Chapter 465: Luzon, It's an Outpost!
Luzon, which is the largest of the archipelago, the best place is called Manila, which was occupied by the Spaniards before, but now the sky has changed, and the Chinese in the United States are coming!
It should be said that it was liberated by the American Empire, so many people of the same complexion, but obviously different, came, and they became the masters of this place.
"Quick! Dig the stakes over there! ”
"That shelf, stick a little tighter!"
"Is the cement ready?!"
The local natives don't have too much thought about changing their masters, anyway, whoever has the big fist will listen to whomever they say, the American Empire is now powerful, and the Spaniards have been beaten away, so naturally they have to listen to these Chinese. Moreover, there are quite a few Chinese in the local area, and of course the Chinese in Luzon are happy.
But however, these Chinese from the United States are very strange, they don't enjoy happiness after becoming masters, they work hard!
Construction is on the rise!
Yes, to the great surprise of the locals in Luzon, did these people come to help them build their homes?
Luzon, in fact, is the Philippines, but there is nothing to do in the Philippines now, and Li Mengyang, the emperor of the United States, after occupying this place under various pretexts, he directly sent the production and construction corps to start a round of construction here in Luzon.
What is this for?
Originally, Luzon was originally a Spanish colony, so with the urine of the Spaniards, of course, they will also leave their own relics, that is, a lot of Spanish-style buildings.
But though, most of these buildings are churches, fortresses, and some ordinary dwellings, and these things. That is completely unable to meet Li Mengyang's needs, that is to say, the foundation of Luzon is too poor!
So what is Li Mengyang building now?
A simple arsenal that can complete gun repairs and ammunition crafting.
A simple oil refinery, oil refining is quite high-tech. It's not easy to build it all at once, but isn't it easy to do it simply? We only need to be able to refine heavy oil, that is, the kind of oil with a lot of impurities.
This is the Philippines, and Indonesia has oil, so isn't that great?
The rest, too, is a simple industrial infrastructure. For example, textile mills, such as small smelting ......
There is no way, this place can't develop the steel industry at all, of course, this place is actually quite good, the Philippines produces gold, so, the smelter ......
In fact. It's not about any money, these things just need to be seen by a discerning person. Then you can understand, this is a military base!
Needless to say, the arsenal, and the oil refinery, the heavy oil that is refined...... Isn't it the steel warships of the American Empire that are now using heavy oil?
Textile mills, then you can produce quilts, smelters. If you don't have enough raw materials, you can import them, so you can support simple arsenals and repair the things you need.
Li Mengyang, the emperor of the United States, he just built this place as a military base, so why did he do this?
"I'll say a few. What is the progress of the project? "OLD FOG WIND, OH YES, IT SHOULD BE CALLED GENERAL LIGHT.WIND, HE IS IN MANILA AT THIS TIME, AND THE FEW PEOPLE IN FRONT OF HIM ARE ALL OLD PARTNERS.
There are Song Yulong, Gao Zhenyu, Zhang Shijie, and of course, Yang Weili...... Obviously, all the Chinese generals in the American Empire who can fight have come!
"Comrade Fog Wind, it should be possible to complete it within the time required by His Majesty." Song Yulong reported on the current progress.
At this time, although it is said that Manila is already under military management, and the person in charge is Wufeng, in fact, in terms of military rank, everyone is about the same, because after all these years of fighting, they have all grown up.
"Oops!" Foggy Wind Lao Dao frowned, "We should carry forward the spirit of revolutionary dedication, and we must speed up the construction speed, and it is best to complete it a month in advance!" ”
One month?
These people are a little speechless in their hearts, this guy Wufeng is good at everything, in fact, he is quite real, but he is a little happy, and he likes to show off in front of the emperor.
A month, which is so easy, do you know how hot the weather is in this place? And there are constantly typhoons, so the building must be strong, otherwise the wind will be gone, then the materials will naturally need a lot, and the project must be rigorous.
For example, the buildings in Spain are very thick and not very high.
“…… My leading comrades, we can't rush into the construction of this matter, we still need to ensure the quality, right? "After all, Zhang Shijie is mixed with the fog wind, so he speaks more well.
But though, Fog Wind can't listen to it now, "Comrades! His Majesty the Emperor has given us the task of completing the construction of the military base as soon as possible, as soon as possible, that is, the fastest speed, as fast as possible, so I don't want to listen to those difficulties, natural conditions, I want this result, the fastest result! ”
Is there a way to do that?
