Powell is not the only one who covets the land of Harmony Village and the village's technology, and all kinds of evil spirits and monsters have mixed thoughts. Zhou Qingfeng cannot pry open everyone's heads to check. As long as it is not a particularly bad incident, he can stabilize the overall situation and not lose control.
good.
The village has been established for a few months, and this method of maintaining stability has been working well. As time goes by, the strength of the village becomes stronger, and people with weird ideas have to give up many ideas of taking advantage of the fire, and instead seek benefits from cooperation.
People like Powell and Martin can't be controlled at all if they are caught in large numbers in the village.
However, a sudden wave of monsters disrupted all Zhou Qingfeng's step-by-step development plans, forcing him to work hard again and not live a lazy life. If he wanted to explore the elven ruins, he couldn't just do it in a small way.
Occupy the Jackal's Lair as a staging area. Subsequent personnel, training, and equipment all need to be strengthened.
Zhou Qingfeng's forge amazed many human and dwarf blacksmiths, but he himself was not satisfied. The furnace temperature of the iron melting furnace was not high enough, and the ore could only be burned into sponge iron, which was intolerable. The forging machine was unreliable.
Going on strike several times a day is even more intolerable.
Details determine success or failure. In the past, Zhou Qingfeng was at most a keyboard warrior, and his understanding of many things was only half a bucket of water. In order to solve a large number of problems, he could only go to reality for advice. Among them, the smelting of indigenous steelmaking was the foundation, and he must first
solve.
Nantou Township Machinery Repair Factory..., a small restaurant next to it.
The chef is a countryman who runs a restaurant and does business on weekdays. Occasionally there are weddings and weddings in the village, and he is also invited to take charge. The big pot in the kitchen is hot at the moment, and a plate of wild boar meat fried with green pepper is about to be plated.
The aroma of the meat is tangy and mouth-watering. Several technicians in the machine repair shop can't sit still. They are considered as rural collective enterprises, but their daily income is limited and they cannot eat meat openly. Even if they have money, they cannot buy meat.
In the 1970s and 1980s, pork cost 70 cents per catty, and in the 1990s, pork prices soared to more than 2 yuan per catty. It sounds cheap, but in later generations, the price is equivalent to 200 yuan per catty. Who can afford it when it is so expensive?
It's good if it's a little oily for a month.
Today, Zhou Qingfeng is treating us as a treat. He got the wild boar meat, and the processing fee is the pig's waste. The restaurant chef is also happy. The fried pork with green pepper has just been served, and there is also braised pork in the pot. In addition, seasonal side dishes are served casually, and they are all
Fried in lard.
Several people in the machine repair shop whetted their appetites when they smelled the meat, and ate up all the dishes as soon as they were served. One of the masters saw that the apprentices were really shameless and couldn't help but shouted, "That's enough, Xiao Zhou didn't even move his chopsticks."
, all the meat has been eaten by you.”
Everyone around the table laughed. The mechanic drank soju himself and asked Zhou Qingfeng: "Xiao Zhou, just tell me if you have anything to do. We are old friends. This table is too rich. I can't let your money go to waste."
money."
The machine repair shop in the village has made thousands of dollars from Zhou Qingfeng in the past two or three months. Anyone who sees him is like seeing the God of Wealth. He was not polite and asked: "I just want to ask if there is anyone in the village."
Know how to make steel and iron and so on."
The mechanic slapped the table and said happily: "Xiao Zhou, you are well prepared. This is the right person to ask. I understand. There was a small steel factory in the city back then, and I started working as a stoker.
After working for more than 20 years, I almost became the workshop director when I left."
"I want to build a small blast furnace." Zhou Qingfeng took out a wrinkled book from his arms.
When the master mechanic saw the title of the book, "Ironmaking by Local Methods", Cultural Revolution Edition, he immediately laughed out loud and patted Zhou Qingfeng on the shoulder hard. Several apprentices at the table were also overjoyed and kept saying "hehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehehe"".
This laughter is so annoying, it's not fun for Zhou Qingfeng to make trouble.
"Do you read this book about making steel? This book is not good." The mechanic poured himself a cup of 'earth roasting' and said seriously: "Smelting is a technical job. It must be scientific and cannot be messed up. Where did you get such a thing?
book?
The content of this kind of 'local method' is too simple and even wrong. Doing it according to the book will only waste money, and the iron produced will not be used at all. This is all nonsense done in the past, and must not be allowed
letter."
Zhou Qingfeng was even more bored and couldn't lose face. But he still had a backup plan and took out a large basket from under the dining table.
