That night, Yuan Su and Wu Like met again, and Wu Like introduced three large local merchants to Yuan Su. [Thanks for supporting the novel] One is the big boss of the local Hengtong Bank, and the other is a construction engineer who has been in the industry for many years.
The other person is the general manager of a shipping company.
The content of this meeting was not very in-depth. First, we learned about the general situation of government fundraising from the private sector, and then talked about the preliminary plans for the Yanghe Reservoir and Nandaihe Seaport projects. Nowadays, it is difficult to raise private funds, not only for the economic development of the two counties.
We are in a difficult period, and at the same time, many merchants suffered losses due to the fund-raising the year before last, and they are still lingering in their hearts.
However, Wu Like and the big boss of Hengtong Bank have successively guaranteed that as long as Yuan Su is determined to handle this matter, it is not impossible to raise funds again. It is just a matter of raising more and less. As for raising less, it does not matter. The two counties
You can also get loans from big banks and money banks in Beijing, Tianjin and other places, and you can get all the money even if you tighten your belt.
There were detailed plans for the Yanghe Reservoir and Nandaihe Seaport projects two years ago. In particular, the Nandaihe Seaport was originally built, but was later abandoned by foreigners. Today, the ports and docks on the Nandaihe side are still there, and as long as they are slightly
It can be put into operation after renovation.
Of course, Nandaihe Seaport is only beginning to take shape. The original plan was to build and operate it while building and operating one phase at a time. If it is to become a real scale, it will have to continue to invest in expansion. [] It is not only to expand the pier, but also to repair it.
Only in this way can the seaport become a convenient and efficient modern port by connecting the road to the dock.
After listening to these introductions, Yuan Su made a certain statement at that time. He would send people to conduct a detailed investigation on this matter and clarify all the necessary links as soon as possible. Although he did not make an immediate decision, such words had given Wu Like and others a lot.
of confidence.
In addition, Yuan Su also hopes that Wu Like and others can formulate a detailed plan for reopening the project in advance, including how much labor can be absorbed, the overall budget required, how many phases the project will be divided into and how much time it will take, etc., and more importantly, clarify the details of the project.
How to maintain refugees while preparing projects, the expenses must be taken into account.
On the evening of July 28th, the relief food from Luanzhou arrived as scheduled.
With this batch of grain, porridge factories outside the city can continue to operate, and the refugees gathered near Shanhaiguan have gradually stabilized. In fact, as early as the government spread the news that the disaster relief commander-in-chief Yuan Su had arrived in Linyu County,
The emotions of most refugees have been comforted to a certain extent. Even though these common people have never looked to the government, they can at least find some reason to comfort themselves at this desperate moment. [ ]
It is precisely because of this news that many refugees who have only one breath left have used their perseverance to support themselves.
Later, Chen Wennian, Zhao Shanhe and others set up a handyman recruitment point at the pass. Although the recruitment work did not start immediately due to scheduling problems, the news also played an inspiring role once it came out.
The refugees are so miserable that they don't expect to have any good jobs. No matter how hard, tiring or even despicable the job is, they will be grateful to God as long as they can have a mouthful of food. Nowadays, the army recruits handymen,
This is already a very respectable job. You can eat military rations, live in a military camp, and if you are lucky, you can also earn some money.
On the 28th, Chen Wennian not only sent soldiers to issue notices to the refugee groups, but also hired dozens of Ya people to convey the news to other villages and towns. The First Mixed Brigade officially began to recruit handymen on August 1st, and at the same time,
Recruiting a group of workers by the way. No matter whether they are handymen or workers, there is no specific quota, it is just to create psychological hope for people.
On this day, I could drink rice porridge again. On the same day, I heard the news of recruiting workers. Many refugees cried with excitement, thinking that the natural disaster was finally coming to an end.
In the last few days at the end of the month, Yuan Su was working on relief work while using his spare time to contact Luanzhou Telegraph.
Relief matters are of course the first priority, even if he invests in projects, it is also to evacuate the victims. He went out of the city many times to visit the gathering places of the victims. The places he visited were almost in the best conditions, but even so, the situation was still a mess.
The refugees have disheveled hair and dirty clothes, and their clothes are torn. The young and strong can still move, but the old and weak can only lie down or lean on each other and cannot move.
When passing by a broken earth wall, there were actually more than 20 people crowded behind the earth wall that was less than three feet wide. These people just wanted to have a place to protect themselves from the wind and rain, and many more people did not even have the wind or rain to protect them.
All thoughts were stopped.
Occasionally, I encounter some refugees who are in relatively good condition. Whether it is their clothing or mental appearance, they look very similar to some local farmers. After asking about it, I found out that most of these people have some odd chores or are working as teeth.
People either help the government dispose of corpses, but no matter what, they can only live for a while.
The farthest place Yuan Su visited was the Zhennu Temple, which is also the temple where the famous allusion to Meng Jiangnu was made. He originally planned to visit more deeply, but the accompanying government officials and patrol battalion officers tried their best to dissuade him.
Everyone claims that after passing Phoenix Mountain, it is the wilderness. There are indeed many refugees there, but the situation is far worse than here. There are often reports of robberies and murders, which is extremely unsafe. Not only that, because Phoenix Mountain is far away from the town.
It is already considered remote, and many refugees cannot receive relief rations, so tragedies of killing people and making easy food happen every day.
Hearing these officials mentioning "it's easy to kill people" so bluntly, Yuan Su couldn't help but get angry and reprimanded: "Since you know the situation there is so bad, why don't you send people to set up a porridge factory nearby? You want to
For the sake of convenience, if we just set up the porridge factory in front of the city gate, do we still expect all the tens of thousands of refugees to line up in front of the city gate to receive food?"
Everyone present looked aggrieved and quickly explained the matter clearly.
Earlier, the county had set up porridge factories and relief centers in all the places where refugees gathered. However, the supply of relief food was interrupted for two or three days during that period, causing many refugees to riot. Some unscrupulous people took the opportunity to form gangs and specifically carry out riots.
There were some robberies and attacks. Even after the supply of relief food was restored, the situation did not improve. Those organized refugees simply became bandits, specializing in plundering the food from the porridge factory and taking it for themselves.
In just three to five days, twelve workers at a porridge factory in a remote area were robbed and killed, and even their bodies have not been recovered.
It is precisely because of the existence of these black sheep that the county has no choice but to withdraw porridge factories and soup kitchens in remote areas. The only thing to blame is those unscrupulous people who have done such heinous and evil things for their own selfish purposes.