Take the mall to Datang

As for the cleaning work on the cement road, someone has been maintaining it since it snowed.

At this time, Yuanshan's family had already gone to Suzhou, and it took a long time to start from Cangzhou by boat.

This time, Yuanshan did not suffer from severe motion sickness when he was not in a hurry. He took the satisfaction number from Cangzhou to the south, and first arrived at Tongxing in Suzhou. Besides Dugu Ruolan and others, there were more than 100 people from the Economic and Development Department and 500 people. The engineering team, now this engineering team temporarily acted as a porter and.

Suzhou wharf, the construction of the dock is in progress, and the people from the Ministry of Economic Development who have been sent to supervise the construction of the treasure ship are now in the stage of making the keel, which is still too early.

Yuanshan has already prepared for all this. After such a long period of development, the surrounding workshops of Cangzhou Shipyard are not in vain. Large-scale steam boilers can be produced in large blacksmith workshops, otherwise the steamboats How did steam power come about.

The steam power of the Li brothers has been realized on a medium-sized cargo ship. After testing, it is very stable, but it is still difficult to improve it. However, they did not give up and started research while being responsible for manufacturing the treasure ship.

Because the idea of ​​producing multiple docks has already been made, a steam-powered table saw is a necessity for each dock, and the specifications are even larger. Therefore, after the research of the Cangzhou blacksmith workshop, the large-scale steam-powered table saw Saws are produced.

This kind of table saw can meet the needs of wood cutting for ship boards, and three of them have been produced so far.

When Yuanshan set off from Cangzhou, two large-scale steam band saws were loaded onto the ship, accompanied by the Li family brothers. The progress of the steamship project was slow, so they followed Yuanshan to the south to start the construction of the shipyard and the construction of the treasure ship. Production, because these ships are all money, a ship is 30 guan, and Li Shimin, who is stingy, doesn't pay if he doesn't see the treasure ship.

These are all paid in advance with the funds of Cangzhou Shipyard, and the Ministry of Economic Development is still waiting for the share, but the current speed is too slow, and only one of the ten treasure ships has been completed. If this continues, how long will it take to pay back the money.

In Suzhou Dockyard, a large table saw has just been assembled.

The huge steam boiler is composed of four groups of large boilers. It looks very responsible, but in fact it is a large cylinder driven by multiple pipes.

"Boom boom boom!" The production of this machine is almost the same as that of locomotives.

The huge cylinder is the real technical core. The huge flywheel rotates the band saw at a slow speed, and a huge log is slowly pushed by the staff on the cutting track of the band saw.

The track-type conveying device allows the staff not to consume too much energy, and then push repeatedly to see that a piece of wood is cut out, the length is still consistent with the length of the wood, and the large wood is cut out, and then these wood boards are in the Using a large steam table saw to cut into strips, the process is as smooth as clouds and water.

The craftsmen in the Suzhou shipyard cheered when they saw this. The structure of the wooden boat is not complicated. With such equipment, their engineering volume can be increased by at least two-thirds.

Because the steam table saw is not just a piece of equipment, because it needs to plan wood, an automatic wood planer was developed on the basis of the power of the whole machine. Put the wood on it and push it twice to complete the grinding of the wood strips.

Don't think that these steam equipment are easy to make. Without the dedication of the thousands of blacksmiths on the Cangzhou ship, it would be impossible to complete them.

"Yuanpushe, with such equipment, the manufacturing speed of the treasure ship will be much faster." Shen Wanjun, the person in charge of the Suzhou cabin, said.

"I hope so, the dock is still too short of manpower, try to recruit more people." Yuan Shan said.

"The lower officials will continue to search for shipwrights for the cabin." The governor of Suzhou who spoke this time, Zhang Anzhi.

Are there few people in the shipyard now? That’s not the case. There are only 300 real shipwrights, and at least 800 people are working in the shipyard. The rest are carpenters and blacksmiths dispatched from Suzhou at this time. Naturally, it came from the Ministry of Economics and Development.

However, 800 people is not enough in Yuan Shan's opinion. In a place like Lingnan, he doesn't have much hope. There are not many shipbuilders who can be found, even if the waterways are well developed.

Yuan Shan knew that Suzhou was the fastest progress among several coastal shipyards, and a large number of workers were being recruited. The keel of the treasure ship was basically completed, and with the use of steam band saws, their speed could be faster.

In addition, the use of square iron nails can increase the construction speed. Suzhou does not have much steam power, so large-sized iron nails need to be purchased from Cangzhou. The supply of tung oil is relatively tight now, but it also makes the people who collect tung oil change. Get up more.

"Then there will be Inspector Lao Zhang." Yuan Shan spoke very politely, but he only said a few words. After all, he was thinking about the rank, regardless of the true and false grades. It is not good to be too modest.

Coming out of the shipyard full of wooden frames, Yuan Shan is in a good mood. At this rate, the Suzhou shipyard will be able to complete the construction of a treasure ship in the first half of next year. In addition, although the other shipyards are slower, the ten treasure ships should be within three years. No problem.

Let’s take a look at the more than 1000 million yuan raised by Cangzhou Shipyard at the beginning, and now there are only more than 200 million yuan left, and the remaining money has to be paid for wages and continue to build equipment. At present, it is not enough for self-use, let alone domestic sales.

200 million guan seems to be a lot of money, but the consumption of iron is very huge. Now that the supply of iron increases, the consumption of funds will be much faster than before.

