Linfen is located in the hinterland of Shanxi Province, in the southwest, leaning against Taiyue Mountain in the east, close to Changzhi and Jincheng, Luliang in the north, the Yellow River in the west, and across the river from Yancheng in northern Shaanxi. It is very rich in natural resources.
When we arrived in Linfen, we basically reached the radiation range of the base area. Although this was not a Soviet area, after the Red Army's Eastern Expedition, Linfen's rural areas were filled with guerrillas and grassroots organizations.
Of course, compared to the northwestern Shanxi and Luliang areas, the organization's influence on the Linfen area is still slightly weaker.
The northern Shanxi and Luliang areas belong to Yan Laoxi in name, but in fact, they are already in the shape of an organization.
It was eight o'clock in the evening, and the group got off the bus and left the station in a Buick car.
"The quality of coal in Linfen is very good. The quality of the coal produced here basically meets the main coking coal standard and is most suitable for refining coke. In addition, the grade of iron ore resources here is also very high. Most of them are rich ore resources with a grade of more than 50%. Among them, there are
With 60% grade magnetite, more than 1,000 square kilometers of plains, adjacent to the Tongpu Railway and convenient transportation, it is ideal to establish a steel plant here."
Zhuang Qianding sat in the car and looked at the bustling Linfen County through the window. He immediately got into work mode and looked at this important town in Shanxi from natural resources, transportation and other perspectives, and commented: "Unfortunately, this place does not belong to the red organization.
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He had previously read a paper report on geological exploration in Shanxi in the Journal of Tsinghua University, which included an analysis of Linfen's coal resources and coal quality. Coal quality ranks among the top three in the country, on the same level as Jingxing Coal Mine and Datong Coal Mine, while iron ore resources are on the same level.
It ranks first in Shanxi, with estimated reserves of more than 100 million tons, 70% of which are rich ores.
With such abundant mineral resources, Linfen has unique and huge advantages, making it easy to develop the steel industry and coking industry.
It's a pity that Linfen is very good but does not belong to the organization.
"Professor, I disagree with your idea. I think Linfen is not suitable for building a steel plant." After hearing this, Yu Hua immediately replied.
When Zhuang Qianding heard these words, he was not angry. He nodded and asked, "Tell me what you think."
Lin Wan and Yang Xiu, who were crowded together in the back row of the Buick, were all focused on Yu Hua.
"In addition to the perspective of natural resources, I think war and security factors should be taken into consideration. Linfen is located in the south of Shanxi and has a dangerous geographical location. Once the Japanese invade Shanxi, the steel plant we have built with so much painstaking efforts will fall into the hands of the Japanese.
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Yu Hua then gave his own opinion: "Taking a step back, if the Japanese had not conquered Shanxi, they could have sent bombers to fly into Shanxi to bomb and destroy the steel plant facilities. Linfen is one of the landmarks in Shanxi, and its location is very good.
Look, I believe the Japanese mapped the entire province of Shanxi a long time ago. Unlike the northern Shaanxi area, the Japanese have almost zero knowledge of the geographical information of northern Shaanxi."
"Linfen is suitable for building steel plants in peacetime, but not suitable for the current environment. The straight-line distance from Marco Polo Bridge to here is only 650 kilometers."
Aviation navigation in this era basically adopted the landmark navigation method. The pilot determined the heading through the astronomical compass, then estimated the flight time by calculating the distance, and then visually discovered the ground landmarks to finally confirm the orientation.
This is the most primitive aviation navigation method, and it is also the most advanced aviation navigation method today.
As an important town in Shanxi, Linfen itself is a landmark on the ground, so Japanese aircraft would have no problem carrying out bombings.
On the contrary, the northern Shaanxi region is different. Except for a few counties such as Yancheng and Yulin, there are very few man-made landmarks and can provide even less navigation information for aircraft in the sky.
Ground landmarks are generally famous mountains, towns, man-made buildings, railways, lakes, etc. They may seem simple, but in fact the entire navigation process is very complex and difficult. If you are not careful, the aircraft may risk losing its course.
War and security, these two factors must be added to the steel plant site selection conditions, because once you choose to build a steel plant, it means that there cannot be any changes for at least a few years, otherwise there will be two months of production here and one month of production there, and the production will be
The efficiency will be appallingly low.
After the words fell, Lin Wan and Yang Xiu fell into thinking. After Yu Hua's analysis, Linfen was indeed not suitable as the location of a steel plant during the war.
"What you said makes sense."
When Zhuang Qianding heard this, he thought deeply, and then realized that his idea was indeed lacking, and nodded in agreement.
Lin Wan asked aloud at this time: "Yu Hua, where do you think we should build the steel plant in the base area?"
