The mountains in early October were already very cool, but in this canyon, there was a wave of heat. Basically, all the workers were wearing only a pair of calf shorts. Even so, they were sweating profusely. The main technical workers in this refinery came from the Liu Iron Factory, which basically occupied the main position of the iron factory. In addition, the newly recruited apprentices were farmers with very clear foundations in Shayang County. Although there are tens of thousands of prisoners in Taiping Iron Mine, it is impossible to include them in a key factory like the iron factory before they are completely tamed. Even if the iron factory is insufficient now, Qin Feng would not want to take this risk. If he recruited these prisoners here now, one person would have a bad intention, which could cause significant losses to the place.

As the first blast furnace successfully produced molten iron, the other three blast furnaces did not disappoint. The molten iron flowed out and shone in the heart of every Taiping man. Each molten iron represented countless swords, guns, arrows, and armor.

In the evening, part of the first furnace of iron was cut, and several large swords were made and placed in front of Qin Feng. The swords were made according to the original standard large sword of the Death Camp. Looking at the familiar dark big sword, Qin Feng couldn't help but feel warm. He touched the handle of the knife with his hand and lifted it up.

"Boss, it's no worse than our previous sword." The clever hand said softly.

He raised the knife and waved the knife without using any true energy. He allowed the sword to fall freely with its own weight. With a light sound, a corner of the table fell in response. Looking at the smooth plane of the broken mouth, Qin Feng nodded with satisfaction.

"This is a powerful weapon given to us by God." Looking through the window at the blazing fire outside, Qin Feng smiled and said, "Quested Hand, Lu Feng, say, what are the difficulties you have here? Today, the Duke of Quan is here, the Lord of Gecheng is here, and the heads of all the families of everyone. I think no matter what difficulties, they should be able to solve them for you!"

Everyone laughed. Amid Qin Feng's greetings, they sat down around the table. Influenced by Qin Feng in the commander's mansion, the round table is now very popular in the conference hall of the Taiping Army's official office. As Qin Feng's old subordinate, he naturally followed the boss's style closely on the territory of his skillful hands.

Although Taiping Iron Mine is above the territory of Shayang County, in fact, it is an independent unit directly under the jurisdiction of the General's Mansion of Qin Feng. In terms of level, he may be lower than those present, but in terms of importance, he is at the forefront. Everyone here knows the importance of Taiping Iron Mine to the current Taiping Army.

With this iron ore that produces high-quality steel, at least on the most stringent strategic material in various countries, they no longer need to rely on others.

The configuration here can be said to be based on everything. What is needed in the six months since the start of building a factory here? The entire Shayang County has tried its best. In the eyes of everyone, there is nothing missing here. Qin Feng's questioning is just a routine matter, so everyone seems to be relaxed.

But when everyone who sat down saw the clever hand taking out a thick stack of files after a light cough, everyone couldn't laugh.

This is a typical sign of taking advantage of the situation.

"Boss, dear sirs, Taiping Iron Mine is divided into two major parts, one is the mining area, and the other is the iron smelting plant here. From the establishment of the factory to now, our Taiping Army has indeed done its best to tilt almost all the resources that can be mobilized toward this place. This is why Taiping Iron Mine can successfully operate and refine the first furnace of iron in just half a year. There is indeed no problem in production now, but what I want to say now is how to maintain stability."

He coughed lightly, "To be stable in Taiping Iron Mine, the first thing to do is people's hearts. Lu Feng will talk about the matters in the mining area later. He is mainly responsible for the other side. I will mainly talk about the edge of the iron factory."

"It's been half a year. Whether it's the masters or ordinary workers here, they haven't taken a step out of this canyon, but in fact, they won't allow them to take a step out of half a step. Now, there are already complaints. In the past, based on a goal that has not been achieved, everyone is still looking forward to it, but now that this goal has been achieved, there will definitely be a problem in the future, that is, homesickness."

"But if you come out of the mountain here, it takes ten days to go back and forth. Many workers are even thinking about the land at home. Signs of unstable people have appeared. After all, this is a deep mountain. Although there is no shortage of things in life, there is nothing else."

"What do you mean?" Quan Yun frowned and said, "The salary of workers in the iron factory is quite high. If you want to get this high salary, you will inevitably have to make some sacrifices."

"I also know that being a worker here can have higher income than farming outside, but missing home and family members is an unavoidable human nature. I don't want my workers to reduce their work efficiency due to this reason. So my idea is, can I imitate Taiping City, set up immigration points outside the iron factory, and immigrate the relatives and families of these iron factory workers to this place?"

