Chapter 164: Li Mao's Suggestion Embark on a journey

After phone calling, Yan Boju agreed that Li Mao would go to see his baby.

Zhang Zhimu said to Li Mao: "I'll accompany you to see Uncle Yan's son!" ”

Li Mao Yile said: "Let's go." I've known 'Cybernaut' for many years and he doesn't have a relationship with his son. ”

Zhang Zhimu and Li Mao rode to Yan Boju's base, and the first thing they saw was rows of horse pens. Li Mao said: "Last time, 'Cybernaut' sent horses to the south, and when they arrived in Kaifeng, they finished dividing the horses. I'm still waiting for his horse. ”

"He didn't expect to sell out of horses along the way." While they were talking, they came to Yan Boju's house. Yan Boju knew that they had arrived, and came out with a smile on his face.

"Uncle Yan, I haven't taken a good look at your treasure until now." Zhang Zhimu said: "As soon as Brother Li heard that you have two BMWs, he was much more anxious than me. ”

"Humph! We are all counted in the kiln, except for me, that is, Li Gongzi can see a little way. You just look at it again and watch the excitement. Yan Boju said.

"Uncle Yan's words make sense." Li Mao said, "Let's go! You're not going to let us talk about horses, right? ”

"Huh! I knew you had to be in a hurry. Let's go! Yan Boju led Zhang Zhimu and Li Mao to a small courtyard at the back.

There were two people standing guard in front of the door of this small courtyard, and the sentry saw that Yan Boju was leading Zhang Zhimu and Li Mao to come, knocked on the door, and a small window was opened inside. Yan Boju led Zhang Zhimu and Li Mao into the small courtyard, and the small door closed behind him.

In this small courtyard, there are also rows of horse pens. After entering the courtyard, the smile on Yan Boju's face brightened, "You see, the horses here are all selected by me." ”

Zhang Zhimu saw the Arabian horses at a glance, "These Arabian horses Yan Bo is well raised, and they are not unaccustomed to water and soil?" ”

"Ok! They are all sensible and know that they are being offered as treasures. Yan Boju said about the horse, and his expression was like talking about a person.

Li Mao said, "Uncle Yan, don't go around here. Look at the sweaty BMW! ”

"Let's go! What's the hurry? Yan Boju led Zhang Zhimu and Li Mao to the back again. There is also a courtyard within a courtyard, where two sweaty BMWs are kept alone.

As soon as he entered this small courtyard, Yan Boju's little eyes stared at Li Mao. At this time, Li Mao couldn't care about anything else, his eyes were staring at the two sweaty and bloody BMWs, and he didn't dare to come out. I only felt that my palms were slightly sweaty. At this time, the two horses also seemed to feel that someone was staring at them, and they also looked up at Li Mao. However, he still couldn't match Li Mao's eyes, and couldn't help but step on his hooves and raise his head and hiss.

Li Mao came back to his senses at this time and said, "BMW is a good horse!" It's really a good horse! ”

Li Mao looked at the two BMWs carefully this time. Yan Boju kept staring at Li Mao's expression, as if he was afraid that Li Mao would break the BMW.

Zhang Zhimu also felt that the spirit of the two horses was different, and the body and neck of the horse were longer than those of the Mongolian horse.

Yan Boju said: "This BMW is easier to feed than the Arabian horse, they are not too picky eaters. But it is still a picky eater than Mongolian horses, and we have special people to feed these two horses, and outsiders don't know that there are two BMWs here. The horse feed is all in the proportion that I personally gave it. The horse doesn't go to the front when he walks the horse, and tries not to get noticed here. ”

When Li Mao was reluctant to come out of the small courtyard, he couldn't help but say: "It's a blessing to have a look at this BMW." It's a blessing to be able to touch it so closely. ”

Zhang Zhimu was happy, "Then Uncle Yan is not more blessed." ”

"This is the fate of the previous life, or God knows that Yan Bo is a horse idiot, and he was moved, so he has the opportunity to raise two BMWs like this. Ordinary people can have a horse like this, but they don't know what kind of fate it is, but he has two such horses with him. Aren't you saying it's providential? If it weren't for me, I'd come back and follow Yan Bo to raise horses. Li Mao seems to like this horse too much.

