The journey starts from the Titanic

Situ Nan said with emotion.Thinking that I can plan to participate in the industrial construction of a big country, I feel very proud.Although the Chinese nation has a bad temper and has many bad roots, its population base is large and there are enough cheap migrant workers.

Nowadays, there are three places where farmers suffer the most: China, Japan and Ukraine.Both China and Japan have a small land and a large population. There are too many people to eat, and the peasants have a heavy burden. Ukraine is a European granary, and it produces a lot of grain but does not fall into the hands of the peasants. The grain is collected and used for export. Exchange the machinery and equipment needed for Soviet industrial construction.

What is interesting is that a part of Ukraine’s grain flowed into China, and some machinery and equipment and industrial products made in China could also be exported to the Soviet Union.

Although Situ Nan did not favor the Soviet Union, the Wuhan Zhi Gong Party government did not establish diplomatic relations with the Soviet Union in consideration of Western pressure, but the economic exchanges between the two sides were not hindered. The Soviets could buy a lot of high-quality and cheap products from the Chinese they looked down upon. product.For example, textile machinery manufactured by the Dasheng Group is very popular with the Soviets. It is very rare for the Soviet Union to import textile machinery from China.

"A little deal with the Soviets is nothing. I am still more worried about the penetration of foreign capital into our economy. After all, we have so many foreign bonds. Once they mature, we can’t come up with enough funds to pay for the previous bonds, those bonds. It will be converted into company shares, and the railways, docks and other achievements we have worked so hard to pick up may be controlled by foreign capital."

Song Ziwen suddenly mentioned railway bonds. His worries were not superfluous, because even Situ Nan, due to financial pressure, sold a large amount of China Railway Corporation bonds to Wall Street. Morgan Bank was very optimistic about China's railways, so a lot of Purchased China Railway Bonds from American China Bank.

"Well, you are right. If all the bonds are transferred to shares, Morgan and HSBC will immediately become major shareholders of China Railway Corporation, and the board of directors is estimated to have their seats.

Once there is a problem with American China Bank, it is very likely that the railway and other projects we have worked so hard to build will be bitten by Morgan HSBC.

However, as long as Meihua and domestic shareholders unite and the government has voting rights on the board of directors, foreign capital cannot control the Railway Corporation.

Of course, this is only the worst possible.In fact, Morgan and HSBC underwrite China's railway bonds and sell the bonds to lower-level dealers. The bonds they really hold are not many."

Situ Nan believed in himself, and with him, even Morgan would never want to get involved in China Railway!

In order to dispel Song Ziwen’s worries, Situ Nan promised to Song Ziwen that he would reduce his holdings of the company’s stock in the next few years and invest more funds in China.

"That's good." After receiving Situ Nan's guarantee, Song Ziwen breathed a sigh of relief. The railway bond has four installments with a total amount of hundreds of millions of dollars. Unless it borrows from American China Bank and Situ Nan, or repays the old debt with new debt, the railway The head office was unable to exchange such a large sum of funds as scheduled.

Both Song Ziwen and Zhang Jingjiang hope that bondholders’ bonds will be converted into company stocks when they expire, which is most beneficial to China Railway Corporation, and they are also worried about losing control of the railway.

Although Situ Nan did not give a specific figure, Song Ziwen knew that it must be a generous sum of money.For this, the price Situ Nan paid is certainly not small.

The price behind this even includes the Mellon family’s dissatisfaction with Situ Nan, because the transfer of these assets to Asia means that Situ Nan’s US wife Laura and their children will inherit a large part of the future interests, and it is very Obviously, a considerable part of the assets of the Meihua Consortium in China was finally inherited by the children of Song Meiling and Situ Nan, and the Song family is definitely one of the biggest beneficiaries.

Song Ziwen knew this well.

"I've been tired for a day, what can't I talk about tomorrow?" Song Meiling's appearance interrupted the conversation between Situ Nan and Song Ziwen.

"Unexpectedly, it was almost six o'clock, and everything happened to be over."

Situ Nan raised his head and glanced at his watch, his gaze fell on Song Meiling's face, and immediately moved to her abdomen, where a slight bulge was gestating a life.

Even dreams are real, and I changed history again.

Situ Nan sighed with emotion, faintly proud, do you want to compensate Jiang Weiji?

"That's good, the second sister came just now, we happened to be eating together." Song Meiling said, her face softer than before.

"Ms. Sun is here?" Situ Nan was slightly surprised, and Song Meiling glared at him as soon as he spoke, "How polite to call Madam Sun, she is my second sister." Song Meiling said.

Situ Nan shrugged, nodding in acquiescence.

During the dinner, Mrs. Sun mentioned that more and more farmers have gone bankrupt this year, but some people have taken the opportunity to occupy a large amount of farmland, which is not in line with the Three People's Principles.

Situ Nan replied indifferently: “Due to a certain degree of mechanized production and the application of fertilizers and pesticides, the grain output in the southern region has increased significantly, and more people have been fed. This is what Nanhua Foods has done well.

As for the increase in bankrupt farmers, this is the inevitable result of industrialization.If they do not go bankrupt, how can we build enough workers to repair railways and run factories, and the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge will not be built."

"The Yangtze River Bridge is completed?" Madam Sun asked in surprise.

"It seems that the completion ceremony is only these few days?" Song Ziwen replied.

"This is indeed a happy event." Madam Sun was a little excited, knowing that the Yangtze River Bridge project benefited from Situ Nan, she seemed to see Situ Nan more pleasing to the eye, and said, "You did a good thing."

