Stepping down from the train and feeling the climate completely different from Anhui, Zhan Tianyou sighed slightly. "Speaking of which, I haven't been here in years..."

Hearing Zhan Tianyou's words, an attendant next to him said with a smile. "It's been a long time, I remember after the completion of the Beijing-Zhangjiakou Railway, when you were an engineer of the Sichuan-Han Railway and the Guangdong-Hankou Railway, and then you went to Anhui as the deputy minister of the Ministry of Communications, I'm afraid it has been more than 4 years ago..."

"Yes..."Looking at the surrounding scenery with some nostalgia, Zhan Tianyou took a deep breath. It's been more than 4 years..."

However, although he has not been back for more than 4 years, everything around him does not seem to have changed much from when Zhan Tianyou left, which also makes Zhan Tianyou, who is used to the rapid change in Anhui, slightly disappointed.

At this time, several men in black suits came over on the platform of the station, and after confirming Zhan Tianyou's appearance, a short man led by them spoke. "Minister Zhan, we were ordered to pick you up..."

After speaking, the short man took out his ID from his arms, and it seemed to be someone from the presidential palace.

"Pick me up?"

"That's right." The short man nodded. "The president is in a hurry to see you, so he arranged for us to wait here, and as soon as you arrive in Beijing, he will immediately send you to the presidential palace..."

"The presidential palace has already been built?" Hearing the short man say this, Zhan Tianyou seemed a little surprised. After all, it is almost a month before Yan Shao arrives in Beijing, and it is too efficient to build the presidential palace so quickly.

And heard Zhan Tianyou's words. The short man was a little helpless. "Let's talk on the road, the president is in a hurry to see you..."

Zhan Tianyou also reflected, and nodded hurriedly. "That's good. Let's talk on the way..."

Outside the train station, three cars were already parked on the side of the road.

"Please get in the car," the short man said politely, pulling the door open.

Nodding, Zhan Tianyou sat in the back seat, while his entourage was placed in another car, while the short man sat in the co-pilot's seat.

After seeing that everyone had already got into the car, the car started quickly.

I saw that the car had begun to drive in the direction of the outside of the city. The short man began to explain.

"Actually, before the battle was concluded, the president had already begun to order people to build dwellings outside Beijing, well. Minister Zhan, you must have been to that manor in Anqing, and this time the residence outside Beijing is somewhat similar to that one..."

"Before we even decided the winner, we started building a house...... Didn't Beiyang find out? Zhan Tianyou looked surprised, at least he felt that if he knew that his opponent was building a house next to his house, he would definitely tear it down—————— even if it didn't cause any harm to his opponent.

"Of course I did," the short man grinned. The problem is that we have the upper hand at that time. No one knows what the outcome will be after the most difficult road. The people of Beiyang always have to leave a way back for themselves, so the president's house outside the city is not only untouched, but is well protected, I heard that even Yuan Shikai turned a blind eye to this matter, but he didn't hear about it..."

took a deep breath, Zhan Tianyou really couldn't imagine this kind of thing.

Meanwhile, the short man continued. "But we have only built such a place in Beijing, and the address of the presidential palace has already been chosen. I'm sure the design is almost complete, but if I want to finish it, I'm sure I'll have to wait until next year at the earliest. Because our president did not want to live where Yuan Shikai lived, he set up his office in the current manor......... It's a bit of a hassle, but according to the president, it's at least more comfortable..."

Hearing the short man say this, Zhan Tianyou shook his head helplessly.

This time, the new government was formed, and Zhan Tianyou was appointed by Yan Shao as the Minister of Communications and the chief engineer of the railway project. On the one hand, it is because Yan Shao can trust Zhan Tianyou, and on the other hand, he commends him for what he has done in the past...

After all, when he was in Anhui, Zhan Tianyou was busy for a long time without resting, and devoted all his energy to the railway industry wholeheartedly...

At least in Yan Shao's opinion, this Minister of Transportation Zhan Tianyou is definitely qualified to do it, and compared with others, Yan Shao also prefers this kind of person who is quick to talk and quick to act, except for him, Yan Shao really doesn't know who is qualified to sit in this position.

Is it Tang Shaoyi? Liu Guanxiong or Zhu Qichao?

The former is more suitable for diplomacy or education, and the latter is for the navy, and Zhu Qichuan has a slight qualification, but he is much worse than Zhan Tianyou.

(These three people are the ministers of transportation in the former cabinet of the Beiyang government, and then again, Tang Shaoyi is okay, how can Liu Guanxiong, a naval general, be brought over to be the minister of transportation?) Could it be that he should be in charge of shipping? ）

As for Jiang Xin? Yan Shao left him in Anhui.

This guy is similar to Jiang Qian, they both like education very much, Yan Shao left him in Anhui to manage education with Jiang Qian—————— which can be regarded as some kind of retaliation.

But having said that, for such a long time in Anhui, almost all of the achievements of the Ministry of Communications were set by Zhan Tianyou and others, and the performance that Jiang Xin, the minister, could get is really pitiful, so it is not without reason for Yan Shao to do this.

