The focus of the fishing and hunting training class is to learn how to hunt deer and deal with the "grass hunting" of deer. Although the Pingpu people in Kaohsiung do not have this custom, most tribes in Taiwan have the custom of grass hunting. It is difficult to guarantee that any tribe
Activities near reclaimed land. Armed protection is essential.
The fourth training class is the health training class. It is reasonable to train health workers for the settlement villages, but more importantly, Li Dongtian uses the health workers trained in this health training class as the basis to conduct long-term training among all immigrants.
The cultivation of "hygiene habits".
Combined with the preventive measures and health regulations in subtropical areas promulgated by the health department, the main purpose is to learn how to kill and avoid mosquitoes, how to cook food safely, how to treat drinking water, how to handle and utilize feces, how to wash hands, bathe, and how to prevent
Various diseases, how to carry out simple treatments, etc. are all practical and important contents.
"Your 'national training' is good," Guan Shanyue expressed his appreciation. "Prevention is the priority and treatment is the supplement. However, people's habits are hard to change. Changing the hygiene habits of this large group of people is not easy, right?"
"It's not that it's not easy, but it's simply impossible." Li Dongtian opened the second bottle of kvass, "These people don't know how to get in, so no matter what they say, it's useless. In the end, we still have to use the old method - spanking!"
Because the educational effect was not satisfactory, Li Dongtian had no choice but to finally start a "hygienic injection stick".
Anyone who cannot correctly implement the health regulations will be spanked with a cane according to the degree of violation, ranging from three to twelve strokes.
"Don't tell me, if I do this, my "Regulations" will be effectively implemented. Damn it, it's not easy! Hundreds of canes were broken!" Li Dongtian cursed, "When I used to work in an electronics factory,
, it’s quite disgusting to see the line leader yelling and cursing at every turn. Now that I think about it, it’s not the same thing when I’m in their position!”
Guan Shanyue thought Li Dongtian was very interesting. He could tell that the man in front of him was not highly educated, but he had a thoughtful heart. Maybe he was a problem student when he was studying, and he got nothing in the exam, but that didn't mean
He has no wisdom.
The last training class is the agricultural training class. Fortunately, the climate in Tainan is almost the same as that in southern Fujian. The original immigrants from southern Fujian also mainly planted rice, sweet potatoes and sugar cane. The training is not that difficult.
"...In the past three months, I have actually 'trained' all the immigrants," Li Dongtian said. He said the purpose was to let the refugees learn some basic carpentry and masonry work in a short period of time, and know how to cut down and process wood.
Timber, pitching tents and building houses.
"Wei Bachi will definitely not have the spare time to help build houses in the settlement, so we must do the house building. Building a house for seven to eight hundred people is not a small project." Guan Shanyue said, "I applied for pre-construction.
Prefabricated house accessories. I wonder if they can be approved."
"How many did you apply for?"
"Sixty blocks. Fifty-four are used as dormitories, and six are used as offices and warehouses."
"You want to apply for six seats. Maybe Wu De will remove one or two and allocate them to you. If you apply for sixty-two seats, you might not get anything at all..."
The newly developed prefabricated wooden houses are very popular. In the entire engine operation, there are few places where houses need to be quickly assembled, such as Jeju and Chimu Island. Kaohsiung City itself also has great demand.
"Aren't we asking for high prices and asking Wu De to pay back the money on the spot? How many seats are there?"
"Well, to be honest, if the wooden houses can be allocated in full, the mortality rate of immigrants will definitely be much lower. Many people may not be able to live in tents and huts..."
Both of them fell into silence, because they both knew that in the entire engine operation, Kaohsiung's reclamation project was the least important project, and it was a convenient matter. If Guan Shanyue hadn't taken the initiative to ask for help, maybe the Senate wouldn't have done it at all.
I would think of setting up such a settlement.
Under such a situation, the two of them can obtain so many resources, which can be regarded as "friends enough" in all aspects.
"If you don't tell me this, when will we start taking action?"
"The landing in Kaohsiung began in October 1631. We will not join in the fun." Guan Shanyue said, "We postponed the landing until December."
Kaohsiung, like Lingao, has an obvious rainy and dry season. May to September is the rainy season, and 90% of the annual precipitation occurs during this period. Winter is the dry season in Kaohsiung, with an average of only three days of rain per month, and very little.
There was heavy rain. Wei Bachi chose to land in October, so he would have a whole winter to build his Kaohsiung City. And they chose to land in December, and three months was enough for them to build the settlement and do a good job.
Farmland preparation work is underway.
We must rush to build basic production and living facilities before the rainy season arrives, so that we can spend the rainy season safely and calmly and reduce the mortality rate to a minimum. What does the continuous heavy rain mean to those who have lived in Lingao for three years?
It is no stranger to the elders.
"The advantage of Kaohsiung is that, like Lingao, it has a warm climate. The average temperature in the coldest January is only 20 degrees. At least we can save cotton-padded clothes." Guan Shanyue said, "The really difficult thing is that the refugees in Shandong have no clothes.
