Two hours later, He Guoguang's telegram came back, but it was not about Liu Xiang's military expenses, but Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant. He Guoguang said in the telegram that the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway urgently needed a large number of steel rails, and requested that the steel production of Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant be restored immediately and assigned it to the management of the Resources Committee to develop in the southwest of Li.

Yang Yongtai took the telegram to meet Chiang Kai-shek. After reading it, Chiang Kai-shek asked, "What do you think?"

"Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant has not produced steel for a long time. It is good if it can be restored, but the management authority should be in the hands of the bandit suppression headquarters." Yang Yongtai said calmly: "This is because the pig iron produced by the Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant must be supplied to the Hanyang Arsenal."

This bandit suppression headquarters was established in 1932 and coordinated the bandit suppression work in Henan, Anhui, Hubei and Jiangxi. This bandit suppression headquarters has great authority. Not only should it manage military affairs, but the party affairs of the four provinces are also under his jurisdiction. The party affairs work report of each county and city is directly sent to the Party and Government Office of the Suppression General Headquarters. The official expenses of the four provinces are also concentrated in the bandit suppression headquarters and are allocated by the bandit suppression headquarters.

Chiang Kai-shek saw that Yang Yongtai did not answer. He knew Yang Yongtai's purpose. He was paving the way for the Department of Political Science and Technology to intervene in the southwest development. After the establishment of the bandit suppression headquarters in the four provinces, Yang Yongtai seized the power of the party and government of the four provinces in one fell swoop through the Party and Government Department, and eliminated the power of the CC system. Chen Lifu hated this extremely and personally complained to him, but Chiang Kai-shek ignored it. Chiang Kai-shek was clear about their struggle, but he had no intention of stopping them. Sometimes he even deliberately or unintentionally provoked them, and then he could balance it. China's thousands of years of history has long proved that when a subordinate's power is too great, the status of the monarch is difficult to guarantee. Only by dispersing power in the hands of subordinates can the monarch effectively control power. But this is not suitable for Southwest development, at least at this stage.

"When did the Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant stop making steel? How much money is needed to resume steelmaking?" Chiang Kai-shek asked.

"It was 1925 that the steelmaking process was stopped. As for how much money was needed to recover, it would take an investigation before it could be known." Yang Yongtai did not have any information on this.

But Chiang Kai-shek immediately made a decision as soon as he heard this: "The Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant was handed over to the Resources Committee to let them resume steelmaking as soon as possible. On the one hand, the country needs steel, but on the other hand, there is a steel plant but does not make steel. This is outrageous. The factory director was removed and the Resources Committee was asked to reappoint the factory director."

Yang Yongtai secretly regretted that he knew that he had made a mistake and stopped production in 25 years. The funds needed to recover were probably not a decimal place, but then he thought, would he have money if he handed it over to the Resources Committee? So he asked tentatively: "How much money should I allocate to them?"

When Chiang Kai-shek heard this, he turned to look at him and said with a smile: "Don't worry about this, let them find a way for themselves. You can draw a telegram to Weng Wenhao, and also send a copy to Zhuang Wenge."

"Yes, Chairman," Yang Yongtai agreed and turned around and left. He did not hand over the telegram to the secretary's telecommunications office, but took it to the office building across the wall.

The space in Qilu is not large. It cannot accommodate all the staff around Chiang Kai-shek. These people are working in the office building separated by a wall of Qilu, including the Telecommunications Office.

After Yang Yongtai’s telegram was handed over to the telecommunications office, he did not return to his office, but went to Lin Wei’s office. Lin Wei was a little surprised by his arrival. Yang Yongtai was relatively noble, and most of the people who could communicate with him among Chiang Kai-shek’s aides were Zhang Qun, and Huang Yun, who was originally from Beiyang political studies. After Zhang Qun went to Wuhan, he became relatively lonely among his aides.

Lin Wei did not take the accident on his face. After Yang Yongtai came in, the two of them exchanged greetings. Yang Yongtai asked: "Wuwen, what do you think about Chongqing?"

"It's a good thing, but it should be reported in advance. Otherwise, the commissioner would not be so passive." Lin Wei said calmly.

"Yes, they are too impulsive," Yang Yongtai sighed and said, "What should Liu Xiang do next after Tian Songyao was defeated?"

"Oh, his plan is to report it. He has formulated a three-way offensive plan, attacking from three sides at the same time from the southeast and west." Lin Wei said, shaking his head. To be honest, he is not optimistic about this attack, not because he is not planning well. But he is worried about the combat effectiveness of the Sichuan Army: "Jiang Xianyun and Xu Xiangqian's troops are very fierce, and the Sichuan Army is negligent in training, so I'm afraid..."

