The iron buying matter has to be put on the agenda, so let Chen Ze do this matter, so you can also observe his abilities and character.

In this time and space, it is April 15, 1919.

It took two days to buy iron, and Chen Ze used his spare time to complete the matter. He purchased pig iron at a price of 42 silver dollars per ton, and said that if he was willing to buy it for a long time, he would still have some discounts.

These pig irons are produced by the Benxi Iron Factory run by the Japanese. Of course, there are also pig iron transactions in China, but the price is above 80 silver dollars. Considering the actual cost issue, Zhong Yang also ignored the shameful behavior of Chen Ze not resolutely resisting Japanese goods.

In 1919, the cost of each ton of pig iron in Hanyang Iron Factory in China was 48.5 silver dollars, while the cost of each ton of pig iron in Benxi Iron Factory run by the Japanese was only 22 silver dollars. The cost difference was mainly in transportation costs. The coke used in Benxi was only 5.74 silver dollars per ton, while the Hanyang Iron Factory needed to transport coal from Pingxiang, Jiangxi to Hanyang with wooden boats, so that the cost of coke reached 24.54 silver dollars per ton.

Compared with the old-style transportation industry, the cost of railway transportation is much lower. Although the labor of coolies in the old-style transportation industry is pitifully low, the unit cost is much greater than that of modern transportation due to inefficiency. Generally speaking, the transportation cost of large trucks and trolleys is two to three times that of railways, the transportation of livestock is three to five times that of railways, and the transportation of manpower is five to ten times that of railways. In places without railways, traditional transportation has to rely on.

Although he was full of doubts, Chen Ze did not ask Zhong Yang why he bought a lot of pig iron. He just did his best to do this, nor did he charge Zhong Yang any hard work. It is really incomparable to some so-called international metropolises that charge for a trip.

Of course, although our Zhong Yang is an otaku, he is not completely incompatible with the world. If you ask others to help you, of course you have to give some benefits. Otherwise, who else is willing to help you next time? As for the relationship between himself and Chen Ze, it would be very vulgar to give money directly, and the effect would not be too good.

I bought some more comfortable clothes and a bag of second-class quality rice and asked someone to take it to Uncle Chen. Looking at the joy on Chen Ze's face, I knew that the effect was not bad. Learning to win over people in the right way is the first step to becoming a superior. Zhong Yang slowly experienced it in practice.

After ordering 3 tons of pig iron, Chen Zezheng asked what to do. After listening to important handling opinions, he proposed a solution.

A stable that had been abandoned for a long time was rented in the suburbs. I spent 10 silver dollars to convert the stable into a warehouse, and then I paid some money to invite a few honest villagers in Beichen Village to guard it. They are all from the villagers, trustworthy and reliable.

Zhong Yang adopted this suggestion because Zhong Yang expressed that buying pig iron is a long-term activity and requires confidentiality. After purchasing pig iron, the seller is only required to transport pig iron to a hidden place, and the subsequent matters will be handled by Zhong Yang himself.

"Chen Ze's idea has taken care of the above needs. It seems that this guy is a talent for handling details. Fortunately, he has already won him initially." Zhong Yang thought happily.

After another five days, Chen Ze finally got everything done and renovated the warehouse. He invited fellow villagers who helped the doorkeeper to transport pig iron. The rent of the warehouse is 70 silver dollars per year, the number of guards is 3, and each person's monthly salary is 10 silver dollars.

After seeing it, Zhong Yang thought the warehouse was really good, so he decided to buy it down as soon as he had money. The three doormen hired also observed it, all of whom were honest people. When they talked about their monthly salary, they all seemed happy.

After checking the three tons of pig iron that had just been sent, Zhong Yang did not immediately store it in the Yuan Jiao space. Be careful to make the ten thousand-year-old ship, and don’t underestimate anyone’s curiosity and wisdom. Anyone who tells others the secrets about his own life and death is extremely irresponsible to himself and extremely irresponsible to others.

After deciding to deal with the pig iron in a few days, Zhong Yang and Chen Ze went back to the apartment together. In order to facilitate contact, Zhong Yang had already asked Chen Ze to move to his next door, and Zhong Yang was responsible for the rent.

After talking along the way, discussing some future matters with Chen Ze, it was already dark. Let's have a meal. Under the strong protest of her belly, the two of them made a wise decision at the same time.

Three days later, Zhong Yang, who had claimed a day off to Zhang Liwei, came to the warehouse in the suburbs alone.

After saying hello to the three guards, he entered the warehouse and ordered no one to enter and disturb him.

It was just a thought, a raising hand. Three tons of iron disappeared, as if it had never appeared before.

"The storage items are confirmed, 3.3112 tons of pig iron are converted into 3 units of standard iron, and the data is included in the database." The virtual intelligent voice sounded at the right time.

"Open the operation interface and enable various functional options." Zhong Yang issued an order to Yuan Jiao.

