Chapter 180 Report to the Emperor Miscellaneous matters in the kiln

Hearing that Gonggong Li had arrived, Zhang Zhimu said, "Please let him in!" ”

After the Spring Festival, after Gonggong Li escorted the silver and weapons away, he never came to the kiln, and he never came to see Zhang Zhimu at the latest. Maybe he also knew that the kiln people didn't want to see him now.

When Gonggong Li entered the house, Zhang Zhimu gave him a seat, and asked Yang Qinglian to serve tea.

Grandpa Li laughed at himself and said, "Hey, hey! I finally mixed it up with tea again. Yang Qinglian covered her mouth and ran out.

Zhang Zhimu snorted with his nose and said, "Hmph! We've always treated you as a friend, but what about you? ”

"Oops! I have to be loyal to the emperor first, no. I'm also a minion, don't embarrass me! Gonggong Li explained that the first thing is to finally be the emperor, and then he can think about anything else.

To be honest, from the psychological point of view, Zhang Zhimu still admires Father-in-law Li's loyalty.

After drinking some tea, Gonggong Li asked, "Zhang Dongjia, there must be something wrong with calling me this time, right?" ”

"Didn't I miss you! Can't I invite you if it's okay? Zhang Zhimu said: "Don't say anything else, you transported more than one million taels of silver and coins, should I ask if it has been delivered?" ”

"Oops! Damn it. When I came back from Beijing, I was so busy with the things that the emperor explained that I forgot about it. Gonggong Li said: "However, don't you worry about the things that Zhang Dongjia handed over to me?" ”

"I'm a little worried!" Zhang Zhimu was not polite.

"Oops! I transported the silver back to Beijing, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were surprised and didn't know what to say! They all know that the emperor wrote a letter to Zhang Dongjia. Zhang Dongjia immediately raised money, musket ammunition, and sent me to Beijing. "What Gonggong Li said was that the spitting stars were flying sideways, "I think the emperor's waist is extremely straight." The emperor immediately arranged for someone to send a thousand muskets and a lot of ** to Shanhaiguan. ”

"Isn't it two thousand muskets?" Zhang Zhimu asked.

"Yes! can't give it all to Wu Sangui, the emperor still has to pay attention to the Imperial Forest Army. Gonggong Li said.

Zhang Zhimu sighed in his heart and said secretly: "As long as Wu Sangui guards the three customs, you don't need a musket in the capital." It's confusing. ”

"I invite you to come this time, I need you to bring a letter to the emperor. In addition, I will tell you about the situation of our exit this time, so that you don't have to inquire around. "What Zhang Zhimu said is pointed, because the emperor is very concerned about the fact that the people of Yaogang are going out to fight, and he has always asked Gonggong Li to collect intelligence. But Gonggong Li went to get such information, so he had no choice but to ask around. Li Zhi had known about this for a long time.

"I'm very concerned about your going out to fight, and I'll tell you the truth, the emperor is more concerned about this." Zhang Zhimu's words made Gonggong Li a little embarrassed.

Zhang Zhimu briefly told Gonggong Li about the few battles they had fought after leaving the customs.

Although Zhang Zhimu said it lightly, Gonggong Li listened to it thrillingly. That's a division of more than 70,000 tigers and wolves, let them go out and destroy them. Moreover, the Manchurian and Mongolian armies dispatched more than 100,000 people this time. According to the current situation of the Ming Dynasty, if they deal with the Ming Dynasty, it will be almost the same if they do not destroy the Ming Dynasty.

Gonggong Li knew in his heart that in the future, the world must be from Yaogang.

Zhang Zhimu knew that now he had to report the battle situation after leaving the customs to the emperor, so that the emperor could be stabilized. With the emperor's approval, then the current action is justified. Such good news can also give the emperor a little confidence, as long as he can withstand the Qing army on the Shanhaiguan side. It will take a little time for Shanxi to gain a foothold. In particular, the management methods of the kiln gang people need to be verified in Shanxi to see if they can be effective. In fact, if the kiln people themselves do not report, the emperor will also learn about the situation outside the customs. It's better for the kiln people to report by themselves. made the emperor feel that the kiln people took him very seriously.

