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Chapter 739 Chongkai Division

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    Chongming is surrounded by rivers on three sides and the sea on one side. The islanders live with and depend on water. While they benefit from the benefits of the Yangtze River and the East China Sea, they also suffer from the ravages of river waves.

    Especially during the typhoon season, strong winds and huge waves can swallow up hundreds of acres of sandbanks day and night.  With such encroachment day and night, year after year, it is no wonder that the sandbanks in Chongming will divide and merge, gather and disperse indefinitely.

    No matter how many sandbanks there are that are scattered and erratic, they cannot sustain the livelihood of the people.  Only large areas of connected land are the basis for people to thrive.

    Although the Great Prophecy told Zhao Hao that starting from the Longwan Year, Chongming would end its crazy period of collapse.  Several sandbanks will gradually be connected to form a piece, and in a few decades there will be the prototype of Chongming Island.

    But the great prophecy also told Zhao Hao that it is not enough to just rely on God to give him food.  The reason why Chongming can become the third largest island in the country in later generations is inseparable from the countless embankments and seawalls built by generations of officials and gentry people with the spirit of Foolish Old Man to Move Mountains.

    In fact, large-scale construction of seawalls began in the middle of Wanli period.

    For the next four hundred years, the people of Chongming continued to fight against the tides, building countless seawalls and destroying them countless times.

    It was not until the end of the 20th century that a concrete embankment around the island was built, as well as a complete set of water conservancy projects, so that Chongming would never be flooded.

    Zhao Hao said that although there is cement with increasingly stable quality.  However, the current level of engineering is far from the point where it can be solved once and for all.

    It seems that Chongming is about to enter a period of violent expansion.  You can't stop eating because of choking, and just focus on the land inside the seawall instead of the newly silted tidal flats outside the embankment, right?  With a little modification, it could become a sacred place.

    Therefore, it is necessary to build a new seawall outside the embankment every ten or twenty years, so as to continuously expand the area of ??Chongming.

    Therefore, Zhao Hao suggested setting up a special "Chongming Development Company" to be responsible for the long-term "protection of collapse and promotion of sedimentation" work on the entire Chongming Island.

    ??~~

    "Chongming Development Company?" Chen Huaixiu repeated and asked softly: "It seems that there is a Kunshan Development Company in Kunshan."

    "Yes." Zhao Hao nodded, pointed at Jiang Xueying and said, "Sister Jiang is the president of Jiangnan Company. She basically has the final say in the company. Let her introduce the specific situation to you."

    "Brother is used to being the hands-off shopkeeper." Jiang Xueying blushed slightly, but she did not deny her position.

    Chen Huaixiu opened his mouth slightly when he heard this, and was quite surprised.  She always thought that Miss Jiang was Zhao Hao's cousin or some other noble lady.

    Unexpectedly, this seemingly weak little girl turned out to be the general manager of Jiangnan Company.

    Chen Huaixiu couldn't help but be in awe and greeted Jiang Xue again.  "How disrespectful. I didn't expect my sister to be so capable."

    "The gang leader sister is more capable." Jiang Xueying returned the gesture and explained the functions of the development company to Chen Huaixiu.

    "The development company is committed to the construction of local infrastructure, including but not limited to the design and construction of various livelihood projects such as water conservancy, bridges, roads, houses, water supply and drainage."

    "Kunshan Development Company is the first local infrastructure company under the group. Relying on the group's sister company Jiangnan Building Materials Company, it completed the construction of nearly 150 miles of rubble concrete embankment in a two-month construction period and withstood the  It has withstood the test of typhoons. The performance is even better than that of traditional stone ponds, and our cost is only half of that of traditional stone ponds, but the construction speed is more than ten times that of them!"

    Jiang Xueying¡¯s narrative style is not as provocative as Zhao Hao¡¯s, but it is better than being calm and objective.  Speaking with detailed data actually sounds more credible.

    Chen Huaixiu had seen with his own eyes that river embankment that looked ordinary but was strong and tall.  I also know that it was completed by the people of Kunshan within a month.

