The matter of opening a new factory in the coming year continued to ferment, and three days later, even the businessmen of Hunan East Road got the news.

After Wang Xuan accompanied the flowers for a few days, he invested in the design of these factories.

The choice of the site is still the key, the glass factory needs high temperature, according to the production process obviously gas heating is more reasonable, so the glass factory should be built next to the steel plant.

In the same way, the mirror factory is the reprocessing of glass, and of course it is more reasonable to build next to the glass factory.

As for the soap factory or soap factory, one of the most important raw materials - vegetable oil, is in the Hedong Grain and Oil Factory, it is really impossible to say that it is not built in Hedong, and the old man may have to lay the floor in front of the door again.

Perfume factories require high concentrations of alcohol, so it makes sense to build them next door to the brewery in the 12th arrondissement.

In this way, the number of factories in Hedong has increased by one, and the number of factories in Hexi has increased by three, with a total number of about 1,200 workers.

Wang's distillery does not need to recruit additional workers, nearly 1,000 veterans can be requisitioned, although they are unwell, but Wang Xuan does not dislike it. Wang Xuan once said: "Those who have made great contributions to the Wang family's territory, I will support them all, regardless of the old, the weak, the noble and the low, and they will all be treated equally." ”

Subsequently, the raw materials of quartz sand and limestone were ready one after another, just waiting for the arrival of soda ash.

The production of glass is actually very simple, the preliminary work is divided into four steps: raw material crushing, weighing, according to the proportion of input, stirring evenly.

Afterwards, the prepared raw materials are heated at high temperature to form a uniform bubble-free glass liquid, which is a somewhat complex physical and chemical reaction process.

At this time, it is necessary to stir the mixture to a fixed consistency to homogenize the glass melt and remove air bubbles.

The next step is cooling forming, which is the process of transforming molten glass into a solid product with a fixed shape, that is, pouring molten glass into a mold and allowing it to cool and form.

Molding must take place within a certain temperature range, and the glass first changes from a viscous liquid to a plastic state and then to a brittle solid.

Finally, annealing.

During the over-forming, the glass is subjected to intense temperature changes and shape changes, which leave thermal stresses in the glass. This thermal stress will reduce the strength and thermal stability of the glass product, and if it is cooled directly, it is likely to break itself during the cooling process or during subsequent storage, transportation and use (commonly known as cold explosion of glass).

In order to eliminate this phenomenon, glass products must be annealed after forming.

Annealing is the process of holding heat over a certain temperature range, or slowly cooling down for a period of time to eliminate or reduce thermal stress in the glass.

In accordance with these production steps, Wang Xuan successively designed the plant, developed the fixture, and matched the corresponding manpower.

As for the size, it is affected by two key factors: one is the amount of gas that the steel mill can provide, and the other is the amount of soda ash.

The relevant plants, tools, raw materials, and manpower can all be improved through efforts to improve, but these two factors are difficult to solve and are the top priority.

In the process of preparing for the construction of the glass factory, Wang Xuan fully listened to everyone's opinions and suggestions, and finally built the factory in the upstream of the steelmaking plant, which was less than four feet apart, just to "rub the gas".

The mirror factory is upstream of the glass factory, separated by about 500 meters, because it is necessary to avoid the people's settlement in the middle, so it cannot disturb the people.

After finalizing the complete construction plan for the glass factory and the mirror factory, the time has come to mid-December.

On December 13, Wang Xuan received 120 briquette furnace liners from Yongsheng Porcelain Factory.

At the beginning, one hundred were customized, and now the other party is giving an additional twenty, this should not be Li Yugang's idea, he didn't grow the head of this drill camp.

After checking the size and inspecting the goods, Wang Xuan asked the experienced guards to start the assembly, and the mud transportation and assembly were completed in less than two days.

In order to test the performance, Wang Xuan randomly selected several furnaces to test the fire, and the combustion, handling, and fire control were all normal, and no expansion was found in the yellow mud filling position, which was a qualified product.

On the afternoon of the 14th, Wang Xuan came to the Government Council with two stoves, which was called "sending warmth", and let the briquette stove enter the Government Council. In order to increase the "endurance" of the furnace, two hundred briquettes were specially sent.

Subsequently, in the name of Wang Bi, 100 units were donated to the Ministry of Construction, and 50 units were allocated to the road construction teams in Hexi and Hedong.

