Rise of the 1630s South America

Chapter 2208 Luoyang Mansion ([-])

With the neighing of the horses, a long convoy arrived at the destination.

This convoy came from Luoyang Prefecture in the west, and it was basically empty. Except for a few people, there was no cargo at all. It can be seen that the new capital is still a pure consumption area, relying on external materials, money and food. Sex is great.

Mingfu Port is the seat of the newly-established Mingfu County government. There are currently more than 157 urban and rural residents, which is not a small number in the new land of La Plata.Mingfu County was newly established at the beginning of this year, and it is the [-]th county in the country (excluding the districts of the new capital).The county has jurisdiction over Mingfu Township, Linba Township (located near the later town of Santa Rosa), Quanji Township (located near the later town of Esperanza), and Zhonghe Township (located near the later town of San Carlos) , Xingwu Township (located near the small town of Kelongda in later generations), one town and four townships, is a newly emerging county.

Mingfu County is now the departure point for the new capital inland.A large number of ships transported various commodities including grain, timber, coal, daily necessities, machinery and equipment from Hejian, Niulan Mountain, Prairie, and Yazihu ​​River Basin, and then sorted and stored them at the wharf.Because the railway to the west has not yet been built, from Mingfu Port to Luoyang Mansion, basically only rely on convoys or mules and horses. Therefore, Mingfu Port now also gathers a large number of transport practitioners.They stayed here from morning to night, and when they saw any business, they rushed forward and took on the task of transporting various materials to Luoyang Mansion.

On the way to the west, they also have some supply points, which are basically new settlements.For example, Changsheng Township near the small town of Sierra Pereyra, Wenting Township near the small town of Estacion Clucellas, and St. Francis Boyang Township near the town of Ke, Renji Township near the town of Devoto, Guangshun Township near the town of La Francia, and Arroyito Township Panshi Township near the town, and Taishun Township near the small town of Rio Pumelo in later generations, there are a total of seven mid-way supply points, basically every tens of kilometers, so that people in the convoy and mule team can have a place to rest at night. Keep your spirits up and go on the road.

With so many settlements and more than 2 settled immigrants, the daily consumption of materials is extremely astonishing.Not to mention, in addition to their usual farm work, they also have to undertake heavy road and railway construction tasks, which consume a lot of energy and have a great demand for food.Therefore, when a convoy departs from Mingfu Port with a full load of food and daily necessities, it may be that more than half of the convoy’s supplies have been removed before reaching the destination in Luoyang.

The cost of material transportation at this level is undoubtedly very high, and in the long run, the expenditure of the National Development Administration and other institutions will be very large.After all, it is transported by horse-drawn carriage, mules and horses, and most of them are empty on the return journey. It would be strange if the freight did not exceed the meter.And this seems to be the main reason why the higher-ups are desperately trying to build a railway to Luoyang Mansion.Fortunately, the first-class national road from Mingfu Port to Luoyang Prefecture has been under construction for more than a year. With the hard work of a large number of non-national laborers working day and night, part of the road has been used, which provides a huge contribution to the railway construction. convenience.

Speaking of this, I have to mention the tragic Great Northern Railway, because this road has been shut down again!The counties and townships in the Brazilian plateau are really stepmothers. Because of the coastal terrain, they have been looking forward to a main line railway for a long time.After finally getting the approval of the Ministry of Railways, they will continue to extend northward on the basis of the original Northern Railway and Pingding Railway, and complete the so-called Great Northern Railway. Before they were happy, this railway was repeatedly shut down due to plan changes. Not only does it make the counties along the route that have prepared a large amount of road construction materials jump, but it also greatly delays the economic development of these places, keeping the cost of living of the local people at a high level, which is really annoying.

A few years ago, after careful study, the Ministry of Railways sent a deputy minister to the north for a tour, and then expressed his opinion to the local cadres and people that the Great Northern Railway project was about to restart, and this time it would be "repaired until on the northern frontier".Undoubtedly, the words of the deputy minister were extremely inspiring, and also aroused the enthusiasm of the people in the Brazilian highlands to build railways.As a result, this enthusiasm has not been hot for two years, because of the wool transportation special line railway and the planned Luoming Railway (Luoyang Prefecture-Mingfu County), Luoyan Railway (Luoyang Prefecture-Yancheng County), Luoshang Railway (Luoyang-Yancheng County), and Luoshang Railway (Luoyang-Mingfu County) Shanghai County) was shut down again due to multiple "clamp attacks", which greatly discouraged the local people, which is quite tragic to say the least.

"Find a convoy, negotiate a good price, and then buy enough food and daily necessities for two months, and set off within two days." Several officials in the uniform of the Ministry of Railways were having a conversation in the busiest Qiaotou market in Mingfu Port.From what they said, it seems that the team is surveying the Luoming Railway and is about to set off soon.

