The base is named after the mountain...... Gila.

Because he learned the Somali language, Qin Tian immediately knew that "Jila" meant camels.

Africans often name animals very similar to their calls, for example, camels often call "Jirajira", hence the name "Jira".

And this mountain does look a bit like a camel, because it has two main peaks, one high and one low, like a camel's hump.

Presumably, that's why it's named Jira.

Qin Tian hired an engineering team from Kismayo and first spent a few days building a road on Mount Jila...... Despite the superiority of the highlands, it is often difficult to function without roads, as ammunition and supplies must be transported quickly to the top of the mountain.

When it was done, several reinforced concrete bunkers were built on the top of the hill...... There are two main peaks, two secondary peaks, and two more in the saddle.

In this way, at least two pillboxes in any direction formed crossfire on them, and then two 12.7 mm anti-aircraft machine guns were placed in each pillbox, and the highland fire was deployed.

THE FIREPOWER WAS MORE THAN ENOUGH TO DEAL WITH MOST THREATS, THE 12.7MM ANTI-AIRCRAFT MACHINE GUN HAD A RANGE OF 1,500 METERS, AND IT WAS IN A CONDESCENDING PILLBOX, SURROUNDED BY AN OPEN AREA, AND ANY ENEMY WHO CAME CLOSE TO THE BASE WOULD HAVE TO BE SKINNED BY THESE MACHINE GUNS, AND THEY WOULD BE WIPED OUT BEFORE THEY EVEN REACHED THE BASE.

Then a water storage tank was built at the top of the mountain, a pumping machine was installed, and a water pipe was laid down the mountain.

The next thing Qin Tian didn't plan to let the engineering team do.

It's not about saving money.

In fact, manpower is the cheapest in troubled times, not to mention manpower, even human life is not valuable.

For example, this entire engineering team of more than 50 people only needs 100 dollars a day.

That's expensive, with the average Somali being paid less than a dollar a day, which means they are paid double their wages.

The reason why Qin Tian didn't let them continue to do it was because the things they were going to do next were military secrets, such as ammunition depots, supply depots, etc., which needed to be done by their own people, and even the villagers tried not to let them touch them...... As for the bunkers, which can be seen with a telescope outside, there is no need to keep them secret.

In a week's time, Qin Tian had stockpiled a certain amount of grain at the base, and then asked the Pokot tribe to move over.

The process was not difficult, the base was only more than 30 kilometers away from the Pokot tribe, and the heavy goods were carried back and forth by ten pickup trucks sent by Qin Tian, and the villagers all walked.

This road is nothing for Africans, who usually walk a lot, and they walk barefoot, so they have long practiced a pair of iron feet. The women were even able to walk with large bags of stuff on their heads...... Don't look at them weakly, their endurance is really speechless.

I ate some dry food on the way and arrived at the base in the evening.

Qin Tian had already asked people to prepare dinner at the base, and it was convenient to eat, because they didn't need any utensils, they just picked a few leaves and even grabbed a handful of thatch and kneaded it, and then distributed spoonfuls of rice to them.

The leader of Baburu walked up to Qin Tian, hugged Qin Tian excitedly, and said, "Qin, thank you for giving us all this!" ”

The reason why the Baburu chief said this was because along the way the chief had already told them everything about their new home.

"That place is safe!" "We have built a blockhouse on the top of the hill, and we have built walls and trenches on the perimeter, and no one can threaten us!" ”

In fact, this is enough, after all, it is almost a luxury to have a safe place in this part of Somalia.

"What do we live on?" Someone asked.

"We're going to turn it into a farm!" The chief replied: "We pump the water of the Shabelle River to the top of the hill, and the water of the river will irrigate the plants, and the plants will grow to eat...... It only takes a few months, and we don't need to worry about going hungry! ”

"Are there banana trees there?"

"Are there dates?"

"We can grow sorghum!"

……

Many people know the answers to these questions, because the destination is only about 30 kilometers, which is almost like a drop in the ass for Somalia, and the climate, environment, etc. will not change much.

The reason why they ask this question is just a yearning for a new home and a new life, after all, the previous life was too monotonous and boring, and a little hope can ignite the passion they have suppressed in their hearts.

Of course, there are also those who have been tortured by life for a long time and are almost numb, these people think that this is the end of their lives, even if they arrive in a new home, it is no different, so there is still no wave, step by step like a walking corpse.

But these people will soon realize that they are wrong, and that their new home is indeed a place to be longed for and looked forward to.

Of course, that's all for later.

The so-called freezing three feet is not a day's cold, and it is impossible to melt these cooled hearts in just a few days, but no one will be indifferent to live a safe and stable life in this almost idyllic place.

This is also one of Qin Tian's purposes.

He is not a philanthropist and has little interest in doing good deeds.

What he wants is to make these people feel happy, and then be willing to defend this happiness with his life and blood...... Only in this way can a first-class army be truly born.

"Are you happy with this place, Chief Baburu?" Qin Tian asked.

"Very satisfied!" The leader of Baburu looked at the faucet that was dripping with water, and at the children who were cheering and chasing each other when they were full, and nodded and exclaimed, "If it can be as you planned, this place will be a paradise!" ”

Their requirements are really low, just that way it's a paradise.

"We'll start working tomorrow, Chief!" Qin Tian said: "All those who are able to work, they need to build their own houses, and then learn to farm, and some other things!" ”

"Of course!"

"More than 2,000 people at the same time are difficult to manage!" Qin Tian continued: "It is inevitable that there will be some disputes and even criminal acts! ”

"We can do just fine!" The leader of the Baburu said, "Just like before! ”

"No, Baburu Chief!" Qin Tian said: "We need a new system that is practical for everyone, rather than being decided by the elders and leaders based on their subjective will!" ”

As the saying goes, there are no rules, there is no circle, if it was in the past, Qin Tian couldn't control it. But now, since the Pokot tribe was under its own jurisdiction and lived with mercenaries, a unified system was necessary.

"Of course!" Qin Tian said: "This system will be subject to your consent!" ”