Chapter 3643
“What is the scale of the local shipbuilding industry in Xingdao and what changes have there been in the past two years? Come and let me know.”
After Dong Shangyi learned about the recent situation in Xingdao, I immediately thought of the related shipbuilding industry. There are many factors that limit the development level of a region's maritime industry, but the most important reason is definitely the shipbuilding industry.
However, what is different from Dong Shangyi’s prediction is that the Sing Tao region has always attached great importance to the shipbuilding industry. The scale of the shipyard is definitely second to none in the areas around Malacca, and in the past two years, due to cooperation with the special warfare division relationship, the demand for warships has increased, so Xingdao Shipyard has been in a state of expansion.
Similar to the Luzon Region, most of the shipbuilding industry in the Singdao Region is concentrated in the core area. After Singdao, there are no decent shipyards in other areas within the jurisdiction. .
But in terms of shipbuilding capacity, Xingdao is still above Luzon. After all, it is located on the golden waterway connecting the East and West, and the shipping industry is far more developed than Luzon.
It is just that compared with the current demand that is growing too fast, the local shipbuilding production capacity can no longer meet the demand, which leads to a shortage of shipping capacity.
The emergency solution is not complicated. First, find partners with shipping capacity to cooperate and increase temporary shipping capacity; second, allocate shipbuilding orders to regions with production capacity; speed up the launch and delivery of new ships.
Sing Tao has indeed taken similar measures, contacting nearby Annan Cam Ranh Port and other places, leasing local cargo ships and sailors, and ordering some new ships from local shipyards.
However, these measures still fail to fundamentally resolve the problems currently encountered by the Xingdao region, and maritime transport capacity is still stretched.
When Dong Shangyi heard this, he vaguely guessed the reason why he received the special treatment. Perhaps Xingdao had learned about the situation during his visit to Luzon and believed that Fujian could help Xingdao solve shipping problems to a certain extent, so he showed unusual enthusiasm for his visit.
This is of course a good thing for Fujian. If Xingdao happens to need Fujian's assistance in shipping, then Dong Shangyi can save a lot of trouble and no longer have to negotiate cooperation terms with the other party.
In this case, Dong Shangyi paid special attention to this meeting. He hurriedly took a shower and changed clothes. He also took a two-hour nap after lunch to recharge his energy, and then personally sorted out the various gifts he brought to Xingdao. Seeing that it was almost time, he took his entourage to the banquet.
This welcome banquet specially held to welcome Dong Shangyi was held in a banquet hall not far from the Guest House.
According to the store manager, this is a place where official receptions are held, but it is generally only used to receive foreign heads of state and domestic senior officials, and is usually only used a few times a year.
At least this year, it was the first time that a banquet attended by two big figures, Luo and Tan, was held here.
Dong Shangyi's level can be considered a high-ranking official in Fujian Province at best. If measured in Haihan, he is considered a small person who cannot sit in the first three rows of a meeting. But now the treatment I get in Xingdao can be said to be cross-level everywhere.
Tan Tianlei had been waiting outside the banquet hall in advance. When he saw Dong Shangyi arriving, he took him in and introduced him to the people attending the banquet today.
The first people to introduce him were of course the two local officials, Luo Jie and Tan Juren.
The two men, both military and civil, have been in power together in Sing Tao for more than 20 years, and have now become the official symbol of Sing Tao. The construction achievements that Xingdao has achieved today are also inseparable from the efforts of the two of them. Dong Shangyi did not dare to be negligent in the slightest, and hurried forward to meet the two of them with the courtesy of an official.
Roger took the lead and stretched out his hand to support Dong Shangyi, who was bowing and saluting: "Master Dong came to our poor and remote place from Fujian. It was a hard journey all the way!"
Tan Juren also spoke. He said: "During the National Day last year, I had a quick trip with Mr. Xu in Hangzhou. I wonder how he is doing lately?"
Dong Shangyi responded quickly: "Thank you for your concern, sir! Sir Xu also misses you very much, and ordered me to visit Xingdao. One of my missions is to convey his greetings to you. I hope I have a small gift. You two adults accept it with joy!"
After saying this, Dong Shangyi took the gift list from the attendants and presented it respectfully with both hands.
Roger and Tan Juren did not refuse. They took it and opened it politely, then handed it to the attendant behind them and lightly thanked Xu Yuzhuo for his kindness.
The guests attending the banquet were all young faces. After being introduced by Tan Tianlei, Dong Shangyi learned that almost all of these young officials were the children of senior officials in Xingdao.
This situation means that the local military and political power is basically controlled by a limited number of large families, which is somewhat similar to Fujian.
As for this group, at first glance, they are all of Han descent, but there are no other ethnic groups with obvious appearance characteristics, unlike Luzon, which has various ethnic groups mixed together.
Discussing this topic during the banquet, Tan Juren explained: "The proportion of Han people in Xingdao is actually not much different from that in Luzon, and may even be lower. But Han people are generally better educated. And there are no cultural barriers, so the career path will be smoother. ”
Dong Shangyi nodded silently, but at the same time he was thinking that it was not so much that he had a high level of education, but that he had a good background. How could other ethnic groups have the family backgrounds of these young officials present.
Following this topic, I talked about Dong Shangyi’s experiences in Luzon, and talked about the Hispanic Administration that specializes in managing Spanish people, but there is no such specialized agency in Xingdao.
Roger explained: "The population composition of Xingdao is complex, and the proportion of ethnic groups other than Han is not particularly high, so there is no need for special treatment. Everyone is treated equally under Haihan law!"
Dong Shangyi discovered at this time that Xingdao's governing style was obviously different from Luzon's.
Luzon pays more attention to ethnic differences and even established a special management agency and formulated corresponding laws and regulations for this purpose. Sing Tao, on the other hand, deliberately downplays ethnic differences, neither strengthening management nor granting special treatment, but establishing the status of the Han population by firmly controlling the upper-level power.
Dong Shangyi couldn't tell which one of these two governance strategies was better. But one thing he can confirm is that both Luzon and Xingdao are very interested in the assistance Fujian can provide.
After three drinks and five delicious dishes, Tan Juren took the initiative to talk about the topic and asked whether Fujian was interested in expanding the scope of maritime trade business to the Strait of Malacca.
As soon as Dong Shangyi heard that business was coming, he quickly put down his chopsticks and responded seriously: "I'll be honest with Mr. Tan, this official is here just for this matter!"