Chapter 2408
For these Haihan nationals in Hainan Island, the war in Shandong during the Ming Dynasty can only be understood through official public information published in newspapers. Therefore, the direction of private public opinion naturally follows the official lead and has a negative impact on the Ming Dynasty. It is difficult to say anything positive about the performance of the ruling class in this war against the Qing Dynasty.
Of course, the newspaper also mentioned that Haihan is currently trying its best to save tens of thousands of displaced war refugees in Shandong, and some of them will be transported to some of Haihan's overseas colonies for resettlement nearby. Anyone with a little knowledge can imagine that this kind of relief measures arranged by the government will effectively alleviate the long-term demand for labor in overseas colonies, and these immigrants will also have the opportunity to join the Haihan Kingdom in the future.
Such relief measures are not unfamiliar to the people of Haihan. In the early years, a large number of people that Haihan gained from Annan and Daming came to settle in Haihan as war refugees. These people have also played a very important role in the construction and development of Haihan. Many people have now become the backbone of various industries. There are even some people who have been appreciated by senior officials for their outstanding abilities and have now become Civil and military officials at all levels who hold real power.
It is precisely because of this upward path that can break class barriers that many people realize that as long as they have real skills, they have the opportunity to make a difference in Haihan.
It doesn’t matter even if you don’t have any skills when you come to Haihan. The vocational education system currently implemented in Haihan provides many opportunities for people to receive professional training. As long as you have a good brain and are willing to learn and work hard, you will have plenty of opportunities to learn from ordinary people. Stand out from the group and become technical talents enjoying national salary.
Huang Zhichang from Zengcheng County, Guangdong and Yin Dezhi from Boluo County, Guangdong are such lucky people. These two people encountered misfortune when they were young. They lost all their family members in the Guangdong bandit rebellion in 1628. After surviving by chance, they were sent by their fellow villagers to Lijiazhuang, Panyu County, which accepted a large number of refugees at that time. Naturally, Lijiazhuang's actions in recruiting refugees were to provide cover for Haihan, so they later moved to Hainan Island.
They were only eight years old when they arrived in Hainan Island. Because they no longer had family members around them, they could only be resettled according to the program specially set up by the Executive Committee for orphans among war refugees. However, this does not mean just throwing them into an orphanage. In fact, Haihan officials also provide educational opportunities for these children who have no family ties. Huang Zhichang and Yin Dezhi completed elementary school in Sanya, and were recommended to Sanya Junior High School with excellent results.
The experiences of these two people were widely reported by the propaganda department at the time as positive examples of the Haihan immigration policy, and even made the headlines of the Haihan Times. It was precisely because they appeared in the newspaper that they were noticed by a certain nobleman, and they began to receive funding. They successfully graduated from Sanya Junior High School in 1635, and were then assigned to a machinery factory in Tiandu Industrial Zone. Be an intern.
The two of them arrived at the factory early that day. Huang Zhichang was responsible for cleaning and packing tools and parts, while Yin Dezhi went to the small coal stove to light a fire and boil water for the master who would arrive later to make tea. During the three years of working in the machinery factory, as long as it was not a day off, they had always divided their work in this way and had everything packed and ready before going to work.
However, they arrived earlier than usual today because there was an important craft project that was to be inspected and accepted today. It was said that some important figures from the executive committee were coming, so they had to try their best to keep the place as clean as possible. Of course, the area they are responsible for is only the small area where they usually do project research with their master, and there is no need to clean the entire production area in the factory.
"Master said that if this project can successfully pass the acceptance inspection, both of us can get a salary increase. How much do you think we can get this time?" After Huang Zhichang finished packing, he chatted with Yin Dezhi.
Yin Dezhi put down the fire tongs holding the briquettes, patted the soot on his hands, and responded softly: "It depends on how much work you can do. If you can do all the work in the factory, you won't even get a tenfold salary." So many!”
Huang Zhichang sneered and said: "I don't have that much ability."
