It's also very sad to say. As a country kid in his previous life, Malin had never seen a steam engine, but was very familiar with his opponent's tractor. In his previous life, the Ma family had a 12-horsepower second-hand tractor. Malin's father was pretty like something.
But because it is a second-hand product, it has many problems and often needs to be repaired. It is very expensive to give professional monks. Therefore, unless it is necessary to replace important parts, Lao Ma usually repairs them himself. And Ma Lin often takes action.
Therefore, as long as there are rubber oil pipes, transmission belts and tires, Marin can copy the hand tractor. As for the steam engine... Marin said that he had only seen the teaching models displayed by the physics teacher in middle school, never seen the physical objects, nor saw the boiler. At that time, the source of steam used by the physics teacher was the beaker and alcohol lamp borrowed from the chemistry teacher. The steam transport was rubber hose...
At present, Cuban rubber has begun to be produced and vulcanized. Just give some time to get out the oil pipe, transmission belt and tires. Moreover, the transmission belt can be replaced by sisal rope, which is stronger than the rubber transmission belt.
However, even if the hand tractor is copied, it is useless. Because there is no sufficient supply of diesel these days! Even if the hand tractor is installed, the current oil production is so "touching". Diesel that can be refined is probably enough for a hand tractor. In other words, Marin can only get one hand tractor at most to enjoy it. As for promotion, let’s dig out the mass-produced oil well first...
The steam engine is different. This thing burns coal, and Marin, which occupies the Ruhr area, has the most lacking coal. However, Marin has never seen the actual steam engine! He has never dismantled the steam engine! Even the teacher showed the steam engine model at the beginning, and he was not allowed to touch it. It was only possible to see and not touch it, which was more difficult than girls. Therefore, Marin had a theoretical impression of the steam engine. Without the help of Leonardo da Vinci, he could not create a steam engine.
Therefore, Marin dislikes all kinds of dislikes of the "silly, big, stupid" steam engine created by Beihai Kingdom, which is often a problem. However, he has to rely on this thing at present.
In fact, this stupid and sturdy steam engine is very useful for pumping water. The water pump made by Marin using the Archimedes spiral principle can exert great power and irrigate the crop fields under the driving force.
Of course, the rye field requires relatively little water. Therefore, there is no need for steam engines to pump water at present. After all, the vitality of rye is as tenacious as weeds. The most water-needed is wheat. Therefore, steam engines to pump water is more useful in American colonies. After all, there are only large wheat fields there.
However, local areas can be used to develop other applications, such as the textile industry...
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The so-called application of the textile industry is naturally the legendary first industrial revolution. As a history graduate, Marin is naturally familiar with this industrial revolution that changed the world.
The earliest industry in the world was the textile industry. The sign of the beginning of the industrial revolution was the emergence of Jenny spinning machines. Of course, weaving shuttles are also an important driving force.
It was the emergence of the Jenny spinning machine with an efficiency of eight times and the shuttle with a efficiency of two times that stimulated the development of the British textile industry and also made the world's first industrial power. Without the Industrial Revolution, Britain would not have become the world's strongest "Empire of the Sun" in the Victorian era. After all, industrial countries and agricultural countries are completely different concepts. Industrial production generates much more taxes than agricultural countries.
In fact, Marin had long wanted to carry out the industrial revolution. However, the reality in the past was not mature. Why? Because there was not enough labor before!
What are the conditions for the British Industrial Revolution? It is because in addition to the rich wool in Britain, there are enough thalassin people! These are all labor force, the labor force that textile mills need the most!
Only when there are enough labor to be workers can we have the conditions to carry out the industrial revolution. Otherwise, if there are not enough workers, it would be a joke to engage in industry.
Before, Beihai Country had severely lacked farmers who had farmed, so naturally there was no conditions to engage in industry. After all, Beihai Country did not have enough labor to develop locally.
But now it's different!
The prisoners of war bought from Württemberg and Hungary gave Marin a sufficient labor force at once. So many farmers could farm. Then, Marin had the conditions to start the textile industry!
Moreover, Malin wanted to start the textile industry because he was helpless - clothes are too expensive now!
At present, Beihai State has a population of more than 2 million, but every year, it requires a lot of money to import cloth. Because Beihai State does not produce cloth locally!
At present, the cheapest linen worn by ordinary people is 8 per yard, and one is 192 per yard (a piece of cloth in ancient Europe was 24 yards long and 2 yards wide). To make a loose coat, it takes about 2.5 yards of cloth, which means that the cheapest piece of clothing costs 20 yards of fabric, which is 1 shilling 8 yards of fabric.
This is just the cost of fabric, and the tailor's labor also needs to be calculated. The tailor's wages cost at least three or four Finneys a day. If you count them, the cheapest piece of clothing costs more than 2 shillings.
In fact, tailors still need to pay taxes and profits... Therefore, the cheapest ordinary loose jacket costs more than 3 shillings...
Wool clothes are more expensive. At present, the Beihai Kingdom mainly imports woolen from the Flanders. The reason for importing from the Flanders is that it is the industry of the Maximilian I family. Although the person in charge is the son of the emperor, it is also an industry under the Habsburg family. Marin gives face, so the fabric imported from the Beihai Kingdom is generally imported from the Flanders under the rule of Prince Philip.
Flander's wool is not cheap. The high-end wool made of British wool is priced at up to 80 shillings per piece. The worst-quality wool is about 45 shillings.
To make a piece of clothing, one-9.6% of a piece of cloth, that is to say, the cheapest wool cloth clothes alone are worth 4.68 shillings, which is about 56.25 Finney. Including workmanship, profit and taxation, it takes 56.6 shillings to be discussed...
At this time, the wages of ordinary people in Germany were only 2 per day for Finney. In other words, even the cheapest linen clothes cost 3 shillings, equivalent to 36 per day, and it takes an average person 18 days' salary to afford it!
As for wool cloth clothes, it will be doubled...
Every year, the Beihai Kingdom spends a lot of money to purchase clothes and fabrics for 2 million people alone. Fortunately, those who sell cloth are willing to accept food exchange. Otherwise, Marin would not be able to afford so much fabrics!
After taking over the country of Ravensburg last year, the fabric waste in the North Sea was greatly alleviated. Because the country of Ravensburg is a famous linen production area in Germany. Bielefeld, the capital of Ravensburg, is a famous linen textile center and a famous linen distribution center in Germany.
But in this era, linen was worn by the poor. In today's Europe, nobles wear silk, and most wealthy and middle-class people wear more decent wool clothes.
Chapter completed!