Northern Song Dynasty: Starting from the son of Song Renzong

Chapter 206 Mechanical Engineer

In the second year of Huangyou, not much else happened.

Basically, it meant taking out a certain number of silks from the inner treasury as military rewards, and then taking out another certain number of silks from the market as military reserves.

Immediately afterwards...

There were floods here, earthquakes there, a great famine in Wuzhong, and an influx of refugees in Liangzhe.

Faced with the famine, it was obvious that local officials had no way to deal with it.

Or...

Because they don't want to think of a solution.

Finally, the imperial court had no choice but to send Fan Zhongyan to relieve the famine.

As soon as Fan Zhongyan arrived in Wuzhong, he immediately launched various projects.

Although it cost a lot, and even required the construction of temples, at least the people were able to survive.

The court wanted to reward Fan Zhongyan.

Fan Zhongyan also said: "I am just learning from His Royal Highness Prince Yu. There are obviously such good examples for disaster relief, but why do some local officials still know nothing and do nothing?"

"I implore you to make this practice a law in the future. Whenever there is a need for disaster relief, the local officials can do this without any worries."

Zhao Zhen said, "Mr. Fan, your words make sense. I approve it. The specific content of this decree will be formulated by you, Mr. Fan."

By the time Fan Zhongyan returned, it was almost the end of the year.

can only say……

By the second year, Zhao Xin could barely say that he was thirteen years old.

Then Zhao Xin also did some research on it himself.

Okay!

It should be said, it’s not small!
Of course!
To be on the safe side, it is best to wait a little longer.

As for Chen Yuanyuan and her four concubines...

Basically, it can be said that she looks good.

After all, it is generally very difficult for women to grow taller after reaching this age.

The entire second year of Huangyou.

First of all, I have grown up again!

Secondly, in the second half of this year, Zhao Xin felt bored, so he set up a craftsman school for himself.

The craftsman school, as the name suggests, will be specifically responsible for screw driving.

There are no specific requirements that are too high.

The requirements are normal vision, good health, and no bad habits, and children of poor people are given priority.

Food is provided, there is a monthly salary, the age should preferably be at least 15 years old, and the applicant must be willing to work hard.

Then in terms of school courses, there are Chinese, mathematics, mechanical drawing, and various practical classes.

In fact, you can directly enter the internship stage.

But obviously!

It would definitely be better if I could at least learn some Chinese, math and how to draw.

otherwise……

An illiterate person will remain illiterate all his life.

But what if he knows a little bit about Chinese, math and drawing?

That's different again.

Maybe I can become a mechanical designer in the future.

of course!

Among them, Zhao Xin would also mix in some knowledge of physics and even chemistry.

only……

Since the content of this article is relatively short, it will not be listed as a separate lesson.

After Fan Zhongyan returned from Wuzhong, he asked his family if there was anything new happening in the capital recently.

result……

Not surprisingly, Fan Zhongyan immediately heard about the fact that Zhao Xin had set up a craftsman school and was publicly recruiting people.

to be frank!
Fan Zhongyan really didn't understand how this craftsman could still build a school? Was it necessary?

Wouldn't it be better to just let the master take the apprentice?

And people have been doing this for thousands of years.

The key is……

Fan Zhongyan never expected that this craftsman could also build a school.

Fu Bi, Han Qi, Wen Yanbo and others certainly couldn't figure it out.

Wen Yanbo did ask Zhao Xin what this craftsman school was for.

however……

No matter how much Zhao Xin explained to him, how could these ancient people understand the power of the hammer.

Zhao Xin just told the other party that next, it would be necessary for the Song Dynasty to enter the industrial age.

Wen Yanbo also didn't understand what the industrial age was.

Zhao Xin could only tell him that in the industrial age, a considerable number of people from all over the world would be assigned to complete the work of craftsmen.

This is equivalent to sending all the former farmers to become craftsmen.

If the ratio of scholars, merchants, workers and farmers in the past was 1:99:999:999.

So now, the ratio in the front is still one to ninety-nine, but in the back, it may be two thousand to eight thousand.

Anyway...

In the future, the number of workers will gradually increase.

But China has always attached great importance to agriculture since ancient times. Now more people are being put into industry. Will this...

You know, China has been an agriculture-based society since ancient times.

Seeing that Wen Yanbo was just frowning and saying nothing, Zhao Xin didn't bother to pay attention to him.

However, through Wen Yanbo's words, the officials and people of Kaifeng City roughly knew what Zhao Xin wanted to do.

Zhao Xin also felt that it was time to start this newspaper.

Although there has been no statistics on how many people in the Song Dynasty can read and write, at least there are many who can live in Kaifeng City.

No matter how poor their cultural level is, it is definitely much better than those in the countryside.

after……

With this newspaper, Zhao Xin can observe the situation and then reveal some information to the outside world about how he wants to govern the country.

This also saves me the trouble of explaining things to Wen Yanbo.

When Fan Zhongyan heard about the plan to increase the proportion of craftsmen, he did not immediately object.

only……

I have some doubts about how many people Zhao Xin is going to add, how to feed these people, and what to do with so many craftsmen.

In fact, it was difficult for officials of the Song Dynasty to meet each other in private.

after all……

If the contact is too frequent, there will be suspicion of forming a faction.

Forming a faction is a very serious matter not only now, but also at any time in the Song Dynasty.

of course!

It may not be possible to always meet in private, but writing letters, even public letters, is not a big problem.

Fan Zhongyan wrote directly to Zhao Xin, asking how much the increase would be.

How much would Zhao Xin know? It depends on the situation. Anyway...

There are only a few dozen people now, and then he told Fan Zhongyan that in the future, these people may be trained to become technical talents and technical officials.

This is a direct statement to everyone. From now on, I will select officials from here.

Fan Zhongyan was also very curious about what Zhao Xin wanted to do.

Logically speaking, even if we want to build a railway, we shouldn't do this, right?

But how could Fan Zhongyan understand?

A craftsman, especially an excellent one, will only complain about having too little, never too much.

But to be precise, they should not be called craftsmen, but mechanical engineers.

(End of this chapter)