"Brother, you don't understand this," Yang Yongtai smiled slightly: "As long as they enter the suppression, it's okay, no matter whether they win or lose, it will be beneficial to the central city." "Oh, what do you mean?" Lin Wei was a little surprised.

"This is not easy to understand. Win, the Chairman's confidant was eliminated; defeat, Liu Xiang had no excuse to prevent the Central Army from entering Sichuan. Hu Zongnan had been impatient at the northern foot of Daba Mountain."

Lin Wei nodded suddenly, but then frowned and said, "Didn't the Southwest Development Team have entered Sichuan? Didn't Zhuang Wenge already gain a foothold in Sichuan?"

"Well, it's a tenacious one, but it's not enough. He shouldn't have agreed to Liu Xiang's conditions. Now the central government has to approve a military force and a soldier from other provinces. Sichuan is actually a country in the middle of the country. Zhuang Wenjie's mistake was quite a big mistake." Yang Yongtai said disapprovingly.

"I don't think so. In just half a year when the Cultural Revolution entered Sichuan, he took Chongqing and the sixteen counties around Liu Xiang. He has tried his best." Lin Wei shook his head and retorted: "And I believe that as long as he takes time, he will definitely be able to take over the entire Sichuan."

"Not necessarily," Yang Yongtai bowed gently: "Zhuang Wenjie used to pretend to be a pig and eat a tiger, and used secrets to attack the light, but now he is in the light, and others are also prepared for him. It may be difficult for him to work if he does the methods."

"Haha, Brother Changqing, I have a different view from you," Lin Wei smiled and said, he is different from Yang Yongtai. Yang Yong's CC-teamed CC-teamed blue-clothed club can be said to have made enemies from all sides, but he is intimate with all parties and wanders among various forces. The news is naturally more informed than Yang Yongtai. After Zhuang Jihua and Liu Xiang's conditions were reported, Chiang Kai-shek actually approved it. For this reason, he had talked with He Zhonghan. He Zhonghan told him that with his understanding of Zhuang Jihua, he dared to agree to such conditions. There is only one explanation.

There is already a way to deal with the local forces in Sichuan, and the chairman approved it when he thought of this. What surprised Lin Wei the most was He Zhonghan and Deng Wenyi and others talking about the expression of Zhuang's Cultural Revolution, which was a kind of trust, and admiration and jealousy: "Zhuang's Cultural Revolution entered Sichuan for half a year. There were less than a thousand people in his hands. It can be said that he wanted no one, no guns, but he did not fire a single shot, and took down Chongqing and the sixteen surrounding counties calmly, without causing any trouble to the central government. It has not been in recent years, and this is not easy."

"Well," Yang Yongtai also felt that he had said something just now, so he quickly covered it up. It can be seen from Zhuang Jihua's bargaining just now. Chiang Kai-shek's trust in him was beyond imagination, and it is difficult to guess his future development: "Wu Wen, there is one thing I don't understand. The work plan for the Southwest Development has never been reported. It was only after it was done that the central government recognized it. We don't know what else they will do in the future, and their finances have never been reported to the central government. This is very abnormal."

"Well. I don't understand it very much," Lin Wei thought of Yang Yongtai's question, but he was a military aide. Southwest Development strictly said it was government affairs. It should be under the jurisdiction of the Executive Yuan or the Administrative Affairs Office, so he was not easy to ask about it, so he called him: "Brother Changqing, you have asked the wrong person. You, the chief magistrate, are confused, I will understand."

Yang Yongtai was silent. Lin Wei looked at him. In fact, he still admired Yang Yongtai's talent. This person is not only fluent in writing, but also thoughtful and resourceful.

"Brother Changqing, you don't have to worry too much about this," Lin Wei advised: "The Chairman must have made arrangements. Just look at whoever they are in Chongqing and you will understand."

After hearing this, Yang Yongtai refused to comment. He was worried about this. Except for He Guoguang, the others in Chongqing were all from Huangpu. In addition to Zhuang Jihua, what would happen in the future? Who knows?

"Weiwen, can you tell me that Sichuan can be included in the bandit suppression headquarters of the four provinces and changed it to the bandit suppression headquarters of the five provinces?" Yang Yongtai asked after pondering for a moment.

