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Text Chapter 829 A double harvest of talents and equipment

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    Xia Han, who has experience in bargain hunting, once again acted as the commander-in-chief of this bargain hunting operation. Not long ago, the Anshan Iron and Steel Plant under his name underwent a complete change.  As the earliest and largest steel company in the three northeastern provinces and even the country, Anshan Iron and Steel is also the only super-large company with an annual steel output of more than one million tons. Every move attracts everyone's attention.  The shareholding transformation that has just been carried out has also had a huge impact. During this transformation, Zhang Tinglan completely merged his private shares, original government shares, military shares, and some bank shares into a state-owned company.  The shares account for a total of 40% of the steel plant. Of the other 60%, Xia Han accounts for 20%, and the rest is held by various shareholders and companies.  After this reform, Anshan Iron and Steel¡¯s shares were completely clarified and the problem of multi-party management was solved. Both the government and the military withdrew from the management field.  Businessmen run their own businesses, and risks and benefits are also borne by businessmen. The government also views business operations as a shareholder.  Xia Han also knew at this time that the burden on his shoulders was heavier and he had to be responsible for more things, but at the same time, his freedom was unprecedentedly enhanced and he could use his fists and kicks as he pleased.  Therefore, before the reform was completely completed, they headed to the United States with a large purchasing group.  The steel industry is always an important indicator of a country's industrial strength and war potential, and it is also the focus of this procurement.  Xia Han¡¯s first stop was Pittsburgh, which is the headquarters of the famous U.S. Steel Company.  As an industrial city, the main theme of Pittsburgh is always the rumbling roar and the sky full of smoke and dust.  Every winter, heavy snow falls, if you grab a handful, it will melt in the palm of your hand.  It's all black water.  Thousands of workers are working hard in this kind of air, and they don¡¯t know how much PM2.5 there will be It¡¯s just that the winter that just passed was extremely cold. It is even said that the cold has not dissipated until spring. On the contrary  But it got more serious.  The once rumbling factory ceased operations.  The black smoke in the sky also disappeared, and I could finally breathe a breath of fresh air.  But the people of Pittsburgh no longer had this idea. The factories stopped, they lost their jobs, and thousands of people lost their source of livelihood and lived on the streets.  In the cold winter, countless homeless people died of cold and starvation.  They tried every means to keep warm, even stuffing newspapers inside their shirts to block the slightest bit of cold wind.  For Xia Han, Pittsburgh, United States Steel Corporation.  It's a giant monster like a myth. ?? U.S. Steel was founded in 1901. It was not very old, but it was supported by two behemoths, one was the Carnegie Steel Company, and the other was the Morgan family.  It is precisely relying on advanced management experience and sufficient capital supply that U.S. Steel is like blowing up a balloon.  Expanded rapidly.  Especially during World War I, it was the golden time for U.S. Steel. In 1916, U.S. Steel's annual output reached 19 million tons!  What kind of number is this?  You must know that before World War I, Germany's national steel production was only 17.6 million tons, which means that a company in the United States can surpass Germany!  It's no wonder that Germany lost the war. It was too difficult to challenge a behemoth like the United States.  As for China, which has just celebrated its annual steel production exceeding 5 million tons, compared to the United States, the difference is more than an order of magnitude!  When Xia Han and the others saw the continuous factory area.  The sheer size of the numerous factories made people exclaim, and the people accompanying them were dumbfounded.  This is not even a factory, it is clearly a huge city!  "Don't be stupid. Split up immediately, show me which factories are worth buying, and be sure to get them back for me." Seeing these followers running over like hungry tigers pouncing on food, Xia Han secretly clenched his fists:  "Ten years, just ten years, I can also build a steel kingdom, a steel kingdom bigger than the U.S. Steel Company!" Xia Han and the others spent a week to figure out the U.S. Steel Company. This time they chose  All of them are 80% new equipment, and they are even larger.  General small and medium-sized equipment can already be produced in China. Although American products are better, China's industry also needs to develop and cannot blindly rely on American equipment.  Therefore, the standards set by Xia Han are very clear. The blast furnace must be more than 500 cubic meters, preferably 1,000 cubic meters, and the open-hearth furnace must be around 50 tons or 100 tons.  As long as these large-scale equipment are shipped back to China, China's steel industry will achieve rapid development.  A 1,000-cubic-meter blast furnace can produce 150,000 to 200,000 tons of pig iron a year at full capacity. As long as more than 10 can be purchased, the domestic steel industry will be able to break through the 10 million tons mark in just a few days.  In fact, Zhang Tinglan??Having a longer-term plan, he knew that open-hearth steelmaking had been eliminated in later generations, replaced by converters and electric furnaces.  Converter steelmaking is more efficient, faster, of better quality, and consumes less. In terms of comprehensive economic benefits, it is more than two or three times that of an open-hearth furnace.  