Chapter Eighty-Three: Studying the Question of Northward Expansion Li Mao's plan was approved

On the sixth day of the first month, Zhang Zhimu came to the command center, and after telling Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He about Emperor Chongzhen's entrustment to the prince and princess, Ouyang He smiled and said, "Hehe! I really served Mr. Zhang, you really don't see blood when you kill people with this soft knife! ”

"Hmmm! I think not only Emperor Chongzhen has seen what to do, but also those ministers. Otherwise, they wouldn't have brought all the children to the kiln. Chen Yufeng said, "It's strange why did Emperor Chongzhen also agree with those ministers to send the children to Yaogang?" ”

"Behold! It is likely that they have already studied it, and they will have to rely on the kiln in the future, so it is better to take the initiative. I was even thinking that it wouldn't be long before Emperor Chongzhen would hand over Shandong and Jiangsu to us for management. Ouyang He judged.

"I'd love to bring Shandong over, because there's a lot of oil in the ground near Dongying Village at the mouth of the Yellow River. The next step for us to develop oil is a major event, and if we want to have stamina, we must first develop oil extraction capacity. Otherwise, after Li Yunhe and his family can produce large quantities at the automobile factory in Taiyuan next year, gasoline and diesel will be tight. Zhang Zhimu knows that the parameters of Shengli Oilfield cannot be underestimated.

"I saw that Li Yunhe and his large number of oil drilling equipment were being transported to Lanzhou, and after the railway track laying in Hexi was finished, they were going to Jiuquan and Yumen to extract oil. There should be enough oil there! Chen Yufeng said.

"Let's be honest with you! Uncle Chen, there is not enough oil. In the future, the demand for oil will be very large. Zhang Zhimu said, "Not only do cars need oil, but in the future, we can also make man-made fibers from oil, which can be used to weave cloth, produce fertilizers and medicines, and so on." In the future, there will be a war for oil in the world. Because oil is black gold! ”

"Then we have to take advantage of the fact that no one else knows about these things, and occupy more places with oil in the ground in advance. Leave a legacy for future generations! Ouyang He thought far ahead.

"Huh! I think the same way, and I tell you, there is a lot of oil in the ground on the Nuergan side, and there is not only a lot of deep forests but also a lot of oil in Siberia. Therefore, when spring begins, Jiang Zhu and they want to take it down, and we will build the road and railway to firmly grasp it. Also, there is a lot of oil in the underground of the Great Desert and the Great Gobi in the Western Regions! We've settled the north, and our next target is the Western Regions. ”

"When Li Kui comes back from the Western Regions, let's hear what he thinks over there." Ouyang He said, "It's been more than two years since he left!" ”

Liu Yun came in with a telegram and reported: "Mr. Zhang, good news! Li Wei: Their plane flew from Yaogang to Baotou successfully! ”

When Zhang Zhimu heard this, he stood up excitedly, snatched the telegram in Liu Yun's hand, read it, and said to Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He, who were smiling all over their faces, "Refuel, this plane can fly to Baotou, which shows that the combat radius of our aircraft is already very large." ”

Liu Yun said: "Zhou Yuji heard Li Wei say that he needed to build an airfield to fly the plane to Baotou, so he contracted the construction of the airfield. ”

"When marching north, you can continue to build airfields at this distance, so that the planes can participate in the war!" Ouyang He said.

"Yes, that new plane is also on test flights at the airfield! Li Yunhe: They are also assembling two planes at the same time. If you can have four planes in the battle, it can make a big difference. It's much more fun to bring the Mongol soldiers from the sky. Liu Yun said, "There are also delta wings that can also participate in the war." ”

"That's right! Airplanes are used in the distance, and delta wings are used in the near distance. Ouyang He said.

"Zhou Yuji and his wife have arrived in Baotou, right?" Zhang Zhimu asked. They gave Zhang Zhimu a New Year's greeting after the New Year, and they said that they were going to go back, saying that they couldn't let go there.

