Chapter 1223
Practical Difficulties
Chapter 1223 Practical Difficulties
Tan Juren is not only responsible for diplomacy and the work of introducing immigrants, in fact, even the development and infrastructure work of this port will be part of his responsibilities in the future, and the burden is really heavy.However, the current level of port construction is still far behind the several stops on the road, and the advantages of the natural deep-water port of this place have not been fully utilized.Of course, Tan Juren knew that this was not Roger's fault. It was just the local objective conditions. There was a serious shortage of labor and technical personnel with experience in directing large-scale projects. No matter how good the plan was, it was difficult to implement it in place.
The difference between Xingdao and other colonies in Haihan is that it is far away from the Han Chinese settlements, and the surrounding countries have not had much contact with the Han Chinese regime. There are huge differences in national culture. They want to be as large as other overseas colonies. Absorbing immigrants from surrounding areas has faced greater difficulties here.What's more, neighboring countries have realized the threat brought by Haihan's entry into this area, and they will definitely not turn a blind eye to Haihan's almost "blood-sucking" immigration methods like Annan and Daming. Roger said that these countries treat Haihan's immigration Demand has taken a notable backlash, and it's certainly a pretty headache.
During Roger's term of office, there is no hope of resolving this issue, and judging from the current international situation, Tan Juren feels that this situation may continue for a long time.If Haihan does not use simple and brutal means of force to change the status quo, but only relies on trade and diplomatic efforts to break through the joints, it will probably take years of operation to see results.
Roger's attitude now can be understood as a work handover, but Tan Juren always felt that his words were a bit relieved, not so much a work handover, but more like a feeling of success in throwing the pot away.But Tan Juren can't say that the other party is not kind. After all, these things should not be in the military's responsibility. One of his responsibilities when going south is to take over these troubles. Trying to overcome the current difficulties is the correct way to deal with them.
"...Our military's goal is to make the military dock here able to accommodate a full-fledged fleet. Of course, port facilities and shipyards needed to maintain warships are also necessary." Tan Juren's mind was a little distracted At that time, Roger was still looking forward to the future: "When we have a strong enough naval fleet stationed here, we can truly control the navigation rights of the Strait of Malacca, and let the neighboring countries bow to us!"
Tan Juren glanced at the group of migrant workers who were working on the dock site, couldn't help smiling wryly and shook his head slightly.If the labor force here is sufficient and the supplies can keep up, it would not be difficult to build the military dock outlined by Roger. Such well-equipped military ports have already had successful precedents in the overseas colonies south and north of Hainan Island.But right now there are only a hundred or so laborers working on the wharf. With this manpower, how long will it take to realize Roger's vision?
Now there are only more than 1000 people on the island and less than 2000 people. They are only young and strong laborers, and they can make up a little over a thousand if they are fully invested. If all of them are invested in the port project, the construction progress will of course be much faster.But Xingdao is not just a construction site at the port. The living quarters for the people have not yet been completed, and there are hundreds of new immigrants temporarily living in tents.In addition, in order to meet the local food demand, large-scale agricultural development is also imminent.Now Tan Juren can think of seven or eight projects that require a lot of manpower. It is impossible to concentrate the labor force to build a military dock.
Of course, from Roger's point of view, there is nothing wrong with proposing such a plan. After all, Xingdao is a strategic location. At this stage, Haihan's military significance even outweighs its trade needs. party's opinion prevails.But now the management of the construction of the island will soon be handed over to Tan Juren, and the future labor deployment arrangements will probably have to be discussed by the two of them.
Regarding Roger's statement, Tan Juren echoed a few words casually, but did not immediately express his support.Roger didn't care about such details. After seeing the pier, he took Tan Juren to the barracks.I just took a look at it yesterday when I came to eat, and I haven't had time to take a closer look.In addition, there is a special arrangement for Tan Ju and his party in the barracks today, which is a military parade for the garrison troops to show the military's support for the new chief executive.
