1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 1921
Perhaps because of their absolute confidence in the safety of the local area, Yinggehai County, like Sanya, has no fortifications such as city walls.However, this does not mean that the local level of investment in infrastructure is low. In the carriage, Li Mo found that the main road in this county has even been hardened as a whole, and the standard is on par with the landscape avenue in Sanya, so he asked Luo Shengdong about it this matter.

Li Wei knows that Haihan people like to use a building material called "cement" to build houses and pave roads. He has seen various fortifications built by Haihan people using cement and river sand and stones at the Datong River Base. The firmness of the finished products Like a rock.However, Haihan kept secret the manufacturing process of this building material, and the quality of the cement imitated by other countries is much worse, so the price for export has remained high. Although North Korea is somewhat interested in this, but it is too shy, so it can only be greedy. Let it go.

Although Haihan is rich, it is far from being so rich that the arterial roads in any county can be hardened. Yinggehai can achieve such a level of infrastructure mainly because of local self-owned funds.

Of course, there must be a reasonable reason at the local level to spend so much money on high-standard infrastructure, and the reason put forward by Yinggehai County is almost irrefutable-a considerable part of the output of the local saltworks has to be It is transported to the wharf by the sea through the county seat, so a main road that can meet the long-term bulk freight requirements is needed.

Ordinary soft soil pavement naturally cannot meet such requirements, and there is no suitable place for quarrying near the Yinggehai Salt Field, and there is no way to make a stone pavement, so the pavement hardened with cement has become the only construction plan.Although the cost of this plan is quite high, Haihan officials believe that it is more important to maintain production efficiency. Although it seems to cost more money, it can save a lot of time in the long run in the transportation environment, and infrastructure projects will stimulate economic development. The reason, the upper management is very clear, so still approved the construction request put forward by Yinggehai.

"The construction plan of this road was actually planned before I took office. The first thing I did after I took office was to supervise the implementation of this project. The construction period is about one and a half years! At present, about one-third of the local The Yanchi of the second city used this road to transport supplies, and the prince only needs to look at the number of horses and horses on this road to know the importance of this road to the local people's livelihood."

Regarding the situation of this road, Luo Shengdong has nothing to keep secret. This is actually one of the local construction achievements worth showing off. After all, such a cement-hardened road surface is rare in the entire Haihan Country.

Li Lu looked at the road outside the window. Indeed, a long line of caravans can be seen at any time on this road. Most of the caravans going south are loaded with sea salt, while those going north are loaded with various supplies and new arrivals. labor.However, there was probably a rider in front of the road, so all the other teams on the road pulled over in advance, giving way to the middle road for this special team to pass quickly.

It is so smooth that there is almost no sense of bumps, which is Li Lu's greatest feeling for this kind of road. In comparison, riding a carriage on such a road seems to be more comfortable than the rumbling train in Sanya.Thinking of this question, he asked Luo Shengdong again: "Master Luo, since there is a local demand for such bulk goods, why not build a railway to transport salt like Sanya? Could it be that building a railway is more expensive than this concrete road?" Need money?"

Luo Shengdong explained: "The cost is only one of the reasons. My son, please look at the salt fields outside the window. There are such grids of salt fields stretching for more than ten miles in this bay, and the train can only load and unload goods through the station, and transport them together. It’s not suitable for the local situation. If you want to build a railway, you have to set up a station every one or two miles, and the efficiency is not as fast as using horses and carts.”

"So that's it!" After hearing this explanation, Li Luo immediately realized that his thoughts were indeed a little out of touch with reality, and Haihan's transportation plan was obviously more reasonable.

The convoy soon arrived at the county government office in the center of the county seat. This place was only the seat of the "Yinggehai Salt Field Management Committee" more than a year ago. After the local establishment was promoted to the county, this place naturally became a county government office.Of course, Haihan does not have the official position of "county magistrate", so Luo Shengdong's position is actually the county magistrate-this is already a relatively high-ranking local official among naturalized officials.

