Chapter 290 The emergence of machines is to liberate the people!
“It’s moving.”
“It’s moving!”
“It’s really moving!”
The iron bump on the high platform moved. In an instant, the entire venue was in a sensation. Everyone squeezed forward to see how the iron lump moved. Seeing that the 'iron horse' successfully moved, Zhou Ning breathed a sigh of relief.
Before he took the stage, he was worried that the test would not be successful.
After all, there will inevitably be bumps and bumps along the way. If it breaks, it will really make me cry without tears. Fortunately, such a thing did not happen. The 'iron horse' moved as expected. Zhou Ningshen Taking a breath, he went to the slowly driving iron horse, shoveled another shovelful of coal, and then tied some stones to the log sticks to prevent the iron horse from being too strong and rushing out.
It was Zhou Ning's action that made more people excited.
Not many people could see clearly how the iron horse moved, but they could clearly see the stones and logs being dragged.
Although I don’t know how much it weighs, I think it weighs more than a hundred kilograms.
This is already an adult weight.
Being called the Iron Horse is indeed well deserved.
Zhou Ning said: "This 'iron horse' is actually limited. Because the space is limited, it is impossible to really let go. But from the scene in front of you, you can also see that the iron horse is indeed successful, and indeed It can run with many objects behind it. If the objects behind it are not heavy, the speed can be increased a lot. Moreover, this is only a small steam engine. If it is replaced by a large one, it will even be further improved. "
“This ‘iron horse’ can carry far more things than an ordinary carriage.”
“It can even be used to carry people in the future.”
"And our original idea was to lay tracks. In this way, there will be relatively less resistance on the ground, and it will be much easier to stop and accelerate, and the consumption of coal will be greatly reduced. And this is just an 'iron horse' used on the ground. '. "
"Steam engines can also be used on the water."
"Many of the ships in the Ming Dynasty are pulled by trackers."
"It's very hard." >
“If we switch to this and only use coal, I don’t know how many trackers can be liberated, how much manpower can be saved for the Ming Dynasty, and how much labor can be reduced for the local people. This is all visible to the naked eye.”
"In addition, replacing these crawlers with other robotic arms can also save more people from doing a lot of important labor and even dangerous things."
"This is the meaning of machines. !”
“When I studied these things before, I actually didn’t understand them.”
“My country is prosperous and has a large population. How can I use these things? ?”
“But when Mr. Xia said that machines are for ‘liberating the people’, and when Mr. Xia actually took action to make changes, I changed my mind for the first time, and realized it for the first time. What you make with your own hands has such a great impact on the world.”
"The use of steam engines in salt production is just the beginning."
"Then some other mechanical tools such as 'iron horses' and 'iron ships' appeared, which can greatly reduce the level of migrant workers. From ancient times to the present, people have been subject to heavy labor, and our Ming Dynasty is no exception."
"Once there is any natural or man-made disaster, there are few local solutions, and even if the court responds, it will be difficult to respond in time. Pass it on to the local area. "
"It is difficult for the people to save themselves."
"But if we have these tools, the lives of the people will be greatly improved."
"Take salt production as an example. Through steam-driven salt production, the output and quality of salt have been greatly improved."
"You can ask yourself, in the past few months, have you been worried about too little salt?"
"Even during the Zaohu riot?"
As soon as Zhou Ning's question came out, everyone around was stunned.
After pondering for a while, someone said uncertainly: "It seems that I have never been worried. Although the price of salt will fluctuate, I have never heard of salt shortage. This has never happened before."
"The machine makes salt so fast, how can it be lacking in salt?"
"Is this the role of the machine?"
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More and more people are thinking about it. Come. No one had thought about this before, but now that someone reminded them, they also reacted.
The efficiency of making salt by machine is so high that even if there is trouble in the kitchen, if people stop and the machine does not stop, salt will still be produced. Naturally, there will be no crisis of salt shortage.
Deng Muzi had a dark face.
I feel a little unhappy, but I have to admit that this is a fact.
When they started making trouble, they wanted to affect the salt market, so that there would be a shortage of salt in the market, and then let the people participate. However, the machines in the salt factory did not stop, and they were unable to rush in. In the end, it became They fought alone, but fortunately many of them were young and strong, which kept things going.
Otherwise it won’t last at all.
Even so, the movement became less and less.
Because it’s useless.
Zhou Ning said: "Now these machines are only used for making salt, but what about in the future? They may not be able to be used for farming. When the time comes, machines will be used to transplant rice seedlings, day and night. This cannot be done by humans. Fast? Due to the efficiency of the machine, many uncultivated areas may not be able to be developed into fertile fields in the future."
"With more food, people will be able to survive."
"By then. Even if there are any natural or man-made disasters, there will not be a major food shortage problem in the local area.”
"Even if there is a real food shortage, the imperial court can quickly allocate food and come to provide disaster relief with the help of iron horses. I don't know how many people will survive."
"Machines change life!"
" I admit that the emergence of machines will have a big impact on the lives of many people. I am afraid there are many kitchen households, waterworkers, and some who are engaged in trackers. But you ask yourself, if there is no pressure to make a living, Do you really want to do what you are doing now?"
Deng Muzi gritted his teeth and his heart was completely relaxed.
If it were not for the sake of livelihood, who would want to make salt every day, walk around the stove every day, be roasted by the fire, transport brine, turn and fry every day, but as Zhou Ning said, no If they want to live, this is all they can do now.
Without salt production, they would have no way to survive.
What choice do they have?
Zhou Ning said: "The emergence of machines is going to change everything."
"The Ming Dynasty is actually short of people."
"The population is seriously insufficient."
"Now the imperial court has only deliberately imposed restrictions so that the world will not be unbalanced and can continue to run smoothly. However, if some manpower that could have been saved is saved and used in other aspects, the Ming Dynasty may not become better."
“Sufficient food and clothing for the people is indeed a top priority.”
“But machines can free up more manpower, allowing these people to do more valuable and meaningful things, making the whole world All the people in the world will benefit from it. The emergence of machines is to bring the world to a prosperous road. "
"Rescue the people from heavy labor."
"Let these people engage in machine-related work, such as assembling machines, repairing machines, using machines, and of course creating machines. Each of these is easier than what you are doing."
"And the value is higher!"
"Even if we are mining coal, with the help of machines, more can be mined, and workers are not needed to do the most dangerous work. More coal is mined, and the people benefit from it. , and the price of coal will be relatively reduced, which will also promote the development of other machine-related industries."
"Then the emergence of machines will definitely make the world better. In order to kill your way of survival.”
“But to guide you towards a better future, so don’t have too much resistance to the emergence of machines, because if you look at it for a long time, you will definitely find that in the future, The emergence of machines will actually greatly improve your lives. ”
"Now, under Lord Xia's plan, the north will increase its investment in the textile industry."
"Perhaps it won't be long before everyone in the world can wear and afford clothes."
“The time for a family to wear one set of clothes will be gone forever.”
“But all this takes time.”
“The imperial court will also do this in the future. Make better decisions and try to avoid what happened to Zaohu in the South.”
"Everyone should encourage each other!"
(End of this chapter)