My Lord, you need to stand up!

Chapter 553 Holy crap, this young man

But now it seems particularly suitable.

The interior features a clean design with a touch of technology, while the exterior is advanced yet understated.

They're quite low-key.

In addition, the crew allocation on the ship is also reasonable.

The construction team leader, a female Hong Kong businesswoman, a female factory manager of a local sanitary napkin factory, an engineer who works on the cableway, and a simple-minded guy from the plateau.

These were all business partners and assistants that Wei Dong was discussing with his former boss.

The former leader gladly accepted the invitation. Even before his secretary arrived at work, he simply told the gatekeeper of the compound and quietly set off to board the ship.

They observed the entire ship with surprise and great interest.

That's about 2.7 million. According to Qin Yuye, the Hong Kong dollar has depreciated by a quarter since she last returned to Hong Kong. Having grown up in a financial free port, she still feels that there are significant hidden dangers behind this change.

The yachts that set off from a corner of the new town in the morning are unlikely to attract much attention.

When you accelerate, it feels like driving on a highway.
Even without the Three Gorges Reservoir raising the water level and widening the river, it is still several hundred meters wide. Yachts that can travel at speeds of 60 kilometers per hour can visually avoid the relatively few boats on such a wide river, which is definitely more convenient than driving over mountains and across national and provincial highways.

The old leader, who was definitely riding such a fast speedboat for the first time, was standing behind the large glass window of the cockpit, gripping the handrail tightly, which showed that he was controlling his emotions.

Has the gap between the outside world widened this much?
Moreover, Wei Dong explained that this wasn't even fast. In Hong Kong, smuggling boats with a few propellers attached to the stern could reach speeds of nearly 100 kilometers per hour. Compared to these high-risk smuggling boats with poor passenger experiences, the hydrofoils in Da Mao could carry over a hundred people per boat and could also achieve this high speed, making them very suitable for short-distance transport on the Sichuan River.

We will strive to make this year's work tasks progress smoothly, and if we can start border trade with Russia, we will buy one to test the waters.

The old leader nodded slowly.

In less than two hours, we quietly glided to the Kuizhou Wharf, which was still half asleep.

For these non-originating and non-ending terminals, ships often don't arrive until mid-afternoon, and loading and unloading can continue until late at night.

Therefore, the mornings are usually quite quiet and peaceful.

As they approached the county town's wharf, where the ancient city walls were still visible, even Wei Dong felt a sense of emotion.

Decades have passed, the city wall that witnessed the martyrs is still there, but the whole county town is still dilapidated and many remnants of the Republic of China have not undergone earth-shattering changes. The town's food and clothing needs have been met, but it has indeed reached a critical stage of economic reform.

Before setting off, I called the tourism branch to give them instructions, and the girl who was staying in the county town went to see Director Zi early in the morning.

Whether he wanted to claim all the credit or didn't expect his old boss to come, it doesn't matter.

Anyway, only the director of the Education Bureau and the female employee were standing on the dock. When they saw the magnificent white yacht slowly approaching the shore, the county director still felt a little like he hadn't woken up yet.

The sailor skillfully used the lasso to bring the boat ashore and stabilize it. He then lowered the gangplank, invited the two men aboard, and retrieved the rope before gliding away.

Just as I was curiously looking at the yacht, I saw the magistrate of Shangzhou sitting in the cabin, and I was so frightened that I almost stood on horseback to pay my respects.

For ordinary people, even if they are already the director of a county bureau, they can actually only meet such old leaders a handful of times.

Unlike Wei Dong, a pioneer of reform, who treats going to the city compound like coming home.

The old leader, still in a friendly manner, inquired about the progress of the entire project. Only then did Director Zi slowly come to his senses and exclaim with great admiration, "This is the first time I've climbed to the top of that mountain. Only now do I truly understand your foresight in instructing Comrade Weidong to develop this scenic spot. It's so beautiful..."

Wei Dong rolled his eyes as he quietly inquired about the project's progress at the stern. "How come your skills in navigating the system at your age are still inferior to mine?"

If I were petty, I'd definitely hold a grudge against you.

I was originally going to say a few words in support, but then I shut up.

It's only two or three kilometers from the county town to the gorge entrance; you don't even need to go to the scenic area where Baidi entrusted his son to his father. A quick push of the yacht and you're good to go.

Wei Donggang, still clinging to the stern, pointed to the area where the scenic area's main gate faced his neck, and where the dam would eventually reach the small island in the river. Old Geng frowned: "To excavate the entire area of ​​the ancient city, we'd need at least this much explosives..."

I never expected this guy to be a bomb fanatic.

The boat had already approached the small ancient dock, and the male employee was excitedly waiting there with the staff.

They were first surprised by the beautiful yacht, and then impressed by the vigorous old leader. Even if they didn't know him, they could guess that he must be someone of extraordinary status.

This left Wei Dong somewhat dumbfounded, and with a bit of a toothache, he decided to reveal some information first as a precaution: If he had known this was the situation, he wouldn't have invited his former boss in the first place.

"I just inquired about the situation, and they said that a new Taoist temple has recently opened near the mountain peak, so the villagers in the surrounding towns and villages have been actively involved in the construction of the trail to make it easier for them to get there, which has greatly accelerated the construction progress of the entire trail..."

