After the three Xuanyuan Sword retreated, Chen Hao had no threat in Guizhou, and now Zhenyuan Mansion was firmly in his hands, and no one dared to fight his idea. He instructed Lin Xiaofeng and others to stay in Zhenyuan Mansion to train the army, and at the same time asked Xiao Sanshao to help recruit 5,000 trustworthy players, while keeping an eye on the political trends in Guizhou in the game.

Chen Hao's NPC troops have almost reached their limit, and he can't raise more troops until he really starts making money from building warships. The next thing to do in the base area of Guizhou is to build a large number of new infrastructure buildings, and to build various measures in Zhenyuan Mansion to turn this place into a real foundation.

The first to be built must be a power plant, and Zhenyuan Province is rich in hydropower resources and has the conditions to build a power plant. After the establishment of power plants solved the energy problem, other supporting factories were built, including steel mills, arsenals and other important facilities. After Chen Hao seized the robot talent of the Jiangnan Manufacturing Bureau, he had always planned to build a second arsenal in Zhenyuan Mansion, and now the time was ripe.

A complete arsenal must be supported by a steel-making plant, so the steel-making plant should also be put on the agenda, and a large number of new buildings need to be built in a short period of time in the base area of Guizhou. It took more than one million silver dollars to improve the base area, but Chen Hao felt that the money was well spent, and his system in Guizhou was truly perfected after having a steel mill and an arsenal.

These factories all need technology, talents and drawings, and Chen Hao has already thought of a solution. It was not cost-effective for him to cooperate with the Russians, but he was never a loser, and while promising to produce warships for the Russians and accept the Russians' employment, he would ask the Russians to contribute technology and manpower to build infrastructure for him.

These infrastructures do not require too advanced technology, and Chen Hao built them at his own expense, so the Russian side should agree to let the Cam Ranh Bay fleet accept the hiring. Chen Hao had already figured out how to make a request to the Russians, Zhenyuan Mansion needed to build three B-class hydropower stations and a B-class steel-making plant, because the steel needed by the shipyard was too cumbersome to transport from Guizhou. He also had to find another site to build an A-class steelmaking plant.

There are iron ore veins in Lushan in Zhenyuan Mansion, which Chen Hao knows in reality, but in the game, he has to send people to explore. After the Russians sent the technicians to build the steel mill, Chen Hao would tell them to build the steel mill in Lushan, so he had to ask the Russian side to send prospecting experts.

The steelmaking mills in Guizhou are mainly for the supply of arsenals, and one B-grade steelmaking mill is enough. But the large amount needed for shipbuilding just now has to be supplied by A-class steelworks. Where to build the A-class steelmaking plantChen Hao put a lot of thought into it, this steelmaking plant should supply Cam Ranh Bay Shipyard, Mawei Shipyard and Whampoa Shipyard, and be built in a convenient location for sea transportation.

Chen Hao checked a lot of information, and there was no suitable location near Cam Ranh Bay, but there was an excellent place to build a steel mill in Vietnam. Thanh Hoa, on the north-central coast of Vietnam, is rich in iron ore resources, and there are large steel mills in reality, which is also an excellent location to set up a steel mill in the game.

Vietnamese players obviously know this as well, but they don't have prospecting experts, nor technicians and steel mill construction drawings. Four base areas have been established in the vicinity of the Thanh Hoa vein. These bases are all preparing for the establishment of a steelmaking plant in the future, and Chen Hao, a foreigner, must make another idea if he wants to open a steelmaking plant there.

Fortunately, Chen Haoyu and Ruan Zhiwen secretly cooperated, and he provided Ruan Zhiwen with a lot of arms, and also sold him several warships. Nominally selling warships, in fact those warships were still in his hands, relying on two old cruisers and four destroyers, Nguyen Chi Van became a celebrity in Vietnam, establishing sub-stations in many places along the northeast coast.

Vietnamese players know that the rise of Nguyen Chi Van is related to the Chinese people in Cam Ranh Bay. But they couldn't blame Ruan Zhiwen, so Ruan Zhiwen's cooperation with the Huaxia people was public. For example, the price at which the Chinese sold weapons to Ruan Zhiwen was extremely favorable. There is no high price for selling warships, and Ruan Zhiwen can only be blamed for his good luck.

Nguyen Zhiwen's purchase of arms and warships from the Chinese has nothing to do with betraying the country, just like Nguyen Zhiwen said in a post on the Vietnam forum, he is not the richest player in Vietnam, but he hopes that Vietnam will become strong as soon as possible in the game, so he has to buy a small fleet by smashing pots and selling iron. People are working so hard for the strength of their country. It would be nitpicking to accuse him of being involved with the Chinese people, so while Ruan Zhiwen has built many sub-stations, his image in China is very good.

Chen Hao determined that after the establishment of the A-class steel mill in Thanh Hoa, it was necessary to increase support for Nguyen Chi Van because the Vietnamese players in Thanh Hoa to establish a base were not weak. In the future, he will have to sell warships to make money to maintain his expenses. It's not the same thing to import steel all the time, so the shipbuilding profit is too low.

When Chen Hao returned to Cam Ranh Bay, it was almost the end of 1907, and the representatives of the Russians had been waiting for him for several days. As soon as he asked for help in the construction of steel mills and power plants, the Russian representatives immediately asked the country, and since such basic factories did not require too high-end technology, the Russians did not pay much price, so they readily agreed to his terms.

