Chapter 34 Reception of Song Yingxing The Yellow River was diverted

When he returned to Yaogang, Lu Chengxiang got into Zhang Zhimu's car, and Li Yunhe squeezed up again.

After getting into the car, Li Yunhe ignored Lu Chengxiang's dissatisfaction, and asked with a big grin, "Mr. Lu, I won't squeeze you, right?" ”

Lu Chengxiang can't help Li Yunhe, he is Zhang Zhimu's favorite general, but Lu Chengxiang is not polite, "You kid dare to mess around!" You're also the marshal of the army, so can't you be more steady? ”

"Oops! Mr. Lu, I want to be stable, but what if I can't be stable? Li Yunhe and Zhang Zhimu also dared to joke, and like Lu Chengxiang, he didn't care.

"Don't be poor, Mr. Lu is right, you are already the leader of the entire kiln industry system, you have to be a bit of a leader." Zhang Zhimu counted Li Yunhe and asked, "How is your delta wing?" I saw that the people who tested the power cars all set off with the car team. It's not like no one cares about this, right? ”

"How can they be, those people can't help at home. They can only be used for experimentation. Li Yunhe said, "I have arranged for Liu Baoxue to help make molybdenum tubes." They are required to finish the production and detect the parameters of the molybdenum tube at the same time. I guess it won't take too long to get it done. They're too busy right now, too. Hexi brought back a lot of nickel and chrome ore, and they are making alloy steel. Right! It's the white steel you said, the kind that doesn't rust. There is also nichrome wire, the kind that makes resistors. ”

"Good! Stainless steel is so good that it can be used in many places. And if the resistance wire is made, it will be much easier and cheaper for us to engage in electric heating in the future. In the future, if our Hutuo River generates electricity, in a short period of time, our electricity will be very abundant and very cheap. Ordinary people can cook with an electric stove, and it is more convenient to use a rice cooker. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Wait! I don't understand what you're saying. Mr. Zhang, are you saying that we still need to be able to produce steel that does not rust? Mr. Lu didn't understand, and he was a little surprised.

"When you add nickel and chromium to ordinary steel, you become steel that doesn't rust. This kind of steel can directly make large jars of soybean oil in food factories and large jars of liquor in liquor factories. It can be used in many places. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Also, what's the deal with the rice cooker you're talking about?" Mr. Lu is very interested.

"It's just a resistance wire heater under a pot. Add a bimetal controller. This bimetal controller can automatically trip the rice cooker after it has been boiled for a period of time and switch to a warm state. Cooking with a rice cooker is simple and convenient, and you don't have to look at the pot anymore, and you have to keep turning the pot for fear of the bottom of the rice cooker. Cooking in a rice cooker is extremely simple. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Tsk! Will there be a machine for people to eat for people in the future? Lu Chengxiang said with a tongue.

"Hahaha!" The three of them laughed.

Zhang Zhimu asked again: "Have we arranged all the candidates for the mine in Hexi?" ”

"It's good morning, the group of people who came to Jiuquan have already left. The people behind also left immediately. Li Yunhe said.

"When the chrome ore is shipped back in large quantities, you will work with Master Qingfengzi to develop the process of electroplating the breech. The hardness of chrome metal is extremely high, and if the rifling of the gun is coated with a layer of chrome, it will not rust and be wear-resistant. The life of the breech and the chamber will be much longer. Zhang Zhimu said, "After the chrome plating technology is mastered, it is still very useful, after the ordinary metal is plated with a layer of chromium, it will be coated with a layer of hard, bright and rusty metal chromium." It's not a small thing, at least it's very beautiful. Wouldn't it be nice if our bike's handlebar beams were chrome-plated? ”

"Oops! Steelmaking is nothing like it used to be. Li Yunhe said with emotion.

"I have an idea, should we set up a metallurgical college? Specialized in training metallurgical technical personnel. Zhang Zhimu said.

"I think it's okay! One such academy should also be established. Steelmaking is our big deal. It restricts the scale of our development. Now there are many projects that dare not go big, one is to consider electricity, the other is to consider steel. Li Yunhe agreed with Zhang Zhimu's proposal.

