It's just that these workers, even if they add the number of workers trained by the Anti-Japanese Federation itself, are still quite insufficient to meet the huge needs of a war. After all, in the Japanese factories, the real skilled workers are still mainly Japanese. Chinese are not absent, but whether it is an aircraft factory set up by the Japanese in Mukden or a tank overhaul plant, there are not many so-called Manchu skilled workers.

Most of the so-called Manchu workers do some manual work. The number of real skilled workers is not very large. Even after receiving workers from South Manchuria, the two factories were finally put into operation. However, the number of workers is still insufficient, and the production capacity is also limited. The real formation of mass production was after the return of the first two batches of workers who went to the Soviet Union for labor export.

Compared with the production of military technical equipment such as aircraft, the progress is relatively slow. After the arrival of this group of South Manchurian workers, the progress of other industrial construction has been significantly accelerated. There is no way to solve the resettlement of more than 100,000 people, and the food, clothing, housing and transportation of these people are really about to bankrupt the tight finances of the Northeast People's Government.

The key is that leaving so many people idle for a long time will not only put an unusually heavy pressure on the finances of Northeast China, but also be detrimental to the stability of these workers and their families. In addition to the miners and laborers, more than 20,000 young people between the ages of 18 and 23 were mobilized to supplement the troops. How to resettle the remaining 100,000 people has become the primary task of the Northeast People's Government.

It turned out that the number of workers was not enough, so they had to find a way to hire Americans for training with high salaries. But now there are so many more at once, but it is somewhat unprepared. It has become an inevitable choice to speed up the pace of resettlement, stabilize the mood of workers, and at the same time seize the time to put a number of factories that are already at the end of construction into operation, and reduce part of the investment to reduce the financial pressure.

The Ministry of Heavy Industry of Northeast China used special steel equipment and workers dismantled from Mukden and Fushun to merge with the Japanese-built special steel plant in Fularji. At the same time, because it was dismantled by the Japanese, the Tonghua Steel Mill has not been able to resume production since it was taken over. All the equipment that can be used after maintenance is also integrated into this special steel mill.

When rushing to repair the equipment of the Tonghua Steel Mill that was destroyed before the Japanese retreated, Li Mingrui's spare parts that were snatched back from South Manchuria played a key role. Without these spare parts, there would be no way to repair the equipment. Fortunately, when he took over Qiqihar Steel Mill, he was always preparing for expansion. Although there is no equipment, the power and pipelines are always expanding.

This was done in order to allow the workers who were trained for the steel mills to start their internship from the basics, so that they could learn and practice at the same time. In addition, some of the infrastructure will be repaired in preparation for future expansion. As a result, it was really according to what Yang Zhen said at the beginning, most of these infrastructures that had been built were used at this time.

The use of Qiqihar Special Steel Mill has been expanding the capacity of the infrastructure that has been completed. The equipment dismantled from the South Manchurian Industrial Base was installed and put into production in a short time. The raw steel produced by the No. 1 Steelmaking Plant, which has already been put into trial production, is used to smelt the steel for guns and artillery that is urgently needed by the military industry.

This also greatly relieved the chairman, who had a headache about the conflict between Soviet and American experts and the urgent need for resettlement of a large number of workers who had migrated from South Manchuria. Although the number of workers solved is only a small part of the total, it is always a good start, isn't it?

Moreover, the successful expansion of the Qiqihart Steel Plant can be regarded as a good example for resolving disputes between American and Soviet experts involved in the construction of the base area. At least with this example, the Northeast Bureau and the Northeast government have a difficult time choosing between the two sets of plans of the United States and the Soviet Union in terms of industrial construction.

The American experts who came to participate in the construction of the second-hand steel plant at the invitation of Yang Zhen not only participated in the construction of the first 500,000-ton steel plant for Chinese in Northeast China. He was also invited to participate in and preside over the expansion of Qiqiharte Steel Plant and the construction of the No. 1 Heavy Machinery Factory in Northeast China.

It's just that after their arrival, these American experts had a fierce conflict with the Soviet experts invited by the Northeast People's Government because of their different concepts. Soviet experts demanded that the construction be completed in the shortest possible time in accordance with the construction methods of the Soviets, and strive to complete the production in the shortest possible time.

American experts, on the other hand, seem to be more focused on the long-term development of this special steel plant, and consider the problems more comprehensively than those trained by universities in the Soviet Union, where the division of labor is too detailed. For a long time, experts from the two countries came up with two sets of drawings that were completely different in design because of their different views. I almost missed the very short and precious construction period of Beimanchu.

In the case of several ineffective mediations, a unified opinion could not be reached for a long time. The Minister of Heavy Industry, who was in a hurry, could only find Yang Zhen and ask him to think of a way. After asking the Tsinghua graduate minister of heavy industry what he really thought, Yang Zhen simply asked the American experts to take charge of the expansion of the special steel plant and the construction of the heavy machinery plant.

Soviet experts were invited to Jiamusi, and the second special steel plant, as well as the second heavy machinery plant and the first machine tool plant, which were under planning, were built ahead of schedule. In order to boost the morale of experts in these two fields, Yang Zhen not only offered high salaries to experts from the United States and the Soviet Union, but also openly and secretly encouraged them to compete with each other.

