Chapter 81 Paying Attention to the Manchu Qing Dynasty Changes Water Conservancy and Water Transport Report

The changes on the Manchu side could not but attract the attention of the Yaogang people, because their next target was the Manchu Qing in Liaodong.

In the command center, Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He were a little surprised after listening to Zhang Zhimu's introduction of the sudden assembly of troops on the Manchu side.

Ouyang He twisted his beard and said: "The New Year is coming soon, it is said that it is really not the time to move troops in Liaodong." I think there is another possibility, that is, is there something wrong with the Manchu side inside? Is it that Dorgon's rights are being challenged? ”

"No!" Chen Yufeng affirmed, "No matter how Dolgon fights, he has been very successful in consolidating his power. That Empress Xiaozhuang, who adopted a policy of Tao Hui and supported Dolgon, was actually more meaningful. Now is the time when Empress Xiaozhuang relies on the use of Dolgon, and it is difficult for other forces to move Dolgon. I think they are still ready to seize Shanhaiguan. Presumably, Dorgon was worried that it would be too late if we attacked in the spring of next year. ”

As for how the Manchu Qing Society will act now, Zhang Zhimu can't judge it at all. Because the current history is completely different from the original history, everything will develop along a new route.

However, Zhang Zhimu knew that the strength of the kiln gang was now something that the Manchus could not fight against, so he was not overly worried about the Manchus' abnormal movements, "I see! We'll see what else our informants might have to say. I'll just keep an eye on the news over there. We're still doing what we planned. Now they can't compare with us, and Dolgon doesn't necessarily know how big the gap is, but we do. The said outwitted when the strong are encountered, and captured alive when the weak are encountered. In dealing with the Manchus this time, we must adopt a thunderous momentum, eliminate the Manchu resistance by force in one fell swoop, and completely crush them psychologically. Then assimilate them with our cultural strengths. We need to set up Chinese-based schools in all parts of eastern Liaoning, and governments at all levels will use Chinese. In a few decades, we will be able to assimilate the Manchus. Completely eliminate the hidden dangers in Liaodong. ”

"Huh! Mr. Zhang has already considered the matter of post-war governance, and it seems that we are still thinking one step too late. Ouyang He smiled and said, "There are more than 100,000 Annan prisoners on Li Zicheng's side, and I see that they will also be sent to Liaodong after the war!" The vast and sparsely populated area of eastern Liaoning is a big problem. ”

"I see! The population density of Henan, Huguang, and Shandong is still too high, so it is better to mobilize them to migrate to Liaodong as well. Chen Yufeng said.

"Although the climate in Liaodong is cold in winter, there is fertile black soil there, and there are oil, coal, and iron ore underground. There is also an inexhaustible supply of timber in the Great Khing'an Mountains. We need to carry out some resettlement in an organized way, and even carry out military reclamation. However, in order to develop and control Liaodong, we have to build a railway in Liaodong. With railways and telecommunications, there was no problem with the rule there. Zhang Zhimu still wanted to say that there was oil and gas in Siberia, but he couldn't help but say it. These things are too early to say, and we have to make up stories to explain them. However, the Siberian side must take over this determination, and Zhang Zhimu has already made up his mind.

"I agree with Mr. Zhang." Ouyang He said, "Mr. Zhang said that Genghis Khan did not have the ability to rule and manage a country with a large area, and a very important reason is that he did not have certain technical means, which I very much recognize. Think of the place where we have railroad and telephone telegraphs, and if there is any change, we will soon know that the kiln post will be able to transfer the army there by railroad if necessary. Such a means of governance can indeed ensure the management of these places. ”

"That's right! I also agree with Mr. Ouyang. I think that no matter what, next year, we will start building the railway from Datong to Zhangjiakou. Then the railway from Zhangjiakou to Beijing was built. Then build the railway from Beijing to Shanhaiguan. After Liaodong stabilized, it extended to Liaodong. Chen Yufeng said in a serious tone, "Zhimu! We will build a little less in other places, and we will also build railways and telephone racks. ”

"Next year, the Baotou Iron and Steel Plant will be able to produce steel, and the rail rolling workshop will be launched at the same time. The problem of steel rails that restrict our railway construction will be solved. We can build the railroad with our hands and feet. Zhang Zhimu said, "There is another advantage that we could not compare with before, and we have trained a large number of engineers to build railways." With an engineer, you can direct the construction of a section of railroad. In addition, we also have a large number of skilled workers with experience in building railways, which is also the basis for our next big development. ”

Due to Lu Bingyi's late return, the planning meeting and year-end summary meeting for the coming year were held together.

