1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 203 Coach Anxi's Ambition

The executive committee has always been very optimistic about the development prospects of the saltworks. It was developed as an independent construction project at the beginning of its establishment. The Yinggehai Salt Field area in the southwest corner of Hainan Island is preparing for large-scale development in the future.

However, even if the executive committee had planned for a long time, they never expected that the promotion of the private salt business would be so fast.In the original plan, the salt sales strategy to the mainland was supposed to start in 1628. Unexpectedly, the opening of the sales channel in the mainland was so smooth, a full four months earlier than the original plan. It was something that was not planned, and it was a surprise.If you really want to launch a large-scale dumping of these two areas, then the output of the Salt Field Commune is indeed not enough, even if the production capacity is developed to the extreme, and the theoretical production limit mentioned by Anxi is reached.

Seeing Anxi nodded, Tao Donglai frowned and said, "There is no place near Shengli Port that is suitable for developing salt farms. If we really want to expand our production capacity, we have to find another place. But if we want to open another base now, I'm afraid It's a bit beyond our capabilities!"

In order to be able to use the self-produced coal coke as soon as possible, the entire Transit Group was almost focused on the affairs of the Heitu Port sub-base during June and July, and the manpower, material and financial resources were not small. Not temporarily stopped some infrastructure projects, and prioritized the use of human resources in the project preparation of Heitu Port.

Now, the development of the Black Soil Port has only been implemented for less than two months, and it has just begun to produce output. Now it is necessary to rush to open another base, which is indeed powerless for the Transit Group.Leaving aside other things, the problem of sea transport capacity is not something that can be solved in a while.

"What about the boat?" Tao Donglai asked straight to the point: "We can't do anything without a boat."

"We might as well determine the location first, and then consider the issue of transportation capacity." Anxi seems to have prepared for this long ago: "After determining the voyage and route, we will calculate the transportation volume requirements based on actual needs."

Since it is discussing the expansion of salt production capacity, the idea of ​​opening up new salt farms is naturally within the scope of the discussion.Tao Donglai nodded and said, "Then tell me what you think first!"

Anxi did have some plans of his own for the future of the saltworks.Although he was a little unhappy when he was first transferred to the saltworks to preside over the work, thinking that it was too far from the civil engineering major he had been engaged in, but he quickly adapted to this position and made good results .

After staying in the Salt Field Commune for a period of time, Anxi naturally understood the importance attached by the executive committee to the development prospects of the Salt Field.For the Time Travel Group, taking charge of key projects means that it is easy to achieve political achievements, which is an excellent performance opportunity for anyone who wants to go up, and of course Anxi quickly realized this.Among the several friends of the same age he met after joining the group, Zhou Hengxing was first transferred from the Ministry of Information Industry to the civil affairs department as the director of Li and Miao affairs, and then transferred to Heitu Port as the chief civil affairs officer. Liang had just been appointed as the head of the Management Committee of the Shengli Port Area, and Maliko was the director of the Cliff Office, and each of them had begun to take charge of their own duties, only Anxi seemed to be a little bit behind.

Although the level of the director of the commune management committee is not low, and in terms of internal administrative level, he is also at the same level as the other small partners, but the political influence seems to be a lot worse.After careful consideration of this, Anxi believes that it is due to the nature of the unit. The salt farm is a production unit, and its functions are very different from the departments where several other people work.

Within the Time Travel Group, there has always been a faint atmosphere that "enterprise units are not as popular as public institutions", especially in terms of political influence, these people who focus on production, such as Anxi, Gao Huan from the farm commune, Liu Xingli from the metallurgical workshop, Cai Hongzhan from the carpentry workshop, Xiang Zhinan from the comprehensive energy management department, and others hardly had any chance to show their faces. In this respect, they were far behind those who worked in military police, civil affairs, commerce and other public institutions. .

Anxi was originally a person with no political ambitions, but after the seat under his butt reached a certain height, what he saw was very different from the past.In his opinion, most of these people who can climb more smoothly and faster are not very capable, but did the right thing at the right time, and played a role that the executive committee could not ignore.

Anxi believes that for the saltworks unit, even if the output can reach the sky-high level, it is not a big deal, because no matter how high the method is, it is impossible to exceed the output of later generations, and there is no amazing effect at all.If you want to make achievements in this field, there are only two directions, one is to expand sales, and the other is to try to expand production capacity.

