Volume 5 Opportunity for Rise Chapter 319 The Miracle of Fujian and Guangdong 1
Among the former "Political Advisors" of the National Defense Force, Wu Peifu did not hold any substantive position during the political changes of the New Republic of China, but assumed the position of "Presidential Advisor". Li Jishen returned to Guangdong and succeeded Chen Jitang as the Guangdong Provincial Governor.
Provincial Governor. Liang Shuming, Zhang Lan, and Chen Shutong served as Minister of Construction, Minister of Transportation, and Director of the General Administration of Customs respectively.
It’s not that Wu Aihua didn’t want to network more celebrities from the Republic of China and let them live and work in Fujian and Guangdong. It was just because most of these celebrities from the Republic of China had very good positions and were treated as honored guests by Chiang Kai-shek and the central government. They really couldn’t tear them down.
Why go to Fujian and Guangdong, a place that does not obey the orders of the central government? In addition, the two parties were originally opposed to each other in public opinion, which also caused some misunderstandings between the two parties.
However, just these five people also played a significant role starting from the preparatory meeting of the Nanjing Political Conference.
Wu Peifu, the former direct leader of the Beiyang Warlords, whose personal deeds were featured in Time magazine, was called the first person "most likely to unify China." Although Wu Peifu failed in the Northern Expedition due to the development of the times, he could not
Let’s talk about Wu Peifu’s personal problems.
In fact, except for the time traveler Wu Aihua, it is really difficult to find a few people with great talents like Wu Peifu in the whole of China. The key reason for Wu Peifu's failure was the failure of the backward Beiyang warlords, an army loyal to individuals
How could it be an opponent of an army loyal to the nation?
After Wu Peifu arrived in Fujian and Guangdong provinces, Wu Aihua respected him as much as his predecessors. Whenever there was any strategic uncertainty, he would ask Wu Peifu for advice, which made Wu Peifu very emotional.
After staying in Fujian and Guangdong for less than a month, Wu Peifu realized that Wu Aihua's National Defense Forces gained national power as "the destiny of destiny"! This man has a sharp mind, advanced ideas, decisive killing, and a great spirit. Therefore,
In his "consultant" career, Wu Peifu put forward some particularly stable suggestions more from the perspective of knowledge, which added some mellowness to Wu Aihua's sharp style.
Originally, Wu Peifu did not quite understand why Wu Aihua became the so-called president when the Japanese problem had not been completely solved. However, after Wu Aihua finished speaking about his views on the international situation and the relations between the major powers, he vowed to
World war will definitely happen
When the outbreak broke out, Wu Peifu's attitude made a 180-degree turn! He agreed with Wu Aihua that this was the best and only opportunity for the rise of the Chinese nation, and he wanted to seize this huge opportunity.
Opportunity, Wu Aihua must serve as the top leader of the country.
Li Jishen's thoughts and style were more radical, and he longed for Wu Aihua's superior position. After fully understanding Fujian and Guangdong provinces, Li Jishen also completely surrendered to Wu Aihua's philosophy. The phrase "Destined place" also appeared in
In Li Jishen's mind.
On the contrary, Liang Shuming, Zhang Lan, and Chen Shutong, because of their literary characteristics, behaved more steadily. They were not eager to express their opinions on whether Wu Aihua would take office. However, when it was a foregone conclusion that Wu Aihua would take office, these three people still showed their attitude.
They expressed great enthusiasm and promoted the new president's career in their own unique way.
After these three people were elected as the heads of their respective departments, they were not in a hurry to come up with any plans or plans. Instead, after the department personnel were fully staffed, in addition to leaving the gatekeepers, they would be assigned to the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Transportation, and the General Administration of Customs.
All kinds of officials were brought to Fujian and Guangdong. They conducted inspections during the day and stayed up late at night to discuss.
Liang Shuming was a sincere person in history, otherwise he would not have had a disagreement with Taizu face to face. He believed in "hearing is false, seeing is believing". People in the Ministry of Construction should know how to build, not just talk. To say it is to show it in action. So, how to show it in action? The construction achievements of Fujian and Guangdong are at least an excellent benchmark.
The same is true for the Ministry of Communications. Zhang Lan has been committed to the cause of national independence and liberation since he resisted the Manchus. It can be said that he has been running around for half his life. Like Liang Shuming, he also found his support and destination in Fujian and Guangdong. What? Doctrine and ideas are not as shocking as the reality of Fujian and Guangdong.
The work of customs may have little to do with the two provinces of Fujian and Guangdong, but the customs management of Fujian and Guangdong provinces also has strong reference significance. Especially the ports of Fujian and Guangdong provinces, the huge amount of goods imported and exported every day, heralds the future of China. Customs is definitely a very busy department.
What's more, these three people not only dragged their troops to Fujian and Guangdong provinces, but also encouraged and lobbied Industry Minister Huang Yanpei, Agriculture Minister Yan Yangchu, Education Minister Fu Sinian, Culture Minister Hu Shi and others to mobilize their troops to inspect Fujian and Guangdong provinces.
However, these four people were a little more reserved. They took half of their troops to Fujian and Guangdong provinces, while leaving half of their troops to guard the Yamen. As for the department's work plan, naturally they can only write it down after the inspection team comes back.
