Chapter 20 The general army reports on the work, and the prince makes suggestions

Zhang Zhimu is quite satisfied with the work on this side of the Hetao, because due to the use of tractors and other machinery and equipment, the area of the reclamation area has been expanding, and the number of personnel has also increased. In particular, this year, the 100-megawatt power plant can also generate electricity, and the kiln cement can also be put into operation, which will greatly accelerate the development of the Hetao area and Baotou. The construction of the Baotou Iron and Steel Plant, which Zhang Zhimu is most concerned about, has been accelerated under the supervision of Li Dong.

The smelter has already sent a lot of technical backbones to Baotou, and the newly recruited workers are also being trained, and many workers and technicians are interning in the smelter. Last year, Zhang Zhimu specially approved the distribution of half of the graduates who could be assigned to Li Dong. Li Yunhe also transferred some people from various units to support Li Dong.

Zhou Yuji also gave Li Dong great support, and a lot of dangerous and heavy work was completed by the army. Li Dong wants to strive for the blast furnace to produce iron next year, and the steel-making equipment can be completed before it is completed, and the iron that has been trained now can be transported to the smelter to make steel first. Some parts that need to be cast in cast iron can also be cast directly in the Baotou steel mill, such as the base of the machine tool.

Zhang Zhimu knew that as long as Baotou was put into production, the pressure on the smelting field could be greatly relieved. Zhang Zhimu wants to transfer the main task of rail manufacturing to Baotou, and now it is the rail that restricts the construction of the railway, and now there is no shortage of workers who have food to repair the road, but after the road is repaired, it is useless without rails! The smelter has strong technical force and can do some more technical work.

When Zhou Yuji was leaving, he made a request to Zhang Zhimu, "Mr. Zhang, I want to send some people back to Yaogang to learn to build a building, we will soon have cement and steel bars there, and we will also build a high-rise building like Yaogang there, so that the brothers there will be more stable." ”

"Good! I wish you could make it a place like a kiln. You choose some people to go to the kiln to study first, and I will talk to Liu Bensheng when I go back, and see if I can support a few of you technicians. So that your construction can begin immediately. I suggest you build a cultural palace first so that people can watch movies. Build another big shopping mall, so that you don't have to run to the kiln to buy things. As for the construction of the shopping mall, I will tell Mr. Lu when I go back that if he is Zhang Luo, you don't have to worry about it. ”

"Great! Mr. Zhang, I'll tell you the good news when I go back. When the brothers heard this, they were not mad with joy. Zhou Yuji said.

"I have another suggestion, I suggest that you repair the road from Baotou to the Mu Us Sea, and I plan to build a large paper mill there. The abundance of reeds in the Mu Us Sea is a good material for papermaking. I want them to build a paper mill at the same time as a sewage treatment plant, so that they can produce paper without polluting the environment. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Good! There was a road that could be used for horse-drawn carriages, and the quality was almost good, so I arranged for it to be repaired when I got back. Zhou Yuji said, "I also plan to build a few more big houses with heating, cut the reeds back in winter, and let everyone weave mats." The reed mat is soft and smooth, and can produce a lot of silver. Otherwise, the winter over there is too long, and people who have nothing to do are easy to talk nonsense, so it is better to let everyone do some work to earn some silver. ”

"Haha! Seeing you this time made me look at you differently. Zhang Zhimu laughed and said, "I used to know that you Zhou Yuji was a bloody general who could fight, but I didn't expect that you could fight the world when you got on the horse, and you could rule the world when you got off the horse!" ”

"Oops! Mr. Zhang has won the award," Zhou Yuji said modestly, "My lady plays a big role in these things." Her heart is much finer than mine. ”

"There is a good virtuous helper, and you are also very lucky." Zhang Zhimu said.

"Yes! They all have to learn from Mr. Huang and Miss Yulin, and it is really impossible to let them stay at home and do nothing. However, they really do a lot of things when they go out. Most of those schools were built by the officials they helped them build. "Zhou Yuji is no longer a commanding general at this time, and has become an official who governs the local government. This made Zhang Zhimu very pleased. He can rest assured that he will be handed over to this side of the Hetao.

Zhou Yuji and the others did not take a boat back this time, but took three cars to Baotou through the Hequ Bridge.

