Chapter 12: The East Wind Radiation (2)

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"Old Chen is a straight man, and he is Jiang Gui's xing. If there is something that offends Brother Zhao in words, you should take more responsibility." After thinking about it, Liu Quanfa said again, "In the 11th year of the Republic of China, this old man was dissatisfied with the high-ranking officials of the Railway Department who received kickbacks and embezzled them, and was unwilling to join them, so he resolutely asked to resign. He has since settled in Beijing."

"It's not a question of being a responsibilities. Mr. Chen is a role model for us. Even if he is wrong, it's out of good intentions." Zhao Zhenzhong smiled. Then, Zhao Zhenzhong asked Liang Sicheng again: "How did Mr. Liang invite Mr. Mao? Does he have a public office now, can he stay here?"

"It was a coincidence that I could invite Brother Tang Chen," Liang Sicheng smiled, "I heard Cheng Lin say you want to build a highway and railway here, so I thought to see if you could find acquaintances and introduce a few experts to come over. But when I happened to meet Brother Tang Chen, I went to Beiyang Institute of Technology to do business, so I asked me to come over. Brother Tang Chen has a public office, so I can't stay here for a long time. However, he served as the director of the Jiangsu Water Conservancy Bureau, but he was planning Xiangshan New Port. Now the planning of the New Port has come to an end for a while. There are no water conservancy projects in Jiangsu this winter, so it is okay to keep Brother Tang Chen here for a few months."

"It would be nice to stay for a few months. At least Mr. Mao can give specific plans for bridge construction, which is rare." Zhao Zhenzhong smiled. "I am very happy to get the help of you experts. I can't at least dig the corner of Jiangsu Provincial Government."

After understanding the general situation of several experts, Zhao Zhen also found a number in the center.

In the afternoon of the same day, Zhao Zhenzhong gathered all the experts together, took out the surveying and mapping data and construction drawings provided by Shanxi Provincial Government, and raised several problems he thought were on the highway construction drawings, and asked several experts to see if the drawings could be modified.

After comprehensive measurement, several experts believed that the construction drawings provided by Shanxi Provincial Government were obviously unreasonable in terms of construction difficulty, length of construction period and cost; while Zhao Zhenzhong's idea of ​​going around Sanchabao extended the road mileage, but because the selected location was conducive to construction, it was more reasonable than the original construction drawings. At the same time, the extended road mileage could benefit the people around the road. In the end, everyone decided that Lao Zhichang and Wang Xuncai were responsible for re-preparing the drawings based on the agreed results.

Afterwards, Zhao Zhenzhong said to everyone: "I'm going to hide it from you, sirs, I've been worried about the lack of engineering and technical personnel in the railway, especially the candidates for chief engineers. I also wanted Huamei Company to recruit some engineers from the United States to supervise the project. But now that there are experts coming to help, we don't need to find Americans at all. I think the chief engineers of Tongpu Railway and Baoshuo Highway can be determined among the several gentlemen."

"Haha, Mr. Zhao's words are for me." Chen Xilin stroked his beard and smiled, "We Chinese can do well, so there is no need for foreigners to interfere with it. However, Mr. Zhao, don't look at me, I have said before that if I am 20 years younger, I will build a railway, then I will take it as my best choice. Now let me be the old bone for young people to palm the palm of their eyes and beat the edge drum."

"Actually, you can get the position of chief engineer by the masters of several gentlemen." Zhao Zhenzhong said in a serious manner, "However, Mr. Chen is older and it is not appropriate to go to the construction site to work hard. I think Mr. Lao will take on the chief engineer?"

Lao Zhichang quickly refused: "My age is not considered xiǎo anymore, so I'd better choose a few other gentlemen."

Liu Quanfa smiled and said, "Zhen Zhong said that all of us are competent, which is to praise us. Although I am learning about architecture, I am not aware of railway construction, so I naturally cannot be competent for the position of chief engineer."

Liang Sicheng also smiled and said, "I am the same as Brother Heng, and I am also incompetent."

Seeing that everyone was going to say something, Zhao Zhenzhong waved his hand and said, "Mr. Lao, you are the only one of the experts present here, you are the chief engineer. You are less than 60 years old now, which is a good time in your life. In addition, not to mention your understanding of railway construction, even from the perspective of timing, you are also suitable for this chief teacher. Mr. Liang also has teaching tasks at Northeastern University. President Liu and Dean Wang also have teaching tasks at Qingdao University, and Mr. Mao now has a public position. Therefore, the position of chief teacher must be you."

"Of course, I hope that the other gentlemen can serve as deputy chief engineers, and when you are convenient, they will come here to help and guide construction. Moreover, Mr. Liang, President Liu, and President Wang can also use the holidays to organize construction students to come here to study on site, so as to cultivate more talents."

"Mr. Zhao's words make sense. I don't refuse Xunwu anymore." Chen Xilin advised.

"Okay, I'll be the chief tutor." Lao Zhichang said, "However, the gentlemen can't help but help. I can't handle such a big project alone."

Zhao Zhenzhong smiled and said, "From now to before Chun Festival, there is still more than a month. Mr. Lao can use this time to study the construction drawings of the Tongpu Railway with several gentlemen. After confirming that the drawings are fine and formulating specific construction plans, we will discuss the organization and management issues related to the construction."

"Zhenzhong, have you confirmed the construction of Tongpu Railway? When I went to invite a few gentlemen, I guaranteed the votes." Liu Quanfa asked.