After listening to Zhang Zhimu's introduction, Gonggong Li said: "Hey! If our officers and soldiers can be like the Yaogang people, why is our Ming Dynasty like this? ”

"In that case, we won't talk about it. I will write a letter to the emperor in a while and ask Li Zhi to send it to you. Please present it to the emperor. Zhang Zhimu didn't want to say anything else to Gonggong Li.

Gonggong Li also heard that it was time for him to leave, got up and said, "Okay, Zhang Dongjia!" I'm just waiting for your letter to the emperor. ”

As soon as Gonggong Li and Li Zhi went out, Yang Qinglian came in and said, "Mr. Zhang, Li Yunhe asked you to call him." You just have a guest, and I didn't answer his call. ”

"Call him back right away!" Zhang Zhimu said.

Yang Qinglian was about to call Li Yunhe's phone, Zhang Zhimu took the phone, and Li Yunhe's loud voice came from the phone, "Mr. Zhang, do you want to go and see the excitement?" ”

"Look at what you're shouting, what's the good news?"

"The steam mill they got started experimenting. After two turns, I don't see any major problems, so I'm going to let them try it at Duan Jingzhong's construction site. You'd better come and see, or they'll be gone. ”

"Alright! I'll take a look. Zhang Zhimu put down the phone and went out to come to the locomotive factory with Li Yunhe. This rolling mill was built by a locomotive factory.

When Zhang Zhimu was still very young, he saw a steam engine rolling car that rumbled. The front of this rolling car is a front wheel that can be turned to the garden roller as the front wheel, and the back is two garden wheels as the driving wheel.

Li Yunhe: They built the rolling car completely according to Zhang Zhimu's statement.

Zhang Zhimu and Li Yunhe came to the courtyard of the locomotive factory and saw workers adding coal and water to the rolling cars.

Seeing that Zhang Zhimu and Li Yunhe had arrived, the young director of the locomotive factory hurriedly ran over. Now the directors of each branch of Yaogang are very young, and Zhang Zhimu is happy when he sees them.

"Mr. Zhang, we are adding coal and water to the rolling mill, and we can drive the rolling mill to the construction site of the cement factory immediately." As soon as the factory director came over, he hurried to report.

"Are you all interviewed in the factory? Don't get bad on the road, it's also troublesome when you get to the construction site. Zhang Zhimu asked.

"Mr. Zhang, what is going on in the yard of our factory?" The director pointed to the yard.

Zhang Zhimu saw that the flat ground and road surface in the factory area had been pressed very flat, "It seems that you have been experimenting in the yard?" ”

"Yes, Mr. Zhang. We've been trying it for a long time, and we thought we should go to the construction site and try it. "The factory manager is very confident.

"Good! Good luck with your experiments. If the test goes well, you should hurry up and produce a few more of these rolling mills. With them, it is much easier to build roads. Zhang Zhimu said.

"The rolling car not only rolls fast but also flat, and the efficiency can be greatly improved." Li Yunhe said.

After the rolling car finished filling the coal water, it began to blow air and add fire, and after a while, the deflating valve snorted and deflated. The driver released the hand brake, and the steam rolling car began to rumble, and the driver controlled the rolling track car out of the gate of the locomotive factory and drove to the road in front of the door. The road car has been surrounded by people watching the excitement all the way. Fortunately, the speed of the rolling road car is not fast, so everyone has seen enough. Photojournalists from "Yaogang Weekly" and "Yaogang Daily" also came to take pictures.

Zhang Zhimu and Li Yunhe really don't have time to come to the street to have a good look. Now Zhang Zhimu found that due to the management of Yan Boju's traffic police, the people and cars in the kiln gang have basically consciously walked according to the right side of the road. Zhang Zhimu saw that placards were erected in many places on the street. The sign reads "The road is facing the sky, let's go to the right".

Zhang Zhimu said to Li Yunhe: "This kind of slogan is very interesting. ”

"Don't say it, when we first asked everyone to go on the right side, a lot of people made jokes, they asked us all to go to the right, so who is the left side for? Hehe! Li Yunhe said while laughing.

