When Ouyang Shuo walked into the Seventh Research Institute's unique stone building, he found that Liu Mo and the others were already waiting for him.
"What's the matter? Are you here for a joint hearing?" Ouyang Shuo asked with a smile.
In front of these researchers, Ouyang Shuo didn't put on the airs of a Marquis and spoke casually.
Among the dozen or so core members of the research institute, other than Liu Mo, the others were all old men in their fifties or sixties. As for their students and assistants, they naturally didn't have the opportunity to attend such a high-level meeting.
"We've been waiting for you!"
Liu Mo smiled and invited Ouyang Shuo to take a seat at the head of the table.
Ouyang Shuo sat down, but his eyes inadvertently glanced at a document on the tea table. He was stunned. It seemed that Liu Mo and the others really came prepared.
"Tell me, what problem do you have that you need me to solve?" Ouyang Shuo knew that these researchers weren't used to beating around the bush, so he didn't beat around the bush and went straight to the point.
Liu Mo and the others laughed when they heard this. They didn't feel embarrassed.
To them, efficiency was life.
"Take a look!"
Liu Mo stood up and handed the document on the tea table to Ouyang Shuo. His expression was solemn, which was rare.
Ouyang Shuo took it and flipped it open. On the first page, there was a huge title — "Shanhai City's Industrial System Draft for the Next Two Years".
"Industrial system?" Ouyang Shuo asked with a smile.
"That's right!" Liu Mo's expression was fanatical.
Ouyang Shuo nodded. The strategic plan proposed by the Seventh Research Institute coincided with his thoughts. It seemed that Tai Gong was right. Shanhai City didn't lack talents, and the collective wisdom would always be stronger than his own.
In the future, Ouyang Shuo had to be an appropriate "hands-off boss".
In reality, the industrial system wasn't an unfamiliar term.
The so-called industrial system referred to the organic connection of industrial and economic activities within a certain area, as well as the overall flow of space that was formed from this. It was the industrial system.
Other than the industrial production organizations, the industrial system also included: the management organizations with decision-making and administrative functions, the subsidiary development and research organizations; the factories and mines that engaged in raw material mining, processing, or product repair; and the auxiliary organizations that served the production factories and mines, such as material allocation and sales services.
None of the three major elements could be omitted.
Take the steel industry as an example.
In order to form a complete iron and steel industry, it must at least include iron mines, limestone mines, iron smelting plants, steel mills, coking plants, refractory plants, machine repair plants, and other production organizations, as well as supporting organizations responsible for material procurement, transportation, sales, and service, and the management organization itself.
On a larger scale, there would also be subsidiary design, research, analysis, testing, information and intelligence agencies.
All of these organizations had to be closely coordinated or subordinate to each other within a system to form various flows of materials, personnel, and information.
For a territory, other than the various basic mines, the other organizations would have to be dismantled into factories, such as the steel mill that was currently being built. The various departments of the government, such as the Industrial Department of the Finance Department, the Construction Department of the Administrative Department, and so on, as well as research institutions such as the Number Seven Research Institute, and educational institutions such as the Southwest University China Hall, would form an intricate industrial system.
In comparison, Shanhai City's current system was not enough to support an industrial system.
Firstly, there were no iron mines with astonishing reserves within the territory, so the iron ore was heavily dependent on imports. As for coal, needless to say, it was extremely scarce.
Just the raw materials alone had choked the neck of the territory's industry. Although in the past few months, the Finance Department had used a large amount of funds to purchase a large amount of iron ore and coal, it was only a temporary solution.
Secondly, the territory's technology had only developed to the stage of steel smelting. As for the subsequent steel rolling, it was still in the exploratory stage. As for the more advanced research on coking and refractory materials, it had not even begun.
As for the final machine repair, there was no way to talk about it.
The only thing that was comforting was that the procurement, transportation, and related services of iron ore and coal were all under the jurisdiction of the Finance Department.
Even so, there was a lack of relevant departments within the Finance Department, which led to extensive management.
And this was only the iron and steel industry. The complete industrial system was even more complicated.
It covered coal, petroleum, ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals, non-ferrous metals, food, medicine, textiles, wood, chemical raw materials, chemical fibers, rubber, plastics, equipment, transportation, water, heat, and other industries.
Therefore, if the territory really wanted to establish a complete industrial system, there was a long way to go. It could even be said to be an extravagant hope. After all, there were too many objective restrictions.
For the researchers of the Seventh Research Institute, if they could truly establish such a system in the wilderness of ancient China, it would undoubtedly be a great achievement.
Apart from that, there was also a hidden sense of national pride in it. After all, the ancient people of China did not lack people with great wisdom, but they were limited by their cultural differences and missed out on the industrial revolution.
If they could make up for this regret in the game, it would be a great achievement!
Fortunately, Liu Mo and the others did not bite off more than they could chew.
Ouyang Shuo took a look. The so-called two-year plan basically referred to the related industries with the iron and steel industry as the core. There was no ambitious plan to establish a complete industrial system.
Even so, there were still many difficulties.
First and foremost, it required a large amount of funds.
Ouyang Shuo's heart trembled when he saw the final budget, and he almost froze on the spot.
Logically speaking, Ouyang Shuo could be considered to have seen the world. Even a hundred thousand gold coins was not a big deal in his eyes.
But this time, Ouyang Shuo was still greatly shocked.
This was because Liu Mo's request for funds was a total of 1.2 million gold coins. This meant that for the next two years, they would have to invest an average of 50,000 gold coins every month.
"Can't it be a little less?" Ouyang Shuo asked.
"This is already the most conservative budget, not a single gold coin less." Liu Mo was still as stubborn as ever.
"Alright!"
Ouyang Shuo smiled bitterly.
When the three armies were completed, the territory's military expenditure would definitely double.
Although Wuzhou County, Xunzhou County, and Zhen 'an County did not request for additional funds from the finance department, Ouyang Shuo still did not dare to be optimistic about the next year's budget.
In addition, Ouyang Shuo's huge plan really required money everywhere, and it was not a small amount. Ouyang Shuo could already imagine Ying You's cold face.
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