African Nationhood

"Okay, this article is well written."

Shi Jintang took a puff of his cigar and then rang the bell on his desk.

"Dang~"

Soon the door opened, and an ordinary-looking middle-aged woman pushed open Chairman Shi's door.

"What are your orders, Chairman?"

"Huang Jin, call Prime Minister Ouyang and ask him to come over."

The middle-aged woman nodded, "Okay, Chairman."

Seeing the middle-aged woman leave, Shi Jintang couldn't help but feel a toothache.

He originally wanted to find a young girl to be his secretary, but Ye Rong and Kelly tried hard to prevent him from finding one.

He said that finding someone who was not beautiful would benefit Chairman Shi's physical and mental health.

Shi Jintang was very reluctant to do this, but Ye Rong mobilized his family's little girl Shi Jing to pester him. The little girl ordered him with a sweet voice not to hire beautiful women as his secretaries. Chairman Shi agreed with a wry smile.

Who told him that Chairman Shi was a daughter slave?

After using it for a while, he found that Huang Jin's ability to do things was quite good. No matter how complicated the work was given to her, she could complete it quickly and well.

Chairman Shi gradually accepted Huang Jin and acted as his secretary to handle confidential work.

……

It didn't take long for Ouyang Geng to arrive. He walked up to Chairman Shi and politely picked up a cigar and smoked it.

Shi Jintang couldn't help but frowned, "Aren't you a smoker?"

Ouyang Geng immediately became angry when he heard this, "It's not your son's fault."

Shi Jintang was stunned immediately, "How could my son offend you?"

"Oh, your Shi Zhao is really stupid. When my daughter is with him, he dares to say anything.

He told my daughter, you don’t smoke anymore because smoking is harmful to your health but cigars are not.

So my daughter stipulated that I should not smoke anymore and learn to smoke cigars from you. "

Shi Jintang immediately became happy when he heard this, "You guys are also afraid of your daughter."

Ouyang Geng chuckled, "This is the only girl among several children, how can I not be more precious?"

The two laughed and chatted for a while. Shi Jintang pointed to the report on the industrial park sent by Shi Jinyong from Europe on the table.

“Vice Premier Shi suggested that we should plan several more industrial centers in the country, following the example of the Ruhr Industrial Zone in Germany.

The establishment of a regional industrial center will radiate to the surrounding areas, while also laying out the entire industrial chain to expand and strengthen domestic heavy industry.

As for light industry, it can blossom everywhere, grow and develop on its own, and then be integrated at a certain stage.

He suggested increasing the concentration of industrialization in the two small regional centers of the Namib region, Meibu (now Tsumeb, Namibia) and Hot Springs (now Windhoek).

As for the status of the two regional centers of Handu (now Bulawayo, Zimbabwe) and Jianye (now Harare, Zimbabwe), they can reduce investment.

Instead, we will focus on construction in three locations: Zhongjing Region, Map Port and Durban Port.

The Zhongjing Region is rich in coal and iron and is uniquely positioned to develop heavy industry. It is also the capital area with a dense population and mature conditions for the development of industrialization in all aspects.

Although Durban and Maples lack resource advantages, they have obvious advantages in port services.

Moreover, these two places are not far from the Zhongjing area, and the conditions for the construction of heavy industrial parks are sufficient.

As for Beira and Nampula in Rhodesia, they can be used as alternatives for future regional center cities.

What do you think of this report? "

Ouyang Geng took off his cigar and blew out the smoke, "I have read this report and I agree with his suggestions.

Previously, in order to guard against the British, we vigorously built inland central cities.

Now that the threat from the British has been removed, it is time for us to consider the location and transportation advantages.

For central cities far inland, transportation costs and transportation time costs must be considered, both of which cannot be ignored.

But Lao Shi doesn’t know enough about Meibu Town and Hot Spring City. In my opinion, these two places are not suitable for further investment of resources and funds.

After all, the Namib region is severely short of water and cannot support a large population. Without a population, there would be no human resources, the most important resource for industrial development.

I think it is better to build the three regions of Zhongjing, Maplan and Durban as key industrial zones.

