Chapter 57 The Manchu Envoy Goes to Yaogang to Generate Power at the Hutuo River Reservoir

Hearing Li Zhi say that the people from the Manchu Qing Dynasty in Liaodong also came, Zhang Zhimu laughed in his heart for a while. The heart said, "These gods and goddesses are here, it seems that this time is busy enough", and asked, "Who are they here?" ”

"It's their military Fan Wencheng and Azig, and Azig's second son, Doni." Li Zhi said, "This time the Manchus are not small, it seems that they know us very well." ”

"Huh? How do you say that? Zhang Zhimu asked.

"They know that although we hate them, we will not do anything to the messengers who have come. Otherwise, they would not dare to send such a figure over. Li Zhi saw it very clearly.

"We are not in a hurry, let the guests have a good rest. Don't wait any longer! After Zhang Zhimu finished speaking, he returned to the wine table to drink.

The leaders of Yaogang at home are helping to call the enrollment examination, and tomorrow the two generators of the Hutuo River will be connected to the grid for power generation, Zhang Zhimu had to take the two princes and Zhang Xianzhong and Zheng Zhilong to participate in the ceremony of the Hutuo River grid-connected power generation.

When the two princes heard this, of course they were happy to go. When Zhang Zhimu went to tell Zhang Xianzhong about this, Zhang Xianzhong was drinking and said, "No! Tomorrow, I will study the southwest with Liu Yun and them. ”

"Come on! It's not going to happen overnight. Zhang Zhimu said, "The power generation of the Hutuo River is a rare event, you just put down the day to see the excitement, I promise you will not regret it." You went, and you also cheered for the brothers who have been busy over there for a few years! ”

"Huh? If that's the case, I can't help but go! Ha ha! I didn't expect my old Zhang to be a face-saving person in Yaogang! Zhang Xianzhong made Zhang Zhimu happy.

Zheng Zhilong just arrived at the kiln, but he didn't expect Zhang Zhimu to invite him to participate in the kiln gang activity immediately, and Zheng Zhilong doesn't know what such an activity is for? However, Zheng Zhilong knew that it would not be a bad thing, and he couldn't refuse, so he happily agreed to go.

The Hutuo River Reservoir is the largest project that the Yaogang people have carried out so far, with the largest investment, the longest construction period and the largest number of participants. In order to build this reservoir, a railway to the Hutuo River reservoir was specially built.

Zhang Zhimu and all the VIPs who participated in the ceremony came to Yaogang Railway Station early and took a car to the reservoir together.

Due to the heavy precipitation in the upper reaches of the river this year, the Hutuo River quickly completed the storage of half of the reservoir, and the water level of the reservoir has reached more than half of the height. Li Di: The others plan to connect the two generators that have been debugged to the grid now.

There is so much investment that today is finally going to be used to generate electricity, and all those who have participated in the construction of the reservoir are looking forward to this moment.

The reservoir side is also very well prepared for this grid connection ceremony, and the dam is noisy with gongs and drums. Today, the viewing platform is also built on the dam of the reservoir.

As soon as Zhang Zhimu and his party got off the train, they were sent to the viewing platform by the convoy. When you get off the bus, you will be guided to everyone's seat by the concierge.

The process of the ceremony is not complicated, but it is indispensable to ask Zhang Zhimu to speak.

Before coming to the microphone, Zhang Zhimu congratulated all the builders who participated in the reservoir project, especially Tang Jingyao, the commander-in-chief of the Hutuo River Water Project, who was still fighting on the front line of disaster relief today and could not rush back to participate in the ceremony.

Zhang Zhimu said: "All the builders who participated in this great project, your achievements will be recorded in history forever like this great project. ”

The ** of the ceremony was when the master of ceremonies asked Zhang Zhimu to press the start button of the two motors!

Under the attention of everyone, Zhang Zhimu walked to the console, stretched out his hand and pressed the button.

With the press of the button, a sluice poured in the dam slowly opened, and the outlet of the motor under the dam immediately gushed out a white water flow, with the continuous increase of the water flow, the white water flow sprayed farther and farther, the long white water practice hung in the air, and the shadow of the water mist came out of the rainbow. The sound of the impact of the water was deafening.

The turbine and motor are also constantly adjusting the rotational speed, which is displayed on a large screen composed of small light cannons, and when the speed stabilizes at a certain value, the synchronous motor starts to connect to the grid.