The army currently stationed in Xingdao is a strengthened battalion, with an artillery company added to the three infantry companies. In addition, there are sanitation, communications, and logistics organizations directly under the battalion headquarters, plus several permanent naval vessels. The personnel on the battleship, the local permanent force is about 400 people.Compared with the local population before Tan Juren's arrival, this is nearly double the population, and it is considered a relatively special proportion of the population in Haihan's overseas colonies.
"We are considered an important border town here, so the local garrison is also a front-line force, and the daily training is very tight." Roger paused, and said proudly: "The training has always been carried out in accordance with the standards of preparation for war."
The "preparation" mentioned by Roger is not just "preparation" in the military's functions. It means that the state of the troops under his command has been training according to the standard of going to the battlefield at any time, which requires both officers and soldiers to maintain a high level of alert for a long time The status is definitely much harder than those troops stationed far away from the border.
Although Tan Juren has no experience in the army, he still has basic vision after traveling so many places.The reviewing team started from a distance and walked over. The spirit and spirit they showed was indeed different from that of the garrisons in other places. It even made the word "murderous" faintly appear in Tan Juren's mind.
"Have the people under your command ever carried out combat missions here?" Tan Juren asked curiously.
Luo Jie looked sideways at Tan Juren, and seeing that he seemed to have no other intentions, he nodded slightly, but replied, "No."
Tan Juren was taken aback for a moment, thinking that he had encountered a scene of fine points, but Luo Jie's face was calm, and he didn't look like he was having a brain attack.After a little thought at the moment, I realized what Roger meant—the military may have some combat missions, but they were not dispatched in the name of the Haihan Army.The reason for this is naturally that the high-level military does not want these actions to cause tension in neighboring countries, and even cause greater misunderstandings.
At present, there are many people on this occasion, so of course it is not suitable to ask about the details of the action. Although Tan Juren is curious, he can only suppress it first, and intends to wait for the opportunity to ask about the mystery later.
In fact, the things here are not too complicated. Haihan sent troops thousands of miles away to occupy such a strategic location as Xingdao, with the purpose of forming actual control over the Straits of Malacca in the future.But to do this, one must be quite familiar with the local terrain, sea conditions and customs. Although Haihan has a detailed map at hand, field visits are still essential.However, Haihan's deterrence in this area is far from reaching the level of doing whatever it wants. If it publicly sends warships to cruise in the waters of Malacca, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance and dissatisfaction of the surrounding countries and aggravate the existing international conflicts. The result Haihan executives wanted to see.
Under such an objective environment, the military will naturally adopt a relatively low-key action strategy, such as using civilian ships to conceal the identity and purpose of the operators, which is not difficult for Haihan who is good at sailing.However, it is still necessary to keep the secret to the outside world, so as not to cause unnecessary troubles after the news spreads.And as a senior military officer in charge of directly directing these reconnaissance operations, Roger naturally would not admit in public that the Haihan Army had taken such operations, even if it was a little word of mouth.
The performance of the soldiers in the military parade was impeccable. From Tan Juren's point of view, this was the unit with the neatest military appearance and the highest morale he had seen since his trip to the south. It can be seen that Roger's previous boast about Haikou was not bragging. The troops under him are indeed in an excellent state of readiness.Tan Juren was also not stingy with his appreciation, which made Roger feel radiant, and his impression of him also increased a lot.
Han Zhengshan stood not far behind Tan Juren, watching the military parade attentively.Among the stations going south, only Xingdao held a military parade after their arrival. However, it was a little different from Tan Juren's idea. He thought that the event arranged by Roger was more or less meant to demonstrate against Tan Juren.Han Zhengshan had not been staying in Haihan for a short time, and he already had a little understanding of the officialdom in Haihan. He knew that Haihan was not like Ming Dynasty, but had a higher status as a military officer. There are indeed many situations in which the master is called.His boss came here to decentralize power from Roger. He didn't think that Roger would have much affection for Tan Juren. Showing strength in the name of a military parade and giving the new administrator a blow, this seems to be the purpose of this show real purpose.