Zhang Zhimu said: "It is not easy for people to change their habits. ”

"Does Mr. Zhang know what is the most in short supply in the kiln?" Li Yunhe asked.

"I really don't know." Zhang Zhimu said.

"The first is a radio, the second is a bicycle, and the third is a three-wheeled bicycle." Li Yunhe listed three things.

Zhang Zhimu can understand the first two things, but the tricycle is a little puzzled, "What kind of tricycle is easy to sell?" ”

"All of them sell well. It is very convenient for those who pull goods, and it is not like animals that need to be fed. It is better to sell people, and now from Yaogang to Xiurong, in addition to the carriage, they have a good business with tricycles. Those who did not want to squeeze the carriage with a little silver all took tricycles. Now tricycles have a lot of people. Li Yunhe said.

"That's a good thing! You should increase the production of bikes. In the future, not only will we use tricycles here in Yaogang, but other places will also learn to use them. Zhang Zhimu said.

"Yes! I think radio production should be increased. You see, the slightly better shops and taverns in our kiln gang don't all buy radios. If you don't have a radio, business is not good. Nowadays, people who eat and buy things want to listen to the radio to eat and buy things. Li Yunhe said.

Zhang Zhimu also knew that the radio station had brought life to the entire kiln, and the sound of the radio could be heard everywhere. The first thing everyone did when they got up was to listen to the news broadcast, and then most of the conversation that day was related to the news on the radio. Those newspaper news are always slow, and the advantage of radio is that it is not fast, and you don't need to be literate and can listen.

Seeing that Zhang Zhimu was in a good mood, Li Yunhe said: "I'll tell you two more happy things!" ”

"Say!"

"Our diesel engine has been working for two days without stopping, and we are still experimenting! And now there is not so much black smoke coming out. ”

"Great! There are also continuous experiments. If they were to be used on ships, they would have to work at sea for months without problems. You also have to find a way to test their power, and you can refer to them to design a diesel engine according to the power in the future. Zhang Zhimu has been looking forward to the diesel engine.

"And the few of them who are engaged in papermaking, pulp made from wood, can already make paper by hand." Li Yunhe said: "I also asked Lu Qi for his opinion, and he recommended two of his people to me, and the two of them took the lead in designing continuous papermaking equipment. These two people have worked with Lu Qi on looms, they are two good hands, and Lu Qi trusts the two of them very much. ”

"Good news! However, our paper mill is a big polluter, and we design the paper mill, and we have to let Master Qingfengzi send people to participate, so that they can solve the problem of pollution. Lu Bingyi also sent someone to see if the sewage treatment plant they designed could work with them. However, in the future, solid pollutants can be calcined in the cement kiln and put into the cement. The steel slag from the steel mill can also be mixed into cement in the future. ”

Zhang Zhimu knew about the pollution, and he had to hurry up as soon as possible. You can't wait until it's no longer possible to make amends.

Li Yunhe asked: "Mr. Zhang, didn't you say that the diesel engine has been developed and you want to install them on the car?" Why did you hear you say that it was going to be installed on the ship again? ”

"It's all available." Zhang Zhimu knew that it was time to engage in automobiles, but what was needed most now was a tractor, preferably a crawler tractor.

Thinking of this, Zhang Zhimu said again: "Yunhe, after several years of hard work, we finally have a little foundation. Now you need to concentrate a group of elite soldiers and strong generals, and gather those who are engaged in diesel engines, those who are engaged in rolling mills, those who are engaged in horse-drawn carriages, and those who are engaged in electricity, all together, and we must work together to develop automobiles and tractors. Just now you saw that the steam engine can drive the rolling mill away, and we can also use a diesel engine that is lighter and more powerful than the steam engine to drive the car. Remember when we were working on bicycle chains, I told you about tracked cars? ”

"Remember, you said that if you loosen the chain of the bike, it will become a track."

"That's right! We used two tracks instead of wheels and diesel engines for power. In that case, the car we drive will have a lot of power. Such a car with a large shovel in front of it can be used as a bulldozer. With a dozen plows in the back, we can dig deep on the wasteland and open up the wasteland, and one machine can hold dozens of oxen. The more Zhang Zhimu spoke, the more excited he became.

