Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 2357 The Status Quo of Sanya ([-])

Initially, the Senate's plan for Sanya was carried out around the Tiandu Mine, roughly along the coast of Yulin Bay for development and construction.

However, as the project progressed, they soon discovered that the original plan was not suitable for the development needs of the so-called "central city in the south of Hainan Island" - there was too little land for construction.Ji Runzhi said that if Sanya is only positioned as a naval port and a resource export port in the future, there is no problem in choosing the surrounding areas of Yulin Bay. Not only are the port conditions superior, but the terrain is also easy to defend and difficult to attack.If it is regarded as an industrial and commercial city, it is far from enough.Therefore, the site selection of Sanya Special City is still based on the coast of Sanya Bay as the urban area.

The small boat set sail from Yulinbao Wharf and sailed along the west coast of Yulin Bay. The sea breeze was blowing. Although it was winter, the sea breeze on Yulin Bay was still filled with the breath of summer.

Sunshine, beach, sea...at any time and space, this is a beautiful picture.However, Xu Yanliang didn't care to appreciate it. He followed the guidance of Tang Menglong standing beside him to identify the main mountains and rivers along the coast.

"This is Tuwei Ridge," Tang Menglong pointed, "The Dadonghai Sea is between the two hills of Tuwei Ridge and Luhuitou."

Although Xu Yanliang has been here in another time and space, Dadonghai, which has completely erased the traces of artificial buildings and dense tourists, is a little strange to him.He carefully identified the scenery here, trying to compare it with the impression in his mind.

The general terrain is still the same: Dadonghai is a naturally formed half-moon-shaped shallow bay.The surface of the water is a crescent-shaped sandy beach, and the south is a vast and boundless sea, where the sand is flat, the water is clear, the wind is light and the waves are fine.The casuarinas on the shore are green and shady.From the perspective of tourism, it is indeed a seaside scenic spot with subtropical scenery that is rare in China.

But at this moment, Dadonghai is still a lonely bay, and there are few people here. Apart from a few traces of fishermen’s activities on the beach, there are only a few dilapidated stilt houses in the depths of the bay—these are the original The "seaside holiday cottage" built for the elders was once the "sacred place" for the elders to come to Sanya.It was once popular in the Senate to bring maids here for vacation.In the past few years, the freshness of the elders has worn off, and fewer and fewer people come. The office and the Sanya City Government are too lazy to repair it frequently. After several typhoons, it has become dilapidated and crumbling.

Sanya in this time and space is still not attractive enough-the blue sky and sea resources need sufficient infrastructure to attract people, and the construction of the Senate here is still a bit poor. The "pure natural" log cabin cannot meet the enjoyment needs of the elders.

After crossing the Great East China Sea and rounding a cape, we arrive at Xiaodonghai.You can see the iconic Luhuitou Ridge, where the navy has set up forts and observation towers on the commanding heights of the mountain.The Morning Star flag is fluttering.

Below the ridge is a large bastion guarding the berth.There are many light sailing warships moored here.There are sailors in white uniforms practicing on the shore.

"There are no civilian ships here?"

"This is a military port. According to the rules, only ships from the Senate can enter and leave Yulin Bay and the East China Sea, and civilian ships are not allowed to enter." Tang Menglong said, "All civilian ships are moored in Sanya Bay."

Because it had been taken care of in advance, the fort did not fire a salute.The traffic boat bypassed Luhuitou with smoke, and then entered the vast Sanya Bay.

Looking from the boat, there are a lot of buildings on the northeast coast of Sanya Bay, and masts can also be seen.

"The Sanya Special City is here." Tang Menglong pointed with his hand.

Sanya originated from a small local village named Sanya.It had an official name Linchuan County in the Tang Dynasty, named after "Linhe Jinchuan".The river is thus named Linchuan water.

According to the records of "Yazhou Chronicle", the county site is in the "southeast mountain 110 miles southeast of the salt field" of the state city.It is bordered by Dazengling in the south, Haobaling in the north, Dagouling in the east and rivers in the west.

Linchuan County was deposed in the Five Dynasties, and Linchuan Town was not established until Song Shenzong.However, at the end of the Southern Song Dynasty, this place had become a place occupied by bandits. After that, Linchuan was silent. According to the records of "Qiongzhou Zhi" compiled by Zhengde Yearbook in Ming Dynasty, only "Stone Street still exists" here.It can be seen that it has been completely abandoned.

However, Linchuan Port, the outlet of Linchuan Water, sprang up at this time.The reason is that since the Song Dynasty, there have been salt fields on the local seashore. In order to export salt, the mouth of Linchuan River has become a natural river port for exporting salt.

In the Ming Dynasty, Linchuanli was set up near Linchuan Port. The specific location is the "Longpo" which is located in the middle of the Sanya River and Linchuan River, two major rivers in the Sanya area.Linchuanli was included in the [-] "lis" under the jurisdiction of Yazhou in the Ming Dynasty.It can be seen that the population at that time was at least one hundred households.

