Chapter 2418

In fact, this is not the first time Liu Shanxia has come here. After Haihan occupied this place in 1634, he came here once in order to build a petrochemical industrial zone in the nearby mountainous area. However, at that time, the Executive Committee and the Ministry of Industry had no intention of leaving the sulfur pit.

The planning of the oil fields is still in the preliminary stage, that is, the location of the underground oil fields must be confirmed first. As for the construction of other infrastructure projects, they are only implemented in accordance with the standards of the early colonial period. Liu Shanxia had other important projects on hand at the time, so he did not stay here.

It took too long, and he left after hurriedly deploying the infrastructure construction plan for the oil production area. Precisely because the last time he came here was just for a quick glance, but now that he is visiting again, Liu Shanxia doesn't feel much like revisiting his old place.

If you look at the local environment of Miaoli from a professional perspective, Liu Shanxia believes that it is not too difficult to build a land passage here. The wide alluvial plain in the Houlong River Basin provides excellent natural conditions, and there are many uninhabited areas here.

In the main land, there are basically no man-made obstacles in terms of land for road construction. Although the direction of Houlong River makes two almost right-angle bends on the way, according to the existing map data and land passages, it only needs

By erecting a bridge with stronger traffic capacity in the middle section of Houlong River, the entire road can be completely connected.

Liu Shanxia believes that the real possible problem is not the construction plan and related engineering technology, but manpower. To build such a road more than 40 miles long, and there are certain requirements for the road grade, the construction period will be limited to a large extent.

It depends on how much labor can be invested in the construction process. Most of the existing local labor force is concentrated in the oil production area and has their own work to complete. Obviously, it is impossible to spare too many people to participate in the road construction project. It seems that

We can only place our hopes on subsequent immigrants who will move to the local area.

But when the immigration operation will be implemented, Liu Shanxia is not an official of the civil affairs department and has no more precise information about this. He only knows that a large number of war refugees are being shipped out from Shandong, and perhaps some of them will be resettled.

Settled in Miaoli. If it can be guaranteed that two to three thousand laborers will eventually participate in the road construction project, then the construction period can be controlled within one year.

Liu Shanxia thought of this and turned to Gao Cong and asked: "Has the local area started building residences for resettling immigrants?"

Gao Cong scratched his head and said: "Reporting to your lord, my humble position is only responsible for defense. I don't know much about these arrangements..."

Liu Shanxia raised his hand to indicate that he understood, and did not let him continue to explain. If you want to resettle a large number of immigrants, you must prepare accommodation and various basic living materials in advance, and the project of this kind of immigrant village is definitely not a trivial matter and requires a lot of investment.

Manpower and material resources, if construction has already started, it is impossible that the news will not spread. Gao Cong said that he did not know, so it is probably because he has not started to organize these things.

But Liu Shanxia does not think that this is the responsibility of the local management committee. Judging from the level of development and construction here in Miaoli, the financial situation here is probably still in the stage of relying on state funding. It is probably necessary to prepare for the arrival of a large number of immigrants.

Implementation will have to wait until the superiors allocate funds. There are many aspects involved in immigration. It will definitely be difficult for the Miaoli area management committee to coordinate. Most of them will have to wait for the civil affairs department at the upper level to take the lead to solve the problem.

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But Liu Shanxia knew very little about the situation of the Miaoli Management Committee. He only heard that the officials in charge here were replaced more frequently. The reason was also very simple. No one wanted to take root in such a difficult place for a long time, so he just

Can arrange staff rotation. This may be one of the reasons why the local infrastructure level is relatively backward. After all, the term of office of the officials in charge is not long, so there is no need to make long-term plans such as infrastructure projects.

In fact, considering the environmental conditions of Miaoli, it is not difficult to understand that this situation occurs. The vast majority of travelers prefer to stay in areas where life is more convenient. That is the civilized world in their minds. To stay in these deep mountains and old forests,

It is true that many people would not be happy to accept such a work arrangement. Even if it were Liu Shanxia himself, it would be difficult for him to endure the temper and stay here for a long time.

Just as Gao Cong expected, the three traffic boats sailed into the mountainous area two hours later. There is a very clear terrain dividing line between here and the plains downstream of Houlong River. Starting from this dividing line, going forward is oil production.

The scope of the district.

