Chapter 110: Summarizing the Past and Planning for the Future

Hearing that Li Mao and Lu Qi were back, the leaders in Yaogang all came to the Yaogang Wharf to greet them.

Originally, Zhang Zhimu wanted them to go back and rest first, and then talk about work. But these two people can wait, they not only want to report their work, but also want to understand the situation in the kiln as soon as possible, although Mu Yi has already introduced them to a rough introduction, but they still want to return to the kiln to understand the situation more directly.

Coming to the command center, Zhang Zhimu first introduced Li Yan and Li Mao, the two Li Gongzi, to each other, and then introduced Lu Qi to Li Yan. Li Yan felt a sigh of emotion in his heart. Yaogang is really full of talents, hidden dragon and crouching tiger. Especially when they are in such a small place as Yaogang, they have already extended their hands overseas. It's incredible.

Seeing Li Mao and Li Yan together, Zhang Zhimu sighed. It would be nice if the strengths of these two people were combined. Li Mao deals with human feelings and sophistication, and is unbeatable in dealing with various scenes and characters; Li Yan is a young man, a scholar, capable of literature and martial arts, and talented. It's just that Li Mao mingles among the horse dealers and deals with all kinds of characters every day, and he is exquisite, although he can talk about people and talk nonsense, but he still lacks Li Yan's talent; Li Yan's experience is different, he was born in a wealthy family, studied hard since he was a child, and in his early years, he was a junior and joined Li Zicheng's peasant army. The two can be said to have their own strengths. However, Li Mao's role in the south during this period of time is irreplaceable. With him in the south, Zhang Zhimu basically doesn't have to worry about things over there.

Li Mao first introduced him and Mu Yi's trip to the Yangtze River. Judging from the things that Li Mao brought back this time, everyone knows that although Li Mao has been there for a little longer this time, he has gained even more.

Li Yan, who was listening to the side, felt that the kiln gang was really powerful. Those people around King Chuang are still taking care of squeezing out the people around them, and the people of Yaogang have already formed an alliance with Zuo Liangyu and Zhang Xianzhong, and they don't know yet. Those who think they know the world and the world are still dreaming of following King Chuang. This Li Mao is definitely a rare talent.

After Li Mao finished speaking, Lu Qi also introduced their return to Nanyang this time.

Last time, after Lu Qi and Fan Song left Yaogang with people, they went to Huai'an to bring silk and porcelain to Sulu, and sent them to Quanzhou by a warship in Yaogang. After renting a boat in Quanzhou, we headed straight for Sulu.

The journey went well, and after they arrived in Sulu, before they could catch their breath, the king of the east of Sulu sent someone to invite Lu Qi and Fan Song.

The king of Sulu wanted to get his hands on the muskets so badly that he had fought several battles with the Francisonians who had occupied Luzon, but they were defeated because of the poor firearms. So after Lu Qi and Fan Song left Sulu for a period of time, he sent people to wait at the pier, and every time a ship arrived in Sulu, they got on the boat to inquire about Lu Qi and Fan Song. The soldiers on the dock told the king of the east that Lu Qi and Fan Song from Shangbang had returned, and he immediately sent someone to invite them.

Before Lu Qi and Fan Song took a sip of tea, Dongwangfu came to invite, the two looked at each other and smiled, Lu Qi said, "I think we can bring what Dongwang needs." ”

Fan Song shouted to the people who came back together: "Hurry up to the dock, bring the things we brought to the East King, and find someone to transport them to the East King's Mansion." We'll go over now. ”

As soon as Lu Qi and Fan Song entered the Dongwang Mansion, the Dongwang greeted them and said, "Two little heroes, you are back." But I was too anxious. ”

Lu Qi Shili said: "We also miss Dongwang very much. But we were so far away that it wasn't easy to make a trip back and forth. However, this time we went back and learned that we were building steamships that could sail to the sea. It may not be long before we will be able to travel easily by steamboat. ”

