1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 2419
In a place like Miaoli where the level of infrastructure is still relatively primitive, being able to live in a house with such a complete set of living facilities is considered a rare treat for the travelers who come here to perform their duties. It doesn’t hurt to pay a little rent for this. Definitely cheaper than building a house out of pocket.Even if Liu Shanxia examines this house with his professional eyes, he has to admit that its construction level is really good, which shows that Tian Yeyou really invested real money in building this place back then.

As for whether he planned to finish the construction and live there by himself, or whether he had already thought about earning long-term income through renting out in the future, Liu Shanxia was also very curious. When he meets Tian Yeyou next time, he must ask him to clarify.

After his subordinates moved the luggage into the house, Liu Shanxia could finally sit down and have a good rest for a while.It had been a long time since he had traveled such a long distance, and it was indeed a bit exhausting after a long day of travel, so he felt a little tired after this stop, so he leaned on the recliner in the house and took a nap for a while.

Liu Shanxia didn't know how long she had been asleep. After being woken up by her subordinates, she realized that Director Wang of the management committee had returned and was waiting outside to meet him.Hearing this, Liu Shanxia got up and tidied up her appearance, then hurried out to meet the other party.

A middle-aged man wearing black-rimmed glasses waiting outside in the reception room saw Liu Shanxia come out, so he got up and stretched out his hand to greet him: "Mr. Liu, you have worked hard all the way!"

Liu Shanxia reached out his hand and shook hands with the other party: "It's the responsibility, it should be so. How have you been here, old Wang?"

The middle-aged man who shook hands with Liu Shanxia is Wang Hui, the current chief officer of the Miaoli Management Committee. He is a chemical professional and is a relatively low-key technician in the Trans-Travel Group. He has no political ambitions and has been staying in Sanya all year round. Do some technical research work.If he had followed his own wishes, he would certainly not have taken the initiative to apply for a long-term stay in the deep mountains and old forests of Miaoli. The reason why he served as the official in charge here was only to complete the tasks assigned by the Ministry of Industry.

Although the oil exploration project in the Miaoli area is an industrial project that the executive committee continues to pay attention to, but because the construction of the petrochemical industry is still in its infancy at this stage, the level of processing and utilization of oil is extremely low, so Miaoli has always controlled the scale of oil production. The government did not continue to invest here to complete various infrastructure projects.

Living conditions are poor, development is limited, and there is no sufficient construction funds, so coming here to be a magistrate has become an unpopular job that no one cares about.In addition, working here requires a certain professional foundation in the petrochemical industry, and can handle some technical problems that arise during the production process, which makes the suitable candidates delineated in a relatively small range.There are not many people in the cross-travel group engaged in chemical engineering, and the environment in Miaoli is not ideal, so they can only assign limited candidates to Miaoli in turn to serve as local officials.

Therefore, Wang Hui not only had to manage local government affairs in Miaoli, but also had to be responsible for organizing and managing the production of the Sulkeneng Oilfield.However, Wang Hui was born in academic research and was not good at managing various government affairs and dealing with all aspects of interpersonal relationships, so his performance during his tenure can only be said to be quite satisfactory. Although he did not make any obvious mistakes, he really did not achieve anything. Get a good result.

Fortunately, the one-year term of office is coming to an end soon, and Wang Hui can leave his post and continue his previous work only after the next magistrate comes to Miaoli to complete the work handover.And before returning to Hainan Island, he also has a [-]-day long vacation, which is also one of the benefits of working in Miaoli for a year. This long vacation can just take his family to have fun around the coast of Daming.

However, the successor Wang Hui was looking forward to hadn't come yet, but Liu Shanxia was waiting first.The telegram he received informed that Liu Shanxia was going to Miaoli to preside over a series of infrastructure projects, and the executive committee asked him to fully cooperate and assist Liu Shanxia in his work.This arrangement also made Wang Hui a little uneasy, wondering if his term of office would be forced to be extended due to this.

Although both of them are timetravelers, they don't really have any friendship, they just know each other. They met occasionally in Sanya in the past, but they never had such a private meeting.Originally, Wang Hui was also a person who was not good at words. After exchanging greetings with Liu Shanxia, ​​he stopped talking. Seeing that the time was about the same, he invited Liu Shanxia to have lunch together.