After sending Zhou Yuji away, Zhang Zhimu invited Jiang Jiu over again.

As soon as they saw Jiang Hao, the two talked about Jiang Hao again from the time when Jiang Hao led the troops to fight the Manchu Dynasty. Speaking of the time when he went east to fight the Manchu Dynasty, Jiang Hao became excited again, "Mr. Zhang, now that I think about the incident of going east to fight the Manchu Qing Dynasty this time, I feel like a dream, and sometimes I pinch to make sure that it is not a dream." Those Manchu iron cavalry who beat those crazy and boundless Mongols are honest, how can they meet us like a flock of sheep? ”

"Come on! My lord, you don't tell me what kind of guy you have in your hands. Manchu soldiers or broadswords and spears? At most, get a bow and arrow to shoot you, and if you don't beat them, you'll be embarrassed to come back!" Zhang Zhimu said, "How many people are envious of this face-showing?" ”

"Haha! Right, right! My old ginger really showed a big face. This life is not in vain!" Jiang Hao laughed and said.

"This is considered to be a show of face, and our next step is to completely solve the Liaodong problem. That's when you really show your face. Zhang Zhimu and Jiang Hao have long been familiar with each other, and they are not polite when they speak.

But Jiang Hao has now quickly put himself in the right position, and said very respectfully: "Mr. Zhang, last time you gave me the task of studying the Liaodong region, I didn't dare to delay for a moment, I organized a team in Datong to do this." Some time ago, I personally went to Zhangjiakou, where there are many businessmen who have been running to Liaodong all the year round, and I have learned a lot from them. Saying that, Jiang Jiu spread out a map of the Liaodong region. Zhang Zhimu saw that there were many marks densely marked on the map. It can be seen that Jiang Jiu, a professional soldier, has done a lot of meticulous work.

Zhang Zhimu said: "With your identity, you dare to go to Zhangjiakou." If Dongchang learns or the officials and soldiers of Zhangjiakou send you to Beijing, can Emperor Chongzhen spare you? ”

"Mr. Zhang, it is precisely because I have the identity of a kiln gang person that ordinary people dare not touch me. You said the officers and soldiers of Zhangjiakou, they still invited me to drink! They know that sooner or later the world will be ours, and who doesn't want to come into contact with our people. I want to leave a way back for myself, and this is what I'm going to tell you later. Jiang Hao said very smugly.

"Anyway, I don't think it's appropriate to venture out in your current capacity." Zhang Zhimu was a little angry at Jiang Jiu's unauthorized actions.

"Mr. Zhang, don't be angry, it's my fault. But I also knew that I was going to tell you about this, and you would not agree to me to take the risk, so I didn't dare to tell you. Jiang Hao said, "But there are some things that I don't have an intuitive impression if I don't hear them with my own ears, and I can't help but talk to those who have been to Liaodong in person." Seek out a few more people, and things will become clearer. ”

"In this way, after you go back, take your team, hurry back to Yaogang, and form a team with Liu Yun and their people. We have also been to Liaodong, and now there are also intelligence officers in Liaodong. In this way, when you put them together, you are more informative. Zhang Zhimu pointed to the Liaohe River and Yalu River on the map and said, "I have asked Shi Tao and them to study the situation here." When we march into Liaodong, we must also give full play to the advantages of the naval army. If we go straight to Shengjing (Shenyang) along the Liao River, what will a black tiger look like? ”

"Oops! That's wonderful. Jiang Hao looked at the map and said, "We can march on several routes at the same time, and first march by land with great fanfare." Let the trolls act quietly. When a large number of their troops are transferred out to meet our army, our navy can dig their way back. ”

Jiang Hao is worthy of being a professional soldier, and he immediately had an idea in his head.

"You hurry back to Yaogang and study this matter with Liu Yun and the others." Zhang Zhimu said, "You are always responsible for the affairs of the Liaodong region. Think about things more holistically. ”

"Good! I'll take someone back to the kiln as soon as I get back. Jiang Hao said, the joy on his face couldn't be hidden. He knew what Zhang Zhimu said, and he was always in charge of Liaodong's affairs, which was a great trust in him.

