The Journey Starting from the Siheyuan Chapter 607: Renovation of the Iron Works
After getting off the carriage, the first thing Wang Lidong saw was three small black blast furnaces standing not far away, one of which was breathing out bursts of black smoke.
Zhao Fude, who had been waiting at the gate for a long time, stepped forward and bowed.
"Ford has met the young father-in-law."
Wang Lidong nodded slightly, "Fu Fu, did the handover go smoothly? Please tell us in detail about the situation in the workshop."
Zhao Fude was originally a boy beside him. He was very sharp-tongued and shrewd, and he was not very courageous, so he sent him to the iron workshop as the person in charge.
A gust of cold wind blew by, and Zhao Defu shuddered and hurriedly asked for instructions:
"Young Master, it's freezing outside. Why don't you go into the main room and have a sip of hot tea?"
This man has just recovered from a serious illness. It's so cold outside. If he gets sick again after returning home, his skin will peel off even if he doesn't die.
I took a look at the ironworks workshop. It was in shabby condition. Except for the three small blast furnaces which had some technological content, there was nothing else to see.
After following Fu Fu into a two-story building on the left, and sitting on the main seat, Wang Lidong looked at the layout of the room.
It's quite simple, with just two long tables and a few chairs. The only interesting thing is the four words "To Jun Yao and Shun" hanging on the wall.
It should be the masterpiece of the original workshop officials. A guy like Defu, who always counts his money, would not waste his money on such a boring thing.
After drinking two sips of his hot tea, Ford made a detailed report on the situation of the past two days.
As Wang Lidong did not expect, the handover with the officials went very smoothly.
Most of the industries that can be bought by the government are poorly managed and have suffered losses. The ironworks workshop at our feet is in a similar situation. It lost 2,000 yuan last year. It is the end of the year and the accounts are even uglier than last year.
According to Chunlan's analysis, the purchase price in five years is around 30,000 yuan.
Not only did he spend 8,000 yuan to buy this iron-making workshop, it must have been his cheap father who was a salt and iron envoy who said hello.
It’s good to have someone as an official. Not only can you save a lot of money, but when your business gets better, you won’t have to worry about anyone picking peaches.
"Have all the arrangements for the iron-making craftsmen been made?"
Zhao Defu nodded and said: "All the original iron-making craftsmen have been disbanded. Now the craftsmen in the workshop are all tied to the Duke's Mansion."
Wang Lidong asked him to call the stewards and craftsmen of the workshop, and then took out a drawing of a 'small blast furnace'.
The stewards and craftsmen of the workshop couldn't help but exclaimed after taking a closer look.
If the description on the drawing is not exaggerated, then the annual output of a small blast furnace can reach 6 million jins. Now, the annual output of their three blast furnaces plus one is only 700,000 jins, which is about 9 times more.
At this time, the price of pig iron in the Song Dynasty was almost 30 yuan/jin. If all three buildings were renovated, the sales revenue in that year would be as high as 700,000 yuan...
Wang Lidong was not surprised at the reaction of the two people. Although the design drawing provided was the "earth blast furnace" during the "Dayun East" period, for the current Song Dynasty, it was described as "black technology" in the words of later generations.
After the two of them calmed down, he asked: "How long will it take to transform three small blast furnaces?"
The steward and the head craftsman of the workshop did not answer immediately, but asked some questions that they did not understand. After half an hour, the head craftsman of the workshop said: "Young Master, if you have enough refractory bricks, you can make three bricks in a few months."
The renovation of a blast furnace has been completed.”
It’s refractory bricks again.
Wang Lidong asked: "How many refractory bricks are missing?"
The craftsman squatted down and wrote on the ground with his fingers, and then said: "Including the original ones that were removed, there are about 20,000 refractory bricks, which is almost enough."
20,000 yuan?
Wang Lidong asked the workshop manager, "There is no inventory in the workshop? We have to make repairs, right?"
The workshop manager replied: "When I took over, I checked it carefully. At the beginning of the month, more than 2,000 refractory bricks in the warehouse were transferred away."
Wang Lidong was a little speechless.
These officials look so ugly.
More than two thousand refractory bricks, no matter how expensive they are, only cost more than one hundred bricks.
After thinking for a moment, he said to Zhao Defu and the others, "Tomorrow you will start rebuilding according to the drawings, and I will find a way to solve the problem with the refractory bricks."
