They didn't go to Guangzhou to sell things and make money. On the contrary, they were a standard "purchasing group to Guangzhou." Just like in previous years when the Americans were about to get angry, the Chinese government would always send out a huge purchase list. They
He also carried a purchase list with numerous items. Each department listed the things they urgently needed, and the biggest item among them was pig iron.
Hainan has the best and largest rich iron ore in China, but whether it is Tiandu or Shilu, the traversers are currently unable to develop it, and there is a fatal problem for Hainan to be a coal-iron complex - it has no coal.
The rise of an industrialized country often plays a vital role in the establishment of a coal-iron complex. The UK's ability to become the first country to industrialize has a lot to do with its rich iron ore and coal mines; the United States
The Five Great Lakes are uniquely endowed with supporting resources and convenient and cheap water transportation; Russia has the Urals; Germany has the Ruhr. In the past, the executive committee only understood these literally, but when they actually came to Lingao and tried to establish an industrial system
At that time, they realized that the problem of steel could not be solved, and industrialization was an empty talk. They shipped complete sets of equipment, various machine tools, and various measuring tools, built power generation equipment, and made cement, but they were trapped by the problem of steel.
Without the cheapest Panyuan steel bars, not even a common reinforced concrete floor slab, a steel nail, or a hammer can be made. There are tons of steel ingots piled on the ship, all of which are special steel that they cannot make in a short time.
——No one is willing to use it.
After discussion, the leaders of several major groups of the Industrial Committee decided that since the development of iron ore cannot be done immediately, they should skip the blast furnace stage and make steel first! Regardless of the quality, refine the crude steel with the greatest daily demand.
.For the large amount of pig iron needed for steelmaking, we first tried to buy it from Guangdong.
Pig iron can not only be used as a material for steelmaking, but it is also a very good material in itself. Some relatively bulky components can be made of pig iron. The purchase list issued by the metallurgical team is to purchase 50 tons of pig iron. It is said to be the minimum.
Among the several small converters they brought, even if only one of the smallest ones with a capacity of one ton was put into operation, 50 tons of pig iron would not be enough to produce a month's worth of pig iron.
This plan is completely feasible on paper. Guangdong's pig iron production in the Ming Dynasty was extremely considerable. According to the statistics of the iron class of the Chief Secretary of Guangdong in the 13th year of Jiajing (1534), the annual output was 6,127,500 kilograms, or 3,100 tons.
.3100 tons of pig iron, in modern times, is only the output of a small steel plant for a few days, but Russia's total steel output in 1670 was only more than 2,700 tons. The early steelmaking industry of the time traveler was based on the input of pig iron. There is still a certain guarantee
of.
But for Xiao Zishan, things are not that simple. Although he knows nothing about steel, he still knows about economic history. In the Guangdong Province of the Ming Dynasty, there is probably no iron smelting yard that has 50 tons of pig iron ready to purchase. In all likelihood,
Jiu has to search everywhere to get them. After collecting them, how to transport them out? Xiao Zishan probably remembers that pig iron seems not to be exported. He wants to load 50 tons of iron on the ship. What will happen if the government finds out?
It was enough to make him nervous.
It's a headache, and the things that need to be done still have to be done. In addition to buying things, this purchasing group also has the task of preparing to establish a Guangzhou intelligence network and break into Guangdong's wealthy businessmen and even the government. Therefore, the staffing is strong enough, except for him
In addition to being the general person in charge, Xi Yazhou was originally going to be sent as a military specialist. Later, because he couldn't escape from the mass movement in Yanchang Village, Bei Wei was transferred from Yanchang Village. Xiao Zishan thought this would be a good idea.
, with a scout by his side as a bodyguard, you can feel at ease wherever you go. Bei Wei brought four of the best students in the scout team with him, and used this trip to Guangzhou as a graduation inspection for the training.
Accompanying the team were several people who were preparing to open an advance station in Guangzhou. Yan Maoda used to be the manager of a jewelry company and was particularly familiar with this industry. His suggestion to the executive committee was to use existing real estate facilities to open a jewelry store in Guangzhou.
A trading house that specializes in luxury goods serves as a cover. This type of trading firm has several advantages: first, it requires huge capital and frequent transactions. The frequent movement of huge amounts of cash and personnel is not easy to attract suspicion; second, it contacts the homes of dignitaries.
Small, it is easy to penetrate into the enemy's interior, and third, it can be used openly and with tight barriers.
Lu Rong followed the group as soon as he returned from Li District. He is proficient in many southern dialects. He likes to read ancient texts such as "Gu Wen Guan Zhi" and "Selected Works" and can write passable calligraphy. Body
He is strong, capable of equestrian skills, and also knows some boxing and kicking. He is a suitable candidate to be stationed on the secret front.
