Lin Gao Qiming

Chapter 789 Hong Kong Planning
With the active activities of the Agricultural People's Committee and Ye Yuming's active activities in the Ministry of Colonial Trade, the idea of ​​implementing a land reclamation system on Hong Kong Island was finally approved by the Planning Institute.However, the idea of ​​establishing a land reclamation department in the Agricultural Committee was rejected by the organization department.Minglang asked the Council of Agriculture to first report a series of materials such as the reasons for the establishment of the agricultural reclamation department, the establishment of the establishment, the operating process of the establishment, and the staffing plan.Only after the materials are ready can we enter the approval stage.

Ming Lang gave Wu Nanhai a bunch of "standard materials" and asked him to follow the example and fill in the report according to the format.Wu Nanhai naturally pushed this pile of materials to Ye Yuming—who told him to be so enthusiastic about the agricultural reclamation business?

The organization has not been formally established, and the team is first set up.Ye Yuming originally wanted to set up an organization similar to the Construction Corps, with a title such as the Seventeenth Regiment of the Third Agricultural Division, but the army expressed different opinions on this.Dongmen Chuyu said that it is possible for the agricultural reclamation system to use the principle of militarized organization, and the training directorate can also provide necessary assistance, but it must be distinguished from the army in terms of organization and title.

The official name of the agricultural reclamation system that was finally decided to be established in Hong Kong was "The First Wing of the First South China Division of the Agricultural Reclamation", and the public name was the Hong Kong Wing of the Agricultural Reclamation.

"The level should be based on the past standards, the so-called county and regiment level." Ye Yuming said.

Wu Nanhai said: "It doesn't matter what level you are. Anyway, the first joint captain should be a veteran. I'm just a little worried, where do the immigrants come from?"

Lingao itself is still absorbing a large number of immigrants, and with the establishment of control over the entire Hainan Island and the deepening of development, the demand for immigrants will only increase. Where can we find immigrants to fill the blank spot in Hong Kong?

Ye Yuming said: "Recruiting locally from Guangdong, Hong Kong's own population carrying capacity is not high, and its development potential is very limited. The aborigines and a small number of immigrants can meet the needs of Hong Kong itself."

Originally, the Planning Institute, the Ministry of Colonial Trade, the Ministry of Light Industry and the Ministry of Agriculture all had great expectations for Hong Kong.It is hoped to build it into a model city similar to the Oriental Pearl Tower in the new era.However, Wu De transferred several kinds of Hong Kong maps of one in 20 in the old time and space from the big library: including urban traffic maps, geological maps, topographic maps, and the latest Hong Kong map drawn by the exploration team in this time and space for comparison. .A group of analysts consulted all the information on Hong Kong's population, minerals, industry and agriculture in the Great Library.It turned out that the development potential of Hong Kong Island itself was pitifully small.

Hong Kong Island itself lacks open space, and the flat land is basically concentrated along the coast of Victoria Bay. The narrow and long terrain makes it difficult to have enough land for industry and agriculture besides the layout of the wharf.

One of the deadliest problems is lack of water.As far as Hong Kong Island itself is concerned, it mainly relies on several reservoirs built in mountainous areas to supply water. In the 20th century, the Hong Kong government vigorously protected the vegetation in mountainous areas, increased the water storage capacity of mountainous areas, and built multiple reservoirs in mountainous areas.Even so, the water supply of Hong Kong Island itself can only barely meet the needs of the port. In the 1960s, there was a serious water shortage on Hong Kong Island, and residents had to count their mouths for water supply.Modern Hong Kong's water supply is entirely dependent on piped water from the mainland to meet the city's needs.

As a result, all parties originally ambitious to develop industries in Hong Kong, especially the shipbuilding industry, were discouraged.Industry is a huge water consumer and without an adequate supply of fresh water, production cannot function.The industrial sector originally planned to build a shipyard on Hong Kong Island, and use the abundant labor and timber resources in Guangdong to carry out mass shipbuilding and rapidly expand the shipping fleet of Lingao.It is now found that the implementation of this plan is very difficult.

According to the estimates of the planners of the Planning Institute, if a shipyard is to be set up in Hong Kong, it can only be located on the north shore of Victoria Bay, that is, the Kowloon Tong area.But the situation in Kowloon Tong is not much better than Hong Kong Island itself. The local water source is also not enough to support industries, and the flat land area is very limited.

Regardless of whether it is engaged in industry or agriculture, Hong Kong is not a suitable place.Lack of water, lack of energy, lack of land -- to be precise, lack of flat land... Before 1949, Hong Kong's economic level was not only inferior to that of Shanghai, but even worse than that of Guangzhou.Hong Kong was able to become an international city in the second half of the 20th century. The "Pearl of the Orient" relied on the huge benefits it gained as the only window for exchanges between China and the West after 49 years, and also benefited from the mainland's energy, energy, and Fresh water and food supplies.

Of course, if you want to invest a lot of money in development, it is still possible to turn Hong Kong into an industrial and commercial base.However, after research by the Planning Institute, it is believed that such an investment is of little value-Guangzhou, where the situation of crossing the group around the end of the Second Five-Year Plan is bound to expand.It is much more convenient to do any investment and construction in Guangzhou than in Hong Kong.

