Chapter 257 Sinopec

The Wuhan Municipal Government is newly built, with three two-story buildings arranged in simple characters, with no walls, let alone any guards. It is said that this is the mayor Yan Xishan, who is unusual, claiming that he, the mayor, was elected by the parliament and does not need to guard against the people.

Others said this, Fang Dashuai believed it, Yan Xishan said it, and he didn't believe it when he killed people. Yan Xishan, who left Shanxi, is really a man with his tail between his legs now. After the dream of the Shanxi Tu Emperor was shattered, Yan Laoxi was still peaceful. Lao Yan can't lead the troops, and the skills of fighting are also trendy, but there is indeed a set of governing the place. Parallel time and space, compared with other places, the people of Shanxi can live and work in peace and contentment. At that time, it can be said that it was quite rare.

After Yan Xishan took office, he had a good reputation in the local area, and the local governance was only orderly. Fang Jianxiong, who was dressed in civilian clothes, appeared at the door with a guard, startling Yan Laoxi. Speaking of which, in Wuhan, a relatively economically developed area, Yan Xishan is still very nourishing when he stays. When I wanted to say that I didn't have a grudge, it was a lie. But it's all in the past, the opponents of the year, Chen Shufan and Wen Shouquan, were all sent to the northwest, competing with the horse bandits, and at the same time struggling with the life. Today's governor of Shanxi is Zhang Shixiu, with the support of Fang Dashuai, and he naturally became the governor.

"Fushuai, why don't you send someone to say hello when you come, and go out to greet you." Yan Xishan hurriedly got up from his seat, and his heart was very complicated about Fang Jianxiong's feelings, how could he say it? As the emperor of the soil in Shaanxi, the day of his words is naturally different.

"You don't even have a yard in the city government office, isn't it just for people to come and go casually? I'm just going to take a look casually, Brother Baichuan, the mayor, is good. Fang Jianxiong said with a smile, and a cold sweat began to break out on Yan Xishan's back, thinking hard in his head. Did you not do it somewhere, was seen by Fang Jianxiong.

"Win the award!" pondered in his heart, but Yan Laoxi's face remained unchanged, still smiling, and he was very calm.

"Baichuan is too modest, I really think that the three towns of Wuhan have done a good job over the years, the streets are very clean, and the market is prosperous. These are all the credits of Brother Baichuan. By the way, I'm going to go to the Huangpi Special Economic Zone to have a look. Let's take a sneak peek and leave. Fang Jianxiong said and blinked, Yan Xishan didn't expect that Fang Dashuai, who usually had a face like a bao, would still have the heart to play this. What does this mean? It shows that Fushuai is in a good mood, and it seems that what he just said is not a backword.

The changes in the Huangpi Special Economic Zone are so great that Fang Jianxiong, who came again, no longer recognizes it at all. Stand on an asphalt road more than ten meters wide. Fang Jianxiong, who had his hands on his hips, saw the factories one by one. The big chimney erected on the edge of the Yangtze River is a power plant. Song Weichen's thermal power plant, with an annual power generation capacity of 500,000 kilowatts, is expected to be completed by the end of the third phase of the project, and the power generation capacity can reach 800,000 kilowatts. Due to the needs of development, the construction of the power plant was divided into five phases, all of which were completed by the end of 1919. After completion, the power generation capacity will reach 2 million kilowatts.

There was a horn sound, and a Ford Model T drove on. Fang Jianxiong stepped to the side of the road, Yan Xishan's face was uncertain, and he was about to teach this driver a lesson who didn't know the height of the sky. A head poked out of the car and exclaimed, "God, isn't this a handsome?" Why are you here? ”

Fang Jianxiong fixed his eyes and saw that it was actually Li Ziyun, a former big tobacco dealer. Now people don't do tobacco business. After the victory of the Sino-Japanese battle of Qingdao, they took advantage of this shareholder wind. A large-scale anti-smoking campaign has begun across the country. Nowadays, if you want to smoke a lot, you have to go to the concession to smoke it. However, now the investigation is very strict, as long as it is a cigarette dealer, if he is caught carrying more than ten taels, it is a capital crime.

"Brother Li, it looks good, I'm on the special car." Fang Jianxiong greeted with a smile, and he didn't have a handsome frame at all. Li Ziyun's heart trembled, and he got out of the car with a roll, and quickly explained: "This car was produced by the Americans in the factory of the Special Economic Zone, and it was officially put into production last month, so I have to buy one." I said that the local government wanted to support them, so I had to buy one and spend a thousand yuan. ”

Li Ziyun is a bit wealthy, and now he is the vice governor in charge of industry and commerce, and the post of governor of Hubei Province is temporarily represented by Yan Xishan. On weekdays, Li Ziyun doesn't buy Yan Xishan's account very much.

Yan Xishan is well aware of this matter, but he has the support of Fang Dashuai, but he is not afraid of this local snake in Hubei. In addition, as the mayor of Wuhan, the power is far above Li Ziyun.

Fang Jianxiong waited for Li Ziyun to stand firm, and then said with a smile: "Brother Li's demeanor has not diminished back then, which is gratifying." Recently, the President submitted a bill to Parliament to give governors of the provinces a five-year term, and this is almost the time. What Mr. Sun meant was that the governors of each province should be nominated by the president and submitted to the National Assembly for deliberation, and the original method of being elected by the provincial legislatures should be abolished. Brother Li, what do you think of this proposal? ”

Li Ziyun's back was instantly soaked with sweat, Fang Jianxiong's words must have meant something.

