Of course, the waterway should be faster. The maximum speed of the 18 boat can reach 0 knots. Although it is not familiar with the water conditions, it can only drive at a speed of about 15 knots. It took only about one hour to drive from Dagukou to the British Concession Pier.

However, along the way, all the personnel on the ship except the driver were not waiting to arrive, and they were scattered on the deck of the ship to watch the natural scenery along the river. First, this was the first time that the staff of the crossing group entered the inland area from the seaside, and people were very excited; second, this was the original ecological field and village landscape more than a hundred years ago. Of course, modern people who are used to steel and concrete jungles or artificial landscapes are full of freshness.

Even after entering the waters of the concession, buildings full of European styles began to appear on the southwest bank of the Haihe River, which still did not dispel people's interest. After all, this is not the so-called "modern simple European style" or "neoclassical European style" in modern society in the old time and space, but the original European style architectural style full of native classical beauty. The difference between them is quite large. The only difference is that both sides of the straits are rarely crowded, because the fields on the northeast bank of the Haihe River are full of swallows and birds, pecking at crops in the fields, and the villages are also mostly decayed, which forms a very sharp contrast with the architectural community that has been large in the southwest concession area.

But this did not affect everyone's interest. Instead, they took out their mobile phones, tablets, digital cameras, cameras, etc. on the deck, took photos of each other and poss, raised their fingers into forks, took selfies, or took photos, and the whole journey was not silent.

Qin Zheng and others could take advantage of their identity and stand on the second floor deck. Not only did they have a wide place, but they also had a good view. They could not only see the buildings on the banks of the Haihe River, but also see farther. Although they also felt a pity that the village was dilapidated and the fields were deserted, they were more interested in the concession, after all, this was closer to modern society.

Wang Yunpeng said: "I didn't expect that the construction of this era will be good. If you plan a good plan in the old time and space, build an European-style tourist street, and then introduce some European brands to take over, this is a very good sale and has great commercial value."

Xu Jichao also bowed his head and said, "Yes, although the concession is a proof of China's modern power loss and humiliation, it has to be admitted that imperialism has indeed made the infrastructure of the concession good."

Qin Zheng said: "If the factors of national sovereignty are excluded and the establishment of concessions have indeed promoted the urbanization development of these areas. After all, the imperialist countries have entered the modern industrial society at this time. In terms of urban planning, infrastructure, etc., of course, they are much stronger than the Qing Dynasty of the farming civilization that is still in feudal society. In the future, we will manage this area, and we will definitely do better than imperialism."

Wang Yunpeng laughed and said, "Of course, we have more than a hundred years of knowledge than this era. In this century, the scientific and technological knowledge created is more than all the past eras combined. There is no reason why we do worse than the ancients."

Just as they were talking, the 18 boat had already sailed into the river section of the British Concession and slowly approached the Long Bank, while Qin Yuhai had already lined up with the soldiers on the shore to wait.

Seeing Qin Zheng leading the way along the springboard and walking up the river bank, Qin Yuhai immediately came up to meet him, saluted Qin Zheng, and said, "Political Commissar."

Qin Zheng bowed his head, gave a tribute, and said, "Capital Commander Qin, thank you for your hard work. This time, you have done a good job in regaining Tianjin and the concession. The people will remember your contributions."

Qin Yuhai said: "Report to the political commissar, these are all we should do."

At this time, the others also went ashore, greeted Qin Yuhai one by one, and greeted each other. At this time, Qin Zheng said again: "Capital Commander Qin, there are still some equipment and supplies on the boat. Please help me move it."

Qin Yuhai looked down and immediately said: "Plane Leader Luo."

Luo Yue hurriedly stepped out of the line and said, "Come."

Qin Yuhai said: "You platoon immediately get on the boat, move all the supplies and equipment on the boat, and move them to the command center."

Luo Yue said, "Yes." Then he immediately turned around, came to the front of the queue, and said, "Everyone has it, turn right and get on the boat." After that, he took the lead in getting on the boat.

When he came to the cabin to meet the medical team. Luo Yue also paid special attention to the medical team. There were twelve people, six men and six women, but none of them went to Hejiawan Village last time, so Zhou Weiying was naturally not among them. Although Luo Yue was a little disappointed, he didn't care too much. Instead, the medical team staff pointed out and moved all the equipment, supplies, etc. they brought out from 18 boats.

At this time, Qin Yuhaiji led everyone to the concession on the shore.

While walking, Qin Zheng said, "Battleman Qin, where is your command center?"

Qin Yuhaidao: "Report to the political commissar, located in the open space in Victoria Garden."

Qin Zheng knew that Victoria Garden was a square-style building in front of Gordon Hall, the Industrial Bureau Building of the British Concession in Tianjin, which is the Tianjin Jiefang North Road Garden in the old time and space later generations, and said, "Who is living in Gordon Hall now?"

Qin Yuhai said: "Gorden Hall is one of the six residents we set up in the concession area. There are now more than 1,500 people living in it, all of whom are foreigners."

