Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 225 Light Industry Outlook

In addition to the quilt factory, there are also a series of light industrial enterprises that will be put into operation in the first five-year plan.The first is the daily chemical factory, which manufactures soap, one of the great artifacts of time travel.

"The process and technology of soap are relatively simple, and the product can be shipped quickly."

"What about the oil problem?" Ji Situi thought it was easy for you to say, but I still find it difficult to come up with glycerin——Wu Nanhai will not give him the oil unless it is used to the level of waste oil.So far, all the industrial grease is the lard used when the shipyard refurbished the Fubo.

Wu Nanhai raised his hand helplessly: "Don't look at me, the Council of Agriculture didn't solve the problem so quickly."

"Vegetable oil doesn't work either? Hainan is full of coconuts, isn't coconut oil easy to get?"

"Coconuts? Unfortunately, there are no coconuts in Lingao." Wu Nanhai replied clearly, "The only coconuts are a few seedlings in my farm."

"That's right, I haven't seen a coconut for so long after I've been ashore."

"The distribution of native coconuts in Hainan Island is not here," Luo Duo said, "They are all in the south-central region, and you can send fleets to pick them or buy them."

"Isn't it okay to buy dried coconut directly in Dongmen City?"

"It's not easy. Hainan's dried coconut trade has a long history, but it all flows to Qiongshan County, just like the betel nut trade."

Considering the important use of oil to the group, the executive committee decided to use a two-pronged approach to obtain coconuts.On the one hand, a long-range exploration team was sent to explore south along the coastline by boat to see where a large-scale supply of coconuts could be obtained.Coconuts are very useful economic crops.On the other hand, Lin Quan'an, a buyer, was sent to various counties on the island to purchase dried coconut.

Peanuts are the only oil crops that can be used immediately in Lingao, especially in coastal areas and high mountain areas, where peanuts are widely planted and there are also a small number of oil-pressing workshops.The Council of Agriculture decided to promote the cultivation of high-quality peanuts in the mountains around Damei Village in the Gaoshanling area.Add another hydraulic oil press in the hydraulic grain processing factory in Bairen City.

"Soap is a great trade product. It is a magic tool for ladies and gentlemen."

"Coconut oil can be used to make transparent soap, and it can also be added with fragrance to make it into scented soap."

"Make a few more beautiful molds, add colorful tones, those ladies and ladies will go crazy—"

Seeing everyone's intoxicated faces offering advice and suggestions, Wen Desi couldn't help but smile wryly; this is a typical example of the foolishness of many people who treat Ming Dynasty people as money.The people of the Ming Dynasty were naturally not stupid. It is true that they lack the knowledge of hundreds of years of time travelers. The problem is that they do not have much money.It is really hard to say how much market demand there was for soap in China at that time.As a luxury, there may be some sales, but as a mass commodity, basically no one would buy it-the ancients had saponins and pig pancreas to use.

Fortunately, soap is also useful to the Time Travel Group itself, whether it is to ensure cleanliness or for industrial use.Glycerin, a by-product of soap making, and other things are useful chemicals.

Matches, another time travel artifact.The technology of matches is very simple, as long as you find phosphorus, it is better to have rosin and antimony, these things are not difficult to find.In contrast, Wen Desi is more confident in the sales of matches——compared with scythes and flints, the advantages of matches in terms of convenience are too great.

"Phosphorus processing is easy to talk about, but there is no phosphate rock in the local area." Ji Situ said.

"It's not far from the Dongsha Islands. Send a boat to dig out the struvite. The struvite can not only extract phosphorus, but also be used as fertilizer."

Wu Nanhai immediately agreed: "Our Council of Agriculture also needs phosphate fertilizer, this proposal is good."

"We need to use boats again." Ma Qianzhu murmured and added a sum to the boat schedule - the current boats are still tight, the number of boats is not small, and there is a shortage of reliable and qualified sailors.

Wu Nanhai said: "I propose to establish a farm tool factory, which will be jointly organized by the Agriculture Committee and the Ministry of Light Industry. Not only our own farm needs a lot of farm tools, but the local farmers also have a great demand for high-quality iron farm tools. According to my proposal to the farm According to the survey of the long-term workers, the local iron farm tools are not only inferior, but also scarce, and the price is very high, seriously affecting agricultural production.”

He unfolded a roll of drawings, on which he drew many different styles of farm implements and some large agricultural machinery.

"These are farm tools that I have selected and improved from the farm tool patterns in the original time and space according to the local planting habits and land conditions. They are highly targeted, light in weight, and save materials. Once they are put into the market, they will definitely be greatly welcomed by farmers."

He went on to say: "Our Council of Agriculture's next plan is to carry out the activities of the agricultural mutual aid group. Giving farmers and landowners participating in this system high-quality agricultural tools will greatly increase our attractiveness and help liberate local labor. "

"Yes, processing agricultural tools is not difficult for our machinery department. What are those big guys?" Zhan Wuya asked.

"Agricultural machinery. Harvesters, wheel plows, seed drills..."

"What traction? A steam engine?"

"It's fine to use a steam engine, or a horse." Wu Nanhai said that these agricultural tools are drawn from his agricultural history textbooks. Basically, they are drawn by animal power, and steam engines with small horsepower can also be used.

Next, the Council of Agriculture also asked the Ministry of Light Industry to plan a series of food-related enterprises such as food factories and breweries to be jointly organized by the Council of Agriculture and the Ministry of Light Industry.

