Is there any major project in Central and Southern Province? If someone else is in power, he may not have thought of any major project. Wang Rongmin will be different. Since he came to Central and Southern Province, Wang Rongmin spared no effort to promote the construction of Central and Southern Province. Not only did he himself invested a lot of energy in this, but he also pushed his subordinates to spare no effort to find something that was up and down. His superiors liked to fight cocks, and his subordinates would give it away. Since his superiors wanted political achievements, he spared no effort and proposed many projects, but they did not have much effect. What really made Central and Southern Province take off was the one he analyzed from the inside reference.

It seems like this, Wang Rongmin knew, but it was not like this. It was the things provided by his subordinates that allowed him to quickly understand Central and Southern Province. Otherwise, he would not have keenly found the breakthrough point of railway construction in the internal reference and national railway plans. After all, he did not understand the family background of the entire Central and Southern Province, and did not understand the direct benefits of Central and Southern Province after the completion of the railway, but only fought for railways for political achievements. What he won was only a central supporting investment. Many subsequent things could not achieve the expected results. Not only would the leader's ability be greatly reduced, but no matter how big the relationship was, who would dare to help you next?

What China emphasizes is not relationships and factions, but from top to bottom, it is actual results. Perhaps it can be achieved through favors and means. Once the investment does not achieve the due results or is faked, not only those who run the project will be held accountable, but those who approve the above will also be held accountable as those who attend the seminar. It is this system that has made many large-scale projects in China not become formal, but have achieved considerable in-depth results.

Wang Rongmin clearly remembered that when he was looking for a breakthrough, just two years ago, when he took over Central and Southern Province for more than a year, gained a foothold in all aspects and grasped real power, he basically started the railway plan. A plan proposed by local merchants, the Kra Isthmus plan, used the Kra Isthmus to connect the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean, bringing a lot of navigation dividends to Central and Southern Province and promoting the development of Central and Southern Province.

The topic was very big, and the final benefits were quite amazing. At that time, Wang Rongmin also studied it in depth and found that this was not a newly proposed or built to cater to the preferences of his governor. As early as the 18th century more than 200 years ago, someone proposed the motion of Kra Isthmus, but that was just an intention and could not be put into actual operation. It was considered that such a thing happened in this area.

The one who really promoted the Isthmus of Kra is the king of Thailand in Central and Southern Province. Chulalongkorn was a king who advocated innovation in Thailand. He visited Europe and introduced advanced Western technology to Thailand. At that time, the international shipping industry had already reached a considerable scale, so the idea of ​​digging the Kara Canal and making the sea route between the Pacific and the Indian Oceans conveniently came into being. At that time, it was not fashionable to work together in the international community to establish giant projects. It was impossible to be competent with Thailand's strength alone. Thailand had no money to promote this plan at that time, and even could not get the start-up capital.

Now, all the countries on the Indochina Peninsula, including Thailand, belong to China. After understanding China's strength, especially Wang Rongmin, the actual leader, attached great importance to the plan to develop the Indochina Peninsula. These indigenous merchants reiterated this plan because in their opinion, only the plan of Kra Isthmus can meet Wang Rongmin's needs and generate unimaginable economic and social value for the entire Indochina Peninsula.

The specific location of the Isthmus of Kra isthmus is located in the southern part of Thailand, in a narrow area extending to the Maran Peninsula. The narrowest part is more than 50 kilometers, the widest part is about 190 kilometers, and the highest point is 75 meters above sea level. Its east and west coasts are bedrock coasts, with calm waves and quiet winds, and the possibility of excavation. As long as the reasonable design is connected, there may not be many irrigation stations in the middle.

As for economic value, it is not small. If the Kra Isthmus Canal is successfully excavated, China's ships to the Indian Ocean will save 1,200 kilometers of voyage. For large ships, this represents 2-5 days of navigation time, and it is huge for ocean transportation and represents a large amount of cost savings. Any ocean cargo ship will incur costs during transportation. Putting aside the time cost, the fuel consumed during sailing 1,200 kilometers is not a very small number. Therefore, in the navigation industry, the savings of every little route are a huge benefit.

It was this huge plan that interested Wang Rongmin very much. Once the canal is successfully dug, it will be enough to recoup the cost in more than ten years by collecting tolls in Central and Southern Province, not to mention the shipping dividends brought by a large number of ships passing by here, and some minerals can even be unloaded, transferred, or digested locally. The Indochina Peninsula and domestic railways have been contacted. Perhaps there is no detour to the southeast coast. However, for Baotou, the core western part, it is better to transfer materials from Thailand, and the advantages on land are greater.