In order to show the support of the "eldest princess" for the auspicious construction cause, Zheng San beat the gong and drum on the second day and sent a plaque to the eldest sister, writing: Women do not let the eyebrows be bearded, and love leads the way......

The eldest sister has been pondering the initiator of this for several days, and finally reluctantly accepted the reality, Wang Xuanxue is broken!

Wang Xuan spared no effort for propaganda, no, the remaining eighteen stations were kept for themselves, the Chengnan Farm garrison was divided into six, and the Dongshan Pass defenders were divided into eight. As for briquettes, it's just a gift at cost price.

The remaining two, Wang Xuan gave to the small vendors who did catering on Hunan East Road, and each distributed 100 briquettes, so that the two families were grateful to Dade, and thanked and knelt, and finally made Wang Xuan run away by himself.

In order to open the foreign market of briquette furnaces, Wang Xuan invested enough money, Wang Bi didn't care about this matter, and tossed with Wang Xuan.

Considering that the demand for briquettes would increase greatly in the later period, Zhu Dali was asked to recruit 50 more workers to be responsible for making briquettes, and after the kitchenware factory officially started, these people were transferred to work in the new factory, and their salaries were temporarily paid by the coal mine.

What opinions can Zhu Dali have, what opinions does he dare to have, and what should he do?

Since it is not difficult to make briquettes, there are many fewer restrictions on recruitment, and some of the miners' families have applied for the job. For this reason, Zhu Dali also fell into the reputation of caring for his subordinates.

Wang Xuan has always been concerned about the development of alloys, and the various metal ores purchased from Daxia are divided by category and have been piled up in the warehouses of the steelworks.

In the past year, the production tasks of the steelmaking plant have gradually increased. Time is tight and the task is urgent, so experiments on refining metals are rarely done, which Wang Xuan understands.

In the long run, the discovery of new metals may trigger a new technological revolution, at least some special-purpose alloys will be derived, bringing new inspiration and a way out for production and manufacturing.

Therefore, Wang Xuan believes that the experiment of metal ore refining cannot be stopped, and not only that, but also to increase investment.

To this end, he plans to build a non-ferrous metal smelter, mainly engaged in the extraction of light and heavy metals and the research and development of alloys. Like precious metals, semi-metals and rare metals, he has no hope, and some laws cannot be broken by knowing the truth.

In order to make the smelting and extraction of non-ferrous metals effective, the plant equipment must be willing to invest, which Wang Xuan intends to build the best. In the future, the mineral source will continue to expand, so the plant should have enough reserved space, as long as there is money, it can be built.

The most troublesome is the talent who is proficient in this way, how many can be selected by the steel mill, and how to fill the remaining gaps?

This is a very painful choice, you use money to smash the talents of Daxia, so that they can work auspiciously, and speed up the development of auspiciousness, this choice is right, and the development of auspiciousness will also be greatly improved.

But on the other hand, when everyone pays attention to your auspiciousness, can you still develop with peace of mind?

What is this not a dead knot?

Wang Xuan is also entangled, the previous year was Taoguang and obscure, for fear that others would remember, but ten years of trees, a hundred years of people, there is no crash course in talent training, and if you want to develop rapidly, you can only introduce a large number of foreign talents.

If Jixiang loosens the restrictions, hypes up and recruits talents, will he be able to withstand external interference? Will Chiyan be able to defend when he attacks again?

This question is very important, and it determines the pace of development of the auspicious future: whether to continue to pretend to be grandchildren, or to fly freely.

Wang Xuan looked at the map, the map drawn by the last census.

If you want to enter Jixiang, you can go from Xingyao Lake, the trail at the foot of Dongshan Mountain, or cross the mountains and oceans to reach the southern border of Jixiang, and go upriver along the Xingyao River.

First of all, the road to cross the mountain is impassable, and no amount of human life is enough.

It is feasible to reach Jixiang by boat through Xingyao Lake, which has several suitable areas along the lake.

The trail at the foot of Dongshan Mountain is feasible, but Wang Xuan is ready to build a pass, once it is completed, it will be embarrassing, and it is lucky to be able to return the same way.

Let's talk about the sea route, not to mention whether Daxia has opened up this waterway, even if there is, tossing such a big circle, and then passing through the primeval forest in the south of Jixiangling, there should be no one in ten who can survive to the hinterland.

