Chapter 18 Gold Returns Home Development of rocket artillery

When he returned to Yaogang from Yangzhou, Li Zhi insisted on chartering a passenger ship, but Zhang Zhimu resolutely refused. Because this is likely to be the last trip of the passenger ship from Yangzhou to Yaogang this year. At the end of October, the sky is getting cooler, and the Fen River is about to freeze. There are quite a few people who are waiting for this passenger ship to go to Yaogang. Everyone knows that no matter how cold it is outside on this ship, the heating in the cabin can ensure that the cabin is very warm inside. In the past, many wealthy businessmen were reluctant to go out, so they could let others go out as much as possible to let others go out, but now it is different, as soon as the passenger ferry from Yangzhou to Yaogang is opened, it is simply enjoyable to go out to Yaogang. There is a train to Shanxi, and those who are not afraid of spending money can also sit in a soft sleeper. There are too many people going to Shanxi now, and everyone has to queue up in advance to buy tickets. Zhang Zhimu didn't want to affect everyone's travel, so he finally adopted a compromise method and chartered the top cabin on the ship.

When the ship arrived at Tongguan, Zhang Zhimu landed. The two newly launched warships stopped at Tongguan, because the Lingshui wharf was about to freeze, and there was no way to conduct sea trials, so they drove to Tongguan first.

One of the two new ships is called "Zezhou" and the other is called "Liaozhou".

Zhang Zhimu, Xiao Hongyu, Li Zhi, and others came to the ship to visit the officers and men of the new warship, and also gave them a morale-boosting speech. Tell them to train hard, the future sea is where you can display your talents, we must be a maritime power, it depends on you!

Of course, the officers and men were greatly encouraged. Looking at the officers and soldiers and officials in Tongguan again, Zhang Zhimu and they didn't stop, boarded the boat and went straight to Lingshui Wharf. At dawn, the boat arrived at Lingshui Pier.

Back here, Zhang Zhimu was in a good mood. However, as soon as he got out of the cabin, Zhang Zhimu couldn't help but shiver, and when he came out of the warm cabin, he immediately felt that the climate here was different.

Seeing Lin Zongwei and Shi Tao, who stayed at the Lingshui Navy base, greet them at the dock, Zhang Zhimu hurriedly stepped off the boat.

After seeing everyone politely, Zhang Zhimu pointed to the passenger ship and asked Lin Zongwei: "Mr. Lin, such a passenger ship is really good, everyone has to queue up in advance to buy tickets, why don't you hurry up and build a few more?" ”

"There's already one under construction." Lin Zongwei said, "This passenger ship uses too much new technology, and it takes twice as long to build such a ship as we build a warship, because we all need a process to master new things." There are a lot of problems involved in integrating these things, so the ship was launched late, and it took a lot of time for sea trials and commissioning. It was this ship that was put into use, and we also sent a lot of people to follow this ship. We are worried that once he breaks down on the road, others will not be able to fix it. Now the technicians on board have not completely withdrawn. But after a while, we now know what to expect. The newly built ship has made a lot of improvements. Now that our two warships have been launched, the new dockyard will soon be ready for passenger ships. ”

"Oh!" Zhang Zhimu asked again: "Where is the landing craft made?" ”

"The new dockyard over there is a landing craft. A landing craft capable of carrying two artillery trucks does not need to be of much tonnage. Lin Zongwei said.

After listening to Lin Zongwei's answer, Zhang Zhimu was very satisfied, turned his head to Shi Tao and said, "Your next step is to study the sea conditions around the Liaodong region, and our new channel of the Yellow River will be able to directly enter the sea next year." Our warships can go directly to Liaodong from here, and we can solve the Liaodong problem in the future, and we can start from the sea. The focus is on Jinzhou, Fuzhou, Gaizhou, as well as the estuary of the Liao River and the estuary of the Yalu River. Especially in the Liao River, when the water is big, our flat-bottomed boat can go upriver and go straight to Shengjing (Shenyang). From the Liao River into the Taizi River, you can go directly to Liaoyang. ”

Shi Tao understood that Zhang Zhimu had already begun to think about Liaodong, nodded and said, "Okay!" I'll arrange for someone to do it right away. After more than two years of hard work, we have basically re-measured the coastline from Tianjin Wei to Hainan. Next, we will focus on the affairs of Liaodong. Over there, we have some information about the original Daming Navy, which is not too detailed, and we need to re-measure. The imperial court should have more detailed information. ”

"That's right! The imperial court has more detailed information, and I can ask the emperor for this information. Shi Tao reminded Zhang Zhimu that he knew that if he studied the affairs of Liaodong, the emperor would definitely support him.

