Plane Merchant's Dream of a Powerful Country

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The first target plane is the sky above Wuhan City in the Yanhuang Continent.

In the Yanhuang Continent during the Republic of China, there was a group of songs along the banks of the Yellow River and Yangtze River: the water of the Yellow River cannot be cured; the Yangtze River Bridge cannot be repaired.

Historically, except for the Taiping Army who built three pontoon bridges in the three towns of Wuhan in 1852 and 1853, there has never been a real bridge on the 6000-kilometer Yangtze River.Later, in the era of the Beiyang warlords, George Miller, a German professor of the Bridge Department of Peking University, led his students to measure the bridge site. After the bald party came to power in 1930, an American bridge expert named Wadar suggested that the bald party government should carry out preparation work, so they sent people to drill a few holes on the Yangtze River, and there was no sound after that.Of course, the bald party did not do nothing. Their greatest achievement was to realize the direct carriage of trains across the river by ferry, and called this an unprecedented great progress in Yanhuang history.

"Ah~~~ It's really troublesome. I feel shy when I'm in a place with a lot of people." Regarding whether to quickly build and complete multiple Yangtze River Bridges under the eyes of residents in Wuhan or Nanjing in a few days or weeks, Wang Fan was very troubled.

"Are you afraid of being discovered abroad that the Red Party possesses 'black technology'?" Yadi asked.

"There are considerations in this regard, but not all of them." Wang Fan explained: "Yardi, you also know that for things that go against common sense, we can generally use the reason of large numbers of people and power to prevaricate foreigners. But what about domestic? Those water conservancy projects Experts are not fools, and if they are covered up with military secrets and other reasons, there is no problem. But I am worried that it will lead to the logical consequences of 'how bold people are and how productive they are' in the future."

"Are you worried that the rapid construction of the Yangtze River Bridge in reality will become the evidence and confidence of the revolutionary 'paranoid'?"

"I have this kind of worry. Now the national compulsory education has just started. Not to mention ordinary people, ordinary grassroots cadres only know a few words or nothing at all. I don't even think about physics, geometry, chemistry, etc. And even in the later generations, when basic education was completed in the 80s and 90s, when someone proposed the technology of 'water to oil', many people still believed it and were deceived. So for a few days and a few weeks I have always been hesitant to build this 'miracle project' of the Yangtze River Bridge." Wang Fan explained.

"Then what if you build slowly?" Yadi suggested.

"There is not enough time. My plan is that Yanhuang Continent will complete most of the country's infrastructure construction in 1944, so that more than 70% of the national tax revenue will be invested in the daily livelihood of the people, and the real "take from the people and use it" will be realized. Yumin', to let the poor people live a real good life. Of course, it is also for the purpose of improving internal strength, and gradually joined the world game from the second half of 1944 or 1945."

"So transportation is a big problem." Yadi answered.

"Yes! It is very important to build and improve the north-south material channel. Even without my participation, after the establishment of the main plane Yanhuang Republic, there is a 220-kilometer Beijing-Han Railway, and a 1956-kilometer Guangdong-Han Railway. But because Wuchang Hankou faces each other across the river, we can only rely on wooden boats and ferries to transport materials and pedestrians going from south to north. If wooden boats and ferries are used, one has a small load and the other takes a lot of time. Because of the weather, the flight will stop from time to time. I checked the information, the real history of the main plane is only 600, and the freight transported by railway and ferry has more than 6000 million tons, not to mention my influence now? It is not an exaggeration to reach more than 11 million tons! Moreover, Wuhan, a city with a population of more than one million, has an average of more than [-] citizens who rely on ferries and wooden boats to commute every day. Without bridges, macro and Micro is very inconvenient.”

"If it is purely for pedestrians and roads, I suggest building a tunnel across the river. The Wuhan Yangtze River Tunnel in later generations is a ready-made example. It is not difficult for me technically. In terms of construction, the robot will not be noticed when it is underground. Subjectively. The shock and impact are much smaller than those of the Yangtze River Bridge on the river.” Yadea proposed a solution.

