Chapter 454 Rules and Goals
Judging from the monthly written work reports submitted by the military team of the General Office of the People's Republic of China, they have been planning to occupy Hong Kong Island for a long time, and have conducted many on-the-spot inspections for this purpose, and even selected the troops for overseas training many times. We have selected the waters near Hong Kong Island as a target. This shows that even if the military team of the General Office of the People's Republic of China in Guangdong Province does not have a thorough understanding of the situation on Hong Kong Island, it should be almost the same.
Tao Donglai put down the file, already knowing something about the matter. It is obvious that the military is well aware of the actual situation of Hong Kong Island, and has long listed Hong Kong Island as the main target of the next mainland attack. Tao Donglai believed that without his knowledge, the militants in the general staff might even have planned a war plan on paper to occupy the local area by force.
Of course, Tao Donglai didn't mind being kept in the dark. There was indeed no need to report to him before concrete progress was made in implementing such matters. Moreover, his temporary position requires more political elements, and he usually does not have the energy to interfere with the specific affairs of the military.
"So the application submitted by the military team of the General Office of the People's Republic of China is actually the intention of the staff?" Tao Donglai asked.
Yan Chujie did not deny Tao Donglai's speculation. He nodded and said: "During the inspection of Hong Kong Island, Guangdong found that there were no political risks that we were worried about, so they submitted relevant plans. But the General Staff We believe that if we report the actual local situation completely truthfully, we may encounter some unnecessary pressure in the voting of the Executive Committee. After discussion, we decided to retain some less important situations to promote this plan. Pass it through the Executive Committee as soon as possible.”
Tao Donglai shook his head slowly and said: "I'm not accusing the General Staff of not handling this matter correctly, but leaving such an obvious loophole is just giving people an excuse! I know that there are people in the Executive Committee who like to take advantage of others. , you still..."
"Old Tao, don't get excited, this matter is not that serious." Yan Chujie quickly advised before Tao Donglai could get angry: "I also said at the meeting just now that the point of the matter is not whether the military deliberately targeted Hong Kong. The situation on the island has been concealed, but it depends on whether we can use this opportunity to accomplish the things we have always wanted to do but have not been able to do. ”
"What about after it's done? What about next time?" Tao Donglai continued to shake his head and said: "I know the staff is not motivated by selfishness, but there are always rules in doing things. If you do this, I'm afraid you won't be able to stop it in the future!"
"Old Tao, if you must pursue responsibility, then let this matter be blamed on me." Yan Chujie said solemnly: "After all, I am the one who calls the shots now, and I can't let the people below take the blame."
Tao Donglai took a deep breath and said: "This is not a question of taking the blame or not, but that the matter itself was done illegally. Do you understand?"
"I understand, so what? If we don't force this matter to go away, according to Ning Qi, we must consider that there are people settling there, then how long will this matter be delayed because of the hundreds of local residents? Three Month or five months?" Yan Chujie's opinion on this matter was obviously very stubborn, and he was not shaken by Tao Donglai's accusation: "This is the third year of time travel, and we are still living in Sanya as a local rich man. If we continue to develop at this rate, how long will it take to build the planned transcontinental country? Thirty years or forty years? If these things still need to be completed by the next generation, what is the point of us crossing over? , we are all in our late 30s and almost 40s. When we work and retire at the age of 60, we don’t have many years to live. If we don’t work hard now while we can still move, we will really wait until we are too old to be able to walk. Is it time to be carried to the battlefield to command the battle?”
Tao Donglai was obviously also touched by Yan Chujie's words. After a long time, he responded: "I have not forgotten why we gave up everything before and came here. Our goal is still the same as before. I also have nothing to do with this matter." I won’t say anything more, but I hope this is the last time. Don’t wait until one day something happens to cause trouble before you say who should take the blame. Do you understand what I mean?”
"Understood." Yan Chujie responded, his heart hanging in mid-air finally relieved.
