Chapter 17 Chapter Fourteen

1 If an artery is used to describe the veins that dredge the mother's dry chest, the Beigang Railway is a large artery, and the port is the warm arm of the mother.The ships are like wanderers one by one, returning to rest in the arms of the mother, and then travel far away under the kind eyes of the mother.Like life, it is to go from the mother's harbor to countless harbors.What is different from other ribbon-cutting ceremonies at this time is that a long train full of cement, berries and chestnuts from the northern mountainous area slowly entered the harbor, and then two giant ships slowly entered Beilong Port.This is the confluence of the mother's blood in the mountains, seas and plains.Boiling blood slowly flowed away from the altar of the sea, flowing away——

This is Laoxie Bay, which was quieter than Shenzhen back then!Old Crab Bay opened its arms, and Old Crab Bay was no longer silent. Thousands of people flocked on the coast of Laocrab Bay, and gave affectionate salutes to the giant ships "Zhongshan" and "Rainbow".It was originally a jubilant moment, but it was so quiet. The din of sand excavators, dredgers and road rollers that roared day and night stopped, people held their breath, and the tragic storm died.A huge portrait of Mr. Sun Yat-sen stands in the center of the rostrum.Mr. Sun Yat-sen's eyes are smiling, watching everything that is happening in front of him.The majestic siren sounded, the sound of the whistle was so heavy and so long, like the long sigh of the old man of history at dawn.Time seemed to freeze at this moment.The siren awakened the great dream that had been sleeping for more than half a century - the first plan of Sun Yat-sen's national founding strategy.

The gongs and drums are loud, and the firecrackers are all fired. The white petals of the sea are scattered to the sea one by one. Zhao Zhentao presided over the exciting maiden voyage ribbon-cutting ceremony.Originally, he should be the most excited, but today he is unusually calm and calm.He was wearing a fine blue suit with a blood red tie.The sunlight reflecting off his tie made his face red.He looked at his watch, feeling really uneasy, because Gao Huanzhang still didn't come in the end.He complained to Gao Huanzhang in his heart.Can't wait any longer, only to start.He saw national leaders, Secretary Pan of the Provincial Party Committee and Governor Fu cut the ribbon for the maiden voyage.The red silk strips fell, fell——

Secretary Pan's eyes were moist with excitement.His eagerness and desire were all condensed in this rare historical moment, and he said loudly: "This dream is finally coming true! From the perspective of the overall opening up of the country, there are two continents in the south, the Pearl River Delta and the Yangtze River Delta, and the North is the Pearl River Delta. There are two peninsulas, Liaodong Peninsula and Jiaodong Peninsula. Although our province has neither continents nor islands, we have a bay, which is Qindao—Beilong Laoxie Bay—the Bohai Bay where Huanglian City is located! This golden bay , is also a circular belt, and is the frontier of our province's reform and opening up! Qindao Port is a century-old port. Today, with Beilong Port, Huanglian Port has broken ground! This is our provincial party committee's "grasp a key point, The first step to realize the three breakthroughs is to build a golden bridge at sea, land and air ports! We have achieved zero breakthroughs in port hardware!"

The crowd applauded enthusiastically. Secretary Pan is very satisfied with Zhao Zhentao's work.At the end of the ceremony, Secretary Pan also recited four limericks on the spot: "Beilong Dagang, Zhongshan's last wish, sailing today, with heavy responsibilities and a long way to go." It won applause.Zhao Zhentao asked the deputy commander-in-chief Huang Guolin to find someone to serve him with pen and ink, and Secretary Pan wrote poems with a pen in the sun.Afterwards, Zhao Zhentao led everyone to visit the port. When they walked to the customs building, Secretary Pan patted Zhao Zhentao on the shoulder and said, "Little Zhao, after the State Council acceptance team left Beilonggang, they called you 'Shenzhen Speed'. The boss even praised your talent and courage to me! It seems that my old Pan was right to send you to Beilong immediately!"

Zhao Zhentao blushed and did not speak. With tears in his eyes, Secretary Pan patted him on the shoulder again, and said sadly: "Don't look at you hiding it from me, your old literati has already asked me for it! He scolded me for harming your men and women, for harming you!" Your brother. Oh, I am really sad! Have you dealt with the aftermath? If you have any questions, just ask me!" Zhao Zhentao was not sad, and said calmly: "I figured it out today. I am proud of having such a younger brother and such a daughter! Their lives are precious! But their deaths are worth it! Secretary Pan, can I be correct? treat!"

Secretary Pan nodded: "Okay, I understand your feelings. Brotherly love and son-daughter love are heart-warming things! Hey, you have to persuade Meng Yao and your old father well! I want to see it too. Your old father! I heard he was an old carpenter—” Zhao Zhentao said excitedly: "Yes, the old man is very ordinary, very ordinary, but there are things in him that I, Zhao Zhentao, can never learn! What sacrifices the old man has made for me!" Secretary Pan asked anxiously: "Has he come today? Take me to see—" Zhao Zhentao raised his finger and pointed to the fishing boat in the far sea: "Secretary Pan, look, the old man himself drives the boat as a float for the ship for navigation! That white stubble boat is it."

Secretary Pan put on reading glasses, squinted his eyes and looked into the sea: "Ah, yes, when we seized power, we relied on the people. Today's economic construction is also inseparable from the people. Today's construction is not as good as ours. It is easy to attack hilltops and blow up bunkers! We must never forget the people! Zhentao, you have to explain to the comrades in the harbor that after the opening of navigation, you must do something practical for the people of Laoxiewan who made sacrifices in the harbor. Let They live better lives!" Zhao Zhentao said: "I remember it, do you think I can forget it?"

Secretary Pan suddenly remembered something, and said in surprise: "Hey, Gao Huanzhang didn't come. When I mentioned the people, I thought of Lao Gao. He has deep feelings for the people. You have to learn from him. Yesterday Didn’t he say he’s coming? What? Getting emotional? I, the secretary of the provincial party committee, will be here soon, and I’ll leave as soon as I say, and he, the secretary of the municipal party committee, will—” Zhao Zhentao said: "No, don't get me wrong, Lao Gao didn't mean that. He was afraid that everyone would see him, sympathize with him, and pity him. His character can't stand this!"

