Chapter 13 Chapter 12 A Hundred Years’ Dream—Great Men of China and the Three Gorges Project

Have you never heard that the Yangtze River first ran from east to west?But it is a historical fact. The history of nature, like the history of human beings, is full of dialectics, and there has never been anything static.The known science proves that the production of human beings began with a little microbes and proteins.Jiang He is no exception.The initial form of our mother river, the Yangtze River, is also conceived bit by bit by the environment of a time and a place.Rivers are a part of the earth, and are affected by the irresistible geological evolution of the earth, so that they have today's process and flow direction.

The Yangtze River was like a shy girl at the beginning, but it was after many thrilling crustal movements that it forged its majestic momentum and colorful charm today. In the Triassic period about 200 million years ago, today’s Yangtze River Basin was surrounded by blue waves, Tibet to central and western Yunnan and western Guizhou were all covered with a vast ocean, and the Sichuan Basin and western Hubei were also in the ancient Mediterranean direction. A beautiful bay protruding in the east, this bay extends to the middle of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River today, that is, the Chongqing area. A great change 180 million years ago made the earth reborn again, and the embryonic form of the Yangtze River began to appear.That is the famous Indochina orogeny, and the Kunlun Mountains, Hoh Xil Mountains, Hengduan Mountains and Qinling Mountains have since then appeared on the earth.The southern half of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River gradually uplifted and formed land, the ancient Mediterranean had to retreat significantly, and the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau began to show its blunt brows.At this time, a decisive change took place in the geographical environment of the eastern land: between the Hengduan Mountains, the Qinling Mountains, and the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, faulted basins and huge gully roads were formed, leaving behind Yunmengze, Xichang Lake, Bashu Lake and Dianchi Lake. Several major waters, they echo and connect with each other, passing through the Nanjian Strait in western Yunnan, rushing to the ancient Mediterranean.This is the original appearance of the Yangtze River, but its flow direction is just opposite to today's - from east to west.

At this time, the Yangtze River is not fully developed, and it is still naughty and restless. Another vigorous orogenic movement 140 million years ago formed the Tanggula Mountains, the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau slowly uplifted, and folded into countless high mountains and deep streams, depressions and rifts. The Dabie Mountains in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River and the current Three Gorges Mountains were formed. The Mediterranean retreated sharply at this time.During the Cretaceous period, the Sichuan Basin rose rapidly, the Yunmengze and Dongting Basins continued to sink, and the middle part of the Yangtze River was almost fully developed.At this time, the restless earth suddenly became quiet. It slept for nearly 100 million years, and only woke up 30 million years ago.Once it woke up, it once again made a big deal. This is the great Himalayan orogeny. Its heroic scene cannot be described in words. At the moment when the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau was shrinking from the ancient Mediterranean, it rose violently like a broken bamboo. The mountains on both sides of the Jinsha River Arranged in an orderly manner, the terrain of the entire land of China is high in the west and low in the east, and the youthful development period of the Yangtze River suddenly appears!

From then on, the great river flowed from east to west! The Yangtze River not only accepts and gathers thousands of rivers along the way to form the world's third largest river with a length of more than 6,300 kilometers, but also builds a hotbed for human survival and reproduction with its fertile land and clear water on both sides. There are many theories about the origin of human beings, but no matter what kind of viewpoint, it is believed that the Yangtze River Basin is one of the birthplaces of human beings, and it is the main birthplace of eastern humans. When orogenic movements cast the placenta of the Yangtze River, the mountains and rivers in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River were already lush with grass and forests, and a group of Ramapithecus appeared in the canyons on both sides of the river. A journey into human history begins.Archaeologists have confirmed more than once that early humans in China started from the Yunnan-Guizhou Plateau, arrived at the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and then divided the lower reaches of the Yangtze River, the middle reaches of the Yellow River, and the Jingwei and Fen River basins.

On May 1st, 1965, a team of geologists conducted the fourth geological and seismic survey in Yuanmou County on the south bank of the Jinsha River. The discovery of an ape-human incisor excited the geologists present.According to the identification of archaeologists, these two ape-human incisors are 1.7 million years old!Even earlier than Zhoukoudian Peking Man!The most worth mentioning is that archaeologists later found many stone flakes, stone skeletons and pointed objects at the site of the "Yuanmou Man", as well as charcoal and a few pieces of burnt bones in the pile of charcoal, thus proving that "Yuanmou Man" Man" not only established himself as one of the first people of human beings, but also proved that his history of using fire was much earlier than that of other apes.

"Yuanmou people" are the earliest batch of "citizens" that can be proved in the Yangtze River Basin so far.Five or six years before the discovery of "Yuanmou Man", a small town called "Daxi" in the Wushan area of ​​the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River also surprised archaeologists, because the archaeological discoveries here were six or seven years ago. Thousands of years ago, human beings carried out a large number of economic activities here using rice as crops, supplemented by fishing, hunting, gathering, and pottery making. Both architecture and pottery making were quite developed. "Daxi Culture" enables us to see the pastoral life of our ancestors living and working in peace and contentment along the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River and the glorious page of spreading civilization.

The Yangtze River has been proved once again to be the mother river of the Chinese nation.The rich charm of the mother river is first of all her surging river water resources.According to the introduction of the water conservancy department, the Yangtze River Basin has a huge water system with criss-crossing main and tributary streams, abundant river runoff, and a drop of more than 5,000 meters!In the five years from 1976 to 1980, relevant departments conducted a relatively comprehensive survey of water energy resources in 1,090 rivers in the Yangtze River Basin, showing that the water resource energy in the entire basin reached 270 million kilowatts, accounting for 40% of the country's water resources.The energy of water resources that can be developed is nearly 200 million kilowatts, which is equivalent to 12 Three Gorges hydropower stations that we will build soon.On average, the Yangtze River flows more than 976 billion cubic meters of water into the sea every year, and in years with sufficient rainfall, the Yangtze River can flow up to 1,360 billion cubic meters of water into the sea.

Ah, the rich Yangtze River, for thousands of years, how many precious resources you have taken away with your majestic figure and roaring waves! Human beings cannot do without water, and it is not only human beings who cannot do without water.Without water, there are thousands of living things.The moon is beautiful, but it will always be a lifeless, cold and lonely world. The sun is brilliant, but it will always only burn with flames.They can't be as proud as the earth, because they have no water and no inexhaustible source of life. It was a great man in the 20th century who first paid attention to the source of life of the Yangtze River. He was the pioneer of the Chinese revolution, Mr. Sun Yat-sen.Interestingly, Mr. Sun's "Three Gorges Dream" made several great Chinese men "dream" for nearly a hundred years in the 20th century. The century-old "Three Gorges Dream" is almost as sad and joyous as the historical fate of the Chinese nation in the 20th century.

