Chapter 112 Large-scale application of oil and tractors
Dozens of large ships set sail from the port, loaded with crying refugees.
The guards on the ship turned a deaf ear to these sounds, as if nothing happened.
These refugees were captured by the Marquis from various places. After traveling thousands of kilometers over land, they had to sail on the Pearl River for more than one and a half months before they finally reached their destination.
The guard's face was expressionless. He knew that after arriving at the destination, only 30% to 40% of the group would remain, or even less. But he didn't care, it had nothing to do with him. Even if this group of people were his compatriots,
It has nothing to do with him.
The big ship sailed on the Pearl River, cutting through the waves. From time to time, bodies were thrown off the ship and disappeared into the blue waves.
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Xu Kuang struggled outside for more than a month and finally returned to Gladiolus City.
But Xu Kuang only stayed for half a day, inspected the tractor factory, checked out more than 20 freshly produced tractors, and then hurried to Xiangcheng Town.
Two months ago, Xu Kuang immediately spent more than 400 mall points to exchange for more than 100 oil workers and ten petroleum engineers. Now two months later, Xu Kuang doesn't know how many tons of oil have been refined in the refinery.
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Huo Yun, the person in charge of the factory, immediately took Xu Kuang to inspect the oil storage situation.
“In the past two months, we have refined a total of 6,300 tons of crude oil, obtained more than 900 tons of gasoline, more than 2,600 tons of diesel, and more than 2,800 tons of by-products such as oil residue, ethylene, and propylene.
If we don't have enough space, we can collect more crude oil."
Xu Kuang thought for a while and said to Huo Yun:
"Now, you immediately send someone to transport oil to Moguling. Transport diesel first, and transport as much as you need. I will send a special car to do this later. Also, I will give you a drawing in a few days for you to build here.
Oil storage tanks, we will consume a lot of crude oil in the future."
Although Huo Yun didn't know what the oil was used for, he carried out Xu Kuang's orders very happily.
Soon, carriages drove out of Xiangcheng Town and headed for Mogu Ridge.
Xu Kuang personally escorted the first batch of carriages to Mushroom Ridge safely. Looking at these carriages, he was overjoyed. He knew that from today onwards, Gladiolus City will usher in a new development.
Xu Kuang personally filled the single-cylinder tractor with diesel, then walked to the engine himself, inserted the crank handle, used his other hand to reduce the pressure, and cranked it violently.
When a group of people saw Xu Kuang's actions, they all thought it was a bit funny. However, because it was Xu Kuang who made the funny actions, everyone wanted to laugh but did not dare to laugh.
After a while, thick smoke billowed out from the tractor. Xu Kuang flicked the handle, and the tractor started "steaming" on its own.
Xu Kuang jumped onto the tractor, stepped on the clutch lightly, put the gear into gear, and the tractor began to move slowly.
A group of people were shocked when they saw this scene. They had never seen such a scene before.
Xu Kuang stood on the tractor and roared:
"Quick, load the tractor!".
The noise of the tractor was so loud that Xu Kuang shouted several times before everyone reacted and started loading the tractor.
The tractors are equipped with refined iron ingots, each weighing a standard 500 kilograms.
Xu Kuang was not polite and directly asked a group of people to pay ten yuan.
The black smoke coming out of the tractor's chimney was getting bigger and thicker, but no one paid attention to it. A group of people lay on the ground and looked at the wheels of the tractor quietly.
Under the horrified eyes of everyone, the tractor slowly started to move.
Then the tractor went faster and faster, faster and faster.
A group of people were worried that something might happen to Xu Kuang, so they quickly mounted their horses and followed Xu Kuang.
The speedometer needle on the tractor turned slowly, twenty kilometers, thirty kilometers, and soon exceeded forty kilometers.
This speed has exceeded that of a carriage without cargo, and has completely surpassed the current mainstream load-carrying tools.
The pointer moves even slower.
In the end, the needle still stopped at less than 50 kilometers, but continued to swing slightly, indicating the subtle speed changes of the car.
