Qijiang County is located in the southeast junction of Sichuan Basin and Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, which belongs to karst landform, with high terrain in the south and low in the north, mainly mountains and hills. At the same time, Qijiang also has a large number of mineral resources, such as coal, iron ore, limestone, natural gas, quartz sand, etc.

By the 21st century, Qijiang's known coal reserves have reached 2 billion tons, accounting for more than 40% of the entire Yucheng area, and the coalbed methane gas reserves associated with coal have also reached 40 billion cubic meters, more than half of the entire Yucheng area, and there are 450 billion cubic meters of limestone reserves...

Of course, these are not what Yan Guang values, what Yan Guang values is the Qijiang iron ore with reserves of more than 100 million tons. The iron ore of Qijiang belongs to hematite, generally speaking, the iron content of hematite is generally around 70%, if you directly calculate each ton of iron ore can be refined at least 700 kilograms, and the loss when turning pig iron into steel is generally about 5% (usually 4%, there are more than 10% of the possible surname, but that is a very poor technology iron factory), in other words, all the iron ore in Qijiang can be mined, at least 70 million tons of steel can be smelted...

70 million tons, even if it produces 1 million per year, it can be produced until the 80s, and if you save a little, it is not impossible to produce it into the 21st century. And at present, the Qijiang steel mill planned by Yan Guang will only have an annual output of 100,000 even if it starts, and when it becomes a large steel mill with an annual output of more than one million, I am afraid that Yan Guang has already gone to Anshan, Benxi in the northeast and Ma'anshan in Anhui to prepare for his super-large steel mill with an output of more than 10 million...

Moreover, Qijiang has very rich coal reserves, and there will be no cups that appeared when Zhang Zhidong ran the Hanyang Iron Works. (The factory is neither located in Daye, nor does it have a coal mine, and the freight is super cup... ）

However, although Qijiang has so many benefits, Qijiang at this time is only an ordinary small county town after all, not to mention compared with Chengdu, the provincial capital, and Yucheng, which is an important town in Sichuan, is incomparable, so if you want to build Qijiang into an industrial center in the southwest, you may have to start from scratch.

"Fortunately, the population of Qijiang County is not small, there are more than 300,000 (the data in 1925 is 430,000), and the labor force can be recruited directly from the local area, and there is a lot less trouble." Saying that, Chen Kan opened the car window, and not far away stood a small county town that was very simple compared to Chengdu and Yucheng.

"That's Qijiang County?"

"That's right."

After about ten minutes, Yan Guang's convoy finally drove to the city gate of Qijiang County.

After learning the news that Yan Guang and others were going to Qijiang to inspect, the county magistrate of Qijiang County and the local gentry officials had been waiting at the city gate for a long time.

"County Magistrate Qin, which one is the Governor of Yan?" looking at Yan Guang and the others who got off the carriage, a gentleman with a white beard asked Qin Yuan. Hearing someone ask, the gentry officials around who had never seen Yan Guangchang also pricked up their ears one by one.

Looking at the appearance of these people around him, Qin Yuan smiled bitterly, after Yucheng, where the Shu army was entrenched, was captured by the Sichuan army, Qin Yuan, who was still the commander of Qijiang County, once ran to Yucheng to surrender to Cheng with the county commanders of several other counties, so he also knew Yan Guang's appearance. "That's the one in the middle."

"The one in the middle?" Hearing Qin Yuan say that it was the one in the middle, the surrounding gentry officials hurriedly looked over, but...

"County Magistrate Qin, are you sure it's the one in the middle?" Although Qin Yuan had already said it very clearly just now, they were still taken aback after seeing Yan Guang's appearance. "This Yan Dudu, isn't he a little too young..."

At this time, a gentleman who often went to Chengdu spoke. "I've heard that this Yan Du Du seems to be only in his 20s..."

"Really? Isn't that a little younger than my grandson? ”

Looking at those surprised gentry Qin Yuan smiled bitterly, when he and a few colleagues ran to Yucheng to surrender, he was also surprised when he saw Yan Guang.

"I think I only became a magistrate in my 40s, and I was only in my 20s, but I have already become a governor, and I even control another province, really..."

In addition to the local gentry officials, Qin Yuan was greeted by the four coordinators left here by Jardine Matheson and Lihe, as well as representatives of the Yingde engineers. After all, Yan Guang can also be regarded as their food and clothing parents, and now that the food and clothing parents have arrived, they can't say nothing.

"But our food and clothing parents are really young, what do you say? Mr. Chico..."Looking at Yan Guang who was approaching him, Joris smiled at the coordinator of Jardine Matheson.

"Yes, although I have heard from Manager Charlie about it, but our parents are indeed young and surprising..."

While Chico was talking to Joris, Qin Yuan had already led people to Yan Guang.

"Isn't this the county magistrate of Qin?" Although Yan Guang has always been very poor at remembering people, especially not being able to distinguish people's age (once thinking that people in their 10s were in their 20s), he still remembers Yan Guang, the county magistrate under his rule, relatively clearly.

"I didn't expect the governor to remember the humble position, it really made the humble position terrifying..."Saying Qin Yuan, he pointed to the Qijiang gentleman behind him. Knowing that the governor came to Qijiang in person, Qijiang felt very honored..."

Seeing that Qin Yuan was about to say the kind of cliché lines that he had seen at least a hundred times in the TV series, Yan Guang waved his hand. "Okay, okay, don't repeat the kind of words that you're tired of hearing, you can help us arrange a place to live first, and I, Deputy Governor Zhu, and Mayor Chen, can take a rest." Although it is not very tiring to go from Chengdu to Yucheng, but from Yucheng to Qijiang...

"The residence has been arranged, so please ask the governor, deputy governor, and Mayor Chen to move first..."

Nodding, just as Yan Guang was about to raise his legs and move, he saw Chico and the others who were unusually conspicuous in the crowd.

"You are? Jardine Matheson still has people from Lihe and Foreign Companies, right? ”

Since they were selected by Charlie and Riddle, Chico and Joris naturally also know Chinese. "Chico, Jardine Matheson sent the Sichuan coordinator, I have met General Yan..."

After Chico finished shaking hands, Joris on the side also walked up. "Joris, the representative of the British engineers, has seen General Yan ..."

This was followed by the coordinators of the Rite and Foreign Lines and representatives of the German engineers, as for the French and Danish ones? Now they are busy installing machines in Yucheng.

Seeing that the people from both the British and German sides were in front of him, Yan Guang was also very happy, after all, there were many things to ask them about this time in Qijiang.

"County Magistrate Qin, take us to the residence first, and all of you, come together." This guy, of course, refers to Chico and Joris and others...

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