At least a month's sea voyage, followed by a landing operation, Wang Xuan really couldn't imagine that these people who had traveled thousands of miles to reach Jixiang could still have a little combat power, not to deliver food.

Then there is only one best choice, which is Xingyao Lake, where the defense line is long and there are many loopholes, and it is difficult to defend it.

According to the map, there are three natural landing sites on the Hunan Road, one is the merchant gathering point near the entrance of the Nanxingyao River, the other is near the foot of Dongshan Mountain, which will be isolated from the outside after the pass is built, so there is no need to worry, and the last is at the foot of the mountain northwest of Jixiangcheng, the terrain is relatively flat, and the large ships can pass through after a little excavation.

Wang Xuan studied for a long time, and the final conclusion was: build a pass and a lake embankment.

The stakes are very high, and Wang Xuan is not easy to decide, so he secretly discussed with the five giants of the Government Council and Wang Yu of the military for a long time, and finally made a decision, build!

In this way, the matter of the non-ferrous metal smelter is settled, and there is no shortage of plants, raw materials, and facilities, but the lack of talents also has a solution.

The construction of passes and embankments can be completed in about ten months at the earliest, which means that when resources are tilted in this direction, the territory must not cause external invasion within ten months.

This time difference is very important, and it is the time difference that is fought in the era of cold weapons.

According to the plan, these luxury factories will not be able to produce until around February next year at the earliest, and the export should be in March.

Counting the three-month market reaction time, and then the final decision-making time, the time of the pre-war war of words, how can the direct military invasion be delayed until the next year, the time is enough, so let's loosen the restrictions.

Considering the lockdown that Jixiang might face a year later, Wang Xuan made an emergency reserve plan to stock up on baking soda, mercury and iron ore. Buy as much as you can at any cost, at least for two years.

On December 20th, Wang Xuan convened an auspicious emergency meeting in the name of the lord for the first time, and no one dared to neglect this matter, which was decided by the authority of the Supreme Council.

The resolution of the meeting is as follows: the first resolution is to immediately lay a channel for the purchase of baking soda, and the stations along the way must be camouflaged, so that the goods can be safely transported back to Jixiangling under strict sealing. For this reason, as long as the requirements are reasonable, there is no upper limit on funds, and all the relevant points along the public relations route must be made as far as possible, and the transportation roads must be smooth!

The second is to quickly hoard a large number of daily necessities that are lacking in auspiciousness, including cloth, salt, etc. The rest seems to be gone, and for the Reclamation Territory, what else is there that cannot be self-sufficient?

Third, accelerate the purchase of mercury, which is one of the main raw materials of mirrors, is related to the development of overseas markets, and cannot get along with money.

Fourth, the Ministry of Security's "Sky Eye Project" was launched, and the agents of various departments changed from passively receiving information to actively obtaining, actively developing downlines, and developing high-level spies. There is also no upper limit on the amount of funds.

That night, after Wang Yu consulted Wang Xuan, he sent a team of 100 people to guard the city, and invited the owners of the five auspicious merchants to the Government Council overnight.

The young master decided to loosen the restrictions on the auspicious collar, absorb foreign capital and talents, vigorously publicize the changes of the auspicious collar in the past year, and took the opportunity to invite representatives of various territories to visit auspicious. Wang Yu said, "At that time, there will be many people who are amazed by the development of auspiciousness, and you have also invested in a few new factories, which can be said to be no less efficient than Yongsheng, do you guess others will be concerned?"

There is temptation, and there is intimidation.

"If you want to attack the auspicious territory, one is the mountain road, and the other is the water road. The only way up the mountain is the Higashiyama Trail, where a pass will be built, so this will not work, and the waterway is Xingyao Lake, and it is not feasible to build a lake embankment along the lake, and a fortress like a wall will be built on the embankment. In addition, there is a kind of big killing weapon prepared, ten people are enough to resist a hundred people. ”

Wang Yu said to himself, and everyone listened carefully, as if they had grasped some hidden intentions.

Finally, Wang Yu said: "From the overall situation, I hope that you will mobilize your foreign relations and introduce craftsmen, scholars, and doctors who are in urgent need of auspiciousness to settle in auspiciousness, and the territory will not treat people who have made great contributions, even if he was a beggar." ”