si-mexico Chapter 197
Chapter 197
After finishing his meal at Zhou Lu's place, Qi Cheng chatted with him for a while before driving back. Touching his bulging belly, he took a cup of tea and poured it on the sofa.
I don’t have anything to do today, so I’ll continue watching documentaries. These newly released documentaries are quite interesting.
After searching on the tablet for a while, he decided to watch Steel Backbone, because he also worked in a steel factory when he just graduated, so it was his profession.
The film opens with red-hot molten steel flowing out and slowly converging to form four powerful characters: "Steel Backbone."
The camera then shifts to the former site of Hanyeping, where a steel mill was built during the Westernization Movement, a symbol of China's century-old dream of strengthening the nation and enriching its people.
Passing on the torch and striving for self-improvement are the unremitting pursuits of moving from a major agricultural country to an industrial power.
[Today, my country's crude steel output has ranked first in the world for 25 consecutive years.]
Qing Dynasty
The workers of Hanyeping were already in tears when they saw the beginning. These were their lifelong pursuits, and they never expected that people in later generations would finally realize them.
Steel is the most important part of the industry. Only with steel can we have railways, various machines, and daily necessities for thousands of households.
No longer have to look at the faces of foreigners.
Emperor Guangxu sighed silently. Although he didn't care much about court affairs, he knew that Hanyeping was losing money. He couldn't imagine how such a large factory could lose money.
If we cannot turn losses into profits, it will be a flaw of this factory. I hope those who are in charge of Hanyeping can have some conscience.
big man
Looking at the molten steel surging in the furnace, Liu Che's eyes widened. How many swords, spears, swords and halberds could this steel make, how many horseshoes could this steel make? Then he looked at his own ironworks.
Although I have used some of the techniques taught by Tianmu, they are still far behind those of later generations.
"Sang Hongyang, do you think our Han Dynasty's steel can be that good? How about we find a place to open a few more iron mines?"
"Your Majesty, that's impossible. The development of later generations is much more advanced than ours. I believe they must have all kinds of mechanical assistance in mining, unlike us who rely entirely on manual labor."
"Too many people will disrupt food production."
Liu Che nodded. He didn't have many high-yield crops yet, so it was not the time to remove workers from the land.
"Ask the Mohists about their steam engine research and why they haven't produced any results in such a long time. We can also recruit some talented people from the public to enrich their research."
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When talking about steel, we have to mention another enterprise: Anshan Iron and Steel. When the People's Republic of China recaptured Anshan Iron and Steel, it was almost in ruins.
Some foreign experts asserted that the area would not be able to recover for 20 years and would only be used to grow sorghum. However, the Chinese people persevered and, in just six months, restored production at Anshan Iron and Steel.
After the founding of the People's Republic of China, we built the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, but the steel used in the bridge was imported from foreign countries. Later, when we built the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge, the country required independence.
Ansteel mobilized 15 flame workers at once.
Flame workers are the most important people in a steel mill. They can tell the temperature of the molten steel just by looking at it. After overcoming numerous technical difficulties, they finally developed high-quality bridge steel.
The people who lived along the Yangtze River in all dynasties were shocked. How much steel would be needed to build a bridge across the Yangtze River?
The later generations are really too powerful.
Really proud of you!
Ming Dynasty
Zhu Yuanzhang snorted. What a rubbish expert! He doesn't understand the will of the Chinese people at all. No matter how difficult the task is, as long as you set your mind to it, you will succeed!
Daqin
Qin Shihuang looked at the mental state of the people in the documentary, which was very different from now. The high-spirited and passionate shouts were something that the people at that time did not have.
In a word, the people at that time were somewhat numb.
"Fusu, what do you think about this matter?"
Glancing at his father's expression, Fusu said boldly, "Our Great Qin still needs to continue recuperating. The people of later generations have had a much harder time than our people."
Qin Shi Huang nodded.
"We must be willing to spend money on the craftsmen or the Mohists, and grant them official positions in the court." Fusu planned to do something ruthless, as the status of craftsmen was not as low as in later dynasties.
After all, Mohism is one of the Hundred Schools of Thought.
Although it is not a famous subject, the kings did not underestimate it.
"Your Highness, I think this is a good idea, but instead of granting official positions to the court, it would be better for us to arrange another set of official positions."
Some of these technicians are indeed not suitable to be officials.
"Well, that's exactly what should happen."
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The documentary then moves to a firing range where a cannon made of new steel is being tested. A single shot creates devastation within a radius of dozens of meters.
【155mm heavy artillery.】
[Manufacturing artillery requires special steel. When the People's Republic of China was founded, only North Manchuria Special Steel could produce it.]
[Back then, there was a Soviet-made 8,000-ton hydraulic press here. Now, my country can independently manufacture 80,000-ton hydraulic presses, and we no longer have a shortage of artillery steel.]
Looking at the tremendous power of this cannon, and then looking at the cannon he had just made, there was a hint of disappointment in Li Shimin's eyes. The cannons of later generations were still better. How many Turks could be killed with this shot?
When will the Tang Dynasty be able to build it?
"Your Majesty, Tianmu has already said that if you want to make a good cannon, you must make good steel. However, we have never heard of the hydraulic press. We can see if Tianmu will introduce it in the future."
“Don’t rush development.”
Li Shimin was still unwilling to give up. He pointed at the sky and said, "We can slowly work on the artillery steel, but the artillery shells of later generations can explode. Our Tang Dynasty is still an iron lump."
"We should probably research this."
Explosion! Of course they saw it, but they really didn't know how it was done. This kind of thing still needs to be explained by professionals.
Or if anyone knows how to do it, promote him to be in charge of artillery research.
A minor official of the fifth rank stepped forward to answer, saying that he knew what was going on.
"Then tell me."
"Actually, both require gunpowder to explode, but the cannon has a hole at one end to allow the cannonball to fly out. If there is no hole, as long as there is too much gunpowder, the cannon will be blown to pieces."
Some ministers seemed to understand a little.
"The difficulty is that the shells must have no mouth, and the gunpowder inside them needs to be ignited. And the shells can't be too thick, otherwise they might not explode."
After hearing this, Li Shimin's eyes lit up. He never thought that there was such a talent in the Tang Dynasty. He said that he should stop being a small official and study artillery.