【181】Train life

"Xiaoqiang, you're here!"

The prime minister was very happy to see Xiaoqiang who was led in by the secretary. He stood up from behind his desk and affectionately beckoned Xiaoqiang to sit on the sofa.

Xiao Qiang saw that although the prime minister was smiling, he seemed to be much haggard.

The prime minister called Xiaoqiang over for the purpose of Xiaoqiang's report that he had just handed in in the afternoon. In fact, as long as it is Xiaoqiang's report, it is all an urgent top-secret document, but Xiaoqiang himself doesn't know it, and he only thinks that the efficiency of the confidential department is really high.

"Xiaoqiang, I've read your report. You said that the liquidity in your hand is running out now, and what I am most worried about now is the problem of funds. I see in your report that there are only more than 10 billion procurement funds left. I estimate that more than 10 billion yuan will be used to make some follow-up supporting projects and purchases for these small steel and small oil refining that have been procured so far, and it is estimated that there will not be much left. Did you find a buyer for the sapphire you brought with you last time? The prime minister looked at Xiaoqiang and expressed his concern and concern.

Xiaoqiang said: "I am currently shooting sapphire relatively slowly, considering that a large-scale sale will suppress the market price too low, I instructed the company to ship slowly and slowly." Considering the financial constraints that may arise below, I plan to take a mortgage from the bank with sapphires, and in 2011 I have always been very happy with the mortgage of mineral products, and I still don't have to worry about money. ”

The Prime Minister asked, "You mentioned sapphire processing to me last time, saying that it would increase the added value. Do you think this sapphire can be done here in 1950? ”

Xiaoqiang replied: "It's good to be good, but the varieties are too cumbersome, and the various specifications and indicators are too cumbersome, so I think it's better to do raw ore at present." ”

The prime minister nodded and said, "You think it very carefully, so it's good." However, at present, the country is short of money, and the various projects you introduced in the early stage are currently in the construction period, and there is still a lot of time to produce benefits, so I think you should use the sapphire mortgage as soon as possible. ”

The Prime Minister continued: "In addition, I have here a list of various equipment submitted by various ministries and commissions that need to be addressed urgently, and you can take a look at it, and you should focus on these aspects in the next procurement." ”

The prime minister paused and said embarrassedly: "I have taken a cursory look and the most urgent needs here are mainly concentrated in the shipbuilding industry. The current level of the domestic shipbuilding industry is very low. Not to mention building warships, it is difficult to even repair warships. The experts of the 491 Project Shipbuilding Industry Group have repeatedly studied the warships you brought, and have repeatedly said that there are many places where they still can't understand the drawings. ”

"I know that Jishu can only be eaten step by step, and I can't be in a hurry at the moment. However, before the Kuomintang reactionaries fled, they had severely damaged the Puhai Jiangnan Shipyard, and it was impossible to restore its original production capacity so far. At present, only one 10,000-ton dock has been repaired in three docks, one 20,000-ton and one 30,000-ton dock are all under emergency repair, and five of the seven slipways have been blown up, including the only 10,000-ton slipway in China.

At present, the 6,000-ton and 8,000-ton docks of the domestic Dalian shipyard can be used normally, but the Dalian shipyard only has three slipways below 4,000 tons, that is, it can only build ships under 4,000 tons. The Qingdao Shipyard and the Tianjin Tanggu Shipyard were left with only empty shells, and all the equipment was dismantled by the Kuomintang and shipped to Taiwan. ”

After saying this, the prime minister looked at Xiao Qiang eagerly and said:

"I hope you can buy back the equipment that these major shipyards urgently need first."

Xiaoqiang listened attentively, and immediately said, "No problem, I'll do it when I go back." ”

Every time I see Xiaoqiang, the prime minister always has a lot of questions, and this time is no exception, and the two talked until late at night. The prime minister gave Xiaoqiang a detailed explanation of the next work to be done.