Although Luo Shengdong kept emphasizing that Yinggehai is a small place with simple conditions, the reception banquet did not look shabby at all.Luo Shengdong only set up a banquet table, but this Eight Immortals table is larger than the ordinary Eight Immortals table. The diameter of the table is one foot. There was a table full.The advantage of having a large table is that each dish is served in a separate portion in front of each person. The dishes are mainly Cantonese, and the portions are small and varied.

Luo Shengdong and his accompanying subordinates probably also learned about Li Luo's dislike of drinking from some sources, so they just asked Li Luo politely and prepared a variety of non-alcoholic beverages.This made Li Lu look at Luo Shengdong's EQ with admiration, and thought to himself, no wonder this old man can still get his current status after jumping between Daming and Haihan. The proportion is extremely appropriate.

As for the accompanying Haihan officials, Luo Shengdong was not so polite, and showed his bravery when he was an officer, opened a jar of wine and took the lead in confronting them one by one.

Both Zhang Qianzhi and Hong Jingwen are not good at drinking, so this kind of occasion can only be counted as a fraction of their own combat effectiveness.Tian Zheng's occupation is destined to encounter such entertainment frequently, so his drinking capacity is above the standard.Not to mention the old sea dog Ding Xu, people who go to sea all the year round generally have a good capacity for alcohol.As for Gai Liangcai, because he had a mission and no one would force him to end, he reasonably avoided the battle.

After rounding up, only Ding Xu and Tian Zheng could fight for the visiting team. Obviously they couldn't beat the home team headed by Luo Shengdong. In the end, they discussed and assigned Li Xi to the visiting team to represent North Korea.Although it was just a drinking game, the atmosphere was quite lively, making Li Luo feel a little ready to move, but he remained calm in the end and did not rashly join the battle.

It wasn't until this time that Li Luo realized that the previous banquets set up by the Haihan people had actually been politely restrained and kept out of sight of the high-ranking officials of Haihan. .

Although Li Lu doesn't like drinking very much himself, he can probably tell who on the wine table is really good at drinking, who is bluffing, and who is a softie who pours down as soon as he drinks.After drinking for three rounds, just as he had imagined, Zhang Qianzhi and Hong Jingwen were already overwhelmed with alcohol and voluntarily withdrew from the battle.When the second jar of wine bottomed out, Tian Zheng couldn't stand it anymore.On the other hand, Li Xi looked silent, but he actually drank a lot, and even blocked a few glasses of wine for himself.

"I have long heard that Mr. Li in North Korea is a drinker, and seeing him today really lives up to his reputation." Luo Shengdong beckoned his subordinates to come over and ordered: "Go and get the two bottles of wine that are placed under the flower stand in my study."

Luo Shengdong got drunk and started to take out his own wine.Li Xi responded: "Master Luo has won the prize. Actually, I was not very able to drink before, but after arriving in Sanya, I was invited out to socialize every three days. Didn't this mean that I slowly practiced a little bit of drinking, and it was almost the end. Please invite Luo My lord raises your hand high!"

Luo Shengdong waved his hand and said, "We are called Doujiu, but in fact we want to get close, Master Li doesn't need to be so polite. We had two parties to drink before, so let's be more comfortable now...you can drink with whoever you want!"

Li Lu almost gasped when he heard it, he thought that Luo Shengdong was going to play some literary tricks, such as making a wine order, reciting poems, etc., but he didn't expect it to be so simple and rude.But after thinking about it, this is also a reasonable thing. Although Luo Shengdong was born in the army, although his EQ is good, he obviously has no cultural background, so he can only play this straightforward method.

However, Li Luo still underestimated Luo Shengdong. Although he is a martial artist, he has accumulated a lot of experience over the years because he joined Haihan early.He knew very well that the higher-ups arranged for foreign dignitaries like Li Min to come to his site for inspection. It was definitely not just a trip to visit the mountains and rivers. Shengdong's ability and governance effect.

Luo Shengdong didn't expect to be fooled by this investigation with a drink. He knew that among the accompanying officials, there must be someone who was also responsible for the investigation of him in addition to foreign affairs tasks, so he tried his best on the wine table first. Once the road is paved, chat with these officials by the way to see if you can get any useful information.