In fact, the speed of construction at this time is already very fast, how long has the American Empire taken the Philippines?
The textile mills have begun to take shape, can be put into production, only a year to have this achievement, is already very fast, the problem is mainly the construction of some projects, because the equipment or something, that is to be shipped directly from the American Empire, just say that the equipment for oil refining, then there is no Luzon here, right? Ship it over and assemble it.
"Comrade Wufeng, I have a solution." Yang Willy's guy now gives people the feeling that he is chattering, and he usually doesn't talk much, but when he speaks, it is more critical.
"What's the solution? Say it! "Can the old man of the fog wind be in a hurry?
"The current project is mainly due to the lack of manpower, and our construction is largely constrained by the inability to use large machinery......
What Yang Willy said, that is the details at this time, you know, this is Luzon, this is not the American Empire, so. Even if the machinery comes, such as a tractor, what about the fuel?
It can only be transported, there is no local area at all, and it is shipped from the United States thousands of miles away, how laborious do you say?
And. At present, there are no special ships for transporting fuel, which means that the capacity is very low. Besides, we have to transport people and weapons and ammunition to this side.
Therefore, it can only rely on relatively primitive manual labor, there is no other way!
So......
"Since there is a shortage of manpower, then we need to increase manpower. Aren't there a lot of indigenous people in the area? ”
Yang Willy's idea is this, that is to say, it seems to be the ancient method of requisitioning people's husbands, but it is ......
"Just these natives? You can pull it! They're stupid, right, and the project is handed over to them? I can't believe it! Gao Zhenyu interjected, what did he say......
Part of it is true, that is, there are some people in the local area who really can't do it, but though. It has also been colonized by Spain for a long time, and it is a primitive society at all. That's also impossible.
But it's true, this place is stupid, and it's stupid.
So didn't Willy Yang think about this?
"That's good! Just don't treat them as human beings! ”
That's a bit too harsh, isn't it?!
Everyone was speechless for a while, that is, the old man of the fog wind looked at Yang Willy differently, and he said in his heart: Why didn't Lao Tzu see it before. Is this kid so bad?
Not treating them as human beings, of course, is not the superficial meaning, in fact, it means treating them as slaves and forcing them to work, even if they cannot go through the work with technical content. Those simple jobs can always be done, right?
"Ahem...... "Ahem," Fog Wind coughed, "This practice is very bad, and if it spreads internationally, it will be unfavorable to our empire in terms of public opinion." ”
This is also reasonable, but Yang Weili swept his eyes, he smiled and continued: "We can sign a labor agreement with them, and we can pay them." ”
It's strange to know how strange this is, you've signed a deal with them, but how can you treat them as slaves?
If there is an agreement, there is a legal guarantee, even if the current court is opened by your American empire, but if people really sue you, aren't you even more embarrassed?
Therefore, everyone thinks that Yang Willy's idea is very bad this time, and it doesn't look like him.
But however, Yang Willy continued.
"You've all thought about it, what we should do is not only to pay us, but also to give a very high pay, for example, there are many epidemics in this place, such as malaria, then our reward is a special medicine for malaria, what do you think?"
Having said that, this ......
"Ouch!"
"What a good idea!"
However, the generals present all understood!
This matter, simply put, means that there must be brave men under the heavy reward!
Heavy reward, that is, the medicine for malaria, this thing is very expensive, maybe the cost is ...... Anyway, there are artemisia all over China...... But the price is very expensive, cinchona cream is more money, artemisinin is more money, do you like to buy it or not.
So now that you have this reward, do you have to pay a price if you want to get this reward?
What is a brave man?
Isn't it just a guy who is willing to risk his life?
That's right, in order to get artemisinin, then you should risk your life and work well for us, it's worth it. Moreover, they can't sue if they want to, and when others hear it, hey, what they give you workers is a medicine to treat malaria, how can you be lazy and slippery?
The local malaria in Luzon is very serious and widespread, and the reason why our American Empire was able to easily defeat the Spaniards and occupy this place is actually directly related to artemisinin.
So, let's start requisitioning the local natives!
All of a sudden, the Philippines gathered and followed......
However, to turn this place in the Philippines into a military base, what does this guy Li Mengyang think? Or rather, what did he want to do? (To be continued......)
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