Chapter 227 Trip to Vietnam (10)

Tao Donglai stood on the bow of the boat and said with high spirits: "I have been to Halong Bay once before crossing over, but at that time I really couldn't imagine that one day this place would become our territory!"

Tom Wang smiled and said: "Looking back now, I always feel that Zheng was a little bit sold by us and still helped us count the money."

"They can't do this!" Tao Donglai sighed: "If they don't pay for our things and don't agree to our trading terms, then it won't be long before these things will appear in the hands of enemy soldiers.

Zheng Zha is also a smart man. He can understand many things after just a little while. However, people like him are bound to be limited in their knowledge of the outside world and cannot imagine our true purpose. All they can do is take one step.

Take a step forward, but this is in vain for them, as they will be led by our noses for a long time in the future."

The voyage from Do Son Peninsula to Black To Port is only more than 40 nautical miles. The "Speed" departed in the afternoon and passed through the islands of Halong Bay before sunset and arrived at the strait at the southern end of Black To Port. Scattered small fishing boats can be seen on the sea here.

They are slowly returning to the port. These fishermen are all naturalized citizens who have settled in Black Tu Port. The sea fish they catch every day is also one of the main sources of meat in the Black Tu Port area.

Wang Tom pointed to the top of the hill on the west coast of the strait and said: "Mr. Tao, there is an observation post set up by the Military and Police Department on that hill."

Tao Donglai looked over there with his telescope, and sure enough he saw a wooden sentry tower protruding from the treetops in the dense forest on the top of the mountain. From that height, he monitored the surrounding sea, at least the sea conditions within a dozen nautical miles.

All can be seen.

The "Speed" slowly sailed into the port. From a distance, he saw Gu Kai, Zhou Hengxing, Tian Yeyou and other leaders of the Black Tu Port Management Committee waiting on the pier. Tao Donglai noticed that the port here is divided into north and south.

There are two parts. The southern part is mainly used for docking some small fishing boats and foreign ships like the "Speed". The northern part is the docking place for coal ships. From a distance, you can see the hill-like piles of coal on the dock there.

Coal pile.

After the ship docked, everyone exchanged brief greetings on the pier, and then got off the ship and headed to the station together. At this time, the sky had begun to darken, so the management committee did not arrange any inspection activities for Tao Donglai.

According to the tradition, we will gather the wind and wash away the dust, and everyone will have a meal before talking about it.

"Mr. Tao, other conditions here are not good, but the food is really good. You have to try them all." Zhou Hengxing, who was in charge of arranging the banquet, greeted warmly.

Zhou Henghang is indeed not bragging. In addition to being rich in fishery resources, the Halong Bay area also has many rare birds and animals in the mountainous forests. Although this feast may not look too impressive, there are really many good things: shark fins, sea cucumbers, and deer tails.

, scallops, prawns... and even bear paws. Zhou Hengxing introduced that these were the sun bears that the hunting team shot in the forest the day before yesterday. The management committee specially left the front paws, waiting for Tao Dong.

It is used to entertain distinguished guests after a group of people arrive.

Of course, in this kind of atmosphere, having food without wine is definitely not enough. The management committee has prepared fruit wine brewed by local naturalized people. Although it is not as strong as liquor, it is still better than nothing.

Tao Donglai joked: "Did you guys make any mistakes here, and now you are going to use these methods to corrupt and win over the local inspection team sent by the executive committee?"

"Brother, you are really wronging us." Gu Kai complained repeatedly: "These things are really not a rare thing in the local area, and they can't be said to have much economic value. The Military and Police Department organized a hunting team.

, we couldn’t finish the game we brought back, and most of it was sent to the commune canteen to make big pots for the naturalized people to eat. If you don’t believe it, I will take you to the commune canteen tomorrow to see how the naturalized people here eat meat.

The base camp needs to be much larger.”

What Gu Kai said is indeed true. After the colonization team arrived here and established a preliminary social system, an important issue was to solve the food and drink problem of the increasing number of naturalized people here. At present, the permanent population of Black Earth Port has exceeded

Three thousand, and more than half of them are heavy laborers working in mining areas. With so many people consuming tons of food every day, one can imagine the logistical pressure on the management committee.

At the beginning of the opening of the port, the Administrative Committee could only guarantee basic food supply. Every immigrant could obtain food, but the quantity and quality were very worrying. A considerable number of non-labor immigrants could only receive two meals a day.

This situation has also indirectly affected the production of coal mines. Miners who are hungry cannot guarantee long-term high-intensity work. Even if the management committee invests more labor in the mining area, this low production efficiency situation will continue.