When Han Zhengshan was on duty in Hangzhou, he had also seen the Zhejiang Ming Army's drills. It seemed that the momentum was not weaker than that of the Haihan Army, but the difference in weapons and equipment could be seen at a glance.One side is mainly cold weapons, supplemented by a small amount of matchlock guns, and the other side is that almost all members are equipped with more advanced flintlock guns, and their clothes are lighter, eliminating the need for heavy helmet armor.
During the training in Sanya, Han Zhengshan also tried the rifles equipped by the Haihan Army. He naturally understood that this thing is much more powerful than the muskets such as the bird guns and Lumi guns equipped by the Ming army, no matter in terms of range or lethality. , Accuracy or reloading speed, the performance of Haihan Army's rifles is obviously superior.This can also explain why the Haihan Army does not need to be equipped with a full set of armor and helmets, because the enemies that the Haihan Army needs to face are almost unlikely to advance to the distance of close combat under the suppression of powerful firepower.
Han Zhengshan still lacks a comprehensive understanding of Haihan's power organization and bureaucratic system. Based on the information he has so far, he deduces that the status and advantage of Haihan's military officer comes from the powerful combat effectiveness of the army. It should be in a relatively weak position in the environment.
"I have to find an opportunity to talk to the chief about this later..." Han Zhengshan looked at the neatly lined up Haihan army on the school field, and secretly made up his mind.Unknowingly, he has subconsciously bound his future and destiny with his boss Tan Juren.
After watching the military parade, they inspected the barracks again. It was already noon, and Tan Juren and others went to the officers' canteen for another meal.But today is just daily food, no big fish or meat.
The arrangement for the afternoon is to go to the local people's settlements to inspect.At present, two immigrant villages have been built in the local area, and this time the hundreds of new immigrants will be resettled in these two villages, which are only two miles apart.
Compared with the several stops that Tan Juyi visited along the way, the proportion of Han immigrants here is the highest. According to the statistics given by Roger, the proportion of Han people in the local population is as high as [-]%.The immigrants brought by Tan Juren this time are still mainly Han Chinese, so this ratio has not been significantly affected.Of course, there is no racial distinction for people who have obtained Haihan national status.The standard of consideration for distinguishing their social status is only the difference in labor points and grades.
Compared with military camps, the living conditions in immigrant villages seem to be slightly better. The houses are all wooden structures with adobe walls and thatched roofs. They are still Chinese-style structures, rather than bamboo and wood stilt houses that are common in Southeast Asia.Tan Juren went into the homes of several immigrants at random to check. The furnishings in the houses were similar to those of residents in other colonies. Although simple, the facilities were complete. Farm tools, cooking utensils, and bedding were all distributed uniformly. Meet basic needs.
Before that, most of the local labor force was assigned to build various infrastructure projects, which led to the limited scale of farmland currently reclaimed, and the grain production has not yet reached the level of complete self-sufficiency. Therefore, the grain rationing system is still implemented. It's all in the military's granary, and there really isn't much leftover food in the people's homes.Fortunately, this place is close to the sea, and there are all kinds of nutritious wild melons and fruits. Even if the short-term food supply is tight, people will not starve to death.
Of course, for Tan Juren, the food issue cannot be ignored. Self-sufficiency is an agricultural goal that must be implemented as soon as possible.The team going south this time has specially equipped agricultural technicians, as well as a large amount of grain, vegetables, and seeds of tropical cash crops distributed by the Ministry of Agriculture. Next, the large-scale development of farmland water conservancy and large-scale plantations will begin locally. building.However, there is also a necessary prerequisite that cannot be bypassed, that is, there must be sufficient labor input.
"Population is the biggest flaw here!" Tan Juren couldn't help expressing such emotion after inspecting the situation of the immigrant village.