After holding several working conferences on Hong Kong development, Wu De determined that Hong Kong should be positioned as a trade window, a military base, and a logistics transshipment center.

Hong Kong is geographically located at the mouth of the Pearl River, and the fleet can use this as a base to shield the Pearl River and prevent hostile forces from harassing the coast of the Pearl River.At present, the officers and soldiers have been defeated by the veterans, and the self-defense system of the villages along the coast has been destroyed. If the pirates take advantage of this opportunity, the economy and people's livelihood along the Pearl River will be severely damaged.

As a deterrent to Guangdong: if there is any change in Guangzhou, the intervention fleet sent by Hong Kong can arrive at the city of Guangzhou within a day and night. Compared with the long time in the past when it received the news and then set off from Lingao, the reaction speed was greatly improved.

Hong Kong is in the middle of the route from Xiamen to Hainan. If the Zheng family fleet wants to attack the fleet, it will be difficult to avoid the eyes and ears of the fleet stationed in Hong Kong. The fleet can get an early warning.And if the traversing people want to attack the Zheng family, Hong Kong is a good advance base. A large amount of supplies can be raised locally without having to ship from Hainan, and the supply line is shortened by half.

After the tone was set, the development plan for Hong Kong Island was scaled back.In terms of industry, after the hard work of the Ministry of Colonial Trade, a shipyard project was finally retained.The nearby use of wood and manpower to build transport ships in batches is quite attractive to the Planning Institute. In addition, the shipyard itself can also provide ship repair services for passing ships.

The Ministry of Light Industry originally planned to set up a food processing factory in Hong Kong, but now it can only be temporarily canceled due to lack of water, depending on the results of the survey team's investigation of Hong Kong's fresh water resources.The land reclamation plan of the Council of Agriculture remains.Reclamation itself has a political account rather than an economic account, and the settlement itself also bears the task of stationing.

Based on Hong Kong's topography and geomorphology, and with reference to Lingao's current economic scale and capacity, the Planning Institute decided that Hong Kong's development areas will be mainly concentrated in the north and south of Victoria Bay.That is, the small alluvial plain in the north of Hong Kong and the gentle slopes around Kowloon Tong.

The naval patrol fleet that has been stationed on Hong Kong Island is officially reorganized into the Hong Kong Navy Squadron, and the Hong Kong Navy Base Team is established in Hong Kong.Stationed in Western District on the south bank of Victoria Harbour.In terms of land defense, in addition to the outposts established by the Pearl River Estuary Detachment in Liyumen, Jishuimen, Fanguitang and other places, permanent fortresses were established at the North Point and Longhu Mountain in the West Ring, forming the initial two support points, east and west. The two support points are connected by a simple road for the troops to maneuver along the road.Several outposts were built along the road, making this road a line of defense to defend the development area along the Victoria Bay.

The original 852 base in Central was expanded into a large-scale trade base, and customs, warehouses, civilian passenger and cargo terminals, fishery terminals, markets, shipyards and aquatic product processing plants were set up.

Set up the Hong Kong Army and Navy Command, radio stations, military warehouses and naval docks at the Longhushan military base in the Western Ring.

The supply of grain, vegetables and poultry eggs on Hong Kong Island is mainly provided by reclamation in Kowloon Tong.The reclamation team will be distributed in Hong Kong Island, Kowloon and outlying islands: Kowloon Tong, Tseung Kwan O, Kwai Chung, Sha Tin, Da Po, Tung Chung and other places, building fortified city walls for concentrated living, mainly engaged in fishery production, vegetable planting and breeding.Each walled city serves as the headquarters of an agricultural reclamation brigade, and the brigade is divided into several squadrons or small teams.Each squadron builds a village relying on a gun tower.The reclamation team adopts the system of all the people as soldiers, and has a basic militia.Not only will there be immigrants from other places, but all local villages will also be "cultivated".Smaller villages will be revoked and merged according to the principle of "collecting villages".

In the Tung Chung area of ​​Lantau Island, a large decontamination camp will be set up.Immigrants from Guangdong, Guangxi and Fujian will first be purified here.And then distributed to various places.Taiwan's development plan will soon be on the agenda.Setting up decontamination camps on Lantau Island will shorten the time for migrants to travel by sea.

驻军总兵力为陆军1个由3个步兵连和1个炮兵连组成的营级守备队。1个海军根据地队、1支海军分舰队。海军根据地队编入1个海兵连作为快速反应使用。

"These troops are enough in the early stage." Dongmen Chuyu, who explained the garrison plan, said, "There are still militias in the settlements that can be mobilized. Even if they can't serve as combat soldiers, they are still enough to serve as miscellaneous soldiers and logistics."

Skade proposed: In the current situation of insufficient troops, in addition to armed farm workers, a group of Li and Miao mercenaries can be recruited, and 5 to 6 companies can be recruited to be stationed at various mountain passes in Kowloon and Hong Kong Island as mountain security forces. Block the passage of the Ming army or a large group of pirates from invading.As for arming, it can be simplified: crossbows, machetes and a few grenades are enough.

"There are five or six hundred Li and Miao people, and they are organized separately. I don't think it's appropriate." Wu Nanhai immediately objected, "Even if we want to recruit them, they should serve in the army separately."

"Let's discuss this issue again." Dongmen Chuyu said, "I'm afraid the use of Li Miao population is not so simple."

(End of this chapter)