From Duyun to the south, the terrain is even more rugged, which seriously increases the difficulty of railway construction. From Duyun to Mawei in southern Guizhou, this section of railway less than 100 kilometers was built in the first half of this year.
It took several months. The materials and funds needed were far more expensive than those in plains.
Fortunately, this section of railway has been built long ago. Otherwise, it would take several more months to build the railway to Yongning. Now, this railway is very busy and everything is driven for
The railways ahead were built to transport various materials, such as rails, sleepers, cement, and the food consumed by tens of thousands of people every day.
When Wang Yuze arrived at the ponytail, it was almost dark. This remote mountain village has now become the command center for the construction of the Guiyang-Yongning Railway. Because Wang Yuze attached great importance to this railway, Minister of Transport Zhan Tianyou even took charge of it himself.
In order to ensure that the railway will be smooth before the fleet returns next summer. Once the navy is formed and the port is built, it will become a sea route to western Sichuan. Therefore, in a sense, this railway will become western Sichuan.
Lifeline is very important.
The Guiyong Railway commanded Zhongxing, which was just a row of more than ten bungalows. There were more thatched houses built randomly with wood around them. Of course, there were some worse houses, both last year and this year.
During the war, prisoners of war captured by the Western Sichuan Army lived in the place where the prisoners of war were captured. During the border conflict on the plateau, more than 20,000 Indian Sans were all sent to the construction team of the Guiyang Railway, and some of them were last year.
The prisoners of war caught in the war and the workers who were actually hired were less than two thousand of these tens of thousands of construction workers. Of course, they were all skilled people, and they had to do the hard work and tiring work.
They are much easier.
The arrival of Wang Yuze and others attracted the attention of the guards. Because there were a large number of prisoners of war here, the Eighth Division stationed in Guiyang specially dispatched two regiments of troops to protect the construction of the railway, and on the other hand, guard the prisoners of war.
Avoid surviving or rioting incidents of prisoners of war, which will affect the process of railway construction. Such incidents have not happened before. A few years ago, some prisoners of war who worked in mines riots occurred, and they used the mine-based ** to blow them up
The mine cave was cut off and the guns of the mine guards were killed. Although the garrison arrived later and suppressed all the rioted prisoners of war, this also caused considerable damage to western Sichuan. This incident was given
There is a serious warning in western Sichuan. For this reason, western Sichuan has increased the protection of mines in various places. At the same time, when a large number of prisoners of war are needed, troops will often be sent to protect them to avoid similar situations again.
"Who are you? This is a military restricted area, so you must not trespass!" Before Wang Yuze and the others approached, they were warned by the guards.
"We are from Chengdu, the Grand Marshal's Mansion!" Wang Wei said quickly. "This is our certificate!"
A guard came over and checked his ID. It was written on it, "The Advisory Guard, Young Commander, Major!" Suddenly, the guard was stunned. The Major's adjutant appeared here. Isn't this saying that the next to him
Is that young man the young man the young man?
"Wu Dahai, a soldier of the Second Regiment of the Eighth Division, met the commander. Hello, Young Marshal!" The guards quickly saluted Wang Wei, and then said hello to Wang Yuze.
When the other guards saw this situation, they all reacted and said hello to Wang Yuze. Through the long-distance raid of the capital last year and the border conflict this year, he had already established his prestige in the army, and many soldiers,
They all regard him as the object of worship.
"Hello everyone! Fortunately, you guys are suffering!" Wang Yuze greeted everyone with a smile, and then entered the command center.
The movement here has attracted the attention of the inside. After learning that the young marshal came, Zhan Tianyou personally welcomed him.
"Young Marshal, why are you here?" Zhan Tianyou is a straightforward person. As soon as he saw Wang Yuze, he raised his own questions.
"I'll come here to see if you have any difficulties, and the other is to see the situation in the military port!" Wang Yuze said with a smile.
"Young Marshal, let's talk about it when you enter the house!" Zhan Tianyou invited Wang Yuze into the command center.
Zhan Tianyou's office is just a small room less than 20 square meters. Apart from a desk, a filing cabinet and a few chairs, there is no other furniture, which looks very simple. In addition, in the corner of the wall
There is a camp bed that has been put away. Obviously, in addition to Zhan Tianyou's office, it is also his dormitory.
"Minister Zhan, the conditions are quite difficult! Please overcome them more!" Wang Yuze said.
"It's okay, young marshal. I'm still young and can hold on. As long as the railways in western Sichuan can be built more and more and the lives of the people can get better and better, I will be satisfied!" Zhan Tianyou said with a smile. Zhan, born in 1861, will be satisfied!"
