Beiyang reactionaries

"Are you sure you can do all of this?"

Ren Hongjun was very suspicious.

If all these things can be done, then Chongqing will really change a lot.Originally, Chongqing was the central city in the southwest, and it could not be compared with cities like Shanghai, Beijing, and Tianjin.But in the southwest region, the importance and level of development of Chongqing is far beyond that of Chengdu in Sichuan, Kunming in Yunnan, Nanning in Guangxi, Guiyang in Guizhou, or even Changsha in Hunan.Therefore, Chongqing is a place where industry and commerce are relatively developed in the southwestern provinces.

On this basis, if Chongqing can really have such a construction, then maybe Chongqing can really be compared with Wuhan in Hubei.

"Of course. We are not looking at it for ourselves. It is a plan after calculation. Our general plans to build Chongqing as China's first industrial city. For this goal, our general will give most of the resources to Chongqing."

"If it's true, then of course it's not bad."

"By the way. Our general wants to build a steel factory of our own in Sichuan. But he is not very clear about this. He needs an expert in this field, so I recommend you, because I know you are You study chemistry. And I heard that many of your classmates study chemistry and mechanical design, so there should be talents involved in this field."

"Steel Plant?"

"kindness."

"Steel mills are not easy. I do know some experts on the subject, though."

"That's great. You take a rest today, and tomorrow we will meet our general. Our general has been waiting for your arrival these days."

165 Iron Dream

"Mr. Ren, my humble Duan Xun."

Ren Hongjun has been observing.

In fact, Ren Hongjun's first impression when he came to Duan Xun's place was not very good.Because ever since Ren Hongjun came to Duan Xun's office, he could feel that Duan Xun was really a soldier.Although Maoxin explained to Ren Hongjun that this place will be a department of the Southwest Frontier Supervision Administration in the future.It's just that there is no time to build it yet, so it looks like a temporary army headquarters.But Ren Hongjun still has a bad impression of this place.

Because Duan Xun's current office is like a military camp.There is a group of fastidious people coming and going, and there are soldiers guarding every door.

This is not the image Duan Xun should have in Ren Hongjun's mind.Because in Ren Hongjun's view, although Duan Xun was born in the army, after all, he later served as the governor of Sichuan, and now he is the border defense supervisor of the four provinces of Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou and Tibet.

It is no longer a pure soldier.

But it still makes this place look like a military camp, which always feels awkward.After seeing Duan Xun himself, Ren Hongjun realized that Duan Xun was younger than himself, and realized that he had really wronged Duan Xun.

General?

Can't see it at all.

He was wearing a taupe long gown, and his feet were just ordinary cloth shoes.If others don't say it, Duan Xun feels like a teacher teaching in the countryside.

"General Duan."

Ren Hongjun simply greeted Duan Xun.

Duan Xun didn't care either.

In contact with these scholars, there are people of all kinds of personalities.But in dealing with these scholars, Duan Xun is getting more and more experienced and resourceful.Some scholars who want to make contributions, they will unconsciously express the idea of ​​​​attaching to a strong man like Duan Xun.For this kind of scholars, the best way is to give them a stage to display their talents.And not too hard on them, but not too polite either.Going too far will hurt their self-esteem, but being too polite will make them know nothing.On the contrary, appropriate spurs, appropriate pressure, and appropriate stage will make them feel that they are valued.

Some scholars who are very noble and disdain to be officials should be praised and given enough face.Don't lose face in the face of them.Otherwise, these people will scold you every day, scold you with their mouths in their circle of scholars, and scold you with their pens in newspapers.These people are the hardest to deal with.In the current situation, Duan Xun can't shoot them, and he won't assassinate them. He can only let them scold him, which makes you very headache.

There are also some scholars who are most interested in being an official, and what they are most interested in is getting promoted and making a fortune.You have to seduce these people, and use your official position to seduce them.It's useless to talk too much to them, they don't care about that, and they don't care about your attitude.They only care about tangible, tangible benefits.Nothing is more useful to them than tangible benefits.

There are also some scholars who have their own ideals and ambitions.Such people should not talk too much about interests, but should talk more about ideals and revolution.

Each is different.

