Zhan Tianyou also knew Zhang Tinglan's identity and status from Kuang Rongguang for a long time, this young man's speech in the Fengjun can be called a masterpiece, especially the construction of railways, Zhang Tinglan's attitude is the attitude of Fengjun, and Zhang Tinglan's will is Fengjun's will. Zhan Tianyou has been running for the railway for many years, and the word he feels the most is difficult, the resistance in all aspects, especially the resistance from the powers, without a strong government behind the support, the railway does not want to be built at all, the Fengtian government can attach so much importance to the construction of the road, and also let Zhan Tianyou see the hope of building the railway.

"To put it mildly, does Fengtian have any specific plans for road construction?"

"Yes, I plan to build a trunk line in the east and west of the South Manchurian Railway, which is basically parallel to the South Manchurian Railway, with the east trunk line connecting Jilin and Mukden provinces, and the west line connecting Fengtian and Heilongjiang provinces, so that with the Middle East Road, Mukden can break the restrictions of the Japanese and have its own railway network."

As soon as Zhan Tianyou heard Zhang Tinglan's words, his eyes suddenly widened, building two railway trunk lines, this jihua is not grandiose, and it is also a blessing for the country that Fengjun can have this courage. Zhan Tianyou's mind turned rapidly, and the map of the three eastern provinces flashed in his mind, closed his eyes and thought for a while, and then said: "Humble words, I have estimated that the eastern route will start from Fengtian, pass through Hailong, go all the way to Jilin, and then extend outward, which can connect Changchun and Hulan and other places, and can include Heilongjiang." The western route passes through Tongliao, Taonan, Baichengzi, and goes all the way to Qiqihar, where Fengtian and Heilongjiang are connected. This is just a rough plan, the specific route, but also a field trip, zuihou to determine. ”

Zhan Tianyou is worthy of being an expert in building railways, and he roughly determined the route at once, which is similar to Zhang Tinglan's estimate. For Zhan Tianyou's ability, Zhang Tinglan is more confident.

"Mr. Zhan, building the railway is a money-burning thing, and I am afraid that the financial resources of the Feng army are still a little difficult, so I am ready to build the eastern line first, and then start the construction of the western line."

"Well, this is also a safe way, the terrain in the northeast is flat, and it is not difficult to build a railway, from Jilin to Mukden. The eastern route is about 400 kilometers, and I estimate that all the funds will be at least 5 million, which is indeed not a small amount! ”

"Old classmate, you're too much!" Kuang Rongguang laughed on the side: "Fengtian repairs the railway." You don't have to spend so much money on everything you need to build a road. Mukden can produce it itself. Even if it can't be produced now, it will be produced soon, and there is almost nothing to import. Moreover, judging from the conflict between the Feng army and the Japanese, the mobilization ability of the Feng army is also super strong, and it can organize a large number of migrant workers, and the two things are combined. I estimate that three million will be able to take this railway down! ”

Kuang Rongguang's words completely surprised Zhan Tianyou, being able to produce everything by himself is bound to be difficult for the whole of China. When did the small Fengtian, the bitter cold land outside the Guan, have such industrial strength? Listening to it, it is like a fantasy, but Zhan Tianyou also knows that Kuang Rongguang will not lie, has Fengtian's strength really reached this point?

Seeing that Zhan Tianyou was a little confused, Zhang Tinglan took the initiative to explain to him: "Mr. Zhan, Fengjun is building Anshan Iron and Steel Plant, if it is put into operation, it can produce at least 100 tons of steel per day, and the production capacity still has great potential. After the recovery of the Middle East Road, the Harbin General Factory fell into our hands, and has now been renamed the Harbin Railway Rolling Stock Company, which Mr. Kwong Jingyang is managing, and it is estimated that it will soon be able to produce locomotives and rear carriages. The rest of the cement, building materials and other materials can also be easily solved by Fengtian. ”

Zhan Tianyou listened to Zhang Tinglan's introduction very attentively, and while saying, he nodded and praised, all the difficulties in building railways in China are to a large extent that the industry is almost blank, and everything has to rely on the great powers, so how can it not make people get stuck! Now that Fengjun can not only produce steel and rails, but even locomotives, how can Zhan Tianyou not be excited.

"To put it mildly, after the required things are produced by ourselves, I don't know that the cost can be greatly reduced, and we can repair it as much as we want, without worrying about other people's restrictions, if the supply is sufficient, I am sure that within two years, the East Trunk Line will be repaired!"

Zhan Tianyou is not a person who talks about it, he said this, which means that he has full certainty, Zhang Tinglan silently calculated in his heart, two years is exactly 1919. The factory equipment obtained also needs to be digested, two years is exactly the same, and at that time the Russian civil war has not yet ended, the Feng army still has a chance, just use these two years of hard work to practice internal skills, the foundation of the Feng army has been consolidated, and then the arms can be produced by themselves, and the railway network has also been formed, whether it is facing Russia or Japan, the Feng army will have enough confidence.

