Chapter 254 Tanks are Tractors (Second update, please subscribe)
The end of October is a harvest season for Borneo - the start of production of a textile machinery company not only means that Borneo’s first The completion of a modern factory also means that the most solid step has been taken on the road to industrialization.
But this is only the first step in the industrialization process. The main industry in Borneo is still agriculture and plantation reclamation. After all, compared with industrial construction that takes several years to show results, plantation The results are faster and better.
Although it only took a few months, the rice planted in the fields is almost mature.
The car parked beside the plantation, looking up at the oily green field, looking at the fat seedlings, and the threads that were about to turn into golden ears, Li Yian asked.
"How big is this farm?"
"Chief Li, the rice fields in this area total 4,500 acres. Because oil palm saplings need to be raised in nurseries for a year, these cultivated fields are idle at the moment, so they are planted first. After two crops of rice, it will be restored to a plantation when it is transplanted.”
Tian Yongzhe, the head of the Reclamation Department of the Governor’s Office, couldn’t hide his pride when he mentioned these rice fields.
“Currently, a total of 124,500 acres of cultivated land in the reclamation area is used to grow rice. Although the soil in Borneo is not suitable for growing rice, it is estimated that its output should be enough to feed 300,000 people. By next year, the reclamation area will The food provided by the Administration Office is almost enough for its own use, which means that the flour still needs to be purchased."
Tian Yongzhe explained.
"Because northerners are used to eating steamed buns and don't like rice, so the farming sites dominated by northerners have to make flour, and the farming sites dominated by southerners have to make rice."
Nodding slightly, Li Yian said.
“It is okay to separate them according to living habits, but pay attention to the fact that the colonization sites must avoid forming groups, cannot form hometown associations, let alone talk about fellow villagers, and try to break them up as much as possible. The northern provinces are mixed together, and the southern provinces are also Do you understand? ”
Why should we avoid forming cliques in groups? This is the source of disunity among overseas Chinese - cliques are often connected by fellow villagers, and even Guangdong Province can be divided into After leaving more than a dozen halls, they fought and killed each other. Why did the Chinese who went to Nanyang end up lonely and made wedding clothes for others?
To put it bluntly, it was because the factions fought against each other, and even took refuge in natives and Westerners in order to eliminate each other. The famous Lanfang Company is a typical example.
At that time, there were Heshun Company, Sanjoshun Company and Lanfang Company in western Borneo. Each company had a population of no less than 100,000. The three major Chinese companies, said to be companies, were actually autonomous institutions and were regarded by Europeans as republics.
At its peak, Heshun Company had a standing armed force of more than 3,000 people. All miners, farmers, and craftsmen of the company must go into battle in emergencies.
At that time, the Dutch East India Company tried its best but was still defeated by the Chinese by force and had to completely withdraw from the West Borneo region. After the failure of the armed attack, the Dutch used economic penetration, political inducement, bribery and cannibalization to deal with them by taking advantage of the conflicts of origin of the three major companies. Lanfang Company was the first to turn to the Dutch, and finally became an accomplice of the Dutch, attacking other Chinese companies with the support of the Dutch. This triggered a corporate war that lasted for decades. The more than 400,000 Chinese people in West Borneo dropped by more than half. The Chinese workers either died in the war or fled to other places.
What then?
With the "help" of the Dutch, Lanfang unified West Borneo, but after his strength was greatly reduced, Lanfang was no match for the Dutch. As soon as the Dutch turned their backs, they immediately sent it.
The same is true in Nanyang, and the same is true in Chinatown. A Chinatown can be divided into more than a dozen management halls, each of which collects its own protection fee, and the halls also fight each other. While the Italian Mafia spread its hands across the United States, the gangs in Chinatown were still killing each other!
For this reason, as early as the task force period, Li Yian strictly prohibited the establishment of hometown associations and prohibited talking about fellow villagers. After the arrival of workers from the mainland, he also did the same thing, in order to prevent the hometown associations from turning into party members. , the party has turned into a gang, that group of people cannot move forward in construction, but they are definitely the most expert in internal fighting.
If you want to calm down and develop with peace of mind, you must do everything possible to avoid internal friction.
Tian Yongzhe replied quickly.
“I understand that the office has clear regulations, and the Security Bureau has manpower at the reclamation site, so there will never be any accidents.”
The Security Bureau is an organization established by Li Yi'an after he came to Sandakan. Unlike the Secret Intelligence Service, which is responsible for intelligence work, the Security Bureau's main responsibility is internal security. After all, Borneo is a mixed bag and there are all kinds of people. Li Yi'an can If you don’t want to make a wedding dress for others, you have to guard against some things.
With the help of the Gestapo group, the Security Bureau's work was quite effective, and some problems were easily solved.
Nodding slightly, Li Yian did not continue, but changed the topic and said, "The domestic labor recruitment and transportation are going smoothly at the moment. Is there anything else you need here?"
The leaders must go to the countryside to help solve problems. This is the fundamental reason for going to the countryside for inspections.
"There are many things needed. The first thing we need right now is a tractor. Chief Li, as you have seen, a tractor is an indispensable tool for reclaiming the rainforest. It is used to pull down giant trees and haul wood. Now the reclamation work There are less than 2,000 tractors here, which is simply not enough,” said Li Yian.
“The tractor problem is easy to solve. Now the company has established a new company in the UK to purchase various vehicles. Soon these vehicles will return to China with the next group of people.”
Almost as soon as the European War ended, Li Yian asked Stana to set up a new company, through which various vehicles were purchased in bulk from Europe at a price of 20 cents per kilogram, mainly various tank chassis and tracks. vehicles, as well as some half-tracks and other vehicles.
Those tank chassis and tracked vehicles may not be of use in Europe, but they are absolutely suitable for use as tractors here. The main reason is that they are cheap. You can buy a 4.5-ton Bren machine gun truck for ninety dollars. If the tracked vehicle is used as a tractor, what kind of bicycle is needed?
Moreover, the Bren machine gun vehicle itself is an armored vehicle. When equipped with a machine gun, it becomes an armed armored vehicle. This armored vehicle can be used for both construction and war. For $90, you cannot buy it at a loss or be deceived.
How can one be fooled into buying something that is cheaper than scrap metal?
“About 2,000 vehicles will be transported back this time, half of which will be given to the Reclamation Department,”
Hearing this, Tian Yongzhe immediately said with great joy.
“With these tractors, I can guarantee that the work speed in the reclamation area can be increased by at least 30%!”
Nodding, Li Yian asked again.
"What about other needs?"
"There is also a car."
Tian Yongzhe touched his head in embarrassment and said.
“I know that this is both a tractor and a car, and Chief Li must be in a dilemma, but cars and tractors have their own uses, and their uses are different. Tractors are used to pull trees, and cars are used to pull trees. It is indispensable for transporting goods and people between reclamation areas. Especially since the reclamation area is far from the city, many materials need to be transported from outside. Using tractors is not only inconvenient but also costly. But I only have a few hundred cars here, so, The department needs at least 1,000 more cars!”
Seeing that the chief did not speak, Tian Yongzhe explained specifically.
“These 1,000 vehicles are the number we need now. In the future, I am afraid we will need more cars and more tractors. After all, the area of the reclamation area is constantly expanding, and the reclamation workers are also To increase and ensure work efficiency, we must provide enough cars and tractors, so cars... we really need a lot of cars now."
"Indeed, construction either relies on machines or on machines. It depends on manpower... We don’t have that many people, so we can only rely on machinery and cars. Let me find a way."
As he said this, Li Yian frowned and had only one thought in his mind - — Where to get a car.
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