Yuan Shan and his party walked out of the shipyard. This is the third time Yuan Shan has inspected the shipyard since he arrived in Suzhou. He is very satisfied so far. The next thing to do is to let the people from the Ministry of Economic Development conduct a thorough investigation in Suzhou and strive for Learn more about the local economy and see if there are any projects worth developing.

Su Zhennan waited outside the shipyard, because after the inspection of the shipyard, both of them made an appointment to attend the activities of the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce.

As the chief official in charge of commerce, the governor of Suzhou told the news to the richest businessman in Suzhou as soon as he got Yuan Shan's consent. Su Zhennan was very happy to hear that Yuan Shan had come. It happened that the businessmen in Suzhou were preparing to establish the Suzhou Chamber of Commerce. So Yuan Shan became the guest of honor.

Chapter 738 Zhou Ji Bu Xing Zhou Qing

The Fuman building in Suzhou was reserved by Su Zhennan today.

The Su family's financial resources are very solid, but they are not the richest in Suzhou. He himself knows that he is at most one of the richest people.

Fumanlou is the largest restaurant in Suzhou City. Today Su Zhennan reserved the restaurant because businessmen in Suzhou wanted to learn from the business model of Chang'an and Luoyang to discuss the establishment of a chamber of commerce. Unlike the chamber of commerce alliance in the industry, they saw the success of the Luoyang chamber of commerce.

Especially after returning to Suzhou, several wealthy businessmen who participated in the construction of Lanzhou felt deeply. The Luoyang Chamber of Commerce has developed into a giant in just one year. There are hundreds of thousands of businessmen around this rich businessman.

Their main mode of operation is not to limit the competition in Luoyang's industry, but to look far ahead and gather the strength of the entire Luoyang businessman to make money outside. This will not only not cause internal conflicts among Luoyang businessmen, but also make a lot of money.

So the Suzhou Business Alliance talks were completed overnight.

When Yuan Shan came to Fumanlou, he was accompanied by Su Zhennan himself.

Hundreds of businessmen gathered in the third-floor building, and Su Zhennan took Yuan Shan directly up to the third floor. When Su Zhennan came in, the merchants all waved their hands and greeted each other, especially a few who were particularly familiar with them.

But Su Zhennan didn't have time to pay attention to them at this time, so he went upstairs after a few words.

Two large tables have been worshiped on the third floor, and there are 20 people on this floor.

As soon as Yuan Shan arrived, a group of people stood up and saluted Yuan Shan one after another.

Yuan Shan was a right servant. These businessmen had to be respectful no matter how rich they were. There was a big difference in status between officials and businessmen. Let alone Yuan Shan, these businessmen were always respectful and honest when they saw the Governor of Suzhou.

"Hello everyone, you're welcome. I'm here today to give a testimony." Yuan Shan said.

Su Zhennan is more familiar with Yuan Shan, but the other businessmen are a little scared. Under the leadership of Su Zhennan, the preparation of the chamber of commerce has begun. The direction is not bad, but if he is asked to handle the specific details, I am afraid that it is not as good as the shopkeeper in the shop.

After discussing for a long time, Yuan Shan got a general understanding. The [-] businessmen in the seat had a lot of money. Among them, the cloth shop of the Zhou family in Suzhou is not in every county in Suzhou. demand, and some products are exported to other state capitals.

It can be regarded as a leader in the traditional handicraft industry. Another phenomenon is that some of these rich merchants have a lot of fields.

It’s just that due to the impact of cotton cloth, the output of ordinary silk is very cumbersome. Most of the cotton cloth sold in Suzhou is shipped from Chang’an County, and some cotton is directly ordered from Chengdu. The impact on the high-end market is not too great, but due to the gradual popularity of new clothing styles such as suits, the high-end market has also begun to be affected.

This is also the reason why Zhou Ji Buxing shopkeeper, Zhou Qing looked at Yuan Shan with burning eyes from the moment he entered the door, but Yuan Shan didn't think much about it at this time.

After several people had discussed it, it was really difficult for the group to shift the topic to Yuan Shan.

"Yuan Pushe, you are a senior official in charge of business, I wonder if you can give us some advice." Su Zhennan said.

"Ahem." Yuan Shan was asked the sudden question, and immediately began to think about it.

"You are all business elites in Suzhou. You are the best. I have a general understanding of the situation through your introduction. Don't mind if you say something one-sided." Yuan Shan said.

When Yuan Shan said this, everyone began to concentrate. In fact, although the businessmen present here maintained a respectful attitude, they still did not believe in what Yuan Shan could say in business. The big reason was that Yuan Shan was an official. Yes, they don't believe that officials really know much about business. After all, the status of a businessman is here. Even if they heard that Yuan Shan is a strange person and is very good at business, but as the saying goes, seeing is believing and hearing is not. Believe it is normal.

"Everyone finds that without you, the business has reached the whole of Suzhou, but it can't reach the whole of Datang. Why is your production insufficient? Let's take the Cotton Chamber of Commerce in Chang'an as an example. Everyone must know." Yuan Shan said.

Everyone nodded. No one knows that the Cotton Chamber of Commerce is doing business now. Cotton cloth covers the entire Tang Dynasty.

"Why can the business of the Cotton Chamber of Commerce reach all the state capitals in the Tang Dynasty." Yuan Shan asked.

Zhou Qing, the shopkeeper of Zhouji, said: "I'm a cloth businessman who knows a little bit about it."