Hearing that Zhou Hexuan wanted to invest in the construction of the railway, Song Ziwen asked with some surprise: "Brother Mingcheng, which railway do you want to invest in?" ”

"Cantonese-Han line." Zhou Hexuan said with a smile.

"Cantonese ...... Cantonese-Han line? Song Ziwen was stunned, and laughed randomly, "Brother Mingcheng thinks too much, you don't need to invest in the Guangdong-Han line." Even if the Nationalist Government was short of money, it did not dare to embezzle the funds for the construction of the Guangdong-Hanzhou Line, which was the main railway line that Chairman Chiang personally inquired about. ”

What is the Cantonese-Han Line?

That is, the railway section line from Guangzhou to Wuchang.

At that time, the southeast coast was occupied by Japan, and the southwest region was inaccessible, so the international aid of Britain and the United States could only go to Guangdong by sea, and then reach the frontline battlefield by railway transportation (Guangdong-Hanzhou line).

The Guangdong-Han line can be said to be the main artery of national survival in the middle and late stages of the Anti-Japanese War.

This railway has been built for almost 40 years, and was originally built by Sheng Xuanhuai with American funds, but it caused dissatisfaction among the gentry and merchants of Guangdong, Hunan and Hubei provinces, and strongly demanded that the Manchu government withdraw the construction of the Guangdong-Hanzhou line. After several years of arguing, Zhang Zhidong stood up to support his own businessmen, and the Guangdong-Hanzhou line became an official supervision and business office.

But this is only the beginning, the United States secretly provoked all kinds of trouble, and also pulled Belgium into the water, and even Britain, France, Germany and other countries also wanted to come in and get a piece of the pie, coupled with the unfavorable fundraising of Chinese businessmen, the construction of the Guangdong-Hanzhou line has been delayed again and again.

After the founding of the Republic of China, due to years of warlord warfare, the government could no longer care about building the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway. Only by merchants from all over the world, year after year of road repair, finally repaired each section of the road one after another, only the most difficult project is left - according to the British survey and design, this section of the road needs to open more than 70 tunnels.

As long as this railway is fully connected, then in the middle of the War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression, the transportation of materials from Liangguang and even Lianghu will be guaranteed.

Zhou Hexuan asked: "Is the Guangdong-Han line eyebrows?" ”

Song Ziwen nodded and said: "There will be a war between China and Japan, and the soldiers and horses have not moved, and the grain and grass will go first." As the rear of China's Anti-Japanese War, the railway transportation of the two lakes must be guaranteed. The chairman of the committee has appointed Mr. Ling Hongxun as the director of the engineering bureau of the Zhushao section, Mr. Ling is a chief engineer, and after his survey and planning, the number of tunnels that need to be opened in this section can be reduced to more than 10, and the construction officially started as early as last year. The reason I know this clearly is because the project is very expensive, and I have to raise money to get enough money before I resign as finance minister. ”

"I see." Zhou Hexuan nodded.

Although Lao Jiang couldn't figure it out a lot of times, he did a good job in this matter. If the Guangdong-Hankou Railway is not built, and Japan will overthrow the Lianghu region in the future, then the Chinese officers and men will have to be completely blinded.

The construction of the Zhushao section of the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway can be described as "a drop of blood". In particular, during the construction of the Nanling Tunnel, miasma and plague were prevalent, and workers often died of illness. Cement, steel, sleepers, and other construction materials must be transported by manpower over mountains and mountains, and in some places, fishermen must be hired to transport them in small boats.

At the most difficult time, 180,000 workers were building roads at the same time, and Lao Jiang was desperate to open up this road.

Song Ziwen's eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had thought of something, and he smiled: "If Brother Mingcheng is willing to invest in the Guangdong-Han line, it is better to use this money to repair the bridge." ”

"Repair the bridge?" Zhou Hexuan didn't understand.

