Chapter 31 Fan Song's Return Fujian Arrangement

Since Li Mao and Fan Chengkun did not celebrate the New Year in Yaogang, especially Fan Song came back from Nanyang again, the Yaogang people, who were used to drinking a good meal of wine during the New Year, had to make up for this wine again.

Back at the kiln, Fan Song first made a work report.

Now Fan Song and his family have bought a few more islands on the Sulu side, and have hired many locals to plant rubber trees on a large scale. Now the production of rubber has increased several times. There are also those people in various places, who start to harvest kapok that no one wanted before every year, because Fan Song and they buy kapok. This also brings a windfall income to the local poor. It is very popular with the local people. A pier they have now bought, reinforced with reinforced concrete, has been installed with cranes. Two two-megawatt wood-fired generating units are already capable of generating electricity. Now the palace of Sulu is powered by them.

The survey team sent by Shi Tao and his team carried out a lot of surveying and mapping work, and redrew the route from the South Sea to Malacca, as well as the surrounding islands, with reference to the original nautical charts.

Their company in Sulu is already the most famous company in the region. Merchants from as far away as East Africa and Arabia maintained perennial trade with them. And they also bought a few islands with a lot of guano. Those places were not wanted, and they were taken almost without spending any money.

Fan Song probably finished his introduction, and Zhang Zhimu asked again: "Who hijacked our cargo last time, is there any news?" ”

"I was about to talk about this," Fan Song is now stable after a few years of overseas hard work, "until we are sure that our cargo ship has not arrived in Daming, we know that it was either robbed by pirates or sunk." But there were ships that followed this route before and after our ship, and it was all right, and there were no big winds and waves during that time. We can almost conclude that the ship was hijacked by pirates. Since the ship is mainly loaded with rubber and kapok, only we need it, and no one else wants it. Let's arrange for people to pay attention to see if there is any promotion of these things? Because the pirates have to turn the goods into silver when they rob them, otherwise they will be useless with them, especially if it is a large amount of goods, and the pirates will not easily throw them away. But we waited for more than half a year and didn't get any news, just when we were already disappointed, the news came. There are merchants from Luzon who come to sell these things. They said they had bought it from a merchant ship for money. We had no choice, we wanted to buy this thing first, so we desperately lowered the price, because no one but us would buy these things, so we bought back these rubber and kapok at a very low price. Then we sent people to Luzon to inquire about the merchants who sold us, and it turned out that they were not any merchants at all, but some people hired by the Francos of Luzon to sell these things on behalf of the Francous pirates. We also told the owner of the cargo ship we hired about the situation. But they can't help it. Now Franc has killed the Han Chinese on Luzon and dare not resist anything, and the local people's resistance has also been suppressed. The Franciscans, who had their hands free, began to manipulate their old business and rob them at sea again. The deal came so fast. Quite a few ships have already been robbed by them. Although Zheng Zhilong's ship was also robbed, now Zheng Zhilong has the strength to fight with the Francophone, but he does not have the courage to make up his mind to go to the South Seas to fight with the Franco. Now the Francois are very rampant. We hired two boats to come back this time, and before we set off, we brought men on board with great fanfare to protect them. It is also for those Francos to inform the Francos in Sulu that we have armed protection and let them retreat. It seems that our strategy has worked, and when we came back this time, we saw a human ship with Francos in the distance, but they did not approach us. I think there's another reason why they didn't get their hands dirty, because we two ships were moving together. They usually do it to the lone cargo ships. This time, though, we brought back half of the armed men, thinking that if the pirate ship came by, we would jump on their ship and pick them up. ”

Zhang Zhimu knew that although Fan Song was very relaxed when he talked about this, it was not easy for them to solve all the things overseas by themselves.

