After some discussions, Fengjun formulated a detailed strategy for exploring the northwest, the core of which revolved around railway construction. Fengjun invested in two railways, the first of which extended from Guisui, through Ningxia, to
Lanzhou, the second railway starts from Lanzhou and is built westward, passing through the Hexi Corridor and reaching Xinjiang.
At the same time, Fengjun decided to extend the Longhai Railway, starting from Xi'an, and extending the railway line to Lanzhou. If this plan can be completed, Lanzhou will become a railway hub in western China, and the western provinces that were not connected to railways will also have unprecedented access to railways.
Railway transportation.
With convenient transportation, the rapid mobilization of the army can be achieved, which plays an unparalleled role in consolidating national defense. With the completion of the railway, local resources can be developed, which is also very important for economic development.
In fact, many knowledgeable people in the Beiyang government have proposed building railways to the west. Zhan Tianyou and Zhang Tinglan also made this suggestion when they discussed the development of national railways. However, the Beiyang government does not have the financial resources and no organization for the west.
Management skills and plans can always only be plans.
Now Zhang Tinglan is about to turn this initiative into reality. Fengtian announced the investment plan, which immediately received praise from the whole country. After several years of construction, the achievements of Northeast China have attracted more and more attention from the world, and for the various problems in the three northeastern provinces
The people's recognition and expectations of these measures are getting higher and higher.
Overhauling railways is a good thing that benefits the country and the people, and naturally has received widespread support. Although some local princes know that once Fengjun builds these railways, the powerful Fengjun will be able to penetrate deeply into the country without any hindrance, but
They also have no ability to refuse.
On the contrary, people like Feng Yuxiang still relied on providing labor to the Feng army in exchange for arms. During the entire period of building the railway, Feng Yuxiang provided a total of more than 200,000 coolies. During the construction period, more than 13,000 people died.
In subsequent projects such as developing mines and building reservoirs, more than 20,000 people died.
Through a huge infrastructure construction plan, Fengjun achieved the goal of reducing Ding, and with the improvement of infrastructure, the time was ripe for large-scale immigration to the west. Within five years of building the railway, Gansu,
The number of Han people in Ningxia, Qinghai and other places increased by more than 1.1 million.
The average number of immigrants per year exceeds 200,000. After these people entered the northwest, they completely changed the local population comparison. Han Chinese accounted for more than half of the population in basically all regions, and even reached more than 70 to 80% in some developed areas.
The large influx of Han people has greatly improved the local security situation, and the economy has also achieved rapid development. The northwest has ushered in a golden age.
Build railways, vigorously immigrate, develop resources, establish education and integrate the economy. This is a series of combined punches. With the orderly development, the entire northwest has been laid out. It has completely become the thing in the palm of Fengjun. Feng Yuxiang worked hard for a long time.
After many times, he finally realized that he was just a dog released by Feng Jun.
After he cleared all kinds of obstacles for Fengjun, he would generously come in to accept it. But even if he understood it, what could he do? Fengjun had the right time, place and people, and he could still get some benefits if he agreed.
If you object, I'm afraid you'll be completely doomed in a matter of minutes.
"Commander, the drilling team from the United States has arrived, and a batch of oil production equipment has also been delivered. The time is ripe to expand the development of Yanchang Mine and Yumen Mine!" Wang Yongjiang reported the situation to Zhang Tinglan with a smile.
Putting aside large-scale strategic considerations, Zhang Tinglan's purpose in exploring the northwest is to make up for the resource shortcomings of the three northeastern provinces. Although there is the famous Daqing Oilfield in the northeast, the current drilling technology is simply not good enough to penetrate more than a thousand meters to drill out the oil.
After coming out, the already mined Yanchang Mine and Yumen Mine became Fengjun's first choice.
Zhang Tinglan was very excited when he heard the news: "Mr. Minyuan, the army needs to mechanize construction, and industry and agriculture also need a large number of vehicles. All of these require oil. This black liquid is the blood of industry. There is no stable and reliable oil supply."
, we are suffering from anemia."
"This metaphor is very appropriate, but our oil demand is growing too fast. Even if the production capacity of the extended mine and Yumen Mine is fully developed, I am afraid it can only meet our needs for five to ten years. Therefore, I think
We should increase our efforts to search for oil, discover new oil fields, and build a strong petrochemical industry."
Zhang Tinglan certainly knows the general location of Daqing Oilfield and Shengli Oilfield, but to truly develop it, specialized geologists are needed. Therefore, Zhang Tinglan strongly agrees with oil exploration, and he also knows the Yanchang Mine and Yumen
The mine is only a temporary emergency measure. If we want to ensure that there will be sufficient crude oil until World War II, other large oil fields must be developed.