"Now let's talk about Zhangjiakou!" Zhang Zhimu also wanted to know what the Zhangjiakou officials and soldiers thought.

"I was very familiar with the officers and soldiers in Zhangjiakou before. They all knew I was going and they all came and invited me for a drink. When I was drinking, I asked them, I am now hated to death by the emperor, so you are not afraid that the emperor will find out and kill you? But these guys say that we invite you to drink because we want you to help us find a way to live. This Ming Dynasty is coming to an end, and you can't just take care of yourself and leave our brethren behind. Jiang Hao said, "The situation of the Ming army is basically like this now, and I don't think this emperor will be able to be for long." I have an idea and don't know whether to say it or not? ”

"Oops! I said, General Jiang Xuan, when do we need this between us? Zhang Zhimu pretended to be angry and said.

"No, no, it's too big. I'm also hesitant to say no. Jiang Hao explained.

"Say it! I don't want that between us. Zhang Zhimu said to Jiang Jiu seriously.

"Good! Then I'll just say it. Jiang Hao made up his mind, "I think we should deal with Emperor Chongzhen first, let the Ming Dynasty be completely finished, and then we will deal with the Manchu Qing." I don't know if that's right? ”

"I have thought about what you said, it is not too difficult for us to completely solve the Ming Dynasty. However, it takes a lot of energy and time to deal with the aftermath. We need to establish a new regime, the old Ming Dynasty forces will also rebel, and all kinds of forces that oppose us will unite under the banner of restoring the Ming Dynasty. We will spend a lot of time purging all internal forces, and I am afraid that for a long time, we will not have the opportunity to send troops to fight abroad. Have you thought about any of this? Zhang Zhimu patiently prompted Jiang Jiu to say.

"Ou! I hadn't thought about any of these things. Jiang Xuan said.

"We can now send troops under the banner of the Ming Dynasty and destroy the Manchu Qing Dynasty, which poses the greatest threat to us. When we don't have external worries and internal troubles, we may solve the matter by going back and talking to Emperor Chongzhen. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Oops!" Jiang Hao patted his head with his big hand, "I'm really convinced!" I thought I was smart? It's a long insight. The same thing is completely different in the eyes of different people. I know what a master is! ”

"Come on! Do we still use such praise for each other? Hehe! Zhang Zhimu and Jiang Hao both laughed after speaking.

"Mr. Zhang, don't say anything to boast. To be honest, the greatest honor in my life is to know you! Jiang Hao said very sincerely.

"Me too, the luckiest thing in this life is to have you good brothers." Zhang Zhimu said.

After talking to Jiang Hao, Zhang Zhimu and the two princes and others rushed to Baode overnight, because Zhang Zhimu wanted to see how the Baode Aluminum Factory was doing. The director of Baode Aluminum Factory, surnamed Jiang, is called Jiang Zhucan, and he knows that Zhang Zhimu and they are coming, and he has also made preparations. Although the conditions here cannot be compared with those of the kiln, the accommodation is also clean.

After resting all night, Zhang Zhimu and the others had breakfast, and the director of the aluminum factory came to pick up Zhang Zhimu and them.

Zhang Zhimu saw that the scale of the aluminum plant is not small, and many new factories have been built, as well as a large number of staff dormitory buildings.

Zhang Zhimu and the others came to the power plant, and the technicians and workers here were busy nervously.

Director Jiang complained: "Mr. Zhang, we are like being raised by our stepmother here." You said that this power plant was built at the same time as the Niutoushan unit, but all the equipment was given priority by them, and the Baotou power plant was built much later than ours, but it is said that it can also generate electricity together with us. Whether it is cement, steel bars or power generation equipment, others can only think of us when they don't need it, otherwise our power plant would have generated electricity a long time ago. If you look at Mr. Zhang, less than half of our production capacity is started, but the electricity is not enough. ”

Hearing the factory director say this, Zhang Zhimu can understand his distress very well, "Director Jiang, you have to understand, we are developing too fast." Now our three major powers, such as the motor factory, the steam turbine factory, and the motor factory, are expanding every year. However, production capacity cannot be increased all at once. We can only guarantee what is most urgently needed first. But now it's okay, you see that Li Yunhe is also here, and you here will be our focus from now on. After your unit generates electricity, we will immediately put you on a second unit. You are not only going to make aluminum ingots here. We are also planning to build a cable factory here. Use your aluminum ingots to process alloy aluminum and pull out the cable directly. Your school here will also be expanded into a secondary school and a primary school. We also need to deploy teachers. ”

"Great! That's great! Director Jiang didn't know what to say all of a sudden.

