Chapter 53 Jialing River Reservoir Guangyuan Asphalt

Several key leaders of Yaogang held a meeting with Li Mao to study the next development plan of Hankou.

Li Mao said with great confidence: "Now the railway from Zhengzhou to Hankou is under construction, and if it goes well, it will be opened to traffic next year." The Yangtze River and Hanshui bridges will also be completed next year. Coupled with the special geographical location of Hankou, it is difficult for us not to develop! If the steel plant is not put into operation next year, it will definitely be put into operation the next year, and the shipyard is also stepping up construction. The number of workers in our textile factory has reached more than 5,000 people, which is almost the same as that of Yaogang Textile Factory. We have an incomparable advantage here in the kiln, and the female textile workers can be recruited almost unlimitedly. ”

Lu Chengxiang interjected: "Li Gongzi, let me interject." I suggest that you continue to expand the size of the textile mill. The bigger the mill, the better. We now have more channels to solve the cotton problem from the Western Regions. ”

"Good! Let's wait for Mr. Lu's words, to be honest, the surrounding people are looking forward to our textile factory to recruit workers. If there is one person in those peasant families who works, the life in the family can be much better! Li Mao's words made Zhang Zhimu's heart warm, and the love he revealed for farmers was very natural, and it was definitely not pretended.

Zhang Zhimu said: "We have all seen that Hankou has developed very well under the rule of Brother Li, and now it not only has a radio station, but also the first television station to be built in addition to Yaogang. I heard that the auction of paging numbers will start soon. We are all very happy about it. However, we still have to put a burden on you this time. After the completion of the first reservoir on the Jialing River, we can already provide a stable power supply to Hankou. We have studied several times the construction of a new boiler factory, a steam turbine factory, and other marine supporting factories in Hankou, and now we have made up our minds to start construction immediately. Your steel mill will be put into operation immediately, and you can provide steel nearby, plus sufficient electricity, and transportation resources close to the Yangtze River. Especially next year, our railway here will be opened, and it will be even more powerful! How about the technicians you need, we have considered the solution, what else do you have to say? ”

"It's great news again!" Li Mao said excitedly, "Actually, when I talked a few times, I wanted to ask how the research on this matter was, and I was embarrassed to speak." I didn't expect it to have been decided! As soon as these large factories are built, Hankou's industrial base can be greatly improved. The supporting industries he drove can bring up a one-stop. It's amazing! ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "The location of Hankou is very thick, and we must give full play to its geographical advantages, develop industry, and develop on both sides of the Yangtze River from point to point." The leading role of Hankou is very important, and Li Gongzi, your responsibility is also greater. There is another opportunity for the development of Hankou, that is, your railways and terminals must build container freight yards. Now we have container yards in Huai'an and Quanzhou, Lingshui Wharf, Sulu, and Yaogang, and the superiority of container yards is gradually revealed. Container transportation is a place where we need to make great efforts. Hankou has both shipping and rail, and there is a great deal of container transport in the future. Don't miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime development opportunity. ”

Lu Bingyi said: "Container transportation not only improves transportation efficiency, but also creates many opportunities in itself, such as land container transportation, which requires special transport vehicles. In the future, we will build container terminals at all major coastal terminals. Hankou is one step ahead of the inland rivers and can also sum up some experience. ”

"You also have the advantage that you have built a computing center, and it will be very convenient to manage container transportation with a computer." Zhang Zhimu said, "In the past two days, we have successfully experimented with computer remote communication, and in the future, we can use computers to manage the terminal station to grasp the dynamic situation of container transportation at any time." ”

Li Mao suddenly asked: "There is one thing, I want to ask, some business groups came to ask me, they all know that the Yangtze River and the Hanshui Bridge are about to open to traffic, and they want to buy some big cars for transportation, I don't know when our big cars can be sold openly in places like Hankou." Isn't it possible for them to do this business! ”

"Yes, absolutely!" Lu Chengxiang said, "We have set up an automobile sales and maintenance service department in Hankou. Personnel are being trained, and soon, our cars and people will come over. We have to build gas stations along our main roads. This market is a promising market, and we encourage everyone to participate! ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "The cars we produced before were mainly used by the army, and then used by our own transport team in the kiln. In the future, we will mainly sell our cars to foreign countries. Not only are large cars sold abroad, but Taiyuan's car production line is also about to be put into production, and the price of cars will also be greatly reduced. We are determined to spread our car service network to all parts of the country. Not only to sell cars, but also to solve the worries of buying cars! We provide driving training, driver's licenses, and gas truck maintenance and repair services. Hankou also had to be one step ahead in this matter. ”

Li Mao and other Wuhan cadres were even more happy when they heard this. They knew that these things were the driving force behind the development of Hankow.

