Daming: I am the most powerful emperor grandson, please abdicate the throne

Chapter 173 Industrial Transfer
  Zhu Xuan got off the boat and selected a piece of land not far from the shore as the site of the factory.

He is not worried that the Annan people will object and be unwilling to give this land.

The entire Annan was under Ming's gunfire, and they had no choice but to withhold it.

When Guo Ze brought the surrendered soldiers, Zhu Xuan expressed his intention to hire them to work. To show his sincerity, he advanced their future wages and gave each of them one tael of silver.

The currency of the Ming Dynasty was also hard currency in Annan and could also be used.

The first batch of 10,000 surrendered soldiers were hired. Before they started work, Zhu Xuan spent 10,000 taels of silver, but these 10,000 taels directly mobilized the enthusiasm of these surrendered soldiers.

Zhu Xuan continued to arrange the mining, the coal washing, the construction of the factory, and various divisions of labor.

The Yingtian ship also brought a lot of cement, which was used in the construction of the factory.

After arrangements were made at the coal mine, Zhu Xuan asked Guo Ze to take them to the Guisha Iron Mine, build a second factory, let some of the surrendered troops stay here to mine, and then prepare enough ships to transport the iron ore. Go to the coal mine.

A complete production line is formed between the two mines.

In addition to coal and iron mines, Zhu Xuan also led people to survey, looking for tungsten ore, pyrite, silver ore, gold ore, etc.

Regardless of whether Chen Tianping and the locals agree or not, as long as he finds a place that can be mined, Zhu Xuan will forcefully take the land. If the local people are willing to mine and work in the factory, the upfront money will be sufficient. If you don't want to, you can move out, and some money will be given for land acquisition, etc.

In addition to minerals, Zhu Xuan is also building dams and hydropower stations.

However, considering that the scale of the factory will be expanded in the future and the electricity generated by the hydropower station will not be enough, Zhu Xuan also planned a thermal power station and asked Hou Xian to lead a group of technical personnel from Yingtian to put into construction as soon as possible.

In the blink of an eye, more than a month has passed.

With tens of thousands of people working at the same time, the speed can be very fast.

The factory is almost built. Lathes and other machines brought from Yingtian can be installed in the factory and wires are connected.

The money Zhu Xuan brought was almost spent, so he dug silver mines and opened furnaces to smelt it in the factory.

"Don't make this silver into the style of ingots. All of it should be cast into silver coins. One silver coin weighs about one or two, and its appearance is similar to that of copper coins." Zhu Xuan also changed the style of the silver.

Silver in ancient times was more troublesome to trade.

For example, if you buy something for one tael of silver and you pay with ten taels of silver, and the seller doesn't have enough change, he has to cut off a piece of the ten taels of silver and weigh it for payment.

In addition to the shape of pieces of ingots, ancient silver also had the shape of broken silver.

The craftsmen knew immediately what kind of silver coins should be minted.

This is Annan, not the Ming Dynasty for the time being.

Zhu Xuan minting coins privately will not have any problems for the time being, as long as the quantity is not large and does not flow into the Ming Dynasty in large quantities.

In addition to minting coins, the factory planned by Zhu Xuan is also developing a profit model, making many spinning jenny machines, building some agricultural tools for sale, and selling cement, etc.

The goods produced in these factories were not only sold in Annan, but also prepared several merchant ships to be sent overseas for sale, earning enough money to support factory production.

"Our industrial chain here is almost complete."

Zhu Xuan opened the planning book, looked at the work progress reported by Hou Xian and others, and continued: "Now we just need a thermal power plant. Once this is built, we can build more machine tools and the electricity will be enough. "

Hou Xian, Zheng He and others were listening below and taking notes carefully.

"Guo Ze, please arrange for someone to build a second warship, a warship as big as our Yingtian ship."

Zhu Xuan ordered again.

Guo Ze was originally an officer, but Zhu Xuan thought he was quite good, so he asked Mu Sheng to bring him over.

Guo Ze is also willing to follow.

He could see that the Fifth Emperor's grandson had great potential.

If you stay with the Fifth Emperor's grandson, you will be able to enjoy the world in the future.

Zhu Xuan will not stay in Annan for a long time and needs someone to calm down the situation. Guo Ze is such a person. As an officer, he can lead troops and has leadership skills.

Mu Sheng also felt that this person was good and could be reused, but it was a pity that he was poached by Zhu Xuan. "good!"

Guo Ze nodded.

Zhu Xuan added: "If I stay here for a while, I will respond to the sky and bring the first batch of steel pipes back. Guo Ze needs to keep an eye on the early development."

Their weapons are only preliminary processed here.

The steel pipes need to be assembled into guns and cannons are made, all of which are sent back to the Yingtian factory.

Deeper technical issues still need to be kept secret, and Annan people cannot be allowed to learn from them secretly.

Guo Ze nodded again.

The meeting was almost in progress. Zhu Xuan asked them to adjourn the meeting. When he walked out of the conference room and saw the factories that were still being built outside, Zhu Xuan still felt quite accomplished.

In addition to this kind of military factory, Zhu Xuan also arranged for Guo Ze to set up a chemical factory.

The purpose is to make insulation materials and some commonly used plastics, which can be used to make profits and be sent to Nanyang for sale.

"Congratulations to Your Highness, the industrial transfer has achieved preliminary results."

Hou Xian flattered him.

Zhu Xuan said: "It's just the beginning, but it's not enough. We must remember that our journey is the stars and the sea!"

There is only one Yingtian ship, which is really not enough. He also needs to bring many warships back to give to Grandpa Huang so that Grandpa Huang can conquer the world.

In the following time, Zhu Xuan stayed near the factory for more than a month.

The scale of the factory here is very close to that of Yingtian.

The thermal power plant has been built next to the coal mine. There is no need to consider any other issues when generating electricity. However, it is not yet possible to generate electricity because the thermal power technology and machinery are not yet in place.

In addition, Mu Sheng completely used Chen Tianping to control the entire Annan.

Many young and middle-aged people in Annan knew that they could make money by helping Zhu Xuan mine, and most of them signed up to join the factory.

Even if Chen Tianping wanted to recruit troops to rebel, no one would be willing to join the army.

As a soldier, you fight life and death, and you can only get a small amount of military pay.

Sometimes, they don’t even have military pay and are deducted by Annan’s generals. How can they earn money quickly by mining?
  The hearts of the people of Annan were conquered by Ming's sugar-coated bullets.

"Uncle Mu, are we ready to go back?"

Zhu Xuan asked.

Mu Sheng nodded and said: "I have arranged everything in Annan, and the memorial has been sent to Yingtian. Next, His Majesty will send someone to take over, and I should go back to Kunming."

Zhu Xuan said: "I miss Sister Yuanjun, let's go back together!"

Mu Sheng smiled and said, "Okay!"

This future son-in-law was so kind to his daughter, which made him feel happy in his heart.

After returning to Kunming, Zhu Xuan's next step is to respond to Tian.

As for those places in Southeast Asia and the Nanyang Islands, when he comes next time, the fleet will be ready, and he will slowly conquer and control Srivijaya and other places. It will be much easier to conquer other countries in the future.

Determined to go back, they quickly left Annan.

When I returned to Kunming, Mu Yuanjun, whom I hadn't seen for a long time, happily ran over and said, "Brother..."

"Uncle Mu, I want to take Sister Yuanjun back to Yingtian, is that okay?"

Zhu Xuan looked at Mu Sheng expectantly.

After hearing this, Mu Yuanjun looked at his father expectantly.

(End of this chapter)