Chapter 539 Situation in Da Nang

This was not the first time Wang Tom came to Da Nang. In fact, during the Annam Civil War, the Hai Han Navy he led briefly docked here. However, there were no port facilities in Da Nang at that time, and there were only two fishing villages.

It's just a wharf, and now a wharf with a length of more than three hundred meters has been built on the coast of this place, and a construction team of more than two thousand people is still working overtime to expand the wharf, build various port facilities, and connect to other cities in the north and south

The official road. After Wang Tom walked down the gangway, he saw Ruan Jinggui waiting respectfully on the pier.

Ruan Xinggui rushed back from Cam Ranh Bay in the south after receiving the notice recently, and arrived in Da Nang at midnight yesterday. He was sent here last year to preside over the local civil affairs in Da Nang, and he has made some achievements. Since Ruan Xinggui has great influence on

The situation in southern Annan is relatively familiar. Two months ago, the Executive Committee issued a transfer order and transferred him to Cam Ranh Bay in the south to help organize the preparations for the construction of the local military port.

Ruan Jinggui received the notice that the fleet from Sanya arrived in Da Nang today, so he did not have a good rest after arriving last night. He got up early in the morning to prepare for the work. Although the notice sent by the base camp through the radio did not specify this time

What is the nature of the fleet, but just from the size and the list of travelers, Ruan Jinggui can still see some tricks.

If it is just a routine inspection, generally there will not be such a large fleet coming, and the personnel will be simpler, and there will not be multiple departments like this time. The most important thing is that the letter sent from the base camp

The notice clearly emphasized that the local government should keep the ins and outs of this fleet a secret, which had never happened before.

Of course, with Ruan Jinggui's level, he only knew that this fleet came from Sanya. As for why they came and where they were going next, this information was beyond Ruan Jinggui's reach. What he can do now

The main thing is to serve these people well and complete the tasks assigned by them.

In the itinerary formulated by Wang Tom, he will have two days of supplies and rest in Da Nang, and then head south. There are no similar large ports in the coastal areas of Indochina south of Da Nang, so many necessary daily supplies have to be completed here.

The small fishing ports to the south can only replenish fresh water and a small amount of food at most.

"Commanders have worked hard all the way. I have ordered people to clean the residence and prepare hot food. However, the local conditions are limited. Please bear with me, sir!" This is not the first time for Ruan Jinggui to receive people from the base camp here. Faced with Tom Wang

The others didn't appear panicked.

"Thank you for your hard work!" Wang Tom responded lightly. It was not that he had any opinion on Ruan Jinggui, but that there really was no friendship at all. It was purely a business-to-business contact.

But the next person was different. Wang Tom saluted with a military salute, and then hugged him tightly: "Old Mu, long time no see!"

As the only armed force in the group, this group of senior officers in the military often acted together at the beginning of time travel, so they were relatively familiar with each other. And compared to the comrades in peacetime who only sweated together on the training ground,

They had the experience of fighting together on the Annan battlefield, so their relationship was naturally deeper.

Mu Xiabai responded with a smile: "We haven't seen each other for a long time, and we have to see each other for many days. I want to go with you this time, so I have to rely on you to protect me!"

After everyone exchanged greetings, they boarded the oxcart prepared by Ruan Jinggui and headed to the place where they would stay. In fact, the residence arranged by Ruan Jinggui was not far from the pier, and it only took a short walk. However, it only seemed that there was a special car to pick him up.

Due to the difference in birth status, Ruan Chenggui paid attention to these details when he was in Sanya. Unfortunately, there were no horses in Da Nang, so he had to make do with ox carts.

Jie Feng Yan has maintained a high standard. The seafood was all fished out of the sea early this morning, and the chickens, ducks, pigs, etc. were all slaughtered on the spot. The chef followed the standard "Haihan Cuisine" method he learned from Sanya.

operation, and the wine used at the banquet was also authentic "Sanya Special Wine", which is designated by the Haihan Executive Committee for official receptions.

After the banquet, Ruan Jinggui ran up and down again and arranged the accommodation for more than 200 people in his group. Before he could even wash his face with hot water when he returned to his place, someone came to inform him and asked him to go to the garrison immediately.

Check in at camp.