The king motioned for them to sit down, and said, "It would be great if that were the case." When the time comes, I will also go back and forth with you. Go to our Shangbang and also see the tombs of our ancestors. ”

After everyone sat down, Lu Qi joked: "Dongwang doesn't just miss us, right? Do you still want the musket you want? ”

Dongwang smiled and said, "Hehe! It seems that the two of you did not disappoint this king, right? ”

Lu Qi said: "What you want, it will be transported here from the dock immediately." But this time, we will give you a preferential price according to what you said. At the original price of 500 muskets, we will give you 700 muskets. Mr. Zhang, a resident of our kiln gang, said that he hoped that we could establish a long-term friendly relationship. He also brought you a lot of gifts this time. ”

Hearing Lu Qi's words, Dongwang was so happy.

In a few moments, the muskets arrived. The king of the east personally inspected the musket with Lu Qi and them, and ordered someone to help Lu Qi and them transport the silver back. This time, Lu Qi and the others got 1,028,000 taels of silver from selling arms.

On the way back, Fan Song said: "It's still easy to earn." Let's see if there are any other places that need arms. ”

"This can't be done yet, if this happens, the East King will be unhappy in the first place." Lu Qi said.

Lu Qi and Fan Song brought back a lot of goods and muskets, and they bought some slaves and expanded the manor.

As for the island that Zhang Zhimu asked them to buy, Fan Song also looked at several of them, but he never made up his mind which one to buy.

This time, it was Lu Qi who collected more than 200 stone rubber in Sulu, and they were afraid that the family would use it in a hurry. Lu Qi took a few people, hired a ship to load the purchased goods, and returned to Guangzhou with rubber, especially some rubber saplings and seeds. The reason why I came to Guangzhou first was that I was afraid that the saplings would die and wanted to plant them earlier.

Everyone admired Lu Qi and Fan Song for being able to accomplish such a feat.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Lu Qi, you and Fan Song's contribution to our kiln gang can't be overstated. Without your rubber, we wouldn't be able to do a lot of things. In particular, the overseas markets that you have broken out have expanded the sales channels of our kiln gang's products, and also broadened our horizons. After the development of our shipbuilding industry is established, we will also expand overseas markets and sail our warships and merchant ships to the whole world. What I'm saying is a big deal, and the thing at hand is that if your rubber doesn't come again, a lot of our work will stop. Lu Qi came back too timely. ”

After Li Mao came back, Zhang Zhimu also had two conversations with him. They fully exchanged their views on the next step of development. At the beginning, Li Mao also thought that Yaogang could now make a big move. However, after Zhang Zhimu's patient work, Li Mao also understood that the kiln gang should still be quiet and obscure now, and prepare for the next step of development.

After careful consideration, Li Yan also accepted the formation of a team assigned to him by Zhang Zhimu to study future legal work. Zhang Zhimu also personally accompanied Li Mao to visit the officials who were originally in the three legal departments of the imperial court left by Zhang Zhimu, and patiently told them that this is a major event that is beneficial to the present generation and will be useful for the future. Since these former officials have all been engaged in judicial work, they know what the law means. Most of them agreed to participate in the job. The ones that weren't too pleasant agreed to after work. Because some people see that many of their colleagues are in charge of the work of one side, they have some yearning.

After some preparations, the work conference attended by the middle-level and above cadres of the kiln gang was held. Qiu Laodong, Liu Yun, and Ning De, who were far away, all came back to attend the conference.

The conference was very grand, and the discussion after the meeting was also very enthusiastic.

At the meeting, Zhang Zhimu made a work report.

The report is divided into several parts:

1. Summarize the achievements of the previous period of work

After more than two years, the people of Yaogang have united as one, and have made remarkable achievements in the world.

First of all, the problem of eating was solved. Then opened up the trade route from south to north, and now the trade route of Yaogang is north to Kill Tiger Kou and Zhangjiakou, south to Guangzhou and Quanzhou, and east to Yangzhou and Huai'an. West to Changsha. At present, most of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River are the business scope of our Yaogang merchant ships.

