Chapter 1279
No. 1 in the world
Chapter 1279
Yu Xiaobao is not as leisurely as Zhang Qianzhi, and he has no time to pay attention to the situation of his subordinates at the moment. He came here not just to take a look, but to understand the operation of the local agricultural development and deep processing industry. , and collect the key data that the executive committee is interested in, write a summary report and submit it.When Zhang Qianzhi talked with Liu Shang, he was listening attentively to Zhang Guang's introduction to the local sugar and wine industry.If he also noticed Liu Shang's interest in steam engines, he would probably work with Zhang Qianzhi to persuade Liu Shang to give up his current career and switch to studying machinery.
After visiting the sugar and wine making workshops, everyone did not return empty-handed. Zhang Guang had already prepared gifts, and Yu Xiaobao led the team to meet the audience, and Liu Shang was naturally one of them.These souvenirs are all local products, a piece of white sugar and a piece of Sanya special wine, all packaged in the same small glass bottle and put in a small brocade box. Although it is not an expensive gift, the packaging is really high-grade Not bad, it will definitely sell for a good price on the market.Of course, this kind of mass-produced gift pack is not specially prepared for Yu Xiaobao and his team. made for use in such occasions.
Although Liu Shang wouldn't covet such a small profit, he could also feel Haihan's intentions in trade, and he didn't even forget to sell local specialties while giving gifts.
In fact, the economic crops planted on a large scale in Yacheng County are far more than just sugarcane. Oil crops, spices, tea, tobacco leaves, rubber trees, various fruit trees, etc. also have several thousand acres of planting area, but compared The scale of the sugarcane industry in China is relatively fragmented, and some farms are located far away from the county seat. If you want to visit them one by one, you have to stay in the local area for at least two or three days.
Yu Xiaobao's itinerary does not have such ample time. His task is to inspect the place instead of touring the mountains and rivers. After he has a general understanding of the local situation, he will set off for the next stop.And the preaching activities that have been hanging in Liu Shang's heart, there is no corresponding arrangement in the local area, which also makes him secretly relieved.
After visiting the sugarcane farm here, it was already noon, and everyone returned to the county town, where Zhang Guang hosted a banquet in a restaurant in the city.This meal can be regarded as a reception and a farewell meal together, and the food and drink are very rich, but Yu Xiaobao didn't let go of his entourage to let go of drinking, but he toasted Zhang Guang with a glass as a courtesy.Zhang Guang knew that they had to go on the road after finishing their work here, so he didn't try to persuade them to drink too much, but let everyone eat more food.
Until the end of the banquet, the dishes on the table had been changed twice, and the kitchen was still serving dishes non-stop. Liu Shang also secretly lamented that the extravagance of the Haihan officialdom was no less than that of Daming.However, in the eyes of Zhang Guang, Yu Xiaobao and others, this is perfectly normal. Haihan people are very particular about the comfort of food, clothing, housing and transportation, especially in terms of food and drink. Cooking has always been the focus of Haihan's vocational training Projects are not even less important than advanced majors such as steam engines.It's as unreasonable as meeting without greeting, and thus slowly forming Haihan's unique social culture from top to bottom.
Of course, this habit brought by the traversers is mainly because they already had a relatively rich material life in their original time and space. It can be said that as long as they have money, they can eat delicacies from mountains and seas. This habit continues.However, most people in this time and space are still struggling for food and clothing, and their requirements for food and drink are much lower than those of Haihan people. Even if it is an official banquet, they are definitely not as particular about food and drink as Haihan people.In addition, this banquet was held by Zhang Guang himself, and the grade was naturally in accordance with the standards of the chief executive's banquet. In order to flatter Zhang Guang, the restaurant owner naturally wanted to make this banquet regardless of the cost.
However, this kind of catering culture also directly caused the upper-level officials of Haihan to generally exceed the standard weight. People like Zhang Guang, who can easily go up tree racks and wires in the early days of crossing, have now increased by nearly half of their original weight after eight years. Don’t worry. Speaking of climbing a tree, even getting on a horse is a bit difficult.When Yu Xiaobao and the others were in charge of their bodies, they also had a lot of field tasks, and they ate a lot and digested thoroughly, but they hadn't gained much weight yet.
