The plains of Kazakhstan are filled with the scent of the earth after the rain. ／

Not long ago, there was a torrential rain. The torrential rain not only made a significant part of the plain muddy, but also filled the area with the smell of earth.

Winter passes, spring comes, everything recovers, and for the locals, there is probably nothing more joyful than the cold winter has passed and spring has arrived. Because it means that the unbearable winter has passed and a new life has begun again.

But happiness is only for locals, and for those who have just moved here, it is not necessarily something to be happy about.

"Hell..."The military boots stepped on the mud and sank deeply, and when they pulled it out, in addition to bringing up a lot of yellow mud, you could even see a lot of water seeping out of the pit. However, it can also be seen from this that the recent rainstorm really had. However, after cursing loudly, Zhao Xing grabbed a prisoner next to him and threw him directly into the quagmire on the side. "Bastard, I've caught you!"

Not far away, a large group of captives were kneeling on the ground, holding their heads in their hands, and they did not dare to make the slightest rash move, even if their knees were already soiled and wet by the muddy ground. For behind them, there was a group of soldiers with guns pointed at their heads, and if they made even the slightest movement, and it could be seen that these soldiers were more than happy to do so.

Some of the soldiers even had their fingers on the trigger. It looks like it could be snapped at any time. It's just that strict military discipline prevents them from doing so, and it seems that these captives will also be of some use, otherwise they ―――――― on the battlefield. What is the point of a few more corpses?

In fact, this kind of thing is not uncommon, and even if it is done, as long as you don't let the people above know about it, it's nothing. After all, sometimes the chase is on fire, what is the point of killing a few captives? The people in the same unit are basically brothers, and it is impossible to make small reports behind their backs, and many times they will even help cover it up from top to bottom. At this time, if someone says something to the above privately, I am afraid that it will not be a reward. It's crowded. Even the Governor may not like such a person, after all, he can report his brother today, who knows when he will report himself?

Not to mention the chief? They will always hope that their troops will be united―――――― provided that this unity is not used against themselves.

In fact, in many cases, not only the commanders in the troops, but even the headquarters usually turn a blind eye after learning about such a thing.

It's not that they don't know that there is a situation of killing prisoners below, but even if there is. And why make all the fuss? It is not for a group of people who would rather die than submit to the government. Let's punish the loyal and brave soldiers of those countries, right? Basically, as long as the prisoner is not killed in front of the locals, few people will investigate it afterwards, even if Yan Shao knows about it from the Special Affairs Bureau, that is, when he doesn't know about it―――――― the reason why he is not allowed to kill prisoners in front of the locals is mainly because he is afraid that it will affect the thoughts of the locals. After all, most of these rebels are locals, and they are all related to the local area, and it is difficult to say whether they will arouse the hatred of the locals if they kill the prisoners directly. Turn. If you just die in battle, there will be some hatred. But it's better than saying that they were killed after they became captives.

Of course, on the surface, these people will still try their best to prohibit the killing of prisoners, not only because of the government's requirements, but also because of the desire to buy the hearts and minds of the locals. Another point is that with the increase of China's territory, there are many places that require a lot of manpower to carry out construction work.

There is no shortage of labor, and from a certain point of view, China lacks everything, that is, there is no shortage of labor. The labor force is even so abundant that Yan Shao has a headache about how to meet the employment problem of such a large number of people.

After all, China's current industry is not particularly high, and it is absolutely impossible to meet the employment needs of the whole of China. As for the service sector? Even in later generations, China's service industry is not particularly good, let alone in this era, some restaurants, shops, pùah, or something, can they meet the needs of the whole of China?

Perhaps, but that will take at least a few decades.

And because of the stability of the times, the people can be regarded as living and working in peace and contentment, coupled with the continuous improvement of medical standards, the probability of newborn survival has also greatly increased, according to government statistics, the current domestic population growth is very fast, far higher than the former Qing Dynasty period many times higher.

This has brought great pressure to the government, why? Because in later generations, many troubles were basically caused by employment problems.

