Chapter 1547: The Kra Isthmus
Is there a big project in Central South Province, if it is someone else in power, you may not think of any big projects, Wang Rongmin is different, from the beginning of coming to Central South Province, Wang Rongmin spared no effort to promote the construction of Central South Province, not only did he himself invest a huge amount of energy for this, but also promoted his subordinates, spared no effort to find, up and down, the superior likes cockfighting, the subordinate will send, since the superior wants political achievements, the subordinate also spares no effort to put forward a lot of projects, but there is not much effect, What really made Central South Province take off was his analysis from the internal reference. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info
It seems that this is the case, Wang Rongmin knows, but it is not like this, it is the things provided by his subordinates that let him quickly understand Central South Province, otherwise, he will not be in the internal reference and the national railway plan, keenly found the railway construction as a breakthrough, after all, I don't know the whole Central South Province, I don't understand the direct benefits of Central South Province after the railway is connected, just for the sake of political achievements to fight for the railway, what I won is just a central supporting investment, and many follow-up things can not achieve the expected results. Not only will the leader's ability be greatly reduced, but even if it is a big relationship, who will dare to help you next.
China does not pay attention to relations and factions, from top to bottom to pay attention to the actual effect, perhaps with favor and means, through a single investment, once the investment does not have the desired effect, or falsification, not only the project will be held accountable, the above approval and the participation in the seminar will also be accountable, it is this system that makes many of China's large-scale projects, not just a formality, but play a very in-depth effect.
Wang Rongmin clearly remembers that when he was looking for a breakthrough, just two years ago, when he took over Central South Province for more than a year, gained a firm foothold in all aspects, and grasped real power, when he basically started the railway plan, there was a plan proposed by local businessmen, the Kra Isthmus Plan, which used the Kra Isthmus to connect the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, bringing a large number of navigation dividends to Central South Province and promoting the development of Central South Province.
The topic is very big, and the final benefit is quite amazing, at that time Wang Rongmin also studied it in depth, it turned out that this was not a new proposal, or in order to cater to his preferences as a governor and built, as early as 200 years ago in the 18th century, someone put forward the motion of the Kra Isthmus, but that was only an intention, there was no way to put it into actual operation, it was regarded as such a thing in this area.
The real impetus for the Kra Isthmus was the King of Thailand in South-Central Province, Chulalongkorn, a revolutionary Thai king who visited Europe to introduce advanced Western technology to Thailand. At that time, the international maritime industry was already quite large, so the idea of opening the Kra Canal to facilitate the sea passage between the Pacific and Indian Oceans was born. At that time, it was not fashionable for international cooperation to build a mega project, and it was impossible to rely on Thailand's strength alone, and Thailand did not have the money to promote this project, and it could not even get start-up funds.
Now, all the countries of the Indochina Peninsula, including Thailand, belong to China, and after understanding China's strength, especially Wang Rongmin, the de facto leader, attaches more importance to the plan of developing the Indochina Peninsula, and these indigenous businessmen reiterate this plan, because in their view, only the plan of the Kra Isthmus can meet Wang Rongmin's needs and produce unimaginable economic and social value to the entire Indochina Peninsula.
The specific location of the Kra Isthmus is located in the original southern part of Thailand, in a narrow area that extends to the Maran Peninsula in Thailand, with the narrowest point being more than 50 kilometers, the widest point being about 190 kilometers, and the highest point being 75 meters above sea level. Its east and west coasts are both bedrock coasts, the waves are calm, and there is the possibility of excavation, as long as the design is reasonable, there may not be many irrigation stations in between.
As for the economic value, it is not small, if the Kra Isthmus Canal is successfully dug up, China's ships to the Indian Ocean will save 1200 kilometers of voyage, for large ships, this represents 2-5 days of sailing time, for ocean transportation The effect is huge, on behalf of saving a lot of costs, any ocean-going cargo ship, will incur costs when transporting, aside from the cost of time, when sailing 1200 kilometers, the fuel consumed is not a very small number, so the navigation industry, Every little bit of route savings is a huge benefit.
It is this huge plan that makes Wang Rongmin very interested, once the canal is dug successfully, just by virtue of the collection of tolls, more than ten years, it is enough for Central South Province to recover the cost, not to mention a large number of ships passing through here, bringing shipping dividends, some minerals can even be unloaded nearby, transferred, or local digestion, the Indochina Peninsula and the domestic railway has been connected, maybe to the southeast coast, there is no detour, but for the core of the west of Baotou, It is better to transfer the goods from the Thai side, and the advantage on land is also greater.
