Emperor Su He got up early and ate a simple Huaiyang dish.
He took the accompanying officials to Songjiang Governor's Yamen.
Emperor Su He met with officials above the seventh rank of Songjiang County and listened to work reports from local officials of Songjiang County.
He praised the performance of Songjiang Governor Yamen officials and recognized the achievements of other Songjiang officials.
Emperor Su He also gave generous rewards to officials with outstanding performance.
The officials were received by Emperor Su He and they were extremely excited.
In particular, Governor Li Tianyang and Chief Envoy Sun Guiwen were praised by Emperor Su He.
Both of them were second-rank officials and were appreciated by the emperor.
It is very likely that they, like Qu Xiangyang and others, would directly reach the sky and enter the pavilion to pay homage to the prime minister.
At the end of the day, he can become a minister of the Six Books, express himself on a larger stage, and get close to the emperor.
Emperor Su He was very happy when he saw the performance of Songjiang officials.
Meet these officials and give them encouragement and rewards.
These people will definitely become the mainstay of the country.
The performance of Songjiang Mansion exceeded Emperor Su He's expectations.
Capital will blossom and bear fruit here, driving productivity and technological progress.
As a trade town, Songjiang Prefecture also has outstanding industrial development.
Songjiang Prefecture has developed so well, which is inseparable from the efforts of local officials.
Songjiang Prefecture officials are all meritorious officials, and only by giving them corresponding rewards can they ensure their enthusiasm.
As benchmarks, they can also inspire more officials.
Emperor Su He patiently received every official and distributed rewards to them.
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Emperor Su He watched the officials leave after receiving their rewards.
He asked Zhao Wenfeng, the general envoy: "Cancel the unimportant itinerary, where should we go next?"
Zhao Wenfeng opened his notebook and reported: "Your Majesty, Jiangsu Governor Lin Wenjing just sent a telegram that there is a typhoon passing through the Zhejiang waters, and there may be heavy rain in Jiangsu tomorrow.
Governor Lin Wenjing suggested that the foundation laying ceremony of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge be held today and asked His Majesty if he had time.
This is the first extra-large steel bridge across the Yangtze River in China.
His Majesty made a special request to attend its foundation laying ceremony.
If there is really a heavy rain tomorrow, His Majesty will have to miss the foundation laying ceremony of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge.
If we continue to wait, we will delay the opportunity for the Yellow River to change its course.
If His Majesty has no other plans, we will take the train to Nanjing.
After attending the foundation laying ceremony of the Yangtze River Bridge, we immediately headed north to Kaifeng.
Stay away from Jiangsu as soon as possible to prevent His Majesty from encountering typhoons and causing safety hazards. "
When Emperor Su He heard the news, he ordered: "I remember that I will meet with the martyrs' relatives on the next trip.
After I have met with the martyrs' families, I will not waste any more time and go to Nanjing immediately to complete the foundation laying ceremony of the Yangtze River Bridge as soon as possible.
I temporarily changed my itinerary in Shandong. Now I have plenty of time, so I don’t need to change my itinerary this time. "
General affairs made Zhao Wenfeng very embarrassed and didn't know what to say.
Songjiang Chief Envoy Sun Guiwen was waiting aside and saw Zhao Wenfeng's embarrassed expression.
He immediately stepped forward and explained: "Your Majesty, the people here in Songjiang are relatively wealthy, and some of the people who join the army are generally the bastards of small traders.
They acted more smoothly and sacrificed fewer soldiers.
His Majesty met with the martyrs' relatives, but the number of people was too small, and the reputation was not good if it was reported. "
Emperor Su He understood it as soon as he heard it. He had commanded the army in combat for a long time and had a good understanding of the situation at the grassroots level of the army.
After these soldiers from the city went to the battlefield, they showed great concern for their lives on the battlefield. They were not as hard-working and bloody as the rural soldiers.
Martyrs are rarer in number than elsewhere.
These people did not want to sacrifice their lives, and the number of officers was very few.
Not to mention Songjiang Mansion, there are only a few senior generals from the entire Jiangnan region in the entire army.
Zhao Wenfeng and Sun Guiwen were embarrassed because they understood this situation.
Emperor Su He also knew that it was not a good idea to meet martyrs' relatives in Songjiang County.
"Since Governor Lin Wenjing urges us, we will leave Songjiang and go to Nanjing Mansion.
I went to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the Yangtze River Bridge. "
Songjiang Chief Envoy Sun Guiwen wanted to retain Emperor Su He, but he could not think of a reason to retain him.
After all, this was a problem caused by a natural disaster. Emperor Su He stayed in Songjiang for a day and a half.
He accompanied Emperor Su He and his party back to the temporary palace.
Liu Rushi was a little surprised when she saw Emperor Su He return.
"My husband didn't plan to stay in Songjiang Mansion for three days. Why did he return to the palace so quickly today?"
Emperor Su He smiled and said: "In this case, I already have a pretty good understanding of the situation here in Songjiang Mansion.
I am preparing to go to Nanjing to attend the groundbreaking ceremony of the first Yangtze River Bridge. "
Liu Rushi had a look of surprise on her face when she heard that they were going to Nanjing.
