Chapter Seventy-Seven: Construction of Shaanxi Future Plans

Lu Bingyi introduced:

The projects that have begun to be constructed in Shaanxi include the Qinzhidao Renovation and Reconstruction Project, the Xi'an Two MW Power Generation Project, the Weinan Molybdenum Mining Project, the Weihe River River Dredging and Dredging Project, the Yellow River Western Section Waterway Dredging Project, and the Telegraph and Telephone Project. What will be built immediately is the construction project of a radio station and a grain processing plant. After the completion of the construction of the Fenhe Bridge, the construction of the Yellow River Bridge began immediately. It is estimated that the Fenhe Bridge will be completed by the end of the year.

The projects that need to be investigated and surveyed are the dredging projects in the upper reaches of the Yellow River in Lanzhou, Huangshui and Datong River.

One of the more important projects is the Wei River Water Replenishment Project. Because in order to completely reduce the sediment accumulation of the Wei River and completely change the problem of more sediment and less water in the Wei River, it is necessary to do a good job in soil and water conservation while expanding the water source of the Wei River. There are currently two ways to transfer water to the Wei River, one is to transfer water from the Jialing River from the west side of the Qinling Mountains, and the other is to transfer water from the Tao River to the source of the Wei River. But it's a huge project. Lu Bingyi organized a survey team and planned to spend a year surveying and surveying the hydrological data of the two places, and then come up with a plan to demonstrate. At the same time, the dredging project of the Wei River also includes the dredging of the Luoshui, Bahe, Qinghe, Jinghe, Yanghe, Fenghe, Lihe and Weihe rivers. When these rivers are dredged, a water transport network will be formed in the Hanzhong Plain. It will play a great role in the economic development of this region.

The Qinzhidao renovation project requires that the whole line from Xianyang to Baotou be rebuilt, and it can be done in parallel with four vehicles. It is also a bridge to open roads and rivers in the mountains, and strive to complete it within a year. At the same time, the state capitals and counties along the route are required to build roads to connect with the Qinzhi Road. The cost is subsidized by the kiln gang.

The completion of this road can greatly improve the transportation between the north and south of Shaanxi, which is conducive to Shaanxi's next step of economic development, and can also greatly improve the military situation in the Hetao area. In the future, Shanxi will also build several more bridges over the Fen River and the Yellow River, which will be connected to the Qinzhi Road in Shaanxi.

The Xi'an two-megawatt power generation project is mainly to meet the electricity needs of Xi'an for lighting and telegraph and telephone. This can also enhance the understanding of the people of Shaanxi on electricity and lay a foundation for further construction. In the next step, for the large-scale construction of Shaanxi, a 100-megawatt power plant and a rotary kiln cement plant will be built. Advance power preparation is the condition for large-scale construction.

Weinan molybdenum mining project. At present, the molybdenum ore in Weinan can only be transported to the kiln for processing. In the future, Shaanxi University has sufficient electricity, and molybdenum ore can also be processed on site. Molybdenum ore resources are an indispensable resource for our specialty alloys.

The dredging and dredging project of the Weihe River is a major measure to restore the Weishui River to navigable by boats and thoroughly improve the traffic situation in the Hanzhong Plain. Weishui can be navigated in its entirety, and the economy along the Weishui coast will be stimulated. A river management committee has now been set up and several dredging vessels are operating in Weinan. The Lingshui Wharf shipyard is already building larger sand dredging vessels, and the commissioning of these large sand dredging vessels will certainly speed up the process of dredging the Wei River.

The waterway dredging project in the western section of the Yellow River is now progressing rapidly and has been dredged to Zhongwei, Ningxia. It can be dredged to Lanzhou before the end of this year. After the dredging of the Lanzhou section is completed, the engineering regiment will be divided into two parts, one part of which will widen the river channel that has been dredged. The other part continues to dredge upstream of Lanzhou. In ancient times, the water transport of the Yellow River could reach Guide (Guide), and we just let the Yellow River return to its former water transport function. After the opening of this waterway, both economic and strategic significance is enormous. First of all, the grain of Baotou and Shanxi, and even the grain bought from Annan can be easily transported from Hequ to Hexi via the Yellow River waterway. In particular, what Mr. Chen said was that if this place is navigable, our warships can maneuver freely here to support the defenders in various places. It can greatly deter the Mongols and make them dare not act rashly. Our thousand-year-old hidden danger in the north is expected to be completely resolved.