Yan Boju was speechless all the way, listening to what Li Mao said, his heart became more beautiful.

When they came to Yan Boju's office, the three of them drank tea, and Zhang Zhimu said: "It's okay to raise just a few horses, but it's too far to breed new horses." There must be a certain population, and the herd cannot always be inbred. ”

Li Mao said: "We have two sweat and blood BMWs, this is providence, don't use them for hybridization." If you can put down a new sweat and blood BMW, you can do it. ”

Yan Boju nodded and said, "I know this matter in my heart. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "We will hold out for another two years. I first laid down Shaanxi, and then developed westward. At that time, we will be able to have a large number of Western Regions BMWs. ”

"BMW is not much in the Western Regions, and it is also a treasure there. So it's even more amazing to come to us. Li Mao said, "Mr. Zhang, why do you resolutely want to fight Shaanxi first?" Wouldn't it be better if we could take down the Central Plains? ”

"The Central Plains should let Li Zicheng, Zhang Xianzhong, and Zuo Liangyu fight. We need the treasure land of Shaanxi, where we need oil, which can provide us with a broader strategic space for development to the west. We have a year to digest Shaanxi, and then pressure Li Zicheng to develop southward. Zhang Zhimu said: "Brother Li, let's talk about what I talked to Zuo Liangyu and Zhang Xianzhong this time, right?" ”

Li Mao said: "This time the conversation went surprisingly smoothly, which made me feel incredible. This reminds me of the several attacks you have been on your way south. Is it that they are weak-hearted and want to hide their suspicions as much as possible, and try to be as friendly as possible with us. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "It is also beneficial for them to build a branch there. They should be welcome! ”

"That's true, but according to what I know about them, they should take the opportunity to come up with a little bit of conditions." Li Mao still had doubts about this.

"Even if we know who did it, we have to pretend to be confused. As long as they don't do anything to us openly, we will maintain our relationship with them. Wait for us to free our hands, and slowly settle the calculations with them. However, with the wisdom of Zhang Xianzhong and Zuo Liangyu, they should have seen that our threat to them is deadly, so they will desperately take a risk. Zhang Zhimu said: "So we are not afraid, time is on our side." We need a large number of talents, both soldiers who can fight in the south, as you mentioned, and officials who can govern the localities in the south. We need to prepare for both of these things. ”

"Don't worry about it, we have connected with the passenger transport in Jiangnan, and a large number of Jiangnan talents will flock to Yaogang. That's when we do their job. Li Mao said: "I'm worried that if we now send troops north outside the customs, will it affect our overall strategic plan." ”

Zhang Zhimu had no choice but to say what he had said to Li Yan again. Only then did Li Mao nod.

Li Mao said: "I have another idea. We have now issued some administrative announcements, and my idea is that we should not issue decrees that affect the rich in the near future, especially our land policy, and we must not implement it now. Because they are the force that affects the stability of our regime, although there are few of them, but they have a lot of energy. If they are hostile to us, they will have repercussions elsewhere as well. Elsewhere, rich people will join us in opposing us. ”

Zhang Zhimu admired Li Mao's wisdom and calmness, and Li Yan and Li Zhi had to fight. Zhang Zhimu said: "Your suggestion is very correct, and we should have the necessary political strategy. ”

Li Mao said: "That's fine. ”

"You must choose the candidates for the branch in Jiujiang, Wuchang and Changsha, I wonder if you and Li Zhi will discuss these candidates. They are not only doing business, but also have the task of contacting Zuo Liangyu and Zhang Xianzhong. Zhang Zhimu said.

"My idea is to do business, just let them do business. The people in our branch who want to be sent out to do contact work, I think they can be sent out by Li Zhi. Because they are also responsible for gathering intelligence and so on. Li Mao seems to have a lot of ideas.

