[PS: Sorry, I only have one chapter today. I will definitely make up for the missing one. Apologies.]
"Brother Liu Mo!"
Ouyang Shuo looked up and saw Liu Mo standing at the door.
"Please come in!"
Ouyang Shuo stood up and welcomed Liu Mo to his seat. This firearms master might seem inconspicuous now, but he would be a core figure in the territory's technological world in the future.
"I called you over to discuss the establishment of a steelworks factory." Ouyang Shuo did not beat around the bush with Liu Mo and went straight to the point.
"Marquis wants to build another steelworks factory?" Liu Mo's expression was calm. Researchers were usually like that. He said in a matter-of-fact manner, "The technology for the first steelworks factory is already mature. It is indeed ready to be built again."
"No." Ouyang Shuo shook his head and crossed his fingers. "It's not one, it's ten."
"Ten?"
Liu Mo was shocked and could not help but jump up from his seat. Even Ying You widened her eyes and looked at Ouyang Shuo. She wanted to see if her brother had gone mad.
"With the territory's current steel consumption, another steelworks factory is enough. Ten is a bit exaggerated. "Liu Mo looked at Ouyang Shuo and tactfully reminded him not to expand blindly.
Ouyang Shuo smiled and gestured for Liu Mo to calm down. He said with a smile, "Listen to me. Building ten steelworks at once is not a spur of the moment decision, but something that has been planned for a long time. "
Ouyang Shuo was naturally aware of the territory's steel demand. The reason why he wanted to build ten steelworks at once was because of the upcoming system update.
In the third system update, Gaia would completely remove the super auction platform.
This also meant that the various goods in the game could no longer be transported by air. All the transportation of goods had to be done through courier stations or waterways.
And what did the steelworks need the most?
Iron ore and coal!
These two mineral resources were scarce in the Shanhai Territory. Especially coal, the territory did not have it at all. They had to purchase it from Fallen Phoenix City.
Once the super auction platform was removed, it would be a fantasy to transport hundreds or thousands of tons of coal from Fallen Phoenix City to Shanhai City.
At least, it was impossible to achieve in a short period of time.
It was because of this that Ouyang Shuo decided to build the steelworks factory on a large scale in the last two months. At the same time, in conjunction with the territory's improved finances, they frantically purchased iron ore and coal.
Ouyang Shuo's ambition was to purchase the territory's coal for the next few years in one go.
This action was somewhat similar to Ouyang Shuo's large-scale purchases before the first system update. But this time, it was even crazier.
The funds involved could reach hundreds of thousands, or even millions of gold coins.
However, Ouyang Shuo was unable to explain these things to Liu Mo and Ying You. Now, Ouyang Shuo could only rely on the prestige that he had built up over a long period of time.
This was especially true for Ying You. In her eyes, Ouyang Shuo was simply the embodiment of farsightedness.
All the decisions made by Ouyang Shuo in the territory were ultimately proven to be correct and full of foresight.
For example, purchasing food on a large scale before the food crisis. When the leather in the hands of adventure-type players was still not valued, they invested a huge sum of money to purchase it.
For example, while the gazes of others were still limited to the wilderness, Ouyang Shuo had already cast his gaze to the vast and boundless ocean to obtain wealth from the ocean.
There were all sorts of things like this.
Thus, seeing Ouyang Shuo's resolute tone, Ying You collected her thoughts. Although she was still full of doubts, she still firmly cast her vote and stood on the same side as Ouyang Shuo.
Seeing this, Liu Mo could only smile bitterly.
"Perhaps, the current generation's heroes all have foresight that ordinary people don't have. Although I still don't understand, as long as you think clearly, the 7th Research Institute will fully cooperate with you. "
How could the 7th Research Institute spare the construction of the steel factories?
There was no doubt that in order to build ten steel factories at once, in the next two months, the 7th Research Institute's researchers would basically have to stop their current research and head to various places to guide the craftsmen on how to build the factories.
The steel factory was a very professional building, and there were a lot of steel making equipment inside. In the absence of construction blueprints, only the researchers of the research institute could go to the site to guide the entire process.
Stopping research for two months was simply asking for the lives of these researchers. There was no doubt that after Liu Mo returned and announced the news, Ouyang Shuo would definitely be labeled as a "cold-blooded capital investor".
A trace of shame flashed across Ouyang Shuo's face.
It really wasn't because he had any foresight, but it was all due to the credit of his rebirth.
Ouyang Shuo's heart warmed at Liu Mo's support. Although he usually didn't have much contact with this big brother, the two of them had already formed a deep brotherhood and friendship.
The friendship between gentlemen was as clear as water.