"Mr. Yan called early in the morning and said that you arrived, so please go directly to the command center." Shi Tao said.

Zhang Zhimu knew that Yan Boju must have something wrong, otherwise he wouldn't have made this call.

As soon as the fleet arrived at the Yaogang Wharf, Zhang Zhimu handed over Xiao Hongyu and them to Huang Yukun, Yang Yulin and Sister-in-law Xu, and got into the car and came to the command center with Li Zhi.

Yan Boju smiled when he saw Zhang Zhimu's small eyes, "Oops! This time I accompanied the little red jade girl, but it was beautiful, right? ”

"Huh! This time it's really a good time, otherwise I have always felt that I owe Xiao Hongyu all these years. This can also be regarded as compensation, so that Xiao Hongyu can also return to her hometown and show her face. By the way, Xiao Hongyu has not forgotten that you love to drink, and brought you the good wine of his hometown, let her give it to you herself! Zhang Zhimu knew that Yan Boju really cared about himself.

After the staff officers went out after tea, Yan Boju said, "Ningde has called. They killed more than 2,000 of Uszang's men, and the rest ran away. ”

"Now it's a feud!" Zhang Zhimu said, "That's it! If we do not hurt them, we will not be at peace. Are you caught too much? ”

"There can be hundreds, most of them caught after being injured." Yan Boju said.

"Send a telegram to Ningde and them in a while, try to heal those Uszang captives, and try to make those who have a little culture available to us. In the future, we need them to do a good job when we enter Uszang. Zhang Zhimu said, "Also, if there are literate people in Xining who understand the Usti-Tibetan language, let them come with a high salary." We have to send people with them to learn the Us-Tibetan language. ”

"I heard that Uszang is sparsely populated and rabbits don't, what are you still worried about doing there?" Yan Boju had no interest in those places.

"Uncle Yan, it's a place that can't be lost, the place over there is too high, and we ordinary people have a hard time gasping for breath when we get there. However, the geographical location is very important, and occupying it is something we must consider in the future. Zhang Zhimu couldn't explain the importance of it to Yan Boju.

Zhang Zhimu felt a little strange, such a thing, Yan Boju didn't need to be in such a hurry to let himself come over.

Sure enough, after Yan Boju drank some tea, he said, "There is an urgent matter that requires you to give an answer immediately." The Eight Kings are also coming to Yaogang, and he has already sent someone to Hanzhong, anxiously waiting for your reply. The matter is too big, and I am afraid of walking news, so I didn't dare to send a telegram to you. ”

"Oh? The Eight Kings couldn't sit still. Zhang Zhimu is considering not letting the Eight Kings come over, because Sichuan is not something that needs to be solved now. The matter between Zuo Liangyu and Zheng Zhilong must be resolved next year, but if Zhang Xianzhong is not allowed to come over this time, it will be tantamount to rejecting Zhang Xianzhong's overtures. After thinking about it, Zhang Zhimu said, "Please come to him!" If he comes, he won't be there until the middle of next year. If he can be better like King Chuang, if he can't talk about it, we can start fighting again. But the matter must be kept secret. ”

"It's okay! Hanzhong sent the news back by secret telegram. Yan Boju said.

Zhang Zhimu turned to Li Zhi and said, "You can arrange this matter specifically!" Go and send a telegram now, don't let Zhang Xianzhong's people wait. ”

Li Zhi said yes and went out.

As soon as Li Zhi went out, Yan Boju's small eyes squeezed into a slit again, and said, "How is it?" Do you want to know about gold? ”

"Hmmm! How many are there, exactly? Zhang Zhimu really wanted to know how much gold was hidden in this golden treasure of Huashan.

Yan Boju deliberately teased Zhang Zhimu and said, "Guess what? ”

"Wait! Don't you hang my appetite? Zhang Zhimu knew that Yan Boju was teasing him.

"Whole number, 500,000 taels." Yan Boju listened to his neck and said.

"500,000 taels?!" Zhang Zhimu was startled, and said in his heart: "That's right, right? ”

However, Zhang Zhimu knew that Yan Boju would not joke about this. I calculated it again in my heart, 500,000 taels, according to 16 taels and 1 catties, it should be 36,250 catties, and at this time, if the catties are replaced by city catties, and one catty is replaced by 1 catty and 2 taels, then it should be 37,500 city catties, that is, 18,750 kilograms. Eighteen tons of gold, though worth the same as five million taels of silver, could not buy five hundred thousand taels of gold. With this gold in hand, it will solve a big problem. In the future, the issuance of kiln gang coins will be more confident.

