Steel Dynasty - Chapter 17

[Chapter 17 Warmth]

“Your Highness, do you think the four families of Wang, Wei, Sun, and Qin will come to buy our briquette stove?”

In front of Xiao Ming’s dormitory in Prince Qi’s Mansion is a simple garden.

Clear water, stone bridges, flower gardens, and a vermilion hook-railed pavilion standing next to the water.

At this time, dusk was approaching, and the night was a little hazy in the palace. In the pavilion, Xiao Ming was eating.

In front of him was a gas stove. Today, the Equipment Department made two of them. Wang Shijie took one and took the remaining one into shape overnight.

Chen Wenlong didn’t dare to delay, so he sent it over.

“Hey, your highness is so talented. If they don’t buy such a magical thing, it can only be said that they have no vision.” Qian Dafu said cheerfully.

In the past five years, Xiao Ming basically did three things: eat, sleep and play. This time it was rare to build this thing, which would increase the expenses of the palace. In his opinion, it would be a good thing if King Qi could study again.

Zi Wan beat Xiao Ming’s legs and looked at Xiao Ming.

Before coming to Qingzhou, King Qi had a bad reputation. They cried all the way and felt miserable in their hearts.

But since arriving at the palace and serving for a few days, she found that King Qi was not as unbearable as the legend said.

The sadness in their hearts gradually faded away.

Moreover, Prince Qi is the son of Concubine Zhen, and Concubine Zhen treats them very kindly. Xiao Ming has been very approachable to them these days, which makes them feel a little close to each other.

“I think it would be wise for Your Highness to ask each of the four families to write the prices in envelopes and hand them over.” Aster chuckled, with two dimples on her cheeks.

Xiao Ming was sitting on the stone bench. He had just explained to them how to use the briquette stove.

On weekdays, Xiao Ming’s food and daily life were handled by two maids, and they immediately understood the convenience of this gas stove.

“How can you see it?” Xiao Ming asked.

Zi Yuan said crisply: “If His Highness explicitly asked them to negotiate the price, the four of them would definitely collude to lower the price based on their nature. Now that they are going back separately, no one knows the other’s price. In order to win the price of this briquette stove We must compete with each other in management, so that we can take advantage of each other.”

“Well, that’s right, this is exactly what I want.” Xiao Ming glanced at Zi Wan.

Aster’s analysis is very thorough. In fact, this model is the modern version of bidding quotation. In order to achieve the goal, the bidder must naturally show the greatest sincerity.

Luluo said with envy: “Sister Ziyuan is so smart, why didn’t I think of it?”

“Because you are stupid.” Xiao Ming looked up and smiled at her.

Luluo suddenly blushed and lowered her head, not daring to speak.

Zi Wan saw it, her eyes rolled around, and she secretly squeezed Xiao Ming’s thigh with strength.

“Ouch.” Xiao Ming felt as if his leg was bitten by a mosquito and couldn’t help but scream.

Zi Wan stood up hastily, “Your Highness, atone for your sins, is Zi Wan too pinched?”

The two little maids are charming and pretty, even a man would have wild dreams, not to mention that they still have their own labels, so it is understandable to take advantage of them occasionally.

When he came back to his senses, he remembered that so many people were watching. This was ancient times, not the 21st century that could be embraced on the street.

“Ahem.”

Xiao Ming coughed. Zi Wan seemed to be respectful, but he could tell it was intentional. This girl was smart, but he didn’t want her to develop the habit of playing tricks on him.

He smiled deliberately and said: “It’s easy to ask me to forgive you. Let’s do this. It’s cold today, so why don’t you come and warm my quilt tonight.”

Zi Yuan was stunned. She obviously didn’t expect Xiao Ming to do so. Come on, do this.

“Since you don’t say anything, I will take it as my acquiescence. Zi Yuan is the most considerate.” Xiao Ming stood up with a smile, “Dafu, I will leave this briquette stove to you. We don’t have many people in the palace. With this, we can “My servant is more relaxed.”

“Yes, Your Highness,” Qian Dafu replied, while looking at Zi Wan worriedly.

Now Xiao Ming couldn’t figure out what to do. This Zi Wan actually relied on his little cleverness to trick King Qi. It was really a waste of money.

Xiao Ming turned around and returned to the dormitory. Lu Luo grabbed Zi Yuan’s hand and said, “Sister, what should I do? Are you really going…”

Zi Yuan’s face turned pale, and her head was not enough at this time.

Qian Dafu sighed and said at this time: “Aster, you are smart, but your cleverness is mistaken for cleverness. In this way, I will teach you a way…”

Aster and Luluo listened carefully, and Aster said: “This is a good thing.” “Is

there any other way you can do it? Disobeying orders will be punished by family law,” Qian Dafu said.

Lu Luo grabbed Zi Yuan’s hand and said, “Sister, just give it a try.”

With a sigh, Zi Yuan nodded. It seems that King Qi is a smart person, and she can no longer underestimate him.

After returning to the dormitory, Xiao Ming did not sleep, but lit a candle and drew drawings with a brush.

Once he got the money from the four companies, his next plan was to build a hydraulic lathe workshop.

This is also the reason why he went to Mihe for a tour, one was to examine the public sentiment, and the other was to find a suitable location.

However, these hydraulic lathes are sufficient for processing wood and general iron accessories, but they are still unable to process hard steel.

The reason is that the tool strength of the lathe is not strong enough.

Without alloy tools with sufficient strength, it is basically impossible to process steel.

Alloys require trace elements such as nickel, tungsten, molybdenum, cobalt, aluminum, titanium, boron, and zirconium, but these elements are not readily available.

Although he was mentally prepared, Xiao Ming still felt that he was facing great difficulties. It was not easy to start from scratch.

However, there are ways. The science and technology library also contains knowledge about each mineral deposit, its location, associated minerals, color, and methods of finding minerals.

He needs to find a confidant to teach him how to find these metal mines, because it is not just about alloys. The next step is to mine the mines himself.

Now his fiefdom is the contemporary Shandong area, which is rich in mineral resources and there is a large gold mine near Laizhou.

If used properly, it can also provide him with considerable financial support, so prospecting is very important to him.

Everything has to go hand in hand.

Just as he was thinking about it, he felt someone tiptoe into his room.

Turning around, he saw a dark figure getting into his bed.

“Aster?”

Xiao Ming called out. This girl was really obedient. He was just scaring her. Unexpectedly, she actually came to warm her quilt.

(End of chapter)