Chapter 35 The Hutuo River Dam Capped Zuo Liangyu was greedy and difficult to persuade

In the spring of the 21st day of Chongzhen, the thing that made Zhang Zhimu and the people of Yaogang the happiest was that the Hutuo River Reservoir Dam was finally capped after more than three years of construction. The construction period was more than a year ahead of schedule.

When the cofferdam in front of the reservoir dam was blasted and dismantled, the leaders and people from all walks of life in Yaogang arrived at the scene, and the Yaogang radio station also made a live report on the blasting site.

The atmosphere at the scene was tense and warm, in order to publicize the effect, the cofferdam blasting asked the two princes of King Zhou and Dai Wang to personally press the detonation button. Showing his face like this made the two princes unable to close their mouths when they smiled. Two pairs of big hands pressed the detonation button at the same time with the "detonation" command of the master of ceremonies. As the detonation button was pressed, a continuous explosion rumbled from the barrage cofferdam. Due to the consideration of the impact of blasting on the dam, the cofferdam does not adopt a blasting, but adopts the method of segmented continuous blasting, because of the consideration of the pressure difference between the outside of the cofferdam and the water inside the cofferdam, the water has been released between the cofferdam and the dam in advance, so as to reduce the impact of river water on the dam after blasting. But the gap left behind made the blasted cofferdam disappear quickly, the dam's motors were activated, all the floodgates were lifted, and the murky yellow water gushed out from the dam's gates, and the crowd on the viewing platform cheered.

Since the river can pass through the dam's sluices, the flow on the diversion side is much smaller. The work of intercepting the flow over there has begun, and after the interception is completed, a dam will be built there. In the future, it can be used as an outlet for electricity and when the flood is heavy.

Zhang Zhimu knew that after the interception of the flow there, the reservoir here could start to store water, and the debugged generator could also generate electricity. If all five generators in this reservoir generate electricity, the power problem of the kiln can be greatly alleviated.

Zhang Zhimu was in reverie here, and Tang Jingyao came over and said: "Mr. Zhang, our reservoir will be able to remove more than 100,000 people soon, what do you think will be arranged?" ”

"Great! We are not afraid of crowds. Zhang Zhimu said, "We have several projects that have not been started due to the lack of manpower and technical strength. You are a team that has been trained for several years, and you are the most technically equipped of us. ”

"Yes! After more than three years of training, we have a lot of workers who can operate machinery. There are also those who can participate in surveying and mapping and blasting, and who have a lot of experience in cement pouring, and there are many talents. "Tang Jingyao is very satisfied with his team.

"This team is going to be reorganized. For those with technical expertise, the salary should be increased. There are also technical titles that should be taken into account, so as to encourage everyone to specialize in technology and retain talents. These things need to be done before the team withdraws. Otherwise, as soon as they go out, many people will flow away. Everyone knows that it is too hard to do this work, and they are not willing to do it. If we raise the treatment of their backbones, many people will feel that they still have a head start by following this team, so as to reduce the turnover of personnel. Zhang Zhimu reminded Tang Jingyao.

"Mr. Zhang was thoughtful," Tang Jingyao said, "and there were more than 200,000 people at the largest time in the entire construction site." Now there are less than 200,000 people, and there are still more than 100,000 people. I want to form a team of about 50,000 people who have been evacuated, and some of them we can let them leave voluntarily, because a large number of laborers can be found at any time. The organization that remained was organized into a team of 50,000 people. In this way, both teams can complete major works independently. Their experience is invaluable, and the experience we have learned over the past three years is invaluable. We will bring these experiences to the classroom for future students to learn from. ”

"The waterway between the Han River and the Heihe River has been dug up, and the first barrage dam on the Jialing River will be built soon, and the people who have been evacuated can come in handy." Zhang Zhimu said.

