Compared with the wars in Europe, the Chinese Empire in the East is a different scene at the moment, that is, peace, prosperity, and rapid development.

In the yamen of Luanzhou Prefecture, Yongping Prefecture, Zhili Province, Tan Tingxiang, Governor of Zhili, Hong Guan, Governor of Yongping Prefecture, and Pei Yinggeng, Governor of Luanzhou, were all carefully accompanied by a middle-aged man dressed in civilian clothes, who was none other than Zeng Yuheng, Minister of Public Works who had rushed to Luanzhou from the Shengjing City a few days ago.

According to the level, although Tan Tingxiang is the same as Zeng Yuheng, he is also much older than Zeng Yuheng, but he does not have the slightest frame of a local official, as if he treats the chief, after learning that Zeng Yuheng, the Minister of Public Works, is going to Luanzhou on a business trip, and dumping the official affairs of a province in Zhili to the political envoy of Zhili, he hurried from Baoding to Tianjin to meet Zeng Yuheng, and in the past two days, he has always accompanied Zeng Yuheng before and after the saddle, and he is simply regarded as a top boss, which makes Zeng Yuheng a little unbearable.

"Lord Tan, I'm sorry for you to accompany this official for so many days! Zeng came to Luanzhou this time, it was a special trip to check the Tangjiazhuang Coal Mine and Sijiaying Iron Mine in Luanzhou, and by the way, take a look at the construction of your Zhili Iron Plant, how is the progress? I heard that Sijiaying iron ore is the highest iron ore in the single mining area found in the whole holy country, and it is still the shallowest iron ore that can be mined in the open pit, although the taste is not high, but it is not too low, which is very rare, therefore, even His Majesty attaches great importance to it, Zeng Mou only came to Luanzhou on purpose. Zeng Yuheng put forward his purpose straight to the point, he got off the train from Tianjin, and then took a carriage from the official road to Luanzhou, and when he passed through the Ning River, he was arranged by Tan Tingxiang, the governor of Zhili, to rest for a day, and after arriving in Luanzhou Prefecture, it was late, and he rested for another day, he remembered the main purpose of his visit this time, and couldn't help it anymore, so he asked directly.

"Lord Zeng has been in the public all night, and he is worthy of being His Majesty's minister of the humerus, Tan admires it!" Tan Tingxiang looked like he saw Lord Qincha, and cautiously replied: "I am not satisfied with Lord Zeng, Tan has arranged it, Tangjiazhuang Coal Mine has already been mined in large quantities, and Sijiaying Iron Mine has also been mined two months ago. And in the Luanhe River next to the iron mine, Tan Mou, in accordance with His Majesty's will and the requirements of the Ministry of Public Works of the Cabinet, also prepared to build the Zhili Iron Works at the same time as the iron ore mining, which happened to be about to be put into operation in these two days, and the lower officials had the courage to delay it for two days. I heard that Zeng is a big expert in factories and mines, and I also asked Zeng to reward a few thin noodles and go to Zhili Iron Factory for guidance. ”

Hong Guan, the prefect of Yongping Mansion, also accompanied him, and hurriedly said: "Yes, Lord Zeng, Lord Tan has stayed in our Yongping Mansion for nearly two months in the past three months, and carefully guided us Yongping Mansion and Luanzhou to open this Zhili Iron Factory. It just so happens that there are still a lot of things we don't understand, and Lord Zeng has already pointed out the establishment of many large iron factories in the empire, and he is an expert in this kind of thing, just to help us Zhili Iron Works take the pulse and give us more advice. ”

Zeng Yuheng then understood why this Tan Tingxiang led him to rest for two days, but it turned out to be delaying time, waiting for the newly built Zhili Iron Works to be able to open the furnace to produce molten iron, just to please himself through this achievement, and then to please His Majesty and the court through himself.

This Tan Tingxiang!

