The annual output of more than 10 million kilograms of pig iron, or 5,000 tons of pig iron, is probably the daily output of a small local steel plant in Yan Liqiang's previous life. But in this world, in the Han Empire, it is already a super-large iron mine production scale. In the entire Ganzhou and even the entire Han Empire, the Kangshan Iron Mine given by the Zhong family is a large-scale iron mine. After deducting the production cost, the annual profit of such an iron mine is estimated to be more than 70,000 or 80,000 taels of silver.
The Manufacturing Bureau and the blacksmith workshop at home are both big consumers of pig iron and iron ore, especially after the invention of the water-fire machine. Yan Liqiang has long wanted to acquire a suitable iron mine to complete the industrial chain layout of the Manufacturing Bureau and to prepare for the future chaos. Iron ore is an indispensable raw material for the production of machinery and swords and weapons, but there are only a few scattered small iron mines in Pingxi County and no large-scale iron mines at all. Yan Liqiang looked down on it and could only suppress this idea temporarily. He did not expect the Zhong family to be so generous this time. The things they sent touched Yan Liqiang's heart. It seemed that the Zhong family had really put in some effort to study what to give him this time in order to bring them closer.
"Hahaha, Mr. Zhong, you're too polite. To be honest, the Kangshan Iron Mine is indeed very useful to me. My manufacturing bureau and my family's business are inseparable from iron ore and pig iron. I have long wanted to buy one or two large mines. Since this is the Zhong family's intention, I would not refuse it!" Yan Liqiang laughed and stretched out his hand to unceremoniously pull the box that Zhong Hongzhang had placed on the coffee table in front of him.
Zhong Hongzhang still smiled, "There are thousands of workers and craftsmen in Kangshan Iron Mine, and it is still in production. Nothing has changed. Master Yan just needs to send someone to take over. The Zhong family's managers and shopkeepers at Kangshan Iron Mine will cooperate with the handover. After the handover, all personnel matters can be arranged by Master Yan!"
"No need for handover!" Yan Liqiang smiled generously. "Since the Zhong family is running this iron mine smoothly, there is no need for me to interfere. The arrangements for the managers and staff of the iron mine will remain the same. Although Mr. Zhong gave me this iron mine, I only want 60% of the shares of the iron mine. The remaining 40% will be the dry shares invested by the Zhong family with the current staff and management of the iron mine. This iron mine will be considered a joint venture between me and the Zhong family. In the future, the consumption of iron ore pig iron in Pingxi County may be very large. As long as Kangshan Iron Mine gives priority to meeting the supply of Pingxi County, the iron mine will be responsible for its own profits and losses, so the price of iron ore pig iron supplied to Pingxi County will also be based on the market price, and there is no need for special discounts!"
Yan Liqiang's words made the three people of the Zhong family look at him with admiration again. The Zhong family was indeed generous, but Yan Liqiang was also decisive. As soon as he opened his mouth, he returned 40% of the iron mine income to the Zhong family. At the same time, he did not move any people at the iron mine and still handed it over to the Zhong family for management, showing his trust in the Zhong family. Zhong Hongzhang was very pleased to hear this and secretly praised Yan Liqiang for his maturity.
For Yan Liqiang, although the iron mine is important, it is not his top priority right now. Since he has already obtained the ownership of the iron mine, it does not matter who manages it. He does not need to take care of every detail and keep it in his hands. If there is no problem with the iron mine, everything will remain the same. If there is a real problem, Kangcheng County is right next to Pingxi County, and he can take his men to Kangshan Iron Mine in less than two days. Whoever can make a wave will leave the iron mine there, and no one can move the mine away, so he has no need to worry.
“Hahaha, I didn’t expect that Mr. Yan is also a straightforward person…” Zhong Hongzhang laughed in a good mood. Even for the Zhong family, it was a bit painful to build a Kangshan Iron Mine in order to get closer to Yan Liqiang. When discussing it at home, several elders of the family were reluctant to do so. In the end, the patriarch of the Zhong family overcame all objections and took out the Kangshan Iron Mine. Now Yan Liqiang regards the Kangshan Iron Mine as a joint project with the Zhong family, and the interests of the Zhong family in the Kangshan Iron Mine can still be guaranteed. This is already the best result beyond the expectations of everyone in the Zhong family.
With the opening of the iron mine, the atmosphere in the living room suddenly became lively and enthusiastic, just like when everyone at the table started toasting each other after the warm-up.
"I'm actually a very simple person. I rarely get involved in specific details of business. For me, it's all about the person. As long as the person is right, then everything is right. If the person is not right, then it's useless to worry about it. All the problems in this world, in the final analysis, are people's problems!"
"This is a very true saying. My brother often says this at home. If you want to do something, you must first learn how to be a good person. Only when you know how to be a good person can you do something!"
"Haha, if there is a future life, I would like to go to Lanzhou to personally visit Master Zhong and ask for his advice and learn from him!"
"The Zhong family welcomes you at any time. If Master Yan comes, the Zhong family will be honored!" Zhong Hongzhang smiled, "By the way, Master Yan, if there is anything in the iron mine in the future, Master Yan just need to find my niece Ruolan. Our Zhong family is going to open a business in Pingxi City this year and invest in some business. Ruolan will be stationed in Pingxi City in the future and will be responsible for our Zhong family's various industries in Pingxi County. Ruolan can make all the decisions on business cooperation with the Zhong family..."
"Ms. Ruolan is able to take charge of the Zhong family in Pingxi County. She is a woman who is as capable as any man. I admire her so much!" Yan Liqiang said, looking at the beautiful Zhong Ruolan.
Zhong Ruolan's eyes moved as she smiled gently, "Ruolan is a woman who is unfamiliar with Pingxi County. I will need your advice in the future. Please don't refuse it when the time comes!"
"Miss Ruolan, if you need any help, just come to me. As long as I can, I will never refuse!" Yan Liqiang took a sip of tea and asked with a smile. "Did you go around the town today when you came to Yan'an Fort?"
"Of course, we took a tour of Yan'an Fort today, which was an eye-opener. With the layout of Yan'an Fort, I think it won't take long for it to be more prosperous than Qinghe County!" Zhong Ruolan took over with a smile, her beautiful eyes flashing with a strange light, "But I also saw many wool-carrying carts in the town. I heard that Master Yan is now buying up useless wool everywhere. It's really puzzling!"
Yan Liqiang's mind raced, and he made a prompt decision to pull the Zhong family over first and tie them to the wool chariot. He smiled at the three people from the Zhong family and said, "I am buying wool, so it is of course useful. There is a big business right now. I wonder if the Zhong family wants to give it a try..."
Zhong Hongzhang's eyes flickered slightly, and he asked with a smile, "A business that Master Yan can say is big must be really big, but I don't know how big it is?"
"This business is comparable to salt. If we really make it, it's no problem to make tens of millions of taels of silver a year!" Yan Liqiang said lightly.
A business that earns tens of millions of taels of silver a year? Even though Zhong Hongzhang is the second in command of the Zhong family, he was shocked by Yan Liqiang's words. You know, although the Zhong family is known as the number one family in the northwest, all the family businesses of the Zhong family added together may only be more than 20 million taels of silver. What business can earn half of the Zhong family's in a year
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