Since Lu Hong understood the position of this Wu County Order, he quickly had an idea, "Lord Wu, I have been in the DPRK for more than 20 years, and of course I have made a lot of achievements, but there are also many comments in the newspapers in the Taixi countries, all of which say that my court has a foreign affairs appearance, but there is no foreign affairs!" ”

It was the first time that Wu Xianling had heard such an evaluation of the domestic Westernization movement, and when he heard the shortcomings of this foreign affairs movement, he immediately asked curiously: "Lu Hong, how can you say this?" Our dynasty spent a lot of money to set up a lot of factories in Shanghai, and the provinces also prepared to build gun bureaus to strengthen the army and defend the country. ”

Lu Hong smiled secretly in his stomach, this Wu County Order was hooked, so he wouldn't tell him that the success of the European Industrial Revolution was based on the victory of the scientific spirit, and this concept of stealing beams and changing pillars was the best to fool people.

"My lord, this people take food as the sky, the so-called rich country and strong army, first of all, it should be a rich country, but what is a rich country? I think that when the people are rich, the people are rich, the country is rich, and the country is rich in order to strengthen the army, innovate, self-improvement, and defend the country! In fact, whether or not to open the ocean and be pragmatic is the appearance, and it is the fundamental move to benefit one party and enrich the people! ”

For this Wu county order, Lu Hong naturally has a complete understanding, but since this is the county order released from the Hanlin Scattered Museum, then make some political achievements, and fight for the reputation of "serving as an official and benefiting one party", I guess I will not be wrong, this is the only way on China's official road, from ancient times to the present, China's thousands of years of officialdom history, this is the way to be an official, even if it is a new China in later generations, the local government has to make political achievements, it is also a continuation of this thought.

And the so-called "innovation, self-improvement, and foreign protection", this was actually a concept deeply rooted in the hearts of the people at the end of the Qing Dynasty, and it was also the consensus of the Qing and powerful in the court, but this consensus was to a large extent just an idea, and this decadent court could not have the ability to promote such progress.

Sure enough, as soon as Lu Hong's words came out, Wu County's order was already moved, although he was born in the "Tiger Class" of the Hanlin Sanguan, and he also made silver when he was released outside the Ministry of Officials, but he picked and picked, and the first-class county was long gone, so he had to pick this second-class county in Mengyin as an official.

However, when I arrived at the local level, I knew the difficulty of being in government, not to mention the dilapidation of Mengyin County, the local area is mostly mountainous, the farmland is scarce, and the people are not small, but for a county town where the cultivated land is still insufficient, the people have become a burden, especially in the unlucky season, such as the locust plague at the end of last summer, although the people were organized to rescue the harvest, and the taxes apportioned by the head were barely completed, which has made him anxious.

However, this Wu County Order is also a little capable, you know, in this disaster in Shandong, dozens of prefectures and counties, can fully complete less than thirty percent of the tax, and he can be among them, this is an important basis for the assessment of the household officials, but, in addition, just a few years ago by the Zhili Governor Yamen issued an official document to collect the "Qing Shengli", once again made him anxious, overnight wrote an excerpt and sent it to the Governor's Mansion to ask for relief on the grounds of the disaster.

However, the Governor Yamen sent a telegram to reprimand him, saying that the Daimyo, Dongchang, and Juye Prefectures had been hit by floods and locust plagues at the end of last summer, and that the collection of the levy had been fully completed...... Just now, he was still furious in the hall, and scolded a group of staff, elders, and scribes, for this is not the case.

In the conversation with Lu Hong just now, he also understood something from Lu Hong's eloquent tone, this student who is said to have returned from overseas must have some ability to make money through industry, otherwise how could he talk about the wealth of the people and the country, and how could he dare to refute the practices of the Westernists in the DPRK and China as soon as he opened his mouth.

And although he is from a Qingliu background, since he has been released as an official, he naturally has the idea of making some political achievements, otherwise, he will be able to play with his pen in peace in the capital.

He sighed softly, looked at the Qian Catcher standing next to him, waved his hand to signal the fat man to go out, and asked for advice from Lu Hong, so naturally he couldn't let his subordinates listen here: "Lu Hong, this small county in Mengyin is geographically deserted, except for a few mountain treasures, even the farmland is barren...... I intend to benefit the people, but I have no property to do? ”

At this moment, he can be regarded as completely putting down his body, showing the demeanor of the county magistrate Lixian, hoping to learn about some industries that make money in Mengyin from Lu Hong, and although Lu Hong has the first-level resource collection system that has just been derived from the "super industry", he does not plan to show his ability to do everything at once, and this is currently a test field after all, whether this Wu County Order is worth cooperating with, he is not sure in his heart.

