A small black car, escorted by several large trucks of soldiers, went all the way south from Fengtian City to Yingkou Wharf.

"How far is it to Yingkou?" Qin Yu sat in the back seat, closing his eyes and recuperating.

"It's going to take another half an hour." Wang Yuhai sat in the front passenger seat.

"Next month, there's a freestyle tournament, right?" Qin Yu asked, in the past few years, Fengtian Guoshu has developed rapidly, and various counties and cities have sprung up in Guoshu Pavilions.

Sitting next to him was Gong Baotian, who had followed Qin Yu for several years, and was also the first bodyguard by Qin Yu's side. Shang Xiangyun Kung Fu is not under Gong Baotian, but the Fengtian Kingdom Martial Arts Association needs to have a master on the side. Although Liu Baichuan and Wang Ziping have joined the association one after another, there are still very few masters of this level like Shang Xiangyun at the moment.

"Well, it has been determined, this time the boxers from the United States, Tsarist Russia, Britain and France, as well as Japanese warriors, are unprecedented, but even these foreign fighters are here, and the competition will inevitably cause certain casualties." Gong Baotian nodded, a few years ago, when Qin Yu first proposed to hold a fighting competition, Shang Xiangyun didn't agree very much, and Gong Baotian did the same. However, in the past two years, under the impetus of Qin Yu, the rise of Fengtian has indeed promoted the vigorous development of national arts. The first place in the fighting competition will receive a huge prize of 100,000 yuan, and the prize system of the competition has been increased several times compared with the original plan, and the number of rewards has been increased from 10 to 30 in the original plan. However, such a large-scale event, after several years of preparation, has long been famous, and the tickets to visit are out. In the past, a large number of boxers came, and the consumption driven by the spectators and consumption will be far more than that. Of course, as the organizer of the event, you may not be able to make so much profit, just a loss in the first two years. Even if he loses four or five hundred thousand, Qin Yu can afford to lose it, and after holding it for a few years, it is not difficult to recover the cost after the name of the event is launched.

"Judges in the arena should try to avoid such a thing, and a small number of casualties is acceptable. The Republic of China has been oppressed for a long time, and it needs to boost its morale in some aspects. Qin Yu said.

Gong Baotian nodded, as a national art master, who didn't want to frustrate other masters. Especially enemies from overseas. These sorcerers are not good men and women, and most of them have seen blood under their hands.

The moist wind blows from the blue sea, and people who have lived in the inland for a long time can clearly feel the harmony in the wind, and it is very comfortable to blow on people.

Woo - when the freighter leaves the dock, it makes a low and melodious sound, which spreads far and wide.

The convoy was guarded by soldiers at Yingkou.

"Master, it's been hard all the way." The host in charge of Yingkou Shipyard is a senior technician from Jiangnan Shipyard, who has more than ten years of rich shipbuilding experience. He once went to a shipyard in the UK for further study, and he is a very powerful returnee.

"I'm not hard. You work in this dock all year round, and you endure such heavy humidity, which is called hard work. Qin Yu shook his head, "Yingkou Shipyard started from scratch, and you have a lot of credit." ”

"This is also thanks to the advanced equipment that Shizuo got from the UK, as well as a lot of foreign technicians. Now there are some Tsarist technicians coming in, some people have equipment, and there is capital investment, and they can't build ships again, and they don't have the face to get such a high salary. And stay at the shipyard. Li Mingzhang said truthfully that Jiangnan Shipbuilding Institute was a government-run enterprise in the past, and its shipbuilding skills were neither high nor low, but serious management can still produce considerable profits. It's just that those who have skills can't occupy a high position, but those who don't have a relationship with skills can occupy the position of an executive, and they don't do things with a high salary. Squeeze out the share that should belong to the technician. Li Mingzhang, as a returnee and a technician, can occupy a place in the shipyard, and there is also a certain background behind him, but for him who is ambitious, he is always a little constrained in the Jiangnan Shipyard, so he was invited by Fengtian, and after seeing the machinery imported from Fengtian, Li Mingzhang immediately jumped out of the Jiangnan Shipyard, and also brought a large number of workers and technicians who were unwilling to work in the Jiangnan Shipbuilding, and it was these skilled workers that made the Yingkou Shipyard put into normal operation so quickly.

