President Meng directly took Zuo Zongtang to the world map, "From Yinchuan, to Lanzhou, to Xining, to Golmud, to build all railway lines and highway lines, I expect that within two years, Huaguo will be able to produce large-scale transportation equipment, full mechanical power, what you have to do now is to survey the road conditions, level the road, and prepare for the big construction."
This is the Qinghai part, and from Yinchuan, to Jiayuguan, to Dunhuang, to Turpan, Urumqi, Yili, to build a large railway across Gansu and Xinjiang, only after the completion of these two large railways, the northwest has really entered the stability of these, I plan to hand it over to you, Huaguo's finance, will give you money. ”Zuo Zongtang saw the two ends of the big railway marked by President Meng from the map for the first time, and the whole person was stunned in surprise, Qin Shihuang built the Great Wall, and Emperor Yang of Sui built the Grand Canal, but compared with President Meng's plan, it was like a child's home.The most important thing is, how much does this cost, how many years Meng President saw Zuo Zongtang's surprised appearance, secretly proud, these historical cattle people, in front of themselves, are still like pugs, "You don't have to be afraid, this is definitely not possible by manpower alone, there will be large transport trucks and tractors, cranes, these mechanical power assistance, relying on people alone, will definitely not be able to do, I ask you, form a construction corps of 100,000 people, go back to start construction now, while solving the problem of the people in the northwest border, while building these two big railways, And the land annexed by Tsarist Russia from us, sooner or later, I will have to return it a thousand times this is a top secret, and you don't talk to anyone. ”Zuo Zongtang's heart is warm, mainly because of President Meng's attitude towards himself, although he doesn't understand what mechanical power is, what is a tractor, a large transport ship, and a crane.Zuo Zongtang's sense of national honor and national honor is stronger than Li Hongzhang, and he loves face more, listening to President Meng tell himself such a high secret, his heart is so warm that he can't do it, and he nodded and said: "The president trusts me so much, I will definitely do a good job." ”President Meng smiled, "I take tens of millions of taels of silver from the Qing court every year, in fact, not only all of them are used back to the areas of the Qing court, but also from Huaguo, God knows my heart, do you understand" "The president has a feeling for the country and the people, I understand, if the northwest does not post money, it will never be able to connect with us."
It's just that the money is too big. ”Zuo Zongtang nodded sincerely: "Just these two sections of the railway, plus the highway, I'm afraid that two billion taels of silver are not enough." ”"Two billion taels hehe, what can two billion taels of silver do to complete, at least five to eight years, at least 14 billion taels of silver equivalent to Huayuan" President Meng smiled, "Your money, look too big." ”Zuo Zongtang stared in shock, he didn't understand the economy, and he didn't know that the cost of building a railway was so huge.President Meng probably knows how difficult it is to build these two sections of the railway, this is not for the main route of economic development, this is mainly for the integrity of the country, even in the later generations, it will not be until after the sixties before the strength to start construction.President Meng has advanced such a large project by nearly a hundred years.When Kangxi conquered the Jungger Department, if there was a direct railway from Beijing to Urumqi, the expedition task would be completed in minutes.President Meng is not so strong now, in fact, with the vastness of China's territory, just to defend the country, at least five million troops are needed in the northwest, the reason why it was handed over to Zuo Zongtang, President Meng does not want to slow down, and after the opening of the railway from Beijing to Datong, President Meng intends to build a railway directly from Datong, through the whole of Mongolia, to Ulaanbaatar, if there was such a railway at the end of the Qing Dynasty at that time, Tsarist Russia wanted to remove a piece of meat from Outer Mongolia from the hands of the Qing court, it was simply a fantasy.Moreover, with the direct railway to Ulaanbaatar, in the military posture against Russia, China will no longer be as passive as it is now, the strength of China and Tsarist Russia is not in the same order of magnitude, if the two sides put the main battlefield in Vladivostok, China will not be able to fight at all, let alone fight to Tsarist Russia itself.But if there is a railway to Ulaanbaatar, this situation can be completely reversed, because, President Meng can send troops directly from Beijing