Chapter 217 Big Manufacturing Begins

Author: big bell

Chapter 217 Big Manufacturing Begins

"Uncle, we need to plan the direction of future development."

Seeing that other things were settled, Li Zhao put forward his own ideas.

His idea is very simple. In Chang'an Township, he mainly develops agriculture, breeding, and handicrafts and moves them to a new place. After all, the future development of handicrafts requires the use of new technologies.

Yes, Li Zhao's idea is to use new technologies to develop handicraft industry. For example, after electricity becomes available in the future, electric machines will be used, directly skipping steaming and switching to electrification. It can be said to be a leapfrog development.

Fertilizer is like this, printing is like this.

If the power plant is placed in Shanglinyuan, these industries will also gradually be moved to Shanglinyuan.

He also has a plan. Since he wants to build employee housing, he will produce bricks, cement and ceramic tiles in Shanglinyuan to create a unique building in Daqin.

"How to plan?" Li Jinong became interested after hearing this. His nephew's ideas were the most popular and reliable, so he was happy to listen.

"We have bought so much land in Shanglinyuan. I plan to move the paper industry, fertilizer and other production to Shanglinyuan. From now on, Chang'an Township will specialize in developing agriculture and breeding, and Shanglinyuan will engage in manufacturing."

Li Jinong thought for a while and seemed unhappy.

Chang'an Township has been operating for so long and has already reached a certain scale. If it is moved to Shanglinyuan, it will not have any impact, but he respects his nephew's idea.

"That's fine."

Li Zhao knew his uncle's thoughts and expressed his thoughts.

"Uncle, think about it, the paper and fertilizers we make are bound to be copied by others one day, and then the things we rely on for survival will not be very competitive. If we can reform the manufacturing industry, say

Maybe it’s a brand new breakthrough.”

"The reason why I moved the manufacturing industry to Shanglinyuan is for machine production."

"Machine production?" Li Jinong was confused, but he became interested and listened attentively.

"Machine production means that the machine can directly produce products without using too many manpower. This can reduce a lot of labor, save costs, and also greatly increase output."

Indeed, judging from the development of industry in previous generations, after mechanization, the number of manpower decreased, but the production volume increased significantly. At such a volume, production costs were reduced, and we were in a very favorable competitive state.

Even if others can learn the craft, they still won't be able to compete with them. This is the long-term way of production.

As for whether the machine can be learned, that is impossible. The manufacturing of the machine is very complicated and requires electricity. Just one electricity can curb their competition and put them in a poor state.

"It can still be like this!" Li Jinong sounded as if he was listening to a book from heaven, but when these words came from his nephew's mouth, he couldn't help but believe it.

"Of course, just watch it."

After the two people discussed and decided, they began to build Linyuan and relocate to Chang'an Township.

He specifically left this matter to his uncle, so he went to Mr. Shen to talk about building a power plant.

Power plants are the basis for all industrial development. Only by generating electricity can everything be guaranteed.

He only told his uncle about using machines for production, but not anyone else. Naturally, Mr. Shen didn't know either.

"Master, what is a power plant? What is its use?" Mr. Shen is a person who loves to delve into research. After studying the two books, he found that the two books have infinite wisdom. In order to open up a path to explore unknown knowledge.

When I heard the word "power plant" that I had never heard before, I couldn't help but be curious.

Li Zhao smiled and said, "No matter how much I talk about it now, you still won't understand it. You'll just see it later."

These words aroused Mr. Shen's thirst for knowledge, "Okay, okay, then young master, hurry up and give me a plan. I want to put it into action immediately."

Li Zhao did not hesitate and gave Mr. Shen the construction drawings and related information that he had already drawn.

Hydropower generation is nothing more than converting water energy into electrical energy. The process is also very simple, including power generation, power transformation, and power distribution.

Power generation is completed through equipment such as hydraulic turbines. Power transformation is a change in voltage. Power distribution is easier to understand. It is the distribution of electricity. It sounds simple but is not easy to do.

It is difficult to produce various equipment for power generation according to the current situation, but Li Zhao is not worried. He can buy things that cannot be manufactured from department stores, but various buildings require Mr. Shen to be responsible for them.

The basic buildings of a hydropower station are roughly divided into seven parts, namely water retaining buildings, water discharge buildings, water inlet buildings, water diversion buildings, flat water buildings, factory buildings and other buildings.

As for building buildings, judging from the current production technology, it is not enough. Daqin's construction is still in its primitive stage. Although it has Qin bricks, it is still relatively backward in other aspects. It is a bit awkward to rely on such material resources to build hydropower stations.

It's reliable. Therefore, Li Zhao must first create modern bricks, cement, and steel. Only these three can build a solid building and provide guarantee for power generation.

It is actually not difficult to produce bricks. Qin bricks are fired from clay, so bricks can also be fired from clay. Of course, the method cannot be adopted by Da Qin's native method. You can buy secrets for this from the store.

Cement! Da Qin has not yet appeared, but there is a store, so it is not difficult. All you have to do is buy the secret book and let Mr. Shen be responsible for manufacturing it.

There is also steel. The iron in Daqin is almost still in the pig iron stage. Although pig iron has hardness, it is relatively brittle and is not a good building material, so steel must be made.

Steel is steel. The difference between steel and iron is only the carbon content, so it is not difficult. To ensure that, he also bought cheats from the store. This can be done by Ah Chao and let the craftsmen of the iron smelting base work in large quantities.

Made on earth.

Of course, after having electricity, you need wires. The best material for making wires is aluminum or copper. Aluminum, Li Zhao doesn’t know if Da Qin has appeared, but copper definitely exists, and it is also widely used, such as some weapons,

It is made of bronze, and many vessels are also made of bronze.

This is good, you don't have to spend too much energy on copper, you just need to buy it in a big way.

"You first open a cement workshop and produce cement." Li Zhao instructed, handing over the cement formula and manufacturing method.

There are too many things to do now, and cement and steel are the key to construction, while bricks have become secondary. Even if they are urgently needed, Qin bricks can still be used.

According to the previous life, there are many types of cement, and he only gave Mr. Shen the most common type, which is easy to produce and the raw materials are not difficult to find.

"Cement? What is this?"

"It's something made with limestone and clay as the main raw materials. The methods are all in it, so he can use it easily."

"Limestone?" Mr. Shen knew about clay. After all, he had learned a lot. Blue bricks are made of clay, but he had never heard of limestone.

Li Zhao smiled awkwardly. Limestone was a chemical term in his previous life. Naturally, he didn't know that, so he said it another way: "It's a rock."

"Rock? Giant thing inside the city wall?"

Mr. Shen was surprised.

The city wall was solid, mostly made of rock hooks. Mr. Shen was surprised, how could cement be made from such a hard thing?

"That's right!" In fact, gray rock is the more authentic limestone.

"There's plaster, you need to find it too."

Gypsum is a necessary item in the post-production stage of cement production. He was afraid that Mr. Shen would not understand, so he reminded him.

"Gypsum is mostly white and can be found in mountains. You can ask people to find it."

So, he drew the general shape of the plaster.

Mr. Shen nodded, took all the information, and left, but he walked very slowly, shaking his head every step he took, as if he was exploring something.

Li Zhao smiled bitterly. It was really difficult for a person who had never been exposed to modern knowledge to ask him to do modern things. But Li Zhao was not worried. The manufacturing methods in department stores were very clear. Mr. Yi Shen loved to study them.

His character doesn't trouble him at all, it's just a matter of time before he is created.

Next, what he has to do is to build a school and train professionals so that the hydropower station can continue to develop. Of course, this is also to promote electricity and make the people aware of electricity.
Chapter completed!