Chapter 366 should be able to sweep away all enemies!
The purpose of his inspection of the steel plant this time was also to find out the current steel production.

It depends on whether the current production can support him to build a railway from Hanoi to Liuzhou.

Because the roads were difficult to navigate, the speed of immigration was greatly slowed down.

All we need to do is build a railway connecting Liuzhou.

But now that he has seen the output and cost of steel, he has other ideas.

For example, building multiple railways at the same time.

Especially in the southern part of Annan, there is an oil field there.

Due to the poor transportation conditions, Cun Yunsheng had never decided whether to develop the area.

Now the steel production increased, which meant it could run the railways.

In addition, before building the road, it is necessary to acquire land, level the land and other preparatory work.

So other railways can actually be built at the same time.

Completely connect the entire Indochina Peninsula.

In this way, even if something happens, the troops can quickly reinforce.

This would be a huge project, almost several thousand kilometers.

Of course, the strategic significance of this railway will outweigh the benefits.

If you want to rely on railways to generate revenue, it’s probably impossible in the short term.

After all, it's not a densely populated area.

What Cun Yunsheng needs is to bring all the minerals here under his control and use the resources of these places to enhance his strength.

Once your strength increases, you can increase the speed of immigration.

At the same time, the railway can be built towards Borneo.

There is a saying that describes the US military.

It is said that wherever the army attacks, the engineers will build cement roads there.

And at this moment, Cun Yunsheng came up with this idea.

And his thoughts really shocked Meng Fanle who was standing beside him.

"Sir, you are going to start construction at the same time. This is a huge project. Are you kidding? Isn't this a waste?" Meng Fan opened his mouth wide and said in disbelief.

"It's not a waste!" Cun Yunsheng felt that Meng Fanle's strategic vision was still not enough, and he needed to be instilled with some more strategic vision.

With the development of heavy industry, future strength will certainly be enhanced.

It can even attract people from the north to come and work, or settle down.

As the economy develops, business will also develop.

To a certain extent, any expansion and development requires transportation.

Without strong transportation capabilities, expansion is impossible. Not to mention the military significance, the commercial benefits alone are huge.

This is also the reason why Cun Yunsheng made up his mind to connect the entire Indochina Peninsula.

By then, business will also develop greatly.

Therefore, when building railways, in addition to freight, passenger railways were also arranged.

If traffic increases in the future, it could even be possible to lay out four lines.

Anyway, he has left the gaps.

Cun Yunsheng even wanted to build a separate military transport line, but considering his own finances, he gave up the idea. Expansion within a certain range is still beneficial to development. If it is too large, it will easily affect himself.

As for the manpower required?

There are mostly indigenous people here.

Originally he was still worried about how to deal with so many natives.

The previous methods alone would not be enough to absorb so many natives.

Now is a good time to let them build railways. After building thousands of kilometers, I'm sure it will relieve a lot of pressure.

Cun Yunsheng introduced the money incessantly. At this time, Meng Fanle was completely stunned. He didn't treat money as money at all, but just a bunch of numbers.

He had never seen such a large-scale project before, and he felt that the dual lanes were somewhat impractical and even wasteful.

What's more, all railway construction starts with building a single line and then adding double lines. This is the general practice of all railway construction. Of course, Cun Yunsheng also accepted this suggestion in full.

However, the reserved space must be reserved, and the future will definitely be two lanes, four lanes, etc.

In fact, Cun Yunsheng had some plans that he didn't say out loud. He was afraid that if he told them out loud, Meng Fan would be so scared that he would have a heart attack.

That is the Ring Line Plan, which is to build a ring railway to connect all cities and promote economic development in the entire region.

If this is achieved, the connections within the region will be closer, and the economy will be fully driven.

It’s a very simple method that even a middle school student in later generations can understand, but few people understand it in this era.

The simplest example is work-for-relief, which completely helped America get out of the quagmire of crisis, while other major powers had no idea at all.

Later, Germany followed suit and quickly got out of the quagmire.

Of course, the support of America is also indispensable.

But at least it proves that this path is feasible.

Crossing the river by feeling the rabbit, Cun Yunsheng's mind is full of experience.

