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Volume 2 Beijing Story Chapter 168 Floods, Aviation and Insurance

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    Update time: 2012-08-18

    At this moment, both the Prime Minister and the War Supervisor had some moral obsessions. Duan Qirui had a keen eye for people and boldly promoted and appointed Wang Geng. Now Wang Geng and Lao Duan themselves can be considered successful. At this time, the relationship between the two  Adding a layer of marriage and son-in-law relationship, I always feel that it is superfluous or clich¨¦.

    As far as Duan Qirui is concerned, his trust and appreciation for Wang Geng are increasing every day. As for Wang Geng, in the eyes of Lao Duan, his position in the Anhui clique, the government and the Ministry of War is becoming increasingly stable. China Charity Foundation  The establishment of the company brought him fame beyond his imagination.

    Although they are not limited to the love between children, Duan and Wang Geng are both flesh and blood after all. The marriage event supervised by the war was finally annotated with Duan Hongbin going to study in the United States. Of course, Duan Hongbin's best friend Lu also went with them.  Yes, before departure, Wang Geng and Duan Hongbin secretly got engaged in front of Lao Duan.  After all, Duan Hongbin is only sixteen years old, so it¡¯s not too late to get married after returning from studying abroad for two years!

    Of course Lu Mei wanted to stay, but she couldn't let go of Duan Hongbin. As for Duan Hongbin, she couldn't let go of Lu Mei, but she didn't trust her to stay alone with Wang Geng. It would be better to accompany him to broaden his horizons. Wang Geng was in the United States.  I still have a lot of business, so I don¡¯t have to worry about having nothing to do!

    The supervision of the two girls and Lu Mei of Duanfu and Lu Mei were sent away. If they lost their hearts, these four months of horses were not stopped on national events. In addition, do the family have to deal with five beautiful crickets at home.

    In July and August 1917, in Wang Geng's previous life, a major flood broke out in North China. The heaviest flood should have been in the Haihe River Basin. However, since Wang Geng began to command tens of thousands of new soldiers in the war and nearly ten  Ten thousand people are dredging and strengthening embankments on both sides of the Yongding River. The Yongding River is the largest tributary of the Hai River in the upper reaches.

    The effective management of both sides of the Yongding River led by the participating troops prevented the great flood in North China in 1917 from happening as scheduled in July and August. The slightly more rain had little impact on the dredged banks of the Yongding River. This was destined to become Wang Geng's  This butterfly flapped its wings and made one of the greatest contributions to the people of Zhili and Gyeonggi.

    The great floods in North China in 1917 did not occur as scheduled, but the summer floods in Henan turned into a vast ocean due to the bursting of the Yellow River. The Department of Civil Affairs of the Ministry of Internal Affairs allocated a large amount of aid materials to rescue Henan, Shandong and other provinces. Wang Geng hoarded them in Nanyuan.  Dozens of truckloads of grain imported from the United States were also urgently transported to Henan and Shandong.

    This is not the largest flood in the history of the Yellow River, but the number of people affected by the disaster on both sides of the Yellow River is still millions, and countless people have been displaced. Fortunately, Wang Geng also serves as the governor of Suiyuan. Through the coordination of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Civil Affairs and the support of the Ministry of Transport, floods are being carried out every day.  The victims were relocated to Suiyuan using iron trains along the Beijing-Hankou Railway and the Beijing-Suiyuan Railway. This ushered in a new wave of reclamation immigrants in the Hetao area of ??Suiyuan Province.

    The China Charity Foundation launched nationwide fundraising and disaster relief activities, raising more than 5 million yuan in funds and disaster relief materials, all of which were used for the resettlement and relief work of the victims that year.

    By the end of August 1917, as China Airlines was officially put into operation, in the next three months, flights were opened from Beijing to Shanghai, Beijing to Jinan, Beijing to Zhengzhou, Beijing to Wuhan, Beijing to Qingdao, and Beijing to Fengtian.  , Beijing to Xi'an, Beijing to Nanjing, Beijing to Suiyuan, Shanghai to Guangzhou two-way air routes.

    All 24 Handley Page 0/400 heavy bombers had their weapons removed and converted into 16-seat civilian airliners, and the nose cockpit was changed from open-air to enclosed.  The selection of routes, determination of landmarks, and alternate airports were all gradually established through exploration.