"I've thought of the address and dean of this college." Zhang Zhimu said, "Didn't we start building a living area between the kiln and the smelting yard? I think I built the Iron and Steel Institute there, which is close to the smelter. The dean let Liu Baoxue serve as the dean, and his cultural quality is higher than that of your father. It would be more appropriate for him to be the dean. ”

"Then who's in charge of the smelter?" Li Yunhe asked.

"For the time being, no one can replace Liu Baoxue, your father is still too busy in Baotou, so Liu Baoxue will work part-time first! Let's talk about having the right person. In fact, the vice president can take care of more specific things. Zhang Zhimu said.

Lu Chengxiang answered: "If Mr. Zhang makes up his mind to build this college, he will study it with Mr. Lu immediately when he goes back." Much of the infrastructure that is being built now has to be taken into account in the construction of the new college. The location you mentioned is really good, with mountains and rivers. The tram line also has to be passed, and the transportation is also convenient. ”

"Building the academy is our long-term investment, and the benefits he brings back are immediately invisible, but the stamina is long." Zhang Zhimu was afraid that Lu Chengxiang would feel sorry for the silver.

"Hey, hey! Mr. Zhang, don't worry, I can see these things very clearly now. There were a lot of things that I used to feel distressed about when I watched the money, but now it seems that I have made money. It doesn't cost much money to build an academy! ”

Lu Chengxiang's words made Zhang Zhimu a little surprised, but Zhang Zhimu immediately understood that Yaogang was really too rich now. The convoys and camel caravans that enter and exit the kiln every day are endless. Trains and ships roar back and forth every day. They will bring a lot of silver. In the past, the emperor borrowed silver once, and Lu Chengxiang was like a serious illness. But now Lu Chengxiang is very calm. One is that he is used to it, and the other is that he really has silver in his hand now. Lu Chengxiang's mental state seems to be proportional to the amount of silver, and Zhang Zhimu feels that Lu Chengxiang is now more and more energetic.

Li Yunhe joked: "I said, Mr. Lu, are you getting more and more confident now?" ”

"Humph! Boy, not only do we have enough money, do you know that we built three large grain depots this year? They are all large grain depots that can be entered by train. Lu Chengxiang said, "Out of Yaogang and now in the mountains, two large grain depots have been built in Baotou and Xi'an. And the food will be filled up in no time. I plan to build a large grain depot in Tongguan next year, which is a transportation hub and is convenient for transportation. In addition, Yancheng and Fenzhou have also built large-scale grain depots. With silver and food, do you say that you have enough confidence? ”

"Enough!" Li Yunhe hurriedly said.

"Mr. Lu said it well! We have food in our hands and do not panic. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Mr. Zhang, what I want to tell you today is about food." Lu Chengxiang said, "The autumn grain will be harvested immediately." Our grain depots are almost full. Now we can completely control the price of food in the market. These grain depots are full, and there will be enough food in Shaanxi and Shanxi next year without grain. ”

"We still have to build a grain depot," Zhang Zhimu said, "and we will go south next year, and the area will more than double." The population is much larger. ”

"But there is too much food, and it can't be left for too long." Lu Chengxiang said.

"We have to prepare a large amount of food expenditure," Zhang Zhimu said, "After we took the Central Plains, I had an idea to divert the Yellow River." ”

"What?" "What?" Lu Chengxiang and Li Yunhe asked at the same time.

"Huh! Don't stare! Zhang Zhimu said, "The current Yellow River is also diverted from Kaifeng to the south to seize the Huai into the sea." This situation has been in this situation for hundreds of years, and the sediment carried by the Yellow River has blocked the mouth of the Huai River, forcing the Huai River into the Yangtze River, and the floods have been continuous for hundreds of years. If we want to manage that side well, we must thoroughly manage the affairs of the Yellow River and the Huai River flowing into the sea. My idea was to divert the Yellow River from Kaifeng and head northeast along the Jishui River in Shandong Province into the sea (now the river). This requires a large number of manpower to build a new dam on the Yellow River. We can't force the distribution of migrant laborers, and we can't rely on money alone. But if every person who goes to work on the construction site is given a pound of food every day, will we be able to hire many people? ”

