It's already mid-November, it's about to be December, just close to the end of the year, Yang Yuanzhao also took stock of all industries by the way, he found that the results of more than half a year are really amazing, needless to say, the cement plant is basically handed over to Li Mingsheng, Li Mingsheng in addition to the middle, talk about the expansion, did not bother again, from the report, you can see how vigorous the cement plant is, the current cement plant, a total of 9400 workers, not to mention the 600 people who have just been transferredOf the 1,200 soldiers, 600 were drawn from the cement factory, which was the first large-scale industrial enterprise in Baotou, and they trusted Cheng Dù the highest in Yang Yuanzhao.

After adjustment, the production capacity is fully enlarged to 4 times before, after the workers have changed from ordinary workers to skilled workers, the potential of the cement plant has also been fully exerted, 12,000 barrels of cement per day, compared with the previous 9,000 barrels, and increased by one-third, if it continues to increase, the output of this cement will be gradually approached, the limit according to Li Mingsheng's estimate, should be between 15,000 barrels.

The daily output of cement is 5,000 tons, a year is 1.8 million tons, even in later generations, is also a large scale of cement plant, over one million tons, at least a municipal, even provincial enterprise, not as good as tens of millions of tons, even 100 million tons of national cement plants, but also local key cement plants, in Baotou, even more so, huge cement production, not only strongly support the construction of highways in Baotou, but also a good thing to generate income.

In the task option of the all-in-one machine, the combined task of industrial and agricultural development, the economy has a detailed single item, and the single item of cement is also among them, Yang Yuanzhao found that the cement he built the road was not in the sales, and then compared with some other products, all self-use, or internally digested products, could not be counted in the profits, which made him slightly surprised, however, cement, as the basis of building resources, is not in the scope of profit, watch it, just take a look, if it is profit, it is the best, If not, it seems that most of the sales profits have to be looked for outside.

Industry, industry, is to promote industrial manufactured products outward, the future to 5,000 tons of cement per day, half of which will be used to build roads, not only to Taiyuan, to Zhangjiakou road, but also to the future to the north, to Baiyun Obo, and even the future of the road to Kulun, the former is a steel base necessary, the latter, is for the territorial issue.

The establishment of the Republic of China, the loss of Mongolia, although there is a later Beiyang recovery, but it is already a rupture process, sure enough, when China declined, Mongolia naturally went out, Mongolia is not only a vast territory, but also a territory full of various resources, just in the 21st century to discover a mineral, it is enough to make Yang Yuanzhao tempted, Yang Yuanzhao still occasionally read the news to find, the world's largest gold and copper mine, the world's third largest copper reserves, 34 million tons, gold reserves of 1200 tons, this is a huge wealth, Especially for China, which lacks copper, China is the only country that uses steel shells for no other reason, not because the quality of steel is higher than copper, but because China is too short of copper.

A small part of the cement export is also a lot of profit, even if the profit of a ton of cement is only 10 yuan, or even lower, the export of hundreds of thousands of tons is also a profit of millions, for the completion of the plan, there is no small supplement.

Cement is only one aspect of profits, relatively speaking, the demand is very small, this is not the 21st century, the real estate industry, as a pillar industry, this is in the early 20th century in China, can afford to use cement, in addition to the wealthy, is the official nobles, the price of a barrel of more than ten yuan, compared to other building materials, almost the same, to promote but not easy, Baotou is also with the example of Qian Hu, before the successful implementation.

Light industry, always the most profitable, completed the construction of three acids and two alkalis, some affiliated light industry enterprises, have also been established one by one, in addition to the earliest construction of the soap factory, the follow-up daily chemical plant also followed, glassware and metal ware, although a small factory was built, but the output is not low, at present, in addition to textiles, to provide the most profits, or they, even on cement, next, Yang Yuanzhao is ready to build a series of factories, such as foreign fire factory, paper mill, food factory and garment factory, This is the most important thing to make money, and it is also the key to completing the industrial goals in the task within a year or so.

Baotou about a year of income. Let's be honest. For others. Such an outcome. It's already exciting. For Yang Yuanzhao's heart. None of this is enough. China has been lagging behind the world for far too long. Even with the help of an all-in-one machine. Nor can it shorten the difference with the Great Powers. In others it was possible to produce artillery battleships. In that case. Baotou City is able to produce ordinary industrial products.

