Chapter 11 Plans to Expand into North America Building gold reserves

Hearing Ouyang He's words, Liu Yun said: "The biggest problem for us to march into North America is how to send most of your troops across the ocean to the North American continent. We have a lot of sailboats that can cross the ocean, but safety is not guaranteed. In the past, they were transporting goods, and even if something happened, it was only some crew members who were killed or injured. If the whole ship is transported, the problem is too big. It's not as close as it is to Japan from us, and it's a problem to have food and food for a long time at sea. There is also too much density of people for a long time, which can easily cause people to get sick, not to mention the danger of encountering strong winds and waves at sea. All of them, we could not make up our minds to transport the army by sailboats. At the moment we still have a limited number of steamers. Last year, we built a lot of big ships, and we are still trying and debugging, and gradually we have more steamships to meet our needs. However, the Japanese army could not wait too long, and we could cross the sea from Japan, along the Japanese archipelago, from Ezo (Hokkaido), Kyu (Sakhalin), to the Andong Peninsula (Kamchatka), or directly to the sea, and then all the way north to the very top of our continent, from where we crossed the Norse Strait (Bering Strait) and landed on the North American continent. Although the Strait of North is turbulent, it is very close to the North American continent. It is said that when it freezes in winter, we can walk along the ice from our side to the North American continent. We can cross the North Strait (Bering Strait) in the summer, and after landing on the North American continent, we can go as far south as possible along the coast, preferably to a place where the sea is not frozen in winter. So that we can deliver supplies to you in large ships. That's the rough plan! ”

Wu Sangui listened carefully to Liu Yun's introduction, and his eyes never left this map of the world. This is based on the map given to the command center by Emperor Chongzhen, and it is re-depicted.

Zhang Zhimu had seen this map and had long been surprised by the details of this map. Although this map is not as accurate as the maps of previous lives, many iconic locations are marked in great detail. Originally, the map of the California Peninsula was very detailed, but now the peninsula is a territory called the Dogadya. Countless countries are also marked throughout the North American continent.

After Liu Yun finished speaking, Wu Sangui stood up and looked at the map carefully. After a while, he said, "We should now send a telegram to the Japanese troops, and tell them to move as far north as possible, preferably as far as Kugu." I saw that our brigade of men and horses crossed the sea from Kuwu and returned to our continent, and went straight to the northern end of the continent along the coast. Our wintering equipment can be carried by sailboats, with the help of the south wind. There are also our tractors and other heavy equipment, so we ask large ships to be sent to the North American continent. We don't know much about the situation over there, I'm afraid we land on the North American continent, and there are no decent roads over there, so we need to build roads and travel south at the same time. I'm afraid that if I don't go to a warm place, it will be cold. So we need to be prepared to overwinter in cold regions. In this way, the equipment of the soldiers for the winter should take into account the harsh winter conditions. It's cold over there and it's not the same as ours! We also need a lot of **, as well as the necessary engineering equipment for building roads and bridges. ”

Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He were very satisfied with Wu Sangui's reaction, knowing that this was a great general's material.

Ouyang He said: "General Wu, we will prepare winter equipment for you." General Jiang Hui and his army spent the winter in the cold zone, and they wrote a detailed report to the command center. A lot of things are summed up about the equipment of the army for wintering in the field in the cold zone. You can also take a look at these materials when you have time. ”

Chen Yufeng said: "This is just a rough plan, if General Wu has no opinion, we will settle this plan." How to act, Liu Yun and they have made some preparations, and you will discuss them in detail. ”

"It's a great way to do it! We have no opinion! Wu Sangui said.

"By this time next year, we'll have a lot of big steamboats, and then it'll be easy to get to and from the North American continent." Chen Yufeng said, "We will also send you a lot of agricultural, mechanical, doctor, teacher, management cadres and other personnel to support you." If you can put down roots over there, a lot of things will be easier on our side. ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "Also, Prince Tory's Mongolian soldiers also want to go with you, they are good at the grassland. Be kind to them! ”

"Good! Mr. Zhang, don't worry, I will definitely treat them well, we will all be brothers when we go out together! Wu Sangui smiled again after speaking, "Hehe! I find it strange that we have been fighting the Mongols for hundreds of years, and now we are a family! ”

Wu Sangui's words amused everyone.