Secretary Pan was called to the leadership of the central government by Secretary Zhang, and Zhao Zhentao was called aside by Xiong Dajin.The spring sea breeze was very cool, but Zhao Zhentao saw that Xiong Dajin's face was covered with sweat, and the collar of his coat was soaked.Zhao Zhentao asked in surprise: "Old Xiong, are you sick again?" Xiong Dajin wiped his sweat with his hands and said, "Oh my God, why am I sick? I was sweating for the arrival of the ship! Just now when I was navigating the ship on the motorboat, my heart beat faster than a drumbeat." !. If something happens, it will be no small matter! Millions of dollars in losses!"

Zhao Zhentao held Xiong Dajin's hand tightly: "We finally made it through!" Xiong Dajin looked into the distance, and said a little mysteriously: "Hey, just now Gao Tianhe told me that he saw Secretary Gao Huanzhang in a van, tucked away, wearing big sunglasses, looking at the ribbon-cutting side! " Zhao Zhentao felt uncomfortable for a while, and asked anxiously, "Where is he now?" Xiong Dajin said: Go to Gao Tianhe and ask! " Zhao Zhentao and Xiong Dajin searched for a long time, and finally found Gao Tianhe on the cargo ship "Zhongshan".Gao Tianhe, Siju, Liu Lianzhong and others were busy carrying fish fry, shrimp fry and crab fry to the boat.Zhao Zhentao asked them what they were doing? Siju said happily: "High-tech personnel used new technologies to help us hatch fish fry, shrimp fry and crab fry. With auspicious luck, our hatchery changed its brand today and officially established the Beilonggang Ocean Research Institute, a purely non-governmental organization. We The task is to protect the sea, raise the sea, and make money from the sea!" Zhao Zhentao smiled: "Okay, big brother is the first to support you! I said a long time ago that Siju in our family is the most ambitious! The most promising! Today you board the boat—" Siju said: "We opened our business. We took the 'Zhongshan' ship and scattered the first batch of hatched seedlings to the sea for free. This is our return to the sea!" Holding a basket of white flowers, Liu Lianzhong turned upside down: "Siju, I finally bought white flowers." Zhao Zhentao was taken aback: "What are you doing?" Si Ju's eyes were full of tears: "We will do a sacrifice for Xiao Le and Nan Nan!" Zhao Zhentao stopped talking, and his vision became blurred again. At this time, Zhao Zhentao saw Zhu Zhu, Gao Tianhe, Mi Xiuxiu, and Liu Lianzhong silently waved to them and boarded the "Zhongshan" ship silently.He suddenly noticed that Zhu Zhu and Mi Xiuxiu were both wearing clean white clothes and black gauze on their arms.Mi Xiuxiu also put on a black shawl, and the tassels of the shawl hung around her waist, twisting and twisting gracefully.The "Zhongshan" filled with Beilong raw salt was about to whistle and set sail. Xiong Dajin stepped into the motorboat again to guide the "Zhongshan".Zhao Zhentao looked at the "Zhongshan" sailing away slowly, and his heart seemed to follow the ship to the sea. All the staff of the harbor lined up to salute the "Zhongshan". The "Zhongshan" played its flute for a long time, swimming in the trembling sound of the flute, they slowly scattered the fry, crab and shrimp fry into the rushing sea.Crab seedlings are mixed with white petals, floating and swimming on the blue sea, and finally sinking into the ocean.The small fish fry are scattered into the sea and cannot be seen.Gao Tianhe said that this kind of fry is home-loving, no matter where they swim, they will eventually find their home. Mi Xiuxiu and Zhu Zhu silently looked at the rolling sea, they were both missing Zhao Xiaole.Mi Xiuxiu's eyes were full of broken masts and ship's side, and there was a seabird with broken wings on the side of the ship.Her marriage with Xiao Le died, and what died was the memory of the entire love, leaving only Zhao Xiaole's last shocking moment, when she was about to leave Laoxie Bay with Xiong Dajin, to a place called Huanglian City.She lost a lot in Old Crab Bay, but more precious things were compensated in the awakening of Old Crab Bay.What is more worthy of nostalgia than this?Zhu Zhu had a very keen feeling in his heart that if Xiao Le was still alive, he would come to her. Gao Tianhe told Siju, "Siju, the harbor is open to navigation, so I might leave you!" Si Ju's heart seemed to stop beating for a moment, she stared round her eyes and asked, "Where are you going?" Gao Tianhe said: "Mr. Xiong said, we are going to Huanglian Port in Bohai Bay, where we start again! If you have anything to do, you can sail there to find me." Liu Lianzhong asked, "Are you coming back?" Gao Tianhe said: "Like what we do, the world is our home! But I will come back to see you!" Si Ju's eyes were full of attachment: "Don't go, we will cooperate." Gao Tianhe shook his head: "The harbor needs me more, I will always remember you all!" The sky was blue.The sky and the sea correspond to the same color. 