1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 495
However, You Yihan did not intend to talk to him in detail, but took out a thick thread-bound book from the drawer and handed it over.Chen Lin took it over full of doubts and looked at it, and saw "Detailed Rules for Entry and Exit Procedures of Haihan Port" written on the cover, and then looked at the thickness, it was about forty or fifty pages long.

"Boss Chen can take this information back and learn about it slowly. In the future, when we go to other ports and wharves managed by us, we will follow the above rules." You Yihan explained to Chen Lin unhurriedly.

Chen Lin quickly looked through the content, mainly the declaration process for ships entering and leaving the port, including items such as cargo, personnel, and docking time, which were formulated in great detail.

You Yihan explained: "This regulation is not to restrict merchants from entering and leaving the port, but to improve the operation efficiency of the port and better serve merchants."

"Yes, yes, it's because the chiefs are thoughtful!" Chen Lin echoed repeatedly.He doesn't care about the complicated procedures, as long as there is no extra cost for the port of call.

For Daming Maritime Merchants, Haihan Port is not only very convenient for loading and unloading cargo, but also does not collect commercial tax and charge additional docking fees like the ports in Daming.Chen Lin also attaches great importance to this point. Since he changed the port of call from the north to the south, the monthly savings are enough for him to raise another concubine outside.

Of course, this practice of Haihan has a significant negative effect on Daming. From now on, the taxes collected by the Guangdong government from maritime trade will continue to show a downward trend, which will bring a series of problems to the government's fiscal expenditure. question.It's just that this issue has not yet attracted the attention of the Guangdong government, so merchants can also choose their own ports of call.

With the completion of the port project on Hong Kong Island, the Executive Committee was finally able to free up manpower and resources to start the port development plan on the southern coast of Annan.

On February 1630, 2, the later Da Nang area.

Five sea-going ships loaded with construction workers and various tools are docked at the local temporary pier. This group of construction workers sent by the Ministry of Construction will stay in Annan for at least half a year.

Ruan Jinggui stood on the shore, watching silently the team that was filing down.He came to Da Nang early last year to represent Hai Han in negotiating labor issues with Annan officials.Due to the shortage of technicians from the Ministry of Construction last year, although Da Nang has completed the recruitment of labor early, it has not started to implement formal projects.And the 3000 laborers provided by Annan couldn’t just sit idle, so Haihan’s local management organization, to be precise, the temporary management committee headed by Ruan Jinggui, organized these laborers to open up wasteland and farm in the surrounding areas of Da Nang. Build a village.

This self-sufficient approach was approved by the executive committee, and Ruan Jinggui won the opportunity to further demonstrate his ability, and continued to serve as the head of the interim management committee in the new year.

However, for Ruan Jinggui, while enjoying power, he also shouldered great responsibilities. In addition to the thousands of Annan laborers in the local area, he also had to be responsible for managing more than 600 naturalized laborers sent from the Sanya base camp.Compared with the sea trade business in the past, the pressure brought by the current position is much greater.

"Director Ruan, the various tools shipped this time have been counted, please sign." The subordinate brought a document and handed it to Ruan Jinggui.

Ruan Jinggui roughly checked that the numbers were correct, then signed and returned them to his subordinates for archiving.Signing various documents has almost become the work he has to complete every day. In the past, it seemed that people in the family were all kinds of prestige, but when it was his turn to enter the officialdom, Ruan Jinggui felt that this job was far inferior to being a businessman Come easy.

The construction deadline given by the executive committee to Da Nang is to complete the first phase of the project within three months, and complete the construction of the main project of Da Nang Port within this year. This task is not easy for the interim management committee.Ruan Jinggui was only in charge of civil affairs management, and the specific work of engineering construction still had to be handled by the commissioner sent by the base camp.

Ruan Jinggui waited on the pier for more than half an hour, and finally saw the officials from the Ministry of Construction get off the boat. He hurriedly walked over and bowed in two steps: "Minister Liu has worked hard all the way, and the lower officials have already prepared the accommodation. Minister get on the sedan chair!"

