Chapter 71 Standards

Because under the banner of not interfering in politics, Fang Jianxiong rarely cares about government affairs, and he rarely speaks out about government affairs. In the past few years, Fang Jianxiong has not issued any other documents except for a few words before last year's election to affirm the achievements of the Republican Party. The fact that soldiers do not interfere in politics is really not something that is on the lips.

It is precisely because of this that Gu Weijun, the prime minister of the cabinet, has never had the opportunity to meet Fang Jianxiong in public since taking office, and has not even met in relatively private settings. But Tang Hualong, the president, has to go to the Marshal's Mansion almost every week. In contrast, the relationship between Fang Jianxiong and Gu Weijun is very ordinary.

Today's occasion is a rare occasion and a good opportunity to communicate. In fact, Gu Weijun was able to defeat Yang Yongtai and be elected vice chairman of the Republican Party, and the views of the party on this matter have always been doubtful. Yang Yongtai is the director of the chamberlain of the Marshal's Mansion, and he has been on a smooth road since he entered politics, because he has been very optimistic about the storage of the imprint of the Fang system. Gu Weijun himself thinks that the chances of winning are not great, but unfortunately the result of the party election turned out to be Gu Weijun's narrow victory, which is really incomprehensible. Why is this happening? Is it because of Fang Jianxiong's declining influence on the Republican Party and even the entire country?

Obviously, the answer is no. This can be seen from the fact that before the general election, Fang Jianxiong came forward to affirm the achievements of the Republican government, and the election campaign, which was originally a bit suspenseful, because Fang Dashuai took advantage of the oil production from the Daqing oil field to make a speech, and the Republican Party's subordinate media in the pre-war investigation in various provinces changed greatly in just two weeks, from the initial 35 percent support rate to 75 percent. As soon as the election is held, there will be no suspense, this is Fang Jianxiong's influence. Fang Jianxiong affirmed the Republican Party's achievements in governance, and his support rate was on a rocket, denying or criticizing. Approval ratings are like an elevator getting out of hand.

Gu Weijun knows that Fang Jianxiong's influence will not change much in the next fifty years, and although he rarely appears in public, every time he appears in public, he is the main object of being sought after. In the history lesson, the latest eight-year compulsory education textbook launched by the Ministry of Education, there is a large section about Fang Jianxiong's personal content. In the class, Fang was known as one of the founders of the Republic of China, the founder of the National Defense Force, and the guide of the industrialization of the Republic of China.

After taking office, Gu Weijun has always hoped to have a chance to have a good talk with Fang Jianxiong, but he has never found a suitable opportunity. Or rather, Fang Jianxiong didn't give this opportunity. Gu Weijun knew that whether or not he could get the support of the Fang clan would have a far-reaching impact on his future governance.

It's about qualifications. Many people in the party are taller than Gu Weijun and Yang Yongtai, but there seems to be a tradition in the Republican Party that is willing to give young people a chance, and seems to deliberately control the age of the leadership team.

The more I think about it, the more chaotic my mind becomes. It's getting harder and harder to calm down. Coupled with drinking several times, Gu Weijun became a lot more courageous, and the ghost made the god say: "Fu Shuai, Wei Jun thinks that he is better than Chang Qing, and the relationship with Fu Shuai cannot be compared." Why didn't Fushuai express his support for Changqing? ”

This question came very suddenly, at least Sun Yuyun and Han Yan felt abrupt. admired Chen Guofu, who was in the last seat, and pretended to be deaf and dumb for the first time, bowing his head to eat vegetables. Fang Jianxiong was slightly stunned. Then he silently looked at Gu Weijun, who was borrowing wine to strengthen his courage on the other side.

The atmosphere in the carriage suddenly became oppressive, and no one dared to talk nonsense at this time. Han Yan was a little better, knowing that Fang Jianxiong might not care about Gu Weijun's attitude, Sun Yuyun was a little nervous, he had suffered Fang someone's loss.

"Let's put it this way. In terms of strategic planning, Changqing is better than Shaochuan. On truth-seeking and innovation. Shaochuan is stronger than Changqing. When Fang Jianxiong said this, he thought of a certain clip of a movie. At the Paris Peace Conference, the historical prototype who straightened his waist, faced the condescending eyes of the great powers, and made a speech without humility or arrogance, was sitting opposite at the moment.

"What does the Republic of China need today? The first is to do everything in front of you down-to-earth, in terms of execution ability, Changqing and Shaochuan are indistinguishable. The second is political innovation, which Shaochuan slightly wins. The last thing to say is the ability to control the overall situation, Shaochuan has followed Sun Shi for many years, although his thinking is new and calm, the cabinet is in charge of the overall situation, and he can dilute the overall twilight of the cabinet, I think Shaochuan is the most suitable person to be the prime minister. Gu Weijun had insomnia, tossing and turning in bed, repeating this passage in his mind. I didn't expect Fang Jianxiong to have such a high opinion of himself, he didn't expect it.

