After a year's absence, the embankment has changed dramatically.

With the development of Pingdong Industrial Village, the refugee camp in District 11 no longer exists, and the former thatched liao has disappeared and has been replaced by two- or three-story buildings.

"Dirty and messy" has become history, public security is getting better and better, the streets are getting cleaner and cleaner, the billboards in front of shops have Chinese and Vietnamese languages, and more and more merchants come to buy goods and people from the urban area to buy daily necessities.

The Spring Festival is approaching, and the Governor's Fang Street, Meishan Street, Sailor Street, Confucius Street, and Mencius Street ...... The black pressure is full of people, and the stalls of flowers, couplets, lanterns, and various snacks are one after another, and it is a thriving scene.

The entrance to the Li family's mansion was just as lively, full of neighbors' stalls, and there were several times more police officers to maintain order and plainclothes to ensure the safety inside. Last night, even a security squadron was transferred from Pingdong Industrial Village, and the first entry almost became a barracks.

The son and daughter-in-law are back, the daughter is back, and the old people such as Liu Jinghui and Wang Bo are all back.

For so many years, the Spring Festival has never been so lively this year.

Li Guanyun was relieved, and pulled Liu Jinghui to write couplets together, the dragon flew and the phoenix danced, and the ink fragrance was permeated, Li Weimin's calligraphy was really not very good, so he could only stand aside to help them.

Write a sheet, dry it and take it out to paste.

Ah Cheng was so busy that he accidentally got ink on his police uniform.

Liu Jinghui's undried banner was put behind him, and he suddenly asked: "For the people, is the second batch of industrial villages in a hurry?" ”

Li Guanyun raised the teacup and said: "Pingdong is close to the embankment and the urban area, there are funds, sales channels and markets, and it is normal to be able to do it; Vung Tau was originally a large port. With the construction of several other industrial villages. It is not surprising that shipbuilding, terminal equipment and construction machinery manufacturing industries have achieved initial results. Da Nang Industrial Estate is backed by Hoi An. There are many Chinese in Boliao, each with its own advantages.

The second batch of industrial villages in Ha Thanh is no problem, facing Phu Quoc Island across the sea and bordering Cambodia, whether it is to set up a factory or do business, it will not be far off. Soocrang, Can Tho, Long Chuan and Golden Gull are different, especially the Golden Gull's 'mud tail', what do you want. ”

The two old men were talking about business, and they were all talking about ideas.

From the perspective of natural resources, markets, and land and sea transportation. Cities such as Hue, Quang Gi, Quy Nhon, Tuy Hoa, Nha Trang, Da Lat, Phan Thiet, Bien Hoa along the railway and Highway 1 are all more suitable than the south.

However, the EIP should not only consider business, but also consider safety, and also focus on the future.

Li Weimin closed the door with his hand and explained with a smile: "Dad, Uncle Liu, the reason why we are engaged in the large-scale development of the south can be summed up for several reasons, one is that several industrial villages in the south are too scattered, and the Phu Quoc Special Economic Zone is even more isolated overseas. If the second batch of industrial villages is not built in the south, it will be difficult for supporting industries to develop. It does not play a leading role in radiation;

Second, although the conditions of the central coastal cities are good in all aspects, they involve the interests of too many people, not counting the others, and the funds required for land expropriation compensation alone are astronomical; In addition, for security reasons, after the successful development of the southern region, the Jinou Peninsula will basically be stabilized, with a strategic depth of several hundred square kilometers, and the security of Phu Quoc, Di Thi, Ha Tien and the core areas of Jinou can be guaranteed. ”

Liu Jinghui looked at the map and nodded: "The development of central coastal cities is like a long snake formation, once the railway line and Highway No. 1 are cut off, it will be difficult to take care of, a large piece is definitely better than a line, there is no infrastructure in the key south, and it is estimated that a lot of funds will be needed for early investment!" ”

Soc Trang and Can Tho are slightly better, and further south is the province of Kien Giang, which is really poor and white.

Not to mention, Cape Kinou, known as the "mud tail", was inaccessible and harsh, and was a base for Viet Minh guerrillas before the armistice.

Li Weimin smiled, pointed to the map and said: "The conditions in all aspects are not good, the infrastructure is weak, it is equivalent to a blank sheet of paper for us, and it is much easier to draw on a blank sheet of paper." What's more, after a year of purges, the Viet Minh organization was largely destroyed and moved away from North Vietnam, making it less easy to infiltrate.

As long as we carry out large-scale infrastructure construction, and as long as Ngo Dinh Dinh Rinh comes back and supervises the ongoing land reform, then the changes in the lower six provinces will be visible and tangible, and more than two million people will stand on our side, and in time, we will be able to build the lower six provinces into our big rear. ”

"Where's the money?"

"After the year, it will mainly be survey, planning and land acquisition, and the construction will not start until large enterprises such as Phu Quoc Iron and Steel Company, Phu Quoc Power Equipment Company and Dishi Cement Company are put into operation. The four roads that surround the Jinou Peninsula are not ordinary gravel roads, but fully enclosed high-speed toll roads. ”

Li Guanyun reacted and couldn't help but smile and asked: "The design output of steel plants and cement plants is too high, and you are worried that the products will not be sold after they are put into production?" ”

"Yes, the current demand for steel and cement is relatively large in Saigon, embankment and a few industrial villages, if we do not start infrastructure construction to expand domestic demand, there will be an oversupply."

