Chapter 120 Overseas Inspection (7)

The place on the east coast that the expedition team regarded as a candidate location for the cargo terminal has an indentation toward the inland, forming a small natural harbor. The entire port area is a small seaside plain surrounded by mountains on three sides.

It is probably less than two square kilometers. The only passage leading to the inland area to the west is a narrow valley about a mile long, and the other side of this valley is the coal mining area. The geographical conditions are simply unique. If

If this is chosen as the landing point for construction, then only a land channel of about one thousand meters long can be opened between the port and the mining area, and the mined coal can be transported directly to the dock for loading. In view of this convenience

In terms of transportation conditions, the Ministry of Shipping has given this place a very high rating and believes that among the areas that have been inspected, this is the one that best meets the requirements of future port planning.

The view of the Military and Police Department is also very intuitive. They believe that the geographical location surrounded by mountains on three sides and facing the sea on one side makes this place easy to defend and difficult to attack, which greatly reduces the defense area and defense pressure. The most important thing is that opposite the port area

Only three to four hundred meters away on the sea, there are two islands, one in the south and one in the north, that perfectly shield the eastern sea of ​​the port area. This means that ships entering and leaving the port area must pass through these two islands and the

A narrow strait passes between the east coast of the continent.

As long as shore defense guns are set up on these two hilly islands, they can cooperate with the shore defense firepower in the north and south of the port area to achieve fire coverage without blind spots on the entire waterway entering and exiting the port area. This is undoubtedly the best way to defend against maritime incomings in this era.

The perfect terrain to attack the enemy. Almost as soon as they sailed into this sea, the members of the military and police department who saw the actual scene voted in favor of choosing this place as a future cargo terminal and settlement.

Although from a geographical point of view, choosing this location in the eastern mining area will add about two to three hours to the flight than the western mining area, the geographical environment here is indeed far better than those places that the expedition team surveyed in the western mining area two days ago.

.Especially from the perspective of military defense, the environment here is extremely good. It does not take much effort to build this place into a water-impermeable land and sea defense fortress. The advantages in terms of security are sufficient.

Make up for this shortcoming of the voyage.

Of course, this place is not without its faults. The most important point is that this place is far away from densely populated areas. It is about 40 nautical miles away from the seaside area where the nearest population has settled. Hanoi, which is relatively densely populated, is even further away. That place is still

You have to go upstream along the Red River from Linhe area for dozens of kilometers.

Hanoi has been designated as the capital city by Vietnamese rulers since the 11th century. By the beginning of the 17th century, it was already one of the largest cities in the entire Indochina. The Executive Committee naturally planned to make Hanoi the main target for absorbing local immigrants. However, Hanoi

At this time, the Annan rulers also called it "Tokyo". Although it sounds a bit inconsistent, it was not until the 19th century that the city was renamed "Hanoi", which was used by later generations. Of course, the so-called big city was only in the specific area of ​​Indochina.

Regionally speaking, compared with the scale of cities under the Ming Dynasty, Hanoi is only a second-rate and lower-scale city.

Although the expedition team made a tacit decision to select this place as the main base for overseas mining, the survey work that needs to be done is still indispensable. After the two sailboats docked here, the armed guards escorted the mineral exploration

The team landed and began heading inland to the mining area.

Although this place was a prosperous urban area on satellite maps of later generations, in this era it is still a dense jungle that can be seen at a glance. It is obvious that no one has set foot here.

"It seems we need a strong logging team." This thought flashed through Wang Tom's mind, he took the automatic rifle in his hand and quickly walked down the springboard to the shore.

Although the latitude here is much higher than that of Sanya, it is still in the tropical area, so the forest vegetation situation is quite similar to that of Sanya. Tian Yeyou, who was also pulled into the logging team and worked as a young man for a few days at the beginning of the landing,

I recognized many tree species on the road.

After spending nearly half an hour walking through the woods, the expedition team arrived at the entrance of the canyon shown on the map. At this time, they found that they encountered a big trouble - this so-called canyon was actually a river valley, and the bottom of the canyon was

It is a small river flowing out of the mountains. Fortunately, there is a wide enough stone beach at the bottom of the valley, so passage is not a problem. You can even use the flat stone beach here to build a railway to the seaside.

However, Tom Wang is still worried about this unexpected situation: "If there is a heavy rain in the future, I am afraid that the river will wash away the passage here."

Qiao Zhiya, who has served in the engineering corps, is very optimistic: "It's not as bad as you think. The terrain of this valley is relatively straight. We can build a straight channel in a slightly higher part of the valley. It's not engineering-wise."

