That saline-alkali land is indeed worthless now, until Zhu Shun built a dry dock and installed steam cranes, belt conveyors, grab machines and other steam machinery.

That worthless saline-alkali land will become the most valuable piece of land in the world, even more valuable than the land in the capital.

Because this modern Tianjin Port will be the largest port in Daming and even the whole world.

To build such a huge modern port, the cement needed will be counted in 10,000 tons, and the current output value of Zhu's cement plant is obviously not satisfied.

After a while, he was going to Miyun County for land reform, and Zhu Shun took advantage of this hard-won free time to go to the Zhu's cement factory near the Chaohe River, hoping that Lizhou Bridge could surprise him.

Li Zhouqiao has been researching a cement kiln with a higher output value, according to him, as long as the research can be successful, the output value of cement will have a earth-shaking change.

It is almost equivalent to changing from manpower to steam power, and from a small-scale peasant economy to an industrial society.

Zhu Shun rode a Liaodong horse and came to the vicinity of Zhu's cement factory with several guards.

On the galloping dirt road in the countryside, you can see a very spectacular scene from afar.

In the distance, hundreds of billowing plumes of smoke soared into the sky.

From a distance, it looks like hundreds of black pillars that lead to the sky, connecting the heavens and the earth.

After years of subtle changes, the people on both sides of the Chaohe River have become accustomed to worship the smoke pillars of the cement factory as witchcraft and gods to worship.

Now it has become a good place for the literati of the Ming Dynasty to hold a literary gathering, call three or two confidants, put a few small dishes and a pot of good wine on the top of the hill near the cement factory, and enjoy the spectacular scene of a hundred dragons returning to the sky.

On the top of a small hill near the cement factory, many pavilions were built, and some fine houses were built.

All of them are the residences of some literati and celebrities in the capital, who came to enjoy the strange scenery of the cement factory's smoke column soaring into the sky.

It's the season of smoke and rain.

The barren hills near the cement plant, which no one cared about, turned into a buzz of people.

Many literati and celebrities brought their beauties to the top of the mountain to have a literary gathering.

The impact of the Industrial Revolution on the Ming Dynasty is already moving to other aspects.

When Zhu Shun came to the cement factory, he found that most of the workers in the cement factory were not in the vicinity of the round kiln as usual, and he didn't know where to go, and only some apprentices were left who were responsible for watching the fire.

Zhu Shun looked at the empty cement factory, and his first reaction was not to blame the workers of the cement factory, but he had a smile in his heart.

Could it be that Lizhouqiao was really successful in research, otherwise how could the workers of the cement factory disappear en masse, not waiting for the cement to be discharged near the round kiln, but not knowing where to go.

Zhu Shun quickened his pace and led a few guards to the rear of the cement factory, where Lizhouqiao was researching the new cement kiln.

When I came to the back of the cement factory, I saw an extremely large cement kiln, which was simply a cement kiln palace.

As soon as Zhu Shun walked in here, he was discovered by the workers, and after being reminded by the workers, Li Zhouqiao hurriedly greeted him: "Student, I have seen the mountain chief." ”

Although Li Zhouqiao looked tired when he spoke, there was an indescribable joy between his eyebrows and eyes, and he must have succeeded.

Zhu Shun walked to the side of the cement kiln palace, took a closer look at the huge cement kiln, and said in a good mood: "Zhou Qiao, introduce this new cement kiln." ”

Speaking of this new cement kiln, Li Zhouqiao's face could no longer hide the smile: "As the mountain chief guessed, the new cement kiln has indeed been successfully developed. ”

After speaking, Li Zhouqiang took Zhu Shun into the inside of the cement kiln like a circular tunnel and began to explain the structure of the new cement kiln in detail.

There are a total of 20 kilns in this circular tunnel, and as long as the fire is ignited, it can achieve 12 hours of uninterrupted production.

The kiln chambers in the new cement kiln are all common, and the flues of all kiln chambers are connected to the main flue in the center of the new cement kiln.

When the first five kiln chambers are firing cement, the hot flue gas generated can preheat the back kiln chamber, that is, the No. 6~10 kiln chamber, saving a lot of fuel.

The whole production process of the new cement kiln is also.

No. 1~5 kiln chamber is firing cement, No. 6~10 cement kiln is preheating, No. 11~15 cement kiln is already cooling, and No. 16~20 is already discharging.

The 1~5 firing is cooled at the end, the 6~10 is fired, the 11~15 is preheated, and the 16~20 is cleaned and the material can be loaded again.

The whole new cement kiln follows this step, and the continuous cycle of firing can completely achieve 12 hours of uninterrupted production.

In this way, not only the output value of the new cement plant has undergone earth-shaking changes, but also the smoke that was useless in the past and cannot be said to be useless but wasted without corresponding technology.

It is made into a heat source similar to the regenerative chamber in steelmaking, and the cement material is preheated, which can greatly save coal consumption and reduce costs.

Industrial upgrading has been realized.

Zhu Shun followed Li Zhouqiao around in this new cement kiln called the rotary kiln, and when he came out, there was a lot of black ash on his face, but the mood at this moment was unimaginably happy.

Because he has seen with his own eyes the steam-powered production efficiency of the rotary kiln, the cement is transported out like a river, and the warehouse next to the cement kiln is actually increasing at a speed that is visible to the naked eye.

The output value of cement has not been able to rise, because when the original kiln is firing cement, the workers have to wait by the side.

With this kind of rotary kiln, there is no need to waste time waiting for the twenty kiln chambers to be fired without interruption.

The continuous transportation of cement from the rotary kiln not only greatly increases the output value of the cement plant, but also reaches an unimaginable level, and the monthly income of the workers of the cement plant will also be much higher than before.

It can even be said that in the future, the monthly salary of the workers in the cement factory will definitely be in the first place among all workers.

Zhu Shun couldn't help but pat Lizhou Bridge on the shoulder a few times, because the significance of this cement kiln is too great, and the significance of infrastructure construction is no less than the significance of steam power.

It is almost an epoch-making change, and the infrastructure can now show its strength, completely breaking free from the shackles of insufficient cement.

Not only can the industrial city be built within three years, but also a heavy industrial city can be built on the banks of the Chaohe River.

These are secondary, with sufficient cement, Tianjin Port can be built at the same time, but also officially start the construction of cement roads in Daming.

An era of infrastructure is about to begin.

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