Yes, it’s another ugly bamboo basket used to hold vegetables.
The master mechanic lowered his head and was overjoyed. He reached out and grabbed two or three small iron boxes from the basket. Several other apprentices in the mechanic shop also had bright eyes and happy faces.
"It's canned meat. The production date is very close. This is a good thing." The mechanic grabbed a dozen boxes in one breath and filled the table in front of him. He looked at Zhou Qingfeng again and asked in a low voice: "Xiao Zhou, are you?
Want to contract our machine repair shop?"
Contracting? I don't mean that. My plan was frustrated. I originally wanted to use adventurers from another world to develop the Black Forest and use the rich resources to do some processing.
But now there is a sudden wave of monsters, so I can only work hard and start construction. But the metal tools cannot be smelted because of smelting problems, so I want to ask how to smelt iron.
Zhou Qingfeng was hesitant to speak, thinking about how to turn the topic back to how to make steel in an indigenous way. He scratched his head, "I..., I have no intention of contracting a machine repair factory."
"Don't come here." The mechanic said with an "I understand" expression, "If people don't tell secrets, who doesn't know that you have a relationship with the township leaders? All the large color TVs were given away, and the township cadres only spent a small amount of money to sell them.
I bought a lot of household appliances, and they were all rare imported goods.
Who in the village doesn't owe you a favor? As long as you open your mouth, the machine repair shop will definitely be yours. The factory has been unable to pay wages in the past few months. If you hadn't suddenly placed an order for the purchase, we would have been in trouble. You
If you are willing to take over, no one will disagree."
Yes, yes, yes..., a bunch of apprentices from the machine repair shop also nodded. One apprentice was funny and even said with a smile: "Boss Zhou spent several weeks to open up the relationship, he is very powerful! If our factory
If I work with you, life will definitely be easier."
Zhou Qingfeng was still confused and emphasized: "I'm talking about steel."
The mechanic also lowered his voice, "Steel is easy to come by. There is a small electric furnace in the factory. There is no special technical content in making steel from scrap iron. I will help you check it. There is no problem at all."
Although our Tianyang City is poor, there are many small hydropower stations in the mountainous area, and the electricity bill is cheap. You treat me to food and deliver canned food, it is such a big deal, I will definitely support you."
Wait..., this topic completely deviated from Zhou Qingfeng's expectation. He couldn't bring up the topic of 'homemade steelmaking' anymore, so he could only nod his head and laugh a few times pretending to be appreciative.
Everyone at the table was laughing. In fact, he didn't even know what he was laughing at.
After drinking and eating, Zhou Qingfeng got a lot of promises to "support the contracting". He wanted to ask about steelmaking and coking, but he didn't get anything. He returned to his repair shop in distress. After a while, Teacher Ma Jing came again.
The thieves are here.
"Bad boy, I heard that you want to contract a machine repair shop in the countryside?"
Zhou Qingfeng wanted to shake his head and say that he actually had no such plan, but Teacher Ma came closer and whispered: "I helped you go to the countryside to ask, and the leaders all said they agreed. The township head also said that you are quite sensible and took the initiative to unload the burden on the village.
"
Is there something wrong? I had no such idea at all!
I just wanted to ask how to make steel on a large scale? My local steelmaking method in another world didn't even produce molten iron. As a result, I was laughed at as soon as I opened my mouth, and was labeled as a 'contractor for machine repairs'.
Zhou Qingfeng looked shocked. The young female teacher just realized that the two of them were too close, so she opened some distance and proudly waited for praise. He looked at her for a long time and said, "This matter is just an intention. It needs to be considered in the long run. It needs to be carefully considered."
Let’s study the feasibility.”
"You should be cautious." Teacher Ma praised, "After all, the contract fee is tens of thousands a year."
"Yes, yes, I am actually thinking about starting from the steel raw materials, such as ore processing, fuel sources, refractory bricks, coking, etc. There are many difficulties in this, and I must fully understand it before I can make an accurate assessment.
"
Zhou Qingfeng said tactfully that she had not considered this matter at all, but Teacher Ma was wrong. She immediately shouted: "I will go and find out for you right away. Now no one in the village refuses to give me face. Even
I dare to break into the mayor's office."
Hey..., wait!
Zhou Qingfeng wanted to do something bad, so he quickly waved to call Ma Jing back.
Teacher Ma actually came back and said in a low voice: "The people in the machine repair shop said that you have a lot of canned meat in your hands. I know that you men have a low reputation and are embarrassed to run away. Give me some quickly and I will help you give gifts."
this......!
Why do you all misunderstand me? I really don’t want to contract a machine repair shop!