Beiyang reactionaries

But Duan Xun is different.

Duan Xun is a warlord and a rising star of the Anhui Clan.As long as the action is not too big and does not directly impact the interests of those Jianghuai salt merchants, then few people really dare to trouble Duan Xun.Duan Xun hopes to use refined salt to slowly impact the current salt market.

Therefore, other places resist refined salt, but Duan Xun is very supportive of the development of refined salt and is willing to introduce this technology to Sichuan.It's just that Duan Xun's goal is too big, so he hopes to get an agent, and Deng Zhiru is very good.

"If the Premier trusts me, then I will do my part."

"it is good."

If it is the 21st century, if the governor of a province still cares about such a small problem as salt, he will be regarded as not doing his job properly and making a fuss.But in the current China, a salt tax can account for 3000 to 1000 percent of the provincial government, or even half of the situation, there is nothing more important than salt.According to Wang Yongjiang, Sichuan's fiscal revenue this year can reach around [-] million, of which [-] million comes from Sichuan Salt.

"General."

Duan Xun was discussing important business with several wealthy businessmen in Sichuan. Suddenly Tang Shizun, the deputy mayor of Chongqing who was in charge of Duan Xun's security mission and also the chief of the police station, came to Duan Xun's side and whispered: "Just now According to news from Chengdu, Zhang Xun, the head of the warlord regiment, has accepted Li Yuanhong's invitation to mediate and led his troops northward."

Although he came to Chongqing, the information from Chengdu was continuously transmitted to Duan Xun.

When Duan Xun heard Zhang Xun leading troops northward, a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth.Not only is he secretly cursing Zhang Xun, a guy who is about to be restored, but also very sympathetic to Zhang Xun, a general who was played by Duan Qirui in the applause.But this matter has nothing to do with him, so Duan Xun just nodded to show that he knew.Then he turned his head and said to Jiang Hongyu, "Is the opening ceremony about to start?"

"Yes."

112 Zhang Xun Restoration 2

"Crackling! Crackling!"

"Whoa whoa-"

On May 1917, 5, the first railway in Sichuan history was officially opened to traffic.Although this railway is not even a railway in the eyes of many people, after all, it is only a short-distance railway of less than 19 kilometers.Compared with the railway construction of hundreds of kilometers or thousands of kilometers at every turn, it is really insignificant.

But it is different for Sichuan people, and it is even more different for Chongqing people.

This is the first railway in Sichuan.

Duan Xun, the governor of Sichuan and the governor of Sichuan, was present in person. Next to him was Jiang Hongyu, the vice governor of Sichuan Province and the mayor of Chongqing, Song Yuren, the secretary general of the Sichuan Provincial Government and the director of the Mining Bureau, and Tang Shizun, the director of the Chongqing Police Bureau. .Even Li Jishen, Commander of the First Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army, Liu Xiang, Commander of the Third Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army, and Wan Xuancai, Commander of the Fourth Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army, all attended the opening ceremony.

"Director Zhao, how much freight can the Beichuan Railway reach?"

When Jiang Hongyu introduced the Beichuan Railway impassionedly, Duan Xun asked Zhao Desan next to Zhao Desan.Zhao Desan is the director of the Chongqing Railway Bureau, and even the chief engineer and person in charge of the Beichuan Railway.

"With our existing locomotives and coal cars, the daily coal transportation volume can reach [-] tons."

The Beichuan Railway was built for the Tianfu Coal Mine.Therefore, in addition to buying locomotives, the rest are coal cars, ready to transport coal.

"A thousand tons?"

The daily coal transport volume is 30 tons, so the annual output is more than [-] tons, which is not a lot.

Tianfu Coal Mine has a mining history of thousands of years. There are a lot of small coal mines around. Before that, coal was dug and transported by hand. The daily output is between [-] and [-] tons.However, since Duan Xun entered Chengdu last year, he has attached great importance to the coal mining industry.The Chongqing government and Chongqing businessmen invested large sums of money in the Tianfu Coal Mine, gathered those small coal mines for mining, and established a Tianfu Coal Mine Group Company.

After the establishment of this coal mining group, it purchased a lot of coal mining equipment from abroad.However, because of the poor road conditions in Chongqing, these equipments were carried by manpower.Now with this railroad, bigger machines can be brought in.With the investment, the previous situation of manual coal mining has been completely changed. The current daily output of Tianfu Coal Mine is more than [-] tons a day.As long as some large equipment is transported in, it will be easy for the daily output to exceed [-] tons.

From this point of view, the daily coal transport volume is only [-] tons or too little.