At this year's year-end meeting, except for Li Mao who did not rush back, several giants in Yaogang were still there.

At the meeting, Mr. Lu Bingyi first made a special report on river water conservancy in combination with the inspection.

First of all, Lu Bingyi introduced that all five units of the Hutuo River Reservoir are connected to the grid for power generation, and the power generation capacity takes into account the water storage and stable power generation, and the five units can now generate 300 megawatts of stable electricity. After the completion of water storage next year, it will be able to generate 500 megawatts of electricity stably.

As soon as Lu Bingyi's words fell, applause rang out below. Because everybody knows what that means. This is the beginning of large-scale printing of the money printing machine of hydropower. The Yaogang people started with two megawatt generators, and now a Hutuo River reservoir has a power generation capacity of several hundred megawatts. How can you not be excited. The scene of this great project that was demonstrated at the beginning is right in front of us. At that time, it was decided to build such a silver-swallowing project, and it really took a lot of thought to go through the kiln gang. Now that the dust has settled, it shows that the original decision was the right one. This project generates electricity, which greatly alleviates the contradiction between the electricity consumption of people in the kiln gang. Especially in the smelting plant, due to power constraints in the past, large-scale projects that were not dared to be carried out in the past can now be launched. For example, the new plate rolling mill can be used. The aluminum plant in Baode can also open up production, and there is no need to worry about the lack of power generation from its own power plant. This also shows that Shanxi's power grid will be more stable in the future. What is even happier is that the Hutuo River reservoir has another 200 megawatts of potential next year.

The second item introduced by Lu Bingyi is the sand clearing of the Wei River. Thanks to the addition of several large sand dredging vessels to the sand removal operation, passenger ships and tugboats from Yaogang can now reach Xi'an. Strive to get to Chencang (Baoji) next year. Now the boat can run to Tianshui.

Third, Lu Bingyi introduced the progress of the first-level reservoir of the water diversion project in Tianshui.

The first level of the reservoir was divided into two parts, and a barrage dam was built 100 meters wide and 50 meters high on the river channel of the valley, leaving a gentle slope under the dam, and digging down 80 meters below the original river channel, so that the 130-meter drop could be solved at one time. At the time of the construction of the project, the river channel was blocked with sand and gravel in the upper reaches of the river to divert the river water to another diversion point. Now the cement dam bottom pit has been dug to an estimated depth of 30 meters. The channel below the dam has been dug to a depth of more than 20 meters. The adjacent lock was also excavated at the same time. In addition to the use of many tractors, tractors, and crawler trucks, the large conveyor belt built by Li Yunhe and his team has been put into use. The speed of earthwork excavation will be greatly increased very quickly. At the original construction site, there were too many villains on the construction surface to be unleashed. Now with the right machinery, the situation has been greatly improved. It should be said that the construction site is now progressing smoothly. If this project can successfully achieve our goal, the secondary, third, and even fourth-level reservoirs can be constructed at the same time.

Fourth, Lu Bingyi introduced the situation of the first-level reservoir on the southern part of the Qinling Mountains and the Jialing River.

Construction of this reservoir began on the Jialing River where an island divides the river into two parts, the east and west dams. Now the eastern river has been blocked, and the foundation pit of the dam is being dug for construction. The cement plant in Hanzhong has been completed and put into operation, and when the dam needs cement, it can fully guarantee the need for the dam. A large amount of cement and rebar has been stored on the site. After the construction of the east dam is completed, the west dam can be constructed. If the dam is completed, it will raise the water level of the Geraung River and flow part of the water from the Gharyeung River to the Han River. The dam can also control the flow of the Jialing River, so that the flow of the Jialing River will not change as drastically as before during the flood season, which is conducive to the navigation of ships and water transportation. At the same time, raising the water level can also drive the big ships on the Han River into the Jialing River, completely opening up the waterway channel of the Han River and the Jialing River.

