The Coral Ba Airport in the suburbs of Shancheng seems to be always on high alert, with cars coming in and out, either welcoming the generals and officials who came to Chongqing to pay their respects, or bid farewell to the military and political officials sent to all parts of the country for missions.

As night fell, the signal lights at the airport suddenly lit up, making it difficult for people to open their eyes. The ground crew began to be busy, preparing for the plane before landing on the runway that was as bright as the day. With the sound of engines from far to near, a military aircraft landed safely on the runway.

Two ground crew members quickly pushed the gangway and aimed at the cabin door. After a while, a man in his forties walked out. He stretched out in a medium suit, his eyebrows were of different thickness, a pair of black eyes rolled in his eye sockets, and a pair of gold-rimmed glasses were also placed on his nose. He stood at the hatch and paused for a moment, looked at the lights of thousands of families in the downhill city, and then stood up straight, calmly, down the gangway with his chest, calmly calmly.

Master Chen, dressed in military uniform, followed closely behind. As soon as he walked off the gangway, he saw a black car parked in front of him. A well-dressed attendant officer came forward and gave a standard military salute, "Please ask Director Song and General Chen to get on the car."

The ones who returned to Chongqing with him were Mrs. Jiang and Song Ziwen's younger brother, Song Ziliang, director of the Southwest Transportation Department of the Military Commission. Because he did not only work part-time like Master Chen, there was also a position as the Major General Director of the 28th Supplementary Military Training Department of the Ministry of Military Affairs, outsiders are generally called "directors".

Perhaps because of Master Chen's dedication, perhaps Mr. Chen's character is indeed commendable, and Song Ziliang hit it off at first sight, so after reaching a consensus on the issue of Yunnan-Burma road transportation, Song Ziliang resolutely decided to go back to the house with him to accept inquiries and meet Chairman Jiang.

There was only one car coming from the attendant's room. Song Ziliang couldn't help frowning, turned around and looked at Master Chen, pointing to Liang Yugao who was getting off the plane, Chen Shangwen and others and said, "Staff General Liu, please find another truck. We have something to give to the commission."

The uncle said it was an order. Staff Liu did not dare to neglect it, so he nodded immediately, "Yes, Director Song."

The two leaned over and got into the back seat of the car. Song Ziliang couldn't help but smile and said, "Director Chen, you have planned the plan, and you will continue the protagonist later."

The killing of three and a half Japanese senior generals was really not so good for Master Chen. Without thinking, he shook his head and said, "Director Song, you are the head of the Transportation Department, so it is more appropriate for you to report. Moreover, my first meeting with the committee member will inevitably be a little nervous. If the words are not expressed, it will ruin a big deal."

As one of the most trusted people of the Supreme Government, Song Ziliang was not ignorant of the news that the Military Commission planned to rectify the Southwest Transportation and set up a Transportation Control Bureau. When the report later was related to the future of the Transportation Department, he looked up and said extremely serious: "Director Chen, although you have just taken office, no one in the Transportation Department knows better than you. Moreover, you have no intersection with all aspects, so it is more convincing to report it for you than me."

What we will meet later is not only Chairman Jiang, but also Chairman Lin Sen, Chief of Staff He Yingqin, Minister of Military Affairs Chen Cheng, Vice President of the Executive Yuan Kong Xiangxi, and Brother Chen Lifu and Chen Guofu. Almost all the big bosses of the National Government are waiting for them in Huangshan, which shows how much the supreme authorities attach to southwest transportation.

This may be an opportunity to win the support of the top peak. Master Chen gritted his teeth and agreed: "Okay, I'll report first, you will supplement the shortcomings."

It was already eight o'clock in the evening when he arrived at the Huangshan official residence. Master Chen, who was following Song Ziliang, was a little nervous. After all, he was about to face all famous figures in history. If he had not had dealt with Wang Jingwei for nearly a year, he really wouldn't know if he would have made any fools.

Chairman Jiang, who had just finished dinner, was whispering to an old man in the living room. He Yingqin, who had met once, sat aside with him. Did he take off his glasses and wipe it? He was a little absent-minded. He was surrounded by a fat short general, and he knew that he was the general Chen Cheng, who "knows the most political" without asking.

Chen Lifu, Chen Guofu brothers and Kong Xiangxi sat at the door, one was wearing a black Zhongshan suit, and the other two were wearing suits and tie like Song Ziliang. In the history books of the Celestial Empire, the three of them were optional supporting roles, and there were not even photos. There were no special actors in the TV and movies, so who was who they were, and Master Chen really couldn't match the number.

"Old Lin, council, we are back."

Song Ziliang bowed slightly to Chairman Jiang and Lin Sen, then moved away from his body and retreated aside. Seeing everyone looking at him with a smile, Master Chen quickly stood attentively saluted, "Christian Jizu, Major General, Deputy Director of the Southwest Transportation Department of the Military Commission, was ordered to come and ask Chairman Lin, Chairman Jiang and all the officials to instruct!"