One of the core technologies for using a converter to make steel is to blow oxygen from the top, bottom, and middle.  Although Zhang Tinglan doesn¡¯t understand the specific things, there are so many engineers who can definitely figure it out as long as they have ideas.  The real trouble is large-scale oxygen production technology, which China cannot yet achieve.  "But Zhang Tinglan has arranged for people to purchase equipment and hire talents in Germany, preparing to break through the problem of oxygen production. As long as it is solved, China can popularize converter steelmaking on a large scale before World War II.  Coupled with automated production lines, relying on these two magic weapons, China can rampage its troops like crazy. China, with more abundant human resources than the United States, has armed tens of millions of soldiers, which is like drinking cold water.  As long as it reaches this point, no matter how far the war goes, China will be the well-deserved winner.  "Seeing the Chinese selecting equipment unscrupulously, the Americans' hearts were twitching. They still can't figure out what happened. Why did the factory that was so prosperous suddenly come to an end?  These precious machines suddenly stopped, and the lively factory area turned into a silent cemetery!  It was as if they had fallen from heaven to hell. They had no choice but to watch the Chinese take away their favorite things.  Normally, Americans would never sell these machines, especially not to a rising country with huge potential like China. However, the Great Depression completely messed up the United States. They could even sell the machines to the Soviets.  , of course China will not be a problem.  In addition, behind this, there is a complicated transaction, that is China¡¯s stock market!  Western capital has entered the Chinese stock market aggressively, inflating the bubble, hoping to take advantage of the opportunity to make a fortune.  But Zhang Tinglan decisively launched corporate reform actions.  The sudden suspension of a large number of stocks made it impossible for Western capital to exit the market and was trapped in the stock market. This stalemate was not a good thing for both parties. Financial capital lost its liquidity and lost its vitality.  China is vigorously adjusting its enterprises and also needs blood transfusion from the financial market.  After several months of persistence, the two sides reached a compromise. Zhang Tinglan gradually restored the stock market and then allowed financial capital to unwind and exit the market at an appropriate price.  And these large consortiums want to open the door and provide convenience for China to buy Western technology.  Of course, the main direction of China's procurement is also concentrated on these large consortiums. For example, U.S. Steel is an industry controlled by Morgan.  This agreement is a good thing for both parties. China has got what it needs. These consortiums have received billions of orders and can continue to have whatever they want.  After several battles, Western financial capital no longer dares to touch China easily. The laws of the Eastern world are completely different from theirs. There are not enough spokespersons in the Chinese government. If they rush in recklessly, they will encounter someone.  If they don't use paper documents, they will be frustrated. It's really not worth the loss.  With the gradual withdrawal of these capitals, China's stock market has gradually returned to calm. After reorganization, companies have re-entered the stock market with an unprecedented appearance, and they have become instantly popular.  In fact, for such a powerful figure like Zhang Tinglan, what everyone is most worried about is his way of running the world, treating everything as private property, so these entrepreneurs will have no way to play.  Without the sanctity of private property, there would be no rapid development of capital.  This time, Zhang Tinglan¡¯s reform has completely clarified the relationship between the home and state governments. Not only did it not gain an extra point, but it also transferred a large number of industries to the name of state-owned capital.  It is obvious that China's market is more standardized, the government's behavior has also been standardized, the rules of the game are becoming more and more clear, and everyone is qualified to participate. A new wave of entrepreneurship is surging in China.  If you want to support entrepreneurship, you need a large number of talents. If there are not enough talents in China, you have to come from overseas.  Xia Han and the others have been running back and forth in the steel company these days, which has also attracted the attention of many Americans.  Just when they were about to leave, a dozen workers finally found them. These workers were all unshaven and very slovenly. Without their source of livelihood, they were instantly worse than beggars.  "Sir, do you just need equipment, not operating workers? I have worked in the steel company for twenty years and am familiar with all production links. As long as you can give me a job, I can do anything." "  Including going to distant China? " "No problem, I am willing!" The worker said without hesitation: "I am already old. If I leave the factory, I will never find any job."When Xia Han saw the eager eyes of these workers, he seemed to instantly find the feeling of bargain hunting in Germany, so he smiled and said: "No problem, as long as you can prove your worth, I will definitely let you get a satisfactory salary. In fact, our  Headhunting companies have also arrived in the United States a long time ago. As long as you register with them, you can get a salary, and we can give you in kind, bread, butter, steak, down jackets, coal, everything" Before Xia Han could finish, these  People went crazy. Nothing was more important than filling their stomachs. The temporary recruitment office was overcrowded in an instant!
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