Chapter 8 Determine the site of the aluminum plant The drilling rig was successful

The reason why Zhang Zhimu suggested building another generator set in Niutoushan is to take into account that the aluminum plant will be a large consumer of electricity in the future, and the generators under construction now can only improve the electricity consumption of the smelting field and the industrial production of the kiln. At present, the development of the smelting field is already restricted by electricity. Li Di put on two more two-megawatt generators, which did not meet the electricity consumption of the smelting yard. Originally, Liu Baoxue and his family wanted to build two more large blast furnaces and steel-making furnaces, but due to power constraints, they had to wait for the power supply situation to improve. I didn't dare to do the galvanized sheet and tin plate that I had always wanted to do.

Now the more feasible way is to build another generator set in Niutoushan, so as to solve the power problem as soon as possible.

Zhang Zhimu's suggestion, no one objected. Because most people don't know much about these things, as long as Zhang Zhimu thinks it's okay and Lu Bingyi thinks it's okay, everyone will basically think it's okay.

However, Ouyang He said: "When we start construction in Baode, we can first send a regiment to serve as a guard in Baode, because the other side of the Yellow River is occupied by Li Zicheng's Dashun army after all." Just wait for us to get there. ”

"It doesn't matter if you send a regiment, whether it's safety or something, they can help there." Chen Yufeng agreed to send troops over.

"Isn't it time to build this road to Datong? The last time the prince came, didn't he ask us to build this section of the road at the same time? Yan Xing reminded.

"yes, I'm going to discuss this today." Lu Bingyi said, "Our rails and sleepers are sufficient, and the locomotive has been improved and started production again." Now the motivation has increased a lot. However, my suggestion is that the railway from Niutoushan to Yaogang should be changed to a double line. If Datong and Killing Tiger Pass are opened, passenger and freight transportation will be tense. ”

"I think the most urgent thing is to repair the railway to Baotou next year. This section of Datong should also be repaired. Lu Chengxiang said, "As for the repair of the double line, it is too late to repair the railway to Baotou after it is completed." ”

Zhang Zhimu agreed with Lu Chengxiang's suggestion, "Mr. Lu is right, starting this year, we will still build the railway from Ningwu to Hequ and Baode, as well as the railway from Yaogang to Lingshui Wharf. The construction of the railway to Datong will also begin, and I think we will follow what the king said, mobilize the people of Yanbei to participate in the road construction, and we will send some more experienced cadres to guide them. I think it is still according to the old method, divided into several sections to build the roadbed at the same time, and when laying the rails, use a locomotive to pull the rails from one end to lay them. ”

Lu Bingyi said with a smile: "It seems that the hundreds of thousands of people we have laid on the railway really can't be evacuated." Originally, many people were preparing for immigrants outside the border, but now they have to find another way to deal with immigration. ”

Zhang Zhimu knows that the efficiency of road construction is low now, and he can only rely on crowd tactics, and there is no other way, but he hopes that Li Yunhe and his car can be built as soon as possible, and then they can build tractors and bulldozers, so that the efficiency can be improved at that time.

Speaking of the problem of production, Lu Chengxiang stood up and said: "Regarding the problem of production, we are still facing a big problem. That is, we simply do not have enough cotton to purchase now. Now that our new textile mill is only halfway up and running, cotton is tight. The knitting machines didn't dare to start at all, and when they knitted some socks for the soldiers, I told them to stop working. If we all started working, our cotton would have been gone long ago. Next year, I will ask all branches to give cotton farmers cotton in advance. Those who did not grow cotton were also encouraged to do so. We buy a pound of cotton, weave good cloth and sell it, at least ten pounds of cotton. With these good cloths, how much food can we get back? ”

After the study of such an important matter as the Western Expedition has been completed, everyone is more willing to listen to Lu Chengxiang reciting the business scriptures. Lu Chengxiang's calculation of accounts is still very infectious.

"The clothes and supplies worn by our soldiers are made of the best fabrics, which is the envy of many young men. So it's too easy for us to recruit now. When recruiting, you can pick a good one. This was unimaginable before. Chen Yufeng was very emotional.