"To put it simply, it is not enough to build a railway with materials, and sufficient funds are needed." Kuang Rongguang said: "If it is calculated according to three million, it is not a small amount of money, can Feng Jun take it?" Do I need to borrow from a foreign country? ”

Kuang Rongguang's words also reminded Zhan Tianyou and reminded him of one thing, when Yuan Shikai rejected some of the 21 clauses, Zuihou signed a cut version of the Minsi Treaty, which included restrictions on the construction of railways in South Manchuria. Thinking of this, Zhan Tianyou was also anxious, and hurriedly asked: "Humble words, can Fengtian solve the problem of funds?" Will the Japanese be able to cope with it if they intervene? ”

Zhang Tinglan smiled slightly, three million may be a lot of money for others, but for Zhang Tinglan, it is a drizzle, especially after taking the Middle East Road, the seized funds alone are tens of millions, and Zhang Tinglan also instructed Qiao Lanyun to let her help auction the land along the Middle East Road, there is no doubt that it is a lot of money, and it is more than enough to build a railway.

In fact, it is no problem to build two trunk lines together and borrow them everywhere, but on the one hand, it is necessary to avoid irritating the Japanese, and on the other hand, there is also a training of the construction team, after all, there is no skilled railway construction team in Mukden now, and the Jibong Railway on the east line is to some extent, which is used for practice, in order to accumulate experience in the future overhaul of the railway. "Mr. Zhan, Mr. Kuang, there is absolutely no problem with funds, and Fengtian does not need to borrow, with his own financial resources, he can completely solve it!"

Zhang Tinglan said this, and said with a smile: "In addition, there is no need to worry about the four civil treaties, when the Japanese signed the treaty, they did not think that Fengtian could build the railway by themselves, so they only stipulated that foreigners should build railways in Mukden, and Fengtian borrowed money from foreign countries to build railways. However, now that the Feng army is building railways with its own Liliang, the Japanese have no room for interference at all, and if the Japanese still want to make trouble unreasonably, the tens of thousands of guns of the Feng army are not vegetarians, and we dare to fight hard with Russia, and we are not afraid of the Japanese. Mr. Zhan, you just have to concentrate on building the road, and we will take care of everything else, so you don't have to worry about anything! ”

Hearing this, Zhan Tianyou was completely confident, he patted his chest and said: "The Fengtian government has done everything that should be done, the following is the work of our jishu personnel, I am willing to make a military order, if the railway is not repaired, then Zhan is willing to be punished!" ”

Zhan Tianyou has built a railway all his life, and only this time is the most comfortable, so don't worry about extra things. This is the benefit of having a strong government behind it, from the Manchu Qing Dynasty to the Beiyang, there is no such a pleasant feeling, Zhan Tianyou is particularly excited.

"To put it mildly, I definitely can't do it alone, now I'm going to help you recruit talents, and then immediately inspect the line and strive to build it as soon as possible."

Zhan Tianyou, as the most well-known railway engineer in China, is still very well connected, don't look at China is very backward, but such a big country, there can always be some available talents, Zhan Tianyou can take the initiative to help recruit, Zhang Tinglan is extremely happy, as long as these talents arrive in Fengtian, don't think about leaving, the railway of the three eastern provinces is enough for them to be busy, and after the railway of the three eastern provinces is completed, it is necessary to build the railway to the northwest and to the Guannai, in short, there will be countless jobs waiting for them.

"Mr. Zhan, everything is counting on you!"

After sending Zhan Tianyou away, Zhang Tinglan hurriedly went to Wang Yongjiang to build a railway, which requires funds, immigrants, mobilization of migrant workers, and organization of building materials, all of which are inseparable from the support of this Fengjun money bag. After meeting Wang Yongjiang, Zhang Tinglan introduced the situation, and Wang Yongjiang was also very happy.

"Don't worry, the railway is on me, no matter what you need, I will support it with all my might, and ensure that the railway is completed with quality and quantity. Having a railway network controlled by himself is too important for the development of Fengtian, which is a good thing for the benefit of Sangzi, and Wang is absolutely duty-bound. ”

"Mr. Iron Shrine, it's not enough to repair the railway, can you allocate some funds, let's overhaul the road again?"

"Of course you have to fix it, but do you have any good advice?"

"Mr. Iron Niche, the developed transportation network can make the circulation of materials in peacetime, the economy is prosperous, in wartime this is the guarantee of rapid troop deployment and logistics transportation, so I suggest that all county seats, all should be asphalt roads, at the township level, but also to build gravel roads, each village strives to connect, the more connected, the tighter our control over the place, the stronger the Liliang that can be mobilized, the stronger the strong enemy feeds, we must develop as soon as possible!"

The road is the blood of the human body, only by connecting all regions, can we make full use of all resources, can we integrate everything together, otherwise the country will always be divided, Wang Yongjiang understands the meaning very well, and naturally agrees with this proposal.

"To put it simply, from now on, at least 2 million will be invested in road construction every year, and the city and county level will be repaired in five years, and the village and town level will be repaired in ten years, and the three eastern provinces will be completely linked!" (To be continued......)