Chapter 787: Revitalizing the Internal Economy
There is so much to say about those prisoners.
Shen Qingqian is currently being taken by Sheng Ze to the newly built research and development base. It is said that there has been new progress in the steam engine.
"Do you remember what you told Mr. Qin about crucible steelmaking?" Sheng Ze chatted with Shen Qingqian as they walked.
"Well, isn't he already using it?" Shen Qingqian nodded.
Sheng Ze curled his lips. "He didn't use it much before, but this time, at Ryan and Lyle's request, he simply set aside a space and used the crucible to make steel to make small parts. A few days ago, he was said to be accepting external orders."
The situation in northern Hubei is getting better and better, and the people's enthusiasm for work is high. As everyone sees that the crop yields in the fields have not decreased, everyone breathes a sigh of relief, and no one is holding on to their wallets and refusing to buy things anymore.
If a sphere of influence has no commercial circulation, its development will be hindered. Otherwise, it will accelerate the rapid growth of all industries.
Since the Hubei Northern Army acquired gunpowder weapons, the Military Equipment Bureau quickly became independent and established a special arsenal. In addition to producing weapons for the Hubei Northern Army, it also accepted orders from outside to subsidize the workers in the arsenal.
Of course, there are definitely requirements for this "external" aspect, and not everyone can place an order.
"Mr. Qin is indeed worthy of being Mr. Qin!" Shen Qingqian sighed.
I still remember that he wanted to take her as his apprentice, but she politely refused him many times before he finally gave up the idea.
At that time, he mentioned that the ordinary workers in the Arsenal were not paid well, and he was powerless to fight for it. After all, the military pay of the Hubei Northern Army was decided by the imperial court.
Looking at it now, Old Qin is now leading a group of people to engage in research and development. He is really not vague at all. After the development of gunpowder weapons came to an end, he immediately joined the Ryan brothers in the development of steam engines.
But such a complex big thing cannot be made in a few days. Several people worked on it for half a month and only made a little progress.
However, this little progress was enough to make them happy enough to invite people to come and see.
The Military Equipment Bureau has a separate arsenal, and Liang Cheng finally agreed that they could give him special treatment within a certain range to solve the issue of wages.
Speaking of this, we have to talk about the Ryan brothers, or the treatment of technical talents like them in northern Hubei.
Most of these people could speak more than two languages, which showed that they had good learning ability and memory. Therefore, they learned the Dajin dialect faster than ordinary captives and could communicate smoothly by gestures in less than half a month.
Liang Cheng thought that manpower should not be wasted, so he directly let these people join the Ezhou construction. They still had to continue learning the language, but they also couldn't slack off in their work.
At first, some people complained bitterly, but they soon discovered that the Hubei Northern Army had fulfilled all the things they promised them, including food. Sometimes their food was even better than that of ordinary soldiers.
Shen Qingqian inadvertently reminded him of this, and Sheng Ze specifically asked someone to take care of it.
Intellectual workers have a great demand for high protein, so it is naturally impossible for them to eat light porridge and side dishes every day.
With these as a foundation, these people's enthusiasm for work was boosted.
The sudden increase in population by more than 100,000 put Ezhou under great pressure, but they had a goal, and more people were willing to spend money, so the internal economy was revitalized.
Let’s get back to the present.
Shen Qingqian and Sheng Ze arrived at the large room where the steam engine was placed. As soon as they reached the door, Shen Qingqian couldn't help but twitch the corners of her mouth.
Did they misunderstand something?
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