HBWnovel Chapter 186 Mineral Deposits
Chapter 186 Mineral Deposits
"Minister Zhao, the head of Xinjiang is urging us to come."
"Minister Zhao, regarding the development of the Hexi Corridor, the chief asked if you have drawn up a plan?"
"Minister Zhao, the chief wants to ask you, when will Baotou's rare earth be developed?"
In Yan'an, in Zhao Tianyang's office, there were signalmen constantly coming in and out, conveying the leader's questions.
"Don't rush me, don't rush me."
Zhao Tianyang shouted.
The scene immediately fell silent.
"Put down all the documents. I'll take a look."
"Did you hear me? Put the documents down and get out."
Li Yuncai, who was standing by, quickly started to chase people away.
After a while, the room became quiet. Zhao Tianyang felt a headache as he looked at the documents in front of him.
Since coming to Yan'an, he has held more and more official positions.
A few days ago, he upgraded his Ningxia Ministry of Industry to the Border Region Ministry of Industry.
Responsible for industrial development in Xinjiang, Hexi Corridor, Ningxia and Baotou.
"Minister, please don't worry."
Li Yuncai closed the door, poured a cup of tea for Zhao Tianyang, and advised: "All these things have been squeezed together, we have to take it slowly."
"I can't slow down!"
Zhao Tianyang took the document and sighed: "The enemy will not give us time to develop peacefully."
"Bang bang."
Suddenly there was a knock on the door, and the elegant man's voice came from the other side: "Is Minister Zhao here?"
"I go."
Zhao Tianyang quickly stood up and opened the door: "Commander, why did you come here in person? If you have anything to say, just send someone to tell me and I'll be there!"
"hehe."
The elegant man walked into the room and said jokingly, "I heard that you are a busy man now."
As he spoke, he glanced at the documents on the table and said, "You are now in charge of both industry and weapons development. It's hard work!"
"Hehe, it's OK, but there are too few people around to run errands."
Zhao Tianyang chuckled and said.
"Don't worry, the central government is already selecting personnel and will ensure that your Border Region Industry Department will be fully staffed within a week."
The elegant man smiled and comforted.
"Then I thank you, Chief."
Zhao Tianyang said happily.
"The chief has tea."
Only then did Li Yun come over with a teacup.
"Thank you."
The elegant man took the teacup and thanked him.
"The chief came to see me this time. Is there something wrong?"
After the elegant man sat down, Zhao Tianyang asked curiously.
"Is such that."
The elegant man organized his words and explained: "Although our territory is larger now, we are also completely exposed to the eyes of outsiders."
"According to information from various channels, we have determined that the Kuomintang and the Japanese army are discussing their next joint plan."
"The target is still us?"
Zhao Tianyang asked.
"Yes."
The elegant man nodded: "So we hope that you can improve our war capabilities as soon as possible."
"We will strive to increase steel production by several times within a year."
"It's a bit difficult!"
Zhao Tianyang said in embarrassment: "The mining site is easy, as there are not enough tools and manpower, but the iron smelting plant is difficult. It is difficult to handle without professional talents."
“That’s why we have to find a way!”
The elegant man smiled and asked, "The traditional blast furnace you built in Shanxi two years ago is pretty good. Do you think it can be promoted?"
"this...."
Zhao Tianyang thought about it, his eyes lit up and he said, "It should work!"
"In fact, we have discovered many small iron ore mines, but they are either small in reserves or of poor quality."
"It is a status that is neither tasty nor worth throwing away.
“But if these small iron mines were equipped with earthen blast furnaces, it would be great.”
“After the ore is mined, it is smelted into pig iron in a local blast furnace, and then sent to the ironworks.
"This will not only facilitate the ironworks, but also improve local economic conditions."
"Well, a little bit of accumulation can add up to a lot, which may not be a bad idea!"
The elegant man agreed.
"Then I'll leave this matter to you. Set up a few pilot projects in Ningxia as soon as possible and see how they go."
