Hanyang, east of the Yangtze River, north of the Han River, and Hankou, Wuchang known as the three towns, in the three towns, Hanyang because of its topography - the lake surface is relatively small, and gathered a large number of factories, the largest of which is the Hanyang Arsenal standing near the river, the arsenal stands near the river, the special wharf near the river is moored every day, the steel raw materials produced by Daye Iron Works are transported to this factory, and are made into guns here. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 The coal ships that sailed out of Hankou transported the bituminous coal from Pingdingshan to the arsenal and turned it into power for the factory or coke for smelting.

After five years of development, the Hanyang Arsenal, with more than 3,000 machines, as well as as 27 steam hammers ranging from 1 ton to 40 tons and other large-scale processing equipment from the French company Lequeso, has developed into the largest and most modern arsenal in the world. Every day the factory produces hundreds of rifles, dozens of artillery pieces, and hundreds of thousands of bullets and shells, and it is also the mother factory of China's machine factory, which also gave birth to China's first industrial machines such as steam engines, locomotives, milling machines, and planers because of its large number of technicians and large equipment.

In addition to the manufacture of military industry and industrial machinery, there is also a vocational school, a translation hall and a craft school, which are used to introduce Western knowledge and cultivate linguistic and scientific and technological talents, in just five years, the translation hall has translated more than 190 kinds of books, in addition to military science and technology, next to the geography, economics, politics, history and other aspects of the books, the level of the translated books is not even inferior to that of the Wenshan Yishu Translation Society.

And this factory has never been satisfied with the achievements in front of him, not so much the factory, not that its general office will never be satisfied with the present, as the general office of the factory, Xu Shushan knows very well that this factory is his biggest reliance, especially after his sister became the queen, this consciousness is even stronger.

Because he knows that he is his sister's only support!

What is the biggest reliance of Rong Guifei, who was born in a Guangdong businessman? There are not only Cantonese officials, but also Guangdong businessmen, including the Hanyue Railway Company.

In contrast, what does the younger sister have? Although the Liangjiang officials headed by Zhang Liangji are the natural supporters of her sister, her sister does not have the financial resources of Cantonese merchants as a backing, and even Concubine Rong is good at business, so His Majesty handed over the imperial property to her to manage.

How much is the so-called "imperial property"?

It's a secret to others, but Xu Shushan knows very well that that brother-in-law is better at business than good at governing the country, and his industries can bring him tens of millions of yuan of wealth every year.

But the problem is that the money is in the hands of Concubine Rong, and even her brother-in-law seems to have realized this, if it weren't for this, I am afraid that she would not have taken out 15 million yuan to invest in the coal mines of Pingdingshan and Huainan and the coal mine railway, and these industries are all controlled by Xu Shushan, but for him, this is only the industry that he and his sister master.

If you want to help your sister, you can only do everything possible to expand your influence, but where is your real influence?

It's Hanyang!

It's the largest factory in China!

From the day he mastered the Hanyang Arsenal, Xu Shushan knew this, so he would do everything possible to expand the factory, and snatch one project after another from the Governor's Office, such as in the construction of the locomotive factory, he proposed to use the existing machinery and workshops of the arsenal, and finally incorporated the locomotive manufacturing plant into the Hanyang Arsenal, although in the end the factory was located in the north of Hankou for convenience, but in any case, the arsenal had to be expanded again.

There was even the acquisition of Wuchang Shipyard by Hanyang Arsenal and Changxing Jiangnan Shipyard. Of course, there is also the development of Ma'anshan iron mine and Tongling copper mine, as well as the construction of a series of factories such as steel mills and copper smelting plants in the plan.

The current Hanyang Arsenal Factory controls half of the country's machinery, 70% of the coal, 80% of the electricity, and even has its own fleet, all of which are his power, as long as he has this power in his hands, then, no one can threaten his sister's position.

