Of course, the public security was handed over to Liang Jian and his son.

Zhang Chi basically doesn't have to worry about this. On the one hand, it is because the security team formed by Liang Jian played a role. On the other hand, the food from Rabaul was distributed to the people in batches... There is a saying that "poor mountains and bad waters are out of troubled people." Only when people are hungry will they have inappropriate thoughts if they are not full and starved to death. For example, robbery, theft, and even murder. A considerable part of the reason is that there are not enough daily necessities or they have a sense of crisis at present, and they are worried that they will go hungry in the near future, so they commit crimes.

When the Okinawa people saw several oil tankers worth more than 100 meters long transporting tens of thousands of tons of food at one time, they quickly felt relieved... For them at this time, it is better to be able to eat enough and not starve to death than to starve to death. They had no other requirements and naturally would not risk the risk of confronting the guns in the hands of the security team to commit crimes. In fact, at this time, crime became unnecessary.

Infrastructure... Zhang Chi was handed over to Stilwell.

Yes, it is Stilwell and the 10th Army led by him.

After all, Okinawa is still from the United States. The United States’ plan is to build it into a Qianhai air base that sieges and blocks Japan’s mainland... In this case, of course, it is necessary to build airports and ports. At the same time, in order to transport and reserve materials to Okinawa, it is naturally necessary to build roads and railways.

(Note: Okinawa originally had a railway, but it was very short, only 50 kilometers long and 60 cm wide, narrow-gauge railway connecting Naha, Kamakura, Riko and Naharacho. There are two branches from Kamakura to Kadena and Riko to Itoman City, which were built by the Japanese army to transport agricultural products)

However, the US military is more concerned about military facilities and is not very interested in civilian airports and ports... This is normal. Stilwell, including him, he only thinks about how to block the Japanese mainland and successfully withdraw from this quagmire.

So Zhang Chi found some time to talk to Stilwell about this topic.

"General!" Zhang Chi said to Stilwell: "I heard that you have a good understanding of Chinese culture. I wonder if you know the military farming system?"

"Military farming system?" Stilwell obviously did not understand this depth.

"Yes!" Zhang Chi replied: "That should be China more than two thousand years ago. Emperor Wu of Han Liu Che set up the four counties of Jiuquan, Wuwei, Zhangye and Dunhuang in the distant Hexi, but a problem arose... The supply line was too far. You know, there were no airplanes or cars in ancient times. The transportation was entirely dependent on manpower or horse-drawn carriages, so a bag of grain was transported but a few bags of grain were needed to be eaten on the road!"

"Hmm!" Stilwell showed interest when he heard this. After all, this is related to military affairs, and professional soldiers are always inexplicably sensitive to military affairs.

"So this emperor...he solved this problem?" Stilwell asked.

"This is what I want to talk about!" Zhang Chi said: "The so-called military farming system is to let the soldiers stationed in distant borders farm themselves, and the food they grow is used as military rations. In this way, there will be no need to transport food to these borders soon, and further consolidate the emperor's dominance in these areas!"

"Have the emperor consolidated the dominance of the emperor?" Hearing this, Stilwell couldn't help but look at Zhang Chi in confusion: "What's the relationship between these two?"

"Of course it's related!" Zhang Chi replied: "While the soldiers farmed locally, they also taught the local people how to farm. This greatly improved the productivity of the local people and improved their lives. So they naturally supported the rule of the Han emperor rather than other emperors. They later even fought against foreign enemies with the Han emperor!"

"Oh!" Stilwell couldn't help but realize it.

After thinking about it, Stilwell nodded slightly and said, "Zhang, are you telling me... We can also use the military farming system in Okinawa!"

"Why not?" Zhang Chi said: "Okinawa is very far away from the United States. Although it does not require a carriage to transport food now, even the "free wheel" is a scarce resource during the war. If we can develop the economy and resume production, this will not only allow them to support themselves and save us a lot of burden, but also establish a good image of the Sino-US coalition in their hearts. In contrast, the Japanese fascism is even more unpopular, and the possibility of Japan collapse from within is greater... It can be said that it is a killing number, so why not do it?"

"It's a good idea!" Stilwell nodded, "But aren't you doing this?"

Stilwell refers to the Chinese troops organizing the people of Okinawa to open up land and farm.

"No, no...this is far from enough!" Zhang Chi replied: "The land in Okinawa is not enough to support so many people! This military farming system... can be said to be farming in ancient times, but in modern times, it should be converted to industrial manufacturing and labor positions, right?"

"You mean... investing in a factory in Okinawa?"

"Yes!" Zhang Chi said: "That's why I plan to move my factory in the northeast to Okinawa, so that I can use the Okinawa people who have nothing to do. There are hundreds of thousands of people who can support themselves through labor. But the problem is... the products they produce need to be shipped out and sold to Australians, Filipinos, and even Americans!"

"Well!" Stilwell is an American, and of course he knows the significance of Zhang Chi's statement: "Okinawan people will certainly not demand too high rewards, so labor costs are very low, which will greatly reduce product costs... that is to say, there is a high profit!"

"Yes!" Zhang Chi said: "It can not only solve the employment problem but also create high profits, but also kill two birds with one stone!"

"I know how to do it!" Stilwell glanced at Zhang Chi with appreciation and said, "Zhang, you didn't expect that you are not only good at war but also good at managing and developing the economy!"

Zhang Chi smiled embarrassedly. Zhang Chi knew that he was not good at developing the economy, but he just had more knowledge and experience to copy.

So Stilwell quickly ordered a large-scale restoration and transformation of the Begang and Xie'an Port, which had almost been bombed into ruins during the battle and could not be used (Note: Naha Port is used as a military port, used to stop warships, while Begang and Xie'an Port are used as civilian ports, which can be parked with 3,000-ton ships.)

Stilwell even used his relationship in the United States to mobilize American capitalists to invest in Okinawa... This can actually be regarded as mutual benefit. As long as you can make money and have investment prospects, you will naturally attract the attention of capitalists.
Chapter completed!