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And coal can also be exported for foreign exchange.

Just like the current Japan because of the vigorous development of industry, the demand for coal is very high.It is not enough just to plunder coal mines from Northeast China and Shandong, but also to buy millions of tons of coal from China every year.

The same is true here in Shaanxi.

In order to develop Shaanxi in the future, thermal power plants and railway constructions will all come up, and the demand for coal itself will be huge.More importantly, Shaanxi is a province rich in coal reserves, and it is most suitable to develop the coal industry.

As for Yanchang Oilfield?

This is currently the only oil well in China, and oil production has begun as early as the end of the Qing Dynasty.However, not many people pay attention to it now. Before Yanchang Oilfield could produce about one ton of oil per day.Moreover, these oils cannot be used directly and must be refined.

But where does China have this technology.

In order to extend the output of the oil mine, a refinery will pay for everything.Therefore, the Yanchang Oilfield is currently in a semi-suspended state, and its output is not as good as that in the late Qing Dynasty.In the 33rd year of Guangxu (1907), although the Yanchang Oil Mine was a sensation, it fell for a long time.

Jing Yuexiu, the current guardian envoy of northern Shaanxi, doesn't care about this at all.It should be said that many people have forgotten that there is an Yanchang oil mine in Shaanxi.

Unexpectedly, Li Zhongte's suggestion to Duan Xun was to "prosper the Yanchang oil mine".

"General Duan, I know the general looks down on the Yanchang oil mine now. But oil will be the mainstream of the world's energy, and it will become as important as coal. Even if we don't talk about the future, let's talk about the present, kerosene, paraffin, ink and other products. The profit is also very considerable. If we have a domestic kerosene, paraffin, ink and other products, then we will definitely receive the support of major domestic companies."

Hearing Li Zhongte's words, Duan Xun looked up again at the old man who was dying.

This old man is interesting.

There are few people in China who can see the future of oil, and who would really care about the oil issue.Because the current domestic demand for oil in China is really not great.

What's the use of oil?

There are no cars in China, basically no planes, and no ships that use oil.The whole country has no demand for oil, even if there is demand, it can be imported.

So no one in China cares about the oil issue.

But because of the high demand for coal, many people are very interested in mining coal mines.Because currently mining coal is to make money.

Of course, China purchases a lot of kerosene and ink from abroad every year, costing tens of millions or even hundreds of millions.If China can really have its own oil products, it is really a good deal, especially now when nationalism is on the rise.But this is not something that can be done.

If you want to get a qualified oil field, you need modern equipment.It is impossible to rely on local methods to extract oil, as the efficiency is too low and it is not cost-effective at all.

But Duan Xun still agrees with this idea.

In China at present, due to poor industrial capacity, the best and fastest way is to open a large number of such mining factories.Even if there is a disadvantage in price, these resources can be exchanged for foreign exchange, foreign loans, and foreign technology.

"Just like a layman, you continue."

Duan Xun is more and more interested.

Therefore, I want to hear Li Zhongte's next suggestion.

"Then I will talk about the second one. As the saying goes, we rely on mountains to eat mountains, and rely on water to eat water. We have a large area of ​​grassland in Shaanxi. Although it is not as good as the grasslands of Mongolia, the natural grasslands of Shaanxi in the inland areas are God's gift to Shaanxi. wealth. I think the government should invest in the establishment of several large ranches to develop the livestock industry.”

"pasture?"

"Yes. General Duan, with our Shaanxi grasslands, we can breed a large number of horses, cattle, and sheep. This is a great advantage of our Shaanxi. It would be a pity if we don't take advantage of it."

Duan Xun nodded.

Duan Xun didn't think about it.Duan Xun has thought about how to get some horses from Shaanxi.There are many horses here in Shaanxi, and Duan Xun wants to set up some cavalry troops in Shaanxi.

Because once you enter Henan to fight in the future, if there are cavalry, then the cavalry is definitely the most mobile unit on the battlefield.The cavalry was not completely eliminated until World War II.But according to Li Zhongte, Shaanxi can build several large pastures and raise cattle, horses and sheep on a large scale.

