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"Ah."

Duan Xun nodded.

Not too many accidents, many trains in this era are not very fast.There are even some slow trains, ranging from 20 kilometers per hour to 30 kilometers per hour.For a truck running on the road, it is quite good to have a distance of 40 kilometers or 50 kilometers.

Duan Xun turned his head to look at Li Jishen and said: "Ren Chao (Li Jishen), I heard that there is a kind of highway in Germany, and it is possible for cars to run at a speed of more than 70 miles, or even 80 kilometers."

"Yes."

Li Jishen nodded immediately.

"Germany opened a highway as early as 1932. It was a highway connecting Cologne and Bonn. It should be the kind of highway mentioned by the chairman. This is the first highway in Germany. After Hitler came to power, in order to solve the The high unemployment rate in Germany also started to pave various highways in order to solve the domestic transportation problem. From the perspective of roads, it is indeed much better than our roads, and the speed of cars is faster than ours. Their highways, The proportion of German roads is actually not high, but the transportation volume is astonishing. We don’t have specific data, but I heard that half of Germany’s transportation volume relies on these highways. Most of the logistics supplies of frontline troops pass through these highways.”

"How are their highways made?"

"There are two types, one is paved with concrete and the other is asphalt road. Especially their asphalt road greatly increases the speed of cars, and the transportation volume is also amazing."

"Is it technically difficult to lay this kind of highway?"

"I have learned that the difficulty is not very high. Many internal roads in major cities in my country are also paved in this way. Shanghai has laid asphalt roads as early as more than ten years ago. This kind of road is indeed good, and it is easy to travel by car. No bumps, the speed of the car can reach more than 70 kilometers per hour. However, the road paved in this way costs several times that of the ordinary roads we are currently laying. The reason why the Ministry of Communications did not pave this kind of expressway is because the cost is too high .”

Li Jishen replied immediately.

Duan Xun nodded.

The laying of expressways is indeed very expensive, and it is not comparable to ordinary roads.China is too big, and the railways and roads that need to be laid far exceed those of other countries, so it costs a lot of money.

A highway can be paved several times the equivalent of ordinary roads.So the Ministry of Communications did not build the expressway in the end.For the Department of Transportation, the most important thing right now is to pave more roads, not highways.

"Chairman, I suggest that our country also lay several such highways."

There are quite a few people accompanying Duan Xun to inspect the Northeast this time. Among them, He Lian, chief economic adviser of the Supreme Council, director of the Cabinet Economic Committee, and former president of Nankai University, suddenly spoke.He Lian, 46, is already China's most famous economist.

He served as the president of Nankai University at Nankai University. When he was a professor of construction economics, he trained a large number of economics talents. He also developed a set of economic theories at Nankai University that is completely different from other countries.In his economic theory, there are not only the figure of Soviet planned economy, but also the figure of classical market economy theory.He combined these theories with the actual situation in China, and collaborated with Fang Xianting, another economist at Nankai University, to come up with the "Economic Theory of Control."

In this theory, he supports the government to formulate economic plans, support the government to invest in the development of heavy industry and infrastructure construction, so as to promote the orderly development of China's economy.At the same time, he was the first economist to theoretically propose a mixed economic system.During the third five-year plan, it was He Lian, the director of the Economic Committee, who added a sentence in the government report, that is, the situation of China's economy is a planned development in a mixed economic system.His theory has been highly appraised and supported by Duan Xun.He Lian is definitely a very forward-looking and practical economist.

Of course, He Lian also made a great contribution. At Nankai University, he personally presided over the compilation of the Nankai Economic Index that reflects various prices, which is extremely authoritative.Including the use of mathematics to simulate China's economic situation based on various industrial data in China.

This Nankai index is quoted by many institutions.This includes foreign economic institutions as well as cabinet departments.

Duan Xun very much agrees with many of He Lian's theories.That's why he serves as the chief economic adviser of the Supreme Council, a university professor who receives a subsidy from the Supreme Council.He also serves as the director of the Cabinet Economic Committee. Most of this committee is retired senior government officials, professors from various universities, and even business leaders.This committee serves as an advisor to the cabinet. When the cabinet formulates various economic policies, it will ask the members of the economic committee for their opinions.Therefore, when the cabinet formulated the economic plan, He Lian was an important participant, and many of his views were directly reflected in China's economic policies.This time Duan Xun visited the Northeast. As the chief economic adviser, he also wanted to see the situation on the front line, so he was also in Duan Xun's team.

During this period of time, he has not expressed any opinions. Every time he goes to a place, he personally inspects and checks the factory data.Unexpectedly, when Duan Xun and Li Jishen talked about the highway problem, he suddenly spoke.

"Oh? Professor He, just say what you think."

Why does Duan Xun admire and value He Lian.

Not only because of He Lian's ability.It is because Duan Xun needs to come up with a set of mature theories for China's politics and economy.Theory is not as useless as many people think, on the contrary, theory is very important.

Now is the time for war, so Duan Xun has no time.

When Duan Xun has time, Duan Xun must combine China's politics and economy to sort out a guideline.China must have its own political and economic theories so that it can guide future Asian countries.

And He Lian is very good.

