Qin Ge wanted to pull his arm out, but he woke Qing'er up with one move.

"Well~~ Tianwu!" Qing'er moved and felt her lower body burning, her pretty face turned red in an instant, and she hurriedly buried her face in Qin Ge's chest.

Qin Ge was so funny that he immediately reacted again.

Qing'er's tender white and slender legs touched Qin Ge's one, and she was even more shy. Her whole body pressed on Qin Ge and said, "Tianwu, let's sleep for a while!"

How can Qin Ge sleep?

It was not until noon that the two of them got up. Qing'er, who had experienced the nourishment of love, looked glorious, and Qin Ge, who had just become a man, was also energetic.

Qin Ge is going to go to the steel factory today. Steel factory is the top priority. Without steel, it is difficult to do anything. Maybe you can go to Britain and Germany to order warships, and Mauser to order guns, but these are always easily controlled by others. Today, the Qing Dynasty has a sixth fleet in the world, but it still cannot be ranked among the great powers. Because of its weak comprehensive national strength, the Qing Dynasty did not have a complete steel industry system, so almost everything needs to be purchased. Even if there was a Hanyang Iron Factory later, the steel produced could not be used to make cannons, and the technology was insufficient! Most of the steel produced could only be sold to Japan at a low price.

War is inseparable from steel, warships, guns, and weapons of war all require steel. It can be said that if two countries start war and one of them does not have an iron and steel industry, the outcome of the war will be determined when the war begins.

In Qin Ge's eyes, Japan is not worth mentioning. If it had not received compensation from Sino-Japanese Wu, Japan's strength would be a slag in Qin Ge's eyes, because Japan did not have a complete steel industry at this time, and all ships were purchased by foreign purchases. The Qing Dynasty also had a Fuzhou Shipbuilding Bureau. In 1889, it built a 2,000-ton offshore defense ironclad ship for the Beiyang Navy. The largest dock that Japan owned was the Anderson's first, and now it was not able to build ships. All the original workers had gone to Hawaii.

Qin Ge visited the Hawaii Steel Factory accompanied by Anderson and others. Qing'er had a first experience in personnel and was unable to move, so Qin Ge did not let her follow him.

The steel plant is very large, and 1 million pounds is not a small amount. The total investment of Hanyang Iron Factory is only 5 million taels of silver, while Qin Ge's initial investment was 4 million taels.

After visiting the steel plant, Qin Ge found that except for the need to add a small amount of equipment, the existing equipment did not need to be modified.

Louis, the manager of the steel plant, said proudly: "All the equipment here is the latest, better than the German Krupp, but not as big as Krupp."

Qin Ge said happily: "Well, after the gold comes back, we will first improve the construction of the steel plant and start construction as soon as possible. By the way, how is the acquisition of the iron ore?"

"Now iron ore is mainly transported from the Americas and the Philippines. Our purchase price is much higher than the market price. Now we only enter but not leave."

"Money is not a problem. I don't plan to make money from the steel factory. As long as it can meet the needs of the military industry, I will give you drawings tomorrow and produce 200,000 barrel steel bars for me first."

"200,000 barrels, this is fine, but boss, when will we start producing composite armored steel plates?" Louis thought of Qin Ge's new forging technology, and his eyes shone.

"Cruisers do not need protection, and they do not need to use composite armored steel plates. When the steel plant is perfected, they should produce composite armored steel plates." Qin Ge said.

British Embassy in Hawaii.

"Parson, how are you thinking? You can get 80,000 pounds with just one vote. You just need to find an excuse to go back to the UK. You can get 8,000 pounds with just one trip. How easy is this!" After Qin Ge left yesterday, Kered began to consider how to get the best benefit from the gold that was sold. He thought of many ways in a row, but he could only get 2,000 pounds at most, because a little deducted in every link. He thought of transporting it back to the UK directly, but he was afraid of pirates. He thought of a way that was both safe and profitable, and let the warship stationed here transport the gold back! So he found Parson, the captain of the cruiser Anna, stationed in Hawaii.

Parson has been stationed in Hawaii for two years. In fact, he doesn't like it. Moreover, the benefit of the Empire here is just white sugar. There is no need to send warships to station. When the Imperial ship drove to this neutral port, Germany and France also sent a warship to station at the port. Now they have to face Germany and France every day, which has made him feel uncomfortable. It is said that Russia has sent a cruiser in the Far East to Hawaii. Fortunately, the Empire also sent an additional cruiser, otherwise he would be one to three, and the Empire's energy in Hawaii would be much smaller.

Parson was very moved by Corred's proposal. 8,000 pounds is not a small amount. Many people can't make 8,000 pounds in their entire lives. Although Parson was moved, he was not blinded by money. As the navy of the British Empire, his main task was to safeguard the interests of the empire. He said: "Minister Corred, if my warship leaves Hawaii, have you ever thought about the consequences?"

"The consequences? What consequences can there be?" Curred said in confusion.

"Once my warship leaves Hawaii, your weight will become much lighter here, your weight will become lighter, and the Empire's interests in Hawaii may be damaged."

"Well, that's right, is there nothing else to do?"

"A warship will come over the Far East in a few days. I can find an excuse to go back then, but the gold cannot be placed on the warship. Another ship must be transported."

"This is easy to deal with. Mr. Qin should have a boat."

"By the way, Minister Kered, do you know about this Mr. Qin? How could he have so much gold?"

"I don't know him. I just met him yesterday. He gave me two pieces of gold, so I met him," said Corred, a little embarrassed when he said this. Seeing that Parson's expression had not changed, he continued: "Bob said that his guards had received very strict military training, and he asked me for a letter of recommendation for studying in the Naval Academy yesterday. There were 12 students in total. As for his gold, look at this," Corred took out a piece of gold with a tooth mark on it. "There is a man printed on it, which should be produced from China. Even if it is not China, it is made by Chinese people. It is very likely that they are Chinese in the Philippines."

"Short-haired Chinese, Naval Academy, Gold... Is it the Philippines? I heard that it is not very peaceful there now." Parson murmured.

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Chapter completed!