After visiting the power plant and aluminum factory, Zhang Zhimu and the others came to the bank of the Yellow River, Li Yunhe pointed to the other side of the Yellow River and said: "Li Di, they are about to build an elevated high-voltage tower here, and use steel cables to connect the aluminum cables from here to the other side, so that Fugu and Shenmu on the other side can use the power of our power grid." The oil fields in the Shenmu area are also convenient for electricity. ”

"I think the Yellow River here is not too wide, and the mountain beams on both sides are also very close, is it possible to build a steel cable bridge that can walk people? In this way, cement pylons can be built on both sides of the river. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Yes, yes, the steel cable is easy to rust, and it is not safe to use it for a long time." Li Yunhe said.

"So you can use a five-millimeter steel wire to coat it with a layer of zinc, then hinge it together, apply glycerin, and then wrap it around with rubber tape, so that you can reduce the corrosion of the steel cable." Zhang Zhimu said.

"If it's that hard work, we might as well build a bridge that can be opened to traffic. Building a bridge in this way is much easier than the meandering bridge. Li Yunhe said.

"I'll think it's okay, go back and study this matter with Mr. Lu, and calculate how thick the steel cable needs to be. If such a bridge can be built, it can be built in many places. Zhang Zhimu said, "If you want to increase the strength of the steel cable, you can also add nickel to the steel." ”

When Director Jiang heard the conversation between Zhang Zhimu and Li Yunhe, he interjected: "Mr. Zhang, if a bridge can be built here, it will be too beneficial to the development of both sides of the strait. The people on the other side of the river can easily cross the river, and they can also take the train here. The merit is immeasurable! ”

"Take your time, don't rush, in the future we will also open the railway bridge to the other side." Zhang Zhimu said.

On the train back to Yaogang, Zhang Zhimu said to Li Yunhe: "Your heavy vehicles still have to speed up!" With heavy trucks, it was much easier to transport Shenmu's oil to the meander. ”

"That's all we have, and now they're doing that kind of four-wheel drive car. However, the group that engaged in six-wheeled cars said that they were making good progress, but the engine of that kind of car has not been done well, and the engine must be big when the car is big, otherwise it will not be able to bring the six-wheeled car. When the six-wheeled car is finished, I'll let them build a ten-wheeled car. I also want to use their chassis to convert it into a bus. In that case, Yang Jing's glass carriage will be finished. Hehe! Li Yunhe laughed after speaking.

"It can't all be done all at once." Zhang Zhimu said, "There is still a process. But sooner or later, the carriage will be finished, this is inevitable. However, your oil drilling in Shenmu and Fugu needs to be intensified. Otherwise, we won't have enough oil for our cars. ”

"It's a sad thing." Li Yunhe said, "Now diesel is tight, and in the future, when there are more cars, gasoline will also be tight." I've doubled the number of people who drill oil this year. But it won't work right away! Next year, I'm going to increase the number of people. ”

"It's right to add more people now, once the railway on the Hexi side is opened, we need to extract oil in Ganzhou and Yumen immediately." Zhang Zhimu said, "Now you not only have to drill oil wells, but also train oil talents." Prepare for the battle of the western oil fields. ”

"Good!" Li Yunhe nodded and said.

Seeing that King Dai and King Zhou came to the dining car, Li Yunhe knew that the two of them must have something to do with Zhang Zhimu, so Li Yunhe and Li Wei went back to their carriages.

After the two princes sat down, Zhang Zhimu asked people to change the tea. The three of them drank some tea together, Zhang Zhimu saw that there must be something wrong with these two people, smiled and asked, "Hehe!" The two princes seem to have something bad to say? ”

"No, no, there's nothing hard to say." The acting king waved his hand and said, "King Zhou and I have been discussing this matter, I guess you can't think about it?" ”

"Oh! Tell me, what the hell is going on?" Zhang Zhimu said.