Yan Chujie was not worried that Tao Donglai would fall out with him over this matter. After all, the two were comrades who had known each other for many years, and they traveled together to this time and space to conquer the world. To be serious, they had a life-long friendship. They must have known each other for many years. Don't let work matters affect personal relationships. But he was afraid that Tao Donglai was too principled and would suspend the plans to open a port on Hong Kong Island because of the military's false report. As a result, it will not only lose the manpower, material and financial resources that the military has previously consumed for this matter, but more importantly, it will delay precious development time.
For Haihan, although he has encountered many difficulties since time travel, overall the external expansion process has been relatively smooth, and the executive committee has been able to focus more resources and energy on external expansion measures. But even so, this expansion speed still seems a bit too slow for time travellers. Everyone abandons their past lives and embarks on this road of no return. The purpose of most people is to come here to become the founding fathers, rather than to exist as the fathers of the founding fathers. If the dream of establishing an invincible empire cannot be fulfilled in the prime of life, even if the next generation realizes this vision, it will not be satisfactory to the time travellers.
The importance attached to Hong Kong Island far exceeds that of the four port locations in southern Annan. For Haihan, whether the four ports are completed or not is related to the progress of the big goal of controlling the Strait of Malacca in the future. Regarding Haihan’s main base location and main trade direction, taking into account the possible problems that may be encountered Opponent, controlling the shipping lanes in the Nanyang region is not a very urgent matter. The ownership of Hong Kong Island is a major event that will directly affect Haihan's strategy for the mainland. If Hong Kong Island can be successfully captured, we can basically control the waters of the Pearl River Estuary in a down-to-earth manner, and affect all waterways from Guangdong and Guangxi to Fujian, the Taiwan Strait, and the northern coastal provinces. With Hong Kong Island as the axis and springboard, Haihan can free up his hands and feet to gradually expand his power in the southeastern coastal area, instead of relying on "small-scale" projects such as the Guangdong Office and Wanshan Port. schedule.
For the military, the strategic significance of controlling Hong Kong cannot be ignored, and Yan Chujie does not even need to explain it to Tao Donglai. The location of Hong Kong Island allows for both attack and retreat. It can not only allow warships to reach the city of Guangzhou, but also use the local natural terrain to build a fortress-like port that cannot be conquered, thus blocking the entire ocean at the Pearl River Estuary. Controlling this place is equivalent to providing insurance to Hainan Island, which is isolated overseas. Even if the Executive Committee is undecided on this matter, the military has already made up its mind and will have to find a reason to set foot on Hong Kong Island sooner or later.
Two days later, the "Lightning" sailboat set off from Victory Port to the Pearl River Estuary carrying seven joint inspection teams composed of the military, the Ministry of Shipping, the Ministry of Civil Affairs, the Ministry of Construction and other units. In accordance with the requirements of the Executive Committee, they will conduct on-site inspections of the area on the south side of Hong Kong Island and assess the local development value and difficulty.
However, on the same day they set off from Victory Port, Guangzhou made new progress. Mr. Liu, who had received a large commission, lived up to the expectations of He Xi and others. It only took him a few days to complete the project. What He Xi asked for was completed - registering it with the Guangzhou government in the name of Haihan Trading Company, and building a commercial port and facilities on the south side of Hong Kong Island under Xin'an County within the year.
The registration procedure itself actually cost very little, but obtaining the registration qualification without leaving any trace cost the Guangdong Office a thousand taels of silver. Of course, compared to the results achieved, this thousand taels of silver was worth thousands of dollars. After receiving the news, while notifying the base camp of the good news, the General Office of the People's Republic of China in Guangdong Province began to calculate whether the first batch of immigrants should be transported as naturalized people from Haihan, or whether a part of the immigrants recruited locally should be sent directly to the local area. .
As soon as the news came out, everyone in the Guangdong Office was moved. Everyone knows that if the establishment of a Hong Kong base is approved, the most promising candidates to serve as local officials will definitely be born here in the Guangdong Office. Except for He Xi, who is too professional, and Cai Jinmei, the bank affairs director, everyone else seems likely to take this opportunity to get promoted. Sister Ma Yuma who is in charge of health care, Sha Xi, the immigration manager, Chen Tianqi, the information manager, You Yihan, the transportation manager, Xiao Liang and Yuyao duo from the military team, and the young partners Chen Yixin and Li Dou from Wanshan Island, all seem to be... There is a chance that the carp will jump over the dragon gate.
