Chapter 157: Recruiting Talents

Fortunately, there is no shortage of warehouses, in addition to the three prepared by the steel factory, there are three or four secret warehouses, Liu Yun immediately ordered the ant robot to put the newly mined steel into the new warehouse, what really annoyed him was that the peace talks between the two armies had not been resolved for a long time, and he did not dare to start construction even if he wanted to build the railway.

"Peace" is the premise of development, whether it is the construction of the rear of the War of Resistance against Japanese Aggression or the construction of the railway network in Sichuan, it is inseparable from a peaceful environment, and we do not feel the importance of peace in peacetime, and only when we need to build and develop can we find how precious and crucial peace is.

Liu Yun had no choice but to prepare with both hands, while appointing Pang Xuezhong as the director of railway preparation, leading a group of technical experts from the arsenal to design the railway from Maoxian to West Sichuan County, and ordering a small number of ant robots to start manufacturing the rails and trains required for the railway, as well as some corresponding construction equipment.

At the same time, the county magistrate Zhang and the deputy county magistrate Tan were reactivated, and they were asked to set up the Sichuan West County Railway Bureau, which mainly solved the land acquisition and demolition along the railway, and specifically settled the residents in the areas involved, and prepared the maintenance personnel after the opening of the railway line, including railway construction, railway maintenance, marshalling and deployment, security along the way, line operation, and training of relevant personnel.

Zhang Tan and the others have been "locked up" for nearly two months, although there are still pimples in their hearts, but fortunately, during the confinement, they also figured out some things, Liu Yun and Liu Xiang are the same surname and the same clan after all, no matter how hard they try, they are always outsiders, especially when they learn that Liu Daguan is the current special envoy for peace talks, he is even more regretful.

Therefore, as soon as Liu Yun asked them to go out of the mountain to do things, Zhang Tan and the others immediately agreed, one really didn't want to stay at home anymore, as if in prison, and the other was to build a railway, after all, it was a major event for the benefit of the country and the people, and there was no deep hatred between them, so they naturally hit it off.

Although Zhang Tan and the others did not understand the railway, they were well-informed and knew how to get this matter done, and they suggested that Liu Yun, the lack of professional talents, directly asked Liu Xiang to forget it, although Sichuan did not have a railway, but accumulated a large number of relevant talents, most of these people served under the command of the Sichuan army.

In 1911, because the Manchu government wanted to embezzle the railway preparation funds, about 24 million silver dollars, all of which were self-raised funds from the Sichuan fathers and villagers, which led to the collective anger of the people in Sichuan and consciously launched a petition to protect the road.

Zhao Erfeng, who was the governor of Sichuan at the time, was another brainless man, and directly ordered the army to shoot at the people, which not only caused the tragedy of the city, but also led to the outbreak of beacons in Sichuan.

Unexpectedly, as soon as the Hubei New Army went halfway, the Wuchang Uprising broke out, the Manchu Dynasty collapsed overnight, and Zhao Erfeng, who did a lot of evil, was also beheaded by the rebel army, and the leader was Liu Yun's father-in-law's father, Yin Qinlan's grandfather Yin Changheng, who later served as the first governor of Sichuan after the recovery.

Therefore, Liu Yun can build the railway, there is really some historical origin, maybe he should have eaten this bowl of rice, after Zhang Tan and the two reminded him, he suddenly opened his mind, and was ready to invite Yin Changheng to go out of the mountain and serve as the general manager of the Sichuan Railway, so he discussed with Yin Qinlan how to move her grandfather's ambition to rise again.

When it is time to cry poor, cry poor, can get from Liu Xiang, Sichuan's railway talent reserve for decades, of course, is better, Liu Yun was unceremonious, taking advantage of the peace talks between the two armies, Chairman Liu relied on him very much, took the telegram and did not need money to send, the core is two words "lack of people".

"A good man is afraid of Lai Han" is a clear saying since ancient times, not to mention the railway professionals, the Sichuan army can not use it for a while, and the construction of the railway is also the common wish of the Sichuan people, there is no reason not to support, after Liu Yun's ghost crying wolf, Liu Xiang had to admit it, and promised the original promise, "to give people".

He is from the 21st century, and his understanding of the Red Army is more than anyone in this era, the Red Army seems to be destitute, and it is difficult to even have a weapon per person, but it is the largest "talent pool" of this era.

Needless to say, Liu Yun personally led the Red Army commanders and fighters who were recuperating in western Sichuan County, did the work one by one, and mobilized them to stay and engage in construction.

The results of tackling the key problems were very unsatisfactory, and only a very small number of wounded Red Army soldiers said that they could consider it, provided that their leaders agreed, and more of them smiled and said nothing, and they probably knew that this was Liu Yun's land, so no one directly embarrassed Liu Daguan.

In addition to being depressed, Liu Yun had no choice but to give full play to the residual heat of the transmitter and directly contact the Central Red Army, asking them to support the construction of the railway in Sichuan, and taking the theory of practice as the starting point, emphasizing that many high-achieving students of the Red Army only know theoretical knowledge, but they have been detached from practice for a long time, and will inevitably move towards metaphysics or idealism in the future, so Western Sichuan County is willing to provide a "precious" place for practice.

Not to mention, this era is the years of burning passion, there is no lack of romantic revolutionaries in the Red Army, after Liu Daguan's deception, finally aroused a discussion within the Red Army, some think that Liu Yun is a wicked capitalist, want to use the Red Army intellectuals, help him further exploit the workers, should be resolutely resisted, but also to expose to the world the "ugly nature" of this guy.