This is an ups and downs, earth-shattering history! This is a soul-stirring, irresistible song! In 1919, when the first world war had just fallen under the iron curtain filled with gunpowder and all modern civilization was in twilight, Mr. Sun Yat-sen, who wholeheartedly pursued "climbing China to the realm of prosperity and strength", wrote a book in English. The famous treatise on the revitalization of the Chinese nation - "Strategies for the Founding of a Country".In the second part of this monograph, "Industrial Plan", the grand idea of ​​building a sluice in the Three Gorges to raise the water level to improve the waterway of the Sichuan River and hydropower generation was proposed for the first time.As the trumpeter of revitalizing the Chinese nation in the 20th century, Mr. Sun Yat-sen was once depressed in the face of the devastated land of China, but after paying the price of blood, when he vaguely saw the dawn of the road of "saving the country by industry" was still bright, he started Such a passionate description of the dream of the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River:

"Use sluice gates to weir the water so that the boat can travel upstream, and it can also be used for its water power... The waterway with a water depth of ten feet starts from Hankou and goes up to Chongqing." "...how great it is to benefit the people, and how powerful it is to stimulate commerce!" During that period of time, Sun Yat-sen, as the founder of the national revolution, had set his sights on the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River affectionately when he formulated the "Strategy for the Founding of the Nation" and planned the great cause of national rejuvenation. In August 1924, he was invited by Guangzhou National Higher Normal School to give a speech, and gave a more lyrical description of the development of the Three Gorges hydropower resources of the Yangtze River: Students, China is poor, there is no train running around like Great Britain, and there is no America. There is a large railway passage running across the east and west, but we have the Yangtze River and the inexhaustible water resources like the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River!At that time, we can not only supply trains, trams and various factories across the country, but also can be used to make fertilizers for farmers!At that time, how can the Chinese nation not stand tall in the forest of the world?

"Long live the Chinese nation!" "Long live the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River!" The students who have always been suppressed were moved by Mr. Sun Yat-sen's generous speech. They seemed to see the scene of the "Three Gorges Dam" standing erect from his piercing eyes! When that scene comes, it must be the day of the rejuvenation of the Chinese nation! The Chinese people's special liking for the "Three Gorges Dream" also began from then on.However, China at the beginning of the 20th century was riddled with holes. How could there be money to build the Three Gorges, the most magnificent project in the history of water conservancy in the world?Mr. Sun Yat-sen can only have a passion for nothing, not to mention that his throne as the "interim president" has always been in a precarious situation. Internal strife and external attacks exhausted this great national leader. He ended his "Three Gorges Dream" early. But after all, Sun Yat-sen was the first person who wanted to turn the water of the Yangtze River into a source of prosperity for the people and a strong country.His "Three Gorges Dream" will always shine brightly, inspiring future generations to carry forward the past and forge ahead. After him, Chiang Kai-shek claimed that he was "Mr. Sun's student", but he betrayed him in actual actions.He was in power at one time, and if he really wanted to inherit Mr. Sun's behest, he could do something about the construction of the Three Gorges, but he was too keen on running his own Jiang family dynasty.When the Communist Party led the people to revolutionize, Chiang Kai-shek raised the counter-revolutionary butcher knife and moved against the trend of history, so bloody suppressions became his main job that he could not sleep at night. However, we have to thank Mr. Chiang Kai-shek, because he spent too much energy on dealing with the cause of the liberation of the Communist Party and the people, so he failed to stop a large number of people under the influence of the "May 4th" movement from holding high the banner of "saving the country through science" The "Three Gorges Dream" infatuated by patriotic intellectuals.In particular, the dictator has not had time to disband the Geology Section of the Mining Department established when Mr. Sun Yat-sen came to power.This geological department composed of only a few people later made great contributions in the history of China's construction in the 20th century. Zhang Hongzhao, the head of the geological department appointed by Mr. Sun Yat-sen himself, is a generation of educators and geological masters. ", leading a group of aspiring young people to continue weaving Mr. Sun Yat-sen's "Three Gorges Dream" at the risk of being demoted and killed.Mr. Zhang Hongzhao, as China's first "Geological Officer", when Chiang Kai-shek pursued and killed the troops of the Nanchang Uprising with a butcher knife, he once shouted to the people of the country: "Those who seek the country should make the best use of the land to benefit the people. If you want to make the most of the land, you should give up geological surveys." It’s not over!” He also said: “It’s not too late to make up for it, and I don’t want to lose it, but I don’t know if I’m still talking about a rich country!” "Mr. Sun's dream of the Three Gorges is also the lifelong dream of someone in Zhang! If you don't do something on the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, you will be a scholar in China!" Zhang Hongzhao often recites the fourth part of the second part of Sun Yat-sen's "Strategy for the Founding of the Country" In the last section, he would always shake his beautiful goatee and say in a loud and infatuated voice. The visionary Zhang Hongzhao personally approved the establishment of China's first geological survey institute in his second year as the chief of the geological section.At that time, there were only Zhang Hongzhao, Ding Wenjiang, and Weng Wenhao in this research institute, but it quickly developed into the most complete and sound institution in China with the largest number of scientists. Its scientific research level and actual work performance are among the top in the world. In the era of Zhang Hongzhao, there were no other decent scientific research institutions in China. Until the founding of the Republic, the Geological Survey Institute was still the strongest scientific research institution in China.At that time, China's basic science, especially ground science, was not as detailed as it is now. Geology actually undertook many scientific research tasks such as archaeology, water conservancy, mining development and environmental protection, such as the discovery of "Peking Man" in Zhoukoudian, The development of the Yumen Oilfield and so on are all thanks to the Geological Survey Institute.The development and research of the Three Gorges Project has always been an important task of the Geological Survey Institute. Ding Wenjiang, Weng Wenhao, Huang Jiqing, and Li Chunyu successively served as leaders of the Geological Survey Institute.These names are unfamiliar to today's young people, but if anyone wants to truly understand the history of China in the 20th century, especially the history of Chinese science in the 20th century, it must be incomplete without knowing these characters. In the 1970s, Harvard University Press published a book "Ding Wenjiang—Science and New Chinese Culture" written by American scholar Charlotte, in which he commented on Ding Wenjiang: "...he is a Chinese hero. Xu Li was a representative figure who advocated science and promoted the development of new culture in China in the 1920s and 1930s... As a scientist, he was the first Chinese who studied Western science from both a technical and a philosophical point of view. It is one's own responsibility to educate one's compatriots according to the intellectual principles of science. The role played by Ding Wenjiang - the scientist as a cultural and political leader - is unprecedented in China's historical experience..." Ding Wenjiang, with his double identity as a standard-bearer of China's new culture and a scientist, once influenced the fate choices and political views of a large number of influential figures in the Chinese scientific and cultural arena in the future.Under his influence, Lu Xun studied geology for a period of time, and the first academic paper he wrote was on mining.Scientist Li Siguang was influenced by Ding Wenjiang. He first came to Japan to study shipbuilding, and Ding Wenjiang studied geology. Therefore, Li Siguang specialized in geology after transferring to the UK, and became a generation master of geology in China. "The Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is a fist of the Chinese nation, and sooner or later it will show its power." Ding Wenjiang, who has the qualities of a statesman, inspires all passionate young people with the ambition of "saving the country through science". In 1924, Li Siguang and his assistant, Zhao Yazeng, visited the Three Gorges for the first time as a scientist, and wrote a paper titled "Geology and History of the East of the Yangtze River Gorge" to analyze the geological conditions and surrounding environment of the Three Gorges area. an accurate statement.Perhaps it was Mr. Li Siguang's contribution that directly responded to the "Three Gorges Dream" woven by Mr. Sun Yat-sen, so at the grand ceremony of Mr. Sun Yat-sen's death the following year, Li Siguang was recommended as one of the pallbearers.At that time, this honor could be regarded as a certain symbol of the "heir" of the younger generation, and its worth can be imagined. Ding Wenjiang died too early. When he was about to go to the Three Gorges to draw an engineering drawing, he was passing through Xiangtan Coal Mine in Hunan Province to help in the survey work. Unfortunately, he was poisoned by gas and died suddenly at the age of 49. Dr. Weng Wenhao is a close friend of Ding Wenjiang and one of the pioneers in the field of geology. For several years, he served as Secretary-General and President of the Executive Yuan of the Chiang Kai-shek government.The old man has gone through some detours in his life, but most of the time he appears in people's field of vision as a scientist.The substantive work of the Three Gorges Project started under his hands. In 1932, under the encouragement of Weng Wenhao and another patriotic scientist, Mr. Sun Yueqi, the national government formally established a hydropower survey team in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, and completed a "Survey Report on Hydropower Generation in the Upper Yangtze River" in October of the following year. In this report, the Gezhouba issue was brought up for the first time.Scientists