Chapter 2752
Since the local officials in Fuyang County are so sensible, Bai Kesi doesn't mind taking some rest time to meet them. After asking in person, they found out that Zhang He, the prefect of Yanzhou, who was returning from Hangzhou yesterday, passed by here and informed them in advance, so they could be prepared. As long as Bai Kesi and his party stayed in Fuyang County, they could make preparations in time. Reception work.
These local officials did not make any requests, they just hoped that Bai Kesi could come to the county if he had time
Take a look around and see the actual situation in Fuyang County. It would be best if Fuyang County could be assigned several industrial projects that moved in from other places.
Bai Kesi is not surprised by their ideas, because in any area that receives an industrial project, the Donghai Region will invest resources in local construction and improve the level of infrastructure. Moreover, the Donghai Region promises that these projects will revitalize the local economy and allow a considerable number of local people to escape the poverty of relying on the land for their livelihood.
Although most of the industrial projects moved to the Donghai Region so far are still in the infrastructure construction stage, part of the resources invested by the government have been implemented. In some areas, roads and bridges have been built, foundations have been leveled, and factories have been built. A large number of farmers have the opportunity to make money as laborers during the slack season after winter. As long as they are willing to work, the wages they receive each month can even equal the harvest of half a year of working in the fields.
Such an obvious income gap naturally makes places like Fuyang County greedy for opportunities that have not been available for the time being. Recently, some local people have organized themselves and moved across counties to other places to earn money as laborers. Of course, the local officials will not turn a blind eye to this. Now that senior officials from Haihan are passing through Fuyang County, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and they will naturally try to seize it. If Bai Kesi is coaxed to be happy and a little bit leaks out from the cracks of his fingers, it will be enough to change Fuyang County's appearance.
After seeing off the visitors, Bai Kesi smiled and said: "I can understand why these local officials got the opportunity and let the Donghai Region retain them."
Bai Letong responded: "Is it because they can work hard in the audience and are good at flattering their bosses?"
Bai Kesi said: "Yes, but not entirely right. On the surface, they seem to be flattering, but in fact, they are also fighting for development opportunities for themselves and the local area. You just heard their request. What do you want? The industrial projects that can be implemented in Fuyang show that these officials have been paying attention to the policy policies of the Donghai Region and are determined to make contributions to the new dynasty. This is a good thing!”
Bai Letong said: "However, the relocation of industrial projects must take into account the comprehensive local conditions. Fuyang County is under the jurisdiction of Hangzhou Prefecture, but it has not been arranged. That must be because some objective conditions have not met the standards. ”
Bai Kesi said: "Fuyang has no local minerals. It has always been mainly agricultural reclamation. The transportation is not particularly convenient, and it does not have the innate conditions to develop hydropower like Jiande County. There is really no advantage in arranging the implementation of industrial projects. Letong, what do you think? How should the environment be developed? ”
Bai Letong heard that his father was testing him, and after thinking for a while, he responded: "What I saw on the boat earlier is that there are large plains and vast hectares of fertile farmland along the local river. It must be a land of high yields. In the future, if we can vigorously develop agriculture according to local conditions, If we put more effort into the deep processing of agricultural products, we should have good prospects, and we don’t have to stick to industrial projects.”
Bai Kesi nodded and said: "That's right. When considering the long-term development direction of a region, it is a very important principle to adapt measures to local conditions. Industry can indeed create a large number of job opportunities and social wealth, but not every place is suitable for deploying industrial projects. When we come back from Jiande County, you will write a written report on local development and give it to your Uncle Shi.”
Bai Letong said: "Uncle Shi should have already made arrangements for the development of the areas under his rule. Is it inappropriate for my child to suggest something rashly?" Bai Kesi said: "It's okay. You can focus on writing about cultural and educational matters, and other related matters. Just mention the topic of industrial development. You have to bring something decent before your uncle Shi can give you a new appointment."
This was not Bai Letong's first time entering the officialdom. This kind of straightforward suggestion was naturally explained in one point. He immediately accepted the order and went back to the cabin to compose his own inspection report.
The next day, the fleet left the dock outside Fuyang County and continued upstream. Follow the Fuchun River for another eighty miles to the confluence of Fuchun River and Fenshui River, which is the county seat of Tonglu County. Fuyang and Tonglu belong to Hangzhou and Yanzhou respectively. Once here, they have entered the jurisdiction of Yanzhou Prefecture.
Yanzhou Prefecture has jurisdiction over six counties: Jiande, Shouchang, Tonglu, Fenshui, Chun'an and Sui'an, and its administrative seat is located in Jiande County. Tonglu County is almost entirely mountainous and hilly, and the plains between the mountains and riversides only account for one-tenth of the county's area. The cultivated land is much less than that of Fuyang County, which we passed through before.
However, Tonglu also has agricultural products that are readily available, including green tea and chestnuts, which are relatively well-known specialties here. Although this is the first time Bai Letong has set foot here, he has eaten sugar-fried chestnuts made from Tonglu chestnuts in Sanya when he was a child. He is no stranger to the place name "Tonglu", so he has an inexplicable fondness for this place.
The Fuchun River starts from Tonglu and goes upstream with steep rocky canyon terrain on both sides. The green mountains and rivers are stacked on top of each other, and the scenery is very beautiful.
Huang Zhichang, who was traveling with them, introduced to them that the dozens of miles of river section from here to Meicheng Town in Jiande County upstream is called Qililong, and there are Wushiguan, Wulong Gorge, Zixu Gorge, Hulu Gorge and other three gorges. , not only has beautiful scenery, but also has many cultural and historical sites. It is a good place worth visiting.
Bai Letong asked curiously: "Since this section of the voyage is dozens of miles long, why is it called Qililong?"
Huang Zhichang said: "Master Xiaobai doesn't know something. The water depth in the section from Tonglu to Jiande Meicheng is relatively shallow. There are reefs and strange rocks in the river, and the river bank is steep. In many areas, it is impossible to rely on fiber pulling. If there is no wind on the river, Then you have to rely on the oars to hold the pole and complete the seventy-mile trip to the water. If the sail is full and the wind is favorable, it will only take one-tenth of the time to reach the destination. The so-called seven miles with wind and seventy miles without wind. This is where the name Qililong comes from.”
Bai Letong looked at the river, nodded thoughtfully and said, "I see... It will be very difficult to move many factories to the upper reaches of this area in the future."
Huang Zhichang said: "It is indeed not easy in the early stages of construction, but we have steamships. We don't need to rely on wind power to go upstream. Once the deployment is in place, shipping will no longer be a big problem."
(End of chapter)