As soon as Zhang Han finished speaking, Zhang Zhao's eyes fell on Xiang Rang, who was sitting next to him.

"How much steel can be filled in one furnace?" Xiang Rang is such a smart person that he took the initiative to speak without waiting for Zhang Zhao to speak.

"Five hundred pounds."

"If there are seven of them in the crown, how many furnaces can be produced in a day?"

"It's not good to say, after the smelting furnace has been used for a period of time, it needs to be repaired and maintained, and the lining needs to be replaced. If you don't take these into account, the supply of raw materials is also sufficient, and it is not a problem for one person to have two furnaces a day.

On average, I estimate that it is about 10 furnaces per day. ”

Zhang Han knew this well, and after a little calculation, he came up with the accurate number.

"In this way, it's 5,000 pounds a day."

"In that case, the mining part will not be moved for the time being. People are too talkative and easy to get into right and wrong.

In the near future, I will save some raw materials, and when Xiao Langjun estimates that it is about the same, he will start to fill steel. It's just these seven people, it will take three or four months, and they can give as much as they can, and they can change all the weapons of the family soldiers.

The soldiers didn't have much contact with each other, they didn't know the situation, and at most they only knew that they had changed their weapons.

……”

Zhang Zhao nodded again and again when he heard this, the daily consumption of mining is very large, and it is easy to have problems after a long time, and the daily consumption of family soldiers is very small, how can the weapon be replaced this time for ten or eight years, and it will be much easier to keep it secret. Control the speed of reloading and carry out it in batches one after another, that is.

At the end of the day, the matter is settled.

Zhang Han didn't say more, and then moved on to another topic.

What is good at the top will be very bad at the bottom.

As the eldest son and grandson of the Zhang family in Wuxian County, Zhang Han is deeply favored by the chairman of the Zhang family (Zhang Zhao) and the CEO of the Zhang family (Zhang Wang), and some people are willing to please him.

Autumn is a harvest season, but also a season of counting. The county should report to the county, the county to Luoyang, and the new and old farms owned by the Zhang family should also report to Zhangwu - report this year's accounts and transport the materials that need to be handed over to the designated place.

Lu County is located on the south bank of Surabaya, and the newly bought farm of the Zhang family in Lu County is located on the north bank of Surabaya, which is also under the jurisdiction of Lu County. It is a hilly area with high terrain, some distance from Surabaya, which has been deserted due to the lack of irrigation water. However, with a watermill, it was different, and the Zhang family also bought a large piece of land here and established a farm. At the time of the purchase, the Zhang family used a little means, and the county officials included a large area of nearby mountainous land.

Lubeizhuang is a newly cultivated farm, and in the first two or three years, it is destined to be difficult to produce high yields. Tian Guosheng, the steward of Lubeizhuang, is a clever person, and reclamation cannot be completed in a while. But Zhang Han likes all kinds of stones and plants, and is well known in the Zhang family. Ordering someone to collect some miscellaneous things is a matter of benefit and expense, and Tian Guosheng will naturally not let go of this opportunity to curry favor.

So, in the autumn of last year, when Tian Guosheng went to Zhangwu to plan, a batch of stones and plants were also brought to Zhangwu.

The ethnology is well organized, and the "Collection of Stories" has also come to an end, and Zhang Han is in a rare free period. After receiving this batch of gifts, Zhang Han was very happy and immediately seized the time to make specimens. After all, plants don't last long.

Tian Guosheng was afraid that there would be omissions, so he put a lot of effort into it. It's a pity that most of what he collected was what Zhang Han already had. There are few new species, and Zhang Han doesn't know whether they are valuable or not, so he just recorded them casually. The real discovery was in the stone specimens.

The stone specimens are all already owned by Zhang Han. However, among the many stones, Zhang Han still unexpectedly found a surprise - several pieces of hematite were of quite good grade, and at the same time, several pieces of high-quality coal were discovered.

For such information, Zhang Han is very sensitive. Bian Dongzhuang's coal mine is okay, but the iron ore grade is not good, and it has become more and more difficult to mine for a long time. After such a long period of improvement in the smelting process, iron ore mining has become a bottleneck limiting Zhangjia's steel output.