2 Zhao Zhentao searched all over Beilonggang, but couldn't find Gao Huanzhang. After seeing off the leaders and guests who participated in the ribbon-cutting, Zhao Zhentao went to Gao Huanzhang's house to look for him again, but Gao Huanzhang was still not there.His old mother was not there either, and his wife, Zhou Huimin, wept endlessly when she mentioned Gao Huanzhang.Zhou Huimin said that Lao Gao had returned to his hometown of Luotuofeng in Mingguo County.Said that the Beilong Railway opened a new small station there, and two small bungalows were reserved for him at the small station.He also took his mother to the mountains, and called a close nephew from his hometown to take care of the two of them.Zhao Zhentao's heart suddenly felt hot, his nose was sore, and tears were about to fall down: "This old Gao, why are you like this?" Zhou Huimin shook her head and said: "I don't know, he made the disease even weirder! I miss him, but there is nothing I can do, there are children here!" Zhao Zhentao asked: "Is he not in the hospital for chemotherapy?" Zhou Huimin said: "He doesn't want chemotherapy! He said he would die in the mountains!" Zhao Zhentao said: "I will find him in the mountains when I have time, and bring him back!" Zhou Huimin said: "Old Gao said that no one will pick him up and he won't come back!" Zhao Zhentao said: "At this time, he is still torturing people like this!" Zhou Huimin said: "No, Lao Gao said he was guilty, and went to the mountains to atone for his sin!" Zhao Zhentao said: "The more active this guy is, the smaller his mind is!" Zhao Zhentao returned to his office and suddenly saw a letter on the table.He immediately saw Gao Huanzhang's handwriting on the envelope: Brother Zhentao: I went to Beilonggang today. I didn’t get out of the car. I sat in the car and watched everything. Can hear clearly and clearly.I have no regrets!Actually, all You should have a good time for your brother's contribution.You have to do a good job!me too It's the beggar who went to the fifth watch and saw the light, so he didn't work in vain.I Gao Huanzhang don't want Seeing you, I know about your brother and daughter's boyfriend, you have to mourn! Because I have to cry when I see you, and what I fear most in my life is crying. I also want to protect the cornea of ​​my eyes, so don't come to see me! Starting today, my chemotherapy will be interrupted. First, I find it troublesome. Second, Come on, I'm afraid of losing my hair.The few white hairs left after the earthquake cannot be lost!Should The disease of death cannot be cured!Also, I took my old lady to the mountain, and I did everything I could. Filial piety, second, let the old man breathe a few mouthfuls of fresh air.All these years my wife and I In the city, eat cement noodles all day long!After I died, let one of my close nephews My son will die for me.Zhentao, the other day you said that you would take care of my old lady for me. Grateful eyes.But people like us who are cadres have that kind of heart and don't have that kind of heart. strength!Tell me, what did you do to help your adoptive father?Brother Zhentao, God if Give me more time, and I will help Luotuo Village do some practical things, such as installing electricity, The last red fruit cannery or something.I always feel sorry for them.back from surgery Finally, when I knew that Secretary Guo Laoshun was injured, I really felt guilty. When I was in power, I owed a lot to others.When we were officials, we didn't make any money, So I don't have much capital, I just want to donate the body to the medical department after death, and Donate my corneas to Secretary Guo Laoshun to make his eyes light up again.Only If he is alive, I can see Beilong's changes through his eyes.The predecessors paved the way, Future generations enjoy the shade, and the giant dragon, Beilong, will definitely take off tomorrow. Zhentao, don't you fool around, I, Gao Huanzhang, can see it! What came to my heart was a complex and uncomfortable feeling, but as Zhao Zhentao read it, this feeling gradually disappeared, and soon turned into awe of Gao Huanzhang.Between the lines implies the poetic flavor and passion of publicizing life.Perhaps the most miserable people in the world are those who want to help others and save themselves.In fact, if you can't help others, you can't save yourself.Zhao Zhentao seemed to see a noble soul, in a posture of worship, crawling on the threshold connecting heaven and hell, crawling—— Zhao Zhentao felt the loneliness he had never experienced before. He put away Gao Huanzhang's letter and silently looked at the spacious and empty office. After picking up Meng Yao from the Capital Airport, Zhao Zhentao wanted to accompany her well and let her see the mountains of Beilong, the sea of ​​Beilong and the great plain of Beilong. Maybe this would dilute some of the inner pain of being a mother.However, Meng Yao didn't want to stay too much in Beilong.Ever since Meng Yao saw Zhao Zhentao at the airport, she threw herself into his arms and cried for a while, but then stopped crying.She closed her eyes, and swallowed the tears that came up again and again in the choking.Back in Beilong, Meng Yao wanted to take away Nannan's ashes, but Zhao Laogong refused to obey him. The old man said that Nannan was a descendant of our Zhao family, and her ashes should be placed in the Zhao family's cemetery in Xiewan Cemetery.Meng Yao went to the cemetery to offer