However, when the Sanya development team from the Senate arrived, the population of Linchuan had dropped to less than fifty households.And they are all so-called "zaoji", that is, salt people who specialize in drying salt.Obviously, the reason why a li was set up here is entirely because of the relationship with the salt field. Although the Sanya Salt Field is listed as one of the six major salt fields in Qiongdao under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Household Affairs.The annual output of sea salt is only a few thousand shi.When Wang Luobin and others landed in Yulin, they sent people here to conduct a social survey. At that time, the salt field was in a state of near disuse, and only a small number of salt workers were still producing on a small scale.

"...After Wang Luobin became the mayor, he also carried out technological reforms in the saltworks and introduced the windmill water extraction and concentration technology. Now the output of the saltworks has increased. But I feel that the demand from the Planning Institute is not very strong..." Tang Menglong complained .

"The scale of salinization has never been increased. What's the use of drying so much salt. How much can a person eat?" Xu Yanliang said, "The most indispensable thing here in Hainan and Guangdong is salt! The salt you dried in the south of Hainan Island was shipped to Lin Gao is more expensive than Ma Niao’s salt, if the planning institute is not to maintain the operation of the salt farm, it is simply uneconomical to transport salt from Sanya!”

"When the chemical industry zone in Danzhou is established, I don't know if the situation will improve." Tang Menglong is unhappy. "The current saltworks workers are still too poor. They are just filling their stomachs after exhausting themselves."

Although the salt farm is under the jurisdiction of the Planning Institute, the workers in the salt farm live in Sanya, and their consumption of food, clothing, housing and transportation can largely stimulate consumption in Sanya.

Miners in Tiandu and salt workers in the salt field are currently the two largest consumer groups in Sanya.If their lives are too difficult, the business in Sanya will naturally not improve.

"How can it be so fast." Xu Yanliang said, "For this project, the blueprint is drawn big enough, and it is short of turning Danzhou into an industrial park, but if you want to rely on it to cause a sea salt supply crisis, at least you have to Wait two or three years."

"Two or three years will not be a problem. As long as it can be done, I am happy to be mayor here for the rest of my life." Tang Menglong said, "The environment here is good."

"The environment is good, why don't you bring your wife and children?" Xu Yanliang couldn't help laughing.

"Where will the children go to study? There is only one national primary school here - at the beginning it was said that we would replicate the Fangcaodi model in Sanya and build a ten-year national school, but Wang Luobin didn't do anything after he left. The land has been circled. Now The cheapest place in Sanya!"

The two stood on the deck and pointed out the rivers and mountains. Although the voyage time was long, they didn't find it boring.The traffic boat enters Sanya Bay,.Sanya Port has good port conditions, deep water and wide bay, and the inner port has good wind shelter conditions, so it replaced Linchuan Port in the Qing Dynasty as an inland estuary port.The Senate also established the main commercial port here.

"There are quite a few ships berthing here!" Xu Yanliang saw that the port was full of sails and masts.At first glance, there are about a hundred large and small ships moored.Most of them are various small and medium-sized ships that are common along the coast of the South China Sea, but there are also a few large merchant ships mixed in during the period.

Tang Menglong frowned: "To be honest, there are indeed quite a few boats coming, but most of them don't come for business."

Here is the best sheltered port in Qiongnan, and there are regular patrols by the coast guard and protection by coastal defense forces, as well as special ship repair yards to provide ship repair services.Many of the surrounding fishing boats and merchant ships passing through Hainan will choose to berth in Sanya for supplies.If the merchant ships going south are delayed in their return and miss the return monsoon, they will also choose to spend the winter in Sanya.

"... To be honest, our merchants here are not hardworking, but there is no way. There are too few types of goods that can be purchased here, and some stocks are not enough. People would rather go to Lingao or Guangzhou to purchase. We just earn money A service fee. In contrast, the fishery industry is relatively prosperous. Xun Suji set up a food processing factory here to buy and process fish on the spot, but the benefits are not bad. It can be regarded as a local pillar industry—— A lot of table salt has been digested by the saltworks.”

"It's not bad to earn service fees. Singapore is a small country. It doesn't produce much and its consumption is limited, but it doesn't prevent it from becoming an important port and cargo distribution center." Xu Yanliang thought that Sanya's inherent shortcomings are difficult to overcome. It may not be possible to turn it into a commercial center, but it may still be possible to turn it into a "service area" on the highway.

"I hope so." Tang Menglong said, "I just hope you can bring me new business here. Among the state-policy enterprises, you are the first one to be headquartered here."

"Where, where, we still need to ask the city government to support us."

The traffic boat slowly approached the pier amidst the compliments and politeness of the two.The weather in Sanya is much hotter than Lingao, and it is not suitable for raising horses. Of course, there are no official carriages. Tang Menglong's usual means of transportation is rickshaws.

The two got on the rickshaw and headed all the way to the city hall.

The municipal government of Sanya City is located in Longpo. On the new map drawn by the Senate, this place is called "Hedong Island".It is a long and narrow land between Sanya River and Linchuan River.Not directly adjacent to the sea, it is equivalent to the inner city area of ​​Sanya. Ji Runzhi's original plan was to use this place as the administrative and cultural center of Sanya.

(End of this chapter)