Li Mingzhang took Qin Yu and walked as he spoke, and came to the two newly built ships in the shipyard.

"The ship is almost finished, and there are only some finishing touches left, and it will be launched in three days, and if the master comes two days late, he will still be able to watch these two freighters go into the water." Li Mingzhang said with a smile.

"What is the capacity of the shipyard now? What kind of ships can be produced? ”

"These two have a displacement of 4,460 tons, a length of 139.3 meters, a width of 15.3 meters, and a draft of 3.5 meters. It uses 5 coal boilers with 3 axles of propulsion, which together provide 4,900 horsepower. 3 Braun? Kardex Remstar gear reduction turbine with a maximum speed of 25 knots. With a speed of 14 knots and a cruising range of 5,500 nautical miles, it is a relatively economical freighter. Li Mingzhang looked at the two still standing hulls, remembering when he used to work in Jiangnan Shipbuilding, he couldn't help but sigh with emotion, "The cost of building such a freighter in Jiangnan Shipbuilding is at least 170,000 yuan." It is not uncommon to be more than 200,000 yuan, and those foreign technicians also have real skills, but it is good to say that the salary from the British side is too high, and if you train your own people, the cost can be reduced a little. ”

"This is also something that can't be helped, Fengtian University of Technology has now started construction, and there will be ship design in it at that time, and when you can cultivate your own talents, this aspect will be easy to solve, but these things have not been able to be done in one step in recent years." Qin Yu thought for a while, it seems that the Black Jack Group has another investment, but the heavy industry of shipbuilding is also very expensive, and there must be enough talents, and it will not be able to do it for a while. Dozens of large and small cargo ships brought over from Chasayev have a capacity of more than 200,000 tons a year, and except for a few that are suitable for ocean transportation, the remaining few small ones are not of much value. In the future of the Republic of China, it will be imported. Or to export bulk cargo, you must form your own ocean-going fleet.

"This time I got some destroyers, as well as design drawings for light cruisers, including some small and medium-sized ships such as torpedo boats. Do you think when the shipyard can start building warships? "Qin Yu came to the shipyard not only to see the progress of the shipyard, but also the warship drawings obtained from Chasayev are also the focus of this inspection.

"Build warships?" Li Mingzhang was taken aback, he didn't know where Qin Yu got the blueprints. However, now the entire Republic of China only has the technology to build light gunboats of several hundred tons. Qin Yu actually wanted to build a warship, which was a new type of destroyer, and it was also a precedent in the history of the Republic of China, thinking of this, Li Mingzhang couldn't help but be a little excited, "This humble position needs to look at the drawings and study the joints inside thoroughly to know, and it is best to find some capable and experienced admirals to build a ship." The naval guns and cannon arrangements above are all a science. ”

"Naval talents, I have already gone to recruit, in addition, I have also invited a few engineers from Tsarist Russia to build warships, you can discuss with them when the time comes, this matter is not in a hurry, the supporting weapons have not yet been developed, I will say hello to you first." In the future, the Republic of China will also build a navy, and it will be a matter of time before warships are built. Qin Yu nodded. Naval guns, machine guns, and heavy oil combustion boilers have not been solved, and it is still too early to get on the warship, but with so many ship design drawings in hand, it will not be digested by the shipyard people. Those drawings are no different from waste paper.

"The drawings are in Russian, I have arranged for someone to translate a copy, and it will be sent to the shipyard next month, how is the shipyard's shipbuilding capacity now?"

"The dock here in Yingkou is designed as a 10,000-ton ship, and there is a foundation for building a 10,000-ton ship. However, there is still a lack of corresponding experience, now the largest ship that can be built is a displacement of more than 7,000 tons, the annual shipbuilding capacity of 23,000 tons, want to have a larger scale, but also need to expand the scale of production, increase the number of workers, this year the United States and Britain orders add up to more than 20 freighters, these two years of production orders are full. In addition to the production of ships, it is also responsible for undertaking some repair business for foreign ships. ”

In normal times, Yingkou shipyard will never receive so many production orders, the European war is really helpful, the rise of the shipyard will also play a very important role in digesting the production capacity of steel plants in the future. The other is the military, automobile, and mechanical processing industries. Of course, there is also the construction of the railway that Qin Yu dreamed of. As long as these industries are built, Fengtian's steel smelting will reach a higher level, and it is not hopeless to quickly break through 30, 40, 500,000 tons, or even higher. Of course, shipbuilding is a large consumer of steel, not to mention outward orders, even Fengtian river transportation, which also requires a lot of ships.