Ouyang He said: "General Ningde and the Mongols in our west have been fighting, but the Mongols suddenly surrendered, fought side by side with General Ningde and them, and also made a lot of military achievements. Isn't that interesting? ”

"Haha!" Everyone was even happier after listening to Ouyang He's words.

Zhang Zhimu said: "The sea is tolerant of all rivers, and tolerance is great." We need to be broad-minded. When you go to the North American continent, there are many Indians there, and if there are those who will submit to us, you will also accept them! ”

"Yes! Mr. Zhang, we will do what you say! Wu Sangui said.

"Mr. Chen just said, you have a firm foothold over there, and many things on our side are easy to do, not a lie. The North American continent, with the humid air of the Great Eastern Ocean (Pacific Ocean) and the Atlantic Ocean running through it, has vast areas of land suitable for cultivation. If we have enough land over there, we can produce a lot of food. Here, land along rivers in many mountainous areas of Shanxi and Shaanxi can be returned to forests. The little food produced in these places is not enough to compensate for the damage caused by soil erosion. Zhang Zhimu said.

Lin Feng said: "Mr. Zhang, don't worry, many of our officers and soldiers were originally farmers, and they know how to treat the land. It's just that when the time comes, the family will give us more tractors and other agricultural machinery! ”

"Haha! Rest assured, our automatic harvesters and tractors are given priority to you! "Zhang Zhimu likes Lin Feng very much. This man speaks appropriately and is also very capable of seizing opportunities. Today, Zhang Zhimu, Chen Yufeng, and Ouyang He from Yaogang are all here, and his request can naturally be supported. Wu Sangui listened to this, and admired Lin Feng very much. However, he is different from Lin Feng, Lin Feng is an old man in Yaogang, he is familiar with the leaders, and he speaks casually, which Wu Sangui cannot compare. Lin Feng said everything he wanted to say, and he was naturally happy in his heart.

Chen Yufeng said: "You should strive for one to two years later, and you will first be able to self-sufficiency in grain. The rest of the stuff, we'll ship it to you a lot easier. ”

"It's going to be much better next year. We'll also have a lot of big ships launched. Zhang Zhimu said, "Mr. Lin and several of his shipyards are expanding, and their shipbuilding capacity has been improved a lot. In a few years, our shipping capacity will be able to meet our needs to travel to and from the North American continent. ”

"Also, many of our departments will support your expansion into North America. Each department will send you cadres to support you. In short, whatever you need, our family will support you as much as possible. What do you need, this time you have to study as clearly as possible with Liu Yun and them. Ouyang He said.

Wu Sangui didn't expect that Yaogang would consider their entry into North America so much, so fully supportive, and said with some excitement: "Mr. Zhang, leaders, if I, Wu Sangui, can't complete the mission this time, I will be ashamed of everyone, I don't need you to sanction me, I have no shame to see you, I will apologize with death!" ”

"Oops! General Wu is serious! Zhang Zhimu said, "Our entry into North America is a long-term process, and we will allow you to make mistakes of one kind or another." As long as you keep things moving steadily. ”

Ouyang He also said: "As far as we know, there is no decent national army over there, and it is impossible for us to have the strength to confront us." You're dealing with some indigenous tribesmen. When you can deal with them, use force when you can, and use force when you can, and use the method of appeasement when you can. As long as your army is not too scattered, no one can do anything to you. ”

Zhang Zhimu, Chen Yufeng, and Ouyang He can only talk to Wu Sangui and them about this matter in principle, and Liu Yun and they have already made a very detailed plan, and they need to conduct specific research with Wu Sangui and them.

Jiang Pin, Ningde and their group returned to the kiln, and the enthusiasm of the participants set off a small **.

Jiang Hui led the convoy from the Ural Mountains along a part of the road to the south, to the Caspian Sea on the shore of Ningde, their camp and Ningde, they will come back with later. Due to the snow on the road, the convoy walked slowly, and it took a lot of time to reach their camp in Ningde. When they arrived at their camp in Ningde, they had to wait for the Persians to send compensation for the silver, and they were delayed for some time.