Ruan Xinggui quickly put on his shoes again and rushed to the militia camp at the foot of the Son Tra Peninsula in the northeast of Da Nang port area. The local militia army only had two companies of the army, and the camp was located on the outskirts of this place adjacent to the port.

It is a fortress-like building built on the mountain in the north and facing the sea in the south. The part between this building and the mountain is the camp of the militia. However, the camp of the militia is not just this camp covering an area of ​​about 100 acres, but also includes

It includes the entire mountainous area of ​​the Son Tra Peninsula that extends into the South China Sea. A lookout post by a vigilante group has been set up at the commanding heights of the peninsula. When the weather is fine, you can use telescopes to check the sea surface conditions within a range of 30 nautical miles nearby.

After Ruan Jinggui registered at the gate of the camp, he was taken to the conference room in the camp, where he met several people who had just retreated from the dinner table not long ago.

"Director Ruan, I have invited you here to introduce you to the current construction status of Da Nang." After Mu Xiabai waited for Ruan Jinggui to sit down, he said to him: "Tell us all aspects of the situation in detail."

Although Ruan Jinggui didn't know why, he looked at the people here and knew that the matter was not that simple - he was the only one from the civil affairs department, and almost all the others were military personnel. There were a few returnees who were not wearing military uniforms.

The civilians were sitting at the bottom. One of them, Ruan Jinggui, actually recognized him. He was a naturalized civilian cadre named Lin Nan from the Ministry of Security. He used to be active in the Shengli Port area.

What is the background of the Security Department? After all, Ruan Jinggui has stayed in Sanya for a while and knows a little bit about it. As long as the Security Department is involved, it is definitely not a trivial matter. Ruan Jinggui was even more cautious at the moment and quickly stood up and answered.

: "If there is something wrong with what I said, please don't blame me, the superiors!"

"Since the executive committee ordered the development of Da Nang last year, the local resident population has increased from more than 400 to nearly 4,000 today, of which more than 90% are naturalized citizens who have joined the Hai Han native place..." Ruan Jinggui made a slight adjustment

After taking a breath and calming down, he began to introduce the local situation: "...Currently, there are 300 to 500 new naturalized people joining every month, basically all of them are residents who used to live near Hoi An City. These locals

Most people come here because they see that the lives of naturalized people are relatively stable, they are more enthusiastic about naturalization, and they are more obedient to our management after naturalization."

"In terms of products, the Ministry of Agriculture sent technical specialists here last year to guide local farmers in reclaiming collective farms and planting rice, corn, spices and other crops. As of now, there are about 3,000 acres of fields. In addition, the Ministry of Agriculture is also working on the nearby Son Tra Peninsula.

The people in the deforestation area organized people to replant a large number of rubber trees, more than 2,000 in total. However, the technical specialist said that it will take several years for the trees to be harvested. The livestock and poultry breeding and fishing industries have also started to implement this since last year.

Some of the eggs and meat produced locally are transported by sea to Hue in the north for sale."

After all, Ruan Jinggui is a businessman, so he has a very good memory. He can provide the data casually without resorting to written information: "The technical specialist sent by the Ministry of Industry discovered the lime mine here last year and guided the local people to build a cement plant."

At present, the cement used in building docks is basically produced locally, and there is no need to transport it across the sea from Sanya. In addition, the local woodland is dense and the water conservancy conditions are convenient, so there are several paper mills, and the paper products produced are not only for supply

In addition to the cities in Annan, some were also transported back to Sanya for use by various yamen and academies in Fort Victory."

"The port construction is divided into five phases. The first phase of the project has been basically completed and the second phase of the project is in progress. The existing wharf can dock a total of 20 ships with 400 materials at the same time. After the completion of the second phase of the project in the first half of next year

, the docking scale of the port is expected to be doubled. In addition, local business stores, warehouses, and various civil facilities have been constructed one by one in accordance with the plans of the Ministry of Construction. In time, the prosperity of Sanya will surely be recreated here."

While Ruan Jinggui was describing the situation, he also noticed that today’s audience was not just listening. Almost everyone was writing and drawing on paper while listening. Ruan Jinggui finally spoke with great difficulty.

After finishing speaking, he saw Mu Xiabai nodded towards him and then slowly sat back in his chair.

