Chapter 2850
Chapter 2850
Chapter 2850
Although the mining efficiency is low, the rich iron ore resources near Anshan still amaze Beks and his team.According to Chen Yixin, dig a hole at the foot of the mountain here, and dig a few feet down, and you can see the veins of iron ore.And here is a random vein, digging for more than a hundred years will not be able to dig out.
Although the ore grade here is average, the ore veins are concentrated and the reserves are large, and the sulfur and phosphorus contained are relatively low. Mining and beneficiation are relatively easy, so the development cost is relatively low.Liaoyang also has coal mines in operation, which can supply the needs of ore smelting and metal processing nearby. Coal and iron resources appear in such a concentrated way that if a large-scale industrial base is not built here, it will be a waste of money.
After visiting two mining iron mines, Chen Yixin took everyone to see the nearby industrial base under construction.
Similar to the layout of several existing coal-iron composite industrial bases in Haihan, the core here is also the smelting industry, supplemented by various downstream industries.Several blast furnaces have been built on the plain, and there are contiguous sheds and several hill-like ore piles beside them. There are still many places in the distance where foundations are being excavated, and it seems that they are preparing to build factories.
"The planning of the industrial zone has been done in a hurry, and the construction is currently being started one after another. The biggest problem, as you have seen, is the lack of manpower." Chen Yixin pointed to the construction site with an area of several thousand mu: " There are a lot of job opportunities, as long as there is enough labor, this place can become the largest coal and iron industry base in the northern region within two to three years, and it is only a matter of time before the production scale exceeds that of the Datong River."
This industrial zone can bring thousands of job opportunities to the local area right from the construction stage.After it is put into operation, Liaoyang City will gradually transform from a traditional regional administrative center to the first heavy industrial city in Eastern Liaodong.
Although the construction progress here is still in the beginning stage, it can already be seen that Chen Yixin has great ambitions in developing industry.These industrial projects not only require a lot of investment, but also have a long construction period and cannot achieve profitability in the short term. However, the development effect brought to this area after completion can last for at least a hundred years, which is enough to benefit several generations.
Now that everything is ready, we only owe Dongfeng. As long as enough labor is introduced here, even if there are fewer machinery and equipment and a little backward production technology, it will be enough to make this place work, produce a large amount of steel, and provide the necessary conditions for the development of industry in the northern region.
Compared with the elderly who have personally experienced the process of founding the country, the younger generation is obviously more likely to be moved by the grand development plan, and soon became a fan of the industrialization process in the northern region, and decided that the development route planned by Chen Yixin was the best solution plan.
After arriving in Liaoyang City, the enthusiasm of several young people for discussing Anshan Industrial Base remained undiminished, even greatly overshadowing their freshness of Liaoyang, an ancient city with a history.
In fact, Liaoyang City still has some places worth visiting. First of all, the structure of this city is quite different from ordinary cities.The general city in this era is basically in the shape of a word, but Liaoyang City is an exception. It is formed by connecting two cities in the north and the south, and it looks like a sun when viewed from the air.
These two cities are larger in the south and smaller in the north, and the area of the southern city is about twice that of the northern city.There are six gates in the south city and three gates in the north city. The city wall is three feet high, the circumference of the city is 24 miles, and there is a moat outside the city.And all kinds of local government offices are concentrated in Nancheng.
Under the command of Nurhachi, the Later Jin Army captured Liaoyang as early as 1621, and then moved the capital here from Hetuala in the north.However, Liaoyang's time as the post-golden capital was not too long. Only four years later, Nurhachi ordered the capital to be moved back to Shenyang in the north.
But even so, the later Jin Dynasty and even the Qing Dynasty, which changed its national name, attached great importance to Liaoyang City, carried out large-scale renovation and reinforcement of the city defense, and operated it as a fortress on the periphery of Shenyang.So when the Haihan army attacked here a few years ago, it took a lot of effort to conquer the city.
At that time, although the Haihan army attacked fiercely, they still had a headache for such a well-defended fortified city. The large-scale bombardment lasted for several days before finally breaking through Liaoyang City.According to post-war statistics, the Haihan army fired as many as 3000 shells at Liaoyang City during the siege, which shows how fierce the battle was at that time.
Moreover, due to the special structure and layout of Liaoyang City, after the Haihan army broke through the city, it was quite difficult to clean up the remaining defenders in the city. The time it took to capture this place was far longer than that of Gaizhou and Haizhou.
