Warlords: Rising from the Northwest Border and Sweeping Across the Powers

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, a special train headed for Yongzhou Sishui City. Yang Jiakai, Mrs. Yang, Yang Qiyue, Su Zhengyang, Su Zhengyang's brother-in-law Yang Chengjun, and Jiang Xuewen who insisted on joining in the fun were all on board.

There is currently no train route that can go directly from Beilong City to Linzhou, so the group can only get off at Yongzhou Sishui City, which is closest to the Linzhou border, and then take a car to enter Linzhou.

At Sishui City Station, after the Dragon God Special Forces put the entire station under martial law to ensure absolute safety, a group of people got off the train. Yongzhou Governor Han Jiwang personally greeted Yang Jiakai and invited Yang Jiakai to visit Yucheng, the capital of Yongzhou. After exchanging a few words with Han Jiwang, Yang Jiakai politely declined his kindness.

At the Ping'an Restaurant in Sishui City, Han Jiwang set up a banquet to entertain Yang Jiakai. Then Yang Jiakai decided to set off overnight and continue to Linzhou.

"Zhengyang, are those military industries you mentioned earlier all in Hanbei City in the north of Linzhou?"

In the car, Su Zhengyang smiled and nodded, "Dad, you are right. The largest arsenal, steel plant, and machinery manufacturing plant in Linzhou are all located in Hanbei City. After we return to Yong'an City and settle down, I will take you to Hanbei City for inspection as soon as possible."

Yang Jiakai's eyes revealed a hint of excitement. After thinking for a moment, he couldn't wait to say, "Let's go directly to Hanbei City, take a look at your industrial facilities and military industries, and then go south back to Yong'an City."

Su Zhengyang could only nod helplessly.

"Tell Li Yunlong to go directly to Hanbei City and return to Yong'an City after the president completes his inspection."

"Yes, Governor."

After three days of continuous travel, the convoy finally arrived at Hanbei City from Sishui City in the northwest direction.

Today's Hanbei City has a completely new look. The highest official in charge of the development and government affairs of the entire Hanbei City is Zhu Xiaodong, one of the few senior government talents provided by the system, second only to Zhang Luanyu.

Upon learning that Su Zhengyang and the President of Northern Xinjiang were visiting Hanbei City, Zhu Xiaodong personally led people to the city gate to welcome Su Zhengyang and others.

Zhu Xiaodong, who was wearing black-framed glasses, looked gentle and elegant, and was slightly plump. He came up to Su Zhengyang and said to him, "Governor, you are finally back. I heard that you got married in Beilong City. Unfortunately, I am busy with trivial matters and cannot go to Beilong City to congratulate you in person. It is a pity."

Su Zhengyang pointed at Zhu Xiaodong and introduced him to Yang Jiakai: "Dad, this is Mr. Zhu Xiaodong, the Chief of Government Affairs of Hanbei City, who I personally appointed. He graduated from the Royal College of London, majoring in politics and law. He is one of the mainstays of our Linzhou government system."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jiakai's expression became more serious. With a gentle smile on his face, he extended his right hand towards Zhu Xiaodong.

"Hello, Xiao Zhu, I am the president of the Northern Xinjiang government, Yang Jiakai."

"Welcome, Mr. President, to Hanbei City. Please follow me. When Hanbei City was rebuilt, we built a manor specifically for the Governor in the city. Now is a good time to take you to see it and settle down."

The convoy of Su Zhengyang and others followed Zhu Xiaodong to the center of Hanbei City, Hanyang Street where the government building is located. Su Zhengyang's manor residence is located diagonally opposite the government center building.

The entire manor covers an area of ​​six acres, including gardens, water pavilions, small artificial lakes, fountains and rockery, as well as front, middle and back yards. It is a standard Chinese courtyard building.

The furnishings and appearance of the entire manor are simple yet elegant, low-key yet highlighting the cultural heritage and connotation.

Under Zhu Xiaodong's arrangement, the group found their own rooms and settled down. In order to ensure Su Zhengyang's safety, four sentry posts and a special guard garrison point were set up throughout the manor.

Zhu Xiaodong had already arranged for people to prepare the banquet. When Su Zhengyang's family gathered together for dinner, Zhu Xiaodong was very observant and retreated quietly.

Yang Jiakai, who was thinking about inspecting the industrial system, quickly finished two bowls of rice and couldn't wait to pull Su Zhengyang away from the manor.

"This is our Hanbei Steel Plant. We currently have 20 50-ton open-hearth furnaces, 20 blast furnaces, 10 150-ton 2-mix iron furnaces, 15 30-ton converters, continuous casting machines, and a full set of steel rolling equipment. We have nearly 19.8 high-end talents with professional skills and 10.6 workers. The entire steel plant has entered the right track of development and can achieve an annual output of 60 tons of steel, tons of steel products, and tons of iron."

Yang Jiakai looked at the huge factory area covering 19.8 mu in front of him, where countless workers in blue work clothes were shuttling back and forth. He could not hide the excitement on his face and said, "60 tons of steel, tons of iron. Even the Donglin Steel Plant, which is currently ranked first in the country, only produces one-third of your annual output!"

Su Zhengyang was also a little surprised. After the system helped him build this industrial city and a series of industrial facilities, it was his first time to come to Hanbei City. The previous output was not so large, mainly because of the lack of iron ore resources. Now it seems that this problem has been solved.

Zhu Xiaodong seemed to see what Su Zhengyang was thinking, and smiled and said, "Governor, we have discovered two iron mines with huge reserves in Lutou Mountain, Cangyuan County, 120 kilometers away from Hanbei City. The other one is an open-pit mine and is very easy to mine. I used my connections abroad to order several sets of complete ore mining equipment from Yingli, and established the Cangyuan County Lutou Mountain Mining Company years ago. Now the mine can provide us with iron ore continuously. At the same time, the emergence of the mine has also revitalized Cangyuan County, which was originally in an extremely poor state, and boosted the local economic development."

Su Zhengyang nodded with satisfaction. These were the senior talents bestowed upon him by the system. He did not need to worry about many things. These people who were 100% loyal to him would independently promote development, saving him both worry and effort.

Don’t be fooled by the steel mills of later generations, which often produce millions of tons.

Due to the huge gap in times and technology, the Hanbei Steel Plant is now undoubtedly the largest steel plant in China.

After visiting the steel plant, the two followed Zhu Xiaodong to the Hanbei Machinery Manufacturing Plant. Although the scale of this manufacturing plant is not as large as that of the steel plant, it has all kinds of equipment such as forging machines, sawing machines, lathes, milling machines, shearing machines, punching machines, bending machines, welding machines, etc., and there are also many professional technical talents. It can produce a large number of industrial machinery, agricultural machinery, construction machinery, transportation equipment and parts every year. It is currently the best in the country. It is even larger than the Longjiang Machinery Manufacturing Plant in Shanghai, which is recognized as the largest machinery factory in China.