At present, only Ying Yi can manufacture the components and equipment involved in the smelting production line of gold-yuan alloy, and there is no one else except this.

Of course, Ying Yi does not need to take charge of the prerequisite preparations personally.

The iron material from Kaifeng, the iron material purchased from merchants and the newly discovered iron ore in Fangcheng Mountain, was continuously transported from the mountains, and was refined and forged through the fire and gold workshops of Bibo Valley and Crescent Valley, and finally became a square of steelmaking.

Ying Yi plans to place the production line in Crescent Valley - Bibo Valley has a narrow space, and ten workshops, warehouses and related personnel accommodation have occupied almost all the space. Only Crescent Valley has a considerable area.

Equipment for smelting gold alloys is not toys, but it is very large in size. Only a valley of ten acres can be installed with a production line and related facilities.

Moreover, the smelting of gold-yuan alloy is based on the Bafang Tower. The Bafang Tower is in Crescent Valley. Although the power of the first defective Bafang Tower can activate equipment in Bibo Valley ten miles away, it will cause certain losses and is not cost-effective.

In summary, the smelter of gold and yuan alloy must be established in Crescent Valley.

"Gold-yuan alloy is a high-quality material with a quality far exceeding all metal materials today." Ying Yi and Jiang Xi were slowly walking in the valley. Some of the slave workers in the slave labor camp were cleaning up the debris in the valley, moving stones, and digging trenches.

"Once a production line is established and a large amount of gold-yuan alloy is smelted, the swords and guns made must be extremely sharp, and the armors made must be strong and strong. The muskets and cannons made must be durable and greatly increased. The enemy's armor is in front of weapons cast by gold-yuan alloy, no matter how thick it is, it is just a piece of paper. The enemy's swords and guns are in front of armor cast by gold-yuan alloy, no matter how sharp it is, there is no possibility of breaking armor."

Jiang Xiting's eyes were filled with glory.

Ying Yi smiled and said, "This first production line was made of 100 steel, which is just the same as the previous Bafang Tower and the Earth and Grain Artifact. They are all inferior products. After the gold and earth alloy is refined, they will be cast with genuine Bafang Tower, Grain Artifact and production equipment. This forms a virtuous cycle. It is just that the smelting of gold and earth alloy involves some troubles. Not to mention the components and equipment of the production line, just one of the raw materials required for smelting is necessary, so we have to consider it as appropriate."

"silver."

Ying Yi said: "For every smelting of two thousand kilograms of gold-yuan alloy, one hundred kilograms of silver is required. That is, one thousand six hundred taels of silver."

When Jiang Xi heard this, he was shocked and said, "Master, this cost is too high, right?"

Ying Yi nodded slightly: "Silver is a currency in circulation and has a high value. For example, in the Ming Dynasty, in peacetime, a family of three lived for two or three months and probably only used one tael of silver for frugality. Two thousand kilograms of gold-dollar alloy, because of its light weight, according to my expectations, it takes about twenty kilograms of alloy to make a set of whole-body armor. Two thousand kilograms is one hundred sets. Regardless of the value of other raw materials such as iron and labor, the loss of silver as raw materials alone is sixteen taels, which is one kilogram of silver."

Jiang Xi calculated silently: "In this way, if other raw materials and labor are included, it will cost at least thirty taels of silver."

Ying Yi said: "Not bad. Thirty taels are not a small number. For armor, the entire army requires 27,000 people, and 800,000 taels of silver. If all kinds of weapons are included, they will have to double it again, and 150,600,000 taels of silver is certain."

He also said: "The key is that if the silver is used up, it will not come back. Unlike commercial activities, when the silver is spent, it is actually still there, and it is just transferred from some people to other people's hands. However, if silver is used as materials to make objects, it will be used up and cannot be circulated. This is the biggest problem."

"And the scale of gold-yuan alloy smelting will grow larger and higher with time, and the demand for silver is getting higher and higher. Although I have tens of millions of taels of silver in my hand, it is indeed not enough to count it in detail. Once silver is exhausted, it will cause a huge chain reaction. Not only will the gold-yuan alloy not be smelted, but the lack of currency available among the people is the top priority."

When Jiang Xi heard this, he was speechless for a moment, and felt that it was difficult and could not think of any solution. Finally, he said: "Unless the bank is no longer currency."

Ying Yi laughed: "It's right."

He paused: "The monetary status of silver must be banned to reduce production costs and avoid the serious consequences of lack of private currency."

Just like in later generations, silver is no longer a currency. It exists as an industrial raw material, and its value is greatly reduced, thus achieving the effect of reducing costs.

However, Jiang Xi knew very well that silver, as a currency, had been popular in this land for many years. It would be difficult to ban silver's monetary status in the first half of the time.

In fact, the starting cost of a set of armor with a full body of thirty taels of silver is not high. With the current productivity of society, it used to be a set of armor that required a lot of manpower and took a lot of time to carve. A set of armor with a few hundred taels of ease may not be able to buy it.

The key here is that silver is no longer just a measurement of value, but also a raw material for gold-yuan alloys.

If you use it, it will be gone, and there is no problem of wealth transfer.

Ying Yi had been thinking about this issue for a long time. The formula of gold and yuan alloy was obtained when the component items were opened. Ying Yi knew exactly what raw materials were needed. He had not said it before and did not seek solutions from his subordinates, mainly because the ruling framework was not built.

This involves major problems in the economic system, which cannot be solved by one person and two people. A strict ruling machine must cooperate with each other to solve the problem.

There is only one core, that is, the ban on silver's monetary status.

Not only silver, copper, gold and other metals that exist as currencies may be banned from their monetary status one after another.

Because they all may become industrial raw materials with extremely high demand.

As for the specific solution, Ying Yi actually had a slight case.

"I won't talk about the silver issue for now."

Ying Yi smiled and said, "Although this problem is not small, it is not impossible to solve. The biggest problem in front of him is how to quickly increase the output of gold-yuan alloys. Silver is very important, but the proportion in gold-yuan alloys is the first."

Jiang Xi pressed his doubts and said, "Lord is wise."

Ying Yi waved his hand: "Therefore, the source of iron materials must be solved. Since ancient times, Nanyang has been the iron smelting center of all dynasties in the Xia Dynasty. Nanyang is about to fall into my hands. The iron ore and iron yards in all counties and places must be grasped as soon as possible. As the official of the Moshi Department, this is within your responsibilities. The Moshi Department has been built. Crescent Valley and Bibo Valley must be managed well, but the iron ore in various places must not be ignored."

Jiang Xi bowed and said, "Please rest assured, lord."
Chapter completed!