Zhang Zhimu said: "There is one thing I want to inform you, after the Spring Festival, we sent officials to various places, returned to Yaogang for a meeting, everyone summed up the work of the year, and also put forward a lot of suggestions for improvement. One of the important tasks that we have assigned to you is that we want to start the election of officials in various places in the second half of the year. All local officials are elected by the people by vote. Starting from the villages, after the election, these elected officials are reviewed and trained by us. Our officials will help them govern for a while. In this way, when we march into Shaanxi, our officials can be withdrawn and participate in the takeover of Shaanxi. ”

"It's a good idea. But how can we control our people and ensure that the officials govern according to our ideas? Li Mao asked.

"Our police are not going to pull back first, they are going to help the elected officials enforce the law and they are also monitoring the administration of the officials. Of course, the police are absolutely not allowed to interfere in politics, otherwise they will be severely punished. This is also a last resort in extraordinary times. Zhang Zhimu said. In addition, we will also establish a mechanism for monitoring and restraining officials. For example, the establishment of a people's congress mechanism. They can supervise officials. ”

Li Mao said: "The rule of officials in all dynasties is a very important issue. ”

"This step must be taken, and the people's sense of democracy is still very weak, and we need to do a lot of work. But as long as the people know the benefits of electing officials and they can express their wishes with their votes, they will support it. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Our officials still have one to two years to assist the newly elected officials in their administration. So when our people evacuated, many things were on track. That's good! Li Mao was relieved.

The newcomers didn't expect that they would really get the money promised by the kiln workers. Each of them was given new clothes, new bedding, new inside and out. There were both winter and summer clothes, and everyone was given rubber soled shoes that they had never seen before. Each person has an enamel basin, a drinking pot, a bowl for eating, chopsticks, everything is there, all new. I waited until I got to the place, and then I gave them cattle and horses. The newcomers were full of hope for the future, and they were more anxious than the soldiers who were looking forward to fighting the Mongols, and they were looking forward to leaving early. However, they also need to be trained in new cultivation methods, new cultivation methods, etc. Most of these people were farmers, and they always thought that they could farm, but they didn't expect that the land could be planted like this. Soybeans and corn should be interplanted, and chickens and ducks should be fed in this way. There's a lot to learn.

There are about 2,000 trained military veterans who have been assigned to the ranks of immigrants and become leaders at all levels. These veterans didn't expect that these wasted people who no one wanted would be arranged to work by the kiln people as treasures, and they cherished such an opportunity very much. After the training, the veterans swore that they would treat the new immigrants they led well, obey the instructions of the kiln gang, and lead the new immigrants to do a good job. The veterans were given muskets, and the newcomers were each given a waist knife. There is no shortage of waist knives, and there is no shortage of kilns, and it is much better if it is not remelted. Some newcomers feel that the waist knife does not fit, and they can also choose their own sword.

In order to cope with the harsh environment, the first batch of new immigrants were militarized. Newcomers also know that this is the only way to keep everyone safe, so everyone can accept it. Whether it is queue training or assassination training, they can actively cooperate.

When the weather warmed up a little more, a group of immigrants who had come to the land to reclaim Hukou left first, and their task was to meet up with the people who had come to the front station and start building houses for the large number of immigrants.

However, the army and immigrants who are preparing to leave the customs are not yet able to move, although the green grass can already be seen on the side of the kiln, but the spring in Yanbei is later, and the spring outside the northern pass is even later.

This action of the Yaogang people was not only a military operation, but also a foothold north of the Yellow River in the Hetao area and the construction of a settlement point. The materials that needed to be transported made Lu Chengxiang and Ouyang He think a lot. This time, the mobilization ability of the kiln gang was fully demonstrated, and 3,000 four-wheeled carriages and 5,000 camels were prepared. The prepared grain, tea, oil, salt, sauce and vinegar substances should be said to be everything. There are a lot of kiln steel plows, hoes, pickaxes and other agricultural tools that have been reclaimed, especially the tools needed to prepare for the construction of houses, and iron nails and other materials used for building houses. It's just that the bricks and tiles can only be fired in the brick kiln built by themselves at the station.

