super god warlord

Since the board of directors has not yet been held at this time, the management is basically still the old team, and the businessmen are happy to have people with these official backgrounds rushing to the front to save themselves from unnecessary troubles.Today, these two people did not hesitate to question Zhao Shouhong for their own benefit.

Dare to question the nephew and grandson of Governor Zhongchuan like this, the background of these two people must be quite big, Zhao Shouhong narrowed his eyes slightly and said: "Why? Isn't the business office just for people to invest? Don't you have a certain range of people? Are you refusing to sell stocks? Besides, as you said just now, you are the people who run some companies on the Sichuan-Han Railway in Sichuan Province, and I invest in the Central Plains Province. Those businessmen plan to undertake the construction of the Central Plains Railway. What does it have to do with you? ?”

Zhao Shouhong is also very rude to these people. He knows these two people. The later Jin court took back the right of way and vigorously carried out the road protection movement.

Seeing that Zhao Shouhong was so impolite, Li Jixun on the side smoothed things over and said, "Your Excellency misunderstood, in fact, we came here to ask, if the railway construction companies of businessmen from the two provinces merge, what role will Your Excellency play in it?"

Zhao Shouhong said: "I heard that you hired two engineers who studied abroad to survey the route. How is the result?" He didn't answer Li Jixun's question directly, but asked about the route survey.

"The survey has been completed, and we plan to start construction next year." Shi Dianzhang replied.

"I don't know where the two engineers are? I plan to ask first before making a decision." Zhao Shouhong smiled.

"Of course, the two engineers came with us, and they are outside the residence." Shi Dianzhang said, and soon Hu Dongchao and Lu Yaoting, the engineers in charge of the Sichuan-Han Railway, walked in.

"My lord." Both of them saluted Zhao Shouhong in unison.

"You are welcome." Zhao Shouhong asked: "I would like to know the results of the two survey routes? Where do you plan to start building the railway line?"

The two looked at each other, and Hu Chaodong said: "My lord, the survey of the railway line has been completed, but the opinions of the two of us are not unified. I plan to start building the Shu-Chongqing line, which is less difficult, but he wants to build it first." Yiwan Line."

"I don't know why both of you have reasons?" Zhao Shouhong continued to inquire deeply.

This time it was Lu Yaoting who spoke first: "I think the Yiwan line will be built first so that we can get closer to the Xiakou Iron Works, so that we can get materials nearby to save a lot of time spent on transporting materials. After all, the Sichuan road is difficult, and it is not easy to transport rail ties."

"I think the roads of the Sichuan-Chongqing line are flat and easy to build. If this section is repaired first, it can be opened to traffic first, and the cost can be recovered in time." Hu Dongchao said.

"Do you think that only Xiakou Iron Works can provide steel rails? Didn't you want to solve the steel rail problem on the spot inside Zhongchuan?" Zhao Shouhong said.

"Where can we solve it? The steel required for the rails is not a simple matter, you must have good steel." Lu Yaoting said.

Zhao Shouhong pointed to himself: "My factory can manufacture steel rails. You should know that I plan to build Lanyi Railway. This steel rail is provided by me. Now the line from Batang to Xining, and from Ya'an to The lines in Shudu have already started construction, and all the rails I produce are used. If you build the Shu-Chongqing line first, you can use the steel rails produced by my factories to ensure that there is no problem with the quality.”

The two engineers looked at each other, not knowing what Zhao Shouhong was going to do.Zhao Shouhong raised his head, smiled at Shi Dianzhang and the two of them, "I have a proposal, I don't know if you are willing or not."

"My lord, please tell me." The two, who had no idea what Zhao Shouhong was thinking, had to wait for him to finish.

Zhao Shouhong said: "Now I have a professional railway construction team, which is competent enough to repair the railway. I hope to be able to contract the railway construction. These two engineers will be in charge of the railway construction command. In addition, you can also send financial supervisors. I think how about building the Zhongchuan Railway with the rails produced in Zhongchuan, and building the Central Plains Railway with the rails from the Xiakou Iron Works?"

