Chapter Seventy-One: Determining the Beihai Railway Study the westward advance of the naval army

Emperor Chongzhen, who participated in the opening ceremony of Yaogang Metro Line 2, was very interested and asked Zhang Zhimu: "Zhang Dongjia, will you participate in this year's Spring Festival Gala?" ”

"I don't want to join in the fun, I want to make dumplings at home while watching TV with my wife!" Zhang Zhimu asked rhetorically, "This year's Spring Festival Gala will be held until midnight, and we will listen to the bells together, will the emperor participate in the Spring Festival Gala, or is he at home?" ”

"If you don't attend, I won't go!" Emperor Chongzhen said, "However, you have to prepare more tickets for this year's party." Many relatives have come to Yaogang from Beijing this year for the Chinese New Year. My palace is bustling with activity right now! ”

"Good! This year's gala was held in the Grand Theatre, and tickets were not as tight as in previous years. Also, we revealed to the media in advance that you and I don't attend the party, and we all watch live TV at home, so tickets will not be so popular. Otherwise, it's sad to be a ticket for this party every year! ”

"Yes, yes! It's a great idea! Emperor Chongzhen agreed with Zhang Zhimu's statement.

Zhang Zhimu felt that Emperor Chongzhen seemed to have something to say, and asked, "Is there anything else the emperor has to do?" ”

"No, no, no!" Emperor Chongzhen hurriedly said.

Zhang Zhimu saw that Emperor Chongzhen was covering up, and said in his heart: "The emperor is not short of silver now!" He barely raises soldiers now, and the silver lent to him every year is not less, so he should be rich! However, since the emperor didn't say it, Zhang Zhimu didn't ask again.

All the people in the kiln gang will come back to report their work at the end of the year. When Zhou Yuji came back this time, he saw that Zhang Zhimu hadn't said anything else, so he made a request first, "Mr. Zhang, our railway embankment from Naturalization (Hohhot) to Beihai has been built, and it is still a double line." This time, no matter what, we have to arrange for the track to be laid over there. Even if it's a monorail first, it's fine! ”

"Isn't the road open all the time?" Zhang Zhimu didn't answer Zhou Yuji's request and asked.

"The road is always open. We were in the desert, and there were grass lattices on both sides of the road, which kept the sand out of the way. Later, we organized people to plant sand willow in the grass lattice, and where there was no water, we carried water for irrigation. The survival rate is not very high, but there are still a lot of lives! "The next step is to dig some deep wells on the road, and when we have water, we are going to plant trees on both sides of the road." The same has to be done on both sides of the railway! ”

Seeing Zhou Yuji so attentive to his career, Zhang Zhimu was very pleased, "General Zhou, I understand your feelings very much, and I also admire your loyalty to your career." I've always been concerned about your side of things. Your railroad will be completed as soon as possible next year. ”

"Oops! That's great! Zhou Yuji said, "Mr. Zhang, the railway has been repaired, needless to say anything else, it is the aquatic products in the Beihai (Lake Baikal), and we can't eat the entire kiln!" ”

"General Zhou is still anxious, will you let me say it!" Zhang Zhimu said, "This railway is only a part of your development in the north, or a basic condition. You also have an important point, that is, to open up the waterways between Beihai (Lake Baikal) and Heilongjiang. The Heilongjiang River is the longest river in our country, much longer than the Yangtze River. We now have a water transport brigade on the Heilongjiang River, and although the capacity is limited, the benefits to the people of all ethnic groups on both sides of the Heilongjiang River are already obvious. The furs and mountain goods in their hands can be sold at a good price. If our railways are opened and the waterways are opened again, the construction over there will be much easier! A lot of machinery and equipment reinforced concrete can be easily transported over. ”

"Mr. Zhang is right, it turns out that Mr. Lu Bingyi sent people to take a look along Heilongjiang, and selected a few places that can connect Beihai and Heilongjiang. Hearing that Zhang Zhimu said that he would lay tracks for their railway next year, Zhou Yuji was much more relaxed and his thinking was broadened.

"There are still a lot of coal and copper ore and other resources on your side, our industrialization process has just begun, and we need a lot of mineral resources to support our future development, and the geological exploration work on your side should start as soon as possible." Zhang Zhimu knew that Mongolia's resources were too rich, and in his previous life, because he did not master these resources, he couldn't get them, and let the Mongolians use these resources to seek many other benefits. Now it's all on your own, and it feels really good.

"Mr. Zhang, to be honest, as long as our railway is opened, the stone in my heart will also fall. We've been able to do a lot of things. Our brothers are tired and tired to get the railway through, even if they are not in vain! General Zhou Yuji said very emotionally, he did not envy others to go to war, stayed in Mongolia to engage in construction, and was very devoted, which is difficult for ordinary people to do.