"We haven't decided yet. We can only travel to all the northern parts of the base first, and we also have to consider the attitude of the organization." Yu Hua shook his head slightly when he heard Lin Wan's words.
He doesn't like to talk on paper. There are many factors to weigh and consider when selecting a steel plant site, and he must conduct on-site inspections before he can draw a conclusion.
Organizational attitude, war, security, natural resources, transportation, geographical environment, land funds, market, environmental protection...
In fact, in addition to the two factors of market and environmental protection, the above factors must be taken into consideration. In addition to the military perspective, the construction of the base steel plant must also be based on the economic perspective. We must achieve a positive cycle of substantial profits, so as to be sustainable.
Keep running.
Otherwise, it will drag down the extremely fragile finances of the base area and cause economic collapse.
Of course, a steel plant based on oxygen top-blown converter technology can be said to be a highly profitable monopoly business, and it is impossible to lose money.
Due to the new round of Japanese attacks, the national steel price has risen from 140 silver dollars per ton to 148 silver dollars per ton, which is approximately 266.4 French currency. In terms of cost, with the low labor and raw material prices in the base area, the cost of steel smelting per ton does not exceed 60 silver dollars.
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In a word, as long as you open a furnace to make steel, you can earn a lot of silver dollars.
"However, although we cannot build a steel plant in Linfen, we can obtain high-quality raw materials here." Yu Hua changed the subject and said with a smile.
"How?" As soon as these words came out, Professor Zhuang and the three of them had doubts in their eyes.
"As far as I know, the organization has a certain mass base in Linfen. We can mobilize the masses to mine Linfen's high-grade magnetite, provide technical guidance, and try to purchase more than 50% of iron ore raw materials with a price of 3 silver dollars per ton-10
The price ranges from silver dollars to purchasing, the higher the grade, the higher the price, and the purchasing point is on the bank of the Yellow River base. Of course, in addition to the masses, if it is high-grade iron ore brought by businessmen, we can also purchase it, but
They need to be responsible for transporting it across the Yellow River."
Yu Hua looked at the three people and slowly gave the idea he just conceived: "After the classic tractor is mass-produced, transportation will not be a problem. In this way, the base will have a continuous supply line of high-quality raw materials, iron ore of different grades
Stone smelting costs are different. If it is all 60% grade selected magnetite, the smelting cost per ton of steel can be reduced by more than 30%. It is a win-win situation for paying for it, and the same is true for high-quality coal."
Vampire!
Suck the blood of Linfen and Yan Laoxi.
Before coming to Linfen, Yu Hua had no such idea, but now that he is here, do he want to watch Linfen's high-quality main coking coal and high-grade magnetite go moldy? His mouth watering at the sight of these good things?
The further you go, the good things in Linfen will be taken away by the Japanese. Rather than being taken away by the Japanese, it is better to do it yourself now.
As for how Shanxi Wang Yanlaoxi feels, Yu Hua said it doesn't matter.
"..." When Yu Hua's plan was finished, Yang Xiu didn't know what Professor Zhuang and Lin Wan's reaction would be. He only knew that it seemed that it was not his turn to know such top-secret information.
Yang Xiu felt a little numb, but after listening to everything, what should he do?
"That's a good idea! Good boy, the response is very fast. Comrade Yang, is the distance from Linfen to Yancheng about 200 kilometers?" Professor Zhuang immediately clapped his hands and applauded. Yu Hua's idea simply spoke to his heart. He has always regretted the excellent people in Linfen.
The natural resources of Linfen cannot be utilized. You must know that Linfen's natural resources can easily support a steel industry base with an annual output of one million tons of steel.
Yang Xiu swallowed his throat: "About 220 kilometers."
"Where does Shenmu Iron Mine go to Yancheng?" Professor Zhuang asked.
"The straight-line distance is 270 kilometers, and the actual route is estimated to be about 320 kilometers." Yang Xiu said truthfully.
"It is closer to obtain industrial raw materials from Linfen than Shenmu. The most important thing is that with the two supply chains of industrial raw materials, the risk can be greatly reduced. This is a very good idea." Professor Zhuang formed a map in his mind and made a simple comparison.
Calculating, his eyes lit up: "Yu Hua, Lin Wan, let's make a theoretical report on Linfen's raw material supply area immediately, and wait until we get to Yancheng to submit it."
"Yes." They both replied in unison.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Wan took out a notebook and pencil and began to record relevant information.
"All the contents of today's conversation are strictly prohibited from being leaked." Looking at the three people who were constructing theoretical reports in full swing, Yang Xiu could only bite the bullet and listen to these top-secret contents that he was not supposed to know. He looked at the soldier sitting in the driver's seat and ordered.