"Row."
............
After the elegant man left, Zhao Tianyang immediately called Li Yuncai in and asked him to call Liu Peng to Yan'an.
"Minister, Ningxia is still a bit far from Yan'an!"
Li Yuncai reminded.
"Then send a glider to pick him up."
Zhao Tianyang looked at the document in front of him and said without raising his head.
"Yes."
The next morning, Liu Peng arrived in Yan'an on a glider.
"Minister, you're looking for me?"
Liu Peng touched his hair that was blown by the wind and asked.
"Ah."
Zhao Tianyang nodded and asked, "How is the mining of ore in Ningxia going?"
"good."
Liu Peng said with a hint of pride: "We have already established a mineral bureau in Shizuishan."
"Responsible for the mining work in 15 coal mining areas in Shizuishan, the northern section of the Helan Mountains, and on both sides of the Yellow River."
"We expect to mine five thousand tons of coal this month."
"At the same time, thirteen large iron ore mines have been newly established in Zhongwei City, Wuzhong City, Guyuan City, Shizuishan City, Yinchuan City, etc., and they have entered the initial mining work."
"sure!"
Zhao Tianyang then asked, "When you were looking for iron ore, how many small iron ore mines with little mining value did you find?"
"a lot of!"
Liu Peng recalled and said, "There are about 30 or so with a reserve of about 300 tons."
"There are about twenty or so ships ranging from 300 tons to 2,000 tons. We didn't record any ships below 300 tons."
“That’s a lot!”
Zhao Tianyang thought for a moment and said, "Well, go back and organize a group of people to go to Huangyadong and find Director Li Tie of the ironworks to learn how to build an earthen blast furnace."
"Then we organized the people to mine small iron mines, use earthen blast furnaces to produce pig iron, and then send the pig iron to the ironworks."
"This is a good idea!"
Liu Peng said happily: "When I go back, I will arrange for someone to study."
"Go!"
Zhao Tianyang was about to ask Liu Peng to leave, but suddenly he seemed to remember something and hurriedly spoke.
"By the way, when you go back, ask someone to go to Pengyang County in Guyang to have a look. I got news that there seems to be oil there."
"no problem."
Liu Peng nodded without hesitation, without any doubt about the accuracy of Zhao Tianyang's information.
A week later, Zhao Tianyang arrived in Ningxia, in a tall building marked with the Ministry of Industry of the Border Region.
"Everyone is pressed for time and has a heavy workload, so I won't waste my words."
Zhao Tianyang said happily as he looked at the talents in front of him who were sent by the leader.
"Liu Peng is officially appointed as the Deputy Minister of the Border Region Industry Department, responsible for assisting me in my work."
"Kang Shien, Chief of the Exploration Department of the Border Region Industry Department, responsible for finding various mineral deposits and oil."
"Li Guangxin, Director of the Mining Department of the Border Region Industry Department, responsible for the mining of minerals and oil."
After arranging the three main personnel, Zhao Tianyang stopped and said while looking at the three of them.
"You guys will build the specific framework of the Border Region Industry Department, and then just write a report for me to sign."
"Don't worry, Minister. We will definitely live up to the trust of the organization."
The three of them looked excited and said in unison.
Zhao Tianyang nodded and looked at Kang Shien: "Chief Kang, we have just occupied Xinjiang, the Hexi Corridor, Baotou and other places."
"We are not yet clear about the various resources in these places. We would like to trouble you to resolve this matter as soon as possible."
"no problem."
Kang Shien answered without hesitation: "In fact, the mineral resources of various places are generally recorded by the local county government."
"If we collect and organize the county annals of these places, we can basically understand them clearly."
"As for those that have not been discovered, we can only send geological experts to search for them bit by bit."
"It doesn't matter. We can take our time to find new mineral deposits. We need to first understand the mineral resources in various places."
Zhao Tianyang comforted.