Out of the workshop door, walked through a short road, and came to another workshop, the products produced here Lin Xiao understood at a glance - this is the workshop for the production of oil lamp heads, needless to say, this must be Lao Zhou forced Cao Gong to open a new one.. lā

"Lao Zhou, this guy, is doing such a large-scale, this is the rhythm of making a lot of money." Lin Xiao touched his nose and said with a wicked smile.

"What's this, this thing costs too much and can't be sold too expensive...... His own soap workshop only makes a lot of money, and the cost is only how much, and the profit margin is frighteningly high, that guy, it's dark. ”

Cao Jiawen pouted and said, this lamp head part has to be made of copper, this is not to compete with him for precious copper materials.

"Soap? Have you already started selling? ”

"It's started, the first batch has been brought to Qinzhou by Old Man He for trial marketing, by the way, he can keep the share of your troops, don't forget to ask him for ......"

"Who's speaking ill of me? No wonder my ears are hot! ”

The two of them were standing at the door muttering, but unexpectedly, Zhou Xiaojie came out from behind him and said something coldly.

"Well, no, no...... Lao Zhou is here, no, that, we are praising you, hehe. ”

Lin Xiao turned his head and saw Zhou Gong's smiling expression, raised his hand to touch his nose, and greeted with a smile.

Behind him, Zhang Chenfeng and Duan Zhenghong covered their mouths and held back a smile when they saw this, they knew very well the cheap appearance of their captain, as long as he touched his nose, he was either embarrassed, or he was talking nonsense with his eyes open.

"Team Haharin, as soon as I heard that you were back, I immediately threw down the work in my hand and rushed over,"

Zhou Xiaojie let go of a serious disguised face and said happily, "However, I'm not here to ask for credit, I'm here to ask you for money." ”

"No problem, no problem......"

When Lin Xiao heard this, he smiled self-deprecatingly, the financial part was originally managed by Lao Chen, but Lao Chen and they have not come back for almost two months since they went to sea, and Lin Xiao himself has not been at home, and the guards and soldiers guarding the cave warehouse strictly implement the order and do not go out of shape.

Zhou Gong and Cao Gong expand reproduction, not to mention the wages of workers, no matter which piece of the work, there must be some necessary raw materials to be purchased, the use of money is really inconvenient, it seems that someone has to be temporarily responsible.

Thinking of this, Lin Xiao couldn't help but turn his head to look at Li Hanzhi, he couldn't say that this matter was going to fall on his head again, as for the fact that he had always wanted to lead troops to fight, it would be better to wait for Xiao Kaifeng to come back.

When Li Hanzhi saw Lin Xiao's expression, he naturally guessed again, and immediately turned his head with a bitter face, pretending not to see it, not to mention how unhappy he was in his heart, you will call me as a big girl?

Seeing this, Lin Xiao shook his head and smiled, turned to Zhou Gong and said, "Give you more this time, I heard that your steel and cement production have gone up?" And soap is already on sale? ”

"I was about to tell you about this, have you seen the new factory? My cement is almost out of stock, you have to send someone to transport it away, and besides, you have to think about the sale of soap and oil lamps, I can only produce and sell it. ”

Zhou Xiaojie opened his mouth and said like a cannon.

"Okay, okay, I'll arrange it immediately, the troops are in need of cement, many garrisons will be built after the recovery, some big cities will have to build some roads, and there will be some important places to build fortresses in the future, I'm afraid you won't have time to produce...... As for soap and oil lamps, the troops can also equip a batch first, and the scale of private sales will not be too large for the time being, so I will first look for candidates and slowly prepare them, and in the second half of the year, we will find a way to sell them overseas to make money from foreigners. ”

Lin Xiao was busy answering the Tao, expanding overseas trade is one of his important ideas to open up sources and reduce expenditure.

"Okay, also, my smelter has also been expanded, not only the steelmaking furnace has been increased, but also a new electrolytic copper workshop and copper rolling workshop, the stock of scrap copper and rotten iron will soon run out, is there an eyebrow for ore mining?"

"Don't worry, the mines in Yunnan and Guizhou have been negotiated, and the government is responsible for all mining and transportation matters, presumably the first batch of ore will arrive next month, and you just wait to receive it."

Facing the stormy Zhou Xiaojie, Lin Xiao responded calmly, "I see that the production of thundermercury has been stabilized, and with the increase of glycerin, the problem of smokeless gunpowder should be solved, right?" ”

"Smokeless gunpowder is still in trial production, and it is estimated that it will take a while for stable production, and Cao Gong is currently using those in stock, which are no better than TNT, and they will fail after a long time, so they don't need to be used in vain."

"Okay, you've worked hard......"

Before Lin Xiao's sycophant was finished, Cao Jiawen on the side hurriedly interjected:

"Team Lin, don't say polite words, I still say the same thing, we have worked hard to serve your troops, you can't come to poach people anymore, otherwise the consequences will be very serious...... History has proved that war can only save the country, agriculture can only make ends meet, and only industry can make the country strong. ”

"Lao Cao is right, since God has given us this opportunity, if we waste it, we will become sinners for eternity,"

Without waiting for Lin Xiao to answer, Zhou Xiaojie also sighed, "At present, it seems that the training of technical personnel is imminent, and the industry is waiting for Lao Chen's rubber...... When all the land is recovered, we will set up factories with all kinds of factories throughout the country, and an incomparably powerful Eastern Empire will surely rise, and we must fight for strength, and we will no longer give Western colonizers the opportunity to show off their might on the land of China......

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After bidding farewell to the two experts, returning to the headquarters, the old man He Yi was already waiting for him, Lin Xiao inquired in detail about the situation of the various supporting workshops and civilian teams he was responsible for, and in line with the principle of not only feeding the workers, but also not making black money, he agreed with him on the pricing of some important supporting products, and then talked to him about the plan to set up a post station.

At the end of the Ming Dynasty, due to financial difficulties, the government dismantled post stations on a large scale, and now the civil communication in various places has been almost completely interrupted.

Lin Xiao was ready to let Old Man He take the lead in trying to restore the postal service in Liangguang first, and then expand it to the liberated areas later.

Lin Xiao has been thinking about this problem for a long time, an institution similar to the post office in the future must be set up, even if there is not much private business at the moment, after all, the local soldiers of each army need to often report their safety to their families and send living expenses or something.

There will come a time when wireless telegraphy technology will be difficult to recover, and a wired telephone network will be built anyway.

After Old Man He left, Lin Xiao chatted with Li Hanzhi for a while, and after thinking twice, he still handed over the logistics work, including finance, to Li Hanzhi, and at the same time solemnly instructed him to organize the Minfu team to transport grain to the front line, and he must bring military uniforms, cement, soap and other materials to the troops by the way.

"An army, the general logistics department is very important, and now that the brothers are outside, here we can only take care of you first...... Don't worry, we have a lot of enemies, and when you fight in the future, I promise to give you a chance to fight immediately, okay? ”

Looking at the poor Li Hanzhi, Lin Xiao comforted him with kind words, he knew Li Hanzhi's grievances, but there was nothing he could do now.

"Understood, Captain, I obey orders!"

Li Hanzhi replied with a bitter face, this guy is open-minded and has a sense of the overall situation, and his discipline is still very strong.