After confirming the renovation of the blast furnace, Wang Lidong discussed part of his future plans for the ironmaking workshop with the three of them.
At around 4 p.m., Wang Lidong left the workshop.
In the carriage, he pondered for a long time and decided to produce refractory bricks himself. He originally looked down on such a useless thing, after all, the market was limited, but he got stuck twice in one day.
[In other words, the best app for reading and listening to books is the source-changing app.
If you really have to ask someone to find a connection, you can still buy it, but you will need to use this thing in large quantities later, so you can't owe others a favor for such a small thing every time.
He did what he thought of and Wang Lidong called Bu Wei to get on the carriage.
"Sir, what's the matter?" After Buwei entered the carriage, he rubbed his face and then put his hand close to the small stove. It was so refreshing!
Wang Lidong pouted and said:
"It's getting cold. I don't want to wait in the carriage, so I have to drink the northwest wind outside."
Don't giggle twice.
Although the relationship between the two is very good, the master is the master, and he is just a servant.
Wang Lidong didn't hesitate anymore and told him not to do anything. He asked him to find a dental shop tomorrow and buy a brick-making workshop.
Refractory bricks were a high-tech gadget in the Song Dynasty, but there were a lot of recipes and production techniques for refractory bricks on the Internet in previous generations.
The most troublesome thing is the raw material bauxite. No one has discovered metallic aluminum at this time, so this mineral soil has little trading value.
But there is no shortage of this stuff in Kaifeng.
According to relevant statistics, 20% of the country’s bauxite mines are concentrated in Nan Ha Province.
Many wealthy families in Tokyo use this when building walls and laying foundations. After digging the foundation trench, first make the base with rubble, then lay a layer of bauxite stone and iron ore on top, and then lay a layer of bauxite stone and iron ore on top.
Layers of stones are stacked and mixed one after another to build the wall. Then pile firewood on both sides of the wall and set it on fire. When the wall is burned, bauxite and iron ore are smelted into one piece.
It is said that the Great Wall in the Yuanping area of Xishan was also built in this way. Therefore, after thousands of years, there are still a lot of charcoal ash and charcoal debris in the section of the Great Wall. The entire Great Wall is brown or light green glassy crystals with a high iron content. It is very
Strong, it is the "cast iron" Great Wall.
I didn't write it down right away, and I didn't ask for any reason. A brick-making workshop would only last a hundred or so.
According to the young man's behavior recently, he probably wants to make refractory bricks himself.
After a while of burning incense, the carriage entered Tokyo City, crossed the Bianhe River Bridge, and arrived in front of the Duke's Mansion.
The car suddenly stopped, and because of someone who wasn't paying attention, 'Peng' hit his head on the car.
First, he looked at the young master, who was sitting firmly. He stretched out his hand and rubbed his head. After finding that there was nothing serious, he said, "Sir, I'll go down and take a look."
"Um."
At this time, there was a lot of discussion outside, and Wang Lidong also had a general understanding of the situation, except that a little beggar was blocking the way.
After Buwei jumped out of the car, he opened the door again and reported: "Sir, there is a little beggar holding a patient in his arms, kneeling in front of the palace and calling for help."
Wang Lidong waved his hand and said, "Proceed as usual."
This situation occurs several times every year, but this year it is much more common than in previous years.
I don’t know why God is so crazy, but it’s been snowing non-stop since the beginning of winter. Life for the people in Tokyo this year is much more difficult than in previous years.
After a while, the car slowly started, ‘Peng!’ The car was hit hard, and then a cry for help rushed into the car.
Wang Lidong opened the carriage door and saw a little beggar with a sallow face and thin skin, wearing only a thin single coat. He was holding a girl of about seven or eight years old in his arms, lying under the wheel. After seeing Wang Lidong, he
Kowtowing desperately: "Young official, please save my sister, save my sister. From now on, I will be a cow and a horse for you!"
Wang Lidong looked at Buwei, didn't he give him any money?
In such situations, they will give a small amount of money. Most people will leave wisely after receiving the money. If they dare to stay any longer, the government will give them a fine of wine.
"Sir, I gave it to you, but this little brother didn't ask for it." Buwei raised the copper coin in his hand and pointed towards the street with his eyes.