"This..." Several people were suspicious for a while. If Zhao Shouhong hoped to gain benefits from it, he gave up the position of engineer to them and allowed him to send a chief financial officer. This seems unimaginable, but Zhao Shouhong Where is the benefit that Shou Hong wants, but they can't see it.

In fact, few people knew that Zhao Shouhong felt that the road in Zhongchuan was difficult and the news was very blocked. He was very eager to break through this state, so after returning from the imperial capital, he began to vigorously develop the railway.According to the historical situation, the construction of the Sichuan-Han Railway started from the Yi-Wan Line.

Chapter 148 Strong Support

This section of the road has steep peaks and steep hills, and the amount of work required for drilling rocks is huge. To be precise, it is the section with the most difficult construction. According to calculations, the average cost per Huali is 7000 taels, and it will take about five years to complete.

Afterwards, it proved that the decision to start construction from the Yiwan section was a serious mistake. The geological conditions of this section are complex, far exceeding the imagination of the shareholders of the Sichuan-Han Railway.Soon after the start of construction, the builders discovered this serious problem, which made Li Jixun, the general manager of the Sichuan-Han Railway Company in charge of the construction of this section, very distressed. The company also said that the construction of this section would be suspended and the Shuyu section would be reopened.

Later, Zhan Youming, who was ordered in danger, re-measured and modified the original route to a certain extent, mainly avoiding big rivers and mountains, building fewer bridges and tunnels as much as possible, but making more bends.This kind of road can continue, but the progress of the project is very slow, mainly due to technical factors. By May 1911, only 5 kilometers of railways that can pass the transportation vehicles have been completed.This slowness also provided an excuse for the Houjin government to nationalize the railway, saying that the system of commercial companies was not good, they were unable to build roads, and their efficiency was too low, so they should be nationalized.

Zhao Shouhong cannot tolerate the railway lines that have not been completed in history.In order to completely control Zhongchuan, there must be enough railway lines, at least connecting the two largest cities in Zhongchuan, the Shu-Chongqing line between Shudu and Chongshan must be open to traffic, which is why he said the above words.

Several people thought about it, but they couldn't find any loopholes in Zhao Shouhong's words. It seemed that there were no loopholes that could be found.Shi Dianzhang and Li Jixun whispered a few words, and finally reached an agreement.Shi Dianzhang raised his head and asked, "I don't know how much the steel rails produced in your factory cost? How much are the workers' wages?"

"The salary is the same as that of other workers. As for the price of the steel rails, how about [-]% cheaper than the steel rails of Xiakou Iron Works?" Zhao Shouhong said with a smile. If the construction of these railway lines is all using his steel rails, then the steelworks produce The product is settled, and he can boldly expand production.

The eyes of the four people were brightened when they heard it. Although [-]% cheaper steel rails does not seem to be much, if you include the toll to Sichuan and the amount of steel rails used, the remaining money is definitely an astronomical figure, Shi Dianzhang thought. If you don't want to, you agree: "It's natural and best. We will use the steel rails from your factory, and your engineering team will also construct them. But let's say it ugly, the quality of the steel rails must not be a problem. In addition, if there is corruption, we will The contract will be terminated immediately." At this moment, Shi Dianzhang's anger had already melted away, as if he had forgotten the purpose of coming here today.

"Of course there is no problem with this. I will go all out and hope that the Shu-Chongqing line can be opened to traffic within two years. As for the merger of the two railway companies, I have given full authority to Hu Cheng, Zhang Zhaonan and other gentlemen. Funding is not responsible for management, you should discuss with those gentlemen. But as far as I think, you might as well form a joint company, both sides will do their own thing, but set up financial supervision and project supervision for each other, which is good for the construction of the railway.”

