The loss of shutting down the Xishan Iron Works is too great, and compared with the exposure of the Iron Works, this loss is still acceptable. At this time, it is the time for Yunnan and the Yang family to accumulate strength, and the ambition is exposed, whether it is for the Yang family, Yunnan, and the Qing Dynasty, it is a disaster.

"Master Ge, one of my political enemies is coming to Yunnan, the goal of Xishan Iron Works is too big, I don't want him to know that I am developing Western science and technology in Yunnan. It can ...... these sewage, smoke and dust

Well...... Sewage! Soot! Sewage! Pollution control!

Does Master Ge have a way to filter sewage? Can you filter out the smoke from ironmaking? ”

When he was talking to himself, Yang Meng's mind suddenly flashed with inspiration, damn! I am a man of the Hereafter! Although I don't know much about the means of pollution control and sewage discharge, these four words are the way out of Xishan Iron Works!

Filtering sewage and fumes will not only conceal the iron works, but also benefit future generations, so why not do it?

"I'm going to check some information about this, after all, this is a new thing, and I can't guarantee how effective it will be."

This really stumped Ge Shiyang, how to filter these sewage and smoke is really a problem, and his requirements as a lord are too high.

"Sewage can be built several pools, after precipitating the impurities in the sewage, recycling, the sewage of the iron plant should not be discharged directly into the Dianchi Lake, even if it is discharged, it must be precipitated and clarified before discharge, otherwise the black sewage is easy to find.

As for the smoke produced when coal is burned, you can make some chimneys to introduce soot into a place. Filter it and drain it. ”

How to dispose of sewage. Yang Meng still has some solutions. But the smoke filters, he doesn't know very well. But it's good to have a way, as for what Ge Shiyang does, it's not for Yang Meng to pay attention to.

"My lord, the method of sewage treatment is feasible, but it can be filtered by smoke, and the cost is not small, if you do what you say. The current shaft furnaces had to be rebuilt, and the kilns used to make coke also needed to be renovated. This will not only delay a lot of time, but also cost too little money.

What's more, this will delay the normal production of the iron factory, and the daily losses will be even greater. ”

Treating sewage, Ge Shiyang can still accept it, but he can deal with soot, he really can't accept it, most of these shaft furnaces in Xishan are used for refining pig iron. There is also a part for the smelting of cast iron, and the rest is prepared for the smelting of steel.

The shaft furnace for smelting pig iron is better. It has been used for almost half a year, and even if it is demolished, the loss will not be very large. The shaft furnace for smelting cast iron, which has only been built for less than two months, has only produced part of the cast iron, and now it is a big loss to dismantle.

As for the shaft furnace built for smelting steel, it has just been completed, and it has not been used once! Demolished like this, Ge Shiyang felt sorry for his lord.

"How big will the loss be?"

Most of the things produced by the iron factory are not left on the market now, and the profit of pig iron is not much, the transportation is troublesome, and the loss can be accepted as long as the Xishan Iron Works must improve the production process.

If the production process is not improved, as soon as Lin Zexu comes, the iron factory will have to stop production, and if Lin Zexu stays in Yunnan for a year or two, the loss will be even greater.

"It won't be less than 100,000 taels of silver! And we don't know the method of smoke filtration yet, we need to experiment slowly, when to resume production, I'm afraid I can't provide the exact time, as time goes by, your losses will get bigger and bigger.

The vast majority of this loss comes from these shaft furnaces, the profits from the pig iron and the wages of the craftsmen when they stop production, which I have not yet factored in, and the cost of rebuilding is not small.

If all of these are taken into account, your loss should be within 500,000 taels. ”

Ge Shiyang estimated that the input of this batch of shaft furnaces was first given a relatively small amount, and then a huge amount in his opinion, smoke filtering, Ge Shiyang was very disapproves, and he tried to persuade his lord Yang Meng through this huge loss.

"Five hundred thousand taels? It's not much, if you can develop a reasonable way, a loss of one or two million, I can accept it. As for the profit of pig iron and the salary of craftsmen, you don't have to care.

If things are difficult, you can give them a day off, and I'll pay them as usual, so that they can be more motivated when they come back. ”

The loss of the iron factory is mainly the dismantling of these shaft furnaces, and the loss magnified by Ge Shiyang is mostly fictitious, at most it is just a little delay, Yang Meng estimated the loss of 200,000 yuan, and it will be the end of the day.

"Alright! I'll arrange for the suspension of production, my lord, don't you want to hear about the output of the ironworks? ”

Ge Shiyang was very frustrated, it took him half a year to prepare for this modern factory in the Qing Kingdom, but he didn't expect to fail not because of the quality of the product, but because of a not very beautiful lake.

"Yes, let's hear it! I'm going to have a count of the ironworks' output, and we'll go and give the craftsmen a reward later." ”

Yang Meng saw the scale of the iron factory, but the output of the iron factory is the most important, the old man came here, saying that the output of an iron factory is comparable to the whole of Yunnan, this Yang Meng still doesn't believe it.

"There are 20 shaft furnaces for smelting pig iron, and if they are fully operational, the output will reach about 30 tons a day, and there are 10 shaft furnaces for wrought iron, which are also in full operation, and the output can reach about 10 tons a day. As for the shaft furnace and crucible used for steelmaking, they have just been successfully developed and have not yet been put into production, and it is estimated that the output of steel will be about ten tons per month.

