Take the mall to Datang

Since the concrete road was built between the two places, the distance is no longer a problem, and one day is enough to travel from one place to another.

Lu Ziang took some people to Chang'an first, and also talked to people from the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce about the fact that the Luoyang Engineering Team would come to study. The advantage is that the people sent here can help with the construction and it is free. Even the meal expenses are paid by the Luoyang Chamber of Commerce. They just want the engineering team to come and learn.

The Building Materials Chamber of Commerce is discussing this matter internally. Letting Luoyang's engineering team join is clearly cultivating competitors.

Originally, Sanlizhuang's engineering team was a competitor, but the Yuan family's engineering team is not comparable at all. Besides, most of Yuanji's engineering team is now engaged in construction at the Cangzhou Shipyard, and most of the engineering team returning to Chang'an City use The team that came to build the concrete road.

Now that Luoyang merchants want to get involved in this industry, they have to seriously consider it.

"Satisfied, I do not agree to let the Luoyang engineering team intervene, this is related to future interests." Wei Da said.

"Even if we object, if we let Lu Ziang talk about the matter with Yuan Pushe, the result may still be the same. At that time, our two chambers of commerce will be passive, and it is easy to create a estrangement." Gong Shunan said.

"Luoyang's business model is copied from Chang'an City. If Luoyang has its own engineering team, our building materials chamber of commerce will not have an advantage in Luoyang's construction interests." Wei Da continued.

Most of the people in Luoyang’s previous construction were from the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce. The cement road section was in charge of the Sanlizhuang Engineering Team. Most of the workers hired were local in Luoyang. The Luoyang Chamber of Commerce established an engineering team to save costs. In addition, Luoyang is developing There is a lot of profit to be made in the project of China Construction.

Zheng Manfu was listening all the time, and after seeing the two arguing, he looked at him and knew what he should say.

"I agree with the Luoyang engineering team to join. Since there are free workers, why not use them? Besides, don't forget that our building materials chamber of commerce is basically a cement formula. No matter how big the engineering team is without materials, what construction will they use, but the more engineering teams we can get? The greater the benefits." Zheng satisfied.

"But the imperial court." Wei Da said.

The Ministry of Industry has also mastered the production of cement, and the production cost is lower. Now most of the cement sold by the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce is supplied by the Ministry of Industry.

Zheng Manfu understands what they mean, things in the officialdom are often changing, and it is not impossible for the cement formula to flow out of the court.

"Don't worry, even if word spreads, the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce may have grown even bigger by then, and may no longer rely on cement for profit." Zheng Satisfaction said.

After thinking about it, Wei Da and Gong Shunan felt that they were thinking too much. As far as the current business projects of the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce have involved shipping.

"Just do what the president wants." Wei Da said.

"Even if the Luoyang engineering team comes to study, it may not be able to take away the core technology. Isn't it the same with our engineering team back then? The Yuanjia engineering team has not fully mastered the core technology." Gongshu Nan said.

That's right, at least the engineering team of the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce is not good at road construction.

Lu Ziang and others waited for news from the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce at the inn.

A businessman asked, "Chairman Lu, from the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce, can you agree to let our engineering team join?"

"It will definitely. Don't forget that they are cement suppliers. The more engineering teams they have, the greater their benefits. The next step we need to do is to discuss with the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce to increase the production scale of Luoyang cement kilns." Lu Ziang said.

In Lu Ziang's opinion, it is not too difficult to obtain the cement formula. You can either buy it with more than the value of the cement formula itself, or buy it after the business of the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce has problems, or obtain it through some special means. At present, several methods are not impossible but not necessary.

Cement formula is not something everyone can afford. It is very difficult for the building materials chamber of commerce to go bankrupt in the current development. There are other ways to obtain cement formula, but in fact all the business lies with Yuan Shan. It doesn't matter how the cement formula is torn apart from the building materials chamber of commerce, but if Yuanshan's disgust is aroused, the Luoyang chamber of commerce will have no future.

Lu Ziang is a smart person and a cautious person. The Ministry of Economic Development is developing rapidly, and he has established a foothold in Zhengzhou before he knows it. He doesn't know where it will be next, but what is certain is that the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce will be in every city in the future. The state capital will be a regular yamen.

This is also well written in the list when the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce was established. No one knows that it is just that the development speed has been slower for such a long time, and it may be ignored by people.

Early the next morning, Gong Shunan from the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce approached Lu Ziang to talk about the engineering team.

"President Lu, our Building Materials Chamber of Commerce is very supportive of your construction team. This Lantian housing construction project allows your people to participate, and you can also provide the corresponding tools for the engineering team for a fee. This is the list of equipment for the engineering team , you can make a decision on whether to purchase after discussing." Gongshu Nan said.

