Yan Liqiang went to Dijing City alone this time, and he had been away from home for half a year, and the first thing he did when he returned home was naturally to ask his father Yan Dechang for peace.

Fortunately, Yan Dechang hadn't slept at this time, and Yan Dechang, who saw Yan Liqiang coming back, also breathed a big sigh of relief, and then the father and son were in Yan Dechang's bedroom, lighting the lamp, drinking tea, and chatting for a full hour.

Yan Dechang naturally told Yan Liqiang about the situation in Qiyun County in the past few months.

Generally speaking, everything is normal in Qiyun County and Yan'an Fort, the Manufacturing Bureau, the first factory in the world, and the Qiyun Governor's Mansion are all in order, and there has been no chaos, which also reflects that the officials arranged by Yan Liqiang are still relatively reliable and effective, the only change, that is, only in these two months, Yan Liqiang asked Fang Beidou to bring craftsmen and their families from the imperial capital city have arrived in Qiyun County one after another, the number of more than 100,000 people, a little mess when placing these people, but it was quickly resolved, the Yan family, Huanglong County, the Manufacturing Bureau, and Pingxi City, have been placed a lot, and some people have directly found a vacant military camp to settle down, and many craftsmen and craftsmen who came to Qiyun County had some savings and savings, and few of them were empty-handed, so they began to buy houses and buy houses as soon as they came to Qiyun County, and they made Qiyun County very lively.

The only problem is that it has only happened in the past few days, because of the changes in the situation in the Gulang grassland, the wool trade between the Shatu Seventh Department and Baishiguan has been greatly affected, and the wool transported from the Gulang grassland has suddenly decreased by eighty percent, the price of wool has begun to rise, the supply has been greatly reduced, and even the production of the first factory in the world has been affected.

Yan Liqiang also briefly talked to Yan Dechang about what he saw and heard in the imperial capital and some things that happened along the way, but in order not to worry Yan Dechang, Yan Liqiang also understated the dangerous experience, and gave Yan Dechang the feeling that in the past few months, Yan Liqiang was like going out to travel.

"What, even the emperor and the crown prince are dead, the Manchu Dynasty civil and military have not survived much, and millions of people in the entire land of Gyeonggi have become walking corpses that can eat people, and all those gossip are true?" Yan Dechang listened to what Yan Liqiang said, his whole face changed, his face was unbelievable, his hands shaking while drinking tea, and he spilled some tea on the table without realizing it, "What...... How so...... In this way, wouldn't this Han Empire ...... Isn't it over?"

Yan Liqiang shook his head, "This imperial court is over, but the Great Han Empire is not over yet, I just feel that the future will be very chaotic, the White Lotus Sect's move this time, to calm down, may not be as easy as before? The situation at home and abroad of the Great Han Emperor is not optimistic......"

"Two days ago, I heard in Yan'an Fort that the Gulang Grassland was going to be occupied by the Black Men this time, the Black Corn people were aggressive and vicious, they wanted to occupy the Gulang Grassland, and they would definitely invade the Han Empire, Qiyun County was the first to bear it, those people said that our Qiyun County might not be able to keep it......" Yan Dechang looked at Yan Liqiang worriedly, his brows furrowed tightly, and his voice lowered a lot, "This crisis is our family...... Can you get through, if those Black Corn people really want to invade Qiyun County, this little strength of Qiyun County is not enough to resist at all?"

Yan Liqiang smiled slightly, "I just met Lord Thorn Shi two days ago, and I made a bet with Lord Thorn Shi!"

"What bet?"

"I will take back the Gulang Grassland within a year, and plant the banner of the Qiyun Governor's Mansion all over the Gulang Grassland!"

"Ah, are the black people so easy to deal with, Liqiang, you ......" Yan Dechang looked at Yan Liqiang, stammered, and was completely speechless, if this was not said from Yan Liqiang's mouth, Yan Dechang might have thought that the person who could say this was crazy, but looking at Yan Liqiang's expression, it didn't look like he was joking......

Yan Liqiang gently took the teacup in Yan Dechang's hand, put it on the table, and poured Yan Dechang a cup of tea unhurriedly, "You don't have to worry about the Gulang Grassland, Dad, those Black Corn people are just some idiots who sell their heads in my eyes, they will never step through Baishi Pass, the so-called time has changed, many things that couldn't be done before, now it's very easy to do, Dad, you just see how I get the Gulang Grassland back, I have one thing here, I want to ask you Dad!"

"What's the matter, you say it!"

"I want to build a steel plant!"

"Iron and steel factory?" Yan Dechang was slightly stunned, this so-called factory, if Yan Dechang didn't understand it before, now he understands, this factory is the meaning of a super workshop, a steel factory, as the name suggests, is a large workshop for the production of steel, "Liqiang, you want to make a factory that produces steel?"

"Not bad!"

"Isn't there enough production in the Manufacturing Bureau and the Yan'an Fort workshop now?"

"Of course it's not enough, but it's far from enough, dad, look at how many of the sergeants in Qiyun County can wear armor, this ordinary family is made of iron except for the pot, the kitchen knife is iron, the sickle and hoe are iron, and the family still has a few iron tools, just these few ordinary things, can be kept as heirlooms, the pot is broken to make up, the knife is broken to be repaired, where is this steel enough!"

"Aren't ordinary people's lives like this, it's good to find these four pieces of iron in the family, speaking of armor, in the army, the captain can wear a set of half-body fish scale armor, the armor is worn by the general, how can there be armor that ordinary sergeants can wear in this world, and better elite sergeants can wear leather armor, cloth armor, cardboard armor, most sergeants are just a piece of clothing, and the ancestors can pass down a piece of heart guard, which can save lives at critical moments, how can there be armor?" Yan Dechang shook his head, as a senior blacksmith, of course he had the right to speak on these things.

