Chapter 1594 Zhang Jinbao’s plan
Since the founding of Haihan, the management of the three religions and nine streams has been much stricter than during the Ming Dynasty. According to what Xun Pengcheng has been exposed to in the past, the government has always been very strict in supervising civil associations. Traditional civil organizations such as guilds must be registered with the government. After the Danzhou assassination in 1631, Even various organizations in the cultural sector have been registered with the government. And because Danzhou is the place where the incident occurred, and the main culprit at the time, Huang Zixing, was from the cultural circle, the control here is even stricter. Non-governmental organizations must report for approval and make public announcements after gatherings of more than ten people, even various literary societies. exception.
Although such regulations are somewhat unreasonable, the results achieved are very ideal. There have been no major public security cases in Danzhou since 1631. In terms of public security situation, it is even better than Sanya. Since it is effective, the government will definitely continue this method, which is why the Haifeng Poetry Society has such a strange practice of posting notices in the city. However, Zhang Jinbao intended to attract strangers to participate in the event, and Xun Pengcheng still didn't quite understand what his purpose was.
Then Zhang Jinbao continued: "As we all know, Danzhou is a famous cultural city with many academies that train more than 1,000 talents of all kinds for the country every year. However, fierce competition among various academies for students is inevitable, and the exchange of talents has also begun. Being blocked. When I founded this Hai Feng Poetry Society, I recruited the elites from various academies in order to break down barriers and provide a place for talents to exchange knowledge!”
When Xun Pengcheng heard this, he admired the idea of this golden treasure. In fact, there is a similar organization in Sanya, but it is not privately organized, but the state has come forward to organize an institution similar to an institute, and high-level Haihan officials will personally give training courses to these elites. Of course, one elite is not the other. Talents who are outstanding here in Danzhou will probably have to learn from scratch when they go to Sanya.
Someone said: "Brother, you don't have to say it so beautifully. You have to provide a venue and take the lead in organizing the activities of this poetry club. The fee shouldn't be low, right?"
Zhang Jinbao responded: "To be honest, most of the members recruited by the poetry club are not from well-off families. If I really want to charge a fee, most of them will probably not come. So in fact, for those who attend the party, Man, I won’t accept any money from you.”
"What about people who are not from the poetry club? Like us?" Xun Pengcheng couldn't help but ask. He didn't believe that Zhang Jinbao did this kind of activity without asking for anything in return. Even if he couldn't make money, he should at least try to recover the cost, right? And there is still a question in his mind that he has not asked, that is, how did Zhang Jinbao contact these elites who are said to be from various academies and gain their trust?
You must know that these people are not uneducated and ignorant people. Xun Pengcheng discovered during previous conversations with these people that their minds, knowledge, and reaction capabilities are far superior to ordinary people. They have certain professional skills and are very knowledgeable about national affairs, including national affairs. We also have our own opinions on many things, and they are not so easy to fool. This golden treasure can bring these people together. Even if he uses coercion and inducement, people must know that he does have this ability to be effective.
As for Zhang Jinbao, who owns a property like Fengming Villa outside Danzhou City, he must not be an unknown person. Xun Pengcheng even felt that he had seen this name somewhere before, but he really couldn't remember it. Details, I am not sure whether my memory is an illusion.
Zhang Jinbao heard Xun Pengcheng's question and responded with a smile: "Brother Cheng, don't worry, the so-called fee is just to let those boring idlers evacuate automatically. As long as you enter the door of the villa, all food and accommodation will be borne by you. Of course, Brother Cheng is very impressive and looks like no ordinary person. I really hope to hear Brother Cheng’s opinions later.”
Xun Pengcheng knew that his appearance had nothing to do with Qi Yu Xuanang. If it weren't for his clothes, he might have been stopped by Zhang Jinbao's men at the archway outside. People who can enter this place have obviously been screened by Zhang Jinbao, and the registration procedures outside the villa just now are extremely simple. Zhang Jinbao’s criteria for letting people in cannot be based on knowledge and identity. He judged whether he had money or not based on his dress, and only let in people who looked wealthy. This seemed to be verified by the few people who were let in after him.
