The journey starts from the Titanic

"The navy will revive sooner or later. Now we are developing steel and shipbuilding industries to prepare for future shipbuilding. Then, you promise the navy to build a battleship in Zhanjiang Port. After we have the ability to build ships, we will continue to build more ships. Many warships, this way they can stop their mouths.

In terms of technology, you can find Germans. You can see that Krupp moved all the shipyards to New Tangshan and you know that the Germans are holding back a lot of energy, and they will agree."

Situ South Road.

Germans are natural "allies". They have no technology but are run on them everywhere. The fast-growing South China and Chinese markets give the German industrial giants a godsend, and the cooperation between the two parties should be more sincere.

"Ok!"

Song Ziwen nodded readily.

After calculating an account in my mind, Zhanjiang Port has just been recovered from the French, and the shipbuilding industry is almost blank. It will take at least several years to build a battleship from scratch. After a few years, the situation in China will be very different. .

The river is surging and flows eastward.On the nearby Guishan Mountain and Snake Mountain, the fort is condescending to lock the Yangtze River at any time.

Foreign warships are almost invisible. There are more and more merchant ships. The catch is that the river divides the north and the south, which is not conducive to cross-strait exchanges. The Yuehan Railway stopped when it reached Wuchang, and it was able to face the Jinghan Railway on the opposite bank of Hankou across the river. .

"One bridge flies north and south, and the moat becomes a thoroughfare. You can't always rely on the ferry, right?"

On the ferry back from Hankou, Situ Nan couldn't help complaining to Song Ziwen.

"Yangtze River Bridge? I think too!"

Song Ziwen stretched out his hands helplessly. In the year of Xinhai, someone proposed to build the Yangtze River Bridge, and now some people have mentioned it again, but Song Ziwen plans to see what happens in a few years.

"What are the difficulties?"

Situ Nan asked.

"The construction cost is probably more than 100 million yuan, and the government can't spend this money now. There is no such technology in China."

Song Ziwen explained, seeing Situ Nan, seeing that Situ Nan was a little moved, he smiled and said, "How about you try?"

"I?"

The importance of the Yangtze River Bridge is self-evident. Situ Nan was taken aback for a moment. He just said casually just now. He didn't expect Song Ziwen to push the problem to himself.

The San Francisco side of the United States is preparing to build a cross-sea bridge (Golden Gate Bridge), and Bethlehem is actively promoting this.

In addition, the United Kingdom, France and other European countries had the ability to build bridges over the river more than a hundred years ago, so technically it should be no problem to cross this short Yangtze River.

Situ Nan also knew that the construction of the Golden Gate Bridge went smoothly. The hundreds of thousands of tons of steel purchased from Bethlehem are still alive a hundred years later. In the future, China will build ten and eight Yangtze River bridges on the Yangtze River.

The matter is big or small, at least for Situ Nan, but for Song Ziwen and others, the matter is even more troublesome, maybe it will take ten or eight years.

Set an example for the Chinese bridge industry!

Situ Nan thought for a moment and nodded in agreement."It's okay to build a bridge, but it has to be rewarded."

"Of course. As long as it's not outrageous, it's more important than anything."

Song Ziwen agreed, and he knew Situ Nan would agree.Xindao: This is the case with the boss. He is a bit lazy and rarely asks about specific matters. However, if you ask him to take action, you will probably not refuse.More importantly, as soon as his golden mouth is opened, foreign resources will be tilted towards domestic resources, and things become simpler.

The Yangtze River Bridge finally fell on the Meihua Railway Company, which owns shares in important domestic railways such as the Yuehan Railway and the Guangdong-Guangxi Railway. At the same time, it also invests in expressways and is strong.

The big boss gave an order, and the US-China Railway Company had to undertake this large investment, which was slow to yield and the investment efficiency was not too good.

Do whatever it takes. After Song Ziwen returned, he set up the Yangtze River Bridge Construction Committee the next day. He was appointed chairman of the committee, but he was actually an empty commander.

