Chapter 221 Trip to Vietnam (4)

"Population?" Qian Tiandun and Xie Chun asked in unison. It has been two months since they left the base camp. They are not very clear about the current construction progress of the base camp. Naturally, they do not know the labor gap currently facing the crossing group.

How big.

"The current immigration import speed in Victory Port can hardly keep up with our development speed. We must establish new immigration import channels." Tao Donglai briefly explained a series of recent plans.

The first is the salt field construction plan in Tielugang. This plan requires the resettlement of at least 500 people in the local area and the establishment of a corresponding second commune of the salt field for management. The expansion of the production capacity of the salt field is an important part of Chuanchuan Group's next development plan.

Therefore, the Executive Committee requires that all departments must prioritize the implementation of the Iron Furnace Port plan. However, no matter how the law is protected, this personnel gap cannot be filled immediately through policies.

The second largest labor gap is in the business district in Victory Port, which is still in the planning stage. After the construction of the landscape avenue from the port to Base No. 1, the blank areas on both sides of this avenue were designated as the future Victory Port business district.

.The first investor, "Fu Ruifeng" Trading Company, had already demarcated the land in August and reached an investment agreement with the executive committee. It will open shops, restaurants and brothels that are still controversial in the business district. Subsequently, another

Not to be outdone, a partner, "Anfuxing", has enclosed land here and plans to open a shop and restaurant.

In addition to these foreign investors, the Executive Committee is also preparing to build Haihan Product Exhibition and Trade Center, Port Building and other buildings in the business zone. These construction projects require a large amount of labor to implement. In addition, they are still in progress.

Among them, the freight terminal construction project and the Victory Port construction site require hundreds of laborers.

The real labor gap is not the first two places, but various production units that are in urgent need of expanding production scale. Among them, Tiandu Industrial Zone is the most important, from Tiandu iron mine to smelting workshop, to the production of guns.

The military industry sectors all need to expand production capacity in the short term. The same situation also occurs in the chemical industry sector and the glass products workshop under construction. Now there is no need to worry about the products being produced that cannot be sold. Instead, we need to worry about whether the production capacity can keep up.

increase the speed of export of goods. The number of industrial workers required by these units is not small, and the increase in production capacity will drive the development of a series of other supporting industries, such as building materials supply, transportation, etc. According to the estimation of Ning Qi, the human resources director

, with the currently planned industrial production capacity, there is still a labor gap of at least two thousand people in terms of industrial workers alone.

This sudden spurt of development is actually also affected by fuel. Various industrial units that were originally limited by fuel supply have solved the biggest bottleneck restricting development after the Black Earth Port was put into operation. And the industrial workers who originally seemed to be saturated

However, quantity has suddenly become a shortcoming. If we look at the entire Sanya region, the manpower gap that Chuanchuan Group will face is already at least 3,000. And with the immigration rate of several hundred people per month, it is obvious that

Unable to keep up with local development needs.

At present, the main source of immigrants in Victory Port is the local area of ​​Hainan Island, mainly Yazhou. In order not to become hostile to the Ming Dynasty, the Crossing Group does not adopt some more radical methods to obtain immigrants, and mainly relies on various channels.

The speed of recruiting and obtaining immigrants is still very limited. The Executive Committee has to look at areas outside Hainan Island, but the Guangdong Office has just been established, and its influence is still very limited. The number of immigrants that can be sent to Victory Port has not yet been

There are many Yazhous, and the mainland direction is temporarily out of reach.

As the second overseas trade target of the Crossing Group, Vietnam has naturally become another target of the Executive Committee. Compared with the Ming Dynasty, where the current situation is relatively calm, Vietnam, which is mired in civil war, is undoubtedly a better immigration target.

Moreover, Heitu Port has successfully resettled thousands of Vietnamese immigrants before, and has accumulated a certain amount of experience. There are traces to follow for large-scale cross-sea immigration. Before departure, Tao Donglai and several other executioners

The Committee held discussions and believed that this opportunity to discuss trade with Vietnam should be seized and a more official approach to immigration cooperation should be sought.

