Become a feudal king from today

"Compared to the first steam engine workshop, how is the output of this second steam engine workshop?" Zhao Xu asked. read

Not long after the steam engine was developed, Zhao Xu asked Wang Chong to build the first steam engine workshop, specially used to manufacture steam engines.

However, the steam engine workshop was only experimental at that time, so only six steam engines were invested in manufacturing.

When the First Steam Engine Workshop successfully used steam-powered lathes to manufacture parts and assemble steam engines, the construction of the Second Steam Engine Workshop was put on the agenda.

Compared to the First Steam Engine Workshop.

The Second Steam Engine Workshop was designed by Zhao Xu himself.

The workshop model has moved into modern times.

A fence was built around the workshop, and the buildings on the fence each have their own functions.

There are workshops dedicated to production, dormitories where craftsmen live, public toilets, a canteen that provides three meals a day, and the office of the workshop manager.

From now on, all workshops in Yanzhou will be built according to this standard and officially become standardized.

"Your Highness, if we go all out, we can manufacture five hundred steam engines a month without any problem." Wang Chong raised five fingers.

He liked the Second Steam Engine Workshop more than the First Steam Engine Workshop.

The workshop built according to King Yan's design has an overall more industrial feel than the traditional workshops in the past.

Now when he goes to other old-fashioned workshops, he always feels displeased.

"What is the current demand for steam engines in Yanzhou?" Zhao Xu is quite satisfied with this number.

However, as various workshops shifted from manual work to steam power, the demand for steam engines also increased.

The installation of steam engines in these workshops was directly responsible for Wang Chong and his trainees, and he knew best.

After pondering for a while, Wang Chong said: "There was still plenty of money at the beginning, but after seeing the huge changes that the steam engine has brought to the spinning mill, Mr. Yang is now staring at us every day, wishing that we could install steam engines in all the workshops immediately. These five hundred The stage is just enough.”

After a pause, he continued: "Nowadays, most steam engines are used in mineral mining, pumping water, and grinding ore. I am also asking students to develop steam-powered ore transportation machinery, such as elevators, mine cars, and guide rails. wait."

Zhao Xu nodded slightly.

The elevator is actually an iron cage that can move up and down. The structure is very simple.

It's like fetching water from a well, but replacing human power with steam engine power.

Just use a turntable to continuously roll up the rope on the elevator and then put it down again.

The same principle applies to minecarts on tracks.

In modern times, after the steam engine was introduced, it was first used in mining and textile industries.

He is not following a step-by-step approach, but these two industries currently have the greatest demand for steam engines.

Of course, with the development of steel smelting, steam engines, locomotives, shipbuilding and other industries, the demand for steam engines in other places will continue to increase.

"You can just leave these simple machines to other students. What is most important to you right now is converter steelmaking, as well as the large steam engines and accessories needed to build steam engines." Zhao Xu thought for a while and said.

Mentioning this matter, Wang Chong smiled bitterly and said: "Your Highness, I was just about to talk to Your Highness about this matter. I used to feel too free, but now I am really too busy."

In the past, King Yan only occasionally asked him to develop things, and the things were not complicated, so he was able to do it with ease.

But with the advent of the steam engine, all kinds of machinery powered by steam engines appeared explosively.

Even if King Yan gave them a mature mechanical design drawing, they still need to explore it in practice for a while.

To this end, he has divided his students into several groups, each group is responsible for different machines.

Although this greatly alleviates this problem.

But he knows that in the future, machinery will only become more and more responsible, and it may not be able to keep up by then.

From now on, you must plan ahead.

So he continued: "Your Highness, although this issue is not my responsibility, I believe that it is necessary to comprehensively popularize teaching similar to that in science and technology schools and select talents. Otherwise, Yanzhou's industrial development will be limited by this."

"It's rare for you to realize this problem." Hearing this, Zhao Xu patted Wang Chong on the shoulder.

This is exactly what he wants to solve next.

He naturally felt that the lack of talents restricted the development of Yanzhou.

If he had thousands of talents like Wang Chong.

In a very short period of time, the mechanical design drawings he handed over to Wang Chong will be realized one by one.

But now, although the speed of the machinery developed can be said to be fast, if there are sufficient talents, it can actually be faster.

This was the machinery of the first industrial revolution.

If he wants to lead Yanzhou into the second industrial revolution, the number of talents needed will have to show explosive growth to meet the needs of industrialization.

Engineer bonuses are not something you talk about casually.

At present, the popularity of education in Western countries is already very high.

We are preparing for the second industrial revolution.

Therefore, as Wang Chong said, universal education cannot be delayed.

Previously, due to his limited energy, he could only establish a science and technology school first and focus on training a group of people.

The rest of Yanzhou still has traditional feudal private school education.

Naturally, this state of affairs cannot continue.

According to his plan, some people from the Science and Technology School would have invested in Yanzhou's education.

Furthermore, the war to unify the Great Song will follow.

After unifying the country, he will need more talents to go to various places in Dasong to popularize education.

Therefore, from now on, it is very necessary to improve the education level of Yanzhou.

In this way, facing the entire Dasong in the future, Yanzhou will be like a beacon lighting up other places.

"When I go back later, I will explain this matter to you. You can also choose some suitable students from the Science and Technology School for me to use." Zhao Xu said.

Wang Chong nodded.

The two of them chatted and arrived at the accessories room of the workshop.

The machine tool here rotates and makes a roaring sound.

Coming to a lathe, Zhao Xu asked: "How is the development of various lathes going?"

The lathe in front of him was a thread cutting lathe.

This lathe can be used to cut threads. In 1797, the world's first thread-cutting lathe was born.

With this, all types of screws can be processed.

"The lathes drawn on the drawings that His Highness gave me last time have been developed." Wang Chong said, and he was quite proud of this.

According to King Yan, the lathe is the mother machine of all machinery.

But people are the mother machine of the lathe.

The lathe industry in Yanzhou has zero foundation. Students can only use rulers, vernier calipers and other tools with experienced craftsmen to polish castings, accessories and assemble lathes step by step.

Some lathes even took a team two or three months to complete.