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Chapter 305, a steel plant with an investment of two million taels

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    On the official road from the capital to Miyun County, carriages were walking slowly. These carriages were all four-wheeled carriages filled with various goods, and there were hundreds of them.

    Liu Jin, Zhang Mao, Xu Guangzuo, and Zhu Houzhao were riding tall horses and walking side by side, walking very slowly while chatting.

    "Old Liu, can't we build a steel plant here in the capital? Why do we have to go to Miyun?"

    Zhu Houzhao said very puzzledly that the scale of investment this time was very large. According to the prospectus produced by Liu Jin, the investment for the Miyun Iron Works to be built this time would be as high as two million taels of silver.

    In this era, ordinary people can live on three taels of silver a year. If these two million taels of silver are converted into wealth for future generations, there will be almost two to three tens of billions.

    Such a huge investment would be considered a very large-scale investment even in later generations. As for this era, this is the first time such a large-scale investment has occurred.

    Of course, those who participated in the investment in Miyun Iron Works were all wealthy owners. Emperor Hongzhi invested 400,000 taels of silver, Zhu Houzhao and Liu Jin also invested 500,000 taels of silver, and the remaining 600,000 taels of silver were invested by British companies and Chengdu.  The three families of Guogong and Dingguogong were equally divided, each investing two hundred thousand taels.

    Such a huge investment and such a luxurious investment group are enough to illustrate the vastness of the Miyun Iron Works. Liu Jin is planning to design it into the largest ironworks with the highest output and the best quality in this era.

    "Although the conditions here in Beijing are very good in all aspects, there is one disadvantage. If we build a factory here in Beijing, it will be too far away from the origin of iron ore."

    Liu Jin smiled and said.

    "As for iron ore, as much as it can be consumed, it is enough to transport it with a four-wheeled carriage."

    Zhu Houzhao said nonchalantly that his concept was naturally based on the existing smelting workshops. He had visited them and knew that the output of these smelting workshops could not consume much iron ore in a year, and of course they could not smelt it.  How much steel is produced?

    "How come we collectively invested two million taels of silver? If the iron ore we need is still transported by horse-drawn carriage, then we will be able to recoup our investment in the year of the monkey and the horse in the month of the month?"

    Liu Jin shook his head and said, then looked at the uneven and winding official road in front of him and said: "Maybe the first thing we should do is to build a road first."

    "Ahem, you brat, we are going to invest with you this time. You can't waste this money carelessly."

    When Zhang Mao heard that Liu Jin was going to build a road, he couldn't help but said.

    Zhang Mao has now opened up various industries. Although they are all profitable businesses, money will be very tight for a while. This time he learned that Liu Jin had a big business, so he also sold some land and had to bite the bullet.  Followed.

    To be honest, he was also very curious. It was just a steel smelting factory, and the investment required two million taels of silver. Liu Jin's first thought was to build roads.

    "Mr. Zhang, as the saying goes, if you want to get rich, you must first build a road. The capital is also very close to Miyun. It doesn't cost much money to build a cement road. Once it is built, it will greatly facilitate our future travels. This is made of smelt  Steel can also be shipped out in a steady stream. This is for the purpose of making money in the future, so why is it a waste of money?"

    Liu Jin said with a smile.

    "I feel confident in Brother Liu's work. I'm just curious about the smelting method Brother Liu mentioned."

    Xu Guangzuo still has great confidence in Liu Jin. Of course, it is impossible not to have confidence. Now that his sister is Liu Jin's, she is waiting for this kid to get married next year after he is named on the gold medal list. As for his brother-in-law, he still has to stand by him.  side.

    "Yes, yes, Lao Liu, tell me quickly, is your blast furnace steelmaking method feasible? How can you invest so much, and you still have father's 400,000 taels of silver? If you mess up, what will happen?  manage?"

    Zhu Houzhao also said, because he wants to set up a steel plant, Zhu Houzhao is also working hard to learn relevant knowledge these days. He is very smart, and as long as he studies seriously, he will be able to learn everything in a short time.

    In this era, the main steel-making method in the Ming Dynasty was the steel-frying method.

    Conventional iron-making methods can only make pig iron, and then forge the pig iron to decarburize it, or put the wrought iron into the furnace, heat it, carburize it, and make it into steel, which is the steel-filling method.

