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Chapter 74 Centennial Project (on the shelf)

All refugees will be disinfected in Xuzhou and quarantined for observation before being distributed to different construction sites according to the situation.

During this period, each of them will receive two pairs of new clothes.

Fortunately, it is summer now, and single clothes are enough. If it were winter, wearing light cotton clothes would make Dong Shuheng's body hurt.

These clothes are purchased from various garment factories, which in turn stimulates the development of garment factories and weaving factories.

The "Three Horizontal and One Vertical Project" launched by the Huaihai Navy this time put a dent in Dong Shuheng's pocket, but it gave the entire northern Jiangsu industry and commerce a prosperous scene.

Dong Shuheng, the time traveler, is probably the worst among all time travelers. He is not good at strategizing, is not good at physics and chemistry, and does not know much about economics and finance. In terms of economics, he only knows that investment can stimulate economic growth.

In later generations, we often see that roads are being built today and roads will be built tomorrow. It’s not that the government has too much money to spend. Money has to be mobile to be valuable. Hidden at home is a pile of precious metals. So after coming here, Dong Shuheng has been spending money crazily.

, which made Liu Mingyuan and the others a little confused.

In Xuzhou City, a refugee distribution center with an area as large as dozens of football fields was built here. There are two huge bathhouses at the entrance of the camp. The bathhouses use coal-fired boilers to continuously supply hot water.

Sixi completed his registration task and came here with his father and family. He also had a silver dollar in his pocket as a reward.

As soon as they entered the camp, men and women were separated into separate groups. Over the past few days, everyone has become accustomed to following the arrangements of the stewards.

Men line up on the left to enter the men's bathroom, and women line up on the right to enter the women's bathroom. Inside the bathroom are rows of iron pipes with valves on them. When the valves are opened, water will spray out from the shower heads. Each shower head

There was a piece of soap on the side. Sixi followed her father and quickly found an empty seat to take a bath.

The clothes of Si Xi and her father were taken away when they came in. The original clothes were already in tatters due to the bumpy journey.

There is a time limit for bathing. Sixi quickly washed her body, and then followed other people's example and smeared soap on her body. A layer of foam immediately formed on her body. After rinsing it off with water, she felt very refreshed.

"When the family gets rich in the future, they must bathe with soap every day." Sixi thought in her heart.

After Sixi took a shower, she followed her father and walked forward to the place where clothes were distributed. The clothes here were all the same color and looked similar to the military uniforms worn by the militiamen that day.

The staff roughly estimated Si Xi's figure and gave him two coats and two pairs of pants. Si Xi quickly put on the new clothes and looked at each other with his father.

In the past, everyone wore long shirts, but now everyone around me is wearing shorts and long trousers. I don’t think it’s strange at all, but people feel more energetic.

After leaving the bathroom, he and his father waited for a while for his mother and sisters. Their speed was obviously slower.

After waiting for a while, the mother also came out, and they also changed into similar work clothes. Only the sister's clothes were different, they were specially made for children.

The family was reunited again. They looked at the new clothes they were wearing and smiled knowingly. As long as the family is together, any difficulty can be overcome.

In the next few days, they will observe here for two days, and they will do nothing during these two days.



Beside the old Fanggong Embankment on the eastern coast of Dongtai.

There are workers holding shovels everywhere, and there are many carts pulled by animals transporting earth and rocks. The whole scene is a bustling construction site.

Feng Daoli and a group of students were guiding workers to build a sluice.

The most difficult part of the entire seawall project is to build sluices at the estuaries of these rivers. Because the seawall is still some distance from the sea, the dam is to build a wide and thick earth wall on the flat land. In addition to using a lot of earthwork,

Construction is not difficult.

The sluices, on the other hand, need to be opened to release water when the river water is higher than the sea level, and closed when the sea tide rises to prevent the backflow of seawater.

Therefore, the location, construction height, and solidity of the sluice all have very high requirements, and it is necessary to have a very precise grasp of the tidal patterns along the coast.

Mr. Feng already had detailed information on the hydrological conditions along the coast. In the past few years, since he resigned and stayed at home, he has been studying the reconstruction of the seawall. He began to investigate and record the tidal conditions along the coast many years ago.

Suddenly, Feng Daoli stumbled and almost fell to the ground. Du Hui on the side quickly helped the old man.

"Master, do you want to take a rest? You have been at the construction site for several days and have not had a good rest these days. The students are worried about your health." Du Hui said with concern.

Feng Daoli shook his head and said: "It doesn't matter. I'm an old man. I know it well. As long as I can persist until the completion of these projects, it won't matter even if I die by then, but this project must be completed as a century-old project."

, we cannot let future generations suffer from this water damage again. When I die, tell my family to bury me on the side of this sea wall, and I will guard it."

Du Hui's eyes turned red when he heard this, but looking at the old man's firm eyes, he couldn't even say a word of persuasion.

"Okay, Du Hui, don't be sad. I'm old and my life will be over when I die. But if these projects are not completed, I won't die in peace. Come on, follow me to see the steam engine and water pump."

Several people walked towards the pump room together.

There are six large water pumps driven by new steam turbines in this pump room. In order to repair this project, Dong Shuheng used all the technology at the bottom of the pressure tank.

