Beiyang reactionaries

It is no wonder that infrastructure construction is not easy to do, and it must be completed with national strength.Just a Jinghe canal, according to Li Yizhi's intention, will cost 800 million to 1000 million.How many troops can be fed with so much money.Seeing Duan Xun's silence, Li Yizhi immediately said: "General Duan, in fact, the scale of the project can also be reduced. Abandon the north bank of the Qinghe River and the Luohe Irrigation Area, reduce the length of the tunnel to 1500 meters, and abandon the plans for the Mushuwan and Handidong reservoirs. In this way we Think about three or four million."

Li Yizhi also knows that 800 million to 1000 million is a very large number.

So change your tune immediately.

If Duan Xun is not satisfied, you can shrink it.Li Yizhi was afraid of scaring Duan Xun, and if Duan Xun directly denied the plan of the Jinghe Canal, the loss would outweigh the gain.

"If it is the second option, how much can the irrigated area reach?"

"About 140 million mu."

"That is, only one-third of the first option."

Duan Xun shook his head and made up his mind with great difficulty: "This kind of water conservancy project must not be reduced in scale. Governor Guo, I remember that you are also the director of the Shaanxi Water Conservancy Bureau. How about letting Mr. Li take office?"

"of course can."

Guo Xiren readily agreed.

Guo Xiren and Li Yizhi are good friends. They went to Europe together to learn water conservancy knowledge and inspect European water conservancy projects.Originally, Li Yizhi established the Nanjing Hohai Engineering Specialized School in Nanjing and served as the dean of education of the school.However, during the reconstruction of Northwest University, Guo Xiren invited Li Yizhi to join Shaanxi as the vice president of Northwest University and a professor of the Department of Hydraulic Engineering.That's why Li Yizhi entered Shaanxi, and he returned to Xi'an within a few days.

Guo Xiren did not resist Li Yizhi as the director of the Shaanxi Water Conservancy Bureau.

"Mr. Li, this way. I will allocate 30 yuan to your water conservancy bureau, and you start planning the survey team immediately. Conduct the survey well, and then come up with the most complete construction plan. What I want is the best. You don't have to Considering the issue of money, I will squeeze out money even if I squeeze. This is a project that is related to the national economy and the people's livelihood, and there must be no sloppy. And use this Jinghe Canal project to train a group of outstanding water conservancy talents. In the future, China will be More water infrastructure is needed."

"Thank you General Duan for your trust."

Li Yizhi was very calm, but inside he was very happy.

Li Yizhi knew that warlords like Duan Xun were not interested in things like water conservancy facilities.

why?

Not much value, or the return is too low.Just like the Jinghe Canal, Li Yizhi is a water conservancy expert and knows the difficulty of constructing these water conservancy projects.Like the Jinghe Canal, there will definitely be several phases of the project, and it is estimated that each phase of the project will take about a year, or even two or three years.

Such projects all involve large investment, long engineering time and low returns.

In comparison, the money invested in these water conservancy facilities is invested in the army, how much arms can be bought, and how many troops can be fed.Even if you don't invest in the army, how much money can you earn if you invest in mining companies.So these warlords don't care about these things.

Not to mention the local warlords, even though the Beijing government has made various plans over the years, it has never actually built water conservancy facilities.The reason is very simple, the investment is too large, the time is too long, and it is not cost-effective at all.

But Duan Xun was able to fully support him when he was short of money. With funds of 800 million to 1000 million yuan, Duan Xun even puffed his chest and promised that he would definitely get it out.Just this kind of boldness made Li Yizhi feel unhappy.

"It's all for the good of Shaanxi."

205 Shan people's attitude 4

"Hey--"

After talking with Duan Xun, Guo Xiren and the others left Duan Xun's headquarters.

They all know that Duan Xun is very busy now.Now that the matter has been discussed, they don't want to disturb Duan Xun any more.Not long after leaving Duan Xun's headquarters, Li Zhongte suddenly stopped and sighed.

