"Mr. Marquis, it is not that the officials do not help, but that no one is willing to deliver goods. The Dantu project is now under construction. There are six ports of all sizes, big and small on the river from Danyang to Wuzhong alone, and there is also a huge harbor next to Shanghai. These projects require a large amount of cement and steel. In order to speed up the completion of the project, these project contractors spent a lot of money to buy various building materials. In addition to steel and cement, even sand, gravel, bamboo and wood are coming. I once asked someone to take a letter to Danyang, and the Danyang County Magistrate could not help..." Jiang Heng explained this matter with a wry smile.

Listening to Jiang Heng's bitter smile and looking at Zhang Xun's expectant expression, Chen Xu felt that this matter was a bit difficult.

It was very simple for him to solve this problem. A handwritten warrant was sent to Danyang Iron and Steel Plant and nearby cement plants. These two scarce building materials would be delivered immediately without stopping.

But even so, it will be useless to revitalize this commercial building. In the next ten years, as long as the smooth road plan is not completed, under such low industrial production capacity and scale of Daqin, cement and steel will still be a bottleneck in the engineering construction industry, which will greatly drag down the development of various engineering and private construction industries.

There is no point in making a project to run.

But now that someone has raised this imminent question, and the bankruptcy investment of several families is dying, and when the businessman puts almost all his hopes on Chen Xu, he definitely can't refuse.

This is the time to truly show his feelings for the country and the people.

If Chen Xu cannot solve this matter in time, his reputation and reputation among the people will be immediately discounted, and a shadow will be cast in the hearts of all participants who are still discussing various reforms and developments just now.

"Marty, I know that this matter is difficult, but if you make it difficult for the marquis to make things difficult, just treat it... as a grass-roots person... I have never said it..." Zhang Xun looked at Chen Xu who had not spoken for a long time and bowed his hand nervously.

"This matter is not difficult. I can solve it by going to the cement factory in the steel factory with a letter..." Chen Xu looked up at Zhang Xun, then turned to look at many participants with anticipation, and gently tapped the table with his fingers and pondered for a long time, saying, "But this is not the best way to solve the problem. Nowadays, all regions are developing rapidly, and the demand for cement, etc. is grand. Coupled with the consumption of the flat-way plan, it is normal for steel and cement to be insufficient. In addition, the transportation route is long and the cost is high. It is reasonable for merchants from all over the country to unwilling to come to Wuzhong. As long as this supply and demand situation does not change, the situation you are facing will always exist. I can speculate that, besides you, have other projects in Wuzhong and even nearby counties have also begun to be stopped?"

"Mr. Marquis said it right. This is not like this. Many projects are currently facing suspension due to insufficient cement, steel and building materials..."

Several business representatives sitting next to Chen Xu nodded.

"In fact, the south is different from the Central Plains. It is wet, hot and bustling here, with streams, lakes and stars intertwined. My husband believes that the buildings here should have the characteristics of Jiangnan water towns, and it is not necessary to imitate the construction of high-rise buildings in the northwest..." Chen Xu said with thought.

"Don't you build a tall building?" Everyone on both sides looked at Chen Xu in surprise.

"Yes, although the tall buildings are spacious, they actually put a lot of pressure on the ground. Building a tall building must lay a solid foundation. The rain in the south of the Yangtze River is rich, and digging the foundation pit can easily turn into a large pit, which brings great difficulty to the construction. I wonder if this marquis is wrong?"

"No, no, what the Marquis said is right at all. Generally, digging down one or two feet will inevitably lead to a large amount of water, which is indeed difficult to drain the construction. The foundation of the Gusu Commercial Building was not completed last winter. Otherwise, by the turn of spring and summer, the rainy season would be abundant, and I am afraid that I can only raise fish..." Zhang Xun nodded bitterly.

"Since that's the case, why bother so much? Let's go to the construction site to see the situation later. This Hou has a general idea to solve this problem. In the end, only a very small amount of cement and steel bars may not even need..."

"So best, so best, it would be much easier if there is no need for steel..."

“It’s exactly!”

The group of people were very surprised, and Zhang Xun sat down with great gratitude and began to discuss with his companions with excitement.

Since Qinghehou said there was a way to solve the problem, it was naturally almost the same, which made many businessmen who felt that they were going bankrupt and felt that some of the blood in their bodies was about to spew out from their heads.

A unique democratic discussion meeting lasted nearly two hours before it ended.

After having a simple lunch in the hotel for half an hour, Chen Xu, surrounded by county officials and hundreds of representatives, went to the site of the Gusu Shopping Mall construction site to watch.

Sure enough, after entering the fenced fence, a foundation was built inside. The entire project was quite large, covering an area of ​​more than 100 acres. However, after a few months of shutdown, the entire construction site was already deserted. A large number of weeds and thorns had covered most of the ground. Various trolleys, baskets, bamboo and wood building materials and even tools were all in a mess. Almost no one could see the scene. Only some children and a few dogs were playing hide-and-seek. When these big figures came in, they instantly scattered over the fence or crawled out of some holes and disappeared.