When the news of the successful grid connection of the ** unit came from the control, Zhang Zhimu and everyone stood up and cheered. With the increase of excitation current, the output power of the generator continues to increase. What Zhang Zhimu and Li Di didn't expect was that the output power had been increased to the original design value of 50 megawatts.

Zhang Zhimu knows that everyone here may not know that the current water level is only half of the design water level, that is to say, when the reservoir is stored to the design value, the generator can also increase the power generation, fortunately, Li Di said, now when we design, the calculation capacity is not enough, but we will leave a larger margin, power generation load, can reach 100 megawatts. The motor refrigeration and wire diameter are designed in 100 megawatts, with a larger margin for the turbine.

When the second unit was successfully connected to the grid and the power generation reached a stable 50 megawatts, Zhang Zhimu took the VIPs who participated in the ceremony to the power generation control room to congratulate everyone. Zhang Zhimu and the VIPs, through the transparent large glass curtain, waved to the staff who were in control.

The staff inside also waved to them. Li Di greeted him, excitedly held Zhang Zhimu's hand and said, "Mr. Zhang, it's just great!" We can more than double the amount of electricity we originally designed. As you can see, the water level is only half of the original design, but the power generation has reached the original design value. ”

"To sum up the experience, the first-class reservoir in Shaanxi should also start to consider the matter of generators. Your experience is useful. Zhang Zhimu held Li Di and said, "Today, the two generators are connected to the grid, and there will be 100 megawatts of power generation at once, and the shortage of electricity at the smelting plant can be alleviated." ”

"Mr. Zhang, you don't have to worry, before the end of the year, the other five generators can also generate electricity. Now that the flood season is not over, the water level will rise and the power generation will increase. ”

Li Di said with confidence, it seems that the money we spent was not in vain.

All the guests carefully visited the Hutuo River Reservoir Dam, and then took a boat to tour the water surface of the reservoir and came to the reservoir service center.

The Hutuo River Reservoir is no longer what it used to be, and the new Reservoir Service Center is a five-story building perched on a hillside on the bank of the reservoir. Today, lunch was prepared here in the reservoir, and before the meal started, everyone sat and rested in the restaurant.

Zhang Xianzhong, who was very interested, sat down and drank a few bowls of water, and asked Zhang Zhimu: "Zhang Dongjia, I think only the Great Wall can compare with him in terms of the amount of work in this reservoir." How much money did you spend? ”

Zhang Xianzhong's question is also a common problem for all the dignitaries attending the ceremony. Listening to Zhang Xianzhong's question, everyone also asked, "Yes!" Mr. Zhang, how much money was spent here? ”

Zhang Zhimu smiled and said: "Don't hide it from everyone, this project was not only built with our blood and sweat, but also piled up with silver." The amount of silver we can count exceeds the top line originally envisaged, and the original assumption was that it could not exceed 25 million taels of silver. Some time ago, our chief housekeeper, Mr. Lu, calculated the accounts and had spent 30 million taels of silver. And that's not even counting the expenses we can't count. ”

"Oh my God!"

As soon as Zhang Zhimu's words fell, the audience was in an uproar. From the two princes to Zhang Xianzhong, Zheng Zhilong is not embarrassed.

Everyone discussed for a while, and Zhang Zhimu said: "You also know that our kilns, whether they are steel mills or textile mills, are all producing day and night. The cars, horses, boats, and trains that enter and leave the kiln every day are also endless, and they are constantly earning back the silver. Of course, we have to feed a lot of troops, and we have to do a lot of other construction, but I also tell you that the money used here also takes up a large part of it. ”

"Zhang Dongjia, this reservoir is really magnificent, but it is 30 million taels of silver. Is such a large sum of silver worth it? The acting king asked with some distress.

"yes!"

"Yes! Thirty million taels! ”

Zhang Zhimu smiled and said: "This is the largest project of our kiln construction. We also had an argument before the construction began. The result of the controversy, needless to say, is that you have seen the great project in front of you. Today, Mr. Lu is not here, so I will settle an account for you. Let's assume that the electricity we generate is calculated as two copper plates per kilowatt-hour. Some people may not know what one kilowatt-hour of electricity is, but let me tell you, one kilowatt-hour of electricity is the electricity that our ten 100-watt electric lights use for an hour. What do you think? That's not expensive, right? ”

"It's not expensive, it's not expensive!" Everyone said.