This is also a good idea.

One thing he said was very true.

Relying on mountains to eat mountains and water to draught.

The western provinces are poor, so they should give full play to their strengths and develop from their own advantages. This is the correct idea.What are the advantages of Shaanxi?

There are many mineral resources and many natural grasslands.

are available.

Li Zhongte's two suggestions to Duan Xun are from these two directions.It gave Duan Xun a new way of thinking.

"The last and most important point is about agriculture. General, the Guanzhong Plain in Shaanxi has been called the 'Land of Abundance' since ancient times. This is because Shaanxi had Zheng Qu in the Qin Dynasty and Bai Bai in the Han Dynasty. The canals divert water to irrigate the fields, and this is the reason for thousands of miles of fertile fields. The Guanzhong Plain has always been the most important food producing area in Shaanxi. It can not only feed the people of Shaanxi, but also help other provinces. But since the third year of Guangxu (1876), Frequent droughts in Shaanxi, coupled with continuous wars, have led to a serious loss of personnel in the Guanzhong Plain, and a large number of fertile fields have not been planted. In addition, they have not cared about the water conservancy in the north of Wei in recent years. Over time, the fertile fields in the Guanzhong Plain have become wasteland. So that these years The grain output in the Guanzhong Plain is getting less and less, even less than one-third of the peak period."

When it comes to agricultural issues, Duan Xun pays special attention to them.

Because agriculture is what Duan Xun cares about most.Although Duan Xun is still afraid to touch the domestic land issue, but in order to maintain the stability of agriculture, Duan Xun has made a lot of efforts.Now, 40.00% of Duan Xun's annual fiscal revenue is agricultural tax.

So Duan Xun pays more attention to agriculture than anyone else.

"If we continue to let it go, the Guanzhong Plain is likely to continue to decline, grain production will continue to decline, and good fields will become wasteland one by one. It will be even more difficult to manage it at that time. General Duan, if you continue like this If it continues, our food supply in Shaanxi will be a problem.”

"kindness."

Duan Xun nodded.

China is a vast country, and various disasters occur every year.If it is a peaceful time, as long as the government is a little bit stronger, the loss of the disaster can be reduced to a minimum.However, since the end of the Qing Dynasty, it should be said that the Opium War began, China's civil wars have been frequent, and no one has time to settle down to manage agricultural affairs.

As a result, China's agriculture has been greatly harmed.

Duan Xun felt this when he entered Sichuan.The Chengdu Plain is also a good grain producing area, but there are also many wastelands there.The water conservancy facilities over there have not been repaired for many years, and they only started repairing after Duan Xun took over Sichuan.Not to mention Shaanxi, which is much worse than Sichuan.

"So General Duan, the matter in the Guanzhong Plain must not be dragged on like this."

"Is there anything you can do?"

"General Duan, we must pay attention to the construction of water conservancy in the Guanzhong area. Only by building water conservancy can this land regain a large area of ​​good farmland. Only when the grain output in Guanzhong is stable can Shaanxi be stable."

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After Li Zhongte finished speaking, he watched Duan Xun's reaction.

Duan Xun didn't speak immediately, but was thinking.In fact, Duan Xun was very interested in Li Zhongte, even very surprised.I thought it was just an old man who had studied modern mathematics in the early years, but I didn't expect that Li Zhongte was really interesting.

Duan Xun is very interested in any suggestion to Duan Xun.

In other words, his suggestions are all in line with the development of Shaanxi.None of the suggestions are nonsense and forced in.If Li Zhongte hadn't been 60 years old, Duan Xun really wanted to pull Li Zhongte into his staff group to give him advice.

But Duan Xun still has to think about it.

Consider how to answer him, but also how to do it.Because of some things, Duan Xun really didn't think about it.It was after Li Zhongte's suggestion that Duan Xun had some thoughts and ideas.So Duan Xun needs to sort out his thoughts.

After thinking for a long time, Guo Xiren, Yu Youren, and Li Zhongte did not bother Duan Xun.After about seven or eight minutes, Duan Xun raised his head and said with a smile, "I'm very sorry, I thought about it for too long."

"No."