Chapter 1279 Number one in the world

Yu Xiaobao is not as leisurely as Zhang Qianzhi. He has no time to pay attention to the situation of his subordinates at the moment. He is not just here to take a look, but to understand the operation of the local agricultural development and deep processing industry.

, and collected key data that the executive committee was interested in, wrote a summary report and submitted it. When Zhang Qianzhi was talking to Liu Shang, he was listening attentively to Zhang Guang’s introduction to the local sugar and brewing industries. If he also noticed Liu Shang

Shang was interested in steam engines, so he and Zhang Qianzhi would probably persuade Liu Shang to give up his current career and switch to studying machinery.

After visiting the sugar-making and wine-making workshops, everyone did not return empty-handed. Zhang Guang had already prepared gifts. Yu Xiaobao led the team to see everyone, and Liu Shang was naturally one of them. This companion

The souvenirs are all local specialties, one piece of white sugar and one piece of Sanya special wine. They are all sealed in the same small glass bottles and placed in a small brocade box. Although they are not expensive gifts, the packaging quality is not bad.

, it will definitely sell for a good price when put on the market. Of course, such mass-produced gift packages are not specially prepared for Yu Xiaobao and his team. After the sugar cane industry in Yacheng County started, it will be sent to

There are many kinds of entertainment, and this gift bag is specially made to be used on such occasions.

Although Liu Shang would not be greedy for such small profits, he could feel Haihan's intentions in trade. He even gave gifts and promoted local specialties.

In fact, the commercial crops planted on a large scale in Yacheng County are far more than just sugar cane. Oil crops, spices, tea, tobacco leaves, rubber trees, various fruit trees, etc. also cover several thousand acres of planting area. However, compared to the ones that have become the mainstay of the local area,

The scale of the sugarcane industry in China is relatively fragmented, and some farms are located far away from the county seat. If you want to visit them all, you will have to stay locally for at least two or three days.

Yu Xiaobao's schedule does not have such ample time. His mission is to inspect places rather than sightseeing. After getting a general understanding of the local situation, he will set off to the next stop. But Liu Shang's heart has always been hanging on him.

There were no corresponding arrangements for the publicity activities locally, which made him secretly relieved.

After visiting the sugar cane farm here, it was already noon, and everyone returned to the county town. Zhang Guang hosted a banquet in a restaurant in the city. This meal could be regarded as a welcome and a farewell. The food and wine were extremely rich, but not too small.

However, Bao did not relent and let the entourage drink freely. He only toasted Zhang Guang a glass as a courtesy. Zhang Guang knew that they had to go on their way after finishing their work here, so he did not persuade them to drink more at the moment, and only asked everyone to eat more food.

Until the end of the banquet, the dishes on the table had been changed twice, and the kitchen was still serving food non-stop. Liu Shang also secretly lamented that the extravagance of the Haihan officialdom was no less than that of the Ming Dynasty. But in Zhang Guang,

It seems normal to Yu Xiaobao and others. Haihan people are very particular about the comfort of food, clothing, housing and transportation, especially when it comes to food and drink. Cooking has always been a key project in Haihan vocational training, and it is even valued.

No less than a high-level professional such as steam engines. Not having a good meal when greeting someone is simply as unreasonable as not saying hello when meeting. From this, Haihan's unique social culture is slowly formed from top to bottom.

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Of course, this habit brought by time travelers is mainly because their original time and space already had a relatively rich material life. It can be said that as long as you have money, you can eat delicacies from all over the world. After coming to power here, they will naturally also

This habit has continued. However, most people in this time and space are still struggling for food and clothing, and their requirements for food and drink are much lower than those of the Haihan people. Even for official banquets, food and drink are definitely not as particular as those of the Haihan people. In addition,

This banquet was organized by Zhang Guang himself, and the quality was naturally in accordance with the standard of a chief's banquet. In order to flatter Zhang Guang, the restaurant owner naturally prepared this banquet regardless of the cost.

However, this kind of catering culture has also directly led to the general overweight of Haihan's upper-level officials. Zhang Guang, who could easily climb tree stands and wires in the early days of time travel, has now increased by nearly half of his original weight eight years later.

When it comes to climbing a tree, even mounting a horse is a bit difficult. Yu Xiaobao and others are in the period of physical growth, and there are many field tasks. They eat a lot and digest them thoroughly, but they haven't gained much weight yet.