"I have a question I would like to ask." The first person to ask the question was Lin Nan from the Security Department: "Director Ruan, I have three questions I would like to ask. First, are there currently local ships from Nanyang docking here?

Please explain this situation. Secondly, does the local area have the ability to organize logistical supplies for twice the current population? What is mentioned below mainly refers to the supply of food. Thirdly, how many sailors are there in the local area who are familiar with the sea conditions in the South China Sea?

Can Director Ruan gather these people together as soon as possible?"

Ruan Jinggui is also someone who has experienced the Annan Civil War. After listening to Lin Nan's three questions, Ruan Jinggui has already guessed the reason why this group of people appeared here - this is clearly Haihan preparing to launch a certain-scale military operation in the south.

Got it!

Ruan Jinggui also went to Nanyang when he was doing business in his early years, and he still had a general understanding of the distribution of power in Nanyang. However, he did not dare to speculate on which company Haihan's senior management was planning. At the moment, he just responded honestly.

Said: "It is true that ships returning from Nanyang occasionally stop here for supplies, but after the destruction of Hoi An, there are not many foreign ships coming to Da Nang. There are only seven or eight ships every month, most of which are

Our merchant ships and those from the Ming Dynasty, and occasionally one or two Portuguese ships will also dock here."

"As for the supply capacity..." Ruan Jinggui took a bite and said: "If it is food, the existing local production may not be able to support twice the population, but meat should be available, and there are many mountains nearby. If necessary, hunting can be organized

Even if the situation is not good, the local fishery can increase the fishing volume, but it needs to add more fishing boats. There is no problem with vegetables. The local area has only opened more than 300 acres of vegetable land in the past two months, most of which are used for planting.

Seasonal vegetables, after about half a month, some of them will start to be harvested."

Lin Nan nodded, and while listening, he wrote down what Ruan Jinggui said in the notebook in front of him.

"There are really not many sailors who are familiar with Nanyang..." Ruan Chenggui also showed a troubled look on his face at this time: "The city of Hoi An was attacked the year before last, and most of the people who were eating sailors' meals fled to other places.

…”

"We have no quantitative requirements." Lin Nan added.

"If there is no quantitative requirement, then thirty or forty people can always be found." Upon hearing this answer, Ruan Jinggui immediately felt relieved and responded immediately.

"If you want to be a reliable naturalized citizen, you must also keep your mouth shut." Lin Nan added two more conditions.

"Well...if that's the case, then maybe it has to be halved." Ruan Jinggui thought about it in his mind before giving his answer.

"Then I'll leave this matter to you and get it done as soon as possible. We only have two days." Lin Nan gave the order to Ruan Jinggui without any doubt.

Although the two of them were not from the same yamen at all, Ruan Jinggui did not dare to refute Lin Nan's order. He just complied with it, secretly guessing the real purpose of the Security Department's actions.

Ruan Jinggui had previously vaguely felt that Haihan was going to do something in the south this time. These instructions from Lin Nan made him more certain of his inference. Just as he was still deep in thought, he heard Lin Nan add again.

: "When you recruit these people, you will also bring their families with you. After we set off, we will send another ship to send all their families to Sanya, where there will be people to arrange their future lives."

"Yes, yes, I understand." With Ruan Jinggui's mind, he can naturally think that this is the Ministry of Security's way of seeking to keep secrets. After completing this trip, these sailors will probably follow this fleet back to Sanya.

, the places they have been to are naturally unlikely to be easily leaked - at least this secret can be kept for a period of time.

The questions about Ruan Chinggui did not end there. Next, the officers headed by Wang Tom asked Ruan Chinggui a series of questions, including the status of various coastal supply points in the southern part of the Indochina Peninsula and the recent trend of the situation between Annan and the Champa Kingdom.

Wait, Ruan Jinggui spent more than two hours, talking until his mouth was dry, and he finally basically answered the various tricky questions of these uninvited guests.

When leaving, Mu Xiabai stood up and sent Ruan Jinggui to the gate of the camp. Before saying goodbye, Mu Xiabai lowered his voice and said seriously: "Director Ruan, I don't need to emphasize the nature of this matter. I believe you also.

You should understand its importance, right?"

"I understand, I understand completely!" Ruan Jinggui responded repeatedly: "General Mu, please rest assured, I am very tight-lipped and will never spread news that should not be said!"
Chapter completed!