Zhang Bengui also sent a few doctors to the immigrants and prepared a lot of medicines. In short, everything that the kiln people can think of is ready. However, the 20,000 migrants are only an advance team, they are the front station, and their main work is not to reclaim the famine, but to build the most basic living facilities such as housing that the migrants need, so as to prepare for the arrival of a large number of migrants.

It is impossible to transport a large amount of supplies at once. This time, we still have to focus on fighting wars, and the proportion of military material transportation is still quite large.

Until mid-March, the Yaogang brigade began to move in batches to kill Hukou. Of course, first take the train to the front of Niutou Mountain, the army has horses, they ride horses to kill Hukou, and the immigrants are driving the car and leading the camel together.

Liu Yun and Yang Jing went to kill Hukou first, and when they got there, they set up a radio station to keep in touch with the command center.

Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He took Qin Peng's staff officers from their staff department and left the kiln gang in a car last. Zhang Zhimu and others were sent to Yaogang Station together. At this time, Zhang Zhimu had a very sad feeling in his heart. Zhang Zhimu said to Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He: "You must take care of your health. ”

Sister-in-law Xu went to the station to see her off with her stomach, which made Zhang Zhimu feel a little sour in her heart. When Chen Yufeng saw Sister-in-law Xu coming, he said, "Hey! I won't let you deliver, but you still came. ”

"I didn't want to come, just send you off, kids. But I couldn't stay at home. Sister-in-law Xu said and tears fell.

Chen Yufeng couldn't stand this and said, "Don't! Everybody is watching. If you're not feeling well, go back. Jin Feng send your mother back! I'm about to get in the car. ”

Huang Yukun came over to help Sister-in-law Xu and said, "Uncle Chen, don't worry about it, Sister-in-law Xu is even more uncomfortable when she goes back to home now." Get in the car! Tens of thousands of people are waiting for you. ”

After Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He got into the car, Li Jing and the people who followed the guards also got into the car. Before Li Jing got into the car, Zhang Zhimu said, "Uncle Chen, their safety will be handed over to you." ”

Li Jing nodded, smiled and said, "Don't worry, our people will not leave the big tent in the army." In addition, Uncle Shi's personal guards were not given for nothing. ”

"Whew!" The train whistle whistled for a long time, and it started slowly with black smoke and white air.

Watching the train continue to accelerate away, Zhang Zhimu felt as if his heart was empty all of a sudden. But soon, Zhang Zhimu adjusted, he knew that this was just the beginning, and there would be many such differences in the future.

At this time, Li Yan, who was standing beside Zhang Zhimu, said: "Mr. Zhang, leave the matter of the war to Mr. Chen first!" Today, the leaders of our kiln gang are here, is it not that we also study the things in front of us. ”

Zhang Zhimu replied, "Okay! Let's all go to the command center. There you can learn about the news ahead, and the place is also generous. ”

Everyone came to the command center and sat down, and the staff officers brought tea. Everyone drank tea for a while, and their mood stabilized, Li Yan said, "Mr. Zhang, I will give you the order now." Our radio station has started broadcasting normally. Their broadcast time can already reach more than a dozen hours. I'm getting ready to go on the second stage. I can quit now. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Li Gongzi, you have made the first contribution to the construction of our Yaogang radio station. It would be great if you could quit, and now that the School of Business and Political Science has started. The organization of the college should also be carried out as soon as possible. In addition, you can't relax your work there. "The work that Zhang Zhimu said over there refers to the matter of legal construction.

"Then I'll leave the work to Editor-in-Chief Fan. Make every effort to get the affairs of the academy done first. Li Yan didn't talk much, he knew that what he needed most now was to do more practical things.