It may be that whoever takes out the silver is reluctant. Although the Persians signed a contract and promised to pay the silver, this was not done. Later, Ningde and the others sent a letter to Emperor Abbas, informing him that if he did not cash in the money, he would send troops. And it must be beaten in Isfahan. The envoy came to Ningde's camp again, and Ningde said to him politely: "If you delay the delivery of silver any longer, I want you to compensate 100,000 taels of silver for every day of delay!" You will have to pay for the dispatch of our troops! ”

The messenger said, "If you can accept payment in gold, we will send it at once." Otherwise, we want to send silver, and we really can't get together so much cash at once! ”

In fact, Ning De knew that the family wanted more gold, so he immediately agreed. The Persians played a trick, where silver is easy to circulate, gold is inconvenient, people like silver, and deliberately gave all the gold to Ningde to them.

They also know about this matter, and they know that it is impossible for the Persians not to be able to take out such a little silver, but first, they need gold on the side of the kiln, and second, they want to get the gold as soon as possible, otherwise they will take the opportunity to knock them. Fortunately, the Persians did not do anything with the gold they sent, and when the army received the gold in front, they withdrew all the way. Jiang Ting, Ning De, Li Kui, and Sun Chuanting saw the whole box of gold, so they naturally drank happily, and then set off together with the gold. They were still very careful on the way, because there was so much gold that they couldn't take too many guards with them. It wasn't until they came to Hami and the boxes were loaded onto the train that they could be considered to have grown together.

I heard that the gold was escorted back, and Lu Chengxiang went to the station to pick it up in person as always.

Seeing Lu Chengxiang come to the station in person, Ning De joked, "Mr. Lu! Are you here to pick us up or are you here to pick up the gold? ”

"Huh!" Lu Chengxiang smiled and said, "Shouldn't I come to pick up the generals who have returned from the expedition?" ”

As soon as he got out of the car, Li Kui was not polite, "Come on!" Mr. Lu, we know that you are the busiest person in the kiln, if we don't have this gold, we won't be able to use you to pick it up! ”

"Who said that?" Lu Chengxiang deliberately glared and said, "Who do you think of my old Lu?" Are our great generals not as good as those cold gold? ”

Sun Chuanting came over and said, "Hey! Mr. Lu! Anyway, your words make our hearts warm! ”

"Originally, Mr. Zhang was going to pick you up in person," Lu Chengxiang said, "but you know, the people's congress is about to open, and there are many delegates coming every day, and they are really busy and can't leave. To be honest, if you hadn't come back with gold, I, Lao Lu, might not have been in touch with you sometimes. ”

"Look! After all, it's revealed! Jiang Jian said, "Speaking of which, we are still not as good as those cold golden words!" ”

"Oops! I can't say that, this golden word is my old land's business, and no one else can replace it. As for you, just because I don't take it doesn't mean I don't care about it. Just look at how I arranged for you tonight! ”

Lu Chengxiang never suffered a loss, and a few words made several generals laugh in admiration.

However, after receiving the gold and Huang Yukun arranged for someone to count and put it into the warehouse, Lu Chengxiang and Huang Yukun came to Zhang Zhimu's office together.

Seeing that Huang Yukun and Lu Chengxiang were coming, Zhang Zhimu knew that they had already put the gold they brought back from Ningde into the warehouse, "Ningde, have they arranged it?" ”

"They were all sent home, and they promised to come over for a drink in the evening!" Lu Chengxiang said, "The gold brought back is in good condition, and it has been counted and put into storage!" ”

"It's better to fight and get gold fast!" Zhang Zhimu said.

"If we don't fight, we can earn enough for ourselves. We now have enough products to feed ourselves. Lu Chengxiang said, "I heard that Qingfengzi and they are already spinning yarn with things refined in fierce fire oil, and if that thing can be done, we can also build a few large textile factories." ”

"Yes! They are experimenting with artificial chemical fibers, if this thing can be mass-produced, our textile enterprises in the future can develop greatly, and there is no need to worry about the lack of cotton raw materials. Zhang Zhimu said.

