Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 570
"Who would come to this wilderness to steal the rails, are they impatient?" Zhuo Tianmin disagreed.

"And picking up shell skins at the artillery shooting range immediately after the bombing point." Xi Yazhou said, "Apart from Anyou City, according to the report of the special investigation team, there are still some sporadic residents in the Sanya Special Zone. Right. Can you guarantee they won't steal the rails?"

The problem is that there are very few settlements within a radius of tens of miles. Zhuo Tianmin can't imagine how many thieves will be born in these poor settlements with a total population of less than 300.What are they going to do with the stolen rails.He felt it was just an excuse.

Sure enough, at the subsequent meeting of the Sanya Military Commission, Xi Yazhou proposed: In order to clean up the surrounding environment, a comprehensive "security cleanup" campaign should be carried out within the jurisdiction of the Sanya region.

The specific measures are to transform all the villages in this area into the same way as Anyoule City, concentrate the population, and force immigrants to the settlements under the control of the Crossing Group.All in all, it is labor intensification.

"You are setting up a strategic village, and I firmly oppose it." Zhuo Tianmin strongly protested, "The merger of the villages is a trick made by the Japanese devils and American soldiers, and you want to pick it up?"

"No matter what it's called, as long as it works." Xi Yazhou said calmly.

But everyone felt that it was not interesting, not because they thought it would harass the villagers, but because the labor force that could be increased by going to war was limited, and it would take manpower and material resources to resettle them.The cost-effectiveness ratio is not high.In the end, only a courtesy visit to these villages was approved, to get a feel for the bottom of each village, and to see if there was any resource information that could be collected.

"Instead of arresting them all for forced labor, it is better to lure them with material benefits." He Fanghui said, "Besides, since they can live on, they must have developed the nearby areas to a certain extent, and we can get resources from them. I suggest that local Open a cooperative and use the method of commodity exchange to infiltrate the inland areas."

"The potential consumer population in several villages is too small."

"There are also Li people in the interior," He Fang replied, "They have no money, but they have mountain products. We exchange salt, sugar and various daily necessities with them, so that they become dependent on Sanya trade. Then recruit Li people In the future, we will go deep into the Li district to establish political power, and they will be a suitable foundation for the people, and business is not only for making money—in fact, we don’t need to make money, do we?”

"This can be left to the immigrant households. We don't have to do everything. Let the cooperative set up a consignment point and find a few small vendors to operate. We will provide the source of goods according to the policy." Wang Luobin said, "But I went to see the The land for the amusement park is too small, and the new cities are almost lined up. It may be difficult to expand into a big city in the future."

"Ji Runzhi is doing planning research." Zhuo Tianmin said, "He also thinks that there are major omissions in the original planning plan. He will come up with a report three days later on how to modify it."

"Now let's talk about the progress of the project—" Wang Luobin is most concerned about this issue, "When will the ore be produced?"

"Now I am organizing people to rush to clear the road to Huangniling. The labor is working in three shifts." Zhuo Tianmin spread out the blueprint, "Huangniling is not high, and the terrain is not complicated. The main problem of road construction is that the vegetation is too dense It will take a lot of work to clean up." He looked at the manual, "The road will be repaired in another week, but the road surface is not high-grade, and only people and wheelbarrows can pass."

"Getting people up is a victory." Wang Luobin said, "As long as people can go up, you can clean up the mine while repairing the road. It's a two-pronged approach."

Wang Luobin had participated in the investigation of Tiandu Mine at the beginning, and knew the local geological conditions very well.The reserves of Tiandu Mine are not very large, but the burial is very shallow, and the diameter of the mineable pit is only 300 meters.The ore body is very regular, as long as the surface soil is stripped off, the mining section can be pulled up to mine, whether it is manual or mechanized mining is very convenient.

The best way to quickly strip off the surface soil is to blast the top of the mountain as a whole.In the past, during the development of Nanbao, there was a top-revealing explosion.However, Panda did some on-the-spot investigation and found it very difficult.