The industrial park in Zhongjing Region focuses on steel, machine tool manufacturing, heavy-duty locomotives and transportation machinery. It also needs to improve the industrial layout of chemical industry and military industry. As for Mapuchen and Durban, they mainly rely on location and port factors to develop high-tech industries such as steel, transportation machinery, oil refining, shipbuilding, and electrolytic aluminum.

Jianye and Handu are industrial layouts for the development of military industry, machine tools and transportation machinery.

As for Meibu Town, Lusa Town (now Lusaka, Zambia), Luben Town (now Lubumbashi, Democratic Republic of the Congo), Saishen Iron Mine, and Huota Manganese Mine, these places are rich in mineral resources.

Just send more black indentured laborers to dig for ore. "

After listening to Ouyang Geng's suggestion, Shi Jintang was convinced.

“Then let’s follow your advice and your cabinet will come up with a plan as soon as possible.

At the same time, Lister of the Ministry of Transport was informed and asked to sort out the railway and land transportation along the way so that various industrial equipment from Germany could be transported quickly and reliably.

And let the Ministry of Urban Construction take the lead in coordinating construction materials and giving priority to building factories.

Also, ask the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, how is their development of the internal combustion engine locomotive, and when will the results be produced? "

“This is almost done, Rudolf Diesel and the others have already built a prototype of an internal combustion engine.

They tested it and found that the effect of this internal combustion locomotive was quite good, and it could stably increase the vehicle speed to 60 kilometers per hour.

According to their assumptions, the speed of the diesel locomotive can be further increased.

80 kilometers per hour is not a dream. "

Hearing the good news, Shi Jintang showed a satisfied smile.

……

At the beginning of the 20th century, European and American countries were experimenting with new locomotives to speed up railways.

For example, in 1897, the intercity train built in Britain was able to travel at a speed of 120 kilometers per hour.

The United States also began large-scale railway development at the end of the 19th century. By the beginning of the 20th century, some railway lines built in the United States could travel at speeds of more than 100 kilometers per hour.

France undertook a plan to expand its railway network in the early 20th century with the aim of increasing the speed of domestic and international trains.

The result of this plan was that certain trains built in France in 1901 could travel at speeds of more than 140 kilometers per hour, making them among the fastest trains of the time.

Germany has been experimenting with railway speed improvements since the early 1903th century. In 210.2, the German AEG company's experimental "internal combustion motor vehicle" reached a top speed of km/h.

……

Railway construction in Nanhua has been going on, but the institution to develop locomotives has not yet been established.

It's not that Shi Jintang doesn't want to, it's just that there is too little talent.

Although the advanced railway speeds in Europe and the United States are faster than those in Nanhua, the models they test must run on specific tracks.

The diesel locomotives in Nanhua can be used on any railway track and can increase speed.

Such a universal locomotive will definitely attract the favor of other countries in the world.

This technology will become a high-tech in South China, and its export can also earn a large amount of foreign exchange.

"Now that the prototype has been built, let's arrange for commercial use as soon as possible. The speed of 40 kilometers per hour is indeed too slow.

In addition, increasing the train speed to 60 kilometers per hour is a major progress and deserves recognition.

If it can increase the speed to 80 kilometers per hour, it should be recognized even more.

Those involved in this project should be awarded medals and publicly recognized. "

Ouyang Geng nodded, "Okay, I will arrange it.

By the way, has your Shi Xu’s marriage been decided? "

Shi Jintang shook his head, "No, who is interested in my son again?"

Ouyang Geng chuckled: "Well, Lao Cai's daughter is getting older and wants to find her husband's family."

Hearing what Ouyang Geng said, Shi Jintang was noncommittal.

Cai Shaoji was very calculating and wanted to marry his daughter to Shi Hao as his first wife, so he arranged for his daughter to study in the UK early. She went to the same school as Shi Hao.

It's a pity that Shi Jintang had arranged the marriage for his eldest son early, and Cai Shaoji didn't want his daughter to be a child for Shi Hao.

Only then did he remember to ask Ouyang Geng to inquire about Shi Xu's situation.

"You can ask Cai Shaoji's wife to ask Alice about this matter. I don't care about it."

Ouyang Geng nodded, "Okay, I'll go back to Lao Cai." (End of Chapter)