"Fan Song, you have worked hard." Zhang Zhimu said sincerely, "With you getting back the rubber for us in Sulu, we can carry out a lot of things." If you hold on for a few more years, we will develop towards the South Seas. When you go back this time, you will build your wharf into a large ship that can accommodate 5,000 tons or even 20,000 tons. If possible, buy a few more piers. When we stabilize at home, we will revive our ocean-going fleet, form a new fleet, and bring our trade directly to all corners of the world. As for those Franciscans, we won't let them go. When you return, you must reconnoiter the defense of Luzon. The day when we pack them up won't be too far off. ”

"Mr. Zhang, we are waiting for this day." "We are already investigating the situation in Luzon, and our survey team has finished measuring the situation around Luzon," Fan Song said. We also drew drawings of the fortified castles on Luzon, and we brought them back this time. To tell the truth, the defense facilities of Luzon Island still put a lot of effort into it, which is why Zheng Zhilong did not dare to act. The Fran Robot erected a lot of huge cannons on the fortress. General artillery, if they can't hit them, they can hit the opponent. However, when I heard my father talk about our cannons on the way, I became confident again. ”

"Huh! The day is not far off when your father and son will fight together. Zhang Zhimu said, "When you come back, you will rest first." Not busy going back. ”

This time, Fan Song and his two cargo ships docked in Quanzhou, and they were supposed to unload the goods to Quanzhou as agreed, because the goods would be loaded back to Sulu soon. When he arrived in Quanzhou, Fan Song found the owner of the goods, spent some silver, and asked the owner to agree to load the goods a few days later. In this way, the two ships can go directly to Huai'an, so as not to unload and change ships to load the goods and delay the time. The owner agreed, and of course the owner was willing to make a trip to Huai'an to earn more silver.

In this way, the two ships arrived in Huai'an, and after Fan Song and Li Mao Fan Chengkun met, they handed over the unloading and delivery to the Huai'an branch. As soon as they hurried back to the kiln, they came.

The rubber and kapok brought back by the two cargo ships were exactly what the kiln gang urgently needed.

Fan Song said that the cloth blended with kapok and cotton is better sold there. There is also the kind of cloth woven from acetate, which is more expensive than silk over there. Because these two fabrics are more suitable for the climate where they are. And the sagging and wide feeling of the fabric are particularly good. In Fan Song's words, the kapok, which is not much more expensive than grass over there, is transported to the kiln to weave into cloth, and it is a sought-after treasure over there.

The rubber shipped back relieved Li Yunhe's urgency. Now rubber is used everywhere. In particular, car tires are the most used.

Fan Song, who returned to Yaogang, was dumbfounded, and when he saw the power cars and cars running all over the street, he couldn't understand how this thing could run all over the street. When Fan Song knew that these things could run on the streets, with their efforts in Nanyang, the pride in his heart rose spontaneously.

Fan Chengkun, who hasn't seen his son for a long time, is also happy about his son's growth and progress. But he also knew that there must be something big about Yaogang letting him put down the army and rush back.

Zhang Zhimu, Chen Yufeng, and Ouyang He had a special conversation with Fan Chengkun, and Li Mao also attended this conversation.

Chen Yufeng said directly to Fan Chengkun: "One of our tasks this year is to solve Zheng Zhilong in Fujian. After dealing with Zheng Zhilong, our naval headquarters will be moved from Lingshui Wharf to Quanzhou. In the future, the focus of the navy will be to face the sea, and no longer go around in the inland river. We know this is a major shift for the trolls, and you have to get used to it first. Due to the special nature of Fujian, we are ready to appoint you as the chief military and political person in charge of the Fujian region. We hope you don't let down the trust we have placed in you. ”

Although this incident came too suddenly, Fan Chengkun understood that this was a major appointment, and quickly stood up and saluted, "Thank you Mr. Zhang, Mr. Chen, and Mr. Ouyang for their trust in me, I will definitely do my best to complete the task." ”

