"Mr. Kuang, if you have any trouble, just tell me. If anyone dares to touch my gold, I will take his head!"
Zhang Tinglan is already preparing to vigorously develop Jilin. How can he do it without sufficient funds? The gold mine in Jiapigou is currently the largest source of financial resources, so there must be no problems.
Although Zhang Tinglan has numerous industries in his hands, there are not many that can be used, and he cannot sacrifice Fengtian in order to develop Jilin. After all, in addition to Jilin's fiscal revenue, the capital he can mobilize does not exceed
Five million yuan is a small amount of money that is kept at home, but it is a drop in the bucket when it comes to local construction.
The richer people are, the less money they have. Zhang Tinglan definitely dares to claim to be the richest man in the three eastern provinces, but he also has the largest funding gap among all the people. He has too many things to do, and the money in hand is never enough!
It was rare for Kuang Rongguang to see Zhang Tinglan in such a hurry, and he didn't know if he could solve the problem easily. He said with a smile: "There are two kinds of troubles. The first is that the gold mine has been conquered first. Starting from the late Qing Dynasty, the Manchu and Qing court
Gold mining began. At first, the gold was supplied to the royal family. Later, the influence of Tsarist Russia penetrated deep into the three eastern provinces, and they also began to mine. Therefore, if they want to mine the gold mines in Jiapigou, they must first drive away the Russians completely.
!”
Zhang Tinglan nodded when he heard this. If he wanted to develop in Fengtian, he would have to constantly fight openly and covertly with the Japanese. After arriving in Jilin, the target would become Russia. In short, if these powers are not driven away, there is no way to develop with peace of mind. But okay
Russia is declining and almost doomed, so it is easier to deal with them.
"Mr. Kuang, were the Russians who occupied the gold mines sent by the tsarist government?"
"No." Kuang Rongguang shook his head and continued: "Since the Russo-Japanese War, the power of the Russians has declined sharply. Bandits are rampant in Jiapigou area. The original miners have been running away, and there are not many left.
The Russians also lack sufficient funds. Moreover, Jiapigou is not along the railway line, so only some Russian businessmen are mining there."
"That'll be easy to handle. If these guys dare to mess with Tai Sui, I'll make them miserable!"
"I'd like to say, don't do this nonsense. Although they are just some businessmen, they regularly give gifts to the Russian commander Horvath. If we take action forcefully, the Russians will never sit idly by."
"Don't worry, I have a way to deal with that big bearded man. He can show off his teeth and claws with others, but don't think about being arrogant in front of me. I'm holding his pigtails! Mr. Kuang, please talk about the second trouble first. I think
We have solved it all together."
Kuang Rongguang also knew that Zhang Tinglan had great supernatural powers. Now that he was so confident, Kuang Rongguang didn't say anything more and just kept doing things.
"The second trouble is that mining technology is backward and there is a lack of machines such as gold mining ships. It relies entirely on manual panning, so the output is naturally very limited. If you want to achieve an annual output of two tons, you must get a gold mining machine."
Machines are indeed a troublesome thing. As long as you want to develop minerals, you cannot do without them. Otherwise, relying on local methods to pan for gold will not only be inefficient. It will also be slow and absolutely cannot meet the needs.
"Mr. Kuang, how much do you think gold mining equipment will cost?"
"I estimate that at least three sets of equipment are needed, and not only Jiapigou, there are many gold mines in other areas of Jilin. Two or three gold mining boats are needed. In areas where gold mining boats cannot be used, excavation, selection, and crushing are also required.
, the washing and refining equipment, all added up, is definitely not enough if less than 1.5 million is used, and it also requires a lot of labor."
Zhang Tinglan scratched his head when he heard that it would cost so much. He thought that with a gold mine, he would be able to reap huge profits, but he forgot that the initial investment in gold mining was quite large. Without sufficient capital, he could only make huge profits. I put it in the basin and swayed back and forth in the water.
"Mr. Kuang, do you think there is a way to get some second-hand equipment cheaper? We are poor now, so we can only pick up rags."
Kuang Rongguang shook his head and said with a bitter smile: "I have to say that gold mines have always been the most eye-catching. Machines must be purchased from the great powers. They will definitely kill us. I am even worried that they know that there are large gold mines in the Northeast. , will this group of people intervene and want to get it into their own hands?"
This is indeed true. When Zhang Tinglan was studying history in the past, semi-colony was the most familiar term, but only in this era did he truly understand what semi-colony is. The great powers are the emperors and living ancestors. What a good thing They all have to intervene, and they will not let go of any interests.
Although they can fight dog-eat-dog in Europe for profit, the great powers still have a tacit understanding in terms of plundering China. The huge China is just a piece of fat for them to take whatever they want.
"Mr. Kuang, do the Russians have gold mining equipment in the Far East?"
"Yes, there are a lot of them!" Kuang Rongguang said this, with a trace of desolation on his face, and said in a deep voice: "The area with the largest gold production in the Russian Far East is the Outer Northeast. It was originally our territory, but it was The Russians robbed it and it became their cash cow. Seventy-eight percent of the Russian government's gold was mined from the Far East. It is really a shame for the country and the nation."
