Chapter 496: Drought Appears
Sun Ning snorted, put away the dagger, stood up, and asked, "It's been a long time since you went this time, what happened?" β
Jiang Cheng took out his mobile phone and handed it to Sun Ning and said with a smile, "Look, my new toy, it's very good." Pen ~ Fun ~ Pavilion www.biquge.info"
Sun Ning looked at it and shouted in surprise, "Aircraft carrier? This type is very unique, it should be the French one... What's your name?"
"The USS BΓ©arn, when the fleet was heading from France to the Americas, France surrendered. I talked to Germany and France, and I hired this fleet, and now it's ours. Jiang Cheng said with some pride.
"Look at what you can, but it's really good, reward." Sun Ning kissed Jiang Cheng and said, "How long are you going to stay this time?" Are you ready for a big purchase again? β
Jiang Cheng snorted and said, "Yes, I am going to build a large military base in Polynesia in the South Pacific, where there is some foundation, but it is completely insufficient, I am ready to expand, I have what I have on my side, although what is needed is machinery and equipment and materials." β
Although the material is close to Australia and the United States, Jiang Cheng is not prepared to buy materials from the Republic of China, which will make the price extremely high due to the transportation price, and the risk of intelligence leakage due to the mixing of personnel.
Sun Ning touched his chin and said, "That is, to build a large-scale military port alive, but the construction of this military port is a technical job, and it cannot be built casually." β
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "What do you think if I ask the country to help you in this regard?" Just come up with a blueprint. β
Sun Ning shook his head and said, "No, the military port should take into account the local hydrology and climate, plus the shape of the military port will reveal some information about the geographical location, and it is easy to find out where the military port you want to build is under the comparison of the country, and you should still find someone over there in the design plan of this military port." However, it will be better on our side of material and construction, and the surplus of our heavy industry has become more and more serious recently, and if you can digest a large part of it, I believe the country will be very happy. β
Jiang Cheng shrugged and said, "Fortunately, I guessed, I have already asked people to find architects, I have to say that there are really everyone among us overseas Chinese, yes, then let's buy building materials and machinery and equipment first." In addition, there must be fresh water installations, which are all islands, and if there is not enough fresh water, it will be over. β
"Okay, you have to be busy every time you come, by the way, we have been selling photovoltaic materials and new energy batteries well recently, and the prime minister has helped us stand on the platform, and now we have received nearly one billion deposits in the past few months, so you don't have to worry that I will be transferred." Sun Ning brought Jiang Cheng another piece of good news, Jiang Cheng clenched his fists and said, "This relationship is good, I still want to know where this money will come from." β
-- Republic of China Time and Space Singapore
Chen Jiageng slowly put down the telegram, looked at Jin Shan on the opposite side and said, "Need 10,000 laborers and 3,000 people who are willing to join the army?" This... How much does it take? β
Jin Shan nodded and said, "We have taken an archipelago in the South Pacific, where we will build our navy, and these 10,000 laborers are ready to build various military equipment, but don't worry, we are all Chinese, we will give them the best treatment, in addition, the three thousand overseas Chinese will join our navy." β
"We have a navy?" Chen Jiageng asked in disbelief.
"Yes, according to our host's telegram. We already have three large warships, one of which is an aircraft carrier. Jin Shan said with great pride in his heart, God knows how much of a sensation this news caused when it reached Yan'an, and it is said that Chairman Mao at that time wrote a poem on the spot.
Chen Jiageng nodded and said, "Okay! This matter can't be delayed, no matter what, you have to hurry up and recruit people, by the way, will anyone from your side go? β
Jin Shan nodded and said, "Lianyungang is still in our hands, we will use it to transport some people there, if it goes well, we will also transport some people over there, according to the meaning of the central government, in the future, we will liberate it from the hands of the French colonists, this is also to prepare." β
Chen Jiageng hummed and said, "Okay!" Then I will immediately organize a group of volunteers from Nanyang to set off as soon as possible. β
The camera pulled back, appeared and came to the fleet, Hill came to Jiang Cheng's hatch again, and asked Zhang Ye, "We have arrived, Governor Maurier will be here soon, it is not convenient for the owner to be there, so please ask the owner to come out." β
Zhang Ye hummed for a while, scratched his face anxiously, thinking about what kind of reason to prevaricate in his heart, and suddenly heard a commotion behind him, only to see Jiang Cheng walking out of the hatch, Zhang Ye said to Jiang Cheng excitedly, "The owner... You... Are you awake? β
Jiang Cheng hummed and said apologetically to Hill, "I'm sorry, Hill, I've been a little unwell during this time, so I haven't come out, has it arrived?" Can we go and hand over to the governor here? β
"Boss, the governor of Maurier has arrived at the port, and as long as there is a handover paperwork, he will leave with six hundred soldiers from the country. β
"Only six hundred soldiers?" Jiang Cheng asked.