As a Ph.D. in economics from Yale University, I am not a nerd who only knows theory.On the contrary, He Lian applied what he had learned, combined with China's actual situation, and put forward an economic theory suitable for China.

That's why Duan Xun valued He Lian so much.

"Chairman, the expressway is indeed expensive, but it also brings very high benefits. First of all, it can greatly increase the speed of logistics and reduce logistics costs. Moreover, investment in projects such as expressways will greatly stimulate the development of other industries. Moreover, the development of expressways will drive the development of cities next to the highways. When I was doing research around Shanghai, I did data analysis in this area. When I came to Northeast China this time, I brought my data analysis.”

He Lian took out a report from his briefcase and handed it to Duan Xun.

Duan Xun took it over and took a look.

Sure enough, He Lian really made a very detailed report.Duan Xun was very surprised. He didn't expect that He Lian had done data analysis in this area and carried it with him.It is estimated that after sufficient preparation, it will be proposed to the cabinet.Duan Xun didn't read it carefully, because the data analysis is very thick, and it is impossible to read all of them within an hour or two.So Duan Xun just looked at the conclusion, put it down and said, "Professor He, I have one thing to ask you."

"Chairman, tell me."

"I want to build the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway. It may be in the past few years, or it may be after the end of the war. I think Professor He will take the lead and bring some experts from the Ministry of Communications. Of course, students from Nankai University can also participate. A feasibility report on the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway. I wonder what Professor He thinks?"

"After I return to Beijing, I will start this job."

The expressway is just something casually said on the road, and it is not Duan Xun's concern.Duan Xun quickly turned his head to Jiang Xianyun and said, "After arriving in Changchun, let's take a rest."

"Yes."

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"Chairman, new battle report from the front line."

"Go in and talk."

As soon as Duan Xun got off the train, Xu Yongchang came to Duan Xun to report.Don't look at Duan Xun who has been inspecting the Northeast, but he has never relaxed his attention to the world situation.Whether it is the European battlefield, the Asian battlefield, or even the North African battlefield or the Middle East battlefield, as long as there is new news, Duan Xun will pay attention to it immediately.Because Duan Xun must adjust China's foreign policy according to changes in the world situation.

Moreover, after entering 1941, major battles that determined the direction of the war frequently appeared on the European and Asian battlefields.It is even more impossible for Duan Xun not to pay attention to the situation of this kind of battle.So Duan Xun asked Xu Yongchang to get in the car and report in the car when he heard Xu Yongchang talk about the new battle report from the front line.Xu Yongchang sat up immediately, and then said: "Chairman, the naval battle of Midway Island is over."

When Duan Xun was inspecting Qiqihar, the Japanese navy finally launched a long-prepared attack on the Hawaiian Islands.The Japanese navy attacked Pearl Harbor three months ago, severely damaging the US Pacific Fleet.After returning to the mainland, the troops were repaired.

Because of the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor, although it was a complete success, Japan suffered a lot.Especially after the U.S. Hawaiian troops reacted, they used their relatively complete air defense system to shoot down many Japanese aircraft.During the attack on Pearl Harbor, the Japanese army lost 122 aircraft, and the casualties were still very heavy.After all, there were only about 1000 Japanese aircraft participating in the attack at that time, and the loss exceeded [-]%.

What's more, nearly 300 pilots were lost before and after.

Those are all elite pilots that Japan tried its best to cultivate, and they are the treasures of the Japanese Navy.But in such a battle, nearly 300 pilots were lost, which is a very big loss for Japan.Therefore, after the troops returned to the mainland, Japan also carried out training and replenished new aircraft and pilots.However, when recuperating, the Japanese Navy did not give up attacking the US Pacific Fleet. There have been small-scale naval battles these days.

The US Pacific Fleet has always been at an absolute disadvantage in the subsequent skirmishes.Some warships are lost in each conflict, and the casualties of the US Pacific Fleet are getting bigger and bigger after three months.

After entering March, the Japanese Navy finally assembled a large army and completed the renovation.After the repair was over, Japan began their Pacific strategy and began to attack the Hawaiian Islands.The goal of Japan's attack on the Hawaiian Islands is completely different from the attack on Pearl Harbor.

The goal of the sneak attack on Pearl Harbor was to solve the Pacific Fleet, and this attack on the Hawaiian Islands was to capture and control the Hawaiian Islands.The United States also knows Japan's purpose, and of course it is impossible for Japan to do what it wants.After all, the geographical location of the Hawaiian Islands is so good, it is the bastion of the United States to dominate the Pacific Ocean.How can the Japanese army occupy it.

The result was the Battle of Midway.

Today is the fourth day, and it is very rare for a naval battle to last for so long.It can also be seen how large the Battle of Midway was this time.

"How's the fight going?"

"Japan and the U.S. are pretty much on the losing side."

"Both losers?"

"Yes."

Xu Yongchang nodded and said: "This time the Japanese army dispatched 8 aircraft carriers, 4 escort aircraft carriers, 11 battleships, 9 heavy cruisers, 7 light cruisers, and 21 destroyers in order to capture Midway Island. Supplement the Pacific Fleet and repair the warships damaged in the last Pearl Harbor incident. But it is far inferior to the Japanese army in scale, and the Japanese army has an overwhelming advantage."

Duan Xun listened quietly.