Tianyou was only 31 years old at this time. He was the youngest minister among the various departments of the western Sichuan cabinet. However, he did not value power and was devoted to railway construction.
"The people will remember your contribution. Minister Zhan, do I have any difficulties in the Guiyang Railway that I need to solve?" Wang Yuze said. He attached great importance to this railway and must ensure that it is completed and opened to traffic by the middle of next year.
"Young Marshal, it's very difficult, but we can all overcome it. The Guiyong Railway, the main sections of the road belong to karst landforms, are very difficult to build and the cost is also very high. In many places, large-scale engineering equipment cannot be used at all.
, we have to use manpower. In terms of manpower, there are more prisoners of war and are relatively sufficient. We will try our best to ensure the opening time. There are two main difficulties now. One is that the consumption of prisoners of war is relatively large, which is only half of it.
In a month, thousands of Indian prisoners of war have been killed. I am afraid that if this railway is opened to traffic, those Indian prisoners of war will die." Zhan Tianyou said.
"It's okay! If you don't have people in my tribe, your heart will be different! You can use these Indians. The British don't treat them as human beings at all, so we naturally don't care about them. You can live the hardest, the most tiring and the most threatening thing.
Let them do it!" Wang Yuze said without caring. The reputation and ability of Indians is very terrifying. In later generations, they were almost surpassing China. Even now, the entire India has almost 400 million people, no fewer than China
.More than 20,000 Indian Asans is not an important matter at all.
Zhan Tianyou nodded, and he didn't feel unbearable or anything. He had studied in the United States and naturally knew the tragic phenomenon of Chinese workers when they were building the American Pacific Railway.
"Young Marshal, we can use these Indians no matter how we use them. But, don't we have to be so cruel to other Han prisoners of war? After all, they are still our compatriots. However, after western Sichuan unifies the whole country, there will be a large number of railways.
To build, these require a lot of manpower!” Zhan Tianyou said with some concern. With his current technical level, building a railway is really a high-death job. It would not feel like using foreigners to die. But if
If my compatriots say that, I feel a little unbearable.
"When building, try to protect everyone's safety! In addition, I will provide you with enough labor through other methods. The monkeys in Southeast Asia and the three Indians are all the more. It is imperative that we
Just spend money to buy a little!" Wang Yuze said.
"Monkey?" Zhan Tianyou was stunned, and then he figured it out. This was what Wang Yuze called those people in Southeast Asia.
"Okay, Young Marshal, if this is the case, the first problem will be solved. The second problem, judging from the current layout of western Sichuan, Guangxi will become a sea route for western Sichuan. However, the transportation capacity of this railway is limited, even if it is
After the railway is completed, it may not be able to bear the annual foreign trade volume in western Sichuan." Zhan Tianyou said.
Wang Yuze hesitated for a moment, and then said: "While building a railway, highway construction cannot be relaxed. In addition, after the railway is completed, a restoration line will be built, so that the capacity will be more than doubled. In addition, the Yangtze River waterway should
It's enough for the time being. After we overthrow the Qing Dynasty, there will be more estuaries to the sea, and there will be no more troubles!"
"Well! Young Marshal, then I'm relieved!" Zhan Tianyou smiled.
Wang Yuze felt very uncomfortable when he saw Zhan Tianyou's sincere smile and his old face because of overwork. However, he had no choice. Who said that China is too backward now? And the railway is another
The country's artery. The railways in China need to be built in more than 100,000 kilometers. Now, even if the railways in western Sichuan are under construction, they are only more than 10,000 kilometers, which is still too far. Even here
In one go, the government also needs to invest a lot of money.
Wang Yuze stayed in the Guiyong Railway Center for three days and inspected the railway construction. It has to be said that it is really difficult to build the Guiyong Railway, and it is common to open mountains and build bridges. Because of the road, the rails
The installation often requires manpower to carry it. A section of rail weighs about one ton, and dozens of prisoners of war can be lifted. In addition, the road is rugged, and various accidents often occur. Almost every day, prisoners of war die.
Wang Yuze looked at this very indifferently. Just because he remembered the words "If one is not my race, his heart will be different." If he could use these corpses of the Indian San to exchange for the construction of China's railway, it would seem that there would be no
What's wrong.
With the efforts of the Ministry of Transport, although it is very difficult, the Guiyang Railway is still under rapid construction. It is expected to be built to Yongning in February next year. It is relatively easier to go from Yongning to Beihai, Fangchenggang and Zhanjiang to get from Yongning, Fangchenggang and Zhanjiang.
Then, the sea route in western Sichuan will be officially opened in the middle of next year.
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