Chapter 281 The Fundamental Method of Power Strolling through the Heitu Village, looking at the tall chimneys and several large factories not far away, Tian Ze and others twitched their lips slightly. "Are you sure they took a month to make this?" Tian Ze couldn't help but ask. The clerk who was in charge of following and recording nodded hurriedly, his eyes full of admiration and respect. "This is all what Mr. Mo and the villagers have done during this period of time." Although it has only been a month, Mo Chen's position in his heart has become extremely high, almost second only to Tian Ze, as if he is an omnipotent existence. Zhuge Liang, Sima Yi and others behind Tian Ze were all shocked. The one-month deadline had arrived, but Tian Ze did not notify the Mohist school. Instead, he brought Zhuge Liang and other heroes from the Hundred Schools of Thought to take a look in person. They walked into the largest steel plant and looked at the familiar assembly line operations and the many hydraulically driven machines. Tian Ze's eyes were full of surprise, not to mention the others, all of them widened their eyes. "I'm afraid the efficiency of this factory is a little too amazing." Tian Ze watched helplessly as cartloads of raw materials were transported into the factory along wooden tracks, and then processed through various water-powered processing equipment. With the assistance of a small amount of manpower, nearly semi-automated production was completed.
A large number of steel rough billets were processed in this way. The whole process was extremely smooth and the efficiency was at least dozens of times that of manual labor. "It's really hard to imagine that this could be built in one month," Tian Ze exclaimed. In a corner of the factory, Mo Chen was tinkering with a new machine tool, only occasionally looking up to see if there was anything in the factory that needed improvement. Another Mohist disciple was holding a book and reporting on various tasks: "Big Brother, our newly built grain processing plant was also completed yesterday." "Although the benefits are not as good as iron smelting, it can make it easier for the people around to make flour, cooking oil, etc. in the future, which can be regarded as an additional livelihood." "In addition, there is a textile processing factory, which is expected to be completed the day after tomorrow, and it will also allow the women in the village to earn more income." Mo Chen had almost no reaction, and said nonchalantly: "I know. You can just talk to Yuan Zhi about this, there's no need to tell me." "However, the two-day debate should be over soon." "You should be prepared. The people we have trained during this period have a reasonable level of understanding. Let them master some machine maintenance methods as soon as possible. After we leave, they can at least do a good job of daily maintenance of these factories." "Yes!" The Mohist disciple nodded. Then he turned around and saw Tian Ze and others, and quickly patted Mo Chen on the shoulder. "Big Brother, it's the Lord and his men!" Mo Chen seemed not to have heard it, still immersed in the work of polishing and debugging the machine tool in his hands, and just nodded slightly. Seeing that Mo Chen's old illness had recurred, the Mo family disciple quickly pulled Mo Chen away from the machine tool and walked towards Tian Ze. Mo Chen was not annoyed until he left the machine tool. Then he woke up as if from a dream, looked around, and noticed the presence of Tian Ze and others. "Greetings, my lord!" Mo Chen and his junior brother bowed to Tian Ze. "Excuse me! Excuse me!" Tian Ze quickly helped the two of them up. Patting Mo Chen on the shoulder, Tian Ze's face was full of admiration and curiosity: "Tian Gong, you have done a great job this month!" "Come on, tell me, how did you do it? Such a large factory was built in just one month?"
Mo Chen faced the strange looks of Zhuge Liang and others and scratched his head: "There are thousands of people in Heitu Village. It only takes a month to build a few factories. Is it difficult?" "Uh……" Upon hearing this, Zhuge Liang and others were speechless. How should I respond to this? If it was just some grain or textile processing plants, the difficulty should be acceptable, but this small steel plant that can accommodate two or three hundred people to be built in a month is a bit unrealistic. Looking at the small blast furnace, Zhuge Liang and others are still puzzled. Even if problems such as tool limitations and people's organizational management are resolved, it will still take a lot of time to acquire and transport resources and train people's skills. Besides, how could the people ignore their spring farming season and work wholeheartedly with you in the factory? This requires strong propaganda and mobilization capabilities. Just as Tian Ze was thinking about how to break this awkward situation, Xu Shu, the village chief, walked in. Seeing Tian Ze and Mo Chen, he hurried forward to salute. "No gift." Looking at Xu Shu, who looked a little darker and thinner, Tian Ze nodded with satisfaction. He is worthy of being a talent he values. Even though he is managing an entire village, he works extremely hard. "Yuanzhi, I heard that you are responsible for the administrative management of Heitu Village by yourself. It must have been very hard during this period." Hearing this, Xu Shu looked at Zhuge Liang and others behind Tian Ze, and said with a little embarrassment: "My lord, I am sorry to make you laugh, but I didn't do anything." During this debate, after learning about the Mohist plan and configuration, Xu Shu thought that this unconventional approach, focusing only on development, would make other aspects of the village weak and would be a big disadvantage, and he would have to rely on himself to turn the tide. But after truly feeling the changes brought about by Mo Chen, Xu Shu deeply understood a truth. Development is the last word! Even if the people do not cooperate, we will absolutely support high wages and high welfare. The people’s quality is not high, so we build schools, hire good teachers, and focus on education. …… Many governance issues can be eliminated through rapid development. Although many conflicts are only temporarily hidden due to rapid development, they may erupt in the future. However, with sufficient resources, Xu Shu can easily solve the problem step by step. As long as the development is fast enough, the problem will not appear in the short term. Today's Heitu Village not only has a very fast development speed, but is also not much different from other villages in other aspects. Xu Yuanzhi's contribution to this is definitely not small. But fundamentally, his role is not that big, the key still lies in Mo Chen. Even if representatives from other Hundred Schools of Thought were in Xu Shu's position, they would not do too badly. Xu Shu was a straightforward person, and his knight-errant habits remained unchanged. Therefore, he did not claim credit for himself, but directly pointed out the situation under his jurisdiction. Upon hearing this, Zhuge Liang and others fell into deep thought. This situation is very similar to Tian Ze's story of making a fortune. Strategic planning, domestic and foreign affairs seem to be less important in the face of the absolute speed of development.
In the past, they attributed Tianze’s rapid growth to his governing ability and advance planning, but now, they suddenly realized it. The reason why Tianze can be what it is today is the leapfrog improvement in productivity. Without sufficient money and grain as a foundation, there is no way to attract people and expand territory. In the past, they all focused on how to strengthen the organization, reduce internal friction and improve efficiency, but now they find that there seems to be another way. Technology is the fundamental way to become powerful! (End of this chapter)