at that time envisaged the construction of the Three Gorges Dam. Instead of building a super dam like now, they built several small and medium dams in the Three Gorges basin. Therefore, the "Three Gorges Dream" of Weng Wenhao's period was to cut it several times in the Three Gorges waters section of the Yangtze River. block, build several different types of power generation dams.The location of Gezhouba is good, the water head is more than 12 meters high, and the installed power generation capacity is expected to be 300,000 kilowatts.At the same time, another proposed dam site is Huangling Temple, with a head height of about 20 meters and an installed power generation capacity of 500,000 kilowatts.According to estimates, the cost of the two projects is 165 million yuan. "What about the 200,000 immigrants? The money has not been included!" When the assistants handed the "Report" to Weng Wenhao, he thought of a major issue that no one had considered. Yes, what about the immigration issue? Somehow this word got to Chiang Kai-shek. Mr. Jiang laughed and said, "It's useful." He turned to Weng Wenhao who was standing beside him and said, "Mother Xipi, it's just 200,000 people! Let them go to the army and fight for me." Communist Party!" Weng Wenhao, who has always been timid, heard that the "head of the government" had resettled the "Three Gorges immigrants" in such a way. He was so frightened that he immediately ordered the relevant personnel of the transportation department: "Lock up the report on the Three Gorges Project, and do not move without my approval!" The officials of the Ministry of Communications called the "5116" order "not suitable for implementation" and locked it in the metal cabinet for a long time with a "bang". "It's really a bunch of nerds. It's useless to build a hundred Three Gorges projects if you don't get rid of the troubles of the country and the country!" Chiang Kai-shek secretly laughed at intellectuals like Weng Wenhao.His saber continued to swing towards the Red Army of Workers and Peasants led by Mao Zedong... Relying on his dedication to science and the great cause of saving the nation, Weng Wenhao used his authority as the head of the Executive Yuan to hide Chiang Kai-shek as much as possible, and made small moves to realize the "Three Gorges Dream".Two of these "little tricks" later had a major impact on China's water conservancy and the Three Gorges Project in the 20th century.One is to send Zhang Guangdou, a young water conservancy expert, and others to the United States to study large-scale water conservancy engineering technology; the other is to invite Dr. Savanch, a famous American water conservancy master, to China.These two "little moves" are very well done. It can be said that these are the two things that Weng Wenhao and another patriotic science master Qian Changzhao and others did under the nose of Chiang Kai-shek that will have the most important impact on China's water conservancy and the Three Gorges Project. historic event. Zhang Guangdou, academician of the Chinese Academy of Sciences and the Chinese Academy of Engineering.He used to be the deputy director of the Academic Degrees Committee of the State Council and the vice president of Tsinghua University.The 91-year-old Professor Zhang and his beloved wife, Ms. Qian Meiyin, live in a professor's residential building in Tsinghua University. The two elders are healthy and happy.Some people say that the history of contemporary water conservancy in China cannot be written without Mr. Zhang Guangdou.This makes sense.This Chinese water conservancy master was born in Changshu, a famous city in southern Jiangsu, a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. It is only a 20-30-minute walk from my birthplace. I am a big fellow, so I have long been familiar with the legendary experience of Mr. Zhang Guangdou. In the vast universe, reincarnation is natural, and everyone who leaves is still reincarnated.But if a certain genius is really missing in a career, history may be written in another way.China's contemporary water conservancy projects, especially the Three Gorges Project, would have been different without Mr. Zhang Guangdou. Let's pan the camera a little to another angle. This is the famous Shanghai Jiaotong University.The "September 18th" incident, which shocked the world, made the originally peaceful campus extremely lively.The "non-resistance" policy adopted by the Chiang Kai-shek government against the Japanese aggressors aroused great indignation among the people across the country. Unprecedented student national salvation movements followed one after another. A group of "petition groups" went to Nanjing to demonstrate against Chiang Kai-shek's government.Among this team, a young student vowed to "do things for the people" with his actions.Inspired by an underground Communist Party member, he read the classic book "Das Kapital" by the revolutionary mentor Marx. Although he didn't quite understand the profound meaning of this theoretical masterpiece at the time, he faced the Chiang Kai-shek government's behavior of humiliating power and humiliating the country. Determined to use their own actions to contribute to the nation. "Teacher, I want to major in civil engineering." "why?" "Because my volunteer is to be a water conservancy engineer, water conservancy is always for the people." "Well said! Water conservancy is always for the people." The professor happily patted the student on the shoulder, and encouraged him, "Our people are living too hard, and the government is so corrupt and incompetent. I support your