Although there is a tall and long chimney to guide the smoke, the area around the stove is still somewhat choked. The waiter was so choked that he covered his mouth and coughed, but did not dare to cough loudly. He also had to take care of the fire in the stove, so he was very busy. It's really a joy.
But that's how it is when making a fire. There is no smoke at all. Everyone has become accustomed to it. Wu Weiying, the obedient Marquis, promptly flattered him: "This stove makes a fire so quickly and the fire is fierce. It must be exquisitely constructed. Your Highness is ingenious and ingenious. I admire you." Until!”
The other six nobles also immediately started to praise each other. Although it was an exaggeration, part of what they said was actually the truth.
Since these seven families are willing to cooperate and have also contributed 140,000 taels of silver, there is no need for him to continue hiding it. Yaoji tells the truth: "My dear friends, this stove is ordinary, but the secret lies in it." On this coal! First grind the coal into pulverized coal, then mix an appropriate amount of water into the pulverized coal, stir the pulverized coal into a paste, use a mold to make it into a cylinder, insert seven wooden sticks in the middle, and after solidification, it will Leave holes, which are 'briquettes'. After being put into the furnace, driven by the wind, the flames will move up the holes, helping to increase the intensity of the fire and getting twice the result with half the effort. Just like making dumplings, as long as you concentrate on Research and you will naturally get what you want!”
Making "briquettes" is not difficult at all. Chefs who make beef ramen now use honeycomb briquettes to cook in the courtyard of the East Palace. Within four or five minutes, the furnace temperature can rise to more than 300 degrees.
Otherwise, if you expect ordinary firewood to slowly heat up the stove, it will really make a certain prince wait, and a group of people will directly enter the big-eyed and small-eyed mode...
The Marquis of Xincheng Wang Guoxing was speechless when he heard it. After understanding the secret, he exclaimed: "So that's it. Your Highness is extremely smart. His words made me suddenly enlightened. This 'honeycomb' is really an ingenious thing!"
From what the prince said, making this "briquette" is very easy, but no one thought that it was like making dumplings. They didn't take it seriously if they knew the process, but if they were kept in the dark, they would be puzzled.
Yaoji told them the principle of making "briquettes", and the purpose was to keep them busy: "My dear friends, you can set up a processing plant in or outside the capital city, specifically for grinding coal and mixing pulverized coal. Manufacturing briquettes in large quantities and drying them for about five to seven days can then be put on the market. Isn’t it difficult to make money from this?"
Buy a piece of land, build a simple factory, get a few stone mills, hire some strong men and animals, and then find a carpenter to hammer out the mold, and you're done. It seems like this is the energy product with the most convenient production process. , others are much more complicated than this.
The prince's move was to repay everyone's favor. Xinlehou Liu Wenbing hurriedly raised his hands and saluted: "It is not difficult to confirm the relationship. I am deeply favored by His Highness. I will work hard to do my best!"
As long as the seven people work together, they will be able to make money back within a month. This will certainly make everyone eager to give it a try. In addition, they are afraid that the coal business in the Jifu area will be monopolized by them in the future, which is a job worth hundreds of thousands of taels. .
To sum up, each of them gave the prince a benefit of 70,000 taels of silver, and it was not a donation, but a loan, so they could get such a huge deal.
Compared with those guys who are stingy with gold and silver, they are really far-sighted. Not only did these people fail to save their wealth, but they also failed to save their heads. If they fight against the prince, they will die.
Seeing that the profitable business was close at hand, all the nobles were overjoyed. Yaoji explained: "Why do I want to tell you this? Because the new city will be built soon, and the largest steel factory in Ming Dynasty will be built in the future. , weapons factories, refineries, chemical plants, sugar mills, wineries, etc., the coal required must be calculated in hundreds of thousands or even millions of jins. The coal transported from the Kailuan coal mine to the capital will not be sold! Make honeycomb briquettes It’s just the beginning, it’s just a small fuss at best, the real business is to provide supplies for various factories, that’s what I said about not wanting to compete with Min!”
Even after the disaster in Beijing, as long as epidemic prevention work is done well, the population will slowly recover, and large-scale infrastructure construction will attract indigenous people from surrounding areas to come to make a living. They are not permanent residents, but semi-permanent residents. Yes, after all, I still need a place to live.
From now on, there will be only a few more residents in the capital. When the basic industry develops and factories begin to recruit workers on a large scale, it will not be a problem to absorb a labor force of two to three hundred thousand people. If they bring their families here, the capital will prosper again. It is not difficult to rival the cities south of the Yangtze River within ten years.
At present, the largest steel plant in Ming Dynasty is in Guangdong. The transportation distance is too far. It is better to mine directly from Ma'anshan and reach the capital directly through water transportation.
