In the blink of an eye, in the early autumn, the unbearable heat in the Incheon area in the middle of the Korean Peninsula has passed, the cool breeze is blowing in the morning and evening, and the noon time is not very hot.

Compared with the strange atmosphere in the field, it seems to be very lively on the riverside, hundreds of coolies who speak Shandong dialect are ramming wooden stakes into the river, a wooden trestle bridge and wooden floating wharf stretching into the river for tens of meters, has begun to take shape, behind the wharf, more than a dozen simple wooden Western-style houses are located on the side of the dirt road, and the small fishing village with only a few dozen families on the riverside will only be left with broken walls everywhere.

This is Incheon, to be precise, the Incheon Special Economic Zone, although as early as three months ago, the special zone covering an area of 6,000 acres was completed in Kanjie, and with the "help" of the local government, the lease work was completed, but the construction of the special zone was just beginning, more than a dozen architects from Shanghai, Hong Kong and even Europe, according to the topography of Incheon for regional division, and with reference to France, Germany and other advanced urban architectural design, initially determined the planning policy of the Chinese concession.

At the intersection of two dirt roads on the riverside, that is, the planned "Special Zone Office" sits a simple wooden house, in this house, standing in front of a simple planning map, looking at the special zone on the map, Shen Deyao's breathing seems to be a little short, although it is only 6,000 acres now, but architects from various countries have planned dozens of square kilometers of the city, from the map of the special zone planning back to the Han River, and the concessions of various countries are closely connected. Facing Yeongjong Island. The water flow in the harbor is gentle. Unaffected by the tides, the water depth in the harbor is more than nine meters, the water surface is up to three kilometers wide, and in some terms, the navigation conditions far exceed the Huangpu River in Shanghai.

"O Holy Square!"

Take a look at the concession along the river that is planned to be two kilometers long and only a few hundred meters deep, and then look at the city on the map that has many squares planned and is centered on the Most Holy Square. Shen Deyao couldn't help but feel a pity.

"In Jellison's planning, the most representative of the whole special zone is the most representative square in the center of the business district, which is a square with both traffic diversion and landmark building functions, with a diameter of 200 meters, this square is planned as the center of the entire urban area, and the future office building, the Ministry of Industry and Bureau building, the court, and the library are all in this place, but now ......

While sighing, Shen Deyao shook his head again, the current special zone is limited by land. There is no "luxury" to get such a square, but "the most holy square". Naturally, it was because of Confucius's supremacy in the hearts of the Chinese and Koreans that the "Holy Square" was put on the construction agenda as the center of the entire "city".

But now, for the sake of this city,

"As long as the port is revived, the SAR will naturally live!"

After comforting Shen Deyao, Wu Huanrong said with a smile on the side. As director of the SAR Telegraph Bureau, he is now preparing to set up the "Korean Telegraph and Telephone Company." Although the Korean Telegraph Office is still under the control of the Unified Supervision Office, it will gradually take over the Korean Telegraph Office after the SAR Telegraph and Telegraph Company is put into operation.

"The vitality and prosperity of the Special Economic Zone does not depend on the framework ...... the city"

Shen Deyao, a construction engineer who became a monk halfway, disagreed with the Unified Supervision Office on urban planning.

"It's about roads and mines, and at present, the most important thing for the Special Economic Zone is the railway and coal mines!"

Shen Deyao opened a map and pointed to the route connecting to Seoul on the map and continued.

"The 36-kilometer Inhan line is important, but the heavier is the railway to Pyongyang, and the 260-kilometer railway is the most important, according to the available information, the Nampo Coal Port is in the ice period from November to February of the following year, and winter is the peak season for coal demand in various places, and the anthracite coal in Pyongyang is related to the future of the Special Economic Zone, if you don't build this railway, I am afraid that it will only ......."

With a frown on his head, Shen Deyao, who is also a railway engineer, recognizes better than anyone else the importance of the Hanpyeong Railway, which is a lifeline for Incheon, not just to transport coal to Incheon to meet Incheon's needs, but more importantly for Pyongyang, whose winter coal export port is the country's coal export port.

But the problem is - no money!

Not to mention the 260-kilometer Hanping Line, and even the Hanren Railway, which is only 36 kilometers to be explored, does not have sufficient funds, because they are all classmates and friends, and Shen Deyao also has a certain understanding of the situation of the "Ministry of Railways", and the Ministry of Railways only received 200,000 yuan in funds, according to 60,000 yuan per kilometer, there is still a gap of nearly 2 million.

"If the railroad can't be built, will the coal mine be shut down in the winter?"

