Chapter 181 Tour to Ganzhou

Greenspan and Field rested in Nanchang for two days. On that day, Yue Hanping arranged Greenspan's trip to Ganzhou and accompanied them in person. Yue Hanping only brought a guard company to follow him, and the car drove out of Nanchang quickly and drove towards Ganzhou. Greenspan and Field were excitedly looking at the scenery outside the car window. The mountains in the distance were as dark as the rice fields were golden, and many farmers were busy harvesting mature rice. If they hadn't always reminded themselves that this was during the war, no one would have thought that there would be such a peaceful life here.

Greenspan seemed to remember something and asked Yue Hanping: "General Yue, as far as I know, Jiangxi has rich tungsten ore resources and copper ore resources. This is an important strategic resource. Why doesn't your country increase the development of mineral resources?" [bsp;   Yue Hanping smiled, "Sir, you know that China's industrial foundation is weak and we lack the technology and machinery for metal mineral resource mining. As far as I know, there is Anyuan Coal Mine in Pingxiang, Jiangxi, which produces a large amount of coal, and Pingxiang has rich iron ore. Xinyu and Anfu also store a large amount of iron ore, but because China's iron ore is a poor iron ore with an iron content of only about 35, it has high requirements for steel smelting technology and machinery. Our national capital is willing but not enough."

Greenspan thoughtfully. Field was younger. He only focused on the scenery outside the car and did not listen to the conversation between Yue Hanping and Greenspan. It was noon when the car arrived in Ji'an. Yue Hanping asked Greenspan and Field to get off for dinner. The city of Ji'an is much smaller than Nanchang, but the citizens of the city seemed to have forgotten the war and still lived their lives leisurely. Instead, the business in Ji'an had a deformed prosperity, with shops gathering, restaurants and inns, and the porters leaned against the doors of the larger shops, waiting for business.

Field said in surprise: "General Vomit, it's very prosperous here. People live a peaceful and contented life, it's a paradise."

Yue Hanping smiled politely, "Mr. Field, you will be even more surprised when you arrive in Ganzhou. It is more prosperous than here." Field said excitedly, "It's great, then let's have a meal quickly and hurry up after eating." Everyone laughed, and the group ate casually in Ji'an, and immediately got in the car and continued on the way.

When the car arrived in Ganzhou, it was already past 11 o'clock in the evening. The Ganzhou Youth Army Office received a telegram from the commander and was preparing to welcome the work. Greenspan was very energetic. The car drove into Ganzhou City. Looking at the tall and solid walls, Field and Greenspan were amazed, "The city of China is really classic." The streets are not very wide, but the streets paved with bluestone are very clean. Although it was late at night, there were many shops in Ganzhou still with their doors open. What was rare is that there were street lights, bright electric lights and dim oil lamps in residential areas, which complemented each other. The restaurants and restaurants sang and danced, and the pastimers laughed loudly and played freely.

Greenspan nodded constantly, "General Yue, Ganzhou is very lively and prosperous. The Chinese are really a nation that is difficult to understand. When facing war, the Chinese can still be so calm." Yue Hanping couldn't help laughing and crying. The praise from foreigners seemed to be sarcastic. But he understood that this was Greenspan's real praise, but he didn't know how to express it in Chinese.

The car soon arrived in front of a five-story building made of reinforced concrete. There were two soldiers standing guard in front of the building. The white painted wooden sign behind the soldiers was black: The Ganzhou Office of the Youth Army. The director of the office Lieutenant Colonel Song Yunlin was waiting at the door. Seeing the commander arrive, he immediately stepped forward to salute, "Captain, thank you for your hard work." Yue Hanping shook his hand, "Captain, thank you for your hard work." The group entered the office straight into the office.

Greenspan slept well that night. In the hazy, he heard a bird chirping. When he opened his eyes, the bright sunlight shone through the window on the ground in front of the bed. The sun was already very high, and the birds were singing happily on the trees in the yard. The foreigner patted his mouth with his hands and yawned a long time, "I'm sleeping too deep, it's already late." At this time, the orderlyman knocked outside, and Greenspan rolled out of bed and opened the door.

The orderly man carried an enamel basin that was rare at the time, filled with wash water, and a toothbrush and tooth powder in his hand. When he came in, he smiled friendlyly at Greenspan, "Sir, please wash up." Greenspan thought he had heard it wrong because the orderly man said hello in English.

The foreigners understood and were obviously moved. "You still know English?" The orderly soldiers smiled slightly, "Before I joined the army, I was a college student who studied English. Our Youth Army all joined the army, so many people in the army knew foreign languages." The foreigners did not know that Yue Hanping specially selected students who knew foreign languages ​​in the army and arranged them in various offices of the Youth Army. On the one hand, it was convenient to deal with foreign affairs, and more importantly, it was convenient to collect foreign intelligence.

