Feng Yunshan asked Li Jianwei to ask Krupp about the method of making special iron cans, but he didn't expect Krupp to be reluctant to reveal it, but just said that he would make as much as he needed. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info Moreover, he will also collect the chemical ingredients added to the raw materials of fried steel.

Saying this, Feng Yunshan immediately thought that in fact, this Krupp fried steel would be a kind of low-alloy steel. Just send someone to see what kind of chemical Krupp has added, and you can try to make it yourself.

This can also explain why Krupp's 'tank steel' has such excellent properties for the same fried steel, while other fried steel is still ordinary steel.

But now is not the time to think about that. Next, the most important thing is to mine the iron ore first, and then it is the matter of building a steel plant.

Regarding the iron ore, although he knew that there was a large iron ore company here in the future, and he also knew that Wu Chongyao had sent the manager of the Nanyang Company to come a while ago to organize people to prospect in this vicinity and excavate at dozens of points where it was easiest to remove iron ore, but he really didn't know how much iron ore there was and whether it could produce ore.

Wu Chongyao summoned the four stewards to ask, and only then did he know that they, together with dozens of mine heads among the miners, organized more than 1,000 miners who had been reorganized by the rebel army to look for iron ore in the areas designated by the Holy King, while the remaining 4,000 miners and more than 4,000 captives were mining and mining in the copper mine that was about to be abandoned next to it under the leadership of the mine head.

The idea of the steward is that there are so many people, they can't wait to be wasted, and they can make money by digging some copper mines.

So, in the two or three months that the steward led the miners to find the mine, the miners here actually dug up tens of thousands of catties of copper ore, which is estimated to produce four or five thousand catties of copper embryos.

After digging for nearly two or three months, I finally found three iron-rich mines. At present, the managers of Nanyang Company have mobilized many miners to open mines, and have hoarded millions of catties of iron ore. Just outside the mine cave where the mine was opened, the soldiers of the 4th Regiment of the 18th Brigade of the Eighteenth Brigade were stationed.

When Feng Yunshan heard this, he knew that the iron ore had begun to be mined, and he was about to ask how much the output was. A crowd of people came running with shouts and joys on their faces.

But it was dozens of people who looked like miners, surrounded by several foremen, who ran towards the wharf of Wushi Town, and when they saw the four managers of Nanyang Company, they shouted: "Master steward, master steward, it's amazing!" Great joy. ”

The four stewards looked at Wu Chongyao, and when they saw Wu Chongyao, they asked them to hurry forward and greet them, so as not to disturb the Holy King. The steward at the head hurriedly stood up to stop the miners and pulled them aside to ask them clearly.

After a while, the leading steward also ran over and shouted with joy: "Haoguan, it's a shame, the miners who opened the mine have discovered the big iron mine." ”

"Well, what's going on?" Wu Chongyao hurriedly asked.

"A few days ago, at the end of the hole of the copper mine that has been basically mined, the miners did not give up, and dug forward for a while, but unexpectedly, the copper mine was not found, but unexpectedly found that under the copper mine, there was a large iron-rich ore deposit. According to the heads of the mines who have been mining for many years, this iron ore is very huge, and the quality of the ore phase is also very good, and it may not be dug in a lifetime, but it is buried a little deep, and it requires a large number of people to mine. The steward told the story of the matter.

"Really? That's great! What are people afraid of, the Holy King gave an order, and some of them were manpower! Wu Chongyao also said happily.

Feng Yunshan was also happy. That's right! I clearly remember that a large iron mine in later generations was here, and now it seems that the main vein is under the copper mine, no wonder no one has found this iron mine. Perhaps, the other three veins found are also connected to this main vein.

Feng Yunshan asked the leading steward about the location of the other three iron ore mines, and he found that it was really very possible that these iron mines were a large deposit. However, the other three mines are under several other mountains, and the terrain is lower.

Feng Yunshan knew in his heart, this must be the big iron mine in the future generations.

Now that the iron ore mine is already there, the only thing left is to select the site of the steel plant.

"Mr. Krupp, the iron ore is 6 miles away from this Wushi town, and millions of catties have been mined, and with the subsequent expansion of the mine and reasonable manpower arrangement, the iron ore production basically does not have to worry about the supply problem." Feng Yunshan simply explained the situation to Krupp through Li Jianwei.

Then, he asked Krupp directly: "Based on your experience, Mr. Krupp, where should the first steel plant of our Nanyang Company be located?" ”

Krupp smiled slyly: "Please tell the Holy King that he has already made a decision, and he is deliberately testing me to do something?" ”

Li Jianwei, the translator caught in the middle, was slightly puzzled: "Mr. Krupp, the Holy King asked me to ask your opinion, why did you say that the Holy King had already made a decision?" ”

"Young man, the Holy King has long planned to build the steel mill here, in this small town where we are. Otherwise, why not take us to the iron ore producing areas? Actually, that's what I think! It's just that, according to the Shengwang, the output of iron ore will increase in the future, and the investment in this steel plant has reached an astonishing 1.2 million yuan, which is bound to be quite large. Therefore, I felt that we should not be confined to the confines of the town, but should expand a little further and find a large open space that is preferably easy to level and close to the river. Krupp replied,

Li Jianwei hurriedly translated Krupp's words to Feng Yunshan. Feng Yunshan smiled, this Krupp is quite a delicate person, with a delicate mind. He saw his slightest inclination, but he said that it was also very reasonable, the land in Wushi Town alone was indeed a little small.

Indeed, Feng Yunshan wanted to place the site of Nanyang Iron and Steel Company's No. 1 Iron and Steel Plant in Wushi Town. However, Feng Yunshan also believes that the place of Wushi Town is a bit small, and to build a steel plant, a large area is needed, especially as Feng Yunshan, who came from later generations, he has a forward-looking vision, of course, he will not build a small steel workshop.

He knew that the production of iron ore and coal here was not low, and limestone was everywhere. Coupled with Krupp's attractive use of 'tank steel', Feng Yunshan was ready to produce on a large scale, and naturally wanted to build the steel plant as big as possible.

Since Krupp could see it, Feng Yunshan asked Li Jianwei to ask him how to choose the site.

Krupp said: "The location of the steel mill is naturally the most suitable place around Wushi Town. It is not far from the coal mine and iron ore you mentioned, which can save a lot of transportation costs of ore raw materials, and it is close to the river, so the products produced are convenient to transport. The flat land outside Wushi Town, coupled with those hills, is perfect as a steel mill area. Two more wharves were then built along the river, one for coal arrivals and one for steel shipments. ”

"However, coal has to be transported by land and then by water, the cost of loading and unloading ships is too high, and iron ore has to be transported over a short distance, so it is necessary to build a railway and use steam trains to transport ore. The rails can also be produced by their own steel mill. Krupp went on to suggest.

Feng Yunshan smiled, Krupp's thinking coincided with his own, and the so-called heroes saw the same thing. In this way, the location of the steel plant was set next to Wushi Town. It just so happens that in the future, Wushi Town can be used as a living area for steel mills, and by the way, it can also drive the prosperity of Wushi Town and even the entire Beijiang area in Qujiang County. (To be continued.) )