After leaving the southern city gate of Xiangyang, you will see mountains not far away. The rainfall comes down from the mountain, and not far from the foot of the mountain to form a river, flowing northward to the Han River. This river is Xianghe, and the name of Xiangyang comes from this.

Now all rivers in the mountains have been intercepted, and small dams have been built. There are many workshops around each small dam, which utilize hydraulic power. This place is different from the industrial zones in the north of the city, and is mostly mechanical processing industry. It can be said that this is a heavy industrial zone.

After walking for a mile or two, I arrived at the foot of the mountain. I saw a newly built official office at my feet, with blue bricks and black tiles, which was very grand.

Cui Qing said: "This is the Taijuan Office of the Industrial Zone. It is in charge of this area. We all agree to the advice. If it is convenient, we will go in and take a look. Let the yamen send someone to accompany us, and everything will be convenient."

Of course, the Xu Mansion didn't say anything, and a few people entered the yamen together.

After the guards guarding the gate went in to report, Shi Ju took the officials and hurriedly came out.

After ceremonials, he raised his name and said, "I am Qiao Ping'an, who was originally a Jinshi in Suizhou. Last year, because of the praise of the commander of Meng Jie, he went to school for several months and came here to do a promotion. The envoy came and failed to welcome him. I hope he would forgive me."

Xu Feng nodded slightly, said nothing, and followed Qiao Ping'an into the yamen.

A Jinshi in the Prefecture or a Jinshi in the Township, was a Jinshi who had issued an imperial examination in the province, but had not passed the provincial examination or palace examination. Speaking of which, the status of a juren in the Ming and Qing dynasties was lower than that in the later Ming and Qing dynasties. Wang Xiaoli had very few official Jinshi here, and used a large number of these people.

As soon as I entered the yamen, I saw a color picture posted on the wall, which read "The Ten-Year Plan of Xiangyang South Industrial Zone". The rules and regulations on the picture are clearly divided. Each place has the advantages, plans, and time.

When Xu Fu saw such a thing for the first time, he couldn't help but come forward and take a closer look.

Qiao Ping'an was worried, not knowing what to say, so he stood aside carefully.

After looking at it for a while, Xu Feng pointed to the picture and said, "Check, how did this picture come about? Did you draw it?"

Qiao Ping'an hurriedly said, "The officials in the lower office are low, how dare they do such things? This picture was personally chaired by the coach Jie, and it was decided to come down after several meetings of Xiangyang Prefecture. The officials here are just doing things according to the picture."

"So that's it." Xu Feng nodded. "This Jieshou is a wonderful person."

After saying that, he said to Gao Shize: "Ducheng, you see that this picture is very delicate. How many rivers on the nearby mountains, how long each river is, where is it located, even how much water can be done in a year, how much things can you do. How can you do it without putting in a lot of effort?"

Gao Shize said: "This Wang Xiaoli is very interesting to do things. I have never seen an official like him, with many clever thoughts."

Xu Feng nodded and didn't say much. But he understood in his heart that Wang Xiaoli's method of doing things was probably not explained by Qi Cunning thoughts, but a completely different method of doing things. This method of doing things is very valuable.

After looking at the planning map, I saw that there was a small sand table on the table next to me. It marked the nearby terrain, the built roads, and the planned roads. Even the location of the river, where the reservoir should be built, and where the factory should be built, we all know clearly.

After reading everything, Xu Feng said, "Pick up and let's go inside and take a walk."

Qiao Ping'an said: "There is an exhibition hall next to it, which contains products produced by the factory in the industrial area. Can you not see it?"

Xu Feng hurriedly said, "Is there such a place? Let's go and have a look."

Several people followed Qiao Ping'an out of the official hall and went from a side door to the next yard. They saw a row of five houses, obviously all newly built, with glass windows, magnificent. Looking in through the window, there were figures walking around inside.

Xu leaned back and said to Gao Shize: "Glass is really a good thing, and it is very bright when installed on the window. In other places, this item is expensive, and even the official residence only has two or three houses. There are also many places in Xiangyang, and even the shops on the street. Is this item really worthless here?"

Cui Qing said: "The misunderstanding of the advice is not that this thing is worthless, but that it is too troublesome to transport it. When transporting it to other places, it is mostly freight. Moreover, the newly built workshops have a small output, so the cost cannot be reduced for a while. Jieshuai uses the money of the government to support the expansion of the scale of the glass workshops so that they can reduce the cost as soon as possible. Only when the price is cheap will someone buy it and someone use it."

Xu Feng said: "Jingshou may be kind-hearted. But how much does it cost!"

Cui Qing said: "It's different. The glass factory was originally owned by an official, so how much can it cost?"

Xu Fu thought about it, this is the same. No matter how much money the government earned in his pocket, it was nothing.

Glass is difficult to transport, but along the Han River, there are ships all the way, so how expensive can it be? Wang Xiaoli just doesn't want to export it elsewhere and keep a high price. Near Xiangyang, the government paid for it and used a lot of buildings, which is indeed to increase the scale of the glass factory. Only when the scale is increased can you make a lot of money in the future. With the current production scale, selling to other places is a luxury goods. No matter how expensive the price is, the total amount is not much.

If you want to make a lot of money, you must have a market and be able to sell in large quantities. It is not possible to just sell at a high price but not increase the volume. Now, the industrial products in Xiangyang are mainly to meet the market under Wang Xiaoli, and there are not many foreign sales. Because the factories are in the initial stage and cannot be produced on a large scale in a short period of time, it is not very meaningful to expand the market.

When he arrived at the entrance of the exhibition hall, Qiao Ping'an said: "This exhibition hall was specially established by Jishuo. All the products of the workshop here are placed here for people to visit. After choosing, there will naturally be people from the workshop to discuss."

Xu Feng said: "I have never seen a business like this before. But it is always good to show it."

As he spoke, he entered the exhibition hall. He saw that it was spotless and divided into several areas. In the middle, there were several rows of counters made of glass, with smaller products placed on the counters. On the side, there were large machines, arranged neatly.

"It's interesting here." Xu Feng said as he leaned forward.

The front counter is placed with woodworking tools. This is the first time Xu Fu knew that carpenters used so many kinds of saws. There are more than a dozen types. The largest roll is there, like a door panel. The smallest one is as small as the head, small and exquisite.

Every year, the factory name is marked on the product. Judging from the name, saws are specially made in workshops, such as planes, adzes, chisels, etc., and are produced in two or three factories. As for rulers, iron rulers and compasses, they are another factory.

Next to the woodworking tools are bearings. There are more than a dozen types, ranging from as big as a plate to as small as a cup. These bearings are made in a factory, well-made and shining with oil.

Bearings made in China have a long history and have been in series for a long time. However, in the past, the bearings were mainly made of copper, while most of them were steel. Next to the bearings, there were lubricating oil and grease. The grease was mainly animal grease, and the properties were stable after processing in the factory. The lubricating oil was mainly castor oil, which was easy to obtain and had excellent performance.

This is the first time Xu Feng has seen so many bearings, divided into categories and various styles. Most of the bearings have even written the main uses. In addition to vehicles, they are used in different types of machinery. It is really eye-opening.
Chapter completed!