Chapter 1 Summary at the end of the year Mobilization of the Southern Expedition

After listening to Li Mao's different suggestions, Ouyang He said, "Can Li Gongzi carefully explain your opinion?" ”

"That's the case, do we think that if we hit the edge of the Yangtze River, we can use the Yangtze River to defend the north of the Yangtze River?" Li Mao said, "Actually, we drew the ground as a prison ourselves. If we had a big battle with Li Zicheng, they would inevitably collapse. We can completely take advantage of the superiority of our naval army to occupy some places on the south bank of the Yangtze River. As for the defense, I would suggest that we shift the focus of our naval forces to Hankow. We have a base in Zhenjiang to the east and another base in Hankou. With the superiority of our naval army, it is not a problem to hold all the cities on both sides of the Yangtze River, which is much better than just guarding the north of the Yangtze River. If we don't occupy the city in the south of the Yangtze River, it will be left to Li Zicheng, and we must also guard against them. We should force them away and let them get as far away from the Yangtze River as possible. In this way, we can directly march into the south of the Yangtze River and defend the north of the Yangtze River when we retreat. Is it more initiative? ”

"Brother Li's insights are clever, we have set a trap in our hearts by ourselves, forgetting the advantages of our water army. By the time we reach the southern expedition, our navy will be stronger. I think Brother Li's suggestion can be considered. However, our cadres still need to be more prepared. Zhang Zhimu agreed with Li Mao's opinion, and admired Li Mao's unique view of the problem.

After listening to this, Ouyang He said; "Li Gongzi's opinion can be considered. We all ignore that we have a water army, and the Yangtze River should have been ours. It seems that until we started, we didn't dare to say that all the plans had been decided. There is still a year or two to go, and I don't know what will change at that time. ”

"With the Central Plains, I suggest we stop and do a good job. There is a huge population here, a large area of land. We can take advantage of our advantages to dredge rivers, build water conservancy, and build a few power plants, so that we can pump water to irrigate the grain fields, and with the use of chemical fertilizers, the food problem can be solved. Li Mao said, "It is said that those who win the Central Plains will win the world, and I think only if we win the Central Plains can we get the world." ”

"yes!" Zhang Zhimu said, "Next year, we will prepare to build the railway from Taiyuan along the Fen River to Fenglingdu." Next year, after we finish the Yellow River Bridge, we will build a bridge between Fenglingdu and Tongguan for both railways and roads. After we conquer the Central Plains, we will build a railway from Zhengzhou to Hankou. Then the railway from Tongguan to Luoyang to Zhengzhou will be repaired. Such a north-south artery is opened. The flow of goods from the south to the north will bring great business opportunities to the people in the north and south. ”

After listening to Zhang Zhimu's words, Li Mao clapped his hands and said, "Oops! Then be early, I can't wait. It would be great if it came true, it would be like a dream. ”

"This dream still needs to be slowly realized together." Zhang Zhimu said, "However, these things are what we are really doing, not lies." Zhang Zhimu said that these railway lines have been built in the previous life, and Zhengzhou to Hankou is part of the famous Beijing-Hankou Railway.

"Mr. Zhang!" Li Mao said, "If these railways are completed, many people will benefit from them." Let's just talk about it now, in the past, there were not many citrus and oranges that could not be sold on both sides of the Yangtze River, and we buy them in large quantities by boat every year, which has brought tangible benefits to the people there. In the past, these fruits could also earn them some money for oil and salt. Now they can even be allowed to support their families. With the railway, it will be even more incredible. ”

"yes!" Zhang Zhimu said, "I went to the mall to take a look, and the oranges and oranges are not expensive. There are also many people who buy it, and the transportation cost was too high in the past, so it can only be high-grade fruits in Shanxi. Now ordinary people can buy and eat. The people here have benefited, and the people in the south have also benefited. That's the benefit of smooth logistics. It seems that if you want to get rich, you must first build roads, and it is right to build roads at any time. ”

"It would be great if there was a bridge over the Yellow River." Li Mao said, "I see, Kaifeng, Zhengzhou, Mengzhou, Tongguan and other places should build bridges. Can we charge a fee? If you are not willing to pay the bridge toll, you can take a boat to pass. ”

