Lord of Industrialization

The aroma of roasted whole lamb permeates the construction site, the sausages are fried until the skin is crispy, the pork knuckles are stewed until tender, the haggis and vegetable soup is steaming lightly, the still-warm bread exudes the smell of rosemary, and the cold beer is in it. The wine glass was filled with water drops.

The cooks were swatting flies at the table, waiting for the workers to come over to eat.

A banner was hung under the eaves of Factory Building No. 1, with the words "Good luck to the company" written in red and yellow characters in the local language.

With hundreds of people watching, Frederick installed the last tile on the roof, and the next moment cheers filled the sky.

Frederick stood on the roof and pressed his hand on everyone, and the scene suddenly became quiet.

"I won't say anything more!" he shouted loudly, "the banquet begins!"

Everyone immediately laughed and walked towards the cafeteria.

Frederick did not rush down. He sat on the roof with an unprecedented smile on his face. It was not easy to build such a house.

It started with frying steel in the crucible in the blacksmith shop, followed by bearings, and then step by step to rolling mills and steam engines, and then rebar, cement and mixers appeared.

It was not easy to build this factory. The formwork was expanded when the columns were cast. The concrete floor was not properly maintained and cracked. There were honeycomb pockmarks on the column feet. I tried to use mortar to fix them in the middle of the night. I threw tools on the scaffolding and fell off and injured myself. Workers tied steel bars. Trapped myself inside... Various problems arose one after another, but fortunately no one died.

"Why don't you go to the party?"

Richard Nall appeared on the roof.

"I'll go later." Frederick replied, "Sit here for a while."

Richard Nall sat down next to him, touched this guy's head, and said with a smile: "It feels like a sense of accomplishment."

Frederick nodded.

"I can understand." Richard Nall said, looking at the half-filled Factory Building No. 2 not far away: "I used to, when I was still two steps away from the Sword Master, I could no longer find any opponents around. "

"I was so proud at the time that I thought I was invincible."

Frederick understood what the master was going to say and asked, "Who woke you up then?"

Richard Nall shook his head, with a look of reminiscence on his face, and said: "I don't know, I just know that it was an old priest passing by. It looked like his life would be extinguished at any time like a candle in the wind."

"That day, several people and I fought on a bridge and almost destroyed the bridge. People around us didn't dare to come up and stop us."

"The old priest just punched us. When I came to my senses, I was already lying in the reed field by the river."

"She preached to us from noon until the next morning, and then she left."

"I inquired about her for many years, and I only knew that she was an ascetic monk. Other than that, I didn't know anything else."

Frederick nodded, understanding what his master meant.

"Let's go." Richard Nall patted him on the shoulder. This apprentice was very smart and didn't need to speak clearly.

On the way to the canteen, Richard Nall said again: "I am going to leave for a year or two, and I will ask Grandma Psyche to study during this time."

Frederick was stunned for a moment, then thought of what was going on, and immediately asked with a smile: "Sister Katie is going to have a younger brother or sister?"

Richard Nall smiled and nodded, and said, "I wasn't able to be by Katie's side when she was born, and I can't justify not being here this time."

"By the way, come up with the name."

Frederick held his chin and thought about it, and after a while he said, "If it's a girl, let's call her Monica, and if it's a boy, let's call him Robert."

Richard Nall thought for a moment, nodded and said, "Yes, that's it."

He giggled twice and then said: "When will you go there to have fun? Walk around and learn a lot. Mafia really wants to meet you."

"I have a suggestion. In the past few years, you can settle down your territory and go out as an ordinary person for a few years to get a good feel for the world."

Frederick replied: "Let's talk about it in a few years. By the way, you can go find Manuai before you leave."

"He has been researching canned fruits recently. Altasha and the others have never seen these fruits in the north. If they can canned oranges and other fruits from the south and sell them in the north, they will be very popular."

Travel was a common thing for nobles.

Nobles who owned large territories would regularly circle around the territory, try cases in various places in the form of circuit courts, and inspect the territory at the same time.

Purposeful travel can also deepen the relationship between the prince, his vassals, relatives and friends. In the past, Frederick often followed his parents to visit neighbor's castles.

Long-distance travel is a way to increase your knowledge, gather information, and get to know and make friends with nobles along the way to expand your network.

When you return from your trip, you will be the most dazzling star in salons and banquets, and everyone is waiting to hear your stories about your journey and the new friends you made.

Frederick also wanted to go out for a walk, see the local customs, and study the people here.

It's just that the territory is internally unstable, and secondly, since I am young and cute, I can easily become a commodity, so I can only talk about it later.

His plan was to wait until he was sixteen or seventeen and, if internal and external circumstances permitted, take a walk outside.

By the time the two of them walked to the cafeteria, everyone was already enjoying themselves at the long table, and the sounds of chewing, cheering, and bragging could be heard all the time.

Today is the day when the construction site is closed and the construction site has a day off. After eating and drinking, many people go for a walk in the city. Some people cross the river to watch the afternoon football match.

Frederick still had things to do. He and Omet watched Schmidt lead people to lay out wires and position them in the factory building, preparing to move the machine in.

"By the way." Frederick remembered something, "Has the new clutch been made?"

When a steam engine was used to drive several steel mills before, everyone found that it was impossible to stop one mill alone. After some research, someone came up with the idea of ​​using a roller to adjust the belt tightness to make the belt slip and move the belt to idle rotation. A method on the wheel to realize the function of the clutch.

"It's not difficult." Omet replied, "The car factory at Benz has solved the problem. They use a bowl-like structure, one big and one small, and they are nested together. When they are tight, they can One drives the other, and when you let go the power is no longer transmitted.”

"The friction part between the two parts can be replaced. If it wears out, just replace it with a new one."

Frederick nodded gently. Demand drives the development of technology. If there is profit motivation, someone will find a way to solve it.

Starting from scratch is the most critical, and starting from scratch can be solved slowly in long-term practice.

All Might added: "Principal, Diesel has been researching something important recently, and he is probably going to ask you for money."

Frederick smiled and replied: "That's great, I'm just afraid that I won't be able to spend the money."

Then he added: "I plan to wait for this place to be completed and divide a group of people to build two larger special-purpose factories nearby."

"One is for you, specializing in the production of various machine tools. The other is a heavy machine factory specializing in the production of machines. I think Schmidt should be in charge."

"I have a plan. Heavy industry and raw material processing will still be placed here, and the new light industry will be dispersed to other districts."

As the Minister of Industry, Ogilvy is now responsible for planning the industrial layout. He quickly understood what the leader meant. Important industries should be placed in the most reliable places, and industries that can provide a large number of jobs should be dispersed.

"That's right." Frederick suddenly remembered something, "How could I forget this!"

Schmidt happened to be holding one end of the measuring tape next to him. When he heard this, he immediately turned around and asked, "Principal, have you come up with any new machine?"

Frederick nodded and replied: "A machine for sewing clothes, do you have any ideas?"

Schmidt did not answer, but glanced at Professor All Might, and then changed places with the tape measurer.

Frederick understood. It seemed that All Might had had such an idea before, and the result was probably not only a failure, but also a joke.

All Might said nonchalantly: "I once wanted the golem to sew clothes, but it failed later."

Frederick shrugged and said thoughtfully, "In my own name, I would like to publish a reward in the newspaper to the whole world for a machine that can sew clothes. Let's set the reward at 500 florins first."