The big project itself is a shock, and the Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway, measured in this era, can be regarded as a super project. The train leaves Lanzhou, 35 kilometers west, and is the first Hekou Yellow River Bridge designed by the Chinese. Rolling
The Yellow River flows right under your feet. Everyone sitting on the train can't help but feel a strong shock. This is the power of the industrial age.
Use steel and cement to conquer nature and transform the world. In the process, the natural chasm becomes a road, and the barriers of time and space are broken. The journey that took half a year in the past can now be reached in a week. Think of the camel bells on the ancient Silk Road in the past. Listen to
Listen to the roar of the train now.
Hundreds of times the speed, thousands of times the transport capacity, what progress and what a feat!
No fancy words can describe this change. The Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway crosses the Yellow River from Lanzhou City westward, crosses the Wushaoling Mountains at an altitude of three thousand meters, enters the Hexi Corridor at the northern foot of the Qilian Mountains, passes through Wuwei, Zhangye,
Jiuquan exits Jiayuguan at the western end of the Great Wall, passes through Yumen at the southern foot of Mazong Mountain, Shule River, and crosses Hongliu River to the west into Xinjiang. After passing through Weiya, it passes along the southern foot of Tianshan Mountain through Hami, Shanshan, and Turpan, and crosses at Dabancheng
Tianshan to Dihua.
The total journey is 1,903 kilometers, along which there are the Hexi Corridor with abundant water and grass, and the deserted Gobi beaches; there are both emerging industrial cities and ancient towns with splendid culture; there are fields with fragrant fruits and melons, and mirages of mirages.
The Lanzhou-Xinjiang Railway passes through the "100-mile wind zone" and the "30-mile wind outlet", making construction and transportation extremely difficult. A total of 110.83 million cubic meters of roadbed earth and stone have been completed along the entire line; 33 tunnels, with a total extension of 11.8 kilometers; and 1,117 bridges, with a total extension of
More than 30 kilometers. There are relatively concentrated bridges and tunnels in the Wushaoling area. There is a group of Tianshan tunnels between Hougou and Dabancheng, as well as roadbed projects passing through windy areas. All are key to construction.
In order to build this railway, a total of 126 engineers and technicians lost their lives. Some fell off a cliff while surveying the line, some were not accustomed to the climate and contracted diseases. Some were overworked and died at the construction site.
A railway requires countless efforts and heavy sacrifices. But when the train passes by, everyone clearly knows that these sacrifices are all worth it. With such a railway, the mainland and Xinjiang are completely connected.
At the same time, no one can get involved in China's territory.
The Russians who are ready to make trouble no longer want to stir up trouble in Xinjiang. This sacred territory that has been included in China's territory since the Han Dynasty has not been completely stabilized until this time. Moreover, with the addition of railway lines, it will be countless times easier to transport materials and equipment. Xinjiang
Plans to exploit abundant coal, oil, and natural gas are all on the agenda.
Moreover, Xinjiang is considered an agricultural treasure land. As long as the water problem is solved, almost anything can be grown here. In addition to fruits, Xinjiang is also an important cotton production base. If you want people to be fed and clothed, it is not an empty talk, it must be
Just produce enough.
If we follow the clothing standards of later generations, even if all the land is planted with cotton, it will not be enough. Therefore, the petrochemical industry must be developed and artificial materials must be used instead.
At this time, if we want to let the people have clothes to wear, vigorously planting cotton and developing the textile industry in Xinjiang have become an inevitable choice. Among the millions of immigrants, more than 500,000 are engaged in cotton production. As long as there are people along the railway line,
In the oasis area, you can see busy people, like worker ants, working non-stop.
The train went smoothly. We arrived directly at Dihua. Qin Wei personally greeted Yang Yuting at the station. As soon as the two met, Yang Yuting seemed a little unfamiliar. Qin Wei's face was tanned, his beard was unkempt, and his hands were big and rough.
Just like an old farmer.
However, Qin Wei was full of energy and said with a smile: "Mr. Yang, this place is very windy and sandy. If it doesn't support people, I'm afraid you will suffer!"
"Yang is not a pampered person. He has never suffered anything. If the brothers can bear it, I can bear it!"
Qin Wei smiled and took Yang Yuting's hand, and the two got on the horse together and headed to the station: "Minister Yang, to be honest, the hard days are over. When we first came here, there was no water or food. Brother
We could only get some snow water from the mountains and dug a lot of wells, but it was all brackish water, and everyone held their noses and drank it. It has been more than a year, and the brothers have used a hoe in one hand and a hoe in the other.
With the pistol, we have opened more than 200,000 acres of arable land, with enough vegetables to eat, and we also raise a lot of cattle, sheep, pigs and dogs, which can fill our stomachs."
Yang Yuting also nodded meaningfully: "It's hard to guard the border, I finally said it, but now that there is a railway, supplies from the mainland can be sent up. In addition, I will reveal another news to you. I am going to
The second armored division is placed in Xinjiang."