"Those who don't have food don't break their heads." Lu Chengxiang said, "If you want the project to progress quickly, if you can't do it, hundreds of thousands of people will have to work together." We also need millions of quintals of food to prepare. This is still just the Yellow River. The Huai River side also needs to be repaired! ”

"So! Mr. Lu needs to prepare more food. Zhang Zhimu said, "In the past, when there was a big project, the people trembled, because they needed to work hard. All the expenses have to be paid for them. Now there are big projects, and the people are benefiting. This is for the benefit of the country and the people. ”

"But it's a matter of money!" Lu Chengxiang didn't say it, Li Yunhe said it.

However, Zhang Zhimu didn't expect that Lu Chengxiang glared at him and said: "If we can control the floods in these places, it will be a good place for two seasons of grain a year." Spend as much money as we can, and slowly we can earn it back. Besides, the hearts of people that have been recovered are not exchanged for silver. "Lu Chengxiang's current consciousness is not what it used to be. This made Zhang Zhimu even more pleased. Because his comrades-in-arms can already think about problems from a very high height.

Such a thing, as long as you talk to Lu Chengxiang once, you don't need to say more. He will think more carefully than Zhang Zhimu thinks. This is what makes Zhang Zhimu the most reassuring.

Song Yingxing's arrival, Zhang Zhimu still attaches great importance to it. Zhang Zhimu sent someone to meet his family at Lingshui Wharf, and then personally picked them up at Yaogang Wharf.

Seeing Zhang Zhimu go to the dock in person, Song Yingxing was very excited. As soon as he stepped on the dock, he gave Zhang Zhimu a salute and said, "Oops! I, Song Yingxing, He De, how dare I let Zhang Dongjia greet him personally. ”

"Mr. Song, don't be polite, we are old friends. I've been looking forward to seeing you here, sir, but I've been looking forward to it for too long. It is my honor to be here today to greet him. Zhang Zhimu said.

What makes Song Yingxing unaccustomed is that there are many reporters around him who take direct photos of "Kaka". Zhang Zhimu arranged a vehicle to send Song Yingxing's family to the Yaogang Hotel first. Zhang Zhimu was going to set up a dinner party to entertain them and meet in the evening.

After picking up Song Yingxing, Zhang Zhimu invited the leaders in the kiln to go to the banquet together in the evening to catch Song Yingxing.

Huang Yukun has prepared a set of single-family small courtyards for Song Yingxing's family, which is also a single-family building. After arranging for the Song family to stay, someone took them to see the house. The Song family never dreamed that the Yaogang people would give them such a good place to live. An official who was in distress, who had just had difficulty in eating and sheltering, immediately ascended to the sky in one step, making their family feel like they were in a dream. Some couldn't believe that they lived in this house with water and water, gas, heating, electric lights, and telephones.

In the evening, Song Yingxing's family was accompanied by Huang Yukun to dine in another private room. Except for Lu Bingyi, the leaders of the first class of Yaogang went to Xi'an, and they all came to accompany Song Yingxing today. This made Song Yingxing very moved and looked very frightened.

Zhang Zhimu introduced the leaders of the kiln to them one by one, and Song Yingxing also shook hands with everyone one by one in accordance with the habits of the kiln people.

Song Yingxing is famous all over the world for writing a book "Heavenly Creations". However, the officials of the Ming Dynasty rejected these so-called low-end things to the extreme, believing that they were not in the right stream. Song Yingxing didn't get much attention because of this, and he still relied on other skills to get the position of the prefect of Bozhou. He didn't expect the people of Yaogang to attach so much importance to a prefect like him.

Zhang Zhimu first apologized to Song Yingxing on behalf of Mr. Lu Bingyi, and introduced that Lu Bingyi had to go to Shaanxi to inspect the water diversion project.

"When Mr. Lu Bingyi left, he told me again and again. I'll be sure to tell you about it. Originally, he was going to receive you well in Yaogang, but there are hundreds of thousands of people waiting to start work in Shaanxi. They had to rush over right away. Please understand, Mr. Song! Zhang Zhimu explained.

