The affairs of the engineering team came to an end for the time being, and Zhu Gaochi began to focus on the interior of the factory.

On Zhu Gaochi's table is a decimal sliding caliper used in the factory.

He rummaged through the small but delicate calipers in his hand.

The Industrial Revolution, a technological revolution.

According to foreign research, during the Song Dynasty, many of China's technologies still exceeded the technical level of Britain during the Industrial Revolution in the 18th century.

For example, this caliper in front of you.

Craftsmen in the first century AD invented calipers, and every dynasty made technological progress, reaching its peak in the Song Dynasty.

This caliper uses the technology of the Song Dynasty.

"Please Wan San, Wang Ben, Li Er, Xiao Jiu come over."

Hearing the words of the inner room, a young clerk got up in the outer clerical room and hurriedly went to notify a few people to come over.

Soon after.

Four master craftsmen of the factory's core technology came to Zhu Gaochi's office.

"You may be seated."

With these craftsmen, Zhu Gaochi never talked about big truths, they just need to continue to specialize in technology.

"The steam engine moved to the mine, and under Xiao Jiu's research, it was finally applied to the coke refinery to solve the shortcomings of hydraulics."

"For the establishment of the iron-smelting plant, we have asked the people in the outer cabinet to understand the market, and after the articles of association are made, the construction will begin."

Wan San looked at the nobleman with hope, and Xiao Jiu lowered his head in discouragement.

Since the matter of 10,000 taels of silver, the master has begun to alienate himself.

The little prince said that this is the price of growth, and his master is deliberately doing this in order to make himself no longer rely on him.

Wang Ben also lowered his head, the profits of the coke refinery were not high, unlike the steam engine factory, which could bring huge benefits to the nobles, so when facing the nobles, his confidence was also insufficient.

Li Er is a craftsman in the coke refinery who competes with Wang Ben for the right to speak, although the competition fails, but his technology is still excellent.

The city government of real technicians is indeed not deep, and everyone's thoughts are on their faces, and they can be seen through at a glance.

When Zhu Gaochi saw it, he couldn't help but smile.

These careful thoughts are the same as those of children.

"With the demand for technology in the factory, we are ready to set up a research and development department, but all craftsmen who have ideas, as long as they put forward them, can get full funding in the research and development department."

"However, the technology needs better people to check it, so the R&D department is reviewed by you."

"Any idea proposed by a craftsman, whether it requires human, material, financial, or other needs, as long as a few of you approve it, the R&D Department will help."

"What do you think?"

"It's a very good idea." Xiao Jiu immediately said.

If he hadn't had the permission of the little prince, it would not have been so easy for him to improve the steam engine.

The materials, labor, etc., required for various attempts are expensive.

After Xiao Jiu agreed, the other three did not speak.

Wan San and Wang Ben were worried that this responsibility was too great.

After trying many times and wasting a lot of resources, it still didn't work, and one idea, two ideas or even more failed.

Who will bear this loss?

The little prince hopes to produce results.

Among the ten craftsmen, even if one or two succeed, the little prince will accept it, but if he pays resources, none of them will succeed.

Then the ending will be different, and the little prince will wonder if it is their ability.

"Speak freely, you can say whatever you want."

Zhu Gaochi encouraged.

Wang Ben didn't have the confidence to speak, and Wan San saw that Wang Ben had made up his mind not to speak, so he could only reply hard.

"The development of technology, since the Song Dynasty, has not changed much, because many technologies, Xiaomin seems to have no room for growth."

"This steam engine is also, the current various changes, but after the improvement of the application to the new factory, there is no fundamental breakthrough."

Wan San's words resonated with Wang Ben, and he also nodded.

Zhu Gaochi did not refute.

Because what Wansan said was right.

For the great achievements of ancient China, not only American scholars think so, even the first country born in the Industrial Revolution, Britain.

Their scholars also recognize the technological achievements of ancient China.

British scholar Joseph Needham.

His research interests include biochemistry and the history of science

Director of UNESCO's Science Department in Paris, France; Dean of Gonville-Kitz College, University of Cambridge, UK; Foreign Member of the National Academy of Sciences; Inaugural Director of the Joseph Needham Institute, University of Cambridge.

He believes that the spread of civilization in the ancient world, the spread of Eastern civilization to the West, is much greater than the spread of the West to the East.

During the Song Dynasty, the Chinese school was leading the world in solving equations.

It's not that there was no mathematics in ancient China.

The so-called "Cardin ring" in the West, a set of interconnected wheel rings that rotate on a pivot, was already commonly used in China a thousand years before Caldan.

As for astronomy, before the Renaissance, the Chinese were the most persistent and accurate observers of astronomical phenomena.

Although the geometric theory of planets was not developed in China, China conceived an insightful cosmology.

Mapping the sky with modern coordinates, recording eclipses, comets, novae, and meteors are records of ancient China that are still useful to radio astronomers today.

