498 For the Chinese, crops can be grown on any land
Until the plane was completely stationary, a large amount of smoke and dust raised by the friction between the tires and the dirt ground rushed towards the front, and finally when the cockpit couldn't even see the outside scene, Xie Kai didn't react, and his hands were still holding the armrests.
The whole person's face was extremely pale, and his whole body trembled, like a pendulum.
"I said there is no problem, don't worry, comrade, we have arrived at our destination! Thank you for taking our transport plane!" After Ftoriak parked the plane, he got up and left the pilot's seat, and when he saw Xie Kai's performance, he smiled and patted him on the shoulder. "In China, you never feel a landing like this. ”
Xie Kai wanted to refute, but he couldn't do so.
He was holding himself back from throwing up.
And in the back cabin, everyone was already vomiting so much that Ibrahim was so sad that it would be troublesome to clean it, especially the carpet on the floor, which was hand-woven by the Kurds.
Xie Kai, who had been holding back and not vomiting, went to the back and found that everyone was vomiting dimly, but he still couldn't hold back after all.
I don't know how long it has been, there is a sound of a car motor outside the plane, the cabin door has opened for some time, and the dust outside has not completely fallen, but the scene outside can already be seen.
Lu Yang, who was much darker, was wearing a plaid shirt, a pair of beach pants, and a pair of sandals with foam soles, jumping down from an army-green 212, and grinning when he saw Xie Kai.
Not far from him, several soldiers wearing Tanzanian military uniforms with Type 56 semi-automatic rifles in their hands stood there casually.
They didn't seem to care about the dust in the air.
"Comrade Xie Kai, welcome to the passionate and magical land of Africa!" Seeing Xie Kai coming down from the suspension ladder, Lu Yang helped Xie Kai down and said with a grin.
Xie Kai glanced at his dress, "You're not afraid that mosquitoes will carry you away?"
"You sniff, mosquitoes don't even dare to come close. Lu Yang leaned close to Xie Kai, and a strong smell of cool oil penetrated into Xie Kai's nose.
Seeing Li Li getting off the plane, Lu Yang's eyes lit up, but they soon dimmed. "Why is Teacher Li Li here?"
"Investigate whether it is suitable to build a school here, and if you can, your daughter-in-law will come here to join you. Xie Kai said.
Lu Yang was even happier.
This place in Africa, when he didn't come at first, he felt frightened, but when he came here, he found that he didn't have to be as restrained as at home, and he quickly got used to it.
"Alright, pack up our things, let's go to the camp first. After Lu Yang finished greeting Li Li, Xie Kai spoke.
At this time, Liao Dong and others had already driven down two BTR-80 infantry fighting vehicles from the cargo hold of the plane.
Whole boxes of guns and ammunition were loaded onto several liberation trucks.
Most of these trucks have a history of more than 10 years, and it is estimated that they were left over from the construction of the Tanzania-Zambia Railway.
"Are you here to fight?" Lu Yang's eyes widened, "You don't know, the tribe natives here are all deadly masters, and they are also equipped with AK......"
"What is the situation? The contradictions are not continuing to expand now, are they?" Xie Kai asked.
Lu Yang immediately introduced the situation, when he came over, he got Xie Kai's instructions, and brought a lot of small goods, which are extremely popular, such as cool oil, wind oil essence, and flower water, which can not only repel mosquitoes, but also effectively increase the personal charm of indigenous tribe men and women, such as foam sandals or something......
I thought that this would open up the situation, but when the Tanzanian government arrived, they demanded that the tribe move out, and told the tribal chiefs that the place had been leased to Chinese to grow food......
And the staff of the government came with guns, and the conflict inevitably happened......
"If it weren't for the arrival of a team of soldiers here, our garrison would have been destroyed by the indigenous tribes a long time ago. Now they are extremely hostile to us, and all the warriors of the seven tribes near Fang Yuan are concentrated not far from our camp......" Lu Yang looked worried.
"What about the government staff here?" Xie Kai knew what was going on, and he didn't blame Lu Yang at all, but it couldn't be said that it involved the struggle in Tanzania.
"The Lukua district government has arranged for a staff member, and the others are all soldiers......" Lu Yang pointed to the soldiers behind him who had no discipline at all, "I wondered how they got the title of East African Liberation Army." ”
"Okay, the team of soldiers who came from behind, is the one who took the lead called Kabila?" Xie Kai saw that he was almost cleaned up, so he greeted and got on Lu Yangkai's 212.
Two BTR-80 infantry fighting vehicles, one in front of the road and one in the back.
