Chapter 142 Transshipment Strategy
Originally, the Military and Police Department had some controversy over whether the militiamen needed to distribute a large number of knives, but in the end, the "Saber Faction" defeated the "Baton Faction" on the grounds that these overseas refugees did not have a period of time like the local naturalized people. For them, the deterrence of batons may not be enough, and sabers are the best weapon option for militiamen when on duty.
Not only that, this time the militia mainly selected the more aggressive youths of the Li and Miao ethnic groups. The Military and Police Department believes that if a situation arises that requires the militia to take action, these Li and Miao youths will be more effective than the relatively peaceful Han youths. Some.
Now it seems that this plan has indeed achieved good results. People who were eager to get on the boat did not make physical contact with these militiamen after they approached. Instead, they backed away for fear of offending these people with black machetes in their hands. . There are not many brave and ruthless refugees among the refugees. Most of those characters have joined the army to fight. Most of the people who choose to flee are just timid and cowardly ordinary people. Faced with irresistible violence, they He immediately became as docile as a sheep.
Someone brought a bucket of lime from the boat and used lime to draw two three-foot-wide zigzag channels on the shore. Zhou Hengxing then announced that anyone who wanted to sign up to follow the fleet could only line up in the channel painted with lime.
The reason why refugees become refugees and rioters is because there is no powerful existence to establish behavioral rules for them, and the emergence of the colonial fleet just fills this gap. With the lesson learned from the unlucky guy who was shot earlier, no one dared to openly defy the rules set by these strangers. Although it was still a bit crowded, the refugees quickly followed each other's request and formed a long queue in the two passages, waiting for their fate.
The criteria for selecting laborers for the colonization team were actually very simple. The main factors were whether they were healthy and able to adapt to long-term physical labor. As for gender, age, whether they had property, etc., they were secondary. For example, the colonization team could only ruthlessly eliminate the elderly people who were physically disabled or had no family to support them. Crossing Group's Newport development plan is not a charitable act. All it currently requires is a large number of laborers. Supporting the non-labor force population is obviously not a situation the Executive Committee is happy to see.
Of course, if they are children, it is a different matter. The Executive Committee currently has very relaxed immigration conditions for children under the age of 16. As long as they have no obvious physical defects or illnesses, they can be brought under the care of the Crossing Group. This rule The same applies to non-Chinese children. The Executive Committee believes that children's three views have not yet been formed. In the educational atmosphere of the Time Travel Group, it only takes a few years for these ignorant children to become loyal fans and guardians of the Time Travel Group. Their loyalty will definitely be much greater than that of ordinary people. Adult naturalized citizen.
When the relevant personnel set up their posture on the shore and began to select labor immigrants, several other ships docked at the north bank of the Qinghua River, allowing those on board to disembark and rest after being bumpy at sea for two days. If nothing else happens, they will stay on the Qinghua River for a whole day and will not set off to sail north again until tomorrow morning.
Gu Kai and Zhou Hengxing are responsible for the check-in of an immigration channel respectively. They are also paired with two doctors, Johnson and Morgan. They usually only briefly ask about personal conditions, and then the doctor will check the fundus, oral cavity and limbs. If there are no major problems, it will be fine. Pass. More detailed personnel files will not be created until you arrive at your destination. Those who pass the customs can immediately board the "Sea Training 01" ship through the springboard and get rid of the shadow of war that has been chasing them for many days.
The displacement of the "Hai Xun 01" ship is less than 100 tons, and its loading capacity is relatively limited. In addition, the ship originally contained some cargo and supplies, but now it was already full after 60 people were crammed into the cabin. So Qian Tiandun, who was watching from the sidelines, ordered the work to be suspended, and the few unqualified people who had just been eliminated were also rushed to the deck and sailed to the north shore. The ship "Hai Xun 02" quickly came over and the selection work continued.
The refugees felt more at ease now that they saw that the fleet had fulfilled its promise, and that even those who had been excluded had all boarded the ship and gone to the north shore. The relatively good order allowed the labor selection in the morning to go smoothly. By lunch time, more than 300 qualified immigrants had been selected to board the ship.
In the afternoon, the number of people waiting in line by the river not only did not decrease, but also increased. It seems that the refugees who were blocked by the river in the upper reaches of the Thanh Hoa River got the news and came here to apply for recruitment. However, the fleet's loading capacity is limited and it is destined to be unable to take away all these conscripts. By nightfall, a total of more than 700 qualified immigrants had boarded the ship, and at least a thousand people had gathered on the shore. Many of them were crying, kneeling and kowtowing, hoping that the fleet could take them away.