However, in the eyes of a newcomer like Liu Shang, such a scene would seem very extravagant.Of course, from another perspective, it can also be regarded as a manifestation of Haihan's money and willfulness.
Zhang Guang ordered people to withdraw from the banquet, served tea, and chatted with everyone for a cup of tea before Yu Xiaobao said goodbye.Zhang Guang was sent to the north gate of the county seat, but Yu Xiaobao refused to let him go out of the city to see him off no matter what. If this spread, it would inevitably be suspected of contempt for the elders.Everyone returned to the water village by boat from the pier outside the north gate, and then changed to the sailboat when they came and left the port to continue on the road.
After Yu Xiaobao and Zhang Qianzhi got on the boat, they went into the cabin to sort out the information of Yacheng County. This made Liu Shang breathe a sigh of relief. As long as Zhang Qianzhi appeared within his sight, he always felt that the other party was His eyes were fixed on himself, and this feeling made him feel like he was always on pins and needles.Liu Shang is still not sure whether Zhang Qianzhi has discovered something wrong with him. He must not run away, and he can't slip away from the Haihan people's noses at the moment. Don't show any conspicuous openings.
As for the destination of the next stop, Yu Xiaobao had announced before departure that it was Yinggehai County located in the southeast corner of Hainan Island.This place was not well-known before the arrival of the Haihan people, and even the resident population was very small, but now when it comes to this place, even Liu Shang, who came to Hainan Island for the first time, has heard of the name, the reason is Yinggehai There is a legend in the county that it is the largest salt field in the world.
Of course, Liu Shang does not fully believe this rumor. As far as he knows, Yancheng County, Huai'an Prefecture, north of the Yangtze River, is almost the entire county of Yanhu, and the population of Daming County is larger than that of the same administrative unit of Haihan. Much more, and the salt field in Yancheng County has been in operation for hundreds of years, and the salt field in Yinggehai County has only been built for less than ten years. It stands to reason that Daming should have the upper hand in terms of sea salt production.
But Liu Shang also knows that Haihan's bragging is basically based on facts, not the kind of groundless bragging. Since it is known as the best in the world, the production scale must be quite amazing.In recent years, the salt industry market in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions has almost been occupied by Haihan's low-priced refined salt, and the Yinggehai Salt Field should also have contributed.
What Liu Shang didn't know was that the sea salt produced by the Yinggehai Salt Field not only occupied Guangdong and Guangxi, but even Annan across the sea could not escape Haihan's commercial offensive. Today, more than [-]% of the official salt in Annan's market is The supply from Haihan can be said to have monopolized the salt industry in An Nanguo in disguise.Of course, the reason for monopolizing the Annan Salt Industry is relatively complicated. In addition to the special international relationship with Haihan, it also involves the huge interests of Annan's dignitaries in these monopolized industries. The money earned is not all flowing into Haihan. In the hands, part of it actually ended up in the pockets of those in power in Annan.
The voyage from Yacheng County to Yinggehai was less than [-] nautical miles, and the journey went smoothly, and they arrived at their destination before dark.However, when Liu Shang's ship entered Yinggehai Harbor, the channel was congested. The originally extremely narrow channel was blocked by the salt cargo ships entering and leaving here, so they could only follow behind. Queue to enter.
As a result, they waited for a long time, and when they sailed into Yinggehai, the sky was completely dark.Liu Shang originally wanted to see the scenery of Yinggehai, but when he entered the port at this time, he could only see the dots of lights on the shore, so he could only save this idea until tomorrow.
After disembarking, he looked for a place to eat first. Liu Shang found that the hardware quality of the restaurant here seemed to be much better than that of Yacheng, which he had been to before. More than half of the foreign guests received by this place are salt merchants who have the strength to do cross-border trade. Of course, there is no need to question the consumption ability. If the conditions are poor, I am afraid that these salt merchants will not want to live here!
