Chapter 365: A steel plant with an annual output of tens of millions of tons?  It’s no wonder that the Japanese military’s combat staff said it was too late.   If the first line of defense is still there, reinforcements will still be useful at that time.  You can even launch a counterattack. Now?  The third line of defense is about to collapse, and the China Army is almost reaching the headquarters. Also launch a counterattack? How many more people can be organized to defend now?  As for reinforcements?  The purpose of the arrival of reinforcements is to kill the opponent.

 “Did you lose?” Lieutenant General Oikawa Genchi looked sad and angry.  Is it really necessary to consider retreat? Especially because they lost the air battle, it meant that they would not receive reinforcements from the army aviation in the future. They couldn't withstand the opponent's bombing, so they almost lost. “Your Excellency, Division Commander, I suggest that Your Excellency, the Commander, notify Hainan Airlines to come and respond. Otherwise, we will have to be passively bombed, and I’m afraid we won’t be able to evacuate.” The combat staff next to him took a look at the situation, thought for a moment and said. Hearing this, Lieutenant General Oikawa Yuanqi felt that what the other party said was very reasonable. “Well, call the Southern Military Command immediately and ask them to send naval support.”  “Hai.”  …  Hanoi was originally just a very dilapidated small city. If it weren't for the French Governor's Palace here, no one would care at all. Of course the only advantage here is that there are so many fertile fields.  So agriculture is very developed.  It’s just that industry is a symbol of strength.  So in addition to developing agriculture, Cun Yunsheng is also working hard to develop industry.  Ever since I was stationed in Hanoi, the place has been almost the same every day.  The old and dilapidated houses were basically demolished and rebuilt. Of course, Cun Yunsheng will not let them suffer any loss for these demolished houses. Everyone received a compensation that was enough to build another beautiful house. At such a high cost, the industrial equipment obtained from Germany is gathered together to create an industrial park.

 So it is naturally impossible to let these dilapidated houses affect the appearance.  It can be said that during this period, the battle on the front line was in full swing, and the construction in Hanoi was also in full swing.  The entire city has turned into a huge construction site, where tens of thousands of people are building various houses.  Including various types of residences, as well as factories, train stations, roads, etc. Hanoi, which was originally a bit dead, has become very lively at this moment.  Some of the immigrants who came from the north couldn't bear the hardship of farming, so they began to think about starting a small business. When they saw tens of thousands of people busy at the construction site, they decided to set up a mobile vending point outside the construction site to sell various snacks. These workers also made a lot of money through their consumption.  Many people even married wives and built houses. As long as you make money, you will naturally follow suit. Soon, many people know that Hanoi is full of huge business opportunities. Countless merchants, big businessmen, and capitalists came eagerly. It is a pity that Cun Yunsheng directly locked up the land in Hanoi and prohibited transactions. All factories that need to be built need to be approved, and only after approval can the factory be set up. In the 32nd year of the Republic of China, November 20th, Cun Yunsheng finished his work and decided to leave the city to the north to see the progress of the industrial park.  After all, it’s been a month since construction started, and it’s time to take a look at the progress of the construction.   After all, the development of the industrial park is extremely important to him. He has paid a huge price to acquire these equipments, so there must be no room for loss.  So he didn’t dare to neglect it at all and kept it in his heart all the time.  Out of the city and driving north for almost a hundred kilometers, you will find the industrial park.  Highway construction has begun on this section of the road. Of course, it is not completely connected, but many sections have been paved with cement roads, and cars are speeding on them. However, some sections of the road are still dirt roads.  After all, the production of cement is not enough, so we can only replace it with dirt roads first, and then continue to build cement roads when cement production increases later. Along the way, Cun Yunsheng saw many businessmen driving carriages piled with items. It seemed that they wanted to make a fortune in the industrial park. For these merchants, Cun Yunsheng has only one comment. Wherever there are business opportunities, they will be found. Fortunately, Cun Yunsheng knows that it is not easy for these merchants to make money, and the taxes are also very low. The purpose is to promote economic development. Just rely on him It is too slow for one person to control it.  Some small details require spontaneous mediation by these merchants. It has to be said that Cun Yunsheng's low taxes and the absence of any exploitation allow the economy to circulate very quickly. Especially those workers who built the park, who received high wages, bought houses as soon as possible, and then added items, which made the merchants make a lot of money. “When the highway is repaired, inter-city passenger buses will also need to be built. This will promote exchanges between cities and allow the economy to take off better.” Looking at the few vehicles on the road, Cun Yunsheng said with a smile.  Everything is developing beautifully, which makes Cun Yunsheng smile. After the bus comes out, the economy will develop even more rapidly. However, it is not easy to keep all this. In order to prevent the industrial park from being bombed, Cun Yunsheng worked hard.

