Chapter Seventy-Three: Expedition to Ningxia and Departure to Shaanxi

Zhang Zhimu felt very good that Lu Chengxiang was so concerned about the marriages of those immigrants outside the Guanwai, "Mr. Lu, you have solved a big problem for those brothers outside the Guanxi this time. But 40,000 people is not enough! ”

"Oops! We can't find one for everybody. Lu Chengxiang said, "With more than 40,000 people, you don't have to worry." Now those immigrants who have begun to farm and have money in their hands have begun to think of ways for themselves. Last year, many of them went back to their hometowns, and many of them came back with women. I think as long as they're okay here, the women will go home and tell them about it. At that time, the women who could not eat went to the other side on their own. Besides, now that there is a train over there, the conditions are getting better and better. We already have a lot of shops over there, and you can buy a lot of things directly there. We don't have to worry about what happens there. ”

Lu Bingyi said to Zhang Zhimu: "Now on the Qinzhidao construction site, there is still a need for a rolling machine. There are only more than 30 units there, and one point is not enough. If only there were thirty more. There can be two units in a road section to speed up the construction progress, and now they are all done by hand, which is too inefficient. ”

"Li Yunhe, several of their big factories are moving, and they will be able to give you a rolling mill in a few months." Zhang Zhimu said.

"Yes, if you don't move the original factory production site now, it won't be enough. Several of their big factories have to rebuild big factories. The boiler factory, the steam turbine and water turbine factory, and the motor factory all have to build new factories. The locomotive depot will also be expanded. There is also good news, the new tractor plant will be put into operation in the second half of the year. Let's gradually improve the construction of the periphery of the new factory, and then put it into production first. Mr. Tang Jingyao almost stared at the tractor factory. Lu Bingyi said.

"Huh! I heard that only five of the ten tractors on the reservoir site are guaranteed to be used, and the other five have been repaired. Zhang Zhimu said.

"No, Tang Jingyao really used the tractor as a machine. They work in three shifts, and they don't stop the machines. How can that machine stand such a use? Lu Bingyi said, "But with the tractor, the construction speed is really high." Some places don't just have a lot of people, but with a tractor it's different. ”

"Huh! That day, the tractor we used to plough the land was transported to the outside of the pass, and on the platform, Tang Jingyao saw it, and he was not satisfied. He said, 'The most important project in Yaogang now is the reservoir, and when you can't plough the land outside the gate, you use ten tractors to plough the land, which is a waste.' Lu Chengxiang said.

"Mr. Tang told me about this," Mr. Zhang Zhimu said, "I told Mr. Tang that I was going to do experiments outside the customs to see how effective the tractor was in plowing the land." The tractors that have been produced recently are all given to him on the other side of the reservoir. In this way, Mr. Tang's anger disappeared a little. Mr. Tang is also a very serious worker. ”

"I was about to say," Mr. Lu said, "and there was a telegram from outside the border saying that more tractors were needed." They said that the tractors carried eight large ploughshares, and walked through the wasteland, whether it was weeds or small trees, they could turn them into the soil. The land can be cultivated immediately after ploughing. This is simply a machine for making land, let Li Yunhe and them get more tractors. ”

"All need tractors, Mr. Lu." Lu Bingyi said, "If there were tractors at the road construction site, there would be no need for so many people, and the repair would be faster." ”

"I said Mr. Lu, didn't your Qin Zhilu have a road in the first place? Why do you have to rebuild it with so many people? Yan Boju interjected.

"You don't know, the roads built by the Qin Dynasty are now closed to many places." Zhang Zhimu said, "Besides, we will build the road to the point where it can pass four cars this time, and we will build an asphalt road in the future, and we must lay a good foundation for the future now, and the amount of work is not small." I asked Li Wei and his engineer regiment to go over there, give them the place that needs to be blasted, and use ** blasting. ”

"Oh my God, how many a**s does that need?" Lu Chengxiang was a little distressed.

"Don't worry, Master Qingfengzi's ammonium nitrate can already be mass-produced. Now ammonium nitrate ** tube is sufficient. Zhang Zhimu said, "Now the reservoir construction site is used to mix ammonia ladders**." ”

"Isn't ammonium nitrate a fertilizer?" Lu Chengxiang didn't understand.

"That's right! Who said that chemical fertilizers can't be used as **? Zhang Zhimu said.

"This, this, if others get fertilizer, it will be bad." Lu Chengxiang said.

