"It is precisely because of these hardships that the responsibilities of our people have become heavier. ≯ The Yunnan-Burma Highway has entered Kunming for thousands of tons every month. If enough vehicles enter, the materials sent by the highway can reach tens of thousands of tons per month. Now the railway has been built in the Meishan area, and the highway in Sichuan connects Kunming under the auspices of the northwest. The machinery needed in the northwest can also be taken through this passage. I think at this level, in another year or two, the railway will be built to Kunming, and even the built Yunnan-Burma Railway will be connected. Then the military and political strength of the northwest can completely radiate to the southwest to completely cure the problem of opium."

Yang Hucheng also said with a serious expression. Although Shaanxi was not rich during his administration and there were opium cases, it was still within a controllable range. There was indeed a trend of flooding in the southwest. Among the hundreds of thousands of local people, they could not pick out a decent strong man and opium, which really harmed generations. They could not help but be angry.

"You are saying that it is precisely because there are too many historical problems and it is too difficult. So we should rise up even more. Some people spend a lot of money on me and invest a lot of manpower, material resources and financial resources to build the Yunnan Hecta Railway, which seems thankless. But some things are always done, not to mention the southwest, which is also crucial to the source of rubber in the future of the Republic of China. It is absolutely impossible to lose. The monthly throughput of more than 10,000 tons cannot meet the needs of the northwest. Large equipment cannot be transported in. The main force of future transportation will have to rely on railways. Even if the price is higher now, some things must be done, and it is better to go early."

In fact, Jiang Li did not make a fuss for no reason. Jiang Li didn't need to say anything more to Zhao Tieshu and Wang Tiehan. His military orders would be implemented intact. Yang Hucheng would not oppose him after this period of time. It was just that some things would have to be adjusted. After all, Yang Hucheng was the king of Shaanxi for a period of time and was also a person with political ambitions. One or two simple orders would not be anything. If this continues, there will be a gap between the two, and it will be too late to bridge them. Jiang Li did not want to have a large crack in the army between the unification of the Republic of China, which would be extremely unfavorable for going south or facing the Soviet Union in the future.

At this time, the Yunnan-Burma Highway, which was intervened from the northwest, was built in advance, but half of the time took a long time, also showed its effect. In history, the annual cargo throughput of this road was only about 40,000 tonnes. Often, a freighter heading to the Myanmar terminal needed thousands of trucks to complete the cargo. If it was a large tonnage wheel, it would take several trips to transport it, and the consumption in the middle was also extremely large.

Drivers who drive under such road conditions need to have some experience. Wuhan cannot even get enough drivers, let alone enough trucks, which require external purchases. At this time, the annual throughput of the Yunnan-Burma Highway could easily reach more than 100,000 tons, or even higher. After all, Southeast Asia is rainy, the temperature is humid and hot, and dirt roads in history are often muddy. When these convoys pass through this road condition, not only do they have higher requirements for drivers, but also more likely to fail.

There was a serious shortage of enough drivers in history, not to mention the mechanical personnel responsible for maintenance. Therefore, on the Yunnan-Burma Highway in history, there were often large groups of cars moving forward like turtles in the rain, and several cars were stuck in the mud. Once traffic jams occurred, the cars in front could not move. There was a long queue in the back. Often, they were blocked in one location for a day, or even longer.

These drivers had to bring their own dry food and water under extremely difficult conditions to satisfy their hunger and quench their thirst when traffic jams on the road. The total distance from the port to Kunming is only more than 1,000 kilometers. It often takes one or two months to drive on the road. There are a lot of anchorages on the road, or trucks that have overturned due to slippage and overturned on the road, which has dragged the smooth flow of the entire road. This has not completely made its mark. At this time, with years of road construction and maintenance experience in the northwest, paved cement instead of the dirt road in history. At least until now, this road has not yet experienced a lot of congestion.

