Chapter 851: Empire Industrial Revolution

"Rene, has the Minister of Industry been selected?" Akalander stood up and asked eagerly.
"sit down!"
Before Rehn could answer, Belisariu said softly, "Akaland, when can you get rid of your impetuous problem? The consul hasn't finished talking, what are you worried about?"
Akalander's face was stagnant, and he also reacted immediately. Renne's invitation today came prepared, and he acted so impatiently that the Mechanic Union became passive in the subsequent discussions. He glanced at Belisariu, thinking that the Chief Master could hold his breath.
"Sorry, I was so excited, Chief." Akalander lowered his head to admit his mistake and sat down honestly.
Belisariu nodded.
He turned his gaze back to Rennes and asked, "Consultant, what is the purpose of establishing the Ministry of Industry, and what are the powers and responsibilities of this department?"
Sure enough, people are mature!
Ren said secretly, the Soul Eye was actually very excited when he saw Belisarius, but he was able to stay awake, and he grasped the point in one sentence.
"Frank." Wren motioned to his chief of staff.
Frank took out a document from the ring and handed it to Belisariu. "This is the planning document for the establishment of the Ministry of Industry. Please have a look."
Belissaliu caught the fluttering document with only a few pages, but his expression was as solemn as he was holding a mountain. He immediately opened it and read it word by word. Akalander next to him couldn't help but leaned over and stretched his head to watch.
There is not much content in the document, but each paragraph is highly condensed, which is obviously the result of wisdom after long-term thinking.
The first is to explain the term "industry".
Industry is a processing and manufacturing industry, a social material production sector that extracts and collects natural resources and processes various raw materials.
The document states the importance of industry, which is the main force that promotes the advancement of a country and even a civilization.
It can promote agriculture and is the cornerstone of commerce. It plays a decisive role in the economy and development of the entire country. The status of industry is no less than extraordinary power or even higher.
Industry has freed human beings from agriculture with limited output, replaced manpower with machines, and replaced individual manual production with large-scale factory production. The invention and application of the steam engine is a landmark event. It is of great significance to human civilization. People will understand more and more clearly in the future, which can be called the "industrial revolution".
A country that has experienced the industrial revolution is fundamentally different from a country that is still in the agricultural era.
Seeing this, Belisariu's hand trembled uncontrollably.
Akalander was even more excited.
In their understanding, industry is the steam and machinery union, and Rennes has elevated the status of industry to the point where it is shoulder to shoulder with extraordinary power!
This is simply awesome!
For a long time, the vast majority of people in the world, including many mechanics, just regarded the steam engine and the mechanic union as a new force, enjoying the convenience and benefits brought by technological progress.
However, few people have ever thought about it, what does all this mean?
Now someone has finally said it, and it is more clear and clear than the Mechanic Guild’s own words, giving Belisariu and Akalander a sudden sense of relief, like clearing the fog in front of them, and they used to think hard. The question I got, finally got a clear answer.
And this person is not an ordinary person.
He is the consul, and he holds the executive power of the empire!
The two of them continued to read with excitement. In the document, the industry was divided into "light industry" and "heavy industry". Light industry is biased towards people's daily life and produces a variety of more common products; heavy industry provides materials and machinery for light industry, including steel, metallurgy, mining, and machinery manufacturing.
Industry is so important that it is necessary for the Empire to establish a Ministry of Industry.
The responsibilities of this department include formulating industrial policies, industry management regulations, managing and reviewing industrial companies, instructing, learning, promoting, and applying industrial technology, managing a series of industrial companies directly operated by the imperial to be established, organizing and training industrial talents, and so on.
The composition of the Ministry of Industry is also listed at the end of the document.
The headquarters is directly under more than a dozen sub-departments, from provinces to cities, and corresponding industrial bureaus will be set up. Just by looking at the number of departments, you can know that this is a huge department with immense power, almost not much worse than the three major departments of internal affairs, finance, and military administration!
After reading it, Belisario took a deep breath.
Akalander glanced at Renn with a calm face, hesitated to speak, and finally decided not to speak.
The position of Minister of Industry is bound to be won by the Machinery Union. This is exactly the top boss of the Mechanic Union in the empire. If the person sitting in the position is not his own, the Mechanic Union will not be able to eat or sleep.
Of course, the establishment and operation of the Ministry of Industry are also inseparable from the Machinery Union.
