exceeds hundreds of millions of taels of silver, and it pays millions of taels of silver in taxes every year.
At this time, large ships under construction were parked in each shipyard, and there were a large number of shipbuilders beside each ship.
Each group of shipbuilding personnel includes designers, masters, masters, apprentices, workers, etc. While building ships, they also teach.
Shipbuilding groups are also constantly competing with each other, competing for the quality and quantity of production, and at the same time, they can cultivate a large number of shipbuilding talents.
This is also an important reason why Tianjin Shipyard was able to open branches in various parts of Ming Dynasty.
Because Tianjin Shipyard has always paid great attention to this aspect since its establishment by Liu Jin.
Cultural education, reading and literacy are all basic. If you don't know this, you won't be able to advance to an advanced level. While working, you must study and communicate regularly, share your experiences, etc.
Of course, now the shipyard recruits new employees basically from the new schools opened by Liu Jin. The largest number are middle school graduates, who have received systematic education.
There is no problem with reading and literacy. At the same time, I have received basic education in mathematics, geometry, physics, astronomy, geography, chemistry and other related knowledge. I can get started much faster than the previous apprentices, and I am also more innovative.
Many people, as long as they are willing to endure hardship and study, can be promoted to a master after a few years of work, and after a few more years of work, they can stand alone. Promotion is quick and there are many opportunities.
Tianjin Shipyard opened branches all over the Ming Dynasty.
There are several large and small branch factories in Songhu, Ryukyu, Nanyang, Guangzhou, Australia, Huangjinzhou and other places, and the orders received every year account for more than 60% of the entire Ming Dynasty ship orders.
However, in recent years, many large and small shipyards have appeared in various parts of the Ming Dynasty. Many of the masters in these factories came from Tianjin Shipyard, and they have taken away many orders.
In this regard, Liu Jin's message to Chen Shou was that he was free to come and go as he pleased, and it didn't matter. Competition was also a good thing, so that he could make continuous progress.
What's more, the core of Tianjin Shipyard is not the production of technology, but the cultivation mechanism of talents and the research and development of new technologies and new ships.
As long as you always maintain a leading edge in technology and maintain your ability to innovate, you never have to worry about these problems.
This is why the major trading houses now would rather wait for ships from Tianjin Shipyard than go to Zhang's Shipyard, Li's Shipyard and other shipyards to place orders.
Because for ocean navigation, a good ship is absolutely the most important. Without a reliable ship, it will be difficult for you to even recruit a captain and sailors to run the ship for you.
The ships produced by Tianjin Shipyard are always synonymous with reliability.
The orders for warships from the Ming Dynasty's military and orders for large ocean-going ships from major commercial banks have always been completed by the Tianjin Shipyard.
At Liu Jin's request, Tianjin Shipyard has been carrying out technological innovations. While other shipyards are still using traditional tools such as planers to build ships, Tianjin Shipyard has begun to use them extensively.
A variety of steam machinery to build ships.
Even now steamships have been researched and manufactured!
In the future, steam will be used as power to develop larger and faster large-scale ships. Today's ships are all made of wood, and the requirements for wood are very high.
This is also one of the reasons why Tianjin Shipyard built new factories in various parts of Ming Dynasty, because there is too little good wood in Tianjin and needs to be transported from Liaodong.
But if steel can be used to build ships, we can get rid of the limitations of wood, and at the same time, ships can be built larger and stronger.
This is also a trend in the development of ships. Wooden ships will eventually be eliminated and replaced, and steam ships are the future development trend.
Liu Jin looked carefully at a ship in the dock. This was the peak era of sailing. Hundreds of docks were building ships at the same time. It was extremely busy. From time to time, you could see a dock here, and ships that had been built were there.
Launched for sea trial and ready for delivery.
You can also see some shipyards here. Some ships have just started to be built and the keels are being built. The huge keels look a bit ferocious and terrifying.
After walking in the shipyard for almost ten minutes, I arrived at the dock where the steamship was located. At this time, the place was already full of people, including senior executives and technical R&D personnel from the Tianjin Shipyard, as well as
They are researchers from the Jingcheng Machinery Factory.
They were waiting for the arrival of Prince Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin, waiting for them to watch the steamer and preside over the launching ceremony of the steamer.
"Wow~wow~"
As soon as he came to the side of the steamer, Zhu Houzhao couldn't help shouting excitedly, and then he ran to the side of the steamer excitedly. He looked at the big guy in front of him, and then looked at the propeller at the rear of the steamer. He looked very excited.
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"This curved surface~"
"This design~"
At the same time, while looking at the situation of the propeller, he carefully observed the structure. The more he looked at it, the more excited he became. Then he said angrily to Liu Jin: "Old Liu, it's all your fault. If you hadn't asked me to study electromagnetism, I would have
He must have also participated in the research and development of this steamship."
"Look at this curved surface, and then look at this design. This is simply the pinnacle work in the field of machinery. It's really amazing that such a curved surface can be processed!"
“…..”
Liu Jin was immediately speechless. If the electromagnetic field I pointed out to you can achieve anything, it will definitely not be as bad as a steamship like you. You don't know the heart of a good person. What's more, you seem to like studying electromagnetism.
