When he came, he rode his horse and whipped up, and when he went back, Yang Yuanzhao was not too anxious, he walked slowly, and the task of coming over to collect the ore was completed, and he finally had time to think about what he should do next.

The cement plant is the first large-scale industrial project in Baotou, and in China, it is also a large-scale enterprise, but after experiencing later generations, Yang Yuanzhao of the world factory is very clear that this is only a small project, to be exact, it is a pre-construction supporting project for the entire industrial base project.

Bricks, cement, sand, stones, steel, these are the basic materials of construction, sand and stones, these are ready-made, as long as they are mined, steel, for the time being, Yang Yuanzhao has no way to build a large-scale steel base, but in a small-scale situation, it can be replaced by an all-in-one machine, this era, relatively speaking, the materials used in steel, in the entire infrastructure, are relatively few, the key is bricks, cement.

Therefore, from the very beginning, Yang Yuanzhao has made full consideration of the overall situation, bricks and cement, a small range, with an all-in-one machine is OK, but the real construction of an industrial zone, and then use this, it is a little bad, the huge amount of construction, will make the all-in-one machine too busy.

Bricks are easy to do, the investment is small, and the cooperation with Wei Ming, the cement factory has also started, but these are not industries after all, to be precise, they are not industries that can create huge value, or they are industries with a very thick heritage.

Playing the horse forward, Yang Yuanzhao did not find the original way to return, but went around a big circle, from another direction, to Baotou, bypassing Xiaoxi Mountain, inserted from the small river, what caught his eye was a huge wasteland, this direction, is a wasteland of more than 20 square kilometers, because the land is too barren, occasionally there are farmers here to open up a little vegetables, the harvest is also very bad, the rest is all barren, even if it is a weed, it is also a piece of east and west, very little growth, A large area of off-white landform is revealed.

Yang Yuanzhao still remembers that when he saw such a large piece of land, he was almost stunned and excited.

Such a piece of wasteland, in agriculture is worthless, but is a natural industrial land, here and the Yellow River distance is not very far, in 20 square kilometers of land, there are a few small ditches, a few days ago heavy rain, let the water level of the small ditch rise, the amount of water is OK, to the bitter water season in winter, the amount of water here is somewhat insufficient, fortunately here directly into the Yellow River, as long as a little widening, from the Yellow River, you can intercept the water source, can be used as a source of industrial water.

Industry, electricity and water, these are two parts that must be guaranteed, this era, or steam power, the importance of water, it is particularly important, especially in the northwest, itself is a lack of water resources, fortunately Baotou relies on a Yellow River, although the water flow is not as large as the downstream, but it is also an important river in the west and central China, after expanding a tributary, as an industrial water source, this should be enough.

In addition to water and electricity, land leveling is also an important advantage, this era, a lot of projects, few with machinery, most of the projects are used by manpower, Baotou here, got out a batch of tractors, the driver is a hard injury, dozens of tractors, for dozens of acres of land, hundreds of acres, or even thousands of acres, can be used, but for 20 square kilometers of industrial park, manpower is still the most suitable, a few gravel, most of them are ordinary soil, even if it is digging a canal or the like, It won't be too difficult, which can save a lot of time on land leveling.

However, these are not the biggest benefits that make Yang Yuanzhao excited, the most important thing is that this place is very critical, it is a small tributary of the Yellow River in Guò, from Baotou, not far from the Yellow River, after the simple construction of the wharf, you can use the water transport of the Yellow River, since ancient times, water transport is a very important part of transportation, even if the railway and highway are highly developed in later generations, water transport is still a very important part of transportation.

Limited by the amount of water in the Yellow River, not to mention compared with the Yangtze River of the golden waterway, even with the Pearl River in the south is very different, but no matter what, the Yellow River is also one of the two mother rivers, is a rare big river in China, Baotou is next to the Yellow River, and the water transportation of small boats is also very prosperous.

Of course, Yang Yuanzhao will not use the popular awning boats on the Yellow River, the era of power, the same is true for ships, although there are already steamboats on China's waterways, but they are all on the Yangtze River, the Yellow River, or traditional awning boats, which more or less makes Yang Yuanzhao feel very depressed.