    This requires two heatings. However, in the Ming Dynasty, our ancestors invented the method of frying steel. Steel can be produced without cooling and reheating, which reduces fuel consumption and greatly increases output. This technology has reached Europe.  Only existed in the 18th century.

    The steel frying method is considered the most advanced in this eraWith the advanced smelting technology, the Ming Dynasty's steel output was also the largest on earth in this era. Of course, this output is still insignificant compared to later generations.

    The output of the Ming Dynasty was large, mainly because the country was large. If we really want to talk about the per capita steel output, it is almost the same as that of later generations. The total amount is very large, but the per capita ranking is unknown.

    "Steelmaking is actually not difficult. You will know it by then. Are you afraid of losing money by following me?"

    Liu Jin said confidently that with the golden finger in hand, making steel would be very simple.

    As the huge convoy entered Miyun County, the entire Miyun began to boil.

    "We're hiring~ We're hiring~"

    "Miyun Iron Mine is recruiting workers~ Miyun Iron Mine is recruiting workers~"

    "Three meals a day are included, and the salary is at least fifty cents a day. The more you work, the more you earn. Sign up as soon as possible if you are interested."

    In various towns and villages in Miyun County, the people Liu Jin brought over began to beat gongs and drums and recruit workers on a large scale.

    The steel industry is a capital-intensive industry, and it is also a labor-intensive industry. Even in later generations, a steel plant had a very large number of employees and required a lot of manpower. In this era, it is even more so.

    "The salary is at least fifty cents a day, and three meals a day are included~"

    This condition is tantamount to having a huge temptation. People in Miyun County have become restless. In a short period of time, the Miyun Iron Works, which was just established, has recruited more than 5,000 people, almost all of the people in Miyun County.  All young and strong labor force was recruited.

    In order to prepare for the construction of the Miyun Iron Works, Liu Jin also transferred a large number of backbones from the many industries under his command to form a huge management team of two hundred people.

    With huge funds, enough management personnel, and the temporary recruitment of enough manpower, the entire Miyun County quickly turned into a huge construction site.

    Every day, hundreds of carriages travel between the capital and Miyun, continuously importing a large amount of supplies to Miyun.

    In the mountains of Miyun County, a large number of people wander around the mountains every day, exploring the distribution and production of iron ore and coal; in the open areas of the plains, large tracts of land have been bought by nobles from the capital, turning them into  It became a bustling construction site.

    ¡°Silver was sprinkled like water on a small place like Miyun. People in Miyun County could feel that money suddenly became easier to earn.

    For ordinary people, the young and strong labor force in their families was recruited into the Miyun Iron Works, and they also signed long-term employment contracts, including three meals a day, and at least fifty cash in wages. If they work hard,  , some people can even get hundreds of dollars in wages. This is a really high income. Things that were unthinkable before. As soon as they come in and out, the life of every household in Miyun becomes easier.

    You must know that this is the time when the farmers are slack in winter. There is only one way out of the house, but no one in. The owner's face is ugly, and the children are beaten the most. In the past, poor families even had to go out to spend the winter to survive this winter.

    But it¡¯s different now. Everyone¡¯s life has suddenly become much better. Even if you raise pigs, sheep, chickens, ducks, etc. at home, you can sell them at a good price and send them to Miyun Iron Works.  You can get as much as you want, and the price is so reasonable that many people are wondering whether they can raise more next year.

    For the gentry and landlords here in Miyun, their lives have suddenly become much better. Today, a certain landowner's mountain is sold for thousands of taels of silver. Tomorrow, a certain gentry's mountain is sold for thousands of taels of silver because of the discovery of coal.  It reached tens of thousands of taels of silver.

    The day after tomorrow, I heard that Miyun Iron Works needs a lot of sand and gravel. Sand and stones can be sold for money. As long as you arrange for people to transport them to Miyun Iron Works, you can get a lot of money.

    Besides, Miyun Iron Works needs a large amount of grain, meat, various materials, etc. every day. Basically, everything that can be purchased here in Miyun can be purchased here in Miyun, which also allows businessmen, gentry, etc. in the entire Miyun County to enjoy it.  A wave of dividends.

    ¡°It¡¯s easy to do things if you have money and people. In less than half a month, a blast furnace with a height of more than ten feet stood on the ground of Miyun County.  (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com
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