Zhang Zhimu knew that in his previous life, Xinjiang was a place where cotton was produced, and the long sunlight there was conducive to the growth of cotton. But now is not the time to take care of it.

As soon as everyone relaxes, a lot of ideas can be shared.

Ouyang He asked: "Mr. Zhang, can we build a generator that can be carried by a car." If we can, when we are fighting, we can bring generators and loudspeakers, and when we are attacking cities, we can use loudspeakers to attack the heart. ”

"This one does, that's a great idea." Zhang Zhimu replied, "Li Yunhe, they have already come up with a diesel engine, and I will let them use the diesel engine with a generator, so that they can use a car to pull the generator to fight with the army." ”

"Do you still have to carry diesel fuel with the army?" Lu Chengxiang asked, "Do I know that kerosene is a good thing, and this kind of oil has the smallest smoke." Li Mao and the others have been urging for kerosene, and it is also very good to sell over there. ”

After listening to Lu Chengxiang's words, Yan Boju said with a smile: "This Lu Xiaojiao, do you say that you can use a diesel engine without diesel?" However, kerosene is indeed a good thing, our horse lanterns use kerosene, hang on horses, not afraid of wind and rain, and it is much more convenient to walk at night. ”

"yes, the lantern is a good thing. The army carries it, and there is less use of open fire. It is also not prone to fire. I just don't know if Qingfengzi can guarantee the supply of kerosene. Ouyang He said.

"Kerosene for lighting is absolutely guaranteed. After the Niutoushan coking plant is put into operation, coal tar can be supplied, and Qingfengzi's production line will be able to produce continuously. Zhang Zhimu replied.

"Can ***** start production?" Ouyang He is more concerned about these.

"The ***** production site was chosen in a ravine, and it took some time to level the site and build a road. However, the plant has begun to be built, and the production equipment has been processed, waiting for installation and commissioning. It is estimated that it will be almost in the spring next year. The most important thing is that I can bring it to you when you go on the expedition. Li Wei: They have already begun to make firing tables for various artillery pieces with *** charge shells. The shells of the charge are produced and can be used immediately. Zhang Zhimu replied that he knew that Ouyang He was more concerned about the great power.

Chen Yufeng said: "With the cannonball with the first charge, we will pull 130 heavy artillery in the future, and when we encounter a city that is not easy to fight, we can directly use the cannon to blast the city wall open." ”

"Huh! With dozens of 130 guns, bombard one place in a concentrated manner, and any kind of city wall can be blasted open. Zhang Zhimu said, "It's just that 130 heavy artillery has to be dragged by a lot of livestock." ”

"It's worth it more." Ouyang He said, "The deterrent effect of that thing is even more powerful than the cannon itself." Ouyang He said.

"One more thing, can we be like in Shanxi, our cities will be immediately equipped with telephone lines?" Yan Xing was already concerned about the management of the city.

"We are too nervous now, and the telephone line is just enough to reach Baotou, and we have been waiting for enough to pull it away." Lu Chengxiang said, "Our own copper mine production has increased by three or four times, and the copper mines we have received in Shanxi have also been renovated, and the output is not small." But we use copper too much. Let's just talk about bullets, what is the production of without copper? Li Mao: They also purchased a batch of copper in the south. But we don't dare to leave no inventory at all. ”

"That's why I've always advocated for an aluminium plant. With aluminum, you can change the wire from copper to aluminum. Aluminum ore is very widely distributed, much more than copper. Zhang Zhimu said, "But we will now start to organize to go out and buy some copper." Datong Jiang General Bing buys grain from us again, and we all want copper. Strive to get as many telephones as possible in all the occupied territories of our occupation. Even if they can't get through, they should be equipped with wireless telegraphy. However, it is necessary to ensure that major places such as Xi'an, Weinan and Xianyang have access to telephones and telegraphs. ”

After having lunch at the hotel after the meeting, Zhang Zhimu and Lu Bingyi came to Li Yunhe's office together.

Li Yunhe saw Zhang Zhimu and Lu Bingyi coming, and knew that something must be wrong, but Li Yunhe was busy packing up his things, so he just glanced up and said, "You came just in time, come with me immediately, and we will talk about something on the way." ”

"Huh! What's the matter with you kid? Zhang Zhimu asked with a smile.

