Chapter 74: The Economic Frontier (9)
On the issue of establishing the capital of the new Republic of China, everyone has various opinions on the location of the national capital, but most people do not approve of the establishment of the capital in Guangzhou. Moreover, Wei Ze also made it clear that he wanted to be the emperor in Nanjing. But now it has been determined that Wei Ze is going to build a huge city of Guangzhou. After Shen Xin learned that he was going to become the secretary of the Party Committee of the General Political Department, he couldn't help but ask Wei Ze, "Do you want to build the capital of Guangzhou?" β
"Huh!" Wei Ze laughed dryly, he didn't think about building the capital of Guangzhou at all, just because of the annual typhoon, Guangzhou basically has no possibility of becoming the capital. As the saying goes, fire and water are merciless, and fires can be prevented, but even in the 21st century, there are no measures to resist typhoons, but there is no ability to prevent typhoons. In the past few years, Guangzhou, as the temporary capital, has been put on emergency alert several times a year, and during the rainstorm season every year, there will be flooding of Jinshan and rowing on the streets. It's a beautiful picture. And the government's office is worried, for fear that if there is any omission, the text will be as literally as soaked.
Wei Ze asked rhetorically: "Comrade Shen Xin, do you think you will make Guangzhou the capital?" β
With Wei Ze's prestige now, he really made Guangzhou the capital, so this matter can really be understood in the short term. However, Shen Xin is not the kind of person who loves whimsy, he replied according to normal common sense: "I don't think so." β
Wei Ze replied: "Well, we really won't let Guangdong be the capital. The construction of Guangzhou City is just to make a model, so that everyone can see how a modern city is built. Moreover, there is a lot of rain in Guangzhou, and I personally very much hope that this kind of construction can be used to let everyone know about the problems of the city's drainage system. β
In the 21st century, China's urban construction has many shortcomings, because the speed of industrialization is too fast, and the urban expansion is too rapid, so the drainage system is a huge problem. Wei Ze was determined to personally supervise the work this time, and one of the major problems was the problem of drainage channels. When Weeser was a child, the roads in the city were built flat, but in the 21st century, the roads in the city finally have a variety of slopes. In fact, the principle is very simple, after having a slope, the water can flow naturally by gravity. If it's a horizontal drain, wait for an accident on a rainy day.
Of course, the more reasonable the city construction, the higher the manpower will be invested. In order for the sewer system to have a certain angle of inclination, it is necessary to have a large number of surveyors to carry out accurate measurements. Guangzhou is the core city of the Lingnan region and is destined to become one of the most important cities in China in the next one or two hundred years. Weeser was reluctant to mess up the initial foundation. From authority, from the ability to take responsibility, especially the designer must have a long-term vision for the next two hundred years. After all the things, Wei Ze couldn't find any other candidates.
It is not a problem to arrive in Nanjing a year or two late, but if there is a problem with the initial design of a city, the cost will be ten times and a hundred times greater. Guangzhou City has the value of Wei Ze spending a year or two personally leading the team.
It's just that no matter what kind of design ideas Wei Ze himself has in mind, there are a thousand words, and the last thing he needs at this time is to say it. Just do it step by step.
And Shen Xin didn't ask any questions, sewers, water and sewage systems, model cities, these are not what Shen Xin understands now, let alone his purview. So Shen Xin said: "Governor, does urban construction need a lot of people? β
"Yes?" Weese replied.
"Then can we use all the retired personnel first?"
Wei Ze was a little puzzled when he heard Shen Xin's advice, and Shen Xin was not ready to sell Guanzi, he continued: "Many comrades in our army don't want to go home, but after retiring, we can't stop them from going home. Especially those female comrades, we heard that many female comrades wanted to be able to serve in the army for a longer time. So I think I should just leave these comrades in the urban construction department and let them find jobs in the city, so that they don't have to go home. β
This construction is quite good, and Wei Zeden agreed with it. Without waiting for Wei Ze to speak, Shen Xin added, "This is Comrade Wang Mingshan's construction." β
Wei Ze originally had a good impression of Wang Mingshan, but Wang Mingshan's way of doing things was too rushing, and there were too many personal feelings and ideas in it. Now that he heard that Wang Mingshan was able to propose such a serious proposal, he turned to Wang Mingshan and asked, "What is the reason for this?" β
There was a kind of enthusiasm in Wang Mingshan's expression, "Dudu, you have probably heard that my sister was sold to the Hunan army by my uncle. You used to say that you were against arranged marriages, and now I think you're right. If you don't have an arranged marriage, you have to let these lesbians decide for themselves. If they go home, they won't be able to do it. In that case, let's just get things done to the end. Let's arrange these comrades ourselves. If we don't do this, we really can't support so many comrades scattered in the countryside. β
Wei Ze nodded repeatedly, "Of course we have to bear this responsibility." The marriage law has now come out, and within our system, the marriage we recognize is a legal marriage. If we offend the old traditions, then we offend them. As long as there are more and more people in our system, the strength will become greater and greater. Whether they will perish or we will perish, we will see! I agree with that. β
Shen Xin felt a big stone in his chest fall back into his stomach. Wang Mingshan was personally pulled by Shen Xin on the boat that followed Wei Ze in Anqing, and from that time on, Shen Xin felt that he had a responsibility to Wang Mingshan. It is precisely because of this perception that when Wang Mingshan took an extremely tough attitude in the Huainan land reform, Shen Xin still compromised on a certain Cheng dΓΉ. Otherwise, with Shen Xin's status, real power, and skill, he is not incapable of suppressing Wang Mingshan.
Now that Wang Mingshan can get Wei Ze's final approval, Shen Xin has also tried his best to continue to push Wang Mingshan. Judging from the results, this one has really worked hard. Of course, this also proves one thing from another side, Wei Ze really appreciates Wang Mingshan. Wang Mingshan's momentum to smash the old system completely, and the means of trying to fight the old tradition to the end, are indeed the real reasons why Wei Ze has long valued Wang Mingshan.
Wei Ze looked at Wang Mingshan and was quite satisfied. He originally chose Wang Mingshan to go to Huainan because he knew that Wang Mingshan and Shen Xin were good friends. Moreover, Wang Mingshan's prickly young master's personality, as well as the way he knew how to rely on the system and policies when using power, made Wei Ze feel that this might be able to restrain Shen Xin's overly mellow style.
At the beginning, if Wang Mingshan dared to collude with Shen Xin, then Wei Ze could use this reason to transfer both of them out of Huainan. But I never expected that this use of talent would find a real angry youth, a revolutionary who will not die with the old system, at least for now.
Such a harvest made Wei Ze very satisfied. Of course, Shen Xin's little trick Wei Ze also saw it clearly. Weeser decided not to say anything about it anymore. People like Shen Xin are actually not easy to deal with, he is too smart, and he is not a bad person. If Wei Ze uses power techniques to deal with Shen Xin, he is afraid that he will force this guy to the wrong path. That wasn't Weese's intention at all.
"That's all for today's meeting!" Weeser said. R1058