After they left, they negotiated with business representatives from the Central Plains. A few days later, the Commercial Office Sichuan-Han Railway Co., Ltd. and the Commercial Central Plains Sichuan-Han Railway Co., Ltd. announced the merger to form the Commercial Sichuan-Han Railway United Company. Supervisory personnel were exchanged for supervision, and construction of railways began in both provinces at the same time.Thanks to Zhao Shouhong's support, the Sichuan-Han Railway finally stopped making no progress as before, and soon the Shu-Chongqing Line began vigorous construction work.

The Qingchuan line from Batang to Xining, the branch line of the Qingchuan line from Batang to Ya'an, and the Shukun line from Shudu to Ningyuanting via Yazhou were all started at the same time before the Lanyi line. The prelude to the large-scale construction was kicked off vigorously, and within a few years the west will become the most eye-catching place in Hualan, and the mileage of railways here will exceed the sum of other regions.

Subversive changes are taking place in the entire Northwest, but in the quiet Yazhou County Hospital, you can't feel this kind of construction boom. At this time, Miss Sullivan is sitting quietly on the sofa, with a piece of paper spread out by her hand. This Salvin book, but in fact she didn't pay attention to the book at all.

She stared at Helen Keller whose head was still wrapped on the hospital bed, feeling a little worried in her heart.Today was the day when Helen Keller opened the bandages. Whether the operation was successful or not would soon be known, but at this time she was a little afraid to know the result.

Blindness and deafness can be cured, such a near-miraculous thing made her still unbelievable.In the past few days, Miss Sullivan has asked herself countless times if she is dreaming, but she feels that everything around her is so real, it is not like a dream at all.

She was looking forward in her heart, looking forward to Helen Keller regaining all the feelings that a normal person should have, but she was afraid of failure, because she knew that if she failed here, Helen Keller might never have a chance to heal again. up.

"Hi, Miss Sullivan, the weather today is really nice." Zhao Shouhong walked into the ward with the doctor. This is a special ward specially opened for Helen Keller, and no other patients live in the same ward as her.

Seeing Zhao Shouhong arrived, Sullivan got up and smiled and said, "Mr. Zhao, you are here. Thank you for taking care of us for so many days. I have also seen the magical medical skills of the East. I want to say that the medical conditions here are the best in the world. Yes, I have seen too many miracles, even if Helen can't get the light again, you have already proved your strength."

"Don't jump to conclusions, let's see Helen's situation first." Zhao Shouhong smiled and waved to the doctor. The doctor nodded. Bandage on the head.

As the bandages continued to decrease, Helen Keller's soft hair and youthful face were gradually revealed.Having experienced too many disappointments, Helen Keller had already become extremely strong. At this moment, she was sitting there quietly, letting the doctor undo the bandages without moving.

"Okay, Miss Helen Keller, please open your eyes." Zhao Shouhong said with a smile.Miss Sullivan habitually wanted to go forward and write this message in Helen's palm, but to her surprise, Helen slowly opened her eyes before she got close.

Those were a pair of beautiful brown eyes, when they opened a slit slightly, as if stimulated by the sunlight, they closed again reflexively.But at this moment, Miss Sullivan didn't look into her eyes at all, but hurriedly asked: "Helen, can you hear me? Can you hear me?"

Chapter 149 The Only Requirement

"Yes, may I ask who are you?" Helen still squinted her eyes, which made it difficult for her to see who was speaking. The only thing she felt before was Mr. Sullivan's gentle hand, but now she was really listening. The voice of the other party will naturally be a little strange.

Miss Sullivan wept with joy, covered her mouth and sobbed, "It's me, my dear Helen, I am your teacher Sullivan."

"Mr. Sullivan, so you are Teacher Sullivan." Helen Keller's eyes seemed to have finally adapted to the light in the room. She opened her eyes slightly and looked at Teacher Sullivan: "Teacher, I can see you now, I I can hear you. Do you know? I have sketched your appearance in my mind countless times, but I never thought that what I saw in reality was so similar to what I imagined."

