Shen Yunpei, nicknamed Rain Man, was a famous industrialist in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. He was also called "the three outstanding men in the north of the Yangtze River" with Ganyuxu and Nantong Zhang Jian. When the Qing Dynasty was in turmoil, Shen Yunpei devoted his main energy to the coastal development of northern Jiangsu and made indelible contributions to the capital and economic development of Lianyungang. The most commendable thing is that he built the Longhai Railway from Xuzhou to Haizhou with all his strength, and opened up Xinpu as a new city. As a result, Xinpu developed and became the political, economic and cultural center of Lianyungang today. In the 12th year of Tongzhi in Qing Dynasty, the young Shen Yunpei was promoted to the top position. In the 20th year of Guangxu, Shen Yunpei was a scholar. After the senior high school entrance examination, he worked in imperial academy, so he was called Shen Hanlin. After that, Shen Yunpei served as right assistant minister in the Ministry of Agriculture, Industry and Commerce, minister in the postal department and right assistant minister in the official department of the Qing government. He is very famous in Beijing and Haizhou. Shen Yunpei is an official in Beijing all the year round. Why is he closely related to Dongxiang, a small mountain village under Yuntai Mountain? What is its origin? There is a reason for one thing. Dongxiang Village, located in the south of Yun Qi, the main peak of Zhongyunshan Mountain, is now under the jurisdiction of Zhongyun Office of the Development Zone. 100 years ago, Dongxiang was a small village with only a few dozen families. There is a temple on Yun Qi Mountain behind the village, which is called Soy Temple. At that time, the land under the mountain was the property of Kuyi Temple, and Dongxiang people were mostly tenants of Kuyi Temple. At that time, although there were few people in the East Lane, the area was very large. According to the old people in the village, it is said that the east is from the wave (where the wave goes) and the west is from the bald head (the name of the mountain); It starts from Diaoyutai in the south (a large flat stone in Shihukou, which is said to be the Diaoyutai in Jiang Ziya) and ends at Wuyang Lake in the north. This vast land was invaded by seawater in the early days, and no income can be obtained from it. The surrounding villagers have no dispute about this land. Later, the sea gradually receded. After years of rain erosion and torrential flood erosion, the accumulated water in the original swamp flowed downstream from the Shaoxiang River into the sea due to the excavation of the Shaoxiang River, and the higher part became cultivated land due to the desalination of saline-alkali soil. When the wealthy families in the surrounding villages saw these lands, they couldn't help but drool and want to possess them. Mr. Wang, the squire of Nishimura, joined hands with the rich households in nearby villages to raise funds and apply for registration with Haizhou yamen. With the approval of the state government, the land property originally belonging to Dongxiang was transferred to Mr. Wang's squire and other households. At that time, the head of the coir temple was surnamed Xu, and his position was alchemist. Everyone used to call him Xu. After learning that the land was occupied, Xu immediately went to the yamen to complain. As the land has been registered, the yamen simply ignored it. Xu didn't sue. Seeing that the land was seized, he was very uneasy, so he thought of Shen Yunpei, the most famous official in Haizhou. With the support of the Shen family, Xu went to Beijing to find Shen Yunpei, described the situation of Dongfang in detail, and detailed the lawsuit with the local gentry and the land dispute in Dongfang. In order to protect the financial resources of Yi 'an Temple, Xu expressed the hope that relying on Shen Yunpei's strength, he would take back the land in Dongxiang and give it to the Shen family. Shen Yunpei has always been very concerned about Haizhou's industry. As early as 1903, he had the idea of developing Haizhou beach. 1905, he and Xu established "Haigan Wood Reclamation Company" and set up branches in Qingkou, Dongqiaoshan and Xiangshuikou. When hearing Xu's idea of giving the land in the East Lane to the other party, Shen Yunpei was overjoyed. He immediately sent someone to Haizhou to negotiate with Wang Yaozhai, the state official at that time, and asked him to organize people to go to the East Lane to set up a boundary according to the drawings. Wang Yaozhai knows that the land has been registered, but he must obey the official orders of Beijing. As a result, this land in Dongxiang became the property of Shen Yunpei. Second, after Shen Yunpei occupied the East Lane, he dispatched experts in agriculture and water conservancy to survey and plan, and did the following things: First, build roads: there is no spacious road connecting the East Lane with the surrounding villages, only a path, which will affect the development and local people's production and life in the future, so Shen Yunpei first thought of building roads. Shen Yunpei has built two important roads, one of which is a fork road: from the Zhuchaoguan Bridge in the west to the Shaoxiang River in the east, with a width of 10 m and a length of 8 li. Dache Road has opened a channel for the exchange of materials between agricultural products in Zhongyun region and the central Jiangsu region through Shao Xiang. The second is Che Xiao Road, which runs from Dongxiang to Odabashi, with a width of 10 meter and a length of 7 miles. Che Xiao Road is mainly beneficial to the traffic between Dongxiang Yokota Bridge and the eastern saltworks, and it is also the center of his development of Dongxiang Beach. 