As soon as the clever hand said this, everyone stared at him with wide eyes. This was not a small project, but a huge amount of money. Is it worth it? Everyone disagreed.

"It's a whim!" Liu Xingwen shook his head repeatedly.

"No, no, no, this is not a whim!" said the clever hand quickly: "In fact, what we have to pay is the first step of the startup fee, and the future benefits are not only to solve the personal problems of workers. Taiping Iron Mine has miners and more than 20,000 smelters. This is already a small-scale county with so many people, and they have to eat and drink, but now these things are transported from outside with hard work. If the families of these people arrive nearby and establish settlements, they will inevitably open up land and farm, and the food problem will be alleviated to a certain extent.

You can grow vegetables and sell them to the mining area, and you can sell everything you need to the mining area. Now, every needle and thread here needs to be purchased outside. If you have a settlement nearby, you can naturally solve these problems. There are many smart people, and no one will see the business opportunities here. If you have these people, then there is no need to spend public money to solve these problems. Do you think? The saved fees alone will not be a small amount. More importantly, the minds of the workers in the iron factory will stabilize."

"As soon as you say that, it's not just the families of the iron factory workers. Once the settlement is opened, with the number of people here, a new city will soon be formed. Anyone may come in at that time. How to ensure safety? How to ensure the secret of the iron factory?" Tian Zhen asked.

"Mr. Tian, ​​a mining area of ​​tens of thousands of people, how long do you think you can hide this secret? It cannot be hidden. Maybe now, many people know that the existence of Taiping Iron Mine cannot be hidden. Since that is the case, why do we have to do such useless work? Just be open-minded. As long as we repair our internal affairs, we are afraid that someone will be unfavorable to us?" said the clever hand.

Tian Zhen laughed dryly and stopped talking.

"The idea that Qishou said is not a solution." Qin Feng nodded slightly, "If a settlement is formed here again, it can be mutually supportive and become two pearls in the mountains. For example, Qishou, you can make a detailed argument for this matter. For example, where the immigration point is chosen, this distance is very important. It cannot be close but not too far. The safety of the iron plant must be guaranteed. If this matter is really done, the starting capital, the final cost, where the money is paid, etc. are not a small problem. It needs to be considered in the long run."

"Yes, boss, let's talk about the second question next. Let Lu Feng talk about the second question. Although what I'm talking about is the most important thing in my opinion, it is a long-term matter. His problem is imminent." The clever hand turned his head to look at Lu Feng.

"General, dear sirs!" Lu Feng stood up, "Everyone knows the specific situation of Taiping Iron Mine, but maybe not Bei Zhi has such a personal experience. Bei Zhi can be said to walk on the edge of a cliff every day, and if you are not careful, you will fall into the abyss."

He looked at everyone and paused, "There are more than 20,000 young and strong prisoners in the mining area, but I only have an army of 1,000 to ensure the safety of the mining area. This is not a prisoner camp, and we cannot not give them enough food, because if they don't have enough food, they cannot have the strength to mine ore, and they are even more likely to put shackles and tie ropes on them. They are all free, and they have guys in their hands. Now they are still in a panic, confused and at a loss, and obey our arrangements numbly, but over time, there is a very likely problem. Once a spark is thrown away from this pot of hot oil, it will cause a disaster."

Qin Feng nodded slightly, "The problem you are talking about is exactly what I am worried about, but now we really don't have any extra troops to transfer to you. On the other side of Mengshan, we have two battle camps of Tiger and Canglang, which cannot be missed. Because in the next step, we will be to conquer Changyang County, Zou Ming's Pili Camp is stationed in Feng County. Opposite him are Qi people. Although Qi people don't have much threat to us now, they can't take it lightly. Who knows when they will turn their backs? The Kitten's Jushan Camp is stationed in the county city, so you can't move, so you can only develop potential from the inside. You have a thousand people now, and I will give you another thousand people, but the source of troops must be found."

Lu Feng's face suddenly showed dismay.

"Of course, relying solely on soldiers to strictly monitor the problem cannot fundamentally solve the problem, so we have to find another way. On the way, I have been thinking about this. These prisoners have been staying here for a long time and saying they have no idea. As Lu Feng said, they are still in a state of at a loss and numbness, but after staying here for a long time, getting familiar with this place and understanding it, trouble will follow. Therefore, we must solve this situation before it occurs."
Chapter completed!