Because for this country, these machines, coal and electricity, all of which are the most important, are all inseparable from this country, and now, what he needs is to continue to expand Hanyang's influence, and then use Hanyang's influence to consolidate his position, and also to consolidate his sister's status.

"Huainan Railway ......"

Looking at the telegram sent by the Huainan Railway Company, Xu Shushan kept thinking that for the outside world, the Huainan Railway is just a railway, but he is very clear about China's future industrial planning, from Wuchang to Shanghai in the future, it will become the most important industrial and commercial belt in China by relying on water conservancy, and the iron ore of Changtu and Daye near Nanjing will constitute the center of China's iron and steel industry, plus factories such as yarn mills and weaving factories in the future, and the Yangtze River will also be the most important industrial center in China in the future.

But all factories can't do without one thing - coal!

Coal is needed to provide power for it, and now the coal mines near Daye can only meet the needs of Hubei, and there are no other coal mines along the Yangtze River, the reason for speeding up the mining of Pingdingshan coal mine is because the coal mines in Hubei are increasingly unable to meet the needs of industrial development, and as for the anthracite coal in Hunan, it can only meet the needs of industry and people's lives in Hunan at present.

In the future, with the development of industry, the whole of southern China will need a large amount of coal, compared to the coal mines everywhere in the north, the south has not had the habit of burning coal since ancient times because of the small distribution of coal mines, in the past, the people used firewood may be able to meet the needs of life. But the development of industry is inseparable from coal, and the demand for coal will only increase.

Compared with the coal mines in the far north, the coal mines in Jiulonggang, Huaiyuan County, on the south bank of the Huaihe River, with estimated reserves of more than 10 billion tons, have naturally become the key to solving the problem, which means that in the future, coal in Huainan will be the most important fuel for the industrial belt along the Yangtze River, especially in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River!

For outsiders, Huainan Coal Mine means wealth!

Countless wealth, but for Xu Shushan, what he cares about is the importance of the Huainan Railway and the Huainan Coal Mine to Jiangnan, especially the railway!

The coal produced by the Huainan Coal Mine was transported by rail from Anhui to the Yangtze River, and then sold from the Yangtze River to various places along the Yangtze River, especially from Nanjing to Shanghai.

It is precisely because of this that Xu Shushan will take out most of the money to invest in the Huainan Railway, controlling 55% of the shares of the railway, while only controlling 45% of the coal mine shares, although he is still the largest shareholder of the coal mine, but compared with the two, he cares more about the railway, because the coal mine is inseparable from the railway, others may be involved in the coal mine, but only he can control the railway, can make the coal mine under his control.

"It's not enough just to be in Huainan, but also to continue to expand the influence of the Hanyang Group to the north and to the north, and complete the layout of the north before others can react......

Muttering on her lips, Xu Shushan naturally thought of another thing.

Northern expedition!

Again, Xu Shushan's mind thought of the affairs that were now pressed to everything, as the general office of the arsenal, he needed to be responsible for the supply of weapons and ammunition during the entire campaign, although in the past few years, the production of the factory has accumulated a large number of weapons and ammunition, but now, more ammunition is needed.

"250,000 rounds per day for 11mm paper shells, 60,000 rounds for 11mm copper shells, 10,000 rounds per day for 80mm mortars, 5,700 rounds per day for 88mm shells, and 105 mm ......"

Looking at the output table in his hand, Xu Shushan saw that the production capacity of the arsenal was still far from the military's order.

"The gap is almost 20%, what should I do?"

Once again, when she was at a loss, Xu Shushan naturally thought of factories in Hanyang, Wuchang and Hankou.

"Perhaps, you can wrap out the shells of grenades and shells......"

When this thought flashed in his mind, Xu Shushan's mind immediately burst into an idea - to use these orders to unite those small enterprises and form a huge "industrial group"! Then, with the support of this industrial group, he even thought of those officials from the two lakes in the DPRK.

"Those people don't have supporters in the palace, if they can get their support, plus Liangjiang, when the time comes, even if that person wants to make a move, I'm afraid he will be afraid of one or two......"

