From the document, it could be seen that Shandong's terrain was generally flat with a high center and two large mountain ranges in the center, namely Mount Tai and Yimeng. These two mountain ranges were located in the central part of Shandong. Although there were other areas such as Wulian Mountain and Lotus Mountain, they were all isolated and could not be called mountain ranges.
In general, the terrain of Shandong could barely be used as an industrial base. Moreover, Qingtuo Town was a small town located in the eastern part of the Yimeng Mountain Range. It was only separated from the Yangshan Mountain, Shangyang Mountain, and Xiayang Mountain in the eastern part of the Yimeng Mountain Range by a few small villages such as Dongnanyu Village, Sunjiagou, Gongshanqian Village, and Wozhuang.
These villages were surrounded by the male and female mountains that extended from the Yimeng Mountain range in the north and south. Only the east was connected to Qingtuo Town. The area formed by these villages was the natural industrial zone of the future.
It was easy to defend and difficult to attack. There were mountains and rivers, and transportation was convenient. It could be said that the key points that an industrial zone should have were all here.
Although there were few water resources in Shandong, it could not be said that there were none. For example, the Yellow River water system, the Dawen River water system, the Shu River and the Yi River near Linyi, and so on.
There was a river in the west of Green Camel Town, the Meng River. The Meng River was known as the Meng Mountain Water in ancient times. It got its name because " water comes from the shadow of Meng Mountain ". It was one of the important tributaries of the Yi River in the Huai River basin.
The Meng River was located on the right bank of the Yi River. It originated from the north of Yiwen Village at the southern foot of Zhongshan Mountain in Jiepai Town, Mengyin County, Shandong Province. The elevation of the source was about 300 meters. It flowed through Mengyin County and Yinan County, and then flowed into the Yi River in the southwest of Xiaohekou Village at the junction of Yinan County and Lanshan District. The main stream was 60 kilometers long.
Although there was no detailed data about this river in the information, it was certain that the Meng River was an ideal river that could provide stable electricity for the industrial zone.
Moreover, he could consider building a medium-sized and three to four small-sized hydraulic power stations, which would be enough to meet the power needs of a small industrial zone.
As for minerals, Shandong was rich in local mineral resources. Laiwu County in the middle was rich in coal and iron resources. Fei County, which was close to Qingtuo Town, had copper, iron, coal, limestone, and potash mines. Fei County also had precious fire-resistant clay.
It could be said that although the reserves of these resources were not much, it was enough for a small industrial zone. After all, he was not going to build a large industrial zone like the Ruhr area that could produce large military weapons such as tanks and warships.
What he needed now was a small industrial base that could produce bullets, rifles, and small-caliber cannons. As a small industrial base, Green Camel Town was enough.
In addition, in terms of population, the Shandong base area currently had four base areas: Lunan, Luzhong, Luxi, and Jiaodong, with a total population of more than 12 million. The Lunan base area was the largest of the four base areas and also the most populated, with a total population of more than 5 million.
Among them, the main military force of the Shandong base, the 105th Division, was also stationed in Lunan. The division headquarters was set up in the Zhuang Manor of Junan County in Lunan. Once the Japanese army intended to attack the Lunan base through military means, the 105th Division could quickly respond accordingly.
It could be said that Lunan was currently the safest area in the Shandong base area, and this safety was also necessary for industrial development. The population of more than five million was enough to build a small industrial zone.
The Japanese troops in Shandong were all reorganized into the 12th Army. The military headquarters was stationed in Jinan. The commander of the military headquarters was Lieutenant General Iida Sadako, and the chief of staff was Major General Kobayashi Asaburo.
It had two divisions and three exploration teams, with a total of 65,000 people.
The 21st Division was formed in Tokyo and stationed in Jinan.
The 32nd Division was also formed in Tokyo and stationed in Qing Dao.
He became the 5th Brigade, which was established in Tianjin in 1938 and stationed in Tsingtao. The current brigade commander was Guan Yuanliu.
He became an independent sixth brigade. In 1939, he was formed in Ju County, Shandong Province. He was stationed there. The brigade leader was Yamada Tetsujiro.
The 10th independent brigade was formed in Jinan, Shandong Province in 1939. It was stationed in Zou County, and the brigade leader was Mizuno.
It could be seen that the military forces in Shandong were mainly concentrated in the east and light in the west. The south was concentrated and light in the north. There were divisions and exploration regiments stationed in just one place in Qing Dao. The independent mixed sixth regiment stationed in Ju County was mainly responsible for military operations in the south of Shandong, while the independent mixed tenth regiment stationed in Zou County was mainly responsible for military operations in the north of Shandong.
It could be seen that the Lunan Citadel was facing the threat of the 21st Regiment becoming the 6th Brigade and the 10th Brigade.
Since the Japanese army had just completed the complete occupation of Shandong, they did not have to be too careful of the military threat of the Japanese army for at least a year. As for a year later, the Shandong base area with this small industrial zone should be able to compete with the Japanese army.
In terms of transportation, there was no standard expressway in Shandong at present. There were only a few asphalt roads in Jinan, Shandong, and Shandong. The rest of the places mainly relied on dirt roads for transportation.
Due to its long history, there were many dirt roads in Shandong. There were several roads in Qingtuo Town. In the future industrial zone that he liked, there was also a small road that passed through Dongnanyu Village, Sunjiagou, Dongwang Village, Taoyuan Village, Maying Village, Zhaizhuang Village, and Dongwangzhuang Village. It connected with Fangcheng Town and Xuezhuang Town in Fei County.
