"He's in Manila, do I want to see him?" A purple-clothed girl sat in the boudoir, rubbing the corners of her skirt unnaturally with her hands. This girl is Pan Ying. learned that Wang Xinyu accepted another marriage in Jiangnan, and she had an indescribable feeling on her psychological side. She knew that Qian Qianyi's daughter was born to Liu Ruyi, and it was said that she was so embarrassed that she was a flower in the world, and she was the only one in the world. In terms of appearance, I definitely can't compare with Miss Qian. In terms of status, she can't be compared with Zheng Yun. Although Zheng Chenggong has passed away, the status of the Zheng family is there, how can he compete with the Miss Zheng family.

At this moment, there was a commotion outside, and listening to the sound, it seemed that a distinguished guest had come to visit her grandfather.

Hearing that familiar voice, Pan Ying's heart moved: It's him! It's him who came to our house!

"Forget it, don't bother yourself! He came to our house to talk to my grandfather about things, so what did I say when I went? Pan Ying said to herself secretly in her heart. But he moved his steps unconsciously and unconsciously came to the lobby behind the screen.

Wang Xinyu, who was sitting in the hall, had already talked to Pan Liu, talking about improving the treatment of craftsmen, and Nanyang Company setting up a patent law to improve the enthusiasm of craftsmen and let them take out their own craftsmanship.

"Old man Pan, once this patent law is implemented, although we will suffer a little loss at the beginning and have to pay a lot of silver to them, but think about it, if every capable craftsman hides his own self and refuses to teach others, some key work can only be done by a few of them, so can our output be increased? And if they hand over their craft, and we exchange money with them, we will have more people master the craft, and then our production will be greatly increased, and we will be able to produce more things. We can sell for more money, so we are still cost-effective! Wang Xinyu is patiently explaining the benefits of patent law to Pan Liu.

"You have a point! If we implement this method, we will be able to allow the craftsmen to teach their methods to more people. However, if someone invents a patent that is not of great use, it still can't compete with other people's technology. Shall we also give him a patent? Pan Liu asked.

"Give! As long as it is innovative, it can be given! But we don't use his patents, and we have the final say! We can take the approach of bidding and choose the best one. If his method doesn't work, we don't need him, and he won't get a penny of copper coins if he has a patent, unless someone else buys it. In this way, the craftsmen are encouraged to compete to see who can come up with better things, which is conducive to improving the level of production technology. Wang Xinyu explained with a smile.

"Not bad! Not bad indeed! The old man will summon several major shareholders tomorrow and hold a board meeting to discuss this matter! I believe that they are all people with vision. Would definitely agree with us! Those who have no vision did not enter our company's shares back then, and now which one is not repentant? Hahaha! Pan Liu stroked his beard and smiled.

The two chatted for a while about other topics, and learned from Pan Liukou that Luzon Island was developing very rapidly, and the group of captives transferred from Qiongzhou Island were still in Luzon. Originally, after the Qing army withdrew from Qiongzhou, these prisoners were to be sent back to Qiongzhou, but because the construction sites in Dingguo Bay urgently needed manpower, these prisoners were temporarily retained. At present, the large steel plant has been completed. A large cement factory and a glass factory were also built in Dingguo Bay. In addition, a textile factory was also built in Yanping City. Most of the workers used are also contractors from indigenous people, which can save a lot of costs.

Hearing about the textile factory, Wang Xinyu thought to himself: It's a pity that I don't know how to design Jenny's spinning machine, otherwise the efficiency will be higher.

"It's been eavesdropping for so long, come out!" Pan Liu suddenly shouted behind the screen.

Pan Ying saw that she couldn't hide, so she walked out from behind the screen. first called "grandpa", and then turned his head to Wang Xinyu Yingying and said a thousand blessings.

"This girl is spoiled by the old man!" Pan Liu said with a smile. In fact, he also knows his granddaughter's affection for Wang Xinyu, and he also hopes to get closer to him and Wang Xinyu through marriage. If it weren't for Wang Xinyu, his Pan Liu's family business would not be as big as it is now. But Wang Xinyu already has a wife. And there is also a side concubine who is about to come to the door. If this precious granddaughter marries Wang Xinyu again, her status will definitely not be as good as Qian Qianyi's daughter.

"Miss Pan!" Wang Xinyu returned the salute. He saw that Pan Ying looked at him with a little resentment in his eyes, and he felt very uncomfortable in his heart. For this girl, Wang Xinyu regards her as important as Zheng Yun, and this infatuated girl has been waiting for her for more than two years, and she is now seventeen years old. In this era, a seventeen-year-old girl is considered to be married late before she is married.