"Tunnel across the river? This is a way." Wang Fan's eyes lit up when he heard the word tunnel across the river.

"As for the Yangtze River Bridge, you can decide for yourself. Anyway, at this stage, it is not realistic to rely on the Red Party to build it by itself." Yadi suggested: "I just checked the database information. Although the first Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge was built in only two years Time, but these two years have not been easy."

"Not easy? What do you mean?"

"What I mean is that it is not an exaggeration to say that the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is a nationwide effort. The situation at that time was that the Central Ministry of Heavy Industry was trying to supply rolled steel products of the required quality as far as possible. The necessary ships will be coordinated during the construction and related to shipping. The Central Forestry Department will supply the wood needed for bridge construction as much as possible. The Central Fuel Industry Department will ensure that there is sufficient power for the construction of the bridge. Hydrological data and so on. Of course, with you, it is not impossible to solve these problems, but the most troublesome thing is the Soviet experts."

"Soviet experts?"

"Well, according to the memoirs of Teng Daiyuan's children, the 'pipe string drilling method' used in the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge was proposed by the Soviet expert Xilin. And most importantly, the Soviet Union sent a large number of experienced water conservancy experts and technical workers to guide and help .Although we have used various methods to abduct many Soviet workers and experts, there is still a huge gap with the "systematic" "teaching and mentoring" of later generations. Let's use an analogy, we have a full set of equipment from elementary school to university. Mathematics textbooks, but most of the students are in the third and fourth grades of elementary school, and there is a shortage of teachers in junior high school and high school. If you directly give elementary school students a complete set of textbooks and let them self-study to university level, do you think the time and effect it takes are comparable to having a teacher teach them? How much difference will there be?"

"I understand, that's why I have a headache, and it's a talent problem! I always get stuck here every time. ***~~ If this is the case, I'd better build first, use it first, and then learn."

"what do you mean?"

"According to what you reminded me, build more tunnels across the river, and then build the Yangtze River Bridge in sparsely populated places to solve the problems of railways and freight roads. As for the Yangtze River Bridge in terms of people's livelihood, we can let the workers of the Red Party build it themselves while groping and practicing. , so as to firmly grasp this technology.”

Two days later, Northwestern Polytechnical University in Shaanxi.

Shikov, former Soviet water conservancy expert.Due to reasons such as the expansion of Stalin's suppression of counter-revolutionaries, the whole family was imprisoned in a Siberian prison, and was later introduced into the country by the Red Party by exchanging food for talents.It has been more than half a year since the first time I set foot on the land of Yanhuang. Shikov himself and his family have gotten used to the life of Yanhuang. Well, it should be said that they enjoy it very much.

Since he belongs to the urgently needed technical talents in the Red Party, his family enjoys various treatment and priority distribution.Shikov lives with his wife and two children in a large unit with three bedrooms and two halls.There are complete furniture, kitchen utensils, bathroom facilities, and small household appliances.Shikov himself teaches at Northwestern University, his wife works in a textile factory, and his two children attend free compulsory public primary schools built by the Red Party for free.

Shikov’s monthly salary is 80 merit coins, which is twice the income of Lao Mao and others. His wife’s salary is 25 merit coins, adding up to 105 merit coins (equivalent to 10000 yuan per month for future generations, but because the price is cheap, the purchasing power is less Equivalent to 000 yuan), because the rent is very cheap, only 1 yuan of meritorious service is needed per month, so they can have a lot of spare money every month to buy favorite food, clothes, books and toys.Every time he goes shopping and looks at the dazzling array of products on the counter in the store, Shikov can't help but sigh that Yanhuang, a "backward" country, has developed a variety of products in the field of people's livelihood, which is unbelievably powerful.

"Comrade Shikov, excuse me. I want to ask if you participated in the construction of a large-scale cross-river bridge project when you were in the Soviet Union?" Zhao Gang, the director of the school's general affairs department, asked after entering the room.