"There are no outsiders here, we want to know, what are you going to do with the current emperor's affairs in the end?" King Zhou asked directly.

"You're right, I've been thinking about it." Zhang Zhimu said, "But I haven't thought about it." But one thing is certain, Emperor Chongzhen is a good emperor who works hard, but he is powerless to return to heaven. Therefore, Emperor Chongzhen must withdraw from the stage of history, but I will do my best to protect the lives of him and his family. But in the future, we must not let the outside world know where Emperor Chongzhen is. Otherwise, those who have regained their sight will find an excuse to entangle, which must also be avoided. As for how to do it, it's all in our hands. I think that after all the affairs of Liaodong and Mobei are dealt with, I will talk to the emperor about his way out. ”

The two princes are also very entangled in their hearts, they are all descendants of the Zhu family after all, they don't want to see the Ming Dynasty fall like this, but there is nothing they can do. As for Emperor Chongzhen, they were afraid of him and didn't want him to end up too miserable, so they were very conflicted.

"Alas! The Zhu family has run out of energy in the world, if it weren't for the Yaogang people who are here to block it, they would have been beaten into Beijing by thieves a long time ago. The acting king said, "However, I heard that Li Chuang thief came to Yaogang this time to negotiate peace with us, right?" ”

"Don't hide it from the two princes, that's it!" Zhang Zhimu said affirmatively, "I want to talk to you about this if you don't ask." ”

"Zhang Dongjia, don't let go of this thing, this person is too vicious, not a good person!" King Zhou said, "I'm afraid that you are too kind-hearted and fall for this thief!" ”

Zhang Zhimu knew that these princes of the Zhu family hated Li Zicheng and couldn't wait to eat him.

"Li Zicheng still has hundreds of thousands of horses in his hands, and they are all people who can't eat and come out to rebel in order to survive. We all wanted to kill them, and we had to pay a lot of lives ourselves. If Li Zicheng can put down the butcher knife, will everyone be happy? Zhang Zhimu said this, and he also knew that it was difficult for them to accept.

The two princes really didn't speak anymore.

Zhang Zhimu said: "In the past few decades, we have suffered natural and man-made disasters, with countless deaths and injuries, and I really don't want to die anymore." I also told Emperor Chongzhen about this, we are going to let Li Zicheng and them go to Annan next year, and they will let them out of Zhejiang. The emperor also agreed to this approach. ”

King Zhou sighed and said, "I really can't swallow this breath!" ”

The acting king asked: "Zhang Dongjia, aren't you afraid of raising tigers?" ”

"Haha! Are they tigers too? Zhang Zhimu laughed and said, "I think they are also sick cats!" ”

"Alas! Well, when they arrived in Annan, it would be even more difficult for them to hold out without our support. King Zhou could see clearly, "Although we feel uncomfortable hearing this in our hearts, I still admire Zhang Dongjia's wrist." Such a tricky matter was actually solved by you like this. You have exhausted Li Zicheng's usefulness, and he still has to thank you. ”

"Hahaha!" The three of them laughed for a while, and Zhang Zhimu said, "It's a great joy to do this!" ”

"I think Emperor Chongzhen has no choice but to agree to do this, otherwise he hates Li Chuang more than we do." After the acting king finished speaking, he asked again, "What are you going to do with that Zuo Liangyu?" ”

"I asked Emperor Chongzhen how to deal with this Zuo Liangyu, but the emperor was still a little hesitant, saying that Zuo Liangyu was an official after all, and it was best not to use swords. Hehe! Zhang Zhimu said.

"The emperor wants to use Zuo Liangyu to restrain you, don't be soft on this person, the people hate him more than Li Chuang. This guy never listened to the dispatch of the court, but he constantly asked the court for money and things, which was extremely hateful. King Zhou said, "Kaifeng is so critical, only he has heavy troops in his hands, and he is still close, but he just waits and sees." Abominable and abominable! ”

"Don't worry, Mr. Chen and Mr. Ouyang went to Hankou to study and deploy to deal with Zuo Liangyu and them." Zhang Zhimu said, "Let's see what good way they can come up with?" ”

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Mt. Fuji erupted, Japan was earthquaked. --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".