But the problem is that the pollution from the steel plant is too serious, and the air quality in the capital in winter will be very bad. A certain prince is still young and does not want to play a game that will kill him.
The solution was to build a steel plant in Ma'anshan, which happened to be adjacent to the Yangtze River. Mining and water collection were very convenient. There were also coal mines in Huainan, which could easily supply the fuel needed for steelmaking through water transportation.
The semi-finished products will be transported to the capital for deep processing and turned into weapons-grade steel, which can be used to forge various types of new weapons in large quantities.
Quasi-high-tech weapons will not be produced by factories across the south. They must be concentrated in the capital, so as to minimize the possibility of leaks.
It is best to keep a heaven-defying weapon like an airship secret for three to five years, even if Braid finally obtains the manufacturing process, which may slow down the Qing army's equipment.
Otherwise, a year later, we will be able to see the extremely spectacular Qing Air Force on the battlefield. It cannot be defeated on the ground, and it cannot be defeated in the sky. That would be really cheating...
These guys are so rich, are you trying to persuade them to open a steel factory?
The coal dug out from your own mine can be pulled directly into your own factory!
It's a good idea, but one hundred and forty thousand taels of silver have already been squeezed out. If you squeeze it harder, your body will hurt, so let's save it for later.
The steel directly supplied to the weapons factory can be provided by one's own steel factory. Anyway, there is a lot of money in hand, and one's own financial resources are fully capable of building a quasi-modern steel factory.
I'm afraid that someone with ulterior motives will take advantage of them, say they are competing with Min, and let a group of illiterate animals come to make trouble, and they have to send troops to drive them away. It will be annoying to death, let alone the court meeting.
It is more reliable to find a few spokespersons. You can take most of the money yourself and let them take the blame if you have any. This is a good way to get the best of both worlds.
As long as it is profitable, there must be many people who want to take the blame for the prince.
If you can earn several thousand taels of silver a year, or even tens of thousands of taels of silver, you can risk your life, let alone take the blame...
The prince plans to build a new city, and the nobles already know it. It turns out that the prince plans to open many factories in the new city, and the coal business will naturally be able to do well.
As much as can be dug out in this way can be sold, and everyone is even more happy. The sincere uncle Liu Kongzhao complimented: "Your Highness has great ambitions, and with the guidance of His Majesty Taizu Emperor Gao, when he returns from his study tour in the immortal world, he will definitely be able to revive the Ming Dynasty. I will wait for you." Although my talents are sparse and my knowledge is shallow, I will obey my orders and go through fire and water, even to the death!"
At first, a few people just disdained being associated with "Huangdou Gong" and others. They did not really agree with many of the decrees promulgated by the prince. They were also cautious about their own property, fearing that the prince would take notice of it and be directly confiscated.
But as time went by, everyone discovered that the prince was able to deal with difficult problems with ease, and was not afraid of all kinds of obstructions from the courtiers. He also vigorously checked for the bugs in the officials.
The nobles are already convinced by this cooperation in the Kailuan Coal Mine business. What else can they be dissatisfied about if they can follow the prince to make money every day? Even if the marquis and count sell coal, they are selling coal under orders. Others envy them. It's not too late yet.
If the cooperation in the coal mine business goes smoothly, Yaoji still wants to continue to play with the nobles, such as jointly opening an oil refinery or the like. Looking at the entire capital, and even the Jifu area, almost all businessmen with their financial resources are their own. Hit the target.
Even if someone operates a business legally, it is rare, not to mention that loyalty is out of the question. They are far less obedient than the seven nobles. They will sell the trade secrets in their hands to Huang Taiji if they can't protect them. In this era, businessmen almost don't know why. things.
If the Yanchang oil field is to be exploited on a large scale, whether it is for military or civil use, the extracted crude oil must undergo preliminary processing before it can be circulated to the next step, and the construction of a refinery will be put on the agenda.
Yaoji has thought about building a refinery in Yanchang, and plans to do so, but he must find a refinery with greater refining capacity in the capital, which is to provide explosive weapons for the Jifu area and even the Liaoxi military group.
If it is a city defense or a field battle, it is easy to consume hundreds of tons of fuel at a time. Moreover, fuel is the best weapon for breaking cotton armor. Put it in a glass bottle and throw it out as a certain Toff cocktail, which will definitely make the braids They are so happy.
Even if the pigtails will take precautions after suffering a loss, they can wet the cotton armor of their own soldiers with water. But the oil is not soluble in water and will still burn on the cotton armor when it comes into contact with water, burning the pigtails alive. braid……
Each armored musketeer is equipped with five grenades and two bottles of cocktails. They can throw them away and stab them with bayonets during close combat. How can they achieve one-for-one exchange? As long as the battle loss ratio remains at this ratio, it will be a big profit for Ming Dynasty. .
