On the question of whether to enter the Jinmen Port Industrial Zone for the night, Hong Tao originally wanted to veto, but he couldn't stop the other three people from wanting to go and see, especially the most happy pony.

In desperation, Hong Tao had to agree to hide the spear and grenade first, and if he could get in with the pistol, he would enter, and if he couldn't get in, he would withdraw. Anyway, just take a dagger and go to a strange place to spend the night, resolutely no!

"Concentrate the guns and bullets in one car, and let the pony clear the customs first...... "Since the pony wants to go into the city to see the most, Hong Tao is not difficult for him, you come first, we watch, just save some money."

In fact, it was exactly the same as what the pony said, he drove the carriage through the customs smoothly, and when it was the turn of Hong Tao and the tiger, the security team saw that the driver did not say anything, and immediately read out the guidelines for entering the industrial zone in a serious manner, and then began to strictly check the vehicle and luggage, including the coachman.

"Brother Mouse, the soldiers of the East Asian Alliance are not much stronger than the redeemers, I will just say, there is no cat in the world that does not eat fish!" Even the backpacks on their bodies were checked, and the two carriages entered the industrial area by rail.

Seeing a huge map on the side of the road, Hong Tao immediately leaned over, and took out his map to sketch carefully while looking up. Tiger also came over, but his mind was not on the map, but on whining.

"The situation here is not the same as in the capital, don't be careless." Hong Tao ignored him, opened the map in his hand and compared it with the big map, and made sure that there was no omission before speaking.

The so-called industrial zone is about 40 square kilometers north of the Haihe River, from Xingang No. 4 Road in the south, to 20th Avenue in the north, and to the port in the east of Dongjiang Road.

Looking large, in fact, three-quarters of the area is occupied by various factories and freight yards, and only the narrow strip between Dongjiang Road and Dongting Road belongs to the residential area. Residential areas can be freely entered and exited with the Union ID card, and if you want to go to the industrial area to the east, you need to have a work permit and a pass.

"There is no big car shop here, go north, cross Fifth Avenue and find it yourself!" But it was useless to read the map, there was no more detailed information on it except for the names of the streets and a lot of factory names, and if you wanted to know where to stay, you had to ask by mouth.

"Sir, is there a market for buying and selling things here, the bigger ones?" The person Hong Tao asked was more special, the street was full of people, and he didn't look for anyone, but he ran to the middle of the road and stopped a team of patrolling security guards.

"Between TEDA Avenue and Fifth Avenue is all ...... Remember to take care of your wallet, don't be gullible if you don't know the roots, and don't make trouble for you! The vigilante didn't dislike this nondescript driver who wore sunglasses at night, not only giving directions but also reminding him, which was basically his duty.

After walking less than 2 kilometers north along Dongting Road, a large area of brilliant lights appeared in front of you. There are only a handful of street lamps, most of which come from oil or gas lamps from shops and street vendors.

But this area is really not small, with a radius of nearly a kilometer, and in addition to two huge closed markets and countless small shops, it is densely packed with oil lamps, which can be regarded as a strange sight.

The group did not stop, and crossed the market to Sixth Street, and sure enough, there were many houses on the street with lanterns for eating, lodging, stocking, and feeding horses, and there were men standing on the side of the street to greet passing vehicles to park and stay, which was much larger than the post stations along the way.

Hong Tao was not in a hurry to move in, but asked a few more, and finally picked a big car shop with a slightly higher price, but a horse shed with a roof. At present, the rain outside has not stopped, the people are cold, and the horses are also cold, if they are drenched in the cold ice rain for a night, it will be a big trouble if they get sick.

The name of this big car shop is very powerful, and it is actually called Longmen Inn. It looks like it was originally a factory, the office building became a hotel guest room, and the two factories behind it were used as a horse shed and warehouse. Not only do each horse have its own stable, but you can also pull the carriage in it to prevent the goods from getting wet.