Chapter 141

On the banks of the Wuhan River, there is noisy gongs and drums, connected to the Snake Mountain and Turtle Mountain, and next to the Hanyang Iron Factory. A giant steel dragon straddles the north and south of the river.

After nearly three years of struggle, the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge was finally completed!This is a milestone in the history of the development of Chinese bridge construction.

On the original bare pier, the bridge deck has been closed.This double-layer steel truss bridge has a highway on the upper floor and a railway on the lower floor.For the first time, the Beijing-Hanzhou Railway is connected with the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway and has become the most important main artery of China's north-south transportation. Needless to say, the economic benefits brought by it are more important and strategic.

Wang Shi Beiding, just around the corner!

After the completion of the bridge, weapons and equipment in the south will not be blocked by the Yangtze River and can be transported directly to the central plains in the north by rail!

"Dududu..."

The first train crossed the Yangtze River Bridge, and the roar of locomotives reverberated over the Yangtze River, deafening. He drove from Guangdong thousands of miles away, carrying various supplies from south to north to the revolutionary army in Zhengzhou.

At the same time, another train heading south from Henan is relatively open. After the Yangtze River is the Guangdong-Hanzhou Railway, it is full of people fleeing from the famine to the south. It runs and ran south to the South Sea of ​​the motherland, and then boarded the ship to continue south. Cross the ocean to open up a new life.

Seeing the first train heading north and the first train heading south leaving, Situ Nan stood at the head of the bridge, with emotion, and the excitement in his heart for a long time.

There are indeed not many things that can excite him now, the Yangtze River Bridge is one of them, and the status of this bridge in his heart cannot be overstated no matter how high it is.

"Congratulations. Mr. Mao Yisheng. You and your team have done a great job. It will go down in history."

Situ Nan turned his head and shook hands with Mao, the chief designer of the bridge project, to express his congratulations.

"Without your capital from the boss, without the high-strength I-beam provided by Hanyang Iron Works, without government support, without the hard work of the workers, there would be no miracle today. I just did what I should do! Thank you. It's me instead!"

Mao Yisheng said modestly.He was also very excited. He looked at Situ Nan and then at the Yangtze River Bridge, tears faintly in his eyes.

As he said, the US-China Foundation’s study abroad program supported him to stay in the United States. After graduation, he recommended it to a first-class American architecture firm. He also handed over important projects such as the Yangtze River Bridge to his young self. These young Chinese engineers Mao Yisheng gave Situ Nan Xin's respect is predictable.

As a 100% industrialist, although the Wuhan Yangtze River Bridge is square and square, it looks like a gray iron in color.Like the old black-and-white photos seen by people in later generations, there is no such thing as sea-crossing bridges in later generations.You have to take into account the artistic beauty, the variety of colors, and the smart and elegant style, but it is strong and durable. Every iron frame has the unique metal texture of this era!

Situ Nan was in it, and of course he could feel the excitement of those around him. They seemed to admire the bridge.

When he was happy, he commented in his heart: People in these years love this big black and thick guy!Even Song Meiling is no exception.

"After all, this bridge is so important to Wuhan!"

Song Meiling, who came together with Situ Nan, said with emotion.What she is proud of is that the funds for the Yangtze River Bridge came from Situ Nan’s personal funds. The original plan to invest 100 million U.S. dollars, the result was less than 70 million fiat currency. According to the US-China exchange rate of 2:1 fiat currency, there is still left. One hundred and 3,000 yuan in fiat currency is enough for Mao Yisheng to build another Yangtze River Bridge in Nanjing!

"Mr. Mao, I hope you will continue to build the second Yangtze River Bridge as soon as possible. Nanjing is waiting for you." Situ Nan encouraged.

Kong Xiangxi licked a round face and mixed in the ribbon-cutting ceremony. His position in the back row was not qualified to squeeze in front of Situ Nan and Song's brothers and sisters, but he had been paying attention to Situ Nan's every move and vaguely heard Situ Nan's voice. In my ears: "China has two Yangtze River bridges that are basically enough. In addition to railways, it is foreseeable that highways will also be the focus of transportation construction in the future. The construction materials, automobile manufacturing, petrochemicals, glass, rubber and other industries are closely related to highway development. It will gradually develop...The government should provide relevant industry policy support and raise import tariffs..."

Kong Xiangxi's eyes lit up, and his face was joyful, as if he was taking advantage of something, and he couldn't help but mutter: "Petrochemical, automobile, petrochemical, automobile..."

"Mr. Kong intends to build a car?" A woman's voice rang in Kong Xiangxi's ears. He turned his head and glanced at a woman with fat and short hair. The woman had square eyes on her face, giving people a crisp and decisive image. .

"Oh, it's Ms. Wang!" Kong Xiangxi's iconic fat smile floated. The woman in front of him was Wang Wudou, the founder and owner of Wudou tractor. Wudou tractor is very popular in the Chinese market. I have to say that she is very powerful. woman.

"Yes, I'm interested, I'm afraid there is not enough reason!"

Kong Xiangxi said regretfully, thinking to himself: Does this woman also want to build a car?Well, it should be very possible. There is actually not much difference between a car and a tractor. Besides, the development of a five-bucket tractor is not because of the support of your brother-in-law?

Kong Xiangxi thought of this and couldn't help but look at the figure of Situ Nan in the distance.