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Therefore, for a long time, how to meet the domestic employment has always been the most concerned issue for the entire government. It is for this reason that the Communist government chooses to reclaim land in Siberia and Central Asia, and there is no way, since industry is still counting on agriculture for the time being. In addition, the national government also needs to move a large number of people to the above areas to ensure the stability of the government's rule, so this is an inevitable result.

And then the question comes back, is it a job that requires a lot of labor. At least every road or railroad that is built requires a considerable amount of labor.

But!

This kind of labor needs money, and it's a lot of money...

After all, as the situation stabilizes, people's needs are getting higher and higher. In addition, the level of wages in the country is also rising, so it is natural that these workers will start to demand higher wages.

Although the payment of wages is a common thing, but after all, there is still some pressure on the finances of the national government―――――― of course, with the opening of the oil fields, this pressure is basically gone, but some projects are more dangerous, let yourself go, after all, it is still relatively unbearable, at this time these prisoners who do not want money will come in handy.

Just because these captives don't need any money. And it was not distressing to die, so these captives were sent all over the country to 'do voluntary labor'. At present, there are many heavy dà projects in the country. They are all the fruits of their labor, and in a way, they are even worse than the Chinese laborers who built the Pacific Railroad for the Americans in history.

However, it is precisely because of the danger of the project that the consumption of these people has always been a very large number. Replenishment has become a problem, which is why the government has demanded that the killing of prisoners be forbidden―――――― that they should be killed, and that they should not allow themselves to do those dangerous jobs, right?

So these captives soon became protected animals, of course. It's okay to kill some, provided you don't get too ruthless and don't send any of them.

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Thrown into the mire by the officer. A bearded white man lay down in the muddy water, and soon the muddy water soaked his already very dirty clothes. The bearded face was even more directly glued to the mud floor.

However, it may be that he has exhausted all his body, or it may be that he has given up. The bearded man did not get up from the ground. And just turned over and made myself more comfortable.

Looking at the appearance of this bearded white dead pig who was not afraid of boiling water, Zhao Xing also smiled a little angrily. "Well, it seems that you are quite afraid of death..."

Saying this, Zhao Xing grabbed his head, pulled his head off the ground, and then made him look directly at his pants―――――― of course, it was definitely not the crotch.

After pointing to the mud on his body, Zhao Xing laughed angrily. "You know it's chasing you guys. How much have we suffered! ”

When he said this, Zhao Xing no longer spoke Chinese. It's the local language. It's not surprising, after all, even if you've been on the land here for so long, it's impossible to not even understand the language of the locals.

It's no wonder that Zhao Xing is so angry, after all, along the way, in order to catch up with them, Zhao Xing's group can be said to have chased for a long time before catching up. Coupled with the fact that these people are not familiar with the local terrain, they can almost be said to have suffered a lot.

If it weren't for what I just said above, if these people were still useful, I'm afraid he would have already started practicing. Even if not everyone sends a peanut, they have to suffer somewhat...

However, thinking of the hardships they had to endure next, Zhao Xing couldn't help but laugh again.

"Not afraid of death, are you? Very well, I'm going to take you to a good place, I just hope that by then you can be as tough as that. After speaking, Zhao Xing shook his hand, and after shaking off some of the muddy water on his hand, he said to his subordinates on the side. Tie them up for me, and take them all with me! ”

"Yes!"

Soon, a group of soldiers ran out and took out the ropes that had been prepared long ago and tied them up.

It didn't take long to see these prisoners tied up in a long platoon, while Zhao Xing and the other officers and soldiers of the army were riding on their own horses.

Steed!

Although the Wehrmacht has abandoned such a thing as a war horse, there are times when it is necessary to pick it up. No way, before the reform, only the A division in the Wehrmacht was equipped with a cavalry regiment, but after the reform of the military system, even the A division canceled the cavalry establishment and changed it to an armored regiment, equipped with a series of equipment including tanks and armored vehicles.

At the same time, the soldier also changed from walking on two legs to sitting on the wheels of a car, and his mobility was greatly enhanced, so naturally there was no need for cavalry.

It was only in some areas where the terrain was more treacherous, because the wheels of the cars could not go up, that the cavalry was retained.