The only thing is that our industrial strength limits us.

After inspecting the steel plant, Cun Yunsheng came to the residential area next to it in order to build a huge industrial park.

In other words, this should be a steel city in the future.

See Detroit.

A steel city.

Therefore, some necessary planning and design were put on the agenda, including three connections and one leveling, including water and electricity, roads, and leveling the land.

The three links are very simple and are basically being built overtime. The one-level construction is a little bit troublesome, but after paying the high amount of demolition compensation, the people obediently handed over their houses.

In a sense, the people's demands are very simple, that is, to live a good life, to have enough food and warm clothes.

With the construction of the industrial park, the surrounding people have also gained a lot of benefits.

As long as you are willing to work hard, you can get a good income.

Some smart and skilled people can open a restaurant or teahouse and make a lot of money. Even the poorest can sell some small things and have no problem supporting their families.

This is much better than relying on luck in the past.

After all, no one is blind to such tangible benefits.

Word spread from one person to ten, from ten to a hundred, and from a hundred to a thousand. Everyone knew that there were huge business opportunities here, especially the people of Guangxi Province whose businesses were declining, and they flocked here.

Strictly speaking, some people on both sides are relatives, so coming here is just like visiting relatives, and there is no discomfort at all.

Looking at the 20-meter-long street, there are newly built shops on both sides and rows of newly built five-story buildings behind them.

A smile appeared on Cun Yunsheng's lips.

Prefabricated house, this is very famous.

Not only is the construction speed fast, the quality is also good and there will be no problems for at least 20 to 30 years.

"Sir, will these houses be for sale in the future?" Meng Fanle asked, pointing at the houses in the distance.

"Of course. After spending such a huge amount of money, we must make back the money." Cun Yunsheng nodded.

"Otherwise, if we invest so much money and don't see any hope, you will also be dissatisfied." "Will the price be very expensive?" Meng Fanle looked at the beautiful house and asked curiously.

"Don't worry, I can definitely afford it." Cun Yunsheng said with a smile.

This is not really wrong.

For example, Li Tiezhu is now a worker in a steel plant.

I used to work at the Hanyang Iron Works for more than 20 years, and basically all the parts on the lathes could be polished by hand.

There is almost no error.

What a pity, he is just such a person.

If it were placed in the former Hanyang Iron Works, it would be just at the bottom.

The salary is barely enough to make ends meet.

Later it became a private enterprise and the salary did not increase much.

I did learn a lot of techniques, but they were of no use.

I am also owed wages every month.

Later, they were moved to a mountain city, where their lives became even more miserable.

It was not until Wu Jian came here that all those who were unhappy were called over.

Not only that, they offer a direct salary of two hundred yuan, but they can also pay you a resettlement allowance in advance.

Two hundred dollars was definitely a huge sum of money in that era.

You have to know that because of the war, prices in the mountain city have skyrocketed, and their lives are very hard.

Hearing two hundred dollars now is enough to drive you crazy.

With his previous salary, he would have to go without food and drink for at least two years to save enough. That's why when he heard about the 400 yuan resettlement allowance, he agreed without hesitation.

This choice completely changed his life. When he first came here, this place was still very dilapidated and no one could believe that this was a steel plant.

But I soon discovered that there were big changes here.

Basically, there are changes all the time.

New changes could be seen every day, every week, and every month. Soon he felt the joy of work. The machine tools in his hands were all imported and powered by electricity. The roaring noise disappeared and the turning tools on the machine tools were very sharp.

As long as it was fixed well and some auxiliary facilities were added, the task could be completed quickly. More importantly, he also became a senior technician, who was paid for overtime work and for training apprentices. With the addition of task bonuses, etc., his total monthly income directly exceeded four hundred yuan, which could be said to be a high salary in that era.

In the past, he couldn't imagine how he would spend four hundred dollars a month, but now he can spend it freely. Although his life is rich, he always feels that something is missing.

That was his own house. Now he lives in a factory dormitory. Although he has an independent dormitory as allocated as a senior technician, it is still inconvenient.

There's no place like home.

After all, the factory dormitories belong to others.

Not my own.