However, Haihan did not intend to continue to operate this place as a military fortress, so after the war, the damaged city defenses were not repaired, and a large section of the damaged city wall was even demolished to widen the roads in and out of the city.
There is nothing wrong with such an arrangement. After all, Liaoyang will be positioned as a center of heavy industry in the future, and it is still several hundred miles away from the northern border. Haihan and Manchu have different offensive and defensive positions in the early morning, so there is really no need to hoard troops here.
From the north of Liaoyang to Shenyang, there is an open plain. It used to be fertile and wild for thousands of miles, but because the Manchus retreated northward, all the people were removed. Now most of the good land here is abandoned because no one cultivates it. The side once again confirms the serious shortage of labor in the Liaodong region.
"The Liaohe Plain to the west of the line from Gaizhou to Shenyang, if it is used to farm and grow grain, it is no problem to feed a million people. Everything in Liaodong is good, but the population is too small. Without labor, no matter how good the industry is, it can only be slow. develop."
Chen Yixin reminded Bai Kesi and his party all the time that only by solving the population problem in Liaodong, could this area rich in products enter the right track of development and create wealth for the country.However, what Bai Kesi had to weigh was not just the population issue, and the collateral reactions caused by this were the issues he needed to seriously consider.
The official road between Liaoyang and Shenyang has been well maintained, and it is said that more than half of the credit goes to the Qing Dynasty.In order to ensure the efficiency of transportation of materials and personnel between the two places, the Manchu Qing government carried out major renovations to the hundred-mile-long official road, which basically did not harden the road surface.
The transportation planning in the northern region is not limited to this. In addition to the original official roads, Chen Yixin also plans to build a freight railway between Shenyang and Liaoyang, so that the coal and iron produced near Shenyang can also be transported to Liaoyang. processing operations.We must know that the coal and iron deposit resources near Shenyang are no less than those in Liaoyang.
However, this far-reaching large-scale project is currently facing the same problems as other planned projects-to start this railway, at least a few thousand people must be gathered first, but this is a big problem for the northern region. It is much more difficult than the funds required for the preparation of the project.
(End of this chapter)
Although the mining efficiency is low, the rich iron ore resources near Anshan still amaze Beks and his team.According to Chen Yixin, dig a hole at the foot of the mountain here, and dig a few feet down, and you can see the veins of iron ore.And here is a random vein, digging for more than a hundred years will not be able to dig out.
Although the ore grade here is average, the ore veins are concentrated and the reserves are large, and the sulfur and phosphorus contained are relatively low. Mining and beneficiation are relatively easy, so the development cost is relatively low.Liaoyang also has coal mines in operation, which can supply the needs of ore smelting and metal processing nearby. Coal and iron resources appear in such a concentrated way that if a large-scale industrial base is not built here, it will be a waste of money.
After visiting two mining iron mines, Chen Yixin took everyone to see the nearby industrial base under construction.
Similar to the layout of several existing coal-iron composite industrial bases in Haihan, the core here is also the smelting industry, supplemented by various downstream industries.Several blast furnaces have been built on the plain, and there are contiguous sheds and several hill-like ore piles beside them. There are still many places in the distance where foundations are being excavated, and it seems that they are preparing to build factories.
"The planning of the industrial zone has been done in a hurry, and the construction is currently being started one after another. The biggest problem, as you have seen, is the lack of manpower." Chen Yixin pointed to the construction site with an area of several thousand mu: " There are a lot of job opportunities, as long as there is enough labor, this place can become the largest coal and iron industry base in the northern region within two to three years, and it is only a matter of time before the production scale exceeds that of the Datong River."
This industrial zone can bring thousands of job opportunities to the local area right from the construction stage.After it is put into operation, Liaoyang City will gradually transform from a traditional regional administrative center to the first heavy industrial city in Eastern Liaodong.
Although the construction progress here is still in the beginning stage, it can already be seen that Chen Yixin has great ambitions in developing industry.These industrial projects not only require a lot of investment, but also have a long construction period and cannot achieve profitability in the short term. However, the development effect brought to this area after completion can last for at least a hundred years, which is enough to benefit several generations.
