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Chapter 274 Tinplate Lunch Box

Purficott's will and ideas were quickly implemented.

The 17th Guards Division has now been placed under the management of the Northern Territory. As a lord, Purficott naturally has the right to purchase some equipment she deems necessary for her army, even if it is just a lunch box.

Naturally, it is impossible for Pignisberg to have any objections to Purficott's decision in this matter. On the contrary, they are very supportive of this matter, or very welcome.

After all, Purficott placed the order with the factory in Pignysburg. For Pignysburg, where the unemployment rate remains high, although it cannot be said to solve the problem immediately, it can be said to be a long-term solution. It's raining.

The local factory quickly signed a contract with Perficott. After Perficott provided samples and specific parameter requirements, they quickly produced the first batch of samples.

After all, it's just a lunch box, so it's not that difficult to make.

Although in the history of the original world, most of these lunch boxes were made of aluminum, it is obvious that this world did not have the ability to produce aluminum on a large-scale industrial scale at this time, so iron was still used.

The tinplate used to make cans has a certain strength and hardness, good formability and is easy to weld. It is a very good material, so there is no problem in making lunch boxes.

Pignissberg originally had related factories, which were originally used to produce military cans for the military. However, with the end of the war, the troops stationed here no longer need to march long distances. The soldiers can eat fresh food. Naturally, No one wants to chew on the can.

However, this did not lead to the closure of the cannery, but turned to the civilian market. After all, canned food, which can be stored for a long time, is still very practical and marketable for ordinary people.

Purficott, who had already inspected those factories, could only comment on them as being old and long overdue for replacement.

After getting the sample, Purficott was not too satisfied with the tinplate lunch boxes produced in Pignisberg, but considering that it was not practical to produce aluminum or stainless steel lunch boxes in this era, he had to make do with it.

The so-called tinplate, more professionally or standardly called tinplate, is a cold-rolled steel plate plated with a thin layer of metallic tin on the surface. Because of its non-rusting and corrosion-resistant properties, plus its non-toxic and odorless properties, it is very popular in stainless steel. Before its emergence, it has been a main material widely used in food packaging.

Correspondingly, Pignisberg also built related industries supporting the cannery, and a steel plant that could produce tinplate was naturally established accordingly.

After all, even if she could use alchemy to master the relevant production technology, this was not something a city with industrial decline like Pignisberg could meet the technical requirements.

To a certain extent, the cannery can be regarded as one of the economic pillars of Pignysburg. The cannery that maintains its operation by selling cans can be regarded as stabilizing the supporting related industries and preventing the unemployment of Pignysburg. The rate is completely out of control.

As for tinplate, Purficott is not unfamiliar with this material. After all, before she traveled through time, there were many products using this material in the original world, especially various canned products when Purficott was a child. There are just too many.

Using this material to make lunch boxes, although after long-term use, there will be problems such as the tin coating falling off, resulting in the lunch box not being so durable, this is a disadvantage in the eyes of the factory that produces it.

After all, if a lunch box lasts for decades without breaking, doesn’t that mean they can only do a one-time deal?

Only this kind of lunch box needs to be replaced after being used for a few years, so that it can bring a steady stream of orders and profits to the factory. Purficott naturally knew this, but she would not make any special comments about it. She only asked for the use of enamel technology on the lunch box to increase the service life of the lunch box.

Although enameling tinplate may sound a bit repetitive, it is actually a very practical approach.

The factory naturally did not dare to refuse Purficott's request. For Pignisberg, this was a new industry that could save lives, and they could not lose this batch of orders.

But for Purficott, Pignisberg was not her only option.

So even though there is no enamel factory in Pignysburg, they are still gritting their teeth and preparing to squeeze out funds to upgrade technology to meet Purficott's requirements.

This is not to say that the factory owners in Pignisberg attach great importance to this order. Although they do attach great importance to it, they do not go to the extent of upgrading factory technology for such an order.

In the past few decades, Pignisberg has not encountered very important orders, but that did not allow them to take the initiative to upgrade the factory's production technology.

The reason why they are willing to grit their teeth and squeeze out funds this time is that the situation in Pignisberg has become increasingly serious, and it will be impossible to survive without upgrading.

On the other hand, Purficott's identity did play a certain role, but more importantly, these factory owners were optimistic about the market for this kind of lunch box. In addition to selling it to the army, they could also sell it to workers.

Factories in this era are not so kind as to build canteens for workers. In most factories, workers solve the problem of eating by themselves. At most, the factory will give you some time for lunch.

Other factories that are willing to provide lunch also require employees to prepare their own tableware.

For factory owners, they wish that workers would not have to have lunch and could work for half an hour more for themselves, but obviously this is not practical.

Therefore, being able to shorten the meal time of workers as much as possible has become the main consideration of these factory owners.

Although a small lunch box is inconspicuous, it can shorten the meal preparation time and make it easier for workers to bring their own meals. This is a good thing in the eyes of factory owners, and they will naturally see this kind of lunch box. market prospects.

And these naturally affect the workers in Pignisberg, because some workers who were facing unemployment due to insufficient factory operating rates can return to the factory to get a job, and even the unemployment rate, which has been continuing to rise, can For the first time, there was a decline.

This immediately put the workers' federation, which was preparing to carry out demonstration activities, into a passive position. They began to hesitate and hesitate whether they should continue to organize workers' demonstrations at this moment. After all, the disturbance at this time will greatly affect the whole process. of a city.

But after some intense discussions, Karen and the leaders of the Workers' Federation decided to launch this Y march to make the factory owners and Pignisberg officials suffer.

(End of this chapter)