Six days ago, Vietnam and France signed an "Independence and Cooperation Agreement", officially kicking off the takeover of government departments.

More than 100,000 expeditionary troops were stationed in dozens of provinces throughout Vietnam, not to mention that Paris did not issue an order to retreat, and even if there was an order, it would take a long time to withdraw more than 100,000 troops and weapons and equipment, not to mention more than 30,000 colonial officials and French civilians.

The French wanted to protect their own interests and were not willing to abandon Vietnam just like that, so the new government could not take over any of the key departments such as the General Staff, the Saigon Police System, and the Administration of Foreign Exchange, not to mention the military facilities of the expeditionary force, and could only take over some Qingshui Yamen in the administrative system.

The issue of refugee resettlement is urgent, and the industrial village plan cannot be delayed for a single day.

At the insistence of Ambassador Ngo Dinh Diem and Ambassador Heath, the French side finally reluctantly handed over a four-story office building, a wharf that could accommodate 3,000-ton cargo ships, and six warehouses in the old port to the Industrial Investment Company.

Less than 500 meters from the Wu Kee shipyard, several French warships are moored in the harbor, and there are French troops stationed on the shore, which is safer than the city. Li Weimin simply set up the headquarters of the industrial investment company here, and at the same time settled his home. The three-story building in the downtown area was given to President Henry and Professor Anderson, saving their wives from having to look for a house when they came.

Living by the dock, don't worry as before, open the window and see your own shipyard, Wu Lijun likes this "new home" very much, although the conditions are far less than in the city.

What made her even happier was that her cousin was back!

opened his worried eyes, was about to go to wash, and then went to the small restaurant next door to help Chen's mother, who moved with him, Ruan Mingxiu appeared in front of him with his luggage.

She looked at the opposite room, pounced on her and asked happily, "Sister, you miss me, when did you come back?" ”

"Just now."

"How did you know we were here?"

"There's a radio station in Nong, your guy said in the telegram."

"I haven't slept all night, are you sleepy?"

"I'm not sleepy, I've slept on the boat," Ruan Mingxiu raised his arm and glanced at his watch, squeezed into the room and said, "Put the luggage here, I have to take a shower first, change my clothes, and have a meeting at half past seven, otherwise it will be too late." ”

The board of directors is going to be held today, and the eldest brother will come later, Wu Lijun didn't dare to delay the big thing, and hurriedly closed the door: "Sister, there are three bottles of hot water in it, you use it first." ”

Going to work at 8 o'clock is a time of peace, but now is an extraordinary time, and the work and rest time cannot be 8 in the morning and 5 in the evening.

Li Weimin was washing up in the opposite room, and Liu Jiachang got up earlier, and was sitting in the general manager's office on the third floor, talking with Major General Zhang Qinggui and Major General Huang Duqing, who came from Nong District by boat, as well as Gu Jianhua and Ding Maocai, who came back together.

"This building used to be the port company, and now it is used as the temporary headquarters of the industrial investment company. The Investment Center, the Infrastructure Planning Department, the Infrastructure Engineering Department and the Security Department are located on the first floor, the Industrial Development Research Center, the Finance Department, the Audit and Supervision Department and the Human Resources Department are located on the second floor, the Planning Department, the Overseas Department are located on our floor, and the fourth floor is the living area. The roof was also to be used, and if the engineer thought the structure of the building was fine, he would use the roof as a helipad. ”

He didn't know much about the southward migration of the Nong, so he could only talk about it.

Zhang Qinggui and Huang Duqing were not interested in the industrial investment company, but only wanted to know when a large number of personnel would assemble in Haiphong and how they would be arranged after they arrived in Haiphong.

Gu Jianhua has done a good job in Nong District during this time, and has been wondering whether he can be a regiment leader, but he was urgently recalled and said that he would be the deputy director of the security department of the industrial investment company next.

He looked back at Ding Maocai and asked cautiously, "Mr. Liu, what does the deputy director of the security department do, is it similar to the security corps?" ”

What kind of security group, Liu Jiachang was made ridiculous, while greeting the two Nong District bigwigs to tea, while smiling and explaining: "Industrial villages and resettlement villages will face the same threat from Vietminh guerrillas, so each industrial village will set up a security team to maintain law and order in the industrial village, ensure the safety of the industrial village, and at the same time organize workers to conduct military training, which has the triple nature of police, garrison and reserve force." ”

Zhang Qinggui put down the cup and said with a smile: "Major Gu, this deputy head of the security department has a lot of power. ”

In Vietnam, it was not so easy for the Chinese to lead troops, Gu Jianhua suddenly reacted and asked eagerly: "Mr. Liu, who is in charge?" How many people are in the security team, I mean the formation. ”

"He is in charge of Nguyen Chi Nhan, captain of the Vietnamese National Army. The number of security guards depends on the size, financial resources and level of threat to each industrial estate. Phu Quoc Industrial Village is the largest, although there is no need to worry about Viet Minh, but the pirate islands are nearby, and Cambodia has ambitions for Phu Quoc, so the security team must at least reach the division level. If conditions permit, even the formation of a coast guard and an air force. ”

The security team of Phu Quoc Island Industrial Village is equivalent to a division, so isn't the security department of the industrial investment company a military-level unit, Huang Duqing was stunned, and thought for a while before asking in a low voice: "Mr. Liu, your company has set up a security team, does the government support it?" ”

Liu Jiachang smiled casually: "This is required by the government." As the acting general manager, I am opposed to the formation of a security team. Because the company's funds are too tight, there really isn't so much money to help the government raise soldiers. ”

That being said, in fact it can only be said that way, and what you think is another matter.

Seeing their excitement, Liu Jiachang continued: "The company should be modernized, internationalized and diversified, and the security department should also be modernized, internationalized and diversified. Modernization is mainly embodied in equipment, and it is necessary to recruit experienced veterans, and even more so, to recruit young people with knowledge who can use advanced weapons and equipment and who can participate in training to fly aircraft and operate warships.

Internationalization refers to two aspects: first, the government will invite American consultants to train, and second, send key personnel to foreign countries for training; Diversity is mainly reflected in the composition of personnel, including our Chinese, some Yue people, and some ethnic minorities living in mountainous areas. Some people believe in Buddhism, some believe in Catholicism, and some believe in Hoa Hao Jiao and Gao Dai Christianity, so how to be a good deputy supervisor and how to lead a good security team requires more effort. ”

The eldest young master is so worried that it is impossible to make wedding dresses for others.

It is much more difficult to turn the security team into an armed force of the Chinese than to incorporate the Nong army, Gu Jianhua frowned and asked, "Mr. Liu, can you ...... But there are only two of us, can we bring in more officers from Nong? ”

"Compared to the industrial villages far south and built near the cities, the resettlement villages face more serious security problems, and at the same time, there is a need to consider whether the government will have any ideas, so the Nong brothers cannot allocate much. Of course, the company will not make it difficult for the two of you to cook without rice, and will ask the Huaqing Association to cooperate when the time comes. ”