"Is that just exchanging people for goods?" Although Qian Tiandun didn't know exactly what a "more official immigration cooperation method" was, he could roughly imagine the nature of this kind of transaction.

Tao Donglai nodded and did not deny Qian Tiandun's understanding: "To be precise, we must legalize the current immigration methods, and let the North Vietnamese regime proactively provide us with more immigrants. But we can talk about the details.

What happens depends on whether the meeting goes smoothly."

"Mr. Tao, with all due respect, I think the difficulty in this matter is not only to get North Vietnam to relax on the immigration issue, but also to think about how to deal with this person." Xie Chun suggested: "If we really want to

If we want to transport people back to Victory Port on a large scale, then the current cargo ship route arrangement may need to be significantly adjusted."

According to the previous arrangement, cargo ships traveling between Black Tu Port and Victory Port usually ship immigrants to the coastal areas of Vietnam only when they return from Victory Port. The reason for this is that the ships departing from Victory Port are often empty.

, it is more cost-effective to go and load immigrants, and most of the ships leaving from Black Tu Port are fully loaded. Considering the transportation efficiency, there is no need to delay another day of travel to pick up the few immigrants in Thanh Hoa area, but to go to Phu Thuy Island.

This route on the west coast of Hainan Island goes directly to Victory Port.

If an immigration agreement is really reached, the Ministry of Shipping will inevitably make adjustments to the existing shipping routes, and may even need to arrange special flights to load people along the coast of Vietnam. This change must be arranged in advance to avoid

This caused confusion in the schedule of cargo ships.

Tao Donglai said: "The matter you mentioned is already being arranged. A newly purchased ship from Guangzhou will be slightly modified after returning to Victory Port, specifically for transporting immigrants. By the end of the year, Qiongzhou Fucheng will also

Two new ships we ordered before have been delivered, and there are three special ships running this route. Each ship can make at least three trips a month. If everything goes well, at least 2,000 people can be transported back from here every month."

If Vietnam can be used to supplement the current labor gap, it will undoubtedly greatly promote the development speed of the crossing group. Of course, no one has raised concerns about this. After all, if Vietnamese immigrants are to be introduced on a large scale, things will inevitably change.

The proportion of population sources in the area controlled by the Crossing Group, and this change may cause uneasiness among the local people. After all, a few hundred people can be easily dispersed and resettled in various places, but if a few thousand people come in the short term, then

You will face many problems when installing it.

But in the end, the urgent need for manpower prevailed. After all, if there is a problem, it will only happen after the introduction of immigrants. If we don't try to solve the labor gap as soon as possible, there will be problems soon. As for

Some people are worried about the proportion of population sources. The Executive Committee believes that with the gradual expansion of the control area in the future, immigrants from Vietnam can be gradually diluted. Besides, the focus of future immigration sources will definitely be in mainland China, introduced from Vietnam.

The method of immigration is just a temporary measure in the early stages of starting a business.

In fact, in the minds of a limited number of people such as Tao Donglai, there are more ideas for the use of non-Chinese immigrants, but at present, these ideas are only long-term prospects, and there is no need to rush to propose them at the executive committee.

Qian Tiandun is more concerned about the arms deal: "We have to negotiate with the Vietnamese tomorrow, and we may need to do some weapons demonstrations. After all, the Vietnamese army has not yet begun to equip hot weapons such as muskets and artillery."

Wang Tom smiled and answered: "Don't worry, people have been arranged to set up a shooting range and build targets on the island early this morning. The militiamen brought this time are all carefully selected experts, and they will be given to the Vietnamese tomorrow

Let’s see what is the way to fight in the era of hot weapons.”

"However, the Vietnamese have never used firearms on the battlefield before. I'm afraid this deal can't just be sold. The other party may ask us to help train firearms troops." Qian Tiandun added.

