Chapter 353 Changes in Dawanshan Island

The cost of recruiting immigrants to the Ministry of Civil Affairs is almost the same as the military expenditure of the militia to recruit new soldiers. However, military expenditure is basically a bottomless pit that cannot be entered and exited. However, recruiting immigrants can obtain stable long-term benefits. Therefore, when applying for immigration funding, the Executive Committee

The association has always provided great support.

The recruitment costs for immigrants from Guangdong to Victory Port are much higher than those from North Vietnam. Since the vast majority of North Vietnamese immigrants are war refugees, criminals and even South Vietnamese prisoners, they are almost all disguised as piglets by the North Vietnamese court.

It was sold to the Crossing Group, so there is basically not much cost in the recruitment process. The Shengli Port side only needs to send ships to the designated places to load people on a regular basis. The Guangdong side not only needs to build a large-scale immigration reception station,

They also need to hire people, bring food, clothing, medicine and other supplies, and go deep into the inland prefectures and counties of Guangdong to recruit immigrants. The cost of the intermediate steps is considerable. If it were not for some shareholders of "Fu Ruifeng" and "Qiong Lianfa"

They also participated, relying on business relationships to spread their nets in various states and counties. It is really not easy for the Crossing Group itself to achieve such a large-scale immigration recruitment operation.

But no matter how high the cost is, the Executive Committee will not stop recruiting immigrants from the outside world through various possible channels. It is currently a period of rapid development for the Travel Group, and the group's strength is growing at a rate that is almost equal to that of naturalized citizens.

The growth rate of the population, and population growth means the simultaneous growth of productivity, combat effectiveness and economic aggregate. The extent to which the Chuangzong can expand Haihan's power in their lifetime depends to a certain extent on the speed of the population explosion in the early stage

Whether it can keep up with the strategic planning of the Executive Committee.

It is worth mentioning that the Military Commission took the lead in building the Dawanshan Island dual-use port at the Pearl River Estuary. After several months of operation, it has developed unexpectedly.

"I am the manager of Chenghai Bank in Chaozhou Prefecture. This is the purchase agreement signed with the Haihan Office in Guangdong last month. The payment for the goods has been paid. This time I am here to load the ship."

A middle-aged man handed a piece of paper to the staff at the dock. On it was a goods sales agreement signed by both parties, stating that it would be delivered and shipped at Wanshan Port. Below it was the signature of Malik, the head of the Guangdong Office in Guangdong, and

Official seal.

After the staff carefully checked the shipping records sent from Guangzhou, they nodded and said: "Follow me, your goods from Chenghai Line are ready and can be loaded on the ship immediately."

Climbing up the steps from the pier, about fifty meters away, is a row of brick and stone warehouses nearly five meters high. Most of the bricks and stones used to build these warehouses came from nearby Guangzhou, while the cement was shipped from Victory Port.

In addition to storing goods shipped from Shengli Port, the warehouse also contains goods shipped to Wanshan Port for delivery by other maritime merchants.

The staff brought the manager of Chenghai Branch to the warehouse door, handed the bill of lading to the warehouse staff, and then signed and stamped on the registration book, completing the handover of the work. The warehouse staff opened the door and walked in with the manager.

Pointing to the pile of goods on the right, he said: "Have you seen those linen bags with white circles on the outside? Each bag is one hundred pounds, five hundred bags in total. They are all your goods. Check them out as you move them!"

"Thank you." The steward waved his hand, and the porters filed into the warehouse and began to move the goods.

As one of the shareholders of "Qiong Lianfa", Chenghai Bank is also one of the first merchants to enter Wanshan Port and use the transshipment service here. Last month, Chenghai Bank ordered 50,000 kilograms of Haihan refined salt through the Guangdong Office in Guangdong. If the original

According to the transaction method, Chenghai Bank could only send its own ship to Shengli Port to pick up the goods. However, after the Wanshan Port was established, the pick-up location of Chenghai Bank changed from the distant Shengli Port to Wanshan Port at the Pearl River Estuary.

This greatly shortens the transaction time.

