Chapter 222: Planning, Industrial Park Wang Kang had this intention, not out of passion, but after careful consideration.

Li Zheng and other three craftsmen were admired by him very much. Secondly, he also wanted to build a good relationship with the Smelting Bureau, and furthermore, with the Ministry of Industry and the imperial court!

During the previous conversation, Wang Kang realized that under the control of the established aristocrats, he controlled resources, and even the Smelting Bureau needed to purchase from them, and was restrained by them. How big of a dilemma was this?

The Earl of Fuyang's Palace is now a vanguard against the established nobles, but it is far from enough on its own. The established nobles are powerful, and now there is an Earl of Yongding who has jumped out.

Therefore, Wang Kang needs allies, and his construction of Xinfeng County may need the help of the Ministry of Industry just like today. It is necessary to build good relationships.

This was also to prepare him for going to Kyoto. Wang Kang had a hunch that Kyoto would be his main battlefield against the established nobles in the future...

Since you have to build a good relationship, fortunately, you can do good things to the end. Isn’t your Smelting Bureau short of iron ore? Then I won’t give you money, I will just give you iron ore!

"Master Kang, you can't do this..." wáng fǔ chén said hurriedly. If he said that he had a bet before, he could still mention it.

Now that Wang Kang has refined steel, it is equivalent to overturning all their previous conclusions. How can it be appropriate to ask for other people's things?

"yes!"

"We are not unreasonable people. We are not rewarded for our merits. We are here to fulfill our orders..."

Several people rushed to talk but were interrupted by Wang Kang. He waved his hand and said: "You don't need to say more, this matter is settled!"

"Don't refuse, this can be regarded as my contribution to the smelting bureau and the imperial court at the Earl of Fuyang Mansion!"

Several people looked at each other speechless. Considering the current predicament of the Smelting Bureau, they sighed in a low voice for a long time, "Master Kang repays evil with kindness and understands the righteousness. In this case, we will not refuse!"

After that, the three of them bowed respectfully to Wang Kang, "Although we can't compare with you, Master Kang, in terms of iron smelting, we are still experienced and will definitely give our full assistance here!"

"Ha ha!"

Seeing this, Wang Kang lifted the three of them up and said with a smile: "But we have agreed in advance that the iron ore cannot be delivered now and will have to wait until my project is completed."

The iron ore stock that Liu Shan told me is huge, and it will have no impact if some are given.

"Besides, I don't have enough manpower here, and the Ministry of Industry still needs to send skilled craftsmen for mining? What do you think?"

"That's how it should be!" wáng fǔ chén responded.

"In addition, when dispatching craftsmen, we must choose reliable people," Wang Kang paused and said, "I don't want outsiders to know too much information about my iron mines."

"understand."

This is easy to understand.

"If that's the case, then there are three of you who have to work. I have a lot to deal with..."

Wang Kang said again: "This time because I need a lot of steel for road construction, I have only built a set of underground furnaces, and I will build another one next!"

"I intend to build this place into my industrial park in Xinfeng County and mass-produce steel!"

"Industrial park?" Li Zheng was confused. This was the first time he heard this word.

"Yes, it's an industrial park!" Wang Kang said with a smile.

This was also his planning plan. Nowadays, construction has started everywhere in this area, including brick kilns, cement firing, and iron and steel smelting.

These are currently being prepared for road construction, but what happens when the road construction is completed? These are all indispensable for the construction of the city.

Moreover, refractory bricks, cement, and even steel are all products that transcend the times and can be sold in the future.

Therefore, this area will be retained after the construction is completed and will be the industrial park of Xinfeng County.

"By the way, I can't tell you the core aspects of iron smelting technology yet, I hope you can understand." Wang Kang said again.

This is very important. Something as unique as steel-smelting technology must still be in your own hands, and outsiders must not be allowed to contaminate it.

huǒ yào is like this, even in the imperial court, he treats everyone equally.

Although they have just witnessed the entire process and even participated in it, they do not have control over it.

The real core, such as the raw materials used during refining, the proportion of iron powder, and the control of time, if any of these are missing, it may lead to failure.

Wang Kang had already informed him of the craftsmen he had recruited, and after his screening, they were all loyal and reliable.

Everyone knows one of them, which is safer.

"Understood!" Several people nodded without hesitation. This is Wang Kang's unique invention, and it is such an important technology. How could it be leaked?

Not a fool.

"Haha!" After everything was agreed upon, Wang Kang also said with a smile: "It's hot and cold here underground, let's go up first!"

Hearing this, several people were startled again. This was also the reason why they admired Wang Kang.

The refining of the second furnace started again here. Wang Kang went up, and the three of them also discussed the division of labor, and finally decided that Li Zheng would be responsible for the new furnace.

Master Xi is responsible for inspecting the steel smelting, which is also very important, because the refining is all manual, and if anything goes wrong, it will fail.

Inspection is indispensable, otherwise quality problems will occur and it will be fatal in the final use.

And wáng fǔ chén is responsible for overall planning.

The three people have a clear division of labor, and Wang Kang is also very satisfied. This will form a scale and achieve mass production of steel.

After finishing here, Wang Kang had no time to wash and change clothes, so he came to the cement production place next to here.

Compared with steel smelting, the firing of cement is relatively simple. The main raw materials such as limestone and clay are readily available and only need to be fired.

This place was specially isolated and separated from other areas by Wang Kang. He also distributed simple masks to the craftsmen to prevent dust.

Because the production is simple, a lot of cement has been produced in several days and piled up into sheets.

Now that steel has been produced, it can be matched with concrete to support the tunnel.

According to Wang Kang's idea, this step is carried out at the same time. Supporting and excavation are not affected, and the progress is now very fast, extending every day.

Combining the two can improve efficiency.

But there is one thing that is more troublesome.

Concrete is actually cement concrete that uses cement as gel material, sand and stone as aggregates, and water in a certain proportion, and is mixed, formed, and cured.

This is the most common and easiest to make, and is also called ordinary concrete.

But there is a difficulty, stirring and pouring.

In modern times, this is all done with specialized machines, including mixers, conveyor trucks, etc. This is particularly important. If there is a slight error, the uniformity of the concrete will be difficult to maintain, and delamination and segregation will occur.

In order to avoid this, Wang Kang decided to make concrete directly during tunnel construction. If mixed, he could use cows, horses, etc. instead.

As for infusion, it can only be done manually.
Chapter completed!