"If this steel plant is done, it won't be a problem for our ordinary soldiers in Qiyun County to wear armor!"

Yan Dechang was stunned again, "Then isn't the scale of this steel factory you said bigger than Pingxi City, and the craftsmen in it are not tens of thousands, otherwise where can so much steel be produced, and this armor is produced, where can ordinary sergeants afford to wear it, even if you have two more manufacturing bureaus and the first factory in the world, and use all the money you earn to arm the sergeants, you won't be able to arm many people......

Seeing that Yan Dechang was still thinking in traditional ways, Yan Liqiang was not surprised, he just smiled, "Dad, you are talking about an ordinary iron-smelting workshop, a workshop can't produce much steel in a year, less than tens of thousands of catties, more than hundreds of thousands of catties, the steel plant I am talking about, the efficiency is thousands of times that of the ordinary iron-smelting workshop, and the annual steel output should be at least more than 100 million catties......"

"What, 100 million catties?" Yan Dechang was frightened by Yan Liqiang's words, looked at Yan Liqiang, and he couldn't help but reach out and touch Yan Liqiang's forehead to see if Yan Liqiang had a fever, because the number Yan Liqiang said was completely beyond Yan Dechang's imagination.

100 million catties, how much, that is, 50,000 tons, if you put it in the past, this is just the output of a small township steel plant, Yan Liqiang's head, don't say 100 million catties, that is, the planning and design drawings of the super steel city with an annual output of more than 100 million tons are available, but the current productivity conditions are not yet available, this 100 million catties of production capacity is already a relatively conservative decision made by Yan Liqiang taking into account the reality of Qiyun County in all aspects, but even so, this number still scared Yan Dechang, who is a blacksmith, thinking that Yan Liqiang was talking nonsense。

"Dad, what I said is true, not nonsense, I got a set of special smelting methods taught by the gods in my dream, and with this method, you can build a steel plant with an annual output of more than 100 million catties......" In order to make Yan Dechang believe, Yan Liqiang had to move out of his "golden finger" again......

Hearing Yan Liqiang say this, Yan Dechang's expression changed slightly, and his tone became serious, with a hint of curiosity, "It's really ...... How can you produce 100 million catties of steel a year?"

"Of course, can this be fake, if this steel plant is built, it will be the real first factory in the world, tsk, who can build such a factory, it will really go down in history!" Yan Liqiang said as he picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea lightly.

"It's just, Liqiang...... You see...... You see that I can do it, I can make iron and steel, and I can also make iron, but I really don't understand what you said, I don't know anything about it, I ...... Will it mess up......" Yan Dechang was already a little moved, but he was still a little lacking in confidence.

"Don't worry, what to do I tell you is, step by step, with me in my father, what are you afraid of, with your ability, there are so many people to help you, and recruit a bunch of craftsmen, it will definitely not be a problem, Dad, you are still young, not old, when this factory is built, Dad, you will be the director of this factory, in charge of a steel plant with an annual output of 100 million catties, the blacksmith in the world, who can compare to you......"

Yan Dechang's eyes finally lit up when Yan Liqiang said, the fists of his hands were clenched tightly, and his ambition suddenly rose, "Then Liqiang, what do you say I want to do now?"

"Haha, from now on, Dad, you are the leader of the project team of the Northwest Iron and Steel Plant, Dad, you sleep well tonight, tomorrow take a few capable disciples to the Manufacturing Bureau first, and then recruit a group of capable craftsmen, I will ask Uncle Qian to send you a few competent stewards to listen to your dispatch, and then ......"

Just talking about how to start the project of this steel plant, Yan Liqiang talked to Yan Dechang for half an hour, and after finishing speaking, Yan Dechang was so excited that he couldn't sleep, and went to find a few of his apprentices overnight, and Yan Liqiang returned to his yard.

This steel plant is of great significance to Yan Liqiang, and after searching all over Qiyun County, Yan Liqiang found that he really couldn't find a more suitable person than Yan Dechang, Yan Dechang first understands technology, and the second is his father, who has a prestigious position in Qiyun County, and has a green light all the way everywhere he goes.

Sure enough, as soon as he heard this, Yan Dechang's whole person seemed to be ignited, and he burst out with great passion at once.

This man, no matter how old he is, still has something to do, dreams and pursuits, and a fun life.

As soon as he returned to his yard, with the shout of "Childe ......", a delicate figure suddenly pounced, hugged Yan Liqiang tightly, buried his head in Yan Liqiang's chest, and tears wet the clothes on Yan Liqiang's chest at once......

I haven't seen her for a few months, Yu Qing's figure has developed better, and when she hugged Yan Liqiang tightly, she could already make Yan Liqiang feel the obvious squeezing sensation coming from her chest.

Yan Liqiang was stunned, and then put his hand on Yu Qing's hair and touched it, "Silly girl, what are you crying about, didn't I come back?"

"I heard the news from the Imperial Capital City before...... I'm scared to death, I thought something had happened to my son, I wanted to go to my son, and I was afraid that I would go out, if something happened to me...... Childe won't be able to see me when he comes back......" Yu Qing cried profusely...... "Childe, you will ...... in the future" Can you take me with you when you go out in the future...... I can cook for you, bring you tea and water...... There are bad guys coming, Childe has taught me skills, I can beat them, and I will never drag Childe down......"