Chapter Forty-Six: The Road Money, Death Deserves It
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After the celebration, Zhong Guanguan found a reason to ride out of the county seat and went to Erdaojiang. These two rivers are the upper reaches of the Hunjiang River ten miles north of Tonghua County, which was originally a wasteland, but now it is the most lively place in Tonghua County, there are crowds of people in a radius of several miles during the day, and teams of workers shout trumpets to work, and at night when they finish producing rice, the workers will return to their shacks and smoke -- at first the shacks near the construction site were built everywhere, and then they appeared to be in order after rectification. Over the course of a few months, the overgrown river beach had completely changed its appearance, the trees had been cut down everywhere, the ground had been leveled, and many drainage ditches larger than houses had been dug under the command of the Germans, and some makeshift wooden houses had been erected to serve as temporary offices and storehouses. Now the main work here is to repair the embankment, the rain in the rainy season in the northeast is extremely abundant, in the summer when the water rises that is terrible, taking advantage of the shallow water after the autumn, the embankment is being built on this side of the river, and most of the ash transported this time is used here.
Zhong Guanguan wanted to go to the construction site to take a look, but saw Chen Dazheng, who was exploring the way, and a few people leading mules and horses to walk by, so he dismounted and shouted: "Yao Zhai, Yao Zhai ......"
Chen Daxunsheng saw it, and when he saw that it was Zhong Guanguan, he came over with a smile on his face. "Zhong Sheng, do you have to come to the construction site today? Hehe. ”
Although Chen Da spoke Cantonese Northeast dialect, although it was awkward, Zhong Guanguan could understand it after a few months, and said: "What do you mean that I am free, I have been here three times in two days." But you, who are often nowhere to be seen. Didn't you say last time that there was still one last section left, and you were going to Andong to survey the road, why did you come back? ”
"It's been surveyed a long time ago, there is a lot of flat land over there, it's good to bypass the village and the tomb, it's very fast, in the end, Zhong Sheng's map has helped a lot." Chen Da grinned again, he was a young man with a very sunny smile, and he probably ate a lot of meat in the United States. He is also taller and stronger than the average Chinese, except for hanging a whip like a Chinese, the others are more like a foreigner, "The whole road has been surveyed, and several of us are preparing to find a place to go through the whole road to see where there is anything missing." ”
I heard that after the road survey, there was nothing surprising about Zhong sightseeing. With the help of the map given by Chengcheng, plus these Cantonese people are really dead, they are clamoring to go out to survey the road on the third day of the Lunar New Year. "How's it going, is this road easy to repair?" Zhong Guanguan asked with concern. To the east of Fengtian to the Yalu River are mountains and forests, although the mountains are not high, but the ground is very uneven. One mountain after another, it is really difficult to build roads.
"Zhong Sheng, you can rest assured. The roads are easy to repair, but the Dalinggou Tunnel in Huairen (Huanren County) is more troublesome. However, if the excavation is carried out in advance, the project will not be delayed. "When it comes to railways, Chen Da is rigorous. The whole road is basically in the mountains, but fortunately the mountains are not too high, and the railway is connected by some mountains, although there are some obstacles from time to time. However, the obstacle is not big, but it is more labor-intensive than the amount of railway earthwork on flat land.
Hearing that the road can be repaired, Zhong Guanguan suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, the more he knows about the railway, the more he knows that it is not easy to build the road, the imperial court is said to be repairing the railway from Beijing to Zhangjiakou, but the newspaper said that this road is easy to get anywhere else. It's just that the section of the Great Wall is not easy to repair, and it is not accurate to survey the road several times. "Let's go, let's find a place to talk." Zhong Guanguan finally met him, and he couldn't wait for Chen Da to report the situation.
Chen Da also just returned to Tonghua yesterday, and he wanted to report it after sorting it out, but now that he was pulled, he had to follow his wishes and take his subordinates with him.
"The entire road has now been surveyed, and the Andong coast as required in the plan is to Xinmintun in Mukden. The total mileage is 668.8 kilometers. It is mainly divided into three sections, the first section from Andong to Tonghua, which is 326.7 kilometers, and the second section from Tonghua to Mukden. It is 271.8 kilometers, and the third section from Fengtian to Xinmintun is 70.3 kilometers......"
