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Section 134 Preparing to build a factory

"With the opening of the Thirteenth Line for port trade in the early Qing Dynasty, Guangdong's handmade cotton textile industry, which was oriented to external demand, developed rapidly. At that time, Guangdong was still not a cotton-producing area. Before the 1820s, the British East India Company had

Indian cotton was shipped to Guangzhou. At that time, the Indian handmade textile industry had not yet been completely defeated, but this matter cannot be explained clearly in one sentence." In fact, after the British textile industry began to develop, local cotton was not enough.

On the European continent, France is its competitor, causing the price of cotton to soar. Finally, Britain also relies on its American colonies and foreign conquests to continuously obtain cotton. Therefore, the Senate should also allow the private sector to develop the cotton textile industry. When raw materials are insufficient,

The Senate's colonization will be aided.

"Moreover, we have jacquard machines, broad-width fabrics and future chemical dyes." Punch cards have been successfully born, shuttle is not a particularly difficult process, and chemical dyes are also very cheap once mass-produced. Indian cloth

The advantages of printing and dyeing were not worth mentioning in front of the Senate.

"Did you come to me to design patterns?" Cheng Milian was keenly aware of Lishan's intention. You must know that the pain point of popular consumer products is not only cost but also design. These three machines are almost all built around product design.

Selling point.

"Of course, you are the only one among us who has some artistic talent, so we need your help." Li Shan said.

"The style of the European nouveau riche in the 17th century..." Cheng Milian unconsciously thought of the designs of real estate buildings in the old time. Although it has been criticized by the art and design circles, it has to be said that if he gets Lingao

Judging from this era, it seems to be quite trendy.

"Okay, it's up to you here. Brother Zou and I are going to Guangzhou in a while." Li Shan patted Cheng Milian on the shoulder and said.

After uncle Chen Lin and Wu Yijun returned from Lingao, they did not return to Nansha immediately. Instead, they started preparatory work for the Nansha Textile Factory in Guangzhou.

According to the textile factory blueprint Li Shan and Zou Biao designed for them, the Nansha Textile Factory is not large in scale and will be implemented in two phases. This is to take into account the financial capabilities of investors. The first phase is spinning, with a scale of

800 spindles; the second phase is for spinning and weaving, with a scale of 1,200 spindles and 60 looms.

In Guangzhou, they held a preparatory meeting and decided on their respective division of labor.

According to the division of labor, Wu Yijun will stay in Guangzhou and be responsible for the procurement and transportation of various raw materials and cotton needed to build the factory; the rest will go to Nansha. Among them, the Chen family's uncles and nephews will carry out land acquisition, canal excavation and factory construction. Chen Xiaobing will be responsible for coordinating with the local government

Coordination. A team of four spinner trainees will be responsible for the training of workers and managers.

After the division of labor was completed, Chen Xiaobing called Chen Lin and asked, "Do you have enough houses in your village? An engineering team and many technical personnel will be dispatched soon, and they all need a place to live."

"If you don't mind, you can arrange to stay in each villager's home." Chen Lin said, "There are also houses in the ancestral hall, silk making workshop and cemetery that you can stay in. It depends on how many people there are."

"There aren't too many people, maybe thirty or forty. They just come and go, and it's quite annoying to stay in other people's homes."

"Then arrange to go to the cemetery. If you don't pay attention to it, there will be no problem with hundreds of people living in the balcony of the cemetery."

Because the factory will be built on land in Nansha, although Wu Yijun bought a lot of land there, there is no problem in growing cotton on this land, but it may not be suitable as a factory site; and the hydraulic machine involves the issue of the right to use the river. Although Wu Yijun is an investor

They are Chen Lin's relatives again, but even brothers have to settle accounts in this kind of matter. The issue of shares owned by the Chen family must be discussed.

Wu Yijun was quite open-minded about this matter, saying that if the factory land needed to be purchased separately, he could spend the money and give the Chen family a share for free as a reward for their assistance in opening the factory.

The total number of shares in Nansha Textile Factory is thirteen. The Chen family can own one share without paying a penny, which is a very favorable condition. However, Chen Ding's uncle and nephew hesitated.

It’s not that I dislike the poor conditions, but it involves a fatal question: who has the final say in the Chen family.

The Chen family in Nansha is not a "family", but a "clan", which includes dozens of families and hundreds of people. Theoretically speaking, the "Chen family's land" in Nansha Village belongs to the "clan". Regardless of whether the land is purchased

Or who specifically contributed the effort and money when opening up wasteland? When disposing of the land, the consent of the tribesmen must be obtained.

At present, the clan leader is vacant, and the "hands-on case" has been stolen by his second uncle. Any contract he signs with his third uncle and Wu Yijun, his second uncle Chen Xuan can declare that it will not count. He may not be able to accomplish the matter, but there is absolutely no problem in obstructing it.

Moreover, there is an Australian female supporting the second uncle. In the final analysis, Chen Xiaobing is just a "fake Kun". If Li Yaoer really wants to come forward to support the second uncle, it will be useless for Chen Xiaobing to do so.

