Siheyuan: I am a trader in both worlds!

Chapter 503 is settled.
Yes, although Ximen Lang had taken this matter very seriously, even treating it as the most important and crucial event, and as the grand finale of good news, he kept it a secret for a long time before revealing it to Xia Yi.

But in reality, this matter is far, far more important than Ximen Lang thought!
Because a super project as large and important as the canal, which requires the strength of the entire nation to complete, cannot be completed as easily as Ximen Lang imagined.

What was Ximen Lang's vision of building this canal?
The technology and related equipment provided by later generations can be easily adapted and familiarized with here in Beijing. With a few years of dedicated work, they should be able to get it sorted out.

But actually?
Widening and deepening a canal is far more difficult than Ximen Lang imagined!

Because building a canal is a very complex and tedious systematic project!
In some ways, building a decent canal that would meet the standards of Ximen Lang and future generations was even more difficult than building an atomic bomb!

Funding, technology, talent, and equipment are all indispensable!

In addition to facing engineering and technical difficulties such as complex geological conditions, unstable hydrological conditions, and high construction technology requirements, the project will also face enormous financial pressure, difficulties in regional coordination, and many other challenges in project management.

Most importantly, while doing all of the above, you also need to consider environmental pressures.

After all, every renovation and construction inevitably involves a complete transformation of the surrounding ecological environment, or even its complete destruction!

At this point, deciding what to prioritize, minimizing environmental impact, and taking appropriate ecological protection measures become particularly important.

If you happen to stumble upon a historical site...
Well, we don't really need to consider the situation in Beijing.
Even so, for Sijiu City World, which lacks both technology and the corresponding talent, it is still as difficult as climbing to the sky!
Even in later generations, it took several phases of engineering and several years, or even more than a decade, to manage the section of the canal from the capital to Tianjin.

The Four Nine Cities?
I'm sorry, it's really not that later generations look down on them.

Even if future generations provide them with all the necessary funds and technology, they still won't be able to complete the cultivation process on their own!
It is necessary to involve a large number of future practitioners in the project in order to have a chance of completing the canal within a reasonable timeframe.

otherwise
To put it bluntly, don't even think about it in Beijing!

Coincidentally, due to the aforementioned downturn in the construction industry, a large number of highly professional engineering teams and technicians are facing the problem of having no work to do.

It's like a pillow being delivered to someone who's just fallen asleep. Do you think Xia Yiyi is happy or not?

If we can seize this opportunity to firmly grasp something, control some key positions, and obtain conditions that are more favorable to future generations...
It's no exaggeration to say that people in later generations, led by Xia Yiyi, would probably be laughing in their sleep!
Not to mention, countless interests are involved.

Therefore, upon hearing that the city of Beijing, under the persuasion of Ximen Lang and the pressure of reality, was finally willing to loosen its grip a little and allow future generations to participate in the canal project.

In an instant, countless thoughts flooded Xia Yiyi's mind.

Of course, there are absolutely no thoughts that are so extreme as to be unmentionable or that are not to be discussed!
After all, while Beijing may be backward, it is also genuinely difficult to deal with!
If things go too far and honest people are pushed to the limit, things will definitely not go well for them in the future!
However, some of the less excessive actions, even if discovered by the authorities in Beijing, would be understandable and wouldn't elicit an overreaction. Whether or not such minor actions actually occurred...
That's a matter of opinion.

But these are things I could never say to Ximen Lang.

Even setting aside these words, Xia Yiyi didn't intend to reveal to Ximen Lang that widening and deepening the canal was extremely difficult, something that the people in Beijing simply couldn't handle. Adhering to the principle of "if they don't say anything in Beijing, then I won't either, and we'll contact them privately later," Xia Yiyi immediately began to highly praise Beijing's plan to concentrate its resources on building the canal from multiple angles and dimensions.

It starts with lofty ideals and discusses far-reaching impacts, and then moves on to the numerous benefits and conveniences it can bring to the people and the country.

Listening to this, Ximen Lang felt as if he had returned to his junior high and high school classrooms, to those miserable years when he was doubly tormented by books and teachers.

This made Ximen Lang feel an uncontrollable chill, and he hurriedly stopped Xia Yi's long and eloquent speech.

He quickly interrupted.

"There are no outsiders here, so why are you spouting all this nonsense and rubbish? Can't we just talk properly? Can't we talk about something that doesn't require so much brainpower? Who gave you the right to give me a moral lesson here?"

Then, he was speechless again by Xia Yiyi's answer.

"I was just trying to make sure you remembered a couple of sentences so you could tell Sister Ling and the others, to boost their confidence. Otherwise, they might give up halfway and ruin such a good thing, which would be terrible!"

Enraged, Ximen Lang retorted immediately.

"I already taught them about ideology and politics before the class, otherwise how could they be so determined? Why would you need to go through all this trouble? The most important thing right now is to offer some conditions that can persuade them to accept this huge windfall and close these deals. That's what you should be thinking about!"

Before coming, Ximen Lang had made a grand promise, patting his chest and making various guarantees, assuring that Xia Yiyi would definitely not make the same excessive demands as before.

Even if it were brought up, I would definitely find a way to help turn the tables and not make things difficult for Bai Ling and the others.

He was genuinely afraid that Xia Yiyi would make some excessive demands and ruin the whole thing, wasting his good intentions and destroying a promising situation.

After relaying all three pieces of good news to Xia Yi, Ximen Lang earnestly reminded her again.

"Yi-yi, it wasn't easy to get them to finally agree to these things. You absolutely mustn't make any foolish mistakes at this crucial moment and make any unreasonable demands. Otherwise, not only will I be caught in the middle and put in a difficult position, but all this hard-won negotiation will definitely fall apart! You have to be careful!"

And immediately received the following guarantee from Xia Yiyi.

"Don't worry! I've already said, business is business, I definitely won't do anything underhanded! You can rest assured!"

Ximen Lang finally felt relieved.

Then, Ximen Lang began to get restless again.

(End of this chapter)