Liu Yun said: "They can't stay in the kiln now, besides, their tasks for next year are clear, and there are not too many modifications." If we hadn't had something to say to their faces, we wouldn't have let them come. ”

Ouyang He said: "This time, Zhou Yuji's team that went straight to the north included the Third Cavalry Army, a cavalry division of the Northern Frontier Army, a cavalry division of the Datong Frontier Army, two divisions of infantry from our Fourth Army, and one division of elite from each of the Northern Frontier Army and the Datong Frontier Army. There are also heavy artillery divisions, Li Wei's rocket artillery divisions, artillery regiments, and mechanized infantry regiments. And then there's the logistical medics. Their task was to directly cut off the route for the Mongols to flee west, and not to let them all flee to the west. Insert it north into the North Sea (Lake Baikal) to build a base, and then insert it to the north, all the way to the sea. ”

"Further north to the extremely cold region, pay attention to equipment! And in the face of the Russians, we also have to be prepared. Zhang Zhimu said.

"We have a plan for these things!" Liu Yun said, "However, Wu Sangui in Shanhaiguan can streamline many people, can you get some people to go to Mobei." There were fewer people over there, and even fewer Han Chinese. We should emigrate to some of the past. ”

"That's okay," Zhang Zhimu said, "but there are no women over there, so I'm afraid that no one will be able to keep them." ”

"I think that after we conquer Japan, we will separate their women from men, and women can be sent to Mobei, and men can be sent to the northwest. Don't let those Japanese have a queen. Otherwise, they are always a hidden danger. Chen Yufeng said, "In this way, the people in the north will be stable!" Otherwise, so many Japanese people have been killed, and you can't be ruthless! It's a little more merciful. ”

Liu Yun said: "This is the best, the trouble is solved!" ”

"When will Mu Yi and their naval army set out to deal with the Japanese?" Zhang Zhimu asked. There was no answer to whether they agreed to deal with the Japanese in that way.

Chen Yufeng said: "Fan Chengkun came to call and said that he would talk about it next year. I didn't rush them. It's so cold over there, there's no need for them to go early. The Japanese are not yet able to deal with our people on Ezo Island (Hokkaido). Fan Chengkun will not send troops if he is not ready. ”

Liu Yun said: "The ammunition supplies that were replenished for them have already been delivered. It is estimated that Fan Chengkun and they will not wait too long. ”

"Our two steel-hulled warships and 20,000-ton ships have been launched for sea trials, when will we be able to equip the navy?" Zhang Zhimu remembered the three big ships.

"It's not going to work against the Japanese this time!" Liu Yun said, "They all returned to the base after a sea trial, and found a lot of problems, which need to be corrected for a while." ”

"A new ship is inevitable!" Zhang Zhimu said, "It will be much easier to build such a big ship next time!" ”

"Yes, Lin Qing, their workers and technicians have all been trained. Besides, many welders in our technical school were asked by them. Ouyang He said.

"Hurry up and enrich Lin Qing's strength! Once we have settled our affairs on land, we will immediately focus on the sea. Not without a strong navy, we are on this planet. Seventy percent is the ocean, and only three percent is land, and mastering the sea and making use of the sea will be our focus in the future. Zhang Zhimu said, "Now we can build a 20,000-ton ship out of wood, then we can build a 20,000-ton ship with a steel hull." If you can build a ship of 20,000 tons, you can build 30,000 tons, 40,000 tons, or even more. Now that our planes are taking off and landing on land, what if we sail our warships to Japan and there are planes that can take off from them? ”

"Does Zhang always want to build a bigger ship and build an airfield on the outgoing ship?" Liu Yun asked with some surprise.

"It's okay to build a runway on a big ship, and another way is to make the fuselage of the aircraft look like a ship, without wheels, and take off and land on the water." Zhang Zhimu said.

"Looks like there's so much we have to do!" Ouyang He said.

"Zhimu, you can take care of this kind of thing a little more, you don't care about the war outside, they can do a good job. Hurry up on this. Chen Yufeng said.

"Yes, I will wait for Mr. Lin Zongwei to come back and study the next step of building a 20,000-ton ship. I am inviting Mr. Lu Bingyi to study how many big ships can be built in the future. Now there is an advantage, our X-ray machine can be used immediately, the steel hull ship is welded, the quality of the welding can also be checked, and the safety of the built ship can be improved a lot. ”

"I think the wooden ship should be built or not, and if there is no war, it is okay to transport guano to the Sulu side! Needless to say, the 20,000-ton wooden ship, that is, the 5,000-ton wooden ship, played a big role in solving Liaodong this time. Such a big ship. Generally, even if an opponent's shell hits a single shot, it is not necessarily fatal. Chen Yufeng said.

