If the entire living area can really be achieved as planned by Yan Shao, then it will become an independent kingdom, a kingdom that belongs only to Yan Shao, and the residents of this 'city' will become citizens under Yan Shao's rule.

After listening to Yan Shao's plan, the other members of the Reform Association were all in support, because this would mean that more than 100,000 people were tied to their chariots.

Of course, there are some problems with this, such as excessive investment.

Whether it's in time, or money...

Even if you don't forget about those buildings, real estate is still fashionable in this era, and most places are still very cheap except for places like Shanghai or Beijing. But even so, the overall cost of 300 six-story western-style buildings plus other facilities in the living area may reach tens of millions, or even more...

With more than 300 other western-style buildings, plus other facilities in the plan, even if Yan Shao invests more efforts, it will not be completed in three years. This is also another reason why Ding Mao and the others feel that this plan is not cost-effective.

But anyway, since Yan Shao has decided, Ding Mao and they have no reason to stop it, anyway, all the money is from Yan Shao, and now Ding Mao and they have learned how rich Yan Shao is.

Tens of millions?

Such a large sum of money may bankrupt most of China's businessmen, but it is nothing for Yan Shao...

As a result, in the absence of 'objections', the plan was successfully passed.

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In the town of Xiangshan near Ma'anshan, because of the hot weather. Many pedestrians wore only thin clothing.

In an inn, Huang Hao and a few companions were desperately fanning the wind with fans, trying to cool themselves down as much as possible. It's a pity. Because it's so hot, even the wind they fan out is hot...

“…… After getting used to the air conditioning in the building, in the face of this climate, it is really a bit fatal..."Signaling the guy to hurry up and serve tea, after fanning it violently, Huang Hao wiped off the sweat with a towel and said with a wry smile.

"Yes..."A young man who followed Huang Hao to Xiangshan also smiled bitterly. Now there are many people in the company who simply don't even go home, and live directly in the office. It is said that it is because I am reluctant to leave the air conditioner, I heard the boss say that this is the so-called air conditioning dependence..."

Hearing him say this, several other youths. Including Huang Hao, they all grinned, because they were the kind of people who didn't even go home and stayed in the office all the time.

But it's nothing, because Huang Hao and they are all in their early 20s. I haven't started a family yet. Naturally, there is no need to think about going home.

At this time, the guy at the inn brought a few bowls of tea, which could be regarded as alleviating the embarrassing situation.

After taking a sip of the cow, a young man spoke.

"You say, can the Germans find iron ore here?"

"If you find it, you will definitely be able to find it...", after shaking his head, Huang Hao said. According to the Germans, Anhui, especially Wuhu and Dangtu, is very dense with iron ore. The problem is the reserves and types of iron ore, and the iron ore they find in several other regions is either not rich enough. Either it's all pyrite, although pyrite can also make iron, but after all, it's a bit more troublesome, so according to the meaning of those Germans, they want to find a rich reserve of hematite near Wuhu and Dangtu..."

This is actually what the Germans meant, since when they won this order, they wanted to make a good reputation, so they must do their best in this business.

So although many good iron mines have been found in Anhui, these Germans still did not give up and are still looking for better ones. In the past, they also found a lot of iron ore, but all of them were pyrite, although pyrite can also make iron, but it is much more troublesome than hematite, and the pollution is also very large, so if possible, these Germans still hope to find a hematite, and then help the Chinese to build the iron factory smoothly, and also make the reputation of Lihe Foreign Company more resounding in China.

On the other hand, whether he is a member of the Innovation Association or not, Huang Hao is well aware of the importance of iron mines, because it means whether the construction of the iron plant is smooth. And steel is precisely an important indicator of whether a country is strong or not.

So even though it was hot, he sincerely hoped that the Germans would bring back good news.

Just when Huang Hao was thinking this, he heard one of his subordinates suddenly point out the window and say. "Cao Cao Cao is really here, you see, those Germans are back..."

Hearing him say this, Huang Hao and the others all looked out of the window, just in time to see a group of Germans dressed no different from explorers, walking towards the inn under the strange eyes of other residents on the road.

"Mr. Victor, I wonder if you have returned with any good news?"

Led the crowd out of the inn, Huang Hao smiled at the German leader.

Seeing Huang Hao walk out, the middle-aged German man named Victor also had a smile on his face. "Yellow, look—" said Victor as he pulled out a piece of ore from his backpack. What is this..."