However, in the eyes of a newcomer like Liu Shang, this kind of scene seems very extravagant. Of course, from another perspective, it can also be regarded as a manifestation of Haihan's wealth and willfulness.

Zhang Guang ordered his people to clear the banquet, served tea, and chatted with everyone over a cup of tea before Yu Xiaobao said his goodbyes. Zhang Guang was sent to the north gate of the county seat, but Yu Xiaobao would not let him leave the city to meet him no matter what.

Send it off. If this spreads out, it will inevitably be suspected of disrespecting the elders. Everyone took a boat from the pier outside the north gate to return to the water village, and then transferred to the sailboat they came from to leave the port and continue on their way.

After Yu Xiaobao and Zhang Qianzhi boarded the ship, they went into the cabin to sort out information about Yacheng County. This made Liu Shang breathe a sigh of relief. As long as Zhang Qianzhi appeared within his sight, he would always feel that the other party's

The eyes were fixed on him, and this feeling made him sit on pins and needles. Liu Shang was not sure whether Zhang Qianzhi discovered something was wrong with him. He definitely couldn't run away, and he couldn't escape from the Haihan people right now.

Sliding away from underneath, I had to hold on bravely, trying my best to conceal my identity and not reveal any noticeable flaws.

As for the next destination, Yu Xiaobao had already announced it before setting off. It is Yinggehai County, located in the southeast corner of Hainan Island. This place was not well-known before the arrival of the Haihan people, and it even had a very small permanent population.

But now when it comes to this place, even Liu Shang, who came to Hainan Island for the first time, has heard of its name. The reason is that there is a salt field in Yinggehai County that is said to be the largest in the world.

Of course, Liu Shang did not completely believe this rumor. As far as he knew, almost the entire county in Yancheng County, Huai'an Prefecture, north of the Yangtze River, was a salt household, and the population of one county in the Ming Dynasty was larger than that of the same administrative unit in Haihan.

Much more, and the salt fields in Yancheng County have been in operation for hundreds of years, while the salt fields in Yinggehai County have been under construction for less than ten years. Logically speaking, the Ming Dynasty should naturally have the upper hand in sea salt production.

But Liu Shang also knew that Haihan's bragging was basically based on facts and was not the kind of baseless bragging. Since he is known as the best in the world, his production scale must be quite amazing. In recent years, the production scale in Guangdong and Guangxi regions has been quite amazing.

The salt industry market is almost entirely dominated by Haihan's low-priced refined salt, and the Yinggehai Salt Farm should also be indispensable.

What Liu Shang didn't know was that the sea salt produced by Yinggehai Salt Field not only occupied the Guangdong and Guangxi areas, but even Annan across the sea could not escape Haihan's commercial offensive. Today, more than 80% of the official salt on the market in Annan is

Supplied by Haihan, it can be said that it has monopolized Annan's salt industry in disguise. Of course, the reasons for monopolizing Annan's salt industry are relatively complicated. In addition to the special international relationship with Haihan, it also involves the involvement of Annan dignitaries in these matters.

Not all of the huge profits in the monopoly industry flowed into the hands of Haihan, but part of them actually ended up in the pockets of those in power in Annan.

The voyage from Yacheng County to Yinggehai was less than thirty nautical miles. It was a smooth journey and we arrived at our destination before dark. However, when the ship Liu Shang was riding entered the Yinggehai Harbor,

However, they encountered channel congestion. The originally extremely narrow channel was blocked by salt cargo ships entering and exiting here, so they had no choice but to queue up behind them.

As a result, we had to wait for a long time. When we sailed into Yinggehai, the sky was completely dark. Liu Shang originally wanted to see the scenery of Yinggehai, but when he entered the harbor, he could only see a few lights on the shore.

I can only leave this idea until tomorrow to complete it.

After getting off the ship, he first looked for a place to eat. Liu Shang found that the quality of the hotel hardware here seemed to be much better than that of the Yacheng he had visited before. But after thinking about it, he realized that this sugar merchant and wine merchant were not as rich as the salt merchant after all.

Most of the foreign guests received by this place are salt merchants with the ability to engage in cross-border trade, so there is no need to question their spending power. If the conditions were poor, I am afraid these salt merchants would not be willing to live there!

Liu Shang's guess was right about the local situation. There is very little cultivated land in Yinggehai County. The main industries are salt production and fishing, and the export products are mainly salt. Three hundred and sixty-five dollars a year.