Hill nodded and said, "There is no armed force here, and the natives here have no sense of resistance, so six hundred people are enough, and there has not even been a decent riot here." β
Jiang Cheng shook his head and said, "Okay, let's go out." β
Maurier is a bearded Frenchman, and he is still very respectful when he sees Hill, after all, Hill's military rank is a lot higher than him, and the handover is very fast, and after the paperwork is signed, Morrier shakes Hill's hand and says, "Then everything will be handed over to the general, and I will take the soldiers back to France tomorrow." β
Hill sighed, "Okay, but I hope you're ready, France isn't the same anymore." β
Maurier was stunned for a moment, and said with some sadness: "But it's still France, isn't it?" I would also like to go back and see if Marshal Petain made a right or wrong choice. β
Maurier said to Jiang Cheng again: "Are you Mr. Jiang?" Glad to meet you, I heard that the governor here will be you? β
Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "That's right, Marshal Petain has already made me a French citizen, you know, our Republic of China allows the existence of dual nationality, so I don't have to give up my Chinese nationality, and gave me the rank of major general and the position of governor." β
Maurier had heard some rumors before, and knew that the reason why Hill could remain semi-independent, this strange Chinese contributed a lot, of course, in his heart, Jiang Cheng was just a puppet, how could the great French become a Chinese subordinate.
"I have a dozen of my men who do not want to return to Vichy France, and I hope you can take care of them," said Maurier. β
Jiang Cheng immediately smiled and said, "Of course, I will take good care of them." β
Seeing Morrier leave with his subordinates' boats, Jiang Cheng looked at Hill and Zhang Ye and said, "Okay, let's prepare, there will be manpower and supplies arriving soon, by the way, take me to the warehouse here, and tell me about the situation here, by the way, Zhang Ye, where are our people?" β
Zhang Ye came over with a somewhat blackened person and said, "Dongjia, this is the person we have selected, he has lived here since he was a child, and his family has a very traditional Chinese education, his name is Zhu Wei. β
"Hello host! The first time we met, please advise me in the future! Zhu Wei looked a little thin and bowed to Jiang Cheng and said.
Jiang Cheng picked up Zhu Wei and said, "Okay, in the future, they will all be people who do things for the Chinese nation, come, talk to me." β
While walking, Zhu Wei said, "Our archipelago is mainly some volcanic islands and coral reefs, and there are also some minerals here, such as phosphate, nickel, chromium, etc., but the main production is some cocoa, sugar cane, natural rubber, etc., the original people here are Maori, ethnically speaking, it is a combination of yellow people and Australian aborigines, most of them believe in Christianity, only a few people like us overseas Chinese will not believe in religion, you see, that is the sugar cane plantation." β
Jiang Cheng looked up, only to see rows of sugarcane as lush as a bamboo forest, Jiang Cheng nodded and said, "Wow, sugar is a very good cash crop, he heard that there are only a hundred thousand people here?" β
Zhu Wei nodded and said, "To be exact, there are 117,000 people, there are about 80,000 aborigines, about 15,000 white Europeans and Americans, and the rest are us overseas Chinese, Japanese or other races." β
"Japanese?" Jiang Cheng frowned and said, "We must immediately clean up the identity and background of all the aborigines, the ancestor said that it is called non-my race, and its heart must be different, although this sentence is somewhat absolute, but to a large extent, it is applicable, but it does not mean that all Chinese people can be trusted, we overseas should be more careful in intelligence work." β
Jiang Cheng couldn't help but think of the Battle of Pearl Harbor, and the Japanese expatriates at that time did not provide Japan with relevant military information.
