Chapter 492 Crazy Coal

[PS: Sorry, there is only one chapter today, and the missing chapter must be made up, sorry. 】

"Brother Liu Mo!"

Ouyang Shuo looked up and saw Liu Mo standing at the door.

"Please come in!"

Ouyang Shuo got up and greeted Liu Mo to his seat. This hot weapon master, although insignificant now, will be a core figure in the territory's technology industry in the future.

"Brother is called here this time to discuss the establishment of a steel plant." To Liu Mo, Ouyang Shuo was not polite and straight to the point.

"Your Majesty wants to build another steel plant?" Liu Mo's expression was calm, and the scientific research staff probably did so, saying straight-forward: "The technology of the first steel plant has matured, and it is indeed ready to be rebuilt."

"No." Ouyang Shuo shook his head, crossed his left and right fingers, "It's not one, it's ten."

"ten seats?"

Liu Mo was startled and couldn't help jumping up from his seat. Even Yingyou on the side opened her eyes wide and looked at Ouyang Shuo, wanting to see if the elder brother was crazy.

"Based on the current steel consumption of the territory, it is enough to add one more steel plant. Ten is a bit exaggerated." Liu Mo looked at Ouyang Shuo and gently reminded him not to expand blindly.

Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly, pressed his hands down, signaled Liu Mo to be calm, and said with a smile, "Listen to me. The construction of ten steel factories at one time is definitely not a whim, but something that has been planned for a long time."

Ouyang Shuo naturally knew the steel needs of the territory. The reason why he wanted to build ten steelmaking plants at once was because of the upcoming system update.

In the third system update, Gaia will completely cancel the super auction platform.

This also means that all kinds of goods in the game can no longer be transported by air. The transportation of all materials must be completed through post stations or waterways.

And what do steel mills need most?

Iron ore and coal!

These two kinds of mineral resources are scarce resources in the mountains and seas. Especially for coal, there is no territory at all, and it is completely purchased from Luofeng City.

Once the super trading platform is cancelled, it is simply impossible to transport hundreds of thousands of tons of coal from Luofeng City in the north to Shanhai City.

At least, it is impossible to achieve it in a short time.

That's why Ouyang Shuo decided to build a steel factory in the last two months. At the same time, in line with the improved territorial finances, iron ore and coal were purchased frantically.

Ouyang Shuo's ambition is to purchase coal for the territory for the next few years in one go.

This move is somewhat similar to the large-scale purchase that Ouyang Shuo made before the first system update. Only this time, it was even crazier.

The funds involved reached hundreds of thousands, or even millions of gold coins.

Unfortunately, Ouyang Shuo couldn't explain these things to Liu Mo and Yingyou. Now, what Ouyang Shuo can rely on is the personal prestige he has built up for a long time.

Especially for Yingyou, in her eyes, Ouyang Shuo is simply the embodiment of "foresight".

All the decisions of the territory, as long as Ouyang Shuo personally made the decision, turned out to be incomparably correct and farsighted.

For example, before the food crisis, large-scale food procurement. When the leather in the hands of adventure players was not valued, they invested huge sums of money to acquire it.

For another example, when other people's eyes were still limited to the wilderness, Ouyang Shuo had already turned his eyes to the vast and boundless sea, seeking wealth from the sea.

All these kinds, and so on.

Therefore, seeing Ouyang Shuo's firm tone, Yingyou put away her thoughts. Although she was still full of doubts, she still firmly voted in favor and stood in the same camp as Ouyang Shuo.

Seeing this, Liu Mo could only smile wryly.

"Perhaps, the big heroes of the world all have foresight that ordinary people don't have. Although I still don't understand, as long as you think clearly, the No. 7 Research Institute will fully cooperate."

If you want to build a steel factory, how can you spare the No. 7 Research Institute.

There is no doubt that ten steel factories will be built at one time. In the next two months, the researchers of the No. 7 Research Institute will basically stop their scientific research and go to various places to guide craftsmen on how to build factories.

The steel factory is a very professional building, and there are a lot of steelmaking equipment inside. In the absence of architectural drawings, only the researchers of the research institute went to the site to guide the whole process.

Stopping scientific research for two months is simply killing these researchers. There is no doubt that after Liu Mo went back to announce the news, Ouyang Shuo would definitely be labeled "cold-blooded capital" by them.

A trace of shame flashed across Ouyang Shuo's face.

It's not that he has any foresight, but it's all thanks to his rebirth.

Ouyang Shuo felt warm in his heart for Liu Mo's support. Although this elder brother has little contact with each other, the two of them have formed a deep brotherhood and friendship.

The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water.