sacrifices to the men and women. She sat for a long time in front of her daughter's tombstone, pressing her face against the cold stone tablet from time to time, and said something to her daughter, but Zhao Zhentao didn't understand a word.Zhao Zhentao couldn't stand the scene, so he walked outside the wall of the cemetery and turned his face away.Meng Yao didn't go to see Beilonggang. She said she hated Beilonggang because it took away her daughter or her husband's soul.She returned to Beilong and sat quietly, like a wooden figure, with a dazed expression.On the second day, Meng Yao called Zhao Zhentao to him and said, "Zhentao, let's have a formal talk!" Zhao Zhentao said: "Okay, it's time for you to talk. If you don't talk, I will panic!" Meng Yao's eye circles are black, and her eyes are also black, like two black fish in the water.She said: "The man is gone, but we still have to live." "To live, we have to live better." Zhao Zhentao said. Meng Yao's face and eyes were extremely serious, and her lips were trembling slightly: "In the past, we quarreled about boring things. Today I want to talk to you about something practical. Before I returned to China, I called my parents and told them I won't go back to my country, they don't support my choice. They can't stop me, now it depends on your opinion." Zhao Zhenshi asked in a daze: "Meng Yao, why?" Meng Yao said: "Just to live a better life! More freedom!" Zhao Zhentao couldn't sit still, and said angrily, "I don't understand. Is it okay to go abroad and be free? I think you have been poisoned by them!" Meng Yao said: "Goodness and freedom are both a feeling. If you feel good, it is good. I don't force you. If you still have me in your heart, follow me to Australia and we will start again. If you don't want to part with Beilong, you can stay. Come down! We part from now on!" Zhao Zhentao knew that this was something she had been thinking about for a long time, and it was a decision she made instantly after the man's death.He said: "Meng Yao, you always do things like this, always on a whim! Your career, your roots, are in the motherland." Meng Yao said, "You are talking about yourself." Zhao Zhentao was trembling with anger: "Okay, okay, it's me. Then it's just for me, my roots are in China, if you return to China after studying, will you be able to return to China for me?" Meng Yao resolutely said: "Do you still want me to be like a man, to be a victim of your official fan? That's enough! You've gone far enough! Zhentao, calm down and think about it. In the country, with such a system and such a large population, what can you do? In the end, what is the career that you put your heart and soul into? You will regret it one day!" Zhao Zhentao wanted to endure it, but in the end he couldn't. He thought about the past over and over again, and closed his eyes again and again: Is this the heroic Meng Yao on the campus of Wuhan University?He shouted in a hoarse voice: "Meng Yao, I am chilled from the bottom of my heart when I hear your words. Why are you talking with the corrupt Chai De? Your blood is cold and your heart is cold. But don't think about it, you are Chinese People, the motherland sent you to study abroad. You can stay, but you have to love your motherland. If your father hears this, he will slap you!" Meng Yao sat quietly without even looking at him. Zhao Zhentao was still angry: "If it wasn't for the disappearance of the man, I would have thrown you out immediately. Look at our reform and opening up country, look at the construction site of our Beilonggang and Beigang Railway, this will make you Excitement will make you live vigorously. Only when the motherland is strong, you will not be bullied overseas, and you will not be called a Chinese pig by others! In fact, you still live like human beings overseas, and we The motherland is strong! It's not what happened to you, Meng Yao! Do you know?" His words hit her face like a rainstorm. Meng Yao said: "Don't talk big, I doubt your spiritual support now!" Zhao Zhentao took out Gao Huanzhang's letter and said, "I'll take you to Luotuofeng to see Secretary Gao Huanzhang. From him, you will find the answer!" Meng Yao said coldly, "I can't find the answer." Zhao Zhentao said: "I won't say anything, just do as you like." Meng Yao said: "You don't care, your wings are hardened, you can stand alone, and you don't need my father's care at all!" Zhao Zhentao said: "There is no grass under the big tree. I can't always work like a child under your father's parasol." Meng Yao sighed: "Then I can rest assured!" Zhao Zhentao, who also couldn't find the answer to love, sent Meng Yao away full of anger and pain.He found that there was no basis for conversation between them, Meng Yao was not like this in the past, Meng Yao seemed to have some evil thoughts attached to it.Their married life should be said to be sweet. Although this sweetness is saturated with fatigue and bitterness, that warm little family still brought him indescribable comfort.This is all another story.Meng Yao was hypocritical, he sneered at women's hypocrisy.Meng Yao left and will not come back.In fact, Meng Yao had no intention of persuading him at all.He suddenly