After turning his gaze on the map, Yan Guang refocused his gaze on Sichuan.

"Sichuan, it doesn't seem to be just one iron mine." As he spoke, Yan Guang moved his fingers a little below in Yucheng, Sichuan.

"Qijiang..."

Yan Guang remembered that there were probably more than 100 million tons of iron ore and more than 2 billion tons of coal in Qijiang. Although the reserves of more than 100 million tons of iron ore are not measured in billions or even billions of tons like many other iron ore areas, it is enough as an initial base.

And most importantly...

Qijiang is very close to Yucheng, and the distance between Yucheng and Chengdu is not very far, if you invest in full development, it is not very difficult to build a steel plant with an annual output similar to that of Hanyang in the short term. As long as Panzhihua invests strength, a miracle or something happens, and it should be possible to solve the smelting problem of high-titanium vanadium titanomagnetite within ten years, after all, it was already 1965 when the Panzhihua Special Zone was established...

"So? It was decided that it was Sichuan? After looking around on the map and making sure that there was no more suitable province than Sichuan, I carefully recalled the Sichuan Revolution in my memory.

There is no need to mention the Baolu Movement, the new army in Sichuan seems to be the seventeenth town, but this town was only barely formed until the time of Xinhai due to financial problems, and there was a lack of light and heavy weapons...

And since the governor of Sichuan did not trust the new army of the 17th town, the main force guarding Chengdu was the patrol battalion...

"Huh? Wouldn't that be easy? Yan Guang touched his chin and laughed.

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For the next few days, Yan Guang recuperated and walked around to get ready to experience Shanghai in the early twentieth century, but for some reason, Yan Guang walked and walked to a street where many skilled workers were said to be both virtuous and artistic.

But...

"It's strange, why does it feel so hot when there is no greenhouse effect yet? It's so hot, let's go back to the hotel. Wiping the cold sweat on his forehead due to his weak heart, Yan Guang still couldn't step in, and greeted those technical workers who were both virtuous and artistic...

After having a meal outside, Yan Guang went back to the restaurant after walking around the rest of Shanghai.

At the end of the nineteenth century and the beginning of the twentieth century, there were three kinds of trading that were the most profitable, one was opium, which Yan Guang could not do, and he could not do it if he was killed, and the same was munitions, which Yan Guang had no capital to do, and he could not do it if he wanted to, and the last one was textiles.

Textiles are not only very profitable, but also easy to develop, Yan Guang does not have any roots in China, so the first step is to open a textile factory in China.

It's just that the textile mill can't be conjured up all at once after all, and if you set off for Sichuan now, then it will be very good to be able to build the textile mill at the end of the year. So Yan Guang plans to inquire about the price of the machine, and how long it will take to ship to Shanghai if it is ordered, the distance between Sichuan and Chengdu is not close after all, and it is too troublesome to run between the two places.

Early the next morning, after eating breakfast, Yan Guang went to an American foreign firm.

After arriving at the foreign bank, the staff of the foreign bank heard that Yan Guang had come to buy textile machinery, and immediately ran to call the senior class.

At first, Taipan was full of enthusiasm when he heard that Yan Guang was going to buy a textile machine, but when he learned that Yan Guang was only going to buy a machine of 100,000 silver dollars, and he only had this intention, the expression on his face immediately turned cold.

"The amount of 100,000 yuan is not very large, and our foreign bank will also have some inventory in the warehouse, so if you want to buy it, you can come at any time." His expression was much colder than when he first saw Yan Guang.

Then Yan Guang said that he wanted to see the style of the machine, and the senior asked the staff to accompany Yan Guang to take a look.

"This is the ginning machine, this is the spinning machine, this is the loom, these machines are all the latest at present, the work efficiency is much higher than the old machine, and the number of workers can be less, which can improve your profits and reduce costs as much as possible." Although he already knew that Yan Guang only came to inquire about the price first, the staff of the foreign bank still worked hard to explain.

"And if I buy the machine from you, will you take care of the delivery?" This is a problem that Yan Guang is more concerned about, Shanghai is thousands of miles away from Chengdu, and now it is the end of the Qing Dynasty and everything is in chaos, in case the machine he bought encounters something on the way back...

The staff member who was introducing him was stunned for a moment, but replied quickly. "In principle, we will not be responsible for shipping, but we can help you introduce the company responsible for delivery, please rest assured, this company has been cooperating with our foreign bank for many years, and its reputation is very guaranteed, and our foreign bank will also come forward to guarantee." The implication is that even if something happens, they will pay compensation.

At this time, although it was the end of the Qing Dynasty, after all, it was not yet the time when the sky collapsed, so the foreign bank would still guarantee it, if it was time for the Republic of China, it would really be a robber everywhere...

"Of course, it's best if you're not too far away..."

"That's fine," Yan Guang nodded. Chengdu, Sichuan is not far away, right? ”

Sichuan? Or Chengdu? The clerk wiped a cold sweat. "It's not close..."

The distance from Shanghai to Chengdu is more than 1,500 kilometers, that is, 3,000 miles.

Yan Guang nodded understandingly, remembering that he had taken a long-distance bus a few months before coming to this world, and he had sat for six hours for a distance of more than 380 kilometers. And now China's infrastructure, coupled with the Shu Dao...

Fortunately, there is also a great mother river in China called the Yangtze River, so goods can be transported from Shanghai to Wuhan first, from Wuhan to Yucheng, and finally from Chongqing to Chengdu. It's a long journey, but it's at least much faster than by land.

Now that he already knew that the foreign bank would be in stock at any time, Yan Guang did not plan to waste time, and was ready to go directly to Sichuan to build a factory. After packing his things early the next morning, Yan Guang booked a ticket to Wuhan, and then prepared to transfer to a boat from Wuhan to Yucheng.

Although Yan Guang is about to vomit on the boat in the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, think about the difficulty of walking from Shanghai to Sichuan...

"Forget it, grit your teeth, and you can get there after a while..."Looking at the passenger ship in front of him, which was more than 70 meters long, Yan Guang walked up after forcibly suppressing the feeling of wanting to vomit.

When others saw Yan Guang's performance, they thought he was seasick, but they didn't know that Yan Guang was just sitting on the boat until he wanted to vomit.

"Anyway, Sichuan, I'm here!"

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Sorry, sorry for some things at night

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