Chapter 540: Multi-line Blossoming, Entering the Great Industrial Age!
Of course, the princes did not come empty-handed, and the cronies they brought with them, as well as the ministers of commerce, for the purpose of measuring the ratio of the cost of the railway to the revenue.
However, this time their negotiator was none other than Nonoka.
As a business that almost followed Gao Li, he started and fully understood what Gao Li was doing. Noroka has taken almost all of the business theories from Gao Li and even developed them.
Negotiating with the secretary group represented by Nonoka, these business ministers from Yan'an are as simple and naïve as primary school students.
Of course, in times like these, it is important to show kindness as much as possible. If you are too aggressive, you will most likely scare the other person away. After all, the train railway line is more useful to Gaoli, as a hub connecting Yanan and the Central Plains, this railway will completely revitalize Yannan City, so even if Gaoli gives up some interests, he must let this line be repaired.
As Gao Li expected before, the final result was that Yanan would produce people, wood, and stones, and also need to provide iron ore for Yannan City at a low price. Gao Li out of the rails, out of the nail, out of the laying car. And the most expensive part, the front and wagon, are all Gao Li's responsibility.
The most worthless thing in Yanan is manpower, and in the current Yannan, manpower is already very valuable.
Within this conceptual framework, the two sides began to negotiate more, but that was not a concern for Gao Li and the princes.
During this period, news came from the East China Sea battlefield again. The Emperor used new weapons and succeeded in capturing an island in the archipelago of the East China Sea.
Actually won?
Seeing this news, Gao Li was a little stunned. Because he didn't expect that the emperor would hide his back hand.
New news came one after another, but not from the Eighth Prince, but from Zuo Lin.
The Emperor's new weapon is called the 'Sky Breaking Sword', and from the outside, it is almost the same thing as a missile, but because it has no guidance ability, it can only be called a missile. Launched from an empty ship, the missile will detonate immediately if it hits the target or is intercepted from mid-air, bursting out with countless True Qi Wind Blades and a large number of metal fragments. Judging from the effect, it seems that it is also a copy of the missile.
Could it be that this is a pirated product?
Only then did Gao Li understand where the emperor's inexplicable coldness came from, and it turned out to be the confidence brought to him by the new weapon.
At the same time, Gao Li was also a little strange, he didn't know where the emperor got the explosion technology. But since he is also a beneficiary of Tianren technology, he must be able to sum up a lot of advanced experience by himself, right?
In Gao Li's view, there is no way to use such a thing as a missile as a prop to determine the outcome of the game. One of the most obvious reasons is that the value of this thing is not proportional to the target it destroys.
The success of Gaoli's anti-ship missiles is due to the fact that the anti-ship missiles are capable of destroying all ships suspended in the sea. No matter how high or low the crew is, it is impossible for them to levitate on the surface of the sea for a long time, and they will inevitably retreat. And on land, the strategic depth is infinite. The Kingdom of the Celestial Gods is an archipelago again, and the emperor's missiles without guidance capabilities. It is difficult for a missile to kill a group of people, under such a premise, Gao Li is very much looking forward to what this emperor can do.
The negotiations on the train, protracted, after all, involve significant interests. It was impossible for either side to relax, but at this point, Iron Infinity returned.
He brought back good news for Gao Li.
As Gao Li guessed, the coal mines in Prince Du Miao's province are buried at a very shallow depth, which can fully meet the standards of open-pit coal mines, and the coal seams are very deep, and the difficulty of excavation is very low.
That's great!
Gao Li's plan is this: in the initial stage, he will first recruit workers from the local area and dig coal directly in the open pit. In addition, a coal washing plant was built in the local area, and the excavated coal was washed on site and then transported to the Central Plains. The sulfur content of that coal mine is relatively low, and it can be directly used as ordinary household coal.
In fact, there is a very big reason why coal is not popular in this world. Because people in this world mostly use large stoves, and this kind of large stoves are not suitable for coal. For this reason, Gao Li specially restored a kind of coal stove that he used as a child, which was made entirely of cast iron and had a simple and durable structure. It has excellent performance and can be placed in various places at will. Once this thing enters the market, it will inevitably lead the trend of using coal.
When coal mining is on track, the trains are repaired, and at that time, the mechanized production of coal can be officially put into operation.
It's all going to take it one step at a time.
On the other hand, as expected, perfume completely detonated the market.
People are born with the desire for fragrance, even animals and insects. And for women who love beauty, this is even more so.
Since the ladies of Wu Youcai's family got the perfume, they started their large-scale show-off mode. I go out early and return late, and I can't wait to be outside all day long.
It irritated the people they knew.