Xu Kuang drove for six hours, until the tractor ran out of gas, and everyone stopped.
Jian Yu looked at Xu Kuang in shock and said to Xu Kuang:
"Lord, you are too scary."
Jian Yu is now mainly responsible for all affairs of the Industrial Department, and the tractor factory is within his management scope.
Xu Kuang patted the tractor under his seat and asked:
"How about it?".
Jian Yu's eyes also became solemn, and he said to Xu Kuang:
"It's great that you can pull something weighing five tons and run so fast. We may save a lot of transportation costs in the future."
Xu Kuang nodded. Of course he also knew the commercial value of this thing. He said to Jian Yu:
"The benefits don't stop there. With oil, we can also have various other tools, and changing the mode of transportation is just one of them."
Jian Yu nodded, cupped her fists at Xu Kuang and said:
"My lord, I am impressed by your ingenuity."
Xu Kuang smiled and waved to Jian Yu, and then said to him:
"Of course, this is just a piece of cake, Jian Yu. Your tasks will still be very heavy in the future, so don't take it lightly."
Jian Yu nodded and asked:
"Then the first batch of tractors will be distributed to the army?".
Xu Kuang nodded and said to Jian Yu:
"I will tell you the precautions for the use of gasoline and diesel. In the future, you will refine it into regulations and distribute them to every department that uses petroleum fuel machinery."
Jian Yu nodded seriously. He also saw how important this kind of machinery was.
After the first batch of twenty single-cylinder tractors were tested, they all successfully rolled off the production line. Xu Kuang asked these single-cylinder tractors to pull diesel and other luggage and rush to Taidong Town.
Xu Kuang also went there in person this time. With thousands of tons of steel, he planned an open space in Taidong Town and built the first oil depot.
Li Yunlong is the top military officer here. Because of his quick thinking and strong determination, Zhou Jin recommended him to Xu Kuang.
Xu Kuang said to Li Yunlong:
"Li Yunlong, you have to understand that you are my first border official in Mushroom Ridge. There will be more troops here one after another. Although there is still only one regiment at the moment, after I complete the construction here, it is possible that a division will be stationed here.
Even more, as a pioneer, you must accumulate experience.
I give you the greatest freedom. As long as you don’t rebel against me or engage in corruption, you can do whatever you want, but I have one thing. You can’t expose my strategic goals. Do you understand?”
Li Yunlong's expression also changed. When Xu Kuang said this, he immediately understood how heavy his burden was. He gave Xu Kuang a heavy military salute and said to Xu Kuang:
"Commander-in-Chief, please rest assured, I will definitely guard this place."
Xu Kuang nodded.
"The twenty tractors I brought are placed here. In normal times, you need to let these soldiers train more. In wartime, these single-cylinder tractors can be used to transport baggage. Do you understand how important this thing is?
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Li Yunlong nodded. Of course he knew how important this thing was. The journey that originally took more than six days was compressed to two and a half days with the help of a single-cylinder tractor. The time saved was really too much.
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You know, in war, soldiers need to be quick. If he can save a few days, he can build defenses more calmly.
Li Yunlong looked at Xu Kuang with some gratitude. He knew that Xu Kuang really trusted him.
Xu Kuang explained again, then turned and left. He knew that there was no need to explain more, these were enough. Li Yunlong was a smart man, and he definitely knew what to do.
Xu Kuang led several of his men and flew back to Gladiolus City on Pegasus.
The tractor factory began to implement a three-shift system, and two or three single-cylinder tractors were able to roll off the production line every day. The second batch of 20 tractors were converted into oil transport tractors by Xu Kun and began to transport diesel to Taidong Town.
Of course, there are other prepared engine oils, lubricants and other oils, but these are simply not worth mentioning compared to diesel as fuel.
In just ten days, more than 300 tons of diesel produced in Xiangcheng Town were quickly consumed.
