The third elder smiled meaningfully: "It is said that the master of the Tianlong Palace is from Daxia, and he has been helping my Daxia ministries on the battlefield in the Northern Territory. If they can take action, the problem will be solved."

The fourth elder, Xiao Yan, frowned: "The question is, why should we let Tianlong Palace work for us? Will they take the opportunity to open their mouths?"

Xiao Yan is the younger brother of Xiao Su, the current head of the Xiao family in the Xia capital. He is also the most powerful person in the Xiao family. He is in charge of the Xia Xinglu Hall and the Imperial Prison, and he is also very influential in the Council of Elders.

However, he had only heard about Tianlong Hall and did not know who the master of Tianlong Hall was, let alone that Xiao Yan, the master of Tianlong Hall, was his great-nephew.

There are only a few people in the Presbyterian Council who really know Xiao Yan's identity.

"Seventh Elder, I leave this matter to you. I believe you will be able to give us a satisfactory answer." The third elder ignored the fourth elder's question and looked at the seventh elder with a smile.

The Seven Elders are in charge of the Sky Blade, and they have two elite forces under their command. One is the ordinary Sky Blade, which is responsible for digging and monitoring extraordinary people, and the other is the Sky Blade War Department, which is responsible for monitoring that place.

"I will do my best." The seventh elder was not completely sure, so he could only bite the bullet and agree.

It was proposed by the third elder to let Xiao Yan serve as the commander of the Sky Blade. It has been approved by the great elder, but Xiao Yan has not yet been formally appointed.

After receiving the reply from the seventh elder, the third elder glanced at the fourth elder and said calmly: "Fourth elder, your mission is to be responsible for the security of the territory. You don't need to worry about this matter."

"Hmph! Qi Zhiqiu, what do you mean? The national calamity of Great Xia is at stake. Everyone is responsible, so I can't worry about it anymore?" Xiao Yan, the fourth elder, was furious.

"alright!"

The Great Elder glanced at everyone majestically, "That's what happened. Today's Elders' Meeting is to remind everyone that the work for the next period of time will focus on overseas wars."

"This matter is under my command and coordination. I hope that you will fulfill your duties and cooperate fully when you are in office, and there will be no discordant voices."

He made the final decision and he personally directed it. Xiao Yan did not dare to say anything more and solemnly nodded in agreement with the other elders.

"The meeting is dismissed!"

The great elder waved his hand, turned and left.

Tianfu.

Xiao Yan quickly prepared a table of delicious dishes, which were steaming hot and fragrant.

"Amy, call your mother to come to dinner!" He shouted with satisfaction.

Little Amy quickly rushed out of the study and ran over to pull Ivy over.

Ivy was still immersed in thinking. She didn't realize it was time to eat until she sat down at the table. She couldn't help but smile awkwardly: "I was so busy that I forgot all about the business. I'm going to cook."

Then when I saw a table of dishes, my beautiful eyes froze for a moment.

"We can't finish things. Take your time, don't work so hard." Xiao Yan looked at her funny.

"You can actually cook?" Ivy looked at him again as if she didn't recognize Xiao Yan.

"I know a lot." Xiao Yan smiled slyly.

"Tch! You said you were fat and you were out of breath." Ivy gave him a big eye roll.

She said this, but she had to admit in her heart that the dishes this guy cooked were very impressive and looked delicious, no worse than hers.

She was so surprised that she couldn't wait to try it.

Of course, I felt a little embarrassed because she seemed incompetent as a wife.

After eating, Ivy pulled Xiao Yan into the kitchen and said while washing: "I did a detailed investigation today. The root cause of the machinery factory is that the equipment is old and the technology is backward. The products are far behind the times. Poor management is also an important reason.

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"My second uncle Jiang Jingwei was so overjoyed that he did not pay attention to development and innovation. Instead, he introduced a production line that had been eliminated from overseas. It only prospered for a while. Now that production line has been completely discontinued, and it is still supported by my father's previous foundation."

"Of course, it's too late to say this now. It's almost impossible to build new production lines in a short time. We can only dig from existing production lines."

"I checked the market and found that in terms of large-scale machinery and equipment, Jiangjia Machinery Factory still has potential to be tapped. It will first produce supporting products for large-scale machinery, and then gradually tackle innovation, transformation and upgrading, exchanging time for space."

"..."

"The problem is that the market is almost saturated, and large machinery manufacturers have ready-made supporting cooperative manufacturers. It is too difficult for us to get a share of the pie."

Ivy talked incessantly, and her analysis was very clear, so she understood the difficulties faced by the machinery factory, and finally sighed in distress.

Her performance surprised Xiao Yan. He didn't expect that she had talent in management and was very powerful. She could understand the current situation, advantages and disadvantages of the Jiangjia Machinery Factory and the current situation of the machinery market in such a short period of time. It was very impressive.

It's not easy. What she lacks now is not ability, but opportunity.

Not to mention an order of 100 million, even an order of 1 billion or 10 billion, Xiao Yan can get it, but he can't give it directly.

Xiao Yan encouraged: "Don't be anxious. You have to eat one bite at a time. Now that you have found the problem, as long as there is a suitable opportunity, you can definitely bring the machine factory back to life."

Ivy smiled bitterly: "It's not that easy. We have to take out samples first, then go to major machinery factories to sell them. After we get orders, we can build production capacity and enter a virtuous cycle."

"I have made a preliminary estimate that even if everything goes well, it will take two to three years. One month is far from enough."

Xiao Yan nodded: "You are right, but it depends on people. The most important thing now is to come up with samples. Do you have any good ideas in this regard?"

"You know quite a lot," Ivy said with a smile on her face, "You're right, you need to be hard-working to make iron. Without excellent products, everything is out of the question."

"The most promising area for machinery factories now is precision machining of castings, which requires a certain amount of production capacity, but is not particularly difficult. We can definitely do it with our current conditions."

Seeing Xiao Yan thoughtful, she continued: "For example, mining machines, parts for heavy machinery equipment, and customization for some machinery merchants with special needs. The infrastructure construction in Daxia has not yet ended, and overseas infrastructure is also showing signs of starting.

, there should be no big problems in the market."

"Well, then go ahead and do it. I will fully support you." Xiao Yan patted her shoulder, "As for the management rights of the machinery factory, I believe that in the face of sufficient benefits, the Jiang family will relent."

Without the right to operate a machinery factory, everything is just talk on paper.

"good!"

Ivy worked hard to write the business plan, which was an important part of persuading the Jiang family. There could be no sloppiness and she had to come up with something that convinced the Jiang family's senior management.

Xiao Yan provided her with a clear idea, which was to write a business plan, obtain Jiang Kunlun's support first, and then get it voted on at the Jiang family meeting.
Chapter completed!