If Zheng Yun is a tiger girl, then Pan Ying is a talented and intelligent woman. Zheng Yun can lead troops to fight and command the army when he is away; And what about Pan Ying? But it can run the company for itself and engage in economic development. These two women, one literate and one martial, are very important to themselves. To tell the truth, although Miss Qian is beautiful, it is just a pure political marriage for herself, and she has no feelings for her.

"The old man will go back to the study first, you two haven't seen each other for a long time, so let's talk more." Pan Liu got up and said. In his mind, he thinks that Wang Xinyu not only has the appearance of a vassal king, but also the appearance of an emperor! If Wang Xinyu can become the emperor, then even if the granddaughter is young, she will not suffer.

When Pan Ying saw her grandfather leaving, her shy eyes released irrepressible joy, but the smile was only fleeting, she held her proud chest and sighed softly: "Son's son is getting married again?" ”

"Back to the girl!" Wang Xinyu felt a little messy and clueless at this time, so he hurriedly explained, "Xiaosheng has to be filial piety for Wang Shouxiao of Yanping County for three years, and he can't marry in these three years." ”

"That's going to marry Miss Qian in three years?" Pan Ying's face was obviously full of vinegar.

Wang Xinyu lowered his voice and said, "Miss Pan, in fact, Xiaosheng is still willing to marry you first!" That Miss Qian was the bridge between the prince and Master Zhang in order to win over the Jiangnan scholars. To be honest, Xiaosheng has no feelings for Miss Qian. ”

Listening to Wang Xinyu's words, Pan Ying felt a little in her heart. Suddenly, she remembered that Miss Qian was very beautiful, so she asked softly: "Wang Gongzi, I heard that Miss Qian is the daughter of Liu Ruyi, one of the eight Yans of Qin Huai, and she was born with unparalleled beauty and captivity. Childe, tell me, how does the concubine compare to Miss Qian? ”

"She's pretty though. But she was a foot-bound woman. Xiaosheng doesn't like foot-bound women, so he likes Tianzu women like you. Wang Xinyu replied with an honest face.

"Like Tianzu?" Pan Ying was stunned, "It is said that men like three-inch golden lotus, but Gongzi is the opposite." ”

"If you're born with small feet, what man doesn't like them? But he who binds his feet and deforms them. It's really uncomfortable to see. Wang Xinyu replied. In fact, he didn't know that Qian Zhiyu's foot binding was not the kind of very perverted foot binding later, and the women's foot binding in the Ming Dynasty only slightly bent their feet, and they didn't wrap such small feet. It wasn't until later that Wang Xinyu and Qian Zhiyu got married that he understood these things, and at that time he sighed: Lao Tzu was deceived by what the Manchu Qing Dynasty wrote again!

Pan Ying smiled as brightly as a flower: "Childe is also different from ordinary people!" ”

The next morning, Nanyang Company held a board meeting, at which Wang Xinyu and Pan Liu put forward a proposal for the implementation of the Patent Law. When it is understood that patent law can promote technology and increase productivity. Almost all shareholders agreed to the implementation of the patent law. Although it costs a certain amount of money to implement the patent law, it is definitely a good deal. If all the craftsmen hide their own methods, it will not be conducive to the expansion of reproduction. Everyone has brought out their own unique skills, which is of great benefit to the company.

At the same time, Wang Xinyu also proposed to improve the status of craftsmen and set up a meritorious system for craftsmen.

The specific implementation method is that craftsmen also have merit points like soldiers. When a craftsman invents a method can be of great significance, it can greatly increase productivity. It can increase the level of weapons, or new products can be sold for a large price, so that the craftsman can earn merit points. After accumulating a certain number of merit points, you can be promoted. This also means that artisan households can also be promoted, and they are no longer the lowest-status artisan households.

Wang Xinyu also plans to establish an academy of sciences and research institutes in the future. Dedicated to the development of science and technology. The officials of the Academy of Sciences and the Academy of Sciences are appointed by craftsmen with high meritorious value.

After the implementation of the patent law and the artisan merit system, Wang Xinyu later discovered that the craftsmen of the Han people were actually very creative. Since ancient times, the minds of the ancients were no dumber than those of modern people. In fact, there are many skilled craftsmen in the people, who can create incredible things. It's just that the status of craftsmen was low at that time, and everyone had to keep their craft, so China's scientific and technological development has been slow. In fact, in many ways, Chinese are no worse than foreigners.