Needless to say, the significance of telegraph and telephone engineering is clear to everyone. We, the people of Shanxi, have benefited. Now, after hard work, the telegraph and telephone lines have been from Tongguan to Xi'an via Weinantong. In the next step, all the states and counties that can be connected will be connected. No state or county should be an information island.

The immediate construction is a radio station construction project, which is the second radio station project in addition to Yaogang. First of all, the radio station here should relay the radio programs of Yaogang, and at the same time, it should also set up its own local programs, and even open Shaanxi dialect broadcasting. With 1 radio here, it is possible to expand our influence, which is also part of our soft power.

The grain processing plant construction project can be understood by everyone. Shaanxi is a place rich in wheat, and our machine-processed wheat flour is incomparable to the original old-fashioned wheat. The construction of a grain processing plant can greatly facilitate the people of Shaanxi, and the most important thing is that we can take away the bran that has been ground down and be used as raw materials for processing monosodium glutamate. The farmers have time left to do something else.

Hequ Yellow River Bridge Project. When we came out of Shanxi, we had already inspected the situation of the Yellow River in the meander of the river, and Li Yunhe and his team would immediately send people to drill at the bottom of the river. The Fenhe Bridge will be completed before the end of the year, and the Hequ Yellow River Bridge will be built next year. Of course, the design work will be carried out now. It is expected that the Yellow River bridge will be completed in two to three years. Through this bridge and Qinzhi Road, our Shanxi traffic situation will be greatly improved. At that time, Ordos was connected with Shaanxi and Shanxi.

Yellow River Lanzhou Upper Reaches, Huangshui, Datong River dredging project. It's also a very tempting project, and those places were already open to ships during the Han Dynasty. It was only later that due to the war, no one maintained the river, and the soil erosion was serious, the river was silted up, and now it is not navigable to the whole line. We're going to see for ourselves this time. If possible, we're going to step up our efforts to get it all out of here. At that time, our tugboats could carry material from the meanders of the river all the way to the westernmost Huangshui, to the end of the Datong River, and transport the furs, wool, and other things out there. The Silk Road can also be opened up here. In this way, the overland Silk Road can be connected to the ****** on the Quanzhou side. Also, militarily speaking, if our tugboats can get there, so can our warships. The strong ships and guns of the warships would greatly reduce the pressure on the western defenses.

As for the nickel and chrome ore in the Hexi area, our people have already gone over to explore. If we find out there, we're going to build two mines there. Then there is Li Yunhe's drilling team, which has already driven to Yanchang County, Yan'an Prefecture, where fierce fire oil has been found gushing out. They're going to drill an oil well, and if they can drill oil there. An oil production base is also under construction. As we all know, our tractors are now rushing to be used in several places, and if there are more tractors in the future, our diesel fuel will not be enough. At least diesel oil made from coal tar is not enough. We need to use a lot of fierce fire oil to refine diesel.

After Lu Bingyi finished speaking, everyone felt very excited.

Yan Boju said: "These things are as good as dreams. It takes a lot of silver, doesn't it? ”

"You don't have to worry about the silver." Yan Boju said, "It's guaranteed to be enough, and it's not sticking to the old book." ”

Lu Chengxiang's words caused a burst of relaxed laughter from everyone.

At the end of the meeting, Zhang Zhimu still emphasized the issue of soil and water conservation, "The Yellow River starts from the upper reaches of Lanzhou, the water is still clear, and a large amount of sediment is washed into the Yellow River from the Loess Plateau. We are now in the process of developing a detailed, legally defined approach to governance. However, some details cannot be spelled out in the law. We must ask the people everywhere to understand the harm of soil erosion, so that everyone can consciously control soil erosion. Those hillside lands should be converted into terraced fields as much as possible, and some fish scale pits should be built on the slopes where soil erosion is serious, and more dams should be built in small watersheds. These can reduce soil erosion.

