28 was a relatively peaceful year. Yan, Feng, Jiang, and Li were all preparing to go north, which gave Zhang Yunhan an opportunity.
Using the oil refinery and ironworks in the Longdong area in 2027, using the method of working for relief, we recruited refugees and were responsible for building roads. Of course, there were also prisoners, mainly Ma Jiajun and some death row prisoners who had committed many crimes. All arrangements were made. The shackles produced by the system are escorted by soldiers to build roads.
War is based on comprehensive strength. The future war will be an all-round and three-dimensional war. Zhang Yunhan must start preparing now. Steel is the symbol of a big country. Before the warlords stopped fighting, China's steel output could still be seen. Now the war is in chaos. Workers have been running away endlessly. Many factories have closed down due to lack of funds. Those running away have already lost their output.
Since Zhang Yunhan knew this, he arranged for the Intelligence Bureau to take a large number of Dayang to Hubei Province to recruit workers and engineers in Shencheng and Pingjin areas. The wages were still paid, and the white Dayang was a guarantee.
At the end of February, many workers and engineers began to arrive in Jincheng one after another. Zhang Yunhan had already finished the equipment and used the system to recruit a large number of engineers to take charge of these matters.
On March 1, 1928, Northwest Heavy Industry Group was established. This was a government enterprise led by the government and invested a large number of equipment, technicians, and engineers.
The first batch of projects will build a steel plant with an annual output of 500,000 tons of steel, a thermal power plant with an annual power generation of 5 billion kilowatt hours, and a refinery with an annual output of 5 million barrels of oil.
This is the main industry. In addition, the firearms processing factory in Longdong was moved to Jincheng to expand its scale and began to try to imitate the production of 75mm mountain guns.
As for technology, Zhang Yunhan has plenty of it, as well as drawings, but it is impossible to increase production quickly. After all, the traffic situation is not good and the economic development is insufficient.
In addition, the match factory, paper factory, printing factory, bicycle factory, brewery, soap factory, agricultural machinery factory, engine factory, etc. will be expanded.
Second, the government stipulates that only those who are literate will be admitted by the factory and the government. Those who have been admitted must attend night classes within half a year, or have certificates from Jincheng University, Longdong University, Xining University, and Fengcheng University before they can continue to work. , and work with a certificate, the government will reward you with a reward of 2 yuan.
The above universities have begun to recruit students in the departments of political science and law, departments of mechanics, departments of finance, departments of agriculture, etc. Anyway, Zhang Yunhan almost didn't have enough biochemical humans, and he had already started hiring teachers from other provinces with high salaries.
In addition, police stations will be established in various places to be responsible for social security. The police will be headed by system soldiers and will be established by soldiers drawn from various militia groups or retired soldiers.
In mid-February, Zhang Yunhan finally heard the ding again!
"The host has completed the main mission, the Rise of Great Powers system has been upgraded, the technology has been unlocked to 1931, and the biochemical reward is 3,000 people per month."
"Release the next phase of the mission: the land of ten provinces."
"Holy crap! Ten provinces? System, you really are!"
"Alas, it will take ten provinces, monkey years, and horse months to complete."
Zhang Yunhan looked at the map with some cursing. Xinjiang Province can be won, but Suiyuan and Shaanxi Provinces are not certain, as are Rehe, Chahar and Sichuan Provinces. Go south or northeast.
Although Zhang Yunhan is impatient, he knows that he cannot be impatient. The basic base lies in the three northwest provinces he currently occupies. Cultivate talents and develop education. In five or six years, he will have a large number of young talents.
There is also industry. Steel production can ensure railway construction, automobile manufacturing, and the production of firearms and shells.
Electricity must be vigorously developed. The development of super weapons requires a large amount of electricity. There are so many northwest wind resources that must be utilized.
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Next to a farmland, a group of farmers were actively digging up the wasteland. In the distance, several people wearing short shirts and long trousers were walking slowly.
"Fellow fellow, what are you digging for?"
These people walked next to the workers, and one of them asked.
“We’re just breaking new ground.”
"Creating new fields?"
"Yes, the government encourages the reclamation of wasteland, and now people are reclaiming fields everywhere. New fields will have tax incentives. In addition, the government will also subsidize fertilizers and pesticides. I heard that after this thing is used, the yield of the fields will increase. Very high."
"Before, few of us cultivated so much land here, but now it's better. I heard that the government has set up a brick factory, and the bricks are used to build houses. So today we will cultivate a few more acres of land. Once the harvest is harvested and you sell it for some money, you can move out of the cave dwelling."
"Besides, there are well diggers arranged by the government in the village. The new well will be drilled soon. By then, there will be water for growing vegetables and other things. There is hope for the future."
"Well, folks, what do you grow?"
"In the past, we only grew corn and buckwheat."
"Now, the government encourages us to grow soybeans, corn, and wheat."
"I see that this large area of land is newly cultivated. Do they all belong to your family?"
"That's not entirely true. Our family cultivated 10 acres of land and had to pay two acres to the government. We didn't complain. The government provided seeds, fertilizers, etc., as it should. In the past, there were not many people on this plain, and they all wanted to avoid the war. It’s much better now, Marshal Zhang’s troops are here, and no one bullies us.”
"I see why there are so many women and elderly people in this field? Why are there so few young people?"
"Well, the government has set up a factory, and the factory pays 2 yuan a month, but people want to be literate. Now there is a middle school in the town, and they all go to learn to read."
"Look, this land is all cultivated, but some local governments don't allow it. We understand that. People say what windy sand is called, but we don't understand."
Zhang Yunhan smiled: "Uncle, that's called soil erosion. Our loess soil is loose, and whenever there is a heavy rain, the soil will be washed away. So, we have to plant more trees. If the soil is gone, how can we farm?"
"Oh, that's it. If you said water washes away the soil, we'll understand."
After Zhang Yunhan learned about it for a while, he took his people and went to other places to investigate.
After the old man saw Zhang Yunhan leaving, he asked the young man who had been directing the work of the farmers in the town: "Who is that? Why is it so grand? There are more than a dozen large cars in the village in front."
The young man smiled: "Uncle, that is our Chairman Zhang, Commander Zhang."
"What? Commander Zhang? Oh, why don't you say this and stay for a meal? The two roosters in the village are getting old and strong."
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Zhang Yunhan was walking beside the car. He just heard the old man say that one acre of land can produce 120 kilograms of grain. This family has 8 acres of land, plus the previous land, which is only about ten acres. The harvest is 2,400 kilograms a year. One person can harvest 2,400 kilograms of grain. It is only about 300 kilograms per year. After using chemical fertilizers, the output can reach 150-200 kilograms, which is about 350 kilograms. It is 3500 kilograms per year. There are only 5-6 people in a family, and there is still 1800 kilograms of grain left, which can be sold. 20 yuan, this is the income from farming. Later, with the investment of agricultural machinery and new varieties of wheat put into production, the output increased sharply.