The level of their salary is directly related to their efficiency. The Americans were naturally not happy about this, and the big brother of Soviet socialism was not blushing or panting for breath. Who said socialism doesn't pay attention to monetary benefits? There is nothing to be embarrassed about if you get a salary that is twice your own domestic wage.

In fact, whether it is Yang Zhen or the Minister of Heavy Industry, in this dispute, what really matches the American plan is the one. The Americans came up with a plan that clearly took into account more comprehensively than Soviet specialists, and more so into account the long-term development of these enterprises. Not only does it take into account the current plan for the resumption of production at the steel mills, but also leaves room for future expansion of production.

However, according to the plan of the Americans, the construction of power equipment and factories needs to be greatly increased. In particular, power facilities such as electricity should be more than doubled. In this way, the small special steel plant left by the Japanese had to be replanned in many aspects.

Just to build a power plant and a gas plant owned by a steel mill, it would need to more than double the capacity. Its gas supply must not only meet the needs of the plant, but also the needs of the entire small town of Fularji. And leave a certain amount of room for the expansion of the city in the future. Moreover, American experts categorically oppose the construction method of building everything in one factory, as in the Soviet Union.

What the Americans mean is that as the factory grows, there is bound to be a development in the surrounding towns. All the ancillary facilities of the factory should not be built by the factory itself, but should be socialized. This necessitates the construction of corresponding transport lines, as well as power lines.

In other words, the American plan, which is completely based on the market economy in the eyes of the Americans, is a completely different plan from the Soviet model. In this way, although the amount of investment in ancillary facilities can be greatly reduced, it is not even necessary to set up. But according to the American program, the total investment in infrastructure construction was more than twice as much as that of Soviet specialists.

The program of Soviet specialists was more focused on solving the problem of what was available, and at the same time it was somewhat narrow in planning. We only consider the issue of construction and the resumption of production in the present, and do not think much about the issue of future development. Moreover, according to the planning scheme drawn up according to the Soviet model, the factory called itself the scheme of the social system, and the ancillary facilities such as schools and hospitals were heavily invested.

The most important thing is that according to their plan, it will be difficult to expand in the future, and the investment will be even greater when the time comes. The point is that if the scale of production is expanded, there will be a lot of pressure on infrastructure. In the case of a relatively short construction time available in North Manchuria, this will undoubtedly delay time.

However, both the experts of the United States and the Soviet Union can be said to have their own advantages and disadvantages in coming up with two proposals. The Soviets' enterprise equals the social scheme, which is not obvious at the moment, but the long-term burden will be quite heavy. But the Americans' plan is also somewhat inappropriate.

The current Fularji is still quite desolate. The base of the local population is limited, and facilities such as schools are even more limited. If we don't build staff dormitories, hospitals and schools, we all rely on society to solve them, and there is no place to solve them. Not to mention anything else, there are so many employees and their families all at once, and there is no place to live.

If we follow the scheme of one-time investment, the plans of the Soviets are more in line with the current situation. But if in the long run, the American scheme is more suitable. For the Minister of Heavy Industry in the Northeast, who did not intend to stop there, he really valued the Americans' plan in his heart. It's just that from what aspects, he was very hesitant when he really made a decision.

Moreover, the two of them cannot but consider the source of equipment after the completion of infrastructure construction according to the plan of the Americans, as well as the burden on the finances of the Northeast. However, the long-term nature of the Americans' plan is something that two people have to consider. In the end, after careful consideration, Yang Zhen decided to let the Soviets start anew and hand over the expansion and restoration of this special steel plant to the Americans.

However, Yang Zhen also put forward some suggestions for the Americans' plan. The general plan was to follow the plan of the Americans, but the dormitories were to be built at the same time. However, when employees move in, they need to pay a certain room fee. Instead of building a staff hospital and affiliated schools, these funds will be transferred to schools and hospitals in the Fular Basic Land.

Yang Zhen's decision to make peace with the mud obviously displeased the chairman of the Northeast People's Government. The Americans' proposal, at least for the time being, is more than twice as much as the Soviets. This is not only a question of putting enormous pressure on finances, but the key is to find so much equipment to meet the expanded needs according to the Americans' plan.

It's not that he doesn't understand the problem of taking a long-term view. This steel mill cannot stop there, and it will still develop in the future. But from the current point of view, it is not a problem for you to complete the infrastructure, but where to find the equipment after the expansion? Just sit and wait for the Americans to know if they can fulfill their promises?

Since the problem of equipment cannot be solved for the time being, it is better to give up the expansion plan for the time being. Treat the headache for the time being, and wait until the foot hurts. The current embarrassment of the Northeast finances really cannot guarantee such a large expenditure in a short period of time. Even if you can get the equipment, you really can't afford to buy it right now.

There is also the need for the Soviets to restart their stoves, and then re-plan a special steel plant, a heavy machinery factory, and a machine tool factory, not to mention that the Northeast does not have so much financial resources to build another one. That's it, where do you get so much equipment? Although Yang Zhen patted his chest and promised that after the infrastructure construction of these factories was completed, he promised to get the equipment in hand.

But the chairman was always skeptical. It's not that people don't believe him, even if they change someone, they can't believe that a person can conjure up such industrial equipment out of thin air without spending a penny. Isn't this a fantasy, or a myth at all?