"Therefore, the use of ammonium nitrate should be restricted in the future." Zhang Zhimu said, "In the future, they will be given other fertilizers." However, now it is not easy for others to get fertilizer, and for a while others don't know that this is **. When our sappers go out to use it, don't say what it is. Confidentiality work must be done well. ”

"Mr. Zhang, it seems that this year is a very critical year!" Lu Bingyi said, "I won't talk about the war in Shaanxi. By the end of this year, our 100-megawatt generating units in Niutoushan will be able to generate electricity, so that Baode's aluminum plant can also be put into operation. There are also paper mills that can also be put into operation. If the electricity is sufficient, the galvanized sheet and tin plate on the side of the smelting yard can be put into production. The larger blast furnace they are building can also be put into operation. ”

"It seems that electricity is the bottleneck of our development, and after this 100-megawatt generator set generates electricity, it will be followed by another one. Electrolytic aluminum requires too much electricity. Zhang Zhimu once again felt that the electricity was not enough.

"There can be another unit in Niutoushan," Mr. Lu said, "but I think we should also build a power plant in Baode, where there is also coal." Besides, in that case, the amount of aluminum can be determined according to the amount of electricity generated. ”

Lu Chengxiang said: "Our boiler factory, steam turbine factory, and motor factory have all been rebuilt, and the output will be large." I think a power plant should be built in Yuncheng, and some things can be produced directly in Yuncheng, and they don't have to be transported to the smelting field. ”

"Huh! It seems that Mr. Lu not only understands business, but also understands production! Lu Bingyi said.

"Is this also business?" Lu Chengxiang said with a smile.

When they left Lanzhou, Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He were in a much better mood. They are the most tired when they are not fighting, and the officers are not at ease with how to train. I always feel that this is not ready, so it needs to be arranged. But when the war began, they were more relaxed. Especially after the occupation of Lanzhou, the original plan basically completed the task. As for the Hexi side, although there are still many of Li Zicheng's Dashun Army more than a dozen guards, those are all lone soldiers who have lost contact with Li Zicheng, and they will not last long. Ningde was a general who was very familiar with the northwest, and it was only a matter of time before he led the army of Yaogang, and it was only a matter of time before he conquered it.

On the horse, speaking of General Ningde, Ouyang He said: "I see that General Ningde has passed the pass of Sun Chuanting, and there will be no major incident in Hexi." ”

"The troops sent by Li Zicheng to Hexi are also elite soldiers, of course, most of them are the original soldiers of the Ming Dynasty. General Ningde still has to work hard. Chen Yufeng said.

"No matter who governs the west side of the river, they must also use those original world soldiers." Ouyang He said, "The Great Wall over there is too long. It is impossible to rely on a large number of troops to garrison, and it cannot be raised. Those soldiers of the world are soldiers in peacetime and wartime for the people, which is a long-term solution. ”

Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He wanted to take a good look at the situation on the ground along the way, and they did not take a car, but rode a horse. The route they traveled was along the Yellow River, from south to north, and their destination was Ningxia Wei (Yinchuan).

On the way, they saw the majestic Great Wall inside and on the second side, and Ouyang He couldn't help but sigh: "Look at this Great Wall, how much people's wealth and people's power have been consumed." If these people's wealth and resources are used to repair roads, how many good roads should be built. ”

"Huh! Without these Great Walls, no matter how many roads are built, it is useless. Chen Yufeng said with a smile.

"I don't think I'll need any of these in the future, and it's still in the way of keeping them." Ouyang He said, "When I met Mr. Zhang, I studied it, and some places should be cleaned up." ”

On the Erdaobian and the Inner Great Wall, Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He both walked a section in person and obtained first-hand information.

However, Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He are most concerned about the dredging of the waterway on the Yellow River. When they came to Zhongwei (Zhongwei City) in Ningxia, they were delighted to find that the tugboat could already be driven here.

The engineer regiment that remained here encountered great difficulties when they dredged the river.

When Li Wei led the engineer commander to Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He, they saw that this regiment commander was tired, dark and thin, and his eyes were bloodshot.

Chen Yufeng gave him a seat, he didn't dare to sit down, and looked back at Li Wei. Li Wei said: "Sit down! Then the engineer commander sat down carefully. He was Li Wei's soldier, and he didn't dare to sit without Li Wei to speak.

Ouyang He said: "Just look at your face, you know that you have worked hard. ”

"No, no, it's not hard." The regiment commander hurriedly said, "It's just that the task is too intense, and we want to rush as much as possible before the rainy season." Now that the spring flood has just passed, the rainy season has not yet arrived, and it is a good time to dredge the river. ”

"When do you think our tugboat will be able to drive to Lanzhou?" Chen Yufeng asked.