Listening to Kuang Rongguang's words, Zhang Tinglan's eyes suddenly lit up, and a smile appeared on his lips, and he said to Kuang Rongguang: "Mr. Kuang, don't worry, I will solve these two problems for you together."
"I would like to say, since you have the solution, then I don't have to worry about it. Even if you are an old man, I can't stand the non-stop tossing. I also want to take a good rest."
"It's true that we can't let you work hard alone. The three northeastern provinces are so big and there are too many places that need to be inspected. We must have enough inspection manpower!"
"The College of Mining and Metallurgy has been established, and the first batch of students have been recruited. Let them learn some basic courses first. I have found a few more former students, and they will all go to Fengtian soon. After the students have the basics, we will Take them separately to the wild, combine learning and practice, and after a few years of training, they will be able to stand alone!"
"It's all thanks to your hard work. If you need anything, just tell me. If you need money, I'll give you money. If you need people, I'll give you money."
"Haha, working with Zhuo Yan is so satisfying. No matter how tired I am, I don't have to worry about it anymore. You need to be comfortable when doing things. You don't have to think about those useless fights for power and mutual strife. I can still work for at least twenty years. .”
China has never lacked talents, but lacked suitable platforms. What Zhang Tinglan wants to do most now is to create such a platform so that all talents can do their best and quickly develop the three northeastern provinces.
"Mr. Kuang, it is definitely not easy to conduct field inspections. I was negligent before. I assigned you several guards and only one emergency doctor to avoid accidents."
"It's a bit too much. I'm in good health, and I heard that there aren't enough doctors in the army. It's a bit unaffordable to assign a doctor to me."
"Sir, the resource inspection in Northeast China has fallen on you. If there is any risk, you will lose not only money, but more importantly, time. This is something that is hard to replace. If you really feel that you can't afford it,
, just help us find more useful mineral deposits."
Kuang Rongguang nodded and said with a smile: "This arrangement means that I will fight for my life. In the first half of my life, I worked under Manqing. I spent more time wrangling and less time doing practical things. Now I should fight hard."
Let’s work hard and make up for the lost time!”
After talking with Kuang Rongguang, Zhang Tinglan already had a comprehensive plan for mining the Jiapigou gold mine. What he needed most now was to quickly go north and return to Jilin.
But this trip to Jilin is not just for a few people. Zhang Zuoxiang is already the official governor of Jilin, and the commander's mansion will be moved to Jilin. Hua Futian and other aunts and wives, as well as Zhang Tinglan's group of younger brothers and sisters, and the newly weaned
, all will be moved to Jilin.
In order to cope with the pressure from the Japanese, the soldiers Zhang Tinglan brought to a brigade in Fengtian are now being brought back to Jilin to manage the place and deter the Russians. In addition, some of the new troops in training must be transferred to Jilin.
Jilin.
Lao Zhang has long since determined that Chen Qiming's explosives factory will be moved to Jilin, and the original Fengcheng Arsenal will also be moved there, and then a new Dongsan Province Arsenal No. 2 will be formed in Jilin. The original Fengtian Arsenal will become Dongsan Province Arsenal No. 1.
These moves require a lot of energy.
And in addition to these, Fengtian Industrial Group will build a branch in Jilin and absorb businessmen from Jilin into the group. The industrial group is also planning to expand into the three eastern provinces industrial group. Fengtian Bank will also send some people there to set up a branch. Wang Yongjiang
A group of officials were also specially transferred from Fengtian to Jilin.
All aspects, all added up, the relocation work is definitely a huge project. When Zhang Tinglan was busy, Song Zhongyi suddenly came over.
"I would like to say that Mr. Zhou and Mr. Fan have been at my place for several days. They have been around Fengtian several times. Mr. Fan is very satisfied with the investment environment in Fengtian and wants to talk to you about the development of the chemical industry. Then he is going to
The factory moved here."
"This is a good thing, I'll go over and take a look right away!"
Song Zhongyi showed a slight embarrassment on his face and said in a low voice: "Mr. Fan told me a long time ago that he didn't dare to work for you. He wanted to come to visit in person. Who knew that Mr. Wu would not do it and had to let you go."
"Respect the old and love the young, that's right!"
"Don't pretend to be stupid with me. Old Song is not an idiot. Have you fallen in love with my niece?" Song Zhongyi said with a proud smile: "Speaking of which, Yaoyao is not bad. She has the virtuousness of a traditional Chinese girl, and also
She has the characteristics of a new-school girl, not ostentatious and not conservative, so you two are the perfect match!"
"Lao Song, when did you change your career? When will you be old?"
"Actually, I really want to be this month old, but I don't have enough weight. If you come with me this time, just take the opportunity to chat with Mr. Wu and seek his consent first. Even if the rest of the Zhou family doesn't agree,
You don’t count as eloping!”
Zhang Tinglan used to regard Song Zhongyi as a loyal person, but now he saw that this guy was also very deceitful. He was indeed neither a businessman nor a traitor, but this proposal was really good.
Zhang Tinglan also happily followed Song Zhongyi to his home and met the Zhou family. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to come to Qidian.com to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my greatest motivation.