But after careful consideration, Wang Rongmin still held back the desire in his heart, this thing costs too much, in terms of cost, it is comparable to the Suez Canal and the Panama Canal, maybe the investment will not be so large, but Suez, Panama, the two canals are nearly 10,000 kilometers, and the Kra Isthmus is only 1,200 kilometers, if there is a comparison, that is the Kiel Canal, the Kiel Canal saves more than 400 nautical miles, which is already the shortest saving distance among all canals.
The Kra Canal is higher than the Kiel Canal, more than twice as high, which should have huge benefits, but it can't be compared with anyone else, the Kiel Canal represents the interests of the German military, a faster access to the Atlantic Ocean, a direct German control of the sea without considering the preferences of the three Nordic countries, this military value is very large, just by virtue of this, no matter how big the investment, Germany will invest, it can be said to be a national project.
The Kra Canal is at most good for Central South Province, but for Malay Province, it is a huge negative, so calculated, the investment is huge, the benefits are not obvious, and even at the expense of Malay Province and the Strait of Malacca, this has to be cautious, once there is an unpredictable result, when the time comes, it will be terrible, besides, Wang Rongmin does not have the ability to ask the central government for 180 million US dollars, or even 200 million US dollars of funds, this is not a simple package, this is a super big package. More than two years ago, Wang Rongmin vetoed this plan, because he was not confident that under the premise of passing the central government's acceptance and obtaining state funding, Central South Province itself would not have the possibility of advancing the canal alone for at least 20 years.
But now, understand that the central government is ready to use large-scale infrastructure construction to promote development, the idea in his heart has risen again, the central government has begun to use large-scale construction, to stimulate the local economy, indicating that the central government is willing to invest, 1200 kilometers, is a pretty good number, coupled with the relationship between transshipment and the Indian Ocean estuary, under the interests of the three sides, the possibility of the realization of this project is very large, as long as enough data is obtained, it seems that this will become a godsend.
Wang Rongmin has always been an action higher than prudence, the development of Central South Province, many times also rely on his adventure, in fact, in the economic field, appropriate risk-taking, there are not many problems, as long as the escort is done well, in terms of China's current huge plate, a little loss is nothing, as long as the general direction is correct, once the adventure is successful, the benefits can be more than ten times, or even hundreds of times more than the stable one.
The more Wang Rongmin thinks about it, the more excited he becomes, this is probably the best opportunity he can encounter, he must get first-hand information, at least he has to make a plan here, to prove that after the canal is built, it can make money, and the rate of return is very high, then the first thing to get is the traffic information of Malacca, how many ships are there in a year, how many tons of ships pass through here, and where is the destination, because of the limitations of the Kra Canal, only East Asia, through the Strait of Malacca, to the Middle East, Or the northern part of the east coast of Africa.
It is not difficult to get the information of the Strait of Malacca, the relationship between the Jin Shang family, coupled with Lan Fang's side, is almost dominated by the Jin merchants, under the relationship set, you can find a certain degree of relationship anywhere, maybe you can also meet your own brothers.
As the earliest collaborator to cooperate with Yang Yuanzhao, the Jin merchants not only obtained a rich money report, but also harvested huge political resources, in the entire Chinese system, the Jin merchants occupied a considerable part, among them, Lan Fang's side, is the focus, at that time willing to Lan Fang to develop very few, as for China, except for a few provinces in the northwest, most of the Central Plains essence area, the relationship is complicated, even the Jin merchants are not idle, for Yang Yuanzhao, there is no relationship, As for the nest of corruption, naturally there is an intelligence bureau to investigate, and now China's intelligence bureau is still Shi Lei, but under him, it is divided into three parts, one is the Central Intelligence Bureau, which specializes in foreign intelligence investigations, the other is the National Intelligence Bureau, which specializes in internal intelligence, and the other is military intelligence, which focuses more on military aspects.
The pervasive intelligence bureau, there is nothing only to check intelligence, regardless of people's livelihood and the like, when they investigate that someone is corrupt, they will not be like Jinyi Weidong Factory, direct jurisdiction, direct trial, they will transfer things to the relevant departments, as for the relevant departments if they do not pay attention, or if they are ventilated, there will naturally be a higher level of management, pervasive, strong investigation ability is the characteristic of the intelligence bureau, generally the cases transferred here, will get a definite judgment, occasionally once or twice, Even the fall of the minister shows the horror of the intelligence bureau.
Since there is no corruption, then the innate advantages of the locals have created the rise of clan power, of course, Southeast Asia is an exception here, here are all natives, even if there are Chinese, the central government does not believe very much, in order to avoid the danger of being divided, most of the natives and Chinese here are transferred out and supplemented from the country, and there are very few who are willing to come over at that time, because of this, the elites of the Jin merchants, who stay in the country to develop, are mostly in the northwestern provinces and the central government, and here in Lanfang is the most. (To be continued.) )