"Come on, prepare the contract!" In this way, the government's steam engines were in short supply, and the new machines that had just been built were quickly sold out.

Chu Ze looked at the empty warehouse and couldn't help but sigh with emotion.

"Li Xing, you say, what should we do next?" Chu Ze asked.

Li Xing pondered for a moment and said, "Lord Wang, in my opinion, we have to hurry up and continue to produce more steam engines. These merchants and families are all profit-seeking, but they are not easy to fool, and if they see that someone else has a steam engine but not their own, they may make some trouble. "Makes sense." Chu Ze nodded and said, "It seems that we have to speed up the production schedule." ”

At this time, Chu Ze looked at Zhao Si and Li Xing, and gave an order: "Zhao Si, you immediately go and gather more craftsmen to come, and you will not hesitate to spend a lot of money, and recruit as many people as you want." Li Xing, you are solely responsible for the follow-up production of steam machines, and it is important to maximize the efficiency. For my part, we will continue to improve the design of the steam engine to reduce the waste of raw materials as much as possible. ”

"Yes!" Zhao Si and Li Xing responded in unison.

They saw the perseverance and determination in the eyes of the prince, and they were immediately extremely excited.

In this way, under Chu Ze's personal deployment, the production of steam engines was immediately accelerated.

Zhao Si ran to tell each other, recruited talents from all over the world, and invited experienced blacksmiths and craftsmen to gather in Fengyang, regardless of age.

Soon, the production workshop was full of people, showing a hot scene.

As the commander-in-chief, Li Xing strictly distributes the process in strict accordance with Chu Ze's requirements to ensure that all links are seamlessly connected.

He personally inspected each post, as long as he found a slight omission, he immediately let the workers correct it, and if there were craftsmen who made repeated mistakes, they would even be criticized in public, so the craftsmen were also full of energy, and they were all engrossed in sweating, lest there be a little mistake and be reprimanded by Li Xing.

And once someone continuously produces qualified parts, Li Xing will praise and encourage them in public, which makes these masters extremely excited and high-spirited.

In this way, under Chu Ze's careful design and Li Xing's strict supervision, the manufacturing efficiency of the steam engine has been rising.

In the surrounding areas of Fengyang and in the cities further afield, in order not to lag behind their competitors, families and wealthy merchants sent their subordinates to Fengyang one after another, and ordered steam machines one after another.

Seeing this, Chu Ze simply restored the prices of all steam engines to their original prices, and there were no longer any discounts, even so, they couldn't stop everyone's enthusiasm for buying.

Just as Chu Ze went all out to step up the production of steam machines, the construction of Fengyang Industrial Zone finally came to a successful end.

The construction of the industrial zone has finally come to a successful end, and the factories of the entire industrial zone have been completed.

For a time, the construction sites were filled with a jubilant atmosphere, and all the workers involved in the construction were full of energy, as if the morning sun had reappeared.

Zhao Er and Li Changji stood in front of the last factory building, looking at each other and smiling.

They looked at each other with a look of pride in their eyes.

"Lao Zhao, we finally saw this day!" Li Changji wiped his sweat and said in an uplifting tone: "From the initial start of construction to the present, we have gone through a lot of hardships!" ”

Zhao Er grinned, nodded with emotion, and said, "It's not, it's really not easy." ”

The two looked at each other and smiled, as if recalling the hardships and tribulations of the past.

At this moment, Li Si suddenly ran over in a hurry and greeted loudly: "Zhao Er, Li Changji, hurry up, the supervisor has sent a message, asking us to go to the prince together to report the good news of the completion of the project!" ”

"What? The prince called us to go? Zhao Er was stunned, suddenly became excited, and hurriedly asked, "What are we waiting for, hurry up!" ”

"That's it, don't lose face in front of the prince later." Li Changji couldn't help but be nervous, so he quickly straightened out his clothes and sorted out his appearance, and then followed Li Si to trot in the direction of the official compound.

In front of the superintendent's house, several officials dressed in brocade clothes have been waiting for a long time.

Zhao Er's entourage hurried to the scene and was reprimanded by an official.

"You coarse people, are you so careless? Let the prince wait for you! An official gave Zhao Er a blank look.

"The villain has eyes and doesn't know Mount Tai, and I hope the adults will forgive their sins!" Zhao Er took Li Changji to kneel down and apologized repeatedly.

Li Si hurriedly stepped forward to explain to the two: "My lords, it was too sudden to be summoned by the prince, so I came a little late. I hope that the adults will open up. ”

"Hmph, forget it," the official waved his hand disdainfully, his tone softened slightly.

At this moment, the figure of the superintendent finally appeared.

"Get up, guys!" Although the voice of the supervisor was not loud, he said with great majesty: "The prince summoned me and waited, and I have to go to the appointment as soon as possible, so as not to make the prince wait for a long time!" ”

When everyone heard this, they stopped talking to each other and waited for themselves.

Seeing this, the supervisor beckoned everyone to walk towards the Fengyang official mansion together.

I didn't say anything all the way, and soon I came to the hall.

I saw Chu Ze sitting precariously with his expression as usual.

Li Xing, Zhao Si and a group of officials Zhao Er and others standing next to him immediately knelt down outside the door, and the supervisor also bowed first, and reported respectfully: "See the prince, the ministers have lived up to the expectations of the prince, the construction task of the industrial zone has been successfully completed, and the subordinates have brought a cadre of craftsmen to report today." ”

Chu Ze listened, nodded slightly, and signaled that he could get up.

Only then did the Supervisor and the others slowly get up and stand with their bows down.

Zhao Er also took the opportunity to look at Chu Ze, and couldn't help but be very excited in his heart.

"The construction of the industrial zone has been arduous, and you have done your best." Chu Ze looked at the group of people in front of him, and said in a calm tone: "Coming to me to summon me today can be regarded as dutiful." ”

"I really don't dare to do it, everything depends on the wise leadership of the prince." Everyone responded with a respectful attitude.

Chu Ze smiled, waved his hand to signal everyone to be calm, and said: "The construction of the industrial zone is only the first step, and what we have to face next is the real challenge." ”

"Once the industrial zone is built, it is natural that it will be put into operation, and all kinds of goods will be produced on a large scale by steam engines. I think you have all seen the power of the steam engine, and their birth will completely change the fate of the entire Fengyang City. ”

"It's a pity that the number of steam engines we produce at present is far from enough, and it can barely meet the needs of local wealthy merchants. In order to further expand the scale of production, it is necessary to fundamentally solve the problem of the supply of raw materials. ”

"Moreover, we can't stop at a single machine like textiles and agricultural machinery. In the future, we will launch a series of new machines, covering steel, weapons, people's livelihood and other industries, so that the demand for raw materials will be several times the current one! (End of chapter)

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