"To strip it off as a whole, not to mention the technical difficulty - I don't really understand this - but looking at the situation on the mountain, it needs at least ten tons of dynamite." Panda said, "It's not black powder."

Everyone knows this is impossible.Not to mention where the ten tons of nitroglycerin explosives come from—glycerin oil is still a scarce commodity. Even if there are ready-made explosives, shipping them is a risky job.

"It's best to build an explosives factory locally, even if it can only produce black powder." Panda said, "The next mining will require a lot of explosives, and it is inconvenient and unsafe to always transport them from Lingao. Besides, here is already To build a copra factory to extract oil, ready-made coconut oil!"

"This is for the future, what should we do now?" Wang Luobin asked.

"If it is safe, fire a small gun first, and peel off the earth and rock layers layer by layer until the ore layer is exposed. The black powder and ammonium nitrate are enough for a month. After the blasting, a working face is manually cleaned. When there is a working face, it is mined by hand. Fire small cannons." Panda said, "This is the safest method in my opinion. It's no better than doing explosions in Nanbao. The gunpowder is close at hand, and if it fails, it's a matter of blowing up a few more times."

"Let's do it like this." Wang Luobin made a decision, "The ants gnaw the bones, bit by bit. Other construction sites must also pay close attention. Especially the fortification projects and dock facilities in Luhuitou and Yulinbao must be completed before the summer. project."

The rainfall in summer has increased greatly, and there is a danger of a typhoon attacking head-on. If the infrastructure cannot be completed in time, the current temporary wooden houses and simple docks are in danger of being destroyed by waves and typhoons.

The entire Sanya Development Headquarters is filled with the drive to get ahead quickly: the veterans work almost day and night, and the lights are kept on all night.Everyone knows that the Senate and the Executive Committee are looking at Sanya. The sooner the first shipment of iron ore is shipped out, the louder the right to speak in the Senate will be in the future.

Under the command of Zhuo Tianmin, hundreds of laborers worked day and night, renovating the road and leveling the foundation; Ji Runzhi ate and slept in the temporary shed at the Tiandu construction site, designing and drawing while constructing; On the fort construction site on the top of Luhuitou Mountain, all the sailors have become labor force; the calculators of the Planning Institute under Sun Xiao’s abacus are playing like rain. Sun Xiao’s daily work is to count and fill in countless reports. Statistics of daily labor death, injury, and illness; manpower replenishment; classified material consumption and inventory status, project completion and planned earthwork volume...

These data reports do not need to be sent back immediately to Lingao's report.The representatives of the Planning Institute only reported the progress of the project in the daily telegram and the manpower and materials needed to be supplemented.However, after Wu De took office, he particularly emphasized the establishment of a sound archives system, requiring all projects to establish archives.In order to prepare for future investigation, sum up lessons learned and hold accountable.

Wang Luobin watched the various marks on the construction schedule at the headquarters in Yulin Fort. Every day, the cable telegram reported the latest progress of each construction site to the general headquarters. Notation, adjustments are made for labor, machinery and supplies.Calculate how long it will take to ship out the iron ore.According to the plan of the Planning Institute, the first shipment of ore will be shipped out 10 months after D-day, and a production scale of 18 tons of iron ore will be formed 24 months later. After [-] months, it expanded to an annual output of [-] tons.

Seeing this schedule, Wang Luobin felt a little uncertain.This job greatly exceeded his previous work experience.He has also been a project leader in the past, but it is the first time he has handled such a large and critical project, not to mention that he does not have much knowledge in infrastructure mining.I had no choice but to bite the bullet and get on the horse, learning by doing.

Generally speaking, the situation in all aspects is improving.Work-related death rates have dropped to acceptably low levels, and people who had recuperated from malaria are beginning to return to work.For the first time, the number of available laborers has shown a restorative growth. According to Sun Xiao's prediction, they do not need to recruit new laborers from Lingao in the short term.

