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The internal combustion engine has been developed, and large-scale oil extraction has been put on the agenda.

At present, Dahua already has small-scale oil exploration, and the oil is used in many places, the most important is to refine kerosene and use it for lighting.

Even with just such a small use, the current oil extraction has been unable to keep up with the market demand.

When the internal combustion engine is put into use in the future, the oil gap will soar directly.

In order to prevent the machine from running out of fuel in the future, Wu Changqing arranged for several oil exploration teams to go to North China to explore for oil.

In fact, this is also very good for exploration, you can go directly to the places where the oil is on the surface.

The fact that it can directly emerge from the surface shows that there must be a lot of oil reserves in this place, and it is also easy to exploit.

Compared with reserves, easy mining is the key at this time.

If oil is stored tens of meters to hundreds of meters below the surface, even if it is explored, it will be useless, and there is no mining technology.

Wu Changqing remembered that there was oil in North China.

At present, some of Dahua's oil comes from North China.

Daqing Oilfield and some oilfields in Xinjiang may be more famous and have more reserves, but they are not suitable for exploitation at present.

The main problem is traffic. North China will be able to connect to trains in the next year or two.

The trains leading to Xinjiang, the Northeast, and Daqing do not know what year and month they will be.

It is impossible to dig out the oil and transport it with a wheelbarrow, because the cost is too high, and it is estimated that not many people can afford it.

Shipping costs are also an issue that has to be considered.

If a large oil tanker can be built and the transportation capacity increases, then directly occupying the Middle East is the most cost-effective option.

Wu Changqing is a weather vane, and countless people in the world are watching his every move.

After all, every move he makes is destined to have a major impact.

When Wu Changqing set up a new internal combustion engine project team, many big businessmen who got news began to make arrangements.

On the one hand, it cultivates relevant talents, and on the other hand, it studies the changes that the internal combustion engine may bring, as well as the applicable fields of the internal combustion engine.

As long as the layout is arranged in advance, it will be able to occupy a little advantage in this field in the future, and the benefits will be immeasurable.

Just like the Shen family of Dahua now, when Dahua started to develop steam engines, their family spent a lot of money to study related knowledge and cultivate related talents.

Today, their family is the only private enterprise that can manufacture steam engines other than the official one.

Although the performance of the steam engine they built was much worse than the official one, they still made a lot of money.

At present, there is almost no upper limit on the demand for steam engines in all walks of life, and the official steam engines must be given priority to supply the military and state-owned enterprises.

If private enterprises want to buy steam engines, they have to queue up.

In some fields, the requirements for steam engines are actually not high, and it is not necessary to achieve how much power.

The needs of these people can be met by the Shen family.

And the needs of these people are often greater than the military and state-owned enterprises combined, so the Shen family's orders are also lined up for the year after.

With such a forward-looking strategic vision, the Shen family has become one of the top giants of Dahua in one fell swoop.

Moreover, his wealthy family is not like the Chen family and the Tong family, which rely on the royal family to develop.

The Shen family, it really depends on their own development. When others talk about the Shen family, they have to give a thumbs up.

Seeing the success of the Shen family, some other wealthy owners also began to research and invest in steam engines.

However, they were a step behind after all.

Although I will definitely be able to drink soup in the future, if I want to compete with the Shen family, I have to be one step behind.

Therefore, some powerful wealthy people are staring at the official, staring at Wu Changqing's actions, wanting to gain a similar advantage.

There are still many such business opportunities, such as the rubber field and the fertilizer field.

As long as you are willing to study these, you can get some business opportunities from them.

When Wu Changqing deliberately called a group of people to work on the internal combustion engine project, some people with a keen sense of smell realized that the prospect of this thing was probably no lower than that of a steam engine.

That being the case, what are you waiting for?

From Wu Changqing's body, in fact, can get a lot of business opportunities.

Just as he dispatched an oil exploration team, many people also sensed an opportunity.

Anyway, they all believed in a rule, that is, what Wu Changqing paid attention to himself, must not be a trivial matter, and must be of great significance.

Wu Changqing sent people to explore for oil, which means that Dahua will be very short of oil in the future.

Otherwise, how could the emperor, who is in charge of every day, be full and support himself, and pay attention to this little thing.

Knowing this business opportunity, some people also quickly sent people to explore quietly, preparing to buy places with oil at a low price, and then lay down to make money, just like those coal miners.

The nouveau riche in Huainan are really eye-catching.

Because Dahua has not promulgated relevant laws for the time being, the minerals found on private land are currently private and only need to pay a high tax when mining.

But even so, this kind of industry that directly digs money is much easier than other industries that engage in production.

At present, Dahua has a lot of big wealthy people who are in the layout, and quietly send some people to the countryside and mountainous areas to find mines.

pay when you find it

Buy it and apply for mining.

With the extraction of various minerals, the worth of those worthless things in the past has skyrocketed overnight, making many people unable to understand the world.

After he was busy with the development, Wu Changqing had to read the memorial when he returned to the palace.

Apart from the many benefits of being an emperor, being an emperor is actually quite tiring. It is far better than being a carefree playboy who doesn't have to do anything every day, just enjoy it.

In the memorial, Wu Changqing once again saw the proposal to make himself a draft of the whole world.

"These people, all day long to find me a woman?"

Wu Changqing complained.

"This is the filial piety of the courtiers, and His Majesty's harem really needs to be enriched. Throughout the ages, no emperor has made such a great contribution to His Majesty, and it is only natural to enjoy it."

Feng Debao also persuaded.

On this issue, he and the civil service group have common interests, and both require Wu Changqing to spend more time on enjoyment, so that they can have the opportunity to share some of the power in Wu Changqing's hands.

"That's true. After suffering for so long, it's time to enjoy it."

Wu Changqing said.

It is a man's instinct to like the new and hate the old. There has been no new faces in the palace for a long time.

However, Wu Changqing did not intend to directly agree to Wenchen's request.

Since Wenchen has such an appeal, wouldn't it be too wasteful not to use it?