"The cost of building a bridge is too high, and it's hard to recover it by collecting tolls." Zhang Zhimu said, "We just charge some fees to cover the maintenance of the bridge." Even if it is for the benefit of the people! In the future, we will not only build bridges over the Yellow River, but also on the Yangtze River. ”

Ouyang He sighed: "We are so lucky in this life, when we meet Mr. Zhang, we can witness and participate in many things that we never dared to think of before." I felt that if I stopped learning new things, I would soon not be able to keep up. Let's just talk about our war, because new weapons are constantly emerging, and we must also constantly study new methods of warfare. ”

"Oops! Mr. Ouyang, you should be happy," Li Mao said, "Every time you come out with a new weapon, you can die fewer people when you fight." ”

As always, at the end of the year, all the people from Yaogang who can come back are back. The kiln gang is still summarized and rewarded, and if there is a bad job, it should also be pointed out. Lu Chengxiang seemed to be particularly concerned about such a thing, and Zhang Zhimu was surprised by the meticulous summary.

Zhang Zhimu asked Lu Chengxiang about this, and Lu Chengxiang said: "Hi! These things are not things that the Tao thinks about now, and I usually think of them and see them, so I have to write them down. In addition, we have my eyeliner all over the place, otherwise how to manage so many semicolons, this is also the old way of our Shanxi people. ”

What makes Zhang Zhimu most gratified is that the tax work is surprisingly smooth. Because after vigorous publicity in advance, the punishment for unjustified tax resistance was announced, and no one dared not pay taxes for no reason. Besides, there is no burden for three years, which also makes everyone feel a lot more relieved, and they all know that they should pay taxes.

The tax on the Qinshui side is even smoother, and there are many fields that have been supplemented and registered. They would rather pay 10 years of back taxes than re-register the land that had not been registered before, and they are really afraid that they will be confiscated. However, they were all registered according to the lowest farmland, and they thought that in this way they would be able to pay a lot less tax. In the future, you can also pay less tax per acre. The officials of the kiln gang did not break them, and registered as they requested. Unbeknownst to these farmers, the kiln will soon issue a notice to control soil erosion next year, and those land near the river will have to be returned to forest, and the compensation for the inferior fields registered on their land will be much less.

There are still those who have not registered, they think that even these lands have been confiscated, and no one dares to rent their land. You kiln officials don't come to farm the land yourself.

How do they know that this land will be replaced next year and compensated for those land that has been returned to forest?

There is another item that the owners of Qinshui do very happily, that is, they donate the same amount of silver as they donated to the court officials. It's even a lot more than Yang Jing and they have on the list. They understand that sooner or later they have to give it to others, so it is better to give it early, and they will end up happy.

The remaining silver spent by the court officials was recovered by the kiln officials. Only one magistrate resolutely refused to cooperate, and organized their officials to confront the Yaogang police. The Yaogang police killed two officials and sent the magistrate to prison. The magistrate thought that the Yaogang people were going to kill him, so he peed his pants in fright, so he obediently handed over the account book and silver.

The taxes that were normally collected were handed over to the local officials at their disposal, and the ten times the taxes paid when the supplementary registration was paid, and the silver donated by the owners of Qinshui Village, as well as the silver recovered from the hands of the court officials, were all kept in a separate account.

In Shanxi and other parts of Shaanxi, unregistered fields must be registered only after paying ten times the tax, otherwise the fields will be confiscated. Most of them have also paid money for registration.

In this way, a good foundation has been laid for the work of controlling soil erosion next year.

At the year-end cadre meeting, Zhang Zhimu made a concluding speech, of course, the biggest thing this year is the westward expedition, and several major projects have been completed on schedule. The main projects to be built next year, Zhang Zhimu also emphasized.

Next year's new projects are the railway from Taiyuan to Fenglingdu, as well as the Baotou Iron and Steel Plant project and the Hequ Yellow River Bridge.

Now the railway design work has been completed. This section of the railway will be built directly into a double-track railway, and the railway and high-grade highway will be built at the same time. On the Yaogang side, some of the employees who have completed the construction of the double-track railway from Datong to Yaogang will participate in the construction of the railway from Baotou to Baiyun Mining Area, and the other part will be assigned to the railway line from Taiyuan to Fenglingdu. This time, it is necessary to provide opportunities for the people along the line to participate in the construction of the railway. In this way, the people along the line can earn silver at their doorstep. Our railway construction staff can do their technical guidance. This will also speed up the construction of the railway.