Although Yang Hucheng, including Yang Hucheng, still insisted on spending huge costs when Jiang Li was not very firm in the central government of Wuhan and used the loan he had finally obtained to build the Yunnan-Burma Railway. Many people even didn't understand. However, at this time, Jiang Li's accumulated prestige over the years played a huge role. Even if there was a certain doubt, these people were not very confident. After all, the current situation in the northwest has already explained everything.

The ironwork needs to be strong himself, which Jiang Li always emphasized. Facts have proved that the highways connecting Sichuan and the railways that gradually extend to southern Sichuan. Even if there is no military occupation of most of Sichuan, the influence of the northwest continues to spread to central Sichuan as these roads extend. Because the iron ore in southern Sichuan, as well as the development of copper, phosphorus, aluminum and other mines in various places, and the establishment of some light and heavy factories, it is tied to a huge interest group, which makes the recruitment of the northwest in Sichuan smoother. It is also because of Sichuan's huge population base that the army of road construction in the Yunnan-Burma road construction is not filled with old and weak in history, but at least a group of road construction forces organized by the northwest.

In fact, the disputes over Jiang Li in the northwest did not come from spending a lot of effort to build the Yunnan-Burma Railway. Jiang Li also used a large amount of resources from the northwest to specially established logistics and refugee special teams, which made the expansion of arms not as fast as some people imagined. Of course, these disputes did not come from Jiang Li's previous direct lineage. They were not ulterior motives, but common problems in troubled times. These heroes who struggled in troubled times did not pay much attention to the casualties of ordinary people below.

This is somewhat similar to the situation in the United States. The United States has not had a great war for a long time, and if it were not forcing the battlefield, some people would often die, which would be unacceptable. However, the Republic of China has reached another extreme. The long-term unrest and famine has caused dozens of millions of people to be killed and injured in the Republic of China since the late Qing Dynasty. For those who have struggled from suffering, disaster victims and casualties have become commonplace. The heart's ability to withstand much stronger than that of the United States. Therefore, Jiang Li would not care too much about this part of the controversy. After all, every era has its own characteristics, but Jiang Li doesn't care and will not agree with the ideas and practices of these people. At least he still has the ability to change the current state. Of course, this is consistent with his strategy to push the Japanese army south.

Since the Red Forces took office, the process of promoting industrialization in the northwest has been further accelerated. Even though there are various places in history that have been criticized by future generations, during the war, this system was indeed difficult for the West to concentrate on major tasks and mobilize the masses. As long as they were given a platform, the popularity was even beyond Jiang Li's expectations. There were production opportunities in coal mines and iron mines, and miners continued to break the previous production records. Migrant workers who built roads and opened canals.

The earthwork for building large dams transported. The output of military uniform factories is also very good. Of course, some things are not good if they are overheated. At least at this time, there are also some precision instrument research in the academic community. Jiang Li can also allow some overheated areas to cool down to a certain extent through Huang Xiansheng and Shao Lizi. In short, the northwest is now in a stage of healthy development. Occasionally, some problems are still within a controllable range.

"Fuk seduces! You stupid yellow-skinned monkeys, working with you is a kind of insult to me. No, I must complain to my superiors and drive away all of you hateful guys!" In the dock, a white man wearing a hard hat and 1.9 meters tall pointed at the noses of Tao Wenjin and several international students and cursed.

"Bastard, if Mr. Hu hadn't repeatedly told him, I must let him know how powerful I am." A powerful student of Kong Wu said in his hand, looking at the other party's back as he left, and said in anger.

"Forget it, a weak country has no diplomacy, and the motherland is poor and weak. These white people naturally look down on us." Wei Shuhao shook his head, "It's nothing to fall behind for a while. The commander tried every means to send us to the United States to study, which is not to make us angry with these foreigners. Besides, the Republic of China is indeed lagging behind the foreigners in shipbuilding. Now foreigners are moving battleships and aircraft carriers worth tens of thousands of tons. The shipyards in the Republic of China are now withering. Under the threat of the Japanese army, the machinery is either idle or withdrawn to the mainland. The entire shipbuilding industry has suffered a great blow. The commander sent us to the United States for further study, so that we can become a talent as soon as possible, return to China to serve our lives, and revitalize the shipbuilding industry in the Republic of China again."