"Okay. With the support of two people, let's do a big job." Ouyang Shuo calmed down, and continued: "Ten steel factories, I plan like this. In Lianzhou County, along the Friendship River and the Yushui River, Build one each. Together with the steel factory in Shanhai City, they will form a powerful steel cluster."

No matter how the territory changes, Lianzhou County will be the heart of the territory and the county with the greatest demand for steel. Planning to build three steel plants will definitely come in handy in the future.

Building steel plants next to rivers can not only solve the problem of water sources, but also facilitate water transportation. Especially after being promoted to the county seat, the two rivers have been more than doubled in size, allowing large cargo ships to navigate.

Recently, Mr. Sun has been working with Zheng Dahai to jointly develop a cargo ship specially used to transport iron ore and steel with a heavy load.

Once the research and development is successful, the transportation problem of iron ore and other materials can be greatly alleviated.

Mr. Sun is also a master for the shipyard. Under his guidance, the types of ships produced by the shipyard have long surpassed the limitations of technical manuals.

The classification of ships in Shanhai City is becoming more and more detailed, such as tugboats for consignment, salvage boats for salvage, etc., emerge in endlessly.

This is especially true for the transformation of battleships.

Shanhai City's new generation of building ships has long surpassed the shipbuilding level of the Ming Dynasty.

Some of Sun Lao's previous modification ideas were thoroughly inspired after he got the "Ming Dynasty Ship Construction Technical Manual".

One of the building ships, as an experimental warship, has been transformed beyond recognition.

After all, no matter how good the idea is, it must be tested in practice. Facts have proved that some of Sun Lao's ideas are feasible. There were also some ideas that proved too advanced to be accepted by Gaia.

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"In addition, a steel factory will be built near each of the three planned shipyards. One will also be built in Beihai City. The remaining four will be located in Zhaoqing County, Leizhou County, and Qiongzhou County."

Building a steel plant near the shipyard highlighted Ouyang Shuo's ambition. In the future, if ironclad ships are to be developed, shipyards will have a huge demand for steel.

That's why it is necessary to build a steel plant nearby.

Liu Mo was also very sensitive to technical issues, so he understood Ouyang Shuo's intentions immediately. Thinking of this, the sense of responsibility in my heart is also heavy.

The biggest bottleneck in the research and development of ironclad ships is still in the No. 7 Research Institute.

The biggest problem is still motivation.

If you want to build an ironclad ship, the power system of a battleship, you must step over the sails and enter the age of steam. The steam engine, the birthplace of the industrial revolution, Britain, has not yet come out.

It is far from enough to rely on Magnus, a European.

The research and development progress of Shanhai City's steam engine is far behind that of Britain or even Europe.

The road ahead is still long.

Ouyang Shuo looked at Yingyou and said in a deep voice, "The Finance Department needs to adjust the financial budget for the next three months. Allocate funds as much as possible to purchase iron ore and coal. Especially coal, we must not let up. Iron ore and coal, at first, will be stored separately in ten steel works."

Hearing this, Yingyou felt a bit perplexed.

Ouyang Shuo's move completely messed up the previous budget of the Finance Department.

"Brother, can you find out how much you want to buy?"

With a firm expression, Ouyang Shuo said loudly, "We will buy as much as there is in the market."

"Hiss~~"

Yingyou not only took a deep breath.

"When necessary, we can borrow funds from major chambers of commerce again." Ouyang Shuo added, to show that his "sweeping goods plan" must be thoroughly implemented.

In Ouyang Shuo's view, borrowing money is never something to be ashamed of. Being able to borrow money and then use the borrowed money to make money is a very remarkable skill in itself.

"I see!"

Yingyou nodded vigorously, ready to grit her teeth and get through the day. Other expenses of the territory must be reduced in a way.

"In addition, all bulk materials related to the territory, such as salt and silk, should be released before the end of the year, and should not be stored in the warehouse."

With the acquisition of Qiongzhou County, Leizhou County and other coastal counties, the territory has become the largest salt supplier in China. And the colored silkworm breeding carried out in various places has also increased the output of colored silk dozens of times.

These two commodities will only be sold to Quanzhou by sea in the future.

The problem is that Quanzhou is also a coastal city, and the salt market is already saturated. In the future, the salt in Shanhai City is very likely to be unsalable.

Salt, to Shanhai City, is really of extraordinary significance.

In the initial stage of the territory's construction, it relied on the profits from the Beimu Saltworks to support the development of the territory.

For this problem, Ouyang Shuo didn't think of any good solution for the time being, he could only take one step at a time. If the salt is really unsalable, it will still cause a lot of trouble to the territory's finances.

Yingyou was no longer ready to explore, Ouyang Shuo just nodded to express the intention behind it.

At this point, the matter that Ouyang Shuo wanted to explain came to an end.