Chapter 1935
Regarding the case in Danzhou that year, it was indeed very involved. Not only many people among the people were arrested for being involved, but also many people in the official circles of Haihan and Ming Dynasty were involved in it at that time, and they lost their lives. Official title or even life. Naturally, there will be some shady content, and even the Ministry of Security may not fully grasp this information. Both Zhang Qianzhi and Gai Liangcai knew that there was something unspeakable in this matter. Although it had been many years, it was still better to be cautious, so they stopped discussing this topic with a tacit understanding.
The safety topic that the two of them can talk about at the moment is naturally the special mission they are performing. Both of them basically have the same impression of Li Bo. They think that although this person is young, he is quite responsible as a superior person, and his attitude in foreign affairs activities is neither humble nor overbearing, and he has a calm performance beyond his true age.
Of course, this is Li Bo's first visit to Haihan Kingdom, and his shortcomings in knowledge will inevitably be exposed in front of Haihan officials. No matter how calm he is, he still can't help but show his excitement when seeing all kinds of new things in Haihan. Zhang Qianzhi has met many foreign dignitaries over the years, and is very familiar with this subtle emotion of envy, jealousy, and hatred. He noticed it as soon as Li Su showed any signs of it.
In addition, the Ministry of Security's intelligence collection on Li Bo has already been in progress, so after taking over this task, Zhang Qianzhi can temporarily fill up all kinds of information about Li Bo and learn more about his basic situation. Learn more. However, Gai Liangcai did not have such conditions at all. Even though the Military Intelligence Office had compiled intelligence related to Li Bo, he did not have access to this information for the time being due to his authority, and he was not given special treatment because of his mission. Therefore, in terms of his understanding of Li Bo, Gai Liangcai is definitely not as good as Zhang Qianzhi, who came prepared.
Zhang Qianzhi put down his wine glass and asked proactively: "I see that Brother Gai has commanded well these days. Have you ever performed similar tasks before?"
Gai Liangcai responded: "I feel ashamed to say it. To be honest with Brother Zhang, I have not received any special security training. This is also the first time I have been tasked with protecting an important person. I can only be cautious along the way and try not to make any mistakes."
"So, Brother Gai has the talent for this job!" Zhang Qianzhi praised: "If Brother Gai is interested, after this mission is over, I can try to recommend Brother Gai to take a course in security. ”
Gai Liangcai already had a desire to make friends with Zhang Qianzhi, so he naturally would not reject the other person's kindness. He immediately cupped his fists and said, "Then Gai will thank Brother Zhang here first!"
Gai Liangcai had actually had the idea of joining the Intelligence Bureau or the General Staff Department before. If he had joined the army two years earlier, it would have been much easier to realize this wish. After all, the size of the Haihan Army at that time It's not big, there aren't many outstanding military officers, and it's easier to get training and promotion opportunities.
When he came up with this idea, he had to be transferred from the combat force to the Military Intelligence Bureau or the General Staff Department. The lowest military rank was a second lieutenant, and he had to undergo relevant refresher courses. Although Gai Liangcai already had a sufficient military rank at that time, opportunities for further training were not always available. Basically, only officers who had recently achieved major military exploits or were already confirmed to be promoted could be arranged. Go to a military academy to take advanced military courses.
Although Gai Liangcai has his own personal connections, he is unable to exert his efforts in this field, and Gai Liangcai has not had particularly dazzling military exploits in recent years. He has been climbing up the ranks little by little based on his service years, so There is no competitiveness at all. This time he tried every means to get the task of guarding the crown prince of Joseon, hoping that he could be promoted to major with this merit. One of the additional benefits of a cross-level promotion from Wei to colonel was the opportunity to further his studies at the military academy.
It is precisely because it is so difficult to obtain opportunities for further study that Gai Liangcai is particularly grateful for Zhang Qianzhi's attitude. He knew that with Zhang Qianzhi's status, it would not be difficult to do this. After all, this young security official had an extraordinary background. It was said that he had deep personal relationships with senior officials of the Executive Committee. Going to Fort Victory was like going home. As long as you say hello to the relevant departments, you may be able to get another opportunity for further education.