These pumps play an important role in eliminating waterlogging. In the past, when the tide merged, it was impossible to drain water normally, especially smaller rivers. Now with these big guys, even if the sluices are closed, they can continue to drain water to the sea.

In addition, a large amount of reinforced concrete was used in this project. For this reason, Xuzhou's steel plants and cement plants have repeatedly expanded their production capacity.

With reinforced concrete, Mr. Feng dared to say what he just said about a century-old project.

After viewing the pump house, he took the students to see the reinforced surface of the sea wall.

As Mr. Feng walked along, he used a sharp-nosed hammer to knock the stones used to reinforce the embankment surface.

Suddenly, Mr. Feng stopped and said to the people around him: "Go and find the foreman in charge of this section of the embankment."

After a while, a middle-aged man ran over. The man bowed and said, "Sir, I am the foreman of this area. May I ask what your instructions are?"

"Did I say before that all stone gaps larger than half an inch must be filled with suitable gravel and then sealed with cement. Why should only cement be used for such a large gap here?"

"Uh... Sir, maybe the craftsmen were negligent."

"Is this just a matter of negligence? You are all locals, and your descendants will all live behind this levee. If there is a problem with the levee, they will be in danger all the time. Is this what you want to see? You are the foreman.

You are responsible for supervising the construction quality of this section. Now I ask you to rework all this section, and all craftsmen will deduct one month's salary."

The foreman lowered his head without saying a word to defend himself. He was also ashamed of his behavior. Most craftsmen in this era are very dedicated. This craftsman may not understand why he needs to fill the gravel.

"If word of this gets out, I will be stabbed in the back by the elders in my hometown!" the foreman thought regretfully.

"Du Hui, go back and order each work section to conduct a self-inspection. You will sort out the problems found and make a self-inspection directory. Issue a notice that after this self-inspection, the engineering headquarters will organize an inspection. If problems are found again, the foreman will hand them over to

The court will handle it.”



In addition to major projects such as seawalls and rivers, Yangzhou City is also undergoing construction everywhere. The transformation in the city is relatively good, they are all small projects, but the changes to Yangzhou are huge. The most intuitive thing is that the roads here have become wider.

All the privately built buildings along the roadside have been demolished.

The sewers have also been opened, and you no longer have to smell the smell of stinky water when walking on the road. Now Yangzhou is gradually looking like a city.

The big market in the east of the city is a big project. If so many shops and warehouses are built, it will definitely be called an extremely magnificent building complex in this era.

Today, two foreigners came to Yangzhou City. One was in his forties and extremely square-looking, and the other was in his thirties and looked a bit tough.

"Brother Ji Gao, Wei Liangtu is quite capable in governing. I see that Yangzhou City has recovered well just after he recovered it. It feels much more prosperous than Changsha." Zeng Guoquan scratched his head and said to Zuo Zongquan.

Zuo Zongquan kept ignoring him along the way, but it frustrated him. Now that he had the chance, he quickly talked to Zuo Zongquan.

"Oh, yes." Zuo Zongquan responded and started talking.

In fact, Zuo Zongquan was also quite confused in his heart. Both he and Wei Yuan could be regarded as the descendants of Lin Zexu. Back then, Lin Zexu told him that Wei Yuan was only good at learning, so he gave Wei Yuan the information he compiled on Western countries. Both politics and military affairs were

Wei Yuan's short term.

Lin Zexu highly praised Zuo Zongtang's political and military management. Therefore, he passed on his political notes and military experience to Zuo Zongtang. This was a secret that Zuo Zongtang had always kept in his heart.

He still remembered that that night on the river, Lin Zexu talked with him all night long. Lin Zexu told him many things that would be considered treasonous by scholars.

He told Zuo Zongtang that the Manchu and Qing dynasties were exhausted, and from now on the Manchu and Qing dynasties would continue to betray their country's interests in the face of foreign powers.

This land has been accumulated by our Chinese ancestors for generations, and we must not let the Manchu Qing Dynasty lose. This invasion by Western powers is different from the previous internal struggles of the Chinese nation, and it will interrupt the inheritance of the Chinese nation.

He told Zuo Zongtang that the chaos in the south and the unavailability of the Qing army were an opportunity for the Han nationality to rise again. Only under the leadership of the Han nationality could the Chinese nation resist the invasion of Western powers.

He asked Zuo Zongtang to actively participate in the counter-insurgency work, continuously accumulate his achievements, obtain more power, and unite more Han forces. When the time is right, he can oust the Manchus from power and restart the Han people's revolution.

rule.

These words Lin Zexu said to Zuo Zongtang were basically equivalent to his last words. Not long after, this national hero passed away with regret.

Mr. Lin is the person Zuo Zongtang admires the most, and in his heart Mr. Lin is his mentor.

Since then, Zuo Zongtang gave up his pastoral life in seclusion and became Zhang Liangji's staff. He gradually showed his talents in the battle with the Taiping Army, and his reputation became more and more famous. He also attracted a group of people in Hunan.

Talented people in military and political affairs were criticized to join the Fuxing Society and established the military and political branch of the Fuxing Society.

According to Lin Zexu's plan, Wei Yuan's Renaissance Society should make a difference in scholarship, cultivate more practical talents for the country's future, and become an academic and theoretical branch, while Zuo Zongtang's Renaissance Society should

It is to take the road of politics, gain more power to govern politics and the military, and become a military and political branch.


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