Chapter 16 There is a Spring Festival Gala reconnaissance mission

The Spring Festival is coming, and it seems that the whole kiln is talking about the Spring Festival party. Because of the Spring Festival Gala held by Yaogang for two consecutive years, after those who have watched the performance have been publicized everywhere, the Spring Festival Gala has attracted more and more attention. In fact, this is also because people's material life has improved, and their demand for spiritual life has increased.

Zhang Zhimu returned home and asked Xiaoqing: "Do you and Xiaohu still participate in the chorus this year?" ”

"Of course, without our choir singing, the performance of the Spring Festival Gala will not be good, this is what Liu said." Xiaoqing is very proud of participating in the show.

"That way you siblings will be able to see the show." When Zhang Zhimu spoke, he saw Xiaoqing covering his pocket, and asked with a smile: "What good things are hidden?" ”

"Two work permits." Xiaoqing said with a smile.

"Work permit! Do you have a work permit? Zhang Zhimu asked.

"It's not. Last year, I tried my best to bring Gao Yinfeng and Gao Guixiang in to watch the performance, and those who were soldiers were not easy to talk at all. This time, I prepared early and figured out a way for them in advance. Xiaoqing said proudly, "This year, the Cultural Palace needs some people to help with the chores and performances, so I will get them two places." Give each of them a work pass so they can go in and watch the show. It's just that I need to help with some work, and those jobs are not tiring. ”

Zhang Zhimu felt in his heart that this Xiaoqing was really a capable person, not only brought his younger brother in, but also brought Sister-in-law Xu's two children in to watch the performance. Sister-in-law Xu's two children have a good relationship with Xiaoqing Xiaohu, and Zhang Zhimu is also very happy to see them so united.

But at this time, Yang Yulin asked Xiaoqing: "I said Miss, who did you get the two performance certificates from Xiao Hongyu for?" ”

Xiaoqing was exposed, a little embarrassed, and said, "Hehe! I don't have any secrets. Auntie, how do you know? I got those two for our teacher. Don't say it, or our teacher will be embarrassed. They couldn't go to the show on their own, and I couldn't get past it, so I found someone to figure it out. ”

Zhang Zhimu couldn't help laughing and said, "Haha! We Xiaoqing should be regarded as the smartest children in our kiln gang. Adults didn't expect them to have so many loopholes, right? ”

Huang Yukun was a little reluctant to say: "You, you are just worrying." I worked so hard, and I don't know if I can get it? ”

"Mom, you don't care. I saw that they couldn't be in a hurry to figure it out. Xiaoqing said seriously, "You don't know how happy they are to see the show." ”

This is how the Spring Festival Gala of Yaogang came with the Spring Festival in everyone's concern. However, this performance, like the last one, will be broadcast live on the radio. This time, not only the people in Yaogang can hear the performance, but many people who have shortwave radios far away from Yaogang can also listen to the live broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala.

Li Mao and his Yangzhou branch said that those people in Yangzhou who bought back the radio could be regarded as looking forward to the two-megawatt generator to generate electricity, and they didn't care whether it looked good or not, so they rushed to pull the temporary wires back to their homes first, and they all heard the news that the Spring Festival Gala was going to be broadcast live through the shortwave radio. Yangzhou department stores should also use loudspeakers to broadcast live. Now the impact of our Spring Festival Gala has been very great.

Before this performance, as in the past, it was to commend and reward those who need to be commended and rewarded in Yaogang, and then the leader made a speech to introduce today's guests. And then there's the show.

Now, Liu Banzhu and Xiao Hongyu are very familiar with organizing such performances, and their programs are richer, and the level of stage lighting, stage scenery, and stage sound has also been greatly improved. They also know that those programs can bring the audience in, those who are nervous, those who are lyrical, and it can be said that the Spring Festival Gala has been getting better and better.

The party ended before everyone knew it. Only then did everyone realize that the party had passed for several hours, and it was in such an unfinished feeling that everyone had left the Cultural Palace.

There are many workers in the factories of Yaogang who do not go home, and there are also many students in the school who do not go home, and they all listen to the live broadcast of the Spring Festival Gala in the canteens of the factories and schools. And the radio station's program started after the Spring Festival Gala. According to Zhang Zhimu's request, dumplings must be made for everyone at night.

This year, the radio station has added a lot of programs that interact with the audience. This interaction has been very effective in the last year. Reporters and hosts in various localities broadcast the live voices of workers, students, and soldiers to thousands of households through radio broadcasts, and the results were very good.