Therefore, Renn invited himself and the chief to come to discuss today, he will not hand over the position of Minister of Industry to others, but he will not hand it over to the Machinery Union easily.
Belissaliu closed his eyes and pondered for a few minutes before finally speaking.
However, he did not immediately fight for the interests of the mechanical trade union, but asked: "Consultant, the Ministry of Industry is more than just a department. Does it matter to your policy for the next ten years?"
"Yes."
Rehn nodded, taking Belisariu a little higher in his heart, and revealed: "Industry and education will be the two most important aspects of my tenure, and I will devote most of my energy."
When Aklan heard the words, there was a joy that could not be concealed in his eyes.
Belisariu's face was stunned, and he praised sincerely: "The empire can have you as the governor, it is the welfare of the empire and the welfare of the people of the empire."
Renn waved his hand, "I just want to make some contributions to the people of the Empire."
"The consul is humble." Belisarius did not compliment Rennes any more, and instead said: "The establishment of the Ministry of Industry is a major event, and it must be approved by the Supreme Council..."
"You don't have to worry about this." Rennes interrupted him. "I'm not sure I won't mention it. The chief of the Supreme Council should be very clear about the current structure of the Supreme Council. The Ministry of Industry will be a permanent institution of the Empire. Even if I step down, the Ministry of Industry Will continue to exist."
Belisariu nodded slightly.
Who doesn't know, the Mordu faction now holds half of the votes of the Supreme Council and almost controls the Supreme Council. Given Renn's status in the Mordu faction, his proposal is difficult to be rejected.
Rehn continued: "In the past few years in Glamorgan and the Principality of Augustus, we have been very happy to cooperate. The development speed of the Principality of Augustus is also very clear to the chief. The population and territory of the Principality have not changed much, but Within a few years, national strength has increased several times, and people’s lives have also changed greatly. These are all driven by industrial development."
"Augustus experienced the Industrial Revolution and turned from an agricultural country to an industrial country." Belisariu said suddenly.
"Yes!"
Rennes smiled, "The chief has understood the essence of this document. The economic, military, and living standards of industrial countries, as well as all other aspects, are far better than agricultural countries."
"After all, the Principality of Augustus has a limited territory, insufficient population and natural resources, and a small base in all aspects. Even if it becomes an industrial country in the future, its comprehensive national strength will increase dozens of times, and it will appear insignificant compared with the empire..."
At this point, Renne paused.
Belisariu and Akalander's eyes brightened, and their breathing sped up unconsciously.
They already understood what Ren meant.
The Principality of Augustus is too small, but the empire is huge!
Sure enough, Rehn said: "The empire’s industry is the most developed and advanced in the world. It is in the transitional stage from an agricultural country to an industrial country, but the speed is too slow, and it lacks comprehensive and clear policy guidance. Disturbance and stress."
Belissa couldn't hold back and nodded again and again.
Rehn’s words simply speak to his heart. For hundreds of years, the steam and mechanical unions have promoted the development of the imperial society. They are ubiquitous in people’s lives and have great influence, but they are limited to ordinary people. Reaching the top of imperial power.
The biggest scruples and resistance is naturally the Supreme Council.
The members of the Supreme Council are all holy soul wizards, possessing extraordinary powers that ordinary people cannot imagine.
An emerging force that is completely different from magic has risen. The holy soul wizards may not realize the great potential of the mechanical union, but they instinctively acquiesced in the suppression of the mechanical union by the successive consuls. The power of the Supreme Council cannot be shaken, and the mechanical unions naturally dare not challenge directly, or even dared to expose a bit of thinking beyond the rules, and can only make a fortune in a muffled voice.
There are also the Church of Justice and the Church of the Earth, and they are also wary of mechanical unions.
Because the application of mechanical equipment will make people think and shake their firm belief in God.
The nobles of the empire, especially the old nobles, hated the mechanical union even more. The factories established one after another took away the interests of the nobles, gave the farmers a way to survive, and weakened the importance and value of the land. Cooperating with machinery unions is subject to mechanics.
All in all, the mechanical trade union has offended all the vested interests!
Renn knew this well.
The same situation has happened countless times in previous lives.
His words, coupled with the contents of the documents in hand, made Belisariu and Akalander almost grateful, and the two could not wait to draw Renne as a confidant, and even a great benefactor of the Mechanic Union!
The Eye of Soul knows their emotions well.