The external sales of table salt have always been in charge of the commercial department. The Salt Field Commune only has the function of production, and even the transportation of products needs to rely on the Ministry of Shipping. Naturally, it is difficult to perform in this regard, and Anxi can only focus on to the second path.

To expand production capacity, apart from improving production efficiency through scientific and technological means, the most direct and effective way is to open up new salt farms.In fact, Anxi has realized the political significance of the sub-base since the Executive Committee began to organize the Black Soil Port project.The opening of a new salt field is certainly not as big a deal as the Heitu Port project, but the benefits are also obvious. First, the site must be located in Hainan, which is less difficult to develop than Heitu Port, which is only a few days away. It was about the development and construction of the salt field. The entire Transit Group couldn't find a second person who could replace Anxi—now when it comes to matters related to salt production, Anxi is the only expert.

Anxi has a clear understanding of the entire construction process of the saltworks, from preparation and establishment to commissioning and operation, from civil administration to organization of production.In order to make his own voice heard on the executive committee, Anxi believes that the most suitable path for him is to become an authority in a certain field—for example, the development of the salt industry.

Anxi originally thought that this opportunity would have to wait until next year at the earliest, but since it appeared in advance, of course there is no reason to let it go, and he has already made some preparations for it, so that he will not be given a few times by the executive committee. ask live.

Anxi erased the numbers just written, drew a sketch of Hainan Island on the whiteboard, and marked the location of Shengli Harbor: "We first need to know which places on Hainan Island are suitable for building saltworks. The north is where the Ming Dynasty has a relatively solid foundation. We can't set foot in the local salt field for the time being, so the area from Danzhou to Wenchang can be crossed out and not considered."

While speaking, Anxi drew a horizontal line between Danzhou and Wenchang, and then drew a cross in the area north of the horizontal line.

"Let's look at the east coast first. The northern slope of Wanzhou's coastal area and Dong'ao both have bays that are very suitable for developing salt fields. However, it is said that there are Ming Dynasty garrisons there, so it will be more troublesome to develop. To the south of Lingshui, there are Li'an and The two harbors of Xincun are also very suitable for the development of Yantian, but they also have the same problem, there is a Ming Dynasty garrison there."

Anxi continued to point south: "Tielu Port, which is next to Yalong Bay in the southeast corner, is a good place. It is about [-] nautical miles away from Victory Port, and it takes half a day for a ship to get there. The channel into the bay is very narrow, and Without the Ming army stationed there, the area of ​​the salt field that can be developed is at least three times the current salt field. The local area can also directly reach the Tiandu Industrial Zone by land through a narrow and long valley corridor. When the conditions are ripe, this land passage will be opened. The distance between the two places can be doubled again. Personally, I think this place can be included in the candidate site.”

"On the coast from Shengli Port to the west, only the area near the estuary of the Ningyuan River is suitable for the development of salt fields, and the local area has a certain development foundation that can be used. However, it is too close to Yazhou, and there may be some problems. .Unless we have full control of Yazhou now, I don't recommend choosing it."

"Further to the west, there is only Yinggehai. The specific situation of Yinggehai Salt Field has been described in detail in the report of the last expedition team, so I won't repeat it here. I just want to add one point, The developable area of ​​the Yinggehai Salt Field is about [-] times that of the Shengli Port Salt Field.”

"In addition, the coastal area from Yinggehai Salt Field to Changhua Port is flat because of its flat terrain. In fact, there are many places that can be used to build salt fields. If we have enough human resources, it is also possible to build the entire west coast into a continuous salt field. .Of course, I personally still recommend focusing on development, so as to facilitate management and overall arrangement of production plans.”

"To sum up, I suggest that the executive committee focus on two places. One is the Iron Furnace Port in the east, and the other is the Yinggehai Salt Field, which we will definitely develop in the future." Anxi put down the marker and finally said: " It will take at least one month for the salt farm to be put into operation from planning to construction. If the executive committee wants to increase salt production significantly in the short term, it should consider the construction and development plan of the new salt farm in advance.”

"Coach Anxi has prepared the pre-match equipment!" After listening to Anxi's explanation, Meng He praised with admiration.

Being able to explain the site selection of the new saltworks concisely and in an orderly manner, this is naturally not a performance of randomness. If it is said that Anxi did not prepare in advance, these people here must not believe it.But at this time, no one went into the details of why Anxi did these preparations. Everyone was considering the feasibility of Anxi's plan.

Tao Donglai did not forget the previous question: "Assuming that we will develop one of the two candidate sites, how to solve the problem of transportation capacity?"

(End of this chapter)