Later, a young man named Xu Zhengming appeared, who was from Suzhou. In real history, this person worked part-time to make money, and spent his life to create a pedal flying car that could fly off the ground. In fact, this so-called flying car is a kind of human-powered helicopter, the principle of this thing is very simple, but to make the rotor rotate, the wind blowing downward can make the flying car a few feet above the ground, how much physical strength is required! Therefore, the ingenious mechanism design of this flying car is not something that half of the skilled craftsmen can make. In this era, Xu Zhengming had just built a flying car, and the Nanyang Company immediately rushed to buy the patent for the flying car at a high price, and hired Xu Zhengming to be a five-grade official of the Academy of Sciences.

After Xu Zhengming got sufficient funds from Nanyang Company, he was like a fish in water, showed his skills and let go of his hands to study desperately. This person's ability is even above Dai Zi! With his help, Nanyang finally developed a human-powered foot-operated airship. With the joint efforts of Dai Zi and Xu Zhengming, weapons such as mortars and hand-cranked machine guns were created. In the end, the invention of the steam engine also has a share of Xu Zhengming's credit!

But of course, those are years later, and the current Xu Zhengming is a child younger than Dai Zi.

After passing the board of directors, Wang Xinyu embarked on the voyage to Dingguo Bay again.

The clipper boat sailed along the coastline of Luzon, and Wang Xinyu sat in the helm tower and drank with Zheng Xi and Zheng Jing.

"I didn't expect my brother-in-law to build such a large-scale steel plant in Dingguo Bay! Is it enough to smelt so much steel every year? When Zheng Jing saw that the Yanpingcheng Iron and Steel Plant could smelt 50,000 tons of steel a year, that is, 10,000 catties of steel, he was so shocked that his jaw was about to fall.

"10,000 catties of steel, it seems like too much now, but in fact, it's not a lot. To cast a cannon, it takes thousands of pounds of steel. How much is a hundred cannons? And on a battleship, all the naval guns add up, and it will cost hundreds of thousands of catties of steel. Infantry weapons also need steel, and a good gun needs a lot of steel to build. In the future, there will be more and more demand for steel. Wang Xinyu replied.

In the port area of Yanping, Chinese cargo ships laden with cargo are moored at the wharf, and captives and slaves sweat profusely to remove pig iron ingots from Qiongzhou and coal from Annam.

Western-style ships with high speed and large cargo capacity are used for ocean routes. The short routes from Yanping Port to Qiongzhou, from Yanping Port to Annam, use a large number of Chinese-style ships. Because of the largest number of this type of ship, not only the original batch of transport ships of Zheng Jiajun, but also many ships captured from the Qing army's sailors have been converted into transport ships.

The iron ore produced in Qiongzhou is directly smelted into pig iron in the ironworks in Qiongzhou and then transported to the Yanping Iron and Steel Plant.

Large quantities of pig iron ingots were carried off the ships by coolies, loaded onto cars running on the tracks, and then pulled by mules into the steel mills. In the same way, after the coal was carried from the ship, it was loaded onto a rail car and pulled by mule.

Zheng Jing observed these tracks and found that these tracks were different from the tracks of Qiongzhou Iron Mine, and the tracks here were actually made of iron! Underneath the two railroad tracks were wooden sticks with broken stones underneath. It is said that this design allows the weight of the vehicle to be evenly distributed to the ground without crushing the ground. The vehicles on the track are very heavy, but because the friction between the iron wheels and the rails is very small, a mule and horse can play ten times more effective than usual, and the average mule and horse can pull thousands of pounds of items is very good, on the rails, mules and horses can easily pull thousands of pounds of heavy objects!

The steel mill was built on a tributary of the river, on which a barrage was built, from which the river water flowed, which drove the waterwheel to rotate rapidly, and pushed the blower to raise the furnace temperature, and also pushed various forging and casting machine tools.

Hydraulic lathes can directly forge plate armor and can craft steel knives, muskets and other weapons. Here, various weapons such as steel knives, armor, muskets, spearhead arrows, etc., produced by water conservancy machinery, were loaded onto ships and sent to Jiangnan in a steady stream. The better wrought iron was sent to Toban, where the guns were manufactured by the gun factory.

In addition to the iron and steel plant, the copper smelter in Yanping Port was also an extremely important factory, and many small cannons in this era were still copper cannons, and a large amount of copper was needed to develop an artillery unit. (To be continued.) )

PS: Because there is something at home, today's update is relatively late