Baiyun Obo Steel Group, the earliest and most modern steel group established in the Northwest, has achieved today's results after several years of development. However, its output is nearly 90 million tons, which is still three times the total output of the United States. These are the output contributed by other steel groups. They are not as terrible as Baiyun Obo Steel Group, but they are still one of the few large steel groups in the world.

Since Yang Yuanzhao established Baiyun Obo, he never thought about taking the path of small steel plants. If he wanted to take the path of large groups and intensive development, he could not withstand price fluctuations due to a series of impacts such as energy consumption, pollution, and other factors, and was destined to be impossible to become the first choice for the Northwest. Starting from Baiyun Obo, one steel group after another has been gradually built in the northwest.

At present, the five major steel groups that have submitted the government work report, three of which are in the absolutely controlled area of ​​the northwest. Taiyuan Special Steel Group is currently the largest special steel manufacturer in the northwest. Seamless steel pipes, super hard alloy steel, cannon steel and other series of high-value-added steels, which are the biggest profits. However, when the production capacity is expanded, Taiyuan Special Steel has also begun to build a steelmaking group, which is the accompanying steelmaking, focusing on the development of special alloy steel, and still ranks third in the entire steel group's output with a production of 27 million tons.

In the entire northwest, the second steelmaking enterprise suddenly became the Mongolian Steel Group less than three years ago. It was developed after 1912. With the help of the prospecting capability of the all-in-one machine, the Mongolian arrogant iron ore was surveyed, and then a large-scale construction was launched to almost replicate the construction of Baiyun Obo. So far, the first phase of technological transformation has been completed, with the steel output in 1913 reaching 37 million tons.

Mongolia has unique conditions, with three major mining areas, each with about 50% of its taste of iron ore. The total reserves exceed hundreds of millions of tons of iron ore are enough to support a large steel plant with an annual output of more than 60 million tons. Since the proven reserves in 1912, they were three large-scale deposits, and then gradually developed. Mongolia's minerals. Combined with the technology mastered by the northwest, a steel plant larger than Taigang rose to the ground in Mongolia without any industry. The first phase of the project has been completed, and the annual steel production has reached an astonishing 37 million tons. In terms of current production, it is enough to support such production for more than 20 years. In 20 years, new iron ores will replace Mongolia's iron ore.

It is precisely because of the emergence of Mongolian iron ore that Outer Mongolia has become a dazzling star in the current Northwest system. It is easy to paint a piece of white paper. It is easy to build industrial foundations, coal, steel, non-ferrous metals, and even a comprehensive utilization of various mineral resources. With the full support of the Northwest, this once poor and white inland burst out with unimaginable power and has become a new growth point and an indispensable part of the Northwest territory.

The three major steel groups have completed the annual steel production. In the Northwest Plan, there are no small steel plants, which is too much waste. With the three major leaders as the core, they basically meet the needs. The remaining more than 20 million are in Shanghai Iron and Steel Group and Wuhan Iron and Steel Group respectively. Unlike the previous three companies, this is the emerging Iron and Steel Group.

This is the long-term vision. In fact, according to the future development trend, steelmaking enterprises in the harbor are more in line with objective laws and low shipping prices. In addition, Australia, a country sitting on the mines, has far-reaching iron ore that can meet the needs in terms of taste and quantity. Because of this, building steel plants by the sea has become the mainstream in the future.

The golden waterway of the Yangtze River will definitely be China's economic center in the future. The industrial belt along the river will be one east and one west. Shanghai is the leader and Wuhan is the Longwei. The two major places will build steel centers. In the future, based on these steel centers, they will build a southern industrial base.

Shanghai and Wuhan are both places with deep influence in the northwest. Hubei is too close to the northwest. As long as the northwest passes Henan, it is Hubei. As for Shanghai, there is Jiangnan Shipyard and some of the troops in the northwest, it is as stable as Mount Tai. Unless the revolutionary party puts all its strength to attack, Qingdao, the navy and army located in Shandong can reinforce Shanghai at any time to ensure the safety of Shanghai.