At this point, he was interrupted by Zhong Guanguan, "The section of the road from Fengtian to Xinmintun is now said by the imperial court, and this section will be repaired by the imperial court, not for us." Don't add that paragraph. As long as we can build the railway to the west of the Dongqing Railway. Zhong Guanguan said. The railway inside and outside the Guanxi is not only full of goods and makes a lot of money, but also related to the safety of the center of the imperial court.
"Oh, that's five hundred and ninety-eight .5 kilometers. Let's take a note," Chen Da confessed to his own person to write down this new situation. "There are 21 railway bridges and tunnels, the longest of which is the Hunjiang Railway Bridge we just saw, with a span of 110 meters; The longest tunnel is the Dalinggou Tunnel at the junction of Huairen and Kuandian, with a total length of 465.3 meters. This will be the key difficulty of the project in the future......"
After introducing the basic situation of the route, Chen Da introduced the project planning to Zhong Guanguan one by one, "The whole railway is divided into six sections to start construction, and Andong, Kuandian, Huairen, Tonghua, Xinbin, Fushun, Fengtian each section, each section plans to recruit 20,000 workers, organized into ten construction brigades, four responsible for the roadbed, two responsible for the track, one responsible for the tunnel, one responsible for the bridge and culvert, one responsible for the stone, one responsible for the sleeper. Huairen, Tonghua and Xinbin are relatively scarce, and it is estimated that less than 20,000 people will be recruited, and it is expected to be about 10,000...... The whole line is expected to start after the snow melts next year, the roadbed work is expected to be completed in mid-19O6, and the laying of rails will begin after the roadbed is dried, and the whole line is expected to be completed by the end of O7 and the beginning of O8. ”
After Chen Da's introduction, Zhong Guanguan looked at the map on the table and was silent, he wanted to complete it as soon as possible, but if it was completed quickly, the funds would not be able to keep up, and he was clear about the income in Shanghai, and it was expected that by the end of 19o7, plus the investment of shareholders - because of the war between Japan and Russia, the financing organized by Yu Qiaqing was greatly resisted, who would throw the silver in vain to this place where the war was constantly raging - that is, about fifteen million, which should be subtracted from the investment of nearly three million in Tonghua New Town, various factories and mines, and military factories. Twelve million is not enough to repair the entire railway, but how much does it cost? Zhong Guanguan didn't know, he wanted to know now but was afraid to know.
Zhong Guanguan asked: "Yaozhai, now that the entire road has been surveyed, can you tell me how much it will cost to build this road?" ”
Chen Da had already calculated this, and replied: "The whole railway is located in a mountainous area, compared with the general railway, the amount of earthwork has increased greatly, and the price of steel has been expensive in the past two years, and the price ......of steel rails has risen from more than 30 US dollars to nearly 50 US dollars now.
Zhong Guan waved his hand and said, "Don't tie it." Just tell me how much the whole road will cost to repair. You don't care how much money you have, you just need to build roads. ”
Chen Da smiled bitterly, he knew that the total share capital of Tonghua Railway Company was only 10 million foreign yuan, but the cost of the entire railway was far from being solved by 10 million foreign yuan. Seeing Zhong Guanguan's question, he replied: "According to the survey situation, the budget of the entire railway is more than 18 million US dollars, which is converted into 20 million taels of silver." If you want to tie it to foreign dollars, it will cost 27 million foreign dollars. ”
When Zhong Guanguan heard this, he suddenly felt that his brain was a little dizzy and the ground was a little shaky, he took a deep breath to stabilize his mind, and said with a deliberate smile: "You still pay back the US dollar, it's not that I'm afraid that I won't be able to stand it when I hear this number." I tell you that the next wave of financing of the Tonghua Railway Company in Shanghai is about to begin, although the situation is unstable at the time of the war between Japan and Russia. But this war will end one day, this northeast is still the land of our Chinese, you can relax, the road money is absolutely guaranteed. Although his heart was cold, Zhong Guanguan still endured his spirit and cheered them up.