Due to changes in terrain, the water here is narrower than outside the mountains. The closest point between the boat side and the stream bank is only three to five feet away. This width cannot even accommodate two traffic boats traveling side by side. However, Liu Shanxia estimates that the upper reaches should be still narrower.

There is a slightly wider area of ​​​​the water, otherwise the traffic boat would not be able to complete the U-turn in such a narrow place.

Sure enough, after entering the mountain and walking on the waterway for about three miles, the water surface suddenly opened up. It turned out to be a deep pool, about ten feet wide, enough for the traffic boat to make a U-turn calmly. The wharf of the oil production area was built here.

Similar to the pier near the coast, it is also a wooden trestle, but there are obviously many more houses on the shore. In the forest not far away, you can vaguely see clusters of houses, with white smoke curling up.

.If you hadn’t come here in person, it would be hard to imagine that there is a small town with a population of over a thousand hidden in a place like this.

The steam engines on the traffic boats were very quiet and could be heard half a mile away, so when they arrived, several people were already standing on the dock, waiting to help the boats dock. The sailors on the boats threw out cables

, after the people on the trestle received it, they dragged the cable to the rope piles on the shore and tied it, and then waited for the ship to dock and pushed the springboard on the trestle to set it up.

"Sir, please wait a moment. I will go ashore first to make arrangements and prepare the carriage and horses for you." After Gao Cong reported to Liu Shanxia, ​​he hurriedly disembarked.

Liu Shanxia didn't seem to have arranged any special welcoming ceremony on the shore, and he was still slightly disappointed. He had traveled to many overseas colonies in the past few years, and even went as far as Liaodong, where he presided over the reconstruction project of the Jinzhou Isthmus defense line. No matter where he went

They all received a warm reception, and local officials attached great importance to his arrival, but Miaoli seemed a bit special, so they sent a second lieutenant to greet him. Although Haihan did not have any hard and fast rules for reception specifications, it would still make people feel uncomfortable.

Liu Shanxia felt that he had been slighted.

However, Gao Cong did not let Liu Shanxia wait too long. He quickly returned to the dock and asked Liu Shanxia and his party to disembark. Gao Cong brought several carriages and planned to take them to their residence to settle down.

Liu Shanxia finally couldn't help but ask: "Where are the people from the local management committee? Why didn't any of them show up?"

Gao Cong responded: "Replying to your lord, Director Wang of the management committee usually supervises the work at the oil well. I have sent someone to notify you, and they should be here soon. Your Excellency, why don't you follow me to your residence to rest for a while, and then

It’s not too late to do official business.”

In terms of official rank, Liu Shanxia is the deputy minister of the Ministry of Construction. Of course, his rank is several levels higher than the director of the local management committee. But the two are not in the same department, and Liu Shanxia cannot do it in front of other naturalized citizens.

He was angry, and this was not Sanya after all. If it really caused an unpleasant situation, there was nothing he could do to the other party. At that moment, he could only snort and ask Gao Cong to make arrangements quickly.

Of course Gao Cong could also tell that Master Liu from Sanya was not in a good mood, but he knew that he was a soft-spoken person and did not dare to speak casually, so he quickly took Liu Shanxia to the station by car.

Only one of the carriages Gao Cong found was a four-wheeled box carriage that was relatively common in Sanya city. The rest were caravans with a mix of people and goods. However, among the group of people who came this time, there was only one distinguished guest, Liu Shanxia.

, there is no problem in arranging other people to ride in the caravan.

Liu Shanxia's two personal bodyguards were responsible for their duties. One of them sat in the carriage with him, and the other sat directly next to the coachman. Gao Cong did not get on the carriage. His subordinates had already brought a horse. He got on the horse and hurried in front of the carriage to lead the way.

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The carriage didn't go far after leaving the dock, and then passed a stone bridge to the north to the other side of Houlong River. The residence arranged by the local management committee for Liu Shanxia was actually not that far away, probably only more than one mile and less than two miles from the dock.

Land, it only takes a short carriage ride to arrive.

After Liu Shanxia got off the car, Gao Cong quickly stepped forward to lead the way. This was a Chinese-style manor built on the hillside next to the stream bank. The building was made of brick and stone. The four courtyards were spread out up the slope according to the mountain.

Building a manor of this size in this mountainous area is quite a project.

