In a few days, it will be New Year's Day, and the city of Guangzhou will become more and more lively. There were guests visiting the official residence of the military government Deng Zixuan, and Sheng Huaixuan was wearing a fashionable windbreaker in front of the door, which looked very energetic. The wife next to him is also graceful, graceful and luxurious. "Brother Sheng! How can you have leisure and elegance today, it is rare for you to come to the house as a guest. "Commander-in-chief, I'm here to resign!" "Oh! Please come in, tell me where you're going? Deng Zixuan was surprised. Wan'er and Mrs. Sheng hit it off at first sight, holding hands and walking into the living room affectionately.

The guards painted tea, and Wan'er pulled Mrs. Sheng into the back hall to talk, and it was inconvenient for them to listen to the topics discussed between men. Since Wan'er came to Guangzhou, with the change of identity and status, she has paid special attention to the image of her wife. Sheng Huaixuan took a sip of tea and said: "The railroad laying from Shanghai to Nanjing is finished, and the Beiyang Railway Road Construction Company sent an invitation letter hoping that I can cut the ribbon. ”

"It's really good news, the opening of the Shanghai-Nanjing railway will facilitate the military mobilization of troops, and the connection between the coastal and inland areas will be even closer." Deng Zixuan has spent his energy on the military in the past two months, so he rarely cares about government affairs and the economy. Fortunately, several ministers are talented and have extraordinary abilities to act independently, so there is no need for Deng Zixuan to worry about it. Sheng Huai preached: "The Northern Expeditionary Army was invincible, and the people of Li supported the military government even more. For the railway track laying from Nanjing to Shanghai, many merchants who hold stocks have organized manpower to assist the railway company in the construction, so the speed of paving has been greatly accelerated. It's unimaginable, the situation is gratifying and pressing! ”

Deng Zixuan said with a smile: "As long as we win the battle in front, the morale of the people will be higher." When are you leaving? "Tomorrow morning." "It just so happens that you stopped by to visit General Ribery, I don't know how this old guy is, please greet me." Sheng Huaixuan said with a smile: "The French manage themselves, they are very peaceful and disciplined. And he works hard. According to his subordinates, the French soldiers were living well. ”

The sun is shining, the sky is clear, and a train is moving through the field. It is a mixed train that travels at a speed of about 30 km/h. A passenger car in the middle and front was wrapped up by Sheng Huaixuan, his deputy and two guards. During this period, the trains, whether they were freight cars or passenger cars, were single-section, and the two passenger cars could not move between them. Moreover, the passenger carriage manufactured at that time was at least half smaller than the current passenger carriage, not to mention, at least half smaller.

In the empty carriage, there were only 4 people. There is only one door in the back of the carriage, and the two guards sit next to the door, and Sheng Huaixuan and his deputy sit in the window position in the middle. The deputy was about 30 years old and a native of Tianjin. This person has studied in the UK for more than 10 years, and his study is road construction. He was brought from Shanghai when Sheng Huaixuan came to Guangzhou. At this time, Sheng Huaixuan looked at the passing field and was silent.

"My lord, the road construction projects from Guangzhou to Nanning and Guangzhou to Fuzhou started at the same time. I checked in Nanning, and I found that the railway engineering unit formed by the commander-in-chief with the help of the captured green battalion soldiers was making rapid progress, and the method of multi-point construction of bridges and roadbeds was very efficient. "You know what? This method was the idea given to me by the commander-in-chief back then, and this move greatly accelerated the speed of road construction. This is called full-line construction and multi-point flowering. Sheng Huaixuan was a little smug.

"The commander-in-chief is really omnipotent, he doesn't look like a mortal!" The deputy couldn't help but sigh. "It is my greatest blessing that I can meet Commander-in-Chief Deng in this life and show my ambitions under his command. I am very confident that under his leadership, the Manchu court will be overthrown, and that China's industrialization process will catch up with that of Western countries. Sheng Huaixuan's eyes showed a certain expectation.

"My lord, I heard that Shanghai has established a railway college?" The deputy asked. "Yes! It is separated from Tongren University. The commander-in-chief instructed that this railway institute should be established as a comprehensive university, integrating railway scientific research, road construction, bridges, engineering and other disciplines. With the pace of war, the climax of large-scale road construction will come, so our jishu must follow the footsteps of railway construction. The commander-in-chief's plan is really meticulous, and every step can be called a big deal. Sheng Huaixuan couldn't help but sigh again.

The train ran for about 10 hours and arrived in Shaoguan in the evening. The train stays here for an hour to unload and load the wagons. At present, the railway line has penetrated deep into Yizhang in Hunan, so the railway line from Shaoguan to Yizhang has begun trial operation. At present, the French prisoners of war led by Ribery are carrying out the track-laying project from Yizhang to Chenzhou. After more than a year of compulsion and tempering, nearly 5,000 prisoners of war have become experts and a spectacular road construction army. Since the vast majority of French soldiers were literate, and many of them had participated in the construction of railways in France, they were very efficient.