Li Weimin took out a pen and drew several lines on the map: "The four highways are just the beginning, if the financial situation allows next year, we will start the construction of two vertical and two horizontal four provincial highways, but the required funds will be borne by the provinces." ”

"Do you have money in a few provinces?"

"They don't have money, but they have land and resources."

Li Weimin said with a smug smile: "Experts from the company's development research center have surveyed that the Wuming area is rich in peat, with reserves of more than 1.5 billion tons. Rich in a variety of organic compounds, protein feed, biological growth agents and plant stimulants can be extracted from them, and different types of adsorbents and pharmaceutical preparations can be made.

It can be made into building materials, drilling stabilizers, diluents, raw material adjusters for the ceramic industry, coal-water slurry dispersants, sewage treatment agents and ion exchangers. It can be made into green organic compound fertilizer, which can be used to generate electricity. The planned China Southern Power Grid Corporation intends to focus on the development of peat power generation. ”

South Vietnam is no better than North Vietnam and has very few mineral resources.

Li Guanyun really heard about it for the first time, and asked suspiciously: "Peat? ”

Also known as peat, it is the coal with the lowest degree of coalification, and it is also the most primitive state of the humus coal series. The accumulation in peat bogs is the product of water and lack of air, and is a non-renewable energy source, but the reserves are large. ”

"Can peat resources alone recoup infrastructure investment?"

"Of course not, first, over-mining will cause environmental problems, and second, the development of the whole industry will take time. In fact, in addition to peat, there is oil on the southern coast, and the coastal provinces give the development rights to the industrial investment companies, and the companies give them the funds needed for infrastructure construction, so that we will only make money and not lose money. ”

"Vietnam has oil?"

"Really?"

"Absolutely."

Li Weimin said with a smile: "Jingchen has not been at home for many years, and going to the United States and Britain to investigate is for offshore oil exploration ships and offshore oil-drilling-well-platform. The government has handed over Con Dao to the Industrial Investment Corporation, and the future Jinou Industrial Village will be a crude oil reserve base and oil refining base. ”

Vietnam has oil, and the news is too shocking.

Li Guanyun asked eagerly: "Is the reserve large, can it meet domestic demand?" ”

"The reserves are not small, and it is too difficult to explore at sea, so it is difficult to say how much, but one thing is certain, it is enough for us to mine for decades."

Liu Jinghui was confused, and asked with a puzzled face: "The oil field is a cornucopia, why doesn't Wu Tingyan grasp it in his hands, and why does he delegate the right to explore and exploit mineral resources to the provinces?" ”

"No more than 100 people know about the offshore oil field, which is the highest level of state secret, and in fact, no one will necessarily believe it. The reason why the power is delegated to the provinces, and then granted to the industrial investment companies through the provinces, is to create a fait accompli before the oil is produced.

An industrial investment company is an industrial investment company, and the government is a government, and the two cannot be confused. At that time, although the industrial investment company will have money, it will not have the money to use for infrastructure construction and the development of other industrial villages in the lower six provinces, and the government will still need US assistance. ”

"Is it cheap and not a bastard?"

"Almost, who makes the United States so rich and so fond of taking on obligations."

As a member of the "Vietnamese Chinese Literature and Art Research Association", Li Guanyun was very aware of Ngo Dinh Diem's strategy.

Although the U.S. government supports him now, it does not mean that it will support him forever, and in fact, several U.S. ambassadors have been dissatisfied with some of the government's policies, so he has made two preparations.

The US Military Advisory Group can reorganize the national army as much as it wants, and train its officers as it wants. He supported Ngo Dinh Ngai in setting up a "special forces" and supported the Phu Quoc University Reserve Officer Training Corps and the Industrial Investment Company Security Corps. In his mind, pro-American officers were as untrustworthy as pro-French officers, and only the "special forces" and the "industrial investment department" were truly loyal to him and the government.

The North Vietnamese threat was too great, and no one knew when a full-scale offensive would be launched.

On the day he returned from France to become prime minister, he regarded Phu Quoc Island as a base camp for his allies to counterattack together at the suggestion of Li Weimin. Now that the situation has eased a little, the industrial village plan has achieved initial results, and it is completely possible to go further and build the entire Jinou Peninsula into a "big rear" in the future.

The bottom gas turned out to be oil.

Li Guanyun pondered for a moment, then got up and said: "For the people, no matter what, my family has always been the controlling shareholder of the industrial investment company. The University of Michigan Government Research Agency's millions of dollars should be repaid as soon as possible to save future trouble. ”

used to be poor, but then he will become a rich man.

In the face of interests, anything can happen.

The inexplicable Foundation may send someone to replace Professor Anderson on the Board of Trustees, or even claim rights that belong to them. There are so many Catholics in Vietnam, and those Catholic villages have not developed, and the church has the right to demand dividends from the industrial investment company.

Li Weimin had already thought about it, and smiled casually: "The millions of dollars from MSU, I asked Jiahui to return it with interest three days ago." The millions invested by the church before, Jiachang and Father Harnett have reached an agreement to return them by donation after the Spring Festival. Professor Anderson and Mr. Carr are no longer concurrently directors and will remain with the company as consultants. (To be continued.) )