"Sit down!" Ouyang He said, "After careful consideration, we have made up our minds this year to solve Zheng Zhilong's problem first. In fact, defeating Zheng Zhilong militarily is not a problem at all. The problem is that we have to leave all the sailors in Zheng Zhilong's hands and use them for us. They have thousands of ships and earn tens of millions of dollars a year. Leaving all of this behind is something we need to think about carefully. We have just negotiated with Li Zicheng, and they will submit to us in principle. We provided them with weapons and material support, and they were responsible for attacking Fujian on land. We are responsible for the sea. After Zheng Zhilong was completely eliminated this time, a task of guarding the sea frontier fell to us. Specifically, it will fall on you, and you must be mentally prepared for this. We have taken over Zheng Zhilong's mess, and you must try not to destroy the original overseas trade situation. This is something that can bring in a lot of silver. We will send more experienced cadres to Fujian to assist you in your work. Mr. Lu will also send you knowledgeable cadres. How Fujian fought this battle is not on the battlefield, but whether we can smoothly take over Fujian in the future. We are ready to send Mr. Lin Zongwei as your deputy, mainly to cooperate with you in administrative work. If there is no problem on your side, we will talk to Mr. Lin Zongwei about this. No problem, your team is about to get to work. Time is tight, and action is expected to start in the second half of the year. ”

After listening to Ouyang He's words, Fan Chengkun stood up again, came to the large map, touched the location of Fujian with his hand, and said loudly: "I have no problem!" ”

"That's good! We will invite Mr. Lin Zongwei to come over immediately," Ouyang He said, "You can also think about whether there are any problems?" ”

Fan Chengkun suddenly burst out with a sentence, "On the way, I heard Li Gongzi say that in the future, our railway will be built to Hankou, can it be repaired to Fujian?" ”

"Haha!" Everyone was amused by Fan Chengkun. Fan Chengkun's mind is already a matter of Fujian.

Zhang Zhimu said: "Of course, Fujian must be connected to the railway. If we build the railway to Hankou, we will also build a bridge on the Yangtze River in Hankou, and the railway can be repaired to Jiujiang after crossing the Yangtze River, and then go southeast to Fujian. However, Wuyi Mountain in Fujian is a mountain with mountains, and it is not easy to repair! ”

"We can send people to do the work of building roads. As long as the technology and equipment are given to us, we can build tunnels and bridges. Fan Chengkun said, "When the railway is opened, we can build bigger ships in Quanzhou, and with big ships, it will be easy for us to go to sea." There were many people in Zheng Zhilong's fleet who turned out to be Daming sailors, and they had no choice but to submit to Zheng Zhilong. After we pass, we can pull them over, and we won't lose them to the others, so it shouldn't be too much of a problem to fight for them. ”

Seeing Fan Chengkun's confidence, Zhang Zhimu was very happy and said, "There is another important matter, we want to talk to you!" It's a top-secret thing. ”

Seeing that Zhang Zhimu was very serious, Fan Chengkun returned to his seat and sat down.

Zhang Zhimu said: "You also know that it is not easy for our kiln to develop from a few of us to today. One of the big reasons for this is that we have a backbone group working together. We can't ask everyone who worked with us to give up their lives and even their sons' families to give up, just like us. But we must have a strong core. ”

Hearing Zhang Zhimu say this, Fan Chengkun nodded but didn't speak.

Zhang Zhimu continued: "In order to make this strong core more combative, we secretly set up an organization for this core. This organization, which was established last year, is called the Democratic Party. Next, Li Gongzi will introduce the situation of the Democratic Party to you. ”

At this time, Fan Chengkun understood why Li Mao was here for today's conversation.

Li Mao took out a few beautifully printed materials and handed them to Fan Chengkun, and then briefed Fan Chengkun in detail on the situation of the Democratic Party.

After listening to Li Mao's introduction, Fan Chengkun was a little excited, he knew what everyone meant when they told him such a thing, "Mr. Zhang, Uncle Chen, Mr. Ouyang, Li Gongzi, I, Fan Chengkun, want to join this Democratic Party." Please believe me, I will fight for the organization with my life! ”

Li Mao said: "Joining the Democratic Party is not an easy matter. Your own volition is the bare minimum. I will give you a voluntary form for joining the party, and after reading the information I gave you, you will also write a voluntary letter for joining the party and give it to me. Wait for us to know. ”

"Good! I'll write when I get back! Fan Chengkun said resolutely.

