"You mean the location of the industrial zone, right? Both of us have considered this. The land of Wenjia Workshop in the west of the city is definitely unusable, not only because there is no water flow as a power source nearby and it is too close to the residential area, but also because it has been targeted by unscrupulous people, and the construction of an industrial zone here is definitely a big move. “

"I discussed the site selection with Director Wen before, and I also actually surveyed it, and I took a fancy to a piece of land on the edge of the big river outside the main city of Yangguan Town." Director Li's hand pointed to the northeast of the street, "That place is at the corner where a small tributary of the Great River meets the main stream of the Great River, but it is a certain distance from both rivers. The land is flat and solid, the land subsidence is almost negligible, there are no large settlements nearby, the groundwater level shown by a few old wells is within a reasonable range, and the core area of the plot is not far from the nearest surface runoff. The wind direction of Yangguan Town is mostly southwest wind, and that place is in the northeast of the city, which is just downwind, and the smoke and exhaust fumes produced by steel will not be blown into Yangguan Town. It is not too far from the water source, it is very convenient to transport raw materials for production through rivers, industrial water is not a problem, and the sewage discharge has also been settled after the establishment of chemical plants in the future. A wicked smile appeared on Director Li's face.

"Who's to say it isn't! It's not that the pollution is too serious, but that the pollution is too little, and it seriously lacks the breath of modern industry! We, plane-time refugees, have come here to correct this! ”

Lan Wang also echoed with a smile.

"But the ideal is very plump, and the reality is very skinny!" The happy air only filled for a short time before it dissipated, and Director Li began to pour cold water again, "It's also very difficult to get hold of this land. This land is unowned on the surface, but you also know that there is a real unowned land outside the city of Yangguan Town! This land has long been occupied by a large landowner surnamed Leng in the vicinity, and there are dozens of indentured slaves and tenants of the Leng family cultivating it. If we don't get that out of the way, we're not going to get this ideal industrial land out of our hands – and I don't expect it to be settled with money alone. “

"It's a small matter, I can do it myself." Lan Wang pursed his lips and commented nonchalantly, "Just tell me where the difficulties of construction are!" “

"Oh, yes, with your great god here, why are we still worried about this?" Director Li patted his head, "The technical problems mainly lie in manpower, construction period and construction machinery. Nothing else, let's just talk about the construction of one or two mid-19th-century iron-making blast furnaces. In the 1850s, the blast furnaces of European ironworks were at least 10 meters high, and most were even 15 meters high, and the furnace volume was basically more than 150 cubic meters. If we were to rely entirely on manual labor, the construction of a blast furnace alone would take up to a year and a half or even two years. I seriously doubt that if we are building so slowly, does it make sense for us to invest in industrial production? After all, we opened this golden finger and definitely wanted it to produce enough output in the shortest possible time! It is not impossible to use construction machinery to build blast furnaces, but we have not yet found tree trunks with sufficient strength, and large construction machinery still has to use metal. But if you want to have large metal components, you have to have an iron-making workshop, and if you want an iron-making workshop to work, you have to have a blast furnace, so it becomes a question of egg or chicken! "That's not all: we can mobilize a pitiful number of technicians and skilled workers!" As for the group of apprentices under me, I have not taken off the apprenticeship hat for more than two years, and the batch under the clerk is even worse! “

"I think it's a bit tricky, but it's not completely unsolvable." Lan Wang thought about it and said, "At least skilled workers can be cultivated slowly, and we can ask Boss Wen to help us think of a way to solve the problem of manpower and working hours." “

"But this brings us to another question: should we give Mr. Wen a share of our new iron works? It stands to reason that we have chosen our own site to build our own factory is already a new one, and if we want the big shopkeeper of Wenjia Workshop to contribute money and efforts, we have to give him some tangible benefits, not to mention that we are likely to pull away a large number of craftsmen in the workshop! However, if we cooperate with the prince, the core competitiveness engine of our traverser will no longer be completely controlled by our own people. It's not that I don't trust Prince Wen, I just think this matter is a bit difficult to do: pull the prince in, we don't worry; If you don't pull him in, the problem of lack of human resources can't be solved! “

"So we need to lobby." Lanwang added, "It made him realize the huge potential of such a factory and the potential benefits it could bring to him." I think it's not hard to convince him as long as we can come up with some real evidence. ”

"I hope so...... Oops patronizing and chatting, almost walked by! Director Li suddenly exclaimed.

Lan Wang was excited, and quickly pushed the brim of the straw hat up and looked around.