"I think there's a job for them to finish before leaving," Tang Jingyao said, "After the water level from Xishan Baozi has risen, the banks of the Xiaoling River have collapsed badly, especially from Xishan Baozi to Yaogang, the river has been raised, indicating that there is too much sediment at the bottom of the river." I don't think it's better to make up my mind to harden this section of the riverbank. Take the nearest stone and use cement to build the two banks. In this way, the tram from Xishan Baozi to Yaogang is opened, and the road surface on both sides of the coast is hardened with asphalt, and boats can be opened in the river, and several bridges are built on both sides of the river. In the future, both sides of this road will be the center of our kiln. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Good idea! That's not going to take so many people! ”

"Look at that! If we want to build this section of the river, we have to close the sluice gates upstream. How much is the loss of a one-day suspension on the Xiaoling River? Therefore, we must rely on the sea of people to quickly repair the two sides of the strait in a short period of time. "It seems that Tang Jingyao has been thinking about this for a long time, and he has already thought about it in detail.

"It's up to you." Zhang Zhimu said, "However, I think that all the way to the Fen River, the entire Xiaoling River will have to be hardened in the future." ”

"This is also my opinion, we have completed the hardening of both sides of the Xiaoling River, and we can also improve the navigation capacity. Now our kiln transportation is a big deal. Tang Jingyao said.

At this time, Lu Bingyi, who didn't follow everyone to visit the dam, came over, "Mr. Tang, can your soldiers be withdrawn?" ”

"Haha!" Zhang Zhimu and Tang Jingyao couldn't stop laughing.

"What are you laughing at?" Lu Bingyi asked puzzled.

"The two of us were talking about something, and you came over and asked." Tang Jingyao explained.

"This time your soldiers can be transferred to Hanzhong, right?" Lu Bingyi was thinking about the Jialing River dam.

"Let's take a rest, and then control the course of the Xiaoling River, and then we can follow you across the Qinling Mountains to Hanzhong." Tang Jingyao said, "Our team is pulling out, but it is an elite soldier." ”

"Well, of course, all the best construction equipment is here with you. Look at the tractors are in rows, and you people will be the main force in the water diversion project in the future. Lu Bingyi said, "But, when will you be able to generate electricity here?" ”

"When the flow is cut off over there, we can start storing water to generate electricity." Tang Jingyao said, "When the flood season arrives at the latest, there will be two units to generate electricity. ”

"That's great!" Lu Bingyi said, "It's almost the same on your side, you can take over the matter of the Yellow River and the Yangtze River!" Fan Chengkun and his navy have made a plan for the management of the Yangtze River waterway, I think you should take over as soon as possible. ”

"They're done, I'll have to see for myself." Tang Jingyao is different when it comes to work. Zhang Zhimu also knew that Tang Jingyao would not express his opinion until he personally inspected it. However, with a ready-made plan, it was easier for him to investigate further.

"I've had you take out a few offices in the Yaogang office building. Explain this matter, you should go back to the kiln. We have too much to do with water conservancy. You have to improve your team and get all the work done. Zhang Zhimu knew that after Tang Jingyao went back, he could take care of anything related to river water conservancy.

The Hutuo River Reservoir is the largest reservoir in the Ming Dynasty, and its completion not only greatly alleviates the power of Yaoyaogang and even Shanxi, but also fundamentally controls the flood damage in the lower reaches of the Hutuo River, which often causes floods. Controlling the amount of water can make it flow downstream, during the dry season, and the flow of water during the flood season can be controlled.

This dam, Yan Boju left a company of police to guard. Barbed wire fences were set up on both sides of the dam, and there were tall turrets, and no outsiders were allowed to approach the dam without permission. There is a special viewing platform for outsiders to visit next to the dam, and Zhang Zhimu knows that it will become a scenic spot for everyone to visit in the future.

The ceremony of the Hutuo River dam was originally a good thing that everyone applauded, but Emperor Chongzhen heard on the radio that it was King Zhou and King Dai who pressed the detonation button and threw the cups in their hands to the ground. Originally, Emperor Chongzhen was very willing to listen to such a live broadcast news, because although he couldn't go to the scene, he could imagine the situation at the scene when he heard the sound coming back from the scene, but Emperor Chongzhen was angry that the two princes of the Zhu family actually went to Yaogang to attend the ceremony, and they didn't know shame that they pressed the detonation button under the attention of tens of thousands of people. Emperor Chongzhen angrily dropped the cup and felt puzzled, and his angry hands trembled a little.