(End of this chapter)
Tan Juren is not only responsible for diplomacy and the work of introducing immigrants, in fact, even the development and infrastructure work of this port will be part of his responsibilities in the future, and the burden is really heavy.However, the current level of port construction is still far behind the several stops on the road, and the advantages of the natural deep-water port of this place have not been fully utilized.Of course, Tan Juren knew that this was not Roger's fault. It was just the local objective conditions. There was a serious shortage of labor and technical personnel with experience in directing large-scale projects. No matter how good the plan was, it was difficult to implement it in place.
The difference between Xingdao and other colonies in Haihan is that it is far away from the Han Chinese settlements, and the surrounding countries have not had much contact with the Han Chinese regime. There are huge differences in national culture. They want to be as large as other overseas colonies. Absorbing immigrants from surrounding areas has faced greater difficulties here.What's more, neighboring countries have realized the threat brought by Haihan's entry into this area, and they will definitely not turn a blind eye to Haihan's almost "blood-sucking" immigration methods like Annan and Daming. Roger said that these countries treat Haihan's immigration Demand has taken a notable backlash, and it's certainly a pretty headache.
During Roger's term of office, there is no hope of resolving this issue, and judging from the current international situation, Tan Juren feels that this situation may continue for a long time.If Haihan does not use simple and brutal means of force to change the status quo, but only relies on trade and diplomatic efforts to break through the joints, it will probably take years of operation to see results.
Roger's attitude now can be understood as a work handover, but Tan Juren always felt that his words were a bit relieved, not so much a work handover, but more like a feeling of success in throwing the pot away.But Tan Juren can't say that the other party is not kind. After all, these things should not be in the military's responsibility. One of his responsibilities when going south is to take over these troubles. Trying to overcome the current difficulties is the correct way to deal with them.
"...Our military's goal is to make the military dock here able to accommodate a full-fledged fleet. Of course, port facilities and shipyards needed to maintain warships are also necessary." Tan Juren's mind was a little distracted At that time, Roger was still looking forward to the future: "When we have a strong enough naval fleet stationed here, we can truly control the navigation rights of the Strait of Malacca, and let the neighboring countries bow to us!"
Tan Juren glanced at the group of migrant workers who were working on the dock site, couldn't help smiling wryly and shook his head slightly.If the labor force here is sufficient and the supplies can keep up, it would not be difficult to build the military dock outlined by Roger. Such well-equipped military ports have already had successful precedents in the overseas colonies south and north of Hainan Island.But right now there are only a hundred or so laborers working on the wharf. With this manpower, how long will it take to realize Roger's vision?
Now there are only more than 1000 people on the island and less than 2000 people. They are only young and strong laborers, and they can make up a little over a thousand if they are fully invested. If all of them are invested in the port project, the construction progress will of course be much faster.But Xingdao is not just a construction site at the port. The living quarters for the people have not yet been completed, and there are hundreds of new immigrants temporarily living in tents.In addition, in order to meet the local food demand, large-scale agricultural development is also imminent.Now Tan Juren can think of seven or eight projects that require a lot of manpower. It is impossible to concentrate the labor force to build a military dock.
Of course, from Roger's point of view, there is nothing wrong with proposing such a plan. After all, Xingdao is a strategic location. At this stage, Haihan's military significance even outweighs its trade needs. party's opinion prevails.But now the management of the construction of the island will soon be handed over to Tan Juren, and the future labor deployment arrangements will probably have to be discussed by the two of them.
Regarding Roger's statement, Tan Juren echoed a few words casually, but did not immediately express his support.Roger didn't care about such details. After seeing the pier, he took Tan Juren to the barracks.I just took a look at it yesterday when I came to eat, and I haven't had time to take a closer look.In addition, there is a special arrangement for Tan Ju and his party in the barracks today, which is a military parade for the garrison troops to show the military's support for the new chief executive.