In fact, the residents of Mingfugang are no strangers to these people. In the past two years, they have met too many people from the Ministry of Railways and China Railway Corporation. These people are generally young, high-spirited, and hard-working.Every time I make a quick appearance in Mingfu Port, and then, under the escort of a dozen or dozens of security policemen, I rent a car to go to the field for surveying. I am very dedicated and hard at the same time.Today’s group of people probably also do these jobs. I hope Tianzun blesses them with good health and can finish their work on time, so that we can take the train to the capital in the future.

"When the height of the embankment is less than 6 meters, it is 5.5 meters, and when it is more than 6 meters, it is 6 meters. On the curved road section with a radius of less than 1500 meters, the width should be increased on the outside of the curve according to the following standards: the curved road section with a radius of less than 800 meters is increased by 30 cm. The curved section with a radius of 800 to 1500 meters is increased by 20 cm. The slope of the embankment slope is 1:1.5 for ordinary soil, and 1:2 for sandy or swampy land, and the slope is shaped by covering sacks or clay... "Several railway officials walked away while discussing technical issues. Their voices were full of passion for work. Perhaps it was the unremitting efforts of these people day and night that the railway industry on the east coast was able to move forward faster than expected.

"...We have taken many measures, including expanding warehouse capacity and increasing mechanical handling equipment, but there are still many ships waiting in line outside the port. Before this month is over, 17420 tons of cargo have already entered the port .” Two officials from the Mingfu Port Authority walked over from a distance. They seemed to have just finished work. After a long day of work, they were planning to find a tavern to have a drink or two, and then go home to rest.

"No one expected this situation, Xiao Zhang. So many goods have caused the biggest chaos since the opening of Mingfu Port. However, this is not a temporary phenomenon. It is necessary to start the expansion project of Mingfu Port soon. In the past, we have made reports to expand, but we always failed to realize it due to various obstacles. Now the situation is getting more and more urgent, and no further delays are allowed. Last time I said in Section Chief Yuan’s office, We must apply as soon as possible to let the higher-ups draft a plan to expand the Mingfu Port to adapt to the new transportation situation."

"At least two jetties need to be built, with a water depth of more than 6 meters. The vertical distance between each jetty is 200 meters, leaving enough room for the future. The width of the jetty is about 100 meters in the middle, with a slightly smaller end and a larger root. Some. After the construction of the two piers, we can probably breathe a sigh of relief. However, the two earlier piers also need to be remodeled. They are not temporary wooden piers, and the old Spanish piers are not in compliance. We have to spend money on renovations, otherwise there will be problems sooner or later. Alas, a lot of things! Well, I will take a closer look at the situation after I get home tonight, and I will talk to Section Chief Yuan tomorrow. Let’s go drink now. No matter how much..."

Wang Dazhuang, who was about to return to Hexi County by boat from Mingfu Port, was moved when he heard these conversations at the port.Sometimes he really felt that he was tired, bored, and under a lot of pressure, but after seeing the energy of these energetic young people, he suddenly felt that his tiredness was nothing.Everyone is working hard, isn't it?No one has a reason to be lazy, a rapidly developing society will inevitably punish these lazy people!Wang Dazhuang did not doubt this at all.

"Compared with the big scenes in Mingfu Port and even Luoyang Prefecture, our Hexi side is really a bit of a small fight. Moreover, the policy reform there seems to be very radical. The initial agricultural cooperatives It is unbelievable that groups formed spontaneously by farmers have the status of legal persons.” Wang Dazhuang climbed up a section of the river embankment, felt the cool wind blowing from the river, lit a cigarette for himself, and thought about his trip. The harvest after the inspection of Luoyang Mansion: "The urban construction plan is quite good. It is worthy of the standard of the 'Millennium Plan'. The urban industrial layout has a plan, rather than grasping what is what. If it does not meet my positioning, I would rather No, this point is quite domineering. After all, it is the capital. It is the first to develop the system, the first to develop the atmosphere, the first to develop the planning, and the first to develop the industry. It's really unlikely."

Thinking of this, Wang Dazhuang let out a long sigh, and threw the cigarette butt into Bianhe Nei.He originally planned to build a complete set of transportation equipment industry in Hexi, because in his opinion, Hexi County is a key node for traveling from east to west, going south to north, and it is very suitable to develop this industry.But after visiting the transportation manufacturing planning base in Shendu District of Luoyang Prefecture, Wang Dazhuang wisely gave up his plan immediately.

Compared with Hexi, Shendu District is also an important traffic node, as evidenced by the famous mule and horse fair here since ancient times.Therefore, even though in principle Luoyang Prefecture will not arrange any industrial facilities in the future, the transportation manufacturing base in Shendu District is one of the very few that can be exempted and vigorously developed.The Ministry of Industry and Commerce plans to invest huge sums of money here to set up a large state-owned vehicle enterprise specializing in the production of various transportation equipment.Wang Dazhuang thought to himself that the small Hexi District could not compete with Luoyang Mansion in this area, so it would be better to end it wisely before investing resources officially.As for what will be the main industry in the Hexi area in the future, what will be used to provide a large number of industrial and commercial jobs for the local area, and generate a large amount of tax revenue for the government, he has to think carefully, and he feels that it is not that simple.

(End of this chapter)