1627 Rise of the South China Sea

Chapter 13 A Long Day ([-])

The logging team seems to have a lot of people, but in fact, there are only four teams or a dozen people in charge of logging.This is partly because the technical work of logging is not something that everyone can do. For those with zero experience who have not received special training, it is simply a risk. Whether it is a chainsaw or a big axe, it is not something that novices can do. thing.The other half of the reason is that the felled trees are not finished on the ground. They have to be dragged aside by manpower, cut off branches and leaves, and then piled together in different categories for subsequent use.It is also very labor-intensive to find a way to shovel the stumps on the ground in the cleared space.It is no exaggeration to say that the amount of work required for the supporting work of logging is actually far greater than the logging itself.

Regarding the cut down trees, after seeing the actual situation, Bai Kesi originally planned to classify and stack them according to tree species, but Cai Hongzhan felt that this was too troublesome, so he simply classified them according to usable wood and non-usable wood, such as those that could not be used. The mangroves are directly classified as non-usable wood, and they are kept for drying as firewood or charcoal for building a kiln in the future.

The men of the Ministry of Agriculture were independent of all departments in the landing operation, because their first job was to build a centralized poultry and livestock shelter on land.You must know that it has been 29 hours since these poultry and livestock were loaded on the ship in Yingzhou on the 72th. Even if these poultry can bear it, the members of the Ministry of Agriculture who are responsible for taking care of these guys on the ship can no longer bear the robbing. The smell of the soul.There are a total of six horses, six sheep, eight cows, ten pigs, dozens of chickens, ducks and geese on the material list of the Ministry of Agriculture, and six Labrador dogs specially purchased by the Military and Police Department , before leveling enough ground to start food planting, the Ministry of Agriculture must first be responsible for taking care of this batch of poultry that also has the identity of time traveler.

Before lunch, two-thirds of the construction of the floating pier had been completed, and Tao Donglai, who was in charge of the project, estimated that it would take at most one hour to complete the construction and start unloading.The progress of the logging team is worrying. Several groups responsible for felling trees are progressing smoothly, but the personnel responsible for the subsequent processing of these trees are somewhat unable to keep up.The two Lynx multi-purpose vehicles that happened to be responsible for leveling the freight yard were emptied, and the headquarters quickly transferred them to the logging yard to help haul the wood, which greatly improved work efficiency.

Lunch was brought ashore by boat after the cooking team of the logistics department prepared it in the kitchen of the "New World". The main course was roast beef with potatoes in two large iron buckets.Before that, the cooking team had not been idle, and had only delivered boiled water four times in the morning.Seeing that dinner was about to start, people who had been tired all morning did not need the command of the headquarters, so they slowly stopped their work, and then began to line up in front of the cooking master.

The executive committee and a group of people from the landing operation headquarters were not idle even during the meal time. They circled around while eating and communicating the situation, and at the same time made adjustments to the work arrangement in the afternoon.

The wharf team reported that the temporary toilets built on the beach were too small and insufficient, so that there were several queues in the morning. Tao Donglai said that the Ministry of Construction would immediately dispatch construction machinery to build another temporary toilet after lunch.

Bai Kesi mentioned the problem that the progress of the logging team was obviously not fast enough, because after the logging work, the ground had to be leveled, and then the prefabricated house had to be built.According to the current progress, let alone building a prefab house before the sun sets today, maybe even the work of leveling the ground will not be completed.After deliberation, the agricultural team agreed to borrow a few cows for the logging team to use, but it must be supervised by someone from the agricultural team. It must be known that these cows were carefully selected by Yuan Qiuye, even if there was an accident The agricultural group is a major liability accident.

Ning Qi mentioned the problem of drinking water.There's a limit to the amount of potable water you can carry on board, so don't expect to be able to bathe or anything with the freshwater reserves, at least until the base water system is set up.The Executive Committee purchased two sets of small freshwater purification treatment systems, but before the main body of Base No. [-] was completed, there was obviously no way to build a separate water treatment unit in the field.Of course, in the final analysis, this question is still the same thing that Baix said, that is, the speed of base construction must be accelerated. Only by completing the basic construction of the base as soon as possible, the subsequent supporting construction work can keep up.

The initial construction of the floating pier was finally successfully completed at [-]:[-] p.m. without any work-related injuries. All the construction workers stood in front of the pier and took a group photo. This photo was also considered by later researchers as the pioneers who completed the "No. [-]" here. engineering" historical witness.The Executive Committee dutifully occupied the role of command, and announced that the bay, which would later be called Yulin Port, would be named "Victory Port".Of course, things like erecting a monument to commemorate at least have to wait until it is expanded into a permanent pier in the future, and I can't take care of those superficial articles right now.

Half of the original wharf team immediately joined the logging team to assist in the ground leveling work, while the rest began to reinforce the floating wharf and piling.As soon as the dock was built, the unloading began immediately. The first thing to be unloaded from the ship was all kinds of building materials. The goal of the headquarters is to strive to complete the foundation leveling work within today, and to arrange for most people to spend the night on land.

At this time, the logging team has cleared more than half of the football field near the shore. Due to the treatment of tree stumps, the ground is full of potholes. To carry out the foundation construction of the station, at least the ground must be leveled.Fortunately, several construction machines that landed in the early stage have now been vacated, and the efficiency is not low.

In order to shorten the construction time, the planned prefab house foundation construction had to be shrunk to a certain extent. After the ground was leveled, the entire foundation area was not cured, but the quick-drying cement was used to dig grooves according to the planned size of the prefab house. The ring beam was poured.By this time tomorrow, you can lay the floor on the ring beam and build the frame.

