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. We faced tremendous military pressure. Another point is that considering the traffic conditions at the time, if we did not have the advantages of transportation 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 leadership of Shibazhi has already monopolized the waterway in the Taiwan Strait and has established bases in Xiamen, Chiayi and Penghu on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. If they want to settle in Taiwan, they must first settle these two bellicose forces. , while 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 crossing. ”
"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 the paper data is 11 There were more than 10,000 officers and soldiers in each of the 1,000-household offices. However, by the end of the Ming Dynasty, the army was severely underpaid. The actual strength was estimated to be less than 50%. They were scattered throughout the island. The actual strength of each 100-household office 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. Great 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. There is only one large coal mine, 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 To build a large industry in the South China Sea, 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 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 Hongji Coal Mine in Vietnam. It's only over a hundred nautical miles from Hongji 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 Hongji 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, the Keelung Coal Mine in Taipei also has tens of millions of tons of coking coal reserves. Whether we buy or occupy it, it is one of 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 seaside. As long as the sea transportation capacity can be guaranteed, large-scale development and utilization can be carried out here.
"If we can occupy these places for mining, we really don't have to worry about the source of coal anymore. 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 and Director Yan, 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 chose was 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 also 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. The attacks from the sea are mainly small groups of pirates from 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 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 ore and Damao's phosphate and manganese ores 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 can also meet the needs of our shipbuilding industry. In the long term, it can also radiate to Southeast Asia through here. Controlling the maritime route from the Strait of Malacca to the mainland coast is basically these. Do you have any questions? ”
Ning Qi couldn't make any better suggestions for the time being. They had put their heads together for nearly a year to plan, and they had also gone to the field to inspect the terrain. Even if they wanted to find fault, it was hard 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, pulled 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 The first task is the collection and organization of various technical materials. However, because there are too many specific projects, the progress is slow. By the way, I am the initiator and main person of this time-traveling operation. I am an investor, but I have no intention of monopolizing the 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. At a standstill, 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 technical information?"
Tao Donglai said: "My suggestion is to establish a database as large and comprehensive as possible, and collect as much information as possible, especially the information that we can directly use in that time and space, such as industrial and agricultural related information, minerals Resources, satellite aerial maps, modern weapon 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 preparation work according to the three major parts you just mentioned, Unifiedly divide it by industry, and then divide the labor and responsibilities. For example, we can roughly break it down according to industry, agriculture, construction, energy, military and police, finance, etc., 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 the construction industry-related matters and the building materials, construction machinery, and related technologies that need to be prepared. The construction team will put forward the order for the materials, and then cooperate with the 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 confusion?" Tao Dong? Lai also had some doubts about Ning Qi's thoughts.
"There is nothing we can do about it. It is impossible for us to 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 know 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 was, he would not be able to organize a large-scale time travel team out of confidentiality and safety considerations. What's more, in an environment that lacks legal constraints, once there are too many people, there must be omissions in management, and there is 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 personnel inspection and recruitment 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 are the real priority. When a useful professional reaches that time and space, his 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, and also attract 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 can range from dozens to hundreds to hundreds or thousands. Aren't you afraid that the news will leak out?
"Of course, this requires the use of some screening methods. For example, I write time-travel novels online, and then attract some people who are particularly interested in time-travel through a book club group, and after a certain period of contact, some of them are more likely to be developed. 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, 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. 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 as soon as possible.”
"We have also taken this into consideration. In addition to convincing you to join the team this time, we will also take this opportunity to review the qualifications of new recruits." 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 take a look at first?" 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. ”
(End of chapter)