and arrive in the Baikal region, President Meng's advantage in foreign wars is that people are provocative, and President Meng is premeditated, he is a real wolf, and when President Meng decides to attack, the first bite must be to bite off your biggest piece of meat Zuo Zongtang heard about the payment for this project, was stunned, and knelt down directly to President Meng, "Although I can't descend, But I'm willing to do this for China. ”President Meng smiled and helped Zuo Zongtang up, "Zuo Shuai doesn't have to be like this, completed the integrity and unification of these two sections of the railway and the region, whether you are from China or not, you are the national hero Lanzhou, Xining, Urumqi, these places, not only to build a military fortress, but also to build an economic fortress, the development of the northwest, for the whole of China, is of great significance." ”Zuo Zongtang burst into tears with excitement, nodded and said: "President rest assured, Zuo Zongtang will take the money, and he will definitely do more things than the silver that President Meng gave me, and what the Qing court can't do, with the support of President Meng, I think it can be completed." ”President Meng smiled and nodded, and on that day, he arranged for Zuo Zongtang to eat with him.Princess Katrina Kafu smiled after Zuo Zongtang left: "It's good now, with Li Hongzhang in the middle and Zuo Zongtang in the northwest, although it does not have the ability to control the area ruled by the Qing court, it will not delay the construction of railways and highways." ”"The area ruled by the Qing court is still secondary, the key is still the Jiangnan of Huaguo, the problem of Jiangbei is easier than Jiangnan, Jiangnan must be completely grasped in our hands, and the industry in Jiangnan cannot be relaxed."
President Meng said thoughtfully, "Southern Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong, these places can not slow down, need to establish the south heavy, and the north heavy echo each other, the north focuses on heavy industry and military industry, and the south focuses on civilian industry."
Jiangnan has a greater demand for shipbuilding and machinery manufacturing. ”"Then it's still Shen Baozhen, the president doesn't appreciate Shen Baozhen very much," Princess Katrina Kafu said with a smile.President Moe smiled and nodded, holding Princess Katrina Kaf's snow-white hand, "It's always you who know my heart best." ”"If you can find Western-style talents in the Qing court, you can find more, which can not only increase the president's good name, but also win the hearts of the Qing people."
Princess Katrina Kafu said with a smile: "Our biggest problem now is money, and the president's steps are too big. ”"yes, money is used everywhere.China has been asleep for too long, and I don't know how long I would have slept if it weren't for me. ”President Meng sighed softly, "I can't wait to push China to the top of the world in one day" Princess Katrina Kaf's eyes lit up, holding President Meng, and couldn't help but kiss President Meng on the lips, "With the president, everything will be fine." ”President Meng grabbed Princess Katrina Kaf's plump breasts and pinched them, "Well, that's a good point." ”Princess Katrina Kafu blushed and smiled and pressed President Moe's hand.Shen Baozhen's original name was Shen Zhenzong, the word Youdan, also known as Hanyu, Han nationality, Fujian Houguan.He was an important minister in the late Qing Dynasty, a politician, a military strategist, a diplomat, and a national hero.He is the founder of China's modern shipbuilding, shipping and naval construction.He was the son-in-law of Lin Zexu, a feudal official of the Qing Dynasty who resisted invasion.In the eleventh year of Xianfeng, Zeng Guofan invited him to go to the camp in Anqing and entrusted him with reuse.In the thirteenth year of Tongzhi, Japan launched a war of aggression against Taiwan under the pretext that the Ryukyu boat people drifted to Taiwan and were mistakenly killed by the Gaoshan people.The Qing court sent Shen Baozhen as the minister of the Qin mission to Taiwan to handle coastal defense, and concurrently took charge of the ministers of various countries, planned coastal defense matters, and handled negotiations on the withdrawal of Japanese troops.Thus, Shen Baozhen began his path of modernization advocacy in Taiwan.In the first year of Guangxu, Shen Baozhen returned to Beijing.This time, President Meng did not say much verbose, and directly wrote a warrant appointing Shen Baozhen as the general manager of Nanzhong, responsible for supervising the Nanyang Naval Division.Princess Katrina Kafu said curiously: "Does the president plan to give a direct order Shen Baozhen is still an official of the Qing court, if he refuses, what will happen to the president's face Moreover, is it to let the officials of Huaguo be the right and let Shen Baozhen be the deputy" t1706231537: