Qin Tongren wore braids, and the comrades of the Tianjin Machinery Bureau also wore braids. Chen Ke has never dared to ask a question, is it safe to drive the car bed with braids?

Chen Ke grew up in a diesel engine factory with his family, and the female workers in the metalworking workshop also wore braids. Long ponytail hair is not allowed to drive a bed. At that time, short haircuts like men's hair were not in vogue at that time, so female workers also found it difficult at that time. If you can't tie your hair up, your hair will hang down in front of your eyes from time to time, which will delay your work. The hair is too long and troublesome to tie up. Because the workshop rules are, the work is, long hair must be in the work clothes. The examples of female workers whose long hair gets involved in machine tools and results in horrific work-related injuries are truly horrific. But Qin Tongren and the other workers wore braids, and Chen Ke felt that something was wrong. What do you do at work?

Obviously, Chen Ke was overwhelmed. When the design drawing is made, the workers are divided into two groups and one group designs. The other group followed Chen Ke to make the stove tiles. The firing of the furnace tiles was not troublesome, and there was a brick kiln near the factory, and several groups of furnace tiles were quickly fired in batches. These jobs are not very demanding on braids.

When it was time to start work, everyone skillfully coiled their braids around their necks, and the ends of the braids were fixed with hairpins, which was also a way. Chen Ke's attempt to persuade everyone to cut their braids failed. Not only that, the comrades were in good working condition, and it only took four days for the equipment to basically take shape. The steel frame was replaced with a wooden frame, which was much larger. The large perforated steel hammer was transformed into an iron-clad mallet, which was weighted with stones. Watching the comrades turn their original design into a new design full of Chinese flavor, Chen Ke was speechless.

These days, Chen Ke organizes the lives of his comrades according to the factory management model of the new era, that is, he gets up at half past seven in the morning, runs and exercises collectively for ten minutes, and then washes together. In those days, there was no toothpaste, and brushing was done with a cloth. After the honeycomb coal furnace in the factory was repaired, it was much easier to boil water. Everyone takes turns to cook three meals a day, and in the morning it is noodle soup, steamed buns and pickles. 246 is millet porridge, pickles and steamed buns. At noon, steamed buns with stir-fried vegetables, four dishes and one soup, there must be a meat dish. In the evening, the noon dish is heated, and then the soup is cooked.

I had breakfast and started work on time at half past eight. Sing "We Workers Have Power" twice before starting work. When teaching this song, everyone still felt twisted. But after learning this song, the comrades immediately fell in love with it. At first, it was sung before the start of work, and the next day someone started singing when they were working and relaxing, and three days later, everyone started singing at night when they had nothing to do. "We workers have power, hey! We workers have power! Busy at work every day, hey! Busy with work every day......"

Listening to this generous and heroic song echoing in the bedroom, Chen Ke believed in a sentence, "People need some spirit." "This group of comrades with pigtails is enough to prove this.

Don't talk about it, if you really ask a young man in the 21st century a question - "Do you like the Qing Dynasty?" It is estimated that more than 95% of people will clearly say "I don't like it". This dynasty that started with killing, a dynasty that grovelled and surrendered to foreign countries, and destroyed silently. Even a very small number of Manchu widows lamented that when the Ming Dynasty fell, it was in full swing. The fall of the Manchu Qing Dynasty was, like dust and earth. The officials, the army, the gentry, who had been the pillars of the country, all abandoned the Manchus. If it was such a powerful organization that destroyed the Manchus, it might have saved some face for the Manchus. The Xinhai Revolution, the people who launched the Wuchang Uprising were just a few people who were not famous, and these people did not make a name for themselves afterward. A very small number of initiators triggered the collapse of the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The Manchu regime was thrown into the dustbin of history like shit.

Chen Ke, like ordinary history buffs, sighed at the fall of the Ming Dynasty, but was happy at the fall of the Manchu Dynasty. In such a mood, those officials and backbones of the Manchu era were also despised by Chen Ke. Chen Ke sometimes thinks that anyone with braids on his head has nothing to admire. Sacrificing life for the sake of a garbage regime is really not worthy of recognition. However, for Qin Tongren, Chen Ke really couldn't despise him. For these comrades of the Tianjin Machinery Bureau, Chen Ke could not despise them.

These comrades are really good people, they love their work, they love their country, they have fought against foreign invaders. If they were not Qing dynasty people, but citizens of the republic, they were absolute heroes.