"It's better to see it at first sight. As expected, heroes are young!" Chairman Jiang stood up and patted his arm, and smiled in Ningbo Mandarin: "I'm tired all the way, are you hungry? Why don't you go eat something first and report after you finish eating."

"Thank you to be polite, and you won't be hungry if you are humble."

"People are iron rice and steel. They are hungry even if they don't eat for a meal. How can they not be hungry after taking a plane for a long time?"

"The commissioner and all the officials have a lot of things to do every day, and time is extremely precious. We must not delay national affairs because of humble positions."

He had neither humble nor arrogant attitude, his voice was full of energy, and he didn't look like the rumored playboy. Chairman Jiang nodded slightly and asked with interest: "Director Chen, I heard you have something to give to me?"

“Yes, commission.”

As soon as Master Chen finished speaking, Song Ziliang asked the attendant officer to bring Chen Shangwen and his secretary in. The four of them worked for about ten minutes. A large scale map marked with altitude, mileage, factories, stations, warehouses and important bridges along the route were presented to everyone. To Chairman Jiang's surprise, Chen Shangwen and Secretary Wang were placed at their feet, and the boxes were filled with truck models carved from wood.

Just as everyone was watching each other, Mr. Chen grabbed a slender wooden stick and pointed to the map at his feet and introduced: "Chairman Lin, Chairman Jiang, everyone saw an ordinary Yunnan-Burma highway transportation map, but the scale was slightly larger. You can see that the transportation modes and transportation tools of the Yunnan-Burma line are different from different sections of the road. The source is naturally Yangon, which is not a large seaport, but its throughput is much greater than that of the railway. The materials collected by our office are about 560,000 tons per month; Yangon to Huarong is 885.3 kilometers, mainly railway transportation, with daily transportation volumes of about 800 tons, with an average monthly average of more than 20,000 tons;

From Larong to Zhafang, there is no railway, so it takes 4 days to travel. Due to the good road conditions and the fast turnover of vehicles, the monthly transportation volume is only 5,000 tons, which is a huge difference from the railway transportation volume. From 936.5 kilometers to Kunming, the round trip will take at least 13 days. Due to the long route and poor road conditions, the material transportation will be slower."

As Chen Shangwen put the wood representing the backlog of materials, according to the size, the backlog of materials was placed at the warehouses along the line, Master Chen concluded: "It can be seen that from Yangon, Yangla Railway, Lazha Highway, and Yunnan-Burma Highway, it is like a funnel. The transportation volume of foreign sections has increased, and the transportation volume of domestic sections is weak, with a huge difference. If tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of tons of materials are not as backlogged abroad as they are now, it is necessary to increase transportation vehicles and personnel, improve transportation efficiency, and completely solve the imminent problem of unbalanced transportation volumes in each section."

Everyone knows that the southwest transportation is chaotic, but I can’t tell where the chaos is. Master Chen uses this method to show the entire Yunnan-Burma road transportation in front of him, and he can understand the problem at once.

Chairman Jiang couldn't help but bent down, pointed to Yangon and the chakra on the map with ten large wooden blocks, and asked solemnly: "Then have you formulated practical and feasible improvement measures?"

"Yes, but we need the support of the Commissioner and the Chiefs."

Master Chen pointed to the thick red line representing the highway and said: "First of all, we must admit that there are indeed problems in our business. First, the composition is relatively hasty, the organization is not sound, and the management is not strict and scientific enough. When it was established, there was no vehicle of its own, and it was not until the materials were transported to the national gate vehicles before they started unpacking and assembly. However, there were cars and lacked skilled drivers, so they had to recruit drivers in various places, and repair vehicles even after driving;

Secondly, most senior officials were part-time jobs. For example, Director Zeng at the time of its establishment, Director Chen of the Guangdong-Hankou Railway of the Railway Group, and Director Yao of the Water Transport Group. Therefore, there was no long-term plan for transportation work. After the headquarters moved to Kunming, each branch tried its best to exert its transportation capacity. While striving to complete the transportation task, it also initially formed a situation of autonomous borders. Due to the reversal of war, the task was pressing, organizational and personnel changes were frequent and gradually expanded, rules and regulations still need to be improved, personnel came from different sources, and disadvantages gradually emerged.

Frequent reorganizations have also caused disorder and chaos in internal functions. Take the Coastal Defense Department as an example. Since its establishment in November 26, it has undergone 8 reorganizations. From the initial three departments to the current 14 stocks, not only has it failed to improve transportation efficiency, but it has focused its main energy on institutional and personnel adjustments, budget preparation and business handover. There are many formalities between departments and stocks, which consumes time and brings many inconveniences to transportation."

