Chapter 289: Haosen Returns
As Yue Wan gradually got on the right track, Liu Yun was idle.
Except for the occasional personal supervision of the construction of the railway, there is no major event, so he really regarded the official residence of Shicheng Tusi as Liu Sanye's own official residence, and every day he either consulted the ancient books in the study, or practiced martial arts under the guidance of King Jinlun.
At the beginning of October 1936, the ants guarding the leprosy forest sent an urgent report, "The leprosy fruit is ripe, and Commander Liu should hurry back to western Sichuan to harvest the fruit."
Liu Yun is a spirit, and he almost forgot that more than 90,000 jatropha trees, if each tree can produce 30 kilograms of dried fruits, the total output will be close to 3,000 tons, and 1,000 tons of biodiesel can be extracted, which is indeed a bumper harvest.
He was really overjoyed, he walked and flew back to western Sichuan, led the ant corps to collect jatropha fruits, and after a busy time, he harvested 2,000 tons of seeds, but these need to be carefully stored separately, as for the peel and other sundries, after squeezing the oil, directly buried under the tree as fertilizer.
Looking at the mountains of seeds, Liu Yun was also a little worried.
These seeds are not ordinary seeds, each grain is three or four times the weight of ordinary seeds, once successfully planted, they are all excellent jatropha species, if it can be popularized, Sichuan will no longer be short of fuel in the future, and even solve the problem of poverty in various places.
Therefore, western Sichuan informed Maozhou, Fucheng, Guangyuan and Longnan, members of the western Sichuan economic circle, to implement the "Western Sichuan Poverty Alleviation Plan".
It is required that at least 300,000 jatropha trees be planted in the counties under the jurisdiction of these prefectures, and the required funds will be allocated from the Bank of West Sichuan, and each tree will be subsidized with an iron coin (ocean), and the land will be designated by the local government, mainly for the poorer land or mountainous land, and the dried fruits harvested will be purchased uniformly.
Local governments and ordinary people will also be skeptical, a coin is neither more nor less, it is indeed useful for poverty alleviation, and the land used is some wasteland or mountainous land, so it can be regarded as a win-win situation for all.
However, only 40 million jatropha trees have been planted in more than 100 districts and counties.
In the end, only a few hundred tons of seeds were consumed, and there were more than 1,000 tons of seeds left, I don't know what to do with it, but fortunately, Liu Sanye thought of Daliang Mountain, at least the three regions of Yuewang, Xide and Mianning, which are most suitable for planting jatropha trees, and at the same time stabilize the local people's hearts.
Commander Liu immediately sent 100 tons of seeds to Yuewang County by air.
After a burst of silver dollars and iron coins were scattered, the people in Yuewang and other places were immediately convinced, and even the problem of people's customs that Commissioner Yin had a headache had changed, because on average, each indigenous family can easily take care of dozens of jatropha trees without occupying fertile land, which is really a great merit.
Daliang Mountain is famous for having few people and many lands, and there is no shortage of barren mountains and wilderness, especially barren land with no harvest.
Commander Liu's poverty alleviation plan has the miraculous effect of turning waste into treasure, and more importantly, from the beginning of the plan, the common people can get dozens of iron coins, and they can also harvest hundreds of catties of dried fruits every year, and they can exchange money for dozens of iron coins, which is really a shortcut to get rid of poverty and become rich.
However, did Commander Liu suffer any losses? Of course not.
A ton of biodiesel costs only 100 silver dollars, which is very cheap compared with foreign finished gasoline, because a ton of Mobil gasoline, in the Republic of China in the thirties, was worth about 150-180 US dollars, or more than 400 oceans, and the transportation cost into the mainland has not been calculated.
When the all-out War of Resistance Against Japanese Aggression broke out, oil was in short supply, and it was really "100,000 young men and 100,000 soldiers, a drop of oil and a drop of blood".
With the implementation of the poverty alleviation plan in western Sichuan and the continuous extension of the rear railway in the southwest, Liu Yun's state of mind has become more and more peaceful.
However, his three wives often flew to Yuewang County to visit him on a business airliner in western Sichuan.