In terms of commerce, not only did it expand its trade routes, but it also established branches in many places. At the same time of operation, it not only obtained the right to issue banknotes, but also opened ticket numbers in various places.

In the past two years, the industry of Yaogang has also made great progress. Establishment of a steel industry centered on the smelting plant. At the same time, a copper and tin mine was acquired. Textile mills, chemical factories, power plants, and other factories were established, and many goods were produced that could meet the needs of the kilns and could be sold to various places. Initially, electrification has been achieved.

After two years of training from the south to the north, he cultivated his own core armament and then established his own team. This brave and warlike team, in the recent war against the Dashun army, did not fail in its mission and defeated the invincible Li Zicheng Dashun army. Protect the construction achievements of the kiln gang, and then completely beat Li Zicheng's Dashun army out of Shanxi, and achieved remarkable results.

At present, we have sent trained officials to the entire area north of Yaogang in Shanxi, above the county seat.

In the battle with Li Zicheng's Dashun army, Yaogang captured nearly 200,000 soldiers of the Dashun army, more than 110,000 war horses, more than 130,000 horses, and nearly one million stone of grain.

It can be said that at present, the combat effectiveness of our Yaogang army is unmatched.

At present, the Yaogang army has ten cavalry regiments and more than 10,000 people. There are nearly 70,000 men in eight infantry divisions and a reinforced division, and more than 800 women in a regiment. There are eight large warships of the navy, eight Fu ships, two centipede ships, twelve Cangshan ships, eight wheel ships, and three flat-bottomed shallow ships. And both large warships and flat-bottomed ships have been transformed into steam-powered.

At present, the artillery on the ships of the navy has been replaced with 120 heavy mortars and flat-fire infantry guns. At present, there are more than 5,000 officers and men in the navy.

Most of our infantry and cavalry, as well as our Marine Corps, have been reloaded with automatic rifles and heavy machine guns.

In the past two years, we Yaogang people have renovated the roads from Yaogang to Kill Hukou, Zhangjiakou and Yuncheng, and opened up passenger and freight transportation in these places. Now we can already promise safe passenger and freight transportation from Kill Tiger Kou and Zhangjiakou in the north to Yangzhou in the south.

Our Xiaolinghe shipping project has been put into use, which has greatly improved the transportation situation of the kiln.

The railway from the smelting yard to the kiln gang has been opened, which not only improves the transportation problem between the smelting yard and the kiln gang, but also the first time that a new transportation system has been used. Through it, we have trained a team to engage in railways. Because this is a system project integrating locomotive, railway, communication, and transportation scheduling. Its use also means that our kiln has entered a new era.

In terms of culture and education, Yaogang has also made great achievements, we have established the most advanced Yaogang College, and established the latest primary school. Our Yaogang Troupe has rehearsed and performed the world-famous "Tang Guifei" and many other plays. We have also launched the world-renowned "Kiln Gang Weekly".

We have not only established a telephone network all over the kiln, but also opened a long-distance telephone from the kiln to the smelting field, Lingshui wharf and Taiyuan. Now the telegraph has reached as far as Tongguan. Telegraphs to Ningwuguan and Datong are being erected, and the entire Shanxi telegraph and telephone network is also being rolled out and constructed.

We have also made great progress in our external relations.

First of all, our efforts in the kiln gang have been approved by the emperor Chongzhen of the Ming Dynasty, and now our kiln gang has basically won the trust of the emperor; We have initially established contact with Zuo Liangyu and Zhang Xianzhong. And some trade activities have been carried out, and initial trust has been obtained.

In the north, we have also established good cooperative relations with Ningwuguan and Datong. The distant Mongol prince Tori and the acting king of Datong also established a good relationship. We have also established a very good relationship of trust with other gates of Taihang Eight Paths.

