Xu Yanliang glanced at Yuan Fei and thought that besides not being a student, he was not a secretary either. But when he said this, he became interested: "What on earth did Boss Liu commit that made him arrested by Guangzhou?"
"It is said that it happened during the epidemic prevention. It caused quite a big fuss. It is said that Chairman Wen said that it would not be an exaggeration to hang Liu Deshan..."
Xu Yanliang thought to himself that Yuan Fei really didn't regard him as an outsider, and he didn't have any control over his words.
Yuan Fei still had more to say: "To say that Dongshan Residence has a really good relationship with our Mayor Tang. But Liu Deshan's matter is too big, and Mayor Tang doesn't dare to allow him anything..."
"Of course." Xu Yanliang said casually, secretly reminding himself to be careful when speaking in front of Secretary Yuan, "It's a big deal involving epidemic prevention, there are hundreds of thousands of people."
As the bicycle traveled further and further along New World Avenue, the buildings on both sides of the road became increasingly sparse. There are no more decent buildings on the roadside. At this time, two rather towering buildings suddenly appeared in front of them.
On the left side of the road is a Gothic brick church, and on the right side is an "Australian" Taoist temple with the same architectural structure.
The two buildings are almost door to door, and it seems that the struggle for believers here is also fierce.
He had no intention of exploring the local religious situation and continued on his way. Yuan Fei reminded him: Although the road has been built all the way to the foot of Jinji Ridge, it is no longer an urban area, but mostly farmland and plantations.
"Is there a factory here?" Xu Yanliang thought about it.
"The factories are all located near the port in Hexi District. After all, most of our raw materials here come from the sea, and it is more convenient to be close to the port." Yuan Fei said, "There are mostly large and small farms here, and some farms have supporting small processing plants for agricultural products. .”
"Oh, speaking of farms, is the largest private farm here owned by Liu Xiang's family?"
"It belongs to his family, but to be precise, it's not his personal..."
"Oh? Why isn't it personal to him?"
"His farm is called a 'collective farm'..."
Xu Yanliang's handlebar tilted and he almost fell off the car. He quickly held on to the handlebar to steady his body: "What do you think his farm is called?"
"Collective farm."
"Is that really your name?"
Yuan Fei probably understood why Elder Xu was so sensitive to this name, and said while riding his bicycle: "That's the name. Because Liu Xiang and his brothers jointly invested in it. At the end of the year, everyone will share dividends. After the company was established, Chairman Wang invited He was given a name and was given this name.”
"It's just a joint-stock system." Xu Yanliang was slightly disappointed.
"Yes, yes, it is a joint-stock company," Yuan Fei said. "This farm has the largest land in Sanya, with tens of thousands of acres of land. We specially invited the Tiandi Society for technical support. Many of Liu Xiang's people are there now They work on the farm and live together. There are probably close to a hundred households."
"I didn't expect him to become a big landowner." Xu Yanliang asked, "How is the business situation?"
"It's been quite prosperous," Yuan Fei said. "Liu Laoxiang and his men are all from Chaoshan. They are the most united and capable of doing things. They also made a lot of money when they were pirates in the past. So after setting up the farm, they didn't care. Whether it's building a house, buying machinery, buying seeds, repairing water conservancy... we don't hesitate to spend money. We also set up many small processing plants - more money comes in. The more money you have, the easier it is to make money. Look at there are many here The senate allotted land to these miserable immigrants, helped to open up wasteland, provided loans, free technical services, and tax exemption for five years! As a result, I still managed to live a reluctant life. When I met a Natural disasters and man-made disasters require relief, not to mention taxes. Otherwise, it will be even more difficult to go bankrupt!"
It seems that the small-scale peasant economy is difficult to mix anywhere. Xu Yanliang thought. In the future, colonial settlements in Southeast Asia will still be developed in the form of large farms. Models like Liu Xiang can also be learned from. Thinking of this, he thought with regret that Liu Xiang was "refrigerated". Otherwise, it would be absolutely fine for him to be the leader of a colony. He asked again:
“Are there many state-owned farms here?”
"There are several in Jinling District. They vary in size. Some are specialized in growing rice, and some are growing coconuts." Yuan Fei looked at the chief who was still heading north and thought, isn't this chief here to inspect industry and commerce? Are you also interested in agriculture?
Xu Yanliang originally wanted to say "go to Liu Xiang's farm to see", but then he thought about this person's special status and had always been feared by the Senate. The current situation of Nanyang Company is not suitable for having any direct contact with him.
He suddenly became suspicious. Secretary Yuan, who was smiling and talking openly, might be a hidden agent of the Political Security Bureau. Even if he does not or can fully believe in Zhao Manxiong's "goodwill", there is no guarantee that he will not talk nonsense in front of other elders.
He thought for a while and said: "Help me find a private farm..."
"It depends on whether it's good or bad..."
"Nonsense, I'm here for business, not charity. Of course I'm here to see what's good."
"Okay!" Yuan Fei responded, "Then let's go to Hu Wumei's farm. It's not far ahead!" He kicked his feet a few times and rushed to the front.