"Let's go, follow me, you'll know what's going on when you get there." Li Yunhe took Zhang Zhimu and Lu Bingyi to the door. Li Yunhe's carriage was already parked outside the door.

Li Yunhe said: "Just take my carriage!" We can talk about it on the road. ”

After getting into the car, Li Yunhe asked, "You two are here, there must be something?" ”

"Yes, we just had a meeting. For the sake of the westward expedition, I will give you a mission. You have to use a combination of a diesel engine and a generator to make a diesel generator. Preferably with kilowatts. It should be made to be pulled by a car, and the troops should take it with them when they go to war. Zhang Zhimu said.

"It shouldn't be too difficult, but we need to think a little bit more about the sound reduction. Otherwise, it would be too loud in the barracks. Li Yunhe said, "I still have to cooperate with Li Di and them." Leave this to me. ”

"Also, considering that there is not enough electricity, we decided to build another steam turbine generator set in Niutoushan." Zhang Zhimu said, "We have also decided to build the railway from the meanders of the river and then along the Yellow River to Baode, and build an aluminum smelter in Baode." I also have to inform your father and Liu Bao about this. ”

"Baode also produces coal, so it is better to build a power plant directly in Baode." Li Yunhe said.

"When will it take to build anything?" Zhang Zhimu said, "It is imperative for us to build an aluminum plant as soon as possible." The Baode power plant can also be built in the future, and it can be connected to the grid to generate electricity. ”

The carriage came to a stop in the suburbs, and Zhang Zhimu and Lu Bingyi followed Li Yunhe out of the car.

Zhang Zhimu saw a derrick in front of him, and there was water all around the derrick.

Li Yunhe pointed to the derrick and said, "Mr. Zhang, look, it's done." We hit down this hill thirty meters deep and we hit the water. It's a lot easier than digging a well before. In the past, if you wanted to drill a well, you didn't know how much time it would take, but now you can just drill an hole. ”

"In the future, we can set up a special well drilling team, so that our land can be watered and watered, and such wells do not take up space." Lu Bingyi also became interested.

"It's not just a drill that's what it does, it can drill in all kinds of formations, so we can understand what's going on underground, and then we can build big buildings." "Especially if we want to build a bridge, we have to understand the situation at the bottom of the river to decide what kind of piers to choose. ”

"Mr. Zhang, I have always wanted to tell you that we should build a few bridges over the Fen River that can pass through horse-drawn carriages. Otherwise, it is really inconvenient to travel between the two sides of the Fen River, I think we have cement and steel, and we should be able to build a load-bearing bridge. Ouyang He said.

"Yunhe, I can see your onshore drilling rig now. But you're going to have to get a rig to drill the bottom of the river on the boat, and only when the boat can drill the bottom of the river can we choose a suitable place to build the bridge. The site we chose to build the bridge must be very shallow in the silt and bedrock at the bottom of the river, and our cement piers must fall on the bedrock to be stable. Zhang Zhimu said to Li Yunhe.

"Gee, you didn't come when you were drilling, and the rig vibrated a lot. Our boat can only be thrown in the river with spears, and I am afraid that the boat will not be able to hold it steady. Li Yunhe said very embarrassed.

"Such a ship needs to be specially designed, and you said that throwing an iron anchor in the river and then drilling is not at all, so the ship needs a lot of straight anchors." Zhang Zhimu said.

"Straight anchor?" Li Yunhe didn't understand.

"That is, around the ship, there are also a lot of vertical and liftable steel pipes, generally with ordinary anchors to drop and stabilize, the straight anchor through the power into the bottom of the river, so that the boat can be stable, after inserting a few more straight anchors, you can start drilling. In the future, we will also need a ship with a straight anchor to build a bridge. Such a ship must not only be able to drill, but also be able to drive steel pipes into the ground for bridge piers in the future. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Huh! It seems that Mr. Zhang is prepared for the construction of the bridge. Ouyang He said.

"I'll go back and fix the drillship. However, Mr. Lin Zongwei needs to be invited to study it, such a ship is too small. Li Yunhe said.

