Lin Ling raised a question, but Lu Yao had no choice. He lacked money. Lu Yao smiled and said,"Then there's really no other way. Because of the shortage of funds and the lack of industrial mother machines and other equipment, we probably have to wait a little longer. I'll definitely solve this problem for you before May next year!”
Lin Ling continued,"Alright, let's continue."
Last year, we built a total of 42 200-ton small river carriers, 13 500-ton small river carriers, and 6 1000-ton small river carriers, all of which adopted the new steam turbine. Currently, the steam turbine with higher horsepower is still being manufactured. Through accumulating experience, we are confident to try the 1000- 3,000-ton medium-sized merchant ships.
The group of people who had long been confused and shocked were shocked beyond words. After hearing that so many ships and equipment had been built, there was still a better future, especially Sa Zhenbing and the others. They had long been shocked speechless in school. In the past few months, they had indeed learned a lot. Their horizons were broadened and their minds were broadened. Now that they heard these statistics, they were even more shocked.
Sa Zhenbing stood up and asked shakily,""May I ask if we can build a gunboat?"
Lin Ling smiled and said," General Sa, you must be joking. We can still build ironclads below 500 tons, and we have also designed some 500-1500 ton ironclads. However, the current mainstream development is all-steel warships. Our experience is still lacking. After all, we have been in the navy for a hundred years, but we have made great progress. So, please look forward to it!”
Sa Zhenbing was very excited and said repeatedly,"Good, good, good. I'm looking forward to it, I'm looking forward to it!”
He couldn't be blamed for looking forward to it. They had been thinking about building their own warships for too long. In addition, Sichuan wasn't close to the sea, so he didn't have much hope in the first place. However, when he heard that there was hope, he asked.
Lin Ling continued," The daily necessities group that we established is mainly a variety of furniture, toothpaste, toothbrushes, soaps, towels, blankets, washing powder, shampoo, and a series of products. Last year, we earned a total of 5.6 million taels of silver, and it's still growing. We will increase production next year and strive to ensure that all the people in Sichuan can use it next year!
"Also, our machinery factory produces all kinds of machinery and machines. Most of them are self-produced and sold, so we basically have a balance of income and expenditure. However, next year, we will increase the scale of sales to the surrounding provinces.
At this moment, Lu Yao smiled and said," These are the centers of industry. We can't just focus on heavy industry. Light industry has quick results and quick returns. We have to increase our investment and cultivate a group of national capitalists. Let them grow up. Only then will China have a future!”
Lin Ling smiled and said," Yes, I'm going to talk about this next. Last year, we established four banks, which are foreign banks. The four banks are the Agricultural Bank, the Industrial Bank, the Commercial Bank, and the Southwest Development Bank. These four banks all implement the passbook system, which means that our workers 'wages are directly paid into their passbooks. This guarantees the mobility of our funds and our safety.”
Lu Yao smiled." The bank is the main point. We are all rookies in the financial field. We must be very careful and ensure that we have sufficient cash flow and the most important precious metal reserves. This is the most important thing. Every country is on the gold standard, but we are on the silver standard. The price of silver fluctuates greatly to begin with, so if our economic interests are traded externally, we will suffer a loss. Therefore, increasing our gold reserves is the main point!”
After Lin Ling finished writing in her notebook, she nodded and said,"Understood! I was just about to say this. Last year, our overseas companies sent a total of 35 tons of gold to the base in a year. The scale will continue to expand next year, so we have a stable gold channel!”
Lu Yao nodded. He knew what was going on. The people from Alaskan, South America, and even other countries provided it together. After all, gold was a hard currency in this era and could be used anywhere. Therefore, many times, they chose to use the spot gold. After all, they all knew that the base was short of gold!
Lin Ling continued," Last year, the chemical factory we built is now showing results. The fertilizer production is 160,000 tons, and the gunpowder factory can also meet the current production of the military factory. The implementation of various other research projects is also progressing in an orderly manner."
Through our raids and the re-distribution of wealth, we obtained a total of 29 million taels of silver last year. However, because most of the factories are currently in the investment period, we provided about 42.8 million taels of silver in small loans last year. In other words, our financial income is currently in the deficit, but we will be much better next year because this year is the harvest period, provided that we do not expand our territory!
Also, we have invested in a total of 1425 small and medium-sized enterprises. Some of the small enterprises are mostly handmade workshops, but the results are remarkable.
Lu Yao nodded." That's how it should be. Very good, continue!”
Lin Ling continued,"Last year, we produced a total of 80 transport trucks and more than 1300 cars. Most of them were bought by local wealthy businessmen. This year, we will expand the scale. The auto industry will be more widely used after the road is popularized!”
Lu Yao nodded, indicating that they should continue. After all, this was related to the future arrangements. Some words were not suitable to be said now.
Lin Ling continued," There's also the problem of workers. Last year, we recruited about 280,000 workers. Currently, most of them are junior workers and have gradually caught up with the progress of the industrial system. However, as the factory continues to teach, our training system needs to be further expanded.
In addition, last year, we built a total of 246 primary schools, 75 middle schools, and 4 universities. On the basis of Southwest University and Sichuan University, we also established Chongqing University and Southern University, which are currently recruiting students.
There were also 52 technical training schools, 24 night schools for adults, 6 military academies, a military officer school, a non-commissioned officer school, an artillery academy, a staff college, and a police academy and an armed police academy.
Lu Yao smiled and said," Education is the prerequisite. We have to let all the people invest in it. Only with culture can we have a stronger sense of shame. Only then will more people invest in the construction of the country. We have to continue to increase our efforts. What we need is the speed of China.”
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