Fortunately, this time I went to Shanghai to gain a lot, especially the Shanghai sailors to get the ship information, which is used to make sea boats, which is a big shortcoming, but some ships running on the river can first use the water transportation on this side of Baotou before there is no railway and highway, so that the mobility of commodities can be increased on a certain distance.

An industrial base, not only the machine, the head of its own development can, what he needs is the circulation of goods, raw materials to be able to be transported in, products to be able to be transported out, water transport to solve most of the problems, from Baotou through the Yellow River, to the sea port transportation, a certain way, to ensure that Baotou's future goods, can be in the Yellow River as the center of the waterway, unimpeded.

20 square kilometers, in later generations, maybe just a municipal, or even county-level industrial zone, but in this era, even if it is a huge Hanyang Iron Works, it is just a few hundred acres of land, and the use rate is very small, Yang Yuanzhao either do not do, to do, of course, to do the best, he designed the industrial zone, basically learn from some of the experience of later generations, the layout is very reasonable, some places that occupy a larger area, he even used more high-rise buildings, the least, is no longer the same as in this era, Bungalows or small buildings with up to three floors may be replaced by larger buildings with more than six or seven floors, which can accommodate more people.

Looking at this peaceful wasteland, in the future, factories will rise from the ground, and industries will be built here, and now, in the prototype of this great change.

Sitting on the horse, looking at the unobstructed area, Yang Yuanzhao sighed, this, is still a blueprint in the design, if it is to be realized, it is unlikely that it will be at least this year, how much time it will take, and even need to see the effect of Harpy going abroad this time, how many engineers can be recruited from abroad.

China, or the foundation is too weak, in the country, workers can still find some, but there is knowledge, with research ability engineers or scientists, it is simply rare, Yang Yuanzhao sighed, continued to fight the horse forward, crossed the industrial zone, the front is about to reach the land of the Zhao family, the Zhao family and the Wu family, is the big family in Baotou, their land, is the bank of the Yellow River, the most fertile land, and even a part of the land, can also be changed into paddy fields, planting rice, in the northwest, the value of rice, can be much higher than wheat, Even untreated rice is about the same price as bagged white flour.

On the land of the Zhao family, there are a large number of farmers working as usual, the function of the tractor is not perfect, but it can solve the problem of arable land and wheat harvesting, the planting of rice, and the planting of autumn grain, or manpower, this piece of wasteland is better than the previous one, I don't know how much better, everywhere is green, the growth of crops is very good, a small number of places, you can even see, planting some vegetables.

Didn't stay in Zhao's house, didn't even go to see the cotton field of the reclamation company, I saw Yang Yue a few days ago, Yang Yue said that the growth of cotton is very good, with the help of scientific planting methods and enough fertilizer, so that cotton in the greenhouse, through the most difficult juvenile period, the plant has grown to a certain extent, and is located in the northwest, sunshine time, much higher than the ordinary low latitude area, this is the natural place of cotton, coupled with a lot of chemical fertilizers and scientific management, the growth is very good, experienced farmers, It can already be predicted that the yield of cotton, the flowering rate, and the size of cotton are much more than those planted before, and each cotton plant is relatively healthy, which makes many shareholders full of confidence in the prospect of profitability.

Wu Guangren and Zhao Shuming, several times mentioned that the next time to expand the scope of cooperation, even if it is a discount, but also to the rest of the land, then counted to the reclamation company, for this, Yang Yuanzhao did not spit for the time being, his demand for land, more is to make the land a guarantee, a guarantee for grain and basic industrial raw materials, once the vast majority of the land in Baotou, in accordance with mechanized production and scientific management to control, the food problem that plagues the northwest will be solved, with food as a backing, Many plans and leaps forward are also possible to be implemented.

"Young Master Yang, Young Master Yang!" There was a shout in the distance, Yang Yuanzhao looked over there, a guy who looked like a landlord, surrounded by a group of family members, came over here, Yang Yuanzhao recalled, it seemed that he had never seen him, and wanted to avoid it, but found that the road ahead had been blocked, and it was inconvenient to turn his head back directly, so it was too deliberate, so he simply patted the horse's head and greeted him.