At the beginning of the planning, the Dawanshan Island stronghold was mainly for military purposes, supplemented by commercial purposes. Measures such as building cargo holds and allowing merchant ships to dock were just to attract votes from the commercial department so that the executive committee could pass the project smoothly. However, when Wanshan

After the port was put into use, an unexpected number of merchant ships chose to use it as a cargo transfer station, so much so that the Navy had to arrange for two "Exploration-class" warships to station at Wanshan Port in advance to maintain the safety of the nearby waters.

Safety.

Those who are most willing to call at Wanshan Port are the maritime merchants from the coastal areas west of the Pearl River Estuary. In the past, if they wanted to buy Haihan's goods, they would either sail directly to Victory Port or go upstream from the Pearl River to Guangzhou City. But now some of them go out.

Haihan goods with large volume and single models, such as Haihan refined salt, iron farm tools, etc., can be purchased directly at Wanshan Port for shipment and delivery, saving a lot of time.

The goods they sell to Victory Port can also be handed over at Wanshan Port and transported back to Victory Port by Haihan Merchant Ship - of course the price will definitely be lowered, after all, the voyage from the Pearl River Estuary to Victory Port is

It takes more than ten days to go back and forth, and the freight must be discounted. This transaction is very cost-effective for both parties. The maritime merchants save a lot of time. In the past, a transaction with the Haihan people might have cost a person on the way.

Months of time, and now that the delivery location is changed to the Pearl River Estuary, the time has been shortened by nearly half, which means that the transaction frequency can be doubled in the same time, and the profits earned will naturally be greatly increased. As for sea transportation

At present, 70% of the cargo ships of the Ministry have completed the transformation of the sail system, and the ship speed has nearly doubled than before. This has also brought about a reduction in freight rates and an improvement in transshipment efficiency. The cargo is unloaded at Wanshan Port and is transshipped by the Shipping Department.

The cost of goods has been reduced by at least 20% compared to the past.

Of course, not everyone is happy to see Wanshan Port become so lively. For example, Chen Yixin, the current military commander of Wanshan Island, is not very satisfied with the situation on the island.

"Tell those businessmen that they are not allowed to disembark without permission! Those who have already landed cannot enter or exit the designated commercial terminal area at will!" Chen Yixin angrily issued an order to the orderly: "Those who do not follow the rules will not be allowed to enter the port in the future! You

Just tell them exactly what I said!"

"Okay, okay, don't be so angry. They don't know the rules. We can teach them slowly." Li Dou next to him suppressed his laughter and calmly persuaded them.

With the arrival of outside merchant ships, the military base atmosphere that Chen Yixin created on the island at the beginning soon disappeared. After arriving here, these merchants and crew members couldn't help but want to wander around the island.

Turn around and go see the forts under construction on both sides of the harbor, the camp where the Haihan militiamen are stationed on the south side of the island, and some people even want to go to the top of the mountain to see what the white buildings that can be seen on the sea are. However, these places are all

It is an expressly prohibited military restricted area, especially the fort and the lookout post on the top of the mountain. Even non-military personnel on the island cannot approach it casually, let alone outsiders.

As a result, some disputes inevitably occurred between the two attitudes of wanting to see and not being allowed to see. Some sailors could not help but speak harshly and with a strong sense of ridicule. However, Chen Yixin was young and vigorous, and he could not tolerate outsiders.

People who made irresponsible remarks on the island did whatever they wanted, and immediately issued a ban. Outsiders who intentionally approached the military restricted area would be arrested and treated as spies. If Li Dou hadn't been there to persuade them, Chen Yixin might have directly ordered the hanging.

"Li Dou, don't take this matter too simply." Chen Yixin couldn't see the peacemaker look on Li Dou's face, and couldn't help but continue: "These foreign ships come and go frequently, which makes the situation on the island very complicated."

We've touched everything. If there are pirates planning to attack in the future, they will definitely send people to the island to investigate the situation first. If we don't set the rules now, we will be the ones who suffer in the future!"

Li Dou nodded and said: "You are right, but there is no need to be so cruel to these merchants and sailors, right? Now there is a company of militia stationed on the island, plus two warships taking turns patrolling nearby, who wouldn't be open-minded?