Although Wang Hui was not good at socializing, he also knew that he needed to be a landlord, calculated the approximate time of Liu Shanxia's arrival in Miaoli, and asked the logistics department to prepare fresh ingredients for the banquet a few days in advance.Earlier Gao Cong came to report that Liu Shanxia and his party had been picked up, so Wang Hui sent people to prepare for the welcome banquet.

Because the local environment is relatively closed, there are no business activities, and there are few high-level figures who come here, so there are no high-end restaurants and hotels here.The place where Wang Hui held a banquet for Liu Shanxia to clean up the dust was set in the third courtyard of the house. From the apartment where Liu Shanxia lived, walk along the corridor and pass through a courtyard gate.

There are also several tables in the courtyard of this yard, which are used to entertain Liu Shanxia's subordinates who came all the way.And Liu Shanxia was invited into the main hall. There were already several people waiting here. Wang Hui introduced them one by one. They were all local grassroots officials.Gao Cong, who went to the beach to pick up Liu Shanxia and his party in the morning, was also present, but his official position was low, and he was not qualified to sit in the main hall, so he could only sit with Liu Shanxia's subordinates in the courtyard.

The local military chief is a young captain surnamed He. According to Wang Hui's introduction, he is Yan Chujie's disciple, and he is quite optimistic about this young officer in words.However, Liu Shanxia knew that Yan Chujie was also a lecturer in the two military academies in Sanya, land and sea, and he had taught at least several hundred military academies, and the status of this student was actually nothing special.If this Second Lieutenant surnamed He could really win Yan Chujie's favor, he would probably be arranged to serve in areas where he could get military exploits, and why would he be sent to Miaoli as a security guard for oil production workers in an environment deep in the mountains and old forests.

Although the living conditions in Miaoli do not look very good, the ingredients are very rich. There are all kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas. There are more than 20 dishes on the table, and the ingredients are not heavy. .

Wang Hui replied with a smile: "The environment here is indeed a bit primitive, and we can only pay more attention to food and accommodation so that the quality of life will not decline too much. My cook was hired from Zhangzhou by the previous magistrate. Yes, when I first came to take office, I ate his cooking and felt that his cooking skills were good, so I simply let him stay. When my successor comes, I have to recommend this cook to him."

Liu Shanxia asked casually: "Who is the superior going to send over to take over?"

Wang Hui shook his head and said, "I haven't been notified yet, and I don't know the specific personnel arrangements. But according to the time, the work handover should be within this month."

Liu Shanxia Xindao said that the arrangement of the Ministry of Industry is really procrastinating. Wang Hui is about to step down here, but Sanya has not yet decided who to send to take over.But he thought about it, maybe Bex is suffering because there is no one to send him. After all, this Miaoli is not a good place, not to mention the closed environment, and there is no benefit. Who would be willing to stay here for a year or so.

But that's all the matter of the Ministry of Industry. As an outsider, Liu Shanxia will definitely not comment. Completing his own tasks is the most important thing.Liu Shanxia doesn't care about how Wang Hui will hand over the work. What he cares about is whether the various infrastructure projects he wants to organize here can be implemented smoothly.

"Old Wang, you also know my mission in Miaoli this time. What is the transportation demand here? Can you tell me briefly?" After having a drink with Wang Hui, Liu Shanxia took the initiative to mention the business.

Wang Hui responded: "If you consider the current production scale of the oil production area, the existing water transportation capacity can basically meet the transportation needs. The materials transported from here to the outside of the mountain every month may only be [-] to [-] tons. The amount coming in is similar, so the demand for land transportation is not that urgent. But I heard that the higher-ups intend to expand the production capacity here, and also introduce immigrants for development. In the long run, it is indeed necessary to build a road, which can also drive development along the way.”

The transportation boat that Liu Shanxia took when he entered the mountain in the morning may only have a carrying capacity of two to three tons, but if the monthly transportation capacity demand here is only [-] to [-] tons, then the transportation boat is indeed enough to meet the needs here .

"Then do you think it is necessary to build a freight railway here?" Liu Shanxia continued to ask.