"Master, it is not a small project to transport things for shipbuilding from Benxi, the road alone cannot fundamentally solve the problem, if you want to solve the problem of shipbuilding, you have to have a railway, and in terms of cargo throughput, this road can not solve the problem."

Qin Yu nodded, with the acceleration of Fengtian's economic development, the need for roads is no longer something that can be met by simple roads, and the current situation of traffic will become a new bottleneck for Fengtian's development. It seems that the railway should be built as soon as possible and a plan should be made.

More importantly, Mukden must now start building up its own oil reserves, and so far, its industries, officials, and private enterprises have successively purchased trucks and cars, and the total number of cars has exceeded 1,000, and the consumption of gasoline is growing rapidly. The shipbuilding industry, the use of coal as power can not be changed for a while, but burning oil will become the mainstream of the warships behind, a warship's consumption of oil can only be described in a large amount, the later generations of Japan's Yamato-class battleships, if they fight, can consume 10,000 tons of oil a day, Mukden does not have such a large ship, but the combined consumption is by no means a few. It seems that the energy layout in Fengtian must be accelerated, and PetroChina and Sinopec in later generations are a very obvious example. The gas station in Fengtian does not need to be monopolized by one or two groups, and it is appropriate to focus on one and then introduce a part of the private capital.

Roads, railways, oil refining, energy layout. There is also the imitation of the future military, chemical, and high-precision industrial machine tools, Qin Yu pressed his forehead, and the money in his hand increased at the beginning, and the more things he had to do later. The most tangled is that several large oil fields in the Republic of China are either in the coastal area. Or on the Xinjiang side. As for the Daqing oil field, once it is exposed, it will directly trigger a Sino-Japanese war, and the Republic of China is not yet capable of fighting a war with Japan in the northeast.

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"So far, Fengtian has built the largest iron and steel plant in the Republic of China, and has built new primary schools, small and medium-sized schools, and high primary schools in several years. There are more than 500 middle schools and teachers' schools. More than 1,400 kilometers of cement roads have been added. 17 new thermal and hydroelectric power stations. Absorb and resettle millions of immigrants in the Guannai. Fengtian Industrial made the first watch, the first bicycle, and the first No. 3 universal milling machine in the Republic of China, and this year will follow the example of the University of Munich in Germany. The largest science and engineering university in China, Fengtian University of Technology, was newly established. The cumulative investment is more than 4 million oceans. Since the end of the Qing Dynasty, Fengtian has accumulated tens of millions of yuan in accumulated foreign debts, the provincial treasury is empty, and the income cannot make ends meet. The above achievements were facilitated by Zhang Dashuai and I, Qin Yu. I, Qin Yu, also took half of the credit. But in addition to your flattery and amazing ability to tie up the powerful, you have not seen you make any contribution to industry, education, and construction. I, Qin Yu, don't say that I am dedicated to the public. There are at least five days of seven days of clean government and clean government, and no less than eight hours a day to deal with official business, and you Duan Zhigui plays mahjong all night, and official business is also handled on the mahjong table. Justice is in the hearts of the people, it's not that I, Qin Yu, oppose you to supervise Fengtian, it's your kind of virtue that is not capable enough to rule a province, and I don't think Hubei has made any big progress during your tenure. It is better to automatically take the blame and resign, and ask the central government to invite another meritocracy. ”

"This Qin Yu's mouth is also very tricky, but it makes Duan Zhi very angry." Yuan Shikai couldn't help but be a little amused when he heard Yang Shiqi dictate this verbal battle between Qin Yu and Duan Zhigui. The telegram sent back by Fengtian was basically in the vernacular, which was in line with the characteristics of Qin Yu's young man, and it should have been dictated by Qin Yu.

"What do you think about this?"