In the past, the Guanzhong Plain here in Xi'an was our central area, and it has always been a place of abundant and rich products. This is a serious consequence of our unrestrained demand from nature, and now we are taking some measures to restore the ecological environment as much as possible, which is also to make up for the loss. ”

As soon as Zhang Zhimu finished speaking, Ouyang He said: "Mr. Zhang! If we didn't have to keep it a secret, wouldn't we have publicized our big projects on the radio and in the newspapers? This can lift everyone's spirits and let the people of Shaanxi see hope for the future. ”

"Mr. Ouyang is right!" Zhang Zhimu said, "We not only want publicity, but also publicity. "Yaogang Weekly" and radio should report in detail. Mr. Lu worked hard to let your disciples have to interpret in detail item by item. I think we will also ask the "Yaogang Weekly" to issue an additional special issue to introduce our key projects. Then send more to the elders in Shaanxi, and encourage everyone. ”

Zhang Zhimu's proposal was unanimously approved.

In the past few days in Xi'an, Zhang Zhimu and everyone have been drinking a lot of alcohol almost every night. Zhang Zhimu also knew that although the Western Expedition was completed exceptionally smoothly, everyone had put a lot of effort into the Western Expedition, and he was willing to let everyone relax. But tonight, Zhang Zhimu, Chen Yufeng, and Ouyang He didn't drink much. After dinner, the three of them drank tea together in the courtyard. The next step was discussed.

Taking a sip of this year's Ming Qian Longjing, Zhang Zhimu immediately felt that the aroma was full of mouths and cheeks, and his expression was refreshing, and he couldn't help but praise: "Hmm! Good tea. This was brought back by Li Mao, and I haven't had anything to drink. ”

Ouyang He also drank some tea and said: "Excellent, don't drink it, it smells like the best." ”

Chen Yufeng took a sip, put down the cup and said, "It's really delicious, it's really fragrant." But I can't make anything superb. ”

"Huh! In fact, as long as you feel good," Zhang Zhimu said, "Li Mao not only brought back good tea, but also brought back a suggestion. He suggested that we take Hanzhong. ”

"What's so difficult about taking Han?" Chen Yufeng said, "Let Liu Yun send a division over and take it." ”

"I have also discussed this matter with Mr. Chen," Ouyang He said, "I don't know what Mr. Zhang's opinion is?" ”

"Hanzhong will be left to Li Zicheng first," Zhang Zhimu took a sip of the teacup, and said, "If we take Hanzhong, we will send troops to guard it, which is not afraid." I am afraid that Li Zicheng's energy will be involved, and I now hope that Li Zicheng can travel lightly and do more for us in Henan, Huguang and the north bank of the Yangtze River. Within a year, we didn't move Hanzhong. What do you think? ”

Chen Yufeng nodded and said, "My opinion and that of Mr. Ouyang are the same. For the sake of a Hanzhong, we have to cross the Qinling Mountains, it's not worth it. Although Hanzhong is still very attractive, it is a good place and we can get it with a little effort. ”

"A year later, if Lu Bingyi and his measurements are true, the plan for taking water from the Jialing River is feasible. At that time, our Qin Straight Road was also repaired, and we could have 300,000 prisoners to participate in the construction of the water diversion project. At that time, it was not possible to take Hanzhong. After taking Hanzhong, we set up the southern engineering headquarters of Qinling in Hanzhong. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Mr. Zhang, do you really want the Jialing River to come over the Qinling Mountains?" Ouyang He asked.

"Yes! Not only can we bring water in by building a couple of cascade reservoirs, but I also have to transport ships to and fro through locks. Zhang Zhimu said very seriously.

"What?" Chen Yufeng felt a little incomprehensible, "You still have to take the boat from Qinling?" ”

"It is from the west side of the Qinling Mountains, and we use the lock like our kiln gang to lift the boat and put it down over the mountain." Zhang Zhimu explained.

"Huh! We can't understand this kind of thing at once," Ouyang He said with a smile, "When your detailed plan comes out, explain it to us." ”

The three of them drank tea for a while, and Chen Yufeng said, "Zhimu, isn't it time to think about going south next?" ”

"Yes! Li Zhi's people have already entered Henan, Huguang, and Sichuan. The next step is to study the southern expedition. Zhang Zhimu said, "In fact, in terms of military strength, we have no problem fighting all over the country now, and there will be no real opponents." Let's just talk about Shaanxi, many of our troops followed and did not actually participate in the war. It should be said that it is a knife used to kill chickens. ”

"We have no rivals, either militarily or economically." Ouyang He said, "The problem is that the place where we fight down must be able to take over steadily, and when we take over, it must become our rear, so that we can fight in the front and have no worries about the consequences in the back." Therefore, it is still a very important issue to train and take over cadres. ”