"Also, 20,000 people in six sections is too few, and now there are many migrant workers in Shandong Zhili and other places. If there are too few local workers, the company will send people to Shandong Zhili and other places to recruit workers, and if each section is managed, then it is best to match 50,000 people, and the whole road is 300,000 people. These people can't do anything else, and they still know how to work hard. There are few people in the Tonghua area, and there will be a lot of workers to start factories and mines in the future, as long as the railway can have as many people. Then recruit as many people as possible. ”
Zhong Guanguan was not frightened by 27 million taels, but Chen Da was frightened by the 300,000 people he said, and it must be known that the Russians only used 450,000 people to build the 2,000-kilometer Dongqing Railway. However, Zhong Guanguan was not frightened by the huge investment, Chen Dadao: "Then I'll try my best to arrange it, if there are too many people, I'm afraid of nest work." If there are 50,000 people in each section, then the roadbed can be repaired by the end of next year. Although the road construction is difficult, the roadbed is stable, and it is not necessary to dry it for a year, and it is estimated that it will not be a problem to dry it for a winter. At that time, the whole line will be opened to traffic at the beginning of O7. ”
"Good, good. The more people, the better, as long as you can command, if you have 300,000, send 300,000, and if you have 500,000, send 500,000. These people will all stay in Liaodong in the future. Zhong Guanguan forced a smile and kept giving Chen Da a few confidences. Also, the start of road construction should also be exquisite, Fengtian to Fushun a section of next year before the end of the war is not good to start, Andong, Kuandian, Huairen, Tonghua, Xinbin these sections can be started first, especially Anton to repair first, this section of the coast is the most important, here must be started first, and it will be completed in a few months. But no matter how soon or late the construction starts, the road must be repaired in O7. ”
Chen Da didn't understand the shape of the northeast, and said suspiciously: "Start the repair system from the seaside, so that the materials are easy to come in, but after the roadbed is repaired, the department will always dry it to let it precipitate naturally, if you don't do this, then you will ...... in the future."
Zhong Guanguan said: "What you said is right, but the shape is not waiting for anyone, did you see the Japanese railway when you went to Andong?" ”
In fact, at this time, Korea had a railway directly connected to the mouth of the Yalu River, and during the war, in order to supply supplies to the first army of the right wing, Japan deliberately built a simple manual railway on the road from Andong to Benxi, which was the predecessor of the Anbong Railway in history. After the war, the Japanese were reluctant to dismantle this wartime railway, so they changed the temporary track to a standard track, and forcibly built the Yalu River Bridge. There is competition between the Antongbong Railway and the Anbong Railway, so once the war is armistice, the Japanese will definitely not let the Chinese railway be completed, so taking advantage of the fact that the war has not been completed, especially if the two navies have not decided the victory or defeat, Japan's mind is not yet in the favorable opportunity of occupying the land, relying on the support of the Americans, these dozens of kilometers of railways along the coast still have to be completed as much as possible -- in fact, the land through which the railway passes has already been bought, and the construction will start as soon as winter passes.
Chen Da understood a little, he said: "The Japanese built a manual railway in Andong, saying that it was used during the war, and it was demolished after the war, and this road also passed through our roadbed. Are you saying they won't be demolished after the war? ”
"After the war, the Japanese will definitely not demolish it, and it will be expanded into a standard railway," Zhong Guanguan said confidently, he was 100% confident in Yang Rui's judgment, "At that time, our Antongfeng and theirs Anfeng will inevitably compete, so we must repair the section of the sea mouth before July next year, and it will only take four months at most from Huaxue, Yaozhai, your task is very heavy!" ”
After discussing with Chen Da, Zhong Guanguan endured the trembling leg and stepped on the horse after a few steps. He didn't have the heart to look at the construction site at all now, not to mention the railway outlet to the sea. Chen Da's 27 million taels was frightened, and he knew how much money he had, even if he embezzled the 2 million that he raised the army every year, the money would be 7 million, and with the expansion of the education association and the increase of the army, the revival association might not be enough for 2 million a year. This thing has to be found and done.
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In the camp of Wunu Mountain in Huairen County, Yang Rui was also worried. The attack on Kumagaku Castle in August was extremely deadly for Japan. In order to carry out the strategy of the decisive battle, the commander of the Japanese Manchurian Army, Oyama Yan, was preparing to start the Liaoyang Campaign in mid-to-late August with the inferior strength of 150,000 troops of the three armies, but the Xiongyue Castle military station was attacked and the materials were damaged. Although food can still be collected from villages near the war zone, there is no way to replenish ammunition, and now the base camp no longer intends to rely on the output of the first industry to make up for it, and has specially applied for funds to order from Britain and the United States and other countries.
