Han Gang said something to Feng Congyi, and was about to get up and leave, but Feng Congyi stopped him.

"Brother."

"What's the matter?" Han Gang stopped.

Feng Congyi put on a smiling face, "The Mint's skill in minting coins can be used in many places......

"What if there is a counterfeit coin?"

Han Gang didn't veto, which made Feng Congyi's spirits lift, "If you have that kind of craftsmanship, you will only earn more from making bronze ware." ”

Since fine coins can be marked with a higher denomination, delicate bronze objects can of course sell for more money. But Feng Congyi's mind is not on the bronze, but on the cast parts.

"Looms and spinning machines cannot be made entirely of wood, but copper and iron must be cast. The finer the better, of course. ”

"Figure it out for yourself." Han Gang did not promise to provide convenience, but he did not veto. looked at Feng Congyi and asked again: "Why don't you ask about the national debt anymore?" ”

"My brother thinks, how can my little brother not understand? If you think about it, you can see that the treasury bonds are only good to look at now, and in fact, the Mint is more important. ”

Han Gang nodded. The credit of the Treasury has not yet been established, and it is only at the stage of familiarity, and the Mint is more meaningful for the advancement of technology.

"Be careful." Han Gang reminded, "Don't make a fuss like glass. ”

“…… Brother rest assured, little brother understands! Feng Congyi nodded violently.

"I hope so." Han Gang sighed.

Since the development of the glass production technology, it has spread through various channels, but the real heart to develop better quality products, only a dry glass workshop in Longxi, other places, are sitting from the will to supervise the flow of the formula and process do not want to forge ahead, although it has not turned into a vicious competition situation, but it is not far away, the price of glassware is falling sharply. In Han Gang's opinion, if he had participated in the research, there should not be such a situation.

The sharp drop in the price of glassware has created problems in many ways. Many big food and maritime merchants arrived in Guangzhou and Quanzhou with boatloads of rare glassware, only to find that only a few years later, the shelves of the port were already full of all kinds of crystal clear glass products. In the past year, there have been three Hu businessmen who committed suicide directly in the sea, and there are three in the Guangzhou newspaper.

In the capital, these things are only spread as anecdotes, mostly as jokes, and the most sympathetic only lamented the risks of a few sentences. But in several major porcelain producing areas, the merchants who sold glassware even aroused the hostility of the porcelain guilds, and even hired people to destroy the storefronts.

The common people use pottery more often, and the competitors of glassware are only porcelain, and the cost of glassware has gradually equalized with the higher cost of porcelain. Moreover, after the glass is damaged, it can be re-boiled, which is an incomparable advantage of ceramic ware. Although the defective products of official kilns and private kilns now have a place to go, the broken porcelain pieces can be used to make mosaics, which is not as good as the direct return of failed glassware to the furnace.

Although glass cannot completely replace porcelain, the market for porcelain is indeed being encroached upon by glass. But this kind of encroachment is not what Han Gang wants, and the contradiction between the two industries should not be so intense, nor should it break out.

In the process of Hangang promoting the development of technology, situations similar to the dispute between glass and porcelain are not uncommon, and even more serious.

The invention of rail and gantry cranes, its cost and operating expenses are very low, there is always a limit to reducing labor and pressing strength, and the efforts and resistance of the laborers are still not comparable to the pursuit of efficiency and cost by the government and businessmen. Many of the laborers who worked in the ports and mines lost their jobs. There was some chaos after the end. For example, the capital, such as Sizhou, where the six-way shipping office is located.

Fortunately, when these two inventions were initially confined to mines and ports, not many people were involved. In addition, one of the two inventions appeared as the result of military research, while the other was related to the lifeblood of the country, and the counterattack from a small number of people at the bottom could not be supported at the top, and some were only ruthlessly suppressed. Even after that, someone wanted to use the topic to play a role, and they were also suppressed.

For the same reason, the rapid development of the iron and steel industry in the Great Song Dynasty also brought disaster to the blacksmiths of the world. More delicate daily necessities and agricultural tools such as iron pots, shovels, hoes, plowshares, sickles and other daily necessities and agricultural tools produced by Guanfang have occupied an increasing share in the market.

There was a time when the price of ironware produced by the government was a little higher than that of folk ironware in order to make more profits. This made Han Gang strongly opposed, the result of expensive iron tools is that many people can't afford to buy farm tools, without good farm tools, it will be difficult to increase the output in the fields, and the people will have to invest more time in the farmland, unable to do some small business to supplement the family, life will be more difficult, and there will be no time to participate in armor protection training.