Equatorial mount, rotor clock, seismograph, optical, acoustic, magnetic...... Mechanical Engineering, Geography, Cartography, Geology, Meteorology, Iron and Steel Technology, Iron Casting Technology, Wood Engineering Technology......

In all respects, in general, China's technology is shocking to the West at the same time.

A modern scientist has the best explanation for his admiration for ancient China.

It's not that the West is making rapid progress, it's that they started late and are too backward in technology, so it seems to be making rapid progress.

And because of the conquest of China, civilization has come to a standstill.

The former is constantly improving, while China is stuck in the front, and the accumulation of technology for thousands of years has finally reached a burst period.

The backwardness at the key nodes led to the overall backwardness in the Qing Dynasty and was distanced.

It is precisely because of Ming's proposal to restore the Song Dynasty.

It is the same as the great national rejuvenation proposed by later generations.

In terms of technology, the Song Dynasty has reached its peak in many aspects, and the Ming Dynasty has made some improvements and breakthroughs in the technology of recovering the Song Dynasty, but there has been no qualitative change.

In other words, because of the inheritance of the advanced farming technology of the Song Dynasty and the peaceful social environment of the Ming Dynasty, the population of the Ming Dynasty developed too quickly.

According to the research of British scholars in the United States, the Chinese population during the Wanli period was between 1750 million and 200 million.

Far exceeding the carrying capacity of the land, the vitality of society declined, and the impact on civilization was also enormous.

Against this background.

It is not unreasonable for Manzo to think that it is difficult to make a big breakthrough in technology.

But what's the matter.

He didn't know the difference between the people in front of him.

Zhu Gaochi knows how to integrate the direction of the current ancient technology, and most importantly, he knows how to change the way of the ancient production model.

This kind of successful experience explored by later generations makes him feel like standing on the shoulders of giants, with a vision that is unparalleled in the world.

"First of all, the technological breakthrough, even if it fails, we will not think that your ability is not good."

"Secondly, Master Wan must believe in us."

"Technological change is sometimes a flash of inspiration, maybe when we will have a flash of inspiration."

"It's like the steam engine."

"Let's look at Xiao Jiu and be very confident, don't you believe in your apprentice?"

Xiao Jiu looked at the master with bright eyes, waiting for the master to recognize him.

Under the eyes of this child, it was difficult to refuse the child's ardent enthusiasm, and finally nodded reluctantly.

Wan San and Xiao Jiu agreed, and without waiting for Wang Ben to speak, Li Er took the lead in agreeing.

He failed the previous time and was embarrassed for a while, but he never gave in and thought a lot of ideas.

The establishment of the R&D department, in his opinion, is to come to the sleepy to send pillows.

However, neither Wan San nor Wang Ben agreed just now, so it was difficult for him to get ahead.

Several masters unanimously agreed, then there would be no problem with the establishment of the R&D department.

China Heavy Industry has smelting workshops, forging workshops, etc., and there are more than 100 craftsmen with various technologies.

For this reason, more than 100 craftsmen were gathered and prepared for a general meeting.

The meeting was convened by Wang Ben.

In case San is unwilling to be in the limelight, Xiao Jiu is not good at words in front of everyone, and Li Er is not as prestigious as Wang Ben.

The cafeteria was set up as a meeting place.

The workers in the room were busy in the back, listening curiously to what was being said from time to time.

More than 100 craftsmen were also curious about what would happen if they were gathered, and they all threw Joules.

Wang Ben was a master craftsman in a coke refinery, and he had long been accustomed to speaking in public.

So under the sight of more than 100 people, there was no stage fright, and he spoke sonorously, but the manuscript in his hand showed that he had been prepared for a long time in advance.

"What the R&D Department does, in fact, is very simple, that is, whoever has any ideas, can come to us to put forward, and after being recognized, they can try it in the R&D Department."

"It's a story about improving the steam engine some time ago."

As soon as he said this, everyone immediately realized.

"According to the R&D Department's many discussions, some relevant regulations have been formulated."

"For example, whoever has an idea that passes, even if the attempt fails, will not be held responsible, and if the attempt is successful, there will be R&D divisions, external cabinets, etc. to discuss the market for this new technology."

"Judging the prospect and profit scale of this new technology from this, China Heavy Industry Union paid to buy out this technology according to this conclusion."

As soon as he said this, all the craftsmen showed interest on their faces.

Who doesn't want to make money?

Xiao Jiu improved the steam engine a few days ago, and China Heavy Industry directly paid five hundred taels in one go?

He didn't come out of anything.

However, the material of the piston has been improved, and the previous many attempts have also used the workers, materials, and workshops of the factory.

Many people think so, Master Xiao Jiu has taken a big advantage.

As for whether the nobles will be greedy for whose things.

Wan San's experience is a lesson from the past, no one thinks that the little nobleman will go back on his word.

Five hundred taels of silver.

How many years can you earn it without eating or drinking.

(End of chapter)