"It has been basically decided now. Zhang Xueliang from Peking had previously told Mr. Zhu Qinglan that he would agree to start construction after the Pu Railway was opened. Now we will wait for the approval document to be released." Zhao Zhenzhong affirmed.

After hearing this, Liu Quanfa and others felt very calm.

Just two days after Zhao Zhenzhong finalized the chief engineer of Pu Railway, Zhu Qinglan rushed to Baode through Fugu and asked Zhao Zhenzhong to discuss disaster relief in Shaanxi.

When Zhao Zhenzhong saw Zhu Qinglan, he was surprised. After seeing him for a while, the old man seemed even older and tired, as well as the uncontrollable sorrow and pain in his eyes.

Zhao Zhenzhong poured a cup of hot water for Zhu Qinglan, handed it to him, and then asked with a heartfelt request: "Mr. Zhu, what's wrong with you?"

Zhu Qinglan sighed and said, "Zhenzhong, what we saw in Suiyuan after Chun Festival, you thought it was a hell on earth. Now, the people in Shaanxi are even worse than those in Suiyuan at the beginning of the year."

"Shaanxi has been drought for three years, and with natural disasters, now there are more than 3 million victims who have died of illness, and more than 5 million victims are on the verge of life and death. Among them, more than 1 million people have starved to death in southern Shaanxi alone, and more than 2 million people have been waiting to die. Many severely affected areas are no longer crowded, and the disaster situation is less than half of the population."

Zhu Qinglan's voice was low and desolate, revealing an unspeakable sadness and pain:

"After drought, there are locust plagues, rat plagues and even wolf plagues. The victims have no way to live, and tragedies of eating people are common. At first I heard that some victims stole dead bodies, and later they publicly divided the bodies. Later, some victims used babies and funv's arms as staple food at home and used them as dry food. I didn't believe in these statements at first, but this time I saw something that made my scalp numb in a tax bureau near Xi'an. The tax collector actually pulled out a roasted man from the pedestrian's package! After stern questioning, the pedestrian replied that it was the limb of his own children, and even if he didn't eat it himself, it would become food in the mouth of others."

"Since ancient times, tigers do not eat their children, but our descendants of China and the blood of Yanhuang have caused such a tragedy in the world under the pressure of natural disasters! And Xingping, Wugong, Fufeng and other places have publicly set up markets, husbands and wives, and their fathers and nvs, and they enter the market for sale. Some people have no choice but to sell land for grains, but some landlords and merchants have joined forces to suppress land prices, so that food can be exchanged for more than 120 acres of arable land in three days!"

"In northern Shaanxi, we have helped many victims this year, and the situation is quite good. But the situation in Guanzhong and southern Shaanxi is really unbearable to witness it."

Zhao Zhenzhong then understood the reason for Zhu Qinglan's changes. When he remembered the scene of eating with Zi NV that he had just mentioned, he felt his scalp numb and his heart was sad.

"Mr. Zhu, I can also mobilize some food through Huamei Company. I think I can save a lot of people." Zhao Zhenzhong comforted.

"Grain is definitely needed. But transportation is also a problem now." Zhu Qinglan sighed, "If you take the Longhai Line, the railway can only reach Lingbao, Henan. In addition, the port in Jiangsu is too xiǎo to dock large ships, which is very inconvenient. If Tianjin passes through Pingjin and Pingsui Line to northern Shaanxi, it is also a problem to continue transportation to the south. Now there is no decent car road between Yulin and Xi'an."

"Or why should the Shaanxi authorities organize the victims to eat in northern Shaanxi?" Zhao Zhenzhong said with a wry smile.

"Although this idea is feasible, Yang Hucheng and Jing Yuexiu will definitely not agree for their respective interests." Zhu Qinglan said, "When I came from Shaanxi this time, Yang Hucheng and Jing Yuexiu met me in Xi'an and Yulin respectively. I hope I can advise Huamei Company through certain channels to see if I can also carry out some large-scale projects in Shaanxi to use labor for relief? I only said that this matter is difficult and did not give a specific reply."

"It's a good thing they can think of it!" Zhao Zhenzhong said disdainfully, "Yang Hucheng is not strict in his power, and it's fine if he is in disguise to indulge his subordinates who violate the law. But Jing Yuexiu has been in northern Shaanxi for many years. Has the living conditions of the people in these more than 10 counties improved over the years? Now he still wants to compete with Shanxi?!"

"Although Yan Xishan launched the Central Plains War to put several northern provinces in war and the people were displaced, he had done many things in Shanxi before that benefit the people. Not to mention anything else, just looking at the Tongpu Railway and formulating construction plans, Yan Xishan was much better than Feng Yuxiang, and Jing Yuexiu was even more incomparable."

"Zhenzhong, can't we really use labor for relief in Shaanxi?" Zhu Qinglan asked.

"Shanxi is at least in the north, and there are railways in Taiyuan in the central part of the world, so material transportation is quite convenient. However, Shaanxi is different now. There are not even roads from northern Shaanxi to Xi'an, and materials cannot be transported. The project is protracted and difficult to carry out. "Zhao Zhenzhong sighed, "Besides, there are coal, clay and other mineral resources in Shaanxi, basically there are Shanxi and Suiyuan. There are some here, but there are not necessarily those in Shaanxi now. No business is willing to give up the easy and difficult."

However, after saying this, Zhao Zhen moved in the center and added: "Unless the conditions offered in Shaanxi are attractive enough, that's another matter."
Chapter completed!