"We have a total of five generators that generate electricity today. Today, the water level is only half high, and each generator can produce 50 megawatts of electricity, which is twice as much as originally expected. If each generator is high in water, it should be able to generate 100 megawatts of electricity, and five generators are 500 megawatts of electricity. If we calculate that they can generate electricity for 300 days a year, then they generate 12 million kilowatt-hours of electricity every day, or 360,000 kilowatt-hours a year, which is 720,000 copper plates, or 7.2 million taels of silver. That is, in less than five years, the entire investment can be recovered. It's just an economic calculation. This reservoir plays a greater role in regulating and storing the flood waters of the Hutuo River. This year, there was a lot of water coming upstream, but we controlled the flow through the reservoir and didn't feel the pressure downstream. In the dry season, we can still put the stored water down and not let the downstream flow be cut off. The water level in the upper reaches has been raised, which can turn many fields into irrigated fields. A few pieces of hard work. When our motors are saturated to generate electricity, we can get a stable power supply in Shanxi and even in the places connected to the power grid. For a long time to come, Shanxi's electricity will be sufficient. Do you think it's worth it? ”

As soon as Zhang Zhimu's words fell, he remembered a round of applause. The applause illustrates the answer.

Zhang Xianzhong couldn't help nodding and said, "This is a good deal!" I saw in Shaanxi that you are also building a reservoir over there, do you also need to generate electricity? ”

"Yes! We need to build several cascade reservoirs on both sides of the Qinling Mountains. These reservoirs not only have to generate electricity, but also have to build locks. When the project is completed, the Eight Kings, you can take a boat from Sichuan, cross the Qinling Mountains, and come directly to Yaogang. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Oh my God! Didn't I hear me wrong? Zhang Xianzhong couldn't imagine what Zhang Zhimu said.

"You heard it right, it's not just a matter of talking, you can also see, we have started construction in Shaanxi. We also started construction in Hanzhong and on the other side of the Jialing River. I think we can all see that day, and I'll invite you all to join us at the ceremony. ”

Zhang Zhimu replied in the affirmative. Zheng Zhilong didn't speak, but when he heard such a thing, he was also excited, and said in his heart, "Who are the people of Yaogang, what they do is not seen with their own eyes, and they can't believe it at all." ”

In fact, these are also what Zhang Zhimu wants Zheng Zhilong to see.

King Zhou said: "Zhang Dongjia, our reservoir, it seems to cost a lot of silver to build it at one time, but in addition to maintenance and management in the future, it is the net surplus silver, no need to burn coal, it is still so good!" ”

"Hmmm! It's like a machine that makes silver! Zhang Xianzhong said sincerely, "I want to get Sichuan and the southwest right as soon as possible, and the rivers there will be built into reservoirs and generate electricity in the future." Let the people over there be like the kiln people, no need to light oil lamps! ”

In the evening, Zhang Zhimu, Chen Yufeng, and Ouyang He, who returned to Yaogang, studied the affairs of these people in Liaodong, and Li Zhi also participated.

Li Zhi said: "This time, these people in Liaodong pretended to be merchants and entered the customs from Zhangjiakou. They did this trip very secretly, there was no contact with my semicolon, led by the person who brought us the letter last time, took our shuttle bus to Datong and then changed to the train, until we sent someone to our intelligence department to contact us. We didn't find out when they went to the kiln this time. ”

Zhang Zhimu didn't want to blame Li Zhi, and said: "Since they dare to come like this, it shows that they have done a lot of work beforehand." Otherwise, people of their status would not act like this easily. I think we'd better figure out how to deal with them, right? ”

"Shouldn't we also prepare for the affairs of Liaodong?" Chen Yunfeng said.

