Chapter 3 Division of Labor and Cooperation

"Now that Brother Ning has decided, let's discuss business matters without further delay." Gu Kai was obviously impatient with waiting. He immediately took out his laptop from his briefcase and presented the information to Ning that he had already compiled.

Saki began to explain.

"First of all, let me talk about the determination of the target location for the crossing. Considering the situation of the Ming Dynasty around 1626 and its control over the country, we are not planning to carry out the crossing in the mainland. In that case, even if we have advanced military force, we will still be in the early stages of the crossing.

Facing extreme military pressure. Another point is that considering the traffic conditions at the time, if we did not have the advantage of transportation means to develop in the mainland, it would be difficult to quickly accumulate funds and expand the scope of control through advanced industrial and commercial means. After comprehensive consideration, we

I think large islands close to the mainland are ideal places to cross.”

"However, although our country's coastline is long, there are not many large islands with sufficient development potential and that maintain a certain safe distance from the mainland. To put it bluntly, there are only two good ones, Hainan Island and Taiwan Island. But the disadvantage of Taiwan Island at this period is that it is relatively

Obviously, firstly, the Dutch had already built the Orange City in 1624 at the location of present-day Tainan City, which later became the City of Jelandja and Anping Castle. In addition, the largest pirate force on the southeast coast was controlled by the great pirate Zheng Zhilong.

The leader Shiba Zhi had already monopolized the waterway in the Taiwan Strait and established bases on both sides of the Taiwan Strait in Xiamen, Chiayi and Penghu. If they want to settle in Taiwan, they must first settle these two warlike forces.

, while at the same time fighting, we also need to obtain a large number of laborers from the mainland to immigrate to Taiwan. This was an almost impossible task in the early stages of time travel."

"The advantages of Hainan Island are relatively obvious. First, compared to the mainland, Hainan Island's Ming Dynasty official power, especially its military strength, is very limited. The entire Hainan Island garrison is mainly composed of field soldiers. Although there are 11 on paper data

There were more than 10,000 officers and soldiers in each 100-household station. However, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the army was seriously underpaid. The actual strength was estimated to be less than 50%. They were scattered throughout the island. The actual strength of each 100-household station was only thirty or fifty people.

, and the long-term farming also makes the combat effectiveness of these troops very doubtful. As for the navy, it only has two stations in Baishazhai and Yazhou. Together, it has less than a hundred warships and less than 2,000 men. It can even prevent a small group of pirates from coming ashore in Nanyang.

Robbery is impossible. Relatively speaking, the military pressure we will face when taking root in Hainan is much smaller than that in Taiwan. At this time, the population of Hainan has exceeded 200,000, which will be very helpful in solving the problem of insufficient labor force in the early stage of crossing.

It’s a big help. To sum up, we decided to use Hainan Island as our main base for a long period of time after crossing.”

"Please stop, I have a question." Ning Qi raised his hand and said: "The geographical location and political situation of Hainan Island are indeed very suitable as a development base, but I don't know if you have considered one issue."

"Brother Ning, please speak." Gu Kai was not unhappy because Ning Qi interrupted him. Ning Qi's ability to ask questions just showed that he listened attentively.

"If Hainan Island is to be used as the main base, it is necessary to establish an industrial base in Hainan. However, the layout of the modern industrial system is based on the coal-iron complex. Hainan Island has Shilu Iron Mine that can be developed, but I remember that the coal mine reserves, especially

The reserves of high-quality coal are quite limited. The only major coal mine is the Jiazi Coal Mine, and the quality of the coal is not particularly good. How are we going to solve this problem?"

"This is indeed a problem. We have discussed this many times before." Gu Kai said while calling up a map of the South China Sea on his computer: "The coal resources in Hainan Island are only enough for initial development. If we want to build a new island on the island,

To build a large industry in Shanghai, importing coal from other places by sea is a must. After considering the situation around the South China Sea, we finally decided to find a way to open a branch base here after we have established a foothold."

Ning Qi looked at the location pointed out by Gu Kai and couldn't help but said: "Hongji Coal Mine?"

