"Xu Da, let's go, accompany me to the Beicheng Ordnance Factory to have a look. ”

As the two spoke, they set off for the northern city of the lockdown city, which had been put under martial law by the new army and did not allow the people to come here.

The furnace inside has already been built, and the only thing that is lacking is experienced craftsmen, and those craftsmen have all been taken by Wu to build a new capital, so Zhou Chuan must inform the craftsmen here of the steps.

These craftsmen worked exclusively for the royal family, and each one was very delicately crafted.

"It's a lot warmer inside than outside. ”

As soon as he entered the casting workshop made of huge stones, Zhou Chuan couldn't help but say that these craftsmen didn't even build ventilation windows.

On the side of Wu Zhou Wangcheng, Zhou Chuan ordered a fan made of fine iron, but he needed to pull the turntable with horses outside, and drive the fan to run through the power of a small waterwheel.

"Your Majesty!"

Immediately, the overseer stepped forward and knelt down, holding an iron whip in his hand, and there were still many fresh blood stains on it.

Apparently the blood came from the craftsmen. The craftsmen on the side were all naked, and each one did not even bring handguards, and put the black iron ore into the red-hot furnace with their bare hands.

"Be kind to craftsmen, don't whip them with an iron whip at every turn, they are very important to the Wuzhou Dynasty. ”

Zhou Chuan frowned and said, such a whipping can only be abuse, and will not increase the production of black iron ordnance.

"There are a few windows in this factory, what is the factory in Wangcheng, what the factory here must be. By the way, you must wear handguards at all times, such a high temperature, one careless, is a lifelong disability. Zhou Chuan pointed to the sweaty craftsmen, and couldn't bear to say in his heart.

"Yes!" the overseer hurriedly stood up and shouted, "Your Majesty has an order, everyone must wear protective gear and build another ventilation fan, there must be no mistake!"

The craftsmen were stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly put down the work in their hands, from the wooden frame on one side of the wall, put on the protective gear, many craftsmen have been smelting iron for twenty or thirty years, basically do not wear protective gear, because they think that wearing protective gear is inconvenient to operate.

"Xu Da, you must remember that craftsmen are of great use to Wu Zhou, and they must not be called as slaves, and when the weather is hot, they need to prepare soup for them to eat, and this kind of whipping must not happen again. ”

Zhou Chuan said solemnly, the role of craftsmen in this world is far from being replaced by businessmen, and it is difficult for an experienced craftsman to cultivate.

"Your Majesty is merciful!"

Xu Da immediately saluted and replied, although he didn't know what was special about the craftsman, but for Zhou Chuan's words, he would still carry it out to the end.

"Let's go, it's too hot here, let them stop work first, and build it according to the factory standards over there in Wangcheng." ”

After Zhou Chuan finished speaking, he took Xu Da and left this factory again, the temperature inside reached at least 40 degrees, and ordinary people would suffer from dehydration and heat stroke after working for an hour or two.

It's also thanks to these craftsmen, who have been working in such an environment all year round, and have become accustomed to such high temperatures, but if they stay up for a long time, there will definitely be problems.

The craftsman is hard to find, and Zhou Chuan doesn't want to cause a large number of craftsmen to die because of the problems of the factory.

"Your Majesty, the proud merchant asks to see you!"

There was a rush of running, and a soldier arrived and hurriedly reported.

"Huh?"

Zhou Chuan nodded, he understood the intention of the Aolai businessman.

In the past few days, the news about the victory of the Wuzhou Dynasty has spread, and the Aolai merchants are afraid that they will not be able to sit still for a long time, and now it is estimated that it is for the previous cooperation conditions.

The black iron ordnance was handed over to them for sale, and they took a part of the profits, which was a big business worth 1.2 billion yuan of stones, and they could earn 200 million yuan of stones just by selling this piece.

As an Aolai businessman with a special status, he knows better than anyone what the black iron ordnance means, and this time he came to meet Zhou Chuan, not so much to congratulate, but to take over the business.

"I have won this victory, and I have promised your family business, and I will not forget it, but I hope that the black iron ore will be completely owned by me. Do you understand?" Zhou Chuan said straight to the point, without any roundabouts.

"Your Majesty, the grass people wish your majesty to take a country, Your Majesty's meaning, the grass people naturally know, but the grass people's family does not have the ability to deal with the mountain bandits. ”

Zhou Chuan laughed and said, "Don't worry, I will naturally send someone to go, and your family will be responsible for escorting the black iron ore for me. ”

"Your Majesty is magnanimous, and the grass people thank Your Majesty for your support. The Aolai merchant was very knowledgeable, and he didn't ask Zhou Chuan how to deal with the mountain bandits, as if he didn't know any of this.

Zhou Chuan and the Aolai merchant chatted casually for a few more words, and then pointed to a soldier and said, "The Wu Zhou Dynasty will continue to recruit soldiers, and the wealth spent every year is innumerable. I have heard that the personal cultivation of the powerful mid-level dynasty soldiers has reached the level of a warrior on average. ”

"Your Majesty, it is true. The Aolai merchant nodded, as if he remembered the middle-level dynasty on the other side of the South China Sea, "Only by giving up wealth can they have a strong army, even if the treasury is empty, they have the strength to plunder wealth from other countries." As long as you have strength, wealth will naturally come to your door. ”

Zhou Chuan nodded with a sympathetic feeling, pointed to the patrolling soldiers, and sighed: "I still need more soldiers, but the resources for cultivation are not easy to obtain, and I can invest all the wealth, but I can't buy the cultivation resources." This means that there is money and nothing to buy. ”

"Wise Your Majesty, these, the grass people's family can go overseas to buy them for Your Majesty, but you need a little money to do it. The Aolai merchant said neither humbly nor arrogantly.

"Money, it's not a problem!" Zhou Chuan said arrogantly: "I am not short of money, as long as your family is willing to go overseas to buy cultivation resources for me, I will not treat you badly." ”

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that these are handed over to my family, thanks to Your Majesty's kindness, my family has expanded a lot in recent months, and with the support of some ministers in the DPRK and China, it is not difficult to come to sea. The Aolai merchant had a gentle smile on his face, he knew very well the potential of the Wu Zhou Dynasty in the future, everything he was doing now was investment, and when the Wu Zhou Dynasty became stronger, they would be able to rely on these investments to obtain greater profit returns.

Zhou Chuan walked around and led the Aolai merchant to the palace, "I have a lot more to think about, and all of these require your family to run errands for me. This is an extremely lucrative deal that your family will surely be interested in. ”

"Dear Your Majesty, this is really good news, and the grass people would like to hear about it. The Aolai businessman followed closely behind, a smile on his face, as if there was more to be gained from this visit.