"Mr. Dachao, you have seen old in the past few years, Mr. Hard!"

Zhan Tianyou just returned to Chengdu from Wanxian, Qiao Yu immediately invited Zhan Tianyou to Fuzhong, the Sichuan-Han Railway has been built for three years, a section of Chengdu-Chongqing has been opened to traffic, Yucheng to Wanxian and Yichang to Wuhan are about to open to traffic, and the last difference is the most difficult Yiwan section, which has to pass through the mountains and mountains, the project is very difficult, and it is also the most painstaking section of Zhan Tianyou.

"Qiao Shuai, it is nothing to build a railway, I also found that Sichuan's industrial development is very rapid along the way, and transportation has become the biggest constraint, if you can build Sichuan Han Road as soon as possible is not only to realize the dream of the Sichuan people, but also a huge boost to China's economy, even if I am tired to death, it is worth it!"

"Mr. Dachao, don't say that, China still has a 10,000-mile railway for you to build, so take care of your health!"

"Qiao Shuai, I'm not young anymore, although there is no big problem with my body, but I really have a requirement to be a university to cultivate successor talents, in the construction process of the Sichuan-Han Railway, not young students have played a lot of roles, Chinese are not stupid, as long as they are given a certain education, Chinese can make achievements!"

"Mr. Dachao, don't worry, after the start of Europe, Sichuan's money bag will bulge, and my main thing to do now is to repair the road and develop education, which is my job!"

Zhan Tianyou was also full of emotion: "Qiao Shuai, if there are a few more officials like you in China who can support development, I am afraid that China will have developed a long time ago, and those people will know that they will get it into their own pockets after they get the money, if the soldiers know that they are desperately expanding their own power, not to mention the railway from Yichang to Wuhan, the whole territory is in Hubei, but Sichuan paid for the construction, and it will be beneficial to them after it is completed, how do you know that these people actually regard the construction of the railway as a piece of fat, and everyone wants to reach out. The cost of this section of the railway is much higher than that in Sichuan! ”

"Mr. Dachao, the national situation is like this, I can only control this stall in Sichuan, I don't know how long it will take for the Sichuan-Han Road to be repaired?"

"Several major problems have been solved, as long as the funds are sufficient, I can see that within the year, at the latest is the beginning of next year, but Dashuai is now building a narrow-gauge railway, which is easy to build, but the capacity is very limited, I suggest that it should be changed to standard gauge!"

Of course, Qiao Yu is very clear about the problem that Zhan Tianyou said, when he was thinking about building the railway, Qiao Yu was actually ready to build the standard gauge in place at one time, the standard gauge is wider than the narrow gauge, it can run larger trains, and the loading is far better than the narrow gauge, but the difficulty and cost are far above the narrow gauge.

After several considerations, Qiao Yu chose to build a narrow-gauge railway, which can be built quickly, and can greatly train skilled workers, and then change to standard gauge when they are more mature.

"Mr. Dachao's proposal is very good, but the key now is to grab time, the European war will last for a few years, but it is difficult to drag on too long, we now have to fully enjoy the war dividends, so it is best to be able to use it before the end of the war, so for the time being, we still have to build narrow gauges, and when the time is ripe, all will be replaced with standard gauges, I invite Mr. to come over this time is to ask Mr. to help plan the Chengdu-Kunming railway, I have already said that Tang Jiyao has moved, and soon this railway will start construction, Mr. I'm afraid I will have to work hard!"

Qiao Yu had already mentioned the Chengdu-Kunming Railway to Zhan Tianyou, Zhan Tianyou originally thought that this railway was full of resistance, and a Sichuan-Han Road would exhaust Sichuan's finances, and it would probably take a long time to build the Chengdu-Kunming Railway, but he didn't expect it to be cashed out so quickly, and Zhan Tianyou was also very excited.

"Qiao Shuai, don't worry, I will definitely live up to my mission!"

After sending Zhan Tianyou away, Qiao Yu began to write a new bill, mainly to carry out literacy activities in Sichuan, and strive to reduce the illiteracy rate to less than 50 percent within 15 years, which is not very fast, but Qiao Yu's requirements for literacy are much higher, the standard line must be able to write more than 1,000 words, be able to read newspapers proficiently, and be able to clearly express his own ideas.

The core of national competition in the industrial age is the competition of skilled workers, as long as there are enough workers, in order to be able to produce a large number of high-quality goods, in order to be able to gain an advantage in the world, Germany was able to press France to fight during World War I, even if it is to add a British to no avail, to a large extent, Germany's population exceeds these two countries, and Germany's domestic industrial system is more healthy and powerful.

Of course, in terms of human resources, no country can compare with China, and what China has to do now is to develop these potential labor forces, in addition to providing Sichuan for use, but also to organize the export of personnel to Europe, which has long been negotiated.

In order to eradicate illiteracy on a large scale, Sichuan has prepared 15 million special funds in the treasury, and this kind of large-scale expenditure is probably envied even by Yuan Shikai, the great president, which is very clear from Yang Du, who has entered the land of Sichuan again, and every time he comes to Sichuan, he has changed greatly.

