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And it is obvious that the original Mawei Shipyard covers an area of ​​375 mu, which can not satisfy Liu Tao's appetite.

Liu Tao circled it on the topographic map, which is 6 square kilometers, or 9,000 mu. On one side is the Minjiang River, and on the other side is the Minjiang River branch and then the confluence, like an island, but the width of the branch river is not wide, about 30 meters wide.

In addition to the Mawei Shipyard, there are rural areas and farmland.

In addition to rebuilding the Mawei Shipyard here, Liu Tao also plans to build a port here for cargo transportation throughout the Min Province.

In addition, after inspecting several places with Zhao Guoping and people from the Min Province, Liu Tao circled Culu Island in Lianjiang County.

Culu Island is the largest island in Lianjiang, with an area of ​​about 14.4 square kilometers. It is located at the mouth of the Minjiang River. It has been a good shelter since ancient times and has the reputation of "the sea waves are as wild as tigers, but they can't reach Luhuazhou".

At that time, Zheng He's fleet built an altar in front of the Fudou Temple on the island to worship, swore to set off, and sailed out to sea through Wuhu Reef (Gate).

Liu Tao has enclosed the entire Culu Island. In addition to building a branch of the Mawei Shipyard, a modern port will also be built here.

The entire investment will be as high as 6 billion yuan, becoming the highest investment in Fujian Province in history.

After signing the contract agreement, Liu Tao and Zhao Guoping went to Ludao together.

Since Ludao became a special economic zone in 1980, it has developed rapidly, especially with the opening of the "small three links" and the opening of the "big three links" this year. As a frontier position, Ludao's development is like being given a pair of wings.

Fujian Province has a large number of overseas Chinese, and after the reform and opening up, many of these overseas Chinese have invested in construction in Fujian Province, giving back to their hometowns and giving Fujian Province the first development funds.

In order to develop better, the above decided to invest in Ludao Port, and the development of the port fell to Panshan Group.

The entire Ludao Port is located on the southeast coast of China and the west coast of the Taiwan Strait. It is located in the southern part of Fujian Province and the estuary of Jiulong River. It has huge development potential and will also be one of the main outlets of Fujian Province.

In 1984, two 50,000-ton and two 10,000-ton berths of the first phase of the Dongdu District of Ludao Port were officially put into operation.

Liu Tao and Zhao Guoping came this time to represent the Xiangjiang Port Group to invest in the construction of the port in Ludao.

Xiangjiang Port Group will invest 10 billion Hong Kong dollars to build and develop the port, so that the annual cargo throughput of Ludao Port will reach 200 million tons after the construction and development.

Liu Tao and Zhao Guoping know that this is a political task, because this will become a test site for Baodao, which will not only use the merchants from Baodao to invest in Fujian and develop the local area, but also use it as a platform for communication.

Among them, as the most important way of transportation-sea transportation, the port is the top priority.

With the resolution of the problems in Xiangjiang and Macau, China now only has Baodao left.

Strengthening cross-strait exchanges includes cultural exchanges, economic exchanges, political exchanges, and exchanges in other aspects.

In addition to bulk cargo terminals, the development and construction of Ludao Port focuses on the development of container terminals, which are planned and designed according to an annual container throughput of 10 million standard containers.

Mawei Shipyard, Rongcheng Port and Ludao Port are the focus of Panshan Group's work in the future.

While Liu Tao and Zhao Guoping were inspecting Ludao, a piece of news spread throughout the country that Deng Jiaxian, a famous nuclear physicist, pioneer and founder of China's nuclear weapons research and development, and who made important contributions to the research and development of China's nuclear weapons and atomic weapons, was exposed to nuclear radiation in a previous experiment and suffered from rectal cancer. He died in Beijing at the age of 62.

Liu Tao was extremely sad when he heard the news.

In his mind, he couldn't help but recall several meetings and exchanges. Although the two had not met many times because of different systems and little overlap, he was very impressed with Deng Jiaxian and he admired Deng Jiaxian very much.

Sometimes he always wondered, if it were him, with a good life in the United States and advanced laboratories to do experiments, would he be able to give up everything in the United States and return to the impoverished China to rebuild China in the ruins?

He did not dare to pat his chest and say that he was willing and could do it!

When the atomic bomb was successfully developed, the country awarded a bonus of 10,000 yuan. Among the researchers in the entire institute, Qian Xuesen received the most bonus, only 10 yuan. Others would receive less, not more.

Liu Tao handed over the investigation of Ludao Port to Zhao Guoping, and he set off to return to Beijing to attend the memorial service.

On the night he arrived in Beijing, Liu Tao returned to his courtyard.

He was in a complicated mood and could not fall asleep.

Coming to the study, Liu Tao picked up his pen and wrote "The Motherland Will Not Forget!"

This is an article that begins with Deng Jiaxian and his wife, who happened to meet them in People's Square before, and Deng Jiaxian asked his wife: "Will the country still remember me in 30 years?" It commemorates Deng Jiaxian.

After finishing the article and revising it several times, Liu Tao finally calmed down.

On the afternoon of the third day after Liu Tao returned to Beijing, the state held a grand memorial service for Deng Jiaxian.

Many people came to attend the memorial service.

There were not only Deng Jiaxian’s relatives and friends, but also college students and citizens who came to mourn Deng Jiaxian spontaneously.

At the memorial service, Commander Zhang wrote a poem for Deng Jiaxian: "Traveling across the Gobi Desert and grasslands, 25 years ago, we overcame thousands of obstacles, fought hard and took the lead, and the victory was passed down year after year. Despising nuclear blackmail, China created a new chapter, you regarded fame and fortune as dirt, dedicated yourself to the country's prestige, and your merits benefited the world."

Liu Tao bowed solemnly to the body of Deng Jiaxian and bid farewell to this great scientist who gave everything for the country.

It was Deng Jiaxian and national heroes like him that built a strong national defense shield for my country, allowing China to stand up straight in the face of nuclear blackmail.

Soon, Liu Tao's article was published, which caused a great response.

Not long after, Yang Zhenning wrote an article in memory of Deng Jiaxian, which was also published, and it was published in Renren Daily.

In the article, Yang Zhenning fondly recalled that in 1971, he visited New China for the first time and met Deng Jiaxian after 22 years of absence.

Yang Zhenning mentioned that at the end of Deng Jiaxian's letter to him, he left a poem: I wish people live long and share the same path for thousands of miles.

Yang Zhenning said that he did not understand the meaning of this sentence at the time, but now he understands it, and what he is doing now is in line with his friend's expectations of "shared path".

The whole of China is mourning this scientific giant who has made great contributions to the country, commemorating this great scientist who has built the backbone of the country and built a nuclear umbrella for the people.

It was also time for Liu Tao to hear that Deng Jiaxian's last wish was to leave naturally, and he did not want a farewell to his body or a memorial service. He only hoped that after his death, his ashes could be placed next to his mother. His mother was the greatest mother. She gave Deng Jiaxian the greatest and most full love, but he felt that he gave his mother too little.

Liu Tao was deeply moved. Such a great scientist with lofty ideals had such a simple last wish in life. He did not think about the arrangement of his children, the placement of his lover, or any request to the country. He just wanted his ashes to be placed next to his mother, who had passed away many years ago.