"Don't worry about this, you have to go back and see for yourself the information in your hand. But this is top secret! Zhang Zhimu said.

Li Mao didn't come back for the New Year because he was too busy there. This time, Li Mao came back with a few suggestions.

After Li Mao returned, the main leaders of Yaogang held another meeting.

At the meeting, Li Mao said that the areas we are now administering have quickly stabilized, especially this time we have gone all out to fight disasters and provide disaster relief, which has won the hearts of the people. The next step is to speed up the construction so that the people can see more benefits.

His specific proposal was to build a large power plant, a large textile factory, a large iron and steel plant, and a large grain processing plant in Hankou to stimulate the economic development along the Yangtze River in the Hankou area. With these key backbone factories, we can absorb many farmers' children, let them benefit, and also play a great role in stimulating the surrounding economy.

Li Mao also listed several favorable conditions, one is that the cement of the transfer kiln in Hanzhong will be put into production, so that in addition to meeting the needs of water conservancy project construction, these cements can also be supplied to Hankou to meet the needs of Hankou construction.

Zhang Zhimu first agreed to Li Mao's suggestion, and said that the goods would arrive in Han**. This is a large area that can radiate both sides of the Yangtze River and the Han River, and if such a few large-scale backbone enterprises can be built in Hankou, it will be able to stabilize Hankou's position as an economic center and better serve the surrounding areas.

Of course, all the foundation of Hankow was to build a large power plant. However, there are several power plants under construction, and there are too few construction teams that can build power plants, and the power plants and power installation teams are even more busy.

Lu Bingyi suggested that in the future, the construction teams of various special industries should be professionalized. For example, those who build railways, reservoirs, power plants, bridges, and so on, and there will be more such projects to be done in the future. Such a team must be split from the experienced team, and one can be changed into two in this way. Because the core of experience is the soul of a construction team, they can lead a team to carry out construction when they have experience in participating in a project.

In any case, the construction of the power plant in Hankou will not begin until the second half of the year at the earliest. However, Lu Bingyi promised to send someone to Hankou immediately to help Hankou make a construction plan.

Now talent is once again restricting development. At the meeting, Li Mao suggested that from now on, the number of trainees recruited by the kiln gang should be greatly increased to meet the demand for more and more talents.

This suggestion is shared by everyone.

Lu Bingyi said: "Now we are in a position to expand the enrollment. First, after several years of training, we already have a group of teachers, and second, our front-line technicians also have a lot of experience, and they can return to the college to take care of the teachers of professional courses. This allows students to learn practical techniques and allows them to get into roles quickly when they arrive at the factory. Then there are our colleges, which are expanding their classrooms and dormitories every year. Now we should have no problem trying to recruit more students in July. ”

Lu Chengxiang also said: "When I go back, I will ask the schools to report the money needed for the expansion." Others can be saved, but not for students. ”

Hearing that Lu Chengxiang was so generous, everyone smiled in return.

The conversation with Mr. Lin Zongwei also went very smoothly. After listening to Zhang Zhimu's advice on persuading him to return to Fujian to assist Fan Chengkun, Lin Zongwei said: "If I am interested, I am still willing to build a ship, and I still want to build a big ship." By the middle of this year, our 20,000-ton steam ship will be designed. I really want to build this ship myself. However, I also knew that the matter in Fujian was even greater, and I agreed to assist General Fan Chengkun to return to Fujian to work. However, I still have one more request, that is, after our Fujian is stabilized, I will return to the shipyard to build ships. ”

"Good! Deal! Zhang Zhimu said, "However, at that time, we will have several shipyards, and you have to manage them!" ”

"Huh! Oh, yes! At that time, the whole world was ours, and we were going to build more ships together all over the world. Lin Zongwei said.

Talking to Mr. Lin Zongwei about joining the party was also very smooth. In this way, there are two party members in Fujian, Fan Chengkun and Lin Zongwei, and Zhang Zhimu feels more relieved.

When Li Mao was leaving, he made a suggestion to Zhang Zhimu, which made Zhang Zhimu feel that Li Mao was really broad-minded.

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