Although this road was small and narrow, it was expected that if the industrial zone was built in the future, the various resources of Fei County would be indispensable. In order to transport various resources to the industrial zone, a road that was wide enough was necessary.
Therefore, the Lunan base had to allocate a portion of manpower to widen this road. The distance of this road did not need to be long, only about ten kilometers.
Seeing this, Li Yan looked at his watch. It was already past ten o'clock at night. Speaking of which, it had been a long time since he had rushed work under the oil lamp. The last time was when he was building the Ford branch in New Mexico. At that time, there was nothing, so he could only rush work under the oil lamp.
However, at that time, he only had to face one or two Native Americans who would jump out of the wilderness from time to time, unlike now, when he had to face a small modern industrial country.
In fact, if possible, it would be best to build this industrial zone in Fei County. Fei County also had a large river called Fang River, and it was rich in resources. If it was processed on the spot, there was no need to consider the cost of transportation.
But there was no other way. Fei County was a plain, and it was close to the Yimeng Mountains. There was no mountain range like Green Camel Town, so the military threat was too great.
The Japanese army's charge in any direction could turn their efforts into ashes. They had no choice but to build it in Qingtuo Town. In this way, they only needed to defend against the enemies in the east.
Moreover, to the east of Qingtuo Town was Junan County, which was the base of the 105th Division of the Shandong base. If the Japanese army really wanted to attack Qingtuo Town on a large scale, then the Japanese army would be exposed to the guns of the 105th Division. From the perspective of safety, this industrial zone could only be built in Qingtuo Town.
Li Yan casually stuffed the steamed bun that had already turned cold into his mouth and drank some water before he continued to plan the next step of the industrial zone.
After the location was chosen, the most important thing was the composition of the industrial zone. The water and electricity plant and the steel plant were necessary. These two things were the necessary conditions for any industry.
Moreover, from the documents, what the Shandong base currently needed was not planes or tanks, but the most basic firearms and bullets. If he wanted to build a bullet factory, he had to keep up with the chemical industry and smelting industry. Otherwise, even if he had a bullet production line, it would be useless without a production line for gunpowder and copper.
In terms of chemical engineering, he could build a fertilizer plant to replace it. After all, the production line for chemical fertilizers was not much different from the production line for explosives to a certain extent. Moreover, the document he had just read showed that the current wheat yield in the Shandong base area was about 200 catties per mu. This data was really shocking.
After all, if he remembered correctly, the yield per mu of pasture in his family's pasture was more than that. If he remembered correctly, the yield per mu was about 1.5 tons, and he could harvest about five times a year.
In comparison, the annual output of 200 kilograms was really not presentable. If he wanted to increase the grain output, the simplest and most effective way was to apply fertilizer. The potash fertilizer was the easiest to produce. If he remembered correctly, there should be a potash mine in Fei County. As for whether it was carnallite, polyhalite, or potashite, he would have to check it in detail when the time came. There was no specific record in the information.
Copper was simple. Fei County had a copper mine. If it was not enough, there was a copper-rich mine in Liguan Town, Lanshan District, Linyi City. Although there were no detailed records, the words "huge reserves" should not be something that a few mines could afford.
There was also cement. If he wanted to develop the next step of the industry, a cement factory was a must. Whether it was roads or factories, without cement, everything was empty talk. Moreover, considering that the next step was to build a medium-sized industrial zone in Fei County, in order to deal with the military threat of the Japanese army, the necessary defense facilities were necessary.
If they needed to consider defensive measures, then the construction of the bunker needed to be put on the agenda. If there were no natural barriers, they would build natural barriers. If there were no geographical advantages, they would build geographical advantages. If they could build a Maginot defense line in the west and south of Fei County, then they would cooperate with the Yimeng Mountain Range in the north and the 105th Division stationed in Junan County in the east.
Even if the entire 12th Army of the Japanese Army in Shandong, with more than 60,000 people, attacked together, most of the Japanese Army would be left behind. It was hard to say if they could escape with 30,000 people.
Of course, Shandong's own resources and productivity level could not be compared with France's construction of the Maginot Line, but at the same time, Japan was not like Germany, which had the world's model army. It did not have so many mechanized troops, nor did it have the same firepower configuration as Germany.
Perhaps the navy could be compared to Germany's, but unfortunately, the navies of the two countries were younger brothers. The uniqueness of the warships determined the uniqueness of the navy. It was either the first in the world or the last in the world. Japan and Germany were both younger brothers.
Looking at the time, it was almost one o'clock. Shaking his head, Li Yan sat down and summarized. The recent work was to build a small thermal power plant to provide the electricity demand for the construction of the industrial zone of Qing Tuo Town. The industrial zone of Qing Tuo Town needed to include a medium-sized water and electricity plant built on the Meng River, a small steel plant with at least three small electric furnaces, a small machinery plant that could complete the initial replenishment of the damaged parts in the industrial zone, a fertilizer plant with two production lines, and a small cement plant. A gun factory that could produce small-caliber rifles and at least three bullet production lines had at least six factories.
After doing all this, Li Yan began to write the report again. After all, he had been delayed for almost a week. If he did not send the report, the people from the US Embassy in China and the Navy Intelligence Bureau might stop his salary. He also had to write a letter to his mother. The last time he wrote a letter was when he first arrived in Shanghai. His mother did not know that he had come to Shandong.
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