At this time, Miss Sullivan couldn't restrain the excitement in her heart anymore, she rushed up to hug Helen Keller, and the two hugged each other in front of the hospital bed and cried.After countless days and nights of hardships, Miss Sullivan guided Helen Keller with her love and patience, let her learn and become an adult, and led her to complete her university studies.But now she can finally feel the voices of the people around her and see the colors of the world like a normal girl. How could this not make them feel extremely excited.

In fact, Helen Keller was able to hear the sound long ago, but because she was afraid of being too shocking, the doctor put on sound-proof earplugs for her during the bandage, and Helen heard the sound just now when he took off the earplugs while untying the bandage.At this moment, seeing the two of them crying ecstatically, Zhao Shouhong smiled and waved his hands, telling the doctors and guards to retreat, and he left last, closing the door of the ward gently.

Ten minutes later, Miss Sullivan, who was wiping her red and swollen eyes, finally left the ward. At this time, Zhao Shouhong was still sitting on the bench outside the ward and did not leave.Seeing Zhao Shouhong, Miss Sullivan bowed deeply and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zhao, you gave Helen a new life and gave us the best gift. I will write to Helen's parents and ask them to send the medicine to you." send the fee."

Zhao Shouhong shook his head with a smile and said: "Miss Sullivan, you misunderstood me. I didn't cure Helen for the medical expenses. In fact, my hospital provides free medical treatment for the residents in my territory. There is no medical treatment here. charge any medical bills."

"No medical fee?" Miss Sullivan looked very surprised: "But how should we repay your kindness?"

Zhao Shouhong smiled and walked to the window with his hands behind his back, looked at the cloudless sky outside and said, "I am very envious of your country, which allows disabled children like Helen Keller to live so well, even in your country. Accompanied by you, complete your university studies."

"I don't understand what you mean." Miss Sullivan shook her head blankly.

Zhao Shouhong smiled and said: "Actually, I want to say that in my motherland, it is difficult for even a healthy child to get the opportunity to learn culture. Because there is too much oppression and suffering in my motherland, I really want to change this. Everything, but it is a bit powerless. More importantly, my motherland is under the oppression of many great powers, and their citizens know very little about us. I hope that Miss Sullivan and Miss Helen Keller can be in various parts of Hualan Take a walk, observe the current situation of Hualan, and then use the pens in your hands to publicize all this to the rest of the world, so that people in other countries can understand Hualan, so that many misunderstandings can be avoided, and many wars will be avoided.”

"You are a noble person, a person who is willing to contribute to the country, and a capable person." After hearing Zhao Shouhong's words, Miss Sullivan was shocked.

"Noble and capable, I dare not say it, but I think I am a person who is willing to contribute to the country." Zhao Shouhong turned his head and smiled at Miss Sullivan.The sun shone on him through the window, and painted a gorgeous golden line on his stalwart outline. At that moment, Miss Sullivan suddenly had a feeling that the whole world would change for this young man.

A month later, Miss Sullivan took Helen Keller, who was full of curiosity about the new world, on board the ship returning to the White Eagle Country. Standing on the deck and looking at the Shanghai Port that was gradually disappearing into the horizon, Miss Sullivan sighed: " What a miraculous young man, he was able to build such an industrial area in this ancient and backward empire. I am curious why so many people follow him wholeheartedly, helping him build a large factory and build so many The school, and such a powerful doctor working for him."

"Perhaps the country has been sleeping for too long, and it needs such a leader to lead it out of the gloom. When people grope in the dark for a long time, a ray of sunshine will make them full of desire, and even fight for it desperately." Helen Keller also expressed his feelings.

Miss Sullivan recalled all the miracles in western Sichuan, and couldn't help showing a smile. She even had a good impression of Zhao Shouhong in her heart, and some strange emotions that she had never felt before were slowly fermenting in her heart.At this time, Helen Keller was observing her surroundings curiously. In fact, since she regained her sense of hearing and vision, she felt that everything was very fresh, and she was observing her surroundings all the time.