The army currently stationed in Xingdao is a strengthened battalion, with an artillery company added to the three infantry companies. In addition, there are sanitation, communications, and logistics organizations directly under the battalion headquarters, plus several permanent naval vessels. The personnel on the battleship, the local permanent force is about 400 people.Compared with the local population before Tan Juren's arrival, this is nearly double the population, and it is considered a relatively special proportion of the population in Haihan's overseas colonies.
"We are considered an important border town here, so the local garrison is also a front-line force, and the daily training is very tight." Roger paused, and said proudly: "The training has always been carried out in accordance with the standards of preparation for war."
The "preparation" mentioned by Roger is not just "preparation" in the military's functions. It means that the state of the troops under his command has been training according to the standard of going to the battlefield at any time, which requires both officers and soldiers to maintain a high level of alert for a long time The status is definitely much harder than those troops stationed far away from the border.
Although Tan Juren has no experience in the army, he still has basic vision after traveling so many places.The reviewing team started from a distance and walked over. The spirit and spirit they showed was indeed different from that of the garrisons in other places. It even made the word "murderous" faintly appear in Tan Juren's mind.
"Have the people under your command ever carried out combat missions here?" Tan Juren asked curiously.
Luo Jie looked sideways at Tan Juren, and seeing that he seemed to have no other intentions, he nodded slightly, but replied, "No."
Tan Juren was taken aback for a moment, thinking that he had encountered a scene of fine points, but Luo Jie's face was calm, and he didn't look like he was having a brain attack.After a little thought at the moment, I realized what Roger meant—the military may have some combat missions, but they were not dispatched in the name of the Haihan Army.The reason for this is naturally that the high-level military does not want these actions to cause tension in neighboring countries, and even cause greater misunderstandings.
At present, there are many people on this occasion, so of course it is not suitable to ask about the details of the action. Although Tan Juren is curious, he can only suppress it first, and intends to wait for the opportunity to ask about the mystery later.
In fact, the things here are not too complicated. Haihan sent troops thousands of miles away to occupy such a strategic location as Xingdao, with the purpose of forming actual control over the Straits of Malacca in the future.But to do this, one must be quite familiar with the local terrain, sea conditions and customs. Although Haihan has a detailed map at hand, field visits are still essential.However, Haihan's deterrence in this area is far from reaching the level of doing whatever it wants. If it publicly sends warships to cruise in the waters of Malacca, it will inevitably arouse the vigilance and dissatisfaction of the surrounding countries and aggravate the existing international conflicts. The result Haihan executives wanted to see.
Under such an objective environment, the military will naturally adopt a relatively low-key action strategy, such as using civilian ships to conceal the identity and purpose of the operators, which is not difficult for Haihan who is good at sailing.However, it is still necessary to keep the secret to the outside world, so as not to cause unnecessary troubles after the news spreads.And as a senior military officer in charge of directly directing these reconnaissance operations, Roger naturally would not admit in public that the Haihan Army had taken such operations, even if it was a little word of mouth.
The performance of the soldiers in the military parade was impeccable. From Tan Juren's point of view, this was the unit with the neatest military appearance and the highest morale he had seen since his trip to the south. It can be seen that Roger's previous boast about Haikou was not bragging. The troops under him are indeed in an excellent state of readiness.Tan Juren was also not stingy with his appreciation, which made Roger feel radiant, and his impression of him also increased a lot.
Han Zhengshan stood not far behind Tan Juren, watching the military parade attentively.Among the stations going south, only Xingdao held a military parade after their arrival. However, it was a little different from Tan Juren's idea. He thought that the event arranged by Roger was more or less meant to demonstrate against Tan Juren.Han Zhengshan had not been staying in Haihan for a short time, and he already had a little understanding of the officialdom in Haihan. He knew that Haihan was not like Ming Dynasty, but had a higher status as a military officer. There are indeed many situations in which the master is called.His boss came here to decentralize power from Roger. He didn't think that Roger would have much affection for Tan Juren. Showing strength in the name of a military parade and giving the new administrator a blow, this seems to be the purpose of this show real purpose.