Fifth, Lu Bingyi introduced the clean-up and maintenance of the Han River and the Yangtze River waterway.

The Han River and the Yangtze River, Fan Chengkun and they all sent people to blow up the reefs, the shallow places, the dredging of the dredging, and the dangerous places have set up signs and navigation lights. The more difficult one below is the Three Gorges Channel upstream, which is very dangerous. They are ready to go up the water with a speedboat and blast those dangerous reefs with a lot of **. However, this work is also very dangerous, and every preparation is being made.

Zhang Zhimu studied Liu Baiyu's "Three Gorges Travels" in his previous life, and the Three Gorges he wrote for him stirred up countless waves in his heart. But when I had the opportunity to take a boat through the Three Gorges, although the gorge was still magnificent, it was no longer so dangerous and much more tamed. After the Three Gorges Dam is impounded, the Three Gorges may not have the majestic momentum that is worthy of praise. However, the current waterway of the Yangtze River is still a nightmare for boatmen. It is necessary to urge people to clear the dangerous shoals and reefs on the waterway, and open up a way for people.

Sixth, Mr. Lu Bingyi introduced the results of the inspection of the Lingqu and the improvement plan.

Mr. Lu Bingyi believes that with our existing economic and technical capabilities, we can completely dig a new river channel to connect the Pearl River and Xiangjiang rivers. Due to the high water level on this side of the Xiangjiang River, a first-class lock can be built between the new river channel and the Li River, so that larger ships can pass through the locks, such as the current passenger ships and barges, which truly communicates the water transportation of the Pearl River and the Xiangjiang River system. According to Mr. Lo Bingyi's plan, if the construction is carried out in full force, the project can be completed in less than two years.

This plan was unanimously agreed by everyone on the spot. Lu Bingyi and Tang Jingyao were instructed to organize people to carry out construction as soon as possible.

Seventh, Lu Bingyi introduced the situation of going to Yingtianfu (Nanjing) to inspect the original Zheng He's treasure shipyard.

Lu Bingyi said that the dock of the original treasure ship in Nanjing has been abandoned for many years, and only the original dock is built of large blue bricks and stones. However, the dock is already full of silt, and if the silt is dug out, the dock is expected to be usable, but all shipbuilding facilities on the shore will have to be rebuilt. Our Zhenjiang shipbuilding base has built two docks that can build 20,000-ton treasure ships, and on one of the docks, a 20,000-ton treasure ship that has been making steel beams as keels is already being built, and the ships are driven by steam. Whether the dock in Nanjing is worth using needs to be studied.

Zhang Zhimu's suggestion on this matter is that this dock should not be used for the time being, but it should be fenced and protected. In the future, if you need to build more ships, you can completely enable the restoration of this dock.

Eighth, Lu Bingyi introduced the situation of the Zhenjiang shipbuilding base.

Zhenjiang Shipbuilding Base now has two 20,000-ton docks, two 5,000-ton docks, two 2,000-ton docks, and four 1,000-ton docks. At present, there are one 20,000-ton ship, two 5,000-ton ships, three 1,000-ton ships, and two 2,500-ton steel-hulled ships.

At present, most of the technicians and workers of Lingshui Shipyard have arrived at the Zhenjiang Shipbuilding Base. The biggest problem is that it is a very troublesome thing to transport the steel we produce to the Zhenjiang base. Therefore, it is not possible to build ships with steel on a large scale. Nowadays, most of the ships are still made of wooden hulls and steam boilers, and the sails are dual-powered ships. However, now there are two sand dredging ships digging sand on the canal from the Yangtze River to Huai'an, and when the water depth here is enough and the canal from Kaifeng to Huai'an is opened, we can easily use tugboats to transport the steel to the Zhenjiang base. In particular, our Tongguan Bridge is opened, if the train can reach Kaifeng, the water transportation will not be subject to the restrictions of the open source new river, and the steel will be transported to Kaifeng by train, and then transported to Zhenjiang by boat.