"Alright. With the support of the two of you, let's go all out. "Ouyang Shuo calmed his emotions and continued," This is my plan for the ten steel factories. In Lianzhou County, along the Friendship River and Qiushui River, we will build one each. Together with the steel factories in Shanhai City, we will form a powerful steel group. "
No matter how the territory changed, Lianzhou County would always be the heart of the territory and also the county with the greatest demand for steel. Constructing three steel factories would definitely come in handy in the future.
Building the steel factories next to the river not only could solve the water source problem, but it would also be convenient for transportation. Especially after being promoted to a county city, the two rivers would be more than doubled, and large cargo ships would be able to sail through.
Recently, Old Sun had already worked together with Zheng Dahai to jointly research and develop cargo ships that were specially used to transport iron ore and steel.
Once the research and development was successful, the transportation problem of iron ore and other materials would be greatly alleviated.
Old Sun was also a big shot in the shipyard. Under his guidance, the types of ships produced by the shipyard had long surpassed the limits of the technical manual.
The classification of ships in Shanhai City was becoming more and more detailed. For example, there were tugboats that were specialized in transporting goods, salvage ships, and so on.
This was especially true for the modification of warships.
The new generation of fortress ships in Shanhai City had long surpassed the shipbuilding standards of the Ming Dynasty.
After obtaining the Ming Dynasty Ship Construction Technical Manual, some of Old Sun's previous ideas for modification were completely stimulated.
One of the fortress ships, which was used as an experimental warship, had already been modified beyond recognition.
After all, no matter how good the idea was, it had to be tested in practice. Reality proved that some of Old Sun's ideas were feasible. There were also some ideas that proved to be too advanced and were not recognized by Gaia.
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"Other than that, we will build a steel factory near each of the three 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 factory near the shipyard highlighted Ouyang Shuo's ambition. In the future, if they wanted to develop ironclad warships, the shipyard would have a huge demand for steel.
It was precisely for this reason that they needed to build a steel factory nearby.
Liu Mo was also very sensitive to technical issues, so he immediately understood Ouyang Shuo's intention. Thinking of this, he felt a heavy sense of responsibility in his heart.
The biggest bottleneck in the development of ironclad warships was the 7th Research Institute.
The biggest problem was the power.
If they wanted to build an ironclad warship, the power system of the warship must surpass the sail and enter the era of steam. The steam engine had yet to be invented in the birthplace of the Industrial Revolution, England.
Just relying on Magnus, a European, was far from enough.
The progress of Shanhai City's steam engine research was far behind that of England and even Europe.
There was still a long way to go in the future.
Ouyang Shuo looked at Ying You and said in a deep voice, "The Finance Department will adjust the budget for the next three months. We will use as much money as possible to purchase iron ore and coal. Especially coal, we can't slack off. From the start, the purchased iron ore and coal will be stored separately in the ten steel factories. "
Hearing this, Ying You looked a bit awkward.
Ouyang Shuo's move was equivalent to completely messing up the Finance Department's budget.
"Big Brother, can you tell me how much you want to purchase?"
Ouyang Shuo's expression was firm as he said in a powerful voice, "We will purchase as much as the market has."
"Hiss ~ ~"
Ying You couldn't help but suck in a mouthful of cold air.
"If necessary, we can borrow funds from the major chambers of commerce again." Ouyang Shuo added, indicating that his plan to sweep the market must be carried out thoroughly.
In Ouyang Shuo's mind, borrowing money was never a shameful thing. Being able to borrow money and then use the borrowed money to make money was in itself a very impressive ability.
"I understand!"
Ying You nodded. She was already prepared to grit her teeth and spend the rest of the day. She had to find a way to reduce the other expenses of the territory.
"In addition, all the bulk materials that are related to the territory, such as salt and silk, must be sold before the end of the year. Don't store them in the warehouse."
With the acquisition of Qiongzhou County, Leizhou County, and other coastal counties, the territory had become the largest salt supplier in China. As for the colorful silkworm breeding that was carried out in various places, the production of colorful silk had also increased by dozens of times.
In the future, these two goods could only be sold to Quanzhou by sea.
The problem was that Quanzhou was also a coastal city, and the salt market was already saturated. In the future, the salt market in Shanhai City was very likely to be unsalable.
To Shanhai City, salt was very important.
In the early stages of the territory's construction, they relied on the profits from the Northern Twilight Salt Works to support the territory's development.
Regarding this problem, Ouyang Shuo couldn't think of a good solution for the time being. He could only take it one step at a time. If the salt market was really unsalable, it would cause a lot of trouble to the territory's finances.
Ying You didn't want to find out Ouyang Shuo's intention. She just nodded to show that she remembered it.
Only then did Ouyang Shuo's task come to an end. (To be continued.)
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