Chapter 218 Trip to Vietnam (1)

As the actual leader of the Time Travel Group, Tao Donglai has never left Victory Port even once since he came to this time and space. He has never even been to Yazhou, which is not far away. Whether he goes to the Beibu Gulf or goes north to Guangzhou, he has never left the Victory Port.

Without him, this time he will personally lead the team to negotiate in North Vietnam, which shows that the Executive Committee attaches great importance to Vietnam.

Since we have gone so far, it is reasonable for us to inspect the construction of Black Earth Port on behalf of the Supreme Executive Committee. We can also arrange time to visit Yazhou and Fushuizhou Islands that we will pass through on the way.

The communication between the outer strongholds and the base camp almost always relies on radio to transmit news. People in the base camp can only rely on imagination about the actual situation. And this time Tao Donglai went on a personal inspection tour, which can also confirm what the executive committee had said before.

Whether the various reports obtained are true and whether the conditions of the local personnel stationed are good.

The military police, shipping and other relevant departments calculated that the trip would take at least ten days, so Tao Donglai had to hand over the work at hand first. For this reason, the executive committee had to hold an emergency small-scale meeting.

A meeting was devoted to this matter.

In addition to his position on the executive committee, Tao Donglai also holds leadership positions in the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Construction, the Ministry of Military and Police, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and other departments. He is definitely one of the people with the most part-time jobs in the Cross-Travel Group.

There are many concurrent positions and there are many things on hand, so a coordinating meeting must be held to hand over the work, and at the same time, the people who take over can have a good relationship with each other. The work of the Ministry of Industry will be handed over to Bai Kesi, and the Ministry of Construction will be handed over to Mr. Bai Kesi.

Liu Shanxia, ​​who had recovered from health, was in charge, the Internal Affairs Department was in charge of Ning Qi, and the Military and Police Department was in charge of Yan Chujie, who stayed at the base camp.

Yan Chujie personally wanted to travel with Tao Donglai very much. As the head of the military and police department, he only visited Yazhou once after traveling through time. At other times, he was either training militiamen in the barracks or supervising workers to build port defenses.

There is indeed a big gap between the fortifications and his dream of fighting in all directions and becoming a famous commander throughout the ages. But now that the civilian military training plan of the Military and Police Department has just been submitted, it is time to work hard for this, and Yan Chujie also knows that he must

Unable to escape in the short term, I can only temporarily put down the idea of ​​traveling.

The four cargo ships returning to Victory Port this time brought back a total of 180 tons of coal, 100 tons of coke, and the first batch of asphalt produced. Although the asphalt shipped back was only three tons, it was marked as Black Earth Port.

The coal supporting industry has begun production and operation. Next, this batch of asphalt will be transported to Tiandu Industrial Zone to be used as waterproof coating for newly built factories.

The waterproofing technology of this era was still relatively primitive. Most of them used tiles for roofs, plaster for wall columns, and stone for wall bases. Houses were built on elevated platforms. Basically, they could only rely on dust-based building materials.

Ingenious design and meticulous construction are used to achieve better waterproofing effects. The emergence of asphalt has undoubtedly brought waterproofing technology to a new level. However, because coal tar asphalt contains anthracene, phenanthrene, and pyrene that are difficult to volatilize,

and other toxic substances, the chemical industry department recommends that this kind of asphalt should not be used as a building material for paving roads in a hurry. When oil is available in the future, it will be more appropriate to use petroleum asphalt with less toxic substances for paving roads.

Since we are preparing to discuss arms sales, we must prepare a batch of these arms. After Li Nai ordered that batch of arms last time, the Executive Committee immediately passed a resolution to expand arms production capacity, and the original functions were not subdivided.

The military industry department is divided into six departments: artillery, muskets, ammunition, cold weapons, other military supplies, and weapon design to improve the efficiency of existing weapons production.

In fact, the Executive Committee has already considered the idea of ​​establishing a military-industrial complex to eliminate the existing shortcomings of division of labor. However, the establishment of a military-industrial complex will involve the re-division of jurisdiction and functions of multiple units, and there are many practical problems.