"Duan Du is a Beiyang general, running around, Governor E has only been a year, there is not much credit and hard work, Qin Yu is a latecomer, although his ability is extraordinary, but it is a bit too much to destroy a predecessor in such a faceless way." Yang Shiqi thought for a while.

"Duan Zhigui is indeed a little too much in this regard." In the past, when he was an official in the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Shikai also received some famous prostitutes sent by Duan Zhigui, and in addition to some atmosphere in the officialdom at the end of the Qing Dynasty, Yuan Shikai himself was also a little lustful. Now that he has become the president, Yuan Shikai is more concerned about his reputation, and in order not to cause a bad impact, Yuan Shikai has not even arranged his children to important positions. For Duan Zhigui's behavior, he no longer agrees with it as before. bribed Yuan Keding, and it spread, which was tantamount to tarnishing his reputation.

"Qin Yu's blatant refusal of Duan Zhigui's supervision is indeed a trouble for the central government, what do you think of this matter? The Japanese are still making trouble in Shandong, and the 21st article is enough to make people feel uneasy, and now there is this kind of incident again. ”

Thinking of this, Yuan Shikai had a headache.

Qin Yu is unruly, but on the 21st issue, he still stands up against it clearly, according to his past actions and relationship with the Japanese, there is no need to worry about this. It's just that now Duan Zhigui can't go to Fengtian, Zhang Xiluan also came to Beijing, the two of them are not very easy to arrange, arrange others to go to Fengtian, and I don't know what Qin Yu's idea is, if it can't be implemented because of Qin Yu's opposition, the majesty of the central government will be gone. Yang Shiqi was worried.

"Yes, but these are not big deals, first pass the Japanese pass, Article 21, especially Article 5, can never be agreed. After dealing with this level, let's deal with Qin Yu's problem. If Japan really wants to destroy China, there will only be a war, and Qin Yu's prestige in Mukden is not comparable to Duan Zhigui, and if he is replaced, the situation on Fengtian's side will not be good, and it will be a taboo for soldiers to be in battle. ”

"At the critical moment, Qin Yu's role in stabilizing the situation in the Northeast cannot be ignored. How does the president plan to arrange the affairs of the Fengtian governor? Yang Shiqi said.

"Anyway, now Qin Yu is the military and political power, let him act as the governor first, didn't he say on the telegram that he would come to Beijing next spring at the latest, just meet him in person." Yuan Shikai took a deep breath, and felt a little awkward in his heart, he didn't believe much about Qin Yu's illness. The central government wanted Qin Yu to come to Beijing, but Qin Yu had to come. However, people insist that they are sick and will come back next spring, and the central government has no choice, and if he is forced to come at this time, it will inevitably seem too unkind. Fortunately, Qin Yu can also play a big role in Fengtian, give him some sweetness first, and then make plans when he comes.

"In addition, send another telegram to Qin Yu and Duan Zhigui, let them maintain restraint, and if they continue to quarrel like this, what kind of system will they become."

"Yes, President."

"Build hundreds of schools, thousands of kilometers of roads, solve the problem of resettlement of millions of hungry people, Benxi Iron and Steel, and now they want to build Fengtian Gongda, this Qin Yu's ability is really extraordinary. If I could have the ability of Qin Yu to manage finances now, I wouldn't have to be so upset. After deciding how to deal with it, Yuan Shikai's attention returned to Qin Yu's achievements in Fengtian. The income of a steel plant alone is as high as tens of millions of yuan, which is equivalent to the financial revenue of several provinces, such huge profits are simply jaw-dropping, of course, this is just an outsider's opinion, in the eyes of outsiders, Qin Yu holds the military and political power of Fengtian, and there is no need to pay taxes. All that is produced is profit. According to this algorithm, even foreigners' steel mills are not so profitable. Iron ore alone will account for a large part of the cost, steel prices have soared, and the price of iron ore naturally cannot remain unchanged. In addition, when buying iron ore and exporting steel, there are also some taxes, which will dare to lower profits. In fact, Benxi Iron and Steel pays a high proportion of taxes.

But no matter how you look at it, Fengtian seems to be rich to the outside world at this time. Even Yuan Shikai was thrilled when he looked at it, tens of millions of yuan, as well as Fengtian's financial revenue, this money is also a very huge amount of money to the central government. (To be continued......)