Chapter 1283
Changshi Railway
Chapter 1283 Changshi Railway
Changhua County, which Qiao Zhiya is currently in charge of, is the largest steel and derivatives production center in China, and it is an indispensable condition for the industrialization process that the Executive Committee wants to promote.The ordnance system that Haihan is proud of is also based on the scale of steel production in Changhua.In the ranking of the importance of various administrative cities and counties, Changhua's ranking is much higher than those areas dominated by agricultural economy, and Qiao Zhiya's status in Haihan official circles has also risen because of this.Although the area he is in charge of is only a county administratively, its status is basically on an equal footing with a few limited city-level administrative districts.
The acquaintance between Yu Xiaobao and Qiao Zhiya is very early, it can be traced back to the day when the crossing people landed in Yulin Bay.Among the first group of traversers who entered the fishing village at that time, Qiao Zhiya was one of the first traversers Yu Xiaobao saw.Although Yu Xiaobao treats Qiao Zhiya as a subordinate, the two have a pretty good personal relationship, and Qiao Zhiya has always treated Xiaobao as a nephew.
"In Changhua, apart from briquettes and iron lumps, there is no good scenery. But since you are here, you must take the train here! This freight line from Changhua County to Shilu Iron Mine is a very important one in my country. At present, the longest railway line is several times longer than Sanya Port to Tiandu Industrial Zone, and the air in the mountains is much better than here." Qiao Zhiya didn't seem to be treating Xiaobao and his party as if they were here. The inspection team on this business trip treats them as tourists passing through this place.
Yu Xiaobao didn't object to Qiao Zhiya's arrangement, because the Shilu Iron Mine was originally one of the must-see destinations on this trip. It doesn't make any difference whether to visit Changhua or Shilu first.So everyone followed Qiao Zhiya's suggestion and went to the train station near the port area after breakfast.
Liu Shang had already taken the train several times in Sanya earlier, so he was no stranger to the train station, but after entering the station, he found that the station platform here was quite different from Sanya.
The platform of Changhua Railway Station is much longer than that of Sanya, and the train lines here are mainly used for freight, so most of the platform area is used to stack various goods.When they entered the station, laborers were moving goods onto the vehicles in groups.On the other side of the platform, a train coming from the direction of Shilu was also unloading, full of ores and logs.
Liu Shang noticed that the railway station here has already used a steam engine-driven cargo conveyor. Dry bulk cargo such as ore and coal are loaded and unloaded quickly with long belt conveyors. The efficiency visible to the naked eye is indeed better than that of a simple The manual loading and unloading is much faster.In fact, there are more similar devices not only at the railway station, but also at the freight wharf of Changhua Port to quickly unload coal from the cargo ship. However, Liu Shang and others came too late yesterday and did not witness the operation on the port. Otherwise, I wouldn't be surprised by the configuration of the railway station.
Since the Changhua-Shilu line travels more than [-] miles, the train frequency here is far less frequent than the commuter line in Sanya. There are only two trains in the morning and one evening every day. A total of four trains depart from both ends. Some short-distance flights will be opened from time to time according to actual needs.However, because the content of the transportation is mainly cargo, the horsepower of the locomotive and the number of wagons pulled have increased compared with Sanya. For example, the morning train they are going to take now has more than a dozen wagons, among which are used to carry people. There are only two relatively short carriages.At the end of the train, the special carriage for VIPs was temporarily hung up this morning. It is usually parked in the station warehouse and is rarely used.
The few times Liu Shang took the train in Sanya before, he followed Jiang Han in the ordinary car. He didn't know that there was such a high-end car as the VIP car, and he was a little dumbfounded after he got on the train.The carriage is set up with brocade-wrapped soft seats, two rows facing each other, and a small table fixed at the bottom in the middle. The seat is very spacious and looks far more comfortable than the one he sat on the train in Sanya before. A hardwood bench that's kind of creepy.In addition, although the carriage is closed, there are multiple glass windows that can be opened and closed on both sides. The lighting is very good. There are also air windows on the roof for ventilation, so you will not feel stuffy when you are in it.The compartment was probably lit with some kind of incense, and there was a faint scent of flowers and herbs in the air.
