Chapter 2874
The last task of Bai Letong and Ning Zijing before leaving Shenyang was to assist Bai Kesi in auditing a series of project plans submitted by the Northern Region. Although the two of them are not industrial experts, their knowledge and experience are better than most ordinary bureaucrats. Moreover, they have spent so many days in Liaodong on field visits and have a certain understanding of the local conditions. If there is something wrong with these plans, there is a high probability that it will not escape their eyes.
Of course, the main purpose of Bai Kesi's arrangement is to take this opportunity to train the two young people so that they can more truly understand the country's operating rules and development status.
Although during the inspection in Liaodong, they already knew the grand development plan designed by Chen Yixin for this place, after seeing the relevant written proposals, they still felt that the implementation of these projects was too difficult and whether it would be beneficial to the northern region. Doubts arise over whether it will be implemented in the next few years.
"The Northern Region has money, so the funds needed to prepare these projects should not be a problem, but with the current situation in Liaodong, is there really a way to get enough labor to do the work?" After reading some of the proposals, Bai Letong couldn't help but wonder. The source of the labor force was questioned.
Ning Zijing clapped the file in his hand and responded: "Uncle Chen said, on the one hand, we will introduce immigrants from the Ming Dynasty, and on the other hand, we will hire cheap labor from the Manchu Qing Dynasty. Although it is difficult, it is not completely unfeasible."
Bai Letong said: "The Manchu Qing Dynasty has a limited population and has been hostile to our country for more than 20 years. How can we easily allow the population to be lost to our country? Even if there are individual tribes willing to cooperate with us, the number of laborers that can be introduced should be very limited. It's a supplement at best, but it's unlikely to meet the labor demand here. I think this matter has to be settled on Daming's side."
Ning Zijing said: "It is only a matter of time before our country replaces the Ming Dynasty and takes over the hinterland of the Central Plains. It would also be a good thing if the people under the Ming Dynasty can enter our country and settle down earlier."
Bai Letong said: "I am afraid that Ming Dynasty will not cooperate and will eventually have to use military means to achieve its goals. When the war restarts, innocent people will inevitably be affected."
Ning Zijing smiled and said: "Letong, you are really a bit of a woman. How can you take over the world without firing a shot? You don't think that our country signed a treaty with countries such as the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty. The armistice agreement is intended to be a permanent truce, right?”
Bai Letong sighed and said: "Of course I know this is to accumulate strength and plan for it slowly. But if there is a better way to completely surrender the opponent without fighting, that would be the best."
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Bai Kesi had been listening to their conversation quietly, and it was not until this moment that he responded: "There is no such way, but it requires more efforts from you, the younger generation, to make it possible."
Bai Letong said: "Please ask father for advice."
Bai Kesi said: "Actually, it's very simple to say. As long as the gap in national power between Haihan and other countries can be widened to the point of crushing each other, then there will be no need for war, and many problems that seem to be intractable now can be easily solved."
Bai Letong said in astonishment: "Although our country's national power is strong, countries like the Ming Dynasty and the Manchu Qing Dynasty are not weak in strength. After all, we will not be able to crush them, right?"
Bai Kesi shook his head and said: "Our country's national strength is far from reaching the level expected by the Executive Committee. We have a lot of advanced technologies in our hands, but unfortunately limited by this era, many of them cannot be realized and can only be sent to us. I hope that if you can achieve these long-term goals, no country in the world, let alone the Ming and Qing Dynasties, can be an enemy of Haihan!" Bai Letong and Ning Zijing looked at each other. At a glance, everyone saw a look of surprise on the other person's face.
Bai Kesi expressed a few emotions, but he had no real intention to let these two young people conquer technical goals that were currently unachievable. What's more, their studies are not science and engineering, and they cannot become engineers or join the army to lead soldiers in wars. Being able to do their job well is considered a meritorious service to the country.
After completing the inspection work in Shenyang, Bai Kesi and his party followed the scheduled plan and took a boat from the south of Shenyang City down the Hun River to the Panshan area downstream to inspect the last stop of Liaodong.
Compared with the large rivers they had seen in the south, the navigation and carrying capacity of the Liaodong water system was indeed much worse. The width and depth of the waterway were not suitable for the passage of bulky heavy-loaded cargo ships. The sea-going ship that their group took to go north did not sail into the inland river at all due to its deep draft. Instead, it stayed on the coast near Gaizhou.
According to the information held by the Ministry of Industry, the coastal plain area downstream of the Liaohe River, Hunhe River, and Daliaohe River contains extremely rich underground oil and gas resources, which is the Liaohe Oilfield in the time and space before the time travel. However, the relevant information in the large database is collected based on public information. As for the specific location and reserve level of the mineral deposits, and what kind of mining technology is required, a lot of field exploration work is still needed.
This work has already begun in full swing after Haihan completed the Northern Expedition in Liaodong. The Ministry of Industry has dispatched several groups of technical personnel here in the past few years. As soon as the preliminary exploration work is completed, it will continue to invest resources in development of this place.
Although for Haihan, the current application of petroleum resources is not too widespread, and the related petrochemical industry is still in its infancy, and the investment is much higher than the income it can generate, the executive committee that controls the technological development route views the problem very The perspective is different, and they understand the significance of this special mineral deposit.
Whether it is the internal combustion engine or the petrochemical industry, it will greatly accelerate Haihan's industrialization process and enhance Haihan's strength in various industrial fields. The "crushing of national power" mentioned by Bai Kesi will probably only be realized after entering this period.
The group landed at the intersection of the lower reaches of the Hun River and the Taizi River. The stretch of water from here to the mouth of Liaodong Bay is called the Daliao River. Under the leadership of Chen Yixin, we went to check out several nearby exploration and trial oil wells.
It is worth mentioning that the water system here is developed, the land is fertile, and the terrain is flat. It is the most suitable area in Liaodong for growing various crops. Most of the people who settled here are Han immigrants from Shandong, North China and other places.
There are also a small number of residents who are Han slaves who were not taken away by the Manchus when they evacuated during the Haihan Northern Expedition. It was lucky that they were able to stay. At that time, the Haihan army landed in large numbers on the coast near Gaizhou, and there were many armed ships. The team sailed into the Liaohe River and Daliaohe River, and deployed troops through the waterway to the rear of the Manchu and Qing defense lines.
This strategy directly caused the Qing troops guarding Gaizhou to worry about being attacked from both sides. Some garrison points far away from the city did not dare to stay, so they fled north with only their family members. Those Han slaves who got wind of the situation took this opportunity to find ways to escape and regain their freedom.
(End of chapter)