"That's right! Uncle Chen was right. Zhang Zhimu said, "The carpenters who build wooden ships generally can't get on the slipway of steel ships. Besides, we don't have that much steel, all of which are made into steel-hulled ships. ”

Zhang Zhimu chatted with Chen Yufeng, Ouyang He, and Liu Yun in a rare and relaxed manner.

But the call came in again, it was Li Mao who asked Zhang Zhimu if he was here, and after getting Liu Yun's affirmative answer, Li Mao said that he would come over immediately.

Hearing that Li Mao was coming over soon, Zhang Zhimu smiled bitterly and said, "Hehe! Li Gongzi's return this time really made me a little embarrassed! He demanded that the construction of the Zhengzhou-Hankou railway start this year. I haven't dared to tell Mr. Lo Bingyi about this. Last time, the emperor asked for the construction of a railway from Zhangjiakou to Beijing this year, and we were very embarrassed. I can't tell Mr. Lu this time! ”

"Huh! Li Gongzi is really anxious! Ouyang He said, "Hankou also let Li Gongzi make a good job." ”

Zhang Zhimu said: "The biggest problem for us now is that we have not worked out a long-term construction plan. ”

"There's no way around it, a lot of things are changing, and we can only roll forward." Ouyang He said, "If you are too persistent in making a plan, it will be problematic to implement it." ”

When Li Mao came in, Zhang Zhimu was happy, because Li Mao came with Mr. Lu Bingyi.

After sitting down politely, Zhang Zhimu said: "I also said just now that I can't tell Mr. Lu about the things that Li Gongzi mentioned, it seems that I don't need to be embarrassed!" ”

Li Mao said with a smile on his face: "That's right! I'm done talking to Mr. Lu! I'm here to talk to you about it today. ”

"This Li Gongzi! The year doesn't let me live well, it always pesters me! Hehe! I had no choice but to surrender! Lu Bingyi said with a smile.

"Oh! It seems that Brother Li still has a way! Zhang Zhimu said, "Mr. Lu, tell me what is the solution?" ”

Lu Bingyi said: "Yes, building railways is a very technical job, but it is more manifested in design and construction inspection. The specific construction of roadbed and tunnel construction has little to do with railway technology. I think it's better to do this, so I will leave a small number of technicians in the construction unit to build the railway, and most of them will be extracted and used in a centralized manner, and they can be divided into several groups, and they can usually preside over the design. Those experienced construction teams should also supplement personnel and expand the team. This way they can take on more tasks. If this is possible, we will immediately go through the units and dispatch some technical personnel. Then you can start building a few more projects. The railway project from Zhengzhou to Hankou mentioned by Li Gongzi can be divided into several sections of design. As long as there is not much difference in relative horizontal elevation everywhere. The construction in that area is not too difficult. It's just that there are a few rivers that need to be bridged through. ”

Lu Bingyi said this, which can be regarded as solving the problem for Li Mao.

Li Mao continued, "Everyone, the completion of this railway is really of great significance. When the railway reaches Hankou and leads to the other side of the river, it can be easily repaired to Changsha, Hengyang, Chenzhou, Shaoguan and Guangzhou. Liu Chenghuang and I talked on the phone, and he also said that if the railway crossed the Yangtze River, they would try to build the railway to the north and connect with our railway as soon as possible. If the railway arrives in Guangzhou, what will be the result? That's the whole north and the south. The more Li Mao spoke, the more excited he became.

Zhang Zhimu, who said it, hurriedly said: "Hey! Brother Li! In this way, I don't think I can agree with it! ”

Chen Yufeng also said with a smile: "Li Gongzi really has a way, even Liu Chenghuang, who is far away in Guangzhou, let you pull it out!" ”

"Huh! When Liu Chenghuang heard my idea, he was more anxious than me! I can't wait to get back right away! Li Mao said with a smile.

"Hey! As soon as your railway starts, you don't need Liu Chenghuang, Fan Chengkun will rush over first. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Whether it's going east to Fujian or south to Guangzhou, we have to cross the river on our railway." Li Mao said.