The planning and design of the Baotou Iron and Steel Plant will also be basically completed, and in the spring of next year, the construction of the railway will be accompanied by the construction of a power plant and a cement plant, and the construction of the steel plant will begin as soon as the railway is opened.

The design of the Yellow River Bridge has been completed, and people are already doing the foundation work on both sides of the river, and the large barges for building the bridge piers are already being built. After the opening of the Fenhe Bridge, some people will rush to the construction site of the Hequ Bridge.

In addition, Zhang Zhimu demanded that support for the construction of the Qin line should also be increased next year. Strive to make Qin straight line open to traffic in the middle of the year.

However, Zhang Zhimu emphatically emphasized that the whole army will begin to make military preparations for the southern expedition from next year. It is also a mobilization that requires priority implementation of all matters related to military preparations. Don't make any publicity externally, but make sure you are prepared internally.

Zhang Zhimu saw this matter, and everyone didn't react much. He knew that the people of Yaogang seemed to be more confident in fighting than himself. They didn't worry about the war at all, thinking that it was all about the thieves fleeing as soon as the Yaogang people sent out their troops. This attitude made Zhang Zhimu happy and a little worried. Although, Liu Yun made a public review of his carelessness and informed the whole army. However, Zhang Zhimu understood that it was really difficult and unnecessary for the officers and soldiers of the kiln gang armed with automatic weapons to be too vigilant against those soldiers of the Dashun Army who were armed with broadswords and spears.

However, what everyone didn't expect was that Zhang Zhimu had a new proposal for next year's work. Zhang Zhimu suggested that next year there will be a national martial arts ring competition, as well as a Go ring competition.

Zhang Zhimu's reason was that this would expand the influence of the kiln. Now Yaogang is the economic center of the Ming Dynasty, and we want to turn Yaogang into the cultural and entertainment center of the Ming Dynasty. Everyone was interested in this suggestion, and even Lu Chengxiang didn't worry about spending money.

Chen Yufeng said: "The national ring competition should be publicized half a year in advance, so that all those who practice martial arts can know about it. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "I mean, I will do it once a year in the future." It can not only expand the impact but also enliven everyone's life. We're going to play in a few classes depending on the weight, and then we're going to do it without discrimination. Mainly based on fists and feet, detailed rules should be formulated to participate in the competition, and no fatal parts are allowed. Wear boxing gloves and protective gear. After the registration of the competition, the contestants will be trained in the rules. In short, try to minimize injuries to competitors. ”

"There's no such thing as a game." Yan Boju said, "In the past, the ring competition was responsible for life and death, so that is attractive. ”

"We can't have that kind of competition," Zhang Zhimu said, "and we have to ask Uncle Chen to come out and invite famous and virtuous martial artists from all over the country to come over as referees and work out the rules together." We're going to take a long-term view. ”

"No problem, there are too many people who want to participate as referees, we have to choose well, and it is best to have them from all schools." Chen Yufeng was obviously interested in this matter.

"By the way, we will select the first, second and third prizes, and the prize money will be higher." Zhang Zhimu said, "For those who can be selected for the finals, they will be given a certain subsidy." ”

Li Mao said: "I suggest that we have Go and Wushu competitions at the same time, and we should have martial arts competitions on one day and Go competitions on the next day, alternating between them. In this way, the alternation of civil and military can be appreciated by each other. ”

"I'm afraid that at that time, a lot of Jiangnan talents will come to participate in the competition." Li Yan said, "I would suggest that when the time comes, we will participate in both martial arts competitions and Go competitions. We all do a preliminary test when we sign up, and as long as it's not a mixed meal, we'll sign them up. If you sign up, we will take care of your food and accommodation. This is also an opportunity for many poor children to get ahead, and they are often from poor families. Having a place to eat and live is a big thing for them. ”

"I think it's all a good thing," Mr. Lo said, "and we can also do some other competitions." You can do piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. ”

"I'll see it!" Zhang Zhimu said, "We think about one item well, and when we are mature, we will do one." We want to attract all the capable people of the Ming Dynasty. ”

Everyone was talking lively, and Huang Yukun, who rarely spoke in meetings, spoke, "You're done talking about the world, the sea and the north, now let's talk about the things in front of you!" ”

Hearing Huang Yukun say this, everyone fell silent.