As the saying goes, things gather people in groups, and their friends are naturally people who have the same hobbies as them. Together, you can imagine what they can achieve.
Some people even went home to complain about their husbands/boyfriends, saying that Wu Youcai was so capable and could run to worship others before Gao Li was able to make a fortune, you see why you are so wasteful? Back then, you still touted how capable you were, and Gao Li was just a small color embryo, but now the color embryos are mixed into the prince, look at you?
Why don't you hurry up and line up for the old lady to order perfume!
The ladies and ladies of Binh Duong City have long received the news that the perfume will follow the caravan into the flagship store. The small club inside the flagship store has already received the news, paid a deposit, and reserved a place. As for outsiders, you can try your luck, maybe someone doesn't want it after booking?
In fact, now these famous nobles are particularly fond of dealing with the flagship store of Lizhuang, where there is no favor, no connections, everything is reduced to money. As long as you give money, the flagship store will sell you everything. Also influenced by this limelight, the atmosphere of silver-based capitalism in Binh Duong City is now very strong. In the past, everyone had to talk about personal feelings, even if some things were obviously difficult to do, it was not easy to refuse. But now, everyone can say what they can't do without forcing themselves, and no one will feel inappropriate.
Then, in the order of the deposit, these people were given their perfumes.
Crystal glass bottles, delicate nozzles, never-before-seen rubber balls. With a gentle blow, the perfume in the bottle will turn into a mist and spray out!
From this day on, perfume has become a must-have action before going out.
On the other hand, the perfume factory in Yannan City has also opened full production capacity, and in addition to gardenias, roses have long been included in Gao Li's vision.
Yanan doesn't have roses, or there are no too good roses. Because this rosaceae plant needs a certain amount of cold to bloom, the hot and humid weather of Yanan will make the roses grow into large trees, but they do not like to bloom. Therefore, Gao Li had already entrusted Wu Youcai to help find wild roses.
Roses, or moons, are commonly cultivated in this world, but mostly in horticultural rather than commercial cultivation and in limited quantities.
Before, after Wu Youcai's caravan came, he also brought many moon flower seedlings to Gao Li. These moon flowers with roots crossed the mountains and mountains to Yannan City, just to let Gao Li choose the right flowers.
Seeds cannot be propagated unless new varieties are bred, because seeds are difficult to germinate, and the use of seeds can lead to variety degradation and variation. Therefore, Gao Li cut a batch.
That day, Wu Youcai saw Gao Li use a sharp knife to cut the moon flower into palm-length sections, and he was still very puzzled. It took a lot of effort for them to get these seasonal flowers, why did Gao Li cut them like a child?
Gao Li saw that Wu Youcai's face was full of distress, so he smiled and said: "This is called cuttings, and many flowers and plants in this world can be multiplied in this way." However, there are many things that need to be paid attention to, such as sufficient sunlight, humid air, and the temperature should not be too high. To keep at least one pair of leaves for photosynthesis, you also need to use a clean knife to prevent infection. If you have patience, big brother, you can wait here for a little while, and they will basically take root. ”
Wu Youcai seemed to be listening to the book of heaven, he naturally didn't have time to wait for a month, he left early. The joy of gardening is only enjoyed by Gao Li.
A vacant land in the palace is a multiplication base specially prepared by Gaoli. The biggest advantage of Yannan City is that the climate here is humid, which is enough to meet the needs of cuttings. For those flowers brought by Wu Youcai, Gao Li cut more than 100 pots of seedlings, and most of them were able to survive.
In the future, as long as these seedlings can bloom smoothly, Gao Li plans to plan a piece of land outside the city and make it into a rose garden.
The land outside the city of Yannan has fulfilled its mission of attracting Yanan to sugarcane cultivation. It's time to make more of them valuable.
The good news is that although Yannan City is located at the southern end, the overall climate of the world is cold, and it should be able to meet the cold capacity of the moon flowers.
Today, Yannan City has sugar, chocolate processing, perfume, and rubber industries that have begun to make profits. Heavy industry is also developing, with large rolling mills being assembled, and Gao Li has planned a new factory area on the edge of Yannan City, where a series of activities such as metal smelting and processing will take place.
How many people can a steel mill support?
In the previous life, a steel plant could drive the economic development of almost the entire county, and the state was even willing to set up a county for a steel plant. Today, the steel plant in Lizhuang is constantly expanding under the leadership of Tie Hoof, and the hydraulic equipment of the year is gradually transformed into real gas engines, and the production capacity is gradually increasing.
Now, Gao Li wants to build a second steel plant in Yannan City, and it is a real steel plant, he wants to let the metal processing completely enter the industrial age!