These women do not let the leaders of Xumei often bring some latest news, such as the Guangyuan Railway has been repaired to Tianshui, and it is only a matter of time before it is connected to the Xi'an Railway, and the Guangyuan Economic Zone, under the leadership of Zhang Sili, is very good, and even the Hanzhong area has joined the economic circle.
With the continuous relocation of coastal industries, the development of the western Sichuan economic circle is even more rapid and comparable to Nanjing and Shanghai.
Iron coin is the most representative, it has gradually become the authoritative currency in Sichuan, is gradually replacing the big money and small money in various prefectures, even the "legal tender" issued by the Central Bank of Nanjing and the Bank of Communications, is not as strong as the iron coin, can only be cowered in the city or near Chongqing, surviving for a long time.
As for Hans Li and Erix, they also became frequent visitors to Liu Xiang's mansion.
As long as it is a railway construction, as long as it is a legitimate expense, Chairman Liu basically responds to the request, and the garrisons and police along the railway line not only do not make it difficult for the road construction team, but actively cooperate with it, resulting in the construction progress far exceeding expectations.
This kind of leisurely and accomplished life, Commander Liu gradually got used to it, it is best to live ten or eight years, it is best to drag World War II over, Huaxia 1945 won without a fight, and thought that it would last forever, when an emergency message came from Nanjing.
"Falkenhausen has returned, and he wants someone to meet in Hankow."
"Falkenhausen", if it weren't for the telegram mentioning his name, Liu Yun would have almost forgotten that there was a foreign buddy.
Didn't this guy go back to Berlin, Germany, and I don't know how the relationship between Japan and Germany is going? In terms of time, it is now the beginning of December 1936, and I remember that in another time and space, the time when the alliance between Japan and Germany was formed seems to be the beginning of November 1936.
Since he was going to Hankou to do business, and he didn't know how long he would go, he had to find someone to act as an agent for the work in the Yuewang area.
Commander Deng has taken on a new look.
In the past few months, in addition to training mountain infantry every day, this guy has also gone to the construction sites of the steel plant, hydropower station, and railroad in Viet Nam to learn, and has made rapid progress, although it is not as good as the industrial workers, but it can also operate it himself.
In addition, because the mineral resources in Yuewang and other places are relatively abundant, the scale of the steel plant is also relatively large, the current daily output is as high as more than 600 tons, equivalent to the sum of the iron and steel plants in western Sichuan and Fucheng, according to the preliminary estimate of the brain, as long as the technical force is abundant, the steel output can be doubled.
The only thing that is not good is that because the scale of the factories and mines is so large that all kinds of facilities cannot enter the mountains and holes, and it is extremely troublesome in terms of air defense and defense (service).
And because of the factory and railway, it was the first time it appeared in Daliangshan, resulting in Yuewang becoming a gold rush resort.
In just over three months, there has been an influx of 30,000 or 40,000 floating population, if it were not for a complete set of countermeasures in western Sichuan, it is not clear what the chaos will be, and the benefits of more people and more people will open up a new city near Shicheng.
It is said that it is a new city, but in fact, it is the headquarters of a large factory and mine, taking into account the residential functions of some employees.
Because it is a newly built city, all kinds of facilities are in good order, in terms of roads and greenery, it is far better than the old stone city, and all kinds of vehicles are shuttling endlessly, and the prosperity scene is no worse than that of Hankou and Shanghai, so that Deng Wenting and Eagle West and other locals are amazed by Commander Liu's construction ability.
There are also objective reasons why Liu Yun chose Deng Wenting as his agent, instead of sending a commissioner from western Sichuan to take over.
Because Yuewang is an exemplary window, the development mode and process of this place will be a model for the development of Xide, Mianning, Xichang, Miyi, and Dukou. It is also unrealistic to send people from the mainland at every turn, first, because there are not so many managers, and second, to show his sincerity to the people of Liangshan.
Deng Wenting is a native of Liangshan.
The development process of Liangshan is the development process of Commander Deng, when Liu Yun wants to entrust this place to him, he is also duty-bound, patting his chest to promise to complete the task, but he also knows his ability, so he also hopes that Commander Liu can return as soon as possible.