The brick making machine that suffered a catastrophic accident has been repaired and it is now functioning normally except for occasional broken parts and a few glitches.The brick kiln in the Sanya Brick and Tile Factory is a continuous kiln using steel wire ropes and iron rail cars, and its efficiency is much higher than that of the wheel kiln in Lingao.The bricks and tiles produced can fully meet the construction needs. Except for the supply of cement, steel bars and bamboo bars that still rely on Lingao, the bricks, tiles, stones and lime have been completely solved locally in Sanya.A timber processing plant is also under construction.Once completed, it will not only provide sufficient building materials to the local area, but also supply timber products and by-products to Lingao.The warehouse tonnage originally occupied by these bulk cargoes will be converted to load coal.At present, Sanya's demand for coal is gradually increasing.

The Planning Institute's requirement is that Sanya should have at least [-] days of coal reserves in addition to daily coal consumption.The importance of steam engines and boilers to the Traveling Group has risen to the level of "dependence".

The only problem is that the quality of the boilers is still worrying. A large number of steam engines and boilers manufactured in surprise have a high failure rate, which once affected the progress of the project.At his request, Zhan Wuya specially dispatched a special maintenance team composed of veterans to overhaul all the boilers and steam engines used in the project.

Panda led the blasting team to blast continuously everywhere. The whole Yulin area was full of cannons. The laborers and immigrants knew that they were doing the blasting. Disturbed.I thought this group of "Australian pirates" didn't know who they were fighting with.

Hu Xun stayed in the temporary detention center by the sea, where he could eat, drink, take a shower every day, and allowed his family to bring a change of clothes, which was considered very preferential treatment.It's just that I don't recognize anyone around me, so I feel guilty.I don't know how this group of pirates - he now knows that they are the so-called Australian pirates - will deal with him?

He was worried about his own life, and he was also afraid that these pirates would harm his family. Hu Xun had several concubines, and a fourteen-year-old daughter was living in his boudoir.This is not the fat meat that everyone covets, not to mention that they are still pirates who turned off the lights and the old sow!
The daily blasting of cannons intensified his fear.Inland, as far as he knows, there are no forces other than the Li people.There is obviously no need for such abusive use of firearms in fighting the Li people.As for the officers and soldiers, even if they want to come, they will only come by sea, and they will definitely not come through the grass on land.

He always wanted to know something from his guards—including where they came from, what they were doing here and most importantly—what were they going to do to him?But the guards didn't say a word to him, speaking was the simplest and most necessary thing, and it was the same between them.Hu Xun thought, what is the origin of these expressionless people?They were actually able to stand face to face for several hours without saying a word to each other.

After almost a month of painful waiting, someone finally came to see him.

The person who came was an Australian—Hu Xun knew that he was from the same line as the former so-called shopkeeper Lingao Wang, and they were both so-called Australian shorthair.He was of medium build, tall and burly, with a shaved head, double chin, dark bags under the eyes, and thick lips.He was wearing a short gray jacket often worn by Australian shorthair, with a backpack and a bamboo hat slung across his body.His looks and attire far surpassed all of Hu Xun's social experience, so it's unclear where this person came from.

He Fanghui politely asked him about his living conditions here and his physical condition.

"I'm in good health. The nobles have treated me well." Hu Xun said with a wry smile.

"Hehe," He Fang laughed back, and patted him on the shoulder affectionately, "Old Hu, I didn't blame you. In 20 years, you will be grateful to be our prisoner when you think back to today."

Hu Xun was completely speechless. He thought to himself that this was the first time he had seen such a shameless guy, and he was grateful for being robbed of his family's foundation by you?What bullshit is this!
But he didn't dare to reveal it, so he had no choice but to be submissive.Seeing that the visitor was very interested, he hurriedly asked how his family was doing.

