Chong, October 1.

Harbour City, an industrial zone, and the first biodiesel plant, came out with a good news that made the top management of Xujiazhuang excited.

A set of biodiesel production equipment at the plant successfully ran through the production process and successfully produced the first batch of 150,000 liters of biodiesel.

As long as the capacity for stable production is formed in the future, as long as the supply of raw materials is sufficient, the maximum capacity of 500 tons of biodiesel per day will be formed.

In one fell swoop, Xujiazhuang's diesel self-sufficiency capacity was increased to 70%!

This has greatly reduced the economic pressure on Xu Yuan to purchase diesel in the modern society, and by the time next year, Xu Yuan will invest another 10,000 yuan in the Harbour City Industrial Zone and build a new biodiesel production plant, and the diesel self-sufficiency rate will increase to 100 percent.

Xu Yuan only needs to purchase a small amount of gasoline in modern society in the future (it will not exceed the ton per month, which can meet the use of a small number of gasoline engine devices such as motorcycles).

That's right.

Xu Yuan found an alternative way to get a lot of fuel without having to invest heavily in underground oil excavation and a petrochemical system.

That's biodiesel.

Biodiesel refers to vegetable oil (such as rapeseed oil, soybean oil, peanut oil, corn oil, cottonseed oil, etc.), animal oil (such as fish oil, lard, butter, sheep fat, etc.), waste oil or microbial oil, mixed with methanol or ethanol in proportion, in a high temperature of more than 300 degrees, 50MP high pressure environment, the fatty acid methyl ester or ethyl ester formed by ester conversion, without any catalyst, can be obtained to replace the traditional petrochemical diesel biodiesel.

Biodiesel has many advantages, such as good environmental performance, good engine starting performance, good fuel performance, wide source of raw materials, less pollution, high safety, renewable and other characteristics, and Xu Yuan values the most is its low technical difficulty, wide source of raw materials, renewable characteristics, perfect solution to the problem of diesel self-sufficiency.

Because of the development of agriculture and animal husbandry, Xujiazhuang has a lot of edible oilseeds, such as soybean oil, corn oil, peanut oil, fish oil, etc., and it is no problem to supply tens of thousands of tons every year, and the raw materials are very sufficient.

It's just that the production of biodiesel consumes a very large amount of methanol or ethanol, and the proportion of raw materials is more than 95%, that is, the production of 100 liters of biodiesel requires the consumption of more than 95 liters of methanol or ethanol, and the consumption of edible oil is only less than 5 liters.

Therefore, in order to obtain sufficient biodiesel, Xujiazhuang has to consume a large amount of grain (such as rice, wheat, potatoes, sweet potatoes, etc.), first through sealed fermentation to obtain methanol and alcohol, and then purify to obtain high-concentration industrial methanol and industrial alcohol, and finally used to make biodiesel.

Therefore, it is not so much to burn biodiesel, but to burn food, in order to get 1 ton of biodiesel, at least 2 to 3 tons of food, and hundreds of liters of edible oil, the cost of production, much more expensive than petrochemical diesel, people in modern society generally use waste oil and corn stalk fermentation to obtain alcohol as raw materials, and then sell it as aviation kerosene, which is barely profitable.

But for Xu Yuan, as long as the self-sufficiency of diesel can be achieved at the end of the Ming Dynasty, this is a very cost-effective thing, because the edible oil and grain in the late Ming Dynasty are easy to obtain, and it is a more troublesome thing to dump the diesel controlled by modern society to the late Ming Dynasty, and it should be avoided as much as possible.

With a large amount of biodiesel, the output continues to increase, and at the end of the Ming Dynasty, diesel-powered tractors, agricultural machinery, excavators, pumps, etc., can be buzzed up without restrictions, and productivity can be further developed.

It can be regarded as solving a large part of Xu Yuan's heart disease.

But is it just a question of diesel fuel in front of him?

In terms of chemical fertilizer, the fertilizer plant with an annual output of 5 million tons of urea has been officially launched recently, and the equipment has been put in place one after another, and it is necessary to strive to form mass production around next year's spring ploughing to solve the self-sufficiency in nitrogen fertilizer.

The output of steel plants and cement plants must also be increased, and the annual production capacity of 1 million tons of steel and more than 30 million tons of cement must be formed to meet the construction needs of Xujiazhuang in all aspects.

There is also the development of shipbuilding, the development of the military industry, bicycles, textiles, furniture, and the production of gold, silver, and jewelry, which Xu Yuan attaches great importance to

The development of light industry seems to have fallen into a bottleneck recently, or the development speed is not ideal, giving Xu Yuan a feeling that he can't get up slowly (although it is already fast in the eyes of others).

Why is this happening?

Part of the reason is that there is a shortage of technical talents, and Xu Yuan's materials purchased from modern society are limited, which is difficult to meet needs.

But Xu Yuan believes that the main reason is the lack of raw materials.

For example, coal, which is not only an important power fuel, but also a synthetic fertilizer, steel in the process, need to participate in the chemical reaction of raw materials, Xujiazhuang now demand more than one million tons, but Xuzhou and Shandong side of the coal mines, even if desperate mining, Xujiazhuang unlimited purchase, this year can only supply about 500,000 tons.