"Mr. Minyuan, all you have to do is allocate money for oil exploration. I support it unconditionally."
When Wang Yongjiang heard this, he immediately smiled bitterly: "I'd like to say, if the matter were so simple, I wouldn't look for you."
"Oh? Do you still have any questions?"
Wang Yongjiang casually took out two documents from his briefcase and sent them to Zhang Tinglan. The upper one was all written in English, and it looked like it belonged to a foreign expert.
"Honestly, this is a report written by three Western geologists after an investigation. They believe that China's geological conditions do not have large oil fields and it is a completely oil-poor country. Therefore, there is no value in developing oil fields."
Zhang Tinglan glanced at the report and found that, as Wang Yongjiang said, it was conclusive that China was an oil-poor country and did not have the geological structure to contain oil.
"Mr. Minyuan, what do you think of this report?"
Wang Yongjiang sighed and said with a wry smile: "I have no idea. If you can find oil by investing money, I will definitely support it. But if China is really an oil-poor country, wouldn't I be wasting money on it?"
, the finances are not rich, so we cannot waste it. But I am not willing to do it. China is such a big country with a vast land and abundant resources. Is it true that there are no big oil fields? I always feel that it does not make sense."
"Mr. Minyuan, in my opinion, the first thing we should investigate is the background of these three Western scholars, see which side they sit on, and then determine whether what they say is worthy of belief."
As soon as Wang Yongjiang heard Zhang Tinglan's words, his eyes were full of doubts, and he hurriedly asked: "Idiot, what do you mean by this? Can these geological surveys be faked?"
"Mr. Minyuan, some one-sided truths are more terrifying than fraud!" Zhang Tinglan said meaningfully: "A person has done ten good things and ten bad things. I only introduce his good things to others. He is a good person.
When he introduces bad things, he is the bad guy. These things are all true, but the effect is completely different."
Wang Yongjiang is so perceptive. After Zhang Tinglan pierced this layer of window paper, he immediately understood: "Idiot, you are saying that they may mislead us. China is obviously so big, and they only listed the factors that are not conducive to finding oil to seduce us.
Fooled?"
"I'm not sure. This possibility was still possible at that time. Don't look at the objective and neutral claims of Western academic circles. In fact, they are all lies. Their research needs the support of big companies. If they take other people's money, they must give it to others.
It is an eternal truth that people do things. At present, China's oil market is monopolized by companies from the United States, Britain and other countries. If we find a large number of oil fields, how can they obtain monopoly profits?"
"Then they used the scholars they supported to produce so-called academic reports, under the guise of science, to prevent us from developing oil. Even if we discovered it, they would probably say that the research was wrong and shirk all responsibility."
Wang Yongjiang nodded with emotion: "I have thought very badly about Westerners, but I didn't expect their intentions to be so sinister! I have to be even more careful when dealing with them in the future. What?
You can’t believe it easily.”
As he spoke, Wang Yongjiang picked up the following report: "I would like to say that this is a report by Li Siguang, a professor at the Department of Geology at Fengtian University. His report insists that there may be large oil fields in China, and he hopes to provide financial support.
, conduct large-scale geological exploration in China."
Li Siguang's name is unknown to everyone in later generations. According to his theory, the Chinese found Daqing, Shengli and other oil fields and made indelible contributions to China. At this time, he had just graduated from the University of Birmingham in the UK and was working in
In the original history, he went to Peking University to teach. But now Fengtian University has become the most famous university of science and engineering in the country. Kuang Rongguang personally established the Department of Geology. After Li Siguang returned to China, Kuang Rongguang personally wrote a letter to invite this young man.
Master students go to Fengtian University to teach.
After arriving in Fengtian, Li Siguang was also shocked. He never thought that China would have such a huge industrial base, which made him feel extremely proud. The development of industry requires the support of various mineral resources.
Li Siguang also conducted a lot of investigations in addition to teaching, and finally formed this report.
However, after handing it over, it was difficult for everyone to choose between the famous authoritative experts from the West and the fresh graduates. Everyone, including Wang Yongjiang, did not know.
Who to believe.
Zhang Tinglan said with a smile: "We don't trust the West or authority. We only look at the results. This Li Siguang is worthy of support. How much funding and support he needs, we must try our best to satisfy him."
Zhang Tinglan made the decision and it was naturally implemented smoothly. Li Siguang and the others received strong and all-round support. This support was thirty years earlier than in history, and it also allowed this geologist to achieve more brilliant achievements.
Zhang Tinglan had just dealt with this matter, and suddenly Shen Honglie came to the commander's house in a panic. As soon as he met him, he said with great joy: "Commander, there is news about the Mackensen!" (To be continued...)