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"Boss, this work is too difficult to complete, according to my understanding, the industry in this province is completely blank, except for some primitive mining and logging industries, there is no trace of industrial civilization here!" Davis complained to Wu Haoxuan.

He is the general manager of the Xihua Group, which Wu Haoxuan established in the United States, and is Wu Haoxuan's main assistant in business. However, in addition to the arsenal, the main industries of the Xihua Group in the United States are mainly the chemical industry cooperated with the DuPont family and the oil industry cooperated with the Rockefeller family. Although the annual profit reaches tens of billions of dollars. However, there is no foundation.

Wu Haoxuan's plan is to establish a complete industrial system in China, and the task of Xihua Group is to provide financial support for this industrial system, as well as machinery, equipment and technology.

This time, Davis returned to China with Wu Haoxuan, just to make advance preparations. It's just that the backward status quo of Jilin Province makes Davis's face full of bitterness. It is not so simple to build an industrial system in such a place where industry is almost equal to a blank space!

Wu Haoxuan smiled, he didn't know such a situation. However, there is no way! This is the case in almost the whole country now. Although the conditions in the southeastern coastal area were slightly better, it was originally an important fiscal and tax place for the Manchu Qing Dynasty, and it did not occupy the territory there at all. Besides, his father Wu Xingquan was a giant of the Feng family, which made him only able to choose the initial territory in the northeast.

"Davis, I know. It is precisely because of this that we need to paint a beautiful picture on this blank drawing. Although Jilin is industrially backward, it is rich in mineral resources. In particular, the coal reserves are very abundant, and we can rely on this to build Jilin into a place like Chicago or the Ruhr area in Germany! Wu Haoxuan said.

"Coal alone is not enough, if you want to develop steel, you need iron ore. According to the information I have at hand, Jilin Province is short of iron ore! Davis said. Although he knew that it would be very difficult to accomplish Wu Haoxuan's goal, as a professional manager, he had now begun to enter the role and began to use his talents to plan for Wu Haoxuan.

"Although there are no coal mines in Jilin, there are in the next door in Fengtian Province. Anshan and Benxi are rich in iron ore, and the iron ore reserves here are among the best in the country. We can buy iron ore from Mukden Province! Wu Haoxuan said.

This was included in the original agreement between him and Zhang Yuting, and if Jilin Province wanted to develop the steel industry, it could obtain iron ore and other resources from Fengtian Province. Besides, if Zhang Yuting wants to gain a foothold in Fengtian Province and expand his army on a large scale, he will also need a lot of funds. Paying money to buy iron ore from him, how could Zhang Yuting refuse?

Besides, as long as the iron and steel plant was built first, and then a series of supporting factories such as the arsenal were also put into operation, Jilin's industry would also be laid. At that time, the military strength has developed to a higher height. If Zhang Yuting didn't cooperate, then regardless of the friendship between the two families, he would directly send troops to destroy him and take the entire Fengtian Province into his pocket. At that time, the bottleneck that restricts the industrial development of Jilin will no longer exist.

"However, Boss, if we want to establish a series of supporting industrial systems in Jilin, I'm afraid it will cost a lot of money!" Davis first gave Wu Haoxuan a wake-up call. Although Wu Haoxuan has accumulated a lot of wealth in the United States in recent years, if he wants to implement Wu Haoxuan's plan, spending money will be like flowing water.

Wu Haoxuan nodded: "I know, but I still decided to do it!" After all, building a prosperous, strong, and unbullied China has always been my goal! ”

"Well, Boss, I know you're a man with ideals, and I'm willing to help you. Now, we need to identify the first factories to be built, and then import the equipment from the United States. This year, the original location of the plant can be built, and the construction will start next spring. I know, the winters here are very cold! Davis said.

"Well, okay!" Wu Haoxuan nodded. It's already September, and soon the cold winter is coming, and it's really not suitable to start building a factory. All of them need to be put forward to next year. Next year will be a year of rapid development in Jilin.

"First of all, we need a steel plant. With the future development of Jilin, we need to have a steel enterprise with an annual output of about 100,000 tons. Of course, this plan is not easy to realize in a short period of time, and we can divide it into three phases. As long as the first phase is completed next year, it will be enough to produce 10,000 tons of steel per year. The remaining two phases will be completed in the next three years! ”

"Hmm!" Wu Haoxuan agreed that steel is the top priority. Steel was needed to build tall buildings, bridges, railroads, and to make guns and ammunition in arsenals. An annual output of 10,000 tons of steel may seem like a lot, but in fact, it is nothing.