They are covered up and have no food to eat, and they don’t know how the headquarters will solve their winter problems.”
Entering November, the Agricultural Reclamation Corps' Taiwan Brigade finally entered the practical stage of landing. In early November, the weapons of the Agricultural Reclamation Corps that Guan Shanyue had applied for for a long time were finally issued.
Each member of the basic militia was issued a jungle-style Mini rifle. In fact, the barrel of the gun was shortened, making it easier to operate in the jungle. After Guan Shanyue's struggle, he also applied for ten sets of Ming army armors-this was prepared for
Used by sentries. When standing guard, this kind of armor can effectively match the bow and arrow design indigenous to the region.
He originally wanted a cavalry breastplate and a steel helmet, which were all available, but it was obviously impossible for him to "test" them. It was difficult to get these ten sets of armor.
As for the "public equipment", they include standard hats, machetes and rattan protective hats. The planning institute for these equipments is very generous, and every strong man and woman is assigned a set.
The Planning Institute still distributed twenty 1630 model revolvers as personal protection weapons for the cadres and technicians of the Agricultural Reclamation Unit. Neither Li nor Li looked down on this gun, but it was better than nothing.
Finally, there is the "heavy weapon", which is used for the defense of settlement points. Two cast-iron 12-pound mountain howitzers. Equipped with a wheeled gun mount and a fixed gun base that can rotate 360 degrees. This can be fixed on the gun position.
It can fire, and when necessary, it can also be dragged out by manpower to carry out crusade missions.
Even though the equipment may not be very eye-catching, in this way, Taiwan's indigenous weapons basically lose their threat to the Agricultural Reclamation Corps.
In the blink of an eye, the planned departure time came. The Taiwan Agricultural Reclamation Brigade, already fully staffed, headed to Haikou to gather and board the ship after a brief mobilization.
Guan Shanyue and Li Dongtian also put on their uniforms, wore the logo and military rank of the agricultural reclamation force, and led the team to set off. Watching the neatly dressed immigrants marching in unison to the sound of military songs, each squadron advanced on the road in an orderly manner, and the ox carts carried
Carrying his luggage, he looked very majestic. Guan Shanyue couldn't help but sigh with emotion: This is the first time he has left Hainan after traveling through time, and his destination is a land he has never been to in the old time and space. A new journey is about to begin.
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The fleet carrying the Agricultural Reclamation Brigade consists of six ships, the largest of which is the newly completed h800, and the other five are blessing ships and sand ships. They are fully loaded with people and various building materials and supplies. From artillery, gunpowder, muskets, to swords and spears
Lost bows and crossbows, then plows, sickles, shovels, saws and spades, then pots, bowls, cooking utensils, needles, threads, brains, then all kinds of chickens, ducks, sheep, and cattle breeding animals, then then woodworking machine tools, ironworking machine tools, windmill parts, and then all kinds of seeds of rice, wheat, cotton and cane,
Finally there is a dismantled water mill with all its parts.
According to the plan, the brigade will not rely on supplies from Kaohsiung Port in the first three months. On the surface, this is to reduce the pressure on logistics supplies. In fact, Guan Shanyue does not really believe in the supply capabilities of joint logistics. Although he is not a logistics expert
, but just by looking at the relevant plans, we know that the engine operation is large-scale, involving many locations and units, and the logistical supply pressure is extremely high. It is normal for supply chaos and lack of supplies to occur.
Instead of constantly sending telegrams begging grandpa and grandma to sue grandma, it is better to bring everything you need at once to save yourself from wrangling around.
The voyage from Lingao to Hong Kong is three days, and the voyage from Hong Kong to Kaohsiung is also three days. Since many members of the army went to sea for the first time and suffered from severe seasickness, the fleet deliberately stayed in Hong Kong for two more days.
Take adequate rest.
Guan Shanyue took this opportunity to visit the relevant facilities in Hong Kong. Firstly, he wanted to learn from Hong Kong's construction experience. After all, Kaohsiung's positioning has many overlaps with it. Secondly, as a Northeasterner, he had never been there in the old days.
Lingnan, let alone Hong Kong, known as the Pearl of the Orient, this regret can only be made up for in the Lingao plane.
However, the actual situation made Guan Shanyue a little disappointed. The actual geographical situation in the 17th century cannot be said to have nothing to do with Hong Kong in the old time and space. It can only be said that it has little to do with it. In addition, the Senate had just occupied this place less than a year ago.
, various facilities are under construction, and Hong Kong is now a big construction site, with all kinds of smoke and dust flying, and it doesn’t look like the old times at all.
According to the results of the discussion by the Planning Institute, Hong Kong is not suitable for industrial and agricultural construction. It is currently positioned as a trade window, military base and logistics transfer center. There are signs of various departments under the joint logistics agency everywhere, and the Sainte's Bay is full of moorings.
Ships transporting supplies and personnel.
Guan Shanyue knew clearly that due to its geographical location, Hong Kong would become the focus of the Senate's investment in a period of time. Not only money, but also things, at least there would be no shortage of anything.