It is speculated that the amount of iron used will increase in the future, and the application of this new type of large-scale blower is imminent, and the first large-scale pig iron blast furnace with coke pump blast must be pinched in the hands of its own people.

In the future, there will be more and more places to use money, and the importance of steel will become higher and higher, and it is a must to monopolize the pig iron in Fujian County or coastal areas or occupy an absolute advantage.

The technical conditions are ripe, and it is wise to prepare in advance while the amount of iron used has not suddenly increased.

After confirming the fact that the iron pump blower was already practical, Jian Chen took advantage of the little time left before leaving Minjun to go to the capital, discussed it with the people in the organization, and began to prepare first.

If you just start a large-scale iron-smelting workshop, it is not a big problem, but you have to lay out the rest of the things in advance, so the movement should be bigger.

First, Chen Jian seemed to outsiders to visit the Coal Mine United Group in Nan'an as a courtesy.

Because of the identities of the two parties, the relationship is somewhat delicate. The canal was pinched in Chen Jian's hands, and the coal bosses did not dare to provoke it. The miners' associations are basically controlled by the Mexican Party, and the grass-roots cooperation between the workers' cooperatives or various similar to the syndicate or anarchist model is also constantly being carried out, and some technical mine talents are trained in batches by the Lanxiang Technical School, and the current surge in coal consumption and monopoly profits, so that the contradictions between the two sides have not intensified.

After determining the coke and coal security, Chen Jian selected a site in the upper reaches of the Min River where he would build an iron-smelting workshop in the future, and calculated the distance and cost.

Subsequently, Chen Jian used a small part of his imminent stake in Nanyang Company in exchange for several small iron-smelting workshops, which were at the height of the Nanyang Trading Company, and the frenzy for stocks did not affect too many people because of the orchid craze a few years ago.

The news that Chen Jian was ready to get involved in the iron-smelting industry quickly spread in Minjun, and the reputation of what he had done in the previous line made the owners of the iron-smelting industry nervous and restless.

This is not the same as it was a few years ago. At first, Chen Jian was just alone, but now he has a huge organization and sufficient capital behind him. A few years ago, some people might have underestimated it, but now the owners of these iron-smelting workshops will choose to visit as soon as possible.

The example is vividly placed there, when the glass factory was first built, the rival family was ruined and disappeared, and the cooperative became a shareholder who made money day by day.

Moreover, even if you don't get involved in it personally, if you only show that you want to act, the consequences are often very bad - the grass on the grave of the cotton spinning guild in Min County is seven feet high.

At this time, with such a limelight, the owners of the iron smelting industry in Minjun County immediately understood what to do. Small capital and small workshops against big organizations and big capital are just a matter of dying early and dying late, and the best result is to become a vassal and a small shareholder who doesn't care about, and confrontation can only be a dead end, especially if there is not too much technology monopoly.

The more I visited, the more invitations were finally sent, and most of the workshop owners in the smelting industry in Minjun came. When he was apprehensive in his heart, Jian Chen was relieved: "I came this time to give everyone a chance to make a fortune." ”

"If Mr. Chen wants to give us a chance to make a fortune, just give us the shares of Nanyang Company in your hand. None of us here can compare to those people, many things are traded in secret, and we have some money in our hands, but we can't exchange all of them for shares of Nanyang Company. ”

"yes, we also know that a lot of industries are making money these days. But with the exception of Nanyang's shares, which are reassuring to trust, the rest of the returns are not too high. If you do other industries, you really haven't set foot in them, and investing money in them is a waste......"

Speaking of which, someone finally said cautiously: "Please also ask Mr. Chen to give him a way to live." ”

Jian Chen smiled: "What I said is like I am domineering." If you change to someone who doesn't know, you can't help but think that I am a bully of men and women when you hear this. ”

Everyone also felt that this was inappropriate, but the matter had come to this point, and there was really no way out, so they could only bite the bullet and say: "Mr. Chen is naturally not a bully of men and women, but the capital in Mr. Chen's hands is a monster that swallows people and does not spit out bones." Nowadays, Min County has made countless fortunes every day, and there are many ruined people every day. We can't do anything else but do this. ”

Jian Chen shook his head and said, "I didn't say that I wouldn't let you continue to do this." ”

"Mr. Chen's words are not right. Not to mention that if you want to get involved in this industry, you will definitely be able to build a large factory like a glass factory and a spinning factory, even if you can't build it by relying on the current workshop model alone, we can't fight you. Money is one aspect, and we can't afford it if you build it and hire workers to run to you......"

There was some irony in these words, but Jian Chen didn't care, and only asked, "Then are you here to make money or for this industry?" ”

"Needless to say? To make money, of course. If we could do something else and make more than that, we wouldn't be here today. Since Mr. Chen is involved, we will collect the money and go to other industries. However, we don't know anything else, we have a little money in our hands but we know that we can't compare to you, and we can't exchange it for the stock of Nanyang Company, which is sure to make a profit and not lose money, we can't help it, right? ”

It's not really impossible, for example, to go to the tropical islands controlled by the Nanyang Company, and the return on investment in plantations is also very high.

But after all, these workshop owners are used to their old jobs, and it is really difficult to accept that they are suddenly asked to do something else. Chen Jian made such a situation, and he couldn't help but think about it.

"Ladies and gentlemen, let's put it this way, I, or our organization, are indeed preparing for the dry smelting of iron. Otherwise, we wouldn't be able to gather here today. But it's not as scary as you say, don't you see that those people in the glass industry are alive and well? Is the annual dividend income less than when I opened a small workshop in the past? ”

One shook his head and said, "Mr. Chen, let's explain it." Things are different now. At that time, you were just starting out, and you only had a few dollars on you? How many people in Min County know you? At that time, you can only pull and fight, and it is impossible to offend the whole industry. What now? Don't talk about now, let's just say what was the situation of the cotton spinning industry back then? Now there are a large water workshops, and how many old faces are there in the original cotton spinning guild? ”

"That's it, Mr. Chen, we really have to be afraid. Although this iron has a little bit of profit now, where can it compare with other industries? Mr. Chen has a wide range of connections, and there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in your organization, why do you have to keep an eye on our industry that doesn't make much money? ”

"Even if Mr. Chen was against the slaves and withdrew his shares from Nanyang Company. But there are industries that don't touch the bottom line, so please ask Mr. Chen to raise his noble hand and do something else. ”

Some of the people who came with Chen Jian just wanted to laugh, and Chen Jian also held back his laughter, understanding that at this time, the amount of iron used has not yet reached a stage of huge improvement, and there is no war in the short term, and the market seems to be so big, these people are inevitably worried.

At this time, the distribution of funds in the society is extremely uneven, several giant joint-stock companies absorb part of the capital, and the rest is invested in various emerging industries, but there is still a large part of it in an idle state.

Buying arable land was not the first choice for capital flow at this time, especially in the large port of Minjun.

The ambitious and bold put their money into small joint-stock workshops, overseas plantations, etc., and either became rich overnight or impoverished overnight.

However, there are some cautious people who do not know what to do with their spare money, except for a few large companies such as banks, Nanyang Corporation, and shipping insurance. Especially in some workshop owners, out of tradition or habit, most of them are still doing their own business, and some industries have not yet reached the stage of large factories and large workshops.

Chen Jian is eyeing the idle capital of these people, as well as the ideological impact of these people's traditional changes on those bystanders, and using their capital to influence some future situations.