Chapter 152 Huyang City is rich in tungsten steel
Mrs. Si saw her washing her socks and handkerchiefs carefully, and after they were clean, she taught her to rub them clean with clean water.
"Juanjuan is really amazing. He can even wash things by himself."
Juanjuan smiled with her eyebrows and eyes curved.
Si Tian has been busy until midnight recently. Recently, he is not only busy with bamboo lanterns and raincoats and rain boots, he is also inquiring about machine tools for making weapons.
"You just came back too?" Si Ming returned home and saw a small light on in the living room and someone sitting on the sofa.
"Brother, why are you so late?" Si Tian looked at him in surprise.
"The governors of other cities heard that we have cheap medicine and wanted to buy some from us, so they are busy until now." Siming sat opposite him.
"How much do you plan to sell?" Si Tian looked at him.
"How can I miss out on something that can earn me money in exchange for benefits?" Siming raised the corners of his lips slightly.
"Brother, you don't plan to sell it for money, but to exchange it for something else?" Si Tian understood from his expression.
Siming raised the corners of his lips. "Huyang City is rich in tungsten steel. Shuangling City uses tung oil to refine glycerin. As far as I know, it can replace imported nitroglycerin."
"These are all good things." Si Tian immediately understood that these were the materials needed by the arsenal.
"So I plan to exchange pills with them. Can you ask Doctor Huai if we can increase production?" Siming exchanged for their specialties.
Compared to medicine, these are really nothing to them.
"Okay, I'll go ask tomorrow. Oh, and I have some ideas here. They can help me connect, but to ship these machine tools in, we still need clearance from the customs over there."
"We also need to talk to Director Chen. After all, this thing has to sneak in right under his nose."
Si Tian repeated the news he had recently heard.
"Do you know the price?" Siming originally planned to go to the General Administration of Chen. Transporting so many things would naturally be done by water.
Chen Yongnian must be informed, otherwise it will be difficult to explain when the time comes.
"A second-hand gun barrel wire drawing machine costs 8,000 silver dollars, not including tariffs and transportation costs." Si Tian calculated that a second-hand machine tool would cost at least 20,000 silver dollars.
"Second-hand?" Siming frowned slightly.
Si Tian nodded. "A new one might cost five times as much. Besides, this isn't the latest machine. The latest machine might not be readily available."
"That means the price of a new machine is no less than 50,000 silver dollars, and it's the latest machine tool?" Siming frowned tightly.
The smallest arsenal requires at least fifty to one hundred machine tools of different types.
Such an arsenal is only used for pistols and ammunition, while heavy weapons require large arsenals, ten times the number of which.
Yan Anqing told him that heavy weapons such as airplanes and tanks can be produced there.
The price of this machine tool is astronomical, and there are also technical issues involved. They still need to hire someone to teach them how to use it.
Si Tian nodded vigorously: "Brother, all the money we have now may not be enough to build a small arsenal."
"If the amount is small, you can borrow from the bank. But if the amount is too large, it will arouse suspicion if you can't borrow the money." Siming's fingers tapped lightly on the sofa.
"Let's choose the location of the arsenal first. Other things can wait. After all, whether it's machine tools or materials, we need time to prepare."
Si Tian knew that he had thought too simply before, but this was something that had to be accomplished.
"Don't worry, we'll make a long-term plan after Big Sister and the others come back. We'll buy this line and maintain it well. As for whether or not to buy from him again in the future, that's another matter."
"I understand. I'm going to ask Mom to help me in the store tomorrow. I've been too busy lately." Si Tian is going to visit the raincoat factory soon.
Now the raincoat factory has too many orders, so he goes to look after it personally, and also lets Manager Lu look after the bamboo lamps.
He could make at least 100,000 yuan from this batch of goods, and 250,000 yuan from the raincoats.
After they finished talking, they went back to their rooms to rest.
Mrs. Si took her four children to the new clothing store, which was packed with people as soon as it opened.
"Xiaoyang, Yueya, Achen, Juanjuan, you are not allowed to leave the store, do you understand?" Old Madam Si was afraid that the children would run out if she wasn't paying attention.
"We won't go out." Liu Yueya looked at Juanjuan: "I will also keep an eye on Juanjuan."
Juanjuan blinked her big eyes innocently.
Mrs. Si smiled and watched the children agree before she went to get busy.
"Brothers and sisters, are you here to buy new clothes or raincoats and rain boots? I can help you get them!" Juanjuan immediately became a young employee.
"Wow! It's rare to see such a cute little child laborer." A lady looked at her with a smile on her face.
"Little sister, I want that pink raincoat and the rain boots of the same color. I wear a medium size raincoat, and the rain boots need to be size 37." She said with a smile, pointing to the raincoat in the window.
"Okay! Sister, wait a minute." Juanjuan pulled Liu Yueya to get the raincoat.
There are customers here who want clothes sewn for them, and the tailor is very busy.
Several children helped to pass out raincoats and rain boots.
"Achen, Juanjuan." Qian Xueming ran over quickly when he saw the two of them.
Qian Xuexue also followed him: "Sister Yueya."
"Why are you here?" Si Jinchen looked at the two of them in surprise.
"The school is closed today, let's go buy raincoats and rain boots." Qian Xueming looked at Mrs. Qian who came in behind him.
"Master Qian and Miss Qian, whatever color you like, I'll go get it for you." Ma Yang looked at the two of them with a smile.
"I want blue." Qian Xueming said and asked Qian Xuexue beside him: "Xuexue, what color do you want?"
"I want purple." Qian Xuexue said with a smile.
Mayang went to get them raincoats and rain boots, and wrapped them up for them after they tried them on.
"Achen, now that you've recovered from your illness, why don't you go to school and attend classes with us?" Qian Xueming and his classmates were all attending classes at the primary school in Beiyang City.
"We hired a teacher at home, so we take classes at home." Si Jinchen replied with a smile.
"That wouldn't be so boring, as I have no friends to play with." Qian Xuexue was a little confused.
"We are very busy every day and don't have much time to play." Liu Yueya shrugged helplessly.
Qian Xuexue looked at her and said, "No wonder Sister Yueya doesn't come to school anymore. It turns out she and Juanjuan are attending a private school."
Before, Liu Yueya was attending elementary school, and later she went to the Governor's Mansion to follow Yan Anqing.
"I didn't like those people in school, but now I can study better." Liu Yueya really didn't like those people in elementary school.
The children who can enter elementary school are either rich or noble, but Liu Yueya's identity is very embarrassing, and they don't like to play with Liu Yueya.
Liu Yueyaye didn't like them either, and she didn't regret not having to go to elementary school now.
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