However, this thought was only fleeting, because Xu Shushan knew very well what kind of difficulties he would face if he did so.

"You, you, you obviously don't have this ability, but you want to do this......"

Talking to herself like this in her mouth, Xu Shushan muttered in her mouth again.

"But if you don't do it, who can my sister rely on in the future?"

Thinking of this, his brows furrowed, as if he was for himself and for his little sister.

"Looks like I'm going to ask him to meet him!"

The roar of the machine came to the ears, and people immediately felt the surging power of the machine!

If you don't see these machines, no one can imagine the power of the machines, let alone what kind of changes the machines will bring to civilization, until now, Hu Linyi will always remember the first time he saw the scene of the steel weighing thousands of catties being hammered like dough under the steam hammer, and he will not believe that one day, he will agree with His Majesty's view that human civilization will be completely changed by machines.

Sometimes the change of people often has a lot to do with knowledge, just like Hu Linyi and many people now, he can no longer imagine the days without modern means of transportation such as ships, trains and telegraphs, he can no longer leave these symbols of machine civilization, and can not leave the changes brought by machine civilization to life.

"Master Hou, this time, I'm here to come and see the five fast guns you mentioned last time!"

Entering Xu Shushan's office with his front foot, Hu Linyi said with a smile. The reason why he called him "Hou Ye" was because he was enthroned by His Majesty and was awarded the position of Marquis. Of course, Hu Linyi, as a civil minister, also received a reward, perhaps this is the reason why everyone is willing to persuade - no matter how martial arts can be rewarded. Like Hu Linyi, who has obtained the position of "baron", according to the etiquette system of the new dynasty, this is the lowest level of the title of hereditary lineage.

In addition to the noble titles of the country, all the nobles who were awarded the title of "Prince" obtained a large area of fief in Africa, as a baron, Hu Linyi obtained a fief with an area of 3,000 square kilometers, and Xu Shushan, as a marquis, had a fief of up to 15,000 square kilometers in Africa. Of course, what those lands look like is only on paper now, and in the future, everyone needs to send people to colonize it, so that it can become a place of wealth that the Hu family has inherited from generation to generation.

Although such a generational reward really made the ministers grateful, this is almost not inferior to King Wen of Zhou's feudal system. But Hu Linyi knows very well that for them, in addition to responsibility and glory, these fiefdoms rewarded overseas are also responsibilities, and they have the responsibility to change their fiefdoms from barren land to land of fish and rice, and they also have the responsibility to maintain order, and they also have the responsibility to defend their fiefdoms.

And all of this, all of this is aware that the interests of all the princes and nobles of the Chinese Dynasty are closely tied to the colonies, which is different from the Western countries, in the Western countries, the interests of the nobles in the colonies are never closely related, and in the Chinese Dynasty, the interests of the nobles are in the colonies, not in the homeland, compared to the local restrictions, if they want, they can also buy land adjacent to their fiefdoms, although the maximum can not exceed three times, but it is certain that everything they have is tied to the colony far from the homeland, As a result, the upper echelons of the whole country are closely related and inseparable from the colonies, and then the policies of the whole country are inclined to the colonies, more precisely, to the colonization.

This is a Yang Mou!

Even if everyone knew why His Majesty gave such a generous reward, and even if everyone knew that His Majesty's intention was to consolidate the colonies, to make "the upper echelons of the country closely connected with the colonies", everyone could only laugh at this reward. Of course, as a courtier, you can't use this kind of thinking to figure out Your Majesty's intentions, all you need is "Thank you, Lord Longen!" You can only conform to Your Majesty's wishes and link your own interests with overseas.

As a civil servant, Hu Linyi can imagine what kind of way everyone will use to consolidate the colony in the next few decades, and they are also consolidating their own fiefdoms.

"Five Shots ......"

Xu Shushan replied with a smile.

"Runzhi, you are a civil official! Why are you so interested in guns! ”

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