"Oops! I am able to come to Yaogang today because I want to thank Mr. Lu. Xie Du Xie is not in a hurry, what else is there to forgive. Mr. Lu is doing a lot of things, and there are still many opportunities for us to meet. Song Yingxing hurriedly said.

After the wine and food came up, Zhang Zhimu made a welcome speech. Song Yingxing also raised wine to express his gratitude.

After three rounds of drinking, Song Yingxing said to Zhang Zhimu: "Zhang Dongjia! We thought that the people of the kiln would treat me so kindly. If I had known this, I would have come here a long time ago. ”

"It's not too late for Mr. Song to come over now, I remember the last time we met, I said that we welcome Mr. Song when he comes to Yaogang. It's just that I didn't expect Mr. Song to contact us after he left Bozhou. Let my husband and his family suffer a lot. It's also the business of our busy Mr. Neglect. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Zhang Dongjia is polite. My family fled to Huai'an, and later to Yangzhou, thinking that I was also a prefect and an official of the imperial court. Even if we are punished, we must also be judged and sentenced. But no one paid any attention to us everywhere. It made me a dignified prefect like a beggar. Alas! If Li Gongzi hadn't found us later, we would really have to beg for food. Song Yingxing's tears are about to flow out. Their family has indeed received a lot of cold eyes.

Ouyang He said: "Mr. Song should have come to us a long time ago. ”

"Hey! Last time, Zhang Dongjia persuaded me to come to Yaogang so much, but I didn't agree. I'm embarrassed to speak if I'm in trouble. "Song Yingxing is really a real person, tell the truth.

Zhang Zhimu said: "We won't talk about this, turn over the past." We finally came together. I think Mr. Song's skills will be of great use in Yaogang. Here's what I think. Over the years, our kiln has also developed rapidly. Mr. Song also took some time to familiarize himself with the situation in the kiln. I have a very specific idea that I want to use the printing technology of our kiln gang to reprint a new edition of "Heavenly Creation". Now the paper we produce is very good. This job will be available to Mr. Song right away. You can also do it and slowly get familiar with the situation. There is no need to worry about Mr. Song's treatment. We'll arrange it. ”

"Great! There are a lot of things I want to revise in that book. It's time to reprint this time, so let's change it together. As for my treatment, Zhang Dongjia doesn't have to care too much, when I get to Yaogang, I have a place to live, and I can have food and clothing. Song Yingxing was still very polite.

Song Yingxing's knowledge is indeed very wide, and he can talk to anyone. He and Yan Boju can talk about livestock and horses, and Chen Yufeng and Ouyang He can also talk about strategy and tactics. and Lu Chengxiang can talk about business again, what kind of products are good and what the price is, you can talk about it.

Song Yingxing asked what was going on with the water diversion project that Lu Bingyi went to Shaanxi, and after Zhang Zhimu gave him a brief introduction, Song Yingxing was a little stunned. After a while, Song Yingxing said: "I don't know how you completed such a project, but this idea is simply amazing." I don't know how many people in the previous dynasty wanted to solve the problem of waterway transportation in the north and south of the Qinling Mountains, but they worked hard and lost money, and in the end it was not realized. If you can accomplish this, it will be a great merit! ”

Speaking of the fact that Yaogang now has a department dedicated to the study of cultivating improved crop varieties, Song Yingxing is very interested. When Zhang Zhimu told him that he would study wheat and rice with a yield of 1,000 catties per mu in the future, Song Yingxing was a little unconvinced. But when Zhang Zhimu told him about the method of three-line breeding, Song Yingxing said a little as if he didn't understand: "It seems that I still have too many things to learn when I go to Yaogang." Mr. Zhang gave me some time, I want to calm down and be a student first. ”

This is exactly what Zhang Zhimu hopes, "Mr. Song, we all have to keep learning. I also hope that Mr. Song can combine our knowledge with your knowledge to create something new. ”

Because Zhang Zhimu and Song Yingxing talked more and more speculatively, the banquet dispersed. The two were still unsatisfied, so they came to the tea house to continue chatting. Later, Zhang Zhimu lived in the Yaogang Hotel and lived with Song Yingxing, talking about almost dawn.