Let the French manage themselves, first of all, psychologically the French officers and soldiers get some kind of comfort. Although the food is average, it can be full. The point was that they were not imprisoned in concentration camps for years, so the French quickly adapted to the job. At the Yizhang Engineering Headquarters, Ribery is checking the progress of the project. The romantic French life is very emotional, and a courtyard house is very lively. It's a standard courtyard house, and it's a bit funny, with more than a dozen cows in the small garden behind the courtyard.

At the beginning of the year, Ribley wrote to Deng Zixuan, hoping to get a few cows. Deng Zixuan knew that they needed milk, so he looted more than a dozen cows in the Guangzhou and Shanghai concessions and gave them to Ribery. But Deng Zixuan put forward an additional condition, which was to allow Ribery to breed cows in large numbers. Deng Zixuan knew in his heart that if these French prisoners of war wanted to drink milk, they must let the cows breed, and after forming a scale, they would build China's milk industry.

The rooms of the headquarters are decorated with flowers, and there are maps and progress maps on the walls facing them. The map shows the location of his construction team, and the progress map shows the progress of each day, so that Ribelli can get an overview of the project. Perhaps it was the characteristics of a soldier, but invisibly Ribery found the feeling of commanding a battle, but instead of a rain of bullets, it took hard work and energy.

For more than a year, Ribery was noticeably fat and red-faced. As a prisoner of war at the rank of general, the food is very good. The security forces that had taken care of them have now been withdrawn. Even if they were allowed to run away with their colors open, I am afraid it would be impossible. Far from the war zone, their countenance is the most obvious sign. Deng Zixuan once made it clear that letting the French manage themselves is to demonstrate the humanistic care of Chinese civilization, and to take into account both hard power and soft power. At the same time, the French were told that if anyone dared to escape, they would be shot, so these Frenchmen did not dare to run if they dared to escape.

"Report to the general, Sheng Huaixuan, Minister of Industry of the Guangzhou Military Government, is about to arrive on the 8th train!" A subordinate came in to report. Ribery was stunned and said, "I was immediately greeted by the car and went to the station." The train slowly entered the station, Sheng Huaixuan got down from the middle carriage, and the local officials first stepped forward to greet and greet each other, and after meeting with all the officials, Sheng Huaixuan walked towards Ribery, who was standing in front of Zuihou.

"Dear Mr. Sheng, welcome to inspect and discipline!" Ribery bowed his head in a military manner. General Ribery, on behalf of the Canton Military Government and on behalf of Commander-in-Chief Deng, would like to give recognition to the good performance of the General and his subordinates. Commander-in-Chief Deng asked me to greet him on my behalf. "Please convey to Commander-in-Chief Deng that, on behalf of the captured officers and men of the French army, I would like to express my sincere gratitude to the junta and the Commander-in-Chief for their humanitarian and humanistic care."

"General Ribery! The rear carriage of the locomotive is loaded with wine and beef jerky personally from the Commander-in-Chief, let your men take it! "Thank you, Commander-in-Chief Deng, for your kindness! Please Mr. Sheng to the headquarters, I want you to report the progress of the project in detail! Ribery was ecstatic inside, but on the surface he pretended to be calm. Sheng Huaixuan and local officials then went to the POW Engineering Headquarters.

In the French prisoner of war engineering headquarters, listening to General Ribery's respectful report, and seeing the construction schedule, Sheng Huaixuan felt very satisfied, and it seemed that the French prisoners of war were working very hard. In particular, the demeanor of the tall General Ribelli and the humble demeanor of the French generals around him gave him the greatest satisfaction in his vanity.

It seems that the commander-in-chief had the right idea to let the French prisoners of war engage in track-laying work with a relatively high jishu content. At present, the construction team of Beiyang Railway Company is still on the front line in Nanjing and Shanghai. For the road construction project from Guangzhou to Wuhan, the construction team is basically the construction of roads and bridges. Because there are no major rivers along the way, and the country has rich experience in building small bridges, especially the construction of stone arch bridges, which can be called a must in the history of Shijie bridges.

At present, the bridges along the line are all stone arch bridges, but the steel rails are laid on the roadbed, and the jishu content is relatively high, and these French prisoners of war are very haode to make up for this deficiency. At the time of parting, Sheng Huaixuan said politely: "General Ribery, I am very satisfied with your work, and I will report to the commander-in-chief truthfully." The next step is to start the track-laying work from Chenzhou to Hengyang, we will complete the Wuhan-Guangzhou Railway within two years, then the war may be over, I hope you will make persistent efforts and return to your homeland safely after the war. ”

"Keep in mind the teachings of Commander-in-Chief Deng and Mr. Sheng, and do our job with dedication!" Ribery said solemnly. Sheng Huaixuan changed to a carriage in Yizhang, and marched all the way to Chenzhou along the roadbed, witnessing the scene of the French prisoners of war working along the way, and his heart was even more turbulent, and the Chinese nation took off from this is something that no liliang can stop, isn't this the most haode portrayal?