thought of a sentence Meng Yao said, that life can be lived in sections, and the thoughts and ways of living in each section are different. During the first few days of Meng Yao's departure, Zhao Zhentao was silent, and even had a decadent expression, his eyes were covered with a layer of tiredness that could not wake up.He has nothing left, wife, children and friends, only the port.Thinking about the benefits of Meng Yao in the past, Zhao Zhenshi felt endless attachment in her heart.With lasting attachment and fresh pain, he guarded the long night alone.Lonely, he just wanted to find a place where no one was there to cry, and use a man's way to resolve the pain in his heart.Within a few days, Zhao Zhentao rescued himself and walked out of the shadows. He was restless and full of ambition, longing for thunder and lightning, longing for storms, longing for soaring—— 3 One month later, Beilong Port opened to international navigation. Two months later, Beilong Port and Sangping City, a municipality directly under the central government in the north, jointly built a port, which enabled a super-large city like Sangping City to have an outlet to the sea, and a heavy industrial base like Beilong City had a strong backing.A number of branch companies, branch companies and certain emerging industries have come here one after another, pushing Beilonggang's "outside introduction and internal connection" to a new stage, paving the way for the prototype of this new type of port city.Yanhua County was officially changed from a county to a city.Zhao Zhentao deeply felt that Beilong's economy was quietly changing during the months when Beilong Port was open to navigation.Taking the amount of foreign exchange earned from exports as an example, it has increased by ten percentage points in one quarter. Jinshan Cement Plant in Ming Dynasty, Beilong Iron and Steel Group, one of the top ten iron and steel bases in the country, and Yanhua Salt Farm have the fastest growth rates.When an economist visited Beilong, he said that you have seized the opportunity.An opportunity has been seized, and another opportunity is coming towards you with a smile! Every round of sunrise completes a historic leap. The news of the rise of the North Dragon conveys the tide of the Pacific century. The cross-sea bridge was opened to traffic a year later. Two years later, the adjustment of the Beilong team was carried out when Beilong Port was fully open to navigation.At this time, Beilong's economy has reached the highest level in history: the total output value of the national economy has risen from the seventh place in the province to the second place in the province, second only to the provincial capital.Zhao Zhentao served as the secretary, and Li Zhaobin, the former boss of Beilong Iron and Steel Group, served as the mayor.Mayor Xu of Yanhua City was transferred to Beilong Iron and Steel Group as the boss, and Qi Shaowu took over the position of Mayor Xu.Zhao Zhentao originally wanted Feng Heping to return to the Weiyuan Chemical Plant, but at this time the Weiyuan Plant could not be saved.He immediately changed his mind, and when Xiong Dajin left Beilonggang for Huanglian Port, he asked Feng Heping to take over as the director and party secretary of Beilonggang Port Authority. Under the auspices of Zhao Zhentao, the Salt Farm merged the Weiyuan Chemical Plant.At the signing ceremony of the merger, Zhao Zhentao heard the news that Gao Huanzhang had passed away in Mingguo Hospital.At the signing ceremony, he proposed that all comrades present pay a three-point silence to the old secretary Gao Huanzhang.During the moment of silence, Zhao Zhentao couldn't imagine how Gao Huanzhang, who suffered from advanced gastric cancer, survived for three years.In the past three years, he has been living on the small station of Luotuofeng, and planted a vegetable field in front of the small house.In the meantime, his old mother died, and he still performed his filial piety to the end.Gao Huanzhang voluntarily became a consultant of Luotuo Village, but Guo Laoshun, the secretary of the blind Party branch, even carried Gao Huanzhang to the village with a slider, and then sent him back to the small station with a slider after finishing his work.Gao Huanzhang presided over the villagers of Luotuo Village to dig the mountain road, connect it to electricity, build a small red fruit canning factory, and planted many chestnut trees on the mountain.Canned red fruits and chestnuts from Luotuo Village are transported from the small station to Beilonggang, and then sent to markets all over the country.I heard that their chestnuts are also exported to Japan.When Zhao Zhentao rushed to the Mingguo County Hospital to express his condolences to Gao Huanzhang, the doctor said that his body had been preserved, his eyeballs had been removed, and he was going to bring Guo Laoshun to Beijing for corneal replacement surgery.Zhao Zhentao thought, what would Guo Laoshun's eyes look like if Gao Huanzhang's corneas were replaced?Will he be able to see the light of day again? When Guo Laoshun's eyes saw people, Zhao Zhentao went to Luotuo Village to conduct poverty alleviation research.In fact, he