But Xun Pengcheng still didn't understand what Zhang Jinbao's purpose was and could only continue to wait and see. But he could vaguely feel that Zhang Jinbao attracted these wealthy and idle people through notices or other means, and he probably didn't just let them act as spectators.
Zhang Jinbao said: "Maybe the new friends who are here for the first time still have some questions. Please don't worry and take a look at the content of our activities first. This will probably be more intuitive than my explanation."
After Zhang Jinbao finished speaking, he left the speaking position and found an empty seat in the front row to sit down. It seemed that he planned to become an audience member next.
At that moment, two people left the table and stood up, walking to the place where Zhang Jinbao had just spoken. One of them turned around and took some chalk and started writing and drawing on the huge blackboard.
Another person explained to everyone: "I am Liao Xiang from Bailu Academy. This is Miao Haisheng from Qiongxi Academy. What I want to show you today is the new rudder that the two of us are developing. Everyone Everyone knows that a rudder is the only way for a ship to change its direction when it is on the water. Although the principle is simple, few people think about how to make this component easier to operate, more labor-saving, and more effective. ”
Xun Pengcheng saw Miao Haisheng standing on the blackboard writing and drawing. He was the same person he had chatted with when he was hanging out in front of the bookshelf. At that time, he could sense from the conversation that this person was relatively knowledgeable about shipbuilding and navigation, but he did not expect that the Haifeng Poetry Club's so-called "meeting friends through literature" would be carried out in such a form. It’s just that ordinary people would have nothing to do to study rudders. Even if they know that ordinary rudders can be improved, what’s the use? Even fishermen or maritime traders may not be able to make and replace their own rudders.
Then Liao Xiang continued: "Brother Miao studied shipbuilding technology and was good at carpentry. What I studied was arithmetic and I was better at calculations. Brother Miao came to me before and told me about this idea, and the two of us started working together. After more than a month of research, we finally made some progress.”
At this time, Miao Haisheng had already drawn the general appearance of the rudder on the blackboard, and then took over the conversation and introduced: "The rudder blade extends to the front of the rudder stock, which can make the water pressure in the front and rear of the rudder stock more balanced. The openings on the rudder blade The small holes allow the water flow on both sides of the rudder blade to communicate. These two points can make the steering of the rudder more effortless. A suspension cable and a winch are added to the rudder to adjust the depth of the rudder blade into the water according to the depth of the channel, thereby improving the rudder efficiency. On a large ship, a steering device can be added so that the rudder can be operated on the deck. However, what is shown today is only the rudder blade, and there will be no further explanation. "Xun Pengcheng is a layman in both navigation and shipbuilding. As for this rudder. I don’t even know how to make the leaves. He didn't quite understand the significance of studying this thing. Shouldn't this be the task of professional institutions like the Victory Port Shipyard? Xun Pengcheng was not interested in these things to begin with, but he didn't pay much attention to what Liao Xiang and Miao Haisheng said later. However, he was a little interested in how this cross-academy staff combination came together. Could it be through the so-called Hai Feng Poetry Club?
The two people spent about a cup of tea talking about the structure and characteristics of the rudder in detail. Liao Xiang then asked everyone present: "Do you have any questions to ask?"< br>
Xun Pengcheng thought to himself how to ask this question. Why do you have nothing to do to study the manufacturing method of this rudder? I just want to ask myself why I came to this place to sit and listen to you explain these inexplicable things. He estimated that most of the people here were like him and basically didn't understand what the two men had just said.
Unexpectedly, someone actually asked them at the scene: "Have you ever made a sample? Have you tried it on a ship?"
Miao Haisheng said: "Of course the real thing has been built and put on the ship for trial. The results are very obvious. However, our conditions are limited and the only ships we can find are not too big fishing boats. If there is a chance to find more in the future, With larger ships, perhaps the progress of the test will be accelerated.”
The person who asked the question continued: "If someone wants to buy this... this... from you..."