There are also many people who disagree with this view, they think that Liu Yun is essentially good, and because he lacks the guidance of progressive forces, he has not yet departed from the low-level interests of the capitalists, and cites the example of helping the Red Army to buy scarce materials and opening a joint pharmaceutical factory in Wuhan.

In the end, Chairman Li Shengde personally made the decision, holding that the contradiction between China and imperialism had become the main contradiction in China, and that in the future, it was necessary not only to unite Liu Yun as an intermediate force, but also to unite the powerful factions (warlords) in various localities when the time was ripe in the future, and even to unite with the Chiang Kai-shek clique when necessary, to establish a broad anti-Japanese national united front.

The Red Army has always been a doer, and since it has decided to assist Liu Yun in repairing the railway, it will do its best, not only screening cadres within the Red Army and actively assisting in the construction of western Sichuan County, but also extensively searching for all kinds of idle railway professionals in the north and south of the great rivers of China through the underground party organizations throughout the country.

Due to the momentum of the Red Army, "Liu Yun" and "West Sichuan Railway" became the most popular words in 1935, and even the peace talks between the two armies were inconspicuous, which not only made someone famous all over the world and gained a lot of technical strength, but also attracted enthusiastic young people to take the initiative to throw themselves into West Sichuan County.

What's more, even many foreigners have become extremely interested in western Sichuan County, and they have vigorously inquired about Chinese officials, and what really surprised Liu Daguan was that the United States, France, the Soviet Union, and Britain and other non-governmental friendly people also formed the "International Volunteer Group for Aiding the West Sichuan Railway."

Maybe this volunteer group is not so pure, and it is mixed with a large number of spies, because even Japan has people who have joined the volunteer group, but it still makes Liu Cheng smile bitterly, this era is really a crazy era, no wonder there will be Tojo Hideki, Mussolini and Hitler, mainly because of the ideological atmosphere of the times, and there is a romantic and ideal trend of thought spread all over the world.

Both Hitler and Churchill, in essence, are the same kind of people, both are the trendsetters of this era, they are the products of the ideology of this era, they both have a romantic ideal, Hitler's ideal is to build a powerful pan-European empire, fearless of all challenges, Churchill's ideal is to restore and maintain the glory of the Victorian era.

"Romantic and ideal", Liu Yun gradually became stupid, because he suddenly thought of the 70s, "going to the mountains and going to the countryside, fighting the heavens and the earth, and defeating all the cows, ghosts, snakes and gods", how romantic and passionate, but unfortunately it is a ruthless destruction of the development and order of society.

How to use this passion to better serve the development of western Sichuan County is a huge opportunity for Liu Yun, but also a huge challenge, fighting fascism is also the responsibility of the whole world, with these passionate young people, the Chinese War of Resistance will only get better and better.

At the beginning of June 1935, when the engineers of western Sichuan County were laying the first railway track under the personal command of Liu Yun, suddenly a guard came to report that a group of Red Army soldiers wanted to visit, and Liu Daguan did not care, and the construction of the railway in western Sichuan was a major event, and it was normal for the Red Army to want to see it.

Liu Yun because of the first laying of railroad tracks, seems to be calm, in fact also nervous, although there is the help of the brain, still have no time to care, just hope to take the first step smoothly, only know that at the railway construction site, there are many people who take the initiative to participate, including some Red Army soldiers.

At noon, Liu Yun sent people to count the people who took the initiative to participate in the construction, but as a result, neither the Red Army officers nor the local residents refused to register their names, believing that the construction of the railway was a major event for the benefit of the country and the people, and that participating in the construction was also a voluntary act, and that there was no point in registering and leaving their names.

Liu Yun only smiled bitterly, who said that the people were so foolish, he just wanted to register, others knew what he wanted to do, yes, after the registration was completed, as soon as the day's work was finished, the wages would be paid according to the capitation, but these people thought in advance that they were real voluntary and unpaid labor.

During the break, Liu Yun found a familiar back, and couldn't help but look at it, it was Zhen Wenhe, who was not wearing the Red Army uniform, just like an ordinary worker, sitting on the sleeper, closing his eyes and pretending to sleep, if he didn't stare carefully, he couldn't find his extraordinary at all.

It may be that his gaze stayed for too long, causing Ochre Wenhe to open his eyes suddenly, staring back keenly, and found that it was Liu Yun who was looking at him, so he smiled slightly, closed his eyes and continued to rest, Liu Daguan also knew that this guy was too tired, so he didn't bother, and was ready to leave.

When Liu Yun turned around, not far from Zhen Wenhe, he suddenly saw a more familiar figure, and when he was about to take a closer look, he found that he was bound by an invisible rope, and he couldn't help but be shocked, knowing that he had met a super master again, and it was difficult to look at this posture.

At this moment, a majestic figure appeared, waved his hand casually, and the invisible rope suddenly disintegrated, Liu Yun looked at it, couldn't help but be shocked, and didn't bother to care who the super master was for a while, and asked with some hesitation, "You are Chairman Li Shengde?" ”

Chairman Li, who was thin and majestic, was also stunned, stretched out his big hand, pulled Liu Yun to sit down nearby, and asked with a smile, "You are really a Lingfan person, and I look like this now, I am a fellow villager of Ruijin, and I may not recognize it."