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Two days later, Fei Qing finally agreed to Guangling's application to set up an iron factory, Wang Teng was overjoyed, he did not dare to delay, and sent people to Ulzhou as soon as possible.

Although Wei Yuan felt that Guangling's iron-making was a bit unbelievable, he knew that Wang Teng had always been a person with ideas, so he didn't ask much at the moment, and neatly stamped his official seal, "Tell your family, iron-making is not trivial, you must be cautious, and you must not act recklessly."

"Thank you, adult, the villain will tell me truthfully"

Wei Yuan bowed his head slightly and motioned for Ma Wu to leave.

As soon as Lu Xiang was promoted to the governor of Xuanda, Wei Yuan has always been on pins and needles, and he has the heart to visit Yanghe, but he is afraid of falling behind.

The master and apprentice rule the same place, which is already criticized, and if they don't know how to restrain it, it will only cause impeachment of the official.

However, Wang Teng is a rare talent, and Wei Yuan feels that he must recommend it to Lu Shi!

Lu Xiangsheng is in charge of Xuanda, it is the time to employ people, if Wang Teng helps in martial affairs, it must be a little easier.

With this in mind, Wei Yuan wrote a letter of recommendation again and asked his henchmen to send it to the governor's mansion.

In February of the eighth year of Chongzhen, the weather was still extremely cold.

Blacksmith Zhang, who was promoted to Xiaoqi, led a group of craftsmen to the east side of Shiti Mountain and began to build an iron furnace.

The mountain range is nearby, and the water from the watermill is bubbling through, and there is water and mine, so as long as you buy some coking coal, when the iron furnace is built, the iron plant can be started.

It is said to be an iron factory, but in fact it is a workshop, and through early recruitment, a hundred villagers have become miners.

Mining is dangerous and hard. It is considered a cheap industry, but Wang Teng raised his salary and took care of food and housing, which immediately attracted many villagers.

In a year of natural disasters, identity does not matter. It's the survival that matters.

The craftsmen and the people worked together, and after more than half a month, the houses and workshops came to an end, and only the blast furnace was still under construction.

Song Xiance was busy with this matter all day, but he lost a lot of weight.

After a few more days, the blast furnace was finally completed.

This furnace can burn more than 1,000 catties of ore at a time, the inner wall is made of yellow mud and salt, and the outer wall is surrounded by wood to cool down. There is a hole under the furnace to facilitate the filling of coal for heating.

Underneath the furnace, a huge bellows has been prepared, and when the molten iron is poured, the temperature can be raised to the maximum by simply pulling the bellows.

All kinds of tools and equipment have already been prepared, everything is ready, and only a piece of paper is owed to the government.

End of February. The Yamen of the Political Secretary finally approved Wang Teng's application and allowed the construction of the Guangling Iron Works to begin.

The news is out. Lingqiu Tiexing was greatly shaken.

For a long time, thirty percent of Jin Tie came from Lingqiu, and the huge profits supported a large number of local rich gentry.

In the business of making money, the fewer people involved, the better.

The demand for iron in the Ming Dynasty is like a bottomless pit. A year's production of iron is far from satisfying daily needs.

Because of this, the price of iron is extremely high.

Now, suddenly there is an extra penny, and many masters in the iron industry feel the need to take measures.

Hostility was inevitable, with the intervention of the Iron Bank. The price of coke in Lingqiu increased by 20%, and after it was sold to Wang Teng, it became 40 taels.

Wang Teng did not relent, the top priority is to practice iron materials, as for the villain who stumbles and makes yin moves, he has time to deal with it slowly.

A gentleman takes revenge, ten years is not too late, whether it is Lingqiu Iron Dealing, or a coke merchant, Wang Teng will leave them with an unforgettable lesson, just like the Jin family!

On February 25, the construction of the Shitishan Iron Workshop started, and Wang Teng came to the scene in person.

It is only three or five miles away from the military village, and it is usually guarded by a team of soldiers, and after Wang Teng arrived, there were busy crowds everywhere.

Men in old clothes were dumping iron ore, and their wives were preparing firewood and coke nearby, leveling the field, and not far away, ten soldiers were on duty.

In late winter, when the weather was still a little cold, after walking on the bumpy road for a while, Wang Teng walked into a room at random.

The house was so cluttered that it was clear that this was where the miners lived.

Wang Teng sighed, "Liu Tian, no matter what, these miners' food and clothing must be enough, and they must not be allowed to work hungry."

Liu Tian promised again and again, "Don't worry, my lord, I am also from a poor family, and I will never snub them."

Wang Teng nodded slightly, "That's good, in the future, our weapons and armor will count on this workshop."

Huang Degong is also a little excited, for a long time, the weapons and armor in the army rely on capture, although it is better than nothing, but there are always some shortcomings, now, if you can be self-sufficient, the combat power of the soldiers can definitely be greatly improved.

At this time, Blacksmith Zhang hurriedly came, "My lord, can you start work?" ”

Wang Teng looked at the tall iron furnace and said with a smile: "Let's start work."

Blacksmith Zhang immediately shouted, "Ignite!" Start! ”

At the same time, firecrackers had already been prepared, and the crackling sound was heard far away at the foot of the mountain.

The fire was burning under the furnace, and the six young men pulled the fan with all their strength, the fire became bigger and bigger, and the temperature around them rose rapidly.

A gentle breeze blows, and a wave of heat hits your face.

Wang Teng looked at the nervous craftsmen and said with relief: "Today's construction of the factory is inseparable from your hard work, Liu Tian, the craftsmen in the workshop will each be rewarded with five taels!" ”

Dozens of craftsmen were grateful, "Thank you, sir!" ”

Wang Teng laughed, "You are all guys I hired with a lot of money, now that the iron furnace is completed, you will make great contributions, and there will be rewards for meritorious work, and then as long as the iron furnace continues to increase production, you can get more rewards!" ”

The craftsmen looked at each other, they didn't expect Wang Teng to be so generous!

Including coke, Wang Teng had already invested two thousand taels of silver in the early stage, and now he didn't see a pound of iron, he was so generous, it was hard to imagine what kind of reward he would have when the iron was formed?

The craftsmen were in high spirits, and the miners were equally motivated.

Wang Teng was different from the iron mountain mine owners elsewhere, he was generous, kind to people, and even allowed women to work!

You know, in other mines, women are excluded, and the gentry believe that only men can satisfy the intensity of labor, and women will only waste food rations and cannot work.

Recently, the climate has been dry, and the fields irrigated by water are almost non-harvested, and Wang Teng allowed the women to work, which was equivalent to giving them an extra ration to save their lives.

In these years, it is a rare good thing to be able to save a piece of food.

The people of Guangling depend on the sky for food, but many of them will soon be unable to eat.

After the news of Wang Teng's recruitment of miners appeared, the villagers flocked to him.

I have long heard that Wang Teng and Wang Qian are always generous, but now they can't be soldiers, and it's not bad to be a miner.

Ps. chasing more children's shoes, are there any free appreciation tickets and starting coins~ The countdown to the 515 red envelope list is over, I'll pull a ticket, ask for an increase and appreciation vote, and finally rush a handful! (To be continued.) )