 An anti-aircraft artillery regiment was deployed and stationed, and a large group of fighter planes were required to support it at any time. Not only that, there is also an infantry regiment to protect it. There is no need to worry about food and clothing, and there are high wages available. People in the north who can't survive have come to seek help. About ten kilometers away from the industrial park, you can see dozens of huge chimneys in the distance.  In this era, the chimney is the power of industry, and the chimney is the representative of the steel factory.   means the other party can make steel.  There are even more things that can be made from steel.  Planes, artillery, tanks, warships, etc.  These are representatives of military power. "Ten, fifteen, twenty..." Cun Yunsheng counted roughly with his eyes narrowed. After counting for a while, Cun Yunsheng probably had a figure in mind. There were almost sixty chimneys. Of course, these chimneys were used to exhaust waste gas, and those used to make iron were blast furnaces. After all, only the steel produced in the blast furnace meets the requirements. Even so, Cun Yunsheng couldn't help but sigh. No wonder heavy industry is too expensive.  It’s no wonder why the north is reluctant to engage in heavy industry.  Even to build a rifle, the production capacity is very limited.  It’s really expensive. If it weren’t for the wealth accumulated by selling arms, there would also be industrial equipment obtained by relying on intelligence.  He couldn't even afford these things. Cun Yunsheng was killed.  You must know that these steel plants use German industrial equipment. Like the Anshan Iron and Steel Plant controlled by the Kwantung Army, they are all components provided by the German Demark company.  The steelmaking technology at that time can be divided into separate steelmaking method and combined steelmaking method according to equipment.  Individual steelmaking methods are divided into open-hearth method (including acidic open-hearth method and alkaline open-hearth method), converter method, electric furnace method and crucible furnace method.  The combined steelmaking method is divided into two types: acidic converter and preliminary refining furnace, which combine fixed open hearth, tilting open hearth and Talbot open hearth respectively. There are six types in total. Due to the grade problem of Anshan iron ore, only the combined method of preliminary refining furnace and tilting open-hearth furnace can be used.  According to raw material supply, it can be divided into three types: pig iron + scrap steel, pig iron + ore, and scrap steel.  Anshan Iron and Steel Co., Ltd. uses the pig iron ore method. Because Cun Yunsheng didn't have much idea about the composition of the steel plant, he simply directly referred to the scale of the Anshan Steel Plant controlled by the Kwantung Army.   No. 1 Steelmaking Plant: 25 600-ton mixing furnaces, 10 300-ton refining furnaces, 50 150-ton open-hearth furnaces, and 100 100-ton open-hearth furnaces, with an annual production capacity of 2 million tons of steel ingots. The second steelmaking plant: 10 600-ton mixing furnaces, 20 300-ton refining furnaces, and 100 150-ton open-hearth furnaces, with an annual production capacity of 3 million tons of steel ingots. The third steelmaking plant: 20 600-ton mixing furnaces, 40 300-ton refining furnaces, and 200 150-ton open-hearth furnaces, with an annual production capacity of 5 million tons of steel ingots.

