Lin Xi smiled bitterly again.

Lin Xi and Ouyang Bian communicated a lot. Since Jiayou passed the Jinshi in the second year, he communicated more with Ouyang Bian, and he also had a lot of understanding of Ouyang Bian, which also broadened his thinking and horizons.

It is precisely because of this that Lin Xi resolutely left the Song Dynasty and came here to follow Ouyang Bian. Although he is also a high-ranking official in the Western Xia Dynasty, to be honest, even in the Song Dynasty, Lin Xi was also a rare talent.

Lin Xi naturally knew the importance of the seaport, after all, he was from Fuqing, Fujian.

Fuqing is surrounded by sea, and half of the Fuqing people extend into the sea. How could he not know the role of the ocean in the economy?

The wealth of the sailing family in Fujian is visible to each other, and the maritime merchants in Jiangsu and Zhejiang have made a lot of money. The most typical example is that the success of the Ocean Group founded by Ouyang Bian made Lin Xi understand how important the seaport is.

Today, Ocean Group is already a real Ocean Group.

Today, the Ocean Group is not only rooted in the Song Dynasty, but also deeply rooted on the ocean. Of course, Lin Xi didn’t know these, but just what he could see, he knew what the ocean could bring to a country.

However, no matter how great the interests of the ocean are, if Xixia wants to break through the Song Dynasty or the Liao Kingdom and extend its tentacles into the ocean, this kind of task is simply impossible to complete.

To reach this level, it is really necessary to break through a country's border from west to east.

Seeing Lin Xi's bitter smile, Ouyang Bian didn't explain either.

Because this matter seems to be a bit strange, but for Ouyang Bian, a great strategist who focuses on the entire Eurasian continent, this step must be taken.

At this time, Ouyang Bian realized why Russia, in later generations, had been launching wars for hundreds of years, expanding its land area to the point of becoming the world's number one. In fact, its main strategic purpose was to pursue a estuary.

Ouyang Bian has now felt this kind of imperative.

How important is the sea estuary to the current Xixia?

Let me put it this way, if Xixia has an estuary, then all Ouyang Bian's industries can be united through the estuary, rather than being restricted by the border.

With the sea outlet, Ouyang Bian's influence can reach the whole world even when he is in Xingqing.

One is the sea route, the other is the Silk Road through the Hexi Corridor, with land and sea routes. The influence of Xixia is no longer a small country in the region.

Therefore, Xixia must make an outlet to truly implement his grand strategy!

...

Although it is summer, Lingzhou is still cool, and you have to add a piece of clothing sooner or later.

More than a month has passed since the ruler of the Great Xia Kingdom, Li Bingchang, took office. However, for the people of Lingzhou City, the biggest change is not who is the one who lives in the world, but the restart of Lingzhou City, which is the biggest variable affecting their lives.

Ye Tong's ancestors were all from Lingzhou. If he really wanted to go to his ancestors, he might have obtained the Han Dynasty. However, they were all ordinary people and had no great prospects. There was nothing good about it. Anyway, the ancestors did not leave any good things.

But if you think about it carefully, you really have it. It is the identity of this person in Lingzhou City, and there is a good opportunity to operate in time.

The restart of Lingzhou Free Trade Zone gave Ye Tong the opportunity to change his destiny.

Before, when the Lingzhou Free Trade Zone was opened, Ye Tong went to the so-called Free Trade Zone Management Office to apply for a small manager because he was familiar with the text. Later, the management office was taken over by the Song people, so Ye Tong contacted the management talents of Qingzhou Industrial Park.

Ye Tong is very popular with the supervisor because he is down-to-earth and has strong learning ability.

Later, because the Song Dynasty attacked Xia in the fifth route, all the people in the Qingzhou Industrial Park were withdrawn, and the Qingzhou Free Trade Zone was stopped. Ye Tong had to go home and stay. After waiting for almost a year, he finally heard the news that the Lingzhou Free Trade Zone had been reopened.

Ye Tong looked at each other every day and finally waited for the people from the Qingzhou Industrial Park to come. He also saw the previous supervisor in the crowd. The two were quite happy to meet.

The supervisor was Guan Weixiang, and he valued Ye Tong, a humble and brisk subordinate. When he saw Ye Tong again, he couldn't help laughing.

"Xiao Ye, I haven't seen each other for a while and I've all gained weight."

Guan Weixiang smiled.

Ye Tong felt a little embarrassed: "It's nothing to stay at home every day. Eating meat every day is difficult to not be fat."

Guan Weixiang burst into laughter.

"You are living a good life, you have meat to eat every day."

Ye Tong smiled bitterly and said, "Just like this place, eating meat is not a good life, eating vegetables is a good life. This is not closed to the free trade zone. I didn't know where to sell a large number of cattle and sheep before, and the meat on the market is so cheap.

The vegetables from Dasong cannot be in, so I have no choice but to eat meat every day, I don’t even have to drink tea, it’s so greasy.”

Guan Weixiang laughed: "Then you have to have a good meal of meat today. You don't know that the price of meat on our side has soared. What's worse is that it's winter, there are not even many vegetables, so you can only eat pickles, it's miserable."

Ye Tong smiled and said, "Today I go to my house to eat meat, so I can be full!"

He looked at the person who was with Guan Weixiang, and Guan Weixiang introduced: "This is Lu...well, Manager Lu."

Supervisor Lu and Ye Tong smiled and nodded.

Guan Weixiang introduced to Director Lu respectfully: "This is the subordinate I have been here, named Ye Tong, who is quite smart."

Ye Tong was quite surprised because Guan Weixiang's respect for Manager Lu was quite unusual, and he knew in his heart that the so-called Manager Lu might have a high status. At this time, he couldn't help but suddenly remembered that the manager of Qingzhou Industrial Park was the only one with the surname Lu?

Ye Tong didn't say much, so he accompanied Guan Weixiang and Supervisor Lu to take a look around. He asked someone to bring a message to his wife and asked her to prepare food. At noon, he took the two home.

Although Ye Tong's wife was so arrogant at home, she still did not dare to neglect her husband's job leader. She even made a roasted lamb, which made Guan Weixiang and Supervisor Lu's mouths flowing.

Guan Weixiang smiled while drinking, "Xiao Ye, we won't eat your meal in vain. Let me tell you good news. Next, there will be some factories in Qingzhou Industrial Park that will open branches here, and will accept cooperation, or will recruit some capable people to be factory directors, etc.

Xiao Ye, you have good abilities, you can consider it. If you have a manufacturer you like, you can tell me. I can pull the line for you. If it really doesn’t work, you can also find Manager Lu.”
Chapter completed!