Upon hearing the news, Qin Wei's eyes widened immediately. Currently, the only official armored division in the country is the Guards Division, which is the trump card for guarding Beijing and Tianjin. If the second armored unit can be placed in Xinjiang, it will be
What a great honor!
Of course, Qin Wei also had a taste of the middle: "Minister Yang, does the vice president want to use troops against the Soviet Union?"
Yang Yuting nodded: "It can take up to two or three years, or at least one or two years. To be honest, I came here this time just to examine the actual situation. Fighting against the Russians is not a small matter, and it must be planned carefully."
"Yes, these old guys are not that easy to deal with, but starting from this year, a large number of Russians have fled to China and want to seek asylum."
"Oh? What's going on? Is there a famine in Russia?"
"No, but it's almost the same. I heard that the Russians were carrying out agricultural collectivization, setting up a large number of farms, and depriving landlords and rich peasants of their land. Many people couldn't bear it and ran away."
When Yang Yuting heard this, he immediately frowned: "Isn't the Russian approach similar to what we do domestically? Why is there such a big problem?"
"It's hard to put it into words. Speaking of which, the landowners and rich peasants in the country should be really lucky. If they had followed what the Russians did, I'm afraid their heads would have been gone long ago."
The Russians were simple and crude in doing things, and when they carried out agricultural collectivization, they were far less meticulous than Zhang Tinglan. Although China deprived the landlords of their land, it gave them the power of choice and guided them to transfer capital to industry and commerce. Even if they were unwilling, they could
You can get some financial compensation and put it in the bank to earn interest, which will keep you going.
In addition, the establishment of farms is mainly based on economic leverage to guide farmers towards union and scale. The government plays the role of leader and mediator in the entire process.
The Russians used compulsory orders to implement agricultural collectivization. As a result, they encountered strong resistance from farmers and a large number of production materials were destroyed. For example, in terms of the number of livestock, which has relatively reliable statistical data, three-thirds of the collectivization process
Two-thirds of the horses, four-fifths of the cattle, five-sixths of the pigs and 85% of the sheep were missing.
The Russians used extremely cruel coercion and even force to expropriate all wealthy peasants who were unwilling to be collectivized. In this movement, millions of peasants were executed or driven out of their homes, and their properties were confiscated; the movement also
This resulted in a sharp decline in agricultural production, which dropped by more than 30% in the early 1930s.
Of course, it was not without gain, that is, the Russians finally achieved the grain collection target and at the same time provided financial support for industrialization. The Russians began to accelerate the industrialization process, which was more than two years earlier than in history.
After hearing Qin Wei's introduction, Yang Yuting's eyes suddenly lit up. This may be an opportunity. The Russians already have ethnic conflicts, and coupled with their rough policies, they will definitely arouse dissatisfaction. If they can take advantage of this opportunity, they can fight with the Russians.
If they fight a war, amidst internal and external troubles, the Russians will definitely not end well.
"Immediately arrange manpower to find all the Russians who have fled to China. We must carefully question them about the situation and find out what Russia has sent. I will report to Zhu Yan. If necessary, I can support the landlords' resistance actions."
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Yang Yuting gradually had a plan to use the opportunity in front of him to bleed the polar bear with a knife...
Southeast Asia, Borneo.
A group of topless natives were dragging sports cars through the forest. The ropes had sunk deeply into the flesh of these people. One old native could not hold on any longer and fell to the ground.
In a ditch.
The supervising soldier came to him in two or three steps, grabbed him by the collar, lifted him out like a chicken, and tied him to a tree by the roadside.
Then he took a horsewhip and whipped the other natives violently, saying loudly: "Hurry up! If anyone dares to be lazy, I will tie you to a tree. It won't take long before there are wolves, tigers, leopards, poisonous snakes and insects in this forest."
, will turn you into corpses, and you will be free forever!"
When these people heard these words, it was like the voice coming from hell, which made everyone tremble from the bottom of their bones. They could only use all their strength to drag the heavy artillery truck and keep moving forward.
"Commander-in-Chief, in three days, our forwards will be able to rush to the outskirts of Aventay. There is a brigade of Dutch garrison here. As long as we surround this place, we don't have to worry about the Dutch in Machen being trapped."
Bai Chongxi swore that the cities in Borneo are mainly concentrated in coastal port areas, and most of the inland areas are small towns. Most of these areas have fallen into the hands of the South China Army. Aventai is one of the largest cities in the interior of Borneo.
First, if this place is taken by Nan Hua, the entire Borneo, except the coastal areas, will fall under Nan Hua's control.
Although the coast is rich, it still relies on material supplies from the inland. If the inland is lost, the Dutch will become a sourceless water and cannot survive at all.
This is the so-called attack and rescue. As long as the Dutch are lured from Machen to the inland area, they can encircle the point and provide reinforcements. This is also the battle plan that Xu Shuzheng and others have been preparing for a long time.
After listening to Bai Chongxi's report, Xu Shuzheng immediately said: "We need to speed up the march, we must ensure the suddenness of the battle, especially the logistics materials must keep up, and then organize 50,000 natives to use them as livestock for me, how tired will they be?"
I don’t care, we must get to the outskirts of Aventai within two days!”