It is difficult to accomplish this in one step directly through administrative orders, so the Executive Committee plans to lengthen the process slightly and divide it into several stages.

The first is to specialize the production department. These separated departments will exist as specialized military production units in the future, instead of making farm tools when they are idle and guns and artillery when they are busy. Because the current production efficiency is still very low.

, the weapons produced cannot even keep up with the equipment of its own militia, so there is no need to worry that these units will be idle after being split up. Moreover, after doing so, the responsibilities and powers of each production unit will be clearer, and the higher-level

The management of the unit will not be as fussy as before, which will effectively improve the operational efficiency of the entire military industry department.

The second is to realize separate accounting of the revenue and expenditure of the military industry sector. From the current point of view, the military industry sector has begun to make profits, and it is very likely that it will become the main profit maker of the Cross Group in the future. Then implement independent accounting and start paying part to the financial department.

Profit is the next step that must be improved in the system.

After these objective conditions matured, the Executive Committee passed an administrative order to establish a new competent unit and bring all these military-industrial departments under the management of the new military-industrial complex. In the future, the development, manufacturing, sales, and maintenance of arms

, will be handed over to the military-industrial complex. Of course, specific weapon research and development must still be carried out in accordance with the requirements put forward by the Military and Police Department, and the profits earned by the military-industrial complex from selling arms to external parties must still be handed over to the finance department in proportion.

department.

In terms of weapons production, currently all units are mainly exporting versions, accounting for about three-quarters of the production, while the production of self-use versions is relatively small. This is partly because the current military production is exported.

As the main goal, it will be focused on when production capacity is limited. On the other hand, because the scale of the militia is small, there are not many weapons that need to be equipped. In fact, the number of local militia combat units that need to be equipped with firearms is less than

Three hundred people, all of them are currently equipped with Type 27 matchlocks. After the Type 27 flintlock guns were finalized and produced, they are currently gradually replacing their equipment, and most of the replaced matchlocks have been sold to "Furuifeng".

"Ship to Fujian.

According to the view of the Executive Committee, although weapons like matchlocks are very primitive, they are still advanced individual weapons in this era. Matchlocks certainly have many disadvantages, such as slow firing speed, limited range, and reliance on ammunition.

Although they are strong in nature, easily affected by weather, etc., no one can question their lethality on the battlefield. The most important thing is that the training of musketeers is very simple, and ordinary people can do it in just a few days.

Learn the complete operation steps and then go to the battlefield. The training time required for archers, which are also long-range attacks, is calculated in years. Moreover, no matter how powerful a person is personally, they will not be able to take any advantage against the musketeers.

With this advantage, a battle-hardened general may be killed by a new recruit using a weapon that ignores personal strength just as he enters the range of the musket.

There are very few firearms used in the current Vietnamese civil war. Firstly, they have not really tasted the benefits of using firearms in actual combat. Secondly, no one has provided them with such weapons. Even if they want to buy them, there is nowhere to buy them. But when time travel

After the group opens this door to them, these weapons with far more lethality than cold weapons will soon be used on the battlefield. When they realize the power of such weapons, the market will naturally open up to the crossing group.

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With an order from the Executive Committee, all the more than 300 matchlock guns in stock were packed into boxes. In addition, there were 20 foreign trade version 6-pound guns, 10 12-pound guns, as well as supporting ammunition and various equipment. In order to

In order to be able to conduct weapons demonstrations in front of customers, the Military and Police Department also prepared a company for this trip, consisting of selected musketeers and a limited number of naturalized civilian artillerymen. In addition, the Military and Police Department also specially transferred several

Capable personnel accompanied him, including Wang Tom, who was familiar with the situation in the coastal areas of Vietnam.

On September 27, the "Speed" and four cargo ships carrying a small amount of cargo departed from Victory Port and headed for northern Vietnam. Although the cargo ships did not carry a lot of supplies at the time of departure, these ships would not run empty.