2. Future directions and tasks

With the current military strength of our Yaogang People's Army, there is no force that can make us the enemy. However, we need to have a clear understanding. This time, we fought so smoothly with Li Zicheng's Dashun army, not only because we had advanced weapons, but also because we had no chance of winning. A large part of the reason for our victory was that Li Zicheng's Dashun army did not understand us and was not ready to fight us. And with our current strength, we are not ready for successive larger-scale operations. In particular, we are not ready to take over the occupied territories. After thorough deliberation by the principal leaders of our kiln gang, we decided that in a short period of time, without adequate preparations, we would absolutely not rashly launch a larger-scale attack, but would consolidate our occupied areas. That's the initiative. If we rush out, we are likely to face problems that we are not prepared for, and in that case, we will be reactive and lose the strategic initiative.

The strategy we have adopted is to keep our eyes on the ground, strive to run Shanxi with all our hearts in two years, eliminate all interference, and make full preparations for the next attack of our kiln gang by using the military, economic, and political strength of our kiln gang. I believe that with our strength, after one to two years, our surrounding environment will develop in a more powerful direction.

In order to give everyone a clearer idea of what lies ahead, we have set several specific goals.

Organizationally, we have set up a military and political committee to be responsible for Shanxi's defense and military and political management. For three years, our martial law will remain unchanged. Chen Yufeng is the chairman of the Military and Political Commission, and Yan Boju, Ouyang He, and Lu Chengxiang are the deputy directors.

The committee members are Yan Xing, Qiu Yunsheng (Qiu Laodong), Ning De, Yang Jing, and Li Yan

Within two years, we will make our passenger and freight transportation waterways intermodal, from Zhangjiakou and Killing Tiger Pass in the north to the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, the Qiantang River, and the banks of the canal through our kiln gang. Strive to be able to open regular flights. At the same time, we must also open our semicolon ticket numbers to the places where our trade routes are reached.

We will carry out technical transformation of the government-run smelting plant we have taken over, and strive to improve both output and quality.

Upgrading our own factory. The relocation of the relocation makes our industrial layout and structure more reasonable. It should be mentioned that the textile factory with a capacity of 10,000 female workers should be built as soon as possible, so that our textile capacity and level will be further improved.

Start the design of the Xishan Paozi Hydropower Project as soon as possible. Strive to build a 10,000-volt high-voltage power grid that will connect the kiln gang, the smelting field, the Lingshui wharf and the future Xishan Paozi hydropower station.

Set up a professional bridge construction team, and strive to build bridges that can be used by vehicles in both directions on all rivers on the road from north to south from Zhangjiakou and Kill Tiger Pass to Yuncheng. When the conditions are ripe, we will also build bridges across the Fen River, near Lingshui Wharf, Taiyuan, and Hejin. As soon as possible, the railway from Yaogang to Niutoushan and Lingshui Wharf will be built, and if conditions permit, the railway will be repaired to Datong, Kill Hukou and Zhangjiakou.

All county towns have to build roads.

While managing various regions well, we should also pay attention to absorbing and training more cadres in order to usher in our next great development.

For the time being, we will not make a major adjustment in the number of troops, but the study and training of officers and men should begin as soon as possible, and officers at all levels should also begin training. We must train qualified officers for our next great development. We must raise our army to be an army with culture and ideals. Let our officers and men cultivate a sense of pride, so that they can consciously pay attention to their image and abide by discipline.

Speed up the development of 130 cannons, mass production of infantry guns as soon as possible, so that warships are equipped with enough infantry guns.

Speed up the production of steel-hulled warships.

When the conditions are ripe, we will take over and transform the ** lucky ship.

It is necessary to start the development of steam turbines.

Speed up the development of gasoline and diesel engines.

The military class of Yaogang College was separated from Yaogang College and a special military academy was established.

Yaogang College should also expand its enrollment.

There is also a monthly magazine called Science. It mainly focuses on the promotion of science and technology.