The inspection by hundreds of people lasted for nearly two months. The common feeling of everyone is that it may be an exaggeration to say that Fujian and Guangdong are a paradise, but the tremendous changes that have occurred and are occurring in Fujian and Guangdong have deeply shocked this knowledge. people in the industry.
When entering a place, the first thing you notice is the traffic.
Road construction in Fujian Province started in June 1935, after the independent detachment took control of Longyan. At that time, Wu Aihua did not think that his troops could be eliminated by anyone. While economic construction projects were being carried out, roads were also put on the agenda. Schedule. If the roads are impassable, the economy will naturally not be able to prosper.
Since Wu Aihua only controlled parts of western and northern Fujian at that time, and these areas had high mountains and dense forests, transportation and construction difficulties were extremely difficult. However, Wu Aihua soon launched the "M Plan", and a steady stream of currencies from various countries was exchanged for a large amount of construction materials. , steel bars, cement, machinery, you can say whatever you want is available.
With money, construction standards must of course be improved. Therefore, Wu Aihua built the entire highway between counties in western Fujian in full compliance with the standards of later generations as secondary roads. The roads were all paved with cement, and the roads were covered with unstable geological conditions. , all holes and bridges must be drilled; for the environment that has been damaged by highway construction, Wu Aihua requires that vegetation be replenished when the highway is built, and the cost should be included in the road budget.
In later generations, there is a saying that problems that can be solved by money are not called problems. This sentence is even more powerful when used in this era! The people are already too poor to eat. I heard that there is work to do every day. There was braised pork at noon, and there were a few pieces of ocean to buy every month. People in western Fujian and nearby areas burst out with huge energy. In just half a year, western Fujian formed a secondary road network connecting counties.
After the acquisition of eastern Guangdong, this kind of construction started again in eastern Guangdong. Chen Siwei and her reporter team saw this kind of road-building army on the road when they first set foot in western Fujian, and built a road in one of them. Had lunch in the procession.
It can almost be said that every time Wu Aihua occupied a land, the first thing he took up must be transportation. Transportation is not only related to national affairs, but also to small matters of people's livelihood. As long as roads are built, the people will get certain benefits from it, and the people have
Once you have money, you need to build a house, marry a wife, and celebrate festivals, and industry and commerce will also come to life. It can be said that transportation is an all-in-one business.
After the independent column took control of the entire Fujian Province, Wu Aihua began to build first-class highways, quasi-highways, expressways and other high-grade roads between coastal cities; he also launched a railway construction plan.
"Hey, everyone, do you think the construction of this highway is almost the same as that in the United States?" The government inspection team was divided into several routes. Each route consisted of three buses and several security service vehicles.
look.
"I think our highways are more rationally designed, especially the treatment on both sides of the road, which is more advanced!" Another person said, pointing to the conditions on both sides of the road.
"Well, it does take a lot of effort to build the highway like this. Our president is really not an ordinary person." Someone agreed.
Why do these people admire the highways in Fujian Province so much? In addition to the above, Wu Aihua pays special attention to the construction of drainage ditches on both sides of the highway. Fujian Province is mountainous and rocky, so Wu Aihua requires that the drainage ditches on both sides of the highway be made of strips of stone and cement.
The strips of stone require craftsmen to polish them smoothly and neatly, giving people a very smooth and clean feeling. When sitting in the car, the effect is very good no matter whether you look up close or far away.
In addition, in the section of farmland outside the highway, Wu Aihua requested that a stone bridge be set up every 100 meters or so over the drainage ditch to facilitate farmers' farming and harvesting. Between the highway and the drainage ditch, Wu Aihua also set up a 1.5-meter bridge.
A wide green belt, when these senior government officials came to Fujian Province, the small trees in the green belt had grown to almost two people tall.
There are many more environmentally friendly designs and humanized designs. For example, when a road passes by a village, it will be widened on the roadside to form a parking lot that can park 3-5 cars. Villagers can sell some here.
Agricultural products and vehicles can also stop here for a while, refill water, pick up and drop off guests, or do shopping. This design is very close to the rest stops on later highways.
These senior officials of the Nanjing government entered Fujian Province for less than 100 kilometers. They saw more than a dozen such rest places along the way. In several places, they even formed small markets. On the roadside, there were baskets of fresh food.
Fruits are available for passing customers to buy and taste. Some local villagers or vendors also set up small department store stalls here to sell snacks, tea, cigarettes, matches and so on.
After entering Fujian Province, a group of people from the General Administration of Customs led by Chen Shutong immediately went south to eastern Guangdong to visit Shantou Port. If the highways in Fujian Province had already made them sigh with emotion, then the impression of Shantou Port made them...
It feels like being in a foreign country.
There are dozens of large and small ships parked in the port. On the dock, goods are piled up like mountains, and people are shuttled back and forth. Several huge cranes are hoisting goods, some are loading and some are unloading. This
Shipping in this era was mostly bulk cargo transportation. When bad weather such as rain occurs, the goods are easily affected. Therefore,
Wu Aihua took the lead in promoting "container" transportation in later generations. Moreover, after almost two or three years of hard work, Fujian and Guangdong provinces have become the center of container production in the world. Although the United States, Britain or Japan have also begun to
Containers have been produced, but their technical standards and quality are still not as good as those produced in China.