For Tan Tingxiang, Zeng Yuheng is still very clear about the details. This person has been a local official of the Manchu Qing Dynasty for many years, from the prefect of Yongping Prefecture, to the prefect of Tianjin and the prefect of Shuntian, etc., only the three important prefects of this Zhili have done, but this Shuntian prefect can be directly a party member, that is to say, when this Tan Tingxiang was still an official in the Manchu Dynasty, he was already a local official, after the Manchu Dynasty was destroyed by the Chinese Empire, he followed many other officials to submit to the Chinese Empire, because of the eagerness to seek officials, he also volunteered to participate in the new imperial examination of the Chinese Empire, becoming the top few, He was personally appointed by His Majesty to become the political envoy of Zhili and the prefect of Beijing.

However, although this person is keen on official careers and has a strong utilitarian nature, he is quite diligent in his administration, and everything is done in accordance with the policies of the imperial court, without any discount, after taking office as a magistrate, he not only governs the Beijing Mansion in an orderly manner, but also assists the former governor of Zhili, Zhou Shengkun, to develop the Zhili area well.

No, a while ago, the Ministry of Public Works issued a notice on vigorously developing the iron and steel industry on behalf of the cabinet of the imperial court, although the provinces have responded, but some provinces have only come to explore iron ore at this time, do some preparatory work, and Zhili Province is different, before this has begun to mine dozens of iron ore and hundreds of coal mines, especially the Tangjiazhuang Coal Mine and Sijiaying Iron Mine in Luanzhou, Yongping Prefecture, which were reported to the Ministry of Public Works a while ago, are huge reserves and huge output. Moreover, it is a coal and iron double mine that is not too far away from each other, which is very beneficial for smelting steel. Therefore, Zeng Yuheng immediately asked the Ministry of Public Works to report to the Cabinet Committee, instructing Zhili Province to attach importance to coal and iron ore mining in Luanzhou and prepare for the construction of an iron and steel plant for smelting iron ore.

Although Zeng Yuheng knew that this person was suspected of showing off his political achievements, for Zeng Yuheng, this was not a bad thing, and he would naturally report it truthfully. Moreover, at present, for the imperial industry that is developing strongly, it is afraid of conservative thinking and unwilling to develop, rather than afraid of showing off like Tan Tingxiang, and sometimes, showing off can promote the accelerated development of industries in other provinces. What's more, these two mines in Luanzhou are really very impressive in terms of reserves and production, if it weren't for the false local reports, this would already be the largest iron mine in the empire. Moreover, the geographical location and conditions are surprisingly good, and it is conceivable that the Zhili Iron Works under construction must have become the banner and vanguard of the empire's iron and steel works. And it is precisely because of this consideration that Zeng Yuheng came in person, and before that, the Ministry of Public Works sent more than ten engineers and technicians from the Ma'anshan Iron and Steel Plant, the largest steel plant in the empire, to Luanzhou to guide the establishment of the iron plant.

Early the next morning, the group took a carriage along the official road to the bend of the lower reaches of the Luanhe River, and the location of the iron factory was directly located.

Zeng Yuheng saw that in a valley in the river bay, within a radius of several miles, several large chimneys had been erected along the river bank, and many bungalows and blast furnaces had been built, and on the river bank, a two-mile-long simple freight wharf had also been built. In front of a blast furnace, hundreds of people were gathered there, beating gongs and drums, and waving flags.

"Lord Zeng, the Zhili Iron Works has been built. A few days ago, the furnace was already lit, just waiting for the adults to arrive today, and personally open the furnace to produce molten iron! Tan Tingxiang looked excited, and said to Zeng Yuheng.

Although Zeng Yuheng was a little disgusted by this kind of formalism, after all, Tan Tingxiang's status was not lower than him, and he had done a lot of things, and he attached great importance to the mining of coal mines and iron ores and the development of iron works.

From a distance, he has seen that it seems that this newly built Zhili Iron Works has 3 blast furnaces, and the blast furnace surrounded by hundreds of people is the largest of them.

Therefore, Zeng Yuheng was full of interest, he wanted to see how famous Tan Tingxiang, who had been planning for a long time with an excited face, could make.

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