When Tao Donglai and a few people completed the final pouring work in person, others had already begun to build large field tents and assemble multi-layer iron frame beds on the open space next to them.Under the deployment of the headquarters, the logging team also turned around and helped the agricultural team build a simple livestock shack by the Tiandu River, finally allowing the livestock and poultry that had been floating at sea for three days to return to the land. superior.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Yan Chujie and his reconnaissance team finally returned, and they even brought back two local fishermen.It's just that Yan Chujie and the few people he brought with him didn't understand the Hainanese dialect. After asking for a long time along the way, they didn't know what to say, so they had to bring it back and talk about it.Of course, Yan Chujie's American-style equipment did not escape everyone's attention. Meng He expressed strong contempt for his behavior of "favoring foreigners and foreigners". Even Gu Kai, a fake foreign devil, murmured, "Turtle turtles are not soiled, and their fighting power is strong. five".Yan Chujie was not willing to spit out the meat he ate in his mouth because of a few verbal attacks, and quickly changed the subject.

According to Yan Chujie, they found a small village of fishermen about four or five miles away from the landing site, which is the western end of Victory Harbor.Although the houses were already empty when they went, it could be seen that the residents there had just left, and they should have gone into the mountains to hide after seeing the fleet.As for the old and young ones who were caught, they probably came back from outside the village and didn't hear any news. They happened to be caught by Yan Chujie, who was squatting in the village.

Tao Dong took a look at the two aborigines in this time and space. They were all dressed in rags, black and thin, and short in stature. If it weren't for the bun of a Mingren who was tied with a cloth strip on their heads, their appearance would be different. The Vietnamese monkeys of a time and space are quite similar.The eyes of the two were full of fear, and their hands and feet were also timid, not knowing where to put them.

Ning Qi sighed and said: "Historical records say that Yulin Port was looted by Southeast Asian pirates many times in the Ming Dynasty, and there were still garrisoned troops here during the Wanli period, but now it has been the seventh year of Apocalypse, this time The Ming Dynasty army, you all know... They must think that we are also pirates who came here to rob, and they are probably thinking about how to save their lives."

Tao Donglai thought about it for a while and then ordered: "Well, let them have something to eat first and show our goodwill. By the way, aren't there several Hainan natives in our team? Let's find out where they are. Call someone nearby to be an interpreter."

The two fishermen were a little overwhelmed when they saw the white rice and roast beef served, and a group of people pointed and pointed for a long time to let them understand that it was food for them.What everyone didn't expect was that the two fishermen actually knelt down and kowtowed respectfully before picking up the lunch box and eating.

The translator was found soon. This young man named Zhou Hengxing is from Danzhou, Hainan. He is of Li nationality. He worked in the Danzhou Cultural Center before participating in the crossing. He has some understanding of various dialects and ethnic languages ​​in Hainan. It is assigned to the Ministry of Information Industry in Mengge to do data collection.Although the two fishermen spoke in ancient dialects, it was fortunate that Zhou Hengxing, a native of Hainan, had finally met the secret code after repeated inquiries in various dialects.After some careful questioning, I got some useful information from the two fishermen.

The two fishermen, one old and one young, were a father and son surnamed. As Yan Chujie guessed, they were caught by the reconnaissance team as soon as they returned to the village after going out for a few days.According to the father and son surnamed Yu, this small fishing village on the west side of the harbor has a total of more than 20 households with [-] or [-] people. They usually make a living by fishing, and they have reclaimed [-] to [-] mu of land beside the fishing village to grow some rice.Of course, paddy fields that lack scientific planting techniques will not have any considerable harvests. Basically, they belong to "Wanting Tiantian", and how much they can harvest depends on God's mood.In addition, this village has been looted by pirates two or three times in the past few years, so the father and son surnamed Yu also said that the villagers must have fled into the mountains because of the bad situation, and it may take ten and a half months to return.

As for the Ming Dynasty garrison that everyone is most concerned about, according to the father and son surnamed Yu, there is a beacon tower where the guards are stationed on a high slope only three miles west of the village.During the Wanli period, a general banner was stationed here, but now there is only one small banner and it is not full.Seeing such a large fleet entering the harbour, it is estimated that the soldiers of the guardhouse have already smeared oil on the soles of their feet and fled for their lives.

When Tao Donglai heard this, he turned his head to Ning Qi and asked softly, "What are these general flags and small flags?"

"A small flag has ten soldiers, a general flag has five small flags, and two general flags are the establishment of a hundred households." Ning Qi knew that Tao Donglai was not familiar with these historical materials, and patiently explained it to him. .

Tao Donglai nodded: "That means there are not many soldiers? It's a hundred miles from here to Yacheng. When they go to bring the reinforcements back, it will take seven or eight days at the fastest, right?"

Ning Qi shook his head and said, "That's not necessarily true. If they have a boat on the other side of the Luhuitou Peninsula, the time to return to Yazhou can be shortened by at least half. In addition, I must remind you that Yazhou has already set up a water tank during the Wanli period. Zhaiqian Division, during the Jiajing period, a special sergeant position was added to be responsible for commanding the navy of Yacheng Water Village. Even if the army in the late Ming Dynasty was corrupted and degenerate, Yazhou Water Village is not full of troops now, but there are hundreds of dozens of ships. There should still be some sailors. If there is news from Yacheng to send troops over, [-]% of them will go by sea."

But Tao Donglai laughed: "Then it's good, I'm afraid they won't come, we just have a shortage of labor here!"

(End of this chapter)