Zhang Zhimu said: "After the Yangtze River and Hanshui Bridge were opened to traffic, we will call the three towns of Hankou, Hanyang, Wuchang and three into one, collectively called Wuhan. In this way, there is more room for the development of Wuhan as a whole. The future of this thoroughfare of nine provinces will be limitless! I wish you all even more success! ”

Before leaving Hankou, Zhang Zhimu and Li Mao lived in the same room and had a long and in-depth discussion, from party building, to the development of the whole country, and even to the development of the outside world in the next few years. There was a lot of talk, but in the end, Zhang Zhimu's suggestion to Li Mao was to let him take time to study computer-related things.

Although Li Mao couldn't immediately understand Zhang Zhimu's intentions, Li Mao understood that Zhang Zhimu would not persuade him to do so for no reason, so he nodded and agreed.

After Ouyang He and Concubine Zhuang returned to Hankou, Zhang Zhimu and Emperor Chongzhen boarded a boat to follow the Han River and go upstream. Li Mao also went with him to attend the completion ceremony of the reservoir.

Zhang Zhimu saw that after Ouyang He and Concubine Zhuang attended Fan Wencheng's funeral, his mood was very calm, and he looked at the scenery on both sides of the Han River on the deck with everyone, Zhang Zhimu went over and asked: "Mr. Ouyang, how was Mr. Fan's funeral?" ”

"It's okay!" Ouyang He said, "Anyway, Mr. Fan's feat is also an explanation for himself and everyone!" ”

"With Mr. Fan's knowledge, it's a pity to go like this!" Zhang Zhimu said.

"However, Yueyang's fathers didn't want Mr. Fan to be buried in Yueyang, it was because I did a lot of work and listed a lot of good things that Mr. Fan did, so I could barely convince Yueyang's fathers! They all felt that a traitor was buried in Yueyang and humiliated Yueyang! Alas! Ouyang He also sighed after speaking.

Zhang Zhimu knew in his heart that Fan Wencheng's death here showed that he was also in a complicated mood, but it was likely that this was also a result of Fan Wencheng's careful design, which was to make everyone pay attention to him. But for him, everything is over, and even Ouyang He, who appreciates him, and Concubine Zhuang, who appreciates him, will soon forget about him.

Zhang Zhimu and Emperor Chongzhen led a group of people, looking at the fertile land on both sides of the Han River, and the people who were busy working on both sides of the river. This is a scene that can only be seen in peaceful and prosperous times. The boats on the Han River are constantly coming and going, and busy people will have income. The faces of the people working are full of joy, which is what makes Zhang Zhimu feel the most gratified. Now there are very few slender men on the Han River, and most of the boats going upriver have tugboats to drag upwards, and the efficiency of transportation has not improved much.

Li Mao came over and said: "Mr. Zhang, the number of boats on the Han River is increasing every year. In particular, the Jialing River Reservoir can be crossed by boat, and there are more boats. A lot of incoming and outgoing goods in Sichuan can go from here! ”

"Hey! I don't know how many people's lives will be changed by a reservoir! Zhang Zhimu said, "In the future, several of our reservoirs have been built, and the waterway and Shaanxi will be connected, I don't know what kind of changes will occur!" ”

"Wait! It's going to get better and better! Concubine Zhuang came over with a teacup and said.

"Huh! Concubine Zhuang seems to be more confident than me! Li Mao joked.

