Chapter 35: The Prototype of Industry
This earliest factory was built and is now the most important factory of Lelouch, the cement production plant.
As the prototype of industry, the plant can be built with wood first, and then replaced with bricks and stones, but cement is absolutely indispensable, whether it is to use cement to build roads, or to build houses, cement is the most basic building materials, and Luluxiu agricultural problems have been solved, but the economic problems have not been solved, and now its main economic source is still relying on encouraging everyone to produce, using the form of temporary requisition to make up.
Although Kenon felt that Leluxiu's approach was simply redundant, but Lelouch still insisted on doing it, anyway, these things are not valuable, and they may have a greater effect in the early stage, and when their own industry develops, these agricultural materials are actually the cheapest things, and there is no need to shake the people's trust in them for these things.
However, Lelouch also understood that his approach would not last long, so before the winter, the cement factory was the first to be put into use and production, ready to expand the trade route as soon as possible, and he had already begun to send people to build momentum for the goods he prepared, I believe that soon, soon after the winter, the first batch of caravans should arrive, and he will have money at that time.
And then through the small-scale caravan trade in the early stage, after the reputation was spread, the cement road was also repaired, and when the time came, it was relatively absolute that they would come to Limburg to buy their own goods, and Lelouch was very confident in this.
At this time, in the cement plant, with the rotation of the huge gear driven by the waterwheel, the whole project is immersed in a surging power, although most of the tools are some wooden, compact simple tools, but used to produce cement is more than rubbing, only to see in a particularly simple assembly line, bags of cement are produced endlessly, stacked on the side of the open space, and then transported by the workers to the warehouse in Limburg.
The speed of production is slow in the eyes of Lelouch, but in the eyes of Kennon, it is a miracle, calling Lelouch the blessing of a wise girl.
This kind of production method from the industrial age has greatly enhanced the production efficiency of the cement plant, only less than a week after the start of work, the workers have been quite skilled into the working state, the cement has accumulated nearly 300 bags, don't look at 300 bags a lot, and so on after the start of the big construction in winter, these reserves are not even enough for a day, but Lelouch believes that with the completion of the construction of other plants, the iron and steel are forged into tools, and the production speed and scale of the cement plant will be further expanded.
The environment inside the cement factory at this time has a kind of black workshop taste, gray workers mechanically doing their own things, the first limestone raw materials from the moment they enter the factory, with the movement on the assembly line, slowly become the cement needed by Lelouch, and then be packed in bags and transported to the warehouse.
This whole process Lelouch is very satisfied, at this time there will be no Mother to criticize such a workshop for not paying attention to the health of the workers at all, for the workers, this job can make them have enough food, live in a good house, and have a salary, it is already the best rights and benefits, if someone dares to tell them not to do it anymore, they will definitely tear the mouth of the person who speaks.
The operation of the cement factory is considered to be regular, and Lelouch is ready to go to the top of the wooden castle to see the success of the construction and division of labor in the entire industrial area, the wooden castle does not have an internal castle, only on the side slightly close to Limburg, a small three-story house with a small area is built as the center, although it is only three stories high, but it is enough to meet the needs of the wooden castle.
At this time, Lelouch came to the top of the third floor, at the top of the third floor, Lelouch can overlook the entire Mubao Industrial Zone, although the height is not large, but it is enough for Lelouch to view the plan according to the map, I have to say, with the help of the knowledge of later generations, even a modern novice, can draw a plan that is much more efficient than the Middle Earth architectural scheme.
In fact, the number of factories in the entire Mubao Industrial Zone is not much, there are only more than ten, and the roles of these factories also have their own division of labor, but the main division of labor is only three points:
Cement plant, steel plant, armament plant,
These three factories are heavy industry, it can be said that Lelouch directly skipped light industry and entered heavy industry, which is of course incorrect, but for Lelouch, this is indeed the best choice
First, for Middle-earth, the demand for light industry is far less than that of modern earthlings in later generations, they don't need any cotton clothes, what daily necessities, almost nothing is needed, the only thing they need is to be able to eat well, to have a house that is enough to shelter from the wind and rain, and other pursuits need to be produced after meeting these two points, so Lelouch still has a lot of time to prepare for light industry, correspondingly, the demand for light industry is not so urgent, and correspondingly, At present, the most important thing for the Terrans is not to improve the quality of life, but to improve their own strength, because no one can guarantee that the Terrans will be able to withstand the next Mordor invasion.
Except for the cement plant, which has been built and put into production, the others are still in the construction stage, mainly because the supply of iron ore is insufficient, and the connection between the waterwheel and the power plant is very slow, but when the canal is repaired, it is believed that the transportation speed of the ore will be much improved.
Now Lelouch put the first factory to build is mainly a steel mill and a mechanical forging plant, the former is used to process raw materials, the latter is used to incubate industrial mother beds, and then down, is the weapons and equipment factory, although the industrial zone has only begun to build, but according to the construction schedule, the construction of the entire industrial zone should be completed in two months, that is, the full operation of the industrial zone will be in two months.
Before that, the industrial zone will start small-scale production.
For weapons and equipment, because the size of the army is not large, and the resources are sufficient, Lelouch is ready to skip the middle of the intermediate armor directly, but directly into the high-level armor, not to mention, the soldiers must at least be wrapped in steel, although it will not be made into a heavy steel armor, but the flexible and light cuirass and matching armor stomach must be matched, plus shields, steel swords, and upgraded steel war spears and other weapons, a full set, the soldier can be regarded as a mobile humanoid steel.
As for their specific design, Lelouch also had a plan for a long time.