"This year, we can do it before the freeze, and we are working towards this goal." The commander of the engineer regiment said, "This Yellow River channel is too difficult to manage, the downstream in front of it, the river surface is wide and shallow, and if there are shoals, the boat will run aground if you are not careful." Fortunately, when we hit Shaanxi, it was just in time for the spring flood, and there was no accident when there was a lot of water. Not now. But now there are also a large number of materials that need to be transported here, and we don't have sand dredging boats here, and the sand in those rivers is blown up by us. But the sand and that thing rushed back soon after it was blown up. Now we just need to blow it up every once in a while so that we can get our tugboat over. The banks of the middle and upper reaches of the Yellow River are steep and the water is turbulent, and the reefs of the river need to be blown up. Last time we brought a lot of **, but they all ran out. Now it has been transported from the kiln again. "When it comes to the river, the engineer corps chief talks a lot and speaks fluently.

"I heard that in ancient times, the Yellow River here was a grain transportation channel. Where can we get through after we dredge it? Chen Yufeng asked.

"Yes, yes! General Ningde invited an old man on the Yellow River. He knew a lot about boating on the Yellow River. He said that in the past, the Yellow River could go directly to Guide (Guide County, Qinghai) by crossing Lanzhou upstream. During the Northern Wei Dynasty, wooden boats began to be used for this section of the Yellow River. At that time, wooden boats could transport thousands of stone of grain. However, at that time, boats going up the current had to be towed by slender men. Now we have steamboats, and this place can be a golden waterway when it is dredged. ”

"Not only is it convenient to transport, but if we can have a few warships here and be able to maneuver quickly, we can keep the border safe. The pressure at the border can also be reduced a lot. Ouyang He said, "So, you have to continue to work hard." As long as you get this thing right, you will be a great achievement. ”

"Our goal is to dredge the river this year so that tugboats can get to Lanzhou. Then dredge it upwards, widen the dredged river channel at the same time, and make it navigable for larger ships in the future. "The engineer commander seemed confident.

At this time, Li Wei interjected, "Hurry up and let Li Yunhe build a few sand dredging boats in the river meander." Downstream rivers can't always be fried with **. ”

"You don't have to worry about it," Chen Yufeng said, "Li Yunhe, they have already dug a few more docks on the other side of the river. Tugboats are being built in large quantities, as well as sand dredging boats. ”

After sending off the commander of the engineer corps, Ouyang He spread out the map and said to Chen Yufeng: "Mr. Chen, come and see, if we open up the waterways of the Yellow River, Tao River, Huangshui, and Datong River, the northwest border defense will be worry-free." ”

"Huh! It's a pity that our steel-hulled warship doesn't come, otherwise ......., hum! Chen Yufeng looked at the map and said.

"Let Li Yunhe build a few big boats in the river meander, and load the cannons. Actually, just a few more of those speedboats. The 12.7 caliber heavy machine guns on the speedboat were enough to deal with the Mongol soldiers who could only wield sabers. Hehe! Ouyang He said, "However, once, Mr. Zhang said that his dream is that one day in the future, the big ship in the sea can go directly to Lanzhou." Mr. Zhang never speaks empty words. ”

"I've also heard him say that if we don't die, we'll dream with him!" After speaking, Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He laughed heartily together.

At this time, Li Wei and Li Jing came in together, and Li Jing asked, "What's the good thing, smiling like this?" ”

"Huh! I just told Mr. Chen, Mr. Zhang said that in the future, the big ships on the sea will go directly to Lanzhou. We're all happy! Ouyang He said.

Li Wei took it and said, "Dreaming, right? ”

"You're right, what Mr. Zhang said is a dream." Ouyang He said, "What's wrong with the two of you? ”

"That's the case, tomorrow they have a boat going downstream, should we take a boat to Ningxiawei?" Li Wei said.

"No need." Chen Yufeng said, "We still ride horses so that we can take a closer look at the environment." In the future, this place will be handed over to General Ningde, and it will not be easy for us to come back. Take a good look at it this time, and we can also know what to expect here. We still go to Ningxiawei and then take a look along the Great Wall, and then go back to Xi'an. When we arrived in Xi'an, we had to settle a strategy with Zhimu for the defense of the northwest. Don't follow the excitement either, and use your brains to think about things. ”

"Yes, Uncle Shi, I'm thinking about it." Li Wei hurriedly agreed and went out with Li Jing.

Zhang Zhimu's going to Xi'an is a big deal. Several of the main leaders of the kiln gang had to go with them. Li Yan took the initiative to stay in Yaogang. Qiu's old boss also said: "I'm too old to have fun with you, and I can still study and study the tax collection at the end of the year at home." ”

Originally, Xiao Hongyu's troupe was about to make the movie "Tang Guifei", and when they heard about it, they also asked to go to Xi'an to give a condolence performance. As a result, the film crew decided to go along, and their reason was to make a documentary.

