Chapter 2521
Since he was determined to make friends with these young people with extraordinary status, Peter naturally tried his best to deliberately find some topics related to Sanya in order to continuously close the distance with Tao Hongfang and others. As for the business conditions of the store, he also deliberately selected some content closely related to Haihan to introduce.
"I think your country's idea of building a trade port in Zhoushan is a brilliant idea. Not only can it establish close ties with the nearby prosperous Jiangsu and Zhejiang regions, but it can also radiate to Japan and North Korea across the sea, in all directions, southeast, northwest This is the center of cross-border trade. This is a perfect location! ”
Peter did not hesitate to praise Zhoushan Dinghai Port, and these praises were indeed from the heart. He achieved career success here and gained a lot of personal wealth through trade. It is not an exaggeration to call Zhoushan his blessed place.
Tao Hongfang smiled and said: "But after our country moves its capital to Hangzhou, it may have some impact on the operation of Dinghai Port. Doesn't Shopkeeper Pi have no concerns about this?"
Peter shook his head without hesitation and replied: "No, no, I don't think that Hangzhou becoming the capital of your country will affect the operation of Dinghai Port. I have been to Hangzhou, and although it is also very prosperous, it does not have the capacity to build a large seaport. Natural conditions are unlikely to replace Dinghai Port's role in maritime trade. On the contrary, I think that after Hangzhou is established as the capital, it will bring more trade opportunities to the region, and Dinghai Port will also benefit from it. In the future, trade volume will only increase, and Dinghai Port’s trade position in the East China Sea will become more stable.”
On this issue, Peter, who has been to Hangzhou, obviously has more say than Tao Hongfang and others who have never been to Hangzhou. However, Tao Hongfang and others' understanding of Hangzhou was only based on paper information, so it was naturally difficult to refute Peter's view.
Peter's opinion also pointed out a shortcoming of Hangzhou from an objective perspective. From a visual point of view, Hangzhou is located on the bank of the Qiantang River and is the southern starting point of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal. It is adjacent to Hangzhou Bay in the east. The shipping industry seems to be very developed, but geographically Judging from the conditions, the local area does not have the conditions to build a large seaport. There is no other reason than the situation caused by the Qiantang River.
Although the Qiantang River is wide, its runoff is small and it carries a large amount of sediment, forming a large coastal beach in the coastal area of Hangzhou. The water depth of these shoals is too shallow and will not be able to support large-tonnage ships in the future.
In addition, the tide flowing in from Hangzhou Bay into the Qiantang River will also bring considerable problems to Hangzhou's shipping. When the tide comes in, the waves are surging, and ships in the river can only pull to the shore in advance to avoid it. When the tide recedes, large mudflats will form on the river bank, and ships on the shore can easily be stranded.
It was precisely because of these objective reasons that Emperor Yang of the Sui Dynasty specially built the Beijing-Hangzhou Canal to open up the shipping channel from Zhejiang to the north. But if you want to measure Hangzhou's conditions by the construction standards of large seaports, it is indeed inferior to Zhoushan Dinghaiport, or even the wharves along the Yongjiang River in Ningbo Prefecture.
From this perspective, Peter's vision is indeed very accurate, and he has a complete understanding of the shortcomings of the Hangzhou area. Even if Haihan has many plans for Hangzhou, due to local conditions, it will be difficult to replicate Sanya's seaport locally. He can only Allocate this part of the functions to Ningbo and Zhoushan.
Since the topic of planning was brought up, Tao Hongfang simply continued to ask: "Shopkeeper Napi thinks how to make up for Hangzhou's shortcomings in shipping in the future, so that Hangzhou can also enjoy the convenience of shipping?"
Peter thought for a moment before responding: "For your country, which is good at engineering and construction, there are actually many solutions. The simplest is to open a convenient land passage from Ningbo to Hangzhou. To achieve rapid transportation of materials and personnel.”
"Oh? Can Shopkeeper Pi tell you more?" When Tao Hongfang heard this, he knew that Pete was not coming out of his mouth, but that he should have done some research on this, so naturally he wanted to hear his opinion. Peter was interested in making friends with the other party, so he also wanted to use this opportunity to show off his abilities. Without any hesitation, he stated some of his ideas.
"The distance from Ningbo to Hangzhou is about three hundred miles. Using the official road built during the Ming Dynasty as the path, even the whole journey by horse and cart will take about three days. It will definitely be slower if you go on foot or carry bulk cargo. But if you can Building an official road with better road conditions, similar to the one on Hainan Island, may shorten the travel time. Of course, the best way is to build a railway to connect these two places, so that this section can be completed in one day. distance. Although the transportation capacity is not as good as shipping, it is better than the speed. ”
As expected of Peter, who had lived in Sanya for a long time, he actually came up with the plan to connect Hangzhou and Ningbo by railway. Tao Hongfang was secretly surprised when he heard this, because he had seen such a plan in Sanya. The Ministry of Transportation had started planning the Hangzhou-Ningbo Railway project last year, and as it was an important part of the capital relocation project, it was likely to be related to the capital relocation project. Actions are implemented simultaneously. In this way, after the capital relocation is completed, the Hangzhou area will have integrated land and sea transportation channels, resolving the shortcomings originally limited by geographical conditions.
Of course, with a railway that is hundreds of miles long and the construction site is far away from Hainan Island, the difficulty of the project can be imagined. Even if the executive committee finally makes up its mind to build this land passage, the construction period may be as long as several years. If calculated based on the several railways that have been built on Hainan Island, it is conservatively estimated that the Hangzhou-Ningbo Railway will take at least five years to complete.
However, compared with the ten-year project of the capital relocation plan, the time is not too long. If the construction can be started as soon as possible, it can even be put into use before the end of the capital relocation plan.
"Shopkeeper Pi really knows a lot about our country's railway transportation!" Tao Hongfang couldn't help feeling a little emotional after listening to Peter's speech. This man knows so much about all aspects of Haihan. If he didn't have a Western face, I'm afraid he will really be treated as a native of the country.
Peter said modestly: "Master Tao deserves the award, I'm just thinking wildly, making everyone laugh!"
Ning Zijing suddenly said: "Shopkeeper Pi can think of this section. Could it be that there are some recent signs that inspired Shopkeeper Pi?"
Tao Hongfang asked in confusion: "Why did Zijing say this?"
Ning Zijing said: "For such a large project, there will definitely be many signs before it starts. The Ministry of Transportation will send a large number of technical personnel to survey the terrain and plan the route, and then the local government will ban the sale of land along the route, and the government will fund the acquisition of these Land. Those who are interested can naturally deduce the government's plans from these signs. It is not surprising that Shopkeeper Pi is so familiar with the situation in our country."
(End of chapter)