Zhou Hengxing had to set up a loudspeaker again to explain to these refugees that the fleet would be back here to ship immigrants within ten days at most. If you are willing to follow the fleet to settle in the north, please wait here. a few days. After Zhou Hengxing repeated this many times, the emotional refugees on the shore gradually dispersed. "These people are really pitiful." At the team meeting in the evening, Gu Kai first expressed his opinion: "In fact, we should consider setting up a resettlement site near Thanh Hoa to let these local people who are willing to follow us We can have a relatively stable place to stay temporarily, and then we will use the big ship to transfer.”
"You said that the Ministry of Shipping has thought about this method for a long time, but it is very difficult to implement." Xie Chun, a representative of the Ministry of Shipping, said: "If the resettlement site is set up on the seaside, it will be difficult for us to build a resettlement site in a short time. We have a limited number of militiamen to set up an effective defense system. If we put too few at the settlement, it will be useless. If we put too many, there will definitely be problems in Xingang. There are very few offshore islands nearby, and the closest place to us is Xingang. There is a small island eight nautical miles north, but the last time we checked, there was no fresh water on the island. The islands with fresh water can only be found more than 20 nautical miles away. It takes most of the day for a sailboat to come and go. Not cost-effective in terms of time. ”
"In the final analysis, our current transportation capacity is not enough." Zhou Hengxing took over: "The two sea training ships will return to Victory Port after this trip. We only have six ships responsible for the transportation of materials between the two places in the future. Task. The Executive Committee requires that at least 500 tons of coal be sent back every month. The remaining six ships may not be enough to make one trip. Two trips can exceed the quota. In this case, it is difficult to spare the ship to go. Other routes. If we want to rush to transport people, we can only take advantage of the development of the new port.”
"You have about thirty days to use." Liu Shanxia from the Ministry of Construction said: "From the construction of docks and settlements to road construction and mining, the construction period given by the executive committee is one month, by the end of August at the latest. The first shipment of coal must be transported back to Victory Port!”
"Thirty days is enough! From here to Xingang, you can go back and forth in about five days. You can make six trips a month." Wang Tom quickly calculated: "According to the capacity of the six large ships, seven or eight hundred can be loaded at one time. The problem of people is not big. We can even ask the Executive Committee to consider sending a ship from Victory Port and taking the people back to Victory Port directly, or transporting some people back when transporting coal. Anyway, there is no labor force there. The gap has always been high. We need to spend extra money to bring in immigrants from Yazhou and other places, but the immigrants here only need freight.”
"This is possible." Gu Kai agreed very much with Wang Tom's proposal: "In my opinion, it can be like this. The ship coming from Victory Port will go to the coast of Qinghua to load people, and the ship returning will take the route of Fushuizhou Island. We Keep more young laborers here who can do heavy work, and transfer as many women and children as possible to the base camp. This is the best solution for both us and these refugees.”
Early in the morning of the fourth day, it was just dawn, and the immigrants who had rested for a day on the east bank of the Qinghua River boarded the ship again under the organization of the colonization team and set off again. The fleet sailed out of the Thanh Hoa River and traveled north along the coast, arriving at Do Son Peninsula south of Haiphong that night. In view of the complicated sea conditions on the route from here to the north to Xingang, the fleet no longer travels overnight. Instead, it docks in the natural bay of Tushan Peninsula and organizes immigrants to spend the night ashore. This also greatly eases the crew's and the fatigue of immigrants on the road.
Early on the fifth day, the "Speed" set off ahead of the fleet and went directly to the small fishing village where we hired people near Haiphong last time. The two guides that the expedition team brought to Thanh Hoa last time have returned to the fishing village. They reunited in their old places, and both sides felt a familiar feeling of intimacy. After a few words of greeting, Wang Tom asked if anyone here was willing to go to the north with them to open up a new home. Perhaps it was the friendly actions of the last expedition team that gained the trust of the local fishermen. Nearly half of the population of this small fishing village was willing to follow them to settle in the legendary port. These fishermen grew up by the sea and have good water skills. With a little training, they can become qualified sailors. This made Gu Kai and Xie Chun, who came together on the "Speed", very satisfied.
However, they still encountered a little trouble before setting off. These fishermen were unwilling to abandon their poor belongings, especially those small wooden boats that were only six or seven meters long. In the end, it was Tom Wang who came up with the idea to string all these boats up with cables and tow them behind the "Speed", and they would be towed by the "Speed" for the rest of the voyage. The fishermen were also very satisfied with this arrangement, and most of them did not choose to board the "Speed", but stayed on their boats to guard the pots and jars of household items they brought out.
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