However, after Emperor Chongzhen calmed down, he was also thinking that the princes of the two Zhu families were so valued by the Yaogang people, and it seemed that this Zhang Zhimu and Li Zicheng were completely different from those thieves. Emperor Chongzhen began to think about meeting Zhang Zhimu in the Yellow River again.

A piece of news from Fujian, which came back from Li Zhi's intelligence officer, made Fan Chengkun, who was preparing in Yaogang, a little uneasy. One is that it is said that some people in the Zheng family began to load some fine soft on the ship and don't know where to transport it, and the other is that Zheng Zhilong had close contacts with the red-haired fan of Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan) during this time.

For this reason, the main leaders of Yaogang held another meeting with Fan Chengkun and Lin Zongwei.

At the meeting, everyone judged that although Zheng Zhilong could not make up his mind to abandon the cornucopia of Fujian now, with his long-standing political experience, he was prepared for the unexpected to transport some of the fine and soft parts. If they find out that we're going to deal with them first, it's not a little bit of what we're going to take away. Therefore, it can still be concluded that Zheng Zhilong has not yet found out that we are about to deal with them. And then he contacted Hongmaofan (Dutch), probably thinking that if there was a situation, they hoped to use the power of Hongmaofan (Dutch). The red-haired fan has been occupying Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan) since Chongzhen's fifteenth year after driving away the Franco-machine, and they have a certain strength at sea, and Zheng Zhilong does not dare to move the red-haired people easily.

Zhang Zhimu said to Fan Chengkun: "Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan) has always been our Chinese, and after being occupied by the Francos, it was occupied by Hongmaofan (the Dutch). We don't care what other people do. After recovering Fujian, we must drive out the Hongmaofan (Dutch) and take back Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan). ”

"Mr. Zhang rest assured, although the red-haired fan is good at using warships, it is okay to deal with others, in front of us, as long as we can find them, we will definitely sink them." Fan Chengkun said, "We still need to prepare some cadres to take back Xiaoliuqiu (Taiwan). ”

"We will arrange the affairs of the cadres, and you will be responsible for solving Xiaoliuqiu militarily. Both Frangi and Hongmao Fan have built fortifications in Xiaoliuqiu, and you will have to defeat their fleet at sea and destroy their fortifications on land. Ouyang He said, "We will talk about the fortifications of Xiaoliuqiu later, but it is possible that they will send a fleet at sea when we deal with Zheng Zhilong, you must be prepared." I think that if the preparations are about the same, your Fujian Theater Command will move forward to the Zhenjiang base. Our five steel-hulled warships and six steam-powered ships can also be concentrated at the Zhenjiang base. The newly produced 20 gunboats were also concentrated at the Zhenjiang base after the sea trials. Shi Xiu: I think the army that supervised the construction of the Yellow River dam can be transferred out of a division and stationed at the Zhenjiang base. Qin Peng and they also transferred one infantry division to the Zhenjiang base, two infantry divisions, plus the naval corps, it should be enough for you to deal with Zheng Zhilong from the sea. Li Zicheng's army is also training, and the army is still dominated by them. But you can't do it without an army. ”

"Yes!" Fan Chengkun stood up and saluted.

Lin Zongwei said: "Our cadres need to be concentrated, and after the training, they must also be concentrated at the Zhenjiang base. If the Zhenjiang base is not enough, you can be on standby in Yangzhou first. ”

Yan Boju said: "Our police have all been arranged, and they can be assembled and on standby immediately." ”

"I see that I am ready, and I will go to the Zhenjiang base immediately." Chen Yufeng said, "Concentrated at the Zhenjiang base, you will check if there is anything you are not ready for." ”

Until the end of May, the waterway army and cadres and police of Yaogang were successively concentrated at the Zhenjiang base.

At this time, that Zheng Zhilong hadn't realized that the knife raised by the kiln gang man was aimed at them, but Zuo Liangyu felt frightened.