Situ Nan sent a report to Los Angeles and commissioned William University to rush an American bridge expert to visit China.

As soon as Professor Mao Yisheng finished class, the secretary of the principal's office notified him that the principal had something to look for.

A few years ago, Mao Yisheng won Carnegie?A postdoctoral fellow in engineering at Mellon University, he received an invitation from the University of William and became the youngest professor in the University of William’s School of Engineering. This hard-working and smart Chinese is already very famous in the American architectural engineering community.

The reason for accepting the appointment of the University of William is mainly because it has always received funding from the William Foundation. At the same time, the University of William has more Chinese students, a friendly atmosphere, and academic freedom. At the same time, this prestigious university is very generous.

Mao Yisheng walked into the principal's office and greeted respectfully: "Mr. Stratton."

"Mao. I have good news to tell you that the itinerary has changed. I will not go to Nanhua for academic studies for the time being. You have to go back to your home country."

Stratton laughed, feeling a little bit reluctant, letting go of a talented professor would be a big loss to William University.

"what?"

Mao Yisheng’s heart jumped, Wuhan established a new government, the government wants to develop industry, and the news of major railway repairs spread to the United States. California’s Chinese newspapers often read these reports, which made many Chinese students see the hope of revival. Just return home.

Mao Yisheng was no exception. After preparing to complete his academic visit to Nanhua, he returned to China to take a look. He didn't expect the opportunity to come so quickly. He was really overjoyed.

"The news came from the William Foundation. The Chinese government is preparing to build the Yangtze River Bridge. They hope to receive technical assistance from foreign countries. William University is one of the invited units. I am going to recommend that you lead a team to conduct a geological survey."

Stratton explained, looking at Mao Yisheng with complicated eyes, and said in his heart: This bird will not come back once it flies.

"Too...well. I'll set off right away." Mao Yisheng flushed with excitement, wishing to fly back to the land of dreams immediately.

"Yeah. Calm down first." Stratton waved his hand to let the other person calm down, and then said, "In addition to the bridge, there may be railway projects, urban planning and other projects over there. You have to prepare more manpower... Do it! Mao, you will be famous in the world."

Stratton didn't forget to encourage him in the end, and Situ Nan couldn't help but slapped Situ Nan severely.After Mao Yisheng, the civil engineering department alone "lost" half of the professors and a large number of outstanding graduates. Those guys either went to South China or China.

It is just that the rapid development of engineering and construction technology in the United States, not every expert has the opportunity to lead the Chicago Department Store or Manhattan Empire State Building project, they are also eager to show their skills.

Nanhua and China just provide such a stage. When they hook up, American professors and experts are tempted to go to the East to realize their own value.

Similarly, for ambitious young people, nothing is more tempting than "showing their skills."They are hungry for opportunities.

Coming out of the principal's office, Mao Yisheng's heart was fierce.

There are other talents who returned to China with him. The heat wave of "going to South China" two years ago has now become "going home" and sweeping the world.

... "Mao Yisheng?"

Situ Nan casually sent a telegram from the United States on his desk. He accidentally saw the name Mao Yisheng. He seemed to have some impression of this name in his memory. After thinking about it for a while, he remembered who Mao Yisheng was, and smiled.

Mao Yisheng is great, but there is more than one Mao Yisheng in China. The most important thing is to let these Mao Yisheng show their talents.

"What makes you so happy? I didn't respond when I called you to eat just now!"

He Xiangu came in with a smile, just after milking her daughter, with a motherly gentle smile on her face.

"For the bridge. The experts in the United States contacted me. I didn't expect that the leader was a Chinese. I'm happy."

Situ Nan smiled slightly, and when He Xiangu reminded him, he realized that he was hungry and went out to eat.

"That's great."

He Xiangu nodded and said with some joy, "Wuhan has too many rivers, so there are more bridges to be built to make it easy to get in and out."

"That's true."