The arrival of this high-level delegation led by Xu Xiangdong made the Denglai development team overjoyed. , the latest chapter access: ШШШ.79xs.СоМ . No, Liu Jianguo, who temporarily acted as the captain of the Denglai Pioneer Team, personally held a banquet in Yantai City to entertain them.

Liu Jianguo had a reason to do so, because he was still only the acting captain of the Denglai Pioneer Team, the highest-ranking of the three feudal clans in the Far East, and the nominal supreme military commander of the three major feudal towns. However, as everyone knows, he is still an "agent" and has not yet been regularized, and if he is removed in the future, he does not need to go through any complicated procedures, just a notice.

Therefore, now Liu Jianguo needs to work hard for his future. Acting captain of the Denglai Pioneer Team is a golden opportunity for him, and if he is killed because of something messed up or mediocre political performance, he is afraid that it will make his competitors laugh and laugh big, which he absolutely cannot tolerate. And now, the arrival of the high-level delegation of the Southern Railway Company is like dozing off and meeting a pillow, creating a very good opportunity for him.

"The construction of the Jiaoyan Line and the Taorong Line is very important to the more than one million people in Denglai, and once it is officially opened, the economy of the region will usher in a stage of great development." After the banquet, Liu Jianguo invited Xu Xiangdong to his study, and had a long talk while drinking tea: "To be honest, the agricultural conditions are not the best, and I felt a pity when I gave up Changyi, Gaomi, Jiaoxian, and Lingshanwei in Hexi, because this is a good agricultural cultivation zone, but because there is no danger to defend, it has become a buffer zone between the Qing Kingdom and us, which is really a 'waste' fee." Of course, at present, the situation is not too bad, because we have at least kept half of the Laizhou capital, Pingdu Prefecture has a vast territory, the whole territory is suitable for farming, and the conditions of Laiyang County in the east are also good, and there is a lot of arable land, if we take care of it well, it will be our granary in the future. However, compared to the rest of Dengzhou, the land is relatively poor, water shortage, aridity, and relatively little arable land. ”

"Don't look at the Dengzhou Prefecture is quite a big place, at the beginning we changed some health centers to counties, such as Weihai County, Rongcheng County, Dasong County, Jinghai County, plus the original Wendeng County, Fushan County, Penglai County, Huang County, Laiyang County, Zhaoyuan County, Qixia County, Ninghai Prefecture, speaking of more than ten states and counties, but there are fewer of them with great grain production potential, or it is necessary to 'spend' a lot of money to transform the land and build water conservancy to be able to improve one or two. If you count Yantai County, a pure consumption city that we created, it will be even more incredible! It may not be obvious now, because the existing arable land reserves have not yet been exhausted, but considering the vigorous development of industry and commerce in the thirteen prefectures and counties of Dengzhou and the very high population growth momentum, the future demand for grain and non-staple food (which also needs grain to transform) is still very large, once the local production is insufficient, it is still necessary to transfer grain from Pingdu Prefecture, Laiyang and other places, so if there is a railway, this is much more convenient. Liu Jianguo said again.

Xu Xiangdong did a lot of homework about Denglai before he came, and because the voyage was boring on the way here, he even spent a lot of time studying all aspects of Shandong, so he could understand what Liu Jianguo said: Denglai's most important grain producing area is mainly in the vast area between Pingdu Prefecture and Laiyang County, and in Ye County and Jimo County, there are also some coastal plains that can be cultivated, and the grain output is not small. In addition, the grain production of other counties in Denglai is very limited, or the potential for future growth is limited, once the population grows to 2 million or 3 million in the future, the mountainous and small land of Dengzhou will inevitably face the problem of relative food shortage, so the construction of the railway is very necessary.