 Steel ingots need to be processed into steel. At the same time, the supporting factories of the steelmaking plant include two blooming mills (annual steel production capacity of million tons), large plants (annual steel production capacity of 200,000 tons, including rails and special steel), and two small plants (annual steel production capacity 170,000 tons, mainly steel pipes and wire rods), thin plate factory (annual production capacity of 40,000 tons), and medium plate factory (annual production capacity of 70,000 tons).  In addition, there are 8 gas generators. Main equipment is produced by German companies Krupp, AEG and Demark. This is why the Germans hesitated after William handed over the list. There were too many things.  These equipments can easily create a great power with an annual output of one million tons of steel.  This is already a scary figure.  Fortunately, the Germans finally surrendered.  Promise to deliver the equipment. In just one and a half months, the industrial zone has developed at a speed beyond his imagination. More importantly, these steelmaking plants use original equipment from Germany. It can be said that the output is very high, capable of producing at least 3,000 tons of steel every day. .  Such a figure was only the output of a slightly larger steel plant in one day in later generations. In later generations, the annual production scale reached hundreds of millions of tons, which was outstanding among the others. Of course, that is just an ordinary level. At full capacity, it may be higher. As for how much, no one knows.  Now here, with a daily production of 3,000 tons of steel, it is definitely a world-class steel plant. It can be considered as entering the million-ton steel plant club. If anyone familiar with it comes here, they will definitely be amazed. When did such a behemoth appear in the barren and backward Indochina Peninsula? It is such an amazing behemoth that it is simply terrifying. "Come on, many of these chimneys have not been put into production for the time being. Due to the lack of workers, they can only produce at low loads. If there are enough workers, the output will be greater. There is absolutely no problem with a daily output of 10,000 tons." The person in charge of the industrial park is named Wu Jian , this person turned out to be the person in charge of Hanyang Iron Works. When Cun Yunsheng was preparing to build a steel plant, he hired him directly and entrusted him with important tasks. At this moment, Wu Jian was explaining to Cun Yunsheng. Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng nodded calmly. The daily output of 10,000 tons is only 9 million tons per year. If it is harder, it will only be 10 million tons. It can barely surpass the island country. If you want to compete with the first-class powers, there is still a little bit left. . “How is the rail production going?” Cun Yunsheng asked again. “Sit down, what you hear is false, it is better to see what you believe.” Wu Jian didn’t explain much, and immediately led him to a rail factory.  A steelmaking plant is not just a steelmaking workshop. Although the steelmaking workshop is the largest, there are also supporting ironmaking workshops, crushing workshops, coke workshops and many other factories, all of which are together.  After all, steelmaking requires a lot of raw materials, and more importantly, Cun Yunsheng doesn't want the steelmaking plant to only produce some low-grade steel. He wants to make the best steel. In the process of steelmaking, the ore is first carefully selected and then sent to a special workshop. Of course, the speed will be very fast. The steel produced contains very low impurities such as sulfur and some trace elements. The strength is far higher than that of steel. It exceeds ordinary steel and forms a series of steel products, such as rebar, steel plate, steel bar, plate, ordinary steel and even track steel. Since railway construction is classified as a key project, basically all general steel is used to produce rails, which means that nearly 500,000 tons of steel are used to produce rails every year. No one knows how long this railway needs to be built. At this time, the workshop implemented three shifts, but because there were too few skilled workers, the operation was still at low load and had not reached the limit. Of course, a large number of workers were still being recruited. Not only did they provide dormitories, but they also had high wages, which still attracted a lot of people. Few people.  When this group of people arrives, perhaps the production of the steel plant will be upgraded to another stage. “Come here, this furnace of steel is about to come out.” The person in charge of the factory said immediately when he saw the workers in the distance skillfully arranging the molds. “Taking steel?” Hearing this, Cun Yunsheng stopped and walked over. He also wanted to see how steel was tapped. Soon, the red light in the workshop kept flashing, and then the bell rang, and everyone became nervous. After a while, the gate of the blast furnace opened, and the liquefied molten steel passed through various pipes with the hot air. began to flock to different workshops.

The workers had a calm face and firm eyes. They poured the molten steel into the prepared mold step by step, in an orderly manner, and without any chaos. After contact with the air, the liquid molten steel slowly solidified. “Not bad, very skilled.” Cun Yunsheng praised it, and immediately observed other workshops again. After reading it, he couldn’t help but sigh with emotion: “You have made great contributions, I will reward you.”  “Thank you for sitting down, this is all my duty.” A crowd of people behind him responded in unison. Cun Yunsheng was even more excited when he learned about the cost of the rails. It meant that he wanted to build a railway from Hanoi to Liuzhou and it would not cost much.  At this time, there was no railway from Liuzhou to Nanning. So if Cun Yunsheng wants to connect the railway to Liuzhou, he must build it from Hanoi to Liuzhou. "It seems that our plan is still a bit slow, we need to speed up." Cun Yunsheng looked at the rails piled up into a hill in the distance and said confidently.  “Huh? Do you want to speed up?” Hearing this, Wu Jian had a grimace. "I'm not talking about you. The steel aspect, if you keep it this way, won't be able to improve for a while. The quality aspect needs to be checked. I'm talking about other aspects, especially the railway. The construction speed is really too slow. I'm very dissatisfied. Satisfied." Cun Yunsheng shook his head.  The original plan is obviously outdated and cannot keep up with the current steel production.  So it must be modified.  With the guarantee of steel, for example, shipyards can start construction.  A 10,000-ton hydraulic press.  This is one of the important equipment for building a 10,000-ton warship.  (End of this chapter)