Chapter 1,367 Orchid Fair Meeting

After Su You held the first cultural conference since he took office in Lanzhou, Su You accompanied Ouyang Fa and others to Liangzhou, switching from focusing on agriculture to focusing on industry.

Suyou has great ambitions. Since Ningxia's Third Road has no shortage of industrial foundations, it will be developed in all states.

But large factories still have to rely on big cities.

Lanzhou is the best place. It has the advantages of water transportation and land transportation. In addition to gold, silver and copper, it is also surrounded by salt, iron, coal, Glauber's salt, silica, and potassium salt. It has the capital to become a large industrial base.

In addition, Liangzhou, Ganzhou, and Xingqing Prefecture must also follow this process, and the time will be faster, laying the foundation for the following wool spinning industry, cotton spinning industry, and military industry.

The task is arduous, but it is not impossible to accomplish. The reason is that there are rich mineral resources, sufficient energy, numerous livestock, and extremely low labor costs.

After developing several large gold, silver and copper mines, Suyou began to build the Liangzhou Iron Works.

Still using the mature open-hearth steelmaking method, the iron plant also needs to be equipped with three acid and two alkali plants and a cement plant.

A huge factory building has begun to take shape, and various equipment has been shipped from Lanzhou.

The transportation of these equipment is very difficult. From Zhengzhou, we take the Bianqu to the Yellow River, transfer to Luoshui River to Yan'an, and then send it to Lingzhou by land and then enter the Yellow River to bypass the Yellow River Falls and the Hetao Bay.

Then it was transferred to Lanzhou and then sent to Liangzhou by land.

Therefore, it is impossible to transport large workpieces. The main things are instruments, cutting tools, and two latest machine tool masters.

The rest needs to be started from scratch in Hexi.

The various drawings alone transported more than a dozen trucks.

Shi Yong alone was not enough, so Su You also transferred two generals from Sitong, Su Fu and Shi Zhao.

Su Fu assisted Li Shunju in managing banking affairs, while Shi Hao and Shi Yong were responsible for the construction of the industrial base.

Chaogu is responsible for manpower coordination and government affairs coordination.

Suyou is in charge of the overall industrial distribution and logistics.

Shen Kuo's Tiger Balm can do whatever needs to be done.

Fortunately, Ningxia is uniquely endowed with natural resources, and mining high-grade anthracite coal is not a problem. Even the coking plant can be omitted for now.

Together with the iron materials Chaogu had prepared before, as well as the asbestos mines and quartz sand in the Qilian Mountains, Lanzhou No. 1 Iron Works will be put into use soon.

The first furnace of steel took 24 hours to produce 10,000 kilograms. It was a small effort, but it was still at the level of the first furnace in Yezhou.

However, the quality of this batch of steel is excellent, even better than the original Qingfeng steel from Xixia.

When the industry of the Song Dynasty began to spread and Sitong was beneficiating minerals all over the world, only the coal and iron ore in Xixia were the best. At that time, Zhao Xu was so angry that he threw something.

Hearing that Su You had started using a new method to make steel in Xixia, Zhao Xu requested that the steel be sent to Bianjing for him to take a look at.

Of course Su You would not be so incompetent, so he made Zhao Xu two Black Khan-style riding swords and swords according to the style of the Tianfang Damascus sword, plus Hotan white jade sent by Khotan merchants, and local gold and silver from Ningxia.

A Han sword.

The jade sword was just for showing off, but Zhao Xu liked it very much.

In June, Jiayin, Wang Gui supervised the compilation of the history of the country, and published the "Official History of the Two Dynasties" in one hundred and twenty volumes.

Before the reform of Yuanfeng, he was the second prime minister of the Song Dynasty and studied national history part-time.

This is the result of Wang Gui's handover work after taking office as Prime Minister.

This book originally recorded much more historical information than "Records of Renying", but the book pretended to entrust Renzong's edicts, not Kou Zhun but Ding Wei, which was sometimes ridiculed.

In Yimao, Su You recorded the names of the Confucian scholars and descendants in Hexi Province, examined their writings, and awarded him the title of Prefecture Xuezheng.

The Lanzhou Institute of Technology was established, the Xingzhou Confucian Temple was rebuilt, and the Academy was added.

Follow the edict.

Bingchen, issued an edict: "From now on, matters will not be considered big or small, and the decree will be obtained by the Zhongshu Province, the subordinates will respond to it, and the Shangshu Province will implement it.

The three provinces get the same decree, let alone go out with the word "three provinces"."

On that day, Cai Jing reported to Zhongshu Sheng that the matter was too serious.

Zhao Xu issued an edict: "The three provinces have the same style. The Zhongshu will discuss it, the subordinates will review it and overturn it, and the Shangshu will inherit it and implement it;

If there is any inappropriateness, you can comment on it. If it is inappropriate, it will mess up the system."

Although the previous official system was named after the three provinces, Zhongshu, Menxia and Shangshu could all take orders and issue orders, which caused some confusion.

So Zhao Xu still asked Zhongshu to take the decree, but gave it to his subordinates, who had the power to submit letters and discuss memorials, and to supervise them.

Guihai, edict: "Those who should take orders for the affairs of the six ministers of the Shangshu Province are all in accordance with the regulations of the Shangshu Province on the Inspection and Instruments, and go to the Zhongshu Province."

He also issued an edict: "In Zhongshu, those who have received the decree from the Ministry of Education will not be allowed to comment on it from now on. They will all be sent to the Ministry of Finance for implementation. This is the order."