Another important figure is Guo Yi. The main reason why he was entrusted with the important task is that the concept of secret front work in the group comes from movies and novels. He is the only person who has really been exposed to actual practice. Guo Yi suddenly received a transfer order
He found out that he was no longer a handyman of the security team, but the person in charge of the advance station. He was going to Guangzhou in the Ming Dynasty to engage in espionage activities. This made him feel the impermanence of life. Less than three months ago, he was still there.
In another time and space, anti-special agents are engaged in the city of Guangzhou...
In addition to more than a dozen traveling people, some indigenous people are also needed to accompany them. The people from the Bairentan production team who have returned sporadically are either locals from Lingao or Shegeng people from Fujian. Not to mention going to Guangzhou, many of them have not even gone to Qiongzhou Prefecture.
Yes. Some of the prisoners captured after breaking Goujiazhuang were from Guangdong, but they had not passed the political review and did not dare to use them rashly. Finally, they found a breakthrough in Yanchang Village.
Tan Guihuang, deputy director of the village committee of Yanchang Village (the director is of course his uncle and brother Tan Guiqiong) heard that the short-haired gentleman wanted to find a few reliable people to go to Guangzhou with him, so he recommended Liu Gang, a salt merchant from Leizhou.
them.
Liu Gang was very familiar with the Yanchang Village because of his trade in salt. Tan Guihuang went out across the sea to contact the salt merchants who came to buy salt. He was the first to come, and he also brought the grain and cloth that the village urgently needed at that time. Tan Guihuang felt that
This man is loyal and reliable. And although he has settled in Leizhou, he is a genuine native of Nanhai County, Guangzhou Prefecture. He often goes to do business around Guangzhou and is familiar with the situation on the road. It is most suitable for him to accompany him. Tan Guihuang and Liu Gang
As soon as he said it, he naturally agreed - no matter whether he agreed or not, he still wanted to continue the salt selling business in Yanchang Village. He also got the news that this group of short-haired men were the backstage of Yanchang Village, and it was they who took control of the salt farm.
This was the result of the local tycoon's stubbornness. With such power, the salt merchants who were accustomed to the world would naturally not dare to offend him.
The means of transportation is a boat, which is not only the fastest and most convenient, but also the team brings a lot of things. In addition to the necessary dry food, weapons, and money, there are also radio stations and hand-cranked power generators needed to build the Guangzhou intelligence station.
Machines, solar panels and other items, as well as various goods samples that are being looked for for sale in Guangzhou - the Gou family has not been able to complete the sale of stolen goods, and now it is their turn to do it.
However, the boats owned by the time travelers are too eye-catching. No matter which boat they sail over, they will cause a sensation. For the time being, it is better to keep a low profile. I asked Tan Guihuang to come forward and buy a Lingao Tuofeng from a local fisherman. This
The fishing boat is 22 meters long and has a displacement of up to 78 tons. It is an out-and-out large fishing boat. It is a piece of cake to conduct short-distance trade in Guangzhou.
To have a boat, you must have sailors. This kind of large sailing boat cannot be served by ordinary people. It is not easy to find such talents in Zhongli. Although Wu De is a fisherman, he has grown up watching sailboats since he was a child. In the end, Lin Chuanqing volunteered to be a sailor.
He became the captain. This stowaway smuggler, who was a fisherman, knew how to do everything at sea because of his work needs. Several sailing enthusiasts in the North American team also immediately became sailors.
A group of people from North America never got any jobs after arriving in Lingao. Qian Shuiting was engaged in survey and statistics, so he was assigned to deal with numbers in the Planning Committee. Qian Shuixie and Zhou Weisen were in the military team, standing guard every day, and they all faded away. .They are no better than Lin Shenhe. After get off work every day, they can still spend time in the mechanical team doing weapons research and development and other things. This time they went to Guangzhou to recruit sailors, so they all signed up. It was just for fun, and a few of them had their own little plans. , brought a lot of his private weapons, and dragged Lin Shenhe aboard, preparing to engage in pirate business at sea. Lin Chuanqing was not a good man or woman, so the two of them hit it off and were ready to take action as soon as there was an opportunity.
However, it is still a bit difficult to engage in the pirate business. The high-towing wind is a hard sailboat, and the sailing skills of this group of sailing enthusiasts in the 21st century are soft sailboats. Although they have generally mastered the use method after several trial voyages, they are proficient in it.
It's hard to say how high the speed is. After a few people discussed it, they went to Xiao Zishan and told him that for the sake of ease of operation and safety - after all, the Guangdong coast is not very peaceful, it is best to make the boat a motor sailboat - several people in North America knew about Commissioner Xiao.
People are most cautious, and they are even more concerned about their own safety, so this suggestion was immediately approved by him. The industrial team was allowed to modify this large hard-sailed ship and install two 12-kilowatt single-cylinder diesel engines with regular diesel power.
, the industrial sector has brought a lot of this thing. It has a simple structure, is easy to maintain, and is extremely versatile. It can be used as a power source for almost everything, except that it cannot be used as an aircraft engine.