But after careful consideration, Wang Rongmin still resisted the desire in his heart. This thing was too expensive, and the cost was comparable to the Suez Canal and Panama Canal. Perhaps the investment would not be that great. However, whether it is Suez or Panama, the two canals saved nearly 10,000 kilometers at one time, and the Isthmus of Kra isthmus. If there is one comparison, it is the Kiel Canal. The Kiel Canal has saved more than 400 nautical miles of voyage, which is the shortest saving of all canals.

The Kra Canal is higher than the Kiel Canal, more than twice as high. Should this be of great benefit? But no one can compare with the Kiel Canal. The Kiel Canal represents the interests of the German military. It is an estuary that enters the Atlantic Ocean faster, and an estuary that is directly controlled by Germany without considering the preferences of the three Nordic countries. This is of great military value. With this point alone, no matter how large the investment is, Germany will invest, which can be said to be a national project.

The Kra Canal is beneficial to Central and Southern Province at most, but it is a huge negative for Malaysia. After all, the investment is huge, the benefits are not obvious, and even the sacrifice of Malay and the Straits of Malacca is at the cost of sacrificing the price. This has to be cautious. Once unpredictable results appear, it will be terrible. Besides, Wang Rongmin does not have the ability to ask the central government for US$180 million or even US$200 million in funds. This is not a simple supporting package, it is a super large supporting package. More than two years ago, Wang Rongmin denied this plan because he did not have the confidence to pass the central government's acceptance and obtain state funding. Central and Southern Province itself does not have the possibility of promoting the canal separately for at least 20 years.

But now, he understood that the central government was preparing to use large-scale infrastructure to promote development, and the idea in his mind rose again. The central government has begun to use large-scale construction to drive the local economy, which shows that the central government is willing to invest. 1,200 kilometers is a very good number. In addition to the relationship between transshipment and the Indian Ocean estuary, under the three interests, the possibility of this project is very high. As long as you get enough data, it seems that this will become a god-given opportunity.

Wang Rongmin has always acted more than cautiously. The development of Central and Southern Province has often relied on his adventures. In fact, in the economic field, there are not many problems with appropriate adventures. As long as you do well in escort, with China's current huge plate, some losses are nothing. As long as the general direction is correct, once the risk is successful, the benefits obtained can be more than ten times or even hundreds of times more than the steady ones.

Wang Rongmin became more and more excited the more he thought about it. This is probably the best opportunity he could encounter. He had to get first-hand information. At least he had to make plans to prove that after the canal is built, he could make money and the return rate was very high. So the first thing he had to get was the pass information on Malacca. How many ships and tons of ships are passing through here and where is the destination? Because of the limitations of the Kara Canal, only those who enter the Strait of Malacca, go to the Middle East, or the northern part of the east coast of Africa are suitable for access here.

It is not difficult to obtain information about the Strait of Malacca. The relationship between the Shanxi merchants and Lan Fang is almost dominated by Shanxi merchants. Under the relationship between relationships, you can find a certain degree of relationship anywhere, and maybe you can meet your brothers.

As the first collaborator to cooperate with Yang Yuanzhao, Shanxi merchants not only received rich reports, but also gained huge political resources. In the entire Chinese system, Shanxi merchants occupied a considerable part of this. Among them, Lan Fang was the focus. At that time, few were willing to develop in Lan Fang. As for China, in addition to the northwest provinces, most of the essential areas of the Central Plains had complex relationships, and even Shanxi merchants could not intervene. For Yang Yuanzhao, there was no relationship between him. He looked more at his ability, local relations, and ability to improve the local economy. This was enough. As for the case of corruption, the Intelligence Bureau naturally came to investigate. Now the Intelligence Bureau is Shi Lei, but under him, it was divided into three parts. One was the Central Intelligence Bureau, which was specifically investigating external intelligence, the National Intelligence Bureau, which was specifically for internal intelligence, and the other was military intelligence, which focused more on military aspects.

The omnipresent intelligence agency has nothing to investigate intelligence. Regardless of people's livelihood, they will not directly manage and examine cases like Jinyiwei Dongchang. They will transfer the things to relevant departments. If the relevant departments do not pay attention to it or make information, they will naturally provide management at a higher level and be omnipresent. Strong investigation ability is the characteristic of the Intelligence Agency. Generally, cases transferred here will be determined. Occasionally, once or twice, even if the minister's level falls, the terror of the Intelligence Agency can be seen.

Since there is no corruption, the innate advantages of the locals have led to the rise of clan power. Of course, Southeast Asia is an exception. There are all natives here. Even if there are Chinese, the central government does not believe it. In order to avoid the danger of division, most of the natives and Chinese here are transferred from the country to supplement them. However, few people were willing to come here at that time. Because of this, the elites of Shanxi merchants stayed in China to develop in China, mostly the northwest provinces and the central government, and the most were in Lanfang. (To be continued.)

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