Especially in those places where there are many people in factories and schools, the atmosphere is better. The live interviews around me were broadcast on the radio, which made everyone feel that they were very close to them and that they were a member of the show.

This year, Lu Chengxiang also made up his mind to allocate a lot of money to officials in various states and counties, so that they could also make the Spring Festival atmosphere in various places more lively. Originally, everyone had eased up some of their strength, and this year was a rare harvest year. Before the Spring Festival, officials from all over the country gave relief subsidies to those poor families, so the atmosphere of the Spring Festival in Shanxi was very good.

In particular, before the Spring Festival, Zhang Zhimu entrusted Gonggong Li to send a New Year's gift to the emperor, of course, in addition to bringing new products to the kiln, he also brought one million yuan of kiln coins to the emperor. This is for the emperor's own use. Zhang Zhimu knew that the emperor was very tight now, and the silver and kiln coins that he had given to the emperor had entered the Taichang treasury before, and it was not easy for the emperor to use them.

Just when everyone was celebrating the New Year, the leaders of the kiln gang finished worshipping each other for the New Year, and after going to various places to worship the New Year, they were all busy again.

Li Yunhe and Li Di, in particular, had to transport boilers and generators to Baotou and Dongshengzhou through the ice surface of the Yellow River during the freezing of the Yellow River.

Li Di and his family used a train to transport large goods to Ningwu Pass, unloaded them, loaded them onto a large trailer with 10 wheels specially made by Li Yunhe and them, pulled them down the banks of the Yellow River with cattle, and then hoisted them on pulleys and loaded them onto the ice climbing plow. These things were loaded with a large row of ice climbing plows, which were pulled by a lot of livestock. Because I also had to bring a tent to rest in the evening and things that people would eat and feed the horses, I brought a few more climbing plows.

Walking on the ice requires extra care, and people need to use bamboo poles to probe forward, and never fall into the ice cracks. Where there is snow on the river, it is easy to walk, but if it is a bare ice surface blown by the wind, it is difficult for both cattle and horses to stand on their feet, and even if they put leather on the feet of the animals, it is also slippery, so in many places people rely on people to step on spikes to help the animals pull the plow.

Fortunately, the preparation was well prepared in advance, everyone had down jackets and leather clothes, and no one suffered severe frostbite along the way. When we arrived in Dongshengzhou, half of the goods were delivered. The remaining half is relatively easy to transport to Baotou.

Sent away the people who transported the goods, Lu Bingyi, Li Yunhe, Lin Zongwei, Lu Wenchen and others gave Zhang Zhimu a New Year's greeting again.

Zhang Zhimu knew that they came together, but it would not be a simple New Year's greeting.

Sure enough, everyone sat down and talked for a while about the New Year, and then they got to the point.

Lin Zongwei said: "Mr. Zhang, the reason why we have not started the construction of our new two-hand steel-hulled ship is because we have been summing up the gains and losses and experience of the previous ship. We wanted to make some improvements on the new ship. First of all, we wanted to lengthen the hull, because through our experiments, we knew that our marine power was very rich. In particular, we are going to use the method of crushing coal and blowing it into the furnace on the bull head to burn the boiler, which will greatly improve the utilization rate of coal, and will also improve the efficiency of the boiler and steam engine, and the power will be increased. Considering that our punts are used on inland rivers, it is not suitable to increase the draft and width, but it is not a problem to increase it a little longer. After we increase the displacement, we can increase the coal carrying capacity, and we can also increase the self-sustaining time, which is of great significance to our future sea navigation. ”

"How much do you expect to increase?" Zhang Zhimu asked.

"We want to increase the displacement to two thousand tons." Lin Zongwei said.

"Will stability be affected?" Zhang Zhimu asked.

"No, it can only be better." Lin Zongwei replied.

"It's a good thing, it won't cost a lot of steel." Zhang Zhimu looked at Lin Zongwei and said, "You guys just do it!" ”

"Good!" Lin Zongwei said, "There is another thing, we hope that the company can give us some special machinery and equipment." You see, our shipbuilding needs to cut a large number of steel plates, and then we need to bevel the cut steel plates with a water welding gun. We hope to build a special machine for processing grooves, such mechanical grooves, can ensure the dimensional accuracy of the steel plate, we will be easy to weld, and the efficiency is also high. If this is solved, our shipbuilding will be more efficient. ”

Li Yunhe said: "This is easy to do, we can change the planer to a bed with cutting the edge of the steel plate." ”

"I have one more suggestion. When we unload the boat, some of the seams will be very long, and it is not easy to manually hold it by hand. I think it is possible to make some machines that can move in a straight line with a motor at a uniform speed, so that the machine can move at a uniform speed with the welding torch and cut the steel plate at the same time. Also, some long welds can also be welded in this way. Zhang Zhimu suggested.

