After Xiao Zhengtai led Han Xin and Wang Li out, they continued to inspect other industries and met Huang Yuan at the steelmaking plant.
With the money in his hands, the old man Ying Zheng really ordered the construction of more railways.
He didn't even plan the route, so he ordered Huang Yuan to supervise the steel mill to make as much steel as possible!
"Young Master, I am planning to report to you...!"
Huang Yuan bowed respectfully, then made a sad face and continued: "There are too many places in Daqin that need steel. His Majesty also asked the steelmaking plant to increase production. But with the current scale of the steelmaking plant, it is simply impossible. This But what should I do?”
After saying that, he spread his hands and felt helpless.
“Possible steel mills to meet private demand?”
Mr. Shota looked at several large furnaces and asked the busy craftsmen.
"This is pretty much it!"
Huang Yuan nodded.
"Then build another steel plant of the same size!"
"Same size?"
Huang Yuan was stunned for a moment.
You know, the current steelmaking plant has been expanded and expanded, and the scale is already quite large.
"That's right! People's demand for steel has just increased at this time, and the demand will be even greater in the future...!"
Xiao Zhengtai nodded and continued: "Besides the private sector, the imperial court cannot do without steel if it wants to build railway tracks, trains, steamships, etc. What's more, more machines will be produced in the future, all of which require steel. support!"
"But... to build such a large steelmaking plant, I'm afraid it won't be possible just by relying on the people under the official's command. We will need help from the Ministry of Works!"
Huang Yuan is in charge and will be the supervisor, and he has many skilled craftsmen under his command.
But they have all been assigned to various factories by him. If they are all taken out, the factory will be paralyzed, and the gain will not be worth the loss!
"It doesn't matter, just tell Old Man Feng later!"
Xiao Zhengtai waved his hand nonchalantly.
After all, this is not the first time that craftsmen from the Ministry of Labor have been hired to build a factory.
They would be given double their salary every time, and Feng Quji and the craftsmen were happy to take on such a job!
"Well, I will order people to recruit workers when I get back to my position. I will try to recruit and train all the steel-making craftsmen when the factory is built!"
"Um!"
Xiao Zhengtai nodded, and under the leadership of Huang Yuan, he walked around the steelmaking plant.
After the visit, we went to the arsenal with him!
At this time, the arsenal was also expanded again and again.
The production of artillery is in a separate area, and the production of ammunition is in another area.
There is also an area dedicated to training craftsmen!
After walking around, I found that everyone's operations were very standardized, and they all followed his requirements!
And there are no cigarettes in this era, which greatly reduces safety risks!
"Look at this drawing!"
After pausing, Ying Feiyu took out a stack of blueprints from his arms and handed them to Huang Yuan.
Let him and the craftsmen behind him take a look to see if it can be built!
He has already seen this drawing. With Da Qin's current technology, it shouldn't be a big problem!
"Mao color gun?"
After Huang Yuan took the drawing, he read the three big characters on the drawing and raised his head in confusion.
"That's right! This thing is much more powerful than a crossbow. It can almost kill you when hit, and it can fire thousands of bullets every quarter of an hour...!"
Xiao Zhengtai briefly introduced it, "The manufacturing process is not difficult, but in the manufacturing process, a lot of copper and iron are needed. This is why I want to double the expansion of the steelmaking plant!"
The production of the hair gun itself requires steel and brass, and with the bullet casing, the demand for metal is even greater.
Bullets are consumables and require a steady stream of steel and brass. How can we not expand the steelmaking plant?
In addition to Xianyang, he is also planning to build several more in other counties in Daqin, so as to reduce the transportation cost of ore!
"Well, according to the drawings, it's really not a big problem to build it!"
Huang Yuan simply flipped through a few pages and nodded.
"Dear me, such a gadget can actually kill you when hit? It's really amazing!"
"Let's not talk about this for now. Didn't you listen to what the young master just introduced? If this thing is built, it can fire a thousand bullets every quarter of an hour. It is really terrifying!"
"Yes, before we went into battle to kill the enemy, we had to cut them down one by one! Now, with such a gadget, you can sweep away thousands of armies in a quarter of an hour!"
"Haha! With such a weapon, my Daqin will have a greater chance of winning when we go to war in the future!"
"Well, we must build it in the shortest possible time!"
"Yep……!"
Thinking of this, the craftsmen suddenly became very motivated.
Cannons are suitable for siege, and land mines are suitable for setting ambushes, but there must be some gaps.
Some lucky ones will break through these obstacles and come to the army!
In the past, we had always used archers to resist, but now that we didn’t even have bows and arrows, we let the soldiers fight with real swords and guns!
After the fur-colored guns were made, each of the soldiers was given one.
On the battlefield, after the artillery bombardment, the fur-colored guns went into battle, sweeping away those fish that slipped through the net, and minimizing the casualties of the soldiers!
"Young master, what a fantastic idea. We deal with these ammunition every day, why didn't we think of it?"
Huang Yuan scratched his head in embarrassment and said slightly ashamed.
"I can't blame you. You have too many things to do every day. Where can you find time to innovate?"
Little Shota waved his hand.
Guns have developed over hundreds of years from their initial invention to the first fur-colored gun.
If they could research it so quickly, it would be amazing. All the great researchers in later generations would have wasted their brain cells!
"Thank you young master for your consideration!"
Huang Yuan quickly saluted.
"Then I leave this matter to you!"
"Young master, just relax...!"
Huang Yuan nodded and continued: "I heard from people at the Ministry of Industry a few days ago that the first railway in Daqin will be repaired soon. In a few days, trains will be able to run on the tracks!"
"really?"
Ying Feiyu's eyes suddenly lit up.
He had just come back two days ago and had been resting in the palace. He had just taken a leisurely stroll when he heard the news and almost jumped up with joy.
The first railway in Daqin goes directly to Yanmen County.
I remember that when he went to the north, he had to ride in a carriage for more than ten days. Even if it was a modified carriage, it almost broke his waist!
Now, after breakfast, I board the train, play a few rounds of mahjong and then sleep. When I open my eyes, I will see Yanmen County.
Just thinking about it makes me feel happy!
I can finally get away from the backward means of transportation like horse-drawn carriages!
"I also heard the news from the Ministry of Industry, but I can't be wrong!"
"Okay! I'm going to find Old Man Feng right now!"
After learning such good news, Ying Feiyu ran away quickly.
Han Xin and Wang Li were caught off guard and hurriedly chased after them. The three of them took a carriage to the Ministry of Industry!
