Chapter 339 Year-End Inventory (Second update, please subscribe)
Sometimes, unexpected gains are indeed very unexpected.
For example, this harvest in front of you.
Gently pushing open the file containing the documents, Li Yian stood up from the desk and paced around the office.
Then he walked to the window, stood there, pondered for a while, and then turned around. Li Yian looked at Tian Chengwei. As the head of the Prisoner of War Affairs Bureau, he was responsible for managing these prisoner of war camps. Then he took a few puffs of the cigar, then sat down at the table, nodded his head at the file, and asked:
"Well, what do you think of this matter?"
"Sir, this matter is unusual, so I must verify its reliability in many ways. The Secret Intelligence Service has confirmed his identity. Although the Japanese military The Ministry burned many files, but we still found his information. "
It must be said that the Japanese are better at hiding evidence than Santoku - before surrendering, they burned almost all the files. The personnel only kept some basic files, but that didn't matter. If you wanted to check, you would definitely be able to find out.
Sometimes, a confession is enough.
“We confirmed that he indeed served in the Philippines. As an engineer, he should have participated in the construction of some projects. From the confession, it should be true. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that he provided false information to survive. Intelligence.”
After a pause, Tian Chengwei added.
"However, I think we should send a secret operation team to investigate the matter."
"Indeed."
Li Yian pulled the confession in front of him again, After browsing it again, the confession of the prisoner named Haradazawa was not complicated. Before the defeat, he had been ordered to participate in the construction of many secret bunkers. The bunkers built in caves were used to store gold and other valuable materials.
In fact, there has always been a saying of "Yamashita Fengwen Treasure" in later generations. During World War II, Japanese invaders carried out burning, killing and looting in Southeast Asia without restraint, arresting prestigious overseas Chinese and their family members, regardless of gender. Young and old, they were trucked to the countryside, shot with machine guns or even buried alive.
Many wealthy overseas Chinese have been plundered of their centuries-old accumulation, including gold, jewelry, antiques and works of art. However, as the war came to an end, Yamashita realized that he could not transport the treasures back to Japan and decided to bury them on site. Therefore, this batch of buried treasures is called "Yamashita Fengwen Hidden Gold".
Whether this treasure trove is real or not has always been a matter of debate, but in the 1990s, the former first lady of the Philippines, Imelda Marcos, claimed that most of her husband’s wealth came from Yamashita’s gold. .
This seems to confirm the existence of "Fengwen hiding gold under the mountain".
Silent and walked in the office for a long time, then stood at the table, Li Yi said:
"If this is true, then this gold should belong to our wealth! After all, , basically plundered from the homes of overseas Chinese..."
When he mentioned the experiences of those overseas Chinese families, Li Yi'an lowered his eyes, and his expression was more angry. In fact, his official identity now...is also an overseas Chinese.
Li Yian nodded to the table and said.
"Then, let's send the Rangers!"
No matter what the outcome is, you can't miss the opportunity since you have it. After all, construction in Borneo requires a lot of money.
After Tian Chengwei left, Li Yian picked up another report. Everyone was very busy at the end of the year. Those below were busy with assessments, while those above were also busy flipping through various year-end reports. Summarize.
Sometimes, it is not only necessary to read the report, but also to listen to the report. Among all the year-end inventory, the most important thing is not the construction of industrial projects such as factories and mines, because the construction of industrial projects has corresponding progress tables. You only need to develop a progress table based on funds, equipment and other aspects, and then Just make steady progress. As long as there are sufficient funds, there will basically be no problems, and it may even be ahead of schedule.
So this thing seems important, but in fact, it’s not important at all!
Of all the jobs, what is the most worrying thing?
It is the importation of labor. Of course, this is an official term, but it is actually the recruitment and importation of immigrants.
“At present, Nanyang Labor Service Company has been fully rolled out in the country. Basically, all cities along the railway line and coastal and riverside cities in the customs have established offices. According to the November report, all 379 offices, Recruiting 447,865 immigrants, the male to female ratio is 1.16 to 1, 368,345 are prime-age men and women aged 14-40, and the rest are teenagers under 14 years old, the male to female ratio is 1.52 to 1..."
When reporting the immigration recruitment and transportation situation over the past year to the president, Lin Jiachao did not look at the report. All the numbers were in his mind. He was born in the expeditionary force, relying on his extraordinary memory and work ability, He won Zhu Yihai's trust. After arriving in Borneo from China last year, he entered the secretary's office to handle immigration-related matters.
