When Zhan Tianyou visited the shipyard, two transport ships were being built on two 3,000-ton ship platforms. The displacement of these two ships was about 2,000 tons, using wooden iron shells and steam power, and the maximum speed was expected to be around 15-16 knots, and the normal speed was 10-12 knots. After completion, the maximum load capacity was between 600-800 tons, and it can carry about 100 passengers. There are also about 20 guest rooms. It is a passenger-cargo dual-purpose transport ship specially built for Yangtze River Shipping.

In fact, after more than 30 years of Westernization Movement, China has not had no development. In terms of shipbuilding, it has been able to independently build a wooden iron-shelled ship of about 3,000 tons and a 2,000 tons all-steel warship. During the Sino-Japanese War of 1894-1895, the Pingyuan, Guangyi, Guangbing, and Weiyuan, which participated in the war, were all produced by China. Of course, the main spare parts still need to be purchased from abroad, but the assembly capacity is fully equipped. Therefore, although the East China government cannot build a medium- and large warship of 5,6,000 tons, it is still enough to build a few transport ships of about 2,000 tons.

The East China government decided to build two passenger and cargo dual-purpose transport ships. On the one hand, it was because of the need for Yangtze River shipping. Now the East China government's transport ships are all sea ships, and they are basically more than 3,000 tons, which is not very suitable for navigating in rivers and requires the construction of dual-purpose ships. On the other hand, it is also a reserve of technicians. By building these two transport ships, accumulating shipbuilding experience and cultivating a group of shipbuilding technical workers. When the tender for the warship is over, a group of workers with certain shipbuilding experience will start when the construction of the warship begins.

In order to improve the quality of these shipbuilders, a shipyard night school was also specially opened for them to teach them to read and read, and of course there was also political and ideological education. Due to the wage system of time travelers, workers who pass the cultural examinations in everything can receive a reward for increasing their wages, which has also stimulated some shipbuilders, because they are young workers' interest in learning. In addition, ideological and political education has indeed made some workers improve their ideological understanding.

Hope School just moved from Tianjin in February. It turned out that about 60% of the students in Tianjin Hope School moved to Qingdao, mainly the orphans sheltered by time travelers and the children of local people who came to Qingdao with time travelers. There are about 700 students in total, and the rest of the students stayed in Tianjin. The next step is to prepare to recruit students in Qingdao. In addition, by June this year, there will be about 80 students who will graduate from Hope School. This is not because they have completed their studies, but because they will be at least 16 years old, exceeding the age of studying in school. However, these students have studied in Hope School for more than a year and mastered basic literacy and writing computing capabilities. Some students have also learned a certain amount of professional knowledge, so it can also add a number of emerging forces to the East China government.

Zhan Tianyou delivered a speech entitled [The Development Prospects of China Railway] in Hope School, and also answered some questions raised by students. He was also quite moved. During his study in the United States, he often participated in such speech activities, of course, as a student. The speakers were all scientists, engineers, artists, politicians, etc. who were recognized as outstanding achievements in all aspects. However, after returning to China, he had never experienced such experiences, nor had he heard that domestic schools had similar activities. However, he did not expect that today he would participate in such activities again as a speaker, as if he was back in his student days.

Before he knew it, Zhan Tianyouji stayed in Qingdao for 5 days, and the ones that should be visited were almost the same. Moreover, Xia Bohai, Wang Yunpeng, Xu Jichao and other major leaders met Zhan Tianyou and held a meeting with him. Therefore, Zhan Tianyou also believed that when he left Qingdao and returned to Shanghai, Yu Ji said goodbye to the time traveler.

And the day before Zhan Tianyou left Qingdao, Qin Zheng met Zhan Tianyou again and said first: "Mr. Zhan has visited Qingdao for a few days. I wonder what ideas do you have for our construction?"

Zhan Tianyou said: "Mr. Qin, my experience in the past few days has really made me unable to see it for life. The industrial development plan formulated by you and the achievements you have made are all extraordinary achievements. In time, I will never be inferior to European and American countries, and I will also benefit a lot."

Qin Zheng laughed and said, "Mr. Zhan is too rewarding. Industrialization is not just about building a few factories or building a few railways, but a complete system. Take the construction of a railway as an example. In the industrialized system, building a railway is by no means a construction project, but includes the mining, iron smelting, steelmaking industry required for rails; wood processing, cement, and steel bar industry required for sleepers; as well as the construction industry required for railway stations, telegraph industry required for construction; in addition, steam engines, machinery, etc. are needed for manufacturing locomotives, so that a complete railway industrial system can be formed. If only the railway construction is built and most other accessories need to be purchased from the outside, then no matter how many railways are built, it cannot be considered a complete industrial system."

After hearing this, Zhan Tianyou nodded repeatedly, expressing his agreement with Qin Zheng's opinion.

Qin Zheng said again: "To be honest, we still have a large amount of equipment to be imported. Therefore, even after the five-year plan is completed, it is far from being a real industrial system. However, we have been working in this direction and believe that one day we can achieve this goal. This is not only our need, but also what the Chinese nation needs to achieve national rejuvenation and national self-improvement."

Zhan Tianyou couldn't help but say sincerely: "It's extreme, I believe that you can do it."