How many pirates dare to come and attack us? If they come too few, they can't defeat us, if they come too much, the gains outweigh the losses. All the money collected on the island has been transported away on time, and there aren't many valuables to grab."

Chen Yixin shook his head repeatedly and said: "Your view is too one-sided. To be honest, at our current scale, even if we suffer several setbacks, it will not affect the overall development situation. I am worried that it is not someone knocking on the door, but our negligence

Do you understand what the consequences will be if you are careless and cause loopholes in the defense here? If you can't even defend Wanshan Port, will the Executive Committee still give you and me a chance in the future?"

The expression on Li Dou's face suddenly became serious: "Do you have any inside information?"

Whether it was the former Military Police Department or the Military Commission after the split, Chen Yixin was the youngest member among them. In addition, he participated in the time travel alone, so he has always been regarded as the youngest within the military and enjoyed various preferential treatment, and even

Even the fact that he was able to stand out and serve as the military chief of Dawanshan Island at such a young age was partly due to the special care of the top management. Even Li Dou, the candidate for the civil chief, was approved after Chen Yixin recommended it to the superiors.

, so when Chen Yixin mentioned this, Li Dou immediately became alert.

Although both of them are young, they have been in this group for a total of two years before and after time travel, and they have a certain understanding of the internal power structure. In this group, in addition to the high-level executive committee and production units

In addition to technical positions, the development prospects of expatriates are generally better than those of their counterparts stationed in the base camp. This is a fact that everyone has recognized. Those who can stand alone outside will not be promoted too slowly, and as the future progresses,

With the expansion of the power of the Travel Group, it is almost inevitable that these people who are conquering the world outside will become high-ranking members of one party.

Although Dawanshan Island is only a pinhead-sized place on the map, the two young people understand that this is already a good starting point for them. If they are unwilling to do it or can't do it well, there will be a lot of trouble.

There are many people waiting to take over the position here. This is exactly what Li Dou is worried about. Unlike Chen Yixin, he does not get the appreciation of senior officials as easily, and at the same time, he cannot afford to lose.

"You don't need any inside information, you can deduce it yourself." Chen Yixin could only shake his head at Li Dou's political sensitivity: "Why does the Executive Committee establish a stronghold here?"

"Of course that's because the waters of the Pearl River Estuary are the most important waterway in the southeast of the mainland. Controlling this area is equivalent to controlling a gateway for goods in and out of the mainland, and controlling the throat of the entire Guangdong." Li Dou was still very clear about this matter.

Yes, after all, I participated in several training courses organized by relevant departments before coming here, and I still gained something.

"Not only now, but even in a few hundred years, this will still be a key area in South China!" As a military personnel, Chen Yixin obviously understands the importance of geographical location much better than Li Dou: "Even if our power expands tenfold in the future,

Times, a hundred times, the waters of the Pearl River Estuary must be in the hands of our own people. What does it mean to be entrusted with important responsibilities? Our current responsibility is to be entrusted with important responsibilities by the executive committee! As long as this place is managed well, in the future, the Pearl River Estuary will even include

The Pearl River Delta may become our defense zone."

"Don't forget that there is also the Liaison Office in Guangdong in Guangzhou!" Li Dou couldn't help but remind: "The Liaison Office in Guangzhou has much greater authority than what we have here."

"The Office in Guangzhou is in charge of politics and business. If the Executive Committee wants to maintain peace with the Ming Dynasty, it will not openly garrison troops in Guangzhou City. You see, it is now using the banner of 'Golden Shield Security' and using people from the Li Jia Militia. Military Commission

Our target is Hong Kong Island, but we won’t be able to capture it for a while. Two years later, when Hong Kong Island is captured and the Guangdong Military Division is established, do you think this seat will be filled by people who are transferred from the base camp who are not familiar with the local situation?

Are you a local cadre who is well versed in the industry?" Chen Yixin patted Li Dou on the shoulder with a mature expression and said, "If you make a mistake now, no matter how big or small, you will end up ruining your future!"

"But there are also military representatives at the Guangdong Office, and they are also very familiar with the local situation... By the way, Xiao Liang and Yu Yao seem to be locals in Guangdong. You, a Fujianese, can't be praised in front of them.