Zhu Wei immediately said, "All the background information of the people, the French have statistics, we can call at any time." β
Jiang Cheng smiled, "This is convenient for us, this is the warehouse?" Well... Yes, Zhang Ye, immediately mobilize reliable manpower to guard here, the four lines of defense inside and outside, and the first batch of supplies will arrive soon. β
Jiang Cheng turned back to Hill and said, "The troops are all working hard, give them a vacation, and you can also tell everyone in the fleet about the situation, let them make a choice, if you want to go home, you can go home." β
The ship that Jiang Cheng really values, those crew members are leaving, and Jiang Cheng is really a little anxious.
Hill thought that Jiang Cheng was thinking about them, and said gratefully, "Please rest assured, I will advise everyone to stay." β
Jiang Cheng patted Hill and said, "You should also rest first, the scenery here is good, relax first, you will be tired again soon." β
Hill nodded, looked at Jiang Cheng's back, and suddenly felt that in fact, working under this Chinese boss might be a good result in this troubled era.
-- Yan'an, China
"Whew... Is it already that serious? Chairman Mao took a slow puff of cigarette and said.
Zhou Guansheng nodded and said, "I went to Shanxi, Suiyuan, and then ran to Taihang Mountain and Hebei, and then went to Henan and Shandong, all places began to have drought, very serious, although it snowed this year, but only in Shandong and other places close to the sea or water sources, there was not much snow in other places, Henan and other places have not had a drop of rain for more than three months, and the drought has already had an omen, this must be the upcoming drought that Xiao Jiang said before." Even if we win 10,000 battles, there is nothing we can do to stop it, so it's normal that there is no change. β
Chairman Mao hummed and said, "I have also read the materials that Xiao Jiang helped us bring in the past few days, and I also watched the movie again, drought and locust plague are not separated, if we are really together, we don't have to do anything this year, and the disaster relief is enough for us to be busy." β
The drought that began in 1941 was wide-ranging, and the length of time was rare in history, and there were actually too many cruel things that were not described in this movie in 1942, when people were hungry to the limit, all morals and laws could not prevent them from doing anything, first eating corpses, and then eating living people, and it was not uncommon for the whole family to die, because of the 1942 movie, later generations only had an impression of the 1942 drought, in fact, this drought began in 1941, this year in history, Harvest failures had already begun in many places, and more than a million people had died of starvation that year, but this terrible figure was nothing in the face of the famine of 1942.
Chairman Mao stood up and said, "The Japanese are our enemies, and the drought is also our enemy, and if it is an enemy, we must defeat it!" Where is the worst place now? β
Zhou Guansheng said with a wry smile: "It's Shandong, the reason for Shandong is not just because of the drought, but because half of the rural areas of Shandong in this war have rotten, many places have been abandoned, and the spring planting area is almost half less, so it is foreseeable that there will be a famine in summer and autumn." And then there is Taihang Mountain, Taihang Mountain is already more mountainous and less land, less agricultural products, and it is mostly dependent on the help of Xiaojiang to feed so many people. β
Chairman Mao shook his head and said, "Although Xiao Jiang is our own person, but other people's money does not fall from the sky, for our generation, Xiao Jiang can be said to have given up too much, we must first do it ourselves, it is really not possible, and then ask Xiao Jiang for help, immediately order, prepare to fight the drought and disaster relief campaign in an all-round way, at the same time, we must take advantage of this drought to carry out a shallow attack on the enemy-occupied areas, and we must open up more new base areas to reduce the burden on the original base areas." β
The Chinese Red Party in Yan'an discovered the traces of the drought, and at the same time, Okamura Ningji in Beiping also received information about the drought.
"Hmm... Is there a drought? Okamura Ninji sat down in his position and said, "The strategy of the empire is about to change, and the positioning of North China is that it is best to become a military station, and at worst it cannot become a burden, so disaster relief is absolutely not possible." β
The mountain next to him nodded and said, "Indeed, the people of our empire can't eat enough, how can they feed those people with precious grain." β
Okamura Ninji thought for a moment and said, "Immediately prepare to dispatch troops again, this time the goal is to grab food!" After the robbery, immediately retreat to the area with better public security, abandon all those places where there is no food, the Red Party will give it to the Red Party if it wants, and Jiang Intermediary will give it to Jiang Intermediary if it wants, anyway, it can't become our own burden! β
Yamashita nodded and said, "Hi! (To be continued.) )