A very tall scaffolding has been built on one side of the construction site, and there is a long-arm crane in the middle. Several concrete columns have been poured but the formwork has not been removed. However, after the work is stopped, it is still left intact, which looks a bit desolate.

"Let's go, first look at the design drawings and sand tables, and then call the designers and engineering commanders of the mall. I have something to ask!"

"Yes, the designer and engineering supervisor are in the county town, and people have been arranged to search. There are planning drawings and sand tables in the shed over there. Please ask the marquis!" Zhang Xun led the way, and a group of people surrounded Chen Xu to the shed.

Open the copper lock and push open the wooden door that was already wrapped in wild grass and vines. On the wall facing you is a project progress map. A huge sand table is placed in the middle. Because it has not been destroyed, the sand table looks very complete. Overall, it looks like it imitates the structure of Cuju Commercial Plaza. It is a huge square ring building with five floors in total. There is an open space covering an area of ​​about twenty acres in the middle. It is marked by ponds and flowers, plants and green trees. It seems that it is planned to be built into a garden.

The overall design is average, and there is no big problem, but there is no distinction, because this kind of architecture is very different from the garden structure of the Jiangnan water town in later generations, and is completely different from the Jiangnan architectural style imagined by Chen Xu.

Jiangnan is Jiangnan, so what if there is cement and steel? Wuzhong is not as dry and ventilated as Xianyang. There are water everywhere here, ponds and streams are dense, both inside and outside the city. In addition, in this era, there were few people and wide land, so there was no need to build thankless high-rise buildings in such places.

The construction of Cuju Shopping Mall in Xianyang was just to raise money for Cuju Field. The success of Cuju Shopping Mall was actually driven by Cuju Field. It was a comprehensive business entity, and it also led to a large number of businesses moving to the south bank of the Wei River, which actually achieved Chen Xu's plan to develop the capital south.

At present, several businessmen in Wuzhong invested huge amounts of money to build the same large commercial city in Wuzhong. Except for not having a gymnasium, it seems that they are planning to completely replicate the Cuju shopping mall model.

Judging from the current population size and future development prospects of Wuzhong, such a comprehensive large shopping mall has a good prospect. According to Chen Xu's speculation, there is no big problem that Wuzhong's population exceeds one million within ten years. Moreover, with the development of the great voyage, Wuzhong, as the earliest city in the southeastern counties, has no reason not to prosper. It can be regarded as the origin of Shanghai in later generations.

Although Shenzhen and Guangzhou in the south seemed to develop faster and better in the later generations, it was because of the advantages of Hong Kong. Nowadays, the Panyu area is still barren, and in the territory of the Yue people, the population is too small and does not obey the kingdom. Even in twenty or thirty years, it cannot be compared with the prosperous areas like Wu and Yue that have developed for hundreds of years.

This is the limitation of the times and cannot be changed by human resources in a short period of time.

"Marty, the designer and the manager of the engineering team are here!"

Just as Chen Xu was watching the sand table and drawings, two men squeezed in outside the door, one in his thirties, wearing official uniforms and hanging the nameplate of the Royal Academy of Sciences' Architectural Engineering on his chest, and the other in his forties, with dark skin and short hair, a typical local characteristic of Wu and Yue.

"My subordinate Li Dong has met the Marquis!" Seeing Chen Xu, the designer was very excited and quickly bowed and bowed.

"Lu Chuan, the contractor of Gusu Commercial Building, pays homage to the Marquis!" Another man was also very nervous and excited. He did not expect that one day he would be greeted by the Marquis of Qinghe. It was a blessing in his life.

"No gift, come here!" Chen Xu waved his hand, and after he walked to the sand table, he pointed to the building model on the sand table and said: "Because this project lacks cement, steel and other building materials, the work has been suspended, so I will see if there is a way to solve it. But now it seems that if such a large-scale five-story building is built according to the planning drawings, enough steel and cement must be needed. However, the steel and cement cannot be supplied in time. This project is thought that it can give up the re-modification of the plan..."

"Change the plan?"

Not only was Jiang Heng and Zhang Xun, a group of onlookers, but even designer Li Dong and construction contractor Lu Chuan opened their mouths and couldn't close them for a long time.

"Yes, the best way is to change the plan and completely abandon this structure that uses a lot of steel and cement, and bring down all the project in front of you. Otherwise, I can help you revitalize this project. Will Wuzhong not develop in the next ten or eight years? I will not build a house? So the root of this matter is also the design and construction according to local conditions. You cannot completely copy the architectural styles of the Central Plains such as Xianyang and Luoyang..."

"Marty... Then... how should this Gusu shopping mall be repaired? Please give me a reminder..." Li Dong looked at Chen Xu nervously and expectantly.
Chapter completed!