Rennes smiled secretly, but said with a serious expression: "The Ministry of Industry was established to accelerate the transformation of the empire into an industrial country and to trigger an industrial revolution in the empire. And this is only the first step, and I will launch it. The imperial first five-year plan, promoting industrial development is the focus of the plan."
"Industry is inseparable from the application of mechanical technology, which requires the support of the Steam and Machinery Union."
"So, I invite both of you to discuss."
As soon as the voice fell, Belisariu immediately stated his voice, and his voice increased unconsciously. He said loudly: "The mechanics union must fully support the work of the consul! As long as the consul has the power, we will not shirk anything that is within the power of the mechanics union. ."
"I can rest assured that."
Ren nodded with satisfaction, and the conversation suddenly changed, "Gotham is also the territory of the empire. Recently, Gotham's construction lacks some materials..."
Belisariu understood immediately.
Gotham is a city of Rennes, which belongs to the Empire in name but is completely autonomous in substance. Rennes used Gotham as an excuse to put forward conditions.
"The Mechanic Union is willing to contribute to the construction of Gotham." Belissa replied, knowingly.
Frank produced another document in due course.
Belissaliu took it and quickly read it. This is a list of materials. Hundreds of materials are filled with more than a dozen pages, and each is marked with the required quantity. The most is a kind of high-grade refined steel, as much as 500 million pounds, making his eyelids twitch.
The output of this refined steel is very high, and it is widely used, but 500 million pounds is too exaggerated, equivalent to the total output of the mechanical union in two to three years.
Moreover, in recent years, for unknown reasons, the refined steel products on the market are very easy to sell, and the prices have risen a lot.
The other materials on the list are also huge in quantity, mithril, adamantine, magnum iron, and dozens of magic alloys, ranging from tens of thousands of pounds to millions of pounds. There are also various alchemical materials, rune stones, precious magic gems, minerals, a large number of mechanical equipment and so on.
Some things cannot be bought with money, and can only be obtained from the mechanical unions in warehouses around the empire, or purchased at high prices elsewhere.
A rough estimate is that the total price of the materials on the entire list exceeds 100 million gold dongs!
With such a large amount of materials, Belisariu and Akalander suddenly had an idea in their minds that Rennes wanted to build a floating city!
Except for the floating city, they couldn't think of other possibilities.
Belisariu said without hesitation: "Please rest assured, the consul, starting from the first day of the new year, a batch of supplies will be delivered to Gotham City every month. Delay the construction of Gotham."
While talking, he put away the list.
Renn raised his eyebrows.
To tell the truth, Belissa’s stay was so refreshing that he didn’t expect it. This is not a small amount, but one hundred million, enough to build a brand new floating city. He originally thought that Belisarius would at least bargain, but the other party I immediately agreed.
Belisariu's tone is also very relaxed, as if he just filled out a check casually.
Still underestimated the financial resources of the mechanical union!
One billion for the position of Minister of Industry, Belisariu didn’t even blink his eyes, and he didn’t discuss with the mysterious president. It can be seen that the money is not difficult for the mechanical trade union. What is wealth and sullenness? Soaring to the sky, I can see it today.
Of course, in the industrial revolution of the empire in the future, the mechanical trade unions can easily earn this billion golden shields back, and even get more benefits.
No one loses anyway, this is a win-win transaction.
"good."
A smile appeared on Ren's face. The materials on this list were enough to build the second Star Destroyer by himself. He praised: "I thank the Mechanic Union for Gotham City's support." Then he turned his words back, "The Minister of Industry Is there a recommendation from the chief?"
Hearing these words, Akalander straightened his chest unconsciously, his eyes full of expectation.
However, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com Belisariu nodded, but said:
The Minister of Industry must have a stable personality, agile mind, and a comprehensive understanding of mechanical technology and industrial development. Therefore, I recommend to the consul A most suitable person, another vice president of our mechanical union, Fasting."
Akalander's expression froze.
"Fastine?" Renn was also surprised.
He has heard of this name. There are many vice presidents of the Mechanical Union. Fasting’s qualifications and reputation are second only to Belisariu. However, there are rumors that Fasting and Belisarius are in a competitive relationship, but their personality is more paranoid. , Not as loved by mechanics as Belisariu.
Ren glanced at Akalander, who was full of disappointment.
"Consultant, I insist on letting the law date the Minister of Industry, he is more suitable for this position than Akalander." Belisariu once again emphasized his opinion.
The payer has the final say.
Ren can only nod his head and said, "Since this is the chief's wish, then I agree with the person you recommend."