It’s not too difficult, but there are a few places where you may need to blast it.”

"Our C4 explosive only has a few dozen kilograms." Wang Tom reminded him.

"You don't need to use high-end goods like C4, the current black powder will do, but the amount may be larger." Qiao Zhiya said while looking at the terrain in the river valley: "Including mining, maybe one or two

A ton of black powder is enough...it seems like I will have to work overtime for a while after I go back."

After passing through the canyon, the team members discovered a small lake in the mountains. It was not large but the water quality was very clear. Wang Tom announced that they would stop here to rest for fifteen minutes before moving forward. If they were not on a mission, I am afraid that the team members would have lost their temper.

They packed up their gear and jumped into the lake for a refreshing swim. Of course, before that, they would not forget to check whether there were any Siamese crocodiles in the lake.

After a short rest, the expedition team continued to move forward. After a few hundred meters, they arrived at the planned exploration site. The trees here were sparser compared to the area by the sea. The team members unloaded their backpacks, except for a few

Except for the personnel responsible for perimeter security, everyone else took out engineer shovels equipped with special long handles.

"Wish us good luck!" After Tian Yeyou finished speaking, he took the lead in shoveling the engineer shovel into the soil at his feet.

Ten minutes later, the team members scattered around dug out black coal from the soil under their feet. Although this was expected, the team members still couldn't help but let out a burst of cheers.

Three mining professionals collected the samples dug out by everyone, and then took the time to do a preliminary test. Soon Tian Yeyou announced the evaluation results: "The coal seams here are very shallow, but the quality of the coal is very high.

Judging from the samples we just dug, they are basically clean coal with very low ash content. We are lucky. The coal buried under this mining site is very good whether it is used to make thermal coal or coking coal.

Qualified product!”

Tian Yeyou's identification results are just the beginning of the entire exploration work. Now that the nearby coast has been basically selected as the future port, the area to be explored is not limited to the area just excavated. On the following day

, everyone responsible for the landing inspection acted as a miner, digging more than a dozen sample collection points within an area of ​​nearly three square kilometers, so that everyone was exhausted when they returned to the landing site in the afternoon. Several bodies

The relatively weak members dove into the tent and fell asleep without even washing their faces.

But this is not the end of the exploration work. On the seventh day of the expedition, the work content is still walking among the mountains and forests to dig out ore samples under the leadership of the exploration team. In addition to the coal all over the mountains and plains here, the expedition team is also very lucky.

A limestone mine has been discovered, so that in the future we only need to build a few cement kilns locally, instead of having to transport cement across the sea from Sanya for a long time.

After two days of hard work, the team members finally understood why Tian Yeyou always clamored to change careers. It had only been two days, and everyone felt that it was a bit unbearable, but members like Tian Yeyou and others who were engaged in mining exploration were tired all year round.

It was commonplace for them to stay in the wild and carry dozens of kilograms of ore specimens over mountains and ridges. Even Tom Wang, who prided himself on being physically strong, had to admit defeat after carrying a trip of ore.

"I will definitely ask you for credit when I go back." During dinner, Tom Wang solemnly expressed his admiration to the exploration team members.

Tian Yeyou waved his hand and said: "It's just the job within the job, it's not a big deal. Whether we make meritorious service or not, it has no impact on our industry. We still have to continue to support ourselves if we have to sleep in the open. Instead of asking for credit, it's better for us to select some apprentices.

If we bring a group of disciples out as soon as possible, we can be liberated as soon as possible."

Xie Chun agreed very much with this: "After we go back, we will jointly submit a special report to the executive committee to implement what you said as soon as possible. If you don't do it, you don't know it. Your job is really hard, and it is worse than ours as seafarers."

It’s much more painful, and the physical strength alone is not something that ordinary people can endure.”

"I see you have worked very hard these past two days. I didn't expect your small body to be able to hold on." Tian Yeyou praised with a smile.

"These two days reminded me of the first two weeks after I came here. Everyone was working hard. At that time, I was thinking, didn't we come here to enjoy happiness? Why did we become migrant workers?" Xie

Chun smiled and shook his head, as if he was quite disdainful of the idea at that time: "But now I feel different. Although I am tired, I already have enough motivation in my heart."

"What motivation?" Wang Tom asked curiously.

Xie Chun looked up at the sky at a 45-degree angle and said slowly: "This is our career, this is our world!"

"Tch, will you die if you don't show off?" Everyone showed their middle fingers to Xie Chun without hesitation.

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