Chen Lin told Wu Yijun all his worries. Wu Yijun also felt that this was a difficult matter, so he took Chen Lin to ask Chen Xiaobing for advice.

"...If Chen Xuan doesn't cooperate, he won't be able to buy land or build canals or build houses in Nansha."

Chen Xiaobing nodded: "What you said, the chief has thought of it to some extent."

The clans in Guangdong are very powerful, so Li Shan and others had already thought of this. After knowing that they were from Nansha, they greeted Li Yao'er in advance.

"Chief Li has already written a letter and said hello to Mr. Li Yuan. You can rest assured that Chief Li went to Nansha to promote the new silk industry and will not stir up conflicts between clans." Chen Xiaobing considered the words, "Of course.

, specifically how to resolve the conflicts in your clan, you still have to rely on yourselves. Is this contract..." He pondered for a moment, "Do your uncles and nephews all have land in their own names?"

"Of course this exists," Chen Lin said angrily, "Not only does it exist, but my father also bought the house and land in Silk Square, and there is also a contract..."

"That's it. Since you have real estate and land in your name, this contract does not specify which piece of land will be taken out for 'shareholding'. You just sign it with confidence and boldness. The Senate does not recognize the concept of clan land. Zhang San's land

It belongs to Zhang San, and Li Si’s house belongs to Li Si.” After saying that, he glanced at Chen Lin meaningfully, “Do you understand?”

"Yes! I understand!" Chen Lin responded loudly. Then he remembered something again and asked in a low voice: "But Chief Li..."

"There's no need to worry, Chief Li." Chen Xiaobing said, "As long as you can set up a textile factory, Chief Li will naturally have other considerations."

Now Chen Lin felt reassured. After discussing with his third uncle, he signed a shareholding agreement with Wu Yijun in his third uncle's name.

After the agreement was signed, everyone went to work separately. Wu Yijun rented a large house in Guangzhou as a temporary office. Most of the building materials were ordered from Guangzhou. Lishan gave him a detailed ordering list of building materials.

Everything from model to quantity is clearly prepared, including alternative manufacturers and reference purchase prices. All you have to do is follow the materials.

Chen Ding's uncle and nephew took a boat with others and returned to Nansha. They began preparations.

Chen Ding's uncle and nephew came back together openly, and Chen Xuan was angry and helpless. Because the uncle and nephew not only colluded with Wu Yijun, but also brought Australian cadres to create a "diffusion production capacity project" of the Senate.

”.

Of course, in terms of status, Chen Xiaobing, a naturalized civilian cadre, is not as good as Li Yao'er. But in the past, as long as he served well and cooperated with Li Yao'er's work, he could almost "cover the sky with one hand". Now that Chen Xiaobing has come, it will be difficult -

- They talk better to each other. And since Chen Xiaobing arrived, Li Yaoer has obviously distanced himself from him. Probably because he gave him some eye drops.

As for the Han Changfu group he specially sent to Guangzhou, not to mention "getting" Chen Ding, even the news was cut off. Chen Xuan secretly cursed himself for stuffing a dog hole with ten taels of silver!

But now, he can only swallow his anger and make do with "cooperating" with uncle and nephew Chen Ding.

Chen Ding's uncle and nephew did not go home either, and lived with the work team in the balcony in the cemetery. Afterwards, the internship team began to explore the factory sites around Nansha Village.

The Shuili Textile Factory is particularly important for site selection because it involves the use of water power. The four students in the textile internship group have a special course in school called "How to Build a Factory", which is very important for the textile major in another time and space.

It is unbelievable, but it is very useful knowledge at this moment.

Accompanied by Chen Lin, the internship team conducted extensive exploration around the larger rivers in Nansha to select a suitable factory site.

The factory site itself has many requirements, such as flat land and good foundation conditions, but the most important condition, Li Guo told Chen Lin, is the flow of river water.

"...Because we need water power to drive the machine, we must have enough water. Therefore, the factory site must be as close to the river as possible, and the nearby transportation must be convenient. The closer to the navigable river, the better. At the same time, the land must also be

There is enough area and there is enough room for expansion.”

"It turns out that building an Australian factory requires such complicated work!" Chen Lin sighed. Watching them playing with various equipment and instruments, he felt ashamed - he was so ignorant.

"Nanbao's demonstration textile factory, but there is no big river nearby." He remembered something and asked.

"That's a good question," An Jiu looked up and said with a smile, "The steam engine used there is to burn coal. Do you have coal here?"

"Coal...is also available, but it's expensive..."

"That's it. Whether it's coal or firewood, it's a huge expense. The water is just for nothing, isn't it?"

"Then why the demonstration plant does not use water power? Is it because there is no river?"

"That's not true. In fact, if conditions permit, it is more cost-effective to use a steam engine. It can drive more machines, tens of thousands of spindles, and hundreds of machines. And you can drive it wherever you want."

(End of chapter)


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