"It's at least the size of two tugboats. My suggestion is to make it into a catamaran, so that when you need to cross the Kaiyuan New River, you can also disassemble and pass. Zhang Zhimu said, "In the future, they will be needed not only to build bridges on the Fen River, but also to build bridges on the Yellow River." ”

"It seems that Mr. Zhang is thinking far!" Lu Bingyi exclaimed.

"My initial idea was to build a bridge across the Yellow River in the area of Hequ or Baode, so that Shanxi and Shaanxi would be connected. But you need to do some basic preparation. Zhang Zhimu said.

"I think there is a need to build a bridge in Tongguan." Lu Bingyi said.

"When we go south, we really need to build a bridge there. However, we have to think about that side after stabilizing Shaanxi, and I want to build a bridge on this side of the river as soon as possible, which will be of great help to our business in Shaanxi. Zhang Zhimu said.

"It seems that this progress depends on Li Yunhe, when you build the drilling ship, when we start building the bridge. At that time, our rotary kiln cement can start production, and we are not afraid of using cement to build bridges and pay cement. We are now using cement economically. Lu Bingyi said.

On the way back, Li Yunhe asked, "Fan Song and Lu Qi haven't heard from them for a while." We've been saving on rubber, but we're running out. A little rubber from our rubber grass is enough for Zhang Bingchen and his hospital. ”

"Yes! It's time for them to come back. "They know they need rubber at home. It's good to come back this time, and when they go back, we'll bring them back the radio so that we can keep in touch at all times. I don't know what happened to the rubber trees we planted in Guangzhou. ”

"Didn't the telegraph in Guangzhou ever send it?" Lu Bingyi asked.

Li Mao has always wanted to go to Guangzhou, and he is going to bring it with him at that time. But he never left. Zhang Zhimu said.

"If only the telegraph had sent it. We'll be able to keep track of what's going on over there. Especially in places like Nanyang, which are too far away, we don't have a telegraph, so we can only wait. Lu Bingyi said, "I always had an idea. If our fertilizer production is enough, we should develop to Qiongzhou. The land there can produce three crops of rice a year, and rubber trees can be planted. That's a place where there's a lot to do. Now as long as we have food and weapons, we are not afraid of anything. ”

"yes, that's a good place. We're free, we're going to take it down. Zhang Zhimu agreed.

"Also, our diesel speedboat is about to go to sea trials, do you want to go to see the sea trials?" Li Yunhe asked.

"I won't go to this matter, you can try to equip the Xiurong with two dinghys." Zhang Zhimu said, "Also, when will your 12.7mm heavy machine gun be equipped with the Xiurong?" ”

"It should be possible by the end of the year," Li Yunhe said, "mainly because they have two kinds of heavy machine guns, one is water-cooled and the other is air-cooled." So the delay was ordered. ”

This person couldn't help but chatter, Zhang Zhimu returned to the office, and Yang Qinglian told Zhang Zhimu that Li Mao had telegraphed that the person who had returned from Nanyang had arrived at Quanzhou Port. It's time to rush back.

Zhang Zhimu asked happily: "What are you talking about?" ”

"That's right. They said that this time they had chartered a boat to come back. ”

"Call Li Zhi immediately and ask him to come over!" Zhang Zhimu instructed Yang Qinglian.

As soon as Li Zhi came in, Zhang Zhimu said, "Good news, Fan Song and they are coming back soon." Are you guys ready to go back with him? ”

"It's all ready. There are ten people in total, each with their own strengths. And there are special passwords for special cases for them. Li Zhi replied.

"Also, let them learn to use the sextant with Shi Tao. So that they could send back by telegram the coordinates of the places they had passed. When they arrived in the South Seas, they were able to accurately measure the map there. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Shi Tao: They're on the Yangtze River now. Do you want to tell them to come back? Li Zhi asked.

"Yes, it's a big deal. After Shi Tao comes back, he can arrange the measurement of the Nanyang side. Zhang Zhimu said.

At this time, Yang Qinglian knocked on the door and came in and said, "Mr. Lu's phone? ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Take it!" ”

Zhang Zhimu picked up the phone, and Lu Chengxiang said on the phone: "Mr. Zhang, a group of people from Huishang came. I arranged it all at the Yaogang Hotel. Meet them in the evening! ”

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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".