Nanjing Mansion is extremely important in her life.
This is her second hometown outside Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province.
Emperor Su He and his entourage left Songjiang Prefecture by train and headed for Nanjing Prefecture.
When they set off, they sent a telegram to Jiangsu Governor Lin Wenjing to let Jiangsu prepare.
The train is expected to arrive in Nanjing in the afternoon.
Everyone even had lunch on the train.
Emperor Su He summoned Prime Minister Wei Shiming and Minister of Industry Jinyinhua in the box.
He asked in a gentle tone: "I don't know the situation of the Yangtze River Bridge yet. Can any of you introduce it to me?"
Honeysuckle, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, responded extremely quickly.
Hearing Emperor Su He's inquiry, he immediately replied: "Your Majesty, the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge mainly connects Nanjing and Yangzhou.
Completely connect Jiangnan and Jiangbei.
The train crosses Jiangnan and Jiangbei, and there is no need to use a shuttle boat to cross the river.
This bridge was extremely important to the South.
Songjiang Prefecture also proposed building a bridge across the Yangtze River.
However, the Yangtze River along Songjiang Prefecture is very wide, and existing technology cannot build ultra-long bridges.
The Nanjing government had previously planned to build a bridge across the Yangtze River, but this plan was rejected by His Majesty.
Now that the technology is relatively mature, especially the emergence of high-strength steel, the construction of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge is feasible.
Our Ministry of Industry decided to build the Yangtze River Bridge after a long period of observation and verification of nuclear technology. "
Emperor Su He immediately remembered this matter through Honeysuckle's reminder.
"I have an impression of this matter. At that time, Jiangsu Governor Lin Wenjing reported that he wanted to build a Yangtze River Bridge.
That was when the Beijing-Guangzhou Railway passed by the Yangtze River.
Jiangsu wants to build a steel bridge that can be used by both cars and trains.
When I saw the data that they were planning to build a bridge, I immediately rejected the plan.
The bridge was built too low. It seems that the technical difficulty is low and it does not have much impact.
But with the development of ship manufacturing technology, cargo ships on the Yangtze River will become larger and larger.
The Yangtze River is blocked by low bridges, making it impossible for large freighters to pass through.
This would limit the Yangtze River's ability to transport goods.
What they built is not a bridge, it is a steel cable that locks the Yangtze River. "
Honeysuckle, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, heard what Emperor Su He said, and he immediately replied: "It was because of your Majesty's opinion that we introduced the standards for the construction of the Yangtze River Bridge.
Technical standards are not constrained by current technology, but look to the next few decades.
Through arguments, scholars calculated the largest freighter that could safely pass through the narrowest point of the Yangtze River, especially the height of its chimney.
The minimum height of the Yangtze River Bridge must be greater than this height to allow future freighters to pass safely. "
When Emperor Su He heard this, he nodded with satisfaction and asked again: "With the current domestic technology, can the safety of the Yangtze River Bridge be guaranteed?
The Yangtze River Bridge cannot carry the designed weight. If a train falls into the river, it will be a serious accident. "
Honeysuckle, Minister of the Ministry of Industry, said confidently: "Your Majesty, all the craftsmanship of the Yangtze River Bridge are techniques accumulated from the construction of other bridges.
The Ministry of Industry built an identical experimental bridge on land again.
Verify the strength of the bridge. It can carry trains and cars normally and withstand typhoons.
This bridge is not difficult to build and is very safe. However, it requires the use of special steel and is very expensive. Most governments cannot afford the price of building a Yangtze River Bridge. "
Emperor Su He heard what Jinyinhua, the minister of the Ministry of Industry, said, and he knew that all the yamen were well prepared for the construction of the Yangtze River Bridge.
This new type of steel bridge will definitely be very expensive to build.
It's also worth every penny once you can successfully build it.
They finished talking about the situation of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge.
Prime Minister Wei Shiming took several telegrams and walked to Emperor Su He.
"Your Majesty, this is the telegram sent from the capital before we boarded the train."
Emperor Su He read the telegram brought by Prime Minister Wei Shiming.
There are many telegrams here, which are reports from the palace and cabinet on daily affairs.
There was one matter that Li Zhisheng could not decide on, so he sent a report to Emperor Su He for his opinion.
Li Zhiheng, the governor of Eastern Japan, submitted a memorial in order to assimilate into the governor's office of Eastern Japan as soon as possible.
He requested that tariffs be abolished between the East Japanese Governor's Palace and the mainland; people could move freely; children of school age should be allowed to go to school; and cowpox vaccination should be provided free of charge to the East Japanese people to prevent the epidemic of smallpox.
Emperor Su He looked at these four requests and immediately approved them.
It was agreed that tariffs between the two places would be abolished, so that people who had already been Chineseized could move freely, and children of school age would be allowed to attend school. However, the Ministry of Rites would not allocate funds for running schools and agreed to promote paid cowpox vaccines.
Emperor Su He handed the telegram to Prime Minister Wei Shiming and ordered: "Other policies related to the Governor's Mansion will be implemented in accordance with my approval.