After a long trip, once we reach the coast of Vietnam, we can put some people on board and send them to Black Tu Port for cultivation.

The fleet currently plying between Black Earth Port and Victory Port is divided into two batches, with four ships in each batch. Each time there will be a few crossing ships escorting them. The person in charge of commanding the fleet this time is Xie Chun.

, since being assigned to Black Earth Port two months ago, Xie Chun, who always complained a lot in the past, seems to have matured a lot. Seeing him standing on the deck with a walkie-talkie and calmly commanding the fleet, Tao Donglai was very happy.

He said happily: "Young people must receive such training!"

Tom Wang next to him smiled and responded: "Don't think this guy has become honest. I heard that he is not doing his regular job now and is focusing on soaking in the sea, all in order to join the navy in the future."

Xie Chun's official job at Heitu Port is "Port and Maritime Management". Now he doesn't stay well at Heitu Port. Instead, he goes out to sea with coal ships. This is indeed suspected of not doing his job properly. And there are many things that Xie Chun is a military enthusiast.

Everyone knows that he applied to join the military and police department very early, but was rejected in the end because he had no military or police experience. However, it seems that he has not given up on his dream of being a general.

Tao Donglai said disapprovingly: "It's not a bad thing to want to join the navy! We have relatively few talents in navigation. It is estimated that most of the future navy captains will be naturalized citizens. It is also a good thing to have one more person as a commander.

.Besides, these expatriates do not limit their future positions in this way. Whoever can do it will get it. The current head of the overseas department may become the county magistrate, mayor, or senior official in a few years."

The fleet did not stop when passing near Yazhou. According to the itinerary, Tao Donglai's inspection would be on the return journey, so the fleet sailed directly outside the Ningyuan River entrance and headed all the way to Yingge Sea. That night

The fleet docked in Yingge Harbor, and Tao Donglai also took the time before sunset to go ashore to check out the nearby topography.

"What a great place!" Tao Donglai sighed after returning to the temporary camp: "It would be great if we had enough manpower to develop this place! I think the salt output from this place is enough to supply the entire South China Sea area.

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"The key is that this place is undefeable, and we don't have enough troops to be stationed here." Xie Chun, who had just got off the ship, immediately joined the discussion: "I heard that the Executive Committee plans to abandon this place and put the new

The salt field was decided to be located in Tieliang Port, so there must be defensive considerations, right?"

"That's right." Tao Donglai nodded and acknowledged Xie Chun's guess: "This place is too far from the base camp, and there are too many loopholes from a defense perspective."

"Is there any solution now?" Xie Chun asked.

"Yes, yes, but the effect will be slower." Wang Tom concluded his words: "The Military and Police Ministry plans to start large-scale militia training. In the future, all people of appropriate age must participate in this training. When the people's basic military qualities are obtained,

After the improvement, secondary militia groups can be organized according to the prescribed establishment, and then there will be less risk in developing such relatively remote places."

Xie Chun is also a shrewd person. After hearing this, he rolled his eyes and figured out the connection: "The next step is to convert the militiamen into regular full-time soldiers, right?"

At present, the militia forces under the control of the Chuan Chuan Group are still under the banner of militia groups, and their establishment is also a dual-track system. On the one hand, these people are militiamen registered with the Military and Police Department, and on the other hand, they are commune members registered with the Civil Affairs Department - some

Many people signed up to join the militia for this valuable membership qualification.

The military and police department has always been dissatisfied with the fact that part-time work is not like part-time work and full-time work is not like full-time work. Officers do not want to lead an amateur army to fight in the future. Moreover, these militiamen spend their money with the military pay issued by the military and police department.

The limited budget of the Military and Police Department is supported by the establishment of the Ministry of Civil Affairs. This statement is really counterintuitive and prone to management problems. The most terrible thing is that if soldiers are not sure of their military status,

So how to ensure the combat effectiveness of this team?