Ouyang He said: "I have met Jiang Ping, and Jiang Ping's suggestion said that it is enough to prepare two cavalry corps and two infantry corps to deal with Liaodong." We are also facing the problem of expanding the army this year, and we have to take on the task of guarding most of the border defenses of the entire Ming Dynasty. It is clear that there are not enough troops now. ”

"In my opinion, this expansion of the army should consider the affairs of Liaodong in a unified manner. However, I think that the Liaodong region is vast, and the two infantry armies are simply not enough. The two cavalry armies are moving faster, and it is impossible for us to fight with them in cavalry. Zhang Zhimu said, "Since these Manchus in Liaodong are here, they don't need to be polite. It's useless for us to talk to them, they want to test my attitude. In fact, there is no need to keep it secret from them, tell them that when we are ready, we will march to Liaodong, and if they surrender, we welcome it, and after we seize Liaodong, we will implement the policy of equality of all nationalities. ”

"We can also put some smoke on them," Mr. Ouyang said, "and we can't let them know that we still have a plan to march into Liaodong from the sea." We can tell them that we will join forces with Wu Sangui to attack them. Let them concentrate their forces in front of Shanhaiguan and Jinzhou, while we will directly enter the Liao River and the Taizi River from the sea and directly attack their hinterland. Now, a batch of landing craft have been built on the Lingshui wharf. As long as we send our artillery wagons to shore, there is nothing the Manchus can do to stop that guy. ”

"I don't think Zhimu needs to see them if it's not necessary this time. Just let Mr. Ouyang see them. Chen Yunfeng said.

"I agree with Mr. Chen. I'll meet them first, and if it's not necessary, Mr. Zhang doesn't have to see them. Ouyang He said.

Li Zhi interjected: "They said that they must see Mr. Zhang this time, and there is something that needs to be told to Mr. Zhang in person." ”

"That's what they think, not ours." Ouyang He said.

"See what they're talking about first!" Zhang Zhimu said.

When Azig and Fan Wencheng arrived at Yaogang, they were arranged by Li Zhi to go to the Xishan Hotel on the other side of the Xishan robe.

Azig and Fan Wencheng came all the way to the kiln, and although they were mentally prepared, they still felt very shocked in their hearts. On the Liaodong side, I can't imagine what it is like to take a train, a long string of heavy carriages, how to run on the top of the mountains like this, the shock makes them unable to calm down for a long time. However, they successfully avoided the intelligence officers of the Ming Dynasty's East and West Factories and Kiln Gang, and boarded the train, which still gave them a sense of accomplishment. It's also the result of a lot of work they've done.

As for their choice of who came to the kiln, Dolgon and Fan Wencheng discussed it for a long time.

Fan Wencheng analyzed: "From the fact that the people of Yaogang happily agreed that we would send people over, it shows that the people of Yaogang still want to contact us. Therefore, the people we send must have a certain identity, and they must also be able to be some masters and promise some things when it is critical. ”

"Alas! The point is, we are all martial artists on our side, and we can't even use our mouths. Dorgon sighed.

"Regent! You choose a Shobele, and I'll accompany him. When I get to the kiln, I can still help him! Fan Wencheng said.

"Oops! Mr. Fan, you can't go, we can't do without you. I also know that they especially hate you for helping the Han people like this. Never! Dorgon hurriedly waved his hand.

"The Lord Regent is worried! I know them and they won't be bad for us. Besides, the two armies are fighting and not slashing! Fan Wencheng said confidently.

"Oh!" Dolgon was persuaded by Fan Wencheng, because only Fan Wencheng went, and maybe it could have some effect, "Who do you think is better for the others?" ”

"Regent! What do you think of Azig's going? Fan Wencheng suggested, "Azig is your own brother, they are important enough to represent you, and it is also convenient for communication." Our purpose is not to let the Yaogang people be our enemies, and we can deal with the Ming Dynasty together. We can also sit with them in the world, cooperate with each other, and do not invade each other. ”

"Alas! I don't think it's going to be easy! The kiln people don't take us seriously at all now. "Dorgon had no faith at all.

"Everything is man-made," Fan Wencheng said, "but we can't do it, and we'll go and touch their bottom before talking." We have nothing to lose! ”

After determining the personnel, Fan Wencheng and the others did a lot of preparation. This matter is a first-class secret in Liaodong. Fan Wencheng and Azig father and son both left Shengjing (Shenyang) for other reasons.

Fan Wencheng and Azig never expected that after they stayed, the next day the kiln gang people were cold, and no one paid attention to them for a day, but fortunately, they took good care of their lives.

Fan Wencheng said to the somewhat impatient Azig: "Shuobel! Don't fall for them, they deliberately snub us and want to provoke us. Then we're messed up. ”

Azig stamped his foot and said, "Fuck, I don't want to suffer this sin!" ”

Fan Wencheng smiled and said: "Shuobeiler, you really won't enjoy it, how can there be such a good place in Shengjing, there is good food and drink to serve, we are not in a hurry!" ”