After Zhang Han discussed with Zhang Tingfang, he immediately sent exploration personnel to Lubeizhuang. At the same time, Zhang Han also informed Zhang Zhao and Zhang Wang of the matter, and naturally received strong support.

At this time, Zhangjia exploration personnel rely more on experience, and the exploration methods are very backward. They organized their personnel to dig a deep hole five or six feet deep at every distance. Once you've dug up the ore layer, you keep digging to see how the deposit is being stored. Due to the backward survey methods, more than a dozen people have been busy for more than half a year, and the results have only recently come out.

"......, the results are very good. Coal mines are widely distributed, and the quality of the coal is excellent, making it ideal for coking.

Iron ore is hematite, which is not as distributed as coal mines, and after a certain distance apart, it goes deep into the ground, so the grandson did not let them continue to explore. However, the reserves surveyed so far are considerable. What's even better is that the grade of hematite is good, better than that of Bian Dongzhuang, and the iron content is basically around half, and it can be smelted after a little screening.

……

The only regret is that Lubei lacks a fixed water source.

The grandson had asked them to survey the terrain and prepare to build a reservoir at a suitable location.

……”

Lubei is not without water. However, whether it is mineral processing, smelting, or water discharge and blasting, a large and stable continuous water source is required. It is impossible to sustain production with spring water and streams alone. Therefore, a large reservoir needs to be built. In addition, there are a series of facilities such as blast furnaces, chimneys, water drains, roads, iron ore mines and coal mines, which also need to be built before the relocation.

"At the moment, several good places have been selected,......

"You go to see the location, there is a suitable place, you decide,......"

Zhang Zhao is very satisfied with Zhang Han's recent performance.

"Yes, the grandson will live up to his grandfather's expectations."

Zhang Han hurriedly responded, but what he wanted to say today was not this, the iron ore was just an introduction.

"Sun Er and Sixth Uncle have discussed, the conditions in Lubei are so good, it is better to move the smelting workshop to Lubei. Of course, this needs to be done in batches, and we will go through one batch in the middle of next year to see how it goes. If you can, we'll move in together the year after next. ”

Zhang Zhao nodded lightly, this is also how it should be.

"Bian Dong's iron is average, but the coal is still good, and it is not far from Lubei, Haiqu, Bian Nan and Zhangwu, so you can expand the lime kiln, cement kiln and brick kiln there, and retain a small coking kiln to supply the glazed kiln."

Zhang Han took a light breath, his mouth showed eight and a half teeth, and his face was full of sincere smiles.

"Besides, Sun Er thought, the smelting technique can be improved, and the others should be able to do the same. However, the grandson has a family education, and he can't get out. Therefore, if the grandson wants some manpower, they will all be concentrated in Bian Nanzhuang so that the grandson can try it......"

As soon as Zhang Zhao saw Zhang Han's smile, he knew that this was today's drama.

"Who do you want?"

"There were a few people. In the smelting workshop, those who participated in the steel-filling and crucible steel-making were all assigned to it, which was also convenient for secrecy; There are a few glass kilns, a few ceramic kilns, a few coking kilns, and carpenters with good craftsmanship, and they have to ask for a dozen ......."

Seeing that his grandfather had no intention of objecting, Zhang Han's tongue immediately became flexible, and he reported his demands in a row.

Zhang Zhao thought about it, one hundred and ten households, say more or less, say a lot less, it doesn't matter if you give it to Zhang Han. If he had been an outsider, Zhang Zhao would have disposed of him a long time ago - the Zhang family no longer needed such a person. However, Zhang Han is a grandson, and he is kind-hearted, no matter how much he tosses, it will not be unfavorable to the Zhang family. Zhang Zhao also went with him.

How did Zhang Han know, in the blink of an eye, Zhang Zhao thought about it like this, and when he saw that his grandfather agreed, he was very happy in his heart.

Zhang Han's small workshop, the Zhang Research Center in Dahan Guowu County, was thus established. In the years that followed, the small workshop played a huge role in turning many of Zhang Han's dreams into reality.

[Be kind, read a book and smash the ticket]

PS: There is a change in the middle of the night.