wish!" "Thank you, teacher." This student is Zhang Guangdou.He was a sophomore at Shanghai Jiaotong University at the time.At that time, after the second year of university, majors would be divided into majors. The "September 18th" incident shocked his soul. "Water conservancy is always for the people" became his motto in pursuing the truth of saving the country through science throughout his life. After graduating from university, Zhang Guangdou applied for Tsinghua University's public-funded students studying in the United States with a passion for "saving the country through science" and succeeded in one fell swoop.According to regulations, before going to study in the United States, you must practice your own major in China for half a year.For Zhang Guangdou in the past six months, he has strengthened his belief in contributing to the water conservancy cause of his country. "In that internship, I learned some engineering technologies. More importantly, I saw the backwardness of my country's water conservancy construction, the severity of floods and droughts, and the hardships of the people's lives. This strengthened my determination to serve the water conservancy construction and the people." Zhang Guangdou said during the internship. During this period, he wrote a report to Tsinghua University every month, and his heart of worrying about the country and the people was clearly on the paper. In July 1935, Zhang Guangdou registered in the Civil Engineering Department of the University of California, USA, and became a graduate student of the famous American civil engineering expert Professor Owen Frey.During the period, a partner who was also a Chinese student said to him, with your intelligence and ability, you should study other majors, and civil engineering has no future.Zhang Guangdou did not waver in his ideals, and his academic performance was excellent. His tutor gave him double scholarships [one of which was given by Tsinghua University].At this time, a major event was happening in China: the Red Army of Workers and Peasants led by Mao Zedong successfully completed the 25,000-mile Long March. Zhang Guangdou was greatly encouraged after reading the news from American newspapers.Although he didn't have any political inclinations at the time, he seemed to see a ray of dawn in the East, and he couldn't help sending his savings in US dollars to a classmate of the underground party in China. In just one year, Zhang Guangdou got a master's degree in civil engineering.At this time, he had a strong desire in his heart: to be a designer of water conservancy dams, in order to build great projects like the Bordeaux Dam in the United States for the country in the future.The Bordeaux Dam was the largest water conservancy dam not only in the United States but also in the world at that time. Zhang Guangdou once visited it when he was studying civil engineering.When he stood in front of the high Bordeaux Dam, his heart was surging and his blood was boiling, "At that moment, I thought of my motherland, our Yangtze River, the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River, and the words of Mr. Sun Yat-sen in "The Strategy for the Founding of a Country" ..." Zhang Guangdou asked Mr. Owen Frey to introduce himself to study at the National Bureau of Reclamation, the most famous authority in the United States. "OK, let me introduce you to Dr. Savanchi, the greatest dam designer in the world. He is my good friend, and he is very friendly to you, China." Zhang Guangdou was ecstatic with the instructor's words.Because Savage's name had occupied an important place in his heart a few years ago, it is an honor for anyone who is engaged in water conservancy to be a student of such an international dam designer. "You are a genius in water conservancy, and you will be able to make great achievements in the future. I have specially designed an internship plan for you." Dr. Savanqi admired Zhang Guangdou very much, and specially designed a three-month study and training program for him according to Zhang Guangdou's situation. According to the internship plan, he was arranged to work in departments such as concrete dams, earth-rock dams, drainage structures and channels, and asked technical experts from various departments to guide Zhang Guangdou to make a formal design. Savanty also personally inspected Zhang Guangdou's study and work. "Zhang, Dr. Savanchi dotes on you so much, we are so jealous!" American engineers said to Zhang Guangdou enviously, and they were also very friendly to this modest and studious Chinese student.As for the relationship with Dr. Savanchi, in Zhang Guangdou's own words, they have become close friends with deep friendship. "I agree with you to go to Harvard University to study soil mechanics, which is a professional knowledge that a water conservancy expert must work hard to master. Professor Westgate there is an authority in this field. You send me this letter Give him the letter of recommendation, and Dr. Westgart will try his best to help you.” After handing the letter to Zhang Guangdou, Savage patted his student’s shoulder with both hands and said, “You let me see the hope of China’s water conservancy, You have a Yangtze River in China, which is one of the greatest rivers in the world, and I heard that there is a most charming and dangerous shoal there called the Three Gorges?" "Yes, the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River is particularly magnificent and beautiful, and the water is rapid and dangerous, and the greatest dam in the world can be built!" When Zhang Guangdou talked about his