It didn't get better.

Zhou Hengxing, who is in charge of civil affairs, made suggestions to the management committee, believing that more resources should be invested in logistics, especially the supply of food, to ensure that the miners can have sufficient productivity. After discussion by the management committee, this

The logistics improvement plan was divided into two parts. The first was to carry out trade with Vietnam and buy grain nearby so that local residents could have enough to eat. The second was to organize fishing fleets, hunting teams, and build livestock farms.

Ensure that local residents have access to more meat.

After launching the salt trade with North Vietnam, the Management Committee has begun to use barter to purchase rice from the Red River Delta, and the cost is much lower than buying grain from the base. At the same time, the Management Committee also used barter to purchase rice from the base.

A lot of poultry and livestock were purchased from North Vietnamese businessmen and artificially bred in Black Tu Port. The more than ten pigs transported to Doshan Peninsula to be used as live targets are part of them. In addition to the harvest from fishery and hunting, the current logistics

The total amount of meat products that the department can provide to local residents every day is close to one thousand kilograms. If the per capita meat supply is calculated, the current level of Heitu Port is at least twice that of the base camp.

This is also because Black Earth Port has benefited from population resources, and has sufficient manpower that can be assigned to do more things. However, the labor force in the base camp has always been in a stretched state, and the meat supply mainly relies on the farm's livestock breeding base. Because sailor resources are limited

, most of the fishermen who can operate boats have been converted into crew members. Therefore, although there are still a few boats going out to sea every day in Victory Port, the amount of fishery resources obtained is not large. The hunting team was only formed at the beginning of the landing, and later due to

The labor force was tight and had to be disbanded. Only the Li and Miao mountain people living in the deep mountains and old forests would regularly send some prey in exchange for food, salt and ironware.

Although the meat supply in Heitu Port also prioritizes the traveling public and military and police personnel, because the supply is large enough, the local naturalized people can obtain a lot of meat, and the types are rich and diverse, including all kinds of delicacies. Only

In terms of food, the treatment of naturalized residents in Heitu Port is indeed better than that in Sanya Base Camp.

After listening to the explanation, Tao Donglai nodded and said: "The number of naturalized residents in Heitu Port and Sanya is actually very close. The reason why there is such a big difference in food supply is mainly because of the different industrial structures."

Black Earth Port is mainly dominated by coal mining, and the labor force required by related supporting industries is not too much. Most of the infrastructure projects have been completed, so there is a lot of surplus labor that can be dispatched to logistics support work.

However, the industrial expansion and infrastructure projects in the base camp have almost never stopped, and the labor force is always in short supply, so naturally more logistics cannot be taken into consideration. However, this situation will be alleviated as the introduction of immigrants to the base camp gradually accelerates.

, in the next period of time, the monthly number of immigrants arriving in Victory Port is expected to exceed 3,000. By then, Tao Donglai will finally be able to make Ning Qi, who has been complaining, temporarily shut up about the labor problem.

As for the Black Earth Port, as the development process gradually unfolds, more and more construction projects will eventually be implemented, and the demand for labor will gradually become tense. Especially now that the Management Committee has begun to

The focus has turned to the Guangxi region in the northeast, which means that Black Tu Port will devote more manpower and material resources to foreign trade.

However, the topic of food and labor was not the focus of everyone's attention. The topic soon came to the trade negotiations held in the Tushan Peninsula over the past two days. Tao Donglai detailed the process of this negotiation and what he had gained.

As a result, bursts of cheers erupted from time to time during the banquet. For those on the Black Tu Port Management Committee, there is no need to know how much the agreements reached this time will promote the development of Black Tu Port.

Donglai will give a detailed explanation.

"I suggest that we all toast to Mr. Tao for his hard work!" Zhou Hengxing raised his glass and said loudly, and everyone also raised their glasses in response.

After Tao Donglai drank this glass of wine, he said in a deep voice: "Everyone, how much the existence of Black Earth Port can promote our future development speed has been emphasized many times, so I won't repeat it again.

.What I want to say is that the Executive Committee has always attached great importance to the development of Black Tu Port, and is also willing to support Black Tu Port as much as possible in terms of materials and policies. However, such support policies are also limited. One day, Black Tu Port will still be

We must start to operate independently. At present, the base camp is facing many development difficulties. There may not be too many resources invested in Black Earth Port in a short period of time, so everyone must start to cheer up from now on and plan the future of Black Earth Port.

development path.”

