In the suburbs of Xindu, a new steel factory was built.
After a period of construction and transportation of equipment.
The steel factory in Xindu was finally built.
Today, a batch of high-quality ores had just arrived.
It was all hematites.
Hans Muller was sitting in front of a revolving furnace and adjusting something. A famous military officer in black military uniform was standing beside him.
"When can we start?"
the officer asked.
"If we get these equipment done today, we can probably start work officially tomorrow.”
Hans Muller said to the officer next to him.
"Yes, start work as soon as possible. The new capital needs a batch of high-quality steel for the production of weapons and helmets.”
The officer nodded and said.
"Steel helmet?"
Hans Muller was a little puzzled. It was fine to produce weapons and guns with steel, but why would they produce steel helmets?
A steel helmet couldn't stop bullets, and a steel helmet that could stop bullets had to be at least six millimeters or one centimeter thick.
Such a thick steel helmet must be heavy. It would definitely be a burden on the soldier's head.
Hans Muller did not understand.
"Don't worry about this."
The officer looked at Hans Muller and said.
The helmets of soldiers were never used to block bullets.
Instead, it was used to block the shrapnel on the battlefield. When the shells exploded, the fragments that flew over, the gravel on the ground, and so on.
Of course, if the bullet was not shot directly at him, there was still a chance that the arc on the surface of the semi-circular helmet would deflect the bullet.
In fact, when the world fought the First World War, no one realized the importance of steel helmets.
At that time, almost all the soldiers in the country did not have steel helmets.
They were all wearing military hats.
After the battle began, a soldier accidentally placed an iron pot on his head and was lucky enough to deflect a bullet.
It was only at this time that countries around the world realized the importance of steel helmets. They began to produce steel helmets in wars and change the equipment for frontline soldiers.
In fact, this also greatly increased the survival rate of soldiers on the battlefield.
Steel helmets were very useful.
In this era, Zhu Shengkai was even considering giving the Ming soldiers armor.
This was not a joke.
The current year was 1712, and technology was equivalent to the middle of the 19th century.
The rifles and revolvers were of large calibers.
However, its power was far inferior to that of the late 19th century to World War II.
With the high-quality steel refined from hematite, the armor made of it was thicker and could withstand the attacks of most firearms in this era.
In fact, even in World War II, the German army had a storm assault team equipped with heavy armor on the battlefield.
It was indeed feasible to equip the soldiers with heavy armor to resist the bullets of rifles.
However, this would affect the mobility of the soldiers.
Therefore, this was only one of Zhu Shengkai's plans.
"Oh right, there are a few schools in the new capital. I recommend you and some other Caucasian employees to go in and learn Chinese and some Sinology.”
"This will be beneficial for your future advancement.”
"After learning Chinese, the company will increase your salary and all kinds of benefits.”
The officer left after saying this.
Hans Muller started to think.
"If learning Chinese can increase my salary and benefits, that's feasible.”
Hans Muller pondered.
He was a German who had immigrated from Germany to the United States and worked as a worker in a steel factory in Los Angeles. Before that, he was a veteran steel worker and technician with more than ten years of experience.
The salary that Da Ming Steel Company offered him was very good, much better than the steel factory in Los Angeles.
He was an ordinary, honest man. His family had been farmers for generations.
Now that there was a choice that could allow his family to live a better life, he naturally would not let it go.
Under the influence of Ming Dynasty's policies, his salary, and benefits, the only dozen or so white employees in Ming Dynasty began to have the idea of learning Chinese and Sinology.
And this was only the beginning.
The new capital of Ming Dynasty.
The three academies were officially established.
Han schools, Yin schools, and white schools.
Among them, the Yin Academy was the largest and was divided into two parts, the Children's Department and the Adult Department.
They taught Yin children and Yin adult males respectively.
For these three schools, Zhu Shengkai also issued a series of welfare policies.
After Han Chinese entered the school and learned how to read, they would be promoted and receive a higher salary.
The children of the Yin people could enter the school to study for free, and they could guarantee the treatment of their families in the future.
The adult males of the Yin Dynasty entered the school to learn Chinese and Sinology. There were also various welfare policies in Xindu.
If there were children and adult males in a Yin family studying in the school, then Da Ming would also provide free housing in the future.
Work allocation, salary, etc.
This series of welfare policies came down.
The Han and Yin people were all enthusiastically signing up for the school to learn.
In the face of sufficient benefits, no one would not be tempted.
For the Yin people, they no longer needed to hunt, and they no longer had any disputes with other tribes.
Living in Xindu was peaceful and rich.
No white hunters would cut off their scalps.
In this era, there was no one who did not yearn for such a life.
The establishment of Da Ming's school was very smooth.
Han and Yin adult males would spend the night studying in the school after work.
And the classrooms in the school were all Da Ming's current military officers.
Although the people produced by the system did not understand modern subjects such as physics and chemistry, they taught the illiterate Han and Yin people to learn Chinese characters.
The officers of Da Ming were definitely high-quality talents.
Most of them could even recite poems and paint.
It was enough to be their teacher.
A few days later, Zhu Shengkai came to Los Angeles again.
At the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles.
Four white-painted ironclad ships with the flags of the American Federation and the Great Ming raised their sails and started the steam boiler.
Black smoke billowed from the chimney of the ship. Looking up from a close distance, it almost dyed a small part of the blue sky black.
"Your Majesty, this humble subject has set off."
On the ship, the chief captain, Chen Chang, solemnly saluted the Emperor who was surrounded by a group of people on the dock.
November 20th, 1712.
Da Ming's first voyage fleet of four ironclad ships set off from the Santa Monica Pier in Los Angeles, California, United States of America.
They would cross the Pacific Ocean and head to the Qing Dynasty.
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