went to Guo Laoshun, and wanted to see if there was Gao Huanzhang in Guo Laoshun's old eyes?He couldn't see any difference. But he felt that Gao Huanzhang's eyes were always on him. Zhao Zhentao said silently in his heart, Lao Gao, have you seen the current appearance of Beilong?Thinking about it, he smiled softly, and while smiling, he secretly wiped his eyes with a handkerchief.At this moment, he suddenly remembered that he still owed Lao Gao two bottles of Moutai.He made a bet with Lao Gao that Zhao Zhentao would lose two bottles of Moutai to him if Lao Gao did not speak at the Beilonggang Navigating Ceremony.Zhao Zhentao hurriedly asked the secretary to buy wine in Mingguo County, and after buying it, he went to Gao Huanzhang's cemetery behind the small station building, and sprinkled wine on his grave bit by bit.Next to Lao Gao's tombstone grows a luxuriant Hulin tree.This is a tree species in Bohai Bay, how could it grow on Camelback?Guo Laoshun told him that Secretary Gao liked the hulin trees in Laoxie Bay very much, so he asked the train driver to dig some back in Laoxie Bay and plant them next to Secretary Gao's tombstone. Accompanying the provincial people's congress delegation to Beilonggang that day, Zhao Zhentao saw patches of purple-red hulin trees in Laoxie Bay.When I walked to the salt pool of the Yanhua saltworks, I saw Hulin growing beside the white-flowered salt stacks.The scale of the salinization salt field has aroused the strong interest of the representatives of the Provincial People's Congress.Zhao Zhentao told them that the area of ​​the salt field is equivalent to the total area of ​​Beijing.The representatives were surprised, is it as big as this?Zhao Zhentao said that if you don't believe me, you can drive away. It takes five hours to run from one end to the other. Walking to a salt pond, Zhao Zhentao saw several salt workers scraping salt grains. Xue Minzhi, the deputy director of the saltworks, secretly told Zhao Zhentao, "Secretary Zhao, do you still remember the alcohol poisoning of the seaport workers that year?" Zhao Zhentao said, "Why don't I remember? You laid-off workers from Weihua did it!" Xue Minzhi pointed to the salt workers and said: "Secretary Zhao, these four workers are the workers in the third workshop of Weihua, which sold fake wine. Now they have been reformed very well, and they can earn a monthly salary It's a thousand dollars!" Zhao Zhentao nodded in relief. Director Tong of the salt field said: "It's all thanks to the blessing of Beilonggang. In the past, our place was full of salt stacks, which were purely discarded resources. Once the sea water washed away the path, and the workers used salt to pad the pit, but it still didn't work. People are distressed. Now when a grain of salt falls on the ground, anyone will bend down to pick it up. Although the salt is allocated by the state, transportation is still a big problem. Why did Li Guanghan embezzle funds to take advantage of the loophole? Let’s wait for the opening of the cross-sea bridge!” Zhao Zhentao said with a smile: "Facts have proved that it is right to focus on the leading projects in the foundation. Day and night when Beilonggang was dismounted, we thought that while controlling the storm surge, we would build Beilonggang and Beigang Railway at the same time. If you want to do it, you will even do it at the risk of losing your black yarn. If you do it, you will do it. If you want it, you will lose the good opportunity. Isn't it?" The deputies to the National People's Congress were full of praise. Director Tong said to the representatives: "This port is the first local fund-raising and the first artificially dug port in the country. When there was no funds, Secretary Zhao and the original Secretary Gao Huanzhang under pressure, put Jinshan Cement Plant Two years of profits are not included in the fiscal." Zhao Zhentao said: "Director Tong, when you salt workers made trouble in front of the Yanhua Hotel a few years ago, were you there?" Director Tong said: "Yes, I was the one who asked you the question. I was really cornered at that time. If we don't make trouble, Li Guanghan will become the deputy county magistrate. You ask the workers, and now they are killed. Don't make a fuss!" Zhao Zhentao said: "We must be prepared for danger in times of peace. We must have a sense of crisis. A momentary omission will anger the people. As a leader, you must resolve conflicts in your usual solid work." Director Tong and Xue Minzhi nodded. A car in front stopped, and two people, one old and one young, walked out of the car.Zhao Zhentao had good eyesight and immediately recognized the old lady as Ge Yumei, the older sister of Mrs. Ge.With the support of a young lady, she tremblingly walked towards Zhao Zhentao.Ge Yumei walked up to Zhao Zhentao, stopped two meters away, and said clearly, "Secretary Zhao, do you still know me?" Zhao Zhentao smiled and shook the old man's hand: "Vice President Ge, are you coming to Beilong again?" Ge Yumei said, "I want to say a few words to Secretary Zhao, okay?" Zhao Zhentao asked Director Tong to take the deputies to the National People's Congress to continue to visit, and he approached Ge