At the end of October, the weather was not so hot, and the recruitment teams sent out returned one after another, bringing back more than 30,000 workers, plus the workers who came to be recruited spontaneously during this time, a total of 100,000 workers entered the intense construction and training. The scale of the cement factory continued to expand, but it still could not meet the materials needed for plant construction and road construction, but the squire who opened the sand and gravel yard made a lot of money.

Cotton yarn mills, garment factories and other labor-intensive enterprises, workers can start work after simple training. But the labor needed by heavy industrial enterprises such as steelworkers was not so simple, and the illiteracy rate in this era was frighteningly high, even literate literati were not available, and they did not bother to come to work. Literacy training is troublesome, and you can't read an operation manual, so large-scale worker literacy classes are established. The literacy class stipulates that learning 100 words a day is listed as excellent, and you can get material rewards, and those who pass the literacy class assessment are given priority to high-paying positions, and those who perform well in on-the-job training are also rewarded, which means more generous rewards. Of course, those who do not pass the literacy class or fail to perform well in the training can only enter the low-level jobs or be dismissed outright.

The first batch of 3,000 steelworkers after two months of literacy and training can be regarded as the initial ability to work, which is still a large number of genetic technicians and engineers to take the lead, they must continue to learn in the follow-up work, in order to meet the standards of workers. Power plants have been set up, and a large number of high-quality seabed coal mines have been collected by mining trucks and sent to various factories to provide sufficient power for steam engines and generators.

The building of the steel plant has been completed, and the huge and complex machines have been installed under the leadership of the gene man, and after commissioning, they fully meet the requirements and can be produced. Lü Liang chose the most advanced open-hearth steelmaking method before 1942, which was called the Siemens-Martin furnace in Europe. Of course, the oxygen top blowing converter was put into production in the early 50s, and it was more efficient than the open-hearth furnace, and the subsequent electric furnace was not comparable in this era. However, the base can only produce equipment before 1942, and the steel mill can only use these equipment temporarily, and when the industry has a foundation to produce its own steel machinery, it can be upgraded according to the scientific and technological data of the base.

An open-hearth furnace uses coal or heavy oil as fuel, and in a state of direct heating by a combustion flame, raw materials such as pig iron and scrap steel are melted and refined into molten steel. In 1856, the German Siemens used a regenerative chamber to lay the foundation for the construction of an open-hearth hearth. In 1864, Martin, a Frenchman, used the flame furnace in the regenerator to successfully smelt molten steel from pig iron and scrap steel. After the advent of the alkaline open-hearth steelmaking method, it was widely adopted by various countries and became the main steelmaking method in the world until the oxygen top blowing converter replaced its position. In 1890, the Jiangnan Machinery Manufacturing Bureau established a 3-ton and 15-ton acid open-hearth, which was the earliest steel-making open-hearth furnace in China.

Thick smoke rises from the towering chimneys of the steel mill, and workers load iron ore, coke and limestone from the top of the blast furnace and preheated air from the air vents located in the lower part of the furnace along the perimeter of the furnace. At high temperatures, the carbon in the coke is burned with oxygen in the air to produce carbon monoxide, and the oxygen in the iron ore is removed during the rise in the furnace, so as to reduce the iron to obtain iron. The molten iron is released from the iron mouth, and the impurities reduced by the iron ore and solvents such as limestone are combined into slag, which is discharged from the slag mouth.

Lu Liang looked at the molten steel that slowly flowed out, and his heart was excited and difficult to calm down, this is the molten steel, this is the steel produced in the real factory, they will become aircraft, tanks, artillery, guns, warships, and the dream of a strong nation will start from here!

The steel plant is finally on track, but the follow-up workload is still very large, and it will take time to achieve large-scale production. Time is pressing, a large amount of steel is needed in various places, high-quality road construction needs steel bars, planned railways need steel rails, workshops, buildings need steel, and even all kinds of hardware products, tableware, agricultural tools need a lot of steel, and military factories need more steel.