Liu Shang's speculation just happened to be wrong about the local situation. There is very little arable land in Yinggehai County, the main industries are salt making and fishing, and the main products for export are table salt.360 days a year, salt merchants come and go here almost every day, and many big salt merchants even signed a long-term land lease agreement in the local area, and built their own warehouses to store goods.With the consumption level of salt merchants, it is not difficult to promote the development of the local service industry, so the quality of the tertiary industry here is not much worse than that of a large seaport city like Sanya, and the prices are basically the same as Sanya.
However, Liu Shang and the others didn't intend to stay here, they were just eating, because there is a free guest house specially built for people who come and go here on business, so of course Yu Xiaobao couldn't make a separate list of accommodation expenses.But at present, this time has passed when the guest house serves dinner, and the group of them can only choose to settle outside.
Thanks to the location close to the Beibu Gulf, which is rich in fishery resources, the sea area near Yinggehai is extremely rich in seafood varieties, and the signature dishes of local restaurants are almost all ingredients caught in the sea. After the noon banquet, everyone ate again.While eating, Liu Shang thought to himself that the errand of this trip was too happy. It is already difficult for ordinary people to enjoy the treatment just by eating nonsense along the way. Still can often receive such good errands.
But Liu Shang thought about it again and felt that something was wrong. His mission in coming to Haihan was to try to sneak into the government to obtain more confidential information, instead of coveting material enjoyment as an official.He believed that he had always been determined, so why did he start to waver in the two days since he left Sanya, Dang even thought about it secretly in his heart, and then put a huge boiled shrimp into his bowl—too much consumption Some Haihan's official finances, it should be considered a little work.
After paying the bill after eating, this meal was actually cheaper than the dinner at Yacheng Shuizhai yesterday, probably because this meal was almost all seafood.After all, the local price of seafood is even cheaper than that of vegetables. Due to the severe salinization of the land, vegetables are almost impossible to grow in this place, so vegetables and fruits have to be brought in from outside, and the price is naturally high.
Liu Shang rubbed his chubby stomach, thinking that the Haihan people would really enjoy it. If he lived on Hainan Island for another three or five years, he might grow into a big fat man.He observed the crowd during the banquet, and saw that these big and small Haihan officials seemed to be accustomed to this, and it was impossible to say that they were not envious.Not to mention high-ranking officials like Yu Xiaobao and Zhang Qianzhi, the income of these other technocrats is much higher than that of Daming's seventh-rank magistrate, and the treatment is so good. .
The guest house was not far from the place to eat, and soon arrived. Liu Shang found that the accommodation conditions here were better than the place where he spent money yesterday, and all the people lived in single rooms, which presumably had something to do with the local economic level.After a night of silence, Liu Shang woke up early the next morning and didn't ask his companion to call him again.
Liu Shang pushed open the window and looked out. At the next moment, he almost uttered obscenities, and saw a vast expanse of whiteness in the far field, as if it was covered in white after a heavy snowfall.For a moment, he even thought that he had already traveled thousands of miles to the Northland, but then he thought that it was only June, and there would never be snow in the Northland. He was in the South China Sea, so how could he see the snow scene.It was only at this moment that he finally realized that the white field he saw in the distance was not a snow field, but a local salt field.
Liu Shang looked carefully, and as far as he could see, there was almost a vast expanse of whiteness, and he didn't know that the salt fields in the distance were hundreds or thousands of acres.Although he had seen salt farms by the sea before, they were never on such a large scale. He wondered if Yancheng County, which is known as the salt household of the whole county in Beidi, also had such a scene.The Yinggehai Salt Field is proclaimed the No. [-] salt field in the world by the Haihan people, and it does have some confidence.
In fact, the Yinggehai Salt Field was not only the largest salt field in Hainan, but also the largest sea salt production site in southern China in the time and space before the travelers came here. one.The traveler chose to build a salt field here because of sufficient scientific basis. With the development and construction in the past eight years and the salt production technology that surpassed the times, no matter in terms of the area of the salt field, the annual output or the technical content, the Yinggehai Salt Field is known as the world. The first is an undisputed fact.