Yumei: "Mr. Ge, tell me!" Ge Yumei said: "First of all, I sincerely apologize to you. At the dinner table a few years ago, it cannot be said to be your fault, but our Ge family's fault. Strictly speaking, my sister and Yanping did too much." Zhao Zhentao said: "It's the past, let's not talk about it! Let's look forward!" Ge Yumei sighed and said, "It's okay to look forward, but it's impossible not to mention the past. Let's take my sister as an example. She lives a very heavy life, and she can't always forget the past. Also, the last time I was in the At the wine table, I was really kept in the dark! For Li Guanghan, forcing you to turn the table and force our Ge Group to withdraw its investment is really a mistake. I am here this time to ask you to publicly admit your mistakes. Keep investing." Zhao Zhentao smiled and said, "I told you last time that the door of Beilong is always open to you. We sincerely invite customers from all over the world, but we will not lose our dignity!" Ge Yumei said: "Well said, I agree with you. The investment environment in Beilonggang is so good, our Ge family has already lost an opportunity, and we can't let it slip away again." Zhao Zhentao said, "Welcome, welcome." Ge Yumei asked: "Will the preferential policies you gave us last time change?" Zhao Zhentao said: "I will greet the new Mayor Li. All the policies will remain the same, and even more favorable!" Ge Yumei smiled: "Then I can rest assured!" Zhao Zhentao said: "Beilonggang is a cornucopia. These are the original words of Singapore President Li Kedong. I hope you will not miss the opportunity!" Ge Yumei said: "Yes, the success of the mainland's economic slowdown has given us new hope. I met President Li Kedong in Hong Kong. He said that the people of Beilong are friendly and the leaders of Beilong City are very helpful. Foresight. He said that the two companies he invested in Beilonggang encountered great difficulties during the Asian financial crisis, and it was your city government who extended a helping hand. He talked to everyone overseas!" Zhao Zhentao said: "Every foreign businessman who invests in Beilong is our friend. What is a friend? It is to have the same blessings and share the difficulties. When you have difficulties, we can watch the fun? We have adopted some flexible policies for foreign-funded enterprises. Measures, such as appropriate tax reductions, exemptions and delays in land use fees, and so on.” Ge Yumei said: "The roots of our Beilong are kindness and faith! Investing here, we feel at ease! Okay, you go to work first, goodbye!" Zhao Zhentao watched as the young lady helped Ge Yumei into the car.At this time, he had completely separated Ge Yumei from Mrs. Ge and Sun Yanping.The women of the Ge family are not the same.Ge Yumei grew up in Hong Kong, and her quality and self-cultivation are incomparable to Mrs. Ge and Sun Yanping.Also, Sun Yanping is different from Mrs. Ge.One night after the accident, Sun Yanping found Zhao Zhentao and sent a bouquet of flowers to express her condolences and to break up with her mother.She said that when her mother went to the provincial capital and Beijing to find Minister Ma to sue him, she kept avoiding it, and she always did this, believe it or not.Zhao Zhentao was a little tired, he didn't want to hear her voice anymore.He felt that the horizontal lines on Sun Yanping's forehead showed both the wisdom of a woman going through the process of "degeneration" and the ignorance of the world.From her, a business woman with nothing to do, one can see the decadence of the end of the century.The vanity propped up by money can hardly conceal the smallness and helplessness in her heart, and the indescribable loneliness in her heart.Once, Sun Yanping dared to ask him, can I still board your passenger ship with this old ticket?Zhao Zhentao told her bluntly: It is difficult to remedy mental weakness. I cannot love or hate a woman like you! Zhao Zhentao originally wanted to wait for the resolution of his conflicts with Mrs. Ge and Sun Yanping, but with the exposure of Mrs. Ge's crimes, life pushed them to the peak of confrontation again.The whole process was just as Zhao Zhentao suspected and predicted. The bribery case of the Yanhua Cross-sea Bridge was finally closed in the fall of five years later: after a year and a half of delay at first, it took three years for the entire case to be reviewed, prosecuted and judged.Chai Defa, the former secretary of the Yanhua County Party Committee, was sentenced to death for accepting huge amounts of bribes; Bai Chunyuan, the former head of Yanhua County, was sentenced to life imprisonment for accepting bribes and taking office; Illegal construction in the Philippines was sentenced to life imprisonment; Li Guanghan, the former director of the Salt Plant, was sentenced to 30 years in prison for bribery and some criminal offenses.This major case that shocked the whole country was finally concluded one year after the opening of the Beilonggang new sea-crossing bridge.法庭审理和宣判都是公开进行的，中央电视台和省市电视台都做了现场直播。 柴德发被执行枪决的那一天，赵振涛接受了一位记者的采访。当年这位记者在柴德发被评选为全省十佳青年改革家的时候，也曾采访过柴德发。他问赵振涛对柴德发过去的改革行为有什么看法？赵振涛胸中有一种难以言表的愤懑和痛苦，他激动地说：“这样的人根本不是什么改革家，而是地地道道的改革的投机者和蛀虫！