Qin Zheng said: "But we are not enough to build a complete industrial system. We also need to concentrate all the knowledgeable people in China to work together, learn from each other, do their best to make the country prosperous and strong without foreign aggression, so that we can stand on the earth independently. Since he is a talent like Mr. Zhan, we sincerely hope that Mr. Zhan can come to work in Shandong, and we can also ensure that working here will definitely be able to better play to Mr. Zhan's talents. I wonder what Mr. Zhan wants?"

Zhan Tianyou was silent for a while before saying, "Thank you for your kindness to me. And through these days of visits, I am indeed willing to work under your rule, but there are several things that I cannot help myself. First, the Pingli Railway is still under construction and cannot give up halfway, but this is not a difficult task, because at most half a year, the Pingli Railway can be completed; second, I am now in charge of the General Railway Bureau of Internal and Foreign Affairs of the People's Republic of China. Although the official position is not very large, it is finally appointed by the court. If the Pingli Railway is completed and the court has another appointment, it will be involuntarily uncontrollably. If the people can submit a report to the court and the court will appoint me to supervise the Jiaoji Railway, it will be legitimate and I can help you with peace of mind."

In fact, Zhan Tianyou has been considering Qin Zheng's proposal these days. From Zhan Tianyou's heart, of course he hopes to work in Shandong. This is not only because overseas Chinese have a much greater attitude towards industry than the Qing court, but also have a much greater respect for engineering personnel than the Qing court. This is not only the courteous attitude of overseas Chinese toward themselves in recent days, but also in factories, construction sites and other places, it can be seen that overseas Chinese have a heart-respect for engineers like themselves, and it can also be seen that engineers like themselves have a high political status among overseas Chinese.

Although the Qing court held the Westernization Movement for more than 30 years, opened some factories and achieved certain achievements, as far as society is concerned, the mainstream is still scholars who read saints, rather than engineers, merchants, or Western scholars who set up the Westernization Movement. Sheng Xuanhuai was determined to go from business to officialdom; he had to donate an official to enter this bureaucratic system; Yan Fuda was proficient in Western learning, but he had no fame and no fame and could not be entrusted with important tasks, and the court granted a Jinshi to the level of the court to solve the qualification problem.

But the experiences over the past few days also made Zhan Tianyou understand more deeply what Sheng Xuanhuai had to talk to him before coming to Qingdao. In fact, the time traveler did not hide his ignorance of the Qing court in front of Zhan Tianyou. All the titles of the East China government were used, and the name of the Qing court was not used at all. Zhan Tianyou knew that no matter in that era, this was a death sentence for setting up a private court. Of course, Zhan Tianyou also understood that the Qing court did not dare to provoke overseas Chinese at all, so he could only let it go.

Of course, Zhan Tianyou was not loyal to the Qing court. However, in the past, to build railways in China, it was necessary to be based on the Qing court platform. In the old time and space, when the Xinhai Revolution broke out, Zhan Tianyou served as the prime minister and chief engineer of Guangdong Guangdong Guangdong Guangdong Railway Corporation in Guangzhou. He convened the heads of various departments of the Yuelu Company and announced his determination to stick to his post. Anyone who wants to leave can leave, but he must explain the handling work clearly. Under the influence of Zhan Tianyou, no one left. During the entire revolution, the trains were running as usual and in good order. In fact, they supported the Xinhai Revolution by default. After the founding of the Republic of China, Zhan Tianyou first served as the Guangdong-Han Railway Association, and then served as the technical supervisor of the Ministry of Transport, presided over the national transportation technology work, and had no nostalgia for the Qing court.

But this does not mean that Zhan Tianyou will take the initiative to participate in the revolutionary activities of overthrow the Qing court, or take the initiative to deviate from the Qing court. After all, Zhan Tianyou is just an engineer, not a revolutionary, and is not very interested in politics. If the time traveler overthrows the Qing court and establishes a new dynasty, Zhan Tianyou will join the time traveler's subordinates without hesitation. However, at this time, Zhan Tianyou will not be able to take the initiative to give up the Qing court and turn to the time traveler's party. But he does not want to give up such a good working environment, so Zhan Tianyou thought about it and finally came up with such a solution, which is to let overseas Chinese take action, let the Qing court issue an order, and let himself work in Shandong, so that he can solve his own entanglement.

After hearing this, Qin Zheng could understand Zhan Tianyou's idea. Of course, this was also a solution. Qin Zheng was quite confident in persuading the Qing court to let Zhan Tianyou come to work in Shandong. First, with the current status of time travelers, any requests made to the Qing court, as long as they are not too excessive, the Qing court would really give some face, and Li Hongzhang would deal with it. Second, in the Qing court's system, although Zhan Tianyou cannot be said to be insignificant, he is definitely not an important figure. Although some Westernization factions such as Sheng Xuanhuai may be able to recognize the importance of Zhan Tianyou, Sheng Xuanhuai is not a major official in the Qing court now. Therefore, as long as the time travelers are proposed, the Qing court will most likely agree. After all, there is no need to offend the time travelers for this.

So Qin Zheng said, "Okay, let's leave this matter to us. Mr. Zhan will go to Pingli Railway first and wait for the news."
Chapter completed!