Since it is a new attempt, the two major steel groups have different purposes. Wuhan itself has the foundation of the Hanyang Iron Plant, and Wuhan's iron ore is also good. It produces more than 10 million tons of steel for civil steel and various mechanical steel in China. It is tentatively entering the field of high-end steel and steel plates, and taking into account both yachts and inland ships.

As for Shanghai, there is only one purpose, marine steel and marine steel for ocean freighters. With the Northwest thoroughly understanding of German technology, electric welding and integrated into the shipbuilding experience of later generations, ship manufacturing reached its peak. In 1913, 1,390 ships were produced with an average tonnage of about 4,000 tons. Each ship used an average of 800 tons of steel, but this marine steel exceeded one million tons. It took a long time to use steel in the Northwest, which consumed a lot of rain and freight. A large steel center was reopened near the port in Shanghai.

This only saves travel expenses, which can reduce the consumption of the shipbuilding industry by a considerable amount. In addition, the surrounding Ma'anshan and other places are transported by sea, such as Hainan Island. Some foreign iron ore are produced. When the equivalent reaches a certain level, the transportation cost of the ore can be ignored and relatively good economic efficiency can be generated.

At present, this place is just starting out, with a total output of only about half of Wuhan Iron and Steel. The reason is very simple. Shanghai is too far away and is too close to Nanjing, the hinterland of the revolutionary party. Although it is under the control of the Northwest, the Northwest can also defend it, but a huge steel group is really inappropriate. After all, the iron ore in Australia has not yet been developed.

The huge steel output supported the construction of the entire China. This year, China was almost everywhere in construction sites, cities and rural areas, from south to north, and even desert uninhabited areas, and construction sites were all built. One by one, on the basis of steel as a skeleton, miraculously spread throughout Baotou.

Steel is just a foundation of GDP. The five major steel groups not only make China the world's best in steel production, but also greatly support China's foundation. Steel is the skeleton of the country. Only with steel can we have a foundation for continued development.

Steel gave a brief passage, warm applause resounded throughout the auditorium, and everyone was proud of this data, and they also understood that this was the discipline emphasized before. Foreigners were trying every means to get real data about the Northwest. What they had previously obtained might be less than one-tenth. Once they knew that the steel production in the Northwest was close to 200 million tons, what would it mean? Take about the battleships of about 50,000 tons, which is 2,000 ships. Although it is impossible for the entire country to build warships, the huge steel production will not be at least not in the case of swaying in the navy and army, or even in military and government affairs, just like Germany and Japan, and steel is enough.

Liu Shu paused for a moment and continued to hold on to his achievements. Next, it was about the railway construction in infrastructure. Due to the continuous peak of steel production, this year, it reached an unimaginable peak. The total mileage of railways was 98,000 kilometers. Although two-thirds of them were third lines or multiple lines, in terms of the mileage opening, it was divided by two, divided by three, or even divided by four. The total mileage opening of railways in China exceeded 76,000 kilometers for the first time (most of them were 3 lines or even 4 lines, and the total mileage of railways had exceeded 200,000 kilometers, which is an extremely huge number).

More than 95% of the counties in the northwest have guaranteed access to railways. There are no counties connected to railways, and only counties located in desert-free areas in the northwest, or high-altitude areas in mountainous areas. In the future, the First Five-Year Plan will focus on solving the opening problem of these counties and strive to subdivide the railways to those places.

The huge railways facilitate the travel of Chinese people, turning all parts of China from a single to a whole, consuming a lot of steel. Almost one-fifth of the steel in the country is consumed on the railway. After 1914, the railway plan will continue to be promoted without considering economics, but considering future military uses. A series of railways will be built in the unmanned areas and desert areas of Xinjiang, Qinghai, Gansu, Inner Mongolia, Outer Mongolia for the purpose of the future Siberian strategy. Only high-level railways with multiple lines, or even third and fourth lines, can the army and materials be quickly mobilized.

Siberia is a big cake, but it is also a big mud. If you are not careful, you will be deeply trapped. From the beginning of spring to the icy autumn, you may have less than 5 months to fight in a year. Before winter comes, if you cannot cut off the Russian artery and then end the battle, the entire front will be extended to an unbearable level, and maybe you will make the mistake Napoleon had in Russia.
Chapter completed!