Updated: 2012-08-22

On October 1, 1917, Duan Qirui's Mansion in Beijing was spread on the large desk in the study of the Premier of the State. There were only three maps of Wang Geng, Xu Shuzheng and Premier of the State. It was strange that this map was actually obtained by Wang Geng from the assistant of Japanese Minister Lin Quan.

"Prime Minister, Brother Youzheng, you keep asking me what my next goal is. Today, let's close the door and I will tell you two carefully, see if it's OK!" Wang Geng looked solemn.

"Okay! The participating troops have grown to this point now. If there were no 380 million public debt support, the new Zhongyuan was issued, and the pressure on military expenditure was getting stronger and stronger. Youzheng and I were also worried. Feng Guozhang gave in, and Zhiwan and Beiyang seemed to be more united, but what should we do next? Wang Geng, you won't really send a few divisions to Europe to participate in the war, right?" the Prime Minister pondered.

"Of course I have to go! Prime Minister, haven't you seen that the Jingsui Railway and the highway are working hard? It is estimated that the Jingsui Railway will be fully completed in early November, and the 149.6-kilometer railway project from Guisui to Baotou will be launched immediately. It is estimated that it will be completed in just three months. In addition, the route from Wulaqab to Kulun from the Beijing-Sui Line has completed 318 kilometers of exploration in Suiyuan, and this railway has also started construction! However, the 816-kilometer section from Outer Mongolia to Kulun may be a little troublesome."

Wang Geng took a pencil, and the map in front of the three of them drew this route.

"Wang Geng, you really want to build the Siberian Railway through Kulun and connect to Lake Baikal, right?" Xu Shuzheng smiled with his arms in his arms. The Ministry of Transport and the Ministry of Finance, the Bank of Communications and the Bank of China have been in full swing in the past six months. The business is getting bigger and bigger, and the transactions are getting more and more prosperous. Everything is supported by Wang Geng behind the scenes.

"Of course we need to repair. China has agreed to the Allies to join the war. Now Russia is beaten by Germany and Austria, and even Riga Port is lost. Petrograd has more than 1 million marching on the streets every day. Damn, how many people are in Beijing now? 1.5 million? Where do you think there are so many Russians crowding there to make trouble?"

Wang Geng said while lowering his head and drawing a railway line from Guisui to Baotou. He then set out from Baotou to the north and south. Then he drew a long line along the Yellow River to the west. He drew a line that was neither long nor short to the northwest on the left corner of the word "ji".

"Wang Geng, what are you painting? It's also a railway project that is about to be launched? You haven't even built Guisui yet, let alone Baotou!" The Premier asked curiously.

"These three are railways and road trunk lines that are urgently needed. Once the railway from Guisui to Baotou is completed, the railway highway construction project will be started from Baotou at the same time in these three directions! The three lines will go hand in hand! The branch line in the north is about 120 kilometers, the branch line in the south is 90 kilometers, and the far point from Bayannur to the west is 212 kilometers, and then the northwest extends to 75 kilometers. From Bayannur to the south, it will be built along the Yellow River. This section is 680 kilometers and then it will reach Lanzhou!" Wang Geng replied.

"Wang Geng, you know that the Prime Minister has handed over the loans and railway engineering from Japan to the railway supervision of the Ministry of Transport, which serves as the Ministry of Transportation. We also know that the speed of the construction of the Beijing-Sui Railway from Zhangjiakou to Guisui has set a record in China, and one kilometer can be built every day! You must know that Zhan Tianyou had to build one kilometer for two and a half days when he first built the Jing-Zhang section! But you wouldn't really want to use so many railways to deal with the ministers of the five countries, right?"

Xu Shuzheng frowned and said that the equity of Jingsui Railway Company is also half the largest, and the remaining small part is the shares of other shareholders. Anyway, Wang Geng is worried that he is happy to be the boss!

"Wang Geng, no matter how rich our finances are, we are building railways and highways, it is a bottomless pit that costs money. What are the branches you built from Baotou for? If you want to build Suiyuan, you can't forget Chahar and Rehe? You are also the supervisor of three places! There is also the reclamation supervision!" The Prime Minister was a little anxious.