    The Nanyuan Aviation School under the Aviation Department of the Participating Military Forces trained 500 pilots within three months. Those with the best skills were first seconded to China Airlines to fly the modified civilian 0/400. Of course, the main pilots were the main pilots when the route was opened.  They are all veteran British flight instructors.

    It is more difficult to train aviation force ground mechanics. After all, aircraft need to be maintained, repaired and assembled, which is theoretically much more difficult than just holding the steering column to fly the aircraft. But even so, within three months, 2,500 ground staff  He has also begun to fulfill his role in a decent manner.

    In fact, the first ten routes and those 10 airports made the aviation fleet's newly trained skilled ground staff stretched somewhat. Each of them is actually a pioneer of China's civil aviation.

    The aviation force is a force made of money. The monthly salary of pilots is as high as 100 yuan, which is ten times that of ordinary soldiers. Pilots seconded to China Airlines receive an additional 100 yuan/month flight allowance, and the monthly salary of aviation ground staff is  The allowance is 50 yuan. For those seconded to China Airlines stationed at various airports, an additional 50 yuan/month allowance will be added.

    With China Airlines officially put into trial operation, China Insurance Company has also been quietly established. Traveling by air in this era is by no means comfortable, but it is efficient and has become a usefulIt is a popular fashion, just like those guys who took Russian spaceships for space travel in Wang Geng's previous life. Of course, the ones who use it most are the big guys in the political and business circles.

    China Insurance Company has a registered capital of 10 million, with the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Communications each accounting for 15%, followed by Bank of China and Bank of Communications each accounting for 10%, China Airlines accounting for 10%, China Petroleum Corporation accounting for 10%, and China Charity  The foundation accounts for 5%, Citibank, HSBC, and Zhengjin Bank each account for 5%, Shanghai Commercial and Savings Bank accounts for 5%, and Beijing-Suiyuan Railway Company accounts for 5%!

    The insurance coverage of China Insurance Company is diverse and all-encompassing. Property insurance has long been accepted by people, especially factory fire insurance, vehicle and ship insurance, aviation insurance, mail insurance, theft and rescue insurance, etc., as well as personal accident insurance and pension savings.  Type insurance in 1917 was beyond people's imagination.

    China Insurance has strict and professional identification procedures for underwriting and claims settlement. For example, when a spinning mill takes out fire insurance, the fire safety of the spinning mill itself is an important indicator. The more complete your fire prevention measures are, the safer you will be, and the cost of your insurance will be  The lower it is, the higher it is on the contrary, until the insurance is refused.

    At that time, there were only 59 members in the entire Chinese Insurance Association of China, with a total annual income of about 7 million yuan, and the total registered capital was only 9.59 million yuan. The emergence of the giant China Insurance Company greatly encouraged and expanded  It has promoted the development of the national insurance industry and opened a new chapter in the Chinese insurance market, which was originally dominated by foreign-funded insurance companies.

    China Insurance Company has made good use of the subcontracting mechanism in the process of underwriting insurance for large factories and mining enterprises, which not only controls risks but also allows peers to form healthy collaboration and alliances. The entire insurance market is booming.

    In fact, if China Airlines had not opened a new chapter in civil aviation, Wang Geng would not have been so eager to establish an insurance company. China Insurance's first major underwriting target after its establishment was China Airlines, and all aircraft and station equipment were invested.  Huge insurance.

    In other words, if a Handley Page 0/400 crashes, the insurance premium paid by China Insurance is enough to buy a new Handley Page 0/400, and every person killed, whether a pilot or a passenger, will  The insurance compensation for the victim¡¯s family will be as high as 20,000 yuan, and the compensation for injury or disability will range from 5,000 yuan to 10,000 yuan!

    Of course, the fare for air travel is compulsory and includes an insurance fee of 1 yuan. The air fare for different routes depends on the mileage of the route. At this time, the fare for a third-class railway passenger carriage is about 0.012 yuan per kilometer.  The railway mileage from Jinan to Fengtian is about 1,085 kilometers, and the ticket price is only 13.15.  For the same mileage, China Airlines' air passenger fares are eight times that of railways. For example, the air ticket price for the route between Beijing and Shanghai is set at 98 yuan.

    The most popular Beijing-Shanghai route and Shanghai-Guangzhou route quickly increased from one plane flying each day to two planes flying each day, and then to three flights a day!  Even so, there are only 48 valid passenger seats available for sale every day on these two most popular routes, and the main passengers are foreigners, political and military bosses, industrial and commercial owners, and bankers!
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