"This is probably the treatment that only orthodox Haihan people can enjoy." Liu Shang secretly concluded the scene he saw in his heart.What he expected was not far from the truth. This kind of high-end carriage that requires frequent cleaning and maintenance is indeed not used by ordinary people. Even Qiao Zhiya himself may not use this carriage between Changhua and Shilu. It is very troublesome to drag in and out from the warehouse during the period.Usually, only when people from Sanya came to inspect the mine would Qiao Zhiya order the carriage to be dragged out for use.Among the inspection team, only Yu Xiaobao and Zhang Qianzhi are qualified to take this kind of car, and Liu Shang and others belong to enjoy the blessing.
After everyone boarded the car, Qiao Zhiya's attendant brought hot tea and snacks.After waiting for about a cup of tea, he heard the brass whistle on the platform ringing again and again. Liu Shang knew that this was the signal for the departure of the train, and it seemed that it would depart soon.
Sure enough, within a short while, everyone felt their bodies tremble slightly, and the carriage began to move slowly.Liu Shang turned his head to look out of the window, and saw that the scene on the platform was constantly receding.Although this is not the first time for him to take a train, he is still impressed by such an engineering miracle again. The only people in the world who can build a railway transportation system are the omnipotent Haihan people.
Not long after the train left the station, Qiao Zhiya introduced to everyone: "You can see the Changjiang River from the right, and the city outline in the distance is the former Changhua County."
Liu Shang looked intently, and sure enough, he saw a small city on the bank of the river in the distance.However, after Haihan took over Changhua, the industrial zone was built near the mouth of the Changjiang River, so the new Changhua County was established in a densely populated area next to the industrial zone. Although the old county is only five miles away from the new city, However, due to the gradual migration of the population, and the replacement of the administrative functions of the city government by the Changhua Management Committee, it has gradually declined in recent years. Almost all the younger generation have joined the camp of Haihan and abandoned this ancient small city. , only a few local big clans still live in the city.
Due to the large demand for labor in Changhua and Shilu, the local population is basically concentrated at both ends of the railway line. Apart from a small number of road guards, there are not many permanent residents along the railway line. Qiao Zhiya also There is no spare capacity to arrange agricultural development projects for the areas along the route.The operation method of foreign investment and development of agricultural projects that is common in other regions is not officially approved in Changhua, because Changhua and Shilu are the industrial base areas of Haihan, and the specific status of many production projects is kept secret. Naturally, outsiders will not be allowed to freely enter and exit this area.
After the train passed through the old county town of Changhua, it entered the vast no-man’s land. What you can see outside the window is the endless forest, and occasionally you can catch a glimpse of the Changjiang River not far away from the gaps in the forest.Everyone listened to Qiao Zhiya's introduction that when the railway was built, it was built in sections, and the construction materials and construction personnel could only be transported to the upstream area through the Changjiang River. The process was very difficult.
Even though the railway has been built for several years, construction has not stopped so far.Because it was originally built for single-track traffic, only a few sections of double-track railway were built in the middle for the wrong trains. After that, the Ministry of Construction did not have so many manpower to repair the double-track project. It has been under construction for several years. .However, most of the double-track project has been completed so far. It is estimated that the entire railway will be open to traffic at the end of this year or early next year at the earliest. By then, the traffic capacity and safety of this railway will be further improved.
Liu Shang has been on a train in Sanya, and he also understands the concept of double-track traffic. For the special transportation mode of railways, building double-track is actually almost equivalent to duplicating road construction projects again.With Haihan's engineering capabilities, the double track has not been completed for several years. It is conceivable that the amount of work is huge.
Haihan did not build the double-track railway in time. In fact, it was not just the shortage of manpower as Qiao Zhiya said. The deep-seated reason was that the existing railway transportation capacity was basically sufficient. Only the mining capacity in Shilu Mine and the smelting in Changhua Industrial Zone After the production capacity is improved, the expansion of transportation capacity will become an inevitable demand.
The journey of the train to Shilu lasted more than two hours, and we had to wait for another train coming from the opposite side to miss the train on the way. Qiao Zhiya took advantage of the time on the way and gave a general introduction to Shilu to Yu Xiaobao and others. The situation in the Lulu mining area.