This is a problem with the Transportation Department and the Military Commission. Master Chen pointed it out incisively, making everyone realize that Song Ziliang was determined to rectify internally. At the same time, a new problem was also given. If the internal rectification was successful, is there still a need to establish the Transportation Bureau of the Military Commission?

What a person who takes retreat as he advances, Chen Guofu shows an inadvertent smile.

At this time, Mr. Chen continued: "Internal rectification is one aspect, and what is more important is how to improve transportation efficiency under the existing conditions? We plan to make a fuss about cars and people in the next month. Given the backwardness of the domestic automobile industry, all vehicles come from abroad, with different brands, models, load capacity and fuel types, and it is particularly difficult to use and repair, so we plan to take measures to transport one car and two people in stages at the same time.

The so-called one car and two people means that a car is equipped with two drivers. People will stop and stop, saving half of the round trip time and double the transportation volume; the car and the people transport it in sections at the same time, which means that the car and people are traveling back and forth on relatively familiar road sections. Although a little time is wasted on loading and unloading, it can avoid accidents such as overturning and falling off a cliff, which can reduce the pressure of maintenance and maintenance and reduce the shutdown rate to a minimum."

I have to admit that this is indeed a way to provide transportation capacity. He Yingqin pondered for a moment and couldn't help but ask softly: "Director Chen, there is no problem with transporting the car in sections at the same time, but how do you plan to solve the problem of one car and two people?"

"Reported to Chief He, before coming, Beizhi had reached a consensus with the Malaya Federation of Society's Associations on this issue. While organizing Nanyang drivers and mechanics to return to China to serve, Chairman Yang set up driving schools in Penang, Singapore and Batavia to train our urgently needed road transport personnel."

Not sure, they would not praise this Haikou in front of themselves. Chairman Jiang nodded slightly and said as if nothing had happened: "So, what other measures do you have besides this? Can you increase the transportation volume again after doubled the capacity?"

"have!"

Master Chen firmly pointed to several bridges on the map and said: "The widest part of the Yunnan-Burma Highway is more than ten meters, and the narrowest part is less than five meters. In addition, the bridges along the line are more than ten kilometers and one is often blocked for three or five hours. Director Song and I agreed that it is necessary to organize various transportation agencies running on the Yunnan-Burma Highway, board the road in a fleet, and equipped with a truck equipped with emergency repair equipment, spare parts and radio stations to keep abreast of their operation trends at any time, plan the operating speed and time like railway transportation, and avoid congestion as much as possible.

At the same time, we will work closely with local highway agencies to form a communication network connecting factories, stations, warehouses and teams to ensure smooth roads and use this highway built with sweat and blood to the best possible extent by hundreds of thousands of people in Yunnan. In addition, some adjustments have been made to the receiving and storage methods of the Military Industry Bureau, the Military Industry Bureau, the Ministry of Economic Affairs, the Ministry of Finance, and the Aviation Commission, from Baoshan and Xiaguan to Kunming to ensure the smooth flow of the road from Xiaguan to Kunming section."

This means that the Southwest Transportation Office not only did not intend to make a fuss about inspection and smuggling, but instead gave the various transportation institutions a green light. As long as you obey the dispatch, you can continue to make a fortune in the national crisis. Of course, the models must also comply with the regulations of the Transportation Office, and those classic cars and charcoal cars will definitely not be able to go on the road anymore.

There is no doubt that this is the best way to think of at the moment. After all, it is better to lose it than to block it. If you just keep smuggling on the issue of smuggling, it will not only not solve the problem, but will instead bring more problems.

Chairman Jiang weighed the pros and cons, and turned around and asked, "Old Lin, what do you think?"

The most urgent task is to transport back thousands of tons of materials that have been piled up abroad. Of course, Lin Sen would not have any objection, so he smiled and said, "Director Chen is young and capable, and he can come up with such a complete solution. I have no objection."

Kong Xiangxi also realized that it was time to express his opinion. Thinking that his Executive Yuan Transportation Office and his son’s transportation company could also benefit, he immediately blurted out: “I have no objection.”

What surprised everyone was that Song Ziliang, who had been contemplating, suddenly inserted in, "Commission, considering that after the implementation of segmented transportation, the transfer loading and unloading volume of warehouses in Myanmar stations will increase sharply, I suggest that the officers and soldiers of the 28th Retraining Office be merged into the Transportation Office to be responsible for the escort, road protection and loading and unloading outside the border. At the same time, the China-Myanmar Transportation Command was established in Baoshan, with Director Chen fully responsible for the transportation from Yangon to Kunming, and the transfer from Kunming to Guiyang, Chongqing and other places was my responsibility."

Chairman Jiang and Chen Cheng looked at each other and said resolutely: "A month and a half, I will give you a month and a half. If the transportation capacity can really double, then nothing will be a problem!"
Chapter completed!