"Ah? Comrade Zhao Gang, hello!" Shikov, who was grading his homework, looked up and saw the person coming, and hurriedly greeted him and replied, "I have participated in several projects. But there are no large ones. I have only participated in two medium-sized bridges and bridges. Design and construction of 2 small bridges."

"That's fine, that's great! That's it. The central government requires the report of the list of experts with bridge engineering experience in each unit. I remember that it was written in your resume, and I plan to report it to you. But you may need to travel frequently in the future, is that ok?" ? Are you having trouble?"

"No, no, of course." Shikov, who has always felt that he has enjoyed a "beautiful" life in the past six months and is very uneasy in his heart, when he heard that he needs to "dedicate", he immediately expressed his position without any hesitation or second-guessing. .

"That's it for now. I'll sign up for you first, and I'll let you know when I have news."

"Thank you!"

a few days later.

After receiving the written notice, Shikov took the train from Xi'an to the south with two suitcases and other Soviet and Yanhuang experts from schools and factories.

Outside the city of Hankou, on the side of a hill near the Yangtze River, there is a temporary camp for construction workers.This is also a large-scale comprehensive construction base built by Wang Fan with his own hands: the color-steel houses are neatly arranged inside, the ground of the road is all paved with cement, and the street lighting equipment is 100% in place. As for the storage of large-scale piling equipment and other rainproof warehouses, there are many. Like a group of mighty and majestic warriors who are ready to go out at any time, waiting for the arrival of the commander.

In the large conference room of the engineering base, the domestic and foreign bridge experts who arrived began to review the design plan and construction technical information of the Yangtze River Bridge.Considering the difficulty of construction and the quality of technical personnel, Wang Fan chose to roughly continue the design of the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge. However, considering the navigation requirements of later generations, Wang Fan greatly increased the height of each pier to prevent the occurrence of large ships after the completion of the Three Gorges. Due to the height of the pier, it is not navigable.

"I agree to use the hills on both sides of the Yangtze River to shorten the length of approach bridges and embankments. Is the performance parameter of the steel mentioned in the plan too high? Can it be produced domestically? Can it be bought abroad? Even if it is bought, now Can it be shipped in large quantities during the war?" Some experts asked kindly.

"Please don't worry about the material problem. We have already found the source of the goods and properly solved the transportation problem." Li He, who is in charge of the coordination work, explained with a smile.

"Is the number of wooden piles for auxiliary construction too many? Will this cause a significant increase in project costs?" The domestic expert who is used to suffering asked distressedly.

"For safety reasons, we are all equipped with 1% redundancy to ensure the safety of construction personnel to the greatest extent. As for spending more budget for this, the Supreme Headquarters recognizes it and thinks it is necessary of."

"I have never heard of this 'pipe string drilling method'? How to ensure its feasibility? Why not use the 'air pressure caisson method'?"

"The 'air pressure caisson method' is too dangerous. Workers working in deep water are exposed to changes in air pressure and water pressure, and are prone to blood poisoning, which is commonly known as "caisson disease". There is no effective treatment for this disease at home and abroad. method, so we chose a new technology 'string drilling method'."

"But unproven new technologies are even more dangerous!"

"Regarding the verification of the new technology, we have already conducted various tests on the shore and in the center of the river. The various results have been sorted out and can be consulted at any time. And the production, installation and commissioning of large-scale mechanical equipment that needs to be redesigned and manufactured have also been completed. .This includes drill bits, drilling rigs, vibratory pile drivers, etc.”

"Although you are very confident in what you said, I think it is still necessary to go to the field to have a look and recalculate before drawing conclusions." Shikov, who had been silent all this time, expressed his opinion.

"Of course, I have prepared the vehicle, and everyone can leave at any time." Li He said with a smile.

In this way, the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge, which was built nearly 10 years ahead of schedule, started slowly with the cooperation of experts and technicians from various countries inside and outside Yanhuang.