When the R&D department was first established, there were no craftsmen to visit the door.

Wan San and others also have their own affairs.

But it didn't take long for the first person to come to the door, and then the second one was Li Er, and then there were a few more.

For this reason, Zhou Shifeng specifically expressed his worries.

"The railways have not yet started to make a profit, and the expenses are greater than the revenues, although they are growing steadily, but it is good to be flat in the short term."

"Coke refineries are not profitable because of pricing problems, and the current output cannot support the profitability of the entire China Heavy Industry."

"The market of the steam engine factory in Beiping has become saturated, and the total order of the nine new mines opened in the past six months is nearly 50 units."

As the chief manager of China Heavy Industries, Zhou Shifeng not only has to manage the factory, but also has to worry about the benign operation of the factory.

Although the current profitability of China Heavy Industries is still at a good level, the profitability is declining month by month.

"The R&D department itself is a very expensive place, and if the craftsmen succeed in their attempts, they need to spend a lot of money."

"Although it doesn't make the factory make ends meet, it is also painful."

Zhou Shifeng said over and over again.

The old face was full of distress.

Zhu Gaochi asked, "What does Shopkeeper Zhou want to say?" ”

Zhou Shifeng no longer hesitated and said, "Is it a slowdown?" ”

When something new is born, it does take time to make a profit.

The steam engine is different.

The demand for this substance is too great in the emerging coal industry.

And the size of the coal industry is also large.

With the blowout of the coal industry, the steam engine naturally has a long profit and sales.

There is a fundamental difference between starting from nothing and going from one to two.

But even so, industrial development is inseparable, and the core thing, if it develops according to normal affairs.

For example, it took 30 years for Britain to increase the market for pumping steam engines from zero to more than 1,000 units.

Naturally, it will take more than 20 years for Daming to meet the current output needs of the steam engine factory.

Therefore, Zhu Gaochi let honeycomb coal come out in advance, and there has not been a breakthrough in industry, but from the current era, the larger private market has taken the lead in breaking the breakthrough.

Otherwise, the steam engine would not have been able to make a profit so quickly.

It's like a railway.

The cost of the carriage is extremely high, more than ten or twenty times that of the two-wheeled carriage, and there are various parts in it, and the cost cannot be lowered in a short time.

The coachman is also demanding.

There are also strong horses, railroad workers, engineering teams, etc., which cost an average of nearly 3,000 taels of silver per month.

Because of the existence of the engineering team, the total annual expenditure needs 100,000 taels, and most of it still needs to be supported by the profits of the steam engine.

Zhu Gaochi also thought about it.

Whether to absorb private funds.

For example, convincing coal mill owners to invest in railways. The rapid expansion of the railway is inseparable from the investment of a large amount of capital.

In particular, wooden sleepers will be laid later, resulting in the cost of building the railway, which will increase geometrically.

But after thinking about it, Zhu Gaochi decided that he could not absorb external funds at the moment.

Because the importance of railways has not yet been highlighted.

Talk about it with the businessmen now, the businessmen don't see the potential clearly, and they are naturally unwilling to pay in terms of price.

So the gains outweigh the losses in terms of shareholding, Zhu Gaochi must not only take care of the holdings, but also let the railways sell at a cost-effective price.

Otherwise, he will be wronged.

"Shopkeeper Zhou, which one do you think our factory has the most advantages?"

"There is no opponent."

Zhou Shifeng said without hesitation.

"That's right." Zhu Gaochi said with a smile: "This is called monopoly." ”

"Although profits are declining, if the speed of the factory continues, no one will be able to shake the position of the factory in the future."

"What we need to do now is to seize the market and develop the market, and we also need more new technologies to break through the current bottleneck."

"For example, the braking parts of the cabin, whether there can be better technology, these are not small problems."

"When there is a breakthrough in braking technology, it can not only reduce the technical requirements for drivers, but also drive more carriages, such as three-car four-car four-wheeled carriages."

"No one knows where the breakthrough in technology is, and the only thing that can be counted on is the craftsmen to figure it out on their own."

"All advanced technologies are in the hands of China Heavy Industries, and no one can beat China Heavy Industries."

Zhou Shifeng sees short-term interests, while Zhu Gaochi has to consider long-term interests.

Because the former is a laborer, and the latter is a ruler.

persuaded Zhou Shifeng.

On the way back to the palace, Zhu Gaochi pondered for a long time.

Seeing this, Ma Wangxuan did not come to disturb the little nobleman and asked about tomorrow's arrangements.

Zhou Shifeng's worries are not all wrong, and there is even a certain amount of truth in his own efforts to shorten the industrial development of a hundred years to twenty or thirty years.

It is not possible to copy the experience of later generations.

Practice yields results.

But you can't go wrong.

"I still have to learn." Zhu Gaochi sighed.

After returning to the palace.

Zhu Gaochi invited the miscellaneous staff of the Changshi Mansion to send all kinds of official documents left by the Yanwang Mansion during the period when he was still left and right.

At that time, the vassal king's mansion was in charge of the army, the people, and the prison.

All kinds of miscellaneous jobs in the palace are still court officials who have entered the product.

……

"Why haven't you seen the boss so often lately?" Zhu Di asked curiously.

