Chapter 2841

Judging from the general trend of historical development, it is impossible to completely prevent the outflow of advanced technology. It is only a matter of time. Sooner or later, the industrial products and production technologies that Haihan is proud of will be introduced to other countries and become the objects of imitation. But as long as

If H&A takes the lead in completing the industrialization process and entering the era of industrial civilization, it will have a large enough advantage to widen the gap with latecomers, and set up barriers in the development process of some key technologies to delay the catching up of contemporary competitors.

speed.

In the original history, the Manchu Qing Dynasty implemented a policy of seclusion for a long period of time and refused to accept the development achievements of industrial civilization. As a result, it later turned from a heavenly kingdom into a backward and beaten empire. But the situation in this time and space was very different.

Similarly, the Manchu and Qing Dynasties faced the Haihan State, which had mastered industrial technology and had huge military advantages. They could personally feel the power of Haihan and would have stronger motivation to imitate it.

Haihan's own development process has undoubtedly made neighboring countries such as the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty realize what is the correct way to strengthen a country. Although those advanced industrial technologies are difficult to replicate in a short period of time, which industries should be valued,

By investing resources and prioritizing development, with such a successful model as Haihan, it is not difficult to follow suit.

The development route of the Northern Region has been aimed at industrialization from the beginning. Almost all proactive military operations are essentially to capture more mineral deposits and population resources, both of which are necessary conditions for the realization of industrialization.

Even though the Manchus did not understand industrialization at all, according to their understanding, steel production capacity and military strength can be equated, and Haihan's development and utilization of related mineral deposits can be imitated. Even if it is only

Being able to learn something from Haihan can also greatly improve its own industrial level, which is exactly what the Executive Committee does not want to see.

Since this topic was brought up, Chen Yixin simply explained some of the situations he knew to Bai Kesi.

Compared with Haihan, the development of the coal and iron industry in Manchu and Qing Dynasties is still in a relatively primitive stage. It basically relies on manual mining and the efficiency is relatively low. However, in recent years, as Haihan has successively put into operation several mines in Liaodong, Manchu

Qing also stole some mining, mineral processing, smelting and other technologies, and then immediately used them in the production of his own mine.

"In the past two years, the other side has secretly sent many people to work as miners." Chen Yixin said this with a smile on his lips: "While working for us, they secretly learned skills. They are really good at calculating.

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Bai Kesi said: "It doesn't matter if you are a miner, but you must pay close attention to the technical positions, so as not to be taken advantage of by the other side."

Chen Yixin nodded and said: "Don't worry about this, we can't let them learn this important technique easily."

Haihan's ruling area in Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, with a huge labor gap. For industries such as mining, miners can only be obtained through large-scale open recruitment, during which Manchus will inevitably be mixed in. However, as long as

They do not cause public trouble and cause trouble in the mine, and Haihan generally does not conduct identity screening on such people.

As for how much the technologies learned from the Haihan Mine have improved Manqing's mining production capacity, judging from the data Chen Yixin has, there is no need to worry too much. Manqing's current steel production capacity is compared with Haihan.

The early development of Shilu Iron Mine in Han Dynasty was at a similar level, only a few thousand tons per year.

In addition to meeting daily needs, this production capacity is extremely limited in what can really be used for ordnance manufacturing. Cast dozens of heavy cannons, make ignition guns, and the rest can be used to make hundreds of pairs of armor, swords, guns, swords and halberds and other cold weapons.

, the production capacity is almost exhausted. It is estimated that it will take several years to arm a strong army of ten thousand people.

The iron ore mined by the Northern Region in Anshan, Liaoyang, and Benxi is of considerable scale. In terms of current mining capacity, the proven reserves are enough to be mined for hundreds of years. As long as the government is willing to invest more resources to improve

Coal and iron ore production capacity, and steel production will also rise accordingly. In a short period of time, it will be able to leave Manqing's steel production capacity far behind.

"The opposite side is still relatively backward in workshop-style mining, and it is impossible for them to obtain our country's mining machinery and equipment, so I think that within a foreseeable period of time, their steel production capacity will not be enough to support an independent arms industry."

Chen Yixin's view is still more optimistic. He believes that the technological gap between the two sides is not so easy to close. Even if the Manchus are trying to learn from their masters, as long as they have not crossed the threshold of industrialized production, there will be no real significance.

improvement on.

The next day, Chen Yixin continued to accompany Bai Kesi on his inspection of Jinzhou.

The Dongjiang Colonial Area was an area specially planned by Haihan in Jinzhou to resettle Pi Dao soldiers and civilians after he conquered Dongjiang Town. This area is adjacent to Jinzhou Bay and has a flat terrain. There were no disputes over land ownership when Haihan took over.

It is perfect to settle this group of immigrants.

It is worth mentioning that the location of the Dongjiang Colonial Area is very close to the Jinzhou Camp, and the cavalry can arrive in a blink of an eye.

When Bai Kesi came to Jinzhou last time, it was just a temporary settlement composed of many tents and shacks, and even basic living facilities were relatively lacking. However, when he returned to his hometown twenty years later, it was already a different picture.

A completely different look.

Several villages and towns are scattered in an orderly manner on this plain near the sea. The villages are surrounded by criss-crossing streets and are all neatly divided large fields. If you don’t know the local history, it would be difficult to imagine that twenty years ago this place was just a war zone with ten rooms and nine empty spaces.

After the ruins.

Civil Affairs Officer Jin Ping introduced to Bai Kesi and others: "Dongjiang District was changed into a county six years ago. It now governs five towns with a population of 31,000. In addition to the farmland you have seen, Dongjiang County's fishery industry

It has also developed quite well, with more than 300 large and small fishing boats.”

In fact, in addition to farming and fishing, the people of Dongjiang also have another career direction, which is to join the army. During the Ming Dynasty, Dongjiang Town was an integrated army and civilians. Almost all young people had military experience. After the Northern Region conquered Dongjiang Town,

, although they moved all of them to Jinzhou for resettlement, and screened and reorganized their original troops, they did not deliberately change the traditions of Dongjiang Town, and still allowed the children of Dongjiang to continue to sign up to join the army.

And this tradition has indeed been well preserved. For more than ten years, at least thousands of Dongjiang descendants have served in the Haihan Army, becoming a major source of soldiers for the Liaodong garrison. Many of them are still serving in the army after their service period has expired.

I chose to stay in the military and pursue a career as a professional soldier.
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