Chapter Fifty-Nine: Horror and Profiteering
Seeing the prince, Li Su, and Li Ke in the limelight, Li Tai was not happy. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
He turned his mind and said: "Sixth brother, I have an idea, if a water storage point is set up in Chang'an City, through the pipeline, and this method is used, then it will be convenient for people to get water." "This guy is so clever that he even thought of running water. It's just that he hasn't thought about it comprehensively for a while.
Li Su was shocked in his heart: Li Ke and Li Tai are really smart, Li Chengqian is really not their opponent, it seems that the task in the future is a long way to go!
Li Su praised: "The fourth brother is really quick thinking. I was able to draw inferences from one another, and I thought of using the pressure of water. You're quite right. ”
He turned around and drew a water tower, sticking out a pipe and drawing a faucet at one end of the pipe. He turned around and said, "Everyone, please see, it's called a water tower, and there is a switch at this end of the pipe, let's call it a faucet." As long as the faucet is turned on, the water will flow out under the pressure of the water itself, which is called tap water.
If we introduce a pipe and set up a faucet in every household in Chang'an City, then every household will have running water.
However, at present, Datang's scientific and technological level is temporarily unable to produce pipes, valves and other products with high technical requirements. As a result, tap water is not available for the time being.
However, the institute will conduct further research, and Erchen believes that in the near future, it will be realized. ”
"Okay, Your Majesty, this is a great thing for the benefit of the country and the people!" The eldest grandson Wuji praised.
Li Shimin nodded and said: "Okay, very good, the things that your research institute is studying are very useful, and the establishment of industrial schools is very necessary, and it must be expanded." ”
"Father, my son wants to attend an industrial school." A girl said.
When everyone saw it, it was Li Liqing, the princess of Changle.
"Father, sons, also have to sign up!" And the sons!"
The prince and the princess said one after another. These guys are mostly here for ice cream and other cold drinks.
Li Shimin looked at Kong Yingda and found that his face was ugly, so he said, "Let's talk about this later." ”
The emperor and the other visitors left, taking with them all the stocks of Li Su's cold drinks. At the same time, it also advertised the reputation of cold drinks and new furniture.
Li Su thought that relying on Taobao alone would not work, and it would hollow out the entire Datang. Industrial production must be carried out in Datang.
The first batch of factories in Chang'an Industrial City was opened. In the early stage of the establishment of the industrial city, Li Su fully considered the environmental protection, raw material transportation, warehousing and other factors of the industrial city, and carried out reasonable planning. Modern industrial management technology has been introduced, such as assembly line production.
The first batch of factories in Chang'an Industrial City was opened. The earliest ones were vehicle factories, wood processing factories, and cold drink processing factories.
In these three factories, after being equipped with management teams, there are also multiple sets of internship management teams. Li Su plans to use these three factories to train the first batch of Datang industrial workers and management talents.
After the production of horse-drawn carriages, the establishment of the vehicle factory was a logical one.
The Ministry of Industry will supervise a large number of carpenters, and the foundation for opening a wood processing factory is very good, Li Su just gave the drawings of modern furniture and taught them the mode of assembly line production, and it was soon up and running.
The ancient Chinese people were very clever, in the late Tang Dynasty, when people were producing gunpowder, they mined saltpeter, and found that when saltpeter was dissolved in water, it would absorb a lot of heat, so that the water would cool down to freeze. Since then, there has been a way to make ice in the summer.
Merchants added sugar to ice, and the first popsicles were born. Later, there were more and more tricks of cold drinks, and in the Song Dynasty, merchants added fruit or juice to it, and some also added jelly and cheese, which can be said to be the ancestor of modern ice cream and hagdass.
It wasn't until the thirteenth century that the art of ice making was introduced to Europe by Marco Polo, a chef of Queen Callint of France, who developed ice cream and gradually developed it to its present style.
Li Su introduced all kinds of modern cold drink recipes into cold drink processing factories, and the production of cold drinks quickly formed a scale.
After a period of running-in, the three factories are running well.
The products of the Industrial City are currently unique in Datang, the market is huge, the supply exceeds demand, and the scale of the factory continues to expand, which still cannot meet the needs of the market.
Tai Chi Hall Li Shimin's study.
On this day, the crown prince Li Chengqian, Li Su, Huang Furui, the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, Gao Jingming, the secretary of the Ministry of Households, and Li Dan, director of the management committee of Chang'an Industrial City, were reporting to Li Shimin, Taizong of the Tang Dynasty, on the development of the industrial city.
Li Dan counted the sales revenue of the products produced by the three factories in the industrial city in one month, and the sales revenue of the vehicle factory was 97,000 taels of silver, the sales revenue of the cold drink factory was 94,000 taels, and the sales revenue of the wood factory was 46,000 taels. The total income was 237,000 taels.
The counties of Datang are divided into three classes, with counties with 8,000-12,000 households being small counties, counties with 12,000-20,000 households being medium counties, and counties with more than 20,000 households being large counties.
In the early years of Zhenguan, the annual tax collected by the Tang Dynasty from each household, grain, silk, etc., averaged 1.64 taels of silver, and the tax revenue of a middle county was about 20,000 taels. In other words, just one month's income of these three factories is equivalent to the agricultural tax revenue of 12 counties.
It's horrible!
Tobe Shangshu Gao Jingming was stunned.
Li Shimin was also surprised, he said: "The income of this industry is too strong, and the industrial city should be vigorously developed and promoted to the whole country." ”
Gao Jingming, the head of the household, also said excitedly: "If this is the case, the minister of the head of the household will be fine." ”
Everyone was very happy and began to dream of the Tang Dynasty's take-off.
Li Su didn't dare to pour cold water on them, so he could only guide them sideways. He said: "Father, industrial development should not be rushed, the current industrial sales revenue is a profiteering stage, and it will gradually decrease." The profit of the vehicle factory has fallen slightly compared to the previous month.
Of course, as the scale of industry expands, the total amount of profit will expand further. However, this matter requires a high level of technology and requires the training of a large number of professionals and management talents.
Therefore, Erchen suggested that the scale should not be expanded for the time being, but gradually develop in the industrial city and explore experience. As for the technical schools, it is not appropriate to expand them for the time being, and when this group of students graduates, they will expand the enrollment scale as teachers. ”
Although Li Shimin was a little dissatisfied, he also knew that it was not possible to pull out the seedlings to help them grow. He nodded and said, "Okay, you and the prince are responsible for this matter, and you must be stable and fast." ”
Li Shimin wants to be the first emperor of the ages, and it is understandable that he is in a hurry.
After discussing the matter of the industrial city, Li Shimin asked: "What is the situation of the planting base?" ”
Li Su said: "The matter of the planting base is specifically responsible for Huang Qi and Du He. Tomorrow, Erchen will send someone to call them back and report back to you. ”
After the crown prince Li Chengqian and others left, Li Shimin was in a very good mood, so he came to the palace of the harem to find the eldest grandson queen.
"Erlang, why are you here now?" Empress Eldest Sun was a little surprised that Li Shimin came to her in broad daylight.
"Guanyin, Cheng Qian and Su'er have performed well recently, and they have solved a lot of difficulties for the imperial court. I'm a little strange, the old stubborn has improved too fast. ”
Empress Eldest Sun smiled: "Children always have to grow up, but the concubines are very satisfied with Qian'er's performance." Ahem. When she said this, she suddenly frowned slightly and coughed.
"Guanyin, how is your illness?" Li Shimin asked with concern.