Tao Donglai's words were not just a whim, but one of the tasks he had to undertake when he came to Black Earth Port this time. In order to ensure a stable energy supply in the next few years, Chuan Chuan Group did not hesitate to save money and go overseas to develop the Black Earth Port.

The port has even invested most of its existing maritime transport capacity for a long time. Although the Black Tu Port has begun to produce output and has also received a considerable number of Vietnamese immigrants, it has not yet completely gotten rid of its economic dependence on the base camp.

The committee believes that Black Earth Port now has basic self-hematopoietic capabilities, and it is time to let Black Earth Port move forward on its own. Of course, to make such a conclusion, Tao Donglai needs to come up with the information after completing this inspection.

The report will be submitted to the Executive Committee for discussion.

Tao Donglai personally believes that the time is ripe. Although Heitu Port has only been open for more than two months, the development and construction work here has gone smoothly because of sufficient preparations. Except for the initial

Apart from the flash floods encountered, there have been no other catastrophic events here. The two biggest problems that once plagued the Black Earth Port Management Committee - safety and food - have now been perfectly solved through the efforts of the Executive Committee.

, and the remaining work depends on how the management committee operates.

Tao Donglai's words also aroused everyone's thoughts. During the remaining time of the reception banquet, the atmosphere became much more solemn than at the beginning.

After the reception banquet, Tao Donglai was not in a hurry to convene a meeting with the management committee. He thought that everyone needed time to digest the information they had just received. So the party ended and everyone went back to rest. Tao Donglai waited

People were also arranged into prepared accommodation - several wooden shacks.

Although the base camp has been continuously delivering various building materials to Black Earth Port, most of the limited cement has been used in more important infrastructure projects, such as freight terminals, rail transportation stations, material warehouses, etc., so the conditions for living here are limited.

, still haven’t gotten rid of the wooden structure houses, even if they are from across the country. However, at present, the local brick kilns and lime kilns have begun to produce small-scale output. Although they are not yet able to meet the needs of building houses, it seems that this can be achieved.

The target time is not far away.

For safety reasons, Black Earth Port has implemented strict curfew measures at night. Everyone must return to their residences at eight o'clock, and all lights must be turned off in all houses at nine o'clock. Only the watchtowers on duty outside the residential area are lit.

Brazier and torch. As for whether to turn off the lights so early to sleep in the house or to make people, no one cares. Anyway, as long as you can go to work on time every morning.

The treatment for those who traveled through the crowd was slightly better. After nine o'clock, they could still use the power supplied by the battery to read a book or turn on the computer to play a few battle games with colleagues. Tao Donglai had just packed his luggage and was about to wash up when he heard a knock on the phone.

The door sounded.

When Tao Donglai opened the door and saw Gu Kai, he let him into the room: "It's just a good time. I also want to talk to you about something."

After Gu Kai entered the room and sat down, he asked: "Then you go ahead and talk."

"Raisa asked me to bring you the clothes, tea, um, and a USB flash drive. I don't know what the content is. I guess it's a love letter or something?" Tao Donglai took out the things and handed them over.

Gu Kai.

Gu Kai smiled and took it from Tao Donglai: "Look, foreign wives can still love people. Every time a ship comes from the base camp, they have to bring me something."

Tao Donglai said: "Okay, I've finished talking about my business, let's talk about yours."

Gu Kai put these things aside and said seriously: "Brother, I came here mainly to give you a vaccination first."

"Oh?" Tao Donglai responded without knowing why.

"You should be inspecting the mining area tomorrow, right?" Gu Kai asked.

"Then I have to go. Most of my purpose in coming to Heitu Port is to see how the production is going here. Otherwise, how can I report to my colleagues when I go back?" Tao Donglai stared at Gu Kai and asked, "Is it production in the mining area?"

What's the problem?"

"Yes, there is, but it's not a big problem, so I want to tell you first, lest you find it unacceptable when you see it tomorrow." Gu Kai looked a little worried: "To be honest, I think the working environment of local miners is very poor.

, there will definitely be quite a few people suffering from occupational diseases in a few years. I have raised this issue several times at the management committee meeting, but no one seems to care much. Even Tian Yeyou feels that there is no need to do so.

Increase investment in improving working conditions.”

"That's what you want to say?" Tao Donglai breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this. He originally thought that Gu Kai would reveal something violent when he came to meet him alone, such as internal disagreements within the management committee, or someone in the management committee.

He made serious mistakes at work, etc., but he never thought that Gu Kai was actually here to plead for the people.
To be continued...