Within two years, cities and towns where conditions permit, were to be connected to telegraphs, telephones, and electricity. The construction of Yaogang itself has also been accelerated, and a hotel, Yaogang Museum, and Yaogang Library should be built as soon as possible.

At the same time, it is necessary to build enough primary schools so that all children in Yaogang can go to school, and no child will drop out of school.

There will also be a Yaogang Zoo, which is a place for children to play.

It is necessary to improve the people's living standards at the same time as improving the people's medical standards and quality of life.

Strive for all Shanxi people to be vaccinated with cowpox within two years.

Efforts should be made to establish independent fertilizer production plants and raise the level of agricultural production. Set up a special breeding department. Recruit students in the agricultural class at the college, specializing in agricultural production. Increase agricultural yields.

We should continue to expand the channels for grain procurement and control grain prices. Resolutely crack down on grain speculation.

After Zhang Zhimu finished his work report, Chen Yufeng made another report on the rewards and punishments for officers and men of the army.

In his report, Chen Yufeng reported on rewards and punishments for officers and men at all levels who made meritorious contributions in this war and for officers and men who were unfavorable in combat.

After Zhang Zhimu and Chen Yufeng's presentations, the participants had a full day of discussions.

Zhang Zhimu's report let everyone see the future development direction and work goals, and greatly encouraged the cadres attending the meeting. There was a lot of discussion. Regarding the issue of rewards and punishments raised by Chen Yufeng, everyone agreed.

After listening to the report, Li Yan felt even more excited.

The goal of the kiln gang people is really generous, and every goal achieved can shock the world.

He didn't expect that Yaogang would make such a decision on major matters. A leader presents all his thoughts in front of his subordinates and allows them to give their opinions casually. This is unthinkable around Li Zicheng. It is impossible for the emperor's decision-making to let his subordinates know what is going on, and if he does not maintain a sense of mystery, the emperor will not be able to do it.

What he didn't expect was that he could join the Military and Political Council. If you haven't made an inch, isn't Mr. Zhang afraid that the people below will not be convinced?

Later, when Li Yan asked Zhang Zhimu this question, Zhang Zhimu said: "I didn't think about this question at all. We kiln people have always been capable, and everyone has no opinion on this. ”

The reports of Zhang Zhimu and Chen Yufeng were adopted after full discussion and revision.

When Li Yan asked Zhang Zhimu why he didn't maintain a sense of mystery, Zhang Zhimu said: "I can only make no mistakes or make fewer mistakes if I hand over the major matters to be decided to everyone." We can also get the heartfelt support of everyone for our decision. ”

After the adoption of the report, a grand commendation meeting was held in the Palace of Culture. After the meeting, "Tang Guifei" was performed. However, this was the first time that an amplification system was used, and several microphones were placed on stage and in the orchestra pit. Yangchang They spent a lot of effort to make multiple microphones used at the same time. Through their unremitting efforts, the acoustics of the Palace of Culture are exceptionally good.

Xiao Hongyu: They also rehearsed with the PA system. Make the show and sound system the best match.

Because of the sound system support, Xiao Hongyu does not have to pay too much attention to the volume of sound during the performance. You can put your emotions to work on the show. As a result, the level of performance has been improved even more.

Not only did Li Yan and the Red Lady watch "Tang Guifei" for the first time, and the tears they cried were bad, but Zhang Zhimu was also moved again.

Li Yan, who was sitting next to Zhang Zhimu, watched the performance and didn't come out of the play for a long time. He couldn't stop wiping his tears and said, "Great! It's just too good. I have also heard about how Yaogang's "Tang Guifei" is breathtaking. I heard that some children of rich families will not leave the kiln after watching "Tang Guifei". I didn't expect it to be really breathtaking. It's much better than what others have told. ”

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Five-line scores, oscillating circuits, caesarean sections. Guo Shoujing made alloy cannons, and Guan Hanqing created "Journey to the West". --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".