The establishment of a large number of factories requires a large number of raw materials, among them, there is one raw material that is irreplaceable, that is, steel, steel is called the backbone of industry, representing the strength of a country, which has important significance in this era.

Recently, in the face of the demand for chemical fertilizers in agriculture and the demand for steel in industry, it has almost become an inextricable dead knot. So quickly on the steel mill. But it seems. No, such an important pillar industry related to the development of the entire industry must be built as soon as possible.

Based in Baotou, Yang Yuanzhao has long had ambitions for steel plants, Baiyun Obo Iron and Steel Base, after the founding of New China, built in the northwest of a heavy steel base, and even because of the abundance of rare earth resources, he has become a comprehensive base, not only relying on steel, coal, chemical industry, and even new materials, new energy projects, has become a science and technology and resource base in New China.

Yang Yuanzhao is very clear about the characteristics of Baiyun Obo's iron ore, like other Chinese iron ores, the sulfur content is more, and how to reduce the sulfur content is the key to the steel production plan.

About the steelmaking plant, as early as Wuhan has been considered, when I saw the steelmaking blast furnace in Wuhan, combined with the introduction of the Hanyang Iron Works in later generations, I know some things, the most important thing, in fact, is the treatment of iron in Wuhan, most of China's blast furnaces, are like this, after a lot of detours, Chinese steel is not good, not Chinese workers are not good, the reason is wrong from the design.

Knowing the reason, it can always be solved, in the past, Yang Yuanzhao may have set up a research project in Baotou to slowly study how to reduce sulfur, but now, with the relationship with Williams, it seems that there is a better solution.

A $100 million steel plant. There is no way to build it for the time being. But a steelmaking furnace of about 150 tons. But it can be set up in Baotou, and it is necessary to build a few, and it also needs the cooperation of all aspects.

Baiyun Obo is not close to Baotou, more than 100 kilometers away, and at this time, Baiyun Obo is definitely a poor mountain and bad water, although it is called Baiyun Bogdu, that is, the meaning of the rich sacred mountain in Mongolian, but now, it is still hidden under a vast grassland.

In this era, to build a huge industrial base 150 kilometers away, for Baotou, for China, is a difficult problem to solve, but in order to completely solve the problem of steel shortage, this determination must be made.

From the brick factory, the cement factory, and suddenly jumped into the steel factory, anyone who is changed will feel that Yang Yuanzhao may be crazy, even he himself, is the same idea, but he is pushed by the all-in-one machine, and when it comes to the opportunities of this era, it seems that the pace of his progress is getting faster and faster.

Yang Yuanzhao has a lot of memories about steel mills, although they are all fragmented, but they are also a relatively important part of steel mills, and many methods can increase the output of steel. The biggest change. Nothing more than that. The use of coke. and oxygen blowing topping. Also let the furnace inside. Get higher temperatures. The speed at which steelmaking is made. It's going to be a lot faster than before. Of course, converters replace open-hearth furnaces and even electric furnaces in the future. These are unsolvable problems for Baotou and for this era, converter, just a name has been heard, as for the electric furnace, the electricity has just started. I don't even know what an electric stove does. The power sector is a complete system. At any level, of course. Without a systematic solution, it is impossible to achieve very high results.

After Yang Yuanzhao observed that there were no omissions and problems, he sent this telegram out, and the direction of receiving it was the United States on the other side of the ocean.

In this world, the most developed place for steel is in the United States, with an annual output of 40 million tons, so that the United States occupies the position of the first steel country, the second, third and fourth combined, are not necessarily as many as the United States, and the research and reform of steel also started from the United States. He even instructed the staff in the United States to help Williams's room.

Now, although it is not a plan to invest 100 million US dollars in steelmaking, the design of 6 150T open-hearth furnaces is not small, with a daily output of 3,600 tons, and the annual output will exceed 1 million tons, which is already several times that of Hanyang Iron Works, and the most important thing is that behind the plan, there are follow-up plans for 20 steelmaking blast furnaces one after another, with a scale of 4 million tons, which is enough to attract the attention of Williams, RS