"I noticed that since October this year, the number of recruitments has doubled,"
Looking at the numbers on the report, Li Yi'an asked. "Sir, this year there have been successive famines in Guangdong, Guangxi, Hunan, Hubei, Anhui and other provinces. Many fields have been abandoned due to war. The famine in Hunan Province alone has affected millions of people. Therefore, the number of recruits is increasing day by day. According to Manager Zhu's prediction, By February and March of next year, when there is a lean period, it is expected that the number of monthly recruits will exceed 700,000, and may even reach one million. However, the current restriction on immigration transportation is no longer recruitment, but transportation capacity!”
Listening to Lin Jiachao’s mention of transportation capacity, Li Yian waved his hand and said.
"Don't worry about the shipping capacity. This time I bought 213 free ships from the United States. They have now begun to return to Nanyang. The first batch has arrived in Japan and is loading goods. After returning, I will let the shipping company draw another batch of ships. Come here."
"Sir, the freewheel is very good. It has a large displacement and a deep cabin. It is divided into several layers and is used for transporting people. One ship can transport tens of thousands of people. But sir, what we need now is a ship that can transport tens of thousands of people. Those sailing within the Yangtze River can even reach Dongting Lake, and transport ships upstream along domestic rivers such as the Xiangjiang River and Hanjiang River."
Facing the president's gaze, Lin Jiachao continued.
“At present, the domestic Yangtze River waterway is blocked by shipwrecks before the war. Landing ships can only reach the lower reaches of Zhenjiang, and further up can only use small boats. As for the free ship, it can only berth in the Wusong area, so , according to the plan, the most suitable ship for inland river immigration transportation should be the LSM landing craft. It does not rely on ports. The cargo capacity can reach hundreds of tons. Each ship can squeeze about 1,500 people. Its displacement is only a few hundred tons. It is used on the Yangtze River. The inland river connection is still very good.”
Lin Jiachao, who once organized immigrant transportation in Tangshan, knows very well where the bottleneck restricting immigrant transportation is. It is not a problem of money and ships, but a lack of choice. For the right ship, he pulled out a report and said.
"Currently, the Allied Forces Command in Japan has as many as 378 idle LSM landing craft in Kyushu and other places. If 100 are purchased and put into the Yangtze River and other places, it is estimated that 50 immigrants can be transported out just through the Yangtze River every month. Ten thousand people, plus the coastal ports, 700,000 people will definitely be no problem.”
700,000 people!
That’s 8.4 million a year! Even if you work hard, it is possible to break through 10 million!
This number!
How many immigrants are there in Nanyang now?
After a year and a half of hard work, the number of immigrants only exceeded 3 million two months ago. According to statistics from the Labor Department, the total number of immigrants is expected to exceed 3.8 million this year, but still less than 4 million.
Tens of millions of people are about to be sent here, how could Li Yian not be happy! So he said with a smile.
"Your suggestion is very good. Now I am immersed in reviewing documents too much, and sometimes I overlook many things, so I need you to give me some suggestions."
See Looking at Lin Jiachao, Li Yian continued.
"In this case, regarding the ship issue, I will let the company in the United States negotiate directly with the United States. 100 ships...may be a bit too little. If possible, buy them all! After all, we also have Small landing craft are needed to transport laborers on inland rivers and reclaim the rainforest deep into the rainforest.”
Later, Li Yian briefly learned about the famine in Tangshan. After discussing the recruitment strategy of replacing food with people, Lin Jiachao left the office.
"Ten million people a year! Oh my god!"
While sighing, Li Yian leaned back on the large soft chair, and the smile on his face became brighter and brighter.
Ten million people!
This is more than double the original plan,
20 million people shipped out in two years!
And they are all in the prime of life between 16 and 40 years old. The arrival of these 20 million people is not only a much-needed labor force in Borneo, but more importantly, their fertility. Their arrival will bring There is a "baby boom" of tens of millions of people, and this baby boom is directly related to the future of Borneo.
With these 20 million people, it may even take just two generations for Borneo’s population to exceed 100 million!
At that time, Borneo can hope to become a truly industrialized country!
After all, only 100 million people can truly support the industrialization of a country.
"Ten million is still too little, and we need to increase immigration as much as possible."
After thinking about it, Li Yian said to himself.
“We still need to bring out as many people as possible. There are so many people in Tangshan who don’t have enough to eat or wear warm clothes all day long. We must bring them out and pull as many people as possible along the railways and rivers. ... Talent is fundamental.”
(End of this chapter)