Daning is the military region of the Ming Dynasty.

In addition to the location of the mutual market and the passage of the road, there should be no strange traces in the rest of the places, so the patrol soldiers found strange traces, and there were suspicions that someone was eyeing Daning.

The suspicion of this border army, after Zhu Gaochi's confirmation, not only found out who came to Daning, but also confirmed that he came to Daning to investigate the situation.

To put it in clear words, on the soil of one's own country, the appearance of enemy armies, this is undoubtedly an act of war.

So whether to use military means or negotiation methods, or deterrence methods, not only Zhu Gaochi cannot decide, but even Zhu Di cannot make decisions on his own.

At the beginning of the Ming Dynasty, the post station system was built very quickly, because the population of the early Ming Dynasty did not exceed the land load, and the surplus per capita wealth maintained the smooth flow of the post station.

Exchanges between countries have become frequent, and military information has been transmitted in a timely manner.

Before the military report arrived in Yingtianfu.

Since Lian Zining was transferred to the Ministry of Works, he began to contact some businessmen, and the first steam engine factory was on the agenda.

The steam engine purchased from Peking has been dismantled into pieces.

Several old craftsmen led their apprentices to study these parts, although they were all made of iron, but the nature of the iron was necessarily different.

The old craftsmen only touched it with their hands, and analyzed these iron parts that ordinary people looked indistinguishable from.

"This piston is actually made of pig iron."

"I really didn't expect that this part is extremely important, I thought that like the rest of the parts, it would either use Fujian's nine iron-making technology or five-iron-making technology, and it would be the most rudimentary."

A few old craftsmen said a word, which made the officials of the Ministry of Industry on the side inexplicable, and couldn't help but ask for advice.

"The backward technology used is obvious, why do several masters think it is very powerful?"

Hearing the puzzlement of the Ministry of Industry officials, several old craftsmen laughed.

The layman does not understand.

However, the old craftsman still explained seriously, "It is precisely because of this that people want to use the best material technology, but the craftsmen in Beiping do the opposite, using inferior materials, it sounds as if they have just pierced a layer of window paper, but this layer of window paper, maybe no one can think of it for many years." ”

The officials of the Ministry of Industry suddenly realized that the reason was very simple, and after the explanation of the old craftsman, they understood the power of this.

But the officials of the Ministry of Industry didn't understand the benefits of using pig iron, and they still felt that wrought iron was more powerful, and subconsciously asked: "Even if wrought iron is used to make pistons, the steam engine can operate, right?" ”

"It's about giving way."

Another old craftsman explained in traditional language, "Both sides are wrought iron, both are strong, and there will be injuries when the two meet." ”

"The steam engine is like a person, the piston is like a person's heart, and if the heart is not sound, how strong can a person be, it is difficult to even walk."

"The piston is moving, he is stronger, so pig iron is used as a material, pig iron is more concessionary than wrought iron, and it can be retreated without deformation."

"With this sound heart, the steam engine can be strengthened, and the strength it exerts is incomparably great."

The official of the Ministry of Industry suddenly brightened up and said happily: "It seems that this steam engine has been completed." ”

Several craftsmen and masters looked at each other, but there were no extraneous branches, and they did not say much.

Their owner, Tao Jie.

The young man was full of distress.

The elders of his family did not understand him, thinking that their merchants had offended the king of Yan, and although the domain of the king of Yan was in Beiping, Tao Jie's behavior was irrational and would bring disaster to the family.

"The steam engine can be made in Beiping, and so can it be made in Tianfu, not to mention that I have the support of officials behind me and the permission of the imperial court, what is wrong with me?"

"I heard that there was patent silver for the steam engine, and King Yan was benevolent and reasonable, and paid to buy it out from the craftsman, but did not take it by chance."

"Now you come to imitate his family's things, it doesn't make sense from benevolence."

"Is King Yan's law greater than the law of the imperial court? I asked Lian Shilang and the Ministry of Industry, and they all supported me in opening a steam engine factory. ”

"Others are afraid of King Yan's power, but I'm not afraid, as long as I don't violate the laws of the imperial court, what a crime!"

The young merchant said confidently.

Several angry elders gritted their teeth.

"You know a fart, where is the truth so simple in the world."

The merchant had the support of the officials of the Heavenly Mansion, and the elders of the family could not force the young man by forceful means, so he could only use words to persuade the young man to give up his behavior.

The young man felt that he saw a business opportunity and had the support of the imperial court, and was reluctant to change his mind.

Steam engine.

If he had started his own steam engine, the family business would have expanded tenfold.

Young people think they can do it.

Although he was doing it for his own benefit, he was undoubtedly full of a spirit of rebellion, and many people felt that young people were ignorant.

But many things cannot be evaluated by simple right or wrong.

It's just that.

Young people forget about the environment.

The reason why Jianghuai's economy is rich is because of the bad environment of Jianghuai, which has contributed to the humanistic atmosphere of doing business in the Jianghuai region.

On the basis of this trend, the local economic model of Jianghuai has been developed.

Nowhere else can compare to JAC's economy.