However, he immediately threw out a small bait, "Lord Wu, Mengyin is surrounded by mountains and rivers, and from the perspective of industry, it is also quite geographical, and in terms of the landform of this county, it is estimated that there should be more minerals, and you can start from these aspects, but ...... Exploring the minerals in this area is not something that can be done in a moment! If it is discovered, the operation of this industry can be referred to for adults in the following! ”

Lu Hong looked sincere, a little sold the next pass, this industry, even if it is the most unskilled kind, it also needs to be determined, but also needs to have manpower and financial resources, in this regard, if this Wu County order is insincere, it is in vain to say it himself, and, considering the [***] and ability of the low-level officials in this era, for him with a "first-level resource collection system", the right talent is a more important and critical factor.

In addition to his own private diamond industry, the resources suitable for labor-intensive primary industries are coal, lime, clay, Qilu red granite, which are all industries that can quickly produce benefits, and the initial investment is very cheap compared to the industrial value.

Among these "first-class resource collection systems", a type of coal separator called M1 is provided for the coal industry, which is fully suitable for open-pit coal mines in Mengyin, which is convenient to remove more impurities and rocks in open-pit coal mines, and can even produce high-quality refined coal, and can be driven by hydraulic or steam engine power to speed up efficiency.

The most important thing is that this machine is not difficult to manufacture, except for a drive shaft with a slight precision requirement, most of the components are even made of wood, which can be described as very practical and affordable...... Several other industries also have corresponding mechanical drawings for processing fragmentation, selection and simple cutting functions, and in general, the input cost is very low, which makes Lu Hong also full of confidence.

And Wu Xianling listened to Lu Hong's very calm and calm answer, and he was secretly happy in his heart, he has been in the officialdom for a long time, this person who has real talent and learning and likes to praise other people, he is confident that he can see clearly, and Lu Hong's frank difficulties are also reasonable things, after all, he is just a passerby, how can he know the minerals of Mengyin......

However, he still has to try Lu Hong's ability, "Lu Hong, this Mengyin mineral, I did send someone to investigate, there is an open-pit coal mine near Wennan Village that can be mined, but this thing is useless except for making a fire, and this Mengyin mountainous area, rich in wood, is not profitable at all, let alone industry!" ”

Coal Industry ...... As the core of the heavy industry coal-iron complex and the core of the coal gasification and heavy chemical industry in later generations, this Wu County Order actually thought that it was a thing with no profit, Lu Hong secretly ridiculed this guy in his heart, but in terms of domestic industrial technology and infrastructure in this era, what this Wu County Order said is also the truth.

However, this problem is a piece of cake for Lu Hong's insight, "Wu County Order, although this coal is not of much value in Mengyin, if it can be transported by water, it is still profitable, however, in the early stage, I recommend buying a steam inland river tugboat, the coal consumed is provided by the coal yard, the cost is low, and a round trip, the amount of coal transported is huge, even if it is a small profit, it is enough to be considerable!" ”

Lu Hong's practice of running coal volume, in fact, is the most common practice of this industry in later generations, the domestic coal resources are abundant, this Mengyin is the same, the coal yards in Wennan are shallow open-pit mines, mining is relatively simple, and he replaced the traditional Wenhe hand-cranked boat with steam power, and immediately let Wu County Ling see a completely different industrial pattern, thoughtful and frequent nodding.

However, this is just a small prelude to Lu Hong's proposal, he looked at Wu County's order with his eyes closed and pondering, and continued to talk eloquently: "In addition, there are still several industries that can be expanded in coal, and it must not be difficult to find out the clay in the cloudy landform, so that coal can be used as fuel to burn pottery, according to which, glazed bricks, green bricks, etc. can also be fired, and if lime ore is found, it can produce cement ......."

"Cement? Can we produce it here? Wu Xianling was also shocked when he heard this term, and immediately interrupted Lu Hong's topic and asked.

Of course, in terms of ingredients, the difference between the cement of this era and the cement of later generations is still quite large, mainly simple Portland cement, mostly purchased from foreign merchants, and the production area is in Macao, Nanyang and other places, and because of the need to repair coastal defense, the imperial court also issued an edict by the Minister of Posts Sheng Xuanhuai to prepare this cement factory, a while ago there was a heated discussion in the newspaper.

When it comes to cement in the industrial chain, Lu Hong naturally wants to show his talent and learning needs, and the cement he originally waited for was actually calcined from clay and lime, and gelatinous agents such as gypsum were added.

However, to produce on a large scale, it is obviously not possible in a place like Mengyin with zero industrial foundation, but it is obviously a good strategy to draw a big pie with a big vision for Wu County, and after he explained, the county commander was also thoughtful and quite yearning.

The conversation between the two lasted until noon, and then Lu Hong said goodbye, Qin Tianmin, who had been waiting in the side hall outside for a long time, obviously didn't expect to wait so long, but he didn't ask much after meeting, and after returning to the inn to eat, this guy came to visit Lu Hong!

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