For example, iron ore, Xujiazhuang now has 20 small steelmaking furnaces with a capacity of 10 cubic meters, although in terms of steelmaking efficiency, far less than the large blast furnace of thousands of cubic meters, but the use of rapid steelmaking method, can be made three times a day, each time 50 tons of steel, because the operation is fine and flexible, but can train very high quality steel, including alloy steel, and these steelmaking equipment into full production state, up to 1 million tons of steel a year, so at the equipment level, is able to meet the demand for steelmaking, But as for iron ore, the iron ore in Shandong can only supply more than 30,000 tons of iron ore raw materials every month, but Xujiazhuang needs at least 200,000 tons to be enough.

The same is true of the raw materials used to fire cement, such as limestone, clay, gypsum, and iron ore powder.

are far from meeting the needs of Xujiazhuang.

So how can we solve the problem of insufficient supply of these raw materials?

There are two main methods, one is to improve the mining efficiency of the mine, it is best to use some powerful explosives to open the mine, such as ammonium nitrate explosives, which are made of ammonium nitrate fertilizer, but the production of chemical fertilizers requires the use of coal, and the problem of coal must be solved first.

The second is to increase the manpower on the mine and increase the number of miners in large quantities, which can also increase ore production in this simple and direct way.

However, as a miner working in the mine, not only hard, but also very dangerous, once encountering any accident, light injury or death, and accidents are commonplace, if there is no choice, normal people will not choose the profession of miner, even if the income level is relatively high, that is, through the way of high salary recruitment, it is difficult to recruit a large number of miners.

High-level meetings.

"Didn't the imperial court borrow 3 million silver dollars from us recently, trying to solve the problem of the rogues? There are a lot of rogues in Shanxi, Shaanxi, Henan and other places, there must be one hundred thousand, rather than they being slaughtered by the imperial army, it is better to find the imperial army to cooperate, we will buy these rogues, 30 silver dollars for the young and strong, 10 silver dollars for the old and children, as long as the hands and feet are complete and they can do their work, buy them all, and the more the imperial army catches, the better."

"As long as we bring in hundreds of thousands of rogue miners to the miners' alliance in Shandong, the output of ore will definitely increase and solve the problem of our shortage of raw materials."

"In addition, we can also send caravans to conduct business transactions with the imperial army, they have money in hand, our caravan has canned food, compressed biscuits, ham and other food, as well as half-body plate armor, alloy knives and other weapons, all of which can be provided, and the money in the hands of the imperial court officials and soldiers can be earned back, which is equivalent to completing an economic cycle, and in the end, although a lot of money was spent out, it also earned a lot of back, in short, it was profitable, and it was won in one fell swoop."

"So I suggest that we in Xujiazhuang cannot sit idly by and watch the matter of the imperial court's extermination of the Liukou, but must obtain benefits from it and solve the problems we are facing."

Listen to Li Jin, the agricultural steward, after his proposal.

The eyes of the high-level leaders of all Xu Jiazhuang lit up.

Zhao Jinfu, the financial manager, said: "This is a good idea, and it is similar to last year's Shandong Rebellion, when we targeted the rebels in Dongjiang Town."

Wu Dabao, the breeding manager, said: "I heard that the coal mines in Shanxi, Shaanxi and other places are particularly good in quality and easy to mine, why don't we also support a few miners in these places and let them supply us with coal and stone, and then transport it through the Yellow River?"

Wei Mancheng, deputy director of the Ministry of Industry, said, "That's right, since I

We are short of mines, so we have to find a way to control more mines, and as for those rogues running around, it's time to stop and rest, the job of mining is very suitable for them, and they can work in peace and stability for a lifetime."

Qian Chengzhi, who was sitting in the corner, couldn't help but mutter: "Hundreds of thousands of millions of rogues have become mining slaves, mining under the whip every day, isn't this hurting the peace of the heavens?"

Brush~

More than a dozen eyes hit him at the same time, and these eyes were dissatisfied, mocking, and disdainful, and they all felt that this person was very naïve and ridiculous.

Qian Chengzhi had to lower his head and didn't dare to express his views again.

"Yes, the imperial court will encircle and suppress the rogues this time, and our Xu Jiazhuang will intervene to give those desperate rogues a way out to live." Xu Yuan finally clapped his head.

"The owner is merciful!"

"The owner of the village is still kind-hearted, in exchange for me, let them be cut down by the imperial court, these rogues are rampant, their hearts have long been wild, black, and hard, all of them are murderous demon kings, and they may not be able to adapt to the discipline in the mine, maybe they are all thorns, it is better to cut them off."

"Don't worry, the hemp rope whip soaked in salt water will definitely make them obedient, usually only half full, he is the reincarnation of Sun Dasheng, and he can't turn over the mines of the miners."

"I hope they will change their ways and be honest miners, this is their only way out! As long as you are honest and obedient, you can work for a maximum of 20 years, and you will be free, and it is not without the slightest hope." These words made Qian Chengzhi secretly complain, with the working environment of some mines, it would be good to live.

Hearing the sycophants and comments of these high-level officials, Xu Yuan shook his head noncommittally.

He remembered that in the history books of modern society, Gao Yingxiang, Zhang Zizhong, Li Zicheng and other rogues were basically good people, righteous soldiers and peasant armies, and they represented the righteous resistance of the oppressed people.

Now, Xu Yuan's Xu Jiazhuang is about to come to an end, and he is going to have some exchanges and collisions with these good people, and he may even hurt the interests of these good people and do something sorry for them.

But there is no way, Xu Yuan also wants to be a good person, but the position of a good person has been sitting, so Xu Yuan can only say to these good people: I'm sorry, I am a businessman and a capital.