Shen Deyao asked rhetorically, looked at the city outside the window that was being built, and said helplessly.

"In my opinion, now the company should stop building land in Incheon, or even stop the construction of factories, and invest all the money in the construction of railways and ports......

Before the person entered the "office", Zhan Tianyou heard the words coming from the room, listening to Shen Deyao's words, he just smiled slightly, and quickly took it.

"Even if it is stopped, it will not be enough to repair the railway!"

The words by the door hammered on Shen Deyao's head like a hammer, and looking at the voice, his eyes were full of surprise and doubt.

"Dachao! When did you get back? ”

Looking at Zhan Tianyou who entered the house, Shen Deyao could see that he was different from the moon before, not only his face was dark, but even the khaki British hunting suit on his body looked a little shabby, and even there were some patches on his knees.

"I just came back from Seoul, the route of the In-Han Railway and the site of the bridge have almost been completed, this time Yue Sheng and I will not stay for a few days, replenish the equipment, and go to Pyongyang, and strive to plan the route in a few months."

Xu was a little thirsty, Zhan Tianyou poured a cup of tea as soon as he entered the house, and after drinking the tea, he looked at Shen Deyao and said.

"The 260-kilometer Hanping Line, 50,000 per kilometer, requires 13 million, and if you include locomotives, you can't do it without 15 million! So, even if the Unified Supervision Office throws all the money into it, how much money does the Unified Supervision Office have? It's only two million when it's full! ”

Zhan Tianyou's words made Shen Deyao's face change slightly, it is indeed as he said, the Unified Supervision Office has no money, this is a well-known fact, if it is not for the maintenance fee of 500,000 yuan from the North Korean side, it is estimated that the daily expenses of the General Supervision Office alone will not be able to maintain it now, not to mention that the construction of roads is a very expensive thing.

"So what? What is Lord Tang going to do? If the railway is not built, how can the Incheon Special Zone be revitalized? Relying solely on yarn factories and match factories, at least in the short term, this special zone may not be able to achieve great development! ”

Shen Deyao asked rhetorically, this is exactly what he is most worried about, like his classmates, he has been here for two months, but he likes this place, there is no need to deal with interpersonal relations as cautiously as in the yamen in the past, the unified supervision office is not so much like a yamen, but like a European and American company, everyone is just riveting their efforts towards a goal, and because of this, he hopes that the cause here can be successful.

But the reality is always cruel -- not only does the Unified Supervision Office have no money, but it has even reached the point of being stretched thin, and even the construction site is already in arrears for half a month's wages.

"Railways always have to be built,"

Zhan Tianyou replied in a serious tone.

"After all, this railway is related to the survival of the Special Administrative Region, no, when I came back from Seoul, I heard that Fuzhong was preparing to recruit Korean men to serve in the road, compared to domestic laborers, these Korean people are almost unpaid labor, in this way, at least the railway expenses can be reduced to about 35%......

When he left the Han Tong Prison Office, he learned in the palace that the laborers who would build the railway in the future would be mainly Korean people, and compared with domestic laborers, the use of Korean people would not even need to bear the cost of food, which was a last resort, and even in the future, a large number of Korean people would be used in the coal mines. As for the Chinese laborers, according to the idea of the government, they were sent to factories as much as possible to become factory workers.

"Even if it is reduced by half, it will need at least 10 million!"

Shen Deyao shook his head, if it weren't for Zhan Tianyou mentioning the issue of funds needed to build roads, he wouldn't have thought of that problem at all, but now he has to face the reality - the Tongjian Office did not receive the financial support of the imperial court, and when the funds for road construction in the dynasty were still insufficient, how could he support the Tongjian Government to build a railway in North Korea?

"Actually, the problem of silver is not a big ......"

Seeing that the old classmates were all worried, Wu Huanrong suddenly laughed,

"Oh, what can I do?"

Zhan Tianyou and Shen Deyao both set their eyes on Wu Huanrong at the same time.

"Building a road in the national dynasty is nothing more than two points, one is to raise it yourself, and the other is to ask the court for it, and now the house is to raise it yourself, and the rest of it is to ask the court for it,"

"How can the imperial court send money to the Unified Supervision Mansion now?"

"If you don't want it, you will never get it, the key question is how to get it, how to get it,"

He looked at the two of them and said confidently, compared to the two in front of him, as the director of the telegraph bureau, he could know more secrets and more information.

"What is the best plan for Zhongping!"

"It's not a good idea!"

With a polite voice, Wu Huanrong suppressed his voice slightly, looked at the two people in front of him and said softly.

"Do you know what the two benevolent brothers are most afraid of in the court today?"

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