Lv Ziang picked up the equipment list and looked it over carefully. He knew the tools used by the engineering team, and the newly formed engineering team couldn't just have people without tools. He wanted to see if the price was right when he had such an opportunity.

Shovels, sand nets, wheelbarrows, scaffolding, tower cranes, tarpaulin dust-proof nets, flatbed trucks, work clothes and helmets, engineering tents, folding beds and a series of things.

Seeing that Lu Ziang saw it carefully, Gong Shunan said from the side: "These tools and equipment are the same as those used by the construction team of the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce. The specific supporting equipment can be purchased according to the number of people, and the price is very affordable."

Lu Ziang knew that what Gong Shunan said was true, but shovels, wheelbarrows, and scaffolding are all made of iron. Even if they are cheap, they need a lot of money. Fortunately, these are not disposable items, otherwise he would definitely go crazy of.

"Just configure according to the items on the list. Our engineering team has 500 people." Lu Ziang said.

These 500 people are the real members of the engineering team, and then they are ordinary employees in the expansion. According to this number of people, it is necessary to configure ten wheelbarrows. The shovel is a basic tool, so the number of shovels is relatively large. Because it involves the use of employees, the shovel is Five thousand pieces were ordered, and you don’t need too much scaffolding. Two or three sets are enough, which can fully meet the needs of building three houses at the same time, and the combination of three sets can meet the construction of a six-story building.

The reason why I bought shovels in the hands of the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce is because they are cheap. These shovels are all pressed from the steel of the military supervision department. The cost is low and the toughness is good, and the price is cheaper than the market price.

Chapter 678 Selling Steam Carts

Suburbs of Lantian County.

When Yuan Shan was inspecting the construction of the second village, he found that the engineering team had suddenly increased by a lot of people, and he also saw that Lu Ziang was there.

Guo Shouyi saw that Yuan Shan was puzzled, so he explained: "Yuan Pushe, the added people are all workers from Luoyang, and they are here to help."

Guo Shouyi explained it this way, but how could Yuanshan not know the truth.

Especially after seeing Lu Ziang, he knew what was going on.

"I have seen Yuan Pu shoot." Lu Ziang came over and cupped his hands.

"President Lu, you are being polite. It seems that the Luoyang Chamber of Commerce has made a big move. It is impossible to form an engineering team." Yuan Shan said casually.

Lu Ziang smiled and said: "It's all necessary, let Yuan Pushe laugh."

After learning about the situation of the Luoyang engineering team, I realized that the Building Materials Chamber of Commerce not only provided relevant technologies but also provided a large number of tools.

"Yuan Pu shot about the treasure ship."

As soon as Lu Ziang said that, Yuan Shan replied directly: "The treasure ships are still not available for sale. The imperial court has ordered ten treasure ships, so there is nothing I can do about it. But I will think about it after the imperial court's treasure ships are delivered."

What else can Lu Ziang say, is he going to snatch the treasure ship from the imperial court? This is absolutely impossible.

While the two were chatting, the roar of a steam engine was heard from a long distance away.

Lu Ziang was stunned when he saw a large smoking ball in front of a wooden shelf, and after a few glances, he found that the thing on it looked similar to a steam boiler, so he asked, "Yuan Pushe, what is this. "

"Oh, we call it a steam cart, also called a steam truck." Yuan Shan explained.

It was really the first time for Lu Ziang to see this thing, and he saw that the four large frames placed on the cart were all filled with cement. If it was replaced by an ordinary carriage, it would definitely not be able to pull it.

There is a driver on it, the speed is a little slower and the speed of walking is similar to that of a person, but the difference in load is the key, even a four-wheeled carriage cannot carry so much cement.

Seeing Lu Ziang curious, Yuan Shan introduced: "This is the latest product of Yuan Jing'ai Workshop. It uses steam power to drive wooden wheels so that the cart can move forward slowly. It is used for short-distance freight with low cost and easy operation. Now Lantian Centralized Warehouse has two Ten such carts are used to transfer goods, and the ones here are for the engineering team to build roads, and they are temporarily lent to the building materials chamber of commerce to carry construction materials."

Lu Ziang was a little confused. When their construction team was using a unicycle, they had already used such advanced steam power as a booster. This vehicle was worth five unicycles.

"What is the price of a steam-powered cart like Yuanpushe?" Lu Ziang asked.

"This kind of car is not expensive. The maximum price is [-] guan, and you will also get coal worth [-] guan." Yuan Shan said.

"Three thousand guan is not expensive." Lu Ziang said, but he didn't think so in his heart.

Now that the supply of iron ore in Datang is gradually increasing, the main part of the steam cart is the iron boiler. If the cost is calculated, the net profit of at least [-] to [-] guan in the [-] guan or even higher.

He, the Lu family, supplies iron ore mined for the imperial court and is very familiar with the value of iron ore.