Fang Jianxiong also didn't sleep, the difference is that there are many things to deal with. The original budget was 10 million yuan, but because of the application of some new technologies and the innovation of the navy, an additional budget of 3 million yuan is now needed. The ambitious Boeing took on top of naval aviation and launched a monoplane to compete with Wuchang Feng's aviation for the Navy's orders. Air Force Commander Feng Hua put forward the concept of strategic bombing, hoping to get a piece of long-range strategic bombers, in view of the fact that there is no long-range fighter escort match in China at present, the requirements for long-range bombers are very high. At present, only Boeing has this research and development capability, but Boeing says it is unlikely to produce it in China.

The battle between the three armies of the navy, land and air force, Fang Jianxiong knew it, and he didn't see it in front of him. However, this strategic bombing is indeed a good thing. The point is that the distance between China and Japan is there, and it can really make a B17, and if a war breaks out between China and Japan, napalm can turn Tokyo into a sea of fire. However, looking at the report, Boeing is not "interested". Is that really the case? Not necessarily, right? Then there will be someone who has money and does not earn? Thinking that Boeing has always disagreed with the production of engines in China, it is not difficult for Fang Jianxiong to come up with an answer that is closer to the truth. The European and American powers absolutely do not want to see the development of China's industry, that is for sure. At present, the technologies brought by American companies in China are relatively backward technologies. The French did give some new technology, but this was only agreed to when the Germans were forced to be in a hurry. As for the Germans, they are more or less mythologized. The accumulation of British and French technology in many fields is no worse than that of Germany.

When the thick stack of pieces on the table that needed to be handled by himself slowly thinned, the sky was already white, and it was another sleepless night. Fang Jianxiong got up and moved his muscles and bones, and his little belly was a little bulging after a long period of hard work.

The train was speeding in the morning, a 12-hour drive from Beijing to Wuchang, and now ten hours have passed, not far from the Yangtze River, and Fang Jianxiong seems to have heard the sound of the Yangtze River. The sound of footsteps interrupted some of Fang Dashuai's memories of the past, which were memories of two lifetimes. Looking back, it was Gu Weijun who also hadn't slept all night that appeared in the corridor.

"Morning, Shaochuan!" Fang Jianxiong took the initiative to say hello, Gu Weijun paused for a moment, and stepped forward with a little excitement: "Fu Shuai, thank you for your fair evaluation." Fang Jianxiong showed a cheerful smile, except for the relatives at home, few people could see Fang Jianxiong's expression, and Gu Weijun saw it for the first time. Let's go for a walk. Dropping a sentence, Fang Jianxiong slowly strolled through the corridor.

"Fu Shuai, there has been a voice in Congress recently, calling for the state to acquire provincial power grids and nationalize them." While Gu Weijun's heart was warm, he couldn't help but mention the things that made him feel tricky.

"Tell me why!" Fang Jianxiong smiled mildly and turned around and said, Gu Weijun hurriedly followed, and said in parallel: "There are three main reasons, the first is chaos, the standards of domestic power supply companies are different, taking Shanghai as an example, the voltage standards between the power supply companies in the British and French concessions were different earlier, one is 200V, one is 180V, Song Weichen's Yangtze River Power Company has the fastest development, using a voltage of 220V. There are more voltage standards in various provinces across the country, and I learned about it, and there are about seven or eight standards. In addition, the toll standards are not the same across the country, and the provinces along the Yangtze River, such as Jiangsu, Anhui, Hubei, and Jiangxi, the four provinces of Jiangxi, the toll on the Yangtze River is a little lower, and the toll after 300 kilometers is another price. Listening to the insider's explanation, the power transmission consumption of the long distance is large. Because there is no unified management, these power companies go their own way, in the early years of the big fish eat small fish things happened repeatedly, the price of electricity will be low and will be high, now as far as the country is concerned, the strongest power supply company is mainly Song Weichen's Yangtze River Electric Power Company, Zhou Xuexi's Northern Electric Power Company. Yu Qiaqing and Du Yuesheng's Jiangsu and Zhejiang Electric Power Company. The other is Wuhu Electric Power Company, which occupies a major market in Northeast China by relying on the relationship of the Eurasian Group. There are more small companies in other provinces, mainly concentrated in inland provinces, and these power supply systems are messy, such as Shaanxi Province, where there are eight power companies, the largest company covers Xi'an and several surrounding counties, and the small one is the lighting electricity consumption of one county. Because whether or not to supply electricity is voluntary, even in a big city like Shanghai, many families are still lighting oil lamps, let alone in rural areas, where the vast majority of towns and villages do not have a power supply system. ”

When Fang Jianxiong heard this, he said with a smile: "Shaochuan, just say it directly, what are your plans?" ”

Gu Weijun said without hesitation: "I think the state should fund the acquisition of these power supply companies, transform and unify industry standards." In addition, it is not only the power supply companies that need to be nationalized, but also the energy industry. For example, oil, coal, railways, highways, and other important areas related to the national economy and people's livelihood should be managed by the state in a unified manner. ”

"Shaochuan, have you ever thought that in order for this idea to be implemented, it first needs to get the approval of the National Assembly, and then the introduction of the first pass decree. When it comes to the huge interests in these areas, do you think you can get support in Congress? Electricity alone can't nationalize all of Congress, right? Fang Jianxiong looked at Gu Weijun, who was speechless, and continued: "Don't be in a hurry in everything, first introduce a standard that must be implemented by the national power company, and the National Assembly will enforce it by legislation, and the company that cannot implement it or is unable to implement it will be purchased by the state according to the actual price." ”