"Don't worry, even if the other party doesn't mention this matter, we will take the initiative to mention it." Tao Donglai smiled and said: "When the time comes, I will hand over the establishment of military advisors to Heitu Port."

Qian Tiandun's eyes lit up and he immediately understood what Tao Donglai meant: "Is this establishment for the army in the plan?"

Tao Donglai said: "The military and police personnel stationed at Heitu Port are limited, so an additional establishment must be added to complete the weapons after-sales work. The cost of this military advisory team must be borne by the other party. As for the weapons and equipment, the base camp will be based on the overseas

The armed forces will be equipped according to the same standards without discrimination."

"Great!" Qian Tiandun was very excited when he heard the news: "In this way, the funding and establishment are all solved!"

Qian Tiandun had long proposed the formation of a special combat force with mountain jungles as the main combat area. However, due to various reasons, this proposal has been suppressed by the Military and Police Department. This time, Tao Donglai planned to use arms trade with Vietnam

This is an opportunity to solve the funding and staffing issues that the Military and Police Department has been worried about. Of course, the ones who are actually sent to serve as military advisers will not be the unit under preparation, but the militiamen who are on board this time.

Some people. These people will be included in the military and police establishment of Black Earth Port in the future, and some of the militiamen stationed at Black Earth Port will be transferred back to Victory Port to fulfill the original promise of the executive committee to station ships overseas.

system, and maintain sufficient military strength in Victory Port. Under such circumstances, it is logical for the Military and Police Department to request an increase in personnel for the understaffed Black Earth Port, and the personnel and operating expenses will be solved by the local area.

, it will also be more likely to be passed by the executive committee.

"For the establishment of a company, no later than next April, when the anniversary of success is passed, you must let the executive committee see the results." Although Tao Donglai managed to meet Qian Tiandun's proposal, he would not relax his demands.

Because this force has illegal significance for the future development of military power of the Crossing Group.

The natural landforms in the South China Sea area, including the Guangdong and Guangxi areas, are mostly mountains and jungles. This will be one of the main battlefields for the Haihan Army in the future. However, the existing military training system does not reflect targeted effects, and the subjects of militia training are also limited.

Most of them are based on defensive battles relying on existing fortifications. Although many of the existing militiamen in Victory Port are mountain people from the Li and Miao ethnic groups, they are also very suitable for training into field combat troops. However, the existing training

The direction and limited military budget have limited this possibility. Currently, there is no real field force under the Military and Police Department, and this is obviously inconsistent with the general direction of the Cross-Travel Group's future external expansion. Formation of an army force with combat effectiveness in the field

, is an inevitable step that the Military and Police Department must take in the future, and Qian Tiandun, a former professional soldier who traveled through time, undoubtedly saw this clearly earlier than most people.

"Promise to complete the mission!" Excited Qian Tiandun couldn't help but stand at attention, raised his hand and saluted Tao Donglai with a military salute.

From a professional point of view, Qian Tiandun is undoubtedly a qualified soldier. He has no idea about fame, wealth, or women. The purpose of participating in time travel is just to complete his dream that has not been realized in another time and space.

——Become a famous general, lead troops to conquer all directions, and write your name in history with victory in battles.

One of the important reasons why Qian Tiandun was willing to obey the deployment and come to Heitu Port as the chief military officer was that he liked the freedom of overseas bases in military development. In Heitu Port, there will be no restrictions from the civilian system of the base camp. Qian

Tiandun can train the local military and police forces according to his own design. Of course, the difficulty and cost of forming a real combat force are unmatched by existing militia groups, so Qian Tiandun wants to achieve

His ideals still need to be approved and supported by the executive committee first, and now Tao Donglai has promised to provide him with all the conditions he needs. If he still can't get results in half a year, Qian Tiandun feels that he may not be able to achieve his goals.