Yin Dezhi said: "We just have to obey orders and do things well. As for whether we have the ability or not, Master will naturally see it."
One of these two people has an active mind, and the other has a calm temperament, but they are both talented people, so they were selected by their master for long-term training. When the two of them were washing their hands after finishing their work, they saw a carriage slowly parked outside the factory gate. Huang Zhichang patted Yin Dezhi with his hand and said, "Master is here."
The guard on duty outside the factory gate stepped forward and saluted with a military salute before reaching out to open the car door. What got out of the car was a fat middle-aged man dressed in black, holding a briefcase in one hand and a metal toolbox in the other.
"Good morning, Master!" Huang Zhichang and Yin Dezhi, who had already arrived at the door, greeted each other and quickly stepped forward to take the briefcase and toolbox from the man's hand.
"Morning!" The man was obviously accustomed to such scenes. He nodded slightly, handed the things in his hands to the two apprentices, and walked slowly towards the factory with his hands behind his back. When the workers in the factory saw him, they all bowed and said hello: "Good morning, director!"
This middle-aged man is the master of Huang and Yin, and he is also the person in charge of this machinery factory. His name is Yu Feng, and his identity is naturally a time traveler. Before time travel, he once ran a small machinery factory with an ordinary business. By chance, Yu Feng learned of the existence of the time-travel plan. After personally traveling to Guangzhou several times to verify the authenticity of the plan, Yu Feng became interested. At that time, he encountered some big troubles that could not be resolved and could no longer continue to run his machinery factory, so he managed to convince his wife and took his three-year-old daughter to participate in the time-travel operation.
Of course, Yu Feng's family is still richer than most time travellers. He packed up all the well-operated machinery and equipment in his small factory as capital for the stock investment operation, and this also earned him the opportunity to open a store after time travel. The right to operate a machine shop independently. However, in exchange, all production technology and production equipment here, and even product sales, are subject to strict official supervision, and production capacity must be prioritized to ensure the completion of official purchase orders. The machinery and equipment can be packaged, but it was not possible to package all the workers and technicians in the factory and bring them over. So after this time and space, Yu Feng made personnel training the first priority for resuming production. However, the time required to train people with little cultural foundation into industrial workers who can skillfully operate machinery and equipment is often measured in years, and the time and energy required to cultivate technical backbones is even greater.
Yu Feng knows that the process of training talents is not easy, so he has put a lot of effort into selecting training candidates. In addition to hiring some craftsmen with certain skills, he will give priority to young people with smart minds so that they can be trained as much as possible. Learn basic knowledge and operational skills in a short period of time.
A few years ago, Yu Feng saw a report in the newspaper about the official education provided to refugee teenagers, and he paid attention to Huang Zhichang and Yin Dezhi, two teenagers who were recommended to Sanya Junior High School. Although Sanya Junior High School is an educational institution for naturalized citizens, due to the limited enrollment, it is not an ordinary school that everyone can attend. The students admitted must either have a certain family background or be extremely talented. people.
However, among the people who came to Haihan as refugees, the basic education they received in the early stage was often incomplete, so there were not many people who could get into this school, let alone those who were exempted from the exam and recommended. As far as Yu Feng knows, there are only about ten refugee students who can be exempted from taking exams and recommended based on their academic performance every year. The two young men mentioned in the newspaper are only eleven or twelve years old. If they are really good prospects, they must start early, otherwise they may become someone else's apprentice a few days later.
So Yu Feng secretly asked about the situation of these two children through his connections, and confirmed that they indeed had better learning ability than their peers. Then he immediately and quietly reported to the Executive Committee and the Ministry of Culture and Education, and applied for private rights. Support the future study and life of these two children. Of course, this kind of support is not without asking for anything in return. Yu Feng also made it clear that he hopes to allow these two children to intern under him after graduating from junior high school. At that time, he will personally teach them various mechanical-related knowledge.