Although you may not be able to receive security tasks like this again in the future, it never hurts to have the opportunity to learn a little bit. It may become one of your assets to compete for promotion opportunities in the future. Moreover, being able to establish a personal friendship with Zhang Qianzhi is undoubtedly an excellent benefit for Gai Liangcai.
Feeling Zhang Qianzhi's favor for him, Gai Liangcai relaxed a lot. After three glasses of wine, he also started chatting and asked Zhang Qianzhi about security issues.
In fact, Zhang Qianzhi is not very professional in the field of providing protection for important people. What he is good at is intelligence analysis, investigation and solving crimes. However, Gai Liangcai was courteous and spared no effort in complimenting him. Zhang Qianzhi also tried his best to give him some pointers.
Although Zhang Qianzhi himself has not received professional training in this area, he has the advantage of getting along with senior officials of Haihan for a long time, and he has long been aware of the security measures around these senior officials. In front of a layman like Gai Liangcai, Zhang Qianzhi is indeed enough to be called an expert.
Before this, Gai Liangcai almost always relied on himself to figure out the security arrangements, and then tried his best to cooperate with local security measures. Although it seems to be working well so far and there are no glitches, this is assuming there are no abnormal conditions. He was not sure whether the security measures he deployed would still be watertight if an emergency occurred.
Zhang Qianzhi used to think that he did a good job mainly because Gai Liangcai was careful and did not make any obvious mistakes. However, if you want to look at it with a professional eye, there will naturally be a lot of room for improvement. Zhang Qianzhi pointed out a few places with storage problems and gave explanations. Gai Liangcai had been thinking about these tasks all day. When he heard Zhang Qianzhi's words, he suddenly became enlightened and stopped drinking immediately. He wrote down these key points first. , so as not to forget it later.
Early the next morning, Gai Liangcai gathered his team in high spirits and issued several new orders to them. The main contents were the details of Zhang Qianzhi's suggestions last night. Because it's not a big adjustment, the subordinates he leads won't have much problem adapting. The soldiers he brought on this mission were all veterans trained and selected by him personally, so he did not need to worry too much about the execution of orders.
The detailed adjustments had no impact on the already arranged itinerary. The convoy still set off from the manor according to the scheduled time and drove to Changhua Industrial Zone under the escort of armed cavalry. The section of road from the manor to the official road is relatively secluded, and it is also the section of the road that Gai Liangcai cares about most. There are unlogged dense forests on both sides of the road, and even if there are hundreds of people hiding in it, it is not easy to detect. However, this section of the road was only narrow, and the convoy soon turned to the official road with a wider road surface and a wider view. There were also several soldiers guarding the fork in the road to prevent cars and horses from colliding with the convoy. Gai Liangcai Seeing this scene on the carriage, I felt a little more relaxed.
The convoy traveled along the official road, turned north outside the county town, and went straight to the industrial area without entering the city. You can see the tall chimneys emitting black smoke in front of you, which is the location of Changhua Industrial Zone.
The main industry of Changhua Industrial Zone is metal smelting and processing. In terms of the scale of these two industries alone, they are even higher than Sanya Tiandu Industrial Zone. Although the Nachutiandudite iron mine in Sanya was mined early, the reserves and quality of the mineral deposits were not as good as those in Shilu. Therefore, the Ministry of Industry later simply designated the Shilu area in Changchun as a key development area for these two industries.
And this development zone supports not only thousands of local industrial workers, thousands of miners in Shilu, and their families, but also many practitioners in related industries, such as the shipping industry with Changhua Port as its destination. There are at least two fixed cargo routes - Heitu Port - Changhua, Sanya - Changhua. There are at least a hundred cargo sailing ships plying these two routes all year round, and they support thousands of sailors alone. .
In addition, there are a large number of new immigrants here who quietly exchange their labor for living materials and labor points, with the goal of obtaining the qualifications for naturalized Haihan as soon as possible. In ports, railway stations, industrial areas and mines, there are such people sweating. Due to the high mobility of these people, it is difficult for officials to calculate a specific number, but the most conservative estimate is that there are at least two to three thousand people.