"Yes, build the bridge," Song Ziwen dipped his finger in the tea, and drew the line on the coffee table, "This is the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway that will be opened to traffic soon." The above one is the Pingping (Beijing) Han Railway that runs through the north. There is a Yangtze River in the middle, as long as a Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is built, it can directly connect the north and south, and connect the railway from Beiping to Guangzhou! ”

Zhou Hexuan was very interested in this and asked: "Is the construction of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge difficult?" ”

Song Ziwen said: "It is very difficult, as early as six years ago, the government was ready to build the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, but it was shelved because of the Central Plains War. Last year, this bridge repair plan was put forward again, and Mr. Mao Yisheng was invited to Wuhan to survey and explore, and the Soviet engineering consultant in China was invited to assist in drawing up the bridge repair plan. ”

"Is the plan made?" Zhou Hexuan asked.

"The plan has been made," Song Ziwen said with a wry smile, "and a fixed railway-highway joint bridge can be built, and the bridge site is located between the Yellow Crane Tower in Wuchang and the Lotus Lake in Hanyang." However, the estimated investment of the project exceeded 10 million yuan, and the national government had to shelve the plan. Because even if you raise funds from the private sector, you really can't come up with that much money. ”

"Let me think about it." Zhou Hexuan couldn't help but close his eyes.

The Battle of Wuhan was the largest, longest and most annihilated battle after the Anti-Japanese War entered the defensive stage, and the battlefields covered the four provinces of Anhui, Henan, Jiangxi and Hubei. The Chinese army fought bloody battles, fighting hundreds of large and small battles, killing and wounding more than 250,000 Japanese soldiers at the cost of more than 400,000 casualties, greatly depleting the Japanese army's vital strength.

If the Yangtze River Bridge is not completed, the two railways between Pinghan and Yuehan will have to be connected by water (the carriages are transported to the opposite bank by boat), which greatly slows down the transportation of Chinese soldiers and materials.

If Zhou Hexuan had funded the repair of the Yangtze River Bridge, the Battle of Wuhan would have been fought more smoothly.

Zhou Hexuan didn't ask for anything else, as long as this bridge could delay the Japanese attack for one more month and make the Japanese casualties more than 1,000, he would already be very satisfied.

The investment will definitely not be returned.

The Yangtze River Bridge will be repaired for at least two years, and by the time it is opened to traffic, the Japanese army has already begun a full-scale invasion of China. During the Battle of Wuhan, either the Japanese army sent planes to bomb the bridge, or the National Army blew up the bridge when they retreated.

The 10 million oceans invested by Zhou Hexuan were 100% lost.

"I promised to invest in building the bridge," Zhou Hexuan suddenly opened his eyes and stared at Song Ziwen and said, "but the Nanjing government must ensure that every penny I invest must be used to repair the bridge!" If anyone dares to embezzle, Lao Tzu will terminate the follow-up funds and let the bridge be directly unfinished! By the way, I'm going to arrange for someone to do the financial overseer! ”

Zhu Xiang's angry young brother has almost offended his colleagues in "Non-Attack" magazine, and he is very suitable for the financial supervision of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge. Although Zhu Xiang doesn't know financial knowledge, he can hire a professional team for him.

Song Ziwen was dumbfounded, he didn't expect Zhou Hexuan to agree, and asked in surprise: "Do you have so much money?" ”

"I can still get this money." Zhou Hexuan smiled easily.

Not to mention the money made from the sulfonamide and set business, just in the big stock market crash in the United States, Zhou Hexuan made a full 7 million US dollars, and he was about to mold when he lay in the bank. The current exchange rate of the silver dollar against the US dollar is 1:2.37, and 10 million oceans is only 4.2 million US dollars.

After China issues fiat currency, the international exchange rate of the silver dollar will plummet. Zhou Hexuan can invest up to $3.5 million to complete the construction of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge.

Song Ziwen exclaimed: "You are still powerful, 10 million yuan is not serious." ”

Zhou Hexuan didn't say much, he just hoped that the Yangtze River Bridge he built would not be destroyed in the war.