"The virtual image projection of the operation interface starts, and various functional options are enabled. Tip: Only user Zhong Yang can see it." A mechanical voice responded.

A burst of light emerged, and Yuan Jiao's operating interface appeared in front of Zhong Yang. In order to facilitate operation, he also set the interface to the type of StarCraft. Then he began to operate and build his own factory.

Of course, outsiders cannot see the projection interface. If there are outsiders here at this time, then they will just see Zhong Yang pointing fingers in the air and doing all kinds of strange actions.

Click to enter the building function menu, select a workshop inside the factory, define the energy gatherer construction options, and click Confirm.

"The construction of primary energy collectors is confirmed, the construction quantity is 3, the material requirement is: 3 units of standard iron, and the energy is marked with a base value of 300."

"Construction confirmation, start executing the instructions."

"The construction of the energy collector takes 12 hours on Earth's standard time, a total of 36 hours."

"The construction of the energy gathering device is confirmed, the user's authority standard value is increased by 150, and the authority level is increased. User Zhong Yang, the authority level is 3."

The waiting is long. It is nine o'clock in the morning, and you have to wait until nine o'clock in the evening to see the first energy collector manufactured. However, the effect of supplying 5 base value standard energy per hour is still worth looking forward to. This is the source of power for a universal factory.

While waiting, Zhong Yang was not completely idle. He was checking the materials needed for tobacco production equipment. When he checked the last time, he just took a rough look and did not consider it seriously.

A series of mechanical equipment used in production, inspection, storage and transportation of tobacco include wire making equipment, leaf punching and re-baking equipment, rolling equipment, packaging equipment, filter rod forming equipment, tobacco flake equipment, expansion tobacco wire equipment, dehumidification equipment, quality testing equipment, etc.

These equipment will cover an area of ​​200 square meters, which means that two of the twenty-four workshops in the double-story factory in the virtual space are occupied by two production workshops. These machines require 43 units of standard iron and require energy concentrators to provide standard energy.

All kinds of cigarettes can be produced, and the taste can be freely regulated. The controllable cigarette varieties must have sample backups in the database. Production of tobacco requires various plant fibers containing nicotine components, and the taste of cigarettes can be mixed and changed in a certain way during the production process.

After setting the raw material option as tobacco, a new prompt appears.

The production of cigarettes requires basic energy, and an average of 1 base value of basic energy is consumed for every 10 boxes. A pack of 20 cigarettes can be produced for every 100 grams of standard tobacco.

Cigarettes were very easy to sell at this time, and there were all kinds of cigarettes, branded goods, bulk goods, etc.

What I have to do is to buy inferior tobacco, then turn it into high-quality cigarettes through production and processing, and then sell it at a high price. Because of the special function of Yuanjiao, the most important raw material quality problem in the tobacco industry has been solved. Secondary flavor mixing problems cannot cause trouble. The price difference between inferior to high-quality tobacco and high-quality finished tobacco is a huge profit.

But it's very troublesome to buy another 43 tons of iron. Where should I get the money this time? There is nothing suitable for selling in the storage space. Do you have to wait for the salary? But 43 tons of pig iron also costs 1,760 silver dollars. Where can I get this better than astronomical numbers?

Alas, let’s observe first, living people will never let urine die. There are always ways, but I just didn’t expect it for the time being.

Cigarettes are the most profitable commodity among all tobacco products. The preparation method is to dry the tobacco and cut it into shreds, and then roll it into a barrel-shaped strip of about 120mm long and 10mm in diameter. The cigarettes are small in size and tobacco is refined and chopped. Cigarettes were originally popular in Turkey, and local people liked to roll the tobacco into newspapers to smoke. During the Crimean War, British soldiers learned how to smoke from the Ottoman soldiers at that time, and then spread to different places.

Until now, tobacco products are basically present in places around the world, and cigarettes are widely circulated. At the same time, cigarettes are also the largest tobacco products. Zhong Yang can make huge profits by making and selling cigarettes, laying a solid foundation for future development.

In the original time and space, although Zhong Yang did not smoke, he also had some understanding of the profits of tobacco. Because there were a bunch of smokers around him. The number of cigarettes smoking was quite large all day long. After getting Yuanjiao, Zhong Yang had also scanned many brands of cigarettes, including a bag of Yuxi brand cigarettes. The one Zhong Yang was preparing to produce Yuxi brand cigarettes.

Speaking of smoking, it is actually not good.

The first is the damage to health. Although this is a cliché, old-fashioned words may not be meaningless. The body is the capital of everything. Without the body, everything is a castle in the air. Zhong Yang himself is an otaku and lacks enough exercise. If he smokes again, his health will be even worse.

Zhong Yang was extremely afraid of death, so he was strongly rejected by smoking, drinking, etc. However, the only thing he rejected was smoking, not smoking.

Some people say that people who are addicted to smoke and alcohol are useless and reject these people because of this. This statement is actually a deviation. We may not like smoking and drinking, but we should not reject people who are smoking and drinking.

It's right to the thing, not the person.

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