"Baiyun Obo has rich iron ore, niobium ore, rare earth ore and copper ore, which is an important raw material base for iron and steelmaking, and it is strategic! Ordos has amazing coal mines. Ordos' coal resources not only have large reserves and wide distribution area, but also have complete coal quality varieties, including lignite, long flame coal, non-bonded coal, weak bonded coal, gas coal, fertilizer coal, and coking coal. Most of them are shallow buried, deep vertical thickness, and easy to mine. There are also huge amounts of natural alkali and salt lakes."

"As for the place in Urat Houqi, the Morgan Petroleum Exploration Team discovered a huge oil field there. The exploration has not yet ended, but it is at least a million tons of oil reserves! In these three places, the Han Fuqu Department of the 6th Brigade of the 3rd Division of the Participating Army stationed in Baotou has sent a regiment to guard it, and the radius of dozens of miles is marked as a military restricted area! Once the railway is built to Baotou, I will establish the Baotou Branch of China Steel and the Baotou Branch of China-US Petroleum in Baotou. The second arsenal can be located in Baotou!" Wang Geng's tone was not slow, but he showed a hint of pride!

"Yeah! Wang Geng, are you sure that there are things you said in those places? Which monk in the temple calculated it for you?!" Xu Shuzheng opened his eyes wide, unable to believe that Wang Geng had already set up such a huge stall in advance.

"Of course there is! Look at when I have joked with you. Can you joke about such a big thing?" Wang Geng said seriously.

Upon hearing this, the Premier lowered his head and looked at the map marks drawn by Wang Geng. After a long time, he raised his head and said, "Yezheng, Wang Geng is planning a strategy behind the back! Otherwise, he would not have built a steel plant, arsenal and an oil refinery in Xuanhua first! Is it? Wang Geng!" Duan Qirui looked at Wang Geng with admiration. This child, when Erya comes back, he will become my old Duan family's son-in-law. It's rare to have talent!

"Yes, these railways must be built at the fastest time and at the end of next year. The highways may be faster and can be built and widened in the second half of the year. However, if heavy equipment cannot be transported in, it will have to wait until the railway is repaired before it can play a role. But in the following year, the emergence of strategic materials such as coal, steel and oil alone will greatly improve our war sustainability! Not to mention that it is a leap forward for the country's heavy industry! There are still many related chemical industries to develop after oil!"

Wang Geng's tone was full of infectiousness. Duan Qirui and Xu Shuzheng nodded slightly after hearing this, and then Xu Shuzheng said hesitantly, "Have you not produced any oil from Ren Qiu's well? Don't you calculate the wrong place? Such a large investment, even if you borrow, you will have to pay it back in the future!"

"It's okay. I've only hit more than 2,000 meters now. I guess it will take at least 3,200 meters to produce oil. I'll wait for another half a month. Anyway, the refinery and oil pipelines are installed. After half a month, the whole world will be so surprised! When our oil comes, the financial tax alone will be much more abundant! The little Japanese has almost no oil that can be mined! Aircraft and ship power plants have to rely on this thing to feed them!!" Wang Geng said with a smile.

"Your next goal is oil, coal and steel in Suiyuan and Baotou?" Xu Shuzheng asked curiously. If these three places are really developed as Wang Geng said, the country will have a lot more confidence, but now the great powers are urging China to participate in the war in a substantial way. You are only concerned about building yourself. Can the great powers of the five countries agree?

"Of course not, that's a later story. Today I'm here to tell the Prime Minister and Brother Youzheng about the next strategic goal of participating in the war!" Wang Geng said, and then drew a big circle in Kulun, Outer Mongolia, and a circle in the north of Heilongjiang and the east of Ussuri River! Finally, another circle was drawn in Jiaozhou Bay and Liaodong Peninsula!

"Wang Geng, you are crazy. You have to fight with the Russians and the Japanese. We have only taken the first step in reorganization. The domestic unification is still not a single word. What are you thinking?" The Premier of the State and the Deputy Chief of the Army were both startled, and Xu Shuzheng even started to yell!

"Don't worry, Prime Minister, Brother Zheng, you listen to me first!" Wang Geng was unmoved and possessed himself and pointed to the map.

"The situation in Russia is unstable now, and the provisional government is likely to collapse. If that little man led the Red Guards and the Bolsheviks to power, Russia would likely announce the establishment of a new country!" Wang Geng raised his fist and knocked hard at Kulun's position.

"So what? Didn't they announce the establishment of a republic again last month? From March to this time, I heard that the Russians have changed five governments!" Xu Shuzheng asked in confusion.
Chapter completed!