For Ren Hongjun, Duan Xun will not judge easily.But it is generally known.This person is not an official fan, otherwise the Sichuan Revolutionary Party, which was famous in the early years, would have had many opportunities to become a high-ranking official.This person is not the kind of person who pretends to be lofty, otherwise he would not have served as Sun Yat-sen's secretary during the [-] Revolution, nor would he have studied chemistry in the United States and obtained a master's degree in chemical engineering from Columbia University.

This is a person who has ideals and wants to do things.

That's fine.

Talk about ideals with him, talk about revolution, and talk about ideals in accordance with his ideas.Empty ideals and revolutions that are unrealistic and without content are useless.Because people who study technology like them talk about science and possibilities.

"Mr. Ren, you just came back, and you probably haven't been home to see it. I shouldn't bother you, but I have some important things to ask you. This is related to the future development of Sichuan, so I can only invite you to come. I'm here."

"General Duan, please speak."

Ren Hongjun is not one of those lofty scholars.

Since I came back from studying in the United States, it was to return to the motherland to show off my talents.Regardless of whether Ren Hongjun likes the current situation in China, or whether Ren Hongjun likes warlords like Duan Xun, the reality is that he must eat under the hands of these warlords.

Ren Hongjun knew this.

He will not retreat to the mountains and forests like those lofty scholars just because he can't understand the current situation in China, nor because he can't understand the warlords everywhere.Those scholars who retreated to the mountains and forests and put their love on the mountains and rivers were not the ones Ren Hongjun wanted to emulate, but also a group of people that Ren Hongjun didn't like.Ren Hongjun is a person who is going to be born, a person who wants to use his talents to build the motherland.So seeing Duan Xun's attitude is good, his own attitude is also much better.

"Mr. Ren, this is our preliminary mineral exploration in Sichuan. Of course, more detailed exploration needs to be carried out carefully. However, from our preliminary understanding, we have a lot of iron ore in Sichuan. Therefore, I think our Sichuan Is it possible to build a steel factory, to set up an iron factory like the Hanyeping Company?"

"Is there any more detailed information?"

Speaking of business, Ren Hongjun also became very serious.

What Duan Xun brought out was only very crude prospecting data, which alone could not prove anything.Lu Zuofu immediately took out a small notebook and handed it to Ren Hongjun.Ren Hongjun took it over and took a look. There were some analysis data of iron ore and some estimates of reserves.

This is all thanks to Weng Wenhao and the others.

However, Weng Wenhao and the others had few people and short time after all. Only they in Chongqing conducted a more detailed exploration.In other places, some preliminary exploration was carried out according to the situation recorded in the books.

A lot of iron ore has also been explored.

After looking at it for a while, Ren Hongjun said: "General Duan, according to the analysis of these iron ores, Sichuan can build a steel factory. From the analysis of the composition of the iron ore, the quality is not inferior to that of Daye Iron Mine. Only this The reserves are all estimated, not very accurate. The general should send someone to do a careful exploration, so as to estimate the reserves more accurately."

"It would be nice if we could build a steel plant."

For steel, Duan Xun has always been a dream.

What is an industrial country.

Without steel, what kind of industrial country is it?Steel is the foundation of industrial nations.Of course, Duan Xun didn't think about how big a steel factory would be. As long as he can use it by himself, everyone can develop slowly.

"General Duan, it is not so easy to build a steel factory. A steel factory must have enough supporting factories. For example, there must be enough power plants around the steel factory to use electricity for the steel factory, as well as coal mines, water, The supporting equipment in all aspects must keep up. And the investment of the steel plant is an astronomical figure."

Seeing Duan Xun nodding frequently, Ren Hongjun immediately warned Duan Xun.Iron and steel factories don't just have iron ore, they can mine iron ore and then make iron in blast furnaces.Supporting power plants, coal mines, and transportation must keep up.Therefore, around any steel factory, a large number of supporting factories will appear together.

"Don't be afraid of difficulties, you just have to grit your teeth and get through it. Mr. Ren, can you be the person in charge of my Sichuan Iron and Steel Plant and help us build our own steel plant."

"General Duan, I'm very sorry."

"Mr. Ren, please don't refuse. Many people here are old men who came from the army and cannot do this kind of technical work. If you want to build a steel plant, you still need someone who understands technology and science like Mr. Ren."

Duan Xun always thinks about the future.

A steel plant is a must.But it's not so easy to build a steel factory. Duan Xun can't just touch his lips and come out of a steel factory.After all, I have never built a steel plant.

So this area requires specialized personnel.