"The eldest prince has been studying hard lately."

A young eunuch replied.

"Reading?" Zhu Di said in surprise: "He hasn't been interested in reading for a long time. ”

Of course, Zhu Gaochi is not unreadable.

On the contrary, he was very respectful in front of the gentlemen.

However, Zhu Di had already discovered the changes in his eldest son, although his actions were no different from before, but he did not put much effort into the study of Taoism.

The boss's real mind is devoted to industrial development.

Reading is just to be able to memorize, and in Taoism, it is necessary to say a few words of tangible and non-nuclear truth, and you cannot enter the classroom.

"The eldest prince is reading the official documents of the palace in the early years, and he forgets to sleep and eat every day." Ge Cheng smiled.

Zhu Di's eyes showed a smile.

The boss always knows what's important, so it can be seen that he has indeed grown up and doesn't have to worry about it himself.

"Whatever he wants, show him."

After explaining, Zhu Di did not interfere too much.

is also Zhu Di's attitude.

Zhu Gaochi's power in the palace is getting bigger and bigger, and he can already call the Changshi Mansion.

Let's take another analogy.

The emperor has not yet become the crown prince, and he has not mastered the eldest son of the East Palace, and he has been able to command the imperial court.

The palace of King Yan is on the ruins of the imperial palace of the ancient capital of the previous dynasty.

However, the palace of the previous dynasty was burned down by Zhu Yuanzhang's Northern Expedition general Xu Da decades ago.

Yanwangfu is a royal palace that was later renovated.

It was built in the fifth year of Hongwu, and only half of it was repaired because the regulations of the royal city were not completely fixed at that time.

After the restoration, it was completed in the twelfth year of Hongwu.

The palace is divided into two halves.

The back house is each dormitory, and the front house has three halls, a stable, a storehouse, a grain collection hall, six bureaus and other various royal palace yamen.

"Congratulations to the little prince."

The young eunuch, leading a group of small yellow doors, ran in to congratulate Zhu Gaochi.

Zhu Gaochi is buried in the official document.

When he saw the young eunuch, he smiled and said, "Where does the joy come from." ”

The eunuch said, "The prince decrees that the eldest prince be moved to live in the prince's mansion." ”

"Congratulations to the little prince, congratulations to the little prince."

Everyone was smiling, and they were more excited than the main one.

"Shizifu?"

Zhu Gaochi was stunned.

Zhu Di summoned the vassal ministers and discussed with the court officials and generals, all of whom were on the palace of the former court, and the prince's mansion was in the southeast corner of the palace, which happened to be adjacent.

The brother and sister now live in their mother's dormitory, each with their own house.

Zhu Di has no right to appoint the prince, and he needs the emperor's decree.

But Zhu Di's actions are undoubtedly in essence, and he has made Zhu Gaochi a prince and told everyone.

What is missing is a decree.

The eldest prince and the prince.

Although they are all the same person, the meaning of representation, and the rights of the two, etc., are completely different.

For example, the prince who has not gone out of the cabinet to study, and the prince who has a vassal of the East Palace.

Although both are princes, their powers are very different.

I'm moving out of the palace's harem.

"Why?" Zhu Gaochi asked curiously.

Although it is a good thing for himself, why did Zhu Di suddenly make this decision.

"The prince didn't say it."

Zhu Gaochi groaned for a while, and suddenly understood.

This is Zhu Di's recognition of himself.

"Move all these things to the Prince's Mansion." Zhu Gaochi pointed to the mountains of old official documents in the study.

The official documents preserved in the palace for many years are piled up with many houses, and here they are only a small part.

The eunuchs and palace ladies were busy.

Zhu Gaochi didn't care much, and still carefully looked through the boring various official documents.

Those who repair cities, those who build roads, those who build forts, those who store grain, those who carry out all kinds of armaments, those who inspect the guards, and those who practice in matters of exercise......

Through these official documents, he wants to know more about Beiping Mansion.

The economic foundation determines the achievements of the upper echelons.

How should Beiping's economic model be adjusted to a new economic model, and how should it not be divorced from reality, that is, it should be integrated into the water and soil.

Through these official documents, Zhu Gaochi also had a clearer understanding of Beiping.

A few days passed.

"What's changed with the boss?"

Zhu Di said with concern.

"The eldest prince still reads books without sleep and food, and when the prince's mansion is washed and ready, the eldest prince moves over, but he also studies behind closed doors."

"From time to time, I will invite the gentlemen of the Changshi Mansion to ask for advice, and occasionally go out to the factory, and a few factory stewards have gone to the Shizi's Mansion, so there is nothing else."

It's too fake to say.

Hearing this, Zhu Di touched his chin.

The boss suddenly worked so hard to observe the official documents of the palace, did he have any new ideas.

Unconsciously.

Zhu Di had some expectations in his heart.

The eldest son's many new truths gave Zhu Di a lot of inspiration.

Zhu Gaochi has no new ideas.

He is summarizing the experience of the phases, the shortcomings and the successes.

Although there is experience in later generations, but in the national conditions of the Ming Dynasty, it is also crossing the river by feeling the stones, so it is natural to summarize more.

And his purpose is not the social situation under the first industrial revolution in the West.

(End of chapter)