Seeing Zhang Zhimu stunned, Yan Boju said, "Hehe! Not really, Chiki. Lu Chengxiang said that we earn far more money every year. Our silver flows back like water every day. ”

"No, no, Uncle Yan, you don't understand. We now have too much silver and too little gold. We will go out five million taels of silver, but we will not get back five hundred thousand taels of gold. Gold will continue to appreciate in the future. With all this gold, I feel much more confident. Zhang Zhimu said patiently.

"On the dock, Yukun hasn't had time to tell you yet." Yan Boju said, "Yang Jing has already escorted back a batch of gold. In the past two days, Yukun organized people to pour out the gold in the vault. I heard that we are going to install two big houses. ”

Zhang Zhimu knew that the proportion of gold was very large, and eighteen tons of gold did not occupy much space. However, Yang Jing and the others are still very cautious about shipping back in batches.

"I've heard that this is a treasury of Genghis Khan," Mr. Zhang said, "and that Genghis Khan's gold will never be so much." ”

"When Lao Lu came back, he said, this is the No. 4 warehouse. All the boxes were written with the character "four" written in Mongolian and Chinese, and the gold ingots were also marked with the character "four". This should be library four. Yan Boju said, "Don't worry, they will come back together with the gold soon." Meng Si'er, this kid is really good! ”

"No, Meng Si'er's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law told Huang Yukun about Meng Si'er several times. We can't tell him about it! Zhang Zhimu said.

"Meng Si'er turned out to be the master who was annoying in Xiurong, and as a result, he asked you to become a character." Yan Boju said, "This person really has nowhere to look!" I didn't expect this kid to really have financial luck. ”

"That's right! How do you get the gold back? It should be some days, right? Zhang Zhimu asked.

"Oops! Where do you think you can hide gold? Yan Boju said, "I heard Lao Lu say that it was a hole in the cliff, and after coming out of the hole, it was only after crossing the mountains and mountains that he could come out. ”

Zhang Zhimu went home, and the children were even happier. Little Ruby brought them a lot of good things. Now Erhu has begun to know how to fight with his sister and brother. In the evening, Xiao Hongyu did not eat here, because her adoptive mother came to the north for the first time, and she was afraid that she would not be used to coming to her new home, so Xiao Hongyu had to accompany her adoptive mother. After dinner, Zhang Zhimu coaxed the son Yang Yulin was holding and came to Huang Yukun's room.

As soon as Zhang Zhimu entered the house, Huang Yukun said to him, "How is it? You're at ease this time, right? ”

"How can you feel at ease in this way? There are so many beauties in the world! Zhang Zhimu said deliberately.

Huang Yukun snorted with his nose, and Zhang Zhimu hurriedly went over and said, "But I'm a person who likes the new and loves the old more." ”

"Humph! I think you're more worried about gold, aren't you? Huang Yukun said.

Zhang Zhimu went over and hugged Huang Yukun and said: "Hugging his wife and saying gold, it's too bad for the scenery!" ”

"Come on! No one knows you better than I do. Huang Yukun said, "Alas! To be honest, I was a little dizzy when I saw those piles of gold. We have too much silver, and too little gold. The gold came just in time. ”

"The gold in Huashan is far from enough, and the gold hidden by the Mongols when they left is definitely more than that." Zhang Zhimu said, "We still have to look for it." ”

"I think it's strange that the Mongols were in such a hurry that they couldn't take the gold with them. Over the years, the red paint of these boxes has not completely fallen off. How did they save it in a hurry? Huang Yukun said.

"These things will be known when Meng Si'er and Mr. Lu come back. We can learn from them in our vaults. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Our vault doesn't have to work so hard, it's ventilated often, and the lime and charcoal in it are changed every year, so long it's not damp in the vault." Huang Yukun said, "Thanks to listening to you when the vault was built, the vault was built so big." Otherwise, we won't be able to put down our gold, silver, and kiln coins. How did you think we would have so much gold and silver? ”

"Hey! You just listen to my promises! Zhang Zhimu can't say that the vaults in the previous movies are so big.

Zhang Zhimu didn't wait for Lu Chengxiang and them to come back with gold, and was invited away by Li Yunhe.

Li Yunhe heard that Zhang Zhimu was back, so he called early in the morning, "Oops! Mr. Zhang, you can come back, come with me immediately! The Meander Bridge is going to have an opening ceremony, and when it's ready, you can come back! ”

"Why do you have to wait for me to do this, you just let them open the road first?" Zhang Zhimu said.

