【PS: Sorry, today there is only one chapter. I will definitely make up for the one I owe. I apologize.】

"Brother Liu Mo!"

Ouyang Shuo looked up and saw Liu Mo standing at the door.

"Please come in!"

Ouyang Shuo stood up and welcomed Liu Mo to the position. This master of thermal weapons, although he is inconspicuous now, is a core figure in the territory's technology industry in the future.

"This time I asked my brother to come here to discuss the construction of the steel plant." Ouyang Shuo was not polite to Liu Mo and went straight to the point.

"Junhou wants to build another steel plant?" Liu Mo looked calm. The researchers said in a straight look: "The first steel plant has mature technology and is indeed in line with the conditions for rebuilding."

"No." Ouyang Shuo shook his head, crossing his left and right fingers into a cross, "It's not one, it's ten."

"Ten seats?"

Liu Mo was shocked and couldn't help but jump out of the position. Even Yingyou, who was beside him, opened her eyes wide and looked at Ouyang Shuo, wanting to see if her elder brother was crazy.

"As the current steel use of the territory, adding another steel plant is enough. Ten are a bit exaggerated." Liu Mo looked at Ouyang Shuo and tactfully reminded him that he should not expand blindly.

Ouyang Shuo smiled slightly, pressed his hands down, signaling Liu Mo to be calm, and said with a smile: "You guys finish listening to me. It is definitely not a whim to build ten steel plants at once, but a matter that has been planned for a long time."

Ouyang Shuo naturally knew the demand for steel use in the territory. The reason why he wanted to build ten steel mills at one time was because of the upcoming system update.

In the third system update, Gaia will completely cancel the super auction platform.

This means that all kinds of goods in the game can no longer be transported across the air. All materials must be transported through stations or waterways.

And what does steel mills need most?

Iron ore and coal!

These two types of mineral resources are scarce resources in Shanhailing. Especially coal, there is no territory at all, and they rely entirely on purchasing from Luofengcheng.

Once the super trading platform is cancelled, it is a fantasy to transport hundreds or thousands of tons of coal from Luofeng City in the north to Shanhai City.

At least, it will not be possible in a short period of time.

It was precisely this that Ouyang Shuo decided to take advantage of the last two months to build a large-scale steel plant. At the same time, he cooperated with the improved territorial finance to purchase iron ore and coal frantically.

Ouyang Shuo's ambition is to purchase coal from the territory in one-time in the next few years.

This move is somewhat similar to the large-scale procurement conducted by Ouyang Shuo before the first update of the system. However, this time, it became even more crazy.

The funds involved are hundreds of thousands or even millions of gold coins.

But Ouyang Shuo could not explain these things to Liu Mo and Yingyou. Now, what Ouyang Shuo can rely on is the personal prestige he has established over the long period of time.

Especially for Yingyu, Ouyang Shuo is simply the embodiment of "foresight and insight" in her eyes.

All decisions on the territory, which were made by Ouyang Shuo himself, were ultimately proved to be extremely correct and visionary.

For example, before the food crisis, large-scale purchases of grain were purchased. When the leather in the hands of adventure players was not taken seriously, they invested huge amounts of money to purchase.

For example, when other people's eyes were still limited to the wilderness, Ouyang Shuo had long turned his eyes to the vast sea and sought wealth from the sea.

All these are different.

Therefore, seeing that Ouyang Shuo's tone was firm, Yingyou put away her thoughts. Although she was still full of doubts, she still firmly voted in favor and stood in the same camp as Ouyang Shuo.

Seeing this, Liu Mo could only smile bitterly.

"Maybe, the heroes of the world all have the foresight that ordinary people do not have. Although I still don't understand, as long as you think clearly, the No. 7 Institute will cooperate with you."

If you want to build a steel plant, how can you spare the No. 7 Research Institute?

There is no doubt that ten steel plants will be built at one time. In the next two months, researchers from the No. 7 Research Institute will basically stop their scientific research and go to various places to guide craftsmen to build factories.

The steel plant is a very professional building and has a large amount of steelmaking equipment inside. Without architectural drawings, it can only be a researcher from the institute and go to the site to provide guidance throughout the process.

Stopping scientific research for two months would have cost these researchers the lives of them. There is no doubt that after Liu Mo went back to announce the news, Ouyang Shuo would definitely be labeled as "cold-blooded capital" by them.

A trace of shame flashed across Ouyang Shuo's face.

It’s not that he has any vision, but that it’s all due to his rebirth.

Ouyang Shuo felt warm in his heart for Liu Mo's support. Although this elder brother, although he had little contact with him, he had formed a deep brotherhood and friendship between the two.

The friendship between gentlemen is as light as water.