"This bill is very good, the president is far-sighted, and the governors of the provinces are mostly locals, so there are indeed many inappropriateness." Li Ziyun hurriedly expressed his heart, and after Fang Jianxiong's goal of beating it was achieved, he smiled, and continued to walk forward with his hands behind his back: "Let's walk together and see what the scene is like in the Huangpi Special Economic Zone today." ”

Yan Xishan's heart was relieved, and at the same time, he was secretly shocked. Don't look at Fang Jianxiong's absence in Wuhan, he knows everything on the ground in Hubei. It can be seen that his strategy of being a man with his tail between his legs is really correct.

Li Ziyun was determined to make up for his mistakes, and while asking the driver to inform Zhu Xiufeng, he acted as a temporary guide. As vice governor in charge of industry and commerce, he still has a good understanding of the situation in the Huangpi Special Economic Zone.

"Fushuai, please look at that, the Sino-US joint venture petrochemical plant is producing on site, but the progress of this plant is not good, it has been more than a year, and it has not been officially put into operation. Look at it again, the mining machinery factory run by the Americans, this factory was put into operation at the beginning of the year. At present, the coal mines in Jiangxia, the iron mines in Daye, and the coal mines and iron mines in Jiangxi and Anhui have all come to order equipment from this factory. When Fang Jianxiong heard this, he suddenly stood up and said to Yang Yongtai behind him: "Record, I proposed to France to help build a petrochemical company to purchase crude oil from Ringanqiang in Burma, if the French do not agree, my country will reconsider the matter of increasing the participation of the expeditionary force in the war." Also, contact the British and increase the share of diesel petrol purchased from them. ”

Yang Yongtai is proficient in movements, and he can record quickly while standing. After handing Fang Jianxiong his signature, he took it back into his bag. The group continued to walk forward, and Li Ziyun hesitated for a moment and said: "Fushuai, the Americans' diesel, gasoline, and kerosene are indeed cheaper than the British, why do they still purchase from the British?" There is also this petrochemical plant, which purchases crude oil from foreign countries for refining, which is really not as economical as directly purchasing refined oil. ”

Fang Jianxiong glanced at Li Ziyun with a smile, this kid is pretending to be stupid and cute. is to find a reason to let Fang Dashuai scold him, now who doesn't know that there is no petrochemical industry in his hands, which is equivalent to the throat of industrial development. In the past two years, Mobil's exploration team has walked around China and come to the conclusion that China is poor in oil.

Fang Jianxiong naturally took this conclusion as a joke, whether there is oil in China or not, Fang Dashuai understood it too well in his heart. The problem is that this conclusion was reached by Mobil, which shows that Americans do not want to see China have its own petrochemical industry. Since the Americans took Qiao, it was good to turn to France, and now the French are begging China to increase the number of expeditionary forces. As soon as they opened their mouths, there were at least thirty infantry divisions, and the French enthusiastically offered that they could provide equipment for thirty heavy artillery regiments and ten large-caliber artillery regiments with a caliber of more than 200. There is also equipment for five armored brigades. All in all, as long as the Chinese are willing to increase their troops, the French are negotiable. Whether or not to continue to increase the number of troops is still quite controversial in China. Twenty-one main infantry divisions went to Europe, and there was some tension in the domestic troops, although it was said that they would soon be replenished, but could the new recruits be compared with the veterans? At present, the country still maintains the strength of 70 infantry divisions. Compared with before, the combat effectiveness has dropped a lot. However, the infantry is easy to handle, and after half a year of training, they can be thrown on the battlefield, and they are all veterans after a battle.

After explaining, Fang Jianxiong lost his interest, and turned back to Yan Xishan and said, "Brother Baichuan, go back." Someone was sent to inform the U.S. consul that the Chinese government was seriously dissatisfied with the progress of the construction of the Sino-American petrochemical company in which Mobil participated. If the Americans can't guarantee that it will be officially operational by the end of the year, the petrochemical plant can be shut down. ”

Because of such an incident, Fang Dashuai hurriedly ended his trip to Wuhan and traveled up the river by boat to Chongqing. On the issue of Sichuan, Fang Jianxiong has not spent too much thought, and with the general stability of the domestic political situation, this matter should be treated cautiously. The world is in chaos before Shu, the country of abundance is rich, and the geographical location is special, so it is easy to form local warlords. Think about the Sichuan Civil War in parallel time and space, and the scalp can explode. In this time and space, Fang Jianxiong definitely wants to kill this sprout.

When Fang Dashuai continued on the road, the American minister Raines encountered a lot of trouble. Because of the Chinese government's inclination, Raines has been highly affirmed by the U.S. government, and it is estimated that after one term, he can be promoted after returning to China.

But in recent days, the atmosphere has been a little wrong. went to see Sun Baoqi several times, but was blocked. Some American businessmen have also responded that the Chinese government has officially informed American businessmen that they will no longer purchase from American businessmen after the implementation of existing contracts. It involves more than a dozen projects such as petrochemical products, machinery and equipment, optical products, agricultural products and so on.