Li Yunhe listened even more excitedly, "I will immediately organize people to set up a team to study this matter." Is it enough for such a car to pull our 130 cannons? ”

"Of course, even the artillery was pulled away." Zhang Zhimu said: "Yunhe, you remember, if the car is completed, its significance is no less than that of the train. ”

"This train is simply so good, the coal on the side of the smelting yard is no longer worried, and the steel is easy to transport." Li Yunhe said: "We send a bus every other day between Niutoushan and the smelting yard, which also brings great convenience to the people along the line, and they can bring some things to the kiln gang to turn into money." It's just that this train stops one stop at a time, and it's too slow to run at all. ”

"There's no way, if you don't stop at that station, people can be willing. Don't say that the people don't want to, and the officials we send don't do it. In the future, there will be express trains that only stop at large stations. Zhang Zhimu said.

"No, we are a single-track railway, and we mainly have to ensure the supply of coal at the smelter. If you don't transport coal for a day, you will panic at the smelting yard, and now you rely on transporting coal at night. Li Yunhe said: "In the future, if the coking plant on Niutoushan starts construction, the transportation capacity will be increased." The scheduling of this single-track train is a big problem. ”

"If the railway over there is Hukou and Baotou opened, I think the section from the smelting field to Niutoushan needs to be turned into a double line. However, I think we still need to tap the potential of railway dispatch first. There are places where we can set up evasion lines to make way for fast trains. Zhang Zhimu said.

The industrial production of Yaogang has developed too fast, and the pressure on transportation has not been reduced. Zhang Zhimu didn't know that if there was no railway and waterway transportation from the kiln to the Fen River, how would the materials and products needed for the kiln production be transported in and out. I don't know how many carriages, camels and porters go in and out of the kiln every day, but in short, those small restaurants and inns all earn a lot of money.

Li Yunhe saw that Zhang Zhimu had rare time and had nothing to do after work, so he followed Zhang Zhimu to the office.

Yang Qinglian saw that Zhang Zhimu was back and said, "Mr. Zhang, you are back." Master Qingfengzi is calling, please go. ”

Zhang Zhimu knew that something must be wrong with the son of Qingfeng, and said, "You call him immediately." ”

As soon as the phone rang, Zhang Zhimu said, "Master Qingfengzi, are you looking for me?" ”

"I'd like to ask you to come over for a moment." Qingfengzi doesn't talk too much nonsense.

"Alright! Tomorrow I will take Li Yunhe and Mr. Lu Bingyi to you, and I also have something to discuss with you. Zhang Zhimu just wanted to discuss the paper mill and sewage treatment with Qingfengzi.

"Okay, I'll wait for you tomorrow." Qingfengzi said.

Zhang Zhimu put down the phone and said to Li Yunhe: "Inform Mr. Lu Bingyi tomorrow, and we will go to Master Qingfengzi together." Let's settle the matter of the paper mill together. ”

At this time, Yang Qinglian came in again and said, "Xiao Hongyu also came to call and asked you what kind of competition is going to be held at the academy, and if you have time." ”

"You call Xiao Hongyu, and after their matter is settled, tell me the time in advance." Zhang Zhimu said.

Yang Qinglian agreed and went out.

Li Yunhe was happy and said, "Why are you with Xiao Hongyu." Is Yulin gone? ”

"Nonsense, what does this have to do with Yang Yulin. The students of Yaogang College held a campus song and poetry competition and asked me to be a judge for them. Can I not go? ”

"In the past two days, Li Di, their hydropower station in Xishan Baozi is going to be connected to the grid for power generation, will you participate?" Li Yunhe asked.

"Won't they just connect to the grid without giving it a try?"

"Hey! It's already been tried, so you don't have to worry. Li Di and those people are doing things, you can rest assured! ”

"That's two more megawatts?"

"If there is more water in the rainy season this summer, it can be distributed to up to three megawatts." Li Yunhe said.