At present, the operation area of the Shilu mining area is divided into two large open-pit mines, the east and the west. The west mine is mainly mined by miners of the Li nationality. Almost all the villages of the Li nationality in the vicinity of tens of miles have moved to the vicinity of the mine. A large number of young and strong Li people In addition to joining the army, many people also choose to work as miners in Shilu to support their families.
There is only a mountain between the east mine and the west mine, but the environment is more closed, because this is also the location of the largest hard labor camp in the entire Haihan country.Although the hard labor camp here had a large-scale riot in 1631 and caused a lot of trouble in the Qiongzhong mountain area, after Haihan sent troops to quell the chaos, he still insisted on the original setting and continued to use it as a A place where serious criminals undergo reform through labor.At present, there are still more than [-] prisoners serving sentences here. Of course, the defense measures are much stricter than a few years ago, and it is unlikely that there will be any major disturbances.
While talking, the train had already entered the wrong branch and stopped slowly.For the sake of safety, the vehicles entering the mountain will arrive here first and wait until the vehicles exiting the mountain pass by, then return to the right path and continue on.Qiao Zhiya reminded everyone that if it is convenient to find a place, they can get out of the car now.
So everyone went down to the side of the road and solved it on the spot.Anyway, there are only workers maintaining the railway in this wild place, and there are no female relatives, so there is no need to have any scruples.Liu Shang also got out of the car to fill up the water, and then watched everyone standing on the side of the road smoking and chatting.He doesn't like smoking, he thinks it is too choking, so he took the initiative to stand a distance away.
But Liu Shang soon regretted his decision, because Zhang Qianzhi had already taken the initiative to lean over: "Mr. Liu doesn't smoke? That's good, we can have a companion."
Naturally, Liu Shang didn't want to show an attitude of refusing contact with Zhang Qianzhi, so he could only accept it cautiously at the moment, but he would never take the initiative to talk to Zhang Qianzhi.
It's just that Zhang Qianzhi didn't seem to intend to just stand silently, and asked him, "What do you think of this railway, Mr. Liu?"
Liu Shang didn't understand what he meant, so he could only respond while figuring out the other party's intentions: "This route goes so far from the coast to the inland, just now I heard from Chief Qiao that it was quite difficult to build this road at the beginning. I admire the foresight and foresight, and spared no effort to build this railway in order to mine this deep mountain mine. Such a large project, probably only the Haihan Kingdom in the world can complete it in just a few years."
Zhang Qianzhi seemed to be very satisfied with Liu Shang's evaluation, nodded and said: "Our country has indeed invested a lot of manpower, material and financial resources in the construction of this railway, but now it seems that it is all worth it. They also instigated riots in Shilu, trying to sabotage our country's long-term plans, but fortunately God bless Haihan, the traitors finally fell short!"
The hairs on Liu Shang's back stood up in a flash. He didn't understand why Zhang Qianzhi suddenly mentioned this matter. Was this an unconscious show off, or did it imply that he had noticed something?
In 1631, Zhao Ye, a thousand households of Jin Yiwei, sneaked into Hainan Island under his name. First, he colluded with Huang Zixing and others in Danzhou to plan the assassination of Haihan officials stationed in Danzhou. As a result, he was uncovered by the security department headed by Zhang Qianzhi, and Zhao Ye was the only culprit. escape.Later, Zhao Ye fled all the way to Qiongzhong, and instigated a riot in the labor camp, which caused considerable losses to Haihan.This matter made the Executive Committee very dissatisfied, and dispatched a large number of troops to encircle and suppress the Qiongzhong area, and wiped out the culprit Zhao Ye and the native villages he colluded with.
This case had a great impact on Haihan back then, and later the official issued a special notice to appease the people, and carried out repeated suppression for a long time, and almost all the personnel sent by Daming to Hainan Island to lurk were caught.After the relevant news came back to Daming, Jin Yiwei also stopped for a long time because of the loss of too many manpower. Liu Shang also heard about it at the time.Now that Zhang Qianzhi suddenly mentioned this past event, what exactly does it mean?
Luckily, Liu Shang was able to hold his breath, so he suppressed the panic in his heart and replied: "The villain has not been in Haihan for a long time, and I haven't heard of such a catastrophe in our country. Sure enough, Haihan's national fortune is prosperous, and the ghosts and monsters will definitely not succeed! "
Zhang Qianzhi smiled at him and said, "I think so too!"
