Carl and Dewey were fascinated by Hu Wenkai's factory, and at noon Liu Wenqin came to report that the two went directly to Tianfen to visit the engine factory and aircraft factory, and could only go to Tianxing Town to meet Hu Wenkai at four o'clock in the afternoon.

You can't blame the two of them, Dewey proposed to come to Haimen several times to visit the factory, Hu Wenkai always had no time to receive and delayed again and again, and now people want to see enough, so they have to follow them, anyway, let them see for a year, and they can't steal the teacher.

After lunch, Deng Jun pushed the door in with a scruffy beard, still holding a handful of drawings in his hand.

smiled innocently: "Boss, your baby teapot was taken by Wu Hongxia." ”

Hu Wenkai pointed to the chair opposite the desk and motioned for Deng Jun to sit down, handed him the cigarette and said, "I knew that Du Zijuan didn't do a good job, and bribed Wu Hongxia with my teapot." ”

"The one in my family said that he couldn't hide anything from the boss's eyes, if the boss refused to give it, Du Zijuan said that he couldn't take it out, unless it was the boss lady who made a move, but the boss lady would not give away the boss's things, Du Zijuan was still a little worse than the boss lady."

"Just a teapot is so mysterious to you. When will the railway be completed? "He is concerned about the railway arteries, which are directly related to the layout of heavy industry.

"The boss is finishing up the erection of crossings and signal lights, and it is estimated that it can be put into trial operation in the middle of the month."

"Deng Jun, do you think the railway construction this year is faster than before?"

"It's much faster, there was no experience before, after two years of exploration to sum up a set of effective construction plans, plus the increase in the natural speed of construction machinery, now there are more than 300 construction machinery on the site, before nine trucks and more than a dozen walk-behind tractors."

"I am going to set up a division-level unit engineering corps, composed of soldiers who have retired from Anhui and Zhejiang, as well as the captured Feng army on the northern battlefield and the technical backbone of you. The number of personnel is estimated at no less than 30,000. He had thought about this plan for a long time, and now it was time to start preparing it.

"This boss has the final say, and I fully cooperate. This will stabilize the construction team. ”

"Deng Jun, you are not a matter of cooperation, you are fully responsible, you contact Sun Xiaolan as soon as possible to implement this matter. This is a priority for the technical arms in the past few years. ”

"Boss, I only care about construction, how can I have the energy to manage these things, you better find someone else." Honest people tell the truth.

"The management team is staffed by the troops, you just need to be the commander of the First Engineer Division for me, and change the name as you are now."

"Well, no problem, the boss about the construction of Xuzhou to Pukou double line or Xuzhou to Taizhou single line, I tend to Xuzhou to Taizhou single line."

"Deng Jun, tell me your reasons."

Deng Jun spread out the drawings and said: "Well, that's right, the double-track construction can improve the transportation capacity, but the key problem is that we don't have so many goods and personnel in a short period of time to need double-line transportation, and it will be idle for at least three to four years after completion. ”

"The single line from Xuzhou to Taizhou can drive the circulation of materials and personnel in Baoying, Huai'an, Siyang, Suqian and other places. We will take these benefits two years later to see the double line from Xuzhou to Pukou, when the bridge across the river was almost repaired, and the double line from Shanghai to Xuzhou was built together. ”

Deng Jun's analysis is very correct, rather than idle capacity, it is better to invest funds in places that can be effective in a short period of time.

"After the completion of the railway on Deng Jun's side, you need to divide the construction into several places, the railway from Huaibei to Xuzhou, the railway from Xuzhou to Taizhou, and the railway along the Yangtze River in Anhui, can you be busy?"

"There should be no problem, the Huaibei to Xuzhou railway has started construction is estimated to be a matter of two months, and the plain area only needs to strengthen the base, and there are few bridges. I consider focusing on the single line from Xuzhou to Taizhou, repairing a section of the railway along the Yangtze River, and building a section of the railway. ”

"The construction period of the railway along the Yangtze River can be extended, how long are you preparing for the construction period of the Xutai line?"

"I plan to build it in five sections at the same time, depending on the weather and material supply, it is estimated that it will take half a year at the earliest, there are no mountains and large rivers on this line, and there is no difficulty in transferring personnel to that side the day after tomorrow."

Hu Wenkai frowned and said, "You haven't surveyed and designed yet, what's the use of transferring personnel to the past." ”

"Hehe, boss, we have already surveyed and designed, and it is estimated that you will definitely agree with our plan, which is the unanimous opinion of hundreds of technicians." Deng Jun laughed.

"Nima, it's time to cut and play again. Let Pete Sr. allocate ten trucks and crawler tractors to you, and hurry up the construction period. ”

"Boss, I came today to invite you to attend the opening ceremony of the Nanjing-Suzhou highway."

Hu Wenkai wrote a transfer letter, and when he heard Deng Jun say that the Nanjing-Suzhou highway was open to traffic, he immediately raised his head and asked: "How long have you calculated how long it took for your sports car to travel from Nanjing to Shanghai." ”

"A little over four hours, three hundred and twenty-seven kilometers long."

"It's worth celebrating, you invite Liang Qichao, Lu Yongxiang, and Wang Hu to participate, and I won't go. I was too busy with a bunch of things to do, so I attended the opening ceremony of the Nantong-Pukou railway. ”

Deng Jun was obviously disappointed and sluggish, and did not expect that Hu Wenkai would not participate in the opening ceremony, but only sent Liang Qichao and Lu Yongxiang to participate, and in his heart only Hu Wenkai was the only leader.