motherland, Savanqi was deeply moved by his expressive expression. Infect. "I must go to the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River to take a look." "Welcome sir." In this way, Zhang Guangdou transferred to Harvard University again, where he studied under Professor Westgate. One year later, he obtained his second master's degree. Just when Zhang Guangdou was brilliant in his studies, famous teachers waved to him one after another, and a doctoral scholarship from Harvard University had been confirmed for him, a more serious national crisis occurred in China - the "July 7 Incident", and the national humiliation strongly hurt The heart of this patriotic student. "Dear Dr. Savannah, my nation is in crisis. I want to return to China to participate in the construction and use my professional knowledge to serve my people." Zhang Guangdou returned to Savannah after receiving his master's degree certificate from Harvard , When he said this to his mentor, his tone was deep and sad. "Did you give up your PhD at Harvard?" "Ok." Savannah remained silent for a long time.In the end, he said: "I respect your choice, and I just hope that we can have the opportunity to build the great Three Gorges water conservancy project together." "Thank you, I will definitely wait for your arrival in China." The teachers and students hugged each other tightly. After returning to China, Zhang Guangdou saw the devastated country, and his mood was very complicated. On the one hand, the flames of the War of Resistance were everywhere, and on the other hand, the Kuomintang army was retreating steadily on the battlefield. Overwhelmed.So he called Professor Qian Changzhao, who was then deputy director of the National Defense Resources Committee of the Nanjing government.Professor Qian and Zhang Guangdou are close neighbors in the same hometown. Hearing that Zhang Guangdou majored in water conservancy, obtained a double master's degree in the United States, and studied under Savannah, he was very happy to invite Zhang Guangdou to meet.Later, he was appointed as an engineer at an important water conservancy project at that time, the Longxi River hydroelectric construction site in Changshou, Sichuan.It was not easy to be an engineer at that time, and Zhang Guangdou deserved it with his talent and knowledge. During the trip to the Longxi River water conservancy site, Zhang Guangdou embraced the beautiful and magnificent Three Gorges for the first time.When the ship passed the dangerous shoal of the Three Gorges, Zhang Guangdou silently prayed deeply: In this life, he must build the greatest dam in the world here for the country! However, in the years when the country was broken and the mountains and rivers were broken, Zhang Guangdou was full of passion and could only do his best to participate in and preside over the construction of five or six small hydropower stations such as Longxi and Xiaqingyuandong. In 1942, the National Defense Resources Committee of the Nationalist Government decided to send a group of young engineers to the United States to learn the construction experience of large-scale projects, and Zhang Guangdou was naturally the first choice. "Zhang, we finally meet again! I'm so happy!" The place where Zhang Guangdou went to the United States for an internship was the Fontana water conservancy site where his mentor, Dr. Savanch, was a consultant.After 6 years of separation, the teacher and the student met again, and Savage, who had a beautiful mustache, was so happy that he hugged the student tightly. "Next year, I will go to India as a consultant for the Bahela Water Conservancy Project." Savage told his students. Zhang Guangdou's eyes lit up: "India is very close to our China, sir should go to our China!" Savannah stroked his little beard and laughed happily: "I am also very willing to go to your great motherland, but this must be invited by your government." "Of course. Mr. is an international authority, so it should be invited by the government." "No, it's because I want to go to your China, and it must be in the name of work and investigation, so I have a lot of walking around. Besides, I also want to see the great Three Gorges of the Yangtze River!" Savage said humorously. "Sir is right." Zhang Guangdou immediately wrote to Qian Changzhao, conveying Savanqi's opinion. "Of course that's good. It's a big deal to invite Mr. Savannah to visit China. I'll be in charge of the government's invitation procedures." Qian Changzhao was very happy when he learned about it, and he quickly completed the process of inviting Mr. Savannah. formalities. A few days later, Savannah told Zhang Guangdou: "The U.S. State Department has received an invitation from the Chinese government and has agreed to this matter." Zhang Guangdou was so unhappy, he felt honored for himself for making this happen. In the 1940s, due to the arrival of Mr. Savage, China's "Three Gorges Fever" was almost as hot as our successful bid for the Olympics. Born in a small farmer’s family in Wisconsin in 1879, this international master of water conservancy has been working in the Bureau of Reclamation of the U.S. Department of the Interior after graduating from the Department of Civil Engineering. The high position of the designer.He has presided over the construction of more than 60 large and medium-sized water conservancy projects in the United States and around the world.Before World War II, Savannah proposed to build the world's largest Grand Coulee Dam on the Columbia River in the western United States, with a power generation capacity of 1.97 million kilowatts and