    At that time, she thought about how great it would be if such a miracle could happen in Chongming.

    Unexpectedly, a miracle would happen in Chongming in the blink of an eye.

    Now she no longer cared about her reserve and caution. She held Jiang Xueying's hand and said with excitement: "Sister, tell me quickly, what should we do in Chongming?"

    ¡°As my brother suggested, Chongming can also follow the Kunshan model and use Chongkai Division as the operating entity of the entire project, responsible for the entire water conservancy infrastructure in Chongming.¡±

    "The specific share allocation can refer to Kunkaisi's method, and of course it must be adapted to the specific situation." Jiang Xueying continued to explain with a vague smile on her face:

    "Sister Gang Leader naturally understands that shareholders must invest capital first so that they can enjoy a steady stream of income in the future."

    "That's natural." Chen Huaixiu nodded and said, "I wonder how much capital we have to pay?"

    "Not a penny, all money and food costs, including cement, stone and other building materials"??They are all produced by Jiangnan Company.  Jiang Xueying then said to Chen Huaixiu:

    "As for the Shachuan Gang, they naturally provide the manpower to repair the embankment."

    "How many people are needed?" Chen Huaixiu asked anxiously.

    "Yesterday, I did some calculations with my brother Kuang. The first phase of the project will start at the end of October and end in February of next year. It will take about 150 miles of seawall construction, which can basically stop the collapse." Jiang Xueying replied softly.

    Chongming Island generally shows a trend of ¡®rising in the north and collapsing in the south¡¯. Therefore, the urgent need in the south is solved and the territory is basically stabilized.

    Chen Huaixiu nodded, silently calculating in his mind that this length could encircle the entire Sansha.  To complete the repair in four months, even with the help of cement, the number of labor required is quite terrible.

    And this is precisely the destiny of Chongming.

    "How many people are needed?" she asked anxiously.

    "At least 50,000 strong men are needed, but 50,000 small workers are needed." Jiang Xueying replied: "Seawall construction is more difficult than river embankment construction, so more people are needed."

    "This" Chen Huaixiu said with a look of embarrassment: "I have less than 10,000 Shachuan gang members. Counting the old, weak, sick and disabled, there are only less than 40,000 people. It is far from enough."

    "That's right." Jin Xuezeng also chimed in: "Currently, the entire Chongming population only has 80,000 people. Excluding the old and young who can't move, and dragging them all to build the seawall, we can only collect 20,000 strong men at most.  Thirty thousand small laborers.¡±

    "Ah." Jiang Xueying said with surprise on her face: "There are only so many people in Chongming?"

    "Originally, including the black households, there were more than 200,000 people. But once Dongsha and Yao Liusha collapsed, and the Chongming Guards of the salt field withdrew, they all left their homes and went to the inland to find a way to survive."

    Jin Xuezeng sighed and said sadly: "If the seawall is not repaired for one day, the population will not stop losing. But with so few people, the seawall cannot be built, and we can only watch the number of people getting fewer and fewer. It is simply impossible to live this life  ¡­¡±

    Chen Huaixiu nodded in agreement.

    "That's it" Jiang Xueying made some calculations and said: "Then Jiangnan Company will have to be responsible for recruiting a large number of workers. In this case, our company will have to account for 60% of the shares. The remaining 40% will be left to the county and your gang.  Discuss the distribution, is this plan acceptable?"

    "We, the Shachuan Gang, really only need to use as many people as possible and don't need to worry about anything else?" Chen Huaixiu was a little unbelievable.

    Chen Huaixiu thought that the other party had the absolute initiative and would definitely open his mouth this time.  Unexpectedly, they didn't need money or land, just letting them help others.

    ??And actually gave the Shachuan Gang shares.  This kind of cheap thing can't be found anywhere even with a lantern, right?

    "Of course." Jiang Xueying nodded affirmatively.

    Chen Huaixiu no longer cared about being reserved, nodded heavily and said: "Then we must agree."

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