This time, taking advantage of the proposal to expand military strength, the Military and Police Department concealed this purpose in a very subtle way. Most people thought that the purpose of the Military and Police Department was only to expand the audience for militia training, and did not realize at all that this matter had a significant impact on the military.

The nature of the change. Even among the executive committee, few people noticed this secret move of the Military and Police Department. It is possible that they did not realize the difference between the current militia and the professional army. However, Xie Chun’s amateur military hobby

When a person hears a string song and knows its meaning, he immediately smells its flavor.

Of course, even if the system is changed silently, the existing operating conditions of the militia will not change for a while, but when the Military and Police Ministry proposes the military budget for the next year at the end of the year, this matter will be taken into account

Let’s put it on the table – now that there is a real militia, it’s time for these previously trained naturalized soldiers to be converted into regular troops.

Tao Donglai responded seriously: "It is imperative to establish a regular army. We just need a suitable opportunity. Our journey is across the stars and the sea, and we cannot conquer the world with just a bunch of militiamen."

"I'm afraid that someone will interfere with it again!" Xie Chun said with a worried look. Although he is a civilian employee, he is completely sitting on the side of the Military and Police Department. Regarding the various things that the Military and Police Department has suffered, "

"Unfair treatment", Xie Chun's resentment is probably no less than that of people in the Military and Police Department.

"So we have to find ways to use military means to make more money." Tao Donglai said confidently: "The interests will make all opponents shut up."

"It seems that Mr. Tao already has a comprehensive plan?" Xie Chun seemed to hear the implication of Tao Donglai.

"Whether it will work or not, we have to talk to the Vietnamese before we know." Tao Donglai raised his hand and looked at the time and said: "When the time comes, we will contact the base camp. Let's take out the radio and send a signal!"

After a night's rest, when the sky was just getting dark, the fleet set sail, preparing to cross the Beibu Gulf directly to the coast of Vietnam. Although this distance is only 1,780 nautical miles, considering the ocean currents, wind direction and other reasons, the actual voyage

It has already exceeded two hundred nautical miles. According to the average speed of cargo ships of five to seven knots, it would take at least forty hours to complete this journey without stopping. Considering that the sailing speed slows down at night, the actual time required will be

It took about two days. Fortunately, there was a pilot ship "Speed" in the fleet. Although there was no GPS navigation system available on the ship, this route was drawn up by Wang Tom himself, so there was no risk of getting lost or lost on the way.

Wrongful road.

After nearly two days of sailing, the fleet successfully crossed the Gulf of Tonkin and arrived in the offshore waters of Vietnam. The fleet’s first destination was still Thanh Hoa. Previously, Black Earth Port had used this place as its main target during the colonization stage, organizing and guiding

Thousands of war refugees took away. After a month-long rush period, most of the refugees fleeing from the war zone to the north learned that they could leave by boat on the coast near Thanh Hoa. Although the destination of the fleet

It’s not very clear, I just know it’s somewhere overseas, but people forced by the pressure of the war still flocked here one after another, waiting for the mysterious fleet to come again.

The Black Tu Port once thought that after that wave of refugees, it would be difficult to organize immigrants near Thanh Hoa, but they never thought that that place would actually become a place of hope for the refugees, and some of them had even fled further north.

People in the area went south again and returned to the Thanh Hoa coast, hoping to find a glimmer of hope here.

That morning, when the fleet sailed to the mouth of the Qinghua River, we saw a lot of people gathering on the shore. Some of them shouted loudly: "It's a divine ship. Yes, that white one is a divine ship."

Boat!"

The so-called divine ship naturally refers to the "Speed" catamaran sailed by Wang Tom. When the colonial fleet heading to Black Earth Port first shipped immigrants here, this ship was the first to dock.

The very eye-catching "Speed". Since then, there have been various strange rumors among the refugees. One of them is that the "Speed" is regarded as the divine ship sent by God to save them, and it is led by the divine ship.

The place this fleet will go to is naturally a paradise that is not shrouded in war.
Chapter completed!