1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 3175
On the official road outside the city of Hangzhou, red and blue flags fluttered in the wind. Under the escort of about [-] cavalry guards, the motorcade of the executive committee was slowly marching towards Hangzhou city.

As the distance from Hangzhou City got closer, the number of onlookers on both sides of the official road also increased, and gradually began to become crowded.

For Hangzhou, Tao Donglai and others were both familiar and unfamiliar.Except for Qiao Zhiya and Schneider, all of them have been to Hangzhou before time travel, and Ning Qi and Yuan Qiuye even lived here for a while.

However, in the city in front of them, most of the area visible to the naked eye outside the city is still farmland, which is obviously different from the Hangzhou city in their impression.

Looking at the scene outside the car window, Ning Qi suddenly said: "I remember that there seems to be a river crossing tunnel next to the mouth of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal!"

As soon as Yuan Qiuye heard it, he knew that what he was talking about was not the Hangzhou in front of him, but a Hangzhou in another time and space, and immediately responded with a smile: "Lao Ning, you have a good memory! To the south of the estuary is the Qingchun Tunnel, and on the other side is the Century Park in Xiaoshan , the surrounding area is full of high-rise buildings! It’s really a vicissitudes, and the changes are huge!”

Ning Qi praised: "So your memory is much better than mine. You haven't been here for decades, but you can still remember so clearly!"

Yuan Qiuye explained: "At that time, my father was in charge of a rice breeding base in Xiaoshan, and he often took me to the fields, going back and forth through the Qingchun Tunnel, probably hundreds of times."

Seeing him talking about this matter, Ning Qi looked sad, probably thinking of his deceased father Yuan Ruoxiu, Dang even changed the subject and said: "I don't know if our generation will have the chance to see the day when the cross-river road is built! "

Yuan Qiuye said: "Isn't there a Qiantang River Bridge in the Hangzhou-Nanjing Railway planned by the Ministry of Communications?"

Ning Qi waved his hand and said: "The railway has already started construction, but the bridge across the river is not easy to realize with the engineering technology we can implement at present. It can only be a long-term plan for the time being. A bridge flies from north to south , it will take a lot of time for the natural moat to become a thoroughfare.”

Yuan Qiuye nodded suddenly. There are actually many projects like this that seem to have mastered the technology but cannot be implemented. In the final analysis, the roots are all in industry.

Projects such as the cross-river bridge require huge steel and cement production capacity, as well as a large number of experienced engineering and technical personnel. These conditions will take time to accumulate slowly.

But one thing is certain, after Haihan establishes Hangzhou as its capital, it will definitely become the most prosperous city in East Asia for a long time to come.Regardless of the cross-river bridge or high-rise buildings, Hangzhou will be the first place where these engineering miracles will appear in this time and space in the future.

But ordinary people don't think about things so far away and beyond their cognition, and the current excitement is more real than the bridge across the river.

For the vast majority of people, the highest-ranking official that many people can meet in their lifetime may be a magistrate. up.

Today, I was able to see the rulers of the Haihan Empire in front of my house. Such an opportunity may not be encountered several times in a lifetime, so I should cherish it very much.

"It's here, hurry up, hurry up, beat the gongs and drums!"

The convoy was still more than three miles away from the city gate, and the officials under the city gate who were in charge of directing the welcoming activities impatiently issued an order for the drummers to start moving immediately.

Dozens of gongs and drums were beating together, such a loud movement could be heard clearly even in a carriage several miles away.

Tao Donglai said with a smile: "I heard that the noise is not small, it seems that it is quite lively!"

Shi Diwen said: "It's rare for you to have the opportunity to come to Hangzhou once. Of course, the welcome ceremony must be held in a grand manner to be decent. But I only gave the order, and the specific handling is left to the people below, and I don't have time. Don't ask too much, "

The person in charge of planning and organizing the city entry ceremony was Yang Yun, the interim mayor of Hangzhou after the change of ownership. In fact, he had not been in office for too long. He was only transferred to his current position after Bai Kesi came to Donghai Region for inspection last year.And the activity arrangement for welcoming the executive committee this time is one of the first important tasks after he formally assumed his duties.

Yang Yun has been working under Shi Diwen since he was transferred to Zhoushan to take charge of business work more than 20 years ago.

Later, Shi Diwen simply asked Yang Yun from the Ministry of Commerce, and then let him be in charge of the government affairs of the Zhoushan Islands.Yang Yun's subsequent promotion was steady and steady, from Zhoushan to Ningbo, and then to Hangzhou, step by step he became an important figure in the officialdom of the East China Sea region.

Yang Yun has been an official for many years, and it can be said that he is well versed in the way of being an official. The most important thing in the officialdom is not making meritorious service, but being stable and stable without any mistakes.

Yang Yun was quite concerned about this task, and even sent someone to Sanya to learn scriptures and learn about the various celebrations held in Sanya in the past.

The sound of gongs and drums, the fluttering of colorful flags, the dance of dragons and lions...all the content used in past ceremonies have been copied.Although doing so will appear to be nothing new, it is safe and there will be no mistakes.

Although his plan may not be able to please the senior officials of the Executive Committee, it will certainly not make the big shots feel dissatisfied.In short, it is the best result to deal with this errand safely.

Although it was separated by a thick city wall, the noise outside the city was still transmitted into the city through the Qingchun Gate.

Zhu Zhongyun, who was resting in the attic with his eyes closed, suddenly opened his eyes and said in a deep voice, "Here we come!"

The team he commanded was also made up of four people, plus himself a total of five people, one more than the other teams.Therefore, the wooden box that Wang Yuan sent here according to the address also contained five rifles, so as to achieve the effect of full firepower.

As for the subordinates who were previously deployed here to act as the head of the household, they left the city this morning and went to the Qiantang River to prepare boats, and then left Hangzhou after waiting for their companions in the city to attack.

Zhu Zhongyun didn't know whether the other teams under him were operating normally at this time, but his arrangement was that the team he personally led would act as the main force, while the other teams would serve as backups, in case he lost his position , and then let them wait for the opportunity to act.

Of course, Zhu Zhongyun knew that if he missed his side, he would probably startle the enemy, making the Haihan people prepared, and might change their marching route, and the other teams might not even have the chance to make a move.

So for Zhu Zhongyun, it's fine if he doesn't move in this position, and once he makes a move, he must kill him with one blow.

As for the retreat, in fact, he also knew that the hope of escape was not great.If the action fails, what's the point of escaping.If it is really a fluke, and it can cause Haihan to be in chaos for several years, or even decline, then what is the regret even if he dies?
(End of this chapter)