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Chapter 405 Patriarch Liu's Shock
After leaving the palace, Liu Wenju didn't go home, but directly ordered the coachman to go to the steel factory. He hadn't seen the coal stove Wang Xuan mentioned before, so he naturally wanted to inquire about it.

On the way, Liu Wenju asked the driver who was driving the car, and the driver said that it is a thing that burns fire and cooks, but it does not burn firewood, but coal. The main advantage is to save money, and a little coal is enough to cook. It's a one-time meal, which can save a lot of money compared to burning firewood before.

Of course, if you want to burn wood, you can also, the difference is not big, and the stove is small and can be carried at any time.

Master Liu didn't understand what he heard, but luckily he also arrived at the steel factory, so he got out of the car and hurried over.

The iron and steel factory has been divided into three branches, which are mining, smelting, and finishing. The products sold to the outside world are processed products, and individual iron ingots are not sold.

There is a special sales department here in the iron and steel factory, which receives all kinds of businessmen who come to order. After being guided by others, the owner Liu came to the reception.

This place is completely different from the businesses Liu Jiazhu had contacted. It was established by Wang Xuan according to the modern model. Under the leadership of the sales staff, Liu Jiazhu first visited all the products in the steel factory, from kitchen knives of various sizes to iron pots, From all kinds of metal parts to agricultural tools, there is basically everything that one expects to find. As long as it is available in Daming, there is nothing that cannot be made here.

Of course, he also saw the coal stove. After all, it was Wang Xuan who suggested it. The sales staff heard that Mr. Wang specially pointed it out, so of course they paid more attention to it.

"Mr. Liu, look, there are several models of coal stoves here, which can meet the needs of different families and environments."

As he said that, the salesperson directed people to start lighting several models of coal stoves. He pointed to one of the coal stoves with a silver-white flue and said, "If you sell it to the north, I recommend this kind of flue."

"You see, if there is no flue, the smoke can be discharged casually. The main reason is that the smoke is poisonous, and if you smoke too much, it will suffocate people. If it is paired with a flue, you see, the flue is already very hot now. In the north, it can be used not only for cooking, but also for heating the house. It is many times better than traditional charcoal pots. The most important thing is safety and saving. Charcoal pots are also poisonous. Open the windows to ventilate, and the people in the room will also be suffocated."

"As far as I know, many people die every year because of using charcoal basins in winter, but most of them don't know the specific cause of death."

This Liu Patriarch has heard of it, after all, he has been in contact with it to some extent.

"Is this coal available in the north? How much will you save?"

"Haha, there is definitely this. In terms of saving money, the north and the south are different. However, the north must save more. After all, the carbon in the north is more expensive, especially good carbon, but this stove does not pick coal. It can burn any kind of coal." , anyway, in Fujian, we can save three times, if it is in the north, it is conservatively estimated that it can save more than ten times."

Mr. Liu walked around the coal stove for a few times. He felt that this would be a good sell, and he would make a lot of money. After all, it was made of pure iron. I heard that almost all of Fujian has now switched to this coal stove. How could everyone change.

This is still Fujian, and it can be heated in the north, so the sales will definitely be better.

It's just that he can't figure out exactly how good it can be, but he still has channels in the north, whether it's the Jurchen side or the Shanhaiguan generation in Liaodong, so he can try to sell a batch first.

"Remind Mr. Liu, this coal is a good thing, and there are more in the north. Once the coal stoves are popularized, then this coal mine will be a big business." Speaking of this, the salesman looked around, and then he was cautious. He whispered in the ear of Family Master Liu: "On our side, many people died because of the battle in the coal mine. Back then, tens of thousands of troops were mobilized. It is said that the blood flowed like rivers."

Master Liu's heart trembled when he heard it. He didn't think that this person was telling lies. The thing must be true, but it should be exaggerated.

It can only be said that Patriarch Liu has no experience, and he will know in the future that tens of thousands of troops count?
When coal stoves are fully promoted in the north, every coal mine dug is not coal, it is simply gold, and there will be too many bloody rivers of tens of thousands of troops killed!
Those who can occupy coal mines are not powerful. After all, over the years in the north, due to heating problems, the mountains and forests have been cut down. The price of charcoal remains high, and cheap coal is an indispensable necessity for people's lives. Food and clothing are on the same level!
This time in Xincheng, Liu Jiazhu stayed for seven days, especially the trading center. He stayed here for three days and found a lot of valuables. Finally, he returned to Ningbo by boat with satisfaction. As for the stove without coal, he also Ordered 1 pieces, and got [-] knots of flue.

However, the output of the iron and steel plant is still limited, and it is impossible to meet his needs at once. After all, 1 is not too much, but the iron output it consumes is also one-fiftieth of the annual output of Daming.