Russian technicians will soon come with drawings, and Chen Hao will determine the location of the steel mill as soon as possible. After sending off the Russian representatives, Chen Hao sent Chen Shaokuan to lead the main fleet north to join the Russian Pacific Fleet, leaving one-third of the warships to guard Cam Ranh Bay.

Chen Hao got in touch with Ruan Zhiwen through a secret radio station and asked Ruan Zhiwen to find a way to get his hands on the mineral veins in Thanh Hoa Province. Ruan Zhiwen did not dare to slack off after receiving the telegram, and hurriedly convened his subordinates to discuss how to seize Qinghua, and he got a lot of benefits from cooperating with Chen Hao, and I believe that he will not be able to benefit after knocking down Qinghua this time and establishing a large-scale steel mill.

Ruan Zhiwen didn't mind being a traitor, because Chen Hao had a good grasp of the scale and didn't let him do anything excessive. After drawing up a battle plan with his subordinates, Nguyen Chi Van commanded six warships to quietly land in Thanh Hoa Province and launched a surprise attack on one of the forces entrenched near the mine, occupying the base area in just half a day.

Ruan Zhiwen's approach made him criticized by some people on the forum, but he said righteously: "Everything I did was for my country to be stronger in the game, I got a blueprint for the construction of an A-class steel mill, of course, to control the veins." In addition, I also contacted the Russian side, and the Russians were willing to send technicians to guide the construction of the steel mill, and it was better for me to occupy the veins of Thanh Hoa than for the original people to occupy the pits and not. ”

Ruan Zhiwen's words caused a sensation, and there are only a few A-class steel mills in the game that players have built, most of which are in Europe. Several steel mills have been established in Huaxia, all of which are B-grade and C-grade, and it is very showy if Vietnamese players can build an A-grade steelmaking plant.

There were three forces in the veins of Thanh Hoa Province, and after Nguyen Chi Van destroyed one of them, he quickly sent a large number of troops and horses from various sub-stations into Thanh Hoa. Since cheap weapons could be bought from Chen Hao, Ruan Zhiwen expanded very quickly, and his strength was much stronger than Ruan Junxi and the others. After he said with great fanfare that he would build a steel mill in Thanh Hoa, the other three forces became embarrassed, and they couldn't beat them, so it was a pity to leave in such a gloomy way.

Nguyen Zhiwen didn't care what these three players thought, after his subordinates settled in Thanh Hoa Province in large numbers, he gave these three forces an ultimatum. The three forces have established B-level headquarters, each with about 5,000 players under their command, but Nguyen Zhiwen has invested 30,000 player troops in Thanh Hoa Province, which has an absolute advantage in strength.

In the end, the three compromised, and after Nguyen Chi Van promised to compensate them for the construction drawings of the headquarters, they left the vein in Thanh Hoa. The three blueprints for the construction of the B-level headquarters were made by Chen Hao, he didn't want Ruan Zhiwen to get into trouble with other players too stiffly, the sooner he controlled Thanh Hoa, the sooner his steel mill could be launched, and it didn't matter if he spent some money.

After Nguyen Chi Van completely occupied Thanh Hoa, he said that he would keep 20,000 troops in Thanh Hoa for a long time, and he would also leave two warships for defense. After learning the news, Chen Ba of Cam Ranh Bay publicly stated on the forum that if Ruan Zhiwen's large-scale steelmaking plant was successfully built, he would purchase a large amount of steel from his steel mill.

Chen Hao's statement caused a great sensation in the Vietnamese forum, and Vietnamese players were divided into two factions to argue on the forum. One faction thinks that Vietnamese players can sell steel to Chinese players, which is a great honor; The other faction thinks that they should not sell steel to Chen Baxian, and leave it in the country just now, so that Chen Baxian can buy steel to produce more arms and warships.

"Chen Baxian blatantly invaded my country, and now he still occupies my country's Cam Ranh Bay and doesn't leave, how can I sell it to him just now."

"In the real world, we are looking for Huaxia to buy high-tech products, and we finally have a lead in the game, why not do such a business? I'm optimistic about Ruan Zhiwen's boss, after his large steel mill has a stable market, he can accumulate more wealth in the game, and he can also buy more warships, and maybe he will become a character like Chen Baxian at that time. ”

"There is something wrong with the first floor, if you don't sell the steel to the Chinese people, Ruan Zhiwen will leave the steel in the country to rust? There is no consumption of the factory just now in China, and the A-grade steelmaking plant will produce a large amount of steel every day, and if the steel produced cannot generate profits, this steel factory will become a burden for Ruan's boss. I support Ruan Boss to sell steel to Chen Baxian, but in terms of price, Chen Baxian can't take advantage of it, and it should be based on international prices. ”

Ruan Zhiwen respects the opinions of players, so he posted a special post to explain: "If there is a domestic market, even if the price is lower, I am willing to sell steel in China, but unfortunately I can't digest so much steel in China." Chen Baxian has been building warships, and the amount of steel needed is an astronomical amount, and if he offers a reasonable price, I will sell it to him, so that the steel mill can continue to develop. (To be continued......)