"That's right!" Concubine Zhuang said politely, "Li Gongzi is dedicated to Hankou, but I often follow Mr. Zhang to focus on the world." Slowly, I also have the feeling of pointing the world! We have just returned from the upper reaches of Weishui, and we know that the upper reaches of Weishui will soon be connected to the Tao River, and if the waterway through the Qinling Mountains is opened, we can enter the Yellow River from here through the Qinling Mountains to the Weishui, and we can enter the Tao River to the west, and then we can also enter the upper reaches of the Yellow River. If the Huangshui and Yellow River are dredged, the boat can sail to Xining. I'm afraid I can't do business along the way, right? ”

"Oops! Admire! Admire! Li Mao arched his hand and said, "Hey! My horizons are too narrow. Thank you Concubine Zhuang for her teachings! ”

Zhang Zhimu also took the opportunity to say: "The elders of our Senate are not in vain, they must have the mind to see the world and the world!" ”

"Huh! Mr. Zhang, don't talk too much, we can't hold back! Concubine Zhuang said with a smile.

Zhang Zhimu knew that Concubine Zhuang must have come over to talk about Fan Wencheng's funeral, so he took the initiative to ask: "Mr. Fan's affairs have been arranged?" ”

"It's all right! I was about to talk about this, Mr. Fan is a breeze on his sleeves, and when he came out, he arranged his family and donated all the remaining property to the people! The silver used in his funeral was all taken by Mr. Ouyang personally! I wanted to dig out some of it, but I was also blocked by Mr. Ouyang! What a shame! ”

"Hey! Mr. Fan is also a strange person! Zhang Zhimu sighed.

"I think only me and Mr. Ouyang can understand Mr. Fan," Concubine Zhuang said, "Mr. Fan is a person with great ambitions, and he has the heart to participate when he sees you people who are surprised, but because of the past events of the previous dynasty, it is difficult to come forward, and his heart is very painful." In particular, many Han people think that he is a traitor, and it is a pain that is difficult for him to resolve. Mr. Fan left like this, which was also his helpless choice! ”

"Hey! I told Mr. Ouyang that Mr. Fan's funeral expenses were paid by the company. But Mr. Ouyang insisted on going out by himself, I think it was also the reason why they sympathized with each other! Zhang Zhimu said.

The passenger boat did not stop after passing Xiangyang and Hanzhong, and drove directly to the end of the Han River, through a section of excavated canal, into the Heishui River. Due to the increase in the water level of the Jialing River and the increase in the water level of the Heishui River, passenger ships can easily pass through the Heishui River and enter the Jialing River. The boat docked at a pier not far from the dam.

When everyone came to the pier, they were amazed by the environment.

The climate here is humid, the road surface on the shore is asphalt, and the exposed soil is loaded with flowers and plants. The fresh air makes people feel refreshed, but the sound of roaring water from the dam reminds everyone that this is a reservoir.

Zhao Jinli also rushed over from Sichuan early and greeted everyone on the shore.

Zhang Zhimu, Emperor Chongzhen, and everyone couldn't help but go to the dam to have a look.

There was already a line of cars waiting for everyone, and the cars pulled everyone directly to the dam. Although many people have seen the Hutuo River Dam and the first-class dam in Tianshui, the dam in front of them still shocked everyone.

Although the Hutuo River Dam is magnificent, there is no lock, and although the dam on the Tianshui side is higher and has locks, the amount of water is still too small to see its might. However, this dam, due to the previous flood, the library is almost full of water, several outlets are now pouring wildly, the rushing river water is like a dragon out of the water, stirring up the fog, very spectacular, rumbling sound, even more shocking. The children were so shocked that they covered their ears!

The fleets that went up and down the dam were discharged for a long time. It looks like the locks are going to do very well!

At the evening banquet, Zhang Zhimu invited a technician and leader to participate in the main project of the dam construction. At the banquet, Zhang Zhimu pulled several main leaders and technicians to his side, constantly served them dishes, toasted them, and expressed his gratitude to them.

In fact, these people have already moved upstream, and the upstream has been building secondary and tertiary reservoirs at the same time, and this time they came here to attend the ceremony.

When Zhao Jinli toasted Zhang Zhimu, he said: "Mr. Zhang, when this dam is in use, it has had a great impact on Sichuan, and many things can be directly transported into Sichuan by boat. It's a great thing that our long fleet of tugboats can cross the dam through the locks and go directly to and from Sichuan. In the past, Sichuan's problem was that the transportation was inconvenient, and they were prone to self-contained problems. Now it's easy to do! ”

The commissioning of the reservoir dam this time has a huge impact on Sichuan Huguang, and all walks of life understand it. Many guests from Huguang, Sichuan Province also attended the ceremony. The atmosphere of the ceremony was naturally very warm, and Zhang Zhimu and Emperor Chongzhen both spoke. Representatives of guests from all walks of life also said a lot of auspicious words.