(End of this chapter)
Changhua County, which Qiao Zhiya is currently in charge of, is the largest steel and derivatives production center in China, and it is an indispensable condition for the industrialization process that the Executive Committee wants to promote.The ordnance system that Haihan is proud of is also based on the scale of steel production in Changhua.In the ranking of the importance of various administrative cities and counties, Changhua's ranking is much higher than those areas dominated by agricultural economy, and Qiao Zhiya's status in Haihan official circles has also risen because of this.Although the area he is in charge of is only a county administratively, its status is basically on an equal footing with a few limited city-level administrative districts.
The acquaintance between Yu Xiaobao and Qiao Zhiya is very early, it can be traced back to the day when the crossing people landed in Yulin Bay.Among the first group of traversers who entered the fishing village at that time, Qiao Zhiya was one of the first traversers Yu Xiaobao saw.Although Yu Xiaobao treats Qiao Zhiya as a subordinate, the two have a pretty good personal relationship, and Qiao Zhiya has always treated Xiaobao as a nephew.
"In Changhua, apart from briquettes and iron lumps, there is no good scenery. But since you are here, you must take the train here! This freight line from Changhua County to Shilu Iron Mine is a very important one in my country. At present, the longest railway line is several times longer than Sanya Port to Tiandu Industrial Zone, and the air in the mountains is much better than here." Qiao Zhiya didn't seem to be treating Xiaobao and his party as if they were here. The inspection team on this business trip treats them as tourists passing through this place.
Yu Xiaobao didn't object to Qiao Zhiya's arrangement, because the Shilu Iron Mine was originally one of the must-see destinations on this trip. It doesn't make any difference whether to visit Changhua or Shilu first.So everyone followed Qiao Zhiya's suggestion and went to the train station near the port area after breakfast.
Liu Shang had already taken the train several times in Sanya earlier, so he was no stranger to the train station, but after entering the station, he found that the station platform here was quite different from Sanya.
The platform of Changhua Railway Station is much longer than that of Sanya, and the train lines here are mainly used for freight, so most of the platform area is used to stack various goods.When they entered the station, laborers were moving goods onto the vehicles in groups.On the other side of the platform, a train coming from the direction of Shilu was also unloading, full of ores and logs.
Liu Shang noticed that the railway station here has already used a steam engine-driven cargo conveyor. Dry bulk cargo such as ore and coal are loaded and unloaded quickly with long belt conveyors. The efficiency visible to the naked eye is indeed better than that of a simple The manual loading and unloading is much faster.In fact, there are more similar devices not only at the railway station, but also at the freight wharf of Changhua Port to quickly unload coal from the cargo ship. However, Liu Shang and others came too late yesterday and did not witness the operation on the port. Otherwise, I wouldn't be surprised by the configuration of the railway station.
Since the Changhua-Shilu line travels more than [-] miles, the train frequency here is far less frequent than the commuter line in Sanya. There are only two trains in the morning and one evening every day. A total of four trains depart from both ends. Some short-distance flights will be opened from time to time according to actual needs.However, because the content of the transportation is mainly cargo, the horsepower of the locomotive and the number of wagons pulled have increased compared with Sanya. For example, the morning train they are going to take now has more than a dozen wagons, among which are used to carry people. There are only two relatively short carriages.At the end of the train, the special carriage for VIPs was temporarily hung up this morning. It is usually parked in the station warehouse and is rarely used.
The few times Liu Shang took the train in Sanya before, he followed Jiang Han in the ordinary car. He didn't know that there was such a high-end car as the VIP car, and he was a little dumbfounded after he got on the train.The carriage is set up with brocade-wrapped soft seats, two rows facing each other, and a small table fixed at the bottom in the middle. The seat is very spacious and looks far more comfortable than the one he sat on the train in Sanya before. A hardwood bench that's kind of creepy.In addition, although the carriage is closed, there are multiple glass windows that can be opened and closed on both sides. The lighting is very good. There are also air windows on the roof for ventilation, so you will not feel stuffy when you are in it.The compartment was probably lit with some kind of incense, and there was a faint scent of flowers and herbs in the air.