(End of this chapter)
Yu Xiaobao is not as leisurely as Zhang Qianzhi, and he has no time to pay attention to the situation of his subordinates at the moment. He came here not just to take a look, but to understand the operation of the local agricultural development and deep processing industry. , and collect the key data that the executive committee is interested in, write a summary report and submit it.When Zhang Qianzhi talked with Liu Shang, he was listening attentively to Zhang Guang's introduction to the local sugar and wine industry.If he also noticed Liu Shang's interest in steam engines, he would probably work with Zhang Qianzhi to persuade Liu Shang to give up his current career and switch to studying machinery.
After visiting the sugar and wine making workshops, everyone did not return empty-handed. Zhang Guang had already prepared gifts, and Yu Xiaobao led the team to meet the audience, and Liu Shang was naturally one of them.These souvenirs are all local products, a piece of white sugar and a piece of Sanya special wine, all packaged in the same small glass bottle and put in a small brocade box. Although it is not an expensive gift, the packaging is really high-grade Not bad, it will definitely sell for a good price on the market.Of course, this kind of mass-produced gift pack is not specially prepared for Yu Xiaobao and his team. made for use in such occasions.
Although Liu Shang wouldn't covet such a small profit, he could also feel Haihan's intentions in trade, and he didn't even forget to sell local specialties while giving gifts.
In fact, the economic crops planted on a large scale in Yacheng County are far more than just sugarcane. Oil crops, spices, tea, tobacco leaves, rubber trees, various fruit trees, etc. also have several thousand acres of planting area, but compared The scale of the sugarcane industry in China is relatively fragmented, and some farms are located far away from the county seat. If you want to visit them one by one, you have to stay in the local area for at least two or three days.
Yu Xiaobao's itinerary does not have such ample time. His task is to inspect the place instead of touring the mountains and rivers. After he has a general understanding of the local situation, he will set off for the next stop.And the preaching activities that have been hanging in Liu Shang's heart, there is no corresponding arrangement in the local area, which also makes him secretly relieved.
After visiting the sugarcane farm here, it was already noon, and everyone returned to the county town, where Zhang Guang hosted a banquet in a restaurant in the city.This meal can be regarded as a reception and a farewell meal together, and the food and drink are very rich, but Yu Xiaobao didn't let go of his entourage to let go of drinking, but he toasted Zhang Guang with a glass as a courtesy.Zhang Guang knew that they had to go on the road after finishing their work here, so he didn't try to persuade them to drink too much, but let everyone eat more food.
Until the end of the banquet, the dishes on the table had been changed twice, and the kitchen was still serving dishes non-stop. Liu Shang also secretly lamented that the extravagance of the Haihan officialdom was no less than that of Daming.However, in the eyes of Zhang Guang, Yu Xiaobao and others, this is perfectly normal. Haihan people are very particular about the comfort of food, clothing, housing and transportation, especially in terms of food and drink. Cooking has always been the focus of Haihan's vocational training Projects are not even less important than advanced majors such as steam engines.It's as unreasonable as meeting without greeting, and thus slowly forming Haihan's unique social culture from top to bottom.
Of course, this habit brought by the traversers is mainly because they already had a relatively rich material life in their original time and space. It can be said that as long as they have money, they can eat delicacies from mountains and seas. This habit continues.However, most people in this time and space are still struggling for food and clothing, and their requirements for food and drink are much lower than those of Haihan people. Even if it is an official banquet, they are definitely not as particular about food and drink as Haihan people.In addition, this banquet was held by Zhang Guang himself, and the grade was naturally in accordance with the standards of the chief executive's banquet. In order to flatter Zhang Guang, the restaurant owner naturally wanted to make this banquet regardless of the cost.
However, this kind of catering culture also directly caused the upper-level officials of Haihan to generally exceed the standard weight. People like Zhang Guang, who can easily go up tree racks and wires in the early days of crossing, have now increased by nearly half of their original weight after eight years. Don’t worry. Speaking of climbing a tree, even getting on a horse is a bit difficult.When Yu Xiaobao and the others were in charge of their bodies, they also had a lot of field tasks, and they ate a lot and digested thoroughly, but they hadn't gained much weight yet.