"That's right, it's the Hon Ki Coal Mine in Vietnam. It's only over a hundred nautical miles from Hon Ki Port to the port on the west coast of Hainan Island. Counting the time for loading and unloading, even a slow sailing ship can make the round trip in a week. Of course, the Hon Ki Coal Mine

It mainly produces anthracite coal, which is only suitable for use as thermal coal or ironmaking. As for the coke required for steelmaking, although only 10%-15% of Hongji coal is suitable for direct coking, the reserves there are huge enough, even if it is 1

% we can’t use up. In addition, Taipei’s Keelung Coal Mine also has tens of millions of tons of coking coal reserves. Whether we buy or occupy it, it is one of the targets in our future plans.”

Hongji Coal Mine is located in Halong Bay in northeastern Vietnam. It has coal reserves of more than 2 billion tons and is one of the largest coal fields in Southeast Asia. Moreover, the topsoil of the coal mine here is thin, which is very suitable for open-pit mining. In addition, it is close to the sea. As long as the sea safety can be guaranteed

With the transportation capacity, large-scale development and utilization can be carried out here.

"If we can occupy these places for mining, then we really don't have to worry about the source of coal. Please continue!" Ning Qi agrees with this plan. As for how to occupy these places, that should be left to the military personnel.

Something to consider.

"I'll take care of the rest," Bai Kesi said. Gu Kai nodded, stood up and gave up his position.

"As for the final crossing location, at the end of last year, Boss Tao, Director Yan and I went around the island in Hainan and conducted detailed inspections in various coastal port cities. After this field trip around the island

, the place we finally selected is Sanya." Bai Kesi said while clicking on the map: "Yulin Port."

"As the current main base of the South China Sea Fleet, Yulin Port has a unique geographical advantage. The harbor is surrounded by mountains. From the land, the terrain is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Hutouling and Qiongnan harbors surrounding the harbor are

Ridge, Luhuitou, Nanshan Ridge and other strategic points can easily form a defensive barrier from the sea. This place is hundreds of miles away from the nearest garrison, Yacheng, so there is no need to worry about being easily attacked by the Ming army, but it may

The attacks from the sea are mainly small groups of pirates in the South China Sea. Director Yan believes that as long as we have a small-scale modern armed force, we can easily defeat these bandits who are not even fully equipped with metal weapons."

"In addition, the water resources here are also very rich. We can solve part of the energy problem by building small hydropower stations. A few miles inland from the port along the Tiandu River, there are Tiandu Iron Mine and Damao's phosphate and manganese mines that can be developed

, the reserves of Tiandu Iron Mine alone are enough to meet our steel production needs in the early stages of construction. And the forest resources here all over the mountains and plains can also meet the needs of our shipbuilding industry. In the long term, they can also radiate to Southeast Asia through here, and gradually

Control the maritime route from the Strait of Malacca to the mainland coast. These are basically the choices for crossing locations. Do you have any questions?"

Ning Qi couldn't come up with any better suggestions for the time being. They had put together a few heads to plan for nearly a year, and also went to the field to inspect the terrain. Even if they wanted to find fault, it was not easy to find a place to start, so

Regarding the choice of crossing location, Ning Qi voted in favor without hesitation.

"Then let me talk about the specific preparations." Tao Donglai took out an iPad and put it on the coffee table, called up the document and started explaining.

"At present, our preparatory committee consists of the few people here. The main work is divided into three parts and is carried out simultaneously. The first is the preparation of various strategic materials, the second is the recruitment and advance training of technical personnel from all walks of life, and the third

It is the collection and arrangement of various technical materials. The first task is currently mainly responsible for me, but because there are too many specific projects, the progress is relatively slow. By the way, although I am the initiator and main person of this time-travel operation

I am an investor, but I have no idea of ​​monopolizing power. I plan to organize this team in a corporate manner. Everyone who participates in the final action will receive an equal share of shares after the time travel."

"Boss Bai is in charge of the second job. The latest data is that more than a hundred interested parties have contacted us. Further qualification review and safety work will be handled by Comrade Yan Chujie. As for the third job, it is still in progress.

In the midst of stagnation, Ning Qi, I hope you can take up this burden as soon as possible."

Ning Qi frowned and said, "Are there any specific requirements for collecting and organizing this technical information?"

Tao Donglai said: "My suggestion is to establish a database as large and comprehensive as possible, and collect as much data as possible, especially data that we can directly use in that time and space, such as industrial and agricultural related data, minerals

Resources, satellite aerial maps, modern weapons design, ship design, energy systems, modern financial systems... there are many things that can be copied from successful experiences, and we must make full use of them."

