Boss Tan seemed quite proud when mentioning this: "From this point of view, Jianghan is completely different from Haicheng and Gangcheng. Haicheng has many bars and cafes serving foreigners. Since the lease, Gangcheng has Although Jianghan has become a Western city, except for its close economic and trade ties with foreign ports, it is basically not affected by Western influence in other aspects."
"Wuchang still has the appearance of an old city. As an industrial town, Hanyang has attracted more ordinary people and refugees, with few foreign institutions. Even though Hankou's foreign port community is novel, the expansion of foreigners has been restrained by the commercial streets of the Chinese community. , what the people in the city formed was the culture of the city, not the colonial culture of Haicheng."
"This all depends on the shrewdness and cunning of the people of Jianghan!"
Yue Guanchao looked at these various features: "I thought, isn't this just a ghost market? It's no different from the Xijing Ghost Market and Fengtian Ghost Tower."
"That's different." Song Siyuan gave him a meaningful look: "Look at the difference between this river market and Xijing Ghost Market and Fengtian Ghost Tower."
"This... still doesn't make any difference... right?"
Yue Guanchao was deceived by Song Siyuan, and he was not sure what he meant.
Song Siyuan knew that this person was careless, so she decided to open the skylight and speak out: "Xijing Ghost Market is essentially a grocery market. It doesn't even have stalls. It closes at sunrise and opens at sunset. It is basically equivalent to a temporary outdoor grass market. Xijing The Municipal Council’s attitude towards this is mostly laissez-faire and non-interference.”
She paused and continued: "The Yinshi Ghost Tower in Fengtian is more of a lawless place where filth and people live in evil. It is neither controlled by Fengtian nor does it feel that it is a person from Fengtian. It is a well with Fengtian." The water does not interfere with the state of the river.”
"Looking at Jianghanhe City."
Song Siyuan mentioned this with a look of curiosity in her eyes: "I just took a look with a telescope. Telegraph and telephone connections have been connected here, and there are ditches for sewage discharge and water purification. You can even see those from the Public Security Department." member."
After that, she pointed to the railing they were leaning on. There were huge lamp holders every few meters: "There are also these lamp holders, which shows that Heshi has been included in Jianghan's management. These superficial phenomena reflect a basic reality, that is, Jianghan The Municipal Council’s attitude towards Heshi is not to let it go, nor to allow it to become a place outside the law. If we want to find a word to understand it, it is more like a concept of a private land for the common people.”
"In other words, the Jianghan Political Yuan recognized the existence of Heshi and the three religions and nine streams behind Heshi. This is completely different from Xijing and Fengtian."
Whether it's Xijing or Fengtian, when they face a place like a ghost market, they either let it go and do whatever they want, or they just guard it like a ghost house in Yin City and treat Yin City as a place outside the law. Be on guard.
When faced with such a boundary, both of them mostly have the same principle for dealing with it, that is, ghost markets are not part of the city. Although they all exist in the city, they are not recognized by the city and have always been excluded. Even when ghosts are mentioned The city and government came to pay the bills many times, but failed to completely eradicate the scourge.
To put it bluntly, Xijing and Fengtian regard the ghost market as a carbuncle on the body and want to get rid of it quickly.
Jianghan also dealt with this in the beginning. In order to prepare for the construction of Hanshui City, it decided to fill up the river market. In the end, it was the tenacious resistance of the people in the city that saved the river market.
If we follow the principles of other government agencies, such iron-clad households are destined to not receive any support from the government, let alone basic electricity. It would be generous to avoid causing trouble.
Today, Jianghan's telegraph, electricity, water treatment, and security have all been connected to Heshi, which is basically impossible in other ghost cities.
Song Siyuan looked at him: "In short, the Jianghan Municipal Council emphasizes the value of existence, rather than treating the river market as a cancer and carbuncle. They did try to fill up the river city before, and they changed their tactics after they determined that there was no way to deal with it. The purpose behind the measures to provide basic support to Heshi is probably to integrate Heshi into Jianghan and become a part of Jianghan."
"They also understand that the reason why there are so many people in Heshi at this stage is precisely because the world is not good and people tend to go out of their way to make money. Perhaps, when Hanshui County becomes rich in the future, Heshi will no longer exist. Yes, they are willing to provide water, electricity and support.”
She paused and continued to explain the difference: "If the ghost market is compared to a cancer, their approach is completely different. , and Jiang Han admitted the cancer on his body, looked for a cure for the cancer, and hoped for its recovery."
"I think this is also the influence of market culture and flood and drought dock culture on the political Yuan. Jianghan has always been an important town in the middle of the thoroughfare of nine provinces, with a strong commercial atmosphere. In the past seventy or eighty years, after Jianghan opened its own port, it has been Absorbing refugees and refugees from the north and south, a large number of people from other provinces entered Jianghan and integrated into the market culture here."
"Jianghan's urban character is like the river. It integrates the north and the south and is all-encompassing. It can not only admit the bright lights of Hankou, but also maintain the calmness and restraint of Wuchang Town, and also take into account the prosperity of Hanyang Town. For Jianghan's Political Yuan, Now that they have fled to the river, they are willing to give anyone a chance to survive."
Tan Yanqiu said: "Existence is reasonable!"
Song Siyuan looked at him and nodded: "Boss Tan is also familiar with Heshi?"
Tan Yanqiu took off his hat: "If you start from scratch, you will inevitably have ups and downs in the city of Jianghan. I was lucky enough to spend some time in Heshi. Over the past few decades, Heshi has not changed at all, or rather , what changes is always people who come and go freely.”
"Let's go, everyone, I'll take you down to find my old friends and see if they know the specific location of the God-pressing Craftsman."
After that, Yan Yanqiu led them to the mine ladder. Amidst the rumbling sound, the elevator descended into the ground and stood at the bottom of the old river.
After reaching the bottom, everyone looked up and saw two arch bridges hanging overhead. The surrounding shacks covered the river bed with black clouds, and courtyards and foreign-style buildings were mixed together. Some people in the city were walking in a hurry, and shouts and voices were loud everywhere. , doing all kinds of business.
There were people from all walks of life here. After they came down, no one paid attention to them. Tan Yanqiu took them through the streets and took a small boat in the canal to sail into some stilted buildings near the river.
"Fumin Antique Shop!"
Yue Guanchao looked at the Linhe signboard and murmured.
Tan Yanqiu went ashore and continued: "When I was young, I first came to Jianghan. I didn't understand the rules of the market. I offended some local snakes. I lost everything on my first sale. I had no choice but to escape to the river market and work in Fumin Antiques Store. Mr. Zhangyan, after staying in He Market for several years, he learned the rules of Jianghan Market thoroughly before he dared to come out and do business again."