Relevant departments will not object to such an arrangement. After all, after these students graduate from junior high school, the government will usually assign most of them to various production units to learn technology. Only a very small number of particularly outstanding people will have the opportunity to enter. Continue your education at a higher institution. If someone like Yu Feng stepped forward to claim some of the students in advance, it would save the authorities some trouble, and the employer's early intervention would also be conducive to the cultivation of talents.
However, Yu Feng was not the only one who had this idea at that time, but he acted the fastest. While others were still hesitant, he had already finalized the arrangement with the relevant departments. When others went to find the Ministry of Culture and Education, they realized that Yu Feng had already got there first.
As the chosen ones, Huang Zhichang and Yin Dezhi, of course, had no choice but to accept the arrangement, but this was not a bad thing for them. Yu Feng had to bear all the food and clothing expenses since junior high school, and they got it immediately after graduation. A stable job that makes others envious. Not only did they have enough income to support themselves, but they also became apprentices directly under the time travellers. They learned the secret skills of Haihan that were kept secret from the outside world. From now on, they would become respected engineers after completing their studies. This was something they never dared to think about when they were young. desired life path.
Yu Feng entered his office and saw a pot of hot tea that had just been brewed on the table. He ordered Huang Zhichang to call in several foremen in the factory. He wanted to hear relevant production status reports and then give They assign new production tasks.
Most of the mechanical equipment that Yu Feng brought with him when he traveled through time has been sealed in the warehouse. These machining equipment were all priceless in this era, and maintenance was very difficult, so they were only used intermittently in the first few years to replicate steam-powered versions of lathes, washers, planers and other machine tools. Although its processing capacity and accuracy are far inferior to the original equipment, it is easy to maintain and repair, simple to operate, and its cost of use is far lower than those precious equipments brought over by Yu Feng.
The orders currently being produced by this machinery factory are mainly for Type 33 rifle barrels installed in the Haihan Army. This kind of rifled barrel has relatively high requirements for equipment and processing technology in terms of production technology, and requires technicians. Only by operating the rifling machine at a certain angle and processing the barrel about a hundred times can four high-quality rifling lines be carved into the barrel.
The materials used to process the drill bits and boring tools for gun barrels are very difficult to refine in this time and space. Their value is even comparable to gold, and it is not something he can make here. He needs to ask others. Production department orders. Therefore, rifled barrels are high-value weapons with very limited production capacity, and their production costs are much higher than smooth-bore weapons.
Of course, production capacity is limited and supply exceeds demand, which means that relative profits are also higher. The annual gun barrel processing orders for the Ministry of National Defense alone are enough to maintain the operation of the machinery factory and support the more than a hundred workers and technicians here.
While drinking tea, Yu Feng listened to the reports of the foremen and answered some technical problems they encountered. During this period, Huang Zhichang and Yin Dezhi were asked to stand beside them. Although these two apprentices would not be directly involved in the processing and production of gun barrels, listening to the content of these work exchanges would also help them become familiar with the production of these military products. process. As for how much they can learn from it, it depends on their personal understanding.
Yu Feng is not a person who is easily satisfied with the status quo. Although official orders can guarantee the operation of the machinery factory, he still hopes to make more explorations in technology and copy as much as possible the technologies he has mastered. to the current era. Although some technologies will face many difficulties in re-implementing them here, after years of hard exploration, more and more key technologies are now ready for breakthroughs.
The project that Yu Feng wants to conduct technical verification today is electric welding. He has been planning and preparing for this for several years and spent a lot of time collecting various required materials from all over Haihan. Just to find the manganese clay needed to make welding rods, he took Huang and Yin to Guangxi for more than two months.
Haihan had used up the welding rods brought from the old time and space a few years ago, and the relevant research and development work was only being carried out here by Yu Feng. If Haihan wants to restart welding technology in industrial production, it must rely on the welding rods produced by Yu Feng to overcome various technical difficulties.
(End of chapter)