Zhang Zhimu said: "General Zhou has a good understanding of the overall situation and has made great contributions to turning our northern threat for thousands of years into our own rear. We'll all remember that! ”

Zhou Yuji was not polite, "Mr. Zhang, now Mongolia can only be regarded as initially stable, and they are more afraid of us." It's going to take a long time for them to really integrate with us. We have opened classes in various schools to popularize Chinese character education, and we have also sent many Mongolian students to Yaogang to study. ”

"General Zhou is right!" Zhang Zhimu said, "We speed up the construction of the north, so that the people there can feel that under our governance, they can live a good life, this is the fundamental." ”

Wu Sangui and Lin Feng sent back a year-end report to their families together. After their vanguard cavalry landed, they did not wait for the road to be repaired, and went all the way south along the coast, and the ships at sea cooperated with them, constantly supplying them with food and other supplies. They spearheaded the army and set up a winter camp near the mouth of a large river. In addition, most of their teams have all landed in North America. The Indians of North America were very frightened by their arrival, and although they had not yet launched an armed operation against them, the smell of ** was already very strong. There have been cases of large numbers of Indians coming together. But they didn't act. Wu Sangui and Lin Feng both said that they would not let their guard down, but they were also ready for a war to make peace for a few years.

There is also the fact that the Mongols who followed the sea crossing were very obedient to commands, which they had not expected before. Not only can they listen to the command but also endure hardships, and going out to reconnoiter is something that the Mongolian cavalry is very willing to do.

Li Jing and the others rushed back to Yaogang to report to everyone about the situation since they went out this time. In fact, the command center has already grasped many situations, and the few suggestions he put forward have attracted everyone's attention. First, the red-haired fan is still a relatively powerful one among Western countries, and it should be paid attention to. After interrogating the red hair, it was learned that they also occupied a large island farther than Australia at sea, and they named it New Zealand. In addition, the Reds also occupied a piece of the mouth of the Hudson River on the east coast of North America, called New Amsterdam (New York), and had their supply base at the Cape of Good Hope at the top of Africa, and in South America they occupied Brazil. There were more than 20,000 armed merchant ships at sea, and the Dutch owned 15,000. Their strength should not be underestimated.

The intelligence that Li Jing led back still attracted everyone's attention.

It happened that Liu Yun was formulating a plan for the navy to march to the west next year, and after hearing Li Jing's introduction, he said: "It seems that we understand that the main opponent of the new year's march to the West is the Dutch. They have so many ships, and we fight for a long time with one shot. ”

Fan Chengkun said: "Although they have a lot of ships, most of them are armed merchant ships. There are not many ships that really have some combat capability, and besides, it is difficult for them to sail together in front of our fleet. Again, we are concerned about the supply of fuel. It is very likely that we will not be able to come back for a short time after we go out, and the problem of logistics and supplies is a big deal. ”

Zheng Zhilong said: "Another problem is that the captains of our warships, including my original captains, have never been to Xiyi, but they have only heard people tell them how to go. I suggest that we take a few of the Captains of Xiyi that we have caught. Before leaving, ask them to describe the sea route separately. Then take them on different boats and let them lead the way according to the specific situation, we can compare and check to see how to go right! ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "I think we have set a goal, that is, to sail warships into the Black Sea. We cooperate by land to occupy a place on the Black Sea coast, so that the supplies on our ships can be guaranteed. Fire support from the shore can also be done with the help of sea fire. This requires the navy to organize a team to go to Ningde and prepare the needs of the navy. That is, to prepare for the construction of a military port in the Black Sea. This is a big deal, I hope the water army and the command center will coordinate well! ”

Ouyang He said: "We can only discuss the various situations that come to mind today, and after finishing the matter, Liu Yun's staff headquarters and navy will also formulate a detailed plan. However, a big principle is that next year, no matter what the situation may be, we will occupy an outlet to the Black Sea. Of course, it's best if things go the way we envision. With such a premise, the goal of our navy can also be determined. ”

Yan Boju interjected and said, "Damn! I just heard Li Jing say that Hongmao Fan occupies a place in North America and South America, and what is New Zealand. I'm a little uncomfortable in my heart, we have to work hard! Damn, they have more than 20,000 ships combined, and we're only a little bit of that. Chiki! We have so many coastal areas, and so many rivers, and we can build ships on the shore, so we have to work harder on this! ”

Yan Boju's eagerness was beyond words.

"Yes! Without looking at the outside world, we still feel good all the time! Compared to the outside, we still need to work hard! Zhang Zhimu said, "But we also have the advantage of being a latecomer, not to mention the cargo capacity of the large ships we are building now, we can also sail around the clock, without worrying about the wind direction." It takes two years for the Hongmaofan boat to travel from the east and the west once, and we can run several times a year. We have to open the route next year, and the money is to come! ”

Before the end of this year, the things that the kiln gang members are studying is the westward expansion of the navy.