"Hu Wumei? Is she still a woman?" Xu Yanliang shouted secretly. These days, he has never seen a female landowner.
The group passed a checkpoint at a security post and left Hexi District. Although New World Avenue was built all the way to the foot of Jinji Ridge, after the checkpoint, the road surface became a simple highway, and there were no street lights on both sides. There are no traces of facilities or buildings. There are only large areas of farmland and small woods, with a few buildings dotted among them. It's completely a rural scenery.
The largest area here is paddy fields. What is grown is rice. It is also mixed with sugarcane fields, hemp fields and coconut plantations. The Committee of Agriculture has put in a lot of effort here.
However, these fields have obvious advantages and disadvantages. Some fields can be seen to be well cared for and the crops are growing well; some fields have sparse crops and overgrown weeds. Often a field ridge or a water canal can lead to a completely different scene.
After riding for about ten minutes after getting out of the bayonet, Yuan Fei led the way and turned onto a fork in the road. The fork in the road is lined with rows of windbreaks. Most are tamarind trees, but also sapodilla trees.
The road conditions on the side roads were even worse, and the bike bounced all the way up. Xu Yanliang is no longer used to such bad roads, but the "buses" distributed here are all custom-made postal vehicles with 28 large bars and weighted vehicles that were purchased specially in those years. They are durable and can carry loads, but they are not comfortable.
Fortunately, this section of the road is not too long, Xu Yanliang estimated it to be more than one kilometer. A wooden fence gate appeared not far ahead. Yuan Fei turned around and said: "Chief, Hu Wumei's farm is just ahead!"
Xu Yanliang's buttocks felt numb, and when he heard the words "right in front", he couldn't help but feel refreshed.
The farm gradually approached. I saw that the farm was quite well fortified. An earth rampart surrounded the farm with a bamboo fence. The gate was solidly built with a gatehouse above and two protruding earth platforms on both sides. Before I even got there, I heard the rapid sound of metal banging in the distance - this was a warning.
The security here is really bad. Xu Yanliang thought.
The farm is heavily guarded, indicating that there is greater security pressure here, and this pressure is probably not something that a few thieves or a small group of robbers can achieve. The public security in Sanya is far from as good as Tang Menglong said.
However, if there was really such a huge pressure from the internal security war, Tang Menglong would not be so trusting and just let four guards escort him. If we really encounter a large group of gangsters, these people will just deliver food...
Just as they were wondering, the convoy had already arrived in front of the wooden gate. Several dogs inside the gate started barking together, and someone was looking down from the gate tower. Xu Yanliang noticed that the guard was holding a Nanyang-style rifle. Yuan Fei jumped out of the car and shouted: "Open the door quickly, our leader is looking for Hu Wumei!"
Xu Yanliang looked around and saw ten round wooden signs hanging on the lintel of the gate, which read "Baocheng Agricultural Reclamation Co., Ltd.". The handwriting had faded due to the sun and rain. The open space outside the door is covered with ruts, and it is obvious that there is a lot of practical animal power here.
"Who's screaming!" A man's voice came from inside the door, "The master is not at home, he has gone to the ground! The family has no master and no guests!"
"I fuck you old guy," Yuan Fei said without being polite, raising his throat, "I am Yuan Fei from the city government, and here is the chief! Chief! Do you know! Hurry up and open the door!"
"Don't lie to me!"
"Which lie to you! Open the door quickly!"
A head stuck out from the gate, looked at it and then retracted. After a while, I heard someone yelling from inside: "Hurry! Open the door, open the door! You lazy fools!"
Two doors reinforced with iron bars and door nails creaked open, and an old man came out. He was wearing a straw hat, a "buluo", linen beach pants, and rattan sandals. There was a nondescript cloth belt tied around his waist, with some scattered objects hanging on it.
When the old man saw Yuan Fei, he hurriedly stepped forward to greet him. Yuan Fei said: "You're welcome. This is Chief Xu from Lingao. He wants to visit your farm! Tell Hu Wumei to come back quickly!"
When the old man heard that the elders were coming, he hurriedly came to greet him and said, "Young man Hu Sanqing, I would like to pay my respects to the chief."
Xu Yanliang waved his hand and said, "No need to be polite. Is your village owner not here?"
"Unfortunately, the owner of the village went to the plantation early in the morning. I asked someone to call him back now," Hu Sanqing said.
Xu Yanliang nodded and said, "If the round trip takes too long, there's no need..."
"It's not far, it's not far. The plantation is only two miles away from here. I'll send someone to look for it now." After saying that, he called a child and asked him to go to the plantation immediately to call the master back. "Hurry up to the plantation and call the master back." Call me back and say the chief is here! Run, hurry!"
The child ran away quickly, Xu Yanliang said: "This child is quite dark..."
"His mother is a slave from Nanyang, and she was born black." Hu Sanqing said, "The chief went inside to rest first and drink a few sips of tea. It will take at least half an hour for the master to come back."