Perhaps my understanding of the world is wrong, and in every era, people should be exactly the same in their pursuit of "equality and happiness". The only difference is simply the times themselves. Perhaps this is the real reason why Chen Ke has felt that things are not going well in recent days.

As if to confirm Chen Ke's self-criticism, after the equipment was basically built, Qin Tongren suddenly asked Chen Ke to pick up the machine together. An old steam engine was brought in by train. Aside from the steam engine he had learned in textbooks, Chen Ke had no practical knowledge of the steam engine, and his only experience was sitting on a locomotive with his father as a child, and he learned to shovel coal into a boiler. Since he was a child, he followed his father to the north and south during the winter and summer vacations, and Chen Ke also paid a little fee with this coal shoveling game.

Looking at this steam engine, which can almost be described as dilapidated, Chen Ke didn't know whether to ask, "Can this machine work?" "It's still time to ask, "Mr. Qin, why are you spending money like this?" ”

"Wen Qing, I didn't spend a lot of money. This machine was scrapped for more than two years, and when I bought it, I only used a few dozen taels of silver. Qin Tongren said calmly.

"Is it easy to repair?" Even though Chen Ke had a thousand ideas, he only held back this sentence in the end.

Qin Tongren didn't say anything more, he commanded people to send the machine onto a special heavy-duty ox cart. More than 20 stick guys first tied the machine rope and tied it, and then carried it with levers layer by layer like 16 sedan chairs, and let out a roar, and more than 20 people exerted force at the same time, and actually lifted the tonnage steam engine. Of course, even twenty or so young men could not have transported the steam engine from the railway station to the factory. Not far away, a widened and thickened four-wheeled ox cart stopped there.

While other ox carts are powered by one ox or two oxen, this ox cart has two rows of two oxen in each row. Four cows were used as power. The body is all thickened, more than twice as thick as a normal car. The whole body is coated with oily black, which is to prevent the wood from decaying, and the feeling of heaviness can be known just by looking at it. The wheels, which are more than one meter high, are even stronger and heavier. Instead of rubber tires, iron sheets were used to wrap the hoops. At first glance, it is by no means ordinary.

Chen Ke was frightened by the ox cart. If such a powerful ox cart is in the 21st century, the price may not be cheaper than a small truck. But in the 21st century, a battered little truck can carry this steam engine. Chen Ke finally understands what steel means to a country. The battered pickup truck outperformed such a heavy-duty bullock cart by a thousand times. The power of industry actually made Chen Kesheng awe-inspiring in such a situation. The tattered pickup truck wins.

Moreover, it is also a pity that there are such heavy-duty vehicles in Beijing, and if you pay no amount of money elsewhere, you will not be able to find such a vehicle that can transport steam engines. It must be industrialized, Chen Ke shouted in his heart.

Although it was early winter, the boys did not wear padded jackets, presumably for fear of wearing them out. Dressed in scarlet shoulders with bulging muscles on their shoulders, they did their best to transport the steam engines out, and then walked up the dirt slopes on both sides of the cart to unload the steam engines on the carts. Handlebar style in his thirties, looking shrewd and capable. Being able to drive this magnificent heavy-duty ox cart, he is also very angry. First, he jumped into the driver's seat lightly, and skillfully waved the long whip in the handlebar, and the whip resounded crisply in the air. With a shout, the handlebar began to drive the four oxen in front of the car.

There are other ox carts along the way, and compared to this one, it is like a toy. Pedestrians on the side of the road have paid attention, and the wind is a mess. Qin Tongren and Chen Ke followed behind the car, looking at Chen Ke with a confused expression, Qin Tongren asked, "Is Mr. Chen very strange, why am I doing this." I must think I have other intentions. ”

"That's right." Chen Ke doesn't talk nonsense either.

"When I met Wen Qing on the first day, you remember what you said about the meaning of honeycomb coal." Qin Tongren said. This is the first time he has called Chen Ke's expression.

Of course, Chen Ke remembered that he had said that many times, and he also wrote a manuscript to figure it out in detail. Speaking of it, it is full of emotion, and there is something to say, and it is estimated that it has a fight with the propaganda of pyramid schemes. The first time I saw Qin Tongren, at that time, in order to boost the morale of everyone, Chen Ke said it was even more reasonable. The use of honeycomb coal can greatly save fuel, and by the way, it can drive the operation of the entire industrial chain. It can be regarded as a harmless project. In order to emphasize the significance of honeycomb coal, Chen Ke even used words like "benefiting the country and the people".

