Chapter 128 Industry, Military
Li Weimin did not engage in "specialization", and there are many villas like the Li family on the island.
The best scientists and engineers in Vietnam and the best Chinese scientists and engineers in Southeast Asia are almost all on the island. In addition, there are more than 2,000 representatives of investors and contractors, managers and engineers from the United States, Japan, West Germany, the United Kingdom and other countries.
Coupled with nearly 100 Chinese and Vietnamese merchants, the northeast corner, which is relatively steep and not suitable for industrial development, has become a paradise-like high-end community.
There are the best western restaurants, cafes and Chinese restaurants, seaside resorts and supermarkets with little investment in Xidi, and high-end clubs. In order to create a good environment for attracting investment, there are even "paid escort services" that the embankment police have severely cracked down.
Considering that the brothers Ngo Dinh Diem and the brothers Die Diem have an almost fanatical demand for morality, these undignified services are relatively secretive, and the guests who receive the services are greeted by them, and they are far away from the industrial and living areas in the west, so the "outsiders" on Phu Quoc Island rarely know about it.
After the meeting and dinner, Li Weimin went to the Sailing Club accompanied by Huang Duqing.
It's an American engineer's birthday, and a bunch of Yankees are partying, flirting with scantily clad and hot Vietnamese girls.
No one here cares about politics, does not talk about "wind and clouds", only "wind and moon".
The girl who came from Saigon to make money was experienced in many battles, and used "Saigon English" to say to a Yankee who refused to spend money: "If you don't have money, don't think about romance." He laughed and scolded another Yankee who was rubbing oil with his hands and feet: "Miser, you are ranked tenth, and you are an inferior customer!" There was a burst of laughter.
The wine pond meat forest, embracing left and right, the amorous and romantic "Paris of the East" was copied from Saigon to Phu Quoc.
It's unsightly inside, and the perfume smells too bad. As soon as I found a seat outside, a short and fat Japanese man ran over, bowed and greeted: "Mr. Min, I didn't expect to see you here, please take care of me." ”
"It turned out to be Mr. Ikawa, hello hello."
The God of Wealth is here. Ikawa was so excited that he immediately asked the waiter to serve the best coffee, sat down across from him and sighed in fluent English, "Mr. Min, Mr. Chairman has entrusted me to express my heartfelt thanks to you for giving Kawasaki Steel this opportunity and for everything you have done for Kawasaki Steel." ”
Phu Quoc Industrial Estate is different from other industrial estates in that there are not many enterprises, but the scale is very large.
Wells Fargo Iron & Steel Co., Ltd. is the largest investment in the industrial investment company in addition to infrastructure, and after completion, it specializes in the production of steel plates for shipbuilding, construction steel, bridge construction, construction machinery and industrial machinery, high-strength steel for pressure vessels and pipelines.
Design of large-scale iron-making blast furnace up to 1000 cubic meters. There are special wharves and special power plants, and after completion, the annual output of various steel products will be 8 million tons, and it will become the largest steel enterprise in Southeast Asia.
The investment in the first phase of the project alone exceeded $4 million, and the vice president of the American Steel Corporation, the world's largest steel company, chased from Pittsburgh to Rome, from Rome to Paris, and from Paris to the United States, and even asked senior officials in Washington to help exert pressure in order to obtain the general contracting contract. As a result, Liu Jiachang and Chen Shiguo and others finally chose Kawasaki Steel.
In fact, competitors are not only American steel companies, in order to smoothly sign the contract. The company withstood a lot of pressure, so Ikawa was especially grateful.
Giving such a large piece of fat to the Japanese was a last resort.
They offered the lowest price, accepted a series of conditions such as technology transfer, training steel personnel, and persuaded the Japanese government to offer an interest-free loan, but the industrial investment company did not have so much money so it had to choose them.
"Mutual benefit. No need to be grateful. ”
Li Weimin smiled and asked with interest: "Mr. Ikawa, in fact, I want to know whether the steel mill can be completed and put into operation within three years, the second batch of industrial villages is being planned, and I don't want to import steel from abroad at that time." ”
If South Vietnam imports Japanese steel. Ikawa will definitely find a way to delay.
However, now that all the imports are American steel, and Japan has no share at all, Ikawa will not consider competitors, and after the completion of the Wells Fargo Steel Company can only produce ordinary steel, Kawasaki Steel can take advantage of the relationship established now to get some orders for special steel.
In front of him was the chairman of the Industrial Investment Company, who was deeply trusted by the Prime Minister of South Vietnam, and he did not dare to guarantee it easily, so after thinking about it, he said with a look of embarrassment: "Mr. Min, if your company can be more relaxed in terms of employment, I can guarantee it." ”
Phu Quoc Iron and Steel Company is only the first steel mill, and there will be a second and third in the future.
Li Weimin shook his head: "Mr. Ikawa, the industrial investment company is different from ordinary companies, we have to assume some social responsibilities, to share the pressure of refugee resettlement for the government, we must find ways to provide or fight for job opportunities for our compatriots, so in terms of employment, the number of workers in your country cannot exceed 10%. ”
This meant that Kawasaki Steel had to help South Vietnam train a group of engineers and technicians and a group of workers, and thinking that the American companies that contracted the power plants would have to comply with the same regulations, he bowed again and said, "Since it can't be relaxed, then I'll think of a way." ”
"Thank you."