an investment of 300 million US dollars.Such a project, such an investment, was also a remarkable thing in the United States at that time.For this reason, wave after wave of opposition has been set off in the United States. Even Savage’s colleague, the American Civil Engineering Association, organized a rally to denounce Savage angrily: “Is he old or crazy? To build a dam that costs so much? Pull Savanch from the position of water conservancy authority! He is no longer worthy!" In the end, it was President Roosevelt who had the insight to cast the key support vote for Savanch.The Grand Coulee Dam used the "American spirit" to complete the greatest project in American history and created several "world firsts".The completion of the dam has played a positive role in the development of the United States' productivity after the war. Its abundant and precious power resources have greatly promoted the rapid rise of the United States, especially the prosperity of the west.As a result, Savannah became a hero in the eyes of the American people, and since then established his lofty status in the world's water conservancy circles. On May 5, 1944, Savannah flew to Chongqing, China.Government officials including Weng Wenhao and Qian Changzhao held a grand welcome ceremony for him. That night, a report on the "Three Gorges Project" was sent to Mr. Savanch's desk.With the efforts of Weng Wenhao, Qian Changzhao and others, the Wartime Production Bureau of the Nationalist Government invited American economist Pan Sui to write this report. Mr. Pan Sui had never been to the Three Gorges, but he wrote it from the perspective of engineering economics A proposal was made for the construction of the Three Gorges Project.Considering the interests of the United States, this proposal is titled "Using U.S. Loans to Prepare for the Construction of Chinese Hydropower Plants and the Method of Repaying the Loans."Regarding the construction of the Three Gorges Project in the proposal, it is said that the U.S. will borrow US$900 million and provide equipment to build a hydroelectric power plant in the Three Gorges with an installed capacity of 10.56 million kilowatts. Half of the electricity generated is used to make fertilizer and exported to the United States to repay the loan. After the loan is repaid, the hydropower plant and fertilizer plant will be owned by China. Great! A great project of more than 10 million kilowatts!China's first!World number one!Savannah said to Mr. Weng Wenhao that night: Tomorrow I will go to the Three Gorges of the Yangtze River! "No, Mr. Savannah, Yichang is still under the control of the Japanese army at this time. The Three Gorges is close to the front line. It is very dangerous to go to the Three Gorges. We can't afford the safety of your husband!" Weng Wenhao became anxious when he heard this. . "Dear Mr. Director, I, Savage, have always valued water conservancy more than life, and I will not hesitate to live or die. This time the Three Gorges must go! Please don't worry about me." Savage told the Chinese officials firmly, "I don't even care about my will. It’s all written, if I can’t come back from the Three Gorges, please tell my family about it, all responsibility has nothing to do with the Chinese government.” This is the nature of a 65-year-old scientist.About Mr. Savanch's personality and dedication to his career, we can learn from many American colleagues and Chinese scientists.Zhang Guangdou once told such a story: Savage's annual salary in the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation was 8,000 US dollars, which was not high among civil servants at the time, let alone compared with those businessmen.Therefore, someone suggested that, with your authority and reputation, Mr. Savanch, start your own company and become a "millionaire" overnight.Savannah smiled at this: I have zero interest in money, only water conservancy is all my hobbies.In recognition of his achievements, the U.S. government decided to ask him to be the director of the Bureau of Reclamation of the Ministry of the Interior.Savannah shook his head and said, "I studied water conservancy but did not learn to be an official. The mission entrusted to me by God is to build dams! Therefore, my ability can only be to build dams!" What a good old man!He has the same enthusiasm and dedication to China and the Three Gorges as the Chinese. A foreign expert was so obsessed with the Three Gorges that he was moved by Wu Qiwei, deputy chief of the Sixth War Zone of the Nationalist Government and commander of Jiangfang. study.那时日本军队为打通中国内地的南北交通要道，在三峡一带与国民党政府军展开了拉锯式的激战。萨凡奇一行的三峡考察团几乎天天处在敌我双方的战火之下，情况非常危险。然而萨凡奇竟像什么事都没有发生似的，直奔三峡地区。 “萨凡奇先生，我们不能再往前走了，那边是敌人的防区，他们天天都派飞机出来轰炸，轮船无论如何不能靠近三峡了。”吴奇伟一次次地警告道。 萨凡奇抬头看看天上飞过的太阳旗敌机，风趣地说：“它是专打轮船的，那好，我们就改用'11'号车。”他让轮船靠岸，并令随行考察队员沿山道步行前往三峡一带。 “带着重机枪和手枪队，一旦出现敌情，要以自己的生命保护好萨凡奇先生！”吴奇伟只好向部属下此死令。 就这样，萨凡奇用了整整10天时间，对三峡两岸的地形地貌和江河流域进行了全面的考察。10天后，他独自躲在四川长寿的龙溪水电工程处完成了著名的《扬子江三峡计划初步报告》，即“萨凡奇计划”。 “扬子江三峡计划为一杰作，事关中国前途，将鼓舞华中和华西一带工业之长足进步，将提供广泛之就业机会，提高人民之生活标准，将使中国转弱为强。为中国计，为全球计，扬子江三峡计划实属必要之图也！”萨凡奇在把计划呈给翁文灏前特意写下了自己对三峡工程的近万字的看法，那字里行间充满着激情，使翁文灏等中国官员看后兴奋不已。 “委员长先生，我看萨凡奇先生的计划值得好好研究，国民政府应该全力支持之！”翁文灏带着“萨凡奇计划”亲自来到重庆的蒋介石官邸。正被全国各地抗战烽火弄得焦头烂额的蒋介石随意看了一眼“萨凡奇计划”，对翁文灏说：“眼下战局紧张，建设上的事我哪有心思过问。如果你们觉得可以，就看着办，不过我的国库可是空的呀！千万别向我说钱的事！” 翁文灏的心头如同被一盆冷水浇泼：没有钱建什么三峡大坝嘛！ “我的计划说得很清楚，靠向美国政府贷款嘛！中国政府是有偿还能力的嘛！”萨凡奇听了翁文灏转达的蒋介石意见，不由激动地站起身大声说道：“对三峡这样伟大的工程，国家应该全力关注和支持，因为它能够将一个国家建设推向全面发展的航程，尤其像中国这样的落后国家，更需要将这样伟大的工程建设推进和发展。当年我在美国的哥伦比亚河上主张修建大古力水坝时，正是罗斯福总统的支持才使这项伟大工程获得成功，美国国家和美国人民才从大古力水力发电站上获得了巨大的经济发展与好处的。长江三峡的自然条件比美国的哥伦比亚河更好，它在中国是惟一的，在世界上也是惟一的。上帝赐给了你们如此福分，实在太理想了！