Looking back, the response from colleagues was good. It's just that Qin Tongren didn't have any special performance at that time, but he didn't expect him to care so much about this matter in his heart.

"Mr. He wrote to me a few years ago, saying that Mr. Chen is a rare talent and wants me to come and help you. Mr. He's father took good care of me back then, otherwise I would never have come to such a small factory. There was a kind of arrogance in Qin Tongren's tone, and Chen Ke was not disgusted by this.

"When I came back from Germany, I always wanted to start a big machine production. Instead of this kind of handicraft production, although we had to change Mr. Chen's design, the more I think about it, the more I feel that Mr. Chen's design is exquisite. The fully automatic pulverized coal filling and automatic coal discharging system is something I haven't seen anywhere else. ”

Chen Ke grew up in a diesel engine factory, and by the age of 10 he had already begun to learn to drive machine tools and play with micrometers. He has been to all the workshops. Later, one of his pastimes became learning to draw. Compared with equipment such as steam coal mills and diesel engines, there is no difficulty at all, but simple joint production. In Chen Ke's future design, the CNC machine tool production line is the ultimate industrial king. But on the other hand, in China in 1905, this design was clever enough.

"Mr. Chen is not only proficient in machinery, but also has a unique insight into the industry. I didn't come to our factory to make money. Just listening to Mr. Chen's remarks on the establishment of national industrial channels, I was really stunned. In the past, I always felt that doing great things was the only way to save the country and develop industry. I didn't expect that such a small honeycomb coal could achieve such a purpose. I really admire. That's why I want to see how far this honeycomb coal plant can go. ”

Chen Ke smiled, Qin Tongren's enthusiasm was really beyond his expectations. It turns out that I also have the "spirit of the king". Chen Ke thought self-deprecatingly. He didn't have any good intentions in the initial plan to build this factory, but just wanted to attract these people into the gang, and after the industry failed, he could get a group of urgently needed engineers and technicians from the middle. But after getting along with these friends, Chen Keka began to feel that what he did was very inauthentic, but he didn't expect that he really moved Qin Tongren, who was born as a deputy chief engineer.

"This kind of thing is easier said than done." Chen Ke said apologetically, "I pulled Brother Qin into this pit, Brother Qin is a smart person, he must have noticed it." ”

"Perceive...... Ha ha. Qin Tongren actually laughed, "Wen Qing must know about officialdom, and I also know some." If this honeycomb coal plant does not make money, if it really makes money as Wen Qing said, it may not be a good thing. ”

"That's true." Chen Ke felt that this was the normal Qin Tongren. Those who can become deputy chief engineers are by no means nerds who don't know how to do things.

"I didn't lack this money, and I didn't think about how much money I would make. Seriously, Wen Qing, I'd rather make a lot of money from this honeycomb coal factory and then be harassed. ”

Chen Ke was shocked by this, "I said Brother Qin, there is no good result in writing on the bus." If you make trouble because of such an idea, no one will support you. ”

"The country has reached this point, and it is even more impossible not to make a fuss." Qin Tongren is a bit of a "tens of millions of people will go to me" posture.

Chen Ke originally wanted to dissuade him, but after thinking about it, he asked, "I don't know where the danger in this world comes from in Brother Qin's opinion. ”

"European industry is too strong. When I was studying in Germany, I used to wander around during the holidays, only to see mines and factories everywhere, and railways everywhere. In the eyes of others, more factories are power, but in my opinion, the industrial system that runs these industries behind them is really remarkable. ”

Chen Ke has no objection to this, in the 21st century, when European industry is withering, Germany still maintains a fairly strong industry, which is enough to show its strength.

"If China can't build such a system, it will inevitably perish." Therefore, I fully support Wenqing, because Wenqing is reasonable, a small honeycomb coal can be linked to the rise and fall of many industries. I've never heard anyone say that. Such a project, I want to get it up. ”

"Brother Qin seems to be advocating industry to save the country."

"Without industry, China will perish."

Chen Ke saw the real industrial salvation faction for the first time, and he also found it very interesting. He smiled: "Death is only the death of the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it is impossible to die in China." With people like Brother Qin, China will not perish. If it was just the death of the Manchus, it was not necessarily a bad thing. ”

"Hmph, it's still the same as the revolutionary party. If it weren't for Wen Qing being so honest and willing to do things these days, I would think Wen Qing would be like a revolutionary party. ”

These words made Chen Ke feel that he couldn't cry or laugh, his real revolutionary party, in Qin Tongren's opinion, was not a revolutionary party. And the specific reason turned out to be "honest and hardworking".