"You mean from the oil production area to the seaside?" Wang Hui shook his head repeatedly and said, "I don't think there is such a need in the near future. Even if we increase the production of the sulfur pit, the daily oil production is only a few tons. That's all...it's better to use this fund to build a larger oil distillation tower and improve our oil refining process. Didn't Sanya always complain that the purity of the various oils refined is not ideal? In fact, advanced processes are ready-made, nothing more than It depends on whether you are willing to spend money to upgrade the equipment. As long as there is qualified mass-produced fuel, the application of the engine is only a matter of time."

Whether it is the improvement of oil refining technology or the development of internal combustion engines, it is obviously not as easy as Wang Hui said, but the direction he mentioned is indeed correct. If Haihan wants to obtain more advanced fuel power, then Technical upgrading in the petrochemical field is certainly a necessary measure.

However, Liu Shanxia knew far more information than Wang Hui, so he unceremoniously poured cold water on Wang Hui: "The financial budget is limited, so it can only be used in areas with higher priority. In terms of rushing to transport refugees, the funds must first be tilted towards resettlement projects, while projects such as the expansion of production capacity in oil production areas can only be delayed a little bit."

Wang Hui sighed and said, "Old Liu, I also understand the truths you said. In such a big country, with so many affairs, it is difficult to achieve a smooth bowl of water. But I am in the chemical industry, so I can only hope The country pays more attention to this field and can allocate more funds to improve production technology."

Liu Shanxia knows that it is difficult to stay on the same channel when discussing national affairs with technicians like Wang Hui, not to mention that there are so many naturalized officials present as accompanying guests, some things cannot be said too much in front of his subordinates. To put it bluntly, I took the initiative to change the topic immediately, and asked to arrange time in the afternoon to visit the production status of the local oil wells.

This is Wang Hui's job, and it is one of the few opportunities to show his professional ability in front of Liu Shanxia. He immediately agreed and ordered one of his subordinates to clean up the production site immediately, leaving only the necessary technical operators.

After a short rest after dinner, the group left the house and went to visit the production area on the other side of the Houlong River.

The situation in the production area is not as busy as Tiandu Industrial Area or Changhua Industrial Area. Only two beam pumping units driven by steam engines are running non-stop.This kind of pumping unit is also known as a kowtow machine, which drives the plunger of the oil pump to move up and down through the connecting rod mechanism and the crank, so as to continuously pump the crude oil in the oil well to the ground.

Limited by the current manufacturing and processing capacity and mining scale, the volume of these two pumping units is much smaller than similar products in the old time and space, and they are only about ten feet tall.Wang Hui briefly introduced the working principle of this pumping unit to Liu Shanxia. The crude oil pumped up is directly input into the tank next to it through the oil pipe.The distillation tower for refining and processing crude oil stands not far away. It is several feet taller than the pumping unit, about two feet tall, but only about three feet in diameter. It is thin and long, connected up and down. There are many pipes.

Looking at these petrochemical equipment, Liu Shanxia, ​​even a layman, can see that the production scale here is indeed very limited. No wonder Wang Hui said that there is not much to be shipped out.

"Currently, the daily output of refined oil can only be measured in kilograms, which is really not much. It can produce dozens of tons of fuel oil in a year, and it has to be transported all the way back to Sanya for secondary refining, otherwise It doesn’t work at all.” Wang Hui said regretfully: “If we can upgrade the technology of the equipment here and improve the distillation process level, we can produce qualified refined oil in one step here. In this way, in the future With the development of Miaoli, we can even promote the use of new engines such as diesel engines, such as diesel-powered traffic boats, tractors, and other agricultural machinery that we can think of, so that the local agricultural production level far exceeds that of other places! "

When Wang Hui talked about his work, he couldn't help being a little moved, and even began to look forward to the huge benefits that the petrochemical industry would bring to the local area.Liu Shanxia saw him beaming with joy when he said it, and realized that this person is not as dull as he looks, and actually still has goals in his heart that he wants to achieve.It's a pity that Wang Hui's term of office is coming to an end, and it is difficult for him to realize the beautiful vision he has painted.

(End of this chapter)