Some time ago, Zuo Liangyu had to report that Li Zicheng had reconciled with Yaogang, and what made Zuo Liangyu even more shocked was that there was accurate information that Li Zicheng also took someone to Yaogang. Because of this, it shows that the relationship between the two families is not ordinary. Zuo Liangyu was a little puzzled, it is said that our relationship with the people of Yaogang is much better than that between Li Zicheng and Yaogang. Our Yaogang business here has done a good job, and no one rushed to rub the oil to bother, why is it that suddenly Li Zicheng and the Yaogang people are so good. Zuo Liangyu discussed with the staff, and then wrote a letter to the kiln gang, wanting to invite Zhang Zhimu to come to Jiujiang, in fact, they knew that it was unlikely that Zhang Zhimu would come to Jiujiang, just to test the reaction of the kiln gang people. The reply from the kiln gang people was quite polite, although they refused the invitation, but they also asked Zuo Liangyu to have time to go to the kiln. Of course, Zuo Liangyu was afraid that he would be detained by the kiln gang people, so he didn't dare to go to the kiln gang. But Zuo Liangyu and the others also knew that if Yaogang marched next, they would only be targeted. Because Li Zicheng and the Yaogang people have reconciled. However, Zuo Liangyu sent someone to find out, and the business of the Yaogang people in Jiujiang was going on as usual, and there was nothing different. Zuo Liangyu hesitated again, could it be that he had a false alarm?

Zuo Liangyu has been playing a cautious eye, no matter which side he is on, he is resolute not to deal with it hard. No matter how the imperial court decrees, he is resolute not to move troops and horses, he thinks that as long as he keeps his strength in hand, he will still be able to clean up the mess when others lose. But he didn't expect that Li Zicheng would be so reluctantly beaten, and the development of the kiln people would be so fast. Li Zicheng can't confront the kiln people, and his own strength can't be compared with the kiln gang people.

Zuo Liangyu, who has never been relieved, recently received a report that the Yaogang people had gathered a lot of troops at the base on the other side of Zhenjiang. This time, Zuo Liangyu didn't dare to slack off, the kiln gang people gathered the army, it was definitely not a joke. Zuo Liangyu suddenly thought of Li Mao, who had always had a good relationship, but when he asked again, he learned that Li Mao had now arrived in Hankou. Zuo Liangyu hurriedly sent someone to Hankou to meet Li Mao and asked Li Mao where the Yaogang people would fight next?

What Zuo Liangyu didn't expect was that Li Mao would immediately take a boat to Jiujiang to see Zuo Liangyu.

Li Mao and Zuo Liangyu are old friends, but Li Mao's current identity is not the Li shopkeeper in Yangzhou at the beginning, and now the entire Central Plains region is under Li Mao's management. The two were polite, and Li Mao said bluntly: "General Zuo, we are old friends, why are you so worried about us?" ”

Of course, Zuo Liangyu knew what Li Mao meant, and said, "No, no, our relationship with Yaogang is not a day. However, you have gathered a large number of troops in Zhenjiang, and we can't help but care about it in front of us. Besides, I've heard that you have a good relationship with the thief Li Zicheng, and as an old friend, I would like to know why you are transferring troops? ”

After listening to Zuo Liangyu's words, Li Mao laughed and said, "General Zuo, you are too worried. We have a military operation, but not against you, you can rest assured. As a joke, you may not want to hear it, but it's just a truth, we don't have to make so much effort to prepare for your army. ”

Zuo Liangyu was really a little angry, but he knew that Li Mao was telling the truth.

"Humph! You guys are a little too underestimating the old man, aren't you? Zuo Liangyu snorted deliberately and said.

"Look! He also said that we are old friends," Li Mao said, "General Zuo, you are also battle-hardened, who is stronger than your army and Li Zicheng?" ”

"Hmmm! If you want to say it, it should be that Li Chuang is stronger, otherwise they wouldn't have been rampant until now. Zuo Liangyu turned his head, "However, they are not heroes." Hundreds of thousands of troops are tied up, making the world laugh! ”

"In this way, if according to what you said, Li Chuang thief and we fight to the death, what will be the result?" Li Mao asked.