Especially when Yang Du entered Sichuan this time, there were tall chimneys everywhere, busy people everywhere, buildings under construction, streets in expansion, merchants from all over the world, and even many foreigners were full of them, which seemed vibrant, compared to Yanjing, although it was the root of the imperial city, it was too inferior, and the two were simply the contrast between the two civilizations.

Sichuan already has a hint of the feeling of a great power, the prototype of an industrial society, and Yanjing is the capital of the typical agricultural era, the two give people a completely different feeling, Yang Du knows that his long-standing fears have been fulfilled, and Sichuan now definitely has the ability to compete with the central government.

And what's worse is that Yuan Shikai can only watch, there is no way, Sichuan's cooperation with the Entente is too deep, so that the Entente will never allow any changes in Sichuan, this is the only way for Sichuan to settle down, so that they can provide them with enough materials to squander wantonly, if Sichuan is handed over to these big men in Beiyang, they definitely don't have Qiao Yu's vision and knowledge, and they don't have that kind of means, so they are not worthy of cooperating with them at all.

Yang Du sat on the train from Yucheng to Chengdu, and his mood became more and more churning with the ups and downs of the train, in Yang Du's heart Yuan Shikai has always been the true master of his fancy life, only Yuan Shikai can let Yang Du realize the dream of reviving China, but Yuan Shikai's luck has not been very good, Sun Wen and his gang have been entangled for more than two years, which has consumed a lot of Yuan Shikai's energy, and finally drove these people away, and the white wolf made a fuss, and then the Shandong problem broke out again, and the mess was like a mess, It has already made Yang Du a little exhausted, let alone Yuan Shikai.

This time, Yang Du entered Sichuan to further test Qiao Yu's tone and see if Qiao Yu was willing to support Yuan Shikai.

"Mr. Huizi, what a rare guest, please come in!"

Qiao Yu let Yang Du into the reception room, Yang Du stared at Qiao Yu for a long time, and then said: "Qiao Shuai, the central political axe is strictly neutral for both sides of the European war, but you openly go against the opinions of the central government, go all out to the Entente, and provide a large amount of materials for the Entente. ”

"Mr. Yang is a university scholar, he will not understand the truth that people die for money, birds die for food, of course I am afraid of Germany's wrath, but the profits are too rich, the transaction volume between Sichuan and the Entente has reached 100 million pounds, and this number will increase even more!"

Yang Du was drinking tea, but he was immediately shocked by this terrifying number, choked on a mouthful of water, and coughed uncontrollably, "Qiao Shuai, is it really so much?" ”

Looking at Yang Du with an incredible face, Qiao Yu smiled slightly: "The actual number is only afraid of more, but most of what Sichuan sells now are primary products, and the profits are not too much, like the United States sells arms, merchant ships, automobiles, planes, oil and other things, which is called huge profits!" ”

"Patrol envoy, you tell me this, aren't you afraid that the central government will immediately increase Sichuan's tax revenue?"

"Hehe, when Britain and France pay for the goods, a lot of them use the loans owed by Sichuan, and even include the Sichuan part of the Gengzi indemnity, if the president wants to collect taxes, I'm afraid he will have to pass the British and French barriers!"

Yang Du also seemed very helpless about Qiao Yu's method of relying on foreign self-respect, "Qiao Shuai, you are in Sichuan, and the whole of Sichuan can obey your orders, but do you know how difficult it is for President Yuan!" ”

"The president commands the world, what else is there to be embarrassed about?"

"Qiao Shuai, don't pretend to be confused, President Yuan worked hard, but he was constrained in every way, two years ago, the central government asked to follow Sichuan to carry out salt reform, but now the price of salt is getting higher and higher, and the tax is getting less and less, and I hate that the president can't base the power of the world on one!"

Qiao Yu asked casually and quietly, "What does Mr. think of it?" ”

"Naturally, I advocate increasing the power of the president and ruling the whole world!" Yang Du sighed: "The great president has the ambition of Emperor Qin and Han Wu, but he doesn't have that kind of self-respecting power at all, no, no!" ”

Qiao Yu knows very well that Yang Du is secretly testing his views on the imperial system, in fact, Qiao Yu is very disdainful of this practice of increasing power by fame, although the emperor is noble, but there are no longer a few puppet emperors in history, although the president has to be restrained, but he can say what he wants, and it is not for nothing that the real power is comparable to the emperor, the key to everything still depends on personal ability and the situation of the times, but Qiao Yu really has no need to point out Yang Du these things.

"What Mr. Yang said is very reasonable, and I strongly agree with it, increase the authority of the central government, but our constitution already stipulates a federal system, and each region has its own autonomy!"

At this time, Qiao Yu kicked the ball back, undoubtedly asking for power.

"Qiao Shuai, in fact, you should rest assured, you are only in your early twenties, you and the president are destined to be two generations, the president appreciates your ability, and has hoped many times that you can enter the Central Committee to assist the president, I can assure you that no matter where the president goes, the glory and wealth of the Qiao family will not be less than the slightest!"