However, in the eyes of a newcomer like Liu Shang, such a scene would seem very extravagant.Of course, from another perspective, it can also be regarded as a manifestation of Haihan's money and willfulness.
Zhang Guang ordered people to withdraw from the banquet, served tea, and chatted with everyone for a cup of tea before Yu Xiaobao said goodbye.Zhang Guang was sent to the north gate of the county seat, but Yu Xiaobao refused to let him go out of the city to see him off no matter what. If this spread, it would inevitably be suspected of contempt for the elders.Everyone returned to the water village by boat from the pier outside the north gate, and then changed to the sailboat when they came and left the port to continue on the road.
After Yu Xiaobao and Zhang Qianzhi got on the boat, they went into the cabin to sort out the information of Yacheng County. This made Liu Shang breathe a sigh of relief. As long as Zhang Qianzhi appeared within his sight, he always felt that the other party was His eyes were fixed on himself, and this feeling made him feel like he was always on pins and needles.Liu Shang is still not sure whether Zhang Qianzhi has discovered something wrong with him. He must not run away, and he can't slip away from the Haihan people's noses at the moment. Don't show any conspicuous openings.
As for the destination of the next stop, Yu Xiaobao had announced before departure that it was Yinggehai County located in the southeast corner of Hainan Island.This place was not well-known before the arrival of the Haihan people, and even the resident population was very small, but now when it comes to this place, even Liu Shang, who came to Hainan Island for the first time, has heard of the name, the reason is Yinggehai There is a legend in the county that it is the largest salt field in the world.
Of course, Liu Shang does not fully believe this rumor. As far as he knows, Yancheng County, Huai'an Prefecture, north of the Yangtze River, is almost the entire county of Yanhu, and the population of Daming County is larger than that of the same administrative unit of Haihan. Much more, and the salt field in Yancheng County has been in operation for hundreds of years, and the salt field in Yinggehai County has only been built for less than ten years. It stands to reason that Daming should have the upper hand in terms of sea salt production.
But Liu Shang also knows that Haihan's bragging is basically based on facts, not the kind of groundless bragging. Since it is known as the best in the world, the production scale must be quite amazing.In recent years, the salt industry market in the Guangdong and Guangxi regions has almost been occupied by Haihan's low-priced refined salt, and the Yinggehai Salt Field should also have contributed.
What Liu Shang didn't know was that the sea salt produced by the Yinggehai Salt Field not only occupied Guangdong and Guangxi, but even Annan across the sea could not escape Haihan's commercial offensive. Today, more than [-]% of the official salt in Annan's market is The supply from Haihan can be said to have monopolized the salt industry in An Nanguo in disguise.Of course, the reason for monopolizing the Annan Salt Industry is relatively complicated. In addition to the special international relationship with Haihan, it also involves the huge interests of Annan's dignitaries in these monopolized industries. The money earned is not all flowing into Haihan. In the hands, part of it actually ended up in the pockets of those in power in Annan.
The voyage from Yacheng County to Yinggehai was less than [-] nautical miles, and the journey went smoothly, and they arrived at their destination before dark.However, when Liu Shang's ship entered Yinggehai Harbor, the channel was congested. The originally extremely narrow channel was blocked by the salt cargo ships entering and leaving here, so they could only follow behind. Queue to enter.
As a result, they waited for a long time, and when they sailed into Yinggehai, the sky was completely dark.Liu Shang originally wanted to see the scenery of Yinggehai, but when he entered the port at this time, he could only see the dots of lights on the shore, so he could only save this idea until tomorrow.
After disembarking, he looked for a place to eat first. Liu Shang found that the hardware quality of the restaurant here seemed to be much better than that of Yacheng, which he had been to before. More than half of the foreign guests received by this place are salt merchants who have the strength to do cross-border trade. Of course, there is no need to question the consumption ability. If the conditions are poor, I am afraid that these salt merchants will not want to live here!