Chang Kaishen turned off all the lights in his luxurious office and sat quietly in the dark. He wanted inspiration, to have the help of his God, to save him from his present helplessness and anger.

The battle of Zhoushan completely destroyed Chang Kaishen's nerves, so much so that after receiving the battle report, he had a hysterical seizure, closed the door, and smashed the two vases in the office with crutches.

"There are 130,000 people on the island! In just one morning, one division of the army was defeated, and two armies of 60,000 people were killed! In the afternoon, the two newly landed divisions attacked the whole island! Before eight o'clock in the evening, the 130,000 troops on the island died and surrendered, and it is said that the 23rd Army, which landed in Zhoushan in the afternoon, did not even have a chance to participate in the battle! ”

Such a speed of losing divisions only appeared in the Liaoshen Campaign, when the supply army launched a general attack. But this is on the island! According to intelligence, there was only one 65th Division and more than 10,000 people in the vanguard of the landing, but this 65th Division was like eating gunpowder, and it actually swept 60,000 people from the 19th and 67th armies with three regiments! ”

Chang Kaishen didn't dare to imagine what it was, but he couldn't help but imagine what it was. The more I thought about it, the more scared I became.

"Is the heavens going to kill me!"

He also thought that the C-47 transport plane that Shi Jue was on barely took off and was shot down by the supply army, and Shi Jue fell into the sea with no bones left. And Ma Jizhuang, the commander of the First Fleet, led the First Fleet to be wiped out. This situation of the collapse of the sea, land and air made Chang Kaishen feel like he wanted to cry in fear.

"Air superiority is gone! The naval blockade strategy has also become a joke! Army...... Lao Tzu has long lost hope in the army! Sippy! It's all rice buckets! It's all rice buckets! ”

Chang Kaishen spat the floor in the dark, as if this could bring him some courage.

"It seems that now there is only the Americans, and when the American jets come, Taiwan will be able to hold on. Even if it is not good, it can also protect my family and retreat to Japan. Lao Jiang thought desperately.

He slowly stretched out his hand to pull on the lamp, and the blinding brightness of that moment made him suddenly feel dizzy.

"Old, really old......" Chang Kaishen closed his eyes dejectedly.

After closing his eyes and thinking for a moment, Chang Kaishen took out a piece of letter paper from the table and began to write the president's dictates head-on:

“…… In the Battle of Zhoushan, our army, navy, and air force were brave and fearless, but they were finally outnumbered and fell into the ......

…… Posthumously awarded the rank of General of the Army, a Blue Sky and White Sun Medal, and posthumously awarded the rank of Vice Admiral Ma Jizhuang, and a Blue Sky and White Sun Medal......

…… Naval integration, imperative...... The combat ships of the Navy of the Republic of China should be incorporated into the Taiwan Island Garrison Fleet, and Li Lianfan should be promoted to Vice Admiral and appointed commander of the Taiwan Island Garrison Fleet......"

After the president's dictations were written, Lao Jiang leaned limply back in the back of his chair, and even seemed to have no strength to ask the secretary to collect the documents and draft the official manuscript......

On the land of the Soviet Union, two huge black steam locomotives whined white smoke and galloped westward. The heating in the train seems to have succumbed in the ice and snow, and there are problems from time to time, so that the glass on the passenger cars hanging behind the train has all been covered with crystal curtains in the ice and snow of more than minus 30 degrees, and the temperature in the car is almost close to freezing.

The passengers on these two trains were 500 of the 21,000 college students who graduated in 1949 and 800 out of 61,000 high school students.

"The Soviet Union is so cold!" Mei Xue, a college student who graduated from the Department of Chinese, sighed.