"That's it, but now it's all the way to it in China. We have been learning shipbuilding here and studied abroad for a few years. Seeing this situation, I still don't know how many years we have to stay under the noses of foreigners." Dai Zhiyuan said unwillingly.

"Just relying on those who are studying ship design and shipbuilding, what can we do when we go back? Let's talk about it? Did you pick up your gun and go to the battlefield to fight against the Japanese army?" Another student said with obvious impatiently, "Okay, okay, these white people who are above the top, their tempers, let's do ours. Mr. Hu finally brought us to the shipyard, but we didn't let us go back in shame."

"Okay, let's start working. What I learned before is always different in practice. This kind of foreign skills is also worth learning from us." Wei Shuhao urged several people to say.

"These students are quite as optimistic as we did before." What Wei Shuhao and the others didn't know was that in an office not far away, Mr. Hu was watching the argumentative people from afar through the transparent glass window.

"Yes, I'm still a little fighting spirit compared to those of me who have already lost their will." Wu Jishi, who was sitting opposite Mr. Hu, had a sloppy beard and looked quite decadent and genuine.

"Okay, Mr. Wu, don't be depressed anymore. Although the Jiangnan Shipyard is gone, as long as the Republic of China is still there, there will be a day of reconstruction in the future." Mr. Hu comforted Wu Jishi next to him.

"It's not easy to talk about it. If you want to build a large shipyard, it will not be a matter of time. The Jiangnan Shipyard is the experience accumulated since the previous dynasty. It's ruined by one's own time." Thinking that the Jiangnan Shipyard was occupied by the Japanese army, the employees of the past walked away and scattered, and Wu Jishi, who devoted his life to the Jiangnan Shipyard, was depressed for a long time. Hearing Mr. Hu's explanation and his family's advice, he decided to come out and take a look. But seeing the difficulties these international students in front of him suffered in Meilijian, he felt discouraged again.

"Some things must be done. As long as they do it, there will always be one day to catch up with the great powers in the future. What happened in the northwest before? It was a barren land. It has not yet become the backbone of the War of Resistance, nor has it been blocked by the Japanese army as solid as a rock." Mr. Hu smiled and said, "Besides, the Jiangnan Shipyard is gone, but those equipment is gone. But as long as someone is there, it will be in front of you. This shipyard was bought by Mr. Feng for huge sums of money. The world situation is becoming increasingly tense, and the shipping industry is in great progress. Some people from Jiangnan and Mawei Shipyards have now collected some of them in the northwest, and there are still some that need to rely on Mr. Wu, you influential people, to drive them to re-enter the shipbuilding industry." Mr. Hu handed a document to Wu Jishi.

"What, you bought this shipyard?" Wu Jishi was so shocked that his chin was almost falling off.

"To be precise, it should be a controlling stake. Mr. Feng said that the shipyards in the Republic of China are gone now, and Guangzhou will sooner or later be occupied by the Japanese army. The coastal areas of the Republic of China will fall under the authority of the Japanese army. There was no place to build large ships in the Republic of China for a time, but the skills of shipbuilding must not be abandoned, not only can they be lost, but they must also go further. If the machinery is gone, you can buy them. If you lose your confidence and belief in shipbuilding, the shipbuilding industry in the Republic of China will be truly over." Mr. Hu said with a cautious look.

"Although this shipyard is not large at present, it can pass on the skills of shipbuilding in the Republic of China. In Jiangnan and Mawei, some people are willing to build ships in Lanzhou or Chongqing, and a considerable number of people are unwilling to go abroad or even choose other industries. This will be a huge blow to the shipbuilding industry in the Republic of China. Therefore, prestigious people like Mr. Wu need to gather a group of backbone to come to the shipyard here to continue the unfinished career of the shipbuilding industry in the Republic of China."
Chapter completed!