Liu Shanxia waved his hand and said, "I won't sit in the sedan chair. I've lost my mind by taking the boat all the way... Is it far away from where I live? Not far away, we can just walk there."

Liu Shanxia said it politely, but Ruan Jinggui didn't dare to take it seriously, so he quickly ordered his subordinates to find an ox cart and send Liu Shanxia to the station to rest.After dinner, Ruan Jinggui came to visit again and invited Liu Shanxia to the dinner.

"Director Ruan has done a good job. I took a look after I got off the ship today. This place is much better than the original Heitu Port!" After Liu Shanxia had three glasses of wine, he began to chat: "When the Heitu Port was developed, the first few Most of the month was spent on appeasing the immigrants. At that time, Haihan’s reputation was not as loud as it is now, and many immigrants doubted our ability. Unlike now, as long as we put up a brand to attract immigrants, there will be big At that time, the guy Qian Tiandun was there, and he was able to calm down the scene, otherwise there might be some troubles in Heitu Port."

"Minister Liu has won the award, and the next official is just doing his job well." Regarding the matter of Heitu Port, Liu Shanxia can say whatever he wants, but Ruan Jinggui dare not comment casually.Because of the civil war in Annan, Qian Tiandun from Heitu Port is quite well-known in Annan. It is said that the imperial court intends to grant him an honorary official position. Ruan Jinggui dare not talk about such a big man behind his back.

When the banquet was about to end, Liu Shanxia suddenly said, "Director Ruan, you should still have a lot of old acquaintances here, right?"

Ruan Jinggui was startled, and quickly responded: "After the official returned to Haihan, he has no other intentions. Please, Minister Liu, look into it!"

"Don't be so nervous, I don't want to check your details." Liu Shanxia waved his hand and said: "I just want to say that if you have local connections, you might as well set aside a piece of land here to build a business store, restaurant or something like that. And a more stable income.”

Ruan Jinggui is also a very thoughtful person, and he immediately heard something from Liu Shanxia's words: "What does Minister Liu mean, that the subordinate will not serve here for a long time?"

Liu Shanxia nodded and said, "It will only take a year or two at most. After the ports in the south are built, you will definitely be dropped from Annan. I won't go into details about the reasons. I believe you will understand."

"Understood, thank you Minister Liu for pointing it out!" Ruan Jinggui responded repeatedly.

Ruan Jinggui did understand the intention of this arrangement of the Executive Committee.Although the Ruan family was already a loser in the civil war, as an aristocrat who has ruled Annan for decades, there are still many resources that can be used here. The executive committee sent him here to take charge of the construction of the new port. He can do what he can.However, his identity must be a big taboo for Annan's court, and Annan and Haihan have a good cooperative relationship. The executive committee probably does not want to affect the bilateral relationship because of his sensitive identity.

"Okay, let's stop here today, and we'll talk about the work tomorrow." Liu Shanxia yawned, indicating that today's occasion can be over.

"Come here, send Minister Liu back to rest." Ruan Jinggui gave the order, but two [-]- or [-]-year-old girls walked in, timidly standing at the door.

"Director Ruan, this is..." Liu Shanxia pointed at Ruan Jinggui and said, "Don't arrange these things in the future, don't make an example!"

"Yes, yes, it's not an example!" Ruan Jinggui replied with his head down, and he slowly straightened up after Liu Shanxia went out with a little girl on his arm.

Having dealt with the Haihan people a lot, Ruan Jinggui also knows that these people are not gods who don't eat fireworks in the world, they also have emotions and desires.These flattering methods were used when dealing with people in the officialdom before, and they are also effective now.It's just that Haihan's officialdom not only pays attention to personal relationships, but also pays more attention to personal abilities. It is not easy to dabble in positions, and the higher the level, the higher the threshold for personal qualities.Ruan Jinggui once heard that Guihuamin cadres would attend special study classes before being promoted. However, he had never taken the so-called "cadre training class" except for a period of initial training at the Ministry of Commerce, which also made him A little unclear about the future prospects.

