Qin Zhigang, director of the Industrial Bureau, and Di Chong, general manager of Yulinwan Construction Company, found Xia Yang early in the morning.

"Old Xia." Di rushed through the door and began to shout, "You didn't tell me why the Industrial Bureau made cement?" ”

Xia Yang smiled embarrassedly: "I've been too busy lately, I forgot about this." ”

"You say you should be the leaders." Di Chong complained, "I'm building a road now, and it's much more convenient to have cement, so we can directly repair the cement pavement." ”

Xia Yang flipped out a document: "This is the information on the cement that Qin Zhigang and they reported, you can take a look first." I discussed with Chairman Zhang that we wanted to reinforce our forts and buildings with cement first, but their current output is not high. ”

"Haven't you seen the cement we made?" Qin Zhigang said, "The cement made by this kind of soil method is not very good, and I am afraid that it is enough to use it for construction, so I think it is better to build roads first." ”

Qin Zhigang's soil method of producing cement is to wash and dry raw materials such as limestone and clay, and grind them into noodles with stone for sifting. After calcining the mature material, it is ground with the slag left after ironmaking to become cement.

This method is a method when the steel was made in 58 years, although the cement produced by this method has good acid and alkali corrosion resistance, but the early strength is low, the water absorption is strong, the heat release is low, it takes 2-3 months to reach the standard strength, and the frost resistance is not as good as ordinary cement. Generally, it is used to paint urinals, pigsties, barns, manure tanks and other places, and it is rarely used for construction.

Xia Yang heard Qin Zhigang say this, and asked: "Is your current output enough to build roads, but we have to build the entire ring road." ”

"Chairman Xia, why do you always want to eat to become a fat man." Di Chong said with a smile, "It's not certain whether the current cement can build roads, I mainly want to try it first." Aren't we now renovating the old road from Yulin Bay to Yazhou and Wanzhou, first transforming the dirt road to Yazhou into a cement road, and promoting it if feasible. ”

"Okay, if you two think it's appropriate, do it first, send a report to the committee, and we'll approve it." Xia Yang's mind is now focused on this battle with Tao Min, and he doesn't pay much attention to these things.

"There's one more thing." Qin Zhigang said, "Our Industrial Bureau discussed with Luan Xu's Planning Bureau and wanted to install street lights in Yulin Bay. ”

Xia Yang looked at Qin Zhigang with some surprise: "You want to install street lights?" I don't think you're a little whimsical, what kind of street lights do you want to install, what kind of fuel do you want to use, don't tell me you want to install electric lights. ”

"I thought, can you get the call?" Qin Zhigang said with a smile, "When we used to refine crude oil, we got some kerosene, and it was useless to keep it there." I think that in the future, after we recover Yanchang County, the refining of crude oil will increase, and it should still be feasible to install a batch of kerosene lamps. ”

"But then we have to recover Yanchang County first." Di Chong interjected, "Li Zicheng has now occupied Yan'an Mansion, and I don't know when it will be recovered." ”

"Actually, there is another way." Qin Zhigang said, "Since we made the information of the whaling ship public and purchased whales, two companies have also been set up in Yulin Bay to go to sea for whaling, and we can also use whale oil as fuel. And our industrial bureau is also developing biogas now, and if it is possible to install biogas lamps in the future, the brightness of the thing can be comparable to that of incandescent electric lamps. ”

"You have a lot of ideas from the Bureau of Industry." Xia Yang asked: "What is Luan Xu's opinion, how many street lights do you want to install, do you have manpower for maintenance work and lighting and extinguishing lights every day?" ”

"There's no problem with Luan Xu's side." Qin Zhigang replied, "They are now planning the number, we plan to install about 100 lamps first, and as for the location, we will choose the commercial area outside the earthen wall and the residential area by the sea." If Yulin Bay is really lit up, then it is second to none in the entire Ming Dynasty, and it can even attract more Westerners to our Yulin Bay. ”

"Yes, yes." Di Chong also seemed excited, "It's good to install street lights in a residential area, so that my house will sell better." ”

"Hehe, Lao Di, don't just think about how to make money." Xia Yang laughed a few times and suddenly remembered something, "What has Luan Xu been busy with lately, I haven't seen him for many days." ”

"He's not idle right now." Qin Zhigang said, "Didn't we take some states and counties, he is now leading people to the entire Hainan Island, and it is said that he will make an overall island-wide plan." ”

"Is he in Yulin Bay now?"

"Yes, I just came back from Danzhou the day before yesterday, and I haven't gone out yet."

"I really have something to look for him." Xia Yang stood up, "You can report to the committee about the cement and street lights, and we will have a meeting to discuss it, and it can be implemented without any problems." ”

"Report to the committee or to the Joint Command?" Qin Zhigang asked, "Isn't it all the joint command that has the final say now?" ”

"The Joint Command is only in charge of military and martial law matters, and these small matters are still in charge of the committee." Xia Yang explained, "This was decided by the original crossing conference, how did you forget." ”

Xia Yang came to Luan Xu's Planning Bureau.

"Commissar Xia is here, why don't you say anything in advance, so you can go to meet Shangguan."

"Don't be hippie with me." Xia Yang was amused by Luan Xu, "I have something to do with you." ”

"What's the matter, didn't Qin Zhigang tell you about installing street lights?"

"It's not that, you can just watch it yourself." Xia Yang took the teacup handed over by Luan Xu, "Xu Lang left a letter for the joint command before leaving, saying a question. You also know that we have to try our best to win over the British now, but the British will not be with us without giving some practical benefits. ”

"Haven't we already decided to share Singapore and Kampot with the British, and this is not a big benefit."

"That's the benefit outside, and in Yulin Bay, we also want to let them taste a little sweetness." Xia Yang did not say the real purpose, "Xu Lang suggested that a piece of land in Yulin Bay or Wanzhou should be rented to the British, so that the British could come and settle down." ”

Luan Xu's expression became heavy: "I don't agree, lease to the British, does Xu Lang want to build a concession or another Hong Kong." ”

"It's not that serious." Xia Yang said, "If the British help us this time, it will be equivalent to turning against the Dutch and the Spaniards." Most of the Westerners in our Yulin Bay are from those countries, and if the British live in Yulin Bay, there may be some conflicts. ”