Wu Shimin and the others, who came to visit with Lu Liang, had not yet recovered from the shock, and the continuous steel buildings, towering blast furnaces, and even a small screw would attract them to bend down and take a closer look, and the people who grew up in an agricultural society could not have dreamed of the scene in front of them. During this period of time, the changes in Huizhou even if they were personally involved in it were a little unbelievable, it was only less than half a year, all kinds of factories, chimneys, high-yield rice, and gray roads, this is the Western scenery.

"Mr. Lu, I once went to Hanyang to do business, and I saw the steel factory of Lord Jangzhidong, how is this factory compared?" A squire surnamed Dong asked.

"Master Dong, I am not boasting, my Ziqiang Iron and Steel Plant adopts the world's most advanced steelmaking and ironmaking technology, as well as a group of the best skilled workers, coupled with sufficient funds, it is expected to exceed the output of Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant within a year. What you see is only the first phase of the plant, and when the scale is expanded in the future, Ziqiang Steel Plant will become the largest steel plant in Asia and even the number one in the world! Lu Liang's boasting was mainly because of the girl behind Wu Shimin, this time Wu Yue visited the steel factory with Wu Shimin, her two big eyes looked around, her eyes were a little dull, and she was also moved by this spectacular scene. Lu Liang was flooded by Wu Yue's cute appearance, and the more he talked, the more energetic he became, and he had to show off.

Wu Shimin looked at Lu Liang and looked very different from his usual steady appearance, and said in his heart that there was a door to this matter. Wu Yue was originally deliberately brought over by Wu Shimin, what is there to see about the steel plant for a girl? It's better to embroider at home. He knew that Lu Liang was still single, so he wanted to see Lu Liang's reaction this time. Lu Liang was very cooperative and performed satisfactorily.

"Mr. Lu, is this steel any use?" Wu Yue asked timidly, everyone is a human spirit, and they have long seen Wu Shimin's plans, Lu Liang has a great future, but it seems that his ambition is not small, he Wu Shimin is willing to lean on this big tree, let's be a rich man.

"Miss Wu, not to mention far away, the farm tools in the farmland can be made of high-quality steel, and the carriage you ride, the use of various steel parts will make the carriage run faster and more stable, and there is a kind of car, which has now been produced by foreigners, and it is also produced using steel, using a gasoline engine as power, and does not need to be pulled by horses." Originally, I just wanted to show off in front of Wu Yue, but I didn't expect to say that I was enthusiastic, the car, the flower of industry, has now entered the era of the internal combustion engine, and the Model T will be produced in a few years. The steam engine is about to be eliminated, and you must move faster, otherwise you will not be able to catch up with the pace of the times.

Wu Yue looked at Lu Liangxin, who was speechless after speaking, and said that this person is really interesting, he was impassioned just now, but now he is stunned, but Mr. Lu is a person with great wisdom and ability, otherwise how could he have such a big industry? In fact, Wu Yue also understands what her father means, but she does not reject it, the orders of her parents and the words of the matchmaker are all in charge of the family anyway, and this Mr. Lu is not annoying.

Lu Liang came back from his contemplation for a while, looked at Wu Yue, who was slightly smiling, and hurriedly apologized, Wu Yue's shy appearance made Lu Liang even more unsure of what to do, but fortunately, Wu Shimin opened his mouth to relieve the siege: "Mr. Lu is talented, I deeply admire." The old man has a feeling of reluctance, and he doesn't know whether to say it or not. ”

"The old man just speaks." Lu Liang replied, saying in his heart that this literary language is really awkward, and the first thing he will do after taking power is to implement the vernacular language!

"The little girl Wu Yue has been literate and hyphenated since she was a child, and she is quite insightful, and now she wants to learn something from Mr. Lu's side, I don't know if there is a suitable position in the group?" After Wu Shimin finished speaking, Lu Liang was overjoyed, and he clearly gave himself a daughter, and then looked at Wu Yue, and lowered his head with a shy look. Lu Liang stabilized his mind before he said, "Why don't you go to my office and be a secretary now?" It's just to pass some documents and other work, not tired but also to exercise ability, I don't know if Miss Wu is willing? "Of course you are willing to do what you want, the so-called work is just a disguise, Wu Yue nodded slightly in agreement. Lu Liang's heart blossomed with joy - from now on, we are also people who have secretaries, and we are still female secretaries!