"Everything is fine in your house." He Fang replied simply, "You are still in the original house. I sent a few policemen to look after your house. Everything in your house is safe, so you can rest assured."

"Thank you, Master He." Hu Xun was a little relieved when he heard that the house was safe.My whole family is fish on the sword, so there is no need for the other party to deceive me.

"You don't need to stay here anymore." He Fang replied, "Let you go home today."

Now tell him to pack up his things, and take him out of the office in Anyou City.It was sunny outside and the sun was shining brightly. Hu Xun, who hadn't been out of the house for a month, was dizzy and almost fell to the ground.Then he returned to his house under the "escort" of a special person.

Walking on the street, the appearance of Anyoule City has changed drastically. The original wall has been completely demolished, and some houses on the street have also been demolished.Only a few brothels and small restaurants remain open.The inn and warehouse where the sea merchants stayed were also safe and sound, and there were people in black jackets and belts guarding the door.

His own mansion has not changed, but the door is closed.When I got home, I was pleasantly surprised.Fortunately, the upper and lower people are all safe and sound, and the pirates did not come to harass.They also send vegetables, fish, shrimp and food every few days, and they don’t need money

"Everything is peaceful at home, not even a penny or a mosquito is missing, but all the things you stored in the public treasury outside are gone..." His wife was still rambling.

"Don't worry about that little treasure." Hu Xun waved his hand impatiently, "If someone is willing to take it, he will lose everything at home. What are you talking about in the vault!"

Hu Xun's mind was in a mess, and he didn't know what this group of people wanted to do.It seems that this group of guys who sometimes call themselves Lingao people and sometimes call themselves Australians are planning to occupy here for a long time.You can tell what they mean by watching them build a lot.

When Hu Xun was distressed at home, he didn't know that he had just escaped the terrible fate of being wiped out.There are two different opinions in the Sanya Military Commission on how to deal with the former Baozheng in Anyoule City.The most extreme view is that Hu Xun is the leader of the old forces, he is likely to seduce the government, and he is a potential threat. For safety reasons, he should be executed, along with his family members.Another view is that Hu Xun just took advantage of the loopholes in the government's lax control to become a local tyrant.He didn't have many bad deeds, and he was familiar with the local conditions, and he voluntarily surrendered. Killing him would give the Transiters a brutal reputation.If I meet this kind of person again in the future, won't the other party have to resolutely resist to the end?
"His whole family is under our control now. If there is any change, his whole family can be destroyed immediately. And the destruction is justified." He Fang Hui tried to protect his life.

"Hmph, do we need a legitimate name?" Xi Yazhou scoffed at this. "To be honest, this person is of little use to us, and if he stays, it is a hidden danger. As for our reputation—cruelty is also a weapon."

"This is on the same level as the Huns and Mongols. It's not good." Wang Luobin thought over and over again, thinking it's better not to make too many enemies at this stage.In the end, it was decided to keep him as an example for recruiting and accepting rebels in the future.

So Hu Xun was put under house arrest and not allowed to go out.Ten servants may remain in their household.Those who stay are limited to maidservants, old maids and old men over 50 years old.All other servants were "confiscated".

Among Hu Xun's three sons, except for the youngest son who was under ten years old, the other two were sent to Lingao to "study" and were tantamount to being hostages.Hu Xun couldn't understand how Lingao became an Australian, but he was powerless to stop them, so he had to pack up and send them on the road.

It turns out that Hu Xun's master, after a period of review, was retained by He Fanghui as a clerk.As for the leader of Zhai Ding, he was originally a pirate, and he had some kung fu, so he was taken back to Lingao and joined the Navy's new barracks.

Originally, Zhai Ding in Anyoule City had local family members organized into a labor team, and bachelors were transported back to Lingao to supplement the labor force.As for Hu Xun's clan and relatives, all of them were sent to Lingao for resettlement.

(End of this chapter)