"Okay, I'll go for this." After Zhang Zhimu finished speaking, he asked again: "How did the galvanized plate and tin plate I let them get?" ”

"The plant and equipment have been built, but now they can't do it." Li Yunhe said.

"Why?"

"Still not enough electricity. A lot of our things are delayed. Li Yunhe replied.

"When will the steam turbine power plant over there be completed?" Zhang Zhimu was a little anxious.

"The civil construction has already started, and it would be nice to want to generate electricity next fall. I can't count on it right now. Li Yunhe said: "I will first let them build five two-megawatt generators, and when our big generators are used to generate electricity, they can dismantle them and use them in remote places." There's no way, we're building one now, and with the power of a generator, we can do one more thing. ”

After returning home in the evening, Huang Yukun said to Zhang Zhimu: "There is one thing, you have to take care of it." ”

"Oops! Coming home won't let me rest. Go ahead! ”

"I don't have time to talk to you about these things during the day." Huang Yukun said: "There are too many people who come to register for marriage now, and the speed at which we build houses simply cannot keep up with the number of people who want to get married." My idea was that we would build something smaller, with a kitchen and a room. If you are in a hurry to get married, you can live in a small house first, and then change to a bigger house slowly. This will allow you to arrange some people as soon as possible. ”

"Great idea!" Zhang Zhimu actually thought of the tube building in his previous life, but Zhang Zhimu resolutely did not build that kind of house. That kind of house is really terrible, and now that there is no shortage of land, a better house should be built.

"You can talk to Liu Bensheng and them tomorrow, and let him choose a place to build such a house as soon as possible." Huang Yukun said.

"Good! But I still have to talk to Mr. Lu Bingyi and ask him to come up with a plan. We can't just build whatever we want in the kiln place."

"Actually! The housing of employees does not necessarily have to be a good place, as long as the road is good, they are not afraid of being far away, and the house in remote areas can be bigger. How big is the kiln, and it will be more convenient to open the tram in the future. Huang Yukun said.

Huang Yukun's words really reminded Zhang Zhimu. Now the tram line from Yaogang to Xiurong is under construction, and there are shops on both sides of the tram line. Behind the shops, you can build a house even a little farther away, as long as it is not far from the tram line, so it is easy to take the car.

At this time, Yang Yulin came over with a stomach and said: "I think we still have to think about our housing, and we can't build houses for everyone in the future." The workers of the kiln gang build houses, what about the other branches? Every worker builds a house, so how many houses does it need? ”

What Yang Yulin said, Zhang Zhimu didn't think about it, but if he didn't build a house now, the workers of the kiln gang would not be able to get married, and it would be impossible for them to build their own houses. Before I come up with a good solution, I can only do this.

Zhang Zhimu helped Yang Yulin sit down in the past and said: "Now the workers of the kiln gang come to our kiln gang empty-handed, and it is our responsibility to solve the work housing for them." I also know that this is not a long-term solution, and we can only do it until we think of a better way. ”

"I have a solution, I don't know if it's going to work." Huang Yukun said.

"Tell me about it!" Zhang Zhimu encouraged Huang Yukun.

"In fact, workers who have housing also know that the house they live in is a company, which is different from the commercial housing they bought outside. They don't have property rights. So they will never have the peace of mind of the house they bought for themselves. We can give the workers a favorable condition and sell the house to the workers. It can also be slowly deducted from their salary. In this way, after they buy the house, they can get the property rights and they can buy and sell themselves. We can use this money to build more houses. Those who don't want a company house can be given some housing subsidies and let them solve the housing problem by themselves. Huang Yukun said.

"What can they do to solve the house problem themselves?" Zhang Zhimu said.

"Oops! The houses around Xiurong and Yaogang are not expensive, they have a salary, and they can solve it by themselves if the company subsidizes some. Otherwise, if you live in a company house, you will be happy, and if you don't have a house, you will feel unfair. Huang Yukun said.

Zhang Zhimu felt that what Huang Yukun said made sense.

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The Song army occupied Hokkaido, and Yuankou landed on the island of Kyushu. Opening up the Japanese battlefield. --Progress of "Memories of the Southern Song Dynasty".