The core of all industries are these large and small blast furnaces in smelting workshops. Li Fu was very interested in these huge furnaces with quite novel shapes, and he devoted all his attention to observing their production process from the moment he entered the workshop.
Qiao Zhiya also lost no time in explaining the production principles of these blast furnaces to Li Bo in as simple and clear words as possible: "We will send the crushed iron ore, coke and some fluxes from the top of the furnace into the blast furnace in a certain proportion, so that the coke and ore will An alternating layered structure is formed in the furnace. After the raw materials are fully burned inside, they will be melted into iron and iron slag, and then released from the iron mouth and slag mouth regularly. ”
In fact, the physical and chemical reactions of ironmaking are of course not as simple as what Qiao Zhiya said, but even so, Li Bo was a little confused. The common sense he had was to melt iron ore at high temperatures and then turn it into molten iron. As for why other raw materials were added in between, and why such a weird-looking blast furnace was used for smelting, Li Bo was completely confused. I don’t know.
But even if he didn't understand the professional terms used in these production links, Li Bo still listened to Qiao Zhiya's introduction with great interest. Although he has not been in Haihan for a long time, he has already realized that the country's strength is inseparable from the widespread use of steel. Not only the guns and guns made of steel are used extensively by the military, but also the steam engines used in various production sites, as well as the impressive railway transportation, all require huge amounts of steel.
Haihan can use hundreds of thousands of kilograms of iron to build a steam locomotive, of course because the steel production capacity is enough to support them to use precious steel in more high-end manufacturing. Li Pu believes that although his country cannot build advanced things like steam locomotives, if it can manage to increase its steel production capacity to a level similar to that of Haihan, it can at least manufacture a large amount of weapons and equipment on its own, thereby effectively improving its country's of military strength.
Among the series of industrial cooperation projects agreed between Haihan and North Korea, there is a metal smelting and processing industry located at the mouth of the Datong River to cooperate with iron ore mining. And in terms of natural conditions, the local iron ore and coal mines are all in the Datong River Basin, and the conditions for building a coal-iron composite industry are even much better than those in Shilu, Changchun. After all, this place only has iron ore, and the large amount of coal required for smelting needs to be transported across the sea from the Black Earth Port.
After studying the situation in Changhua in the past two days, Li Bo also realized that the country's basic development conditions in the Datong River Basin are even better than Haihan. If Haihan's production methods and production efficiency in this field can be brought to the When it comes to North Korea, the development prospects of the industry are bright.
But before that, he still had to figure out how Haihan made iron ore into steel. Even if he couldn't fully understand the production process, he should at least try his best to write down everything he saw and heard here. Perhaps it will come in handy when the country builds this type of smelting industry in the future.
At the same time, Xue Zheng and a group of his men pretended to be odd-job coolies and got into the transportation team transporting coke to the smelting area. The reason why they succeeded so easily is also very simple, that is, they only require extremely low remuneration, and the foreman who is responsible for the coke transportation task is naturally eager to pay his subordinates as little as possible. As for where these people come from, do they have any intentions? For special purposes, the foreman does not bother to think about these issues. He only needs to remember to transport a truck of carbon from the coke factory to the destination, and he can get one yuan in freight income.
When business is good, there are never enough livestock, mules and horses, so the flatbed carts used to transport coke will also be pulled by humans when necessary, such as the three carts of coke that Xue Zheng and others were responsible for. The foreman gave each vehicle a coke factory number plate. After they arrived at their destination, they exchanged this number plate for another settlement plate on the opposite side, and then took the vehicle back to the coke factory for settlement.
"If you are literate and can read the words on the sign in your hand, that is the destination you are going to go to! A3 is the furnace No. 3 in Area A, B2 is the furnace No. 2 in Area B, and so on! If you are illiterate, Remember what those two words say, and look for directions when you get there! Also, if you don’t come back after an hour, you’ll get half the pay! If you understand, go and do your work!” br>
After the foreman laid out the task in a hurry, he drove these people to set off quickly. If he could seize the time and let these cheap laborers make two more trips, the foreman would be able to add a few more dishes to the dinner today.
(End of chapter)