Chapter 2511
Li Dou's residence in Kaohsiung is located a few miles east of the port. It is a large estate covering hundreds of acres. The main building is a luxurious mansion facing north and south with a five-yard courtyard. The manor is lined with trees inside and outside, and the environment is very quiet.
Perhaps for aesthetic reasons, no defensive facilities such as walls were built on the outermost edge of the manor. Instead, the terrain was used to draw the water from Gaoping Creek around the manor, forming a semi-natural barrier.
There is a stone bridge across the ditch that protects the manor in the south and north of the manor. It serves as the passage in and out of the place. There are dedicated guards at the bridge ends. Ordinary people naturally cannot cross these two bridges without permission.
The designer of this mansion is said to be a senior craftsman specially invited from Suzhou, so from the moment you enter the gate, you will see a scene after step, showing a strong Jiangnan courtyard style. Even the servants who greeted Li Dou along the way had almost no obvious Fuguang accent, but a bit of Jiangsu and Zhejiang accents.
This arrangement may also be related to the fact that Li Dou's hometown is in Jiangsu and Zhejiang. Although it would not be a big problem for him to return to Jiangsu and Zhejiang as an official now, he has invested a lot of effort in Kaohsiung over the past few years and managed to manage the current situation. He is unwilling to give up the results of his hard work even if he thinks about it. Let people.
Since it is inconvenient to leave Kaohsiung, spending more time on creating a Jiangnan style in your residence can probably comfort your homesickness.
It is rare for a private residence to have such a scale of construction, even in a place like Sanya where the rich gather together. However, as Li Dou is an important member of the party, it can be said that the mountains and rivers of Kaohsiung can be arranged by his will. The scale and quality of the construction just depends on how much money he is willing to invest.
As the largest agricultural production area in the Fujian Straits region, Kaohsiung has created much wealth for Li Dou in the past two decades. I am afraid that he himself may not know the specific amount. In comparison, the cost of building such a manor is probably only a drop in the bucket.
"I rarely have guests from Sanya here, let alone young people like you. Your parents and I are the same generation, so I rely on my elders and treat you as my own nephews. When I come here, don't even think about it. Just be restrained and feel like you’re at home!”
After sitting down in the banquet hall, Li Dou greeted Tao Hongfang and his party warmly, and also called out his family members to greet Tao Hongfang and others.
Several young people did not dare to make excuses, and followed the etiquette of nephews and nephews when meeting Li Dou's family.
After the family members retreated, Li Dou said again: "Seeing how you are now, I can't help but think of my own youth, when I was just sent to Kaohsiung by the Executive Committee, and I happened to be about the same age as you. Listen. To say that you all hold important positions in Sanya is really a scary thing!”
Tao Hongfang responded quickly: "Uncle Li, you're welcome! We haven't made any achievements at this time, and we can only hold an official position. In fact, it all depends on the care of our fathers. When I was very young, I heard about Uncle Li's development of Kaohsiung, so I will It’s really admirable to build a prosperous scene from a barren land!”
In fact, they have not done any special research on Li Dou's deeds. They are not particularly clear. They only know that Li Dou is a veteran in the development of Kaohsiung. However, since Li Dou took the initiative to show his goodwill and get closer, Tao Hongfang took advantage of the situation and expressed his respect for Li Dou with a few compliments.
Li Dou ordered the banquet to begin, and all kinds of dishes were immediately served like water. The ingredients used during the banquet are basically produced locally, and the taste is biased towards Jiangsu and Zhejiang. The accompanying rice wine further creates a Jiangnan atmosphere. However, these young people have never been to Jiangnan, and naturally they don't understand this cultural atmosphere. They only feel that this place is indeed different from the wealthy mansions they have visited before, but they can't tell what is good about it. .
After drinking for three rounds, Li Dou casually cared about the situation of their parents, and then changed the topic and asked about the arrangements for their trip.
Tao Hongfang and others did not deliberately hide it, so they picked out some things they could tell and told Li Dou. However, their mission for this trip did not include a visit to Kaohsiung, so they did not have an exact arrangement for their stay in Kaohsiung.
Li Dou judged that what these young people said was not false. Since their mission was not directly related to Kaohsiung, he could rest assured.
"If your mission is not urgent, you might as well rest here for a few days before heading north." Li Dou relaxed and began to take the initiative to entertain guests.
Regardless of the mission of these young people on this trip, Li Dou would still be happy to establish a good relationship with them if he had the opportunity to make friends with them. After all, in ten or twenty years, it is likely that these people will take over the power. Although Li Dou does not have much political ambitions, he also hopes that his family business in Kaohsiung can be passed down safely and stably. This is extremely important for his family's future development prospects, but for the executive committee, it may be just a thought. It's just a decision.
Spending some time and money on public relations before this is just a piece of cake for Li Dou, but the effects it can produce may be far-reaching and cost-effective.
The task that Tao Hongfang and others took was neither urgent nor urgent. After all, their superiors did not specify a time when they must arrive in Hangzhou. Even if they said it was not urgent, it seemed a bit urgent, because they all received short notice, and They set off immediately, giving them the illusion that they had received an urgent mission. The four of them looked at each other, not knowing whether to comply with Li Dou's arrangement or politely decline his kindness.
Li Dou saw that the expressions of a few people seemed to be hesitant, and guessed some of their concerns, so he immediately advised: "Let's do this. After dinner, I will send a telegram to Victory Fort and ask them to give it to you temporarily. Arrange a trip to visit Kaohsiung Port, so you can feel at ease, right?”
Since Li Dou had said this, the four of them were naturally reluctant to refuse and quickly thanked him for his kindness. With Li Dou coming forward to contact Fort Victory, there was no need for them to worry about whether staying in Kaohsiung would affect their mission.
Li Dou did what he said, and he actually sent a telegram after the meal. With nothing to do in the afternoon, Li Dou took Tao Hongfang and his party to visit a plantation by the Gaoping River. Then they fished, drank tea and chatted by the stream.
Kaohsiung is more than two thousand miles away from Sanya. Although it is not too close, Li Dou returns to Sanya every two years. In addition to routine work reports and participation in some special meetings, he also has some meetings with senior officials from various departments. Therefore, Li Dou is relatively familiar with the development of Sanya and with the fathers of these young officials. There will still be a lot of common topics when we chat.
(End of chapter)