It's just that this railway for transporting grain is also horizontal, that is, the Taorong Line that was originally discussed - now it seems that one of the terminus of this horizontal railway is located in Taocun, Qixia County, which is a bit sloppy, and it should continue to be set up in Pingdu Prefecture to the west, so it is more reliable to collect and transport local grain nearby-so Xu Xiangdong asked: "Commander Liu, I heard you say this, do you want to build the Taorong Line first?" Because only this road can maximize the advantages of grain transportation, the rubber smoke line is actually lacking in this regard. It's just that when President Mao of our company talked with Liao Xiaoyao and Commander Liao before, didn't he determine that the rubber smoke line was the priority to be built? ”

Liu Jianguo laughed when he heard it, and then explained: "Vice President Xu, you are too worried. The attitude of our Denglai development team has always been very clear, whether it is the Jiaoyan Line or the Taorong Line, it must be built, but there is also a priority in this, that is, in the case of insufficient strength and unable to build two railways at the same time, the construction of the Jiaoyan Line will be given priority. This is actually very easy to understand, the advantages of the Jiaoyan line are too great, Jiaozhou and Yantai are the two centers of our rule in Denglai, stationed a large number of military and civilian officials, some enterprises such as ship repair shops, repair shops, building materials companies and other enterprises are also located in these two places, it can be said that the core of the core, so the population is large, the business is developed, and these two places are also the two most important ports of our country in Denglai, there are a large number of materials and personnel in and out of here every year, and the terminal throughput is huge. Therefore, from these perspectives, the priority construction of the rubber smoke line is almost inevitable. What's more, the Jiaoyan Line passes through Laiyang and Jimo counties, and their grain output is not low, and they also produce many fruits, vegetables and vegetables, so the role of this railway is very huge. ”

Xu Xiangdong nodded when he heard this, indicating that he understood. In fact, Liu Jianguo only told him about the economic benefits just now, in fact, the construction of the Jiaoyan Line railway is probably even more useful in the military, which is a very clear thing: Jiaozhou Fortress was originally a military stronghold, and a large number of naval and army men and horses were hoarded on weekdays to defend the southern section of the Jiaolai Xinhe defense line under construction; Yantai is the pivotal place of Denglai, and it is a military fortress in itself, and a large number of troops are also stationed in the nearby Ninghai Prefecture, ready to rush to the aid of various places; Therefore, with this Jiaoyan line railway, the East Coast Army can take the train to quickly maneuver back and forth between Yantai and Jiaozhou, which is too important in wartime, which is equivalent to saving at least 20,000 troops for the East Coast people, maybe more.

"In this way, then our two sides have the same opinion, and the priority of the construction of the Jiaoyan Line is greater than that of the Taorong Line." Xu Xiangdong put down the teacup in his hand, and the fingers of his right hand swiped around on a map of Denglai, only to hear him finally point to a planned railway station somewhere in the middle and say: "Taocun is the middle node, and the 'intersection' of the two railways in the future, the division headquarters of a division of the Denglai New Army is located here, and the status is also very important." So, how about I propose to build railways from Yantai, Taocun, and Jiaozhou at the same time to speed up the progress of the final completion of the Jiaoyan line? ”

"Your company is in a hurry, haha." Liu Jianguo smiled after hearing this, waved his big hand, and said: "No problem, this matter is also what we are willing to see, and we don't dare to ask for it!" My father also served as the president of the Southern Railway Company back then, and I myself worked in the Southern Railway Company, and at that time, the southern Chile region had not yet been handed over to the central government, and I miss it a lot. Don't worry, Vice President Xu, I still have deep feelings for the Southern Railway, I know your intentions this time, rest assured, rest assured, there will be no changes. After all, the Jiaoyan Line and even the future Taorong Line Railway, also to the development of Denglai itself, in the military has a very prominent use, can be said to be a multiplier of our strength, and Jiaolai Xinhe defense line is built, they can also play a chemical reaction between them, produce the effect of one plus one is greater than two, I firmly believe this. Therefore, we are willing to allocate 300,000 yuan from the very tight financial situation as a subsidy for the construction of the railway. Uh, well, these 300,000 yuan are not all cash, and it is useless for you to ask for cash, mainly food, and there are also 3,000 mules and some food, and you have to purchase it anyway, and it saves trouble. ”

After the speech, Liu Jianguo talked in detail with Xu Xiangdong about the help that the Denglai development team would give in the construction of the Jiaoyan Line Railway and the current status of the railway. The current survey of the Jiaoyan Line Railway has not yet been fully completed, but in some sections of the road that have been completed and determined, the foundation leveling work has been carried out for a long time, mainly thanks to the advice of Liao Xiaoyao, the former commander of the Denglai Pioneer Team. Under his repeated attention, officials in Jiaozhou, Jimo, Yantai, Fushan, Qixia, Laiyang, and other places had to requisition local people to go to work on the routes that had already been determined, fill in some ditches and puddles, and rectify the uneven ground.