"This is probably the treatment that only orthodox Haihan people can enjoy." Liu Shang secretly concluded the scene he saw in his heart.What he expected was not far from the truth. This kind of high-end carriage that requires frequent cleaning and maintenance is indeed not used by ordinary people. Even Qiao Zhiya himself may not use this carriage between Changhua and Shilu. It is very troublesome to drag in and out from the warehouse during the period.Usually, only when people from Sanya came to inspect the mine would Qiao Zhiya order the carriage to be dragged out for use.Among the inspection team, only Yu Xiaobao and Zhang Qianzhi are qualified to take this kind of car, and Liu Shang and others belong to enjoy the blessing.
After everyone boarded the car, Qiao Zhiya's attendant brought hot tea and snacks.After waiting for about a cup of tea, he heard the brass whistle on the platform ringing again and again. Liu Shang knew that this was the signal for the departure of the train, and it seemed that it would depart soon.
Sure enough, within a short while, everyone felt their bodies tremble slightly, and the carriage began to move slowly.Liu Shang turned his head to look out of the window, and saw that the scene on the platform was constantly receding.Although this is not the first time for him to take a train, he is still impressed by such an engineering miracle again. The only people in the world who can build a railway transportation system are the omnipotent Haihan people.
Not long after the train left the station, Qiao Zhiya introduced to everyone: "You can see the Changjiang River from the right, and the city outline in the distance is the former Changhua County."
Liu Shang looked intently, and sure enough, he saw a small city on the bank of the river in the distance.However, after Haihan took over Changhua, the industrial zone was built near the mouth of the Changjiang River, so the new Changhua County was established in a densely populated area next to the industrial zone. Although the old county is only five miles away from the new city, However, due to the gradual migration of the population, and the replacement of the administrative functions of the city government by the Changhua Management Committee, it has gradually declined in recent years. Almost all the younger generation have joined the camp of Haihan and abandoned this ancient small city. , only a few local big clans still live in the city.
Due to the large demand for labor in Changhua and Shilu, the local population is basically concentrated at both ends of the railway line. Apart from a small number of road guards, there are not many permanent residents along the railway line. Qiao Zhiya also There is no spare capacity to arrange agricultural development projects for the areas along the route.The operation method of foreign investment and development of agricultural projects that is common in other regions is not officially approved in Changhua, because Changhua and Shilu are the industrial base areas of Haihan, and the specific status of many production projects is kept secret. Naturally, outsiders will not be allowed to freely enter and exit this area.
After the train passed through the old county town of Changhua, it entered the vast no-man’s land. What you can see outside the window is the endless forest, and occasionally you can catch a glimpse of the Changjiang River not far away from the gaps in the forest.Everyone listened to Qiao Zhiya's introduction that when the railway was built, it was built in sections, and the construction materials and construction personnel could only be transported to the upstream area through the Changjiang River. The process was very difficult.
Even though the railway has been built for several years, construction has not stopped so far.Because it was originally built for single-track traffic, only a few sections of double-track railway were built in the middle for the wrong trains. After that, the Ministry of Construction did not have so many manpower to repair the double-track project. It has been under construction for several years. .However, most of the double-track project has been completed so far. It is estimated that the entire railway will be open to traffic at the end of this year or early next year at the earliest. By then, the traffic capacity and safety of this railway will be further improved.
Liu Shang has been on a train in Sanya, and he also understands the concept of double-track traffic. For the special transportation mode of railways, building double-track is actually almost equivalent to duplicating road construction projects again.With Haihan's engineering capabilities, the double track has not been completed for several years. It is conceivable that the amount of work is huge.
Haihan did not build the double-track railway in time. In fact, it was not just the shortage of manpower as Qiao Zhiya said. The deep-seated reason was that the existing railway transportation capacity was basically sufficient. Only the mining capacity in Shilu Mine and the smelting in Changhua Industrial Zone After the production capacity is improved, the expansion of transportation capacity will become an inevitable demand.
The journey of the train to Shilu lasted more than two hours, and we had to wait for another train coming from the opposite side to miss the train on the way. Qiao Zhiya took advantage of the time on the way and gave a general introduction to Shilu to Yu Xiaobao and others. The situation in the Lulu mining area.
