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Chapter 1500 Come on on the 25th!

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    In terms of machinery, the most brilliant achievement is of course the Zhang Jian steam engine.

    In addition, Jiangnan Precision Instrument Factory also successfully copied Western clocks.  Today in Nanjing City, Suzhou City, Kunshan City, Pudong New Area and Hangzhou City,

    Bell towers like Xiangshan Academy have already been erected. While telling the time to the citizens every day, they are also subtly changing people's beliefs.

    This is why churches and bell towers are always connected in Europe, but in the Ming Dynasty, people only associate science with bell towers

    Smaller table clocks have also become a luxury product that wealthy people are eager to buy.  Because the number of watchmaking craftsmen is limited, buyers have to queue for a year or two to buy a bulky desk clock In terms of miniaturization, domestic products are indeed inferior to European clocks, but only a few years ago?  I can no longer seek complete blame.

    When big dog owners invite the clock home, they naturally want to show it off in the most conspicuous place in the main room, and it will arouse the covetousness of more big dog owners.  Nowadays, owning a clock has become a symbol of identity and status, and wealthy people can't wait to have their servants carry the clock when they go out.

    The same goes for the bell tower. Although it is not expensive to build, every prefecture and county still wants to have its own bell tower, and the more complex the structure and the more expensive the cost, the better.  Driven by strong demand, it is estimated that before long, clocks will have the function of automatically playing music and dancing figures

    And the popularity of clocks, especially clock towers that can be seen by everyone, has also brought about a change, that is, people's awareness of time has significantly increased, their lives have become more organized, and they can do more things every day.

    This is easy to understand. In the past, everyone looked at the sun, so time planning could only be done in the morning and afternoon. Now it can be accurate to the hour. Of course, more things can be arranged.  The clock that can be seen when looking up also forces people to be punctual, otherwise they will hear boasts like "I bought a watch last year".

    Zhao Hao remembered that someone in the West said that the representative of industrial society is not the steam engine, but the clock.

    Because from now on, time is no longer exclusive to the emperor, princes and ministers. As long as there is a bell tower, everyone can get such precious information. Therefore, the lives of the people are no longer as chaotic as before, and they can finally plan their own time.  Efficiency is greatly improved, and higher personal achievements will naturally be achieved.

    Steam engines will never be as popular as clocks, but the changes brought about by clocks are gentle and silent, unlike steam engines, which are violent and impressive.

    Zhao Hao didn't know if this was true or not, because that's all the famous sayings of philosophers. Most of them were just words of praise that lacked logic and were not supported by data Well, to show respect, let's change it to 'Golden Sentences'  'Bar.

    But in short, it¡¯s okay to make arrangements. Zhao Hao plans to install a scientific clock tower in all counties in Jiangnan during the Second Five-Year Plan period.  There are even plans to 'send Zhong to the countryside' in the future, but I don't know if he will be beaten.

    In fact, another point is that the technology required for watch manufacturing is ahead of that of steam engines.  The process of assembling and debugging those cog teeth and flywheels is accumulating craftsmanship for manufacturing the Watt steam engine.

    In addition, all companies in the group have completed standardized production specifications.  The significance of this is no less than that of steam engines and clocks, because it means the industrialization of production methods. From then on, manual workshops can be called factories!

    For example, after the standardization of shipyard production, ships can be built and repaired at different docks and docks; after the standardization of arsenals, the parts of the same model of guns and artillery can be interchanged, which greatly improves the efficiency of manufacturing and maintenance, especially on the battlefield.  The advantages can be decisive.

    Finally, Jiangnan Machinery Factory has improved all the Eastern and Western manual or hydraulic lathes, boring machines, grinders, drilling machines and other machinery, greatly improving accuracy and efficiency

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    The only regrettable aspect is the steel.

    During the First Five-Year Plan period, the improvement of coke ovens was completed, and the coal used for smelting has now been replaced by coke.  But there was a big problem when it came to conquering steelmaking technology.

    Mr. Zhao originally thought that the converter steelmaking process was the simplest, cheap and plentiful, so he planned to bypass the reverberatory furnace and get it done in one step!

    Who would have thought that he took it for granted, but he made Wang Yingxuan, the director of 01 Institute, suffer.

    In the sixth year of Longqing¡¯s reign, Lao Wang worked hard to design the converter. After adding several hundred kilograms of red molten pig iron, he began to blast in with great expectation.

    At first, the reaction in the furnace was indeed violent, the temperature rose rapidly, and brown smoke gushed out, which made the researchers who had worked hard for several years cheer.

    However, the joy was in vain - after the molten steel produced in the reactor solidified, it developed pores and thermal cracks, and shattered with one blow, turning into useless scrap steel.

    Director Wang was at a loss and had to ask Director Zhang for instructions.After reaching the stage of satiety, I began to have higher pursuits!  "

    Zhao Hao finally said emotionally: "This is our greatest achievement, because it proves that we are not on the wrong path - we have indeed led everyone to live a better life together! This is why the people of Jiangnan love us  s reason!"

    The thunderous applause lasted for a long time, and a strong sense of pride echoed in everyone's hearts.  If we say before the First Five-Year Plan, when Zhao Hao proposed "to be the vanguard that leads the Ming Dynasty to become prosperous and powerful", everyone was still not clear about it, and even thought it was too wishful thinking.

    But after the First Five-Year Plan, everyone realized how great their cause was, and they really changed the Ming Dynasty!  Leading the people of Jiangnan out of their difficulties and towards a new life

    While they are changing the world, they are also transforming themselves!

    But all this is just the beginning, because the people in Jiangnan are not really wealthy yet, and the reason for the great progress is because their foundation is too poor.

    ¡°And outside of Jiangnan, there are ten or dozens of times more people struggling to survive

    The glory is in the past, but there is still a long way to go!

    ps. Don¡¯t be afraid, the Second Five-Year Plan will no longer waste space.  I'm leaving for Shanghai tomorrow. I'm taking four days off, just in time to think about how the plot will unfold (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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