"This ......!" Zuo Liangyu couldn't answer.

"Let's talk about it!" Li Mao said, "In the end, the blood flowed like a river, and they wouldn't even have a place like the one in Zhejiang now." ”

"Hmmm! The result is pretty much the same! But you kiln people will not lose less. Zuo Liangyu's mouth is still hard.

"We don't have many people to lose!" Li Mao said, "We fought the Mongols and the Manchus away, and we didn't lose many people in total. ”

"Hmmm! I know you have a lot of firearms. Zuo Liangyu said, "You have been saying that we are old friends, why don't you provide us with some good firearms?" ”

"Come on! General Zuo," Li Mao said, "Last time we provided you with muskets and other weapons at the best price, and we were expecting that when we were attacked by Li Zicheng, you, as friends, would be able to send troops to contain Li Zicheng, but you watched the tiger fight from across the mountain and watched the excitement, so let's not talk about such a thing!" ”

Li Mao's unkind words made Zuo Liangyu very embarrassed, "You guys misunderstood!" Why don't I want to deal with you? At that time, our army wanted food or not, and it was good to be able to ensure that the soldiers did not disperse, so how dare we drive them to war? ”

"Alright! General Zuo," Li Mao said, "we are not fools, so let's not talk about the past." However, General Zuo has no plans for the future? ”

"What can we do? We are officers and soldiers, not those thieves. Zuo Liangyu began to pretend to be confused.

"Although you are an official soldier, you never listen to the dispatch of the imperial court, the military discipline is extremely poor, and everywhere you go, the people are very angry. After all the thieves are wiped out, do you think the emperor will still tolerate you? Li Mao asked.

"What about intolerance? Lao Tzu also has hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands. Obviously, Zuo Liangyu's words are obviously lacking in confidence.

"I came from Hankou today just to hear the truth from my old friend, not to say something harsh." Li Mao said, "I heard what our Mr. Zhang said, and you also want to have something to say to Mr. Zhang, do you think we need to convey it?" ”

"That's it! I want to invite Zhang Dongjia to Jiujiang and tell him whether we can not offend each other in the future. Last time, the Eight Kings handed over Wuchang to you, and we didn't have the idea of fighting there anymore, we are all old friends, and we should save some face. Zuo Liangyu said.

"I know that, I want to thank you, General Zuo." Li Mao said, "But as an old friend, I will say a few words about my friend today." You saw it too. It won't take much time for us to unify the entire Ming Dynasty. To tell you the truth, we have already arranged to deal with the Mongols in Annam, Liaodong Manchu, the countries of the Western Regions, and Mobei. Can you survive as an independent kingdom here in Jiujiang for a long time? ”

"You have occupied so many places, did you send us this little land and not leave us some way to live?" Zuo Liangyu is really unwilling to give up his own territory.

Li Mao originally wanted to talk to Zuo Liangyu about the fact that there was a senate in Yaogang, but Li Mao understood that it didn't make sense to Zuo Liangyu, he was different from those princes who could judge the situation and say it. He won't look back until he hits the south wall.

Thinking of this, Li Mao said: "I thank General Zuo, you still miss me when you encounter something." I will be in Hankow from now on, and it will be convenient for us to come and go. If you have something, you can go to me, I came to Jiujiang this time to say a few words of truth that old friends should say, please forgive me if there is anything inappropriate. As for the troops we have assembled in Zhenjiang, General Zuo can rest assured that it is not for you. I vouch for it with my personality. I also ask General Zuo to forgive me for not being able to say the purpose of their military operations. ”

"Hey! Wherever I speak, I am most willing to speak to you. People around me are willing to say things that make me happy, and I don't know if they're telling the truth or not. After you go back, bring a message to Zhang Dongjia, I, Zuo Liangyu, hope to be friends with him. Zuo Liangyu also knew that he couldn't say anything about it.

However, when Li Mao reported the matter of meeting and talking with Zuo Liangyu to Yaogang by telegram, Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He both believed that this Zuo Liangyu could not let go of the dream of being an emperor and had to solve it by force. Because he did not have the wisdom to accept a peaceful solution.

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