But today Liu Shanxia pointed him out, giving Ruan Jinggui another glimmer of hope.It seemed that the Executive Committee did not intend to just leave him at Annan's side to fend for himself, but had a relatively long-term arrangement for him.

Since the laborers in Da Nang had been in place several months in advance, and all aspects of preparations were relatively complete, there was almost no delay after Liu Shanxia arrived, and the construction officially started soon.

It is worth mentioning that the Portuguese, eager to seek a port of call in southern Annan, could not wait for Haihan to develop several candidate areas further south. They recruited more than 300 laborers from Daming and Annan through various means. Send them to Da Nang to build the commercial warehouses and warehouses they will need in the future.As for the port construction project, the Portuguese wanted to intervene, but Haihan's vigilance was extremely high, and the Portuguese were not allowed to enter the construction area at all, which made the Portuguese representatives very angry. We came first, and now we are here, but you don't take us to play.

This is of course not that Haihan intends to make things difficult for them, but that the latest notice issued by the Haihan Security Department has come into effect: all important infrastructure projects in all areas, especially ports, mines, and rail transit, must not allow outsiders to participate in the construction process.This is not just a matter of setting up technical barriers, but also involves military security in important areas.And Da Nang, which has just started construction, just caught up with the issuance of this wave of new policies.

However, this kind of small conflict did not cause follow-up problems under the general environment of port construction. After all, the Portuguese also knew that the Haihan people had the final say on this place, and the ports they needed had to rely on the Haihan people to be able to do so. accomplish.

Liu Shanxia did not stay in Da Nang for too long. After only half a month, he left Da Nang and returned to Hainan Island in a hurry, because there were more important projects waiting for him to go back and preside over them.

The track line from Changhua to Shilu has been under construction for more than eight months. Since this is an important project hand-picked by the executive committee, all aspects of guarantee are very sufficient, so the progress of the project can be considered very smooth.At present, the construction of the roadbed has penetrated more than 60 miles inland, and the laying of the railway track has been completed for more than 20 miles. The project volume of the entire track line is probably more than half completed.

However, just in front of this road, there is still a difficult construction site waiting for the road builders, that is to build a railway bridge across the Changhua River, so that the track line can reach the mining site of Shilu smoothly. .

The river surface of the Shilu section of the upper reaches of the Changhua River is not considered wide, and the narrowest point is less than [-] meters. To build a bridge on such a river is only an ordinary project in the time and space before crossing it. , due to the limitations of construction technology, this can be regarded as a relatively large infrastructure project-in fact, in the past three years after the crossing, the Ministry of Construction has not yet built a bridge with such a large span, let alone There is also a need for trains to pass through the mine.

The relevant design and construction plan has been completed a long time ago, but when it comes to the specific construction, it still needs to be directed by the top technicians in the crossing group.For this matter, the executive committee not only recalled Liu Shanxia, ​​but also mobilized almost all personnel related to engineering technology, even hydropower engineering experts like Xiang Zhinan, and people with civil engineering background like Anxi, all of them were summoned to send them away. Arrived at the Engineering Headquarters in Changhua.

During this period, a large number of steel structural parts were sent from Tiandu Industrial Zone, transported by sea to Changhua, and then arrived at the construction site by the Changhua River after a relay of rail transportation and animal power transportation from Changhua.

Due to the current steel output of Tiandu, especially the steel output is still very limited, in order to produce this batch of bridge structural parts, even Haihan Military Industry had to reduce the production of artillery by a limited amount, so as to ensure that the production unit has sufficient raw materials available .

On February 2, the first pier ground pile was laid by a steam-powered piling machine along the Changhua River, announcing the start of the Changhua River Bridge project.If the engineering quantity is not taken into consideration, the technical level of this bridge far surpasses several recent port projects under construction in terms of technical content alone.The Ministry of Construction also hopes to use this as a platform to accumulate practical construction experience and make technical reserves for the future construction of bridges on more open waterways such as Linchun River and Sanya River.

If all goes well, the rail transit line from Changhua to Shilu is expected to be fully opened to traffic within this year, and the official mining of Shilu iron ore is just around the corner.

(End of this chapter)