Glancing at everyone, Huang Yukun said a few things:

One is that there are not enough primary schools in Yaogang now, and there are more than a dozen primary schools, and the children are crowded, and some students have a long way to go to school, so they need to increase the number of schools. In addition, the students who graduated from Yaogang College are not willing to become teachers in primary and secondary schools, and teachers in primary and secondary schools need training to meet the needs of teaching.

The second is that the tap water supply in the kiln is insufficient, and when all the water is used, the flow is even more insufficient. A new waterworks need to be built.

The third is that there are not enough trams in Yaogang at all, and it is crowded to work in the morning. It is proposed to add several loops to the tram line and then extend the tram to Nishiyama Paozi.

Fourth, there are more and more telephones in Yaogang, and it is very difficult to call for a call. One is that the number of people in the switchboard is not enough, and the other is that the line is always busy. It needs to be carefully studied and resolved.

Fifth, although a large number of one-bedroom houses have been built this year, more people are required to live in them. More needs to be done to build more houses.

Sixth, the capacity of our cold storage is already too small. Far from meeting the needs of a city of one million people. At least two cold storage units with current capacity will be built.

The questions raised by Huang Yukun are very specific and need to be solved.

Zhang Zhimu was a little strange, he had never heard Huang Yukun go home and talk about these things before. It seems that the team behind Huang Yukun and them is still a very efficient team. Everything is now in good order in the kiln, which illustrates this problem. Huang Yukun's speech may also be the result of their meeting and study.

Everyone carefully discussed the questions that Huang Yukun heard. Final Decision:

First, at the same time, ten middle and primary schools will be built, because the current primary school students will soon enter middle school. Middle schools should be built at the same time. Teacher training will begin immediately. The teachers' college to be built next year will recruit a number of teachers from primary and secondary schools. to solve the problem of teachers.

Second, expand the current waterworks and use cement pipelines to divert water from Xishan Paozi. Since nearly 100,000 people already live in the vicinity of Xishan Baozi, a sewer should be built to divert domestic sewage out of the lake so as not to pollute the water source.

Third, in order to solve the traffic pressure, the tram line will be built, from Yaogang to Xiurong in the north and south, from the zoo to Yaogang College in the east and west, and from Xishan Baozi in the north, plus the tram network along the three ring lines of Bagua City. In this way, there are six tram lines in Yaogang. After it is built, see the effect, and find a way to solve the crowded places.

Fourth, in order to solve the problem of telephone conversations, we organized the development of automatic telephone exchanges, which were transformed into several telephone sub-bureaus. This is the solution to the difficulty of calling.

Fifth, now that the supply of cement is stable and sufficient, a piece of land will be taken out to build a batch of one-bedroom houses in the west of the Xiaoling River.

Sixth, in the northern mountains, build a large cold storage to solve the problem of meat freezing. It is also necessary to build a large refrigeration ship, which can freeze and transport fresh marine fish to the kiln.

Back at home, Zhang Zhimu asked Huang Yukun: "I said madam, the speech at today's meeting is very level!" But why haven't you ever heard you say these things before? ”

"It's better not to talk about things outside at home. Enough chaos at home. Huang Yukun was obviously a little embarrassed by Zhang Zhimu's praise, "You never care about these things I said, if I don't say it, what should I do?" You don't know how busy our guys are. ”

Yang Yulin hugged her daughter and said, "Okay, sister-in-law, don't complain, you see that there are a few people in our kiln gang who are idle." It's not all busy. ”

"It's busy," Huang Yukun said, "and look at how many people in the entire Ming Dynasty earned so much silver like the kiln gang people." I went to a department store and saw that those people were buying things, and they were buying anything, as if they didn't spend money. ”

However, Yang Yulin didn't come out to say these gossips, she raised a question, which made Zhang Zhimu a little surprised.

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