The journey starts from the Titanic

"Surprised? Hehe, William is actually Situ Nan's English name." Song Meiling explained.

Lin Huiyin was relieved. When she was at William University, she had always been curious about the legendary school manager, teachers and classmates who said that the donor who built the school for them was mysterious and rich, and liked China very much, otherwise how could she recruit so many How about Chinese students and scholarships for them?

After Song Meiling left, Lin Huiyin turned his head and said to his father Lin Changmin: "Today is an eye-opener. Father, should we thank the mysterious Mr. William face to face?"

"Yeah. It should be. But don't expect too much. Mr. Situ is not usually seen. Even as a father, it is not easy to see him."

Lin Changmin Road.

"Hui Yin, I have good news for you. I just talked with Mr. Mao Yisheng. He plans to invite me to join his architectural firm."

Just when Lin Huiyin was at a loss, a man with bookish eyes came to her excitedly. He was Liang Sicheng.

"Architecture office?"

"Mr. Mao is preparing to set up an advanced architecture office. This office is very likely to accept the commission to design the second Yangtze River Bridge! I didn't expect that we had such a good opportunity when we returned to China. It is great to be able to apply what we have learned. Up."

Liang Sicheng was full of excitement and looked at his fiancee proudly. Life seemed to open a door full of hope to this man.

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Pressing the celebration banquet, Mao Yisheng Liang Sicheng, these hesitant architects, Situ Nan returned to the small reception room and discussed topics more profound than a certain project.

"You called me too early just now. I haven't had time to ask Lin Changmin about Wang Geng? You know that the Lin family and his daughter have just arrived from Shanghai. It is said that when Lin Huiyin and Young Master Liang returned to China, the Shanghai Cultural Festival came to a small What about the sensation? They must know the situation in Shanghai better."

Situ Nan complained to Lin Yimin.

"Unexpectedly, Master, you are also concerned about these gossips, then again. Their relationship is complicated. Is it more exciting than the story?"

Lin Yimin said lightly.

"You don't know? Wang Geng heard that a divorce is about to happen. The Shanghai construction plan is at a critical moment. And Shanghai is our economic center. The consortium has invested so much resources, but Shanghai is so complicated. I don't want me to value it. The generals have made some mistakes and suffered losses."

Situ Nan worried.I thought: If something happened to myself, maybe I would kill someone!

Seeing Lin Yimin's puzzled face, Situ Nan popularized the most brilliant n-corner love story in the history of the Republic of China for him, and left many legends for future generations of idiots and women.

Putting aside the emotional drama between several people, two people like Wang Geng and Zhang Youyi actually have close economic relations with the US-China Consortium.

Lin Yimin was a little surprised after hearing this.While shaking his head, he seemed to be worthless for Wang Geng: "Women like talented women are undesirable, especially those who can't do practical things. Talented women have no other benefit except for making trouble."

"Well, a very pragmatic idea. I'm not as good as you in this respect." Situ Nan smiled and nodded, "Furthermore, in this era of change, many people can't even control their destiny. What's more, love?"

Suddenly he thought of Song Ziwen very gossiping, if not for himself.The Song family was born earlier than in history. It is estimated that Song Ziwen will become one of the protagonists of the romance drama in the Republic of China, right?

The world is too small, and for those gifted and beautiful women who are turbulent for future generations, in fact, I already know a lot, and I barely stepped into the cultural circle.For example, Zhang Youyi, such as Wang Geng, except for Lin Huiyin who just met, the first two seem to be tragic characters.

Forget it, after arriving in Shanghai, you have the opportunity to chat with Wang Geng again, buddy, you should be one of the protagonists of the historical drama of the Republic of China, you must not fall into the Qiong Yao drama!

Situ Nan got rid of his thoughts, and what he had to face next was Zhang Jingjiang and Song Weichen, these business giants.

Meeting with Song Weichen of Wuhan Iron and Steel Group and Zhang Jingjiang of China Railway Corporation, it is natural to discuss the impact of the completion of the Yangtze River Bridge on Hanyang Iron Works and Railway Corporation, as well as subsequent construction planning issues.

Situ Nan especially praised Song Weichen. He said to Song Weichen: “I didn’t expect Hanyang Iron Works to digest Bethlehem Steel’s technology so well. It can produce high-quality I-beams, which not only meets the domestic demand for bridge construction, but also May get foreign orders."

"Oh?" Situ Nan said, and Song Weichen became interested. The victory of Wuhan Iron and Steel Group with Hanyang Iron Works as the core in technology and market gave him enough confidence to dominate the domestic steel market and enter the international market.

"The US government is going to build a sea-crossing bridge in San Francisco Bay!" Situ Nan smiled.

"Ah? America!" Song Weichen was very excited, and immediately shook his head when he heard that it was the United States. "That's the site of the U.S. Steel Corporation and Bethlehem Steel Corporation. It can't be robbed!"

“Don’t be presumptuous. Since the steel for major projects like the Yangtze River Bridge is manufactured by Hanyang Iron Works, it at least shows that Hanyang Iron Works has the qualifications to compete with international giants. I know it’s difficult to get American orders, but I’m going to do it. If the bid fails, there is no loss, just to hit our name."