As for the son of the Joseon Dynasty, Luo Shengdong attaches great importance to it, but he doesn't think that the other party is a newcomer who can see anything from the local area.Although Haihan’s sea salt production seems to be a relatively traditional way of drying salt, there are many technical details that are far beyond the level of this era, and standardized production and management are not achieved overnight. You can learn the technology by just looking at the flowers.

Because it was a temporary event, Luo Shengdong only received a brief telegram notification beforehand, and it is not clear whether this event has any special nature.He hopes to learn more information from the accompanying officials first, and then adjust the reception measures to achieve the desired effect of the Executive Committee as much as possible.

In order not to make Li Wei, who doesn't like drinking, feel bored, Luo Shengdong also specially prepared a band and singing girls in advance.However, this Kunqiang ditty with a strong Cantonese accent, Li Wei must not understand it, and he can only listen to it for fun.

Of course, Li Luo was also very knowledgeable and interesting. After the little girl sang two songs, she got up to salute.Although I didn't understand a line of the song, this arrangement was Luo Shengdong's intention, and Li Lu will still take care of it.

After dismissing the singer, Li Wei got up to go for convenience, Li Xi immediately got up and went with him, and Gai Liang followed out quietly.

Luo Shengdong saw that the Koreans had left, so he said to Tian Zheng: "Brother Tian, ​​what kind of regulations are there for the inspection of the sons of the Joseon Dynasty? You should let me know first. The orders received by the younger brother are only a few numbers. It’s not good to make your own claims!”

Tian Zheng let out a loud belch, laughed at himself, and said, "Since Brother Luo has something to ask me, why bother to get me half-drunk..."

Luo Shengdong said: "Brother Tian has been wronged, I just ordered it to the end, there is nothing I can't drink, besides, with my meager drinking capacity, wouldn't it be boring to challenge Brother Tian?"

Hearing what he said beautifully, Tian Zheng didn't want to pursue the matter of drinking anymore, so he immediately returned to the topic: "This son of the Joseon Dynasty will come to our country to stay for a long time, and it is very likely that he will study in Sanya for a year or two. , but his current problem is that he has not yet decided what to study, so the superiors arranged for him to do a round-the-island inspection, let him find out what he is interested in, and arrange his studies accordingly when he returns to Sanya."

Luo Shengdong blinked his eyes and said: "This prince came here from North Korea, so it's impossible for him to learn how to make and sell salt?"

Tian Zheng knew that he was pretending to be confused, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, even if he learns, he won't be able to take your job!"

Luo Shengdong laughed dryly and said, "Brother Tian really likes to joke... What does the above mean?"

Tian Zhengdao: "When you show him the local salt production capacity, you must also let him understand that although the salt comes from the sea, it is impossible to build a salt field as large as Yinggehai and produce millions of catties of salt every year. It’s the executive committee’s wise decision-making and proper command, only our country can make such impressive achievements, do you understand what I mean?”

Luo Shengdong frowned and pondered for a while before answering: "I understand part of it... but it seems that I don't understand it too much!"

"You have to understand the spirit!" Tian Zheng probably didn't know how to explain this relatively general order to Luo Shengdong, because the order he received was like this, and the above did not give him a more detailed explanation, so He could only convey it to Luo Shengdong according to his own understanding.

"It's all due to the leadership of the Executive Committee!" Luo Shengdong is now drunk, and it is difficult to think about things too clearly. Simply deal with complicated problems in a simple way, so that at least he will not make mistakes.

"Brother Luo is right!" Hong Jingwen raised his head in response, then buried himself down again and continued to feel dizzy.He drank three drinks with Luo Shengdong before, and drank a little too quickly, already drooping his head and entering a half-dream and half-awake state.

Zhang Qianzhi didn't respond, he was still clear-headed, and he was really worried about the efficiency of Luo Shengdong's way of discussing work at the wine table.Wouldn't it be very easy to cause trouble if he got drunk and said the wrong thing and remembered the wrong thing.

(End of this chapter)