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Xin Liangchou was in a dilemma, but the cost was indeed relatively high, and Yuan Shan said it was not suitable, so he hesitated. After all, Yuan Shan is an expert in firearms. Thankless.

"Lan Guogong, you can sell some to us first. I need to let the craftsmen of the Armament Supervision make some tests before making a decision." Xin Liangchou said.

"Yes, anyway, the current emerging steel is used to make kitchen knives, and you need to supply it at any time, and the country's public will not turn away the business haha." Yuan Shan said.

Needless to say, Xin Liangchou knew it very well.

Changsun Wuji listened to their conversation and asked curiously, "Mr. Lan, what are the three new types of steel from the steel plant used for?"

Yuan Shan replied: "The highest grade is used to make the cylinder of the steam engine, the second grade is used to make some external accessories, and the third grade is more common, and at most it can be used to make some auxiliary materials."

"Such high-grade steel can only be used as an auxiliary material, so how can it be sold?" Changsun Wuji worried.

"Zhao Guogong is not worried. These special steel materials are used in improved steam engines. Recently, Yuanjia Workshop has researched a kind of internal combustion engine, which is a new type of equipment that uses heat energy to convert kinetic energy on the basis of steam engines. If it is successful, it will be possible. It will end the era of steam engines, but it is still in the experimental stage, and it will take a long time to succeed, and the materials used to produce internal combustion engines are these new types of steel." Yuan Shan said.

Both of them heard "end the era of steam engines". Doesn't it mean that this new internal combustion engine will replace steam engines in the future? Xin Liangchou is very concerned about this, because all the equipment of the military inspection is now driven by steam equipment, and the equipment and machines are getting better and better. The bigger it is, the more functions it has, and there will be better equipment. What about the military monitoring quota? |

"Mr. Zhao, let's talk about official and private matters." Yuan Shan asked.

Changsun Wuji immediately said: "As for the new type of steel, His Majesty means that kitchen knives are not allowed."

"Is it controlled? It's okay to use an iron knife to cut the knife with some effort. Well, I agree, but can a small amount of steel be added to the blade of the kitchen knife for forging, so as to ensure that the kitchen knife will not be too big after being dissolved. value." Yuan Shan said in a second-best way.

Changsun Wuji thought about it, and said: "Well, Lanzhou choppers are famous in the Tang Dynasty now, and it would be unreasonable to ban them all at once."

But Changsun Wuji was worried again: "If this is the case, will the steel yard suffer losses?"

"No, since Xinxing steel is less used, the quality of kitchen knives is still there. If the price drops, more people will buy it. A good kitchen knife can be used for 20 or [-] years. There is no problem. , and the types of kitchen knives are different, and the number of steel materials involved is different. For example, the current kitchen knives are divided into slicing knives, raw knives, cooked knives, bone chopping knives, boning knives, fruit knives, food carving knives, these categories They all have different styles, so there is no need to worry about selling." Yuan Shan said.

Changsun Wuji didn't go to the kitchen, and when he heard that there were so many kinds of kitchen knives, he felt ignorant.

"A kitchen knife is enough for ordinary people, but shops are different. The knives used in the kitchen are not worth tens of dollars. We also have chef's special knives and ordinary knives. There are many tricks." Yuan Shan continued.

"Lan Guogong is really a genius in business. He can come up with so many tricks. It seems that both public and private affairs have been resolved." Changsun Wuji said.

"Since we're here, Mr. Zhao Guo hasn't seen the steel factory yet, why don't we go and inspect it today?" Yuan Shan said.

"Okay." Changsun Wuji said.

A few carriages arrived in the suburbs, and Xin Liangchou was surprised: "Lan Guogong's road is twice as wide as Chang'an Avenue. Is this a suburb? Why does it look like a small town with so many buildings?"

Changsun Wuji also saw it, the level of prosperity is not inferior to that of Lantian County, not to mention that the town feels almost the same as the county seat, there are many shops on both sides of the street, all kinds of businesses, all three-story buildings, except for this street. Also under construction.

"This is?" Changsun Wuji asked in surprise.

"Oh, these are the staff dormitory buildings of the steel factory, and some are commercial and residential buildings. This is the main living area, and the steel factory is still some distance away." Yuan Shan said.

Chapter 918 Visiting the Factory

"The living quarters are so big. Are there many people in the steel factory?" Xin Liangchou asked.

"It's not too many. There are still many vacancies, only 2000 people." Yuan Shan said.

Xin Liangchou was surprised, tens of thousands of people are not many, this steel factory has caught up with his ordnance supervisor, and continued to ask: "I don't know how many vacancies there are."

"[-] is not too much, [-] is not too much." Yuan Shan said.

Xin Liangchou was speechless, what about a steel factory? The one in Chang'an City only has 8000 to [-] people.

"We need so many people, how about the output?" Xin Liangchou was really curious, and continued to ask.

"The current output is three times that of the Chang'an City Iron and Steel Plant. If it is fully staffed, the production capacity will increase again. The exact amount is unknown, but it is conservatively estimated to be three times the current output." Yuan Shan said.