Of course, a celebratory feast is inevitable.

However, after the banquet, Zhang Zhimu and Emperor Chongzhen did not stay in the hotel here for another night, but directly took a boat through the lock, came to the downstream of the dam, and drove towards Guangyuan.

In the past, this section of the river was difficult to navigate because of the unstable currents. It is often a night of heavy rain that immediately becomes a disaster, and the current flow is usually very small, and the big boat cannot walk. A dam was built to control the flow of water, and this section of the river became a golden waterway.

Emperor Chongzhen, who was in a very good mood, came to Zhang Zhimu and Lu Bingyi's table and asked, "Zhang Dongjia, we will soon arrive at the hometown of that empress Wu Zetian." Is the asphalt mine there really worth a visit? ”

Zhang Zhimu got up and moved a chair for Emperor Chongzhen and invited him to sit down, but before he could speak, Lu Bingyi smiled and said: "Your Majesty, I have been here several times for this Guangyuan asphalt mine. It can be said that Guangyuan's asphalt mine is at least enough for us to mine for a hundred years! The asphalt mined from some of the veins here can soften at a temperature of more than 300 degrees, which is simply incredible. The asphalt here is transported to the south, and even our island south province, island north province, and Shannan province can use such asphalt to build roads. No matter how hot the weather is, it won't melt. In fact, the asphalt left over after we smelt oil can be mixed with these asphalts. Also, there are parts of the asphalt mine in Guangyuan that are very pure, and we can directly use them to make paint. This asphalt adhesion is very resistant to oxidation. Our black bicycle and car paints can be made directly from this asphalt. ”

"Oops! According to what you say, Guangyuan's asphalt is really a treasure! Emperor Chongzhen said.

"Not only that, Guangyuan's coal and natural gas reserves are estimated to be not small, and we have already explored graphite, iron ore, refractory clay quartz and other ores, and it is estimated that further exploration will be discovered." Lu Bingyi said.

"Huh! Once this waterway is passed, are these treasures still all mineable? Emperor Chongzhen's eyes lit up. He knew that as long as he mined, he would get gold.

"Yes, now Guangyuan can already be said to be a treasure city!" Zhang Zhimu said, "We first mine the much-needed asphalt, which we need to build roads everywhere." Especially on our side of Qin Peng in Shannan Province, it always rains, and the road needs asphalt. ”

It seemed that people were just chattering, and as they were talking, Ouyang He came over with a telegram and said, "I'm sorry everyone, excuse me!" ”

Emperor Chongzhen smiled and said, "It's okay, Mr. Ouyang, we are also chatting!" ”

Ouyang He handed the telegram to Zhang Zhimu and said: "A prince of Ceylon (Sri Lanka) sent someone to Qin Peng and them, asking us to send troops to help them drive out the red hairy fan!" They're fed up with the bullying of the red-haired fan! ”

Emperor Chongzhen said: "Ceylon (Sri Lanka) is our subject country! The eunuchs of the Three Jewels went to Ceylon (Sri Lanka) several times. They also had a prince who came to our Beijing and was given the surname 'Shi' by the emperor, and they have been living in Quanzhou. Many of their descendants are in Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan) and Quanzhou! We can't leave their business alone! ”

Zhang Zhimu smiled after reading the telegram and said: "Since the emperor has already said it, Ceylon (Sri Lanka) we have to take it back!" Send a telegram back to Qin Peng and ask him to tell the person sent by the prince that our emperor said that we can't watch the red-haired fan bully them. When we finish cleaning up the Xiyi people in Nanyang, we will come back and clean up the Xiyi people there. He also told Qin Peng that Guangyuan's asphalt is very suitable for them to build roads there, and we will transport the asphalt to them as soon as possible! ”

"Hey! Zhang Dongjia's war is a major military event, why did you talk about it with asphalt and road construction? Emperor Chongzhen said with some dissatisfaction.

Ouyang He smiled and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry!" In the eyes of our Mr. Zhang, cleaning up the red hair in Ceylon is no different from our road construction! ”