Although there are many aspects that Xu Kuang himself is not clear, it doesn't matter, Xu Kuang only needs to point out one direction, and then the thousands of alchemy priests, scientists, and mathematicians under his command will quickly open up the direction that Xu Kuang pointed out.

Xu Kuang was very satisfied with the current situation of Gladiolus City, which was almost equal to no shortcomings for other places, not only was it rich in martial virtues, but it was also rich.

But for Xu Kuang, he wants much more than that.

Xu Kuang took a deep breath and remembered other things.

He came to the smelting workshop and found Huang Xiumei.

Huang Xiumei watched Xu Kuang arrive and hurriedly saluted.

Xu Kuang frowned slightly, and he asked:

"Your metal smelting workshop is still too inefficient, which is not good, and your R&D progress is too slow."

What Xu Kuang said was the second biggest problem in Mushroom Ridge at present, the material problem.

Because of the new propellant, the barrel of rifles and guns has to withstand more energy when it is discharged, but the material cannot keep up, so the barrel can only be made thicker.

As a result, transportation becomes a new problem.

Although Xu Kuang already had a tractor, the weight of a 105 gun reached 2 tons when the barrel continued to thicken, which almost became a constraint for the army, which was not very good, and the heavy artillery with a larger caliber could not be transported at all, so this was also the reason why Xu Kuang never made larger caliber artillery.

When Huang Xiumei heard this, she also sighed.

She also has bitterness and can't say it, the metallurgical industry is no better than other industries, this kind of industry is too bitter, those baby bumps with knowledge and brains are unwilling to come here, even if she raises the salary to a very outrageous level, few people are willing to come.

This made Huang Xiumei very uncomfortable.

Huang Xiumei explained to Xu Kuang the predicament she was encountering now, Xu Kuang understood at once, he nodded, and said to Huang Xiumei:

"I know, don't worry, I will solve the problems you encounter, isn't it talent, I will help you find it.".

When Huang Xiumei heard this, she nodded.

Xu Kuang sighed, he said so, but if he could go to a better place, who wouldn't want to go.

However, Xu Kuang is not too worried about this problem, the 105 cannon is enough for the current Mushroom Ridge, and when the productivity of Mushroom Ridge reaches a new level, he can concentrate on studying the steel formula.

……

Xu Kuang returned to the laboratory and continued to discuss the problem with Aiwen, and when Aiwen learned that Xu Kuang wanted to develop metal smelting, he said to Xu Kuang:

"You're crazy, this iron is still iron in the end of your research, what's the use?".

Xu Kuang shook his head, and he said to Ai Wen:

"No, you're wrong, the performance of steel is not yet over, if we continue to research steel and improve the performance of steel, we can save a lot of costs in the future, do you understand?".

Ewen shook his head, he didn't understand, he was an alchemical priest, not an engineer, he naturally didn't understand the power of industrialization.

Xu Kuang said to Ai Wen:

"Sir, I asked you to come to let you raise the height of the alchemy level of the gladiolus, and what I am doing now is to increase the width of the alchemy level of the gladiolus, height and width are sometimes equally important, do you agree with this?"

Ai Wen nodded, of course he understood this, but he still couldn't understand that Xu Kuang could obviously concentrate on research, improve his strength, and become a bigger nobleman, but why did he do this......

Ewen wasn't a tactful person, and he wanted to know, so he asked.

Xu Kuang sighed, this is not the bad thing of a heart, he knows that there are some things that cannot be said to Aiwen, so he is considering.

He said to Awen:

"Actually, it's simple, I need money, and if the productivity here develops, I can have a lot of money, you have to understand that the money that others give you is not the same as the money you earn yourself."

Ewen was silent for a moment, and after a moment, he nodded, as if moved by the statement.

But Xu Kuang knows very well that a simple person can become the highest peak in a certain aspect, but he will definitely not become the vice president of a magic academy.

Xu Kuang sighed, he also felt that it was difficult, others were not of the same mind as him, and it was difficult for him to try to trust Aiwen.

Both of them tacitly turned the conversation to one side.

……

Mercenary Guild

The vice president looked at the cigarette in his hand and asked:

"You mean, the mercenaries have been obsessed with smoking this lately?"

The deacon who had brought the cigarette nodded.

"Nothing wrong, right?".

"There is no problem, ordinary people may get lung disease if they smoke too much, but there is nothing wrong with professionals who smoke too much."

The vice president nodded and asked:

"Then tell me what you think."

"I think we can contact the merchants who sell this thing, we can buy directly from the source, and we can also provide an income for the mercenary union, you say?"

The vice president nodded, acknowledging that he was moved, and he asked:

'How much does this stuff cost in a pack?' ’。

The deacon laughed:

"You have a pack of twenty copper coins in your hand, and there are ten copper coins and five copper coins in the rest."

The vice president frowned slightly, and he smiled bitterly:

"Even if this thing sells for a thousand packs and ten thousand packs, how much can it sell."

The deacons were negative.

"If hundreds of millions of registered members of the mercenary union smoke this thing, we ......."

That's when the vice president realized the importance of this thing.

A flash of inspiration flashed through his mind, and he asked:

"Wouldn't we just make it ourselves?"

The deacon smiled bitterly:

"The raw materials of this thing are extremely simple, it's not that we can't make it, but we can't reduce the cost, I estimated that the place where cigarettes are made can ship tens of millions of cigarettes every day."

The vice president was silent, pondered for a moment, and then said to the deacon:

"Well, that's all carte blanche to you, you go to the lord who made the cigarettes, and tell him that there's a big business to give him."

The deacon saluted the vice president and turned to leave.

After the deacon left, the vice president sighed and muttered:

"It's worthy of the kingdom of Alto, because the king likes alchemy, and the whole kingdom is stained with a bit of tricks and tricks."

And Xu Kuang didn't know at this time that a huge cake fell on his head.

Xu Kuang was still thinking about how to develop Gladiolus City next.

At present, in Jianlan City, the people can only be fed and clothed, and in terms of medical treatment, Xu Kuang relies on the preparation of antibiotics, and there are still ways to deal with external injuries, but for some diseases, there is really no way to start.