2. Digging large ditches for alkali drainage: 36 large ditches for alkali drainage were dug from the east of Dongxiang Village along the foot of Yun Qi Mountain. The ditch is 6 meters wide and about 2 meters deep, which is used to drench salt and discharge alkali in the field. Third, planting reeds and cattail: the beach is saline-alkali, and Shen Yunpei chooses plants with strong saline-alkali resistance to change the soil quality. Taking advantage of the heavy rain in summer, Shen Yunpei shipped fresh reeds and cattails from other places and hired farmers to plant them according to specifications. Reed has a strong vitality, and each node can grow roots to survive and develop into new plants. After several years of hard work, reed green gauze tents have grown on the beaches of Dongxiang. Fourth, promote fisheries: Dongxiang is located in a low-lying area east of Zhongyuan Terrace. Every summer and autumn, when mountain torrents bet, the access to the sea is not smooth, and many places are deep in water. This made Shen Yunkai think of developing freshwater fisheries. The accumulated water in ditches, ponds and the ground is not only beneficial to the growth of reeds, but also provides a broad activity place for fish and crabs. Every year, reed leaves fall and rot, and the rotten substances produce microorganisms, which provide rich feed for fish and crabs, so fish and crabs multiply in large numbers. The original serial pond was silted up for a long time, and Shen Yunpei dredged it to become a deep pond in Fiona Fang, 35 meters away. In addition, in the middle of this land, three flood drainage ditches were dug. The excavation of these ditches and ponds is very conducive to the growth of fish and crabs, so the fishery is developed and is called a fish nest by the people. 5. Planting trees: It is difficult to grow grass on the beach. In order to protect roads and ditches, Shenyang Company bought a large number of red willows, cut them down along the ditches along the roadside, and soon they grew into green forests. Red willow has strong saline-alkali resistance, likes water, and can be used for slope protection after it grows wildly. 6. Construction site: Shen Yunpei set up Yuntaishan branch of Haiken Animal Husbandry Company in Dongxiang, which has quadrangles, stone walls, buildings, warehouses and artillery buildings. After 100 years of wind and rain, the house did not leak, did not fall, and the walls did not deform. The building technology is amazing, but it was destroyed in 2006. Third, Dongxiang Beach, which has been sleeping for many years, was developed by Shen Yunpei. Over the past few years, this land has achieved remarkable benefits, mainly in these aspects. Reed and cattail have brought economic benefits. Reed and cattail have strong adaptability and rapid plant reproduction. For example, reed grows more than 1 ft a year, and there are many varieties, including iron core, purple tassel, hemp shell and white flower. The output of reed is very large, with an annual output of 30-40 million Jin. Reed is a good material for making mats and building houses. At that time, most people lived in thatched cottages, which were easy to absorb water and rot. After a few years, the house leaked rain, and the people said that both ends of the thatched cottage would be built in three years. And reeds don't rot easily. The reeds in Dongxiang have brought a big market to the construction industry, and people around have bought reeds to transform their houses. People's housing has changed from the original thatched cottage to a woodshed, and the housing conditions have changed greatly. Reed and cattail have also created wealth for the local and society. Freshwater fisheries have made great progress. The 36 ditches, Chelugou, Dachaidi central ditch and 998 1 series fish ponds excavated by Shenjia Company provide a "vast world" for fish and crabs, so fish and crabs grow very well, and can produce 500,000-600,000 Jin of fish every year, mainly broadsword fish, red fish and snakehead fish, and can also produce 1 10,000 Jin of crabs. These fish and crabs were not concentrated at that time, but scattered in ditches and ponds, so they were delicious and very popular with people. When people in the market heard that it was Dongxiang fish, they all rushed to buy it. Every winter, Dongxiang begins to fish. When ditches and ponds dry up, they are really full of fish. You can't pick up the fish with your hands. As long as the fish at the bottom of the ditch is pushed down with a firewood, the fish caught in the mud will not be needed. It is conceivable that the output of fish was very large at that time. The high yield of freshwater fish has enriched the vegetable markets in Xinpu and Haizhou, and some people have trafficked fish and crabs to Xuzhou and Qingdao for sale. Therefore, the freshwater fishery in Dongxiang has brought good economic benefits to Dongxiang nationality. According to "Yuntai Tour Guide", "Dongxiang people are all engaged in reeds, rice and fish". Reed and fish are industries developed by Shen Yunpei. Building roads promotes development. There is no avenue in the east lane, and the large and small roads built by Shenyang Company have greatly facilitated the local people. With the road, farmers who have the conditions began to buy ox carts, changing the goods originally carried on their shoulders into carts, reducing the burden of production and life and improving productivity. It should also be noted that today's Xu Wei Highway is built on the basis of the original small car road in Dongxiang section; Today's 242 provincial highway is also built on the basis of the original cart road. The road planning of Shen Yunpei 100 years ago is basically consistent with the development planning of Zhongyun area today, and the design of a hundred years ago is still not backward, which shows Shen Yunpei's foresight. In addition, the Yuntaishan branch of Haiken Animal Husbandry Company, which was established by Shen Yunpei in Dongxiang, has a large scale. According to my predecessors, at that time, the Shen family was driving flocks of goats on the mountain in Dongxiang, and the goats were as fat as calves. More than ten acres of grapes planted at the foot of Dongxiang Mountain are growing vigorously. The old people said that they had never seen pesticides, but the grapes were big and sweet to eat. It can be seen that Shen Yunpei attaches great importance to the introduction of excellent varieties of agricultural products. The planning and development of Shen Yunpei saline-alkali land in Dongxiang has become an industrial achievement in Hainan and Jiangxi, which has had a positive impact on the transformation of saline-alkali land in Dongxiang and the development of various cash crops. By 2006, an orchard of 1000 mu had been built on the beach after the transformation of Dongxiang, and its yellow pears became the best in Lianyungang market. Grape planting has also achieved gratifying results, with a yield of one million Jin, which is exported to both inside and outside the province. Nowadays, Dongxiang people live a rich life, and every family has a villa-style quadrangle. Looking back, people often talk about Shen Yunpei's contribution to Dongxiang.