Steel Warehouse

Victor spoke to the people around him as he walked forward with Rafam.

As I walked, I suddenly felt the temperature rise, and the further I walked, the warmer it felt.

Victor looked up and asked Rafam, "Are you starting the furnace now?"

"Yes, sir, that's why you've come at the right time. I was just here when I heard you were coming, so I came straight to greet you."

"But please rest assured, my absence won't affect our normal production; our processes are already very standardized."

Just then, a staff member ran over carrying a lot of helmets. Rafam took the helmets and personally handed them to Victor with both hands.

"Sir, please wear it. Sparks will fly out when molten iron is poured. It will be safer for you and your wife to wear it."

Our regulations also require every worker and manager at the furnace opening site to wear a helmet.

After saying that Rafam tapped the helmet he was wearing.

Victor smiled, picked up the helmet and looked it over. The helmet was made of woven thin wood sheets, with a thick layer of paint on the outside and multiple layers of leather lining. It looked very sturdy and much lighter than an iron helmet.

Rafam explained to Victor, "This helmet was developed by our engineers themselves; it's very lightweight."

This layer of tree lacquer is both waterproof and heat-insulating, and it also contains flame retardants, making it very effective against heavy impacts. However, it's not very resistant to stabbings, not as good as an iron helmet; otherwise, it could be directly Equipment Department.

Victor followed Rafam's instructions to secure the helmet, then turned to look at Veronica and found that Veronica and Octavia had already put it on.

After all, the two of them used to bring their teams to the Steelworks to test Internal Combustion Engine, so they probably had some contact with them back then.

Looking at Bob and his entourage, they were all dressed, indicating that they had been to the Steelworks quite often and were familiar with Steelworks work processes.

It seemed that only Victor was wearing it for the first time, which made Victor feel a little ashamed, realizing that he had indeed been there too infrequently.

At this moment, Bob stepped forward and said, "Although this helmet cannot be used in combat, it is very suitable for some dangerous jobs. Many factories in the whole Riverside Town have already started using this helmet."

This includes Arms Factory, Machine Factory, and logging yards.

Victor nodded. It seemed that these factories were developing smoothly and that the rules he had set were being implemented well, satisfying production needs while also ensuring the safety of workers to a certain extent.

After getting ready, everyone continued forward and soon arrived at the factory building next to the steelmaking furnace.

A large number of workers are busy pouring molten iron into the molds, and the open space outside the factory is already piled with shaped iron ingots.

Snowflakes drifted down from the sky and landed on the still reddish iron ingots, making a hissing sound from time to time.

Upon arriving here, the temperature suddenly rose considerably, and many workers were working shirtless, making it feel nothing like winter.

Victor was about to go over to check, but Veronica stopped him.

"Victor, let's go take a look over there."

Veronica pointed to a warehouse located behind the factory.

Victor was curious about what was in the warehouse. He noticed that Rafam looked pleased, so it seemed that the contents of the warehouse might be new products from the Steelworks.

Victor led everyone directly to the warehouse door, Rafam quickly told people to open the warehouse.

After several workers pushed open the warehouse door, Victor saw piles of long iron bars inside that gleamed with a dark luster.

Each of these iron bars is about 2 meters long, with a rectangular cross-section, and they are neatly arranged together, like a small iron mountain.

Victor understood the purpose of these iron bars the moment he saw them.

At this moment, Rafam stepped forward and said, "Sir, these are the iron rails we use to replace the wooden rails. Each one is 2.2 meters long and weighs 5 kilograms, which means each rail weighs 11 kilograms."

The casting process used produces rails that are stronger than the original iron-clad wooden rails, capable of supporting heavier loads and faster trains.

We have already cast three batches, totaling 66 tons. However, our production efficiency has improved significantly, and we estimate that another 30 batches will be enough to completely replace the existing wooden tracks.

Rafam was very happy. Victor had suggested replacing the wooden rails with iron rails a long time ago, but there had been some problems that hadn't been solved.

With the Baroness's help, a breakthrough has been made in the casting process. Originally, we planned to inform the Baron after the replacement was completed, but since the Baron has come to visit the Steelworks, it is a good thing to inform him now.

Victor was very satisfied. He walked into the warehouse and stroked the neatly stacked rails, enjoying the cool touch on his hands.

However, these rails were not the later I-beam structure; they looked thin and long, but even so, it was a great improvement.

With only I-beam steel rail, we can only proceed slowly. After all, in the past, rails were all rolled by rolling mills, and now the Two Rivers Territory has no capacity to produce such rolling mills.

"However, can the Steelworks's current production capacity meet the needs of your territory and sell steel to other countries?"

"Sir, please rest assured, our production capacity is more than sufficient, these are all leftover materials."

Victor walked around the warehouse and saw the copper ingots piled up in one corner. The pile of copper ingots, less than 1 ton, looked very small compared to the iron mountain next to it.

Victor grabbed a copper ingot with one hand. Just as the Steelworks nearby were about to stop him, they saw that Victor had already picked up the ingot.

The workers looked at each other in astonishment as they saw the Viscount lift it so easily, after all, not everyone knew that Victor possessed such great strength.