After breakfast, Greenspan and Field couldn't wait to ask Yue Hanping to take them to see Ganzhou City. Yue Hanping changed into casual clothes and walked out of the office with a few guards. Yesterday was night, and the two foreigners had not carefully seen the city of Ganzhou. Today, they were very open. From the Youth Army Office, it was the main road in Ganzhou. There were many modern buildings on both sides and many Gothic-style buildings. The shops on the roadside were good business, and pedestrians on the street were busy with their livelihoods.

Greenspan walked while watching, while Yue Hanping introduced the customs and business conditions of Ganzhou. Today, Field seemed very attentive. He did not talk endlessly, but carefully observed the development of Ganzhou's industry and business. From time to time, he wrote down some things in Hebrew in the small books he carried with him, and sometimes he whispered with Greenspan in Hebrew.

At noon at Chenghuang Temple, Yue Hanping invited two foreigners to try Ganzhou snacks. Sitting down at the door of a small shop for stir-fried snails, the waiter hurriedly came over to greet him. He put a portion and looked at the steaming snail meat. Greenspan picked up a snail without hesitation, took a toothpick and carefully picked out the snail meat and put it in his mouth. As soon as the snail meat was in his mouth, Greenspan couldn't help frowning and opened his mouth wide and blew it. It turned out that Jiangxi people like to eat chili peppers, and the snail meat was fried with chili peppers, which was very spicy. Greenspan was a little uncomfortable, but he couldn't resist the snail meat temptation. He chewed it carefully for a few times, and the more he chewed it, the more he tasted it. Foreigners were sweating heavily, and in a short while, a large plate of snails were eaten.

Greenspan felt his throat burning and his throat was dry. Field was not much better. After eating, his face turned red and his face was covered with crystal beads of sweat. Yue Hanping suppressed his smile and turned to see that there was a sold plum soup not far away. He said to Greenspan and Field: "Sir, let's have some drinks." The two foreigners nodded quickly, "I didn't expect that the snacks in Jiangxi were very spicy. But they were very delicious. Just like you Chinese, the more you taste, the more you taste."

The boss who sold sour plum soup brought a few bowls of sour plum soup. Yue Hanping found that the sour plum soup was actually breathing. He touched the edge of the bowl with his hand and it was cool. Suddenly, a coolness penetrated into his palm. He asked curiously: "Boss, why are your sour plum soup so cold? How did it preserve it?"

The boss smiled and said, "Sir, you don't think you have ever drunk sour plum soup? After my sour plum soup is prepared, it puts it in a wooden barrel and then soaks the wooden barrel in well water. If the guest wants to drink it, I will make a bowl of it from the wooden barrel. Of course it is cool and cool."

Greenspan couldn't care so much. He picked up the bowl and drank it all in one breath. The cool soup came into his stomach, and a coolness rose from the bottom of his heart. It was so comfortable. The foreigner handed the bowl to the boss and signaled another bowl. The boss smiled and added a bowl to him, "This foreigner, it's hot, sour plum soup should be slowly eaten in one sip to taste the real taste." The translator said the boss to Greenspan, and the foreigner laughed.

In the evening, the group returned to the office. Greenspan and Field specifically asked Yue Hanping to discuss. The two said happily: "General Yue, Mr. Jiang's political achievements in Ganzhou are very good. We have seen the development of the city today. In today's China, it is not easy. We are very honored to settle here."

Yue Hanping took out the Ganzhou map and pointed to a city area in Nancheng. "Two gentlemen, this is the commercial area that Commissioner Jiang has assigned to you in the city. As for the settlements not in the city, they are not far from Ganzhou."

Greenspan smiled sincerely, "General, we are very grateful for your country's help and for your support. We believe that our compatriots are happy to settle here. Commissioner Jiang is very thoughtful and even the commercial area is ready for us. I can solemnly say that we will consider developing industry in Ganzhou. There are also many industrial workers among our compatriots in Germany. We believe that we will soon see a more prosperous Ganzhou."

Yue Hanping was very happy, "Mr. Greenspan, there are many iron ores in Jiangxi and many tungsten ores in southern Jiangxi. I would like to ask you and your compatriots to invest in these industries. We must have our own steel and metallurgical industries, otherwise our military industry will not be able to develop."

Mr. Greenspan decided to return to Shanghai immediately and move his compatriots from Shanghai to Ganzhou as soon as possible, and the Jews who came to China first also arrived in Ganzhou first.

In order to show his sincerity, Greenspan took out another check, took out a golden Pyke pen from his body, and filled it out. After a moment, he handed the filled-in check to Yue Hanping, "General, I am a banker, and I am very rich among Jews. This money is the first investment fund I plan to open a steel factory. The general can complete the exploration and demonstration work in advance. I have to go back to Shanghai to get a batch of machines."
Chapter completed!