Hu Xinping, her classmate on the side, stretched her waist and said with a bitter face: "It's been two weeks, except for the time when I changed the wheels and stayed at the station for half a day, I haven't been on the ground." Now I'm going to rust all over. ”

Zheng Hai, who was sitting opposite her, also put down the book in his hand when he heard this, and said with a smile: "This journey is really like going to the West Heaven to learn scriptures, it is hard and long, I just don't know, which of you is the second senior brother and who is the senior brother." ”

Mei Xue hid her face and laughed when she heard this, and after laughing, she put down the hand that covered her face and scolded: "See your ghost, you are the second senior brother!" I'll tell you, I'm firm. When I arrived in East Germany, I changed my major to engineering and contribute to the future construction of the country. I was always good at math in high school. ”

Hu Xinping, who was combing her big braids, rolled her eyes and said, "Senior brother and second brother, don't fight, isn't the master sitting there?" As she spoke, Hu Xinping pointed to Cui Guodong sitting on the edge of Zheng Hai.

The three of them talked for a long time, but Cui Guodong was still looking at the book motionlessly, completely unaware of the things around him, and the whole person was immersed in his own shijie.

Hu Xinping looked at Cui Guodong, feeling ashamed, shook her head and said, "Senior sister, I want to go to the back compartment to do individual exercises and then continue to read, otherwise, my arms and legs will really rust." ”

With that, Hu Xinping tiredly stood up and walked to the freight car behind the train.

Coming to the truck compartment that was opened up as a sports area, Hu Xinping sighed as she looked at the high school students crowded here doing leg presses.

"Alas, even a place to do is so crowded......"

Mei Xue also followed from the carriage, and whispered to Hu Xinping when she saw this: "Let's just go and freshen up the carriage, do a, and comb your braids by the way, let me tell you, it's all smelly." ”

Hu Xinping almost cried when she heard this, and said repeatedly: "Hurry up, go quickly." ”

Zheng Hai saw the two girls leaving, and pushed Cui Guodong beside him with his hand and said, "Old Cui, old Cui, don't look at it, tell me, how long will it take to get to Leningrad?" ”

After Cui Guodong was pushed out of the German shijie, he was stunned, and reacted: "Didn't Teacher Cheng say it, there are still 5 days to arrive." Don't worry, read a book, sleep, time passes in a blink of an eye. ”

Zheng Hai complained irritably: "I'd rather join the army and fight bayonets with devils than continue to nest like this, I'm sick to death, my bones are all sour, and I can break them if I break them, do you believe it or not?" If this continues, I'm afraid I'm going to have to die on the road first. ”

Cui Guodong smiled: "Don't worry, there is a medicine box, you can't die." ”

Zheng Hai also laughed when he heard this, and whispered: "Old Cui, I heard that there was a kid in the third carriage, and his crotch was rotten, and he was dragged by Teacher Cheng to the kitchen to wash his butt and rub the potion alone." ”

Cui Guodong smiled and said: "This is no way, the conditions in the car are difficult, if you don't pay attention to yourself, go to the bathroom every day to scrub it, and you may not have scabs." ”

"yes." Zheng Hai replied with a sigh as he leaned against the car window and wiped the ice flowers off the glass with his hands. Looking at the snow-capped world all over the mountains and fields, I began to be in a daze.

At this time, East Germany was already preparing for the arrival of Chinese students, and every family to receive Chinese students had already been identified. According to the policy, the arrival of each student could bring an extra ration to the family, but not all families were willing to add an unfamiliar member for a ration.

The President of the GDR, Comrade Oulbrich, told the Minister of Education, Ms. Franza, that these young people are the seeds of friendship between China and Germany, the bridge and link between China and Germany in the future, and that China pays a lot of tuition for them. You must know that although it was difficult in East Germany at this time, all the tuition fees of students were subsidized by the state, especially for college students, as long as they paid for books.

At the beginning of the consultations, the Chinese comrades expressed their willingness to convert grain into food, pay the full tuition fee, and provide East Germany with 5,000 tons of free rice every year as food for the students. This makes it impossible for Oulbrich, who is short of food at the moment, to refuse such a request, after all, in Ulbrich's opinion, the teachers in the school bring 20 people in a class, and bring 30 people, there is no big difference. And 5,000 tons of rice is obviously not enough for Chinese students......