Chapter 2521

Since he was determined to make friends with these young people with extraordinary status, Peter naturally tried his best to deliberately find some topics related to Sanya, so as to continuously close the distance with Tao Hongfang and others. As for the management of the business store.

situation, he also deliberately selected some content closely related to Haihan to introduce.

"I think your country's idea of ​​building a trade port in Zhoushan is a brilliant idea. Not only can it establish close ties with the nearby prosperous Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, but it can also radiate to Japan and North Korea across the sea, in all directions, southeast and northwest

All the cross-border trade happens to be centered around this, it’s really a perfect location!”

Peter did not hesitate to praise Zhoushan Dinghai Port, and these praises were indeed from the heart. He achieved career success here and gained a large amount of personal wealth through trade. He wanted to call Zhoushan his

It is not an exaggeration to say that it is a blessed land.

Tao Hongfang smiled and said: "But after our country moves its capital to Hangzhou, it may have some impact on the operation of Dinghai Port. Doesn't Shopkeeper Pi have no concerns about this?"

Peter shook his head without hesitation and replied: "No, no, I don't think that Hangzhou becoming the capital of your country will affect the operation of Dinghai Port. I have been to Hangzhou, and although it is also very prosperous, it does not have the capacity to build a large seaport.

Natural conditions are unlikely to replace the role of Dinghai Port in maritime trade. On the contrary, I think that after Hangzhou is established as the capital, it will bring more trade opportunities to the region, and Dinghai Port will also benefit from it.

In the future, trade volume will only increase, and Dinghai Port’s trade position in the East China Sea will become more stable."

On this issue, Peter, who has been to Hangzhou, obviously has more say than Tao Hongfang and others who have never been to Hangzhou. However, Tao Hongfang and others only know Hangzhou from paper information, so naturally

It's also hard to argue with Pete's opinion.

Peter's opinion also pointed out a shortcoming of Hangzhou from an objective perspective. Judging from the description, Hangzhou is located on the bank of the Qiantang River and is the southern starting point of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It is adjacent to Hangzhou Bay in the east. The shipping industry seems to be very developed, but geographically

Judging from the conditions, the local area does not have the conditions to build a large seaport. The reason is no other than the situation caused by the Qiantang River.

Although the Qiantang River is wide, its runoff is small and carries a large amount of sediment, forming a large area of ​​coastal tidal flats in the coastal area of ​​Hangzhou. These shoals are too shallow to support large-tonnage seagoing ships in the future.

In addition, the tide flowing back from Hangzhou Bay into the Qiantang River will also bring considerable problems to Hangzhou's shipping. When the tide surges in, the waves are so turbulent that ships in the river can only approach the shore in advance to avoid it. When the tide recedes, large areas of mud will form on the river bank.

It is a beach, and it is easy for ships on the shore to run aground.

It is precisely because of these objective reasons that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty specially built the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal to open up the shipping channel from Zhejiang to the north. But if you want to measure the conditions of Hangzhou by the construction standards of large seaports, it is indeed incomparable to Zhoushan Dinghaiport.

, not even as good as the docks along the Yongjiang River in Ningbo Prefecture.

From this perspective, Peter's vision is indeed very accurate, and he has a complete understanding of the shortcomings of the Hangzhou area. Even if Haihan has many plans for Hangzhou, due to local conditions, it will be difficult to replicate Sanya's seaport locally, so he can only

Allocate this part of the functions to Ningbo and Zhoushan.

Since the topic of planning was brought up, Tao Hongfang simply continued to ask: "What do you think, Shopkeeper Napi, should do to make up for Hangzhou's shortcomings in shipping in the future, so that Hangzhou can also enjoy the convenience of shipping?"

Peter thought for a moment before responding: "For your country, which is good at engineering and construction, there are actually many solutions. The simplest one is to open a convenient land passage from Ningbo to Hangzhou.

To achieve rapid transportation of materials and personnel.”

"Oh? Can Mr. Pi tell you more about it?" When Tao Hongfang heard this, he knew that Pete was not just coming out of his mouth, but that he should have done some research on this, so naturally he wanted to hear his opinion.

Peter was interested in making friends with the other party, so he also wanted to use this opportunity to show off his abilities. Without any hesitation, he stated some of his ideas.

"The distance from Ningbo to Hangzhou is about three hundred miles. Using the official road built during the Ming Dynasty as the path, even the whole journey by horse and cart will take about three days. It will definitely be slower on foot or for bulk freight. But if you can

Building an official road with better road conditions, similar to the one on Hainan Island, may shorten the travel time. Of course, the best way is to build a railway connecting these two places, so that this section can be completed in one day

Distance. Although the transportation capacity is not as good as that of shipping, it is better than the speed."

As expected of Peter, who had lived in Sanya for a long time, he actually came up with a plan to connect Hangzhou and Ningbo by railway. Tao Hongfang was secretly surprised when he heard this, because he had already seen such a plan in Sanya, and the Ministry of Transportation had

Planning for the Hangzhou-Nanjing Railway project began last year, and as an important part of the capital relocation project, it is likely to be implemented simultaneously with the capital relocation. In this way, after the capital relocation is completed, the Hangzhou area will have integrated land and sea transportation channels to resolve the problem

It was originally a shortcoming limited by geographical conditions.

Of course, with a railway that is hundreds of miles long and the construction site is far away from Hainan Island, the difficulty of the project can be imagined. Even if the executive committee finally makes up its mind to build this land passage, the construction period may be as long as

Several years. If calculated based on the several railways that have been built on Hainan Island, it is conservatively estimated that the Hangzhou-Ningbo Railway will take at least five years to complete.

However, compared with the ten-year project of the capital relocation plan, the time is not too long. If the construction can be started as soon as possible, it can even be put into use before the end of the capital relocation plan.

"Shopkeeper Pi really knows a lot about our country's railway transportation!" Tao Hongfang couldn't help feeling a little emotional after listening to Peter's speech. This man knows so much about all aspects of Haihan. If he didn't have a Western face,

I'm afraid he will really be treated as a native of the country.

Peter said humbly: "Master Tao, I'm just giving you the prize, I'm just making random thoughts and making you laugh!"

Ning Zijing suddenly said: "Shopkeeper Pi can think of this section. Is there some recent sign that inspired Shopkeeper Pi?"

Tao Hongfang asked in confusion: "Why did Zijing say this?"

Ning Zijing said: "For such a large project, there will definitely be many signs before it starts. The Ministry of Transportation will send a large number of technical personnel to survey the terrain and plan the route, and then the local government will ban the sale of land along the route, and the government will fund the acquisition of these

Those who are interested can naturally deduce the government's plan from these signs. It just so happens that Shopkeeper Pi is so familiar with the situation in our country, so it is not surprising that he thinks of the railway project. "
Chapter completed!