My Apprenticeship to Uncle Jiu: I Was a Warlord in the Republic of China

Half a month later, the canning plant was built, the equipment was installed, and trial production began.

The reason why it was so fast was that Jiang Li used prefabricated panels and cement-cast columns, an advanced technology. The so-called prefabricated panels are cement panels cast one by one on the ground with cement.

While the workers were building the concrete pillars, they were also making the roof. After the pillars were dry, they hoisted the concrete slabs up and filled the joints with cement again.

This allowed the canning factory to be built in a short period of time. As for why Jiang Li was so anxious, it was because he was short of money.

The previous wave of transactions had almost drained him dry. If he didn't start working quickly to make some money back, he would be unable to make ends meet.

Thanks to the six trucks brought by Han Yong, all kinds of coal and metals were already in place in the early stage after Jiang Li gave the order.

The huge steam engine emits a dull roar, providing power for the operation of the factory.

First, piles of brand new tinplate were brought in continuously, and unskilled workers placed the tinplate under the stamping press.

With loud "clang clang" sounds, the iron sheets are precisely punched into pieces of standard-shaped can bodies and bottoms.

Then, another group of workers carefully bends the can body into shape. Under their not-so-flexible hands, the can body gradually takes on its intended shape.

The next step is to fill the food. The workers skillfully put the food into the processed cans, and after making sure that the food is full but not too full, they close the lids of the cans.

Then, the welder picked up the tools and carefully welded the edges of the can body and bottom together, sparks flying, trying to make every weld meet the standards to ensure the can's airtightness.

After completing the welding, the workers carefully checked the cans for leaks. They used special tools to carefully check each can, not missing any possible leaks.

After the welding is completed, the cans filled with food are placed in hot water for steaming and sterilization.

Next, the cans are sent to the surface treatment area where they are painted to prevent rust.

On the other side, printers carefully print various information, trademarks, product contents, etc. on the cans, and clear marks gradually appear.

As for the name of the can, it was naturally chosen by Jiang Li, called Qinghe Pork Canned Food.

Finally, the finished metal cans were neatly stacked in front of Jiang Li.

He picked up a few and checked them, but didn't find any problems, so he asked the workers to produce them first. As for the electricity generated by those generators, it was indeed not enough for lighting and welding at night.

So he had no plan to let them take shifts to produce at night.

Seeing that the factory was operating normally, he took the cans and left the cannery to inspect the military factory.

Three days later, the paint on the cans had already dried.

He got a can opener and opened the can to see if the food inside was spoiled.

The result was naturally no surprise. When I opened it, I saw that it was a box of pork slices with alternating fat and lean texture.

He took it to the tip of his nose and sniffed it. There was no strange smell. Instead, Jiang Li smelled the aroma of meat because it was cooked properly.

He picked up a piece and put it in his mouth to taste it carefully. He found that there was nothing wrong with the can except that it was a bit salty. Then he nodded and handed the rest to San.

After taking it, Ah San also picked up two slices and tasted them, commenting, "It's a little salty, but it's perfect to go with rice."

Jiang Li then opened several more boxes and found that there was no sign of spoilage. He was relieved. "It seems that the sterilization effect is good. Once the electricity is sufficient, we can start production at full capacity."

But then he thought of a problem, that is, at the current production speed, the cannery can produce thousands of one-pound cans a day.

This is because the workers are not skilled enough, there is not enough electricity, and production is only eight hours a day.

If the workers become more skilled and there is sufficient electricity in the future, and production continues all day long, we will be able to produce three to four thousand boxes a day.

Since meat shrinks when cooked, the amount of meat needed every day is probably close to 5,000 kilograms.

Using only pork, he was afraid that it would not be enough for the second brothers in several counties, so he decided to develop new dishes.

Chicken, duck, fish, pork, beef, mutton and even donkey meat are all arranged to prevent the problem of insufficient raw materials and inability to provide a stable food supply.

And he had already thought that if this was still not enough, he could use pork and mushroom dumplings without dumpling skins to make up the number.

After thinking about this, Jiang Li had people build a food processing area outside the factory to facilitate the processing and cooking of ingredients purchased from various places, so that they could be delivered to the factory for canning when needed.

After things here were settled, he started preparing to build a breeding farm again. After all, it was impossible to buy all the raw materials for a canning factory from farmers.

This way, there will be no guarantee of quantity and the quality will be uneven.

Since many places in Qinghe County are close to water sources, it is very suitable to build a breeding farm.

If Qinghe County did not have a small amount of fertile land, its convenient irrigation facilities would have been enough to make it one of the richest counties.

Unfortunately, Qinghe County has abundant water resources but not much land suitable for planting, so many people can only rely on fishing for a living.

Jiang Li’s breeding farm has not been built yet. Even if it is built, there will be no output for a long time.

Therefore, the fishermen in Qinghe County are indeed blessed. Jiang Li will definitely purchase large quantities of fish in the future, and I think they will also get a lot of conveniences in the future.

As for the two or three thousand cans produced in the past few days, Jiang Li took them all away. On the one hand, he wanted to use these cans for publicity.

On the other hand, he needs to test the shelf life of these cans to facilitate the subsequent transportation and storage plans.

Another half month passed, and William and Han Yong arrived one after another. Han Yong brought 30 motorcycles and 6 trucks, and also 5,000 liters of gasoline.

William also knew that Jiang Li had suffered a heavy loss last time, so he did not bring anything too expensive, just shells and bullets.

Others include spinning machines, looms and other textile equipment.

And various lathes, milling machines, etc. for metal processing.

There are also mining equipment such as hoists, rock drills, etc.

As for other large equipment, they have not been delivered yet, and the hydroelectric generator set is still on the way.

But these miscellaneous items caused Jiang Li to lose more than 200,000 yuan.

If he hadn't collected some taxes during this period, he would have really gone bankrupt.

After sending William away, he specifically found Han Yong and said, "Manager Han, you can see that I am extremely short of trucks and fuel at the moment. How about you not buy motorcycles for the time being and just focus on transporting trucks, gasoline and diesel?"