As for this plane, a few mercenaries were left to guard it, otherwise, it would be killed by those indigenous tribes, and there would be no place to cry when the time came.
The camp was not in the town of Kasanga, but in an area more than ten kilometers away from Kasanga, which would be built into farmland in the future, almost in the middle of the land that had been enclosed to Shekai.
Now it is barren everywhere, with all kinds of plants, but there are not too many tall trees.
"It's all grasslands, there aren't too many woods, and near our station, there's a small river, which flows a lot during the rainy season and almost stops in the dry season...... The consultants who came with us all thought that if the area was cultivated into farmland, the grain yield would be very high, but ......"
Xie Kai was most afraid of hearing the word but.
Often, when there is a twist, it means that there is a very big problem.
"What's the problem?" Xie Kai asked when he saw that Lu Yang didn't speak.
"The problem with water. If it's the rainy season, there's no problem, there is no shortage of water in the fields, but in the dry season, if we grow rice, we need to pump water from Lake Tanganyika for irrigation...... The sea level of Lake Tanganyika is only 774 meters, and the average elevation of the area we got is 810 meters, with a drop of nearly 40 meters, and the cost of pumping water is high every year......" Lu Yang's face was very helpless.
"Why didn't you report before?" Xie Kai was furious.
He's in the country, just holding a map and knowing a fart.
It is said that this side is close to Hubo, the terrain is flat, the water resources are abundant, and the land is fertile, which can be used to build farms.
It turned out to be like this now.
"The agricultural consultants agreed that the area could be used for rice, but that a large irrigation station would need to be built. This kind of technology has been used in China since the sixties and seventies, and the cost will not be too high, but the initial investment is relatively high......," Lu Yang explained.
Xie Kai wanted to curse.
Is there a need to compare with the rest of the country in this part of Africa?
Growing food in the country, many places are indeed not plains, and water resources are not abundant enough, that is because of the large population in the country!
Isn't it stupid to invest here, who wants to invest more in it?
"Change places!" Xie Kai said angrily, "We're not here to do charity. ”
"......" Lu Yang didn't know how to answer Xie Kai's words.
The place was chosen by Xie Kai himself, and when they came here, they have been doing various scheme designs according to the topography and surrounding environment of the field investigation, and now Xie Kai has changed places, and the work of dozens of them for several months has been in vain.
"Xie Kai, although the cost here is higher, it is not impossible. The rainy season has enough rainfall, and even if we don't build irrigation stations and build some small reservoirs, we can still meet our production needs......," Lu Yang persuaded Xie Kai, "and in the dry season, we can grow drought-tolerant crops such as potatoes." The land that the people of Tanzania gave us, the plain area is one million acres, and the mountainous area is not counted. Those places can be used to grow wheat and sorghum ......"
The conditions were not as good as expected, and it was impossible to grow three crops of rice a year as Xie Kai had previously envisaged.
But two seasons were no problem at all.
How did Lu Yang and others know that Xie Kai was completely different from them, and as investors, they naturally wanted to use the lowest cost to obtain the maximum returns.
The convoy soon arrived at the camp, which was made up of dozens of military tents, with a simple wooden fence on the perimeter, surrounded by armed blacks, as well as some yellows.
What Xie Kai didn't expect was that around the camp, some land had been reclaimed, and the ground was all green, and he didn't know what crops it was.
"Welcome, welcome, warm welcome......"
The Chinese-style welcome ceremony made both Ibrahim and Kovarubi very interested.
More than a dozen old men in homespun short coats in this hot Africa welcomed Xie Kai and the others at the front of the crowd, especially seeing that Xie Kai who was walking in the front was so young, and when Lu Yang introduced this as the boss, everyone was even more surprised.
These are consultants from China, including technicians from the agricultural sector, experts in water conservancy, and more often from rural China!
The wages are quite high, at least, not many people in the country can reach their wages - 300 dollars a month, which is equivalent to 1,000 soft girl coins, which is definitely a high salary.
"In this difficult condition, far away from the motherland, hard work, I would like to express my sincere greetings to you on behalf of the entire company, thank you for your hard work......" Xie Kai represents the company which company, did not say, after a thank you and condolences, listen to everyone's work report.
The situation is just like what Lu Yang said before, it is nothing more than the dry season, and the water source problem is not easy to solve.
Xie Kai already had a spectrum about this matter, and said, "I don't think this area is too suitable for the construction of mechanized farms......
"So, I think we should change the place, change the area with a better location, and you don't need to invest too much to start production!" Xie Kai's words immediately caused a lot of discussion in the entire crowded tent used for meetings.