Early the next morning, Li Changfeng went to the Ministry of War and the Ministry of Works one after another.
When I went to the Ministry of War, it was because it involved the interests of the defenders in various places, and it was not good to fight well with the Ministry of War. After all, no matter how high Ye Qingcang's prestige was, he had no direct jurisdiction.
But the Ministry of War is different, so it is legitimate to manage the defenders in various places.
To put it bluntly, it is still a transfer of interests.
Besides, no matter how many old subordinates Ye Qingcang had, it would not be spread all over the world. Without the full cooperation of the Ministry of War, it would not be possible.
Yue Jianghe, the Minister of War, was naturally very happy and agreed happily.
Then it's the Ministry of Works.
This time, he did not bring any benefits, but only gave Gu Tiancheng some benefits, because in the early construction, many craftsmen needed to be dispatched and cooperated by the Ministry of Works.
But in the middle and late stages, it doesn’t matter whether there is a Ministry of Works or not.
As for the Ministry of Personnel, Li Changfeng was too lazy to go, and Feng Quji would go to coordinate.
The Ministry of Revenue, the Ministry of Rites, and the Ministry of Justice do not match his projects and do not need to go.
Now, a community of interests centered on local officials, local defenders, and the top powers in the capital have basically been established.
Emperor Gan Wu trusts and loves him again, and he will grow old one day and cannot protect him for the rest of his life.
The most secure and long-lasting thing is to establish a huge force centered on him.
After doing this, Li Changfeng focused on another preparation work - Steel.
The Ministry of Railways was established, and the project was established immediately. After the exploration terrain was completed, the construction of the arduous construction began.
The carriages of steam trains can be constructed slowly, but the railway tracks must be stored in large quantities, which is the top priority.
The problem also follows.
Production capacity!
Still insufficient production capacity!
On the one hand, it is because his current steel plant is still small.
On the other hand, because his steel plant expanded too quickly and the number of truly experienced iron smelting workers was too small, resulting in extremely low product pass rate.
For this reason, Li Changfeng was unable to run to the steel mill again and again, and he asked people to pay high prices to find craftsmen who knew how to smelter.
In addition, the matter of Emperor Gan Wu allocating 3 million taels of silver to build a railway in the past few days has become increasingly fierce in the capital, and Li Changfeng has once again become a hot topic of discussion across the city.
From high-ranking officials to ordinary people, everyone is discussing this matter.
"Did you hear that? Your Majesty allocated three million taels to ask His Highness the Ninth Prince to build a railway, saying it was used to run a train!"
"Then you only heard half of the news. This is the money you have to spend in the early stage, and it will cost more than 20 million taels in total."
"Hell... Oh my God, so much money, I can't imagine it!"
"It's really scary. I don't know what the use of Your Highness is to build this train. I heard that it can replace the carriage and run very quickly."
"I guess it's a bit like the four-wheeled steamer a few days ago. It would be great if we could get on it!"
"I always doubted that this news was fake. After all, it felt too outrageous to spend so much money!"
"What's fake? Don't you know that His Highness the Ninth Prince is recruiting people who smelter the iron smelter? That wage, my god, one month is getting my income a year!"
"It seems that your highness is in trouble for making that train."
“…”
Li Changfeng was originally the focus, and with the huge influence of this matter, every time he did something, he would be paid attention to.
Soon, the lack of iron smelting workers spread throughout the capital, and Feng Quji also learned the news.
This day.
Li Changfeng went to the steel mill again.
A new problem has emerged again.
Insufficient supply of iron ore.
The reason was that a large iron ore he bought was because when he used explosives to blow up the mountain, the hardness and thickness of the mountain was miscalculated, resulting in excessive drug use, and the mountain collapsed and buried the mining site.
It will take at least half a month to clean up the rocks and resume production.
Li Changfeng was also quite helpless about this.
He did not punish the blaster. After all, there is no professional exploration tool in this world, everything depends on experience, and misjudgment is inevitable.
Nowadays, only some production lines can be shut down first.
Li Changfeng returned home in a depressed mood.
As soon as he arrived at the door, a servant reported: "Your Highness, Prime Minister Feng Quji has been waiting for you in the mansion for a long time."
Li Changfeng was a little surprised.
Why did he come?
Could it be that something went wrong with the agreed plan?
With questions, Li Changfeng quickly walked to the living room.
When Feng Quji saw him, he quickly got up and saluted.
"Meet Your Highness the Ninth Prince!"
Li Changfeng pulled him up: "This is not above the court, so the old prime minister doesn't have to be so polite."
Feng Quji shook his head: "The courtesy cannot be abolished!"
Li Changfeng had no choice but to decide not to talk about this issue. He changed the subject and said, "But what are the problems with local officials?"
"No problem." Feng Quji paused for a moment and asked tentatively, "I heard that something was wrong with your production tracks. Don't have enough craftsmen?"
It is already a grasshopper on a boat, and this matter itself is not a secret, and Li Changfeng did not hide it.
"Yes, the situation is actually worse. In one of my mines, there are problems with the supply of iron ore."
"So rail production has stopped?"
"Not all, but the impact is very big."
“How long will it take to resolve?”
"It may take at least half a month to clean the landslide rocks and then transport them to the factory, which may take nearly a month in total."
Feng Quji couldn't help but frown: "There's too much time to be delayed."
Li Changfeng sighed: "Indeed, there is nothing we can do about this, mainly because the amount of iron ore has been used too much during this period."
Artillery firearms are constantly being produced and require a large amount of iron ore.
Bicycles are mass-produced and require a lot of iron ore.
Li Changfeng had already made sufficient preparations when planning these things before, but there was still such an accident. He secretly blamed himself for not taking such emergencies into consideration.
At this moment, Feng Quji suddenly said, "Your Highness, do you know the Shangguan family of the eight major families?"
Li Changfeng was stunned for a moment: "I know a little bit, Prime Minister, do you come to the mansion? Is it related to the Shangguan family of the eight major families?"
The Shangguan family is one of the eight major families.
Their main industry is the metal smelting industry, which controls a large number of iron ore and masters many high-skilled iron craftsmen.
More than half of the high-quality weapons of Dakan are built and provided by the Shangguan Family. Even the Dakan currency is minted by them.
It can be seen from this that the Shangguan family plays an important role in the great work.
Moreover, this aristocratic family is different from other aristocratic families. They are not hostile to Dagan, and even have a good relationship. It can be seen that Emperor Gan Wu gave them the coins to mint them.
Also, there is a concubine in the palace who is a direct woman from the Shangguan family. Although Emperor Wu is not particularly favored, he can also see his attitude towards the Shangguan family.