"Guest, take it, here are the keys to the two standard rooms, as well as the access credentials for the horses and vehicles. What we don't have here is safety, and you can't lose a single hair, so you can sleep with confidence. If you want to take a hot bath, we also have it, three cents a person, and the water is guaranteed to be scalding! ”

The shopkeeper should have an accent from Shanxi, and the service attitude was not spoken, and the eloquence was not bad. Of course, everything is not given away for free, it is all in exchange for one to two percent more expensive than others.

"Shopkeeper, on the road, I saw a large area of the market lit up, is it late?" Hong Tao doesn't think it's expensive, you get what you pay for, and compared with the post station run by the husband and wife, at least it looks like you can live here. But the light residence could not satisfy his curiosity, and he took out a cigarette as usual to make a cliché.

"Hey, hey, hey...... It's your first time here, right? Well, I've got to talk about it, or you don't touch the door! "Anyway, there are not many customers in the store, there are two guys Zhang Luo is more than enough, the shopkeeper simply turned out of the counter and found a table nearby, sat and chatted with Hong Tao.

Jinmun Port Industrial Park is the earliest industrial zone developed in the East Asian Alliance, and it is by far the largest. It covers almost all industrial projects that can currently resume production, from textiles to chemicals to machining.

There is only one exception, and that is medicine. It is said that its production plant was arranged by the Alliance in a secret location, unknown to ordinary people. However, some of the raw materials for pharmaceuticals also come from chemical plants in the Jinmen Industrial Zone.

Whether it is the crude petroleum refining products from Huanghua, or the metallurgical smelting products from Caofeidian, or various raw materials from the Southeast Alliance and the Southwest Alliance, they basically have to be based on this, and after the first-level processing of factories at all levels, they will eventually become products or relatively high-grade raw materials.

As a result, more and more factories are opening in the Jinmen Port Industrial Zone, more and more workers, more and more family members, more and more job opportunities, and the number of people is also increasing, and it is still rising.

The East Asian Union claims to have a population of more than 100,000, which is not a fraud, but most of them are not in the capital base and security zone, where at most one-fifth of the population is located.

The largest population is the port of Jinmen, which is at least one-third stronger. The remainder is located near the Huangye oil field, the Caofeidian steelworks, and two or three small coal mines and agricultural bases in Northeast China and Chang'an

In addition, Jinmen Port is also the only foreign trade port of the alliance, and all ships from other forces can only dock here. As a result, many foreign ships and merchants gather here every year, mainly from the Southeast Alliance and the Southwest Alliance, and a small number of merchant ships from Southeast Asia and even India.

These merchants generally exchanged local specialties, such as tea, coffee, poultry, fruits, timber, rubber, sugar, etc., for light industrial products and machinery and medicines produced in the East Asian Union.

With such a large population and so many businessmen from all over the world, it is natural to have a strong commercial atmosphere. What started as a spontaneous roadside exchange stall has gradually developed into a large comprehensive market with all kinds of goods, known locally as TEDA Plaza because it is next to TEDA Road.

When commerce is developed, there must be a service industry, all kinds, the most prosperous and the most popular of which is naturally the oldest smoke-free industry. With thousands of industrial workers working in two or three shifts in so many factories, as well as businessmen from all over the country, the speed of this industry is rocketing.

No funds, no loans, bring your own equipment to engage in production, do not occupy an area, do not build a house, and only need a bed for work; Low noise, low pollution, stimulate domestic demand and promote development; Less water, less electricity, and energy saving are exemplary!

However, after the development of the smoke-free industry, it will inevitably promote the birth of another industry. Therefore, people who go to TEDA Plaza to do business, hang out, and enjoy must know that this is not a paradise, in addition to being optimistic about the wallet and not being stolen, they must also be careful of various traps to prevent being blackmailed and deceived.

The innkeeper said for a long time, in addition to introducing TEDA Plaza, the most important thing is to remind Hong Tao and his party not to be happy and sad, just to see the wonderful side of the flower world. You have to pay attention to the dirty side, don't be cheated by people, and you can't even get the money for the store when you come back, so everyone won't be able to see each other very well.