Xin Liangchou took a deep breath. The construction of the iron and steel plant would definitely have a great impact on Datang. What he was thinking about was when the Military Weapons Supervision could reach such a scale.

The carriage moved slowly, and it took a long time to arrive at the steel factory. When the group got out of the car, they saw four super large steel pots and a super large furnace surrounded by rows of steel pipes. They didn't know what to do. Yes, the factory building is open, and iron flowers are constantly exploding inside, and there are clanging sounds.

"The factory is in production. This is the main furnace. It is quite noisy. The working environment inside is not very good and the temperature is extremely high. For safety's sake, let's not go in." Yuanshan explained.

The working environment in steel mills is really bad.Therefore, the wages of the workers are higher than ordinary labor costs, and there are various benefits, and the treatment is not bad.

Changsun Wuji watched carefully, he had invested money, and now seeing such a large-scale factory, he felt relieved, as long as the factory did not collapse, his grandson's descendants would be able to benefit from it.

"Lan Guogong, the furnace has been built now, why is the furnace still being built over there, won't it be a waste?" Changsun Wuji asked curiously.

Yuan Shan explained: "No, there is a double open hearth furnace, which is different from the one here. It is used to refine different types of steel materials and has different functions."

"The principle is like this. Today I can see what a factory with 500 million guns looks like. I can brag about it when I return to Chang'an." Changsun Wuji said.

"Haha, Duke Zhao was joking." Yuan Shan replied.

Xin Liangchou's opinion was different. Different furnaces smelt different materials. This remark made his eyes shine. His military inspector also has iron-making furnaces, but the technology is somewhat different.

"Lan Guogong, I don't know that this furnace technology can be provided to the military inspector." Xin Liangchou said.

"Whether this matter can be decided through the shareholders' meeting. After all, Zhao Guogong and Lu Guogong participated, and the technology was provided by the Yuan family. The military inspector can buy it if they want, but it is the most cost-effective to buy it directly from the steel factory." Yuan kindness.

Xin Liangchou was right after thinking about it. Most of the iron mines in Datang are now concentrated in Lanzhou. The acquisition cost is already low, and the products sold are actually moderately priced. If you need the Military Weapons Supervision to invest in the construction of a steelmaking plant, it will cost several million. Your Majesty will definitely not agree to consistent investment.

"Lan Guogong is right. I think the materials supplied by the Military Weapons Supervision can be purchased at the lowest cost price. Relatively, the Military Weapons Supervision can undertake project orders. Lan Guogong thinks this is good, and will save a lot of processing. The cost." Xin Liangchou said.

"Yes, then Lanzhou Iron and Steel Works and the Military Weapons Supervision can sign a strategic cooperation agreement, and then carry out further related cooperation to achieve mutual win." Yuan Shan said.

When walking, the two represented the stature department and reached an agreement.

After arriving at the foundry, Xin Liangchou really opened his eyes. Cast iron products are all mass-produced by steam power. The application of pig iron and wrought iron is much more advanced than that of the military inspector.

"Lan Guogong, these technologies are really good, can we bring some people over to learn?" Xin Liangchou said.

"Yes, the craftsmen from your Military Weapons Supervision can work here for free for three months, including board and lodging, and as long as you want to train craftsmen, we welcome you at any time. If the conditions are inconvenient, the construction period can be extended." Yuan Shan said.

"Lan Guogong is really generous, okay, I will coordinate after I return to Chang'an, can I send people to learn techniques for every venue." Xin Liangchou asked.

"Of course, free labor is enough. Experienced craftsmen are even better. How much you can learn in three months depends on their skills. If you want to extend the learning time, I am very happy to see it." Yuan Shan said.

"Okay, then it's a deal." Xin Liangchou agreed.

Several people wandered around the factory area for a while, the place was too big and they all finished the tour by horse-drawn carriage.

"Mr. Lan, what is the place over there? It looks like it's not small." Changsun Wuji sat in the carriage and asked curiously, pointing to the factory outside.

"Over there is the Lanzhou Brewery. The newly built factory is five times the size of the original brewery. This brewery has now received wine brewing orders from Tubo, and the business is pretty good. If you wait another three to five years, it will definitely become a boom. At that time, one-fifth of the wine in the Tang Dynasty may be produced here." Yuan Shan said.

"There are workshops everywhere in the suburbs of Lanzhou. Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to pay if you put so much effort into it?" Changsun Wuji asked.

"Currently Datang's industries are very limited, with insufficient productivity. The factory production method can reduce the purchase cost and speed up the production capacity. If the cost is controlled, there will be obvious advantages when the handicraft industry businesses compete, and the quality can be qualified. Standard, there is no need to worry about selling at all, the greater the number of products in the factory, the more profitable it is, and perhaps the commercial competition will be fierce in decades, but now on the basis of poverty and nothingness, there is nothing to worry about, no matter how many types of goods Because if you choose less, the common people will accept it." Yuan Shan said.

Changsun Wuji fell into thinking. According to this kind of thinking, it is no wonder that Yuanshan dared to spend so much money. Maybe he didn't spend much to make money, but the property just kept getting bigger and bigger.