"Okay. If you have two support, then let's do a big fight." Ouyang Shuo calmed down his emotions and continued: "This is how I planned the ten steel factories. In Lianzhou County, one will be built along the Friendship River and the Lushui River. To form a powerful steel cluster with the steel factories in Shanhaicheng."

No matter how the territory changes, Lianzhou County will be the heart of the territory and the county with the greatest demand for steel. In the future, it will definitely be useful.

Building a steel plant next to a river can not only solve the problem of water source, but also facilitate water transportation. Especially after being promoted to the county town, the two rivers were more than twice widened, and large cargo ships could sail.

Recently, Mr. Sun has been working with Zheng Dahai to jointly develop a cargo ship specifically for transporting iron ore and steel with an extremely large load capacity.

Once the research and development is successful, the transportation problems of iron ore and other materials will be greatly alleviated.

Mr. Sun is also a big shot to the shipyard. Under his guidance, the types of ships produced by the shipyard have long exceeded the limitations of the technical manual.

The classification of ships in Shanhaicheng is getting more and more detailed, such as tugs specifically responsible for consignment, salvage boats specifically responsible for salvage, etc., which are emerging one after another.

This is especially true for the transformation of warships.

The new generation of tower ships in Shanhaicheng had long surpassed the shipbuilding level of the Ming Dynasty.

Some of Mr. Sun’s previous modification ideas were completely inspired after obtaining the "Technical Manual for Ship Construction in Ming Dynasty".

One of the tower ships, as an experimental warship, has been transformed beyond recognition.

After all, no matter how good the idea is, it must be tested by practice. Facts have proved that some of Mr. Sun’s ideas are feasible. There are also some ideas that prove that they are too advanced and not recognized by Gaia.

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"In addition, one steel plant will be built near the three planned shipyards. One of Beihai City will also be built. The remaining four will be selected in Zhaoqing County, Leizhou County and Qiongzhou County."

Building a steel plant near the shipyard highlights Ouyang Shuo's ambitions. In the future, if the ironclad ship is to be developed, the shipyard's demand for steel will be very huge.

That's why we need to build a steel plant nearby.

Liu Mo was also very sensitive to technical issues and understood Ouyang Shuo's intentions at once. Thinking of this, the sense of responsibility in his heart was also heavy.

The biggest bottleneck to develop ironclad ships is still at the No. 7 Research Institute.

The biggest problem is the motivation issue.

If you want to build a power system for ironclad ships and warships, you must cross the sails and enter the steam era. Steam engines, the birthplace of the industrial revolution, have not yet been released in Britain.

Magnus, the European, is far from enough.

The research and development progress of Shanhaicheng steam engine is far behind that of the United Kingdom and even Europe.

The road ahead is still long.

Ouyang Shuo looked at Yingyou and said in a deep voice: "The Finance Department must adjust the fiscal budget for the next three months. Make as much money as possible to purchase iron ore and coal. Especially coal, we must not relax. The purchased iron ore and coal must be stored separately in ten steel plants at the beginning."

Yingyou felt embarrassed when she heard this.

Ouyang Shuo's move will completely disrupt the previous budget of the Finance Department.

"Brother, can you understand the basics? How much does it have to be purchased?"

Ouyang Shuo looked resolute and loud, saying, "We will purchase as much as we have in the market."

"Hiss~~"

Yingyou not only took a breath of cold air.

"When necessary, you can borrow funds from major chambers of commerce again." Ouyang Shuo added, indicating that his "sweeping plan" must be implemented thoroughly.

In Ouyang Shuo's concept, borrowing is never a shameful thing. Being able to borrow money and then use the borrowed money to make money is a very amazing skill.

"I see!"

Yingyou nodded vigorously, ready to grit her teeth and live. Other expenses in the territory need to be found to be compressed.

"In addition, all bulk materials involving territories, such as salt and satin, should be removed before the end of the year and should not be accumulated in the warehouse."

With the acquisition of coastal counties such as Qiongzhou County and Leizhou County, the territory has become the largest salt supplier in China. The colorful silkworm breeding carried out in various places has also increased the output of colored silk dozens of times.

These two commodities can only be sold to Quanzhou by sea in the future.

The problem is that Quanzhou is also a coastal city, and the salt market is already in a saturation state. In the future, the salt in Shanhaicheng is very likely to be unsalable.

Salt is of extraordinary significance to Shanhaicheng.

In the early stages of the construction of the territory, it relied on the profits of Beimu Salt Field to support the development of the territory.

Ouyang Shuo did not think of any good idea for this issue for the time being, so he could only take one step at a time. If salt is really unsold, it will still cause considerable trouble to the territory's finances.

Yingyou was no longer going to explore, and Ouyang Shuo's intentions were nodding and indicating that he had written them down.
Chapter completed!