The mining matters of Xinzheng Coal Mine and Xinzheng Iron Mine were divided into two parts. One part was to obtain the land in the mining area and coal field. Gao Pragmatic entrusted Wubo Gaocai to handle this matter. In the name of the Gao family, he and Xinzheng Buying land in neighboring Xuzhou is relatively easy.
At the Xuzhou Iron Mine, the Fan family will also come forward to help. Gao Pragmatic has made it clear that he will not use force to suppress others. The price for buying land will follow the market, and may even slightly exceed the market price. The Fan family also knew that a family like the Gao family cared more about reputation, so of course they became more and more reassured and worked particularly hard on buying the mine.
Speaking of which, if it were already the third year of Wanli, I am afraid that even if the Fan family would still move closer to the Gao family, they would not be so fawning. After all, Fan Shouji is still just a new imperial examination candidate. Historically, he did not pass the exam until the third year of Wanli. Jinshi. Whether there is a Jinshi or not is a huge difference for a family.
Gao Pragmatic's investment in Xuzhou Iron Mine is neither big nor small. It's not that big, but compared to the one in Jingshi, the estimated scale of Xuzhou Iron Mine is only one-tenth of that of Jinghua Iron and Steel.
"Jinghua Iron and Steel" is an internal name, and it is divided into several parts externally, each with its own name: its main body includes three parts: Jinghua Kaiping Coal Mine Plant, Jinghua Qianxi Iron Mine Plant, and Jinghua Kaiping Iron Smelting Plant. In addition, there are hundreds of servant guards stationed in Kaiping and Qianxi, responsible for protecting the safety of the three major factories.
In view of the fact that there were sometimes Mongolian left-wing invaders in that generation, although in the impression that due to the guard of Qi Jiguang, the Mongolian left-wing basically did not get good results there, Gao Pragmatic still did not dare to neglect, except for the permanent guards of several hundred people. In addition, he also ordered a group of people to be selected among the miners and undergo a certain intensity of training in their free time to serve as a factory protection team, that is, a reserve force.
At present, the three major factories combined have nearly 20,000 workers, and the factory protection team is close to 2,000 people. In addition to the permanent guards, once the police are there, nearly 3,000 strong men can be gathered in a minute. Although the attack is unreliable, protecting the three major factories The factory should be more than enough. The only disadvantage is that the team members who protect the factory must be provided with a small amount of extra allowance.
Fortunately, Gao Shidu was not short of money, and he could still afford the money.
Gao Xiaozhuang has now been transferred from Jinghua Soap Factory to Jinghua Iron and Steel by Gao Pragmatic, and is in charge of coal and iron affairs in Kaiping and Qianxi. It is said that this kid is under great pressure now - although the Jinghua Soap Factory is much smaller than Jinghua Iron and Steel, it is a wealthy man. The profits of Dandan's company are astonishingly huge, and being a supervisor there is simply relaxing and comfortable.
Jinghua Iron and Steel is still in the investment stage so far. Although it has already produced some output, its sales have not yet been opened. The three major factories have a lot of backlogs in their warehouses, whether they are raw materials or finished products. Gao Xiaozhuang feels that those coal, The iron ore, iron ingots, and iron bars all seemed as heavy as pressing on his head.
Gao Xiaozhuang is anxious, but Gao Pragmatic is not particularly anxious, because he knows that his involvement in the steel industry was planned in advance. Now the court has not let go of the private military industry. It is normal for the steel and iron in his hands to be unable to open up the situation for a while. , after all, if it is purely for civilian use, he can almost only find a way to sell the pig iron part, and the fine steel part has no market at all - why do civilians need fine steel?
However, the matter of private military industry can only be promoted by Gao Gong in the court. Zhu Xizhong, Zhang Rong and others can only beat the drum. Gao Shidu can do nothing but wait.
However, there was a surprise: Qi Jiguang was extraordinarily courageous. He placed an order with Gao Pragmatic to purchase three thousand fine steel gun barrels.
The gun barrel actually includes various metal parts of the gun body. If we really want to talk about it, except for the wooden butt and other parts, he purchased all the metal parts of a Saigon gun from Jinghua Steel.
However, the court's face still had to be taken care of, so Qi Jiguang did not order the entire Saigon gun. He ordered all the steel and iron parts separately, and then asked the guards in Jizhen to make the butt and other parts, and finally Assemble yourself.
Well, who said the ancients couldn't take advantage of loopholes? Look at how much Dashuai Qi has fun.
It is a pity that Qi Jiguang is the only one who can play this trick now. Although the three towns of Xuanfu, Datong, and Shanxi are directly related to Gao Gong, they cannot cope with the lack of money in those three towns. They are not as good as Qi Jiguang, who has a part-time job in military training, and can always get it from the court. Money, so although Ma Fang and others were drooling after seeing the samples of Jinghua Steel, they were really short of money and could only watch dryly.
Xinzheng is engaged in mining, coal mining, and steel smelting. Gao Pragmatic himself estimates that even if private military industry is approved by the court, he probably won't be able to get many military orders. After all, the need for ordnance in inland areas like Henan is far less urgent than that of the towns on the nine sides.
The Henan military usually only sends troops to suppress bandits. Occasionally, there are uprisings, but the scale is not large. They are the kind of opponents who can defeat the guards with just a few soldiers. Of course, the demand for ordnance is also high. It's very limited.
However, no matter how small a mosquito is, it is still meat. Gao Pragmatic still left Xinzheng with a production capacity of 1,000 tons of refined steel per year in the investment plan. As for the rest, it is all pig iron and wrought iron, with pig iron accounting for the majority. . Obviously Xinzheng is planning to focus on the civilian market.
Ultimately, this is a project that benefits the hometown and creates jobs, and its main function is to invite names.
In this case, Gao Pragmatic would not bother too much and left the entire coal and iron business in Henan to his mother Zhang.
Zhang was born in a family of merchants. Whether it is his business acumen or the business talents he can mobilize, he is enough to control Gao Jingjing's business in Henan. Moreover, this is his mother, so he can rest assured.
Gaowu Shi is now basically satisfied with the advancement of his industry. If he is worried about anything, it is about talent. After the structure of Jinghua Steel was set up, he transferred Gao Xiaozhuang, and now the golden rooster of Jinghua Soap Factory is handed over to Gao Xiaozhuang's third uncle, Gao Fu.
Gao Fu was originally recommended to Gao Pragmatic by Gao Xiaozhuang, but he is actually good at carpentry, construction, etc. When he was transferred to Sanshenyuan, he was also in charge of mining, and now he is in charge of Jinghua Soap Factory, which is just a rush. Fortunately, Jinghua Soap Factory is on the right track, and Wei Ximin and others are in charge of sales. His Sanshenyuan factory only needs to be responsible for production, otherwise Gao Fu may not be able to handle it.
Even so, Gao Pragmatic felt that Gao Fu could not be allowed to stay in the soap factory. At present, Kaiping and Qianxi were just making small fuss. After the imperial court approved the private military industry, it would soon usher in the peak of development. At that time, Gao Fu must be transferred In the past, I was responsible for coal and iron mining.