Li Mao said: "I took the time to go to Lingshui Wharf, and I saw that the frame of our steel-hulled ship had been welded. My idea is that we can build a big ship to transport guests from the sea to Quanzhou and Guangzhou, and it is not easy for merchants to travel to these two places, and with a big ship can travel back and forth between the two places stably and quickly, such a passenger ship will be very popular. ”

Yan Boju said: "The steamship is good, but the sound of Hulong Hulong is really unbearable, and before he gets seasick, he is stunned by Hulong." ”

"I was also thinking about what Brother Li said. It's time for us to build a special passenger ship. We towed the passenger barge on a tugboat, which was able to overcome the noise of the steam engine, but it was not safe in the wind and waves. Zhang Zhimu said: "As for the noise problem that Yan Bo said, I think we can find a way to solve it." We can build the steam engine and generator on a shock-absorbing floating raft so that the vibrations cannot be transmitted directly to the hull, and the electricity generated drives the electric motor to drive the propeller. In this way, the propeller driven by the electric motor can also rotate the direction, and the boat can be better controlled. ”

Lu Bingyi said: "Mr. Zhang's idea is good. By the time our steel-hulled ship is almost finished. We invited Mr. Lin over to study the matter of this passenger ship. ”

"Yunhe, tell us how is the progress of our steel-hulled ship?" Zhang Zhimu said.

"This ship has been built for more than a year. Since this is the first time we have built such a steel-hulled ship, many things have not happened before, so the progress is not too ideal. However, by now, the large equipment of our boilers, steam engines, chillers, and generators has been installed in place, and the shells have been welded. Recently, our artillery will be shipped to the shipyard. I think it should be completed and sea trials start by the end of the year. Li Yunhe said.

Lu Bingyi took over and said: "This speed is already very fast. Mr. Lin, they didn't have much rest during the New Year, and they all soaked in the slipway. We have already started construction on several of our expanded dockyards for building tugboats, and this year we are trying to build a few more tugboats and barges. How many of our ships are not enough. However, our tugboat uses a wooden shell, which is easy to manufacture, and what affects us is that the steam gas engine cannot keep up. ”

"It's okay this year, our military factory has been relocated, and where it was poured out, we have set up a boiler factory and a steam engine factory, and the supply of steam engines will be guaranteed this year. Even the generator sets needed in Yangzhou are guaranteed to be sent to you this year. Li Yunhe said.

Li Mao clapped his hands and said, "Great, I was about to talk about it." Several chambers of commerce in Yangzhou have come to us and asked us when we will be able to use electricity in Yangzhou. You kiln workers can't use electricity by themselves, so you don't care about others. I have to say, it's a lot of work for us to build these things. Wait patiently, everyone! ”

Lu Chengxiang said: "Yunhe, this matter must be grasped quickly, they Yangzhou people are too silvery." We build a power plant that sells not only electricity, but also light bulbs. ”

After listening to Lu Chengxiang's words, everyone smiled heartily, and they all knew that Lu Chengxiang was calculating and making money all the time.

At this time, Yan Xing said: "I think everything else can be said later, and our steel-hulled ship is the most important." We're just tightening our belts and trying to build as many of these ships as we can. There are several such ships, and wherever they are connected, they are all ours. ”

Li Yunhe said: "This matter is not urgent. It takes a lot of good steel to build a ship like this, and it takes a lot of skilled welders. We built an identical dock next to the ship's dock, but we didn't dare build a second one yet. ”

Lu Bingyi also said: "What I mean is that after the trial voyage of our ship is completed, after discovering some problems, we will decide on a solution, and then build the next one or two at the same time." At that time, the steel output of our steel mills can also come up. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "I agree with Mr. Lu's opinion. The second uncle's opinion was that he was too anxious. ”

Yan Xing smiled and said, "I'm in a hurry!" I can't wait to knock the world down all at once. ”

After everyone laughed for a while, Li Yunhe said: "By the way, there is another good thing I haven't told you yet!" ”

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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".