It is necessary to show the difference between Han people and naturalized people, and the difference between naturalized people and indigenous people.
The favor of rice rises, and the hatred of rice rises. This also applies at the national and ethnic level.
Inform Li Zhiheng that the policy of gentleness should not be the main policy in governing the East Japan.
Let him stir up hatred between the Japanese and He tribes as soon as possible.
As the internal fighting among the Japanese intensifies, we can completely control the Eastern Japanese Governor's Mansion at the lowest cost. "
Emperor Su He and Prime Minister Wei Shiming began to chat about the governance of overseas governor's offices.
As time passed slowly, they heard a shrill whistle and realized that the train was about to arrive at the station.
Wei Shiming looked at the greatly changed city of Nanjing.
He has been the governor of Jiangsu for many years. After leaving Nanjing, great changes have taken place here, and he no longer recognizes many areas.
Emperor Su He told Concubine Jing Liu Rushi that she could meet her relatives and friends on the special train.
Emperor Su He led the people off the train. Jiangsu Governor Lin Wenjing was already waiting outside the train.
After seeing Emperor Su He, he immediately stepped forward and saluted.
Lin Wenjing had been an official with Emperor Su He for many years, and he was a close official.
He could roughly infer Emperor Su He's thoughts from Emperor Su He's demeanor.
"Your Majesty, preparations have been made for the groundbreaking ceremony of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge.
We are going to the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge now.
Your Majesty should go there after having a meal in Nanjing City. "
Emperor Su He ordered: "I am very pressed for time now, so I have to attend the foundation laying ceremony of the Yangtze River Bridge now.
After this matter is dealt with, I will go north immediately and will not stop in Nanjing.
You don’t need to engage in extravagant and wasteful ceremonies to welcome my arrival. "
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Lin Wenjing and other Jiangsu officials were well prepared. They took Emperor Suhe's special train and followed the railway to the location of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge.
The train soon reached the bank of the Yangtze River.
Here is a huge dock.
A giant ship with rails inside, the bow of the ship can be laid flat and directly docked with the rails at the dock.
The train can follow the rails and drive directly into the tender.
After Emperor Su He stepped off the train, the train driver drove the train into the tender and was directly transported to the north bank of the Yangtze River by the tender.
Now trains and cars must use this method to cross the river.
When Emperor Su He and his party went to Songjiang Mansion, they also used this method to cross the river.
More than 300 meters west of the dock, this is a relatively narrow section of the Yangtze River.
On the surface of the Yangtze River, ten huge concrete pillars were exposed.
There are also a large number of workers on the shore, preparing to build the Yangtze River Bridge.
Emperor Su He and his people immediately rushed to the construction site of the Yangtze River Bridge.
After the officials here at the construction site saluted, they immediately started the groundbreaking ceremony of the Yangtze River Bridge.
The whole ceremony was not complicated. When Emperor Su He picked up a shovel, he dug a shovel of soil.
The foundation laying ceremony of the Nanjing Yangtze River Bridge officially ended.
The workers became busy. They continued to use steam cranes to lift very heavy bridge components, and prepared to use riveting technology to rivet the two components together firmly.
Su He looked at the huge cement pier on the Yangtze River.
Now that the Yangtze River has abundant water flow, these cement piers can still be exposed to the water for a long time.
Jiangsu Governor Lin Wenjing noticed a change in Emperor Su He's gaze.
He immediately explained: "Your Majesty, these cement piers were built in the early days.
In winter, when the water level of the Yangtze River is low, they use iron buckets to isolate the outside river water, and then drain the water in the iron buckets.
By pouring a large amount of concrete into the iron barrel, cement piers can be built in the river. "
Emperor Su He looked at the cement pier and he was very happy.
Domestic craftsmen can build cement piers in the water, which is a great progress.
Emperor Su He picked up his telescope and watched the craftsmen building the Yangtze River Bridge in the distance.
The steam crane has lifted the steel component and its holes have been aligned with the holes in the cement piers.
The workers picked up the red-hot rivets from the stove and immediately threw them towards the workers standing near the holes.
The worker was seen holding iron pliers in both hands. He clamped toward the front of his body and immediately clamped the red-colored rivet with a hot surface.
He inserted the rivets into the holes of the bridge as quickly as possible.
The worker in charge of forging picked up a sledgehammer and began to forge rivets.
One side of the rivet was smashed flat, firmly holding the steel bridge together.
Emperor Su He looked at the workers' actions, and they cooperated very well.
The most difficult riveting process was solved directly by these workers.
The rivets must fix it in a short time.
Once the rivets have cooled down, tightening of the bridge components cannot be completed.
Emperor Su He put down the telescope and said expectantly: "I am waiting for the day when the Yangtze River Bridge is completed and opened to traffic."
He encouraged Lin Wenjing, the governor of Jiangsu, and took a boat to the north bank of the Yangtze River.
Emperor Su He continued to take the special train to Kaifeng Mansion in Henan Province to witness the diversion of the Yellow River, a major event that will surely go down in history.