Every day, salt merchants come and go here almost every day. Many big salt merchants even signed long-term land lease agreements locally and built their own business warehouses to store goods. With the consumption level of salt merchants, it is necessary to stimulate local

It is not difficult to develop the service industry, so the quality of the tertiary industry here is not much worse than that of large seaport cities like Sanya, and prices are basically the same as Sanya.

However, Liu Shang and others did not plan to stay here, they just wanted to eat, because the local guest house was specially built for people traveling here on official business to stay for free. Of course, Yu Xiaobao could not separately list the accommodation expenses.

But at this time, it was already past the time when the guest house served dinner, so the group could only choose to deal with it outside.

Thanks to its location close to the Beibu Gulf, which is rich in fishery resources, the waters near Yinggehai are extremely rich in seafood varieties, and the signature dishes of local restaurants are almost all ingredients fished from the sea. Everyone feasted again after the lunch banquet. Liu Shang on the other hand

While eating, I thought to myself that this tour was such a blessing. Just eating so much along the way was a treat that ordinary people could hardly enjoy. I just don’t know if I can still do it regularly after I join the Propaganda Department as an errand.

Received such a good job.

However, Liu Shang thought about it and felt that something was wrong. His mission in Haihan was to try to sneak into the government to obtain more confidential information, rather than to covet material enjoyment as an official. He always believed that he was strong-willed, so why?

Only two days after leaving Sanya, my mentality began to waver. Dangzhi thought to himself secretly, and then put a huge boiled shrimp into his bowl - consuming more Haihan official finances.

That should be regarded as a small amount of work.

After finishing the meal and paying the bill, this meal turned out to be cheaper than yesterday's dinner at Yacheng Shuizhai. Probably because this meal was almost all seafood. After all, the price of seafood in the local area is even cheaper than vegetables.

Due to the serious salinization of the land in this place, it is almost impossible to grow vegetables, so vegetables and fruits have to be imported from outside, and the price naturally remains high.

Liu Shang touched his chubby belly and thought that the Haihan people would really enjoy it. If he lived on Hainan Island for another three to five years, he would probably grow into a fat man. He observed everyone during the banquet.

, seeing that these Haihan officials, big and small, seem to be accustomed to this, it is impossible to say that they are not envious in their hearts. Not to mention senior officials like Yu Xiaobao and Zhang Qianzhi, the income of other technocrats is also higher than that of Ming Dynasty.

The seventh-grade county magistrate is much higher, and the salary is so good. It is no wonder that many people are eager to get into the government office.

The guest house was not far from the place to eat, and he arrived quickly. Liu Shang found that the accommodation conditions here were actually better than the place where he spent money yesterday, and all the accommodations were single rooms. It must be related to the local economic level. There was no room for one night.

After hearing this, Liu Shang woke up early the next morning and did not ask his companions to call him again.

Liu Shang opened the window and looked outside. At the next moment, he almost cursed. He saw a vast white field in the distance, as if it was covered in silver after heavy snow. For a moment, he even thought that he had already died.

After traveling thousands of miles at night, he arrived in the Northland, but then he thought about it. It was only June, and there would never be snow even in the Northland. How could he see the snow scene in the South China Sea? Only then did he finally realize that it was so far away.

The white fields seen here are not snow fields, but local salt fields.

Liu Shang looked carefully and saw that almost everything he could see was a vast expanse of white. He didn't know that the salt fields in the distance covered hundreds or thousands of acres. Although he had seen salt fields on the seaside before, they were never this big.

In terms of scale, I wonder if Yancheng County in the north, which is known as the salt household in the county, also has such a scene. The Yinggehai Salt Field is self-proclaimed by the Haihan people as the best salt field in the world, which indeed has some confidence.

In fact, in the time and space before the traveler came here, the Yinggehai Salt Field was not only the largest salt field in Hainan, but also the largest sea salt production area in southern China. The seawater concentration here is second only to the Dead Sea and the Red Sea, making it the saltiest sea area in the world.

1. The reason why travelers choose to build a salt field here is based on sufficient scientific basis. After nearly eight years of development and construction, coupled with the salt production technology that transcends the times, the Yinggehai Salt Field has become a world-class salt field in terms of salt field area, annual output and technological content.

Being called the best in the world is an undisputed fact.
Chapter completed!