"The revolutionary party should not do practical things? Just by opening your mouth, this is what begging on the street can do. ”

"Wen Qing speaks very wittily." Qin Tongren couldn't help but laugh.

Chen Ke originally wanted to persuade Qin Tongren again, hoping to pull him to the line close to the revolution, but he felt that this entry point was wrong, so he simply stopped talking.

The steam engine was extremely heavy, and it took a lot of effort to transport it to the factory. The comrades of the factory came out to watch, and the steam engine was not so unusual to these people, and this ox cart amazed everyone. The ropes and levers were still there, the workers were well organized, and after several attempts under Chen Ke's command, the steam engine was finally unloaded and transported into the yard.

Anthracite had already been bought a lot, and Qin Tongren simply repaired the steam engine and let it be put into trial operation. After filling in the coal, it didn't take long for the steam engine to work. Chen Ke secretly asked Qin Tongren, "Brother Tongren, didn't you say that this steam engine is broken?" ”

"It was really bad when I bought it." Qin Tongren gave Chen Ke such an answer.

It turns out that you have already repaired it, Chen Ke thought. "Then let's start the installation and commissioning."

The commissioning process is lengthy, and it takes a process for any design to become a reality. In this process, not only the equipment has to be debugged, but even the design has to be changed. This is especially true for larger devices, and it's not too unusual for the end result to be unrecognizable from the original design.

Just two days after the commissioning began, on November 1, Qin Tongren told Chen Ke that a friend had come to visit at noon. At half past ten, the friend arrived on time. Qin Tongren's introduction is very simple, this brother is a lifter. The surname is still far away, and the word looks at the mountain. It was a surprising thing to bring an old man to this honeycomb coal factory. In these years, being able to be admitted to the Juren means that you have stepped into the bureaucratic class. Normally, the Jinshi are already absolute officials. The number of Kejin Shi is not sufficient. In the county official class, as long as they are willing to spend money, many county officials are from a noble background. Talent promotion is the source of real grassroots officials.

Chen Ke didn't know much about Manchu control, and he didn't want to spend much effort to understand it. But he also knew one thing, the Manchu officials and officials were not the same system. Different from the new China's model of integrating officials and officials, the officials of the Manchu Qing Dynasty were admitted through the imperial examination, and the officials came up through various channels. Lifting people can directly become officials, unless a small official encounters any special opportunities, he will be a small official in this life.

Qin Tongren actually found someone to come to the honeycomb coal plant, which is really a very rare thing.

Shang Yuan is tall and slender, in his thirties, with a long face, a high forehead, a high nose bridge, a little triangular eyes, his gaze is very calm, and his expression is very indifferent. It looks like it's a big deal. After announcing each other's names with Chen Ke very politely, Shang Yuan stopped talking, and Chen Ke didn't know what to say to this old man, so he soon became cold.

Hua Fierce Mao is also a lifter, but he is a martial arts person, coupled with Hua Fierce Mao's enthusiastic personality, Chen Ke will only call Hua Fierce Mao "Hua Ju Man" when he is joking. Hua Mengmao never cared about this. In the face of Shang Yuan and Shangjuren, Chen Ke will not be stupid enough to joke. Qin Tongren, as the middleman, led the two to the dormitory. The place was finally quiet to talk about things.

Shang Yuan doesn't like to talk, but he loves to observe. Chen Ke saw that Shang Yuan naturally showed all the places he could see, but he didn't say a word. Not only that, Qin Tongren introduced the situation of the honeycomb coal plant and the significance of honeycomb coal, Shang Yuan just listened, and did not express his opinions in the slightest.

Except for work, Qin Tongren rarely speaks. This Shang Juren seemed to be even more silent than Qin Tongren. As soon as Chen Ke defined Shang Yuan, he heard Shang Yuan speak. This is a Shangqiu dialect.

Shang Yuan is not very optimistic about the future of the honeycomb coal plant, and he still directly expressed his opinion. In the impression formed by Chen Ke's reading, these high-level intellectuals do not like to say their opinions in such a direct way. They either speak and quote scriptures in a big and inappropriate way, or they just procrastinate and refuse to express their opinions. Shang Yuanju completely subverted Chen Ke's stereotype.

"This honeycomb coal plant can't be done!" Shang Yuan expressed his attitude bluntly.