Although it is not easy for the industrial development to have such a scale in such a short period of time. But now that the time for development is short, Fang Xiaoyu is still not satisfied with this, and he plans to continue to expand the variety and scale of factories here.

First of all, the cement plant should be established as soon as possible, although the railway began to be laid, but many remote areas are not possible to connect to the railway, in the absence of the oil industry can not produce asphalt, cement road is the only choice. Fang Xiaoyu decided to build a lumber yard and a furniture factory here, which although they were not very technical, but they were very profitable, especially when Fang Xiaoyu could draw a lot of trendy furniture drawings.

In order to put the major factories into production faster, Fang Xiaoyu secretly exchanged equipment for them, anyway, the technology researched, as long as there are raw materials, Xiaofeng can quickly manufacture equipment, Fang Xiaoyu even let Xiaofeng manufacture the refractory bricks in the blast furnace, so that the time saved greatly took only a month Five blast furnaces were built one after another, when the first furnace of molten iron flowed down the ramp, Fang Xiaoyu's face finally showed a smile of relief.

The molten iron solidifies into iron ingots, and then goes through the process of converter steelmaking to produce steel, which is many times more efficient than the open-hearth steelmaking in the western continent. Originally, Fang Xiaoyu still wanted to use an oxygen converter, if an oxygen converter was used, the steelmaking efficiency would be increased by dozens of times, but unfortunately, before there was no large-scale production method of electrolyzed salt water, the production of oxygen was quite difficult, and he could only talk about it later.

These steels are just to solve the problem of whether there is or not, and the refining of those alloy steels also needs other equipment, which is not urgently needed, so Li Zhonggong and them can do it slowly, anyway, with the technical support provided by themselves, it is only a matter of time before they can refine alloy steels for various purposes.

The steel produced is made into the required plates by the steel processing plant, and the locomotives and carriages are made by the machine shop. Fortunately, the most important part of the steam engine was made by Fang Xiaoyu, which greatly saved the construction period, and soon the first locomotive and twenty carriages were manufactured.

Five of the twenty carriages were passenger cars, and when Fang Xiaoyu returned to Tongjiang Mansion City in a passenger car full of fifteen wagons full of leather furniture and cement, the huge roar and sharp whistle shocked the people who had seen this steel monster for the first time. But when they saw Fang Xiaoyu stepping off the train, there was another burst of cheers, and Fang Xiaoyu had become an omnipotent existence in their minds.

After these two months in Lanting City, the chemical plant has begun the initial operation, after the first batch of sulfuric acid was produced, the development of acetate fiber soon began, with the detailed manufacturing process provided by Fang Xiaoyu, Deng Jiaxiang sent a few apprentices to help, and soon the acetate was manufactured, and soon the first box of matches also came out.

After a whole year of busy work, it is already winter time, and another new year is coming. This year is different from previous years, due to the new lord, all lords will have to go to Beijing this winter to report on their work. Every lord has to bring gifts to Beijing, Fang Xiaoyu thought about it and decided to bring a gift gun with gold and gems all over the body for the emperor, and Fang Xiaoyu brought some local products to give away, especially when he knew that Marshal Xia Jun had a habit of smoking, so he specially made a cigarette case for him.

At this time, Lanting brand cigarettes have begun to sell well in the entire Eastern Continent, and even some of them in the Western Continent are being sold by Fang Xiaoyu by sea, but because they are not very safe, the matching matches have not yet begun to be sold. This time, Fang Xiaoyu specially designed a cigarette box for Xia Jun, as well as the aged thyme wine brewed for Xiaofeng brought by several grandfathers, and the milk candy and fruit candy that Fang Xiaoyu had just made.

Since only Luhai County outside Tongshan County has a railway that has just begun construction, the depressed Fang Xiaoyu had to give up the idea of making a train into Beijing and continue to choose horseback riding. With Elena accompanying Fang Xiaoyu, he didn't feel lonely, but this year's cold snap came very early, Fang Xiaoyu had just walked to Shannan County and it had already begun to snow, Fang Xiaoyu originally wanted to move forward in the snow, but because the snow was too big, Fang Xiaoyu, Elena and fifty guards had to stay at an inn, fortunately, Fang Xiaoyu left relatively early, even if he rested here for a few days, he would not miss the date of entering Beijing.