The man didn't seem to know how to describe this thing for a while, but Zhang Jinbao added: "This kind of invention."
The man nodded and said: "Yes, yes, this invention...how to proceed?"
Liao Xiang and Miao Haisheng stopped talking now, but their eyes turned to Zhang Jinbao. It was obvious that he was the one who could make the decision. Zhang Jinbao smiled and said: "This new type of rudder is still in the research stage, so my friend does not need to be impatient. If you are really interested in this, you can also participate in the research, whether it is direct funding or providing ships. It is to be developed. After success, you can give priority to equipment.”
After listening to this conversation, Xun Pengcheng suddenly felt that he had touched on some clues. The special gathering arranged by Zhang Jinbao was probably not just for these academy elites to display their research results, but also for these results to be exposed to the outside world. The understanding is even affirmation. He remembered seeing an article in the "Haihan Times" a few months ago. The content was that the executive committee required research institutions to cooperate with production institutions to transform the research results on paper into physical objects as soon as possible. The scene in front of me seems to reflect the requirements of the Executive Committee to a certain extent.
Xun Pengcheng turned his head and looked at the person who had been asking questions to Liao Xiang and Liao Xiang. He had also chatted with the other person for a few words before and roughly knew that the person was engaged in maritime trade. Perhaps this was how that person felt about this research project. Reasons for interest. If the new rudder developed by these two people can really improve the seaworthiness of the ship, then of course the most direct beneficiaries will be the people who rely on the sea for their meals. Zhang Jinbao's intention was obviously to introduce outside sponsorship to this research project.
yes! It's sponsorship! Xun Pengcheng suddenly realized that this method of operation was actually not complicated. Zhang Jinbao gathered these academy elites together to study certain projects with commercial prospects. After certain results were achieved, he began to look for interested people to invest. After sponsors inject funds, this project can be guaranteed to have better prospects, and maybe it can achieve mass production and make a lot of money. And Zhang Jinbao, the actual operator, may be looking forward to hatching a few real golden eggs.
But Xun Pengcheng also felt that Zhang Jinbao was too casual in attracting investment. Not to mention that the passers-by he summoned seemed completely random and had no specific purpose. Moreover, only a few passers-by attended such a gathering. The chances of a passerby's interests matching a research project are too low. When Xun Pengcheng was in Sanya, he would see various investment promotion activities every year, and he had some knowledge of the methods involved. He was already thinking about whether he should talk to Zhang Jinbao about related topics after this matter was over. .
Zhang Jinbao and the man briefly talked about the project operation method for a few more words, and then Xun Pengcheng realized that the rudder was not as simple as it seemed. Haihan's shipbuilding technology has long been famous, but in fact, advanced shipbuilding technology has always existed only in government-run shipyards. Most of the shipbuilding orders of official shipyards come from the Ministry of National Defense, the Ministry of Shipping and other departments, and the remaining The few orders placed are almost all for combat ships exported to other countries. Private people want to place orders for new sailboats at official shipyards. Firstly, prices remain high due to production capacity issues. Secondly, shipyards generally only accept large orders in consideration of dock utilization rates.
As a result, only a few powerful sea merchants have the capital to order new sailboats with original performance from official shipyards. Most of the shipbuilding demand from the private sector can only be built in ordinary shipyards. Naturally, government-run shipyards will not release advanced ship designs easily. Therefore, if private ships want to improve their performance, they can only explore and modify them on their own, but this is not easy for ordinary shipwrights who lack system knowledge. Most of the shipbuilding techniques they learned were passed down from one generation to the next, and very few improvements could be made to ship design. I don't know how many people would have a talented shipbuilder like Zhang Tiangui.
And most of the talented and learned shipbuilders were recruited by the government into the best shipyards. You can imagine the level of shipwrights who are just making a living among the people. Even if it is just an improved design of a ship's rudder, not just anyone can accomplish it. This is why the maritime businessman immediately asked after listening to the introduction. If the two people standing in front of them explaining the rudder design can really improve the performance of the ship, then it will be worthwhile even if they pay some financial price.
(End of chapter)