我现在65岁，如果上帝能假我以时日，让我将三峡工程转为现实，那么请你们中国人同意我一个心愿，在我死后埋在三峡。那样我的灵魂将永远得到安息！” “谢谢！谢谢您，尊敬的萨凡奇先生！”翁文灏深深地被这位赤诚的美国专家的“三峡情”所感动，“我会尽我所能，全力促成先生的宏愿。因为这也是我们中国人和中国水利官员的夙愿！” “好啊，翁，我们终于想到一起啦！”萨凡奇伸开双臂，与翁文灏紧紧拥抱。 萨凡奇回到美国后，即着手与政府方面商洽共建中国三峡工程事宜，而且特别建议国务院成立一个水力发电统一管理局，还推荐他的同事柯登先生出任中国三峡工程总工程师一职。 “萨凡奇计划”让中国和美国一起刮起了一股强劲的“三峡热”，这在20世纪中叶是很少见的一个历史现象。1945年第二次世界大战已接近尾声，日本军队在中国战场上节节败退，胜利的日子已在眼前，全国上下都在准备战后的大建设，中国人的“三峡梦”到了如痴如醉的状态。 但就在这个节骨眼上，有一个人站出来反对此时兴建三峡工程。此人不是别人，正是萨凡奇的学生，中国青年水利专家张光斗。 当中美两国一起为“萨凡奇计划”疯狂之时，张光斗还在美国考察和实习。一日，他接到国内钱昌照的来信，告知中美两国政府已协议合作修建三峡工程，并让张光斗陪同他的恩师萨凡奇推荐的柯登工程师回国参加三峡工程建设。 “三峡工程耗资如此巨大，国家这么穷，万万不能在此时兴建啊！”张光斗接到钱昌照的信，心情久久不能平静。不行，他决定以一位科学家的负责精神，制止这种盲目行为！ 张光斗连夜挥笔向钱昌照写信陈述四大理由：一是三峡工程太大，国力原本贫乏，加上抗战，国力已尽，此时修建三峡大坝极不适宜；二是美国政府贷款难以满足全部工程费用，因为美国国内还在为10年投资10亿美元的田纳西河流域开发工程争吵不休，三峡工程远比田纳西河流域开发要大得多，如此大额的贷款在美国国会也未必能通过，一旦美国的贷款不到位，三峡工程半挂着，那时我们中华民族将面临一场比抗战更可怕的毁灭性打击；三是即使三峡大坝建成了，还要有等量的工农业生产来使用其等量的电力，而中国目前尚没有那么大能力在短期内使自己的工业和农业同步跟上，三峡工程的发电量无法充分利用，这是另一种巨大浪费；四是三峡工程位于宜昌，是我中华民族的中心地区，对整个国家的建设和政治命运影响极大，如果三峡工程的成败命运掌握在另一个国家手中，这对国家的主权和未来建设必定有害无益。 几十年后的今天，张光斗对自己当年的这番意见颇有感慨道：“那时我是一个热血青年，虽然对政治不甚热情，但却说了真话，现在看来这四点意见仍然是对的。” 是啊，假如三峡工程在20世纪40年代那个伤痕累累的中国开始兴建，中国的今天将不知是个什么样！ 长江三峡，你多么让人魂牵梦萦，又多么让人思虑不安啊！然而国内的“三峡热”已经被美国的萨凡奇弄得不知所向，甚至连原本对三峡工程一点不感兴趣的蒋介石也认为应该利用修建三峡来“光复一下民族热情与干劲”了。 张光斗的反对信发出不多久，又接到钱昌照的回信，说兴建三峡之事是国家大事，而且是已经定了的事，嘱张光斗只管执行任务便是。 张光斗不服，再次写信陈述反对意见。 钱昌照又一次回信，而且干脆说：这是蒋委员长定的事，要张听命回国。 此事关系国家生死存亡，不能这样草率。张光斗第三次写信陈述自己的反对意见。 这回是国防资源委员会发来的电报，不再与张光斗理论了，命他陪柯登先生回国。 无奈，张光斗只好听命于政府之令，因为他赴美国实习也是“政府决定”的。他感到非常痛苦，一路上，与柯登先生也没什么话可说。害得柯登先生怀疑地问他：“你是萨凡奇先生的学生，怎么不仅不支持他的计划，反倒反对兴建三峡大坝？” 张光斗不想在美国导师面前说明自己的想法，因为他深知包括萨凡奇先生在内的美国水利专家们对帮助中国修建三峡工程的动意都是善良的。但作为一个中国人，在美国朋友面前他不便将美国政府利用贷款，插手中国三峡工程背后所有的政治目的说得那么透，所以对柯登的问话，张光斗只好继续保持沉默。 秉性耿直的张光斗以科学家的真诚，在之后的几十年水利生涯中始终坚持自己的这种性格，使他在中国水利史上成为不可动摇的泰斗！也正是由于他一丝不苟的专业精神和坚持原则的性格，使中国在一次次关系到国家命运和人民生命财产的重大水利工程建设上减少了无数的损失！ 柯登在张光斗的陪同下来到中国，开始了与中国水利人员一起筹备建设三峡工程。张光斗被任命为柯登的助手。国防资源委员会成立了三峡工程委员会，钱昌照任主任，委员包括了政府部门的领导和高等院校等单位的专家，张光斗兼任该委员会的秘书，后升任该委员会水电总处的副总工程师兼设计组主任工程师，时年34岁。 沸腾了一段时间的三峡工程建设问题，此时已经开始进入到具体的工程前期准备了。在三峡工程建设委员会的指令下，张光斗所在的工程总处重点将三峡工程的勘测和规划工作放在首位，那时除了工程自身的问题外，并没有提出移民等问题。“蒋介石政府才不管这些，他历来不把百姓的死活放在心上。更何况三峡工程的建设其实根本没有真正放在他的心上，那时老蒋想的是如何抢占抗战的胜利果实，然后再一举消灭毛泽东领导的共产党。”一位老水利这样对我说。 建三峡首先要确定大坝建在何处，故张光斗接受的任务是配合美国专家，对三峡地区进行实地勘测，确定大坝坝址的最佳位置。当时派往三峡地区的有两支队伍：一支是张光斗他们的水利技术队伍，主要是负责收集地形与水文资料；另一支是中央地质调查研究所技术队伍，主要负责三峡坝址和水库库区的地质情况。张光斗身为水利工程技术队伍的上级管理人员，仍然坚持认为，此时在三峡建设水利工程是不适宜的，时下的工作充其量只能进行一些原始资料的收集与准备而已，故向美国专家柯登和中国同行提出了自己的建议，并得到他们的同意。两支技术队伍随即根据各自的工作任务到三峡地区进行实地勘测，当时围绕建设三峡工程的一个首要问题是大坝将建在何处。萨凡奇曾经提出过6个大坝预选地。1945年冬，萨凡奇再次来到中国，并同柯登等人再次到三峡的南津关查看，这位水利大师才有了自己的倾向性的意见：大坝建在南津关。 “南津关的自然条件不错，大坝建在那儿，可以将水库蓄水提高到200米，那样发电就更多！”萨凡奇钟情于自己的意见。 “三峡大坝举世瞩目，又那么高，谁也没有建过，更何况在中国这样一个远比美国经济和技术条件差的地方建设，应当对大坝坝址的地质情况进行全面的勘测。”在研究和确定大坝坝址的讨论会上，张光斗提出自己的主张。 “当然，我的张，三峡大坝的地质情况必须经过严格的钻探勘测。我已经想好了，建议中国政府请美国的莫里森克努特荪公司来承担这个重任，他们可是世界有名的钻探公司，质量绝对有保障。”萨凡奇欣赏自己的学生所提出的问题。 张光斗点点头，他敬佩萨凡奇先生不仅是国际级的水利大师，而且是位杰出的工程管理天才。 中国政府将与美国莫里森克努特荪公司的三峡钻探谈判任务交给了张光斗。经过一阵商讨，最后达成协议，由美国公司派来8台钻机，20名技工，助工全由中方负责。 不久，浪涛呼啸的三峡峡谷里，响起了轰鸣的钻机声…… 正当萨凡奇和其他中国工程技术人员满怀憧憬地战斗在三峡工地时，蒋介石统治集团彻底撕毁国共两党签订的停战协定，全面内战正式爆发，三峡建设者们的美好愿望被蒋介石的战车轧得粉碎。 翁文灏的“实业救国”心愿再次受到打击，他辞去了政府经济部长和资源委员会主任一职，改由钱昌照出任政府资源委员会主任。三峡工程建设委员会仍由钱总负责。在政治上主张自由民主的钱昌照，是三峡工程主上派和积极推动者，但却无法与蒋介石的主张相吻合，所以上任不到一年便也辞职不干了。蒋介石只好又找到翁文灏，力劝他再度出山。但时隔不久，翁文灏发现已经全面启动的“萨凡奇计划”根本没有列入政府的年度计划，而行政院的“政府年度报告”里除了“做好与共产党全面作战”的字眼外，没有别的内容可言，他愤愤地找到蒋介石责问道：“三峡工程到底干还是不干嘛？” “我的翁大先生，这工程一开始就是美国人想干的事，你知道美国人是些什么东西？说好了要帮助我打垮共产党的，说好了要给多少武器多少装备，可眼下我碰到麻烦了，他们就开始甩手不管我了！你说我还起什么劲跟他们玩什么三峡工程？通知你们的人，别干了！”蒋介石烦躁地手一挥，接着又忙他的战事去了。 翁文灏极度懊丧，从“总统府”出来的那一刻，他的脑子一片空白。 “老天爷，如此庞大的工程就这样一甩手不干了？！我如何对得起大家？如何对得起萨凡奇先生？如何对得起参与本工程的千百名工程技术人员？又如何向国人交代？” 翁文灏从此再也没有找过蒋介石，趁战乱时机，独自流亡法国。这位被人民解放军列为“甲级战犯”的科学家，在新中国成立半年后，得到了人民政府的宽大和关怀，重新回到祖国怀抱，开始了他新的人生。只是他再也没有回到心爱的地质工作岗位上，更没有参与过三峡工程方面的事。他于1971年1月27日病故于北京，享年81岁。 国民党政府时期的三峡工程建设，就这样在轰轰烈烈中开始，在悲悲切切中收场。这不是一种偶然，而是历史的必然。三峡工程不是孤立的水利工程，实在是国家的政治工程。中华儿女的百年苦思，百年追求，哪一天才能梦想成真？ ! 蒋介石的一声“别干了”并不等于三峡工程就此了结，下马后三峡工程的遗留问题很让人头疼。首先是合作方的美国人恼火，负责三峡坝址钻探任务的美国莫里森克努特荪公司坚持要求中方赔偿。政府本来就没有什么钱，赔啥？时任资源委员会主任的孙越崎找到张光斗，说你是他们的老朋友，又是萨凡奇的学生，这事由你全权代表解决，不过说好了，除了同意给他们回家的路费，其他的钱我一个子儿都没有！ What is this called!张光斗叫起来了：“你让我给人家擦屁股，可连张手纸都不给！让我怎么办？” “你看着办吧。”孙越崎拍拍张光斗的肩膀，把门一关，走了。 无奈，张光斗只好空着双手跟美国公司谈判。对方不干，张光斗说，要不你们把我押到美国当你们的义工去吧。 “张，我们可不敢，你是萨凡奇的学生，中国著名的水利专家，押你到我们美国当义工，肯定会招来麻烦，最后我们还不得不付你高薪，这事我们不干。” “那我就只能向你们说一声'对不起'了。”张光斗双手抱拳，做了一个中国式的道歉姿势。 美国人也有上当的时候，不过是上了他们“最好最好的朋友”蒋介石的当。 此时的蒋介石早已顾不得什么面子了，他已经跟美国人撕破了脸面，正忙着逃往台湾。一日，张光斗接到通知，说资源委员会已搬到台湾，要求他所在的水电总处做好准备一起撤到台湾，在人员撤离之前先把水电档案特别是三峡工程方面的资料全部装箱运到台湾。 This is how to do?张光斗万分焦急，不知所措。身为总处的总工程师，所有的资料全部在他手中，如果交出去运到台湾，那绝不是他想做的，因为张光斗此时已经做好留在大陆的打算，他知道到台湾去就不会有他从事水利专业的用武之地，而蒋介石要把大陆的国家水利资料运到台湾无非是给当家做主的人民的水利事业制造麻烦。可张光斗也知道如果他拒不执行命令，后果相当严重。就在这时，他的朋友、我党的一位地下工作者给他出了个点子：“你不会给老蒋运点假资料去！” 对啊，张光斗茅塞顿开。 不几日，在我地下党同志的帮助下，满满当当的40箱资料全部装好，20箱假资料被堂而皇之地运到去台湾的码头，张光斗在移交手续上签下了自己的名字；20箱真资料则悄悄地在夜间被隐藏了起来，张光斗也在上面签上了自己的名字。这些真资料，为新中国建设起了十分重要的作用。张光斗、孙越崎，还有中央地质调查研究所的黄汲清【大庆油田的主要发现者之一】、李春昱【著名地质学家】等人，为完整地保护好水利和地质资料及一批优秀的技术人员，作出了历史性的贡献。 中国共产党执政的社会主义建设事业，揭开了三峡工程建设的崭新一页。 中国人的“三峡之梦”开始了新一轮的苦苦寻觅、苦苦探求。 毛泽东第一个做了“梦”的主角。 毛泽东的这首《水调歌头·游泳》为国人描绘了“高峡出平湖”的壮丽画卷。这是位诗人气质的大政治家，农民家庭出身，所以对水利建设有着特殊的感情，并且深谙水对中国这样一个落后的农业大国的重要性。因此，当毛泽东的目光开始投向三峡的那一刻起，百年“三峡梦”必然会发生全新的变化。 “三峡梦”，成了真正意义上的中国梦！ 毛泽东对长江、对三峡的关注，从他第一次踏上天安门城楼的那一刻便已经开始了。1953年，他第一次乘“长江”舰出巡长江中下游，就带上了人称“长江王”的林一山。 “我们见过面？”毛泽东问林一山。 "I've seen it." "Where?" “在延安。当时我在白区工作，'西安事变'后回延安开中央会议听过您作报告。” Mao Zedong smiled. “你这样的人才，其实我已经找了好久，现在算是找到了！”那天，林一山陪毛泽东在“长江”舰的甲板上，当他听完毛泽东的话时，眼前不觉一阵眩晕。是自己听差了？主席怎么会对我这样的人感兴趣呢？还说找了好久才找到的，他找我做什么？ “主席，您……”林一山想证实一下自己有没有听错，可是一见毛泽东这时完全沉浸在欣赏长江的滚滚波涛时，只好将嗓子眼上的话吞了下去。 “你的那个长江水利委员会有多少工程师？”第二天，毛泽东请林一山与自己一起吃饭，席间他不时提问。 “270个。”林一山答道。 “工程师在你那儿讲百呀？”毛泽东好不惊奇，用筷子在空中点了点，不无兴奋道。 “那技术人员有多少？”他又问。 “一千多。” “噢，技术人员讲千啰！了不得！难怪有人称你是'长江王'，有实力嘛！”毛泽东历来对部下说话特别幽默。 林一山低头笑笑：“我哪敢称王，只是主席的一个卒子而已。” “好嘛，你这个卒子我可是要派大用场啰。” “是，主席，我林一山和长江委全体同志时刻听从您的指挥和调遣！”林一山“刷”地站起身，毕恭毕敬地向毛泽东敬了个礼。