Chapter 424: Information Exchange
Siming nodded: "Let's go in and take a look."
After acquiring the chemical plant, Si Tian gave the workers there a holiday. As for whether they could come back to work later, they had to wait for further notice.
However, even if they cannot come back to work, he will give the workers compensation, which can at least stabilize their income for a certain period of time.
Several people pushed open the door of the chemical plant. The smell here was not very pleasant.
Xiang Yutang frowned as he smelled it: "The environment here is not very good, the air circulation is relatively poor, if we produce it in large quantities, it may be harmful to the body."
He pointed to the unopened masks lying aside and said, "Let's put on the masks first."
When Juanjuan put on the mask, only a pair of big eyes were exposed, and the rest of her little face was covered by the mask.
Xiang Yutang asked them to help open the doors and windows so that the air inside could circulate.
Adjutant Qi found the power switch and turned it on, and the lights in the chemical plant came on.
The ventilation fan also slowly turned at this time, allowing the smell inside the factory to dissipate outside.
Xiang Yutang inspected the equipment in the chemical plant, all of which were relatively new from abroad. "They have relatively new equipment, why would they suddenly sell it?"
"I think I know the reason." Adjutant Qi had just gone out to check around and heard this when he came back.
"What's the reason?" Si Gu looked at him and asked.
"There are no raw materials in the warehouse. Even a good cook cannot cook without rice." Adjutant Qi sighed.
Si Gu frowned and said, "Without the raw materials, I'm afraid your experiment won't be completed."
"Don't worry about that. I can find a way to make the raw materials myself, but it will take a long time." Xiang Yutang still had some confidence.
Siming looked at the two of them and said, "Don't worry, I will deliver the chemical raw materials in a couple of days."
After he finished speaking, he looked at Xiang Yutang and asked, "Will the idea you proposed for the bulletproof vest work?"
"As long as I have the raw materials, I can give it a try, but I can't guarantee success. But I can promise that I will do my best."
Xiang Yutang is relatively rigorous in academics and does not make big promises, but the idea of a bulletproof vest makes him feel unprecedented novelty and challenge.
"Okay, I'll deliver the raw materials as soon as possible. I'll send someone to run errands for you then. Just tell them if you need anything."
Sima Ming agreed immediately.
Xiang Yutang nodded and said, "I need a quiet environment to do my experiments. This chemical plant may have to stop production temporarily."
"That's no problem, I will arrange it." Siming nodded.
"Also, why don't you cancel the house you rented for me? It's inconvenient to travel back and forth. I can live here. I see there are rooms in the back that can accommodate people."
Xiang Yutang pointed to the room at the back.
"The houses here are still very new. I'll have someone deliver your things to you in a while. If you need anything else, please tell Adjutant Qi and I'll have someone deliver it to you later."
Sima Ming accepted all his requests.
Xiang Yutang thought for a while, walked around the factory, wrote down the things that were missing and handed them to Adjutant Qi, asking him to send them over if he could buy them.
Si Gu helped him clean up a room. This was probably where the factory workers lived in the past, and it was a bit dirty and messy.
It took everyone half a day to clean up.
Adjutant Qi had already brought his things over, and with him came a few soldiers who were responsible for Xiang Yutang's safety and running errands for him.
The person hired to take care of him didn't show up, and these soldiers all knew how to cook, so there was no need to worry about him going hungry.
As for the food and vegetables they eat every day, someone will deliver them to them.
Juanjuan helped him get some small things, and she handed the glassware to Xiang Yutang very carefully.
This actually amused Xiang Yutang: "Is Juanjuan afraid it will break?"
"Yeah. These things should be hard to buy." Juanjuan looked at the test tube in her hand.
"It doesn't matter. We will be able to buy these things easily in the future." Xiang Yutang is confident that this country will become very powerful in the future.
Si Ming and the others settled him down before leaving the chemical plant.
When they got home, Juanjuan had already fallen asleep leaning on the two of them.
Si Jinchen, Ma Yang and Liu Yueya have been researching a new gun model recently and have revised it countless times.
When they were stuck in one place, they finally had some free time.
Si Jinchen and Ma Yang played with the triplets for a long time, but they didn't see Juanjuan come back.
The children were a little absent-minded again. When they saw Siming coming back with Juanjuan, they didn't want to wake up the sleeping person.
"Young Master, let's not make guns tomorrow, let's make lanterns!" Ma Yang looked at Si Jinchen.
"A lantern?" Si Jinchen was a little confused.
"Chinese New Year is coming soon. It would be very beautiful to make some lanterns to hang at home. The young lady would definitely like them. If we make a lot, we can even sell them on the street."
Ma Yang also learned some things when he was in military school. He learned how to make lanterns from a classmate whose family ran a lantern shop.
"Okay, then we'll make lanterns tomorrow. The gun is stuck, so it's a good idea to change the idea." Si Jinchen agreed readily.
Si Ming carried Juanjuan to bed, said goodbye to his family, and went to the study to make a phone call.
He called several nearby governors and told them about the Taisho Imperial Bank.
After all, he didn't know whether there were any industries of the Taisho Empire within the jurisdiction of these governors. Some of them might not be banks, but he was just giving them a reminder.
If there isn't any, that would be the best. If there is, we can only let them find a way to steal the things themselves.
Governor Niu was very happy when he received Siming's call: "Did you just get home?"
"I've been home for two or three days. I was busy with so many things that I forgot to let you know I'm safe." Siming was so busy that he forgot.
After I came back, I was like a spinning top, never having a moment to rest.
"It's okay, it's okay. Why are you calling me so late? Is there something wrong?" Governor Niu also understood that since Siming had been away for so long, there must be a lot of things going on in Beiyang City.
Siming told him about some recent events in Beiyang City and the news that there might be military reserves hidden in the Taisho Empire's industries.
Governor Niu frowned even after hearing this: "It seems your previous worries were correct. They had planned this long ago. Otherwise, how could they have hidden so many things?"
"I've only discovered this one in Beiyang City. I don't know if there are any other places, so I'm reminding you. One is religion, and the other is the industry of the Taisho Empire."
"You should also be more careful and contact me anytime if you need anything." Si Ming hung up the phone after saying that.
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