Situ Nan encouraged.Of course, he knew in his heart that Hanyang Iron Works could not compete with Bethlehem Steel Company.

"Good." Song Weichen nodded, taking the matter to heart.

Then Situ Nan and Zhang Jingjiang talked about the construction of the southern railway network. Generally speaking, the progress of the several railway arteries planned at the beginning has reached 60%, and the first five-year plan for the southern railway network should be completed in the next two years. Construction.

"The railway projects in East China and Jiangnan are still progressing smoothly, but the railway entering Sichuan is annoying. It may not be completed on time. There are too many tunnels. However, the Chengyu Railway can be optimistic."

Zhang Jingjiang frowned and said.

When the railway entered Sichuan, especially from Yichang to Sichuan, Situ Nan naturally knew how large the engineering volume was. The Chinese engineers in his predecessors used all kinds of advanced equipment, and were also made into the blood of chicken feathers and ducks.

"After the upper reaches of the Yangtze River have been dredged, the transportation capacity has been greatly improved, and the transportation pressure is not so great. The Yichang section of the railway can also be released."

When Situ Nan saw Zhang Jingjiang cry out, he probably understood that he was reluctant to build the railway from Wuhan to Sichuan at the beginning. It was not cost-effective to spend precious funds in the countless tunnels between the mountains and mountains. It is better to use the funds to develop resources. The richer north.

Zhang Jingjiang still had a question. After discussing with Song Weichen, he was uncertain of paying attention, so he asked Situ Nan: "Steam locomotives are inefficient. Instead, diesel engines and steam turbines are used. I know that Nanhua locomotives use diesel engines, but domestic oil The output is limited, and the cost will be higher if diesel locomotives are used.

I think steam turbines are good and can use coal instead of diesel, but the technology of steam turbines is relatively high, and Yangzi Machinery Company in Wuhan is not well prepared in this regard."

"So?" Situ Nan asked with a smile.Domestic railways are designed in accordance with high specifications. A large amount of concrete is used as the roadbed. The rails are at least 60kg/m and the rails are strong and load-bearing. Zhang Jingjiang intends to increase the railway speed to 60 km/h.

Situ Nan is very happy that Zhang Jingjiang can consider the fuel cost issue, but he is more forward-looking than anyone in the direction of technology development. The miniaturization of steam turbine technology is technically difficult. If it can be used to manufacture locomotives, it can also be installed on warships. , Then said: "It is a luxury to use warship technology on trains and locomotives, and the cost is too high. Meihua Electric has spent a lot of money in using steam turbine technology for thermal power generation, and there is no room for research on locomotives for the time being.

Since Nanhua already has mature diesel engine technology, why not use it?

As for diesel cost, this is not a problem.South China is one of the world's largest oil producing countries and can provide sufficient crude oil to the country. Compared with gasoline, diesel is still used less and the price is cheap. It is just right for trains."

What is more diesel nowadays?In warships, high-speed passenger ships, and trains, there are still a large number of trains and freighters using coal in the world.

"Now is the time when the internal combustion engine is gradually replacing the steam engine. We must decisively abandon the steam engine and adopt more advanced internal combustion engines and electric power in the production field. The thermal power plan of Meihua Electric has also emerged. At the same time, the petrochemical industry is also our focus of development. "

Situ Nan spoke with a heart and soul, and hoped that the two "turtle turtles" Song Weichen and Zhang Jingjiang would listen to their words.

As for the electrification of railways, Situ Nan did not mention it, because even trains with speeds of up to two or three hundred kilometers at a time are only experimental in these years.

Germany’s Siemens did better in this regard. The Japanese were not far behind. The Manchurian Railway developed an electrified railway with a speed of more than 200 kilometers per hour.If Japan will be disabled in the future, I will say whether the Shinkansen will appear again.

Chapter 143

Coming out of Hankou Railway Station, Wang Tieniu was shocked by the city in front of him. In plain language, there were many buildings, people, and cars. There were so many new things in the city.

Wang Tieniu pulled the corners of his clothes. The clothes that were decent in the country seemed uncoordinated when they arrived in Hankou. The countrymen inevitably felt a little nervous when they entered the city.

Fortunately, all the way south, I didn't lose anything, and the money in my personal pocket was still there.And his most precious "luggage" was not lost, and he was held firmly by him.

"Father, there are candied haws, I want to eat candied haws." Wang Goudan took his father's hand, and excitedly pointed at the candied haws vendor not far away. The hawker's voice was very loud and attractive to children. force.

Wang Tieniu looked back and saw that a little fat man was holding a bunch of candied haws in his hand, and another big fat man was holding his other hand. The big and small fat men seemed to be opposite to the father and son, walking towards Wang Tieniu and his son.

"The chin!" The little fat man stuck out his tongue triumphantly, and pointed to the shabby clothes of Wang Tieniu and his son.

"Babies don't learn well!" The big fat man slapped the little fat man on his head and cursed, "You have only been in the city for a few days? Remember that you can't forget your roots. Your father came from the country too."

"The kid is not sensible, haha." After cursing, the big fat man smiled apologetically and nodded to Wang Tieniu. He was dressed in a suit and looked decent and glamorous. It seemed that he should belong to the "ne-money" of the petty citizen type.