The truth of small profits but quick turnover, from the emperor to the ministers, will not be unclear. Even the emperor made a decision to allow the people to buy iron farm tools on credit, just like the seeds issued by the government after the disaster, and repay them with the fruits of the harvest. As for the blacksmith, after all, it only accounts for a small part of the account, and it can be sacrificed, not to mention that it can also make money by repairing, and most blacksmiths will not starve to death.

Nowadays, the problem has become how to ensure the quality of the official production. Han Gang didn't pay much attention to this.

The iron produced in the iron ore is not exclusive to the government, and the blacksmiths also have iron in their hands. In the south, there were already iron yards employing more than 20 people, and the machinery used was similar to the hydraulic forging hammer of the official workshop, and the production was not inferior to that of the official workshop. So in the end, it's a matter of competition, and the people will speak with the money in their hands. In any case, Han Gang is not on the side of the government, but on the side of the development of techniques.

Compared with steel, rail and gantry cranes with official backgrounds, the glass industry has to face the counterattack of competing industries.

The crisis of cotton spinning is also here. Fortunately, the cotton spinning industry of the Great Song Dynasty was developed in Longxi, which had no foundation at all. In the south, large-scale weaving workshops did not appear as in later generations, and if there were no weavers who lost their jobs, there would be no destroyed spinning machines and looms. The silk of this era was one of the official currency reserves because of its monetary attributes, and the linen was low-end, and it did not fight with cotton. It's a blessing.

But what about other industries that want to grow? The new techniques will inevitably usher in the suppression of the old power.

Back in the backyard, Han Gang was still thinking about the worry that had suddenly been aroused, and threw aside what Taichang Rite Courtyard was.

After all, it is still based on the development of industry.

Cities in this era are purely consumable, and the consumer goods produced are far inferior to the products consumed. A big city like Tokyo is like a vampire, absorbing all the wealth of the world into a city around fifty miles.

And to move from a consumption to a production one, industry needs to continue to develop. Productive cities can gather more people and strengthen new industries.

Moreover, in rural areas, where the flow of information is slow, it will never be possible to achieve universal education. Only cities with large concentrations of people can do this.

The future of qi science is economic production, not the temporary preference of a certain class.

Nowadays, scholars' hobby of the study of things is not much different from their hobby of gold and stone and antiques. Just pass the time. But basic research also has to be carried out by these idlers. The metaphysical Tao that Han Gang used to lure scholars was such a study.

But if there is only the Tao, it is not a long-term solution after all, and there must be metaphysical instruments. The development of production will, in turn, promote the emergence of such enthusiasts.

Heavy industry dominated by the government, and light industry dominated by the private sector.

This is Hangang's idea of industrialization.

There is no reliance on anything but experience from a millennium later. And don't dare to take risks and take other routes. Although his time is long, it is too short for the time required by historical changes, and not a moment can be wasted.

If you want to develop steadily and enter a virtuous circle today, there is only one cotton weaving industry. The sugar industry and glass are still far behind.

In Ganliang Road, which had just been pacified, there were already large cotton fields planted, and many Tibetan people were driven into the fields by the elders of the clan.

Longxi cotton cloth is becoming more and more famous in China, and has replaced the old Hainan Jibei from quality to quantity.

In terms of dyes, dye plants such as safflower, comfrey, and indigo are planted on a large scale to meet the needs of the cotton textile industry.

The guild is also trying to carry out the selection of improved varieties and select varieties with higher yields and better quality. Although it has not yet succeeded, almost all members maintain strong confidence and great expectations for it.

Nearly 100 members, large and small, all belong to the same guild, jointly formulate the sales price and location, and also jointly fund the improvement of spinning machines and looms, the invention and improvement of machinery used in cotton processing such as ginning machines, and technological innovations in dyes and weaving. No matter how small the improvement, the bounty starts at 100 times. This has made countless workers and craftsmen flock to it.

Of course, secretly, the Cotton Guild also bared its fangs and jointly targeted enemies who were unwilling to join the Guild, and the record of burning rivals' warehouses was not once or twice. The means of learning weaving techniques in various places are not so above board. Correspondingly, a large number of Tibetan people were hired to closely guard the workshops in case someone stole the techniques.

All of this is the result of following the rules set by Han Gang. At the beginning, the only one who could really let go and give up their interests was the Han family. But as the members all benefited from it, cohesion was born, and it was no longer relying on Han Gang's fame to suppress everyone. It is that everyone consciously and voluntarily protects the common interests of the cotton industry.

However, the development of the present, the limitations of the Xihe cotton textile industry have also been reflected. Cotton planting and picking requires a lot of land and manpower, but due to the lack of hukou and the lack of raw materials, the growth rate of cotton textile production in Xihe Road is constantly decreasing. The cotton industry's interest in textile technology is also due to the pursuit of efficiency, hoping to use fewer people to complete production.

In any case, it is the interests that make people want to change reality.