This is a terrifying number, and it will grow rapidly, all of which depends on the rapid production of single-cylinder tractors.
If Xu Kuang hadn't been worried about the production process problems of single-cylinder tractors, Momouling would have been able to produce nearly a thousand tractors in the three months since Xu Kuang went to the capital.
The tractor production line has been expanded several times, and even some individual parts have established independent manufacturers to improve efficiency.
Xu Kuang was so satisfied. The efficiency had reached the highest level so far, and no one could fault it.
Another month has passed.
Also benefiting from the large amount of funds accumulated by Moguling in the past few months, single-cylinder tractors were quickly equipped by the army, and various large-caliber artillery can also be installed as desired, without having to worry about towing problems.
Each of Xu Kuang's four brigades is equipped with more than a hundred single-cylinder tractors. These tractors have greatly improved the combat efficiency of the Panshi Army and improved the combat capabilities of the Panshi Army by several levels.
Businessmen in the past were also very interested in this kind of machinery. Xu Kuang also wanted to sell it, but there were too many restrictions and Xu Kuang couldn't sell it for the time being.
But there are exceptions, and Renne is this exception.
On this day, he found Xu Kuang and said to Xu Kuang:
"Xu Zijue, I want to buy some single-cylinder tractors."
Xu Kuang sighed and said to Ren En:
"Ren, believe me, if you buy a single-cylinder tractor now, it will definitely be a loss-making business."
Ren En looked at Xu Kuang in shock and asked:
"How many gold coins does a single-cylinder tractor cost?".
Xu Kuang sighed and said to Ren En:
"One thousand gold coins per unit, and an additional two hundred gold coins are required to modify the oil tanker."
Ren En breathed a sigh of relief and said to Xu Kuang:
"I thought how expensive it was. I'll get a hundred units first, and twenty of them will be converted into tank trucks."
Xu Kuang's eyes widened, he looked at Ren and asked:
"Tell me, how much money have you made over the past year?".
Ren En smiled sheepishly and said to Xu Kuang:
"It's not too much, just about a million gold coins...".
Xu Kuang raised his eyebrows and realized that it was a good time for Ren to catch up. He wondered if the price of his tractor was too low?
But the tractor had a simple structure and simple materials, so he couldn't think of any reason to charge a high price.
Xu Kuang was defeated and he said to Ren En:
"Yes, but let me tell you, my territory still lacks the quota for several thousand tractors. You have to wait until I finish producing them before I can produce them for you."
Renn nodded and said to Xu Kuang:
"I can pay first.".
Xu Kuang shook his head and said to Ren En:
"No, please let your subordinates take the driver's license test first. Only when you get the driver's license can you go on the road."
Ren was stunned and asked:
“How much does a driver’s license cost?”.
Xu Kuang sighed and said to Ren En:
"Each person only needs two gold coins, but I tell you, those who are illiterate don't come. I will set up traffic rules. You have to restrain your men and ask them to abide by the traffic rules. Do you understand?".
Ren scratched his head and found that Xu Kuang didn't seem to want his money, but simply wanted to establish rules.
He nodded immediately and said to Xu Kuang:
"I understand, don't worry, I won't let my men violate your traffic rules."
Xu Kuang nodded and said to Ren En:
"I said, you have made so much money in such a short time, shouldn't you thank me properly?".
Ren's heart felt cold, and he sighed secretly, what was supposed to come had finally come.
He was silent for a long time, and finally said to Xu Kuang:
"Five hundred thousand, this is my bottom line.".
Xu Kuang was confused by Ren En, and he asked:
"What do you mean?".
Ren En was confused by Xu Kuang again, and he asked:
"Don't you want my money?".
Xu Kuang said to Ren En in shock:
"Why do I want your money?".
Ren's face turned red, and he timidly said to Xu Kuang:
"I thought you would covet my property...".
Xu Kuang smiled and said:
"You value the three melons and two dates you earn too much."
Renn:……
Although I was relieved, there was always a strange feeling of frustration lingering in my heart.