When Liu Yun was about to board the plane at the airport, he remembered the air defense problem of the Yuewang Arsenal and decided to set up the Liangshan Air Force Wing as soon as possible.
Daliangshan also wants to set up an air force, or recruit it from the Liangyi natives, Deng Wenting really didn't expect it.
You must know that during the Republic of China, Daliang Mountain, there were also primitive tribes such as Heiyi, and many high-tech were worshipped as gods, such as the airplane that had just appeared, and there were people worshipping every day, if one day they could also fly the plane, it was incredible.
Commander Deng naturally went all out.
Due to the appearance of Liu Yun, the little ant, on October 10, 1936, the Nanjing Nationalist Government finally opened flights between major cities in China, which greatly changed the course of history, and the main force of its operation was the DC-3 transport aircraft, and its derivatives of various cargo planes and passenger aircraft, jointly operated by Huaxia and Germany and the United States.
However, United Airlines is more conservative and does not operate many routes.
At present, only Nanjing, Shanghai, Luoyang, Beiping, Taiyuan, Guangzhou and Guilin, etc., more than ten provincial capital-level cities have been opened, although there are only one or two flights a day, but for the land of China, it is a zero breakthrough.
However, through the joint efforts of Liu Xiang and Liu Wenhui, Liu Yun's western Sichuan passenger plane has occupied most areas such as Sichuan, Yunnan, Guizhou, Gansu and Shaanxi, and even inland cities such as Wuhan, Changsha and Luoyang are often harassed by this passenger plane, forming a two-man confrontation with the DC-3 passenger plane.
As soon as Commander Liu's special plane flew over Wuhan, it was surrounded by a group of planes of the Wuhan Air Force Wing.
These light and fast fighters were the "Jianjiao I." fighters produced in western Sichuan, and under their "hijacking," the special planes obediently landed in Kong's Airport, and as soon as they got off the plane, they were warmly greeted by Kong Yuling, Kong Caishen, and Falkenhausen, which made Liu Yun feel emotional.
Once upon a time, Liu Yun, a little ant, could also get such courtesy.
In the past, he could be welcomed by Liu Xiang and other Sichuan military dignitaries, and he stood up to the sky, but whether others were welcoming the arms in western Sichuan or not, where was welcoming Commander Liu himself, now that time has changed, and the little ant has become stronger.
Because Commander Liu left in a hurry, he didn't wear his major general's uniform, but a very casual tunic suit, not only did he not have the blue sky and white sun badge, but the top and bottom pants were still different styles and colors.
Kong Yuling's face suddenly darkened, and this image made her too embarrassed.
However, this is not the case, Kong Haha, who has always regarded himself as a Confucian scholar, has long been full of praise for his son-in-law, what "self-denial, dedication to the country", and "the model of the Republic of China" and other reputations, like a lifeless piled up on Commander Liu, making Miss Kong and Liu Yun look at each other.
However, before Kong Yuling came back to her senses, Falkenhausen came over again to join in the fun.
At this time, the German generals were not like the rigid Germans at all, but a bit like the slick Jews, with a strange Chinese language, and repeatedly praised Liu Yun, like a romantic and elegant artist, or an erudite and talented philosopher.
There are so many advantages, how can Commander Liu not know about it.
Before he could react, General Qin Guodong came over to rush to the scene again, Kong Yuling was a little frightened, and regardless of the scene of the stars holding the moon, she hurriedly pulled her husband to his car, making many dignitaries look at each other.
Or Kong Caishen will be a man, blind with his eyes open.
What do you say General Liu Yicheng, who went thousands of miles to Rongji, flew from the distant West Sichuan County, and flew for several hours, well, he was extremely tired physically and mentally, and I would like to ask for your understanding, and he will compensate you on behalf of his son-in-law.
Minister Kong is a big man in the Nanjing government.
Whether his statement was right or wrong, the officials and gentlemen did not dare to believe it, and after a period of politeness to each other, Kong Caishen pulled Falkenhausen and walked away with a smile on his face, and the destination was naturally needless to say, it was the Confucian villa near the Dragon King Temple in Hankou.