Join local cadres." Li Dou obviously did not fully agree with Chen Yixin's statement.

If we want to talk about the degree of reuse, the two military representatives who were sent to Guangzhou in September last year obviously have more weight than Chen Yixin. During the defense battle of Lijiazhuang in May this year, the Military Commission also assigned command authority to the local militia groups.

Xiao Liang was the main one, and Chen Yixin was the assistant. However, after the war, the Military Commission's awards to the two of them were not partial. They both received the same third-class personal merit.

Chen Yixin shook his head and said: "Of course the Military Commission trusts them, but their current responsibilities are mainly to protect the Guangdong Office and promote our arms and military systems in the mainland. Lijiazhuang is an emergency, but if we talk about the opportunity to go to the battlefield

, as long as they don’t transfer positions, they will definitely not be as many as me. Promotion within the army will ultimately depend on military merit. Now in the entire Pearl River Delta, only Wanshan Port has the largest number of troops. When there is any military operation, the first one to be dispatched is

Here we are.”

"But there are only 'Eighteen Zhi' left in the surrounding area, and that is not an enemy we can deal with now." Li Dou saw that Chen Yixin became eager to try as he spoke, and quickly persuaded him to calm down: "Executive Committee member

I also said at the meeting, don’t take the initiative to provoke people from ‘Eighteen Zhi’.”

"Don't worry, I'm not that impulsive. I just want you to understand the importance of our place, not only to our collective, but also to your and my future future!" Chen Yixin finally justified his speech.

A summary.

"I understand, I understand. I will go to the pier and have a good talk with the businessmen. When we get to our land, we must abide by our rules!" Li Dou grabbed the straw hat to protect the sun and hurried out with the kettle.

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Most of the construction teams that were working on the island have now withdrawn, leaving only a few plasterers building forts at the port. However, the number of permanent residents on the island has not decreased because of this, and the immigrants recruited by the Guangdong Office in the mainland are being transferred.

When we arrived at Wanshan Port, a considerable number of people who had been engaged in the fishing industry were left behind. As one of the most famous fishing grounds in the South China Sea, Wanshan Port was already tasked with developing fisheries at the beginning of its planning.

In the battle in Hoi'an, South Vietnam, the Haihan Militia captured a large number of small offshore boats, which were unfit for use as cargo ships, but more than adequate as offshore fishing boats. Today, Wanshan Port has nearly 30 fishing boats.

, with nearly two hundred fishermen, the scale is not small.

Although it will take some time for Wanshan Port to be fully completed, judging from the current development situation, its scale has been unable to keep up with the speed of development. It not only carries the function of military defense, but also has immigration transit and cargo transshipment.

, fishery development and other responsibilities, and the narrow Wanshan Port has to bear so many tasks, it seems a bit inadequate. Even the senior officials who originally proposed the development of the Wanshan Island stronghold probably did not expect that this place would be able to be developed after it was developed.

It's developing so fast.

In late August, Enrique, who was returning from Victory Port, also made a special trip to Wanshan Port for a brief inspection. Enrique appeared at Wanshan Port only after being invited by the Executive Committee.

For espionage and other purposes. Of course, when entering the port, he couldn't help but carefully observe the eye-catching Haihan-style fortifications at the north and south ends of the port - wherever the Haihan people built a port, they seemed to have this iconic symbol.

There are many forts and fortifications, even a small port like Wanshan Port isolated in the sea. Enrique really wants to complain about how much they like to fight.

The purpose of Enrique's visit to Wanshan Port was not to visit the fort. He was here to meet Chen Yixin and discuss with him military cooperation. Regarding the hiring of artillery instructors from the Portuguese, the Executive Committee had already contacted Enrique.

The discussion was almost over, but since Enrique still needed to report to the Board of Directors and seek its approval after returning to Macau, the time required for this process was difficult to predict, so the Executive Committee did not send anyone directly to follow up.

Instead, he handed over the matter to Wanshan Port, which is the closest to Macau. If it is done by then, then Chen Yixin, as the military representative of Haihanfang, will go to Macau to test the quality of Portuguese mercenaries to avoid spending money.

There are situations where large amounts of money are paid to hire parallel importers.
Chapter completed!