"Don't have any opinions, there will be many completion ceremonies and opening ceremonies like this in the future, you can't let me participate in them all, and besides, you have to share some sweetness with others. You have to be mentally prepared, in the future, I may only participate in large-scale projects such as the opening of the cross-river bridge, which is a formality, don't be too confined to it. ”

After being enlightened by Hu Wenkai, Deng Jun figured out that he wanted to show his grades in front of his boss too much, just like a primary school student who wanted to be praised by a teacher for getting good grades in an exam.

"Have dinner together in the evening and send Du Zijuan and the four of them to Anhui to take office, as well as Dewey and Carl, you go back to take a shower and shave and change your clothes."

Deng Jun only then remembered that he hadn't sorted out his appearance for a day or two, and hurriedly stood up and walked without forgetting to take the cigarettes on the table.

"I forgot to mention that the library in Tianxing Town is finished, so it's waiting to be named."

"Call it Liang Qichao Library." Hu Wenkai casually reported his name and gave the teacher the best gift.

Dewey and Karl's first words when they met: Hu Wenkai's most profound impact on this visit is that the toilet is really clean and beautiful.

"If the Chinese do not mention this topic in the first sentence when they meet, the filthy things will not be elegant."

Dewey took off his suit and put it on the back of his chair and said, "What you do is not at all like Chinese, more Western than Westerners." ”

"Consul Dewey: That's because we didn't have the economic strength to take care of people's livelihood before, and when we have money, we naturally think of improving the sanitary environment and providing a good living environment for the people. What do you have to buy for this visit? Hu Wenkai didn't want to discuss this too much, because Westerners thought they were superior to others, and they didn't think that they would be ahead of China in the past 100 years.

"Congratulations to General Hu." Karl smiled and held out his fan-sized hand.

Hu Wenkai gently shook his hand and said, "The news spread so fast? ”

"When we came, the news had already spread wildly, and the central government had awarded Hu Wenkai the rank of general commander-in-chief of the Yangtze River garrison, and he had no name and no real power."

"You started your job before the letter of appointment arrived? A few days ago, I sent a telegram to the British consulate asking them that warships entering the Yangtze River need to be filed and put on gunkeeping? ”

After motioning for the two to sit down, he said, "Inviting you here today is one of the things. ”

"I have checked all the treaties, and there is this warship that can sail freely in the waters of the Yangtze River, but according to international practice, it is necessary to file and cover up the gun.

Dewey was accustomed to saying, "The British are so arrogant that there is a response to the telegrams you send?" ”

"There is no response, I have arranged for warships to patrol at the mouth of the Yangtze River, giving half a month a buffer time. I said that you two can take the lead, and there is nothing to come in and put weapons in your pockets. Besides, it is also an international practice, and it does not undermine the prestige of your two countries. ”

"Wen Kai, I will ask Ambassador Wilton for instructions on this matter, and it shouldn't be a big problem." Dewey frowned, estimating that this was a bit difficult.

"Hu Wenkai, when I came, my country had already decided that entering the mouth of the Yangtze River would be recorded, and the muzzle of the cannon should not be raised and the artillery jacket should be covered. There are not a few warships in China that enter the Yangtze River in a year, so there is no opinion. "Carl is clearly selling well.

"Wen Kai, I personally analyze that Britain will bow to you, after all, you are in charge of this matter, and our countries are used to arrogance. Now that the domestic economic situation in Britain is not very good, they will not make a big deal about it. ”

"I want to remind you both that Hu Wenkai will not ask you to do things that go against the interests of your country, we are all friends, so we will not embarrass our friends. It's not that I'm being aggressive, but I'm articulating a simple fact. We only engage in mutually beneficial things, and we can refuse to participate in things that are harmful to one party. "Sometimes it takes a knock on a friend, otherwise he thinks he's a messenger to save humanity.

Dewey was a little surprised that Hu Wenkai had begun to get along with him as an equal, but Karl was not surprised and had experienced Hu Wenkai's methods many times.

Dewey stretched out his hand again and shook Hu Wenkai tightly to indicate the repositioning of the relationship, which was of course tacit.

Karl went straight to the point: "Hu Wenkai, you have to thank me, the three medical schools in the United States use the three hospitals in Shanghai, Tianxing, and Nanjing as student practice bases, regularly send professors to guide students, and also donate some medical equipment free of charge. ”

"Thank you, Carl, we will provide and do our best to welcome teachers and students of the School of Medicine to China for internships. Carrotta has returned to the United States to prepare for Vice President Coolidge's visit to China. ”

The three of them talked in the conference room until it was dark before opening the door and coming out. The exact content was not revealed, and it was not until thirty years later that some people deduced the bits and pieces.

"Don't go back at night, it's not safe on the road when it's raining, I'll prepare a little wine in the hotel to entertain the two of you."

"Admiral Hu Wenkai, do you think we will go back to Shanghai tonight? Don't eat a meal from you? Carl put his arm around Hu Wenkai's shoulders, and Karl was a head taller than him.

Dewey: "I'm one if I'm drunk tonight, and it's safe to drink on Wenkai's turf." ”

"You go to the car first and wait for the two of you below, I'll be there in a moment."