And Yan Shao's purpose of letting Zhan Tianyou come is also very simple, that is, to build a railway, as for the highway or something, just leave this to the deputy minister to do. In fact, Yan Shao only attaches importance to Zhan Tianyou's ability to repair railways, as for building roads or something, Yan Shao has never looked forward to it...

Zhan Tianyou seems to have thought of this, so he is looking forward to it.

Because at this time, most of the railways in Anhui have been repaired, and the rest of the plans have been drawn, as long as the later generations continue to build according to the drawings.

How to say it...

It can only be said that the railway in Anhui is no longer a challenge for him, and now he is more looking forward to building the railway all over China. And in China, it seems that only Yan Shao can fulfill his wishes at the moment...

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After driving out of Beijing, the convoy soon came to the outskirts of a manor.

At the entrance. The convoy slowly stopped, and several soldiers at the entrance surrounded him, while the short young man who had just had a good conversation with Zhan Tianyou rolled down the window. In his hand, he was still holding the document he had just shown to Zhan Tianyou.

"I was ordered to pick up Minister Zhan, and now I'm back after completing my mission..."

"Minister Zhan?" After glancing into the car window and confirming that it was indeed Zhan Tianyou, the guard led by nodded his head. "Thank you for your hard work," he said, handing back his papers.

Looking along the guard, Zhan Tianyou could see that there seemed to be several machine guns mounted on the house at the entrance...

"Where?" said the short young man with a smile after receiving his documents.

"Release..."

So to speak. The man patted the car and signaled that it was okay, and the entrance door was slowly opened...

After the car drove for quite some time. Zhan Tianyou finally saw the mansion where Yan Shao lived with his own eyes, looking at the mansion in front of him that was almost the same as the one in Anqing, if it weren't for the fact that the surrounding scenery was completely different from that in Anhui, Zhan Tianyou would even think that he was still in Anqing...

Good for the surrounding view. It didn't take long for him to confirm his location. And compared to the one in Anqing, this one is more luxurious...

At this time, Zhan Tianyou was also thinking about how many kilometers of railway he would build to build such a manor...

The final result is that Yan Shao must be asked to pay more money on the issue of railways...

The convoy stopped in front of the steps of the mansion, and the short young man got out of the car, and then walked to Zhan Tianyou's door to open it, but before that, Zhan Tianyou himself had pulled the door and walked down from it—————— as a railway engineer, he kept going over the mountains and mountains every day. Although Zhan Tianyou seems to be a little rich, he is actually very good in physique. I'm afraid that he is stronger than ordinary young and strong, and he is naturally not used to being treated like this.

Seeing this, the short young man only smiled slightly, and didn't say anything more...

"Is the president here?" Motioning to Zhan Tianyou to wait a moment, the short young man stepped forward and asked.

"Yes, it seems that I am having a meeting with several ministers in the conference room right now..."Saying this, the guard led by him glanced at Zhan Tianyou, and it seemed that he had already known that he was coming. The president said that if Minister Zhan comes, he doesn't need to report it, and he can just go over..."

"This feeling is good...", smiling slightly, the short young man turned his head to look at Zhan Tianyou. In that case, then Minister Zhan, you can go over by yourself, and I won't accompany you..."

Hearing the short young man say this, Zhan Tianyou nodded. "I've had a lot of work along the way..."

"Where?" smiled, and the short young man turned to leave.

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In the conference room, Yan Shaozheng, Zong Wu and others looked at the map on the table, and when they heard that Zhan Tianyou was coming, Yan Shao's face suddenly showed joy.

"Our chief engineer of the railway is finally here, I've been waiting for you for a long time..."Standing up from the chair, Yan Shao greeted him with a smile.

Yan Shao was like this, and Zong Wu and the others naturally stood up from their chairs one after another.

"The president has wronged me, your telegram has just arrived in my hands, and I hurriedly took a boat to Beijing..."

It's just that the reason why he is desperately rushing to China is not anything else, but he hopes to get some money out of Yan Shao's pocket as soon as possible, and then hurry up to repair the railway...

Cough...

Railroad Maniac...

Having said that, if Zhan Tianyou hadn't been so keen on the railway business, which eventually led to overwork and illness, it would have been impossible for him to die of illness in his 50s...

Then again, if it weren't for that, Zhan Tianyou would not have left such a big reputation in history...

"I don't know why President Lu Dao is in such a hurry to call me here?" Saying this, Zhan Tianyou also saw the map on the table. "Did you ask me to build the railroad?"

"Of course..."Yan Shao said with a smile, and after speaking, he walked to the table and pointed to the map. Whether this plan can succeed or not this time, you have taken up a lot of importance..."

At the same time, seeing that Zhan Tianyou seemed to be a little confused, Zong Wu also explained beside him...

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The five-year plan is the so-called planning economy in later generations.

Leave aside the question of whether this model is desirable. But this is indeed the best way to get China to 'run into an industrialized country' in a short period of time."

After all, this is the only way to build a large number of heavy industries in China in a short period of time...

At the beginning, Zhan Tianyou was still a little inexplicable. But after listening to Zong Wu's narration, Zhan Tianyou was suddenly taken aback, and even his eyes when he looked at the map changed a lot.