Liu Shang's speculation just happened to be wrong about the local situation. There is very little arable land in Yinggehai County, the main industries are salt making and fishing, and the main products for export are table salt.360 days a year, salt merchants come and go here almost every day, and many big salt merchants even signed a long-term land lease agreement in the local area, and built their own warehouses to store goods.With the consumption level of salt merchants, it is not difficult to promote the development of the local service industry, so the quality of the tertiary industry here is not much worse than that of a large seaport city like Sanya, and the prices are basically the same as Sanya.
However, Liu Shang and the others didn't intend to stay here, they were just eating, because there is a free guest house specially built for people who come and go here on business, so of course Yu Xiaobao couldn't make a separate list of accommodation expenses.But at present, this time has passed when the guest house serves dinner, and the group of them can only choose to settle outside.
Thanks to the location close to the Beibu Gulf, which is rich in fishery resources, the sea area near Yinggehai is extremely rich in seafood varieties, and the signature dishes of local restaurants are almost all ingredients caught in the sea. After the noon banquet, everyone ate again.While eating, Liu Shang thought to himself that the errand of this trip was too happy. It is already difficult for ordinary people to enjoy the treatment just by eating nonsense along the way. Still can often receive such good errands.
But Liu Shang thought about it again and felt that something was wrong. His mission in coming to Haihan was to try to sneak into the government to obtain more confidential information, instead of coveting material enjoyment as an official.He believed that he had always been determined, so why did he start to waver in the two days since he left Sanya, Dang even thought about it secretly in his heart, and then put a huge boiled shrimp into his bowl—too much consumption Some Haihan's official finances, it should be considered a little work.
After paying the bill after eating, this meal was actually cheaper than the dinner at Yacheng Shuizhai yesterday, probably because this meal was almost all seafood.After all, the local price of seafood is even cheaper than that of vegetables. Due to the severe salinization of the land, vegetables are almost impossible to grow in this place, so vegetables and fruits have to be brought in from outside, and the price is naturally high.
Liu Shang rubbed his chubby stomach, thinking that the Haihan people would really enjoy it. If he lived on Hainan Island for another three or five years, he might grow into a big fat man.He observed the crowd during the banquet, and saw that these big and small Haihan officials seemed to be accustomed to this, and it was impossible to say that they were not envious.Not to mention high-ranking officials like Yu Xiaobao and Zhang Qianzhi, the income of these other technocrats is much higher than that of Daming's seventh-rank magistrate, and the treatment is so good. .
The guest house was not far from the place to eat, and soon arrived. Liu Shang found that the accommodation conditions here were better than the place where he spent money yesterday, and all the people lived in single rooms, which presumably had something to do with the local economic level.After a night of silence, Liu Shang woke up early the next morning and didn't ask his companion to call him again.
Liu Shang pushed open the window and looked out. At the next moment, he almost uttered obscenities, and saw a vast expanse of whiteness in the far field, as if it was covered in white after a heavy snowfall.For a moment, he even thought that he had already traveled thousands of miles to the Northland, but then he thought that it was only June, and there would never be snow in the Northland. He was in the South China Sea, so how could he see the snow scene.It was only at this moment that he finally realized that the white field he saw in the distance was not a snow field, but a local salt field.
Liu Shang looked carefully, and as far as he could see, there was almost a vast expanse of whiteness, and he didn't know that the salt fields in the distance were hundreds or thousands of acres.Although he had seen salt farms by the sea before, they were never on such a large scale. He wondered if Yancheng County, which is known as the salt household of the whole county in Beidi, also had such a scene.The Yinggehai Salt Field is proclaimed the No. [-] salt field in the world by the Haihan people, and it does have some confidence.
In fact, the Yinggehai Salt Field was not only the largest salt field in Hainan, but also the largest sea salt production site in southern China in the time and space before the travelers came here. one.The traveler chose to build a salt field here because of sufficient scientific basis. With the development and construction in the past eight years and the salt production technology that surpassed the times, no matter in terms of the area of the salt field, the annual output or the technical content, the Yinggehai Salt Field is known as the world. The first is an undisputed fact.
(End of this chapter)