The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 535 Rebuilding the Mawei Shipyard

And it is obvious that the original Mawei Shipyard covered an area of ​​375 acres, which could not satisfy Liu Tao's appetite.

Liu Tao circled an area on the topographic map, which was 6 square kilometers, or 9000 acres. On one side was the Minjiang River, and on the other side was the Minjiang River's diversion channel where it converged. It was like an island, but the width of the diversion channel was not wide, only about 30 meters.

Apart from the Mawei Shipyard, there are rural areas and farmland here.

In addition to rebuilding the Mawei Shipyard here, Liu Tao also planned to build a port here for the transportation of cargo for the entire Fujian Province.

In addition, after inspecting several places with Zhao Guoping and people from Fujian Province, Liu Tao circled Culu Island in Lianjiang County.

Culu Island is the largest island in Lianjiang, with an area of ​​about 14.4 square kilometers. It is located at the mouth of the Minjiang River. It has been a good shelter from wind since ancient times and is known as "even if the sea waves are as fierce as a tiger, you will not reach Luhuazhou."

At that time, Zheng He's fleet built an altar in front of the Fudou Temple on the island for worship, swore an oath to set out, and sailed out to sea through Wuhu Reef (Gate).

Liu Tao has enclosed the entire Culu Island. In addition to building a branch of the Mawei Shipyard, a modern port will also be built here.

The total investment will be as high as 60 billion yuan, which will be the highest investment in Fujian Province's history.

After signing the contract agreement, Liu Tao and Zhao Guoping went to Ludao together.

Since becoming a special economic zone in 1980, Ludao has developed rapidly, especially since the opening of the 'mini three links' and the 'big three links' this year. As a frontier position, Ludao's development is like having a pair of wings.

Fujian Province has a large number of overseas Chinese. After the reform and opening up, many of these overseas Chinese came to Fujian Province to invest and build, giving back to their hometown and providing the first development fund to Fujian Province.

In order to achieve better development, the authorities decided to invest in Ludao Port, and the responsibility of developing the port fell to Panshan Group.

The entire Ludao Port is located on the southeastern coast of China and the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. It is located in the southern part of Fujian Province and at the mouth of the Jiulong River. It has huge development potential and will also be one of the main seaports in Fujian Province.

In 1984, two 2-ton and two 5-ton berths of the first phase of the Dongdu District of Ludao Port were officially put into operation.

Liu Tao and Zhao Guoping came here on behalf of the Xiangjiang Port Group to invest in the construction of a port in Ludao.

Heung Kong Ports Group will invest HK$100 billion to build and develop the port, so that after the construction and development of Ludao Port, the annual cargo throughput will reach 2 million tons.

Liu Tao and Zhao Guoping knew that this was a political task, because this place would become a testing ground for Baodao, which would not only attract merchants from Baodao to invest in Fujian and develop the local area, but also serve as a platform for communication.

Among them, as the most important means of transportation - sea transportation, ports are of paramount importance.

With the problems in Hong Kong and Macau resolved, China now only has Taiwan left.

Strengthening cross-strait exchanges includes cultural exchanges, economic exchanges, political exchanges, and exchanges in other areas.

The development and construction of Ludao Port, in addition to bulk cargo terminals, focuses on the development of container terminals. The container terminal is planned and designed based on an annual container throughput of 1000 million standard containers.

Mawei Shipyard, Rongcheng Port and Ludao Port will be the focus of Panshan Group's future work.

While Liu Tao and Zhao Guoping were conducting an investigation in Ludao, a piece of news spread throughout the country that Deng Jiaxian, a famous nuclear physicist, pioneer and founder of China's nuclear weapons research and development, who made important contributions to the research and development of China's nuclear and atomic weapons, was exposed to nuclear radiation in a previous experiment and suffered from rectal cancer. He unfortunately died in Beijing at the age of 62.

Liu Tao was extremely sad when he heard the news. He couldn't help but recall several times they met and communicated. Although they didn't meet often because they were from different systems and had little overlap, he was very impressed with Deng Jiaxian and he admired him very much.

Sometimes he always wondered, if it were him, with a good life in the United States and advanced laboratories to do experiments, would he be able to give up everything in the United States, return to the impoverished China, and rebuild China from the ruins?

He didn't dare to pat his chest and say that he was willing and could do it!

The atomic bomb was successfully developed, and the country awarded a bonus of 1 yuan. Among all the researchers in the institute, Qian Xuesen received the most bonus, which was only yuan. Others received less, not more.

Liu Tao handed over the inspection of Ludao Port to Zhao Guoping, and he set off back to the capital to attend the memorial service.

On the night of his arrival in the capital, Liu Tao returned to his own courtyard.

He was in a complicated mood and couldn't fall asleep.

Coming to the study, Liu Tao picked up his pen and wrote "The Motherland Will Not Forget!"

This is an article that begins with a chance encounter with Deng Jiaxian and his wife at People's Square, and the author hearing Deng Jiaxian ask his wife, "Will the country still remember me in thirty years?" It is in commemoration of Deng Jiaxian.

After finishing writing the article and revising it several times, Liu Tao finally felt at peace.

On the afternoon of the third day after Liu Tao returned to Beijing, the country held a grand memorial service for Deng Jiaxian.

There were many people who came to attend the memorial service.

Not only Deng Jiaxian’s relatives and friends, but also college students and citizens came spontaneously to mourn Deng Jiaxian.

At the memorial service, Commander Zhang wrote a poem for Deng Jiaxian: "Treading all over the Gobi Desert and grasslands, 25 years ago, you conquered thousands of barriers, fought hard and led the way, and your victory has been passed down year after year. You disdained nuclear blackmail and created a new chapter for China. You regarded fame and fortune as dirt, dedicated yourself to the country's prestige, and benefited the world with your merits."

Liu Tao bowed solemnly in front of Deng Jiaxian's body, bidding farewell to this great scientist who gave everything for the country.

It is because of Deng Jiaxian and national heroes like him that our country's national defense shield has been strengthened, allowing China to stand tall in the face of nuclear blackmail.

Soon, Liu Tao's article was published and caused a great response.

Not long after, Yang Zhenning wrote an article in memory of Deng Jiaxian, which was also published in Renren Daily.

In the article, Yang Zhenning fondly recalled that in 1971 he visited New China for the first time and met Deng Jiaxian after 22 years.
Yang Zhenning mentioned that at the end of the letter Deng Jiaxian wrote to him, he left a poem: I wish we live long and can walk the same path even though we are thousands of miles apart.

Yang Zhenning said that he did not understand the meaning of this sentence at that time, but now he understands it, and what he is doing now is in line with his friend's expectations of "common path".

The whole of China is mourning this scientific giant who made great contributions to the country, and commemorating this great scientist who built the backbone of the country and established a nuclear umbrella for the Chinese people.

Liu Tao also heard that Deng Jiaxian's last wish was to die naturally, and he did not want a farewell ceremony for his body or a memorial service. He only hoped that after his death, his ashes could be placed next to his mother. His mother was the greatest mother, and she gave Deng Jiaxian the greatest and most abundant love, but he felt that he had given his mother too little.

Liu Tao was deeply moved. Such a great scientist with lofty ideals had such a simple last wish in life. He did not think about the arrangement of his children, the placement of his lover, or any request to the country. He just wanted his ashes to be placed next to his mother, who had passed away many years ago.

(End of this chapter)