At the railway station outside Beiping City, there are already passengers taking the railway, but it is very rare, and there is no one at most of the time of the day.

Today seems a little special.

On the steps of this small station, there were more than a dozen people waiting, one of whom had a wooden frame with his left leg, and yawned.

"Steward Ma, didn't you have a good rest last night?"

"There's something going on at home."

Ma Wangxuan perked up and said in a calm tone.

"You are now a celebrity next to the little prince, and the affairs of the family can be solved at will." People complimented.

Ma Wang Xuan smiled and didn't pay any further attention.

Soon, people regained their quietness and were waiting for the little prince.

"Here we are."

The people greeted them.

According to the arrangement of the little prince, they will go to Miyun, which is nearly two hundred miles away from Beiping, not a matter of one or two days.

Zhu Gaochi saw that everyone had arrived, and directly ordered to set off.

Two-wheeled carriages have many disadvantages compared to four-wheeled carriages, but things are two-sided, and two-way carriages are more flexible.

The requirements for the road are lower than those of a four-wheeled carriage.

As for the shock absorption technology of the carriage, the West has not yet made a substantial breakthrough, and since the fall of ancient Rome, the four-wheeled carriage in the West has long been out of fashion among the people, mainly as a symbol of the royal family.

Zhu Gaochi felt the bumps, and the ride experience was not pleasant.

There is a shock-absorbing technology factory, but the road from Beiping to Miyun is not solid, after all, it has been less than 30 years since the founding of the country.

However, after the industrial revolution in the West, there has been a breakthrough in shock absorption technology.

Not only shock absorption technology, but also many new technologies that break through the original traditional technology, all of which surpass China.

Westerners in this period had fierce internal competition and were not blockaded on technology.

Countries frequently sent envoys to China, hoping to restore maritime trade in the late Ming Dynasty and become a dominant country.

The Netherlands sent three times, and the Portuguese once.

The largest was the British mission, which went to the Qing Dynasty in 1793 in the Gregorian calendar.

Even the hot air balloon, which was invented only ten years ago, was brought to China.

There were many other gifts, including a four-wheeled self-steering carriage with springs and glass, a model of the "Royal Monarch" sail battleship armed with a hundred main guns, and a flintlock pistol commonly used by the British army.

These are all new inventions that the West is proud of.

These things were rejected and forbidden by Qianlong in the "prosperous era".

The British mission recorded a large number of customs and customs in the Qing Dynasty, including drawing a lot of pictures.

The head of the mission, Macartney, wrote in his diary: The Manchus have not developed and advanced for at least the last hundred and fifty years, and are even retreating, and they are actually turning into semi-barbarians as we advance every day in the fields of art and science.

This diary, passed down to future generations, was selected into the textbook and became a multiple-choice question.

Conclusions of the mission.

As far as the current regime (the Qing court) is concerned, there is ample evidence that its high-handed methods have completely tamed this nation and shaped its character according to its own model.

Their morals and behavior were completely influenced by the ideology of the imperial court, and they were almost completely under the control of the imperial court.

The mission brought back a large amount of information to the United Kingdom, and the British Parliament believed that China was no longer an ignorant country, and that it was no longer an ideal country.

Sitting on the two-wheeled carriage, Zhu Gaochi, who had no extra thoughts, closed his eyes and his upper body shook with the carriage.

"Little prince, do you want to add another layer of mattress?" Ma Wang Xuan said with concern.

The little nobleman is young.

The road was hard, and Ma Wangxuan was very worried.

Zhu Gaochi shook his head slightly.

Those who work hard govern people, and those who work hard govern people.

China Heavy Industries is a group and is gradually changing the production mode in Beiping, although it has set up many departments to share its own responsibilities.

But in many ways, he needs to lead.

For future technological breakthroughs, Zhu Gaochi did not doubt it, but held confidence.

Only on the issue of social distribution made it difficult for him to move forward.

The distribution of society, if it is carried out step by step, at the natural pace of industrial development, needs to be carried out in a hundred years.

And I want more.

Not only must the industrial revolution be completed within thirty years, but also a more advanced social distribution.

"Little prince, I've arrived at the post station."

Zhu Gaochi was woken up by Ma Wangxuan and stopped thinking.

Those who got off the carriage were the core personnel of China Heavy Industries.

For example, the helmsman Zhou Shifeng, the technical staff 30,000, Xiao Jiu, Wang Ben, Li Er, the management personnel Xu Ning, Gao Changfang, Gao Zhen, and their own administrative secretary Ma Wangxuan, etc.

They are their right-hand men, responsible for China Heavy Industries to move forward according to their own hearts.

"Wait for a meeting, and let the inn provide a house."

Zhu Gaochi commanded.

Ma Wangxuan immediately went to arrange.

The eldest son of Yan Wangfu traveled, and the post station naturally did not dare to slack off, and he had to vacate it if he didn't have a house.

The little prince said casually.

The post station made a big move, and these white bodies once again faced and felt the power brought by the powerful, and as participants, people were full of energy.

It's also a morale boost.