He also issued an edict: "Shang Shu won't have to play Liucha because the censor has neglected his duty."

These three edicts strengthened the power of the left and right ministers of the Shangshu Province and prevented the possibility of officials from the six departments colluding with the Zhongshu and evading the Shangshu Province.

At the same time, Shangshu Province is used to balance Tai Jian, Tai Jian is used to balance Zhongshu Province, and the two provinces under Zhongshu are used to balance Shangshu Province.

In Renwu, he ordered the Dali officials to be dismissed and went to Zhongshu Province to investigate the case.

This is to make the judiciary independent from the interference of the Ministry of Education.

Wuzi, the imperial censor Zhongcheng was appointed to appoint ten people as commentators or prosecutors.

Ouyang Fa and Liu Fengshi's "Catalogue of Dunhuang Stone Chamber Posthumous Letters".

Li Shunju, Chaogu, and Liang Yi made many burial memorials to reduce the ban on the pseudo-summer palace. After the tomb was completed, they moved to Liangzuo and all resumed the Jiedushi envoy ceremony. Only Bingchang was buried with a royal title.

In the Pseudo-Xia, many things that can be used to help the palace are sent to the capital.

The imperial edict compiled the "Treasure Instructions of Ren and Ying in the Two Dynasties".

There is another big event in June - the Lanzhou Iron Floating Bridge is completed.

The completion of this pontoon bridge not only marks the disappearance of the role of the Yellow River as a natural moat separating Hexi and the Central Plains, but also marks the unprecedented strengthening of the state's control over Ningxia, breaking the traditional geopolitical pattern. It also marks the initial success of Ningxia's industrial system.

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Ningxia No. 3 Road can use its own resources, its own technology, its own workers, and its own equipment to carry out industrial production.

The Iron Bridge was designed by the Royal Institute of Technology, with the bridge structure designer being Chen Zhaoming and the barge designer being Shen Kuo.

The iron-hulled barge uses forge welding and riveting processes, and wooden boards, wire mesh, and floor rubber coatings are added to the shell to prevent water from entering.

The biggest feature of this bridge is that each barge is equipped with two iron masts. There are holes on the top of the masts, and several steel cables are connected in series to pull the bridge deck and increase the strength of the bridge deck.

This is the achievement of science and engineering mechanics, the traction bridge, which is displayed in front of the world for the first time.

The bridge deck is an iron frame made of angle iron riveting technology, with thick wooden boards laid on it. It can pass two four-wheel carriages loaded with three thousand kilograms at the same time.

Where both ends of the bridge are close to the shore, a traction suspension bridge structure is adopted, and the suspension bridge can be retracted to allow ships to pass.

However, this function is almost useless now. There is no decent port on the Yellow River above Lanzhou. This is to prepare technical reserves for the future erection of the Xingluo Floating Bridge.

Later, the Longhai Line started from Lanzhou, then passed through Tianshui, Baoji, Xi'an, Luoyang, Zhengzhou, Shangqiu, and finally arrived at Lianyungang.

This line is actually an important trunk line today. Tianshui is Qinzhou, then it goes along the Weishui River to Chang'an, and then along the Bian Canal through Luoyang, Xingluocang, Zhengzhou, Bianjing, and Chenliu. The route is almost exactly the same.

However, there were changes after passing Chenliu. Because of the importance of Hebei, the main line was adjusted upwards and ended at Dengzhou in Jiaozhou Bay.

The only difference is that one is a railway, the other is a highway and today's Bianqu.

And except for Chang'an and above, the waterway transportation volume is no worse than that of the later Longhai Line.

There is no doubt about the importance of this trunk line. Now with the Yellow River Iron Floating Bridge, this trunk line will continue to extend upward to Shazhou and connect to the Western Regions.

In July, the first Ningxia Materials Trade Fair was held in Lanzhou.

The spectacular Iron Floating Bridge on the Yellow River, standing majestically in the torrent, shocked the Tibetan merchants who came here.

Su You also erected two iron lions at both ends of the iron bridge. Because they were hollow, they were huge and plated with copper.

As of today, the Lanzhou Iron Works has three large open-hearth furnaces and 30,000 kilograms of sunrise steel, enough material for Su You to waste.

The iron bridge across the rolling Yellow River was guarded by four giant metal beasts that were more spectacular than the bronze camels of Luoyang in the Han Dynasty. Countless Tibetan people saw this scene showing the majesty and national power of the Song Dynasty, and they knelt down and worshiped.

In addition to steel plants, cement plants, chemical plants, and machinery plants, various machinery and lathes have also begun production.

Two batches of wool have been harvested. Yixi Weishe sent people to the countryside to bring food and warmth. The Tibetan people in Ningxia were overjoyed and finally realized the glory of being citizens of the Song Dynasty.

Under the great guidance of Yixi Weishe, sheep have become a precious means of production that can be regenerated three times a year.

The three woolen textile industry bases in Xingzhou, Lanzhou and Liangzhou were in continuous rotation, absorbing a large number of people as workers to produce felt, woolen yarn and woolen cloth.

The commodities brought by Tibetan merchants were mainly jade, furs, jewelry, and spices.

The supplies provided by the Song Dynasty included a large number of metal utensils, precious metal decorations, cheap woolen cloth, and various high-end deep-processed products such as crystal porcelain, glassware, fine wine, patent medicines, silk, and linen.

There are also the most popular iron pots and swords.
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