破坏和颠覆改革的就是这样一些嘴上喊着改革的人。我们改革的目的是发展生产力，让人民过上好日子，绝不是让少数的腐败者得逞和富有！” 记者又追问了一句：“听说柴德发是已故高焕章书记提拔的干部，这种提拔和器重腐败干部的领导，是不是也是一种腐败行为？” 赵振涛摇了摇头说：“你说错啦，高书记和柴德发是高尚和卑劣的两个典型，只能说是柴德发欺骗了高焕章书记。今天，我们更加怀念高书记！”说着，他眼睛就红了。 记者问：“这个大案为什么五年后才判决？” 赵振涛真诚地说：“现在办案是很困难的，雷娟他们已经做了最大的努力，可惜，仍让人民期待得太久了，太久了。我向大家道歉。好在我们政府有信心，好在人民对反腐败的热情期盼之火没有熄灭——” 赵振涛的答记者问，播出后在百姓中间反响强烈。 李广汉的判决并没有使葛老太太和孙艳萍怎样地难过，她们甚至还暗暗庆幸，李广汉没有把葛老太太的不可见人的事情交代出来。早知今天，葛老太太就不会低三下四地花钱求人了。他进去两次确实使葛老太太破费很大，为了这个杂种，葛老太太还跟赵振涛闹翻了脸，想想现在，真是得不偿失啊。望着自己漂亮的小楼和豪华的汽车，葛老太太心中的欲望再次在黑暗中充满，财富聚敛在她脸上，洋溢着幸福和骄傲，她甚至对来自香港的姐姐，辛辛苦苦为建厂奔波表示可笑。可是葛老太太忽略了一个最普通的人生法则，多行不义必自毙。 一个月后，赵振涛收到了一封署名“北龙市深受其害单位中人”的关于葛老太太非法集资达一个亿的举报信。信中多次提到判刑的李广汉，还说为什么把这封信寄给赵振涛，就是因为他们听说他给葛老太太掀过桌子，对他的行为十分钦佩。信中还说：可是不知道赵书记对这个事情的危害程度是怎么看的？不知道你有没有走进风暴的勇气？你要是在今天夜里十点钟，站在你办公室的窗前，向北龙市的夜空凝望一个小时，我就感到你的决心和力量，我就会相信你而走到明处来。你如果不站，我就永远不会露面。因为这个案件，没有足够胆量的领导是不敢碰一碰的。can you?赵振涛？你这个与孙艳萍有过恋情的、吃过葛老太太奶水的赵书记有这个勇气吗？我真诚地期待着。 赵振涛心中积存了很久的疑问终于揭开了，他终于发现了自己身边的惊心动魄的生活舞台。他放下信，走到窗前，十分震惊地凝望着北龙市的夜空，心里风起云涌。夜灯亮起来了，闪闪烁烁的一大片。多么安宁的城市，多么繁荣的北龙港。他们刚刚埋葬了侵扰了北龙的百年风暴潮，看来这只是一波潮汐。每一波潮汐，都会孕育一场风暴的来临，瞬息之间掀起善恶对垒的金融风暴。 这个写信的人是谁呢？ 这个人为什么没有出来？ 赵振涛焦急地看了看手表，他已经站在办公室窗前，向外凝望一个小时了。难道是一场恶作剧？不会的，因为这是一个知情人写的信，里面从葛老太太发迹到非法集资的手段和结局都说得清清楚楚。赵振涛马上给雷娟打了个电话。雷娟火速赶到赵振涛的办公室。赵振涛手里拿着这封匿名信，沉重地说：“那个老女人终于露出狐狸尾巴啦。当初她害怕李广汉暴露了她的非法集资罪行，还怕你雷娟的审案能力，才不惜一切代价死保李广汉的！可你雷娟也并不是神，不是事事都灵啊！” 雷娟认真地看完信，抬起头说：“不管这个神秘人物能不能出来，也不管他何时出来，首先可以肯定，举报信的内容是有根据的。我们可以再次提审李广汉，从他的身上，打开突破口！唉，这个李大头啊，我烦死他啦。里里外外，审他多少回啦？” 赵振涛沉重地说：“看来是李广汉帮助了葛老太太罪恶锁链的最后焊接。她的车队，她的造船厂，都是幌子！你看，葛老太太借助合作经营和银行融资的招牌，搞非法集资，范围不仅仅在我们北龙市。” 雷娟说：“从信上看，北龙市和盐化市的企业和单位涉及不少，还有一些乡镇的基金会，也都卷入了葛老太太的集资狂潮中。” 赵振涛十分气愤地说：“这里有国家的钱和人民的血汗钱，都被这个老女人侵吞着挥霍着。再也不能容忍这样的事情危害我们的经济生活了。” 雷娟摇了摇头说：“这个老女人够神的，真是老妖精！她怎么能弄来这么多的钱呢？” 赵振涛大声说：“这还不明摆着，你看信上不是说了吗？她最高时炮制了百分之五十或六十的年集资利息。以高息为诱饵，金钱铺路，走卒开道。据金融专家介绍，现今世界的资本利润一般在百分之十五以下，一个多亿的巨额集资，要偿还百分之六十的年息，简直是天方夜谭！为什么现在才暴露？是她搞得神秘，玩弄集新资还旧账，拆东墙补西墙的伎俩！所谓联营就是骗局！” 雷娟说：“众多集资者哪里知道，这样没经过批准、风险极大的非法集资，实际上是一种黑市交易，得不到法律保护。李广汉就是她的马前卒，为虎作怅！” 赵振涛坐不住了，再次走到窗前，凝望着夜色：“这个很可能是盐化跨海大桥腐败案的案中案，如果不赶紧打下去，会给北龙在政治上、经济上和社会上造成极为严重的后果和无法估量的损失。我们要给北龙的经济生活一个干净和谐的环境！” 雷娟站起身：“明天行动！” 赵振涛想了想说：“明天上午我还要参加一个精神文明表彰会。下午两点半，我们在市委小会议室召开一个由纪委、办公厅、检察院、法院、公安局和财政局等十几个部门领导参加的、关于调查葛老太太非法集资的高层协调会议！” 雷娟点点头：“好，嗳，你别总叫人家葛老太太啦，她真名叫什么来着？” 赵振涛说：“葛玉琴！” 赵振涛是搭乘雷娟的汽车回到家里的。天色黑黑的，他感到黑夜的沉重，仿佛所有夜的分量都压在他微驼的脊梁上。进家不久，天空就滚动着隆隆的雷声，赵振涛忙把窗子关上，估计今夜可能要落一场很大的暴雨。连续的晴天，暑热逼人，眼前要窒息的紧张和即将要燃烧的酷热，非常需要一场大暴雨来给调节调节。他正要打开电视，电话响了，电话是孙艳萍打来的。孙艳萍要过来看他，赵振涛拒绝了。过了一会儿，孙艳萍又把电话打过来，说有极其重要的事情要跟他说，约他到她的别墅见面。赵振涛答应了。他弄不清将要有什么事情发生，只感到头有些胀大。这一瞬间，他突然想到，这封匿名信会不会是孙艳萍写给他的呢？这个想法冒出来后，又被他自己否定了。她怎么会伤害自己的亲生母亲呢？但如果不是她写的，孙艳萍所说的重要事情会不会与她母亲的非法集资案有关？她在葛老太太的非法集资案中是个什么样的角色呢？ 赵振涛真是拿不定主意了，赶紧给刚到家的雷娟打了个电话。雷娟在电话中给他分析了很多，最后说，这封匿名信如果是孙艳萍写的，那是她在试探你的态度，你不能去见她；如果不是她写的，你就更不能去了，在这暴雨之夜会有人身危险。赵振涛十分为难地说，我不去，这个女人认识我的家，她万一找到我的家里怎么办？雷娟想了想说，那我去给你做伴儿吧，她即使来了，你也好把她打发走！ 赵振涛放下电话就静静地等待雷娟的到来。他给她沏好了茶水，又把凌乱的家简单收拾了一下，然后坐在电视机前。可他自己也不知道为什么，在家里等待雷娟的心情怎么就有些异样呢？他陷入一种憧憬什么的状态中，好女人能够刺激男人的野心，同时还能抚平男人的伤痕。他默默地问着自己：雷娟是不是个好女人？你是不是爱上这个铁女人啦？ 雷娟走进来的时候，赵振涛突然觉得眼前一亮——高大丰满的雷娟是穿着便装赶来的，整整齐齐，好像刚洗过头。她面庞白皙，头发湿润，满脸是湿润的新鲜。她进屋时，臀部弯曲得很好看，节奏也摆得迷人，一副乖巧柔顺的样子，哪像检察官？而像一个风韵犹存的城市少妇。 碰见赵振涛的眼神，雷娟的脸就红了，此时她听见电视里正播放着陈明的歌曲《快乐老家》，歌声清脆而婉约： follow me 天亮就出发 梦已经醒来 心不会害怕 我生命的一切 都只为找到它 让我们真心对待吧 4 一切都是雾腾腾的烟雹，日头滚出海面的模样看不见，它一个冷供，就哆哆嗦嗦发不出红光来了，赵老巩只能听见日头拖泥带水的呼隆隆升起来的声音。等着海雾纷纷散尽了，老人就哼哼着爬上了老船，看见海里的日头吐出一湾浑厚的灿红。往日的赵老巩愿意到海边来，看海，听涛声，因为在这时他才觉得自己这个黄土埋脖儿的人还是那么渺小无知，干脆就立马忘了自己。今天他不是来听涛声的，是等着朱全德那个老东酉去岛上看灯塔的。这可不是过去给渔船指路的灯塔，是海港花好几百万元建成的海港灯塔。 人有千般好，总有一样不好。赵老巩在儿子赵振涛当了市长以后发誓，不求儿子给他办一件事。可是赵老巩为了给老伙计朱全德谋个差，还是破例给儿子说了软话。不论是求谁，他跟儿子说这个事情的时候，忽然觉得自己活得不那么踏实了，不那么理直气壮了。赵振涛很高兴地答应着，马上就给朱全德办了。昨天晚上，港务局的头头到家里来，让他告诉朱全德今天就去灯塔里上班。本来定的是六点钟上船，可是还不见朱全德的影子，赵老巩在心里骂着朱全德，他哪里知道，朱全德夜里让老婆辣花给他做了一件新衣裳。朱全德来了，他远远地看见赵老巩坐在船上等他，就急煎煎地小跑了几步。 “老朱头，你个老东西，给你办事，你还迟到？”赵老巩坐在船上骂着。朱全德赶紧赔着笑脸，咳了几声，说他给赵老巩带酒来了，还说喝了酒就跟他继续摔跤。赵老巩看见朱全德的身量像船板一样宽厚，很结实，白蓬蓬的头发遮掩着额头上的青筋，青筋上涌着血，放着豪光，大喉结发出粗糙的问响。赵老巩笑着说：“你这个老东西越活越壮实啦！俺可摔不过你喽。” 朱全德看见赵老巩很衰弱，耷蒙着的老眼像两个深潭，雾蒙蒙地浮着一层倦意，好像没有任何事情能让他激动起来。他心里好一阵难过，他想自己看守灯塔的时候，也拽上赵老巩，把他昔日的激情重新调动起来。他故意拿话激怒赵老巩：“老巩头，你不跟俺摔跤，俺不怕，俺刚刚上班，你可别一口气喘不上来，去见阎王爷，俺可没空给你吊丧。” 赵老巩果然就上了朱全德的圈套，尽管他瘦得几乎干枯了，一条一条的肋骨像要破皮而出，还是恼怒地骂道：“老东西，你才该死呢，俺遇上了这样的好年头，还要活些时候呢！”朱全德就缩着脖子，小孩儿吃奶一样地笑着。 赵老巩划船的时候十分卖力。实际上，他知道自己啥时候该走，他已经在祖宗留下的太极斧上照见了自己的老脸。太极斧上映出的小亮点，是一轮一轮的，带着褐色的斑点，那是长寿斑。祖上说，多时在太极斧上看不见那个斑点了，离搂着阴面斧见阎王的日子就近了。近来，赵老巩时常丢魂，丢了魂，就在黑夜里端坐在太极斧下，听斧头发出的声音。那是一种神秘的嗡嗡声，声音里小乐也说话了，男男也说话了。整夜整夜地听这如生命流淌的声音，特别是听到尾声时，老人总是反反复复轻轻唤着两个字：“天——眼——”这两个字是什么意思？赵老巩也说不上来，他只知道念叨这两个字的时候，像是天窗开了，这两个字仿佛用斧头给楔进他的骨头缝里去了。 把船摇过防潮大堤，就见到了岛上的灯塔。两个老人看见这种灯塔时，简直惊得目瞪口呆。这是用钢筋混凝土建造的，共有九层，异型塔内有三根巨大的壁柱支撑着，旋转式的钢楼梯。在三层楼高的地方有一个很大的瞭望圆厅，坐在圆厅里可以喝酒，可以看见远处的渔船和轮船，看见老蟹湾的每个角落。朱全德拽着赵老巩哼哼着爬到楼顶，看见一个钢质的大灯笼，比赵老巩的八福灯要大几十倍，闪烁的白光比太阳还刺眼。赵老巩见到这光与太阳光相碰的时候，眼球像铃铛一样鼓出了眼眶。他眼一黑，缓缓坐在铝合金凳上，闭上了眼睛。大海的波涛凝固了，海是这样沉寂，这样沉寂。忠勇的海魂在这一刻化作永远的礁石。朱全德很茫然地看着他，问：“老巩，你咋啦？喝口酒，眼睛就不会痛啦。”赵老巩依然没睁眼，嘴唇哆嗦了一下，就感到朱全德的酒瓶子嘴塞进了他的嘴巴。一向馋酒的赵老巩双唇紧闭，任冰凉的酒液在他的脸上缓缓流过。酒和着老人的泪水一起流淌下来，流淌得很慢很慢—— 赵老巩终于说：“天眼，俺看见天眼啦！” 朱全德愣了：“天眼？哪有天眼？” 赵老巩说：“天眼的后面，有俺的小乐，俺的男男，俺的船，俺的太极斧！”他苍老的脸上挂满了浑浊的泪水。 朱全德的鼻子一酸：“是看见了，看见了！” 朱全德赶紧把赵老巩扶到三层的瞭望圆厅里，缓了一会儿，赵老巩才从天眼的幻觉里挣脱出来。船形的墓碑不见了，他们脚下响起了呜隆呜隆的响声，抬头望去，早春波光粼粼的宽阔航道上，正走过威风凛凛的轮船方阵。赵老巩抓着朱全德的手说：“老朱头，俺在老蟹湾造了一辈子的渔船，从没见过这么大的轮船。俺就叫它船精吧！” 朱全德热切地呼唤着：“轮船再大，它也得看俺这灯塔眨眼睛。” 赵老巩心头一热：“不，是天眼。俺活了这把年纪，才知道灯塔就是天眼。老蟹湾的天眼啊！” 朱全德含着眼泪笑道：“对，老哥，是天眼！” 船队隆隆而过，卷起了一道道浪花，不是风暴潮掀起的浪花。浪花被太阳染得红红的，灿灿的红光刺亮了百里长湾。海天之间颤动着一颗巨大的感动的泪珠，被感召被震撼的泪珠啊。看见它，即使血是冷的，也会因为这心与海的碰撞而燃烧。亲爱的人啊，从前的一切就忘得干干净净吧，你的容光你的故事，就珍藏在这小小的天眼里啦，在你最需要的时候，天眼会告诉你，新的生命将如何在阵痛里诞生！ 1999年5月完稿于唐山