You don't have to go anywhere else to see the contractor, just sit here.
After a while, the contractor representatives of the Phu Quoc Chemical Industry Company, the Electronic Industry Company, and the Construction Machinery Company all came out and rushed to invite the "God of Wealth" to drink until late at night.
Early the next morning, Gu Jianhua drove to pick him up.
On the way to the headquarters of the security team, he leaned on the steering wheel and said, "Mr. Li, it doesn't matter if the aviation security detachment is not formed for the time being, and the coast guard detachment cannot be delayed. As of 6 p.m. yesterday, more than 30 large and small ships transporting various supplies for us had been robbed by pirates. They don't need the building materials on the ship, but they detain the ship and ask the shipping company or the shipowner to pay a ransom, and if this continues, no one dares to send us supplies, especially the Thai route. ”
The most pirated sea area is now not Somalia, but the Strait of Malacca and the Gulf of Thailand, and to the west of Phu Quoc is the famous pirate archipelago.
This is not the first time Li Weimin has learned about this matter, and he said helplessly: "The navy now has more than 5,000 officers and men, 197 small boats, and 23 ships, most of which are medium-sized landing ships, and can only barely ensure the safety of the inland waterways around Saigon.
What can be done now is to expand the size of the security team and send security guards to escort the ships on the merchant ships. As far as I know, pirates don't have warships, they only have light weapons, as long as they dare to fight, let them suffer a few more losses. ”
This is no way, Gu Jianhua sighed secretly, and asked again: "What about the aviation security detachment?" ”
"The aviation security detachment will be formed immediately, and Ngo Dinh Ngai has coordinated with the General Staff and the Air Force to allocate four MS500 reconnaissance planes and one B-26 bomber to us soon, nominally under the Phu Quoc University of Technology Reserve Officer Training Team, but in fact under the command of the security team.
In the future, Phu Quoc Airport will be used as a base to train the security team's own pilots and ground crews in the name of the Reserve Officer Training Corps. In addition, the two helicopters borrowed to organize the evacuation of the refugees to the south are under pressure from the US military advisory group, and it is estimated that the French troops will soon be handed over to us, but American pilots will be invited. ”
The Vietnamese Air Force does not know how to fly helicopters, so it can only invite foreigners.
Foreigners are foreigners, it's better to have a plane than no plane, Gu Jianhua didn't say anything, and rushed to the headquarters of the security team in Dongyang Town, where dozens of security team members were training on the playground.
They are all recruits, but their quality is better than that of the national army.
They come from the Chinese Youth Association and the Yue Youth Association, they are enthusiastic, educated and idealistic, they know what they are fighting for, and for them being security guards is only temporary.
The Preparatory Office of the University of Technology has set up a class here, which organizes the study of cultural knowledge as soon as there is time, has a salary, has the opportunity to learn, and has a future in the future, and after the three-year service period, you can go to the government to hold a public office or go to the national army as an officer, or stay in the security force as an officer of the reserve force.
"Mr. Min, Mr. Min is here!"
"Mr. Min, I'm Pan Nan, have you caught Li Wenyuan?"
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Many of them had served as volunteers when organizing the evacuation of refugees from the south, and they had a lot of dealings with Li Weimin, and as soon as the team leader announced the disbandment, he was excited and surrounded him.
"Hello everyone, everyone's happy."
Li Weimin shook hands one by one and said with a smile: "The warlords of the Pingchuan faction have been eliminated, and Li Wenyuan is searching for them, but he has not been caught for the time being." The national army has laid a wide net, and the airport, wharf and station are all under the control of the police, and if you don't die, you will definitely not be able to escape. ”
Sweeping away the warlords, how exciting, one of the team members asked eagerly: "What about Lai Wencai and Lai Wencan?" ”
"He was killed by the national army during the counterattack, and he was full of evil, and he deserved it."
"Great, it's a pity that we didn't participate, it would have been nice if we had been in Pingdong Industrial Village last year."
"Don't be envious, the security team of Pingdong Industrial Village did not participate in the counteroffensive. In the words of Premier Yan, fighting a war is the business of the national army, and you are all the future of the country, and you will have to undertake more important tasks in the future, and you cannot sacrifice on the battlefield to eradicate the warlords. ”
"Viet Minh, counterattack North Vietnam, fight for national unity!"
North Vietnam wants to unify Vietnam, and these hot-blooded young people in the south want to unify Vietnam, Li Weimin smiled and said meaningfully: "Everyone, it is good to have this idea, but it is even more necessary to have this ability." The Viet Minh's system dictates that they are more capable of organizing and mobilizing than we are, and they will use crowd tactics in possible future wars.
Therefore, we must conscientiously train and conscientiously study, and only by learning real skills and mastering and using advanced weapons and equipment can we be able to defeat 10 or even 100 enemies in a war that may occur in the future. ”
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