In addition, the last remaining part of the production and construction corps (the original victims of the disaster in the four provinces of Shandong, east and west, and many others were later supplemented) have long been sent to the construction site to work. In addition to leveling the foundations, they also had to build railway stations, transport food, labor tools and building materials, and take care of livestock, which was much more arduous than the people in those places.

In conclusion, Liu Jianguo suggested that the funds prepared by the Southern Railway Company for the construction of the Jiaoyan Line and the Taorong Line should in principle stay in the local area as much as possible to purchase railway equipment, hire technicians, and purchase steam locomotives and carriages. For the costs incurred in the construction of the railroad in Denglai (mainly employing personnel and draft animals, and purchasing food and tools), the Southern Railway Company could borrow from the Bank of Taiwan or the Northwest Reclamation Bank in the Far Eastern San Francisco to avoid the risk of funds being transported back and forth. To this end, the Denglai Pioneer Group will provide a certain level of guarantee so that they can borrow enough money - of course, perhaps a big bank like the Northwest Reclamation Bank will not look down on the deteriorating financial situation of the Denglai Pioneer Team and will not recognize their ability to guarantee, so they will have to pledge the railway itself in exchange for much-needed road construction funds, and in general, it will not be a big problem.

Xu Xiangdong carefully experienced all kinds of things that Liu Jianguo said, and had a preliminary impression of the construction of the Jiaoyan Line. Although in recent years, with the advancement of technology, the cost of railway construction has been reduced a lot, but considering that this is a railway construction in the Far East, there are many additional expenses in other aspects, so the total cost of the construction of this railway is about 3.5 million to 4 million yuan. If we add in the huge risks of sea transportation (the shipwreck rate is not low) and the resulting high marine insurance costs, the total cost of the construction of this railway is more than 4 million yuan.

However, at present, the Southern Railway Company has only prepared 2 million yuan in cash for the construction of this railway, and it is estimated that it can invest an additional 200,000-300,000 yuan every year in the future, which is almost more than 3 million yuan according to the five-year construction period. The remaining gap needs to be sponsored by the Denglai Pioneer Team, and it should still be feasible for them to pay more than 100,000 or 200,000 yuan worth of food, livestock, tools, and even labor expenses a year, and it has just been approved by Liu Jianguo, the acting captain of the Denglai Pioneer Team.

In this way, it is not much of a problem. The only trouble may be that Liu Jianguo feels that the five-year construction period is a bit long, especially in the past two years, when they have done a lot of preliminary work for this railway intermittently, it is indeed a bit slow to build 40 kilometers a year, and it would be better if it could be compressed to four years. For this point, Xu Xiangdong can not give a clear answer for the time being, because there is only one way to shorten the construction period, one is to increase the number of road construction troops, and the other is to increase the frequency of using engineering equipment, the former will increase road construction expenses, and the latter needs to apply for a permit for sensitive machinery and equipment to leave the country, neither of which is an easy matter, relatively speaking, the latter may be slightly easier to handle, after all, Sakhalin Island has pulled a lot of good things from the mainland for many years, and it is not bad for this batch.

Finally, Xu Xiangdong brought up the question he had thought about before, that is, the question of whether the Taorong Line Railway should be extended to Pingdu Prefecture. As soon as he proposed it, Liu Jianguo looked at the map and felt that this was also very reasonable, because Pingdu Prefecture, which has a large grain output, could be included in the transportation line, and in addition, all kinds of commodities produced by some workshop-type enterprises in Dengzhou could also be transported to Laizhou Prefecture by railway for sale, which played a significant role.

Of course, considering that it will take four or five years to complete the construction of the Jiaoyan Line Railway, and it will make the Southern Railway Company and the Denglai Development Team exhausted, and they will not be able to build new lines in the short term, so Liu Jianguo did not give a clear answer, only said that he would have to consider it again. After all, what he wants is political achievements and merit so that he can sit firmly in the position of captain of the Denglai Pioneer Team. And such a political achievement, a railway on the Jiaoyan Line is enough, and when both the Denglai Pioneer Team and the Southern Railway Company have the ability to build the Taorong Line and even the Pingrong Line Railway, at that time, God knows that he Liu Jianguo is still not working in Denglai, so now '' this heart, there is really no need, or first 'get' the Jiaoyan Line in front of you to finish talking, and the rice should be eaten one bite at a time!