During the same period, the production of pig iron in the United States had reached more than 23 million tons, and the production of pig iron in the United States was also 20 million tons. Britain, the world hegemon, produced 9.7 million tons of pig iron and 5.9 million tons of pig iron, respectively. The pig iron production and rigid production of small Japan in the immediate vicinity are 55,000 tons and 6,000 tons, respectively.

Of course, although little Japan, which had just broken away from Asia and joined Europe, won successive victories over China and Russia, it was still far from being able to compare with the real powers in terms of industry. But if little Japan is allowed to grow, it won't be long before they start to grow explosively.

After the Russo-Japanese War, after Japan occupied the southern part of the Northeast, it could use the resources of the entire southern Northeast to develop domestic industries on a large scale, so that they had the ability to swallow China.

Wu Haoxuan hopes to build his own industrial base in Jilin, so that he will not be at a disadvantage when fighting against small Japan. Of course, although Japan is lagging behind, it has been decades ahead of China in terms of industrial development. The only thing they lack is resources. China is undoubtedly the place that can provide resources for Japan's development, which is why Japan is eyeing China.

"We also need to build a chemical plant to produce the three acids and two alkalis needed by the industry, which are necessary for the discovery industry!" Davis said.

The importance of three acids and two bases is undoubted, and with these things, it is possible to produce weapons and ammunition. Wu Haoxuan wants to realize the self-production of weapons and equipment in Jilin, and these are all indispensable.

"What else?" Wu Haoxuan asked.

"In addition, cement plants, machinery factories and so on need to be built step by step. All of this takes time. The most important point is that there are no qualified workers in Jilin, and even if a large number of factories are opened, there are no qualified workers to use them. Education here is too backward, almost all of them are illiterate! Davis said.

"Workers can go to the southeast coastal areas to recruit, or they can go to the United States to recruit workers, even if they are paid more, as long as they are willing to come to China to work, they can do it! Our R&D center in the U.S. also needs to be gradually shifted to China. Wu Haoxuan said. Under the extremely harsh conditions for the development of industry, we can only spend a little more money to speed up the pace of development. This is the only way to take shortcuts.

Xihua Group also has a scientific and technological research and development center in the United States, researching some new technologies and raising some scientists. Some of the topics they studied were all put forward by Wu Haoxuan. Radio, for example, and something that seems a little sci-fi right now. However, this is very important for the future of China. After having a stable territory of his own, Wu Haoxuan naturally wanted to move all of this to his own territory.

"Okay, Boss, I know what you mean. However, it has to be taken one step at a time! ”

"By the way, the arsenal can be built now. The machine we prepared will be shipped to China soon. It doesn't matter if you start producing rifles and bullets first, and all the raw materials you need are imported. Gradually increase production and produce weapons such as machine guns and cannons! The army is about to start expanding, and we need a lot of weapons. Wu Haoxuan said.

Originally, he only planned to expand the training camp to instructors, but Wu Xingquan proposed that the 30th town and the 1st town of the Jilin Army should also be expanded according to the scale of instructors. In this case, it will be necessary to prepare more than 12,000 weapons.

In Wu Haoxuan's plan, there will be a large-scale expansion of the army next year. Again, this requires a lot of weaponry. Even next year, the arsenal is not expected to be self-sufficient, and this will require the American arsenal to run at full capacity.

"Okay, Boss, I'll send a telegram to the United States and ask them to transport another batch of weapons and equipment!" Davis said.

Although, in his opinion, Wu Haoxuan's crazy expansion of military strength is completely too reckless. With the ability of Jilin Province, if Wu Haoxuan had not invested a huge amount of money to support it, he would not have been able to support so many troops at all. However, he also knows that the current situation in China is tense and requires a strong army to be able to protect his interests.

"Alright, Davis, you go get busy first! Thank you very much for your efforts! Wu Haoxuan said.

"Boss, you're too serious, it's my job!" Davis nodded and got up to leave.

After Davis left, Wu Haoxuan looked at the industrial development plan proposed by Davis, and was full of ambition for a while. Although the process of industrial development is very difficult, as long as the foundation is laid. In the future, the pace of development will be much faster. And the funds he received from his industry in the United States will add a pair of wings to Jilin's industrial development. As long as the industry develops, whether it is those warlords at home or foreign enemies, he is confident that they will all be defeated!