The ninth son of the emperor was demoted at the beginning. I have a famous Chinese general.

"Yes, Not Bad."

"Zhao Gang, I want to ask you, can we build a blast furnace like this ourselves now?"

Ning Quan pointed to the two blast furnaces in front and said.

"This... Your Majesty, please forgive me. We are not capable of making it at our current level."

"Everything else is fine, such as refractory bricks, shaping, and modification. We can handle it."

"But the steelmaking furnace must be formed in one piece. For a blast furnace like this, we don't have enough water for two furnaces. Moreover, the steelmaking furnace has very high requirements for materials, and the quality is difficult to guarantee."

Zhao Gang lowered his head and spoke nervously.

"Ok!"

"It's okay, let's learn slowly first, and one day we will be able to make it ourselves."

Ning Quan said lightly.

"Yes, Your Majesty, I think so too. I am making progress little by little."

"Your Majesty, we are now able to build a two-ton steel furnace."

Zhao Gang raised his head and said with some pride.

"You've built a two-ton steelmaking furnace? Not bad, huh?"

Ning Quan said in surprise.

It was indeed beyond his expectation that he could build a two-ton steel furnace.

If you can make a two-ton one, you can make a bigger one.

Moreover, a two-ton steelmaking furnace is also quite good, and most castings can be cast.

"Yes, Your Majesty. We have built two two-ton steel furnaces and have put them into use in the adjacent workshop."

"Now we are preparing to build a three-ton steelmaking furnace."

After Zhao Gang finished speaking, he pointed to another workshop.

"Well done, very well done. I am very satisfied."

"Of course you need to continue developing three-ton or even larger steelmaking furnaces, but you also need to build as many two-ton furnaces as possible, and you need to train more skilled workers."

"The two-ton furnace is now capable of producing most castings. I intend to build steel mills throughout Daqian. Do you understand?"

"Yes, I understand."

Zhao Gang said respectfully.

"That's right, Prime Minister. Zhao Gang has made great contributions and deserves a reward."

Ning Quan said with a smile.

"Yes, Your Majesty!"

Zhuge Liang agreed respectfully.

"Zhao Gang, you have done a great job. I will reward you with a fifth-rank official position, five hundred taels of gold, and 500 acres of fertile land."

Zhuge Liang gave the order immediately.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

Zhao Gang bowed excitedly.

A fifth-rank official, five hundred taels of gold, and five hundred acres of fertile farmland—this was a reward he had never dreamed of.

"Well, do it well. I look forward to your performance."

Ning Quan smiled.

"I will definitely work hard and live up to your majesty's kindness."

Zhao Gang knelt down again.

"Let's go to the machine shop."

"Then find another place. I have another factory to build."

Ning Quan said to everyone.

Everyone followed Ning Quan out of the steel plant and then walked towards the machining plant not far away.

Soon Ning Quan arrived at the machining factory.

I saw rows of steel structure workshops arranged neatly, looking extremely majestic.

Of course, Daqian cannot build modern things like steel structure workshops.

These are all system products.

There are seven workshops and hundreds of machine tools of various types, and everything is running in an orderly manner.

"Your Majesty, these are the gun and cannon barrels we processed."

Liu Hao, the person in charge of machining, respectfully introduced himself to Ning Quan.

"Yes, Not Bad!"

"Liu Hao, I want to ask you, can we make these machine tools ourselves?"

Ning Quan nodded and then asked.

Self-production is what Ning Quan cares most about.

"Your Majesty, we can manufacture a small portion of them ourselves. Many machine tools are not that advanced. Our craftsmen have already thoroughly studied them."

"But large machine tools are definitely not suitable. The precision and materials are not up to par. We can't even produce some parts."

Liu Hao shook his head and said helplessly.

"Ah."

Hearing this, Ning Quan nodded.

Large precision machine tools are certainly not easy to manufacture, as they are considered high-end technology in modern society.

It is enough to be able to manufacture some machine tools, and do things step by step.

"However, Your Majesty, please rest assured. We will conduct further research and strive to manufacture it as soon as possible."

Liu Hao promised.

“Well, that’s the kind of energy you need.”

Ning Quan praised.

"Okay, work hard, this is my reward for you!"

Ning Quan took off the pendant from his waist and threw it to Liu Hao.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your gift, and thank you, Lord, for your grace!"

Liu Hao took the pendant and knelt down excitedly.

This was a personal gift from His Majesty, and it will become a treasure passed down from generation to generation.

"Let's go. I just saw a vacant lot to the east, perfect for building the new factory."

Ning Quan said to Zhuge Liang.

Then he led everyone towards the north of the city.

"Your Majesty, what does the new factory produce?"

Liu Bowen asked curiously.

“It’s for producing tractors.

"Your Majesty, what is a tractor?"

Zhuge Liang asked doubtfully.

"It's a car that can run automatically. It's a bit like my flying car, but it's different. You'll understand when you see it!"

Ning Quan said with a smile.

Soon, Ning Quan arrived at a place which was a deserted lot.

The area is not small, probably nearly 10,000 acres.

Such a large area is enough to accommodate a tractor factory.

All system factories are equipped with matching products, and tractor factories are no exception.

A tractor factory includes all supporting factories such as engines, castings, grinding, batteries, tires, etc.

“Build the factory here.”

Ning Quan said in his mind.

"Boom!"

"Boom!"

"・・・"

In an instant, a huge noise came from the land in front of him, deafening.

Then, a huge factory with a length and width of ten kilometers rose from the ground and appeared before everyone.

"Hiss, it's spectacular."

Everyone was shocked by the scene before them.

Even Ning Quan took a breath of cold air.

Even though he had seen it before.

But I was still shocked.

"Come on, let's go in and take a look."

Soon, Ning Quan led everyone into the factory.

The factory is very spacious, with more than ten large workshops lined up on both sides of the road.

The workshop is fully equipped with equipment, and each device is equipped with an operating manual.

Of course, the overall production process is also available and is displayed in the factory office.

Of course, the operating manual alone is not enough.

There is projection equipment in the office building so workers can watch and learn directly.

In front of the office building, two tractors were parked quietly.

The two tractors are exactly the same, about four meters long, with no shed in the front and a bed in the back. They are the oldest type of tractors.

Of course, the oldest ones are also the easiest to operate and use, and are easy to maintain.

"Your Majesty, is this a tractor?"

Liu Bowen asked doubtfully.

Although His Majesty had just introduced it, he still didn't understand.

"Yes, Your Majesty, how do you use this tractor?"

Zhuge Liang also asked in confusion.

"Haha, this is easy. Let me show you how."

Ning Quan said with a hearty laugh.

Then he jumped onto the tractor and started it in full view of everyone.

All I could hear was the tractor roaring and driving away into the distance.

"Your Majesty, this seems very simple."

Zhuge Liang hurriedly chased after him and asked.

"Of course, you can learn it right away. It's easier than riding a horse."

Ning Quan said with a smile.