Wu Nanhai said: "The raw materials of these enterprises all come from the agricultural sector, and it would be better for both parties to jointly operate them."

Therefore, the food factory, meat joint factory, and brewery in Mo Xiaoan's five-year plan have all become joint projects with the Council of Agriculture.Under the proposal of the Council of Agriculture, the manufacturers with various names in these plans were merged into the "Grain, Oil and Foodstuffs Corporation" under the dual leadership of the Council of Agriculture and the Ministry of Light Industry.

The company includes Bopu's seafood processing factory, which is responsible for processing one-fifth of the "fishing tax" paid by fishermen who fish in the sea near Bopu every day. It can process salted fish, grilled dried fish, and fish boards. , fish sauce, fish oil, dried sea vegetables and fish meal.Upgrade the slaughterhouse of the farm in Bairen City to a meat joint factory. In addition to slaughtering and providing fresh meat, it will also produce bacon, jerky, sausage, ham and the like.

In addition to processing rice and noodles, the grain processing factory will also add oil-extracting equipment, increase grain deep-processing capacity, and use simple manual and hydraulic machinery to manufacture noodles, bread and biscuits.Use the processed leftovers to process feed, fertilizer and manufacture rice bran oil.

A new brewing workshop was set up to make soy sauce, vinegar, sauce and wine.In addition, various pickles, salted eggs, preserved eggs and the like are produced.The local area is not suitable for growing soybeans, so they can be imported from the mainland. As for vinegar and rice wine, they are all necessary for cooking.Self-produced liquor, beer and fruit wine are even easier for the people who travel through time.Xue Ziliang proposed DIY beer and fruit wine several times, but it was not possible because there was no barley and grapes. Hops have already been planted in a small experimental field on the farm-although this is not suitable for growing such crops.

A beverage workshop will also be added. It is estimated that in the first five-year plan, the fruit tree production of the Shuo Group will not be enough to support the juice industry, but the large-scale mass production of glass bottles will be enough to support the mass production of soft drinks—in fact, Ma Qian saw A simple soda making machine has been designed according to the data.

These products are basically for personal use, taking into account a small amount of local sales.Liquor can also be exported if there is a large output.

Li Haiping said: "Let's make canned fruit. Under the current conditions, fruits can neither be kept fresh nor transported. We sell canned sugar water, which should be liked by rich people--the Jiangnan area is relatively stable now. In the north, it is relatively easy to eat in winter." Fresh fruit supplements vitamins and is easy to carry, Manchu nobles should be interested in it. There are also canned meat, as long as the price is suitable for Manchurians, they will like it."

Mo Xiaoan said: "As long as the metallurgical department can produce galvanized iron sheets, it is not difficult to make cans."

"It's okay to use glass cans, the key to canned fruit is sugar water—"

Ma Qianju said: "It's not that simple. Sealing and sterilizing cans is still a bit difficult for us. It's better not to start the canning industry until the machinery department provides suitable equipment."

Although cans appeared quite early, as early as Napoleon’s time, the problem of sealing and disinfection of cans has always plagued manufacturers for a long time. Until the middle of the 19th century, it was not uncommon for cans to be corrupted due to incomplete sealing and disinfection.

"Instant noodles are not difficult, right? I remember that instant noodles are based on Yifu noodles. If we further process them properly, this kind of portable food should have a lot of promise."

"Hainan is not suitable for growing wheat, is it? How do you make the noodles? Do you use sweet potato flour?"

"Noodles made with sweet potato flour don't taste very good. But the ancients probably didn't have such high requirements. Mix some rice flour or something."

"I'm afraid that sweet potato flour can be made into noodles. The protein is a little low."

"There is no problem in growing wheat in Lingao." Wu Nanhai said, "There are sporadic plantings, but most farmers have no experience in this kind of planting, so we need to promote it."

"Cigarettes! The nobles of Manchuria love to smoke! They are used to smoking pipe tobacco and water pipes, so we sell them paper cigarettes. This thing is fashionable!"

"Haiping, why do you sell things to Jiannu all day long!"

"They robbed Chongzhen so much money, it's not a sin for us not to help Huachai Huachai." Li Haiping said nonchalantly.

"That's right, Jiannu entered the customs several times during the reign of Chongzhen, and each time they robbed a lot of property and people. We used such luxuries to consume a lot of their financial resources, that is, to strengthen ourselves and weaken the enemy!"

"Cigarettes with opium! Smoke them to death."

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"Okay, okay, don't digress!" Ma Qianju was also moved when he heard this, but this matter is too contrary to universal principles, and the rightists will definitely not agree.

The much-anticipated cigarette factory has been put into production a few days ago. It is neither under the Ministry of Agriculture nor the Ministry of Light Industry, but directly under the Planning Commission—the system of tobacco monopoly, which seems to be inherited.

The executive committee originally expected that this cigarette factory would not only meet the needs of the cross-border people, but also serve as a growth point for their foreign trade commodities—this is not too delusional. The demand for tobacco in the late Ming Dynasty was already huge. Tobacco production is already very impressive.Cigarettes are a new thing with unique appearance and taste, and are convenient to smoke. Whether it is the upper layer that pursues novelty or the lower layer that pursues simplicity and practicality, cigarettes can meet their needs.

(End of this chapter)