Damn it, that crazy Taoist priest actually went around the back mountain and set up a Taoist temple along the rugged mountain path that takes dozens of miles!
The project attracted many worshippers from the surrounding area, and devout men and women, upon hearing that a 10-kilometer-long, well-maintained trail was to be built along the steepest, most direct mountain ridge, naturally came one after another to help.

Damn, back then, we gave the old Taoist priest 20,000 yuan as start-up capital to set up a "feng shui treasure land". We wanted him to build a Taoist temple courtyard so that tourists would have a place to stay and eat when they came. Then, we could develop tourist facilities such as homestays and resorts around the temple.

As a result, the construction of the walkway was quick and economical, costing only over 80,000 yuan. Many villagers who volunteered their labor even carried bluestone slabs to pave the road themselves!
Good heavens, playing the supernatural is a clever scheme that has been around since ancient times. Even the old leader, a staunch atheist, couldn't help but chuckle.

But the main thing was to take a deep breath, stand at the place where the iron chain spanned the river, and look out at the mountain peaks that were already golden with the rising sun, cheering myself on: "Let's go! This old bone of mine can finally take a full look at this land."

Wei Dong had his daughter tied to his chest, then turned around and saw Qin Yuye, dressed in sportswear and mountaineering gear, holding two trekking poles that were definitely imported. He asked for one and gave it to his old leader.

He pulled a cheap camera out of his pocket and handed it to her: "You can record the scenery you see yourself. By the way, I'll stay with you for safety."

Then they took the prepared flower rope, about ten meters long, and tied it around their waists.

Following behind the male employee, Director Zi hurriedly kept up with his old leader, while even the captain and sailors quietly lagged behind.

Then throughout the entire process, you could hear Wei Dong shouting for safety.

Because it looked pretty much as he had guessed: "The construction quality is not good enough. It will need to be redone later. The stone slabs are sloping and won't work. What if tourists slip and fall when it rains and the slabs are wet?"

"This place is too narrow. It needs to be widened to more than a meter. We must reinforce the concrete slabs here to ensure the widening. This is a tourism industry, not a makeshift solution..."

Even if Wei Dong were a security guard who had never traveled in his previous life, he would still have this subconscious sense of security and industry standards.

At this point, other people's sense of standards is still far behind.

But since it's already been laid out, rectification is just a matter of adjustment.

It all begins behind the few scenic buildings at the mouth of the gorge, along an inconspicuous little stone path that looks like a toilet.

Basically, it's a narrow path along the cliffs and slopes, cleared and leveled by cutting down trees.

Compared to the super popular internet celebrity routes that Wei Dong remembered from later generations, this was definitely much simpler, but let's solve the problem of having something first: "Not bad, but we should consider building railings. Lao Geng, can you help us come up with a technical solution using steel cables?"

They drove steel rods down one by one along the way, and then threaded two or three rods through them to form railings.
The engineers from the machinery factory quickly responded from afar: "We'll come, we'll come. The construction of the route to the summit from the back of the mountain is the steel cable method. We're familiar with this stuff."

At first, it wasn't steep. We just followed Wei Dong's instructions and moved horizontally along the undulating mountainside. When there were ravines, we simply made some hairpin bends inwards.

No one was tired, mainly because the right side of the river was a bottomless abyss, which was very exciting.

Even Xiaodie opened her eyes wide like beady soybeans, holy crap...

Whether the old leader heard the little girl's catchphrase or not, he walked silently, occasionally raising his camera to take a picture.

Wei Dong, full of energy, kept making all sorts of unexpected requests: "There's a wide enough space here to turn around, so let's install an outdoor bench so we can rest and catch our breath..."

"The area behind us is open, so we'll try to set up a small shop selling drinks, bread, and film, or at least provide a rest area."

"Oh, this is a great spot! Let's build a viewing platform here..."

The male employee had no choice but to start taking notes seriously.

Ask Wei Dong to teach him how to take photos and mark them.

The female employee and Lamu were tied together by ropes to take care of the Hong Kong businesswoman. Li Erfeng was agile and used to traversing mountains and valleys.

I could only watch the figure in front of me from afar, but I couldn't catch up with it, and the distance between us kept getting farther and farther.

Stone, at the very back, was finally able to hold up the camera and record some footage.

For about an hour and a half, we mostly traversed narrow paths across the mountains, finally approaching the base of the mountain peak, which was sculpted like half a pyramid, by following the slope above the vertical canyon.

Looking up, the mountain peaks still seem unreachable, while looking down, the surging river flows ceaselessly as if right beneath your feet.

The herb gatherer was also there with a large group of villagers: "We heard the manager was coming, so we all came to express our gratitude. These are the two production team leaders from the communes who participated the most in paving the road. Everyone received their wages from the company. The Taoist priest on the mountain said he would also like to consult with you, saying you can definitely help us even more..."

He was also holding a large, crumpled list covered with various signatures and amounts.

Wei Dong thought it was perfect: "You came from this side road? Then this is how it should be done. Level up an area here, set up a rest area, and you can sell fruit, boil tea eggs, sell herbal tea here. You should even set up a tent first and live here to work, so you don't have to travel back and forth every day. You can do some small business at those rest areas I mentioned earlier."

The elderly leader, leaning on his hiking stick, blocked the director of the Education Bureau, who had originally intended to step forward and say a few words to introduce the highest-ranking person present.

I quietly watched that young figure from behind.

The sun, just past ten o'clock, shone so brightly on him it was dazzling.

Especially the child nestled against my chest, who kept exclaiming "Holy crap!"...

This young man!

(End of this chapter)