Of course, the person with the greatest chance is still Malik, who currently serves as the director of the General Office of the People's Republic of China. After all, compared to other staff, Malik has taken the path of a professional politician, and his comprehensive ability and overall view are indeed better than others. competitor. In terms of work ability, it can be said that Malik’s experience in the system helped him win at the starting line. No matter how hard others work, the lack of political experience is a shortcoming, and this is exactly Malik’s Strengths.
However, what everyone is striving for is not just the top position in the Hong Kong stronghold in the future. After all, Hong Kong Island is not a small place like Dawanshan Island. It is enough to put two officials in charge, one civil and one military. Even people with low political sensitivity know that Hong Kong Island plays a huge role in military and commercial aspects, and the population allocated to the local area will definitely not be as simple as one or two communes. Sha Xi, the Immigration Supervisor of the Ministry of Civil Affairs stationed in Guangzhou, boldly predicted that within a period of time after the occupation of Hong Kong Island, a considerable part of the residents recruited from the mainland by the Guangdong Office would probably be diverted to Hong Kong Island. Within a very short period of time, the immigrant population would exceed the existing population of the island.
As long as there are thousands of people living in the local area, a complete set of administrative management teams will inevitably be needed to maintain the operation of the Haihan governance system. Various grassroots management agencies will be established and the managers will be needed. Not just one or two people can satisfy you, there should still be a lot of vacant positions.
On the same day that the expedition team sent by Victory Port arrived in Aberdeen, another team departing from Guangzhou to inspect the local people's conditions also arrived at the same time. However, the team that came from Guangzhou was not Haihan's own team, but an investment inspection team organized by Haihan and participated by many wealthy businessmen.
In today's Guangzhou, it is basically a conventional concept in the business circle that people who follow the Haihan people have meat to eat. Most of the merchants who cooperated with Haihan people in the first two years made a lot of money, and their business scale and radiation area have also developed significantly compared with the past. Nowadays, whenever businessmen in Guangzhou hear that someone is from Qiongzhou Island, most of them will ask whether they are from the south or the north. As soon as they hear that someone is from the south, their attitude will immediately change.
After all, the most prosperous area in Guangdong and Guangxi is no longer Guangzhou, but the Sanya area in the south of Qiongzhou Island - yes, the number of people in the business circle who say the place name Yazhou is gradually decreasing, replaced by the supposedly named "Sanya" It is a place name directly transliterated from Li language. As long as someone is from Sanya, he must be representing Haihan, and the word Haihan can now be regarded as a symbol of financial resources and credibility in the market.
Two years ago, when the Haihan people established "Qiong Lianfa" and brought a group of wealthy businessmen to go to Yazhou to invest, many people still had a wait-and-see attitude. Many people even thought that the Haihan people were a group of liars. However, the subsequent development can be said to be beyond everyone's expectations. Not only did these wealthy businessmen obtain excellent economic returns from their investments in Qiongzhou, but their business coverage also expanded from Guangzhou to the entire Qiongzhou Island. Some have even The goods were sold to Annam and Champa, countries where only professional maritime traders would go in the past.
The success of "Qiong Lianfa" has also brought many additional benefits to Haihan. With the conscious promotion of relevant departments, these large merchants have gradually begun to accept and enjoy the so-called "Haihan lifestyle" and use various methods in their lives. They are proud of the stationery, glassware, sanitary ware, carriages, and even Haihan bank checks and other unique items produced by Haihan. These products are often limited editions specially developed by the Haihan Commercial Department to cater to this group of high-consumption groups. They are rare things on the market that even the rich cannot buy. From the side, they also greatly satisfy the vanity of wealthy businessmen. It also increases their motivation to show off and publicize to their relatives and friends. The trend set by these middle- and upper-class people in society often causes more middle- and lower-class people to follow suit. This is in line with the executive committee's original plan of "let a group of people get rich first, and then let others get rich." This group of people will lead others to enter the Haihan social system."
(End of chapter)