Gao Cong introduced that this was the residence built for Tian Yeyou, who was in charge of the work when the Shankeng Oilfield was developed. However, Tian Yeyou also did not stay here for too long. After the oil well began to be exploited normally, he quickly handed over the work.

Work has left this place.

Liu Shanxia smiled and said: "I designed the construction plan of this manor, but the construction had not started when I left here. I don't know how many days Tian Yeyou lived here after the place was built. He probably invested money to build this house.

Lost money!"

This kind of manor, which requires certain construction skills, was obviously not something that could be completed by the laborers who dug the earth here at that time. Before Liu Shanxia left, he suggested to Tian Yeyou to hire craftsmen from Fujian to take charge of the construction work. It seems that he probably listened to Liu Shanxia's words.

. But for such a large project, I am afraid that the Ministry of Industry will not reimburse Tian Yeyou for the expenses. That is why Liu Shanxia judged that Tian Yeyou should have built this manor with his own money.

Gao Cong lowered his voice and responded: "Sir, this house is still Master Tian's property."

"Oh? Has it been so empty in the past few years?" Liu Shanxia was a little surprised when he heard this. He knew that Tian Yeyou did not stay in Miaoli permanently, and this house should not be used as a dormitory for local workers. Wouldn't it just be

It can always be vacant.

Gao Cong said: "It's not vacant. The directors of the management committee have all lived in this manor when they came here. It is said that it was rented by Master Xiang Tian. The house is always occupied and is usually cleaned very clean. Please

Don't worry, sir."

Liu Shanxia understood this when he heard this. This model is actually not uncommon. There are also people in Sanya building commercial real estate in Yalong Bay and other beautiful places, and then operating it as a resort hotel, and the service targets are travelers with spending power.

.After all, there are some travelers who do not stay in Sanya permanently, and it is not cost-effective to build a large manor by themselves. However, for some reasons, they will return to Sanya from time to time, and at this time, they can rent a place with better conditions for a short period of time.

Living there is undoubtedly an excellent choice.

Of course, there are many options for finding a temporary residence with suitable conditions in Sanya, but Miaoli is different. There should not be a second manor with the same conditions in such a deep mountain and old forest place. For those who want to go there,

For the time-travelers who work here, the short term means that it is not cost-effective to build a house by yourself. It is very likely that the term will be over before the house is built. If you are not willing to live in a crowded dormitory with your subordinates, then renting

Living in this manor is basically a necessity with no choice.

For such a large manor, if it were placed in Sanya, Liu Shanxia estimated that the monthly rent would be in the four figures. If, as Gao Cong said, there were tenants renting this place for several years, then Tian Yeyou probably built this place at that time.

The expenses of the manor have long been earned back.

However, Liu Shanxia immediately remembered that since there were always people living here, wouldn't it be a little inconvenient for him to live here with his men, so he immediately asked Gao Cong about this.

Gao Cong responded: "Sir, Director Wang of the Management Committee does live here, but in a few days, Director Wang's term will be up and he will move out. His family has left here a few days ago.

We have moved to Penghu, so currently only Director Wang and a few servants live here. It is Director Wang’s wish to arrange for you to live here. Don’t worry, sir, there is no charge for you to live here.”

Liu Shanxia couldn't laugh or cry when he heard this. He didn't care about the rent. However, Director Wang took the initiative to arrange for him to live in this manor, which was a bit of goodwill and slightly diluted the previous feeling of not personally welcoming Liu Shanxia.

Not happy.

Gao Cong took Liu Shanxia around the first two courtyards of the manor. The last two courtyards were where Director Wang lived, so they did not enter without permission. At this time, the luggage and work tools of Liu Shanxia and his party were finally collected.

After arriving, they carried these large and small boxes into the second courtyard arranged for them. This courtyard only has three rooms on both sides. Although Liu Shanxia and his party have more than a dozen people, it is not easy to live in this courtyard.

Not crowded.

Liu Shanxia lives in the main suite. The outermost part is a reception room. There is a small study room going inside. After passing through the study room, there is the bedroom. There is also a bathroom next to the bedroom according to the habits of Haihan people. Liu Shanxia looked at it and saw that the bathroom was

The equipment was all produced in Sanya, and he nodded with satisfaction. It seems that when Tian Yeyou built this house, his design was indeed used intact, and there was not even any discount on the decoration. No wonder the officials who came to work here later were willing to pay for it.

I'm renting this place.
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