But in the vast plains of Kazakhstan, cavalry is still needed, especially in this case, where muddy ground is the greatest natural enemy of car wheels. In order to deal with these resistances, the local Wehrmacht still retains a part of the cavalry dedicated to chasing down the resistance, and it seems that the results are not bad.

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After tying up these captives, Zhao Xing and the others led them all the way to the west. These captives followed the horse team, staggering forward, during which Zhao Xing and the others also stopped for a short time, but soon moved forward again, which also made these captives extremely tired, and naturally there was no idea of escaping―――――― or body.

After all, running away isn't just mental work. At the same time, it is also a body lì live, if there is no body lì, no matter how good the brain power is. I can't run much distance. At least in the eyes of many. It is also because of this relationship that the fatigue along the way almost makes them not have the slightest desire to escape.

I don't know how long it took for the group to come to a noisy place, a place that links the railway and the highway, and is bustling all the way.

And when they saw these captives, some of the onlookers had sympathetic and numb expressions on their faces, of course. And disgust. After all, these guys are also considered saboteurs, and many times they are indiscriminate, when they attack the national government. A lot of times they also involve the locals around them, and in this case, it's strange that the locals like them.

And on the other hand, look at the place in front of you. But many of the captives couldn't help but change their faces.

Although they had long expected that their lives would not be much happier in the future. But I didn't expect to be thrown into such a place.

Karaganda Iron and Steel Plant!

This is the name of the place in front of you, and not far away there is even a sign of this steel mill hanging there.

In later generations, according to the data of the United States Bureau of Geological Survey, as of the beginning of 2oo8, the world's proven iron ore reserves were 1.5oo billion tons (7.3 billion tons of iron), and the geological reserves were 3.5 billion tons (1.6 billion tons of iron). The world's total iron ore resources are estimated to be more than 8ooo tons (ore volume), and the iron content is more than 2.3 billion tons.

Kazakhstan has proven reserves of 8.3 billion tons of iron ore (3.3 billion tons of iron) and geological reserves of 1.9o billion tons (7.4 billion tons of iron). Iron ore resources are mainly concentrated in the Turgai depression (Kostanay and Karaganda regions). More than 2ooo tons of iron ore are mined every year. It is mainly distributed in five regions: one is the Sokolov-Salbai region. Including the Khacharay region, proven reserves of about 2.5 billion tons. The iron content is 38~43%, which is the largest metallogenic area in Kazakhstan.

The second is the Risak area, with reserves of about 3o billion tons, iron content of 34~38%, and phosphorus impurities. With the deepening of the ore layer, the phosphorus content gradually increases, and the quality of iron ore decreases. The third is the Atasu (Karajanlisk) area, which belongs to iron and manganese ore, and the output is not large due to the lack of separators. Fourth, the Djendabesk region, with reserves of about 800 million tons, iron content of 47~7o%, containing sulfur impurities. Fifth, the Ataensorsk region, with reserves of about 4ooo tons, iron content of 37~57%, and less impurities.

In every sense of the word, Kazakhstan, which is rich in iron ore, is a very suitable region for the development of the steel industry, and in fact it is. In the later generations when the Soviet Union had not yet collapsed, it was one of the main steel bases of Soviet Russia with the Ural region and Siberia, naturally, because the exhibition time in Central Asia was shorter, and the investment was not as much as that of other regions, so Kazakhstan's steel production was far inferior to that of the Urals and other regions, but it was also good.

And during this period, since he already knew that Kazakhstan had very rich iron ore resources, Yan Shao would certainly not give up here.

What's more, today's China is the time to find a way to develop the steel industry.

Therefore, in the Second Five-Year Plan, it is natural that the steel development plans of the Urals, Siberia and Kazakhstan regions were temporarily added to the Second Five-Year Plan and became part of the entire Second Five-Year Plan.

Now, the second five-year plan has been in place for some time, and it is now time for the harvest, and as part of it, the Karaganda steel plant is a representative of it.

As the largest steel plant in the entire Kazakh region, the crude steel output of Karaganda Steel Plant has reached more than 100,000 tons.

Naturally, this amount is still relatively small, after all, China's crude steel production has reached almost 10 million. The United States is even more than tens of millions, compared with more than 10,000 tons, which is really inconspicuous.