Lin Wei understood as soon as he heard this, and he had been making trouble for a long time. It turned out that you were targeting the Chongqing territory, and... I'm afraid he was targeting the funds of the Southwest Development Team.

"Is this the Chairman's meaning?" Lin Wei asked back as if he didn't understand.

"No, it's my idea. The Chairman was just worried that the remnants of Zhang Jiangxu who fled into Sichuan would rekindle again. Some of our subordinates would want to be in front of the committee." Yang Yongtai said calmly: "Just as he said just now, after the failure of the Sichuan Army, the Central Army will inevitably enter Sichuan. This requires the central government to implement overall coordination. Not only Sichuan, but also Shaanxi, the Communist Party of Shaanxi and northern Shaanxi are also very quarrels. If these two Communist Party groups are combined, the harm to the country will be even more serious than that of Zhu Mao, Jiangxi."

"Changqing, have you ever thought about it? We only controlled one-fifth of Sichuan. Liu Xiang and the others now disagree with the Central Army entering Sichuan, let alone handing over the government affairs of Sichuan Province to the central government." Lin Wei reminded, but he was very dissatisfied with his proposal. The new policy department headed by Yang Yongtai is now very popular, and it has attracted the wind. It has caused dissatisfaction among the CC Department, the Blue-Clothing Society and some veterans in the party. Now they are going to interfere in Sichuan and Shaanxi..., and they are a little too hasty.

"The suppression of bandits should be divided into three parts of military and seven parts of politics," Yang Yongtai said with a flashing look: "Even if government affairs are not included in the central government's management, party affairs can be included in the unified formulation of the central government first."

After thinking about it, Lin Wei couldn't help but persuade: "If the commissioner agrees, it is not impossible. However, the Party Affairs Department has always been responsible for the Central Party Committee. Will they agree?"

Lin Wei means that your Department of Political Science has already won the four provinces of Henan, Anhui, Hubei, Jiangxi, and then won Sichuan and Shaanxi, which is equivalent to declaring war on Chen Lifu. The Chen brothers have a special relationship with Chiang Kai-shek. If you really want to fight, you, Yang Yongtai, may not be your opponent.

But Yang Yongtai didn't know if he didn't understand or didn't take the Chen brothers to heart. He waved his hand indifferently and said, "It's okay, as long as it's beneficial to the country."

Since this is the case, Lin Wei knew that it would be useless to persuade him. After Yang Yongtai left, he sat on the chair and pondered for a while, grabbed the phone on the table and called He Zhonghan. After talking a few words, Lin Wei turned the topic to the main topic.

"Junshan, Yang Changqing is now concerned about Chongqing."

"Oh, what does he want?" He Zhonghan's voice was very calm on the phone: "Southwest development or Chongqing's regime?"

"I'm afraid you want it all," Lin Wei said with a low smile.

"Haha, his hand is too long," He Zhonghan's laughter came from the phone.

"I heard that you and Zhuang Wenge are the best friends," Lin Wei said with a careful look: "Junshan, you said..."

"Brother Weiwen, I thank you for the Cultural Revolution," He Zhonghan in the microphone interrupted him without any rush: "Don't worry. The principal will never hand over the authority of the Southwest Development Land to his land. At most, he can only get the party power of Chongqing land, but that is something Chen Lifu has to worry about; Southwest Development Land can't continue with the Cultural Revolution, it can only be his land." He Zhonghan paused on the phone and said: "I think Yang Yongtai's good days are coming to an end. Brother Weiwen, it's better to stay away from him."

"Oh, your Blue Clothes Club is going to overthrow Yang?" Lin Wei wondered. Although the Blue Clothes Club is very popular, most of them are juniors in the Huangpu Group. Big bosses like He Yingqin and Liu Zhi have never participated, and they should not have the strength to overthrow Yang.

"Do we still need to beat him? Chen Lifu may be unable to bear it anymore. If he gets into the Cultural Revolution again,..." Then a sound of twitching came from the phone.

"Zhuang Wenge was very popular in Chongqing, but..." Speaking of this, Lin Wei's voice lowered eighth degrees: "Junshan, Chairman has never approved funds for him, and has never granted funds for him. How much money does he have? This is not my own guess, I'm afraid the whole of Nanjing is guessing."

"Brother Weiwen, don't ask, I know, I can't say it. I dare not say it." The voice on the other side of the phone fell sixteen degrees.