It is impossible for the entire troupe to follow Zhang Zhimu along the Qin Straight Road, and Zhang Zhimu asked them to take a boat to Weinan and then to Xi'an.

Zhang Zhimu's route was to take the train to Hequ first, and then cross the river into Shaanxi. The safety of the road was taken care of by a special police squadron led by Yan Boju.

The night before departure, Zhang Zhimu tutored Xiaoqing and Xiaohu in their homework as always. Xiaoqing and Xiaohu knew that Zhang Zhimu was going to leave home again tomorrow, and their hearts were not pure. Xiaoqing asked, "Uncle, when will you take us to Xi'an?" Is Xi'an fun? ”

"Xi'an is so fun," Zhang Zhimu saw that the two little guys were not calm after finishing their homework, "When you have a holiday in the future, if you catch me out, I will take you to play." You study hard, and you will have time to go out in the future. ”

"When you're on summer vacation, are you going out?" Xiaohu remembered it.

"Huh! It's hard to say, the affairs of Xi'an are not over yet, and I can't take care of the things at that time. Zhang Zhimu is also willing to talk to the two children before leaving.

"Uncle, are you going to marry Aunt Xiaohongyu?" Xiaoqing suddenly asked Zhang Zhimu, which made Zhang Zhimu feel very sudden.

"Whoever said it, there is no matter." Don't think about it, Zhang Zhimu doesn't want the two children to have any psychological burden.

"Uncle, you marry Aunt Xiaohongyu, don't let others marry you." Xiaohu was very sincere in his heart, and persuaded Zhang Zhimu.

"Oh, you two little guys, what's wrong today?" Zhang Zhimu felt that the two children had grown up.

"We all heard my mother and aunt discussing this." Xiaoqing said, "They all said that if you don't marry Aunt Xiaohongyu, they will be too old." I also think you don't want Aunt Xiaohongyu to wait for you. Everyone in Yaogang knows that Aunt Xiaohongyu will not marry you. No one else dared to marry her. ”

The two children and Zhang Zhimu are very good, so they dare to say anything. Zhang Zhimu said: "You still don't understand the affairs of adults, I think our family is already very good." I don't want to be unquiet anymore, just study on your own, and don't worry about the affairs of adults. ”

The words of the two children made Zhang Zhimu a little upset. He really didn't have the heart to think about it right now. But Xiao Hongyu also made Zhang Zhimu very tempted, and Xiao Hongyu's dedication to herself also moved Zhang Zhimu very much. It is true that it is really not a way to delay Xiao Hongyu like this. Just as Xiaoqing said, who would dare to marry Xiao Hongyu in Yaogang!

Zhang Zhimu's special train to Hequ was lively this time. The leaders who went with them all sent their carriages to the wagons behind them. It happened that the prospecting team was going to Hexi, and they were also going to Hequ to take a boat to Lanzhou, so they also left together. Li Dong, Liu Baoxue, and Li Di were going to Baotou to inspect the construction of a steel plant and a power plant, and they also wanted to take a boat from Hequ to Baotou. Lu Qi wanted to go to Baode to see the situation of a kiln built there to process aluminum ore, and also went to Hequ.

In the end, Zhang Zhimu found that Xiao Hongyu also followed on the train. Zhang Zhimu asked her: "Didn't your troupe take a boat to Weinan and then to Xi'an?" ”

"That's right!" Little Ruby replied, "The troupe is gone." I'll go with you and see if that Qin Zhidao is okay? ”

"No, no! It's not that it can't be done, but I think it's hard to take this path. You don't deserve to be condemned to this. Zhang Zhimu didn't want to quarrel with Xiao Hongyu.

"It seems that Mr. Zhang still cares about me!" "Don't say anything, my carriage is loaded." ”

Zhang Zhimu didn't know if Xiao Hongyu was coming, whether he was happy or unhappy. It is said that Zhang Zhimu is still very willing to be with Xiao Hongyu, but it is also true that he doesn't want to be distracted by this now. Because Shaanxi has just been taken, it remains to be seen whether Shanxi's governance model can be replicated, and the defense of the northwest must also be considered. These are all big things that need to be taken seriously.

Seeing that Zhang Zhimu was a little distracted, Xiao Hongyu deliberately asked, "Do you want me to get in the car?" Mr. Zhang. ”

Yan Boju smiled beside him and said, "Come on! Red Jade girl, there are still people who dare not let you get in the car. He said to Zhang Zhimu again: "Zhimu, you can also get in the car." They don't dare to drive if you don't get in the car. ”

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