Huang Taiji launched a general mobilization. The total strength of the Qing army was only about 300,000. They worked piecemeal every year to kill 10,000 pigtails. After ten years, the pigtail gang's vitality would be severely weakened and they would be dragged into an extremely cruel war of attrition. Can't extricate myself from it.
The pigtails who entered the pass are all very smart and will not easily engage in siege battles with the Ming army, especially when attacking a large and well-defended city like Beijing. At most, they can attack a place like Jinan, which has no natural protection and few reinforcements, and rob them. King De has come to an end.
If Wang Zaijin can do something in Shanhaiguan, that would be great. It would be fine if he squats all the time. At worst, a certain prince himself sends troops to land from Jinzhou, Gaizhou, Fuzhou and other places, and slaps his butt after a "slap" Leave.
If the braids can do it, the Ming army can do it too, because a hundred years ago the Japanese pirates used this trick to "slap" in the southeastern coastal areas.
When the time comes, you fight yours and I fight mine. We will fight against each other to see who can grit his teeth and persevere until the end.
Well……
Originally I wanted to open a coal mine in partnership with nobles, then I thought of an oil refinery, and finally it turned into pigtails. My thinking is so divergent, it can be called a viral fugue~!
"Where did you just say? Oh! By the way, coal is mined and sold! The open-pit part of Kailuan is about 15 billion kilograms. I hope to mine more than half of the raw coal within ten years. According to the annual mining of 1 billion Calculated by kilograms, after excluding wind, frost, rain, snow and other bad weather conditions, approximately three million kilograms of coal must be mined every day. If each miner can dig out one thousand kilograms of coal every day, the mine must recruit 3,000 miners. If the mining capacity is halved, Six thousand miners must be recruited. If we want to speed up the mining, we must recruit tens of thousands of miners. We will set salary standards based on the standard of converting two kilograms of coal to one penny. If the managers are lining their own pockets, they will be severely punished. I have something to say first. , Dear ladies, you are not allowed to plead for anyone. If you plead for mercy, it is fine. Every time you plead, you will confiscate 1% of that person's coal mine shares!"
The mining price is not high. A certain miner does not dig the coal out of the ground and throw it aside. It needs to be transported to a weighing point to be weighed, and then carried onto the ship.
If the miners do not want the cart driver to get half of their money, the miners will have to use a trolley to pull the coal to the weighing point. They are afraid that they will have to walk several miles to reach the designated location, and they will not be able to make several trips in a day.
If you are injured at work, you can only admit that you are unlucky. It is impossible for the government to pay you any medical expenses. You must pay attention at all times during mining and transportation.
One of the few advantages of open-pit mining is that you don't have to go into the mine, and you don't have to worry about being buried alive. No matter how hard you try, it can come in handy.
A certain prince also thought that the nobles would place their own people in the coal mines. Those smart fools could make a lot of money in the mines with the support of their masters, and then they would go back to hug their masters when the incident came to light.
The nobles who had compassion would put down their dignity and kneel in front of the prince to beg him to give them face. However, after formulating this measure, they had to think twice before taking action.
"Your Highness, please be at ease. I will never dare to intercede for those who violate the rules!"
If you ask for it once, you will be fined 1%, and each total supplier only has 7% of the shares. I don’t know how others think about it. Anyway, Hui’an Bo and Zhang Qingzhen don’t dare to have such extravagant expectations. That would really be cutting off flesh from himself. .
It has been agreed that everyone must abide by the rules. If some servants dare to act recklessly, they are openly opposing the prince, and they should be fined and confiscate their shares.
Rather than being fined and confiscated shares worth tens of thousands of taels of silver, it would be more cost-effective to kill the disobedient servant. After all, no servant is worth tens of thousands of taels of silver.
"That's good!"
After Zhang Qingzhen, the other six nobles also hurriedly promised, and Yaoji was basically relieved. When he drafted the charter in black and white, the nobles paid a large amount of money and wrote a contract in eight copies for everyone to Sign and press fingerprints, and it will be considered done.
At the beginning, a certain prince wanted to put the Kailuan Coal Mine under the management of the closer Laowangtou, but he was afraid that it would quickly become a warlord and become the second Governor Yuan, so it was more appropriate to divide the cake between himself and the nobles. .
One billion catties are mined every year, with a net profit of one penny per hundred catties, totaling one million taels.
After giving 49% to the nobles, I can still have 510,000 taels of silver left.
It may not be this high in the early stage, but it will definitely reach this number after getting on the right track.
Of course, a business with such a high return must be in your own hands.