A small-looking but low-key luxury house is quietly located at the end of the street where the two traversers are, and the plaque reads "Wenfu".

After the communication of the housekeeper at the door, Lan and Li walked slowly towards the house. The old butler with a vicissitudes of life looked at Young Master Lan with two large baskets, two tree roots on his legs, and a straw hat for coolies, but he didn't ask out of courtesy.

Entering the reception room in the outer courtyard, the two traversers saw Boss Wen lying on a recliner with his eyes closed. The chubby prince was wearing a loose silk robe in the style of pajamas, and a pot of steaming green tea and three teacups were placed on the small table at hand.

"Sir, the distinguished guest you were waiting for has arrived." The butler said respectfully.

Prince Wen seems to have woken up a long time ago, but he has been pretending to sleep with his eyes closed when he saw that no one came. He opened his eyes, sat up very neatly, and said with a smile: "Director Li, Young Master Lan, please take a seat!" Try the new tea grown by Wen himself, the taste is much stronger than those broken leaves in the market! “

"Boss Xie Wen!" Director Li was not polite, and directly took the teapot to pour himself a cup of tea.

Lan Wang hurriedly put down his flat shoulder and arched his hand: "The younger generation doesn't dare to be the young master of King Wen!" Thank you for the tea! ”

Prince Wen smiled again: "Of course you kid can afford it!" Didn't you have the panache of the second ancestor of the big family when you quarreled with me this morning? ”

"The younger generation is stubborn and unreasonable, the prince has a lot, don't be as knowledgeable as the younger generation!" Young Master Lan is not only strong in martial arts, but also has the ability to pretend to be a grandson.

"Okay, okay, it's just a joke, you stinky boy is serious!" Wen Shili snorted and laughed, "Drink tea, drink tea!" ”

After the housekeeper retreated, Prince Wen took a sip of green tea: "Before I took a nap, I heard the wind on the street, saying that the old nest of the Jianglong Gang, the old stork street, was washed in blood, and hundreds of people in the main hall of the Jianglong Gang, from the gang leader to the small servant, were all spared. At first, I didn't believe it, but then the news came to fruition! From the earlier time when you were agitating someone at the door of the workshop, until I received the news, less than an hour has passed since I was full of calculations--I, the grass-headed prince, boast of being well-informed, and I never thought that I would see such an outlier as you kid in my life! Medical Tao saves people, martial arts kills people, this is a height that the ancient sages could not reach! The old prince sighed.

"Lord Wen has a good reputation, where does the kid have such great ability!"

"Wen felt strange: Although General Ling Zunlan also has the courage of ten thousand people, why is it that the martial arts cultivation is far from reaching the height of yours? It's better than blue! I don't know which great master you are studying under the disciple of the great master? ”

Lan Wang hesitated for a moment: "Back to the prince, the secret of heaven must not be leaked." ”

Shopkeeper Wen was also stunned for a moment, and then immediately laughed again: "Okay, okay, I won't ask, don't ask!" ”

"But then again, looking at you like this, you are returning with a full load today!" Prince Wen pointed to the flat pole on the ground with his finger, "There are a lot of good things in the main hall of the Jianglong Gang, right?" ”

"Yes, lord, please see." Lan Wang pulled open the straw mat covered by one of the baskets, revealing bundles of gold tickets and various "hard goods" inside.

"It is said that this Jianglong Gang has been able to enrich the people by looting the people's fat and ointment, and when I saw it today, what I said is really true! You're a developed kid this time! ”

Lan Wang shook his head: "Lord Wang, this money is actually not from the younger generation, but from your old man!" ”

The prince, who was sipping tea with his eyes closed, opened his eyes suddenly, and the essence flashed in his eyes: "The world is clear, what are you doing giving me money for no reason?" I'm half in the ground, what's the use of having so much money? “

"Lord Wang, then according to what you say, the younger generation has a good family and does not have to worry about food and clothing, so it seems useless to take this money, right?"

Prince Wen was stunned for a moment, as if he was thinking about how to refute Lan Wang's "crooked reasoning".

After a long time, the shopkeeper Wen slowly breathed a sigh of relief, and poured himself another cup of tea: "It is said that nothing will go to the Three Treasures Palace, and people will have something to ask for, and you two don't have to sell Guanzi, tell someone Wen, what do you want me to do?" ”

Li Changting, who had been silent and transparent for the past few minutes, hurriedly seized the opportunity: "Shopkeeper Wen, we plan to use this money scraped from the Jianglong Gang to invest in building an iron factory!" ”