"Baibai (uncle), what's wrong with you?"

Li Yizhi immediately asked Li Zhongte.

Li Zhongte has always been in good health. Although he is 60 years old, he is still alive and well.But when he stopped suddenly, Li Yizhi was very worried, so he went to support him.Although Li Zhongte is physically strong, his uncle is not young after all.

Li Zhongte saw that Li Yizhi wanted to help him, so he waved his hand.

Looking back at Duan Xun's direction, he said: "Duan Xun's entry into Shaanxi is both a disaster and a blessing for Shaanxi."

Li Zhongte stopped, Guo Xiren and Yu Youren also stopped.

Just heard Li Zhongte sigh.

Both of them looked at Li Zhongte suspiciously, not knowing what happened to Li Zhongte.Li Zhongte looked at Guo Xiren and Yu Youren, then at his nephew Li Yizhi, and said in a low voice: "I have heard of Duan Xun's name before. I heard that his troops have very good military discipline. People say that Duan Xun's army is the contemporary "Yue Family Army". In recent years, Sichuan has been bustling with activity, and I heard that the economic development is very good. But these are just rumors, as the saying goes, hearing is believing, and rumors are rumors after all. But when I saw Duan Xun himself today, I realized that the rumors were true. Duan Xun was even more magnanimous and capable than the rumors. I have never seen such a person in Shaanxi in the past few decades. He came to Shaanxi, and Shaanxi never It is not our own Shaanxi anymore. No one can stop Duan Xun from controlling Shaanxi, and there is no one in Shaanxi who can counter Duan Xun."

Somewhat sad.

As a native of Shaanxi, although Li Zhongte doesn't like Chen Shufan, he is very interested in and supports Chen Shufan's idea of ​​"Shaanxi people governing Shaanxi".From the end of the Qing Dynasty to the present, various thoughts of local autonomy have spread across the land of China, and many people believe in this idea.It believes that the provinces should be self-governing, and the example is the federal system of the United States.In fact, most people in China don't know what federal system is, and they are not familiar with the political system of the United States.However, in order to counterbalance the central government, those local warlords put forward the idea of ​​local autonomy, and many local gentry supported this idea for their own interests.For a period of time, the idea of ​​local autonomy became the mainstream of the provinces.

Therefore, it also affected Li Zhongte.

He always believed that Shaanxi belongs to Shaanxi people, so it should be "Shaanxi people governing Shaanxi".

But after seeing Duan Xun today, Li Zhongte immediately understood that no one in Shaanxi could compare with Duan Xun.Although it was just a simple contact, Duan Xun's vision, decisiveness and courage showed, there is really no one from Shaanxi that he knows can compare.Whether it is the current Shaanxi Provincial Government or the generals of the Shaanxi Army, Li Zhongte does not think anyone can stand against Duan Xun.

Such a person enters Shaanxi, and Shaanxi must be ruled by this person in the future.

It's a pity.

After all, Shaanxi cannot be ruled by the Shaanxi people themselves.This made him somewhat melancholy.

"Baibai, in fact, it doesn't matter who comes to Shaanxi. Chen Shufan is from Shaanxi, but he didn't see any contribution he made to Shaanxi, but only saw that he harmed Shaanxi. I have only been in Shaanxi for a few days, but you know I Do you hear any sounds in Xi'an? Do you know what the students I know say?"

"what?"

"Our students in Xi'an all said that Duan Xun's military discipline is a hundred times better than that of our Shaanxi Army itself. The Shaanxi Army's military discipline is too poor, and we were criticized by the Shaanxi people as a family of soldiers and bandits. It was after Duan Xun's troops entered Shaanxi. Started to rectify the military discipline of the Shaanxi Army, and the Shaanxi Army has the appearance of an army. I heard that since Duan Xun's troops entered Shaanxi, they have set aside one day a week to help the people around the barracks with work. What about diving and chopping firewood? They will all help the common people. Duan Xun’s name is already well-known in our Shaanxi countryside. When Duan Xun is mentioned, everyone gives a thumbs up. When did our Shaanxi army have such a high evaluation. Many students I know, They all want to join the army and join Duan Xun's troops. They all hope that Duan Xun's troops will never leave Shaanxi. As long as they are good to Shaanxi, it doesn't matter where he is from."