The Xishan Iron Works is already comparable to the small and medium-sized iron factories in Europe, and the quality of the wrought iron produced is higher than that of similar products in Europe, and this credit should be given to the craftsmen of the lord, who changed the preparation method of raw materials. ”

When he said this, Ge Shiyang was very proud, and in half a year, he built a small iron factory from scratch in the Qing Kingdom, which is definitely commendable.

Moreover, he joined forces with the craftsmen of the Qing Dynasty to develop a better cast iron formula than that of Europe, which was obtained by accident, but it was also a great honor.

"Can these shaft furnaces produce uninterrupted? Can the production of steel be increased? ”

This is what Yang Meng has to care about, the output of Xishan Iron Works sounds very good. But pig iron is not very useful. The annual production of wrought iron is only 3,000 tons. This amount is too small, and not to mention steel, ten tons a month, which can also be considered mass production?

"No, fifteen days a month is not bad! As for the increase in production, there is no problem, and we have already mastered the art of ironmaking. As long as the scale is continuously expanded, the output will continue to increase. ”

The techniques of iron-making and the raw materials of the Qing Kingdom, Ge Shiyang and those craftsmen have basically figured it out, and the larger the scale of production, the more output will be.

"The output is too small, is the rolling mill assembled, can wrought iron produce iron rods and the like?"

Yang Meng's words made Ge Shiyang feel a deep sense of powerlessness, this lord of his own. It's too demanding.

"No, a lot of the equipment is still in the process of being commissioned."

"Something. You don't have to do it yourself, the English mechanics, the missionaries at the Minghu Translation Library, and my craftsmen, you can let them learn something and take the pressure off you.

The wrought iron formula you mentioned is a good idea, I will send you a few students from Minghu Academy, and they will find some techniques that can be used from the classics of the Qing Dynasty, and you will be responsible for implementing these techniques into production. ”

Ge Shiyang is too rigorous when he does things, and he has to do many things in person, so he has a bottom in his heart, but he also delays a lot of time, and some mistakes and losses are also necessary.

And the wrought iron formula that Ge Shiyang said also broadened Yang Meng's thinking, after 5,000 years of China, many things are still available, and it is obviously a great waste to let them sleep in the classics.

The school motto of Minghu Academy, Yang Meng still remembers! It is also a good thing to choose a group of outstanding students and let them practice it.

It would be even better if you could unearth some useful knowledge, the best of both worlds!

"This is a very good idea, although I have not been in the Qing Kingdom for a long time, but I am also attracted by the thick history of the Qing Kingdom, every day I have to take out two hours to read some books of the Qing Kingdom, and many things in them have inspired me.

I have read Song Guo's "Dream Creek Writings" many times, although I don't understand it deeply, but every time I read it, I will be more in awe of this ancient country in the East. ”

Although Ge Shiyang studied very hard, Xishan Iron Works was not like Minghu Academy, and no one communicated with him about many things, and he had read a copy of "Mengxi Writings" many times, but he couldn't understand many things.

"Hmm...... You should find a gentleman too, so be it! I asked Mr. Wei to choose a suitable person from Minghu Academy and let him teach you some basic things, otherwise it will be difficult to walk on your own. ”

The helplessness in Ge Shiyang's words, Yang Meng could hear it clearly, and he couldn't understand the books of the Qing Dynasty, which affected his absorption of knowledge, and he could only complain about Wei Wu, this old traitor, and Ge Shiyang had some dislikes, and in this matter, he gave Lao Ge a stumbling block.

"Great, really good!"

There are some things that Ge Shiyang is not easy to say clearly, although he is the master of the lord, but Wei Wu of Minghu Academy is obviously more valued by the lord, although he does not understand the sophistication of the Qing Kingdom, but Ge Shiyang also knows that the big man cannot be offended.

"I was negligent in this matter, and I have selected a group of talents from Minghu Academy in the past few days. Remember! You are the biggest in Xishan, and anyone except me must listen to your instructions and must improve the efficiency of Xishan.

The matter of Xishan Iron Works will be done according to what I just said! The work was stopped, and there was no sewage discharge in Zhilang Road, and the smell of soot only spread in the valley.

If you don't meet my requirements, don't continue to produce! ”

The upcoming Lin Zexu gave Yang Meng a lot of pressure, although the strategy formulated with Xu Ziwei before was to join forces with the next governor, who would have thought that it was Lin Zexu, the tiger minister of the Qing Dynasty, this person's reputation was too great, and Yang Meng was a little unconfident.

Xishan Iron Works is a weakness of the Yang family, the scale here is too large, too eye-catching, these days I have neglected here, fortunately the iron plant was put into operation in time, otherwise Lin Zexu came, his Xishan Iron Works, will be exposed.

Fortunately, the second brother just came back a few days ago, and he happened to come to Xishan, otherwise this place would not be the idea of his second brother.

"There is no sewage discharge, and the smell of soot only spreads in the valley, Lord Lord, is this request of yours too harsh, in this case, many things will have to be explored slowly, which will greatly delay production."

This was said very well just now, and the atmosphere was quite harmonious, but I didn't expect the lord to suddenly give himself such a harsh request, Ge Shiyang thought that he couldn't do it.

"Master Ge, there are some things that can only be achieved if you dare to act, you just had an idea, and you retreated, are you too unconfident in yourself?

That's what I'm asking for, you have to do it, and you have to show me detailed drawings, and I'm going to build factories in other places, and for a long time to come, our factories must be hidden.

The rolling mill must also be installed and debugged as soon as possible, and the deficiencies should be found out, and the missing equipment and technology should be listed, and how much money you want.

I will also prepare enough manpower for you in these two days, I also stay in Xishan Iron Works these days, and I have only one requirement, that is, efficiency! (To be continued......)