Chapter 417

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On the issue of building the new Chinese capital, everyone had various opinions on the location of the capital, but most people did not agree to build the capital in Guangzhou. But now it was confirmed that Vézé wanted to build a huge city in Guangzhou. But now, it was confirmed that Wei Ze wanted to build a huge Guangzhou city. When Shen Xin found out that he was going to be the Party Secretary of the General Political Department, he couldn't help but ask Wei Ze, "Are we going to build the capital in Guangzhou?"

Vézé laughed dryly. He had never thought about building the capital in Guangzhou. Just the annual typhoon alone made it impossible for Guangzhou to become the capital. As the saying goes, water and fire are merciless. Fire can be prevented, but even in the 21st century, there are various measures to resist typhoons, but there is no ability to prevent typhoons from happening. In the past few years, as the temporary capital, Guangzhou had entered a state of emergency several times a year. Every year during the rainy season, there was basically no possibility of Guangzhou becoming the capital. In the past few years, as the temporary capital, Guangzhou had entered a state of emergency several times a year. Every year during the rainy season, there would be a situation where water flooded the mountains and boats were rowing on the streets. It was a beautiful scene. The general office of the government was on tenterhooks, fearing that if there was any oversight, the documents would be ruined just like what was written on the paper.

Vézé asked, "Comrade Shen Xin, do you think Guangzhou will be the capital?"

With Vézé's current prestige, if he really made Guangzhou the capital, this matter would really be passed in a short period of time. However, Shen Xin was not the kind of person who liked to fantasize. He replied with common sense, "I don't think so."

Vézé replied, "Well, we will not make Guangdong the capital. The construction of Guangzhou is just to be a model, to let everyone see how a modern city is built. Moreover, Guangzhou has a lot of rain. I personally hope to be able to let everyone know the problems of the city's drainage system through this construction. "

In the 21st century, there were many disadvantages in China's urban construction. Because the speed of industrialization was too fast, the urban expansion was too rapid, so the drainage system was a huge problem. This time, Vézé was determined to personally supervise the work. One of the major problems was the drainage channel. When Vézé was a child, the city's roads liked to be built flat. In the 21st century, the city's roads finally had various slopes. In fact, the principle was very simple. With a slope, water could flow naturally by gravity. If it was a horizontal drainage channel, it would be in trouble in rainy days.

Of course, the more reasonable the city's construction, the more manpower would be invested. In order to ensure a certain angle of inclination of the sewer system, a large number of surveyors were required to carry out accurate measurements. Guangzhou was the core city of the Lingnan region and was destined to become one of the most important cities in China in the next one or two hundred years. Vézé did not want to mess up the initial foundation. From the authority and the ability to take responsibility, the designer had to have had to have a vision for the next 200 years. After combining all the factors, Wei Ze couldn't think of anyone else.

It was not a problem to arrive in Nanjing a year or two later, but if there was a problem with the initial design of the city, then the cost would be ten times or even a hundred times more. Guangzhou City was worth Wei Ze spending a year or two to personally lead the team.

However, no matter what plans Wei Ze had in mind, he had a thousand words to say, but the last thing he needed right now was to say them. He just had to do it step by step.

Shen Xin did not ask any questions. The sewer, the water and sewer system, the model city, these were not things that Shen Xin understood at the moment, nor were they within his scope of authority. So, Shen Xin said, "Commander-in-chief, do we need a lot of people for the city's construction?"

"Yes?" replied Vézé.

"Then can we use all the retired personnel first?"

Vézé listened to Shen Xin's suggestion. Shen Xin did not intend to keep him in suspense. He said, "There are many comrades in the army who don't want to go home, but they have to go home after they retire. Especially the female comrades. We heard that many female comrades want to extend their time in the army. So, I think it's better to leave these comrades in the city's construction department and let them find jobs in the city, so they don't have to go home. "

This suggestion was quite good. Vézé immediately agreed. Before Vézé could speak, Shen Xin added, "This is Comrade Wang Mingshan's suggestion."

Vézé originally had a good impression of Wang Mingshan, but Wang Mingshan's way of doing things was too impulsive, and there was too much personal emotion and thinking. Now that he heard that Wang Mingshan could make such a serious suggestion, he turned to Wang Mingshan and asked, "What's the reason for doing this?"

Wang Mingshan looked enthusiastic. "Commander-in-chief, you probably heard that my sister was sold to the Xiang Army by my uncle. You said before that you are opposed to arranged marriages, and now I think you are right. If we don't want arranged marriages, we have to let these women decide for themselves. If they go home, they won't be able to make the decision. Since that's the case, we might as well do it to the end. We'll make arrangements for these comrades ourselves. If we don't do this, we really can't support so many comrades scattered in the countryside. "

Vézé nodded repeatedly. "Of course we have to bear this responsibility. The marriage law is out now, and in our system, only the marriages we recognize are legal marriages. If we offend the old traditions, then we will offend them. As long as we have more people in our system, we will have more power. Whether they perish or we perish, let's wait and see! I agree with this view. "

Shen Xin felt as if a huge stone had been lifted from his chest and dropped back into his stomach. Shen Xin had personally pulled Wang Mingshan to follow Vézé in Anqing. From then on, Shen Xin felt that he had a responsibility to Wang Mingshan. It was precisely because of this understanding that when Wang Mingshan took an extremely tough stance in the land reform in Huainan, Shen Xin compromised to a certain extent. Otherwise, with Shen Xin's status, power, and means, it wasn't that he didn't have the ability to suppress Wang Mingshan.

Now that Wang Mingshan was about to receive Vézé's final approval, Shen Xin also tried to think of ways to continue pushing Wang Mingshan. From the results, it seemed that he had put in a lot of effort this time. Of course, this also proved one thing: Vézé really admired Wang Mingshan. Wang Mingshan's drive to completely smash the old system and his methods of fighting against the old traditions were indeed the real reason why Vézé had long valued Wang Mingshan.

Looking at Wang Mingshan, Vézé was quite satisfied. He had initially chosen Wang Mingshan to go to Huainan because he knew that Wang Mingshan and Shen Xin were good friends. Moreover, Wang Mingshan's personality as a troublesome young master and his understanding of the system and policies when using his power made Vézé feel that this might be able to restrain Shen Xin's overly smooth style.

In the beginning, if Wang Mingshan dared to collude with Shen Xin, Vézé could use this as an excuse to transfer both of them out of Huainan. However, he had never expected that they would actually find a real nationalist, a revolutionary who would fight against the old system to the death, at least for now.

Such a result made Vézé very satisfied. Of course, Vézé had also seen through Shen Xin's little tricks. Thus, Vézé decided not to say anything about it. People like Shen Xin weren't easy to deal with. He was too smart, and he wasn't a bad person. If Vézé used politics to deal with Shen Xin, he would probably force him onto the wrong path. That wasn't Vézé's intention at all.

"Then let's call it a day!" said Vézé. R1058