"This classification is too scattered. Let me make a suggestion." Ning Qi was not very satisfied with Tao Donglai's suggestion: "I suggest that in addition to dividing the preparatory work according to the three major parts you just mentioned,

Unifiedly divide it by industry, and then divide labor and responsibilities. For example, we can roughly break it down according to industry, agriculture, construction, energy, military and police, finance and other industries, and personnel from relevant industries will propose the materials and materials that need to be prepared.

The technical information will then be implemented by the person in charge. For example, if you, Tao Donglai, know a lot about the real estate industry, you can first prepare a construction team to be responsible for matters related to the construction industry. You need to prepare building materials, construction engineering machinery, and related technologies.

The construction team will put forward the order for all materials, and then cooperate with relevant departments to purchase."

"But the consequences of such a division will inevitably lead to overlapping responsibilities in the preparation work. I may be both the proposer and the purchasing department, and finally I have to be in charge of the financial department's account registration after the purchase. Will it cause chaos?" Tao Dong

Lai also had some doubts about Ning Qi's thoughts.

"There is nothing we can do about it. We cannot organize a team that is too large to further subdivide the work. I think everyone can understand this reason. What we can do now is to use limited human resources to improve our work as much as possible.

Efficiency, you have to know that we probably only have one year to prepare." Ning Qi did not give in at all to Tao Donglai's doubts.

No matter how rich Tao Donglai is, it is unlikely that he will organize a large-scale time-traveling team out of confidentiality and safety considerations. What's more, in an environment that lacks legal constraints, once the number of people is too large, there will be problems in management.

If there are omissions, there will be a big question mark as to whether the team's orders and prohibitions can be maintained.

"In addition, I also want to know how the inspection and recruitment of personnel are done now?" Although this is not a project that Ning Qi is responsible for, there is no reason why he does not care. It is obvious that in this time-travel plan, people, talents

It is the real top priority. When a useful professional talent arrives at that time and space, its value is enough to be worth thousands of Ming Dynasty soldiers.

"There are currently several main channels. One is introduction from acquaintances, just like you, Mr. Ning." Bai Kesi took over and introduced: "In addition, we will regularly visit some more professional websites to see what ideas there are.

, people with more active ideas, and then contact them privately. There is also the method of attracting some time travel culture enthusiasts through QQ groups..."

"QQ group? Isn't this a bit too blatant?" Ning Qi couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this statement. The members of a QQ group range from dozens to hundreds to hundreds or thousands. Isn't this afraid that the news will be leaked?

"Of course, this requires the use of some screening methods. For example, I write time-travel novels online, and then use the book club form to attract some people who are particularly interested in time-travel, and after a certain period of contact, I will select some who are more likely to develop.

People with sexual orientation are drawn into another group, and after they are gradually eliminated, the ones that will be left in the end are basically those who are stricter in speech, more courageous, and have a clear intention to participate." Bai Kesi flipped through his notes: "An optimistic estimate.

We can gather about a thousand candidates before departure next year, and a more conservative estimate is that there will be between two and three hundred people."

"There are too many thousand people for unified management, and two or three hundred people are a little less. The labor force is insufficient, and the speed of the early infrastructure work may be affected." Ning Qi expressed his doubts very cautiously: "In addition, I think

The number of people in our team is really small compared to our upcoming workload. If possible, I hope to expand the size of the organizing committee, the sooner the better."

"We have also considered this. In addition to convincing you to join the team this time, we will also take this opportunity to review the qualifications of new employees." Tao Donglai affirmed Ning Qi's suggestion.

After a pause, he added: "The review meeting is scheduled for tomorrow. The review process will be conducted by the five of us. The location is this hotel. I have already contacted the conference room."

"Is there any information about the interviewer that I can look at first to get a better understanding of it?" Ning Qi asked.

"Currently, we don't have any written information to provide you. Considering that the people who come for the interview must have a lot of doubts about us, we have not arranged for them to fill in and submit personal written information before. I will give you a Q group number, and you can join

Group, this group is full of candidates who will be interviewed tomorrow. If you are interested, you can chat with someone in the group first."
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