Fushun Coal Mine.
"Heave-ho, heave-ho, heave-ho!"
The workers shouted slogans.
A massive iron skewer was driven into the stone.
After drilling holes in the rock, the workers placed gunpowder inside.
"Scatter! Scatter!"
After directing the workers away from the area, the operator lit the fuse.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Amidst a series of deafening explosions, the massive rock shattered into small pieces that fell to the ground.
After confirming that there was no danger ahead, the workers quickly stepped forward and began moving the stones on the ground.
Many hands make light work!
Before long, the stones on the ground were cleared away, revealing the stones underneath.
Just then, a worker screamed, "Found it! Found it!"
Upon hearing this, the technician nearby immediately ran over.
Upon reaching this spot, the technician crouched down and began scraping the dirt off the ground.
After rummaging around for a while, the technician's palms had turned black, and he was holding a piece of coal dust in his hand.
A moment later, the technician burst into laughter.
"We've finally found coal!"
The technician laughed loudly, then directed the surrounding workers, saying, "We've found the coal seam. Let's blast it again, and the entire coal seam will be exposed!"
Brothers, let's give it our all!
"We'll have a special lunch after we find the coal seam!"
Motivated by the extra meals, the workers became even more enthusiastic.
Before long, another round of gunpowder was loaded into the crevice, and the operator lit the fuse.
Boom! Boom! Boom!
Instantly, a series of muffled thuds came from the ground, and the last large piece of rock was completely shattered, along with the coal layer beneath it.
Looking at the scattered pieces of coal on the ground, technician Liu Jun wore a bright smile.
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Liu Jun laughed heartily and said, "Heaven rewards those who persevere!"
Finally, we see coal!
Brothers, hurry up and clear the rubble!
Tell the cafeteria to add more meat tonight, extra meat!
In addition, each person will receive an egg!
Let's treat the brothers!
The joy of discovering coal also excited Liu Jun, the technician.
After clearing away the rubble on the ground, the open-pit coal mine came into full view.
Liu Jun and his men used shovels to drill holes in the ground, drilling to depths of over ten meters, extracting only black coal.
Moreover, even after changing locations several times, it was still all coal!
"We're rich! We're rich!"
Technician Liu Jun was pleasantly surprised. He never expected that such a large area would contain so much coal. It was amazing!
"What's wrong? Why are you so happy?"
Just then, a voice came from behind.
As soon as the technician Liu Jun turned his head, he saw Prince Xin, Li Xin, walking over.
The technician Liu Jun quickly bowed and said, "Your Highness, what brings you here?"
“Fushun Coal Mine is the industrial base of Liaodong. I was worried about it, so I came to take a look.”
Li Xin smiled and asked, "What happened just now?"
"Your Highness, you've come at the perfect time!"
Technician Liu Jun pointed to a large area around him and said with a smile, "Just now, we successfully completed the excavation of Area One. After removing the stone layers on the surface, the entire area beneath is covered with coal seams."
Preliminary estimates suggest it's at least tens of meters deep, with abundant reserves!
Moreover, after removing the rock layers, these coal seams are essentially open-pit mines, significantly reducing the difficulty of excavation and making them much better quality than those in Dongning!
Liu Jun became more and more excited as he spoke, spittle flying everywhere.
Hearing Liu Jun's words, Li Xin turned to look at the dark coal seams around him, but he didn't seem particularly excited.
After all, how could a location found through intelligent technology be wrong?
Besides, this place later became a world-famous open-pit coal mining base.
Therefore, Li Xin was not particularly excited.
Li Xin smiled and patted Liu Jun on the shoulder, saying, "You did a good job!"
Now that the coal seam has been exposed, you should hurry up and search the area of this coal mine to find out exactly how big it is.
In addition, coal mining will also begin.
In a while, the railway line from Fushun to Liaodong Ironworks will also be completed.
At that time, the coal from Fushun will be able to be transported out and delivered to thousands of households.
Liu Jun, I will remember your contributions!
"Keep it up!"
"Yes, Your Highness!"
Liu Jun quickly replied, "This subordinate will certainly do a good job!"
...
Open-pit coal mining is indeed very easy.
After removing the rock layer, all that's needed is to shovel out the coal from the ground.
The next day, the No. 1 area of Fushun Coal Mine officially began production.
Watching truckloads of coal being transported out of the mining area, Li Xin nodded slowly, a look of joy on his face.
After leaving the Fushun coal mine, Li Xin went to the Hun River.
Here, not far from the Fushun Coal Mine, blast furnaces are rising from the ground in the vast surrounding wasteland.
This is also the location of the Liaodong Ironworks.
After determining the location, Zhang Hong led his team here to build blast furnaces.
Upon hearing of Li Xin's arrival, Zhang Hong hurriedly came to greet him.
Upon entering the Liaodong Ironworks industrial park, Zhang Hong pointed to the surrounding blast furnaces and said, "Your Highness, the construction of the Liaodong Ironworks is already taking shape."
All blast furnaces and supporting facilities were built using the experience gained in Dongning, with improvements made to them. Various equipment were also optimized, and the layout of processes such as smelting, steelmaking, and rolling was more rational.
Your Highness, once the Liaodong Ironworks is completed, its benefits will undoubtedly be much greater than those of the Dongning Ironworks!
A rough estimate suggests that steel production will be more than three times that of Dongning!
More than three times?
Li Xin's eyes widened in surprise.
After a moment, the light in his eyes gradually faded.
Li Xin nodded slightly and said, "More than three times is indeed a lot!"
However, it's not too many!
Steel is the backbone and framework of industrial construction, so naturally the more the better.
After the Liaodong Ironworks in Fushun is completed and put into operation, other ironworks will continue to be built.
Strive to build Liaodong and Dongning into a mighty steel city!
"By then, I'll see who dares to look down on us!"
Steel City?
Upon hearing this term, Zhang Hong felt a surge of excitement, his passion burning brightly.
He seemed to see that day arrive, and that magnificent cities would rise from the ground across Liaodong and Dongning.
One after another, mighty armies displayed their might and power!
I hope that day comes soon!
Zhang Hong nodded excitedly, his eyes filled with joy.
However, what he didn't know was that the "steel fortress" Li Xin spoke of wasn't just an army and a city, but also steam engines and railway lines crisscrossing the fields...?
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