Now that everything is ready, we only owe Dongfeng. As long as enough labor is introduced here, even if there are fewer machinery and equipment and a little backward production technology, it will be enough to make this place work, produce a large amount of steel, and provide the necessary conditions for the development of industry in the northern region.
Compared with the elderly who have personally experienced the process of founding the country, the younger generation is obviously more likely to be moved by the grand development plan, and soon became a fan of the industrialization process in the northern region, and decided that the development route planned by Chen Yixin was the best solution plan.
After arriving in Liaoyang City, the enthusiasm of several young people for discussing Anshan Industrial Base remained undiminished, even greatly overshadowing their freshness of Liaoyang, an ancient city with a history.
In fact, Liaoyang City still has some places worth visiting. First of all, the structure of this city is quite different from ordinary cities.The general city in this era is basically in the shape of a word, but Liaoyang City is an exception. It is formed by connecting two cities in the north and the south, and it looks like a sun when viewed from the air.
These two cities are larger in the south and smaller in the north, and the area of the southern city is about twice that of the northern city.There are six gates in the south city and three gates in the north city. The city wall is three feet high, the circumference of the city is 24 miles, and there is a moat outside the city.And all kinds of local government offices are concentrated in Nancheng.
Under the command of Nurhachi, the Later Jin Army captured Liaoyang as early as 1621, and then moved the capital here from Hetuala in the north.However, Liaoyang's time as the post-golden capital was not too long. Only four years later, Nurhachi ordered the capital to be moved back to Shenyang in the north.
But even so, the later Jin Dynasty and even the Qing Dynasty, which changed its national name, attached great importance to Liaoyang City, carried out large-scale renovation and reinforcement of the city defense, and operated it as a fortress on the periphery of Shenyang.So when the Haihan army attacked here a few years ago, it took a lot of effort to conquer the city.
At that time, although the Haihan army attacked fiercely, they still had a headache for such a well-defended fortified city. The large-scale bombardment lasted for several days before finally breaking through Liaoyang City.According to post-war statistics, the Haihan army fired as many as 3000 shells at Liaoyang City during the siege, which shows how fierce the battle was at that time.
Moreover, due to the special structure and layout of Liaoyang City, after the Haihan army broke through the city, it was quite difficult to clean up the remaining defenders in the city. The time it took to capture this place was far longer than that of Gaizhou and Haizhou.
However, Haihan did not intend to continue to operate this place as a military fortress, so after the war, the damaged city defenses were not repaired, and a large section of the damaged city wall was even demolished to widen the roads in and out of the city.
There is nothing wrong with such an arrangement. After all, Liaoyang will be positioned as a center of heavy industry in the future, and it is still several hundred miles away from the northern border. Haihan and Manchu have different offensive and defensive positions in the early morning, so there is really no need to hoard troops here.
From the north of Liaoyang to Shenyang, there is an open plain. It used to be fertile and wild for thousands of miles, but because the Manchus retreated northward, all the people were removed. Now most of the good land here is abandoned because no one cultivates it. The side once again confirms the serious shortage of labor in the Liaodong region.
"The Liaohe Plain to the west of the line from Gaizhou to Shenyang, if it is used to farm and grow grain, it is no problem to feed a million people. Everything in Liaodong is good, but the population is too small. Without labor, no matter how good the industry is, it can only be slow. develop."
Chen Yixin reminded Bai Kesi and his party all the time that only by solving the population problem in Liaodong, could this area rich in products enter the right track of development and create wealth for the country.However, what Bai Kesi had to weigh was not just the population issue, and the collateral reactions caused by this were the issues he needed to seriously consider.
The official road between Liaoyang and Shenyang has been well maintained, and it is said that more than half of the credit goes to the Qing Dynasty.In order to ensure the efficiency of transportation of materials and personnel between the two places, the Manchu Qing government carried out major renovations to the hundred-mile-long official road, which basically did not harden the road surface.
The transportation planning in the northern region is not limited to this. In addition to the original official roads, Chen Yixin also plans to build a freight railway between Shenyang and Liaoyang, so that the coal and iron produced near Shenyang can also be transported to Liaoyang. processing operations.We must know that the coal and iron deposit resources near Shenyang are no less than those in Liaoyang.
However, this far-reaching large-scale project is currently facing the same problems as other planned projects-to start this railway, at least a few thousand people must be gathered first, but this is a big problem for the northern region. It is much more difficult than the funds required for the preparation of the project.
(End of this chapter)