There is no need to be this military chief anymore.

That night, several people discussed some situations that might arise during the negotiation. Tao Donglai also made slight adjustments to the original negotiation plan based on some information provided by Qian Tiandun and Xie Chun. Everything is ready, just wait.

Representatives of the other party appeared.

The next day, Tao Donglai and others got up early and inspected the shooting range built on the peninsula yesterday. The arms loaded on the two cargo ships were also unloaded on the shore, and the artillery used for demonstration was installed on the gun mount and pushed there in advance.

Position calibration is carried out at the shooting range. Before the demonstration, all these artillery will be adjusted and set up by the traversing team to ensure that they can hit the target with one shot during the demonstration.

In addition, the musketeers formed by the militia have also begun to gather the entire team on the beach to practice formation according to usual drills. The weapons currently equipped by the militia are mainly matchlocks, and are gradually being replaced by flintlock guns that fire more quickly and conveniently.

, but both types of guns have the shortcomings of short range and limited accuracy. In addition, the slow rate of fire makes them unsuitable for the skirmisher line tactics of later generations of the army. Therefore, training is still carried out according to the historical queuing and shooting arrays.

Ensure sufficient firepower intensity during combat.

Although the tactic of queuing to kill may seem funny in later generations, it was the most practical tactic in this era. Even if there are hidden dragons and crouching tigers in the military and police department, it is impossible to use a more optimized battle formation due to the current level of armaments.

However, the once glorious Spanish Phalanx and the contemporary Gustavus Phalanx did not appear in the militia training of the Crossing Group, and the militiamen did not even distribute spears as their main weapons on a large scale. Because of the flintlock musket

The finalization and production of the musketeers greatly increased the firepower density of the musketeers, making them suitable for adopting shallower and tighter horizontal formations than matchlock muskets. Moreover, the application of bayonets made the spearmen used for melee defense insignificant. Based on this alone

, the militiamen of the Crossing Group were half a century ahead of the Western armies of the same era. At this time, the Swedish commander Gustav still retained more than one-third of the spearmen in the army until the 17th century.

In the 1990s, the bayonet bayonet was invented by Western countries, thus completely eliminating the spearman from the army.

The use of fixed paper tube propellant allows militiamen equipped with flintlock guns to fire four times in one minute. This firing speed, combined with horizontal rounds of fire, is enough to contain the cavalry at a distance of about a hundred meters.

Charge, let alone ordinary infantry. Of course, to ensure such a density of firepower, the musketeers must undergo long-term and rigorous training. Otherwise, facing the fierce cavalry troops, quite a few soldiers may panic.

Even the bullets could not be loaded smoothly. This rigorous training started from the formation training that the soldiers repeatedly performed every day. Through constant repetition, the soldiers turned obeying orders into an instinct, reaching hundreds and thousands of people in order.

Only after the effect can it be used freely on the battlefield.

The Chuanchuan Group's technical reserve advantage in armament technology can quickly complete the research and development and upgrade of weapons. The increase in the range and accuracy of flintlock guns are small problems that can be solved in the near future through processing technology, thus further expanding the relationship with the military at the same time.

The gap in military strength between contemporary competitors.

At present, the muskets that the Time Travel Group can sell to the outside world are still only the Type 27 matchlock guns that were initially finalized and mass-produced, but even this kind of weapon that seems very primitive in the eyes of the time travel people is still a very advanced black technology in this era. Tao

Dong Lai and others firmly believed that after seeing the Musketeer's demonstration, the other party would not be able to resist the desire to purchase this weapon.

In the afternoon, the "Feisu", which was cruising south of the Tushan Peninsula, sent back a message via walkie-talkie and saw two sailboats heading towards the Tushan Peninsula. According to the information provided by Qian Tiandun in advance, the "Feisu"

"I saw the identity flag on the bow of the other party's ship and determined that this was the North Vietnamese caravan coming to participate in the talks.
Chapter completed!