Seeing Duan Xun frowned, Zhao Desan immediately said, "Because we only have two steam locomotives with 26 kilowatts and one 55 kilowatts now, the daily coal transportation capacity is only [-] tons. If we want to increase the freight capacity, we still need powerful locomotives." If you buy some high-powered locomotives, it is not a problem to transport [-] tons or [-] tons of coal per day, or even more than [-] tons, and it is possible to reach [-] or [-] tons.”

"kindness."

Duan Xun nodded.

As long as it's not a railway issue.A powerful locomotive can carry more coal carriages, and the transportation capacity will definitely increase greatly.This is no problem, as long as you have money, you can buy a lot of powerful locomotives.

"Governor, a large amount of limestone has also been found where this railway runs through, and this railway is also needed."

"limestone?"

"Yes. Not just limestone, but many other minerals."

"it is good."

In a country like China without any industrial foundation, it is basically impossible to build an industrial system.Especially the machinery and equipment industry is a fantasy.The construction of that kind of heavy industry can only be done by the power of the state.Even with China's current technical reserves, it will be difficult to gather the strength of the whole country.

Now Duan Xun is just a small Sichuan governor, and it is impossible to invest limited funds into the bottomless pit of heavy industry.For Duan Xun now, there are actually only two most important industries.

One is mining.It doesn't matter what kind of mine it is or how it is dug, as long as the mining can be sold for money, it is good.For a warlord like Duan Xun, making money is the first priority.Then one is the military factory, which has a good output, which is better than anything else.Even if the quality of the weapons is poor, as long as it can satisfy your own troops, then it is a very powerful force.

Therefore, Duan Xun attaches great importance to mining.

"Governor, it's your turn to speak."

"Oh?"

After Jiang Hongyu finished speaking, it was time for Duan Xun to speak.Duan Xun smiled, this kind of procedure cannot be avoided.Duan Xun walked forward with a smile and said: "Although I was not born in Sichuan, since I entered Sichuan, I have regarded Sichuan as my home. The affairs of Sichuan are my affairs. Today we have the first railway in Sichuan, Beichuan I am as happy as everyone else that the railway is officially opened to traffic. Because we finally have our own railway in Sichuan. This is a grand event for the whole of Sichuan.”

"But generally speaking, our Sichuan is still behind. Look at Beijing, Shanghai, and Hankou. They have railways, electricity, and running water, but our Sichuan is very backward. Therefore, I want to say that we will continue Work hard, we also have what we have in Beijing and Shanghai, we also have our own power plants in Sichuan, we also have our own waterworks, and we also have our own roads.”

"Today we opened the first railway, but this is not the end, this is the beginning of our Sichuan railway development. I am here to assure you as the governor of Sichuan, the provincial government has started planning to build a railway between Chengdu and Chongqing. Chengdu-Chongqing Railway. I believe that as long as we work together, our Sichuan will be more prosperous and stronger tomorrow."

"Whoa whoa-"

Those who participated in the opening ceremony today were either high-ranking government officials or military leaders, and the rest were celebrities from the business circles in Sichuan.Although Duan Xun said a few simple words, many people have already analyzed a lot of things.

Will government investment increase in the future?

railway?Power plant?Waterworks?highway?

This all requires a lot of money.Once the government does decide to start these projects, these businessmen can make a lot of money.Many people have already begun to think about how to get a share of these cakes in the future.

…………

"General."

"teacher."

After Duan Xun participated in the opening ceremony of the Beichuan Railway, he did not return to Chongqing, but held a meeting directly at the headquarters of the First Division of the Southwest Frontier Defense Army.It is impossible for a small opening ceremony to attract so many military leaders to participate.After all, this railway is mainly for coal transportation and has little to do with the army.

Their participation in this name is just an excuse.Because Duan Xun has something to have a meeting with them, he doesn't want to draw too much attention.

When Duan Xun walked in, Li Jishen, Liu Xiang, and Wan Xuancai all stood up.Duan Xun waved his hand and told them to sit down.Just a simple meeting, not many people, just a few military heavyweights.

"I have a message for everyone."

Although Duan Xun asked them to sit down, they didn't sit down until Duan Xun sat down.

"Zhang Xun, the head of the Overseer Corps, has brought five thousand whip troops north into Beijing. Before choosing to enter Beijing, Zhang Xun had privately talked with many people in the Overseer Corps, and even contacted Prime Minister Duan. Zhang Xun this time Entering Beijing wants to re-establish the Qing imperial family."

"Teacher, do Premier Duan and other warlords agree to this matter?"

Li Jishen asked Duan Xun with a look of surprise.