Yang Rui didn't know this truth, and when the Liaoyang War recorded in the novel didn't start on August 28, he knew that the last time things were bigger. Of course, this may also be a mistake by the novice author, but it is impossible to make a mistake in several books together - as a fruit seller who goes in and out of the mountains. In these places where there is no Internet, novels are the best thing to time, and he has downloaded a lot of novels on the Internet. On September 1o, Liaoyang was still quiet, and he began to panic a little. As a traverser, the biggest advantage is to be familiar with history, if the original history is changed for your own reasons, then it is really a big loss.
I was thinking about how to get the Russo-Japanese War back on track. I only heard someone shouting a report, and when I looked up, I saw that it was Li Chengyuan, the commander of the artillery company, so I let him in. Li Chengyuan had always been a staff officer of the first battalion before, and after he had artillery, he returned to his profession, and the second batch of military academy graduates had arrived. Artillery is indispensable, so they pulled out the first batch of nine people.
"What's the matter?" Yang Rui adjusted his mood, he didn't want to be sad about the students.
Li Chengyuan still had a upright posture, and he didn't relax at all. "The students should ask the commander for battle." After that, he took out a letter of invitation and handed it to Yang Rui's table with both hands.
Looking at the thin letter of invitation, Yang Rui said in his heart, here again, how many times has this been? He suppressed his excitement and stroked the undried blood with his hand. "Haven't you figured it out yet?" ”
Li Chengyuan was very calm, not afraid of Yang Ruihuo, and said calmly: "The student has not figured it out. Chengyuan wants to avenge Yongban. The Yongfan he was talking about was Chen Ximin, the leader of the fourth platoon of the guerrillas, a native of Hangzhou, Zhejiang, and the result of that draw was that he led the death squad into the military station by train, and then never came out.
Yang Rui asked: "What revenge do you want to take, family feud or national feud?" ”
Li Chengyuan was speechless when asked, this question had been asked before, and he also knew that what Mr. said was reasonable, but ...... He was stunned and didn't speak, suddenly his mouth moved, tears flowed out, and he whimpered: "Sir... Yongban was brought out by me... I'm going to take him back too......" Before he could finish his sentence, he burst into tears.
Yang Rui was also sad when he cried, he was really unlucky, who would have thought that the Japanese Manchuria General Headquarters was in Xiongyue City, so that half of the guerrillas were killed and wounded, and the people who broke into the military station were basically wiped out, five students were killed and three were injured, and the team was finally brought back by a platoon leader 6 Mengxiong, and this is the result of God's blessing, if it weren't for the continuous rainstorm the next day, it is estimated that everyone would be finished. Most of the bodies of the sacrificed soldiers were not brought back, and they were all left in Xiongyue City, but I don't know where the Japanese went, but this time it hit the G spot of the Japanese beasts, and now the whole of Liaodong is a bounty portrait of these people, and the Japanese are determined to retaliate this time.
There was only Li Chengyuan's crying in the camp for a while, and after a long time, when his crying was quieter, Yang Rui comforted: "Zhong Mei has already brought someone there, he is also from Hangzhou, he will bring Yongfan back." I won't let you go because you and he is a fellow countryman, and the relationship is too deep. Remember what I said to you when I was in Shanghai last year? Our generation is destined to die for the country, and it will die a miserable death, and there is no life in death, but no matter how miserable and lifeless it is, we must hold on, and there will be you and other classmates when Yongban dies; You classmates are dead, and there is me, and Mr. Xianfang; Mr. Xian and I died, and Mr. Yuanpei and Mr. Taiyan died; For the sake of the revolution, we are going to die as we deserve......"
Maybe it was because he finally cried out after a few days, or maybe it was because the persuasion was effective, Li Chengyuan waited for Yang Rui to finish speaking, and then took back the previous blood book, did not salute, and went out after bowing.
After Li Chengyuan left, Yang Rui also reached out and wiped the corners of his eyes, people are not plants and trees, after getting along for more than half a year, he has a lot of feelings for these students, he knows each of their names, origins, preferences and specialties clearly, he has to feel distressed every time they die, and Chang Shengkai in later generations loves Huangpu Phase I so much, it is estimated that it is because of this. After a while, Yang Rui's mood calmed down, and thinking that there were still a few hospitalized, he put down what he was doing and went to the medical camp.