Qin Zheng bowed his head and was very satisfied with Qin Yuhai's answer, because Qin Yuhai did not requisition the houses in the concession as a command center, but chose to set up tents in the open space and strictly respect the People's Liberation Army's discipline. After all, the temporary executive committee and the military committee have not yet made a decision on how to deal with the concession. If Qin Yuhai requisitions the houses in the concession, it would be a violation of discipline.

Victoria Garden is not far from the pier, and it arrives in a short while. At this time, more than ten military tents were built in the garden. On the front of the garden is Gordon Hall, the Industrial Department Building of the British Concession in Tianjin. Although the crossing army did not requisition Gordon Hall, soldiers were still sent to guard the door of Gordon Hall.

Qin Zheng did not enter the tent, but stood in front of the camp and looked at Gordon Hall. The others were a little puzzled, but they were not easy to ask, so they all accompanied Qin Zheng to watch Gordon Hall.

This blue brick building with a very obvious castle-style architectural style in the British medieval period is square structure, covering an area of ​​about 5,000 square meters. The front of the building is symmetrical in the central axis, the middle door protrudes forward, and the main body is two floors. The part is a marionette-shaped eaves, and at both ends of the front of the building, there is a three-story octagonal corner building. In the concession, Gordon Hall can be regarded as the best building at present.

The Gordon Hall was built in 1890 and was proposed by the then chairman of the Industrial Department of the Tianjin British Concession, a British German, and Tianjin Customs Taxation Department, and invested 000 taels of silver. It was named after Charles Geegordon, the British official who died in Khartoum, Sudan in 1885. It is to commemorate Gordon's contribution in the development and planning of the concession.

Gordon came to China with the British and French coalition forces during the Second Opium War and served as the commander of the engineering corps. After the opening of the British Concession in Tianjin, Gordon was the main designer of the demarcation and planning of the British Concession in Tianjin. Starting from 186, Gordon went to Shanghai to serve as the leader of the "Every Victory Army", and cooperated with Li Hongzhang's Huai Army to fight against the Taiping Heavenly Kingdom. Due to his contribution to conquering Suzhou, the Qing court awarded him the title of admiral and was awarded a yellow jacket. In 1880, due to the "Ili Incident" of China and Russia, he came to China again at the request of Li Hongzhang.

Li Hongzhang admired Gordon's military command skills very much. Therefore, at the inauguration ceremony of Gordon Hall in 1890, Li Hongzhang, then the Governor of Zhili, not only attended, but also personally announced the official opening of the building. On 189th, the authorities in the British Concession in Tianjin held a 70th birthday party for Li Hongzhang at Gordon Hall. Later, Li Hongzhang also invested in building a stage in Gordon Hall, making Gordon Hall a public entertainment venue with superior conditions in the British Concession.

After looking at it for a while, Qin Zheng finished his head and said, "Okay, we will deal with the concession in the next few days. After the order of the concession is restored, we will use this place as our administrative office building in Tianjin."

Qin Yuhai was stunned and said, "What?"

Qin Zheng laughed and said, "Why, don't you want to live in Gordon's Hall?"

Qin Yuhai said: "Of course I want to, it's great to live here, but when we live in, what should the people inside do?"

Qin Zheng said: "It's easy to deal with. If you are residents of the concession, you will conduct an inspection and registration and let them return to their residences. The original work department will be driven away directly."

Qin Yuhai said: "Will it cause diplomatic disputes when driven away? Isn't this the British consulate?"

Qin Zheng smiled and said, "Capital Commander Qin, you still have to make up for your history lessons. Isn't the British Consulate located on the east side of the Consular Road (Datong Road) and near Heba Road (Taierzhuang Road)?"

Qin Yuhai slapped his forehead and said, "Yes, I'm also surprised, why is there a British consulate there? And it's also called Consular Dao, what's going on?"

Qin Zheng said: "This is a special place in the British Concession. In other concessions, like the French Concession, the Ministry of Industry and Industry is managed by the consulate. It can be regarded as a subordinate institution of the consulate. Only in the British Concession, the Consulate and Ministry of Industry are two different institutions. The Consulate is a diplomatic institution based in Tianjin by the British government. The Consulate is directly appointed by the British government, and the Ministry of Industry is the administrative agency of the concession, not the management of the consulate. The members of the board of directors are elected by the British people living in the concession.

Therefore, this is not a diplomatic institution, it can be regarded as a colonial institution. We can drive away the British inside without any scruples and live in Gordon Hall for our own. In the old time and space, the Republic of China and the later New China all regarded it as the location of government agencies. However, the Tangshan earthquake in 1976 affected Tianjin, and Gordon Hall was also damaged. It was demolished soon and a new Tianjin Municipal People's Government Building was built on the original site. There was only a corner left on the side and back."

Qin Yuhai said: "So why do consulates from all countries hold meetings in Gordon Hall?"
Chapter completed!