The resources of many areas of the Ming Dynasty are incomparable to those of Jianghuai, but the economy cannot be compared with Jianghuai.

Then the current Beiping also has an environment that Jianghuai does not have.

The craftsmen and masters invited by the young people imitated the steam engine, and it can be found that the steam engine they made, not to mention the rest, only the cost is much higher than that of the steam engine in Beiping.

"The steam engines for pumping water produced by the steam engine factory in Peiping are sold for less than 50 taels of silver each, and they are also equipped with the rest of the equipment."

"And the steam engine we produce, the cost of the main parts of the steam engine alone is as high as eighty taels, can't it be improved?"

Tao Jie rushed to the factory that was still under construction, one of the temporary sheds.

Craftsmen and craftsmen are working here for the time being.

"At the moment, it's hard to improve."

The old master said embarrassedly.

Tao Jie frowned, these masters were all famous local craftsmen, and he didn't doubt the other party's words.

But what's the problem?

When Zhu Gaochi founded the steam engine, it happened that the Ming Dynasty abolished the official iron and promoted the civil railway, so Zhu Gaochi took the yamen of the iron smelting institute and converted it into a factory.

In addition, the Northeast Tai Village is located in Beiping Iron Smelting Base, which has the right time, place and people.

Not much time was wasted in the inauguration of the steam engine factory.

At that time, a steam engine was sold for two hundred taels of silver.

The price is not low and the profit is huge.

There is only one company in the whole Ming Dynasty, and there are no competitors, so the business is extremely hot, and orders are in short supply.

Now Tao Jie wants to imitate the steam engine, the cost is as high as more than eighty taels, if the selling price is two hundred taels of silver, the profit is very scary.

But now the steam engine used for pumping water in Peking is sold for less than fifty taels.

This low price, even if combined with the transportation cost from Beiping to Yingtianfu, still makes Tao Jie unable to maintain the cost.

"Obviously, the same technology, I also specifically inquired about the production method of the Beiping Steam Engine Factory, and I learned it over there, why is there such a big difference in cost?"

Tao Jie fell into anxiety.

Buy land, hire workers, build factories, imitate steam engines, and deal with the yamen...... The factory has not yet been built, and it has already encountered its first trouble, which is still a big trouble related to the life and death of the factory.

On their heads, there was a swallow flying from the south.

This swallow flew and flew and flew over the sea, across the mountains, across the jungle, and to the north.

Another group building area in Pei Binh Province.

On this large construction site, houses are rising from the ground, and many construction workers are busy on the construction site.

The house is made of reinforced concrete structure, a combination of masonry and tiles.

The outer layer of the walls is plastered with white lime, which not only plays a role in disinfecting, but also has an aesthetic appearance, and the beautiful houses here attract many people.

A two-story house, with a backyard, sells for anywhere from 70 taels to 120 taels.

Of course, there are better houses that sell for more.

And the average house in the countryside costs fifty taels.

The price of the ninety taels of silver is cheaper than the houses in the city, and the houses here are more comfortable and beautiful.

What's more, each team building housing area has mature supporting facilities.

There are schools, supply and marketing cooperatives, food stamp banks, theaters, football fields, gardens, markets, and platforms......

The annual income of ordinary workers in China Heavy Industry is around 12 taels of silver, and there are free meals in the canteen and free accommodation.

Ordinary workers can bear it by gritting their teeth, and the pressure above the steward is even less.

These people are the ones who buy a house.

There are also countless businessmen, and even small vendors who do business in the Tuanjian housing area, some of whom can do business, and their annual income is no less than the wages in Chung Hwa Heavy Industries.

The housekeepers of the guardhouse, the local scholars, the squires in the countryside, many people are willing to spend money to buy houses here.

This kind of economic behavior is not the motivation and economic capacity of the peasants of the self-sufficient life mode in Beiping.

But people will seek a better environment.

The group building housing area not only has the speed of information exchange, but also has rich entertainment facilities, and also provides countless business opportunities.

Schools, shops, parks, new dramas, big events......

As long as people are out of the land, they will pursue these things, and let them get more opportunities in this environment.

The efficiency of the steam engine increased and the price decreased.

The price of coal mines is also declining.

The staff of the Joint Office of Military and Commercial Affairs have faced many needs in the face of cooperation with outside businessmen.

For example, to ease the relationship between the two sides, to enhance the degree of cooperation between the two sides, and so on.

One of the stewards made a suggestion to lay water pipes in the group-built housing area.

This proposal adds to the burden.

However, in order to improve people's living environment, the engineering department of the group construction project department has held several seminars in the face of this proposal report.

The coal yard owners who heard the news took the initiative to lobby the managers of the engineering department's group building project department.

"The price of the steam engine is low, only a few water towers can provide water for the group building housing area, and the coal mine in the group construction housing area, we give a part of the profit, and China Heavy Industry subsidizes a part of it, so that the three parties will make a profit."

"If the coal yard owner sells the coal, the houses in the project department will attract more people, and the buyers will have better living facilities."

"The only one who suffers is China Heavy Industries, and the headquarters will accept it?"

(End of chapter)