Lin Wei was stunned. When he was determined to implement the Southwest Development, he was dealing with the 29th Army of the Northwest Army in North China. When he came back, the matter had been decided; Yang Yongtai was not in Nanjing, but in Nanchang. The only people in Nanjing who really knew the purpose of Southwest Development that night, and only those who knew the source of funds that night, no one dared to reveal it. Not only the discipline of keeping confidentiality, but also mainly because Chiang Kai-shek's face was in it.

When he was in Nanchang, the staff talked about the source of funds for the Southwest Development Team. They all found it strange because Chiang Kai-shek had never approved a penny to the development team, and the development team never made any requests for funds to the Ministry of Finance.

The mystery is really a mystery. After Lin Wei put down the phone, he decided not to try to solve the mystery. Things that He Zhonghan dared not say must be related to the supreme leader. It is best not to solve such a secret.

When someone in Nanjing was making a decision, Zhuang Jihua was in a dilemma. The four main roads of the southeast, northwest and northeast were working at the same time. The county magistrates had a great job. Tens of thousands of people were waving hammers at the same time. The technicians of the four engineering command centers were all tired like dead donkeys. The students whose mouths had not yet grown all over had already commanded thousands of people. There were also migrant workers coming in a steady stream. The wages of five kilograms of rice were allowed to be fed by migrant workers, and even the prepared rice had been paid long ago, so they had to convert them into money. Unexpectedly, the migrant workers were happier. The rice was difficult to store and the money was easier to collect. They were put in their pockets and went to the construction site the next day.

The progress of the project satisfies Zhuang Jihua, and he then turned his attention to the Chengdu-Chongqing Railway. Asking Chiang Kai-shek for the Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant was the result of his deep thought. At least two basic materials are needed to build a railway, sleepers and rails. It is easy to say that the sleepers are everywhere in Sichuan now (the forests in Sichuan were destroyed by the Great Leap Forward), but it is hard to say that the railway tracks are not available. Sichuan now has no steel plants, and the planned Chongqing Iron and Steel Plant will take as long as two years, so all the railway tracks will be transported from outside the province. There are only a few places in other provinces to produce steel, Shanghai and Shanxi, and the volume is not large. Hanyang Iron and Steel Plant, which once claimed to be the largest steel plant in Asia, has stopped producing steel.

In addition to the railway tracks, before the Chongqing Iron and Steel Plant was put into production, the steel needed for making guns and cannons must be transported from other provinces to Shanghai, which made it impossible for Zhuang Jihua to be satisfied no matter how it is. The transportation capacity of the Sichuan River has reached saturation, and the equipment waiting for transportation at the Wuhan Shanghai Wharf has been scheduled for a month.

"Two methods," facing Zhuang Jihua's inquiry, Lu Zuofu suggested: "Cleaning the Sichuan River route is also to add ships, especially transport ships with large cargo capacity."

"There is no problem buying a boat. Please draw up a plan. As for cleaning the route, I have asked my American friends to hire a few divers to blow up the reefs on the Three Gorges route. However, to clear the route, you must first conduct a good investigation and find out the distribution of reefs on the reefs on the route. Mr. Lu, can you recommend one?" Zhuang Jihua asked.

"Yes, our company's dispatching and auditing Shaotong is a shipping expert, and he is very familiar with the Sichuan-Road route. He can lead a team to investigate the Three Gorges route." Lu Zuofu reported the candidate without even thinking about it.

"Okay, I'll ask him to lead the team. Please form an inspection team with Mr. Shen. The funds will be provided by the development team, and there will be protection. The guards will send people to protect them. You can contact Zaitian for specific matters. I'm going to Nanjing for a meeting recently." Zhuang Jihua said after thinking about it.

Everyone is very busy now, and senior cadres like Zhuang Jihua are even busier. In addition to Li Zhilong staying at the base to coordinate all matters, Teng Jie went to various counties to form anti-corruption bureaus, Hong Junqi went to various counties to inspect the merger of military service stations and regiment defense stations, and inspected road construction projects in various counties. Zhuang Jihua was even more useless. He Guoguang seemed to not want Zhuang Jihua to be beautiful. He proposed a huge urban construction plan, which was: rectify and expand the road from Linjiangmen-Daxigou-Shangqing Temple, expand the road from Chaotianmen to Caiyuanba, set up street lights throughout the city, etc. Zhuang Jihua didn't want to care about this plan in his heart, but in order to show respect for He Guoguang, he had to devote some energy to participating. But then he received a telegram from Weng Wenhao to ask him to go to Nanjing as soon as possible. The Resources Committee had several major decisions to discuss with him.
Chapter completed!