The words on the map are the names of the projects to be undertaken by each province this time...

The whole map is full of dense text, and there are always nearly 100 of them—————— which is an exaggeration, but there are dozens, to be exact, there are 75 of them...

Although only a cursory glance. But the name on it made Zhan Tianyou secretly frightened. If all these projects can be realized, then in the blink of an eye, China will become an industrialized country that is no less than Britain and France...

From this, you can also imagine how huge the plan is this time...

"Is there a plan for 5 years?" looked at the name on the map. Zhan Tianyou muttered.

"That's right." With a little pride, Yan Shao scratched the map with his hand. "I intend to spend five years completing these projects on the map, so that my country can become an industrial power that is not inferior to countries such as Britain and France. Now this situation of being humiliated by the great powers will also be greatly changed..."

Heard Yan Shao say this. Zhan Tianyou nodded.

If the plan on the map can be realized, I am afraid that China's industrial power will be second only to the United States and Germany, and even compared with the United Kingdom.

But...

"It's all heavy industry..."

Looking at the iron works, shipyards, arsenals, or other factories above, Zhan Tianyou said with some curiosity, after searching on the map for a long time, he couldn't find a cotton textile factory or anything...

"What the president means is that we can't compete with the people, and the investment in heavy industry is huge. But it is relatively difficult to make a profit, so such projects should be led by the government. After all, we can't expect private capital to invest in this kind of industry, but some industries related to people's livelihood are different, such as cotton textile industry, spinning, sugar industry, etc., the profit is still good, and the required capital is not very high.

Seeing that Zhan Tianyou was a little puzzled, Zong Wu said with a smile on the side.

"That's right." Yan Shao also smiled. "Even if the state invests in heavy industry, if even light industry is like this, then the country's economy is probably going to be deformed, the purpose of our plan is to develop heavy industry, so that the country can become a strong country in the fastest possible time, and no longer be bullied by the foreign powers, instead of patronizing the development of industry but ruining the country's economy..."

Hearing Yan Shao say this, Zhan Tianyou lowered his head and thought about it and felt that it made sense. "Then why are you in such a hurry to find me?"

"Use the railway to connect these provinces..."With a wave of his hand, Yan Shao said with great pride. Many of these provinces are located in remote areas, and it is very troublesome to get in and out, so you must have a railway, and this is why you are here..."

"To be honest, it is not difficult to build a factory, the difficulty is to sell the goods produced, if the transportation is inconvenient, then the cost of the goods produced will become very terrifying, and the competitiveness will become weaker, we build these factories not only for the development of industry, but also for the development of the economy, if these factories become the same as Hanyang into a drag, then it is really a stone..."

Hearing Yan Shao say this, Zhan Tianyou nodded, and then looked at the map on the table.

This plan covers most of China's provinces, and the reason why it is said that it is the vast majority is because there are still a few provinces that are not covered. Of course, there are reasons why this is the case, for example, Qinghai and Tibet...

Whether it is political reasons or transportation reasons, it can not be developed in the short term, and there is also Outer Mongolia, where the resources are good, but the road is too far away, and the distance of thousands of kilometers will take at least three years to build the railway, so for the time being, we can only give up and turn our attention to Inner Mongolia.

In addition, there are Jilin and Heilongjiang, these two provinces do not have projects not because they are not suitable for the development of industry, but because the population there is too small, and under the threat of the Russians and Japanese, Yan Shao can only concentrate industry in Liaoning, which is convenient for development and protection, and then expand to Jilin and Heilongjiang when the strength is strong enough...

It's just that what makes Yan Shao feel that the Japanese at this time not only have garrisons in Liaoning, but also have a certain right to open mines. For example, the coal mine in Fushun is now occupied by the Japanese. We all know that Fushun was called the 'coal capital' in later generations, and the coal mines were extremely abundant, but it is now the territory of the Japanese.

(After all, how many coals are there in China?) ）

Fortunately, places such as Anshan and Benxi were not Japanese at this time, such as Anshan only became Japanese in 1916, so Yan Shao can breathe a sigh of relief.

Looking at the words on the map, Zhan Tianyou did not fantasize about the scene after these projects were successful, but first thought of a very realistic question...

"The word for money......... Where did it come from? ”

If all these more than 70 projects are invested, I am afraid that it will take more than 100 million or even hundreds of millions of funds, and the railway, even if it is calculated at 20,000 yuan a kilometer, it will take a huge cost to connect all these provinces with the railway, not to mention that it is impossible to be really so cheap, some places always have to open some tunnels out, and the cost of building roads will be difficult to estimate...

Such a large sum of money...

Where do they come from?

This is a very real problem, and if it can't be solved, everything is just empty talk...

If you want to apply for a loan, even if you want to borrow such a large amount of money, I am afraid that it is not something that the great powers can easily come up with, not to mention that even if you really get a loan, what should you pay back at that time?

Hearing Zhan Tianyou's question, while Li Liang, Zong Wu and others had strange faces, Yan Shao pointed at himself after smiling...

"Of course it's me..." (To be continued......