At present, the operation area of the Shilu mining area is divided into two large open-pit mines, the east and the west. The west mine is mainly mined by miners of the Li nationality. Almost all the villages of the Li nationality in the vicinity of tens of miles have moved to the vicinity of the mine. A large number of young and strong Li people In addition to joining the army, many people also choose to work as miners in Shilu to support their families.
There is only a mountain between the east mine and the west mine, but the environment is more closed, because this is also the location of the largest hard labor camp in the entire Haihan country.Although the hard labor camp here had a large-scale riot in 1631 and caused a lot of trouble in the Qiongzhong mountain area, after Haihan sent troops to quell the chaos, he still insisted on the original setting and continued to use it as a A place where serious criminals undergo reform through labor.At present, there are still more than [-] prisoners serving sentences here. Of course, the defense measures are much stricter than a few years ago, and it is unlikely that there will be any major disturbances.
While talking, the train had already entered the wrong branch and stopped slowly.For the sake of safety, the vehicles entering the mountain will arrive here first and wait until the vehicles exiting the mountain pass by, then return to the right path and continue on.Qiao Zhiya reminded everyone that if it is convenient to find a place, they can get out of the car now.
So everyone went down to the side of the road and solved it on the spot.Anyway, there are only workers maintaining the railway in this wild place, and there are no female relatives, so there is no need to have any scruples.Liu Shang also got out of the car to fill up the water, and then watched everyone standing on the side of the road smoking and chatting.He doesn't like smoking, he thinks it is too choking, so he took the initiative to stand a distance away.
But Liu Shang soon regretted his decision, because Zhang Qianzhi had already taken the initiative to lean over: "Mr. Liu doesn't smoke? That's good, we can have a companion."
Naturally, Liu Shang didn't want to show an attitude of refusing contact with Zhang Qianzhi, so he could only accept it cautiously at the moment, but he would never take the initiative to talk to Zhang Qianzhi.
It's just that Zhang Qianzhi didn't seem to intend to just stand silently, and asked him, "What do you think of this railway, Mr. Liu?"
Liu Shang didn't understand what he meant, so he could only respond while figuring out the other party's intentions: "This route goes so far from the coast to the inland, just now I heard from Chief Qiao that it was quite difficult to build this road at the beginning. I admire the foresight and foresight, and spared no effort to build this railway in order to mine this deep mountain mine. Such a large project, probably only the Haihan Kingdom in the world can complete it in just a few years."
Zhang Qianzhi seemed to be very satisfied with Liu Shang's evaluation, nodded and said: "Our country has indeed invested a lot of manpower, material and financial resources in the construction of this railway, but now it seems that it is all worth it. They also instigated riots in Shilu, trying to sabotage our country's long-term plans, but fortunately God bless Haihan, the traitors finally fell short!"
The hairs on Liu Shang's back stood up in a flash. He didn't understand why Zhang Qianzhi suddenly mentioned this matter. Was this an unconscious show off, or did it imply that he had noticed something?
In 1631, Zhao Ye, a thousand households of Jin Yiwei, sneaked into Hainan Island under his name. First, he colluded with Huang Zixing and others in Danzhou to plan the assassination of Haihan officials stationed in Danzhou. As a result, he was uncovered by the security department headed by Zhang Qianzhi, and Zhao Ye was the only culprit. escape.Later, Zhao Ye fled all the way to Qiongzhong, and instigated a riot in the labor camp, which caused considerable losses to Haihan.This matter made the Executive Committee very dissatisfied, and dispatched a large number of troops to encircle and suppress the Qiongzhong area, and wiped out the culprit Zhao Ye and the native villages he colluded with.
This case had a great impact on Haihan back then, and later the official issued a special notice to appease the people, and carried out repeated suppression for a long time, and almost all the personnel sent by Daming to Hainan Island to lurk were caught.After the relevant news came back to Daming, Jin Yiwei also stopped for a long time because of the loss of too many manpower. Liu Shang also heard about it at the time.Now that Zhang Qianzhi suddenly mentioned this past event, what exactly does it mean?
Luckily, Liu Shang was able to hold his breath, so he suppressed the panic in his heart and replied: "The villain has not been in Haihan for a long time, and I haven't heard of such a catastrophe in our country. Sure enough, Haihan's national fortune is prosperous, and the ghosts and monsters will definitely not succeed! "
Zhang Qianzhi smiled at him and said, "I think so too!"
(End of this chapter)