In addition, the depth of the canal will greatly increase the transportation capacity. Therefore, Lu Bingyi suggested that the number of sand dredging boats between the Yangtze River and Huai'an should be increased, and the river should be dug deeper as soon as possible.

The ninth item is the progress of the construction of the Kaifeng to Huai'an Canal by Lu Bingyi.

Due to the great power invested in this canal, it will be navigable before the flood season next year. But the biggest problem here is that the Yellow River water contains so much sediment that it is likely to quickly silt up the river. After Lu Bingyi and Tang Jingyao inspected the canal construction site, they came up with a solution. That is, after the water of the Yellow River enters the canal, it first enters a lake, and then enters the canal through another opening. When the water of the Yellow River enters the lake, the lake surface is open, and the water flow rate drops suddenly, and the sediment is easily deposited, and a large amount of sediment is deposited in the lake, and the canal channel will not be silted up. But the lake is also prone to silting up. Then dig two such lakes here, and when one is full, seal the water inlet and outlet of the lake with a floodgate. Let the boat and the water of the Yellow River go to another lake. The sealed lake is then dried and the silt is pushed out by a tractor to form a lake again. The two lakes alternate to act as filters. The sediment that has been deposited is also a good thing, and can be used to burn bricks and tiles. We built a large-scale mechanized brick and tile factory here, which is close to the river, so it is easy to transport bricks and tiles, and the bricks and tiles are not sold.

The idea was unanimously supported. Zhang Zhimu said that if this method is effective, it is completely possible to dig two larger lakes after the Yellow River leaves the valley and use it to filter sediment for the Yellow River.

Tenth, Lu Bingyi introduced the restoration plan of the Yongji Canal.

Yongji Canal is one of the great projects built by Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty. Emperor Yang of Sui was scolded by many people in later generations. But no emperor has made more contributions than him, and his greatest culpability is to build the canal, but his greatest merit is also to build the canal. The Grand Canal of the Sui Dynasty connected the Hai River, the Yellow River, the Yangtze River, the Huai River, and the Qiantang River, and these canals were a very important reason for the unification of the Chinese nation. Later generations have been enjoying the legacy left by Emperor Yang of Sui, but they are constantly scolding him. Emperor Yang of Sui will definitely feel very wronged in heaven.

In that year, Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty mobilized a million people to divert Qinshui to the south to the Yellow River, northeast from Xiaoyuan Village in Wuzhi, from Hongjingkou (now Huojia Hongjingzui) through Weihui Mansion, after sixty miles, into the Wei River. From here, it is more than 1,900 miles straight to Zhuojun (Beijing). Later, due to the large amount of sediment in Qinshui, the river was silted, and there was a new canal, and this place was gradually abandoned.

Lu Bingyi believes that we now have the ability to re-dredge the canal here, and we can completely use the method of Kaifeng to Huai'an Canal to filter sediment and use a lock to raise the water level, so that the Qinshui, Yellow River, and Weihe River can be reopened. At that time, the canal could be used by dragon boats, but after dredging and transformation, we can completely pass barges. In this way, we can rebuild a channel for the waters of the Haihe River to communicate with the Yellow River. The canals of Xinxiang, Jixian, Huaxian, Neihuang, Weixian, Daming, Guantao, Linxi, Qinghe, Wucheng, Dezhou (above Shandong), Wuqiao, Dongguang, Nanpi, Cangxian and Qingxian along the Weishui are connected in series. In the absence of rail transport, this makes perfect sense.

Not surprisingly, Lu Bingyi's suggestion was unanimously approved. Lu Chengxiang said: "This kind of thing seems to be a lot of money, but if the ships that come and go are appropriately charged, and the maintenance responsibility of each section of the canal is distributed to all places along the line, then such a project is harmless." Although the localities have paid a little maintenance costs, the benefits to the localities are greater. ”

Lu Bingyi is really generous, he walks in circles, looks at problems very accurately, and makes special reports that are also well organized. There is nothing that you don't admire.

Zhang Zhimu knew that these were things that were about to be done. If the transportation problem is not solved, the process of industrialization will not be possible. However, the most important thing is the railway, which needs to be further studied and discussed. And the railroad issue could be even more involved.

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