If calculated according to the steel output of Daming, it would take 2000 years for coal stoves to meet the needs of 40 million households across the country... Although the annual output of the two steel plants in Wangxuan is now the same as that of the entire Daming, the supply of various products is still in short supply. After all, there are too many places where iron is used, and even coal stoves cannot last for 40 years.

Anyway, the salesperson told Master Liu that the goods would not be available until two months at the earliest, and it was almost winter by then, but there was no way to do it, Liu Wenju was a little astonished just thinking about how many catties of iron it was.

He was shocked when he heard the introduction from the salesperson. The annual iron output of Wang Xuan's two steel factories alone was equal to that of the entire Ming Dynasty. He didn't even dare to think about how much it was!

Fortunately, he also took a lot of things with him when he returned. When he came, it was a boat with 300 people. When he returned, there were 20 boats, 10 pieces of cloth, and [-] catties of salted fish. It cost [-] taels of silver to buy the goods, and it was fortunate that he brought some extra money for fear of accidents.

But he did the math, the batch of goods brought back alone can recover the cost and have a certain balance. If the coal stove is shipped to the north for sale in two months, no accident, his 10 taels of principal can double!
Although it doesn't look as good as earning more money by going to Japan's sea trade, but there are fewer risks in Japan's country. There are at most two round trips a year, and the profit of breaking the sky is only 20 yuan. But if it is in the country, he alone can handle it. The scope, after a year, earns more than going to Japan, how can this not make him ecstatic.

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Shipyard, dry dock.

"Sir, the launching ceremony will begin in a while, look..." The supervisor of the shipyard bowed and stood behind Wang Xuan and asked respectfully.

"Well, let me get on board and go to sea with you to test the ship. This is the first batch of large ships with a displacement of 2000 tons built by the shipyard. If the test results are satisfactory, then we will build this standard in the future."

The one launched this time is also used as a transport ship. Wang Xuan thinks that 2000 tons of displacement is enough. As for whether to develop higher ships in the future, we can talk about ships with a displacement of three to four thousand tons.

In addition, in terms of warships, Wang Xuan's final design is one thousand tons of displacement. The hull is long and narrow, and the speed is faster. 2000 tons is too clumsy.

After thinking about the sound of "cracking" firecrackers, Wang Xuan interrupted the red rope with scissors, and immediately, a loud shout spread throughout the dock, "Open the gate, release the water!"

The thick iron chain slid over the pulleys, making a sound of "Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka Ka", the gate slowly opened, and the sea water began to pour in frantically. In the entire dry dock, the sea water rose little by little, until it was more than five meters. Suddenly, the hull began to tremble slightly, and gradually, the entire ship floated up.

"Raise the sails! Set sail!"

Following the command of the captain, hundreds of skilled sailors began to operate together, the sails began to rise little by little, and gradually, the big ship began to slowly drive out of the dock.

On the sea, the experiment lasted for a whole hundred days, before returning to the port in the evening. When the big ship returned, the whole port began to cheer.

The successful construction of the 2000-ton displacement ship represents the upgrade of the shipyard's technology, and also represents Wang Xuan's determination to develop maritime trade. How can people who live by the port not be excited and cheer.

After getting off the boat, Wang Xuan issued an order to invite all the top families in Fujian Province and Nine Mansions to come to Fuzhou for a meeting.

In this meeting, Wang Xuan will use the power of the whole Fujian to make some big moves.

Pigeons flew out from Fuzhou Mansion one by one. On the third day, all the big families in Fujian Province received the news. Wang Xuan invited everyone to Fuzhou Mansion to have a talk.

After receiving the news, each family behaved differently, and the family that had good relations with Wang Xuan had close business contacts, so naturally they readily agreed to go to the appointment, but in the vast Fujian, there are also families that have no connection with Wang Xuan are also invited .

Some of them had some conflicts with Wang Xuan, especially in Xinghua, Quanzhou, and Zhangzhou. Some of the top families turned out to be vassals of the seven major families.

In addition, Wang Xuan has a bad reputation, which makes these families somewhat uncertain.

Zhangzhou, Wei's house, meeting hall.

"Patriarch, why are you looking for an old man?" An old man who was 60 years old walked in tremblingly.

"Don't worry, Uncle Clan, let's discuss it together when everyone arrives." The middle-aged man sitting in the Patriarch's seat said wrinkledly.

After a stick of incense, everyone arrived, and then the head of the Wei family said in a deep voice: "Today, someone sent a message to our Wei family, Wang Xuan, let us go to Fuzhou mansion to see him."

"what!"

This news shocked everyone gasped, and many people were sweating. After all, their family was once married to the Liu family. To a certain extent, they were regarded as the front line of the seven major families, and they were enemies with Wang Xuan.

Although Wang Xuan didn't bother them after destroying the Seven Great Families, Wang Xuan never explicitly let them go, these people have always been uncertain.

Suddenly hearing that Wang Xuan asked Wei's family to go to Fuzhou to meet him, it was inevitable that he would feel agitated.

(End of this chapter)