When Zhang Zhimu brought up the matter of preparing to divert the Yellow River, Song Yingxing almost didn't jump up.

"Zhang Dongjia, if you do this, it will be for the benefit of all generations! For hundreds of years, since the Yellow River seized the Huai River into the sea, the Huai River area has not been stable. A little water will flood a large area. If the Yellow River is diverted and the mouth of the Huai River is dredged, northern Jiangsu will become a land of fish and rice. The food there will feed a lot of people. If Mr. Zhang can trust me, I am willing to contribute to this matter. I'm much more familiar with that area. Song Yingxing was a little excited, and he couldn't wait to do it right away.

Zhang Zhimu said: "This matter is too big, we have to think about it in the long run." Only when we beat Li Zicheng away can we do this. ”

Song Yingxing is not a fool, he said: "I know that our Yaogang people will definitely go to the Central Plains next." After taking the Central Plains, you will be able to control this area of the Huai River in your hands. As for the Yellow River dam that flows into the sea along the Jishui River in Shandong from Kaifeng, the emperor was asked to come forward and order the construction. The emperor has no silver, so we can pay part of the salary. As for the need for land requisition, let the emperor decree and let the officials along the coast do it. If we do it ourselves, we don't know how much money we need for the land requisition. ”

"What Mr. Song said is that we don't want to use coercive means against everyone, and it will be too difficult to do such a thing." Zhang Zhimu said, "However, the old road of the Yellow River from Kaifeng to Huai'an can be changed into a canal, and there will be a lot more good land on both sides of the canal." This is also a lot of money. The money could be used to build piers and bridges. Revolutionize the traffic situation in that area. ”

"Mr. Zhang, you also have to think that digging this section of the river leading from the Huai River to the sea also requires a lot of labor." Song Yingxing said.

Zhang Zhimu remembered the incident of several flood outlets in Hongze Lake in his previous life, "We not only have to dredge the original estuary, but also add a few passages to the sea." The water of the Huai River is too seasonal, and it is often concentrated, and the more downstream it goes, the water of several rivers gathers together, and the volume of water is very large. If the capacity of the estuary is insufficient, it is easy to cause disasters. ”

"Yes! These things need to be carefully studied. But it's time to prepare. There are some things that you may not think about completely. If we think about it when we're fine, we're probably going to think things through. Song Yingxing quickly entered the state. Because everyone didn't see him as an outsider, he quickly considered the problem from the standpoint of the kiln gang.

Looking out the window and seeing the light, Zhang Zhimu said to Song Yingxing: "We will have time to talk slowly in the future." Now that it's almost dawn, we'll all sleep for a while, and we'll have a lot of things to do for a while! ”

"Good! It's time to sleep. "Song Yingxing knows that Zhang Zhimu has a lot of things to think about. But there was so much he hadn't thought of. As soon as we met today, he sighed all night, which he didn't expect.

After waking up, Zhang Zhimu said to Song Yingxing: "Mr. Song, if you don't have any opinions on that house, move in!" No matter how good the hotel conditions are, it is not my own home. ”

"Oops! Zhang Dong's house is so good, our whole family feels a little unbearable! Song Yingxing said.

"Hey! You're welcome, when we are together in the future, you must speak if there is anything. We now have this condition. Zhang Zhimu said, "I arranged the home." Children should read books, read books, and work jobs. You won't have to worry about it. ”

"Mr. Zhang, you are a person who pretends to be the world psychologically, and you still remember the little things in our family. I thank you for the whole family. Song Yingxing sincerely thanked Zhang Zhimu.

Leaving the Yaogang Hotel, Zhang Zhimu rushed back to the office, and some things were arranged for Yang Yulin. In the afternoon, he and Ouyang He took Yang Jing and a group of people and quietly left the kiln. They were going to Kaifeng to meet the king of Zhou. Before leaving, he had already sent a telegram to King Zhou.

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