"You don't know how much hardship those brothers have endured for two years, and they finally managed to get through to the train, and if you don't show up, they won't be able to get over it." Li Yunhe said, "General Zhou Yuji also said, when will you arrive, when will he arrive?" You see, if I can leave today, I will book a train ticket! ”

Zhang Zhimu thought about it for a while, and there was nothing big about it at home, "Okay! Let's take the noon train and go. ”

Zhang Zhimu said hello to his family and Yan Boju, and followed Li Yunhe to the return station at noon, and on the platform of the station, Li Wei was also waiting for Zhang Zhimu here. There were too few leaders in Yaogang at home, and Li Wei also went to add momentum to the opening ceremony of the river meander.

When he came to the car, Li Yunhe said: "The two princes have already arrived at the meander, and they heard that they can cross the Yellow River from the bridge, and they can't stay for a long time. Princess Anping accompanied them. Zhou Yuji and Jiang Jiu have already been informed, they are all waiting for your action time. ”

"Huh! I didn't expect you to do something like this! Zhang Zhimu said with a smile.

Originally, this was Mr. Lu's business, but Lu Chengxiang didn't know what he was busy with, so he hadn't been in the kiln during this time. Ask Uncle Yan, Uncle Yan doesn't know what he's busy with, I have to worry about this matter. In fact, I don't have to do anything, as long as I invite people to come, the brothers who built the bridge are ready for everything. ”

Li Wei said beside him: "This Li Yunhe! You say how much I have to do over there, so let me join in the fun! ”

"Let's change our minds!" Zhang Zhimu said, "How are the cadets of your flight brigade recruited? ”

"Hey! I'm busy with this. Li Wei said: "I thought it would be easy, but it turned out to be different." We're out of the ocean this time. I have selected a lot of good skills, and many of them have seen blood on the battlefield. When they were first chosen, they were asked if they were afraid of death. None of them said they were afraid of death. But when training, some people just don't dare to climb high, and some people are on the fixed runner, and they have to pee their pants before they start turning. Do you say it's a shame? ”

"That's it. Can't blame them. Zhang Zhimu said, "We must have a set of scientific methods for selecting people. Those people are not afraid of death, but it does not mean that they dare to climb high. Let me tell you, the right person to be a pilot really has to be chosen one out of a thousand. Whether you can become a qualified pilot depends on the training. Not everyone can be a pilot. ”

"I still have to study this matter with those people in the flight team, and then with Zhang Bingchen and them. Some of the selection methods have been reformulated. Li Wei said, "It's really not easy to choose people, and there are a few people who don't have scars on their bodies when they are selected in the army." You also need to have good eyes and be able to read, even less. ”

"I think, you don't just choose in the army, you can go to various academies to choose. Special Military Academy. Whoever you choose, they will give it to you. However, students must volunteer. Zhang Zhimu said.

"That's right! I should have been more open-minded. Will there be a war, can we talk about it later? Li Wei figured it out, "We have gone to heaven, even if we can fight, their methods are useless." ”

"During this time, Li Wei, your main task is to find these flight students for me." Zhang Zhimu asked Li Yunhe again, "Is there any progress on your plane?" ”

"Power delta wings, they are flying as much as possible. We made a model of our plane out of wood, but it can't fly. One is that our star engine is not good, and the other is that we always feel that the wood plane is not strong. ”

"You're wrong, the same weight of wood is stronger than the same weight of steel. It's just that when you make airplanes, you have to think that you can't leave too weak points. The intensity is high in all places, and if there is only one weak point, it will be all over. ”

"When you go back, let's take a look together!" Li Yunhe said, "With this wooden model, you can tell us about the principle of the airplane." We learn slowly. We don't really have a sense of airplanes at all. ”

"Alright! It's good to have a model. Zhang Zhimu said, "You can put the engine of the paramotor on the aircraft model first, although the power is not enough, but it is best to let the propeller run with the aircraft, you can control the aircraft to taxi through the tail rudder and flaps, and slowly experience the feeling of the aircraft." ”

"That's right! As long as we don't fly, on the ground, we can also try it with the engine of a military motorcycle with the propeller of an aircraft. Li Yunhe said.

"Later, with the plane, we will arrive in a while from Yaogang to Hequ." Zhang Zhimu said.

"Mr. Zhang, will the plane fly much faster than the delta wing in the future?" Li Wei asked.

"Then it goes without saying," said Zhang Zhimu, "that the fastest planes in the future can catch up with the speed of artillery shells." However, at that time, propeller planes were not possible. To use jet engines or even rocket engines. ”

Zhang Zhimu's description of the plane shocked both Li Wei and Li Yunhe, although they didn't understand, they believed what Zhang Zhimu said.

Looking at his expression, Zhang Zhimu smiled and said, "You still have a task at present, developing rocket artillery. ”

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Mt. Fuji erupted, Japan was earthquaked. --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".