Chen Yufeng got up and looked at the map for a while and said, "I am not too anxious when I see the affairs of Guangzhou. It is better to go to Hengyang and turn to Guilin, Liuzhou, Nanning, and then to Tokyo (Hanoi, Vietnam) in Annam. In this way, the matter of Annan was stabilized. ”

Li Mao also got up, looked at the map and said, "Guangzhou is also too important. It is better to repair to Guangzhou, and then from Guangzhou along the Pearl River and Xijiang River to Nanning, and then to Tokyo (Hanoi, Vietnam) in Annam. ”

Zhang Zhimu looked at the map and said, "I think it is decided to start the construction of the railway from Zhengzhou to Hankou now." As for how to repair it after crossing the river, let's discuss it again. Mr. Lu can also send someone to walk along these two routes to see which one is easy to repair. ”

Li Mao said: "I have another suggestion, please consider it." After the railway in Hankou is completed, we should build the railway from Hankou to Hanzhong along the Han River. Prepare for the next step of the railway into Sichuan. ”

Chen Yufeng looked at the map and said, "Li Gongzi's suggestion is worth considering. The railway to Hanzhong was built, not to mention the benefits to this area, and the railways from Chengdu and Chongqing could be repaired from this line. As long as there is a railway into Sichuan, it will be very beneficial to the stability of Sichuan. Besides, you can also follow the railway into Sichuan to the south and enter Yunnan and Guizhou. ”

"I think these things will have to wait until the north-south passage is completed before considering it!" Zhang Zhimu said, "We can't finish building the railway in a hundred years." However, the railways at that time were probably technically completely different from those we have today. The best railways should be electrically driven, traveling at speeds of several hundred kilometers per hour. ”

"A few hundred kilometers? Hourly? Fly the same? Liu Yun asked.

"Huh! Don't be surprised! There is nothing that people can't do if they want to do it! Zhang Zhimu said.

Lu Bingyi said: "Today I have a proposal to make railway transportation independent. There is a problem with the construction of this railway, and there is also a problem with operation and management. In my opinion, the operation, management, and construction of railways should be managed by one department in a unified manner. Also, there are so many things involved in the railway, and it's not just a rail-laid train that can be run. There should also be telegraph and telephone communication links along the line, a signal light system, and a turnout system. In the future, we will study the issue of automatic control. So I propose to set up a railway academy. We specialize in training technical personnel needed on railways, and we also study the technologies used on railways. ”

"I agree with Mr. Lu's suggestion," Mr. Zhang said, "and I also propose the establishment of a ship engineering college, and I propose that this college be established in Zhenjiang, which is closest to our shipbuilding base." We support some basic education teachers here, and they can ask their base technicians to teach professional courses. ”

Lu Bingyi said: "This is a good idea, and it is also convenient to enroll students in Zhenjiang, and there are many students in the local and surrounding areas, so it is very convenient to enroll students nearby." ”

Li Mao said: "There is one more thing, the reservoir on the Jialing River can be built in more than a year to generate electricity, is it not also to build a high-voltage power line to connect the power grid with the power grid that we are about to generate electricity?" So that the power there can be sent out and our power grid can be stabilized. ”

The things Li Mao asked were already very professional, which showed that he had studied these things with technicians.

Lu Bingyi explained: "We have studied the construction of a high-voltage power grid, and it is a pity that the electricity there is wasted if it is not exported. Not only must the power grid be built, but the capacity must also be set aside, because the upstream secondary reservoir must also be built, and the electricity must also be transmitted. Li Di and they should have arrangements for this matter. Let's take the time to communicate with Li Di. ”

"It would be great if the electricity from the reservoir was delivered to Hankow. Soon we are going to build the Hankou Steel Mill, which is a big consumer of electricity. Shipyards also need a lot of electricity. Li Mao said.

At this time, the staff officer sent another telegram, Liu Yun took the telegram, read it, and said to everyone: "Li Wei and their plane have an accident in Baotou. ”

Zhang Zhimu was so frightened that his hair stood up a little when he heard this, and Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He, together with Lu Bingyi and Li Mao, were stunned all of a sudden.

Zhang Zhimu hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with people?" ”

Liu Yun saw that everyone had misunderstood, and hurriedly said: "The people are fine, and our plane is also fine!" ”

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