Lu Wenchen clapped his hands and said, "This is great, I have thought about this before." It would be great to have this. Those large and long welds are specified by hand and are not welded evenly with a machine. This matter should be resolved. ”

Li Yunhe said: "This matter should not be difficult. But someone needs to do it. I'll arrange for someone to do these things with you. ”

"With our current technology, how many tonnage of steel-hulled ships can we build?" Zhang Zhimu asked Mr. Lin Zongwei.

"We can make this at Lingshui Wharf, because we don't dare to increase the draft." Lin Zongwei replied.

"What if it's in your shipbuilding in Quanzhou?" Zhang Zhimu asked again.

"All steel is used, and 10,000 tons can be made." Lin Zongwei said, "But we don't necessarily have to go to Quanzhou to build a big ship, Zheng He's treasure ship was built in Yingtianfu (Nanjing), and now the dock of the treasure ship is still there deserted, we go to repair it Maybe it can still be used." ”

"Huh! How much effort does it take to get that steel there? It's not a trivial task to rebuild everything. Besides, it's the Nanjing of the imperial court, and they won't watch us go to build a shipyard and ignore it. I don't think we need to bother with them for now. We'll talk about it when we build the railroad to the edge of the Yangtze River. We will build a dock on the Yangtze River that can build 10,000-ton ships, and we will build several 10,000-ton ships. At that time, Li Yunhe, you must build a 305 mm caliber cannon. Our 10,000-ton giant ship, carrying a few huge cannons, can really run rampant all over the world. Zhang Zhimu said excitedly.

Lu Bingyi also said excitedly: "Mr. Zhang, this day will not be too far away, we can all catch up." At that time, we had enough electricity, steel production would be more abundant, we would have no problem building ships and railways, and we would wipe out the Francians and the Waikos. ”

After the Spring Festival, Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He gave Li Jing an order, asking them to send people to Wuguan and Dasanguan in and out of Shaanxi to conduct on-the-spot reconnaissance. Wuguan and Dasanguan are the two passes that Shaanxi pass through the Qinling Mountains, and they are also the only two passages for a large number of people and horses to enter and exit Shaanxi, and there are three very difficult passages through the Qinling Mountains, which only people can barely climb through, and there is no way to use them for military purposes.

Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He both knew about these two passages, but what was the situation of these two passages was also heard and read from the recorded information. Exactly how, we must send someone to investigate.

Zhang Zhimu also very much agreed with Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He's ideas. Yaogang's strategy was not only to occupy Shaanxi, but also to let Li Zicheng go, and also to let Li Zicheng retain a certain amount of strength. Because Li Zicheng was also needed to occupy other places in the Ming Dynasty and open the way for the Yaogang people. This requires a good grasp of the actual situation of these two channels.

In order to better obtain first-hand information, Zhang Zhimu also asked Qingfengzi to assign their 135 cameras to Li Jing's scouts. With a camera, you can get more accurate information.

Now Li Jing's special forces have more than 1,500 people. The special forces newly trained by Zhang Zhimu were also assigned to Li Jing. There is also a group of teenage child soldiers recruited by Li Jing himself, and after his own training, they have also been incorporated into the special forces. These children were originally carefully selected by Li Jing and them, and Li Jing and their families were even more devoted to teaching combat skills. Now it's all available to people. In Li Jing's words, it's just a matter of battlefield experience. However, in the end, the special forces were half of the original number, although the elimination rate was too high, Li Jing was also very distressed, but Li Jing understood that unqualified special forces would harm others and themselves on the battlefield.

Yan Boju took in all the special forces that Li Jing had eliminated, and looking at the more than 300 carefully trained soldiers, Yan Boju was so happy that his little eyes were gone.

Yan Boju said to them: "Li Jing, this little rabbit cub doesn't want you anymore, I want it." He doesn't know the goods, my 'Cybernaut' is accurate to see horses, and people are even more accurate. You're all babies, and you're going on special missions with me. I'll give you a chance to prove to Li Jing, a little rabbit cub, that he knows that he didn't want you to be the biggest mistake he made. ”

Originally, the mood of these soldiers who were eliminated was extremely low, but after listening to Yan Boju's words, they could finally start their spirits. Because Yan Boju is a celebrity in Yaogang, he and Yang Jing also have a special brigade in their hands, which is also very famous. In particular, Yan Boju and Yang Jing are both celebrities, and a while ago, Yan Boju dared to command people to directly kill more than 500 officers and soldiers. It's a pity that you can't enter Li Jing's special brigade, but it's not bad to be able to enter Yan Boju's special brigade. It is said that the old man also has a special calf guard.