"In that case, let them hurry!" Huang Yukun said, "Now the children can't stay in the countryside, and they all want to work as workers in the factory." A lot of people in my hometown come to beg me, and it makes me very annoying! ”

"Hey, hey! The children can't be blamed for this. Lu Chengxiang said, "When you enter the factory, you can see cash every month, and as soon as you put on the factory's work clothes, you feel different. After entering the factory, it is easy to marry a daughter-in-law! ”

"Let's get down to business! You two won't come to me to give me a gold count! Zhang Zhimu knew that these two came together, and there had to be something important.

"Look at you, we can't come and sit?" Huang Yukun said deliberately dissatisfied.

"Huh!" Lu Chengxiang said with a smile, "That's right, Mr. Zhang, you know, our current underground vault of the kiln gang ticket number was built a few years ago. At that time, I didn't expect that we would have so much gold and silver. Especially after we issued the kiln coins, the gold and silver were returned to our ticket number. The vault is tight. We'd like to talk to you about whether we're going to expand one vault or build another. ”

Lu Chengxiang's words reminded Zhang Zhimu of what seemed to be introduced on TV, and the Americans had established a gold reserve in a remote area. In the future, if the kiln gang wants to achieve the gold standard, it is necessary to reserve a large amount of gold, and it is time to build a gold reserve.

Seeing Zhang Zhimu lowering his head and being a little distracted, Huang Yukun asked, "What's so difficult about this?" If it's not enough, build a bigger one! ”

"You're right!" Zhang Zhimu said, "However, it can no longer be built in Yaogang!" ”

Lu Chengxiang and Huang Yukun looked at each other, Zhang Zhimu knew that they didn't understand, and said: "Yaogang can't find a place to build a bigger treasury, and the goal is too big after the construction is completed!" ”

"How big of a vault are you going to build?" Huang Yukun. Obviously, Huang Yukun thought that it would be enough to build another vault of the same size!

Zhang Zhimu did not answer Huang Yukun's question, "We should build a base in the mountains that ordinary people are absolutely not allowed to enter." No one can enter a large area around it, and facilities such as barbed wire, power grid, and ** should be arranged. Build a large vault inside. This is the strategic reserve of our future country. In the future, we will store a lot of the world's gold here. ”

Before Huang Yukun could react, Lu Chengxiang's round face was already red, "Okay!" Good! That's how it should be, and I think we should have a vault like this! The gold in this is made into standard gold bricks. What usually doesn't move at all is here. This is the treasure of the town! ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "After we change the ticket number to a bank, just leave some gold and silver in the underground vault enough for circulation!" ”

"Yes, yes! That way, we'll have a much larger vault now! Lu Chengxiang said.

"How long will it take to build a vault like you said?" Huang Yukun said, "This time, Li Zicheng and Qin Peng will also bring back a lot of gold and silver, and our vault is even tighter!" Originally, we had to print a lot of kiln coins, but there was no place to put them, so we had to stop! ”

"Mr. Huang, let's find a way to do this kind of thing!" Lu Chengxiang didn't want to make it difficult for Zhang Zhimu for such a thing.

Zhang Zhimu thought for a while and said, "It's easy to do, you have set aside a floor on the ground of your building to store gold." Your building is very solid, and there are no large ** explosions that can't be opened. Besides, what is put in it must be kept secret. Also, you can cast gold into a golden melon the size of a watermelon, and ordinary people can't move it even if they go in. This is to be kept secret. For the construction of the gold reserve, Mr. Lu Bingyi and his design institute were invited to arrange for people to design secretly. The construction should also be carried out by Li Wei and his sappers, and it must be kept absolutely confidential. The perimeter security guards were arranged by Yan Bo and them. Internal security is the responsibility of your ticket number. There are strict rules for entering and exiting the vault. ”

After Zhang Zhimu finished speaking, Huang Yukun looked at him and didn't speak, after being together for so many years, she just didn't know, how could Zhang Zhimu understand so many things, and how difficult things were were not a problem for him.

Lu Chengxiang was very happy, "That's right! We will cast all the gold into big golden melons, and there are really some thieves, and we can't take them away when we see them! ”