But this is just the beginning, with the opening of the whole region of Kazakhstan, it will soon attract new changes, and even larger steel plants will be built one by one.

In this case, it is natural that there is a need for a lot of free labor. And compared to ordinary construction work, it is clear that nothing is harder than mining work.

The main reason these people will be sent here is to let them go to the mines to mine iron ore.

In fact, the iron ore resources of Kazakhstan are indeed very valuable for exploitation. In particular, the entire region of Kazakhstan is rich in chrome ore resources. According to the statistics of the International Chromium Exhibition Association, the total chromite resources in the world are more than 1.2 billion tons, and the proven reserves are about 7.5 billion tons. Countries with abundant chromite resources mainly include South Africa, Kazakhstan, India, Brazil and other countries. Among them, South Africa and Kazakhstan are the two countries with the most chromite resources in the world. In 2oo7, the world's chromite production was about 18.89 million tons, and the chromoalloy output was about 8.28 million tons. Due to the tendency of countries producing chromite to tend to produce chromite. Of the world's chromite production, 94% is open metallurgical grade chromite, 2% is chemical grade chromite, and 4% is refractory grade chromite and foundry grade chromite.

In 2oo7, the world's high-carbon ferrochrome alloy production was about 76o tons, of which South Africa accounted for 46%, China and Kazakhstan accounted for 14% each. In 2oo7, the world's low-carbon ferrochrome output was about 681,000 tons, of which China accounted for 36%, Russia accounted for 32%, South Africa accounted for 13%, and Kazakhstan accounted for 11%.

Kazakhstan has about 470 million tons of chrome ore reserves. The chromite ratio of chromite ore varies greatly, and the main production area is lenticular chromite deposits in the Ural Mountains. With an average grade of 4o%, most of the minerals mined today are rich ores with a content of more than 45%. The largest deposit is the Kempiersai mine in the Aktobinsk region, which was once the only production site for chromite raw materials in the former Soviet Union.

You can imagine how much value there is here.

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After all the captives were sent to the steel mills, there was little hindrance along the way, and there was almost no hindrance except for a routine identity verification.

It is not surprising that in fact, many of the laborers in the entire steel mill were personally sent by Zhao Xing, and they were already familiar with each other. Although according to discipline, they should be stricter, but after all, this strict discipline cannot last long, and the result is that by now, it has basically existed in name only.

"Speaking of which, have you heard..."

On the way back to the camp, Zhao Xing's deputy raised his head and said to Zhao Xing.

"What?"

Zhao Xing, who was thinking about whether to get some wine to drink on the way back, looked back a little strangely when he heard the words of his subordinates.

"It seems that the resistance on our side has become a bit more frequent lately..."

"I do feel that way." Hearing him say this, Zhao Xing couldn't help but touch his chin. "Recently, these guys have indeed been a little noisy, obviously it was quite quiet a while ago."

"I've heard that it's because of the southward movement of the resistance groups in Siberia, and I've heard that on the border between us and Soviet Russia, people often smuggle in..."

Saying this, Deputy Zhao Xing's gaze became slightly weird.

Not only him, but even Zhao Xing himself, because both of them understood the meaning of what they just said.

Sneaking? It's not as simple as smuggling.

Although the behavior of these people is indeed smuggling, whether it is Zhao Xing or others, they dare to predict one thing, that is, the identities of these smugglers are probably some soldiers or something, and in the process of smuggling, the border defense forces of Soviet Russia may not only not stop in the slightest, but even provide a lot of convenience.

"Soviet Russia!"

Thinking of this, Zhao Xing said with some hatred.

He had always been a little puzzled about why, after the occupation of Central Asia and Siberia, the government did not follow the intervention forces of the great powers to exterminate these annoying guys. There are often some guys smuggled from Soviet Russia, over the years, they have been busy day and night, I don't know how many resistance groups have been eliminated, considering that the whole of Kazakhstan is only such a small population, in fact, it should have been exterminated a long time ago, but in fact the number is only slightly less, the biggest reason for this is because people continue to come from Soviet Russia, and the number has not changed much. (To be continued!)

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