Bright Sword: Follow Kong's fun and build the strongest military industry

Kong Hao smiled and said, "We in China also have a lot of iron ore, but they are all extremely poor ores, with an iron content of about 34%. The one discovered this time can reach 58.2%, which is already a top-grade iron ore."

"To put it in professional terms, if the smelting difficulty of most of our iron ores is 10, then the smelting difficulty of this type of iron ore is only 2 at most, and the smelting speed will also be greatly increased."

"For example, if we can produce 1,000 tons of steel a month before, then using this kind of iron ore can increase the output by at least 50%. The most important thing is that the quality will also be greatly improved. This is mainly because this kind of iron ore has much less impurities, which saves a lot of steps to remove impurities."

"And the cost has also been greatly reduced, almost to 30% to 40%, which is already very rare."

Chu Yunfei couldn't help but interrupt at this time and said, "The benefits of this top-quality ore are far more than these. The equipment used in our Huaxia Limited Steel Plant is old and outdated from decades ago. The iron content of our ore was too low before, so we couldn't make good steel."

"Take our previous arsenal for example. We had even developed a 105mm howitzer, but because we couldn't make qualified artillery steel, we had to import it from abroad. Now most of the channels for importing steel have been cut off. We can only produce some guns and ammunition, and at most some small mortars. Even mountain artillery is extremely difficult."

"But if our country has such good iron ore, then everything will be possible in the future."

"By the way, Captain Kong, how much is the reserve of this high-quality ore?"

"Captain Chu, we just discovered it not long ago, so we don't know the exact storage volume yet, but I think it should be at least one million tons."

Kong Hao has the resources of an entire continent in his hands, and there are at least tens of billions of tons of iron ore of this quality. However, no one would believe it if he told it now. It is too unbelievable.

However, hearing that there were one million tons of reserves, Chu Yunfei was so happy that he didn't know where to put his hands. He kept muttering:

"Oh my god, there are actually one million tons. That's enough. This will solve the big problem. God is really watching over us."

The reason why he lost his composure was because China's steel industry was too weak. A big reason was that our iron ore contained too many impurities, making it extremely difficult to smelt. This also led to the high cost of steelmaking.

But if we can use this kind of top-quality iron ore with an iron content of 60%, the smelting cost can be reduced by at least half, and the output can be doubled.

Even some small workshops can smelt decent steel by adding this kind of ore. Although it is not a good steel and cannot be used to make gun barrels or cannon barrels, it is also very good for making other parts.

If there is more steel, the overall strength of our country will definitely rise sharply, there is no doubt about it.

After a long while, he finally made up his mind and asked in an extremely serious tone:

"Brother Yunlong, Captain Kong, I want to send this shocking news back to the Second War Zone Headquarters. Is that possible?"

After he finished speaking, he looked at the two people present with an expectant look. He didn't know whether his request would be met. He even wondered whether the Independent Regiment would detain him in order to keep the secret.

In front of such strategic resources, he, a small regiment leader, is simply insignificant. After dealing with him, all they can do is find an excuse to fool them.

But he still wanted to give it a try. This matter was too important to the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army and even the entire China, so he had to give it a try even if the chances were slim.

At the same time, Chu Yunfei quickly realized that he was too sensitive and a little too worried.

If the Independence Group really wanted to keep it secret, I guess no news would have leaked out, not to mention bringing him here. It must be because they have nothing better to do.

Captain Kong probably brought him here for only one purpose, which was to sell this top-quality iron ore to their Jinsui Army, and even wanted to sell this iron ore to other forces through their Jinsui Army to enhance China's overall industrial strength.

When Chu Yunfei thought of this, he felt a little relieved, and even admired the Eighth Route Army's magnanimity. If it were their Shanxi Suiyuan Army, they would probably keep this secret and make a lot of money by smelting high-quality steel.

Li Yunlong hadn't figured out the situation yet, so he had to look at Kong Hao again, hoping that he could come up with an idea.

Seeing this, Kong Hao hurriedly nodded and said, "Captain Chu, this is no problem. Only when China's industrial strength improves can we defeat the powerful Japanese faster."

"But this matter requires the intervention of the top leaders of both sides. The three of us can't make the decision on such a big matter."

Chu Yunfei thought about it and agreed, so he hurriedly requested to use the independent regiment's radio station to send a secret message to Commander Yan. This kind of thing had to be kept secret. If it was discovered by the Japanese, it would be a huge trouble.

After Chu Yunfei left, Li Yunlong asked curiously:

"Xiao Kong, what are you talking about? Why don't you keep such a good thing for ourselves? If you want to keep it secret, it won't be a problem to hide it from Chu Yunfei."

Kong Hao said meaningfully: "Old Li, that's not how it works. Once this kind of top-quality iron ore is provided to the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army on a large scale, it can quickly produce a large number of weapons and equipment to enhance the strength of the army, which can also deal a greater blow to our enemies."

Hearing these flowery words, Li Yunlong immediately rolled his eyes and said unhappily:

"Speaking humanly, I still don't understand you. When did you become so conscious? You are a person who does not do anything without profit. When did you become so kind?"

Kong Hao smiled, then whispered: "Of course, this is what we have to say openly, so that it can appear grand."

"In fact, the iron ore we discovered this time is a large-scale mineral resource with a reserve of at least tens of millions of tons. We simply cannot use it all in a short period of time. It is better to sell part of it in exchange for development funds."

"You have to know that this level of iron ore is worth a lot of money. As long as we hold on to this mine, it's like opening a money printing machine, which can continuously provide funds for our industrial zone."

After hearing this, Li Yunlong understood. After all, the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army was still being treated as a fat sheep to be slaughtered. At this moment, he felt a little sorry for Chu Yunfei.

Next, Li Yunlong ordered his men to report to his superiors about helping to train the special forces and discovering the top-grade iron ore. Of course, this shocked many people, and many even held meetings overnight to discuss the matter.

It was not until eleven o'clock in the evening that Li Yunlong received a telegram from the brigade commander, agreeing to all the demands of the Shanxi-Suiyuan Army, but the matter would be discussed by a special person in the Second War Zone.