The coal mine is thirty miles north of Yixian County, and a large road is connected. In the current era, this highway is obviously topped with Sanhe soil. Such a "luxurious" highway was built to transport coal out of the river, of course. At present, the export can only be Taierzhuang, south of Yixian, from where it is loaded and shipped to Nanjing, Shanghai and other places.

This road is the first time Long Qian walked, the last time he returned to Zhengjiazhuang from Yi County, he was led by a soldier from Yi County, and he took a shortcut to go back over the mountain, and did not take this slightly detoured road.

At present, the efficiency of road transport and rail transport is not comparable, especially when there is a lack of large vehicles on the road. Long Qian roughly estimated that the difference between the efficiency and cost ratio of the two methods was at least ten times more, no wonder Zhang Lianfen favored the construction of a special railway.

Thinking of the railway, Long Qian had a flash of inspiration, and suddenly thought of a person. That person is Zhan Tianyou. Zhan Tianyou must be the first batch of prodigies to study in the United States, but he doesn't know where he is now. The Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, which is in the annals of history, doesn't know if it has started__"Ah, I'm so stupid, how can I forget him! Long Qian, who was riding on a chestnut horse, patted his head.

"What did Lord Long remember?" Zhang Lianfen asked with a smile.

"Ah, Lord Zhang just called me by my name. In terms of the age of official positions, Long Qian can't be called an adult in front of you. I remembered Tang Shaochuan, the prefect of Yizhou. Long Qian concealed, "If we want to do something in Lunan, we have to do it with Yizhou." "Tang Shaoyi is Zhan Tianyou's classmate, and Tang Shaoyi's whereabouts of Zhan Tianyou should be clear.

"Yizhou is also under the rule of retreat, why is this difficult? With Tang Shaochuan's knowledge, he will not fail to understand the benefits of running an industry. Zhang Lianfen replied.

"That's it. Tang Shaochuan is a smart man. Long Qian looked back and said. Master Zhang, do you want to get off the horse and rest for a while before leaving? ”

Zhang Lianfen is a civil official, and she usually takes a sedan chair when she goes out. Seeing that he was not as good as Wu Yong on a horse, Long Qian understood his age and said with concern.

"It doesn't matter, this road is still expanded by the old man. I've been gone for an unknown number of trips__"

There were not many people who came to inspect the coal mine, except for Zhang, Long, and Wu and Zhang Wu's attaché, only Long Qian's guards Ban Jiangyun and Wang Zhifeng who guarded Long Qian. Originally, Ding Xiaofu, the commander of the guard company, wanted to come in person, but Long Qian didn't let him, and the guard company was not satisfied. And more than half of the veterans were transferred to enrich the combat company. The recruits who were recruited were not taken prisoner, they were all recruited from the base area, and they were in urgent need of training. The squad brought out is the elite of the whole company.

Bringing Jiang Yun to Yi County is not to let him take on his own guard duties. Long Qian's purpose was to take the time to guide Jiang Yun's general espionage common sense. Last night, Long Qian taught Jiang Yun the writing of the two secret languages and the knowledge of the codebook.

Jiang Yun brought Wang Zhifeng here. Long Qian also agreed. Wang Zhifeng's position has not yet been determined. Because Jiang Yun has not yet submitted the institutional setup of the intelligence department. This time, Long Qian didn't give him any guidance. forced Jiang Yun to think about it himself. Wang Zhifeng is the old team of Long Qian's intelligence department, one of Jiang Yun's main assistants, and the battle of King Qin is running around. Liaise with various departments, completed all the tasks excellently, praised by Long Qian, Mengshan Army has initially established a merit evaluation system, Wang Zhifeng won the silver award. At present, there are three kinds of rewards: gold, silver, and bronze, corresponding to 200, 100, and 50 silver taels each. In addition to material rewards, the gold medal winner is promoted to one rank for officer and soldier to officer. Officers and men with silver and bronze awards have different leave rights and priority promotion qualifications.

Long Qian had planned to mint an official medal, but the conditions were not met, so he had to postpone it.

Jiang Yun and Wang Zhifeng, who were walking at the back of the group on horseback, kept muttering, and the team walked very slowly, providing them with an opportunity to communicate. Jiang Yun prefers to let Wang Zhifeng, who is old and serious, be the deputy director of the intelligence department, but Long Qian has made it clear that Tian Shubang will be the deputy director of the intelligence department, and it seems that Wang Zhifeng can only be arranged in the unit at the lower section level.

Regarding the internal institutional setup of the intelligence department, Jiang Yun did not hide Wang Zhifeng, so the topic of the two along the way was the establishment of the institution. At present, there is only one task force led by Jiang Cunxian, with only 10 people. Most of the rest of the personnel are "floating" in Beijing and several small-scale intelligence stations that have been set up.

"Of course, external affairs are the focus, but they cannot be managed by one section, they should be classified separately, and the officials, the army, and the government should be separated."

"What you said makes sense, I'm worried that the commander won't give us so many people." Jiang Yun's eyes flowed, scanning the surroundings, spring had come to the Lunan Mountains, and the oncoming wind carried a gentle warmth.

"Did you tell the commander about the people who chose Lu?"

"Not yet. You have a good vision, but you can't transfer all the good soldiers of others, no wonder Brother Erhu is in a hurry with you. Ha Lu Ha. Jiang Yun was rarely happy and laughed. This time he came to Yi County, he had a purpose of picking a few people from Cheng Erhu's second battalion, and they were picked out. Because Cheng Erhu has many veterans in his battalion, his quality is naturally good, but as soon as the list was taken out, Cheng Erhu glared at Wang Zhifeng and resolutely disagreed.