Li Yizhi has the best impression of Duan Xun.

Not only the rumors he heard, but also the various comments he heard after entering Shaanxi this time made Li Yizhi have high expectations for Duan Xun.Li Yizhi has traveled to many places, but Duan Xun's army is the only one that can make the local people hope that the army will not leave.After getting in touch with Duan Xun today, Li Yizhi supported Duan Xun even more, and his evaluation of Duan Xun was even higher.The Jinghe Canal proposed by Li Yizhi has an opening of 800 million to 1000 million yuan.But Duan Xun was able to support him. Li Yizhi thought that Duan Xun was qualified to rule Shaanxi just because of this.

To put it bluntly, what is the relationship between Jinghe Canal and Duan Xun?As long as the current local warlords can get enough taxes, who cares how they collect taxes.Who cares about water conservancy facilities.Don't say no matter, let him invest hundreds of thousands, he will not agree.

But look at Duan Xun.

The investment of millions or tens of millions can be supported by gritted teeth.This is the boldness, and this is the real consideration for the place.As for whether they are from Shaanxi, it doesn't matter.Chen Shufan is from Shaanxi, but when he served as the governor of Shaanxi, he only saw him harming Shaanxi.What good is it for such Shaanxi people to rule Shaanxi?People like Chen Shufan are far inferior to Duan Xun.

"Yes."

Li Zhongte nodded and said: "So I said that Duan Xun's entry into Shaanxi is a disaster, but it is also a blessing. Regardless of what he thinks in his heart, since he came to our Shaanxi, the military discipline of the Shaanxi army has improved. He also rebuilt the Northwest Universities have invested heavily in education in Shaanxi, and they also want to build railways for Shaanxi. Now they are still supporting the construction of the Jinghe Canal. Which one is not good for the development of Shaanxi, and which one is not a century-old plan for Shaanxi. It is true that such people come to our Shaanxi The blessing of our Shaanxi."

Guo Xiren and Yu Youren were silent when they heard what Li Zhongte and Li Yizhi said.

Guo Xiren was silent because Duan Xun was so powerful.Compared to Li Zhongte and Li Yizhi, Guo Xiren understands Duan Xun's power better than anyone else.Since Duan Xun just entered Shaanxi, how to seize Chen Shufan's power, how to expel Chen Shufan, how to reverse public opinion, how to infiltrate the Shaanxi Army troops, how to win over Shaanxi celebrities, Guo Xiren saw everything in his eyes.Even sometimes, Guo Xiren involuntarily became Duan Xun's accomplice, helping Duan Xun win the hearts of the people in Shaanxi.

Seeing that people like Li Zhongte and Li Yizhi now support Duan Xun, we can see the aspirations of the people in Shaanxi.

Duan Xun's methods are too powerful.

As an outsider, being able to win the hearts and minds of Shaanxi is something Guo Xiren admires.When Lu Jianzhang entered Shaanxi, he was more powerful than Duan Xun when he entered Shaanxi, and the situation was more favorable.

At that time, when Yuan Shikai was still alive, the Beiyang government could be said to have shocked the world.

Lu Jianzhang brought a division of the Beiyang Army into Shaanxi, where he almost overwhelmed the sky with one hand and had great power.Who dared to resist the Shaanxi Army at that time.Lu Jianzhang abolished all the Shaanxi Army troops, except for the obedient Chen Shufan.Who dared to say anything at that time, who dared to oppose Lu Jianzhang.