"Zhimu, the administrative level of that cadre you did is very interesting. Let our administrative cadres have the same level as the military cadres. Chen Yufeng said, "In the future, even if their high-level cadres are used in low-level posts, their administrative level will still be there." Because we are taking over a new place, we may need to assign very experienced administrative cadres to work in lower-level positions. This will not affect their motivation and will allow them to meet the needs of the new region. ”

"Li Mao has found some cadres from the south, but I think it is far from enough." Ouyang He said, "This is a bottleneck that restricts our development. We need to take this time seriously. ”

"We have at least a year left to think about it." Zhang Zhimu said, "In fact, the further the time, the better. We in Shanxi will be able to have taxes this year. Shaanxi can also be stable for a year, because now our cadres are more mature. I saw it all the way, and the people still recognized us. As long as we're not in a hurry. ”

"Haha!" Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He laughed together.

Chen Yufeng said: "Don't worry, Zhimu." Mr. Ouyang and I have now understood your thoughts. None of us are in a hurry, time is in our favor. The further we go, the stronger we become. The further we go, the better the place we govern. We all know that. ”

"Huh! Mr. Zhang, you don't know yet, we Shanxi people are amazing. We just beat down Shaanxi. Those small traders who carried the burden came to Shaanxi. They got fresh things from Yaogang and sold them at a good price in Shaanxi. Some have already run a few round-trips. Ouyang He said, "Everywhere they go, they give us publicity." ”

"When the people in Shanxi and Shanxi come to life, you see, there are people from Shanxi all over the Ming Dynasty." Chen Yufeng said, "These people are born to do business. If we provide them with transportation, they will be strengthened. In a few years, Shanxi will be rich and flowing. At that time, there were some places where there was no need to fight, and they themselves asked us kiln workers to take care of it. ”

Ouyang He said: "Yes, I was about to say that we will take over those places managed by General Zhou Yuji!" ”

"Second uncle, they have already arranged it. I asked them to come and receive our training if they were willing to work with us, but they could not be officials in the places where they originally served. ”

"That's good," Chen Yufeng took a sip of tea, put down the cup and said, "The question now is, what about Datong's Jiang Ji and the acting king?" ”

"I think we should maintain the status quo first," Ouyang He said, "If we don't want to turn against the emperor, it's good to have them there." They can also hold off some of the Mongols for us. We've said everything they have to say. Now we don't rebel, and they can understand. ”

Zhang Zhimu nodded and said, "I've been thinking about this all the time, so I think I'll do what Mr. Ouyang said." What we need to solve now is the people in Qinshui. Since they don't have a face, then you're welcome. Strive to solve it all at once. ”

"It's time to deal with them," Ouyang said, "but Mr. Zhang has thought about it." When we go south, we will meet many such landlords, and they will not let them rise up against us when they know that we have used coercive means against those people in Qinshui. ”

"Don't be afraid," Chen Yufeng said, "if they can all come up with swords and guns against us, I think it will be easier to solve it." The trouble is that they still talk to you nicely, and they do bad things to you in private. ”

"Uncle Chen is right, when we came down to Shanxi, we were afraid that others would have opinions about us, and we were unwilling to turn against them. When we are not yet on our feet, it is right to make some concessions. But when we have the strength, we don't have to think too much. The reason why we waited for us to take Shaanxi before moving them is also because of this reason. Now those people are shouting to break the sky, and we are not afraid. They don't have much of an impact on our bigger picture. ”

"There's one more thing we need to consider." Ouyang He said, "According to Li Zhi's intelligence, Emperor Chongzhen gathered a lot of soldiers, horses, grain and grass in Beizhili and Shandong. We also need to be on guard. Although we are not afraid of them militarily, they are stuck at these passes after all. The merchants who entered and exited these checkpoints were blackmailed by him too much. We don't collect taxes, they collect extraordinarily well. ”

"It's okay that wherever the merchants go, they will also promote our benefits." Zhang Zhimu said, "It is enough for us to leave an infantry corps in Yaogang. If necessary, our First Cavalry Army will be able to come over quickly. ”

"I see, we also have to pay attention to the fact that Emperor Chongzhen knows that we dare not rebel openly, and they will send officials to Shanxi and Shaanxi again." Chen Yufeng was a little worried

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