When Han Zhengshan was on duty in Hangzhou, he had also seen the Zhejiang Ming Army's drills. It seemed that the momentum was not weaker than that of the Haihan Army, but the difference in weapons and equipment could be seen at a glance.One side is mainly cold weapons, supplemented by a small amount of matchlock guns, and the other side is that almost all members are equipped with more advanced flintlock guns, and their clothes are lighter, eliminating the need for heavy helmet armor.
During the training in Sanya, Han Zhengshan also tried the rifles equipped by the Haihan Army. He naturally understood that this thing is much more powerful than the muskets such as the bird guns and Lumi guns equipped by the Ming army, no matter in terms of range or lethality. , Accuracy or reloading speed, the performance of Haihan Army's rifles is obviously superior.This can also explain why the Haihan Army does not need to be equipped with a full set of armor and helmets, because the enemies that the Haihan Army needs to face are almost unlikely to advance to the distance of close combat under the suppression of powerful firepower.
Han Zhengshan still lacks a comprehensive understanding of Haihan's power organization and bureaucratic system. Based on the information he has so far, he deduces that the status and advantage of Haihan's military officer comes from the powerful combat effectiveness of the army. It should be in a relatively weak position in the environment.
"I have to find an opportunity to talk to the chief about this later..." Han Zhengshan looked at the neatly lined up Haihan army on the school field, and secretly made up his mind.Unknowingly, he has subconsciously bound his future and destiny with his boss Tan Juren.
After watching the military parade, they inspected the barracks again. It was already noon, and Tan Juren and others went to the officers' canteen for another meal.But today is just daily food, no big fish or meat.
The arrangement for the afternoon is to go to the local people's settlements to inspect.At present, two immigrant villages have been built in the local area, and this time the hundreds of new immigrants will be resettled in these two villages, which are only two miles apart.
Compared with the several stops that Tan Juyi visited along the way, the proportion of Han immigrants here is the highest. According to the statistics given by Roger, the proportion of Han people in the local population is as high as [-]%.The immigrants brought by Tan Juren this time are still mainly Han Chinese, so this ratio has not been significantly affected.Of course, there is no racial distinction for people who have obtained Haihan national status.The standard of consideration for distinguishing their social status is only the difference in labor points and grades.
Compared with military camps, the living conditions in immigrant villages seem to be slightly better. The houses are all wooden structures with adobe walls and thatched roofs. They are still Chinese-style structures, rather than bamboo and wood stilt houses that are common in Southeast Asia.Tan Juren went into the homes of several immigrants at random to check. The furnishings in the houses were similar to those of residents in other colonies. Although simple, the facilities were complete. Farm tools, cooking utensils, and bedding were all distributed uniformly. Meet basic needs.
Before that, most of the local labor force was assigned to build various infrastructure projects, which led to the limited scale of farmland currently reclaimed, and the grain production has not yet reached the level of complete self-sufficiency. Therefore, the grain rationing system is still implemented. It's all in the military's granary, and there really isn't much leftover food in the people's homes.Fortunately, this place is close to the sea, and there are all kinds of nutritious wild melons and fruits. Even if the short-term food supply is tight, people will not starve to death.
Of course, for Tan Juren, the food issue cannot be ignored. Self-sufficiency is an agricultural goal that must be implemented as soon as possible.The team going south this time has specially equipped agricultural technicians, as well as a large amount of grain, vegetables, and seeds of tropical cash crops distributed by the Ministry of Agriculture. Next, the large-scale development of farmland water conservancy and large-scale plantations will begin locally. building.However, there is also a necessary prerequisite that cannot be bypassed, that is, there must be sufficient labor input.
"Population is the biggest flaw here!" Tan Juren couldn't help expressing such emotion after inspecting the situation of the immigrant village.
(End of this chapter)