Soon.

When everyone arrived, Zhu Gaochi sat on the kang, and the rest of the people either sat on chairs or on round benches, after all, the conditions were insufficient and looked simple.

Zhu Gaochi doesn't care much about the environment.

What about the humble house.

The people in this room are the most important thing.

He wanted to accelerate the progress of the Industrial Revolution.

The Industrial Revolution was not a sudden surge in the rate of economic growth, but a gradual and accelerated growth, which cannot be described as a "revolution" entirely.

It has its own laws of progress.

He broke this law and launched many factories in a short period of time, resulting in a decline in profitability.

Many people are worried and apprehensive in front of them.

For example, Ma Wangxuan told himself in the carriage that Gao Zhen wanted to see him, but he didn't have much time.

On the way to Miyun, see him again.

From an agricultural country to an industrial country, although there is experience in later generations, but after all, the productivity of the Ming Dynasty is different.

"Today's pursuit of male farming and female weaving, self-sufficiency, what do you think is the contradiction with our factory?"

Everyone didn't expect the nobles to talk about it, they thought that the nobles would hold a meeting to talk about Miyun's iron mine and the iron factory.

The nobles do not get involved in coal, but they want to mine iron ore, and many people do not understand the difference.

"Agriculture and industry, the former keeps people on the land, and factories also need people." Zhou Shifeng's horizons were broadened.

The longer I have been in contact with the nobles, the more things I have seen, and the first to say the key.

"Not bad."

"That is, to concentrate the population on the land."

Zhu Gaochi said with a smile.

People showed admiring eyes and patted Zhou Shifeng's ass in disguise, Zhou Shifeng was very low-key and his face was calm.

"There is nothing wrong with the fact that people regard food as the sky, and nature takes agriculture as the priority."

"But I don't know if you've noticed."

"Whether it is technology, or customs, the Ming Dynasty and the previous dynasties, the Tang and Song dynasties have all changed."

"This shows that the needs of the times are different."

"Not to mention the rest, the iron output of our dynasty alone has surpassed that of the Song Dynasty, which is at the peak of history, which proves the progress of productivity."

"Productivity has been talked to you countless times, and you all understand, who can say their own opinion."

The crowd began to get serious.

Gao Zhen raised her hand.

Zhu Gaozhi gestured.

Gao Zhen is the shopkeeper outside the cabinet, backed by China Heavy Industries, with deep heels, and has seen a lot of the world outside.

And the fierce competition in the outer cabinet prompted him not to relax.

has his own views on some things, and he dares to show himself in front of nobles.

Not if it is Wansan.

"Only when agriculture is satisfied, can there be a technological breakthrough, our dynasty has a large land area, but the population is not as good as the Song Dynasty."

"Agriculturally, it was richer than the Song Dynasty, so the per capita iron consumption exceeded that of the Song Dynasty."

Everyone suddenly agreed, and many people agreed with Gao Zhen's statement.

Zhu Gaochi applauded.

"You're right."

"But the question is, why is technology slow? For example, bellows technology and iron smelting technology have been developing for thousands of years, but there has been no qualitative breakthrough. ”

"Because the need is not urgent."

Gao Zhen wears overalls, which belong to the Ming Dynasty, and his appearance is no different from that of the ancients.

Zhu Gaochi showed an approving look.

Gao Zhen was encouraged, and her words became more and more detailed.

"People are self-sufficient, and naturally there is no demand for the outside world, and if there is no demand, there will naturally be no major technological breakthroughs."

"What about creating demand?"

Zhu Gaochi continued to ask.

Gao Zhen was asked and couldn't answer.

The rest of the people also bowed their heads.

Zhu Gaochi was not disappointed, it is normal if he can't answer, and the following questions involve the core of industrial transformation.

It is an essential change from an agrarian country to an industrial country.

"Let's give you an analogy."

"I have ten people in the Ming Dynasty, nine of whom work on the land, and whether productivity is also tied to the land."

In the society of the firewood era, it is in line with the needs.

People nodded their heads.

In other words, the output of the land can meet the needs of ten people. For the same land, ten people farming is so much production, and three people farming is also so much production. ”

"So can you just let three people farm?"

"Some people may ask, if three people farm the land, what do the other seven people rely on to eat and get food."

"Throw yourself into industry."

Zhu Gaochi said.

Zhou Shifeng's eyes lit up, and Wan San could hear that what the nobles were talking about, as if they were chattering.

Xiao Jiu frowned and pondered.

Technically, he understands everything, but these truths said by the noble people make him a little unable to keep up, and he needs to be carefully analyzed.

"Industry is about creating more productive forces and liberating people from the land."

"Of the ten people, five or even three farm, and most of the remaining seven are involved in industrial production."

"Industry takes the rest of its natural resources, such as coal, iron, lime, gunpowder, and so on, into cheap goods."

"Use abundant commodities to obtain money from society, and then exchange the money for food in the hands of farmers."

The truth is back.

Even if it's Wansan, he understands the meaning of the nobleman.

(End of chapter)