What's more, now that I have money, I can buy a house and bring my family over.

So, when the residential area started to be built, he started to pay attention.

Every day after get off work, I would come over to check on the progress and see if it would be sold.

When he heard the news of the sale, he was so excited that he paid the deposit immediately.

The first batch of buildings totaled 1,000 units, and subsequent ones are still under construction. However, not many people need to buy houses. Many people still think that since the factory provides food and accommodation, there is no need to buy a house. It would be better to save some money and return to their hometown to build a house, buy land, and get married. That is what they should do.

But there are still many people with extraordinary vision who take out their savings and start buying houses.

After all, life is still very stable now, there is no need to go back.

Plus, he has two sons, both of whom have reached the stage of starting their own families and careers.

I should also prepare a house, bicycles, etc. for them.

In the past, due to poverty, the two sons could not afford to marry wives.

Now that I have money, naturally I have to prepare a house for them and help them find wives.

After getting married, it is natural to separate the family.

This is a common practice in rural areas, so he decided to buy three houses at once, one for himself and one for his wife.

One set for each of my two sons.

If I have grandchildren in the future.

never mind!

Children and grandchildren have their own children and grandchildren.

Then it has nothing to do with him.

If I can earn money, I can still help.

Pity the parents of the world.

A silkworm will not stop spinning silk until it dies.

At this moment, Li Tiezhu was thinking far ahead.

But the house is not cheap.

Because it is a building, each family has an independent bathroom, etc.

So a hundred square meters will cost two hundred dollars.

If it weren't for the salary of a senior technician, Li Tiezhu probably wouldn't be able to afford it.

Looking at the house, Li Tiezhu couldn't help feeling proud. He felt that the biggest investment in his life was following the right person.

The same thing happened in many places. In order to expand the scale of the factory, Cun Yunsheng spent huge amounts of money from all over the place and recruited many senior technicians, even national treasure-level technicians, who were able to polish lathes and other machines by hand alone.

Especially under the leadership of chief engineer Fettig, some scarce lathe equipment were slowly polished by hand.

That is why his industry will gradually develop.

Soon, the sale of the houses took effect, and many workers who had been hesitant before clamored to buy the houses.

As demand increased, house construction accelerated and the economy became more prosperous. When the report was delivered to Cun Yunsheng, he couldn't help but laugh. No matter what time, the demand for houses will never change.

Do not!
"Increasing the supply will help us recover some blood, otherwise Commander Ayi will complain." Cun Yunsheng looked at the report in his hand, handed it to Meng Fanle beside him and said with a smile.

"Don't you still think it's expensive? Is it still expensive now?"

"I really didn't expect that someone would buy it at this price. I can only say, Sir, you gave too much and made them too rich." Meng Fanle shook his head and said.

"There are not many people with high salaries. They are all senior technicians. These people are valuable talents and naturally need to be supported with high salaries. In fact, most other workers are not that exaggerated. But if you grit your teeth, you can afford it in one or two years." Cun Yunsheng explained.

"Okay, let's finish talking about the house and then talk about other things. Cun Xingxing just sent a battle report. They have defeated the 23rd Division in the front and are currently advancing. It seems that they have gained a firm foothold now."

As he spoke, Cun Yunsheng handed over the telegram in his hand.

"The progress is quite fast. The combat effectiveness of the 23rd Division is not weak." Meng Fanle said with some surprise.

"Well, it was also a Type A division before, but the elite veterans have been withdrawn, and coupled with the losses, its combat effectiveness is no longer what it used to be. The combat effectiveness of the Japanese army at this time is no longer as strong as it was at the beginning of the war." Cun Yunsheng shook his head.

"Starting next year, we will be able to launch a strategic counterattack. The Japanese army doesn't have much time left."

Hearing this, Meng Fan sighed for a while. In the past, they were still thinking about when they could defeat the Japanese army.

He didn't expect it to be realized so soon, which was really beyond his expectations.

"Let the Fourth Army prepare. It's time to land. With more than 80,000 people, they can almost wipe out the entire Japanese army on Luzon Island." Cun Yunsheng ordered.

"Yes."

(End of this chapter)