Over the course of several days, more and more people stayed at the inn, and soon it was full. has been living in the inn is extremely boring, Fang Xiaoyu has time to go to Elena to chat, is it a little ambiguous. Since the last time Fang Xiaoyu combed Elena's hair next to the moon well, the relationship between the two has taken a step closer, although there is no public confession, but in the hearts of the two, they have completely identified with each other.

Of course, Fang Xiaoyu can't always get tired of Elena's side, when the two are not together, Elena hides in her room and wipes her beloved pistol, while Fang Xiaoyu insists on practicing Bajiquan in the yard every morning, and strolls around the neighborhood the rest of the time. On this day, Fang Xiaoyu felt a little hungry after practicing Bajiquan in the courtyard, he walked out of the inn and quickly walked into the nearby tavern.

"Shopkeeper, come here with a plate of boiled peanuts and cut some cooked beef." Fang Xiaoyu sat at the window and asked for two dishes. Although he is now a big sum, Fang Xiaoyu still maintains the habit of not being extravagant and wasteful. What's more, Fang Xiaoyu thinks that when drinking in the snow, the best thing is to order peanuts to eat to have an atmosphere.

Two dishes came up, and Fang Xiaoyu took out a bottle of aged thyme wine from Xiaofeng's equipment warehouse. As soon as the bottle cap was opened, a strong fragrance gradually wafted out, and the people in the tavern all twitched their noses twice, turned their heads and looked at Fang Xiaoyu with an envious gaze.

Fang Xiaoyu smelled the aroma of the wine, and felt quite satisfied, the wine processed by Xiaofeng is really good, brewed with pure grains, there is no blending, not to mention that Xiaofeng's recipe and craftsmanship are also extraordinary, more fragrant than most famous wines in the previous life, just the fragrance that wafts out is already mouthwatering.

Fang Xiaoyu poured a small glass of wine, sipped it slowly, and served the dish while drinking, with an expression of enjoyment on his face. At this time, a young man with blond hair walked over, took a deep breath and said in half-baked Chinese: "Sir, your wine is not an ordinary thyme bar. ”

Fang Xiaoyu glanced at him and said, "Yes, this is an aged thyme wine, if you don't dislike it, sit down and have a drink together." The young man was pleasantly surprised, "Really? That's great, it's the first time I've seen such a generous person in a few years since I came to the Eastern Continent. Saying that, he unceremoniously sat down opposite Fang Xiaoyu, asked the shopkeeper for a pair of dishes and chopsticks, and unceremoniously took the wine bottle and poured himself a glass.

Fang Xiaoyu looked at the blond-haired young man and smiled, "Judging by your appearance, you should be from the Western Continent." The young man said, "Ah, I'm sorry, I can't control the wine, and I forgot to introduce myself, which is really rude." ”

Then he straightened his clothes and stretched out his hand and said, "Hello, my name is Albert Einstein, and I am from the Boston Empire in the New World. Fang Xiaoyu laughed secretly when he heard it, it was really an interesting name, it was actually the same name as the great scientist on the earth.

Although he was a little funny in his heart, Fang Xiaoyu's face did not show anything unusual, he also stretched out his hand and shook it with him: "Hello, my name is Fang Xiaoyu, and I am from the Lanfang Empire. Withdrawing his hand, Fang Xiaoyu asked, "What are you doing in the Lanfang Empire?" ”

Albert Einstein sighed and said, "I'm an inventor, I have many dreams, but I don't have any money." I worked hard to make money, but when I sold the newly invented steam engine boiler to the Boston Imperial government, they preferred to use the outdated products from the Saar Empire rather than my new products, and said that the people of the Boston Empire could not surpass the scientists of the Saar Empire. ”

Fang Xiaoyu was a little surprised: "What kind of boiler is it?" Albert Einstein said: "It is a boiler that transfers heat through water pipes, which is much better than the best barrel boiler in the Saar Empire, but no one recognizes it." Fang Xiaoyu was surprised: "It's a small water tube boiler." Albert Einstein was surprised: "Do you know the Tao too?" Are you also an inventor? Fang Xiaoyu smiled and said, "Even if it is, but why did you come to the Lanfang Empire again?" ”

Einstein took a sip of wine and said: "I heard that in recent years, the Lanfang Empire has produced a lot of novel products, both practical and novel, and I think the Lanfang Empire should be more open-minded, so I came here with my own drawings to try my luck, but when I found the Ministry of Industry, I was told that they didn't need a steam engine at all." ”