"What is this?" Looking at the ore in Victor's hand, Huang Hao's face showed a trace of curiosity, he had been mixing with Victor for so long, of course he could see that this was a piece of iron ore, but it was not clear what kind of iron ore it belonged to, after all, he was not an iron ore professional.

However, seeing Victor holding the ore like a treasure, Huang Hao seemed to understand something in his heart.

"Is this what it is?" Taking the ore from Victor's hand, Huang Hao said in disbelief.

"That's right." Victor nodded in relief. "This is the hematite we're looking for," said Victor, glancing in the direction of Nanshan. Your Mr. Yan's guidance is very accurate, there is indeed a very large iron mine here, and it is very easy to mine, although the specific reserves are not clear, but at least tens of millions of tons..."

Speaking of this, Victor's expression also became a little strange, and it was not clear how Yan Shao could be sure that there must be a large-scale hematite here.

He didn't know what to do, of course Yan Shao was sure of this, because the Aoshan mine in Nanshan, Xiangshan Town, was known as the largest open-pit iron mine in China. In the 21st century, Yan Shao once saw pictures of the mining of the Aoshan mine on the Internet, and he had a very deep impression of the scene there.

So after learning that the iron ore they found was all pyrite, he told them the location of Xiangshan Town—————— Yan Shao only had a deep impression of the iron ore in Xiangshan Town because of the original photos, and he actually didn't know anything about it, and he didn't know the difference between pyrite and hematite before that, and naturally it was impossible to know that a considerable part of the iron ore near Ma'anshan in Ludao was pyrite...

Retrieving the piece of iron ore from Huang Hao's hand, a smile appeared on Victor's face. "This discovery is very good, if you count the iron ore we discovered some time ago, Huang, you can build a large iron plant with an annual output of more than one million tons here..."

What is the concept of an annual output of millions? This is equivalent to ten times the crude steel production of Japan, half of Russia and France, well, and a tenth of Germany and twenty-third of the United States ...

In any case, if the scale of the iron plant in the future can really reach the scale of one million tons, then this iron plant alone will be enough to put China in the ranks of the great powers. So after hearing Victor's words, Huang Hao immediately said with a happy face. "In that case, let's hurry back to Wuhu and report the good news to the boss..."

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After discovering a large open-pit iron ore mine in Xiangshan Town, Huang Hao and the German expert Victor soon returned to Wuhu and reported the situation to Yan Shao.

After receiving Huang Hao's report, Yan Shao's fingers tapped the table a few times.

"When it is painted..."

Perhaps many people in later generations did not know about the road, and there was no Ma'anshan during this period, and Ma'anshan appeared later.

In 329 A.D. (four years of Emperor Xianhe), the people of Dangtu County on the shore of the Huai River (now Huaiyuan County, Anhui) migrated south, and then settled in Dangtu County in the area of Nanling today.

From 977 A.D. to 1911 A.D., Taiping Prefecture, Taiping Road, and Taiping Mansion were set up, all governing Guyu Town, Dangtu County, and governed Dangtu, Wuhu, and Fanchang counties.

In February 1954, Ma'anshan Town was established and belonged to Dangtu County. In August 1955, the government of Ma'anshan Mining District (county level) was established, which was subordinate to Wuhu Prefecture, and it was not until October 12, 1956 that Ma'anshan was transformed from a county to a city.

This is also the reason why Yan Shao went directly to Dangtu instead of Ma'anshan after coming to this era—————— because you can't find it even if you want to.

The iron mine is in Xiangshan Town, which is a bit troublesome for Yan Shao. Because the distance between Xiangshan Town and Wuhu is not close, and Dangtu and Wuhu also belong to two different counties, Yan Shao's influence in Dangtu is not as great as Wuhu.

However, it is impossible for Yan Shao to open a mine in Xiangshan Town but smelt steel in Wuhu, which is too troublesome, and it is easy to make the mistakes that Zhang Zhidong once made.

"In any case, just build the factory first, and then wait for the Germans to send the equipment over." Saying that, Yan Shao looked at Huang Hao. "I'll leave this matter to you, and later you will take 200,000 and those Germans to Xiangshan and get the site of the ironworks ready..."

"Don't worry, boss." Hearing that Yan Shao handed over this matter to himself, Huang Hao nodded and said. "I'm going to get things done..." (To be continued......