Jiang Yun and Cheng Erhu are out of Long Qian's old eighth team together, and the two have a very good personal relationship, thinking of Cheng Erhu shouting at him, Jiang Yun feels happy.

"Should we also take care of the commander's guards? The focus of the guard company is not on the defense of the commander, but on the defense of the command. ”

"No, the Commander does not agree, and the Intelligence Service is not allowed to intervene in the Commander's security work."

"For what?" Wang Zhifeng believes that when it comes to loyalty to the commander, there is nothing better than the intelligence department.

"I don't know. You can only listen to the commander. Not only that, but we are not allowed to intervene internally. ”

"I think the commander's personal defense must be strengthened. I received so many bandits at once, and I don't feel steady__"

"I've already told the chief of staff, and he said he's in charge."

"We can leave anyone without the Mengshan army, but we can't do without a commander. Now it's a big business, and we must not let the commander make any mistakes, so the team will disperse__" Wang Zhifeng's eyes kept sweeping the back of Long Qian, who was walking in front, and his voice was faint, "It's better to let our people take over the commander's guards__"

"What! Do you think I don't want to? Jiang Yun scolded, "By the way, when I return to the headquarters and call back people from Feixian, Yanzhou and other points, there are a lot of things to arrange." ”

The coal mines are scattered in several ravines, a little deserted, not like a vigorous work, for the mining of coal mines, Long Qian does not have any knowledge, even the first time he went to the coal mine, so he asked a lot of questions that Zhang Lianfen thought was an idiot, but he still explained it carefully. At present, the annual output of coal mines is only 450,000 tons, which is shrinking severely. Attrition is also significant. In Long Qian's view, it is not only the problem of building railways, but also the need for coal mines to be vigorously rectified and invested.

"It's still necessary to invite foreigners, especially in terms of skills. Too primitive methods will not work, and a batch of mining machinery must be imported. The Germans regard Shandong as a forbidden country, and now we have no strength to expel it, so it is better to cooperate with Germany and buy some of their things in exchange for support for our ZTE industry, at least not to interfere. There is no possibility for them to send troops, but oppression is their forte, and the court can't afford to provoke foreigners, especially the bad thing last year. Standing at the mouth of the shaft, Long Qian said to Zhang Lianfen.

"Why not? It's still a word for money. ”

"The Germans have a strict temperament and have a set of management. You can also invite some management talents to bring our people. The engineers and mechanics in the mine are treasures and must not be lost. ”

"Do you want to meet the people in the mine and tell them about it? I think you're an expert in managing companies. ”

"Where. The adults praised it falsely. Long is a martial artist, and he has some experience in marching and fighting. For coal mines, it is simply a layman. Can I go down and have a look? ”

"Forget it, it's too dangerous__" Zhang Lianfen refused Long Qian's request.

"Then, I won't go back to Yi County. Go directly to Yizhou to find Tang Shaochuan, and take a look at the situation of Yizhou iron ore by the way. It is said that the iron is produced there, and it is always relieved to see what it is. The garrison of Yi County has problems with discipline, Master Zhang must not press it, I will not protect it. ”

The old man is very relieved about this. Thinking back to your strict management of the army, it is quite ancient. The soldiers of the imperial court are like this, so why worry about external troubles. Zhang Lianfen really appreciated the military discipline of Long Qian's department, "Think about it, did you come to Yizhou to talk about iron ore mining?" ”

"Yes, iron and coal are the basis of heavy industry. It would be nice if we could set up a steel mill, build another railway, communicate this with Yizhou, or transport iron ore in, or transport coke over. With these two things, all kinds of factories will spring up in the entire Lunan like mushrooms after a rain. In addition, Tang Shaochuan has a classmate who studied railway engineering design, and if he can invite this person over, it will be a great thing for our railway construction. ”

Zhang Lianfen has been engaged in foreign affairs, and she has a passion for setting up a business in her bones that ordinary people do not have, "Considering that your idea is excellent, coal mines are like this, and there is nothing more to see." Why don't I go with you to Yizhou. ”

From Zaozhuang to Yizhou, taking a shortcut will lead to crossing the mountains, Wang Zhifeng is a little uneasy, "Commander, it's better to wait for half a day, and then I will go back to Yixian to transfer some troops." ”

"Isn't there just a calf?" Long Qian's eyes fell on the northwest of Zaozhuang, the towering mountain peak is the hugging calf he has been on, Long Qian even wants to set up the military academy there, but the road is difficult, the material transfer is not easy, it is not proposed as a plan, the cottage has a lot of houses built in the past dynasties, it is a pity to be empty__" The bandits are finished, what are the scattered stragglers afraid of? Do you have burning sticks in your hands? It's okay, let's go. Hurry up, you may be able to get to Yizhou tonight. ”

Jiang Yun glanced at Wang Zhifeng, "Commander, I'll go with you." Let him go back to Yi County, he chose a few soldiers, and there are still some things. ”

"Well, if you have something, you can do it." Long Qian's mind was on running an industry, and he was a little absent-minded. It is estimated that this person has a lot of friends in the industrial system of Beiyang, and it is a great wealth in this period, and it is a waste of talent to use it well.

Wang Zhifeng turned around and returned to Yixian, and Long Qian, Zhang Lianfen and Wu Yong embarked on the mountain road to Yizhou under the protection of the guard squad. (To be continued......)