Originally, Zhang Zhimu wanted the new special forces to compete with Li Jing's veterans, but Li Jing smiled and said, "Hehe! Don't compare. Round of battlefield experience, a few recruits are not as good as one of our veterans. Needless to say, the battles they participated in after participating in our team, and before they joined our team, they were not fuel-efficient lamps. However, in terms of comprehensive technology, veterans are not as good as new recruits. Today's recruits are both on and off the water, and they have a comprehensive range of special warfare skills, which our veterans can't match. I think that after participating in a few actual battles in the future, our veterans will not have as much stamina as new recruits. Putting them together can help you learn from each other's strengths. Some veterans will fight a few more battles to bring the recruits around, and I am going to take them out to be instructors and be responsible for training recruits, and such instructors are really difficult to find. ”

Speaking of her veterans, Li Jing is very proud.

This time, they entered Shaanxi to reconnoiter and were divided into two groups, each with a squadron leader leading the team. After they all need to put on makeup and enter Xi'an, the Xi'an Intelligence Station will send someone to arrange for them to set off with the caravan as horsemen or laborers, passing through Wuguan and Dasanguan respectively, and conducting reconnaissance at the same time.

After the New Year, that Gonggong Li also came back. Seeing Zhang Zhimu, Gonggong Li hurriedly complimented and said, "Zhang Dongjia, I sent your gift to the capital, it's Longyan Dayue!" The emperor has always praised you for being a pillar of the imperial court and doing a good job. Say something that shouldn't be said, now the emperor is in a tight position. used to do things for the emperor, and the emperor never lessened his rewards. But when I entered the palace this time, all I heard were complaints. said that the emperor's reward is getting less and less. I don't know what those girls in the harem will complain about. As soon as the emperor opened the box and saw the colorful tickets, he was very happy. The emperor also knows that your kiln coins and silver can be used in the same way, not only can they be used the same, but they are also convenient to carry. Now you can use kiln coins in the capital at will. ”

"Father-in-law Li has worked hard, you didn't come back for the New Year, and it didn't take any good wine for you, so you can bring it back this time!" Zhang Zhimu said, there is the meaning of sending off guests.

Gonggong Li said: "There is also an incident related to you in the capital, as far as I know, more than a dozen people have been killed for this matter." ”

Seeing that Zhang Zhimu's appetite was raised, Gonggong Li deliberately didn't say anything, held the tea bowl, and drank the tea decently. Zhang Zhimu is not in a hurry, he knows that Gonggong Li will tell the matter himself.

Sure enough, Gonggong Li saw that Zhang Zhimu was not fooled, and he didn't ask questions, cleared his throat, and said: "Some people see that the kiln gang coin is easy to use, so they take the Chengxintang paper and learn to print the kiln gang coin." But the banknotes they printed were so bad that you could see them at a glance. At first, they used this kind of paper money to deceive some countrymen who went into the city to sell goods, but soon this incident alarmed the government, and the emperor was furious when he found out. As a result, these banknote printers were quickly arrested, and the case was decided, killing eleven people at once. ”

"Is this true?" Zhang Zhimu wanted to confirm.

"How can I tell a lie about this." Gonggong Li said.

Zhang Zhimu knew that this matter involved financial security, and the emperor did not dare to slack off.

After Gonggong Li left, Zhang Zhimu immediately called Editor-in-Chief Fan of the incident and asked him to report the matter in the newspaper and on the radio. However, Zhang Zhimu reminded Editor-in-Chief Fan that he must explain the source clearly, according to the officials who came to Yaogang from the imperial court.

After making the call, Zhang Zhimu informed Li Zhi again and asked the Beijing Intelligence Station to confirm the matter.

Zhang Zhimu knew that such a thing was coming, but it still came after all. It seems that the need for new banknotes will be developed. With a paper money that people in the capital printed that didn't look like it, maybe someone will be impressed in the future. Fortunately, the ink of the kiln is not sold to the outside now, otherwise it is really hard to say. The banknotes printed in the early stage should be much simpler, and the ones to be printed in the future must be watermarked to increase some technical content.

Financial security matters need to be prepared in advance, not waiting for something to happen before remediation.

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The Song army occupied Hokkaido, and Yuankou landed on the island of Kyushu. Opening up the Japanese battlefield. --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".