Qijiang County is located at the southeast junction of the Sichuan Basin and the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau. It belongs to a karst landform with a high terrain in the south and low in the north, mainly mountain and hilly. At the same time, Qijiang also has a large amount of mineral resources, such as coal, iron ore, limestone, natural gas, quartz sand, etc.

By the 21st century, Qijiang's known coal reserves reached 2 billion tons, accounting for more than 40% of the entire Chongqing area. At the same time, the coalbed methane gas reserves associated with coal also reached 40 billion cubic meters, exceeding half of the entire Chongqing area, and there are 450 billion cubic meters of limestone reserves...

Of course, these are not what Yan Guang values. Yan Guang values ​​Qijiang iron ore with a reserve of more than 100 million tons. Qijiang iron ore is hematite. Generally speaking, the iron content of hematite is generally around 70%. If calculated directly, each ton of iron ore can be refined at least 700 kilograms. At the same time, the loss when converted from pig iron to steel is generally about 5% (usually 4%, and there is a possibility of more than 10%, but they are all iron plants with poor technology). In other words, if all the iron ore in Qijiang is mined, it can be refined at least 70 million tons of steel...

70 million tons, even if it produces 1 million per year, it can be produced until the 1980s. If it saves a little, it will be impossible to produce until the 21st century. Moreover, even if the construction of the Qijiang Steel Plant by Yan Guang is started, the annual output will be only 100,000. When it becomes a large steel plant with an annual output of over one million, Yan Guang may have already gone to Anshan, Benxi, and Ma'anshan, Anhui to prepare for his super-large steel plant with an output of over ten million...

Moreover, Qijiang has a very rich coal reserves, so there will be no cups that appeared when Zhang Zhidong held the Hanyang Iron Factory. (The factory is neither located in Daye nor a coal mine, and the freight is more than cups...)

However, although Qijiang has so many benefits, Qijiang at this time is just an ordinary small county town. Not to mention that it is compared with Chengdu, the provincial capital, it is incomparable to Chongqing, which is a major city in Sichuan. Therefore, if you want to build Qijiang into an industrial center in the southwest, you may have to start from scratch.

"Fortunately, the population of Qijiang County is not large, with a total of more than 300,000 (the data in 1925 was 430,000). The labor force can be recruited directly from the local area, and there is a lot of trouble." Chen Kan opened the car window, and a small county town that was very simple compared to Chengdu and Chongqing was standing not far away.

"That's Qijiang County?"

"That's right."

After about ten minutes, Yan Guang's convoy finally drove to the gate of Qijiang County.

After learning that Yan Guang and others were going to visit Qijiang, the county magistrate of Qijiang County and local gentry officials had been waiting at the city gate for a long time. At this time, they saw Yan Guang's convoy arrive and all of them came to greet him.

"County Magistrate Qin, which one is Governor Yan..." Looking at Yan Guang and others who got off the carriage, a gentry with a white beard asked Qin Yuan. When someone asked, the gentry officials around who had never seen Yan Guang look like were all raised their ears.

Qin Yuan smiled bitterly at the appearance of these people around him. After the Sichuan Army occupied Chongqing, which was occupied by the Sichuan Army, Qin Yuan, who was still the magistrate of Qijiang, once ran to Chongqing with the magistrates of several other counties to surrender, so he knew Yan Guang's appearance. "The one in the middle is the one."

"The one in the middle?" Hearing Qin Yuan say it was the one in the middle, the gentry and officials around him quickly looked over, but...

"County Magistrate Qin, are you sure it's the one in the middle?" Although Qin Yuan had already made it clear just now, they were still surprised when they saw Yan Guang's appearance. "Is this Governor Yan a little too young..."

At this time, a gentleman who often went to Chengdu said, "I have heard that this Governor Yan seems to be in his 20s..."

"Really? Wouldn't that be a little younger than my grandson?"

Looking at the surprised gentry Qin Yuan smiled bitterly. When he and a few colleagues ran to Chongqing to surrender, he was also surprised when he saw Yan Guang.

"I thought I was in my 40s and became a magistrate. I was in my 20s but I had already become a governor and even controlled another province. It's really..." Although I thought so, when Yan Guang and others approached Hou Qin Yuan quickly adjusted their mentality and greeted him with a smile. After all, he still knew who the boss in Sichuan is now.

In addition to the local gentry officials who came with Qin Yuan, there were four coordinators who stayed here by Jardine Wong Foreign Company and Lexi He Foreign Company, as well as representatives of the British and German engineers. After all, Yan Guang was also their parents of food and clothing, and now they could not have no expression.

"But our parents are really young, what do you think? Mr. Chico..." Looking at Yan Guang walking towards him, Joris smiled at the coordinator of Jardine Mahjong.

"Yes, although we have heard from Manager Charlie, our parents are indeed quite young..."

While Chico was talking to Joris, Qin Yuan had already walked to Yan Guang with his people.

"Isn't this County Mayor Qin?" Although Yan Guang has always been very poor at memorizing, especially not knowing how old he is (who once regarded 10 years old as 20s), he still remembers Yan Guang, the county magistrate he ruled.

"I didn't expect that the governor still remembered the governor, which really made the governor frightened..." Qin Yuan pointed to the Qijiang gentleman behind him. "I feel honored to learn that the governor was here in Qijiang..."

Seeing Qin Yuan talking about the old-fashioned lines that had been watched at least a hundred times in the TV series, Yan Guang waved his hand. "Okay, okay, don't repeat the words you've tired of listening to. You can arrange your residence for us first. Deputy Governor Zhu and Mayor Chen, I can take a break." Although it's not very tiring to go from Chengdu to Chongqing, from Chongqing to Qijiang...

"The residence position has been arranged, so please ask the Governor, Deputy Governor and Mayor Chen to move forward first..."

Nodded, just as Yan Guang was about to raise his legs and move, he saw Chiko and others who were extremely conspicuous in the crowd.

"Are you people from Jardine Mahjong and Lexi and Foreign Company?"

Since they were selected by Charlie and Riddle, Chico, Joris and others naturally understood Chinese. "Chico, the Sichuan coordinator of Jardine Magazine, has met General Yan..." After that, he shook hands with Yan Guang.

After Chico finished shaking hands, Joris on the side also walked up. "Joris, the representative of British engineers, has met General Yan..."

Then there were coordinators of Lihe Foreign Company and representatives of German engineers. As for France and Denmark, they are now busy installing machines in Chongqing.

Yan Guang was also very happy to see that both British and German people were in front of him. After all, there were many things that he had to ask them when he came to Qijiang this time.

"Mr. Qin, let's take us to our residence first, and you all come together." These people naturally refer to Chico, Joris and others...

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