Chapter 80 Preemptive Strike (First Order Request)

While Muhammad Ali was fighting against others, Sayyid was planning his famous initial industrialization plan.

Considering the resources and technology issues of the empire, Selim set up several key development industries in the initial industrialization plan.

The first is the textile industry: the empire has rich cotton resources, especially in Asia and Africa.

Selim set up two major development zones and a special zone for this purpose, namely the Anatolia region centered on Izmit and the Lower Egypt region centered on Cairo (Cairo and the Nile Delta region to the north) and the capital of the empire, the city of cities, the great Constantiniya.

In this era, spinning machines and looms have been improved, and the conditions for moving from manual production to large-scale factory production have been met.

Then there are coal mines and the coal industry: the empire has very rich coal resources, and open-pit coal mines are also quite abundant.

And compared with the inexperienced government, Selim has already taken over the coal mines in the empire that are easy to mine and transport.

From the discovery to the mining of a coal mine, there are actually many things to do, such as mineral rights and mining licenses. Unfortunately, these have to go through the hands of the Sultan.

The Sultan can give a break to state-owned enterprises and sell them at a low price. For private enterprises, can you not pay more money to justify the word "private" in front of you?

The second is metal smelting and processing industry: to put it bluntly, it is the steel industry. The empire has rich mineral resources and energy, which provides a good foundation for the development of metal smelting and processing industry.

Finally, there are shipbuilding and machinery manufacturing industries, but these two are just for show now. After all, at the level of the Ottoman Empire at this time

Selim's belief in his own enterprise is no different from believing that India in the future can build its own aircraft carrier. The only difference is that the former still has room for growth, while the latter still has room for reverse development.

Today, Selim arrived at the outskirts of Constantiniya. He was visiting the textile factory built by Matthew Bolton. It must be said that the words in the textbooks are never as shocking as what you see with your own eyes.

This is not so much a factory as it is the endless torture of Sisyphus in Greek mythology. (In Greek mythology, there is a giant called Sisyphus, who was convicted of pushing a huge stone, and the stone always slipped down when it was close to the top, forcing him to start over again.)

When the Sultan entered the factory gate with his guards pretending to be an inspector, he immediately felt surrounded by waves of noisy machine sounds.

But this did not affect the Sultan humming the upcoming "Marseillaise" in his mouth, for no other reason than to like this sense of contrast.

It is obviously a song to inspire workers to resist, but it is used by the rulers as a song to adjust their mood. Selim likes this feeling.

Accompanied by the factory manager, he walked deeper.

Due to the continuous operation of the machines, the noise in the factory was extremely loud.

The noise of the machines, the sound of metal collisions and the noise of the workers intertwined to form a continuous noise.

At the same time, the safety conditions here are also quite poor. The high-speed running machines make it very easy for workers to get injured during operation.

The workers were busy operating the machines, producing and processing.

The Sultan turned to the factory supervisor next to him and asked.

"How long do these people usually need to work, how efficient are they, and is the output high?"

"Sir, the efficiency of these people can be said to be quite low. They have hardly touched the machines and are very unskilled in operation. Yesterday, a female worker lost her left hand."

"Well, in this case, you have to think of more ways. Aren't there a group of British workers? Why don't you let them receive training?"

The Sultan was a little troubled. You know, female workers are not easy to deal with. Islamic law is simply disgusting.

The reason why so many female workers can be found for the factory is purely the welfare sent by the Guards.

These female workers are family members of the traitors. Considering that the other party has lost the pillar of the family, the Sultan waved his pen and sent these people to the factory. After all, the family needs to eat, and the Sultan is also kind.

Hearing the words of the mysterious inspector, the supervisor hurriedly replied.

"Sir, our scale is not too large, so there are relatively few training places.

But Sir, don't worry, for the sake of production efficiency, we usually only arrange them to work more than ten to twenty hours a day.

Of course, in order to prevent them from being lazy, we do not stipulate rest time.

Instead, we arrange supervisors. As long as we find someone lazy, we will greet them with a whip."

Looking at the other party's flattering smile, Selim felt like laughing.

This factory has only been open for a few days, and these guys have evolved into the profession of supervisor. Working more than ten or even twenty hours a day is nothing for them.

Selim began to scold the idiot in front of him.

"You have to understand one thing, you idiot, they are also people, not machines.

What the Sultan needs is a factory that can produce continuously, not just looking at the outbreak period. Extending their lifespan is only good for the empire, understand?

You really think that female workers are so easy to recruit, right?"

Facing Selim's scolding, the supervisor nodded and bowed for a while before dealing with it.

Everyone continued to walk deeper into the factory.

It has to be said that the air quality in the factory is very bad.

Since coal and coal are widely used in the factory to supply the machines, the factory is filled with thick smoke and dust. At the same time, the high concentration of fiber particles and the use of dyes and chemicals in the textile factory make the air quality worse.

The ventilation system, which is extremely important for the factory, is simply a pile of garbage. It is just a few vents, a few open windows, and a large chimney. It is impossible to effectively remove the thick smoke and dirty air, making the working environment extremely hot and humid.

The whole factory was dusty and dim, and only the faint light from the tall windows illuminated the work area.

When the Sultan finished the tour, it was already night.

From the outside of the factory, pollutants filled the air, covering the stars in the night sky.

Gray smoke continued to spew out of the tall chimney, accompanied by a rustling sound, as if the gate of hell was opened, releasing violent power.

Selim got on the